kron 4's dan kerman tells us which stores sell it and which do not. >> reporter: can you tell?e? impossible to tell. in fact, it is the beef on the right that has pink slime. if you can't see or taste the difference and you want to buy meat without it? what do you do? shop at places that don't sell it. i was in contact with safeway and the store that runs lucky super markets. both with beef with and without this product. safeway is reviewing their policy. if you want to do without, look for safeway labeled beef that says 80% lean market, ground fresh on site or natural ground beef. it is the traditional ground beef you want to avoid because it micontain pink slime. lucky says lucky brand meat is supplied by meat processing companies that use pink slime. you can purchase harris ranch beef. just ask at the meat counter. safeway and lucky say the beef that does have pink slime is not treated with ammonium hydroxide gas. they continue to maintain pink slime has been around for years and is punchily safe. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> reduced enrollment for california state universit

kron 4's dan kerman is there. >> reporter: here in san jose we are seeing a steady down pour and seeing it since 7:00 p.m. as you can see, lots of windshield wipers, umbrellas, this is really the first rain san jose seen all week, as a result the creeks are dry, the rivers are low, so even if the down pour continues, we are not expecting flooding in this city. in san jose, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> santa cruz mountains is one of the areas hardest hit and today there were deadly results. this morning a car on highway 17 lost control. it veered into the traffic and hit an suv. the driver of the suv died at the scene. no one else was hurt. north bound lanes were closed for several hours. >> a home was split in two when a 200-foot tree came crashing down. it happened at 10:00 a.m. this morning. no one hurt. crews say rain caused the tree to uproot. >> came down through both homes. first home it cut in half to the foundidation. second home -- foundation. second home demolished half of the structure. fortunately no one was home. the first home was vacant. the second home they were away at t

this wasn't his first run in, kron 4's dan kerman has details of his criminal past and explains why he wasn't deported. >> reporter: friends and neighbors continue to drop off flowers in front of the home where five people were murdered friday. now we are learning more about the plan arrested for the killings. binh luc was arrested in 1996 for robbing a restaurant in san jose. in 1998 he was convict of robbery and assault when -- vict offend robbery and assault. after serving his time he was turned over to ice, u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. incept, 2006, a -- in september 2006, a judge ordered him deported but he was released from ice custody because they were not able tosecure the travel documents from the vietnamese government. ice says a supreme court ruling allows them to detail for 180 days after the order to deport them. after that they must release and that is why he was on the streets of san francisco. . >> reporter: still meantry of questions remain -- plenty of questions remain, how they were killed. as for the suspect no formal charges yet. we will still don't kn

dan kerman, kron4 is. >>pam: stay with kron4 and www.kron4.com as we continue to follow the very latest on the search for sierra lamar. now to our other big story tonight, the suspect in a mass murder in san francisco appears in court for his arraignment. first, we had to the scene of the crime for new information about the possible connection between the suspect into the victims. terisa estacio joins us live from the san francisco engle side district with new details. >>terisa: kron4 news is learning that there is a history between one of the victims in this case and the suspect. that could have been the motive in this mass murder. kron4 news has learned that the suspect and one of the victims in the mass murder were acquaintances and that they regularly played mahjong together, a popular board game that can be played as a gambling game. the source tells kron4 that there was possibly a debt between the two. the man has been charged with the violence homicides. the source said that the two also knew each o

dan kerman spoke to teachers on the impact and the impact on children in the bay area. >> teaching isis who i am. and every time i received a notice. it is hurting our children that if you do not value education? >>reporter: is just one of eight in the brisbane district. >> it means that i have no security of having a job next year. instead of planning for third grade i do not know what to plan for. >> the knowledge of not know why is difficult. >>reporter: the california teachers association is saying that these preliminary layoff notices 1400 are in the bay the actual teachers laid off was significantly less that were notified. however it this year could be different. >> there is not a job that the federal programs for local budgets that can help us any more there is not much left. it is difficult to use the past for the predictor as the future. >>reporter: as students looked on parents looked to restore education funding. without that schools could be devastated. these are preliminary notices. the final leg off notices will go out by may 15th in a brief spring, dan kerman, kron4 ne

