It is 4 30. European leaders are condemning crimeas overwhelming vote to break off from ukraine over the weekend. Suzanne mcguinness said lawmakers are applying to join russia. Reporter pro russian crimeans rallied after a landslide victory to reunite with moscow. This resident said i think a great and huge future is ahead of us together with russia. Said said its a time of joy. We are coming home. More than 80 of voters in crimea turned out sunday to show their support for the highly controversial referendum. In kiv, ukraines new government called it a circus in a telephone conversation with russian president vladimir putin, president obama told putin the u. S. Will never recognize the vote, and urged him to help resolve the crisis in crimea diplomatically. U. S. Leaders man to move forward to pressure moscow. That could include travel bans and sanctions. I believe everybody will suffer if we have to do sanctions. The only ones who can prevent this are the russians. Reporter the vote is already having a ripple effect. People in the Eastern Ukraine indian city of domesk stormed buildings pushing for a referendum to join russia as well. Suzanne mcguinness, cbs news, washington. Russias Parliament Said it will vet in the very near future to allow crimea to join russia. Usa is now helping in the search for the malation jetliner that disappeared a week and a half ago. Officials say satellite data shows flight 370 could have taken one of 2 president s. Usas government send a request from ma laboria to take charge of searching that area. All of our agencies that could possibly help in this area are scouring their data to see if theres any that they can add to the understanding of this mystery. Malation authorities have searched the homes of both pilot. They found a Flight Simulator at one of the mens home. Police are investigating a Flight Engineer who was also on board. A u. S. Army general once considered a rising star is now expected to enter some new pleas today, sources telling cbs news, Sexual Assault charges against Brigadier General jeffrey saint claire are being dropped. Sinclair will plead guilty to lesser charges of maltreatment of a subordinate, someday baying a commanders order, misusing a governmentissued charge card. Sinclair could still go to prison, but will not have to register as a offender. An arsonist may be terrorizing san francisco. Four vehicles were set on fire in one night. As kpix 5 brian web reports, people in that neighborhood are now sleeping with one eye open. Oh my god. Theres a whole block. Reporter car after car burned to a crisp all along grand avenue, except this pickup. Call it slightly seared thanks to slight sleeper joseph durant. I heard noises. Someone was pulling around with a vehicle. Super light sleeper. Thats why i heard it. Reporter joseph called 911 and grabbed the garden hose. I came here, and i squirted the water on. Reporter the self appointed firefighter beat back the flames in time to save his truck. Fire started bleeding out more. I mean, it got big, and i didnt want to lose it. So i stayed in there, and battled it. Reporter before the night was over, at least 4 vehicles were torched within 7 blocks. This one so badly burned from bumper to bumper, rooftop to rim, its hard to tell what kind of car it was. The soninlaws truck still starts, although he wont be giving rides anytime soon. Joseph may not have caught the bad guys this time, but hell keep sleeping with one eye open just in case they come back. The way those cars blew up over there, it would have started this house on fire, and were all sleeping. The kids were up there and everything, so, yeah, a lot to think about here. Reporter brian webb, kpix 5. Investigators are looking at footage from security cameras in the area for possible close. It is 4 35. Row pa to, nice bright and early with us today to tell us about a cooler day. What do you mean today . Every day. Thats true. Out there in the elements. Something you guys would not know about. But thats okay. Oh we have. Those elements are changing today. We will be noticing some cooler conditions around the bay area. Good morning, everybody. Also some breezy wind. Take a look at current numbers out the door where we have temps in the 40s, 50s. A little bit of cloud cover stacked up next to the seashore and 48 degrees under clear skies in santa rosa, upper 40s in san jose through willow glenn. Good morning, concord n the low 50s. Lets talk about the seashore, where we still have until 8 00 this morning. A High Surf Advisory in police for local beaches all the way to monta ray bay. Breakers up to 18 feet certainly possible. Meanwhile numbers today yesterday from 60 to about 72 degrees. The extended forecast does call for, spring officially arrives on thursday. Thats a look at your weather. Good morning, elizabeth. Good morning, row number to. For right now, the roads look pretty good. We had a earlier accidents, a few chp said all good to all across the bay bridge. The left lane incline out toward Treasure Island like you usually do at this time of the morning. Highway advisories in effect for the traffic out of hayward moving at the speed limit. No major overroad work. Everything quiet as well. Thats your latest traffic. The driver of that tour bus that struck a man crossing the street may have been trying to beat a red light. Happened in san francisco. Witnesses say the tour bus driver was speeding to make it through the intersection before the light turned red. Police say a super sightseeing private tour bus struck the man in his 60s as he walked through a crosswalk. Theres no way he couldnt have seen the person, because there were a few people running through the lights, but i have no idea. , like, i know that the light was changing red, and he tried to make the light. He was going faster than what i think he should be going. The man was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. No one on the bus was injured. The bus driver and the company are cooperating with investigators. Still no sign of a Castle Valley man suspected of killing his wife. Police are searching for 46 yearold fong mi who has been on the run for 4 days. He is considered armed and dangerous. Police think he