Weather this morning. A weather system moving across the region this morning will result in numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. Drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. Widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will spread southward during the day friday. Dry conditions return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. Dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week. No major hot spots. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. james lets talk more about the stormy weather. We talked to some viewers who say theyre taking precautions to stay safe. Others say they are simply sick of the rain. Kron fours alecia reid shows us exactly how people are coping with the wet weather. Theres one common theme in downtownthere are sandbags everywhere. Pkgsot i think well be okdon and martha payne take a nightime stroll with their umbrellas, just in case. The Stores Downtown are mostly shut down for the night, but storm prep was a given. But its not just businesses. Sot our house we have it readythis area is a known flood zone. With all the rain pounding the bay area, theyve been on edge all winter. And now into the spring. Don payne enough rain for the year. The horns been blowing for the last 2 months cars have been driving on slick roads, and itll go on through the night. Martha doesnt mind all the wet weather. Martha payne sot oh i feel so good. I like rain. I like sunny days tooshe might embrace it all, but her husband is ready for some dry days. Sot yea enough rain hell just have to wait a bit longer. The morning commute is expected to be pretty nasty. So be prepared with your umbrellas, rainboots, raincoats, and everything youll need to get through it. Standuptheres still more rain. And were going to be throughout reporting live Anselmo James the return of the rain has road crews keeping an eye on active slide areas and other trouble spots. Especially in the Santa Cruz Mountains where mudslides have been a continuous problem all winter. The rain has made one of the two mudslides on summit road even worse this morning. Highway17 also continues to be a hazard. The mountains are still wet and could send unexpected debris into the roadway. Officials are warning drivers to be cautious. james make sure you have the kron four mobile app to track the storm. We will keep you updated on Severe Weather and traffic in your area with breaking news push alerts. james breaking news. North korea test fired another missile this morning. Us Officials Say it exploded within seconds of the launch. This is video that was released just days after north Korean Leader kim jongun threatened to attack the us if provoked. Neither the us nor south korea have released information on what type of missile was fired, or why it failed. This isnt the north koreas first launch this month the country fired four Ballistic Missiles on march 6, which fell into waters off japan. The white house has not commented on this latest missle test. james a Domestic Violence dispute takes a deadly turn outside a business in redwood city. It started when a man confronted his exwife with a gun outside her work. Kron fours Charles Clifford shows us what happened next. According to redwood city police, around 2 15 tuesday afternoon a 43yearold man confronted his 44yearold exwife in the parking lot of her employer here along penobscot drive. The woman apparently had a restrain order against her exhusband and refused to talk to him. According to police, the man retrieved a handgun from his truck and chased his exwife across the parking lot. They also believe that during the pursuit he fired at least one shot. The woman managed to call 911 on her cell phone and then hid. When Police Arrived on scene, they confronted the man and tried to get him to lower his weapon. Sot< Deputy Police chief gary kirby says they started to talk to him as he stopped for a short period of time. They tried to negotiate his surrender. Unfortunately, there was an exchange of gunfire. One of our officers fired one round and we believe that he discharged around at himself, into his face. Redwood city police also confirmed that they have had previous encounters with the man. In just the last month, they had confronted him multiple times in connection to Domestic Violence issues with his exwife. The woman had also been granted an emergency restaining order against him which prompted police to seized several weaponssot< Deputy Police chief gary kirby says they seized several weapon in the home that were registered to himas of tuesday evening, the identity of the man had not been released james happening now. Police are investigating a second robbery at a bank in san ramon. This happened at the us bank located on crow canyon road. Police say this same bank was robbed a month ago. And they beleive the theif is the same in both cases. They say no one was injured in this robbery. We will continue to follow this story on the kron four mroning news. anny i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. I will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. james and heres a live look outside. San mateo bridge aaaabreakaaaa , 8drw aaaabreakaaaa james welcome back. Checking in on your morning forecast. A weather system moving across the region this morning will result in numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. Drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. Widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will spread