i-race center in fremont. >>> we are at the irace center in fremont a new state-of-the- art racing facilityese really cool cars. just like the real race drivers. i want to introduce you to erica montgomery here with us all morning. thanks for getting up early with us. >> my pleasure. i'm excited for the final grand opening today. >> it's quite something else. these really have the look and the feel of racing without having to worry about some of the dangers. >> exactly. no tickets, either. go as fast as you want and don't have to worry about getting stopped. >> you have the need for speed. we're cranking it up. 200 miles an hour you can get the feel of what it's like to be on a real racetrack. we have 50 tracks and 30 cars to choose from. >> reporter: you get a feel of what it's like to be a race driver. tell us about that. >> these pods are absolutely state-of-the-art. you feel everything from the motion of the seats, bumps, shifting of the gears. it's like a real race car. >> reporter: they are opening up today. they are going to be open how many days a week? >> 7 days a week. >> reporter

a solo pinout in fremont, and it is of 50 of northbound 880, partly blocking the south fremont boulevard ramp so not any lane closures on the freeway, and the drive out of antioch is looking good this morning, very minor delays as you move toward pittsburg and into concord on westbound 84. >> making a pitch to hispanic voters, significant immigration plan that a republican senator will unveil this morning. >> smartphones, stab lets and streaming video, a survey reels how -- reveals how connected we are. >> but first this morning's money report. >> feel the effects of cyprus, markets lost ground over the we island nation and possibility of a euro zone crisis with the dow jones industrial average falling 2 points for the second consecutive loss. and yoga is -- a yoga company is pulling yoga pants. >> and a fast food chain is offering a turkey burger for limited time and if it is popular i could be part of burger king's regular menu. that is america's >> walnut creek, burlingame, calculate bell, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> on this use morning, it is the last day of winter. this

fremont happens to be the only bay area city to make this list. >>> congratulations to fremont. >>> actor james franco is now immortalized in one of hollywood's most famous landmarks. yesterday franco received his star on the walk of fame. the 34-year-old was joined by his parents for the ceremony. he's still shocked his name was included with other legendary performers. this morning his newest movie hits theaters, "oz the great and powerful" it's called. a prequel to the "wizard of oz." it follows him as he crash lands in oz and is mistaken for a powerful wizard. >> i hope that's good because the original is an all-time classic. >> and mila kunis is in there. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now's the time to save 5% off every day with your lowe's consumer credit card. ♪ >>> so you think you can dance? this 6-year-old girl is setting the bar pretty high. she goes by the name b girl kara. she's a member of a british break dancing troupe. she can do all kinds of moves that put dancers triple her age to shame. >> that's called getting on the good foot and doing the bad thing. >> she's on fire there.

we are live in fremont. >>> 5:32. a south bay teacher accused of possessing a massive amount of child pornography is hospitalized after a suicide attempt. p.e. teacher, nathaniel forstell tried to kill himself after overdosing on medication. christie smith is live where the teach is recovering. >> reporter: nathan forstell is facing disturbing child pornography charges. he is in the hospital recovering after an apparent suicide attempt. he is expected to survive and will undergo a mentally valuation at some point. the 44-year-old monterrey county p.e. teacher who once worked as a sub was arrested and released. paramedics and police came rolling up. police say he tried to overdose. more than 1,000 images were found on his personal computer at home according to investigators showing some children as young as four years old engaged in some sort of sexual acts. >> if he didn't do anything, why be scared? why try to commit suicide and do all that instead of saying, i'm going to go to court and prove i didn't do none of thi

police department and, in fact, just yards away from the fremont police station itself. six detectives and two officers kicked off an investigation to get that puppy home. anxious and excited, opie, a 2 1/2-month-old pit bull is waiting for a homecoming that almost didn't happen. >> how are you? >> how are you doing, about big boy? >> the o'connors adopted him tuesday morning only to get a call the next day. >> they said he was gone. my heart sunk. >> reporter: animal control officer sarah says two guys stole opie right out of his kennel slipping him out of this small frame before allegedly putting him in a bag and jumping the back fence. >> i was nervous. kind of the dog they literally have another dog rip apart or were they going to use him later on to have a fighting dog. >> reporter: o'connor thought he'd never see opie again. >> probably low priority with everything going on. >> reporter: the investigation began immediately leading to this craigslist ad. >> for $350. >> reporter: 24 hours later the two suspects, a fremont man would come face-to-face with half a doze

we are at the irace center here in fremont.down and experience what real race drivers feel and you can feel the seats move, the wheels shake. you name it. this is the like the real deal down here and it's a great time to check it out with your friends and family. the weather starting to settle down a little bit. it looks like most of the stormy weather is starting to slide further south into southern california. so hi-def doppler radar shows you things winding down somewhat right now. there's still a chance we could see an isolated shower around the bay area today. so you might want to bring your umbrella with you just in case and grab a jacket. the temperatures are going to stay cool. in fact, numbers outside right now in the 30s and the 50s. i think as we head toward the afternoon, we'll see some 50s and 60s outside. so it is going to be a cool day. there's still a slight chance of showers into the afternoon. but the weekend is looking good. we are going to see plenty of sunshine and some warm weather. but guys, this is a gre