in east oakland, dan kerman, kron4 news.>pam: ross mirkirimi reported for probation at the hall of justice today. mirkirimi also attended a mandatory orientation for a 52-week domestic violence intervention program. as mirkirimi has been suspended from his job as a shared by the mayor. he declined to speak with reporters. a suspected child molester has been arrested in santa cruz. he is accused of committing sexual acts with a 14 year- old girl. he contacted the kron facebook and sent thousands of text messages. he also met her at her school several times during her lunch break. police are now checking to find out if there are any other victims. police in gilroy out of the body of a woman who met missing after her son killed his sister did his own life. the man on your last shot and killed his 11 year-old sister and then turned the gun on himself. his mother has not been seen since then. her body was foul in a rural section of the county. police believe she was shot at least once by her son. he was an iraqi war veteran and s

dan kerman tells us which stores sell the additive and which ones to not. take a look at this picture. can you tell which one contains the king's life? it is impossible to tell. it is the one on the light that has the attitude that has been called into question. if you cannot see or taste the difference but want to purchase beef without it, shop at places that do not sell it. wholefoods says none of their beef contains a this additive. we were also in contact with safeway in the store that rents lucky supermarkets. both have beef with and without a product. look for safeway label defenses 80 percent lead market which is ground fresh on site or natural ground beef. it is the tran additional ground beef the want to avoid. luckey says that ground meat in the meat case is supplied by meat processing companies that do use the additive. if you want to avoid having the additive for purchase a different brand, just ask at the meat counter. remember, the u.s. department agriculture continues to maintain that this meat products has been around for years and is perfect

dan kerman explains. s after it sells its existing stock it will not purchase any fresh or frozen ground beef and that contains only in a finely textured beef. safeway will join wholefoods, maile stones and costco that already refused to sell the product in their stores. save mart which runs lecky continues to sell beef with and without this product does says they are evaluating the policy. wal-mart, target and trader joe's have refused to answer questions or did not respond. thank >>vicki: the u.s. pays hundreds of thousands of victims of the massacre in afghanistan. >> for every detail release, more questions arise. a u.s. official said that army staff sgt bales left his face, went to one village, returned to base and then went to another. the question is, how was it discovered that he left. we understand that for each person who died in the family member got 50,000 and for each person injured family members got $10,000. and there are still so many unanswered questions in this case. one of those was brou

as a dan kerman has more. >>dan: in califor employment rate equals 10.9%.d three years. however, there has been a decline in the labour force with a combination of people that have a job and people that are actively looking for a job. in january it dropped by 13,000 people. >> the labor force is growing slowly rather than picking up speed that could be an indication that people are becoming discouraged again. they are not becoming encouraged were being actively engaged in looking. >>dan: the amount of jobs in california has dropped by 5200. adding the price of gasoline can stifle growth. perhaps it is too early to say. dan kerman, kron4 news. >> a long time berkeley cafe has closed its doors this. alice waters opened this but it is no more economically viable. many said the customers described the end of an era. >> very abrupt, a big shock. this woman said that she only found out about this 10 minutes ago. >> i was here within five minutes just to be here. >> 20 years, probably she lived around the corner when we were in college together and i lived down th

live from the hall of justice in san francisco, dan kerman.ould also mention that the crime scene is still very active. dozens of investigators are back there today. and we have this exclusive video. >> reporter: watch as our cameras caught this exclusive video of police inspectors carefully picking up several pieces of evidence this wednesday. as you can see right here, one of the items was a box of cigarettes. sources say that the evidence gathered will be taken down to the crime lab for processing for possible dna in this case. the inspectors were across the street from 16 help street. the scene of the crime where five people were murdered in what has been described as a very gruesome and bloody crime scene. police tape still blocks off the home and police keep watch. earlier in the day, about 30 inspectors were out at the home. they would not say why they were there. only that it is a very complicated crime scene. in san francisco. >>> a shooting outside a richmond restaurant. a federal agent was critically bounded. a -- wounded. a suspect