southward during the day friday. Dry conditions return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. Dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 no delays. Wb 580 is smooth through the tolls. Oakalnd sb 13 at broadway right lane flooded james bam in the news this morning. President trump embarks on one of his most important roles. Selling the republican replacement plan for the Affordable Care act. It appears many lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are still not ready to buy in. This all comes as the president pick for the Supreme Court faces tough scrutiny from the senate. Kristen holmes has the story from capitol hill this morning. President trump taking on the role of closerinchief pres. Donald trump the house bill ends the obamacare nightmare and gives Health Care Decisions back to the states and back to the american people. Selling one of the biggest deals of his presidency his proposed healthcare bill not only to voters. But to reluctant republicans. Making yet another plea at the National RepublicanCongressional Committee dinner pres. Donald trump these are the conservative solutions we campaigned on. we are keeping our promises. After a day on capitol hill toting the revised bill tweaked to appease both conservative and moderate lawmakers. And rally the required 216 votes necessary to passrep. Paul ryan r House Speaker i would simply say that a lot of the members concerns have been incorporated in this process. The president reportedly ramping up pressure behind closed doors singling out some lawmkakers who oppose the bill and telling republicans they could lose seats if they didnt vote in favor of itrep. Paul ryan r House Speaker stand with our president and vote to end this obamacare nightmare once and for all some conservatives though still not sold. Rep. Mark meadows r North Carolina theres still not enough votes to pass this particular bill the president ial push coming on day two of the confirmation hearing for trumps Supreme Court pick. Where judge neil gorsuch for the first time publically criticized President Trumps attacks on the federal judge who blocked his travel ban judge neil gorsuch Supreme Court nominee i find that disheartening. I find that demoralizing cause i know the truth. On capitol hill, im kristen holmes. james employees in one section of San Francisco say they are more than concerned about the growing tent city population outside their office. In fact, some are so upset about it they have opted to pack up and leave at the end of the month. Kron 4s j. R. Stone explains. It certainly is. Even while i was standing on the street one man walked up to me with a metal rod another yelled from a distance with a wood plank. A Building Full of businesses on one side of the road tents of Homeless People on the other side. It feels like a third world country here in america those who live and work in this area near 16th and potrero say the Homeless Population in these tents continues to rise. Here on 15th and san bruno tent dwellers have set up shop outside businesses after being moved recently from across the street. An area that is now blocked by barricades. Being a young woman and commuting and taking bart and being dropped off in the area yeah it is unsafe. I havent had a problem but yeah some of my coworkers yeah they are scared to walk especially when its around evening and it gets dark. We were emailed this video of a man defecating in the middle of the daytime and behind the new barricades. The employee who recorded this said it is nothing new. While in the area on tuesday we didnt have to go far to find syringes just laying around. Some businesses have gone so far as to move out of the area. Others hoping the city finds a solution. The thing is i feel really bad for these people but it gets worse every day. They keep blocking the sidewalks but then they move to some other sidewalks. Seeing the needles on the street and having to deal with feces on the street its more than just unsafe a lot of it is hazardous. A hazardous situation equipted with generators that doesnt appear to be going away anytime soon. The city has taken down tents in some of these areas but often times those living there just set up across the street. Most agree that this is just part of what is a major citywide problem. james the criminal trial begins for three jail guards charged with murdering an inmate at the Santa Clara County jail. This started yesterday. Sheriffs deputies jereh lubrin, Rafael Rodriguez and Matthew Farris have pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering 31year old Michael Tyree in august of 2015. Authorities say he was beaten to death. The jail guards are also accused of assaulting another inmate as well. anny i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. I will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. james and heres a live look outside. Toll plaza robin landing big news this morning. Officials are rolling out a new ban on Certain Electronics onboard us bound flights from some airports in the middle east and north africa. The ban involves some of the widestranging security measures since the september 11th terror attacks. Reid binion reports. Marc Garneau Canadian transport minister there is not a specific timeline but, but, but we are acting expeditiously. Canadas transport minister. Commenting on the ban imposed by the us and uk on Certain Electronics on flights from parts of the middle east and africa. The United States prohibiting devices