we are at the irace center in fremont.going to show you the latest and greatest technology in racing plus your weekend weather forecast coming up. >> if you have the need for speed, don't travel right now across the bay bridge. things are looking good towards the "s" curve. much more on your morning drive coming up. >>> good morning. it's friday, march 8. i'm michelle griego. >> it is friday, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00. we begin with breaking news in berkeley. a fire at a world famous restaurant on the north side. >> the damage is bad but right now the cause is unknown. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is live at the scene. good morning, cate. >> reporter: good morning, frank and michelle. at this point, firefighters tell me it looks like the majority of the fire happened on the outside and as you mentioned, it doesn't -- they don't have a cause at this point. they aren't calling it suspicious, but they have an investigator on scene. berkeley fire got the call just after 3:00 this morning when firefighters firs

we're live in fremont. marla tallez, "today in the bay." >> marla, thank you very much. 6:53 right now. a man is dead after a shooting at the richmond b.a.r.t. station this morning. police still serving for the person that pulled that trigger. police say one or two men ran away after shooting a man in his 30s near the entrance of mcdonald and 19th street. fortunately, nobody else was injured. service today is not impacted by this investigation. no word on a motive. >>> new details about a south bay substitute teacher accused of possessing important. christie smith is live where the teacher is now on psychiatric hold this morning. kr is sti. >> reporter: nathan forstell will be here for at least three days. he is expected to survive. police say he tried to commit suicide by overdosing just one day after he was arrested on s suspicion of having 1,000 images of child pornography. he once worked as a substitute and in seaside as a p.e. teacher, where he was arrested on wednesday. we went to his apartment in san

fremont, north 880 at north mission a solo spin out still blocking lane two and c.h.p. is on the scene with that and eastbound four at railroad avenue reports of an accident there. kristen and eric? >> a man who posed as a pilot and managed to get in the cockpit of a plane is in custody this morning in philadelphia. he was wearing what appears to be an air france captain uniform and he asked to be upgraded to florida. when the gate agent said "no seats are available in first-class" the 61-year-old became upset and said he hated americans. he boarded the plane and went into the cockpit when he struck eled getting to the june seat the real pilot asked him for credentials and police were called and took him into custody. >> a blizzard in canada caused a chain of traffic crashes. white out conditions made it impossible to see yield on the main highway at calgary. some cars flew into ditches involving dozens of cars including a large passenger bus and several semi trailer trucks. >> coming up, fighting crime one bullet at a time, a new tax proposal by east bay lawmaker that

to the south bay, santa cruz mountains we were indicating some heavier rainfalls out towards the fremont area and parts of the bay. sal right now has an update on the wet roadways, good morning, sal. >>> it is windies specialsly if you are -- especially if you are driving across bridges. let's go to highway 4. it looks good driving to the tunnel and there have been no major fun der -- fender benders, let's go back to the desk. >>> strong winds and an overnight down pour knocked down a tree near the beyond mere parkway. the tree knocked over two cars. one was so damaged she said she has to work from home today. >> there is a lot of damage, the whole side of my car is just damaged. >> the tenants said they parked in the open areas because all the car ports were taken. they will now look to their landlord to reimburse them. they knocked down some power lines and a few dozen are without power in sonoma county. some of the largest outages, more than 1,000 customers don't have power in del reyes. >>> the boat stranded a woman early this morning and the cabin cruiser was swept out at 1:30 with

in fremont where sierra our up a fundraiser included live music. there was a video that friends watch on the screen. lublin say they are trying to state-run. -- trying to stay strong. >> reporter: and friends and family want to remind everyone that the reward for information in this case is now at $35,000. we are live in fremont. >> more details now on the man is suspected of and killing her he is currently awaiting trial his dna was discovered on her belongings out of the field and her dna was found in his car. he is scheduled to enter a plea on april 4th. >>> investigators are trying to find a suspect fatally shot by american police. donelson way east. officers say they tried to stop a white pickup truck for a traffic violation at the driver took off. that led to a short police pursuit that ended when police fired several shots to lead the male driver. police have not yet said why the officers often been fired. they are investigating the shooting. police continue to look for an armed suspect who shot and wounded two employees of a popular music a

at the fremont fire training facility and is open to people living in p fremont, newark and union city. >>> coming up a ktvu investigation reveals how many travelers are still trying to bring weapons through airport security. despite increased security measures. >>> right now san jose city workers are conducting a major sweep of the city's largest homeless encampments, earlier this week those living on the city evened property received notice they have to leave. janine de la vega joins us and tells us what it looks like out there. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. i just spoke with police. they say so far there has been no hostile confrontations. people are leaving and complying with orders. behind me you see a truck out there hauling off the trash, everybody is dumping trash and debris into that dump truck. this field here already looks completely different than what it did this morning. >>> next door to the san jose airport police officers and city workers headed into a field with tents. more than 120 people have been living here for months. they have been given notice the

