>> go morning, if some of the top stories that we are following this thursday march 21st. police are looking for the head coach of a traveling bay area baseball team. he is suspected of molesting a teenager and secretly selling a another one. >> president obama is in the west bank this morning for meetings with palestinian leaders on a protest for restarting mid east peace talks with israel. >> let the big dance began. and just hours from now thousands will be heading to the south bay to watch march madness. we will have a live report from h.p. pavilion. >> the conditions to mind will be chilly and overnight the temperatures may be in the upper 30's. we do have warmer weather just-in-time for the weekend. >> there is still a quiet ride and here is a quick commute check from the san mateo bridge. we are seen some slowing on 580 and highway for westbound. on 580 there is a stalled car and this is backing up traffic on two 05. the south bay peninsula is still looking good. >> the search continues for a bay area high school baseball coach who is accused of molesting one boy and secretly famine another. along with coaching, he is also the owner of the sports business in san leandro. kron4 will tran is live and fun of that business. >> as you can see this business is closed. it will be closed indefinitely. this is a triple play batting cage. it is owned by this man on your screen. he is 52 years old. this is a mug shot that was taking back in october when he was accused of molesting a child. the latest accusations are stating that he has done this again. also, this other boy who we talked about that was filmed while he was getting undressed. they noticed this when that went to the man's house and went through his computer and this all the footage. there's no word on where he is at but he is the coach of the steam. this is made up of high school baseball players. they travel all around and they have won several championships. they're very successful. i am trying to talk with some of the neighbors and they stated that they had no idea that this was going on. they stated that he seemed to be very quiet. >> another developing story that we are following this morning. two pedestrians were hit by a utility truck in san francisco. it happened just after 10:00 p.m. last night at of the snc and west portal. authority say that both the man and woman were seriously injured. . the hospital this morning. investigators think that dense fog may be to blame. they are currently no charges being filed against the driver. >> and vallejo, a police standoff ends with officers opening fire and killing the suspect. if this is video that you only see on kron 4. it was all caught on camera by a neighbor. you concede the swat team using an armored vehicle to move in on the house. police said that the men have been pointingeighbors earlier in the day. it was when he broke a window and pointed a shotgun at least the officers responded with deadly force. when they finally into the long, police found a shotgun next to the man, but will not confirmed yet if he died by police fire or from a self- inflicted wound. >> san mateo school officials at aragon high school. are stepping up security this morning after an anonymous threat was posted on facebook. it is described as a rambling threat that targets the high school today. investigators are working on trying to figure out who is responsible. >> police also looking for the person was shot and killed a 20 year-old man in antioch. it happened yesterday afternoon just off the campus of marshall elementary. the school was " not placed on lockdown " no word on the identity of the victim. police have not released a suspect information. >> we are also following march madness here on kron 4 morning news. four games will be played today in san jose, including what is basically a home game for the cal bears. let's go out to kron 4 urs mike pelton who is live h.p. pavilion. >> going back to the cal and the u. n l the game. this is a little unusual because they're giving regional advantage to the lord scene. cal does not normally do this or schedule rematches. cal and u.n.l.v. played on december the ninth. if u.n.l.v. won the game by one point. we will see what will happen today. i am just noticing all of these times. >> this dame will be at 4:27 p.m.. there is money in this pullool >> . the time is 6 06 a.m.. here is a live look outside at mount cam. >> save up to 40% on closeout sets from beautyrest and posturepedic. save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. but hurry, the beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? 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" tojybe " is a mobile service that gathers the peoples of recommendations about food and entertainment. the deal was announced yesterday and marks yahoos the fourth acquisition of a small startup adorn the past five months. >> rising gas prices are really taken a chunk out of people's monthly budgets. now the bay area grocer is working with a low oil company to reduce the prices are around the northern california area. safeway is teaming up with chevron to give you a break at the pump. the deal is simple. buy more groceries, and you say more at the chevron devastation. accumulated enough reward points and you could save up to 20¢ per gallon. the offer is open to any safeway club member, and to redeem the gas rewards, just like your rewards club card upon. if the discount is also available at texaco stations as well. >> we will be right back. 