i am police are looking for vandals damaged hundreds of copies of the famous wartime diary of anne frank until july for people in japan and overseas are shocked and outraged. the opposite ukrainian president viktor get the bits that he's made a deal with the opposition to and crisis after deadly clashes between police and anti government. i can't identify with the diggers from the g twenty nations are gathering in sydney to visit us to get back up but when you were monitoring the progress on emerging markets. vandals have damaged copies of anne frank's famous wartime diary and related books and dozens of libraries in tokyo. they tore pages from more than two hundred eighty copies of the japanese edition of anne frank's diary of a young girl and her biography. police have started an investigation listen to it it is impossible to understand anne frank was born in germany in nineteen twenty nine. her family was jewish and faced persecution by the government. the family moved to amsterdam with germany occupied the netherlands in nineteen forty the family went into hiding in an attic two year

ann frank house will have them on display in a new exhibit opening frank also gave away a toy tea set and a family cat. her father published her family direry. she died in a concentration camp at age 15 in 1945. >> still ahead a kool aid drink sparking a protest. >> one father's unique technique in getting the perfect pony tail for his daughter. >> from our camera look towards tower, clouds thickening and rain is on the way. the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> and this is interstate 80. it's gridlocked there right now. very slow going. stay with us. very slow going. stay with us. abc7 news at 4:00 worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! [ female announcer ] try new pillsbury heat-n-go mini pancakes. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. ♪ don't.no's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. i want you to be kind.ff i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor.tk to speak my language. i don't want

. >> toys that belong to anne frank are going on display, including marble and a tea set. a friend says anne frank asked her to hold on to the toys before the girl and her family went into hiding. frank died in a concentration camp but her diary is a lasting image from the holocaust. >>> top intelligence officials with an ominous warning today that the fighting between the rebels and the insurgent groups in syria could spill over into neighboring countries and could ultimately lead to an attack on the united states. they're speaking to house lawmakers in the hearing on worldwide threats. the core leadership of al qaeda announced it has cut ties with a major group in syria. the united nations wrapped up peace talks aimed at ending the bloodshed. jennifer griffin is live. top intelligence officials say they think syria is a real concern. >> reporter: in fact this is the second time we have hear from the nation's top intelligence piece in a week. a scathing assessment of the global threats facing the nation. james clapper stated most bluntly. >> looking back over my more than

the sound down this to more than three hundred books relating to the holocaust including anne frank's diary of a young girl librarians in to kiss it seems you can just take it meant seventy books to cows they can keep an eye on. we hope we can keep these books accessible for visitors in this way. we want to put them back to where they belong as soon as possible. staff members as our pages foundation at least eighty titles at thirty eight lap race. the books include her in a suitcase which tells the story of a girl taken to auschwitz and murdered. a biography of the tiramisu he got out was also damaged. he was a japanese diplomat to the issue travel visas to chairs to seat them from the nazis. police are analyzing security camera video to find out who's responsible. these really embassy in tokyo and a jewish group and plan to donate copies of the frank diary to the live race. nbc officials say they are mirrored by the concern japanese people have shown about the vandalism. south korean president that man has admired her first year on the job with the promise she's itching to see econom

the items include the diary of anne frank. >>> two american women who involved an ancient pilgrimage route in western japan have documented their adventures. the journey known as ohendo affected them so deeply they've hand-made an illustrated book to capture the americans. >> reporter: the 40-page book called "temple by temple" uses traditional japanese paper to depict the distinct difficult your of ohenro. it is a religious journey which more than 100,000 pilgrims try every year. many wear traditional white robe. there are 88 temples to visit on the western island. pilgrims can take any route they wish, but each journey cannot be less than 1,000 kilometers. pilgrims' motives vary. some worship. others look in to themselves. the drawings in the book are evocative. the words, like poetry. >> pushing up the steep roads to temple 20, she seemed hopeless. >> reporter: the authors are chelsea reedy and alana snyder. they had been teaching english to children in shikoku in summer of 2012 and before going back to the u.s. they took on the ohenro challenge. at first, all they wanted was a go