area, north 880 at south fremont boulevard, we have in further details and c.h.p.s en route. if you are traveling out of antioch westbound four is look good and eastbound still has road work for the next little bit between hillcrest and lone tree. >> it is 4:55. president obama leaves washington for the middle east with stops in israel, the palestinian territories, and jordan. he will try to restart the long stalled israeli palestinian peace initiative. he told israeli television he wants to hear ideas from both israeli and palestinian leaders. before he leaves the president will welcome irish prime minister to the white house today to belated st. patrick's day festivities. >> new york mayor bloomberg is looking at a law to force stores to put cigarettes out of sight. it would make new york the first city in the nation to keep cigarette products off the shelves. he says hiding cigarettes would reduce the temptation to smoke. a store spokesman calls the idea "absurd." surprising medical news of the number of people who will develop dementia as they age. a report say

a 17-year-old student jogging near fremont high school was shot not leg but will be okay. the principal says counselors will talk to students about coping with violence in the community. no arrests in either shooting so far. >> the oakland first friday art festival starts with changes after the deadly shooting of a high school senior. businesses and organizers are discussing ways to improve safety. the event starts at 5:00 and ends at 9:00, an hour earlier. extra police and private security will be on patrol. the size of the venue has been reduced from a dozen blocks to five blocks. performances are focused around "healing." >> the fremont police department has announced plans for a gun buyback program march 16. a donation by a private citizen allows them to host the buy back for residents and will be held at the fremont fire training facility on stevenson boulevard. the money to be offered was not provided and the police department will release more information about the event next week. >> new details about the latest person charged in the murder of a millionaire. our me

look at these numbers, 71, livermore, 72, fairfield. 69 on the east shore in fremont.he next couple of days, we are going to hold on to beautiful conditions. rain on the way for three consecutive days. starting late tuesday that continues into wednesday and thursday. the showers could come up to a total of one inch in the north bay. we're not expecting a lot, just on and off spotty activity but enough to come through and clean our air quality out. it was just perfect yesterday. that will suffer over the course of the weekend. we are going to take you through your full forecast and show you the best beaches and what we have got for you. 4:51 right now. back to you. >>> three people are dead after a shooting at a marine base in virginia. a marine shot and killed another marine late last night. that led to a standoff between authorities and the suspect who hid in the barracks at the bay. authorities went inside the barracks early this morning. they found that suspect and another victim dead. a bay spokesperson said the second victim was also a marine. it is unclear what p

happening in fremont in a moment.irst, tomorrow is going to start in morgan hill where sierra disappeared. the lamar family is planning to hold a news conference at the search center on tilton road. this gets started at 9:00 tomorrow morning. we are told the santa clara sheriff is going to be there. we will be getting an update on that investigation. then, there is going to be a balloon release in sierra's honor. sierra, 15 at the time disappeared on march 16th on her way to school. deputies arrested anton lynn garcia torres, charged with her kidnapping and killing. her body has yet to be found. her parents tell us it is hard to carry on without any closure. >> i know they've got the suspect and they're pushing forward with that but as a parent, i'm not going

a fremont school for the third time in a week -- the victim of a bomb threat. the bomb threat was phoned in here to the office of the fremont unified school districtthe target thornton jr. high schooltracking down the person responsible has proved to be a real challenge for fremont policewho believe suspect the is participating in swattingestablishing phone service through the internet.to hide his identitythen making crank calls that will prompt a major police response >> "with the advent of the internet and cell phone technology people will hope on the phone try to conceal their number try to get the police to respond out to a fake emergency" >> reporter: fremont police point with many online cell phone service providers allowing customers to create accountswith no contractsusing made-up names like joe smithit is hard to track down people involved in swatting. >> "it is always trying to figure out who the carrier is, where they're calling from and track down their actual location" >> reporter: fremont police say like the previous two threatsthis latest inciden

hayward to fremont, very slow. 41 minutes.most three times as bad as normal, probably because of the wet roads. let's go to steve. >>> a couple of reports coming in. pouring in lakeport. i know some rain is coming in on the san mateo coast. a lot of:00, more rain -- a lot of cloud cover, more rain. cazadero, .50. 1 inch in parts of mendocino county. it continues to stream in. right there. we have another ban coming in along the san mateo coast, maybe the northern santa cruz coastline. heading to woodside, south of belmont, puerto low valley. 50 -- portolo valley. some of the cool air working its way in. today looks like a cloudy day with off-and-on rain. i think the heaviest will be here during the morning. 50s and 60s. i mean, everyone is pretty close here. maybe milder out towards a lien know, contra costa county, temperature, r -- a lien know, contra costa county. temperatures, and warmer weather after that. -- salina, contra costa county, temperatures and warmer weather. >> reporter: a stubborn fire continues to burn. fire