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" i am very sorry. i do not always express myself as clearly as i should. >> california's lieutenant governor is weighing in on the upcoming supreme court hearing on same-sex marriage. as mayor of san francisco, gavom mewsp, directed the city clerk to issues same-sex marriage licenses nine years ago. while those first marriages were later ruled illegal, many credit the action with getting the marriage to equity ball rolling. the lieutenant governor is optimistic about the supreme court's here in hopes that the outcome will allow same- sex couples from the country to get married. >> the supreme court is scheduled to hear those arguments next tuesday and wednesday. >> nearly 100 protesters were arrested yesterday on the loss vegas strip. workers demonstrate against the cosmopolitan casino protesting that their union contract negotiations that have lasted for two years. employees of the casino said that the drawn-out contract talks have stalled health care and job security. the protesters shut down traffic on the strip in both directions for more than hour. >> the puppeteer who get sesame street's elmo his voice, is facing a disturbing new lawsuit. a federal lawsuit has been filed this week by sheldon stevens, who claims that kevin clash through a crystal meth " sex " party in 2004. stevens is the fourth man to sue the ex elmo puppeteer. he was the first one to publicly claim that he had a sexual relationship with him as a teenager. three other men then file a lawsuit accusing clash of befriending them as teenagers and then having sex with them. accusations led to clashes be suspended from sesame street. he eventually resigned. his lawyer says the latest lawsuit is " meritless and barred by the statue of limitations. 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" this is a surveillance photo the man who is suspected of robbing three banks in the sonoma county area. he is known for giving out demandingand wearing a hooded sweat shirt. police said that he was last seen getting into a 1990 jeep wrangler with a faded red paint. >> police of looking for the head coach of the traveling bay area baseball team. he is suspected of molesting one teenage boy, and secretly femina another one. investigators think that there may be even more victims. a $300,000 arrest warrant has been issued for 52 year-old joel kaufman of orinda. he coaches the " california smoke " a baseball club out of san jose. its players are from all of the bay area. kaufman is also the owner of a triple play usa, a batting cage facility in san leandro. >> police force arrested kaufman in august after the parents of a boy he allegedly molested filed charges against him. but no charges were filed even at that time. >> we're learning more about the police officer involved in the latest officer involve shooting in san jose. as we reported yesterday, his name is a boost barthelemy a five-year veteran of the department. video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news shows the scene from monday night. he fired one round, killing the still unidentified driver of a stolen car. police said that the driver was trying to run officer down. if they also confirm that he was involved in a another officer involve shooting in november last year. in that incident, he shot and wounded suspect wanted in a murder and robbery rampage. the santa clara county sheriff's office is handling this latest investigation. all of these things will be looked into and they will get documentation. >> as it is in standard protocol, officer bartje;e,u is on administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation. >> a private visual is planned to my for the high school student was killed by a cal train in san jose on tuesday. 16 year-old donae johnican was struck by passing train just south of deer done station at 4 in the afternoon. he was a junior at lincoln high school in san jose. he was also an aspiring musician and a guitar player. friends and family members who attended the vigil, will not to disclose any more details. >> the golden gate bridge will start in all electronic next wednesday and the speed limit the toll both will also change. if the speed limit to the toes will no longer be 50 mi. per hour. it will be 25 mi. an hour to keep traffic moving more smoothly. on another bridges in the bay area, the fast track planes are set at 25 mi. an hour as well. bridge officials of the chp are expecting less congestion at the toll plaza when the electronic toll and comes on line. >> we will be right back. >> we will be right back. been waiting for the price of mattresses to fall? >> we will be right back. then hurry, sleep train's beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale ends sunday. save up to 40% on closeout sets from beautyrest and posturepedic. save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. these prices are falling fast, but these deals won't last. sleep train's beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale ends sunday. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ 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. 