Moved on through a little early on. The winds were whipping and rain was coming down. We are still seeing rainfall but making its way further south. Toward san jose, just to the north in milpitas, heavier rainfall sliding through there. [ no audio ] [ please stand by ] [ please stand by, no audio ] the first good rain we have seen this year but what that means for your commute is all that oil and dirt is going to be coming up from below so but more on your commute lets send things over to liz in the nice warm studio. I know. Im sorry, cate. We wont rub it in. All right. Outside right now, fortunately were not seeing any huge delays anywhere and theres no overnight roadwork because of the rain. Caltrans decided to suspect that for the overnight hours. So looking outside heres a live look at 101 near trimble. We saw one spinout before we got on air and it looks like that was quickly cleared to the righthand shoulder. So no big incidents. As you can see out there the roads are slick. And as cate mentioned its windy, as well. Heres a live look at the san mateo bridge. You can see how gusty it is on the Traffic Cameras including the nimitz. 880 in oakland, its kind of rocking back and forth a little bit. Overnight a sparkling light display to rival the eiffel tower. Is now running nightly on the western span. Its illuminated by 25thousand l ed lights wrapped around 100 thousand feet of cable. Leo villareal artist light has a very universal quality. Almost anyone can see it and have some response to it. The 8million dollar piece of public art is funded by private donations. Funded by private donations. All those lights the electricity bill must be a fortune, right . Nope just 15 bucks a night. That works out to 11grand over the twoyear lifespan of the display. And remember, kpix5 is the official broadcast partner for the bay bridge alliance. Well have continuous coverage of the countdown to the opening of the new eastern span right here. The Hayward City Council voted last night, to end its red light camera program. Deciding motorcycle officers are more effective. Redwood city and san rafael are also thinking of ending their camera programs, aimed at catching drivers who run through red lights. For hayward though the Program Costs onepointthree Million Dollars a year to operate. Annual revenue from fines. Just about 100 thousand dollars. But more importantly. City councilman mark salinas says the cameras have not reduced accidents. When people approach them they gun it or hit their brakes and accidents occur the hayward program will end in two years, when the contract with the Camera Company expires. Hundreds of city workers rushed San Francisco city hall last night. 20 26 35 we have the power . Union power the city is exploring the idea of lowering wages for new hires in dozens of different job categories. The protestors say the pay cuts would primarily hurt women and people of color. About 20 women were arrested after staging a sitin. And refusing to budge. In other bay area news. The three people accused of stealing a sailboat from sausalito and running it aground in pacifica are expected in court today. Bail is more than a Million Dollars each. Police say the keys to the 82 foot darling had been left in the cabin a special election is tentatively set for june fourth. To fill the seat of disgraced Santa Clara County supervisor George Shirakawa junior. Shirakawa resigned last week, amid charges of perjury and misuse of public funds. Time is 4 the tsa back tracks. The types of knives you will soon be able to carry on a plane. Plus spilling the beans . Kate middleton drops a big hint about her baby. But first. How do you stop a robbery at a Dunkin Donuts . See what this quick thinking clerk did after the break. A Dunkin Donuts employee in the man pulled up and asked for change for 100. The clerk refused. Thats when the guy tried to climb thru the window. The clerk tried to shut it. Then grabbed a cup of hot coffee and threw it at him. When that didnt work he threw the whole pot. The suspect got away. Old man winter continues to leave a mark on the us. With the latest storm pelting the midatlantic region today. This is the same storm that dumped a lot of snow on the midwest yesterday. Schools were closed in much of illinois, minnesota and wisconsin. More than 11 hundred flights were cancelled at chicagos ohare and midway airports. But most passengers took it in stride. I think were going to be staying in chicago. I guess well go do something fun. Airlines are already cancelling hundreds of flights today. Mostly in the washington, dc area. There are also major delays this morning in columbus. People in the region are buying up supplies and bracing for power outages. The federal government says most of its offices in the Washington Area will be closed today. Time is 4 heres meteorologist lawrence with a check of weather. New this morning. A big fine for microsoft, imposed by the European Union commission today. It fined microsoft 733 Million Dollars for what the company says was a mistake. Microsoft had promised to offer users a choice of internet browsers. But for more than a year, it failed to keep that promise for 15 million windows seven users in europe. The Dow Jones Industrial average has never opened as high as it will open this morning. Closing bell the dow hit an alltime high. Beating the record it set in 2007. It closed at 14 thousand, 253. That was a gain of nearly 126 points on the day. I believe by the end of the year well be much higher butt to available information suggests Economic Growth has picked up again the stock market may have bounced back, but the job market still has a ways to go more than 12 million americans are currently unemployed. Small pocket knives and some sporting equipment will once again be allowed on us planes. Those items have been banned since 911. That includes golf clubs and wiffle ball bats. As for the knives the blades need to be shorter than 2. 