hayward to fremont, very slow. 41 minutes.ee times as bad as normal, probably because of the wet roads. let's go to steve. >>> a couple of reports coming in. pouring in lakeport. i know some rain is coming in on the san mateo coast. a lot of:00, more rain -- a lot of cloud cover, more rain. cazadero, .50. 1 inch in parts of mendocino county. it continues to stream in. right there. we have another ban coming in along the san mateo coast, maybe the northern santa cruz coastline. heading to woodside, south of belmont, puerto low valley. 50 -- portolo valley. some of the cool air working its way in. today looks like a cloudy day with off-and-on rain. i think the heaviest will be here during the morning. 50s and 60s. i mean, everyone is pretty close here. maybe milder out towards a lien know, contra costa county, temperature, r -- a lien know, contra costa county. temperatures, and warmer weather after that. -- salina, contra costa county, temperatures and warmer weather. >> reporter: a stubborn fire continues to burn. firefighters

high in fremont.nd the preschool is realtor is one after the close four days for staff training off after allegations that the teacher tape a child for refusing to take a nap. the teacher bound chows and ankles and wrists. >> plus, there is at advance in the first round of thenc aa tournament. now the team will face off against memphis tomorrow. more when we come [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu, home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... and now love two more tastes, the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the irresistible new grilled onion cheddar. each just a dollar. >> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 5 starts now. >> in top stores were following on wednesday, march 20th of the large fires burning right now that a lot and was so hard for cruise to knock the fire- out. >> the preschool is reopening this one have been closer staff training at allegations that a teacher tape up a child. >> and today's first-ever spring

that is at 3727 and zeroth niles road in fremont. it runs from 1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.. >> this man, antolin garcia torres is in custody and charged with murdering her. he has been held without bail in santa clara county jail since may. investigators found dna evidence in his car leading him to the murder. they also charged and with attempted to kidnap three women in 2009. >> the fbi is joining the search for an oakland man wanted for robbing a bank in pinole. 22 year-old gary f ite jr. was are rare rested for the crime earlier this month. but as kron 4 slipway the drawl explphilippe djegal es miscommunication between law-enforcement agencies led to his release. >> they stated that there were no other warnings allowed them to hold him. the d. a's office cannot be reached for a comment. they stated that the federal or arrest warrant has been issued with him and he is going to be charged with armed robbery. >> he has some connection is to oakland, antioch, and reno nevada. we're also looking for tips. >> they stated that he should be considered armed and dangerou

a fundraiser is at 1:00 in fremont. find more information at findsierralamar.com. >>> chp officers are investigating a hit-and-run in hayward. the rash happened at 12:30 this afternoon. a driver crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene. there are conflicting reports about what happened next, though. a child was in one of the cars and was injured. we'll have more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> a vallejo man is under arrest tonight after allegedly robbing a walmart and then leading police on a chase through american canyon. police were called on a report that a man stole a tv and warned security officers that he spotted a gun. police chased him through a mobile home park on american canyon road. police say the chase ended when they blocked the road and the suspect crashed into one of the patrol cars. officers said they had to use a taser to arrest 60-year-old robert craig of vallejo and was booked on suspicion of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. >>> a report of a possible bomb spotted a

fremont police tweeted "call a man in 50's down on a bench waving his arms and moaning, fire and p.d. on the scene." hashtag, poltwt and that is a hashtag they use, poltwt, on twitter you can follow us for news any time at abc7 news abc7news.com rather, abc7 news bay area. >> the cruise ship owned by carnival arrived a few hours ago and it was all supplies in spite of the troubles we heard on other cruises. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is live from pier 27. they have a different opinion of carnival? >> i saw all happy people, happy faces getting off the we ship this morning. can you make out the top of the ship over my shoulder. this ship is a pno cruise which is one of their brands, camp value cruise line is also a carnival corporation brand of course it was the cruise line that has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons but that is not impacting anyone in san francisco. after they docked the buses rolled out taking passengers on guided tours. but some decided to go it on foot. >> we are going to have a walk around and we are going do go on the tram but this evening we

fremont. kron 4's jeff bush continues our storm coverage. jeff?> reporter: pam, i can tell you that it is very cold and very wet in fremont. the rain has been coming down all night long. this is a video from what we filmed earlier. it is a fine rain. but what there is is a lot of it i drove here from san jose through fremont and it was less than perfect. many white knuckle moments and speaking of san jose they have had problems. people that were waiting for a basketball game the san jose spartans were getting ready to play against the university of texas road runners. 15 minutes before the game officials called it off because of the roof leaking. right on the floor and it was going to be too dangerous. they had to cancel. and this game will not be replayed because neither team it will not impact the outcome of the playoffs. and as i mentioned, it is cold and wet. jeff bush, kron 4. >> pam: i'm here with jacqueline as she tracks the storm hitting other parts of the bay tonight. the rain should tapering off after midnight? >> jacqueline: this should

