Now. A package triggered and investigation at facebook. We have latebreaking information. Simon . Reporter elizabeth, crews have been here pretty much all day. They went into the building about an hour go came a out about 15 minutes ago. They got hosed down. What we still dont know what exactly was that they found. We do have new details. How it got to this point from the menlo park fire chief who i spoke to about half an hour go. He says that around 11 am, the equipment that facebook uses to screen the mail that comes to the company sounded and alarm. The first test on the package, there was around the tested positive for sarin. So they ran another test, the second one came back negative. Just to be sure they ran a third, third one came back positive too. Two positives, one negative. This was enough to call 911. The hazmat team showed up and they were prepared to investigate, but that team instead called the Civil Support Team out of hayward. These are worldclass experts at dealing wi
War in israel continues in the day. 16 people in the south. Theyre calling for hamas to release hostages taken during their surprise attack. And police are investigating Death Threats written on the bay area, High School Bathroom wall. Live at that high school this marning. From the areas local news station. Youre watching the kron. 4 morning far. Good morning. Thank you for joining us on the kron. 4 morning news. It is monday, october 21st 23rd. Im James Fletcher in for harvey this morning and we do want to start the hour with a check of the weather because we did, as john had promised, got some showers over the weekend. The paper still a little damp this morning. John, good well i dont know, but everyone else, but i just love these first rains of the season and it did feel kinda nice yesterday, right . Great to see some rain, especially this time of year. Were still in fire season. Every one of these light sprinkles to showers that we saw yesterday really helps things out and cleans
And lots of 40s. Officially it dipped to 48. Today, 60 48. What is average . 60 48. You dont see that all the time. Except for patchy fog, we will be good to go for a while. The system is inching closer and it will make an impact later today. It is drawing in moisture, not a lot but a little bit from the west southwest. 30s for many. 40s. There are cool readings. Even 39 in pinole. Sunshine for the morning and clouds come in in the afternoon. If this system produces any rain, it would be light and brief. 60s on the temps. 7 01. Do you want to start with the backup where . The bay bridge or what. Yeah. It is backed up for a good long way. Good morning to you. And good morning to you. If youre trying to get to San Francisco, the bay bridge is backed up for a 15minute delay before you make it on to the span. Driving on 880 northbound and southbound, the traffic will be okay. Slowing closer to 29 southbound. This is highway 4. You can see slow traffic through most of bay point and pittsbur
30s inland. Midto upper 40s at 7 00. Well be near 60 at noon. 60 at 4 00 with hazy sunshine, a few high clouds. Grab the sunglasses. Low to mid50s at 7 00. Well take a look at your activity planner for today. How about this mornings commute. Sue with the answers. Quiet right now which is nice at 5 01. By Golden Gate Fields on into berkeley and the mcarthur maze. Everybody is moving at the limit at a nice clip, so no problems there. No metering lights. We do have some cash payers that are a little bit delayed. Fast trackers are moving nicely. The carpoolers are moving nicely. Once again no bay bridge metering lights. However, remember that toll booth 14 still out of Commission Due to an accident a couple weeks ago so that may cause delays. So far people have been avoiding that now that theyre used to it. We have some slow traffic out of tracy and slow traffic approaching on the sunol grade on 680. Well come back with drive times in just a few. Yeah, that breaking news coming in from mil
Live at the bridge with more on the cause. Reporter thats right, janelle. Caltrans now believes they know what started those two backtoback fires on the bridge. They say the fires were likely a report result of flares left behind by caltrans maintenance workers. Now, caltrans engineers spent the day investigating those mysterious fires after a blaze broke out this afternoon. That fire occurred on the very same spot on the bridge where flames erupt edmond night. A driver captured that fire and posted a photo on twitter. After reviewing bridge Surveillance Video today and finding flare remnants at the fire scene, caltrans now feels pretty confident they know the cause. Flares were left near the eastbound number one lane and it is thought at this point in time that they are the likely cause of the fire on monday night and today. Reporter now, caltrans believes that wind may have blown those flares into the graded joint where they eventually ignited and caught fire. Now, this investigation