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off your workers. the average has fallen nearly 15% since november. >> freddie mac and its regulators are not doing a good enough job handling homeowners complaints about the company's handling their mortgages. an inspector general overseen the agency says that more than 25,000 complaints from homeowners were resolved. that happened between october 2011 and november of last year. but, 21 percent of the complaints were not taking care of within the required 30 day window. . the investor gaiter says dead freddie did a cold and adequate " job of making sure that their services complied with rules. >> as we head throughout the day will be sunny compared to yesterday. as we head into the weekend the temperatures will continue to rise. we do have big changes to talk about as we head into next wednesday. here's a look at the numbers. it is 40 degrees right now in napa. future cast 4 shows that will be in the '50s by lunchtime. by 2:00 p.m. was see temperatures in the '60s. the temperatures will go back down by 8:00 p.m. tonight. redwood city could come in at 63 degrees. 65 degrees is expected for campbell. 67 degrees for antioch. a downtown san francisco will barely escape the '60s. 67 will be your high and napa. it will be chilly but bright. there is quiet whether over the bay area. high pressure is starting to build and the winds will be coming from the north. it is a breezy lasted into the weekend. 70's are possible for sunday. as of right now we are looking and a 20 to 30 percent chance for the middle of next week. >> we have a hot spot at the bay bridge in the westbound direction. if there was an accident on the end, but it has been cleared. this has been their reason why the metering lights were slowed down. 580 is backing up into the macarthur mayes of the drive time is already over 22 minutes for the westbound ride. the accident is clear but for now it is still a hot spot. we continue to look at the bridges. the san mateo bridges problem. but the drive time is up to 13 minutes. off the golden gate bridge 1 01 southbound has no problems. looking first at the east bay ride on interstate 880 and the short commute is still a good ride issue come down. the drive time is up to 18 minutes from hercules to berkeley. the south bay freeway looks good and 1 01 is still not been early backed up. the north bay rise still looks good for 101 which is under 30 minutes. >> the time is 6:49 a.m.. california's lieutenant governor weighs in on the upcoming supreme court hearing on same-sex marriage. discusses his role in what is happening now. kron4 dan, said down with gavin newsome today and has this report. >> he directed the city clerk to issue the marriage licenses and these licenses were ruled illegal. they get credit him for getting the ball rolling. we did stretch people's imagination about what is possible perry ed the biggest risk in life is not that we aim to high is that we came to low and reach it. the debate was not good enough and we may have succeeded and achieve but it would not have achieved that status >> he calls this a team effort and now with this being on the doorstep of the supreme court he credits the couples, politicians, and attorneys who refuse to give up. >> this is just a testament and this is always the right time to do the right thing. if you want to change things you have to do something. if you just cannot have a candlelight vigil and say this is how the world should be. if if you want anything done, this was about that has struck a very thin. we're talking about real people and their lives. >> newsom says that he is optimistic about the hearing and that he hopes the ruling will allow the couples to marriage not only in california but across the nation. >> we have a court that can step up and do the right thing. they have the time to right the wrong for the states that have a constitutional ban. they can rectify this. >> the u.s. supreme court is expected to rule on this on tuesday and wednesday of next week. then come in kron 4 news. >> in the north bay, a group of protesters rallied outside a town hall meeting of homeowners in san rafael. the protesters were more affordable housing and racial diversity in marin. off they have been at odds with the organization since december win who wants to maintain local control planning and affordable housing decisions. since december when also disagrees with a statewide initiative to lower greenhouse gas emissions. they want to put affordable housing developments near transportation corridors. they say that that move could lead to unnecessary retail shops and high price condos. the protesters outside the meeting do not see it that way. >> we do not believe in this. they're demonstrating against the lawn group of people. >> san rafael police officers were stationed outside the meeting to keep the peace. the meeting ended without any incidents. >> an annual tradition in san francisco's mission digit might not happen this year. you are looking at video from last year's carnival celebration. the organization that usually puts on the parade ran out of money. a new group just duckpin but has a lot of work to do. it needs to raise $170,000 and get 500 volunteers in order to keep the conable going for the 35th year. >> if they do not get the help that is needed, organizers could cut some of the celebrations. the conable is scheduled for may 25th and may 26th this year. the city is investigating why the original group in charge ran out of money. >> we will be right back. if you like shrimp, then you're going to love sizzler's shrimp combos starting at just $9.99! four kinds of shrimp, seasoned just right and served in three new combinations. at sizzler!