more than three and are copies of anne frank's diary of a young girl and other holocaust related books have been damaged and libraries in the city. police say they're looking into the incidents as a case of criminal vandalism so far three hundred six copies of the diary biographies of frank and other books have been found and the lies mainly in central tokyo lottery officials say many of the books and pages ripped out or remove with a box cutter. police say one person may be responsible for the damage. they plan to analyze security camera footage and will check computer records. the jewish human rights organization in the united states has issued a statement condemning the vandalism. japan's government says sea shepherd has disrupted operations of two of the country's research whaling vessels in the aunt arctic ocean. the attempt to obstruct the fleet would be the group's third this year fisheries agency officials say. activists from the anti whaling group launched thirteen of what appeared to be signal rockets at the whalers they say the group also through ropes at the ship's twenty s

frank's diary of a young gal and other holocaust related plants can be damaged and libraries in the city. police say they're looking into the incident as a case of criminal vandalism so fined three hundred and six copies of the diary biographies of frank and other blokes having found vandalized mainly in central tokyo. ivory officials say many of the books and pages but our tour ended with a box cutter. police say one person may be responsible for the damage. a plan to analyze security camera video and look at computer my kids. a jewish human rights organization in the united states has issued a statement concerning the battle as some japanese the manx i want the world over and see a liar as what was i didn't see an owl on the track and once that which goes back some four hundred he is now a delay this craftsman to ban the prestigious sky cam on main is taking up the challenge of holding centuries of tradition. these traits milky white surface is intended to show while it's true that country seem to best effect. the combination is called tm own style and is created using special tec

i am police are looking for vandals damaged hundreds of copies of the famous wartime diary of anne frank until july for people in japan and overseas are shocked and outraged. the opposite ukrainian president viktor get the bits that he's made a deal with the opposition to and crisis after deadly clashes between

they found damage to more than three hundred books relating to the holocaust including anne frank's diary of a young girl. libraries in tokyo's change in the district move seventy books to shelves they can keep an eye on. we hope we can keep these books accessible for visitors in this way. we want to put them back to where they belong as soon as possible. staff members have some pages damage to at least eighty titles and thirty eight libraries. the books include honda's suitcase which tells the story of a girl taken to auschwitz and murdered there a biography of june ms cindy hideout was also damaged he was a japanese diplomat to issue travel visa is to to save them from the nazis police are analyzing security camera footage to find out who is responsible the israeli embassy in tokyo and a jewish group planned to donate copies of the frank diary to the library's embassy officials say they are moved by the concern japanese people have shown about the vandalism. south korean president pocket then has marked her first year on the job with the promise she said she based her country's economic

someone donated books about anne frank including the diary she kept during world war two the boxes containing one hundred forty books arrived at the tokyo metropolitan central library a cover letter was signed by someone calling himself to you in this city how to. a japanese diplomat with that name save thousands of during world war two by giving them travel visas the library then got the gift had escaped the vandalism staff plan to share the books with other took a lead groups that want them. i imagine the donation came from someone who felt bad about what happened we'll make good use of it then another members of the jewish community also replace some of the growing violence. they gave books to see the dummy war. neither is there suffered the most tantalizing. the embassy of israel and the community and i'm excited to help andrew plays doubles as a guest the friendship between our people. singing the reward me year deal had not expressed his appreciation and condemned the damage. a noble soul. i did a lot of debates and analyzing them is unforgivable. i wonder what the reason you must hopef