may be driving the familys car arav 4 similar to this one. The vehicle may have paper plates. The couples daughter found shot to death friday night. The Sheriffs Office says theyve been to the home many times in the past for Domestic Abuse problems, but neighbors tell us they were a quiet couple. Ive never heard them fight or anything. Im shocked. Surprised. Something like this to happen a block away from where we live, its horrible. The murder weapon is still missing. Police believe the husband may have it with him. No solid leads about the location of 4 kids allegedly abducted by their own parents. An amber alert issued over the weekend. The children are 2 boys ages 5 and 7 and twin oneyearold girls. Police say they were in protective custody with their grandmother because their father was physically abusive. Parents driving a darkcolored pt cruiser. A new memorial for sierra le mar at the school she used to attend. Students held a special ceremony to honor lemars memory. Two years ago yesterday, lemar disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill. Friends and family held a special ceremony to dedicate a bench in her honor. The bench wraps around a tree on campus where sierra spent much of her time while while she was a student there. In the spring of her eighth grade year, summer of her she stood here at this very spot, practice to be a squad member, going through day in and day out of practice, just to be proud to wear the colors of orange and black. So came a time to celebrate, an honor for her. We couldnt find a better spot, but under the cheerleading tree. And lemar later moved tumor began hill. This would have been her last year of high school. Twentytwoyearolding an lean torr,s charged with kimming and murdering has been in the jail since his arrest may 21st, 2012. Rewritten Building Codes may be partially to blame for that mission and celebrations in full swing over the weekend. How people in kansas celebrated the luck of the irish when we come back , thousands of pounds of dyna brought down this 100 Year Nursing School building in s moines, iowa sunday. A 6yearold cancer patient pd the button. New emergency and Critical Care facilities will be built on that same spot. The construction inferno in francisco neighborhood lastk likely could have been prevented. The six story apartment complex was framed mostly wh st the 6story apartment complex was framed mostly with wood until 2008. Most highrises in the state were required to have exterior walls made of noncustable materials. A few years ago Building Code rewritten to allow the expanded use of construction. A lot cheaper, a lot more flammable, too. The Chicago River has gone green for Saint Patricks day. Hundreds came out saturday to watch the waterway change color. This is the spectacles 52nd year. Lend has it the river flows all the way to ireland. Lot of leprechauns will be out today for the big Saint Patricks day parade. And no one celebrates Saint Patricks day like topeka, kansas. Sporting the green. I would think so. You know whats amazing . On saturday i was preparing to head out at the plaza fine arts. At the Saint Patricks day parade in dublin. He sent me a picture of the Barstow High School marching band, right . My home hand. I said what are they doing there . And he said trying to get out for the day. They did. They had the luck of the irish working for them. Good morning, everybody. Lets head out the door, getting you out the door with a sweater, light jacket, temperatures in the 0s. Your Saint Patricks day forecast, low 70s inland areas. Yes, a cooler day. Clouds are stacked up next to the coast. Otherwise its a start to your morning as youre heading on out the door. 50s across the board from the seashore into the bay, into inland areas. What you need to know as you kickstart a workweek. It will be cooler, breezy as well. High temperatures begin to warm again on tuesday. Not a rain drop in site all the way through sunday. We have an area of low pressure well to the north of the bay area. As it skills across the bay area, did you hear those winds increase in the overnight hours . Stronger gusts by the evening commute. You will notice High Pressure nestled in on tuesday. Less wednesday and more surge. Meanwhile that High Surf Advisory is still in effect until 8 00 this morning, and gradually those waves will begin to dial back. Numbers 60s, beaches, upper 60s across the central bay to nearly 70 in mountain view. Here is your extended forecast. Look at these numbers as spring officially arrives on thursday, well above normal for this time of the year. Thats a look at your weather. Its traffic with elizabeth. Thank you, row number to. Start off in the south bay. Lanes blocked. A car went down the embankment and landed this is, again, coming into san jose, northbound 101 approaching the 280 interchange. Not seeing much slowdowns yet. Maybe just a few taps of the brick lights approaching the accident scene. Also an accident breaking news in concord, an accident involving pedestrian, will low pass shut down between 5th and 6th until approximately 0 30 this morning. You can use concord boulevard as your alternate. Here is a live look at our sensors and drive times through the hayward area. Holding steady, 13 minutes on 92, 880 and 101. That wind advisory is still in effect, by the way, between hayward and the peninsula. The nimitz freeway looking clear near Oakland Airport if you have a flight to catch. The overnight road work did not. Find the left lanes blocked on the incline out toward Treasure Island. Thats your latest kcbs traffic. Back to you, guys. Honda is recalling nearly 900,000 mini vans because of a risk of fire from fuel leaks. The recall involves 2005 through 2010 odysseys. Honda says the fuel pump cover can deteriorate and crack causing a leak. It says replace. Parts wont be available until summer, but it can provide a temporary repair in the meantime. No fires or injuries have been reported. Time now is 4 47. Republicans gather in the bay area to reunite and reinvent the party. But as youll hear it seems more like they are at war. And why a hugely popular bay area burger joint featured on National Television is shutting its doors. Tell you why when we come back. High temps slightly above normal this time of year. Sixties along the peninsula as we swing around the san ma day owe area. Notice numbers begin to pop into the low 70s. Campbell topping out at 73 degrees as well as san jose. These temperatures are averaging a couple degrees above normal. 