kron 4'sicate t has de-- kron 4's kate thompson has details. >> reporter: 3,000 people were killed on september 11, 2001. then he bowed his head and held a moment of silence. the president also met with some of the victim's families. earlier the president had lunch at engine 54, a fire house that lost 15 firefighters. the visit was upbeat. >> main reason i came here is because i heard the food is good. >> to see him sit back in the chair and relax was wonderful. >> reporter: this september will mark the 10 year anniversary of the attacks. this shows the progress being made building the freedom tower. friday president obama is scheduled to meet with the navy seal team that killed osama bin laden. kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> the bay area family of 9/11 family watched the tribute on television from their home. he was among the heros of united flight 93 who fought back, forcing the plane down in pennsylvania before it could head back to washington. his mother fought back tears as she spoke about the death of osama bin laden. >> i don't think there will ever be closure for me when it c

kate thompson is here to tell us about the number of bay area customers affected. >>kate: a total of 1600 in california, in the bay area the most effective leaders were found in contra costa county 234. in alameda, 157 defective meters. san mateo county, 58 defective meters were found. the meters would overheat and overcharge customers. the issue with some smart leaders they would overheat, misreading the temperature in an overcharge customers. 8 million smart meters happen installed in just a small fraction 1600 have been found to have this defect. overheating of their internal temperature goes up over 100 degrees. all effective customers have been contacted and will receive a $40 refund and a $25 credit for inconvenience. all defective meters are being replaced. kate thompson kron 4 news. >>pam: more pg&e the news, they started preparing to take care of another problem today. this was the scene today. utility workers started sending a pipeline to removed the natural gas. that's a step needed before the contest pressure in the lines next week. testing is done by sh

kate thompson, kron4 news. >>> continuing with our big story, solano county is still the toughest real estate market in the bay area. nearly 59% of all the homes are underwater. this house was a perfect example of how the drop in home prices has hurt one family. when the patriarch of the family died in 2005, his wife refinanced the house to make some needed repairs but when hair payments ballooned, she was unable to keep making her payments. the family is trying to sell the house but it is listed at a fraction of what it was once worth. >>> it was slightly warmer out there for the most part today. but we are going to see quite a bit of changes in our extended forecast, including a chance hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there are no hard choices. >>> with 99 years of running

kate thompson, kron 4 news.>pam: a bit of good news of the gas, today, gas prices are down 1¢ from yesterday we dollars and 95¢ a gallon. in california prices are holding steady at $4.26. the prices are always higher in san francisco, an average gallon of gas in san francisco is $4.31, in oakland and san as did the average price is at the state average of $4.26 a gallon. >>jacqueline: current conditions, it temperatures cooler to the close slimcoast l. the sea breeze blowing into this seashores. satellite picture, there is the fog hugging the coast line and spilling into the bay shores. tomorrow morning, widespread fog early in the morning, patchy in landed and the delta at. it's going to be tense along coasts. by 10:00 still some patchy fog for the north bay and the bay shores. the fog not budging from the coastline. temperatures will be " cosi tomorrow. we will cool bay area wide because the sea breeze winds will bring it into the north bay. temperatures dropping into the '60s and the delta. 50 san francisco,

kate thompson, kron4 news. >>> continuing with our big story, solano county is still the toughest realthe bay area. nearly 59% of all the homes are underwater. this house was a perfect example of how the drop in home prices has hurt one family. when the patriarch of the family died in 2005, his wife refinanced the house to make some needed repairs but when hair payments ballooned, she was unable to keep making her payments. the family is trying to sell the house but it is listed at a fraction of what it was once worth. >>> it was slightly warmer out there for the most part today. but we are going to see quite a bit of changes in our extended forecast, including a chance of rain. i'll tell you when coming up in just a bit. lots of us are sick or hurt we have four times as many emotional problems as other kids i'll have to move over and over again. i'm twice as likely to drop out of high school. there's a 50-50 chance i'll end up homeless. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child. and stick to it. like seriously low prices. [ male announcer ] at safeway, we

kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> marty: your full forecast the 880 interchange.her means here and in the cerouplease be careful through the sierras... >> marty: we are back on kron 4 news this weekend. taking a look at downtown, overcast skies. janu. good morning. >> good morning. a bit more clear but increasing clout as the day progresses. this late-season storm increasing-clouds-with thunderstorms and even hail. even snowfall at 3,000 ft.. with a light dusting possible but it should dry out. we should be in the zazzle bay to breakers dry everybody is in the low 50s. 54 degrees in mountain view. and 53 in san jose. taking a look at the satellite in the rader is slowly approaching. the wind speed is going to pick up this afternoon. even raindrops as early as 1:00 p.m. the futurecast is showing that these weather cells are indicating light rainfall. also this yellow is indicating moderate- heavy. more widespread by 10:00 a.m. and then it will dry out by 2:00 p.m. and hopefully by 5:00 p.m. but we could still seek residual, lingering weather cells. the afghan and h

kate thompson shows as the surveillance camera footage. kate: this is a view from some other surveillance cameras outside the pot club. you can see he has told the class and they're going to light that cocktail and throw it through. you see that flash of light and then all of the smoke. if you could see the flames coming up here. all of the chairs are on fire. there is another cocktail rolling through the front door. back outside, you could see their letting the cocktail and it will throw one more break through the door and then the two suspects run away. >>pam: oakland police are looking for a least one person who led them on a police chase this afternoon that ended with the crash near 82nd. police say the suspected driver hit another car with the woman and two children inside. the children are reportedly find the woman was taken to the hospital. please have the parameters set up to try and trap the suspects who they do consider dangerous. san francisco please have a man in custody suspected of attacking and 84 year-old man at fisherman's

kate thompson has more on the park closures which may happen soon. kate: looks like this could begin showing up after labor day at many state parks. in the south bay henry called the largest park in northern california is on the list to be shut down. its closure would mean no camping, hiking or visitor center. in marin county a park that is threatened with $33 million in budget cuts the state parks department said it can afford to keep it open. they were shut down for beaches and picnic areas to its 120,000 annual visitors. in san francisco candlestick recreational park is on the list. parking lots would be dated and upkeep dues. meaning patrols will be sent and every now and again to look for damage. the states that without more money its only option would be the partner of the cities and counties and have them operate the parks in order to keep them open. kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>pam: school cuts, it has been a week of protests over education funding as the state faces a $15.4 billion deficit. teachers are trying to pressure republican lawmaker

kate thompson kron 4 news.>pam: 13 coverage moves to to resell she talked with parents who say a shorter school year would greatly impact children's education. as >>terisa: marine a middle school let out wednesday parents were furious about the news that legislators may consider cutting 20 days off the school year. this mom says it's already tough enough with all of the cuts that have taken place for her son to get a good education. >> a shorter year will be worse for the kids because they have less programs that the school, after-school programs. of the >>terisa: parents argued that although they understand california is going through difficult times, they believe that education should be left alone. >> they cut anotheenough alread. >> it will impact the kids not the parents. they're losing their education and the budget cuts is just outrageous. >>terisa: reporting live, kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: current conditions right now quite warm out there today. we've enjoyed a really nice weather today but how long wi

kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>pam: san francisco school board approved more than 100 cuts last night including 139 certified employees such as teachers and nurses and counselors. 13 administrators, and 120 paraprofessionals and 34 civil service employes such as secretaries and nutrition experts. last night the antioch law school board it voted unanimously to lay off teachers. these labels will go into effect for the 2011 and 2012 school year in order to halt the budget deficit of $12 million. cuts to education are the center protests all across the state of california. schools rallied in union city this morning, the students joining in. on june 30th at the state schools are expected to lose $4 billion in funding if tax extensions are not passed. in alameda, the protest was not his blog go the message from the teachers' group was just as strong. >> it is real, very real and we don't want to wake up tomorrow and have the education of california devastated. by the loss of school days, the cuts, the increase in clas

as kate thompson reports organizers say this year there is no looking the other way off. most police ever on this course and in the first time private security is being brought in. if in an effort to put an end to drinking during this race bayto breakers that say that it did and now with is your tolerance, no more alcohol. police will be at zero tolerance, is getting any alcohol with private security backing them up. stopping any of the 55,000 runners were spectators were caught drinking. those who are already strong, the light turned police will make and judgment call. either a arrest them or put them into a sobering tent. also the longtime tradition is meeting its and organizers are putting this portable bars and the alcohol will be confiscated, immediately. >>pam: today we passed the viewers about the new zero tolerance concerning alcohol and if they think it will change the race. >> kimberlee: this is a really hot topic, facebook fan page. dozens were talking about this and first, justin. this city should not fight was one to happen anyway they should increase the dol

kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> big changes this weekend as the storm drops out of the gulf of alaskahere is a look at the weekend. winds pick up tomorrow. also cooler, in the low 60s. sunday morning the rain tins and the chance of thunderstorm showers increases. sun breaks and that increases in stabilities. temperatures in the 50s for most of the bay area on sunday. tomorrow, temperatures cool. today we saw cooling in most locations. tomorrow, low 60s. today we were in the upper 60s. difference tomorrow not big in san francisco. 9 degrees cooler in livermore and napa. storm is in the gulf of alaska. it's dropping south lowly. riding the coast line tomorrow. there is the core of it, riding the coast line towards the bay area. rain saturday and sunday. future cast, the rain approaching saturday evening, light showers 8:00. midnight, the rain out of the bay area but it will return. the modelings have been vareing so it looks like showers through sunday morning. later morning hours it brings back the chance of showers and heavy rain expected. cold storm. snow levels could drop as low as

as kate thompson reports the organizers say this year there's no looking the other way. >>kate: most police ever on the course, and the first time private security is being broadened. all in an effort to bring an end to drinking during bay to breakers. organizers say that and now. it's your tolerance, and no more alcohol. police will be stationed at checkpoints along the race route confiscating any alcohol they see. security will also be back in the month, stopping any of the 55,000 runners or spectators were caught drinking. those who are already drunk police will make a judgment call to either make an arrest or send them to a number of tents for people will have to stay until they sober up. it's also zero tolerance any and all flows. a longtime tradition is meeting its end. organizers say they are used as portable bars and are officially gone. there will be confiscated immediately. >>pam: the preparations for the 100 and you will zazzle bay to breakers are under way. to get to more news faster we turn to dross clifford he is live now joining us at the finish line with a

kate thompson, kron 4 news. (music) >> jacqueline: what a gorgeous day out there today.t the marina towards alcatraz that fog kept it cooler. we are going to see fog again tomorrow. it is not going to be quite as bad as tomorrow which means warmer conditions tomorrow. just a few clouds but it will clear out, quicker tomorrow. the wind will be coming out from the land instead of the ocean which will be warmer into the afternoon. temperatures will be warmer but he specially as we go towards inland it will really get more. of the fog tracker is showing exactly where it will be overnight. the bay shores, and along the coast. until 6:00 a.m.:not much of and in the end pushed and will clear out quickly. 9:00 a.m., we are seeing the wind increasing. there out that fog. and also the sea breezes will kick in with the land breezes meaning warmer temperatures. 65 in san francisco, and the delta, the inland valleys are about the same. closer to the coast and along the bay shore, upper 70's, low 80s. take a look at this warming trend. when temperatures are barely warming up! and 90 d

kate thompson kron 4 news. >>pam: tuesday traffic, 680- 24 exchange the headlights' are northbound traffic moving at medium speed in both directions. we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments. hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there are no hard choices. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit

kate thompson kron 4 news. >>pam: educators' responded sharply to the news that there could be a possible cut to the school year. they argue cuts made in the past few years have already had a devastating impact in california. more cuts would just make matters worse. >> to take 20 days at of the schedule is just slicing away everything. it's like giving up on education. it doesn't leave you the time to work with the kids. that is the greatest problem. you have to have a certain amount of time and tried to introduce, make sure they catch on and they actually get in their minds. that defeat everything you're trying to do as a teacher. >>pam: just across the state plan to hold a rally in sacramento next week in hopes of making sure legislators cannot make drastic cuts to education. the budget proposal could mean 138 jobs will be eliminated. some say he could put people safety in jeopardy. j.r. stone is following the story. he shows us exactly where some of the big cuts could be made. >>j.r. stone: budget that was a

kate thompson kron 4 news.there is plenty of wind for flying a kite, windsurfing and generally speaking just a bad hair dydid. a whole lot of clouds at the golden gate, if lot of clouds moving back into the bay. if a live view of san francisco. there are the clouds we are going to see those stick around for the evening and into tomorrow morning. that's as a weather system passes through. no significant rain of any kind. temperatures in the '50s, 56 pleasanton and san mateo. berkeley's 53 degrees. temperatures will be kind of pull the next few days because of this weather system pushing through. behind this is a whole lot of cold air that's coming out of the gulf right here in to california. high temperatures tomorrow and monday only in the 50s and low to mid '60's. along with some pretty strong winds that will persist not only tomorrow but into monday. look for clouds and a few sprinkles, this same sort of routine for tomorrow morning. if by midmorning the clouds clear and we see improving conditions. future ca