tonight, kron4's dan kerman takes a look at how this proposal differs. >> reporter: this plan is trulyomise in that it's not entirely what the governor had proposed and it's not entirely what backers of the millionaire's tax proposed. first the new plan calls for a quarter cent increase in the sales tax that will last four years. that's less than the governor had proposed, but it was not in the millionaire's tax proposal. the plan will also have the wealthiest californian, make more than $1 million a year, pay an additional 3% on their income tax for seven years. this is not as much of backers of the millionaire's tax wanted, but it will run for longer than the governor proposed. >> we're very pleased that there's a real good compromise in that the governor's initial proposal has become more like the millionaire's tax. >> reporter: this proposal could generate as much as $7.9 billion a year. backers say it will help close the state's budget deficit and prevent further cuts to education and other services. >> we think by passing this fair tax, having the wealthiest california canneses s

dan coverage begins our -- dan kerman begins our coverage instead francisco. >> we need the state topeople who have the money. and our armed with solutions and complaints about layoffs and tuition increases, hundreds converged on civic center plaza to call on lawmakers and the school board's vote to restore funding for education. >> it is crazy have the state of california goes from #one in the country in public education, to 48. >> the rally brought out a wide range of people. since >> we are here to protect our school. we do not want anything else to ruin our studying. it's >> those at the high-school level. >> education is our tool to succeed in life. it is being cut. >> every budget cut has affected me personally. i pay for tuition, i work three jobs to pay for school. i am here to make my voice heard. this >>pam: this is video from the scene at the state building. most of the protesters will be heading to civic center plaza but some stayed behind in the occupy the building as you can see in this video. there were eventually escorted out in handcuffs. students spelled out the wor

dan kerman was there as the storm rolled in. >>dan: in san jose, a steady downpour.e have been seeing it sends about 7:00. there are a lot of what streets and a windshield wipers. despite all of this, this is really the first rain in san jose has seen all week. as a result, the creeks are dry fans of the reservoirs and rivers are low. even if this downfall if this we're not a decade to get any flooding in the city. flick >>marty: the santa cruz mounts have seen some of the highest rain totals in the bay area, over 10 in. and more is on the way. neighborhood streets are almost unseemly flooded. once served as fighting stanford residence for to make sandbags. fire officials say it takes 20 in. of rain to flood the san lorenzo river scanned that could get close to happening fifth heavy rain continues to fall. on the other side of the state, anyone heading to the sierra will have party of snow to deal with. there is a winter storm warning for the lake tahoe area, it has since been canceled. the snow level is dropping to 2,000 ft.. all three major highways are requiring c

dan kerman shows us the damage. ours to tinker laid on its side like a wounded animal blocking the sky way near highway 4. it was around 10:40 a.m. when the vehicle as it was down for only to lose control and flipped. the tanker contained a highly flammable chemical used in diesel fuel. none of it still the the chp says the tank was damaged in force to those on the scene to transfer 63,000 lbs. of the chemical from the damaged tanker to another tanker. during a process the sky with exit was closed off of westbound for as was the coming skyway itself at highway 4. in the meantime the chp is investigating the cause of the accident. the only injury in this incident was the driver of the tanker. >>darya: bart is proposing cutting prices by half of the weekend to increase weekend water shipped. >> $8 round trip is a little too high. adjusting if there are four of you in the family. four times a is 32. >>pam: more bart plans are in the works. a bart extension running from fremont to san jose is now fully funded. the valley

dan kerman shows as a wet roads in marin county. >> along highway 101 it is really coming down. the roads are very wet. traffic is not slowing down. cars seem to be going 55 or faster. on my way here, you could really see the impact of that on surface streets. i saw several cars that had gotten into accidents, rear ended one another because they did not leave enough stopping distance. @ qr >>pam: the weather caused delays and some cancellations as a vote today. this afternoon it was a four hour delay for incoming flights. dozens were forced to spend the day at the congested airport. a spokesperson says where you're flying com -- were your flying flom will affect a delayed. >>pam: those traveling through as a vote tonight or tomorrow should contact their lines of to see if there are cancellations or delays. there were some tense moments at a south bay post office today. the post office was evacuated this morning after some workers became ill from an unknown substance. maureen kelly shows us what happened next. >> there were two workers, first floor of this post office accidently

