Records will be sent. Off by 8 00 tonight. Thursday morning till morning has been extended. Costs low humidity. Five to 10 . The on the lookout as the fire danger has been elevated through thursday morning. More details on how long this warm weather last but first heres george with traffic. Good morning. George out well anny things are starting to heat up a bit as we see more Traffic Congestion at the bay bridge toll plaza fourth right at 6 00. But for the meter and light to be activated shortly for the westbound ride. Your quick commute check shows with that picked up some slowing on highway 4 and the westbound direction. But we still look good through the south bay through the north bay. Finance a low we had word there might have been a vehicle fire on University Avenue near one 01. It turns out it was just an overheats. Darya 601 right now and our top story the flu. At the number of flu related deaths continues to rise in the bay area. Right now 15 people have died from it. If an Alameda County, three people have died. It 2 people each have now died in sonoma rain and san mateo counties. Contra costa county and San Francisco are each reporting 13 in Santa Clara County, there has been for people left side making the county with a mostly related deaths so far this year. On because of the rise in flu deaths, Health Officials are urging people to go to get their foot shot if they havent already. This is causing high demand in some places just dont have enough supply. Kron4s will tran is joining us live now from san carlos with the latest. Will you can see this time behind me. It says flu shots. They should take it down in the meantime because i walked inside talk to the pharmacist and he says their allout. They had about 100 shots yesterday of people came in. What theyre doing is calling other walgreens in the system is asking them if they have any to spare and if they do, there will since the body from here to go to that location to pick up the shot ember again backing for the customers. This seems to be the same in most places all over the bay area many places said they were out or at least running low but not a problem free they could replace a pair replenishes within a bear so but according to this pharmacists he says theyre all out until the walgreens three f p says he doesnt know how long its going to take this time to get more supply commit the best advice is call ahead. Call your pharmacy for ask them they have in the flu shots because if they do, get down their estimates you can because theyre really going fast. Also if you follow the clinics. I did that for my children, theyre fully booked. For my kids to the three weeks out the doctor say its nothing to worry about three he says thats okay for now but if you find a place that has it go get it. Back to you. Darya im probably the most annoying parent. They got their foot shot months ago. Flu shot. F is it true that if youre already feeling sick you shouldnt get it . you are supposed to let your body do the work. But if you are filling okay, get the flu shot. I just talked to erica because shes sick issues of facebook. She says she got her shot on friday and she got sick. If you do which i did, and not be surprised. You should do well over the next couple of weeks. Thats just the flu shot kicking man. Erica darya thats their cup regatta like jamess out to mark whats even more alarming is that this flu outbreak is killing even healthy young adults. 23 yearold Matthew Walker died last wednesday at santa rosas Kaiser Hospital from the h1n1 virus. Walker first went to the yard to days after christmas. His family says, doctors prescribe him antibiotics and expected him to bounce back. But a day later, he developed breathing problems and died after being in an induced coma for several weeks. Now matts father says the combination of a poor diet and lack of sleep may have contributed to his worsening condition. The Walker Family is planning to hold a memorial for matt next saturday. Stay with kron4 for continuing coverage on the deadly flu outbreak here in the bay area. And go to our web site kron4 dot com for tips on how to avoid catching the virus. You can also get the newest information on our facebook and twitter pages. And you can download the kron4 mobile app from google play or the apps are. In new this morning, good news for bart riders as the transit agencys Largest Labor union approved the latest contract agreement. 87 percent of Union Members with local 1021 gave the goahead for the contract. The agreement includes more money and benefits for employees new workplace rules and resolve the argument over paid family leave which brought the deal to a halt last year. If bart station agents and train operators already approved the deal last month. The agreement into nine months of bitter labor disputes that included two strikes and left thousands of commuters with no bart service. Darya so youve all heard of a selfie. But have you heard of an usie . Its a growing trend to tell you about this morning the usie is essentially a group selfie or someone takes a picture of themselves with other people in the shot. Is pretty much a selifie with accessories whether thats another person and that whenever. Och a lot about rage over the fact that a lot of 49ers plans cant buy tickets to the game on the seahawks website up places like nfl Ticket Exchange or some of you will be able to get a ticket but it will cost you. The latest is around 400 for standing room in the upper end zone. Seats on the 50 Airlines Start at around 1,000 and youll have to bigjudge dig deep if you on luxury box seats will set you back 70,500. And and theyre going to want to stay with kron4 for sports night live on thursday night. Gary radnich is your host. We will preview the nfc championship game between the 49ers and the seahawks. Our own at j. R. Stone will provide live coverage from century link filled in seattle. It sports night live thursday night at 9 right after the kron4 news at 8. We will be right back. Z [ male announcer ] start engine. Accelerate. Shift. Shift. And shift again. Through all eight speeds of a transmission connected to more standard horsepower than its german competitors. And that is the moment that driving the lexus gs will shift your perception. This is the pursuit of perfection. New video out of florida this morning. The retired Florida Police officer now charged with murder after shooting a kid and killing a man for testing inside a movie theater. 