ceremony of silence and meeting with the victim's kate thompson has details.m: president laid >>reporter: president obama twin towers were over 3000 people were killed and 2001 ceremony of silence and meeting with the victim's family. earlier, the a firefighters that lost firehouse the lost the 15 firefighters. the visit was up beat. >> the main reason i came here was for the food! [laughter]>> to see him sit back in a chair, relax and of a nice conversation was wonderful. >>reporter: this is the 10 a year anniversary of september 11th. this time lapse of the deal is showing video the progress of the new side scrapper called the freedom tower. skyscraper--used when friday, president obama will be scheduled to who team that killed osama bin laden >>pam: >>pam: mother of 911 is hailing the death of nothing great then justice served. she is celebrating the death and saying that it is about time. >> considered effective for about one decade we been taunted by one american demand that is been issuing threatening videotapes and a states in issuing spotlights. i thin

kate thompson, kron 4 news.r story tonight is this rainfall that could interfere with the bayto breakers. it is stationary but it is going to drop down offshore. bringing rain into sunday. taking a look at our extended forecast. sunny, breezy, temperatures on the mild a much cooler as we go towards the weekend. saturday into sunday that rain is going to roll in with the possibility of thunderstorms. it should dry out by the avenue in. the after- and perhaps by the reese finishing the rain could be dissipated >>this just in to the kron 4 news room in ac transit bus has had a van in oakland with injuries. video just in our newsroom. the entire front windshield of that bus is missing. it happened along fifth avenue near boulevard late this afternoon. a van ran a red light and the no. 40 bus that you see fit to the van. four people on the boss, the bus driver, and that hit that ban all had to go to the hospital. and the driver of the van. will keep you posted. live, grant lotus, kron 4 news. off >> kimberlee: the fa

kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>pam: nearly 59 percent of all homes in the county are under water.eff bush tells you the story of one family home that's on the market for nearly three times less that's a value before the bottom dropped out. >>jeff: this for veteran to bathhouses been a family home for 42 years and was supposed to be the place where an elderly couple will spend the remainder of the life. now it's on the market for a fraction of what it once was worse.worth. the family refinand the house to make improvements and get caught up in hospital bills. it turns out the refinancing was a bad deal and the payments ballooned a few years ago because of the interest rate going up. >> at that time the money was needed desperately because of the job market and things going out of sync with the house. you need upgrades, to maintain the house. >>jeff: with a new roof, a new heater and air conditioners the house is in good shape. today is on the market for $99,000. >> it's a great deal for nine and $9,000. >>jeff: he hopes somebody buys that before the bank takes said in the family lo

as kate thompson reports hundreds of people are still missing. >> reporter: these show the devastation of a neighborhood in alabama before and after last week's tornado. across understates the search effort continued for nearly 400 people who are missing. here in one of the hardest-hit areas 39 people died, survivors continued to look for neighbors, friends, loved runs. the government estimates there as 300 pro tornadoes in a single day last week. the last three tomorrow. --312 tornadoes. leaving thousands of people homeless the red cross set up shelters for people providing food, supplies. federal disaster relief officers are being set up to help people navigate the red tape for shelter and eight. >> james: more on our local weather, much milder. louisa. >> louisa: ready for really nice string of whether this morning golden gate bridge, not as bad as his today in terms of the fog. santa rosa 46 series. surely stirred to the day. close to 80 degrees today in santa rosa. hayward concord, low 50s as well same for the livermore. as we had to this day we will continue to be mostly clear. l

kate thompson takes a closer look. >> reporter: they would over he misreading the temperature and overchargedustomers. the million smart readers have been installed. 1,600 m have been found to have this defect overheating if they go up over 100 degrees. all affected customers have been contacted and are received a $40 refund and a $25 credit. all defective meters reed being replaced. >> justine: a programming note to tell you about, this saturday we will airing "chase" right here on kron4. and then the kron4 news will be on after that, because the giant's game will be airing on nbc. the kron 4 morning news will be right back.. >> james: alley to the lead to the navy's top secret or your force known as seal team-6 they're getting credit for killing osama bin laden. this morning we're learning more details about how they were able to carry out a mission impossible. >> reporter: navy seal team 6 was born of a failure more than 30 years ago in an effort to rescue the hostages ended dressed asleep. aid that the force members died. still the team six was created to be the first full-time counter- t