. ♪ >>catherine: dan kerman has been at the scene where five people were found dead. dan: this is the house where the bodies were discovered. custody because they believe everyone involved in the incident was in the home. neighbors are telling us they heard an altercation around midnight. >> in all, there were five bodies. police say a family member came into the home the morning and discovered the bodies scattered throughout the house. >> there are two victims of the garage and a real victim in the threshold of the door. >> all of the victims are adults and at least four are related. >> we do believe that there are gunshot wounds to the victims. homicide and crime scene investigators said much of the day on scene investigating. >> all we believe everyone involved says in the residence. >> there are still plenty of questions that need to be answered but police say people in the neighborhood have nothing to fear. they did not believe what happened was granted. >>catherine: terisa estacio spoke with people who knew the victims. >>terisa: friends and co- workers, kron4 to

>>pam: dan kerman is joining us live from san francisco. >>dan: i have been out in a rain for about five hours. is cold and wet. the wind has been blowing for much of the date. we are here at the embarcadero. when shall wipers are moving back and forth. the roads are wet. we saw accidents on surface streets. people did not leave enough stopping space between cars. there were driving like it was not raining. right now, we have seen a steady rain all day long. in san francisco, things are starting to ease up a little bit. the rain still continues to fall at a steady pace however it is not as heavy as it had been a little bit earlier in the day. it is certainly lighter than it was earlier today. will out, i would recommend you stay inside. >>pam: look at the wind conditions facing drivers on the bay bridge. charles clifford drove through the toll plaza area and has more on a high wind advisory. >>charles: it has been a cold, wet, windy day. drivers are facing very slick conditions. the wind has been blowing all day out of the south. on tuesday

tonight, dan kerman still to an airline analyst about what passes can expect from the airlines going what it means for fairs and other charges. >> over the course of a year, airline passengers have seen airfare's increase nearly 8%. due to the spike in oil prices and jet fuel costs, that increase is likely to continue. >> 2012 and 2013 will see your fear going up roughly 5%-8% at most. >> he is an airline industry analyst. >> long-term will air fares go up? yes. will they go up more than the rate of inflation? the industry has not shown a great ability to do that. that is one of the reasons why when you adjust for inflation it costs less to fly now that it did 15 years ago. >> to make additional revenue he says passengers will see airlines offer additional services that they can get extra for. >> you will see there will be extra leg room in its code and priority boarding, you will see more airlines offer things such as party baggage delivery. care air here you will see airlines offering more things in terms of a wound in premiums snacks on the claim. air air with her >> he does expec

as dan kerman tells us, the safeway store chain says they will soon stop carrying lean finely texturedt sells its existing stock they will no longer purchase any fresh or frozen ground beef fat contained leaned finely textured beef. safeway will joint wholefoods and costco that already refused to sell the product in stores. wal-mart, target and trader joe's have refused to answer questions or did not respond as to whether they carried this type of beef. >> if you shop at one of these unknown stores your best bet is to simply ask the grocer. some >>pam: of san leandro police are investigating a home invasion and raped. jeff bliss explains the happened. jeff >> police were called out to a woman who was raped in her home. according to police she was in her home when a man with a knife broken and sexually assaulted her. sometime later the unidentified man ran away and an unknown direction. the resident was specifically targeted but it would not say why. police also believe this is an isolated incident. the suspect is described as a hispanic man, five of five villages and spoke with an acce

dan kerman school with an airline analyst about what passengers can expect from the airline's one form when it comes to fears and other charges. >>reporter: to increase over the course of the year airline passengers have seen increases up to 15%. >> de dozens of in 2013 we have roughly scene 5%. >> and a long-term will air fares go up? yes. when you adjust for inflation and ask akashi left to fly now than it did 15 years ago. for ruth--. >> more airlines will do things around priority warning. they may have our prime package delivery. you can get your baggage delivered faster. they may have premium meals and snacks on the plane. >>reporter: he also believes there will be warmer mergers. he believes the fare increases will remain in check and reasonable because of the ever increasing expansion of low- fare airlines like southwest and virgin america. look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes... ♪ ♪ when she comes. ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons, ♪ ♪ gt35 turbo charger. ♪ and th