fremont is actually the only bay area city to make the list. >> quick suggestion. i think city leaders running fremont maybe call capitol hill and help those lawmakers out there clear up this budget problem. 5:39 right now. the u.s. forest service making an announcement overnight that could make this year's fire season very difficult right here in california. >>> and two homicides in two days. this morning we learn of the bizarre circumstances surrounding san jose's eighth homicide of the year. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ >>> developing news for you this morning. the monthly jobs report released just minutes ago. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live on capi

the fremont fund-raiser is planned for 1:00 at niles hall in fremont. >>> also in the east bay, sheriffs deputies are looking for a gunman in a deadly shooting near hayward. the shooting happened after midnight in a residential neighborhood near the intersection of princeton street and sunset boulevard, across from a high school. the victim was a man in his late 20s. investigators told nbc bay area news that they have not identified the man and are urging anyone with information on the gunman to call the alameda county sheriff's department. >>> chp officers are investigating a hit and run in hayward that happened a few blocks from this morning's deadly shooting it happened near the corner of vallejo and sunset boulevard. a driver crashed into a parked car and fled the scene. there were conflicting reports about what happened next, but some say a child was in one of the cars and was injured. we'll have more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> a man is under arrest after allegedly robbing a walmart and leading police on a chase through american canyon. police were called to th

fremont police tweeted "call a man in 50's down on a bench waving his arms and moaning, fire and p.d. on the scene." hashtag, poltwt and that is a hashtag they use, poltwt, on twitter you can follow us for news any time at abc7 news abc7news.com rather, abc7 news bay area. >> the cruise ship owned by carnival arrived a few hours ago and it was all supplies in spite of the troubles we heard on other cruises. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is live from pier 27. they have a different opinion of carnival? >> i saw all happy people, happy faces getting off the we ship this morning. can you make out the top of the ship over my shoulder. this ship is a pno cruise which is one of their brands, camp value cruise line is also a carnival corporation brand of course it was the cruise line that has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons but that is not impacting anyone in san francisco. after they docked the buses rolled out taking passengers on guided tours. but some decided to go it on foot. >> we are going to have a walk around and we are going do go on the tram but this evening we

fremont police are holding a gun buy-back for residents of fremont, newark and pittsburg police will buy guns from pittsburg or bay point residents. up to $1200 will be paid for rifles, shotguns and handguns. assault weapons are worth $300 until the money runs out. both take place between 10:00 to 3:00. fremont event is at the fire department training facility. pittsburg event is on city hall. guns must be unloaded and transported in the trunk of your car. >> in pinole they are investigating a scary kidnapping that happened in broad daylight. a 12-year-old girl told her parents a man on appian way asked her if she wanted a ride. when the girl said no, she claims the man grabbed her wrist but managed to escape. the man is described as young and thin with short hair and a piercing in his right eyebrow. >> the state department of social services has shut down the livermore day-care center pending an investigation. livermore police say the preschool is closed for licensing violations. social service officials were at the school yesterday and a notice on the front door now says closed for

. >> the city of fremont has something to be proud of today.l news group hold 24-7 wall street " rent-free my no. 4 on the list of 100 cities that are well-managed. that includes the 11 lowest crime rate. a poverty rate of 6.6%. a 90% of its residents are graduating from high school. fremont is so well managed, that it does not even have a credit rating because the city does not need to issue debt to raise funds for community projects or other resources. irvine, california came in second on the list a well managed cities. the best one city in the united states is virginia beach, virginia. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news. we will have more on our developing story out of berkeley where there has been a fire at a famous restaurant. [ female announcer ] now your best accessory can be your smile. with colgate optic white toothpaste. it whitens over 2 shades more than a leading whitening toothpaste. and try colgate optic white mouthwash. to whiten more than 3 shades, use the whole whitening line, from colgate optic white. >> welcome back. if we a

that's where the backup is coming out of newark and into fremont. down here where the camera was, it was just fine. now that the lanes are cleared, we have all these folks headed down through fremont and towards that area. this is continue to build coming out of hayward continuing with the heavier flow. let's get a look out toward the tri-valley as well. the traffic flows nice and smoothly. no surprises through livermore. the san mateo bridge moves nicely. low clouds kicking in. so far, an easy drive over to the peninsula and a nice, smooth drive. taking up the volume. palo alto into or out of san francisco, 101 or 280. one of the issues we are following is this. we have this power pole that is still down. a sweeper truck took out the power pole and almost 600 customers. we hear there are just 23 customers that remain without power. we have local traffic control for the businesses there. your business might be affected if you are traveling there. a head's up. they are quickly fixing that situation. >>> we are following another situation, breaking ne