36 inches. Some flight attendants say these items can still be a threat. stacy martin, Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Union theyre allowing these items to come through and theyre putting the responsibility of the cabin completely on us even though they know coming through security are these items. the new rules are expected to take effect april 25th. Venezuela will soon hold elections to replace hugo chavez. The countrys longtime leader, who died yesterday after a battle with cancer. people yelling in streets his supporters gathered on the streets, to express their grief. Chavez was first elected president in 1998. He was known for his frequent clashes with the united states. And close ties with the cuban government. President obama released a statement. Reaffirming us support of the venezuelan people, during this challenging time. The number of people who have fled wartorn syria has now passed the one million mark. Thats according to the United Nations refugee agency. Which fears syria is heading toward a fullscale disaster. Meanwhile. Syrias Anti Government rebels say they now control the entire city of raqqa. The city is a provincial capital, with a population opf about a million. Activists say rebels are trying to maintain order there. But there are government warplanes overhead. Catholic cardinals are meeting again at the vatican today. For whats called the general congregation. The purpose is to decide what kind of pope they want. Before the conclave, in which theyll elect a successor for the retired Pope Benedict the 16th. They have got plenty of time to get it done before easter. After all we havent had a conclave go over five days since 1831. The landmark Sistine Chapel is now closed to visitors. Security teams will install anti bugging devices in the chapel, to detect any hidden microphones that could compromise the secret vote. Another queen of england . It looks like the newest royal may be a girl during a visit to the seaport of grimsby Kate Middleton was given a teddy bear and said thank you, ill take that for my d. Before catching her self. One woman standing next to kate asked if she was going to say daughter. Kate replied no i dont know. The palace has also kept a tight lip revealing very few details about the baby. The expectant mother is due in july. Time is 4 coming up the stolen piece of california history. Just recoverd. Plus keeping an eye on crime. How one wealthy bay are city plans to track possible crooks with cameras. Listen to your family because they are always going to be there to support you and follow your dreams. And what this bay area teenager learned from his mom. That could make him the next soccer superstar one bay area city is so fed up [ man ] theyre big. Strength we can count on. Same with aladdin. The biggest in bail. No one has lower prices is faster or more professional. Aladdin bail bonds. Bigger because were better. With all the crime. That its considering a new kind of border patrol. Piedmont police will take their plan to the city council soon. There are thirty streets that lead into piedmont. The idea is to put security cameras on all those streets. It wont necessarily monitor a person. But it monitors the vehicles that are coming in and out of the city, and so we know its a good investigative tool to look back if you have a suspect vehicle, then of course youll be able to try to match it to the cars that came through at any given time. Tiburon reports burglaries are down by fifty percent since it put cameras at the two entrances to that city. A san jose teenager is on the verge of becoming the next International Soccer star. The secret to his success . He tells kpix 5s len ramirez. It may be what he learned from helping his mom. Proudly wearing his team usa jacket. East san jose soccer star its 4 given the green light. Why one bay area city is getting rid of its redlight cameras. Plus night lights. Weve got the grand opening for the most visual piece of art in the bay area. Anne ad at university of phoenix we know the value of your education is where it can take you. subway announcer; now arriving at City Hospital which is why were proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. subway announcer next stop Financial Center lets get to work. Use chase freedom at drugstores this quarter, get 5 cash back. Whoa everybody get, everybody get activate your 5 cash back at chase. Com freedom weather ad libs traffic ad libs good morning. Its wednesday, march 6th. Im michelle griego. And im Frank Mallicoat time is 5 it seems like its been a while since weve seen a bit of this rain. Kpix 5 meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is tracking the system with our hidef doppler. We have a crew on the way to breaking news in San Francisco at on the way to breaking news in San Francisco at this hour. There are reports of Police Activity in the bayview neighborhood. Officers are in the vicinity of jennings street, wallace avenue and yosemite avenue. Well bring you more details as soon as we have them. A suspected carjacker is in the hospital after being shot by San Francisco police. It happened last night in the bayview. Officers spotted a bmw that had been stolen at gunpoint on monday. After a short chase. Police cornered the driver in a culde sac. But he didnt give up. The bmw threw itself into reverse, striking one of the officers. That officer was then knocked to the ground. The bmw repositioned itself and was about to go forward, the officer was vulnerable. Butt to. Two of his brother officers fired at the bmw, striking the driver one time. The officer was not badly hurt. The suspect is in stable condition. This is the sixth Bay Area Police shooting in as many days. The first shooting happened last thursday night. When Sonoma County deputies shot and killed a suspected kidnapper. Bay area police shot and killed four more times over the weekend. All of this, follows the shooting deaths of two Santa Cruz Police officers last week. Well have a change to honor and remeber those officers today a tomorrow. Santa cruz police sergeant
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