dan kerman shows us the damage. >>dan: for more than eight hours a tanker laid on its side blocking the sky we near highway 4. it was around 10:30 a.m. when the vehicle what exited only to lose control and flipped. the tanker contained a highly flammable chemical used in diesel fuel. none of its build but the chp says the tape was damaged forcing those on scene to transfer 64,000 lbs. of the chemical from the damaged tanker to another tanker. during that process the sky with exit was closed in the meantime the chp is investigating the cause of the accident. the only injury in this accident was the driver of the tanker. he went to a local hospital complaining of pain. >>justine: pg&e has settled with victims of the pipeline explosion for $70 million. that is in addition to another a lump-sum that the city will seek to repair damage. the money will also be used to create a nonprofit organization to help the community recover from the blast. >> teachers did not hold back their anger as the walked into the school board m

dan kerman, kron4 news. >> neighbors say they are on edge about such a brutal crime happening so close. a lot of people we talked to say this is usually a nice, safe area, but now some neighbors plan to avoid it until more information is released. one person who just moved in said she will take precautions to feel safer. >> i just got out of my house and i heard five people were hurded in the -- murdered in the house. it actually freaks me out. we just moved here. >> it it caught you by surprise? >> yes. >> are you gonna do anything different? >> definitely go home early. yeah, pretty freaked out. >> a lot of people who talked to our news crusade they did not know the -- did not know the news crew say they did not know the victims personally. >>> now we return to the sierra lamar case. here's more. >> reporter: i can tell you in the last 20 minutes or so they actually packed up and left this area. i want to stand out the way so you can see where they are. above this fence in the distance, you can see that home. they were inside that home. that's sierra lamar's mother's home. they were

dan kerman has more. >>dan: safeway says after it sells its existing stock, it will no longer purchase any fresh or frozen ground beef that contains lead finely textured beef. the old joint wholefoods and costco that already refused to sell the product in stores. save mart which runs lucky give t-cell beef with and without the product is says they are evaluating the policy. wal-mart, target and trader joe's have refused to answer questions or did not respond as to whether they carry this type of beef. if you shop at one of the unknown stores, your best bet is to subtly asked the grocer. as for any additional labeling, the usda says the product does not pose any additional risk to consumers. as a result, there is no additional labeling necessary. >>justine: we have much more ahead on the kron4 morning news. a quick break into the war when we come back as we take a live look at the oakland coliseum. this is the parking lot where people have been waiting since last night to get free medical help. it is one to

prepare dan kerman has live team coverage from there. >>dan: this is definitely the calm before the storm, we have had a few sprinkles off and on the last hour. for the most part, so completely dry. as you mentioned, the guadalupe river is one of the areas that is known to flood of and on. a handful of creeks in san jose have flooded the that should not the problem here, at least not tonight. the reason is because all of the rain at the bay area saw last week, and the last week's san jose has only seen 1600's of an inch of rain. even if we get a lot tonight in the creeks and rivers, the current existence is so low, there is barely a little stream going. as a result, even if we get a big dumping tonight, we should not see any flooding. reservoirs are low in the creeks are almost dry. >>pam: further south to the santa cruz mountains, they have seen some of the highest rain totals. more than 10 in. and more is on the way. reggie kumar gives us a look at the conditions there. >> the rain is coming down at a moderate pace. this road is called

dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> we are hundreds of hours from the pink slips being sent out across the bay area, including san francisco. the san francisco school district facing a $160 million budget deficit over the next 2 years, but mayor ed lee says some may not lose their jobs this year. >> obviously that's what the rainy day fund is there for, to leaveuate leave -- to help with that. there's a larger picture here. you are about to probably get bad news from the state. they are doing what they have to do. maybe in the years to come, if we work together, we will create a process that is less strenuous on everybody. >> 485 san francisco school employees will receive pink slips, including 210 teachers, counselors, and nurses. tonight at 11:00, we will tell you which school districts are bracing for layoffs. word of the san francisco layoffs comes at the same time as carlos garcia announced today he is stepping down. his decision to retire was unexpected. he will retire in july. garcia started on the job in 2007. since then the district says many positive changes have taken place includin