more than 200 copies of the diary of anne frank were vandalized in tokyo. the books had pages torn and in some cases ripped out completely. so far, 31 libraries in tokyo have reported damaged copies of the book about a young holocaust victim. police are investigating. pollutionises its air numbers. children and the elderly were advised to stay indoors during the elevated alert. nonpartisan scorekeeper finds itself in the military very partisan fight. it was the obamacare employment numbers, now it is the minimum wage numbers. has generated -- it has generated a lot of controversy. republicans are seizing on the job losses. then they say if you do that, you run the risk of 500,000 people losing their jobs. they also say, listen, it could be as few as zero. >> there is fodder for both sides. polls show that two thirds of americans support an increase in minimum wage. a former partner at bain capital disagrees. >> it is much more efficient to lift people out of poverty with an earned income tax credit. we transfer $31 billion in report. only $5 billion of it e

more than 200 copies of the diary of anne frank were vandalized in tokyo. the books had pages torn and in some cases ripped out completely. so far, 31 libraries in tokyo have reported damaged copies of the book about a young holocaust victim. police are investigating. beijing raises its air pollution numbers. children and the elderly were advised to stay indoors during the elevated alert. washington's nonpartisan scorekeeper finds itself in the middle of a very partisan fight. >> first it was the obamacare employment numbers, now it is the minimum wage numbers. has generated -- it has generated a lot of controversy. republicans are seizing on the job losses. then they say if you do that, you run the risk of 500,000 people losing their jobs. they also say, listen, it could be as few as zero. >> there is fodder for both sides. polls show that two thirds of americans support an increase in minimum wage. a former partner at bain capital disagrees. >> it is much more efficient to lift people out of poverty with an earned income tax credit. we transfer $31 billio

and copies of "diary of anne frank" have been delivered to tokyo. 300 copies had been vandalized in the last few months. tokyo police have created a task force to investigate that vandalism. gm motors is in the hot seat. regulators want to know why the largest automaker what took years to recall 1.6 million cars that have been linked to 13 deaths. >> if your key chain was too heavy, or bounce the wrong way after you hit a speed bump, it was switched off. that is incredibly dangerous because you lose your power steering, power brakes, and more importantly, your air back. general motors identified this problem, the old gm, in 2004. it is 10 years later that they started to recall some of these cars. they issued a service bulletin in the middle of the last decade, which is sort of one step below a recall. they fixed something like 700 cars. a couple of pontiacs, a couple of saturns, a chevy cobalt -- those two brands, pontiac and saturn, don't even exist anymore. >> what are we talking about here? >> $35 million is the most the national highway safety administration is allowed to fine. >>

of "diary of anne frank" have been delivered to togo -- tokyo. 300 copies had been vandalized in the last few months. tokyo police have created a task force to investigate that vandalism. gm motors is in the hot seat. regulators want to know why the largest automaker what took 1.6 million cars that have been linked to 13 deaths. >> if your key chain was too heavy, or bounce the wrong way after you hit a speed bump, it was switched off. that is incredibly dangerous because you lose your power steering, power brakes, and more importantly, your air back. general motors identified this , in 2004.he old gm it is 10 years later that they started to recall some of these cars. they issued a service bulletin in the middle of the last decade, which is sort of one step below a recall. they fixed something like 700 cars. a couple of pontiacs, a couple of saturns, a chevy cobalt -- those two brands, pontiac and saturn, don't even exist anymore. >> what are we talking about here? >> $35 million is the most the national highway safety administration is allowed to find. >> would it really hit $35 mi

. >>> and hundreds of copies of anne frank's, the diary of a young girl, many books were found damaged with pages ripped out. for now, the libraries have moved then damaged books behind the counter. >>> and the last surviving member of the von trapp family has died. maria von trapp was 99 years old and died at her home in vermont. the family won acclaim for their escape from nazi germany. >>> and lon weber was flying at 170 miles an hour when all of a sudden a bird hit the window, shattering it. ron said there was sheer panic. >> you're sitting there waiting for the bird. i don't know if he was diving when i got him. but the video is really good. >> he radioed may day and firefighters met him at the runway at fort myers airport, he is fine, just needs a new window. >>> and a new study that proves what so many pet owners already believe. >>> a little boy finds out he can't go to camp because he has a peanut allergy. is that discrimination? >>> and i'm leyla gulen, as you look at the camera you can see cloud clouds there and on top of the camera, the fog, and rain in the forecast, we'll

