you also heard from santa clara's new district attorney jeff rosen. now we're going to see how it can profoundly affect a february. on february 8th, two people were gunned down while working on a car car while working on a street. joining us right now is the boys' mother. it's hard for you to get there. but going back to that day so people understand why you want to talk about why you are here today? >> on february 9th i got a call from my son, greg, mom i want you to stop what what you are doing. i sat on my knees and said a prayers. ten minutes later, he said mom, we lost him. i couldn't believe my ears. both of them had been murdered in the city of oakland. >> just going about their business. >> 22 years old, in college, working. his car broke down and he called his brother to come and help him fix it. what beyond comprehension how he was available to help him but according to the police while they were working on the car a guy came up with an assault rifle. >> nobody knows why? >> no. it's just a random. >> i think they have a guy in jail but not

just this year, district attorney jeff rosen reinstated the unit to help police with unsolved homicides. >>> a california county is trying to get the fight against gay marriage on firmer legal ground. they asked for permission to step in as the primary defendants of proposition-8. the appeals court has expressed doubt whether the measure's sponsors have legal standing. since the governor and attorney general both declined to do so. a county clerk has stepped in because it would be his job to issue marriage licenses if legal. >>> new video surfacing showing the movement, the moment pardon me, the earthquake hit new zealand. >>> also, is it a redial for the iphone? the new consumer report centered on an old problem for the popular smart phone. >>> and stress and infertility. but now, new research on how moms in motion play a part in getting pregnant. >>> no big snowstorm headed our way. i'm jeff ranieri. we will however be tracking a few flurries possible in the ov night hours. the big story will be the cold. temperatures now in the 40s. we'll be dropping into the 20s for the north bay. f

but now as you said, district attorney jeff rosen is reinstating the unit.his yesterday. and he is appointing one of his top prosecutors to head it up. he is also selecting a veteran interrogator formerly from the mountain view police department to be the unit's investigator. rosen tells kcbs his office will never give up on old murder and rape cases. >> we may not be able to solve every, single one of them but we're going to try and we are going to have some successes, and i think that's really fundamental to what a civilized society requires. >> reporter: now, the county crime lab has joined in this effort. they have committed to handle dna evidence in an expedited fashion and the various law enforcement agencies near santa clara county, the various police departments, have all signed onto a partnership and cooperation agreement that basically allows the cold case guys to open up their old case files to do their investigations. of course, there have been dozens of cold case convictions nationwide over the past 15 years largely due to the dawn of the abilit

following through on a campaign promise, the d.a., jeff rosen, says the cold case unit will use dna evidence to investigate unsolved violent crimes. rosen says the santa clara county sheriff, the chiefs of police and the county crime lab have signed an agreement to give investigators everything they need to crack these cases. the unit was dismantled in 2007 but now is back. >>> borders cannot balance its books, so the bookstore is declaring bankruptcy and closing 200 stores. 11 right here in the bay area. this borders store in san jose is one of the 200 superstores that will close nationwide. we're told the 40-year-old company has been losing about $2 million a week. the stores will be holding sales this weekend. closing dates will occur over the next couple weeks. so the stores being closed here in the bay area are two in san jose, two in san francisco, one in los gatos, san mateo, alam a alameda, fremont, pleasanton, union city and san ramon. >>> well, the white house has been very coy about president obama's bay area visit tomorrow night. despite several requests, they have yet to release

just this year district attorney jeff rosen reinstated a cold case unit to help police with unsolved homicides and sexual assault cases. >>> violence in b.a.r.t. stations and on b.a.r.t. trains is on the rise. that's what the union representing the transit workers claims. the b.a.r.t.'s police chief agrees. he said station agtds want more police presence and armored booths with bullet-proof glass. there were 34 attacks against b.a.r.t. employees last year. that's up slightly from 2009 but down considerably from 2008. >>> a san francisco cop is in the clear after allegations that he rigged exams for other officers. an internal city investigation cleared the commander of charges that he helped colleagues prepare for the tests and that then he graded them. the report does not say that even if he tutored colleagues on the test it was before he was officially appointed to the role. but the investigation did show that the ten officers who scored the highest on the test in question would have still performed well. >>> after six decades in business a beloved grocery store in the south bay wi

jeff rosen says he's fulfilling a campaign promise. the agreement with the sheriff and police chief in the county to get greater access to unsolved cases to locate evidence, interview witnesses and conduct evaluations. the county crime lab will handle dna. the focus will be unsolved murders, rape and violent assault. >> the case of a bizarre attempted arson in oakland. a contractor working in the home noticed that someone had unscrewed the bolts from a gas meter and put lit candles on top. this was the scene from sky 7 hd. the contractor blew out the candles before anything could happen. the candle could have caused escaping gas to explode. pg&e was called in to inspect the gas meter for damage. that's what i call low tech. >> uh-huh. 5:08 is our time. i think my windshield wipers were so confused this morning. one minute turn them on, turn them off. did you do the same thing? >> i pretty much left them on the whole time. >> widespread rain. tomorrow the rain favoring the south bay. right now snow in the north bay around cobb mountain.

. >> you said jeff rosen is looking for clarification and i think last week or so, the d.a. in alameda county said i'm no longer into to go advise on this. at the local level, even the folks front hines, what's the biggest problem on the local level? >> probably three that you want to look at. first of all, regulation. nobody likes regulation, right? the fact is how many dispensaries should there be in a given area. where. what kind of background checks if any should there be of those people who are operating these dispensaries. what kind of operating hours. 24/7, hours where you're going to attract fewer people? all of these things. that's the first. second, taxation. what should these businesses pay to rate. after all, they're the beneficiaries of city and county services, so what share do they pay. and local governments are hungry for revenues right now. and finally, in whole question of crop cultivation. should cities allow the cooperatives to grow mayor pair which ultimately goes to sale and tax them for that, as well. well that's a problem, too. the federal government

santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen reactivated the cold case unit just this month specificallyd murder and rape cases. >> the everyone in our community including the perpetrators of these horrendous crimes should know that we're not giving up on solving them in the d.a.'s office and in fact we are going to solve them. >> reporter: 50-year-old husband will be arraigned in palo alto this afternoon. according to the district attorney's office police in sunnyvale brought this case to the attention of the cold case unit once they found out it was going to be reinstated this month. reporting live in san jose, i'm matt bigler for cbs 5. >> thank you, matt. >>> the time is 6:39. a new report accusing muni of being slow to fix numerous safety violations. >> and this morning, the mta chief joining us live onset. he is going to address what the agency is doing to keep riders safe. >> and the market just opened about 10 minutes ago. let take a quick peek: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to a close.. >>> snow levels lowering. not much in the way of snow right now. scattered showers in the san jose area.

was made following an investigation that was reopened by cold case uniformed by district attorney jeff rosen, the uses dna evidence to solve cases. concord police are looking for this man. suspected of robbing a man for one credit union. described as possibly madrid is the or hispanic, white head wrap, dark blue jacket. 25-30 years old, 5 ft. 10 in. tall. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, following the weather situation. if you're leaving your home right now there is a lot of puddles and. a quick look at symphysis go it is dark and cold. >> will: a quick look at the three major bay area bridges. bay bridge toll plaza, and you can see that mr. front of the headlights. not a problems smooth sailing. take it easy as you cross there. san mateo bridge, lots of water on the road, fortunately lots of space between cars. make sure you give people plenty of space. braking distance increases you need that on a day like today. the golden gate bridge, easiest bridge of the mall. busier this morning than and other morning spirit also take it easy as you cross that as well. police are looking for to r