and in san francisco and fremont, 13%.tics, including heather rangel, say the police aren't giving a high enough priority to property crimes, why in the last few days she bought a heavy-duty safe, in125u8d a security system and did some of her own detective work, bagging the thieves' gloves as evidence. she's just glad no one was hurt. >> that's the gift of all of this is, i learned that, and i hopefully will not have to face another situation that could be worse. >> reporter: monty francis, "today in the bay." >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," the usually peaceful world, baseball classic turns violent. the baseball brawl that cleared both benches. we'll show you why this escalated. >>> plus, when we can expect to see tim lincecum back on the mound after missing his last two spring >>> love that song. good sign for the world series champion giants. tim lincecum in assimilated game yesterday. the two-time cy young winner has missed his last two scheduled starts with a blister on his right middle finger. he struck out s

we do have the potential of a hot spot in fremont. this is set the bay bridge toll plaza where the meter and lights have now been activated. for the last 15 minutes only the cash lanes were back up. if the drive time has moved from 12 minutes to 14 minutes the san mateo bridge is problem free and the golden gate bridge looks good from marin county. as we pick up the east bay commute is heavier traffic from the alta mount pass way into dublin. 680 south still looks good. at 880 south bond and stevens and accident is in the fast lane. it has back things up. depending on how long it takes a clear this may become a hot spot. the south bay freeway looks good and we're not tracking any unusual delays. the north may rise still looks good come out of novato. the monday stranded as on-time and the metro is not tracking any problems. >> north korea is once again making threats against the united states. the country said today that it plans to place military units on combat ready status to prepare for possible strikes on the united states bases.

students are number one here in fremont. >> fremont police say they alerted the public about the bomb threat using their legal system. the school superintendent says cool the not contact parents about the recent falls alarm. >> 7 of 6:00 a.m. and a preschool is reopening today after being closed for four days after discovering a teacher had tied up a child for refusing to take a nap. will tran giant as from center point christian preschool. >> this feature is barred from finding any employment in the teaching profession while this investigation is ongoing. i just got off the fall of one of the administrators, school started five minutes ago. they're refusing to go on camera but they are saying is that for instance of days learning about what happened and talking about it. they brought in experts to learn from this and to prevent from happening again the future. the police apartment has finished with their investigation and has turned over their findings to prosecutors. it will be up to the prosecutors weather not the file any charges and what types if they will file. a barely earlier

fremont moving smoothly as well. both sides of the peninsula not a big deal except the wet roadways. back to you. >>> chp issuing a silver alert for an 83-year-old man from danville. nicholas totino, who goes by the nickname of paul, was seen yesterday afternoon at 12:30. police say he has heart complications and early dementia, said to drive a 2006 gray-colored toyota camry with the license plate you see on your screen. 5thh081. we received this photo coming up here in the past hour. i guess you already saw it there. he is a white male with white hair and jesusle eyes. he stands 5'7", weighs about 180 pounds. if you happen to have any information, you are asked to please call police. >>> pleasanton preschool is opening today after being shut down for five days, brought on by child abuse allegations. christie smith is live with what's going to be different when the kids head back to class today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon and laura. after news broke last week of those allegations against a fo

today, 67 for livermore, 68 in fairfield and 66 in fremont. let's check that drive. good morning, mike. >>> good morning. bay bridge toll plaza, couple of cars waiting in the cash lanes. this is a pretty typical pattern. 5:37. this is a wednesday. nothing unusual on the approach. past the coliseum, taillights going over to high street high rise smoothly. southbound side with the headlights picking up in volume there. there's a report of a dog that might have been running around in the roadway, truck pulled over with a dog crate in the back. activity now off to the shoul r shoulder. just a little distraction as you're passing underneath that 238 interchange. tri-valley earlier slowdown. a little more now outlet of the altamont and into livermore. typical build. typical pattern. slowing over the dublin interchange as well. over toward livermore it continues to build, continues to slow. live look for 101 through san jose, north of 280 interchange, picking up the volume here as well. we'll pick out any slowing. in the next report we'll give you a wider view. back to you.

upper 60's in san francisco and san mateo and richmond and fremont. everyone else is in the low-to-mid 70's until the coast where you have sunshine and throw mid-60's. we will have high clouds but in the radar is dry across the entire state. we will talk about temperatures, mid-70's through the central valley and mid-50's for eureka, tahoe, and 57 today in yosemite and increasing sunshine and 61 in monterey and 69 in san diego, and 77 in los angeles and 85 in palm springs! safe travels. sue? >> in san rafael, northbound and southbound 101, southbound the headlights are headed toward the civic center and beyond north gate mall you and can picture where you are right here. everything is moving nice limit an early stall on the high-rise section with a tow truck there. it will be gone in a moment. you may find a few brake lights turning to the high-rise westbound but otherwise we just have road work. we will look at eastbound 580, greenville to north flynn with traffic slowing from the central valley. >> the percentage of american homes with guns has drop