dan kerman, kron4 news. >> in morgan hill, police have a new high-tech fulfil in the war on crime. equipped with an automatic license plate scanner that can read and identified license plate numbers. during a demonstration for kron4 on friday, the device that a hit on a stolen vehicle other southern california. then, at high speeds, we tracked the suspect vehicle through the streets of morgan hill before losing the trail on the freeway. the suspect vehicle remains at large tonight. rob fladeboe, kron4 news. famine investigators at oakland police headquarters say that three known protesters have been arrested in connection to eight crimes stemming from a recent strong armed robbery. >> the victim was verbally abused while derogatory statements to her sexual orientation were made. the three main suspects arrested all had previous arrests and tied to the occupy oakland riots. >> in san francisco, the historic section of lombard street is trying again after a driver crashed into a fire hydrant and sent water every which way. witnesses said at one point it looked like a waterfall. one h

in contra costa county, dan kerman, kron4 news. >>officer: already on when a reporter was sold out.on, these two young men were camping outside of the region's history apple's for fear it a call every apple store in the bay area and visited a couple. there were no lines in any stores yet. you can see people camping out as early as wednesday. >> i think it said $4.15 a gallon. i ended up paying $4.25 a gallon or something like that serious >> i spoke with a few drivers who did not see the fine print and ended up spending more on gas. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. tryomething funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t. with a one year term. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings

dan kerman spoke with teachers about the impact on students. could abandoned teaching is who i am.ith each thinks that i have received it is like my life is being taken. >> for the fourth year in a row this teacher has received notice that she might be laid off. >> what are we teaching our children? they do not value education? >> nearly 25 percent of this district teaching staff have received pink slips. >> it means i do not have the security of having a job, instead of planning for teaching third grade next week, i do not know what to plan for other than looking for a job. >> nearly 20,000 teachers statewide have received preliminary layoff notices. 1400 of which are in the bay area. in past years the number of teachers laid off was significantly less than those notified but this year could be different basic. >> the federal government and of want to see this anymore. soft end is hard to use the past as a critical for the future. off than the teachers and parents call on californians funding because they say be devastated. >> these are just preliminary layoff notices to the final

kraft dan kerman was at the meeting in gives us a look at tactics to keep people safe. the >>dan: nearly 100 residents mostly from east oakland turned out to hear how oakland police are getting a grip on crime. >> we are meeting almost every day to discuss crime. >>dan: crime is still up for the year in east oakland. police said the last month it has started to come down. >> is my responsibility to make sure that all of you are safe. i firmly believe that you have a right to live free, play and work in oakland without being harassed, shot, robbed or have your house broken into. >>justine: the police chief says he looks at crime as a moving target end looks at crime very seriously. yes. yes. yes. noooo! [ male announcer ] yep, subway broke the 200-calorie breakfast barrier. with delicious fresh fit mornin' melt breakfast sandwiches. subway. eat fresh. >>justine: whitney houston died of an accidental drowning. as kiberlee sakamoto reports, there were also affected to defectors. >>kimberlee: we now know what killed whitney houston. her death has been ruled an accidental dro

reporting live in oakland, dan kerman, kron4 news. >>> taking a live look outside from the san mateo bridge this evening, it's a little windy still at this hour but it's expected to get calmer through the overnight hours and still chilly at this time as well. temperatures will start to really drop off once the winds die down. 49 degrees in san francisco, same at oakland, 50 in palo alto. as we look into our weather headlines we'll be seeing a clear and cool day tomorrow, a chilly start and in the afternoon temperatures in the upper 50s liked to with big changes coming this weekend with rain on the way. we'll time it out on future cast and look at rainfall totals coming up. >>> kron4 news at 8:00 is just getting started. >> i'm charles clifford in oakland where today was the first day of a free four day healthcare clinic being offered at the oakland colosseum. we'll have details coming up on kron4 news. >>> yet another school district trying to balance its budget. >> they are cutting budgets everywhere. >> kron4 breaks down where the cuts will be felt the hardest. plus we've got a maj