71 yearold Curtis Reeves is the man being led by police. They say he was watching the previews at a theater in Wesley Chapel north of tampa, when he asked another man to stop testing. The two got into an argument and a shot was fired. 43 yearold oulson later died at the hospital. Oulsons it was also injured in the shooting. For over 60,000 california foster children, nights can feel long and lonely. I miss my sister. I miss my old school. I miss my room. I dont want special treatment. I just wanna feel normal. To help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. Bring your gift to any sleep train, and help make a Foster Childs night a little cozier. Not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. Tougher laws on gun sales could soon be coming to california. State senator Kevin De Leon has introduced legislation that would extend a requirement that gun owners undergo background checks. And also register weapons to anyone to anyone who puts a firearm together in their home. San jose police are still looking for a serial arsonist this morning. They released this sketch of the arson suspect. So far over a dozen fires have been set to homes and building since last wednesday. The suspect is described as 40 years old. He is about six feet tall and weighs 160 to 180 pounds. Fire and Police Officials are working hard to catch this arsonist please break down jeff Emergency Personnel in san jose. Are still on the hunt for someone they believe is a serial arsonist. Kron 4s jeff bush talked to officials and has the latest on the search. San jose police provided this sketch of the arson suspect and passed it out throughouth the neighborhoodhoping someone knows who he is. He is described as a white or latino man 20 to 40 years old. Police say he is about six feet tall and weighs 160 to 180 pounds. I would say it is someone who has a problem. They have an issue. For whatever reason, they feel the need to terrorize their own neighborhood and its something we really cant stand for and we hope to get this person off the street soon. Fortunatly, no one has been hurt but the potential is there for bad things to happen. Officials say they have a few leads but they wont rest easy until he is caught. Dangerousvery dangerousbecause you are looking at someone who is willing to set someones home on fire knowing that people are living in it. So, it puts them at risk, our community, our fathers, mothers and friends, but it also puts us at risk because we dont know what this person is using to set these fires. Neighbors are worried they might be next. I think it creates a bit of uncertainty and anxiety for anyone whos heard of it or seen it because its out of our control. This is close to home. I dont live far from this area and i know the people who are being hit are poorer income. No one has been hurt in any of these fires. Police say they have a few leads but are working hard to find the suspect involved. And heres a look at the locations of the fires. Theyre all in this general area. The eastern portion of downtown san jose, near where 101 intersects 280 and 680. This area is a mix of residential and commercial buildings. Anny looking at our temperature changes. Most areas are cooler this morning. Bring a jacket or sweater as youre heading out the door this morning but if youre in Half Moon Bay are eight degrees warmer compared to. The dry condition. With those offshore lands you see those warm conditions will for the next few days. Highs for where you live this afternoon, 70 in santa clara and san jose. East bay also a lot of all 70s and san leandro walnut creek. Union city looking at 69. 73 is a high for santa rosa even downtown San Francisco pushing close to 73 it again he will probably set a new record for least a tie it. But 70s and oakland today. the niners are in seattle and are all excited for the game. We will expect mostly cloudy conditions and the chance for some showers. Thats very typical for seattle. 70 through friday we start to cool things down just a little the time is 6193 haight george. George them rely tier of the bay bridge toll plaza have been active for the past 20 minutes now. As more volume builds into the toll plaza they start to back it up even more and thats why were starting to see the back of growth. But its even crawling up on the 80 the approach. And here were solidly backed up to the 880 over crossing. This back up is definitely going to be with us. Looking for your ride on 92, the san mateo bridge. The back up here at the toll plaza has grown a little. But its also starting to fill land here the ride to the rich and san rafael bridge and interstate 580 the volume is definitely up there as you can see more traffic working its way westbound towards iran. And were picking up some action on the freeways. 680 southbound is starting to get heavy. For walnut creek. 