. >> reporter: 24 hours later the two suspects, a 19-year-old fremont man and a new york minor, cameace with a dozen fremont detective who is set up a sting operation at a bank parking lot yesterday morning. >> then all of a sudden the other detectives' car rolls up. there's four detectives there and the guy says, fremont police. >> reporter: opi agrees and so does his new family. evette and dave are getting married this summer. >> this is our baby. >> reporter: and tonight their baby is finally home. stephanie trong, nbc bay area news. >>> meteorologist rob mayeda is here with a feel-good story depending on the forecast you like. if you like it wet it is nice. >> if you want short-term allergy relief you'll be happy we have rain drops as early as tonight. right now we have 50s to mid-60s outside. still pretty mild in livermore after temperatures in the 70s. 65 right now. by the way, high temperatures by wednesday cooler than the numbers we are seeing outside right now. we'll see a cool down coming up in the seven-day forecast. cooling this evening into tomorrow thanks to the fact th

sharing the temperature with concord and hayward at 49 and 48 in fremont and half moon bay. 47 in antioch and livermore and san jose. temperatures are cooler but dry this morning. we will hang out in the mid-40's to 50 through 7:00. notice the coast, stuck in the low-to-mid 50's spiking in the upper 50's for an hour this afternoon. we will be near 60 at noon around the bay and you will notice the breezes this afternoon and temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's. sue? >> so far, a good ride from east bay to the peninsula on the san mateo bridge, tail lights making the turn to the high-rise a few brake lights but other than that you are looking at 14-minute drive from hayward toward san mateo. good looking commute at this time. otherwise, we will check out road work still in the lanes on the peninsula, south 101 the embarcardero to shoreline picked up shortly and checking the drive out of the antioch area looking sluggish and eastbound we still have road work between hillcrest to lone tree and that

enjoy the weather and get out because fremont will have a high of 71 degrees. be 74 for fairfield and 69 degrees in san leandro. napa will have a high of 74 degrees. it will be low 70's for petaluma. satellite radar shows the drier weather will be in for now and any wet weather will stick to our north. it will be cooler weather over the next few days. we do have the opportunity to see wet weather once again for to stay into thursdaytuesday throu >> the ride to the bridge still looks give but the fog is extending around the bay area. this is the bay bridge toll plaza westbound and the metering lights are not yet known. this is the first time that we have seen the san mateo bridge. there are no fault advisories. the golden gate bridge had fall on the bridge and it is still a light ride in the southbound direction. we're updating the drive time with the maps. is an 11 to 12 minute drive times of this is a small commute. there are no delays on highway 1 01. the north bay freeway still looks good and it's about a 21 minute drive time from novato to the golden gate b

>> slow getting into fremont. we have a look at 680. commute has been slow at the toll plaza although it's improving quite a bit. quickly go to the maps here. 880 is slow. let's go back to steve. >> mostly cloudy and maybe occasional rain. mile temps and it looks like cloudy pattern with rain increasing as we head toward the latter part of the weekend. >>> that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news and we will see you the next time the news breaks. >> watch us at noon. giants host the as tonight for an exhibition series and find out how much those two teams are worth. we were here for you on ktvu.com. thank you for joining us. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! don't stress. we can figure this out. [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ ♪ [ male anno

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agencies around the world in a 24 hour police tweet-a-thon, and palo alto and east palo alto and fremontos and mountain view police department are participating with 160 police agencies worldwide to give you at look at what police answers do each day. >> mike, how is the weather? >> a beautiful live shot from emeryville, the hills, berkeley hills, actually, looking back toward san francisco. today, the freezes pick up, keeping the dry air here in the sunshine and mid-60's to 70 an the bay and wins are the most frisky at the coast and mid-60's to 71 inland. sue? >> all lanes now are open, southbound 101, good news and traffic is backed toward marin city and sausalito but it will be recovering shortly and san jose, those lanes southbound are ready to re-open at 9:30 this morning so not friday lite with the two sig-alerts now down to >>> good morning, america. and breaking overnight, three marines dead in a shooting on base. the suspect killing two fellow soldiers before turning the gun on himself, barricading himself inside the barracks, a standoff that lasted through the night. we have a

the girl reported the incident about two hours >> fremont police say they collected more than 300 weapons and distributed more than 50-thousand dollars at a gun buyback event on saurday. 339 weapons were collected from residents in fremont, newark and union city. they included 6 assault rifles, 149 handguns and 184 rifles. all weaons were required to be in working condition and and payouts were limited to 10 guns per vehicle on a first-come, first-served basis. >> coming up on kron 4 news ♪ yeeeowwww! hot mess hot mess hot mess ♪ ♪ your'e a hot kind of love you set me on fire you spice up my night feed my every desire ♪ jack's one hit wonder is now a burger. the hot mess is loaded with spicy jalapenos, onion rings and gooey pepper jack cheese. ♪ your'e a-a hot mess and that's how i met your mom. ♪ hot mess >> taking a look at the weather. a beautiful weekend so far in the bay area. on the left, is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. and on the right, video from saturday in napa. toss weather! it is feeling more like spring out there. you concede it is a beautiful start today. w

