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(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. actively searching the water for four people. including two children under the age of eight, believed to have abandoned their sailboat off pillar point drifting towards santa cruz. at around 4:30 this afternoon, the coast guard received a message saying that the boaters were having trouble with their communication system. at 5:30 the coast guard reports they lost all contact and sign of them. the sailboat has yet to be found. as of right now the coast guard is looking for 4 people.in the water. authorities say the boat had no life jackets or life rafts on board. we're joined now by the coast guard lietenant heather lampert. >> roright now, we have several searches underway. >> how long do think that to continue the search? >> we do not have a time frame we're going to continue with any additional manpower. >> you are breaking up a bit but we understand that there are two children on board. and you've lost communication with these boaters and do you thing that they were going to abandon shepherd? >> they were abandoning ship because they were taking on water that is why there were going to abandon ship.. >> we also have word that there were no life jackets. would they just be out in the water without? on perhaps some of them would keep them afloat? >> before that, they said that there were going to make a makeshift life raft. >> to they have any flares on board? >> we are not sure if they have those on if the tomatoes with them on the lights craft. if they ever to a post- fliers with them on the filf life raft. several fires in san francisco. leave many without homes tonight. the latest. a restaurant fire in the tenderloin district that sends residents scrambling out of their apartment building. kron 4's haaziq madyun spoke with those residents. >> "fire fire get out now" >> "we just immediately grabbed our wallets and left" >> "the entire building was evacuated" >> reporter: evacuated because of a fast moving fire that started in this restaurant then quickly moved up several floorsburning its way to the top of this mixed-use building on golden gate and larkin street in san francisco >> "it was a grease flute in the restaurant that extended up the floors and got into 8 apartments" >> reporter: smoke was a major problem for residents trying to get out of the building >> "we looked down the hallwayall the way to the top" >> "no time for that" >> reporter: it took about an hour for sf firefighters to contain the 2-alarm blazeall of the residents made it out safely with no reports of fire related injuriesin san franciso haaziq madyun kron4news >> a late night fire on haight street near steiner had tenants combing thru the ashes today. kron4's maureen kelly shows us the damage. >> reporter: this youtube video you are looking at shows the flames and smoke from the 2nd alarm fire that broke out at around just after 11:30 pm saturday.the red cross says 7 units and 17 people were affected.some by the water and smoke damagebut here you och that was destroyedthis tenant surveying the damage. has lived in this apartment for more than 30 years >> a few things are gone, a few things gone because of water because of smoke and something still can be used. i have been playing music for several decades. >> reporter: his instruments made it thru relatively ok.but his home is unlivable the charred timbers of the attic now can be seen thru holes in the ceiling. what possesions he has leftblackened.and wet, covered with ash and insulationwhich is also muddying the floors. his roommate came home this morning to find her life turned upside down >> everything is gone, it's hard to even stand in there because there is so much smoke to breathe dust, ashes everything is just black and wet and piles of burnt stuff hal >> reporter: physicall hurt.but some found the fact that they were without a place to call home.difficult to deal with emotionally. >> i am really really thankful to be safe and alive but it just feels really hard i feel really naked, i don't know what to do, where to go, even really how to feel >> reporter: maureen kelly kron4 news. >> a gang member is wanted by the santa cruz police department. following a terrifying home invasion robbery earlier this week. kron four's philippe djegal tells us more about the man on the run. and, where he lives. this is 22-ear-old esteban lopez. --22 year old...the santa cruz police department says he is a documented gang member. who arrest records show, earlier this year, was arrested on felony drug charges. he lives in this blue home with his mother on fairmount avenue. just three blocks away from this green home on poplar avenue. where investigators say he and a 28-year-old man broke in, and held a family of four hostage. just after four o'clock wednesday morning. police say lopez and his accomplice bound the couple, then threatened to harm their two young daughters with a screwdriver and a sword. but the couple managed to free themselves, and trapped one of the suspects, later arrested by police. lopez got away on foot. investigators here at police headquarters say lopez hasn't been seen since the home invasion. not at home, not at work. if you have any information on his whereabouts, call police. he stands 5-feet-7, weighting 130 pounds. in santa cruz, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> the oscars are a wrap and the best movie award goes to argo. the movie about an iran rescue thriller was directed by ben affleck. ang lee won the best director prize for his "life of pi." jennifer lawrence won the best actress oscar for "silver linings playbook." and daniel day lewis won best actor for his portrayal of abraham lincoln. alex smith's time with the 49ers appears to be coming to a close. trade rumors have been swirling around the former starting quarterback ever since he was benched in favor of colin kaepernick. today multiple reports from n-f-l-dot-com have alex kansas city chiefs. at this point neither side is confirming or denying the move. however some reports say that the trade is all but done. no indication of what the 49ers might receive in return. but they'll have to wait until march twelfth. when free agency period starts. to make the deal official. but >> there is a storm system. >> most of this heavy rainfall is it out on the water but there is some high clouds towards the bay for this evening. and early tomorrow. not much rainfall just some clouds. this live you. clear skies and look for this to filter, but this live-and yo with plenty of sunshine with your live view..a certain type of marine life is making its way back to the bay after disappearing for over half a century. and the latest from the daytona 500 debris. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb 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(come on. let's go). >> reporter: keishae harrison and her son kyree have been living in this emergency shelter for a year. she's hoping to get help from the government to pay for more permanent housing. >> i'm on a waiting list for public housing, section 8, and i've been on the wait list for four years. >> reporter: if lawmakers can't reach a deal to stop forced spending cuts by friday, harrison and others like her could find themselves waiting much, much longer as funds for public housing are slashed by three hundred million dollars and more than 100- thousand families lose rental assistance, according to the center on budget and policy priorities. >> it's not like we are in good shape today. >> the need for housing assistance is vastly outstripping the availability. >> this is going to make us go backwards and it's going to make the problem even worse. >> reporter: harrison's shelter is run by a non- profit that gets some funding from donations. critics of government housing programs believe they limit this kind of private sector support. >> we know there is very, very broad, robust research that says for every dollar a government spends on sort of these kinds of programs, it actually crowds out 75- cents of private donation to charities. >> reporter: after losing her job at a clothing store three years ago, harrison has finally had success in finding a new one at the washington nationals' baseball stadium. >> i'll be doing the promotions. >> i'll be at the front entrance, you know, passing out tee-shirts and key chains and stuff like that. >> reporter: but harrison hopes it will lead to other jobs that will help provide a better, more stable life for her son. >> i just want the best for him, you know. >> i just want the best for him. >> reporter: one key to that is finding a more permanent home the administration say these budget cuts will mean fewer families will get foreclosure prevention help and communities won't be able to build and renovate as many affordable housing units. athena jones, cnn, >> there may be some relief at the pump in our near future. this according to the survey. gas prices have risen nearly 54 cents over the past nine weeks. but lundberg says that crude oil prices are going down and wholesale prices are following. the national average is up to $3.80. that's up ten cents from the same time last year. but here in the bay area the average price for a gallon of gas looks a lotin san francisco a gallon of gas cost $4.25. in oakland the average price is $4.17. and in san jose that gallon of gas will cost you $4.18. 3 monthfor italy, has been in beautiful take a look at sausalito. it >> -fortunately. had some high clouds. vibrant colors and that bright object is the full loan it shinin brightly. full moon... this remnant from this north rainfall system and possibly near ukiah but just fair conditions, with cool. 36 degrees right now in american canyon. 49 degrees and san francisco. some of the coldest areas are freezing. but mostly clear skies and some high clouds. for tomorrow. wheat could see low clouds for the bay area. but to those should clear out. lots of sunshine and temperatures about the same as today. this warming trend. thursday, friday, temperatures will get into the low 70's. here is futurecast. mainly, clear skies and the storm to the north. but we do see some showers between ukiah, eureka. he had high clouds over the bay area. as this presses south it will come apart. this fair weather wants to stay there. it is going to win out over the rainy weather over the pacific northwest. from tonight to tomorrow morning. temperatures will be nearly freezing. mid 30's for the east bay valleys. upper 30's and '40's by the bay. highs for this afternoon will be beautiful. with low mid 60s for the south bay. cupertino, mountain view, 63 as well. mid-60s into concord, livermore. a low 60s for richmond, berkeley, and 62 degrees. san francisco, low 60s once again. mid-60s along the coast. and your kron 4 7 day around the bay for this week some high clouds here, there. but otherwise, mostly sunny skies and look for temperatures to get warmer. with many places in the low mid 70's. >> coming up after the break. the giants and a's continue training. we'll tell you how they did. plus. the warriors have won two in a row after losing the keep their winning streak alive today against the timberwolves? all that and more coming up next. you can't move the tv there. yuh-huh. we have a wireless receiver. listen. back in my day, there was no u-verse wireless receiver that let you move the tv away from the tv outlet. we can move it to the kitchen, the patio, the closet and almost anywhere. why would you want a tv in the closet? 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[ female announcer ] get more with embassy suites. book early and save up to 20%. >> its day two of spring of arizona. with both thebut after winning yesterday the giants fell to the cubs giants ace matt cain gave up four un-earned runs in the first inning. digging the giants into a hole that they couldn't battle back from. first win beating the angels seven-to-five. to a three run first inning.kicked off with a single by coco crisp and back-to-back doubles by newcomer chris young and seth smith. >> the warriors began their five game road trip today in timberwolves. and jarrett jack came off the bench to lead the warriors to a 100-to-99jack scored a team high with 23 points to go along with eight assists. david lee chipped in 22 points and 13 rebounds. this win gives the warriors three in a row after losing six straight. the team will continue to play without center andrew indefinitely with back spasms. to take on the pacers - who currently sit in second place in the eastern conference.