580 is pretty constant 3880 is still pretty good. March rose southbound a pair of big rigs block the off ramp. An accident as shore line. The chp has been pretty busy for that stretch of freeway. Here are rain and there is an easy ride. From all southbound to about zero and the Golden Gate Bridge 3 it mark more residents in west virgina have been given the okay to use tap water that was contaminated by a chemical spill. Water Officials Say about 35 percent of affected customers had been cleared to turn their water back on. Thursdays spill affected 100,000 customers in the state, or about 300,000 people in all. As of this morning, a large portion across the nine affected counties remains in the do not use red zone. Darya some backlash this morning after news that one of the countrys largest whiskey makers is being sold to japan. Yesterday, we told you that the owner of jim beam and makers mark is being bought by a Japanese Company for 13 billion dollars. Now weve learned, two more classic brands, wild turkey and four roses have Foreign Ownership ties. But whiskey insiders say despite the news. Kentucky bourbon remains authentically american, made almost exclusively in the bluegrass state. Mark watching wall street this morning. Where investors are hoping to have a better day today, following the markets worst day of the year so far. Stocks dropped off yesterday as Falling Oil Prices pushed down energy stocks. Heres a look at the closing numbers. The dow fell 179 points. The nasdaq lost 61 points. And the s and p dropped 23 points. Futures are flat ahead of this mornings opening. Opening bell at 6 30. For the first time, the Obama Administration is identifying specific groups will be right back here as the kron4 morning news continues. More on your Weather Forecast in keeping a close eye on every flag warning and east bay hills. Were seeing some mild temperatures. Expect your highs near record this temperatures. Expect your highs near record this afternoon. Leto t oneobying you waysante at uversy ofhoen, belve ery ecati not st os shou be ilt ound thcare thayou want. Imine at. [boy] mom ughs] [mom] yes . [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa. [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa. [mom] youve got two left feet,boo. So yso you can happily let the grlife get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. So you can finish the Great American novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. So you can new this morning for the first time, the Obama Administration is identifying specific groups involved in the attack in benghazi, libya, that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other americans. The state department is issuing terrorist designations for three militants and three extremist groups. This includes two it says were involved in the 2012 attack. The department is designating the darnah and benghazi branches of Ansar Alsharia in libya and a third branch in tunisia as foreign terrorist organizations. It also designated militants including sufian bin qumu , leader of the darnah branch released from Guantanamo Bay in 2007. Mark new this morning out of egypt where voting is underway for the countrys new constitution, but not without some violence. Shortly before the polls opened, an explosive device went off outside a courthouse in cairo. Damaging the front of the building. No one was killed. Security is tight at polling stations today to protect voters against attacks by militants loyal to president mohammed morsi. Todays vote is a big blow to the muslim brotherhoods campaign to reinstate morsi. It also paves the way for a president ial run by the nations top general. Were keeping a close eye on the forecast this morning. And red flag warning north and east bay hills. Top stories on weather and traffic coming up in just a few minutes as a kron4 morning news continues. m er t hill. My by doesnwork the way. Pa my prime . m er t hill. Myia viim of ak the way. Slowg mebolism . I nt thinso. Grt grains pteinlend. Protn from turaingredients darya a high fire danger is an affecting many parts of the bay area. This is due to the unseasonably dry and warm weather. In a fire official said this condition is usually only seen during summers peak fire season. Contra costa county Fire District battalion chief says theyre most concerned with vegetation that is their homes because how quickly it fire was spread. Temperatures on the rise and people are enjoying a springlike conditions. George in the last 50 minutes things have really started to back up. The back of ridges just beyond 880. Were keeping our eye on the bayshore freeway. Take a look at the traffic maps. Starting to pick up early slowing for the east bound bay shore. Not really worried about an alternate route. The number of flu related deaths continue to rise in the bay area. Right now 50 people have died from it. In Alameda County three people have died. Two people each have now died and sonoma ran in san mateo counties. Contra costa county and San Francisco are each reporting one death. In Santa Clara County there has been for people who have died making the county with the most of related deaths so far this year. So Santa Clara CountyHealth Officials are urging residents to get their flu shots. Santa clara county public Health Officials said the share theyre also seen an increase in serious cases. 13 people have been hospitalized due to the flu compared to nine last year. Stay with kron4 for continuing coverage of the deadly flow of free care and the bay area. Codes our web site kron4 dot com for tips on how to avoid catching the virus. You can also get the newest information on our facebook and twitter pages. And you can download the kron4 mobile app from google play for the app store. Darya nav and clara outbreak in a Redwood Shores pont kills 185 ducks and one week. The pond is being drained this morning. Officials said that the disease is not a threat to humans. They say it likely came from birds at a park in hayward or another outbreak was reported. The manmade pond will continue to drain for a couple months to