tsks dan kerman, kron4 news. >> in hayward, teachers at this elementary school are heartbroken over thee time or materials to do the things that i can do when i am doing its doing hands-on labs with students. >> more than 100 teachers and full-time staff will receive layoff notices next week. the district has a clause 8 of 1 $7 million budget gap. 77 teachers and 32 full-time workers are on the cut list. >> in a developing story, new information in the speed freak killer case, a richmond laboratory that identifies human remains is looking at six human thighbones. the remains of two victims have been identified. this could add several more to the list. this is a process likely to take between a week and a month. >> here in berkeley, a fire caused extensive damage to one building and in packed several others leading several dozen homeless. the fire broke out thursday morning. now, a demolition crew will be out on friday morning to remove a the back section of the building that caught on fire. that is impacting four other buildings. once that section is removed, residents will be able to g

dan kerman explains what set the markets into a tailspin. >>reporter: the bottom dropped out early.t take a look. closing down more than 200 points, this is the biggest drop since last november. market analysts say that this is over new concerns about the debt problems increase and whether a potential bailout will happen. >> the nature of the markets is greed and fear. there is all this tension in the middle east there is all this concern about debt and some company in trouble. investors fret over these things. >> and despite the drop today the market is still looking great for the year. the s&p was up only a little just all of 2011. it will take a major correction to wipe away the losses. >>reporter: on thursday there could be action on greece's debt problem friday may bring new unemployment numbers in the united states. >>justine: so far futures are pointing positive. we watched the market as the open at 2:30 p.m.. let us take a break on the kron4 morning news at 4:00 a.m. with a live look outside at the bay bridge and traffic is slowly starting to kick up on this wednesday mornin

dan kerman spoke with one of economists to says it is too early to celebrate the recovery in californiabut economists say the latest figures to raise some concerns. first, growth in the labour force is down, that includes those and floyd and of those actively seeking employment. that number dropped in january by about 13,000. >> the labor force is growing slowly rather than picking up speed. activites indication that more people are becoming discouraged again. they're not being encouraged about the job market and building and actively looking for work. >> the gary schlossberg is with wells capital management. he says another yellow flag is the fact that the actual number of jobs has declined. the seasonally adjusted total is down 5200 from december-january. add to this despite and gas prices that can also stifle growth and economists say it is too early to say that the momentum is continuing or real how california's fully on the road to recovery. >>catherine: the on of one every is still high for wounded veterans in california. a special job fair was held today for those who served in t

this has moved to remote areas dan kerman has the latest. dan: friday, the santa clara sheriff's department continue to canvass the foothills west of monterey road for any sign of sierra lamar. you can see them traveling along the ridge line if they are looking in remote areas for signs of fresh dirt. or where something could have been buried. so far, just an animal carcass. they have plans to continue this search next week as it expands to the eastern foothills and north towards san jose. also on friday 645 volunteers showed up at the search center. it was divided into 16 different teams. they fanned out in in a team mile radius from the home. this group along the helm avenue from an 18-mile radius. palm ave. they found a box with handcuffs and use condoms. they cannot know if these items have any connection but have been taken to the forensic crime lab. >> we will take a look at these for dna evidence. >> ysabel: they have been relentless. hundreds of community members have shown up every day. craig is a live look. craig? >>craig: good morn

for fez dan kerman reports, the suspect's brother fifth a witness for the prosecution. >> he faces fivetances. the public defender has represented his brother in the past and now they say his brother will be a witness for the prosecution and it is a conflict of interest for the public defender to represent him. the prosecution believes his brother was present at the time of the killings clinics they arrived in fort wearing in jail if you want jumpsuits. a dodgy maintains there is no conflict of interest and that his office is suited to do the job. >> we know that in this case for fear were 40 inspectors working the case. there are going to be tremendous resources placed into this case the d.a.'s office is in a position to provide representation. >> the public defender's office has not received the ok to represent the man >> he is concerned about what is going on. clearly this is a terrible tragedy. we have to remember there is a prison film of innocents. >> he and his brother will remain behind bars no bill has been set. if this >>darya: >>justine: a woman was sexually assaulted, police