0 to 20, 0 degrees livermore, home of our kpix doppler radar, in the low 70s. In the north bay, in the 60s to low 70s. And checking Road Conditions right now, we are cruising right along through the livermore valley. Drive times still 14 minutes. Another look at your travel times is coming up. California republicans have a lot of work to do before the november election. Kpix 5 john ramos tells us their first challenge is unifying their party. [ applause ] listening to republicans at their Spring Convention can at times be because ling. They seem to be at war with themselves. We shoot at one another. The contracts stand back, they wait until were done firing, and then they steam roll always. Reporter the parties candidates for governor took turns speaking this morning. But the warmest reception was given to family man tim donnelly. He has some advice for his party. I think if you do it the way republicans have tried in the past, you will do nothing but fail. I think the important thing you have to have a message that unifind people. Reporter many see donnelly as a day vice ifigure, a cofounder of the california minutemen he is the conservative favorite of the tea party and an opponent of much of the party leadership. Santa Clara Tea Party smith said tensions are running high. I do. I feel across et cetera sized sometimes. I wonder when im going to lose my membership. Reporter the party is clearingly struggling to find its identity. Conservatives see obama care as an opportunity to get voters. Moderate. They lack the sophistication and the will and experience and experience of public relations. Theyd rather do it the easy way. Reporter tom dela car row said to be successful, republicans are going to have to stop arguing, both with democrats and monks themselves. Republicans in this state really need to concentrate on providing solutions and talking to people about those. Strictly being party san when youre in the Minority Party doesnt work. Reporter Ronald Reagan used to say thoa shall not speak ill of a fellow republican. My times have changed. Kpix5. Challenging Governor Brown wont be easy. The incumbent has raised 18 million in his reelection bid. Hes seeking an unprecedented 4th term as governor. Kicked off in santa monica here on the west coast. On sunday they take each averaging about 10 miles apiece to pass the baton on to the next runner. Second year of the one run for boston. You can not believe the amount of people that have the amount overwhelming. Not just here. Not just here in the united states, but theyre here. People come all the way from london to do something for the victims. Relay will take about a, about a week before the Boston Marathon in april. You can follow the runners on a live map right now. Theyre in the city of ontario and San Bernadino county. You can access this map through onerunforboston. Org. A burger haven has closed its doors for good. Don napp spoke with loyal customers at joes cable car restaurant on mission street. Reporter they lined up for joes last day, the end of an era as the best hamburger joint ever, at least in the opinion of folks who have been coming here for some of joes 50 years. Just the best burger anywhere. Reporter many customers moved away over the years were drawn back for joes final act. I moved to san brew know in u99. I decided to come back. Reporter nothing can replace joes, and nothing can replace, or nobody can replace joe. He is an icon in this part of san francisco, and the burgers are pretty good, too. Really good. The best place ever. Reporter thats what joe has always loved to hear. Its beautiful to find out how many people really love it,. Reporter fortynine years have taken a toll. Doctors say joe needs to put down the waiting list and call it a day. Will he miss the daily grind . Very much. Very much. We get people happy. They give me a smile. thank you, joe. God bless you. Its going to be hard to wake up one day, and i have nowhere to go. Reporter joe said its a bit like witnesses his own funeral. Getting some tears. Its unbelievable. Reporter the staff will get a couple weeks pay and all have new jobs lined up. This is the end of the line for the cable car burgers. I get to say my. Get to say goodbye. Reporter joe says he didnt want to sell the prize, because he was afraid a new owner might compromise the product and his reputation. In san francisco, don napp kpix 5 longtime customers will be stopping by for souvenirs, items that decorateed the walls for the last 5 decade. A bizarre case in the south land. Coming up, the latest on the search for several young kids. And live in concord where police are investigating a hit and run. The detail from witnesses that may help in this investigation. ,, four vehicles burned in 2 hosts within block of each other. The search is on for whoever started these fires in south san francisco. People all over the world will be wearing green in honor of Saint Patricks day. Not the may no, sir of boston and new york. Theyre boycotting proximate cause this year, because organizers refuse to allow gay and lesbian groups to take part. Several major corporations have also dropped sponsorship in those events. From across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on kpicsx 5 news this morning. Good morning, everyone. Im shau guy questioning go. Good morning. Everybody. Out the door you will feel the difference. Cooler testimonies, and it is breezy outside. Take a look at some of those stats. We have a wind in oakland, 14 miles per hour, westerly at 13 at sfo, and numbers in the 40s and 50s. Heres what you can anticipate, a hint of fog. Otherwise clear skies in the 50s. Later today, the dares drop in 50 in pacifica, low 70s in inland areas. The extended forecast calls for a warmup. Not a raindrop in sight as we welcome the first day of spring on thursday. Thats a look at your weather. Hey there, elizabeth. Hey, row number to. If heading out