larger than a cellphone. On us bound flights from 10 airports in eight majority muslim countries. The ban requires that those devices be carried in the cargo hold. The order affecting more than 50 flights a day. Terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank telling cnn that the ban indicates a lack of faith on the part of officials as far as security at the affected airports. Paul cruickshank cnn terrorism analyst its clear that with these new restrictions the United States is essentially saying they do not have full confidence in these airports in these various countries. While theres no specific plot the ban according to a us official was in part prompted by intelligence collected in recent weeks. Indicating that al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was perfecting techniques for concealing explosives inside batteries and battery compartments. In the United Kingdom, the ban affects flights from six countries, including tunisia and lebanon those two, not part of the us ban. Paul cruickshank cnn terrorism analyst the fact that the uk appears to be considering similar restrictions indicates that there is intelligence out there that is creating concern. Im reid binion reporting. anny i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. I will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. james and heres a live look outside. San mateo this morning on the kron 4 morning news we are tracking the storm hitting the bay area. Taking a live look at Storm Tracker 4 radar. Rain scattered all across the bay area. Heavy in some spots. And more rain is expected later in the week as well. james here is a live look outside. You can see wet roads on the golden gate, bay bridge, san mateo and richmond bridge. james welcome back. Checking in on your morning forecast. A weather system moving across the region this morning will result in numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. Drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. Widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will spread southward during the day friday. Dry conditions return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. Dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb no delays. No problems on the golden gate. Flooding in oakland sb 13 at broadway right lane blocked james one bay area family is already feeling the impact of the return of the rain after a tree slams into their home. We first brought you this story yesterday on the kron four morning news. The family was inside and sleeping when the oak tree crashed into their vallejo home. This happened just after 2 00 yesterday morning. It damaged power lines, but no one inside the home was hurt. An arborist says the tree was rotting from its roots. And because of the strong winds and saturated soils, it came down. james the family later decided against having the tree removed because it cost nearly 500 dollars. However, they might be responsible now for the cost of repairs pending a city inspection. james federal help is coming to those affected by last months severe flooding. This is video of the flooding in san jose from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. The United States small busniess administration is offering low interest loans to people affected by last months devastating flooding. Businesses can borrow up to 2 Million Dollars while homeowners can borrow up to 200 thousand dollars. Renters can borrow up to 40 thousand. james alameda, napa, sonoma, san mateo, santa clara, and santa cruz counties are the local counties which are eligible for the loan. To find out if you can get a federal disaster loan head to our website kron4. Com. We have a link set up with everything you need to apply. james make sure you have the kron four moble app to track the storm. Well keep you updated about Severe Weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. Its available and free for both apple and android devices. james police are trying to identify 2 people they say stole a diamond from a Jewelry Store at the Valley Fair Mall in san jose. These are survailence pictures from the robbery. A man and a woman entered the store the man asked to see merchandise and when thestore clerk showed him the diamond, he took it and ran. Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. james the brother of a tennessee teenager who investigators believe was kidnapped by one of her teachers, now says she may have hinted that she was in trouble. The 15yearold was last seen 8 days ago about 50miles south of nashville when her friend dropped her off at a restaurant. The teen allegedly told her family to call police if she was not home by 6 00. Weeks befoe that, a student reported seeing elizabeth and her teacher, tad cummins kissing. The school investigated cummins, but he denied any relationship. Investigators are now looking into the whereabouts of cummins during the time elizabeth went missing. anny i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. I will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. Guys, thanks for making our new french toast so authentic, youll swear it came from a fancy brunch place. Its 100 real. Just like my favorite sport pro wrestling. Um. Yeah, about pro wrestling. Its fake. What . Lies its. All. Lies why didnt you tell me . sorry jack, i thought you knew. Try my new grilled french toast plate with syrup and Hickory Smoked bacon. The newest addition to my brunchfast menu. 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