>> good morning, we go back to fremont now, with a couple of situations happening. first we go southbound 680, rather, 880, this is five cars involved in an accident here. it is in the commute lane so you can see slow traffic there. northbound at the parkway, this has been cleared off to the shoulder after an early four car accident and southbound 680 at mission, there were cars that hit concrete there and they now are off to the shoulder but you may find slowing there. no metering lights yet but minor backup at the bay bridge and sluggish on the upper deck into san francisco. >> the two major political parties are losing their grip on california voters. those who call themselves democrats and republicans are finding less company. new numbers from the secretary of state show that democrats now make up over 43 percent of california voters down 1 percent from 2011 with the decline bigger if republicans, just 28 percent of californians call themselves "republicans," down from 30 percent two years ago. 20 percent of california voters are registered to vote with any part

fremont police are holding a gun buy back for residents of fremont, newark and union city and pittsburg police will buy guns from pittsburgh or bay point residents. proof of residency is required. up to $200 will be paid for rifles, shotguns and handguns. assault weapons are forth $300 until the money runs out. those events take place from 10:00 this morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. the fremont event will take place at the fire department training facility on stevenson boulevard. the pittsburgh event is at city hall on pacific avenue. guns must be unloaded and transported in the trunk of your car. >>> in pinole police are investigating a scary attempted kidnapping that happened in broad daylight. a twelve-year-old girl told her a man asked her if she wanted a ride when she walked home from school yesterday afternoon. when she said no she claims the man grabbed her wrist but she escaped. the man is described as young, thin with short hair, a brown gotee, and a piercing in his right eyebrow. >>> the state department of social services has shut down a livermore daycare center pending o

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teachers in the fremont unified school does it spend the day yesterday protesting.ms and pay raises they want class sizes that the 24 students per for those in the garden through third grade. up to seven. it said seven studen27 students fo7 through high school. they won a 2 percent pay hike and better benefits. >> today marks the first full day for paul francis as the new leader of the catholic church. he'll be meeting his predecessor today despite reports. that of the next couple of days. of france is already has a lot on his plate with the day of prayer at rome's main basilica. he is also celebrating an inaugural as in the sistine chapel where cardinals yesterday elected leader. >> i think that simplicity and purity of spirit came true in his first appearance to the world located in st. peter's basilica. >> it is great, i am from latin america. it is a tradition to invest in church. >> other parishioners say they hope the new pope will be able to help solve problems. detroit catholic church is currently facing the priest sex abuse scandal. >> a 60 ft. sailboat is

. >> emotional day ended with a fund-raiser in fremont where sierra was born and raised. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar has still not entered a plea nine months after his arrest. they found garcia torres's dna on lamar's clothing found near her home and her dna in his car. legal experts say a long delay is not unusual in a case like this with an active investigation and no body. garcia torres has also been charged with trying to kidnap three other women separately in 2009. the district attorney says garcia torres is scheduled to enter a plea on april 4th. >>> this morning two employees at the popular music venue continues the recovery after they were shot during a robbery. the ashkenaz, two men came in demanding cash and at one point shot the employees, both of them and they're both expected to be okay. another employee says ashkenaz may have been targeted because of an increase in events to celebrate the non-profit's 40th anniversary. >> as more people have been coming into the space they see the money and we're pretty casual here because we're communit

fremont police are still investigating.ties don't believe any of the incidents are connected. one parent here at foothill told us there was a threat made on facebook with a week before this latest incident, she said it's being kept hushed by the school but police are investigating a freshman or sophomore for making threats about wanting to hurt some people. the most recent threatening note still under investigation, but police believe that a female wrote that note in this case. we're live in pleasanton. >>> we continue our coverageof the election pope francis. he brought a bouquet to the church dedicated to the virgin mary and blessed followers yesterday, telling the people of rome he would pray to madonna she would watch over the city. reporter craig boswell has reported from rome all week and joins us now with the pope's vision for the future. good morning, craig. >> reporter: pam, good morning to you. by the way, the pope, pope francis, was talking about visiting pope benedict xvi today, that's not going to happen today

a smooth flow of traffic around the fremont funnel. north 880, a pickup truck that is on the off ramp. it is being addressed right now. just one lane affected and flashing lights. folks getting off for highway 84 at thornton. >>> now, as you are getting 84 across the bay, that's a little farther north. that's the dunbarton bridge. looking smoothly. let's get a quick look at the east shore freeway coming down through emeryville and into berkeley. we are looking at a smooth drive west with the headlights. no slowing. back to you. >>> things are heating up for madness today. the ncaa tournament begins. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live at the hp pavilion with all the details. >> reporter: good morning. several games nationwide. four of them right here in that building behind me at the hp pavilion. the first game starting a little bit later this morning. the game of most interest locally is going to be not until this afternoon, when number 12 seed, cal, will take on number 5 seed, unlv. both teams seen yesterday during the prac