. >> the israeli embassy in japan is giving tokyo's public library 300 bucks on anne frank. days after library officials say copies of her book war vandalized. >> the north koreans are at it again, firing four suspected short-range missiles in apparent protest of continuing u.s.-south korea military exercises. north korea fired the missiles from an area in the southeast part of the country. they say the missiles landed in north korean waters in the sea of japan. none too pleased. analysts say the country has reheatedly -- repeatedly used missile attacks to get attention. what are u.s. officials are saying? >> privately day tell me they're not very concerned. in fact some tell me they expected north korea to do something like this earlier in the week. they were surprised it took them three days after the u.s. and south korea military exercises began on monday. north korea's leader, kim jong-un, watched the missiles take off this morning. officials said the michelle launch did not appear to target anyone or anything in particular. the pentagon used this as an unannounced weapo

frank. known around the world for the diary she kept while hiding with heir family in nazi occupied neglectserlands. workers say vandales damaged 300 copies of the diary and say at it happened in dozens of library officers the past few weeks. >> a grand jury has acquitted a texas judge of assaulting his girlfriend. this comes after he handed of a video showing an incident in which the girlfriend claims he pushed her out of the moving car. >> stop it! >> absolutely not. >> stop it! stop it. no. no. >> well, as you can see, she appears to have jumped out on her own. the woman's attorney released a statement saying that she stands by her accusations. and higher prices -- higher prices prices and higher mortgage rates are scaring away potential home buyers. the national association of realtor reports sales of existing homes were down five percent from december to january, the slowest pace in one and a half years. >> there's nothing more american than the american flag. right? unless it's made in

to have that first-person account, similar to anne frank's diary. what he sees, you see. so basically, we are him. >> there are so many wonderful details of this, including the elegant chamber music. and we see paul giamati who's playing -- who has a certain kind of aristocratic bear, not dissimilar to the way we saw him playing president john adams in an hbo series here in the united states. it's the kind of scene, it's the kind of room that in our film in this country has always been -- tends to be filled with the noble aristocrat who is somehow running the country. and what we see in this room is a level of nonviolent savagery that's just unimaginable. >> mr. ford, splendid seeing you, sir. what catches your fancy? this lad? >> 1,000 for platt. >> oh, this is a considerable talent, i assure you. 7700 for eliza. my fairest price? >> you will accept a note. >> please, sir. do not divide my family. do not take me unless you take my children. >> quiet. >> you have the most faithful slave in me that's ever lived. but i beg that you don't separate us. >> stop it. >> i will g

to have that first-person account, similar to anne frank's diary. what he sees, you see. so basically, we are him. >> there are so many wonderful details of this, including the elegant chamber music. and we see paul giamati who's playing -- who has a certain kind of aristocratic bear, not dissimilar to the way we saw him playing president john adams in an hbo series here in the united states. it's the kind of scene, it's the kind of room that in our film in this country has always been -- tends to be filled with the noble aristocrat who is somehow running the country. and what we see in this room is a level of nonviolent salolent that's just unimaginable. >> mr. ford, splendid seeing you, sir. what catches your fancy? this lad? >> 1,000 for platt. >> oh, this is a considerable talent, i assure you. 7700 for eliza. my fairest price? >> you will accept a note. >> please, sir. do not divide my family. do not take me unless you take my children. >> quiet. >> you have the most faithful slave in me that's ever lived. but i beg that you don't separate us. >> stop it. >> i will g

anne. >> reporter: frank, my phone just went off once again with that amber alert. police have been checking out several leads since the amber alert was issued yesterday afternoon. but still no sign of the suspect or the two people who may have been kidnapped during his getaway. this surveillance video from inside the safeway on redwood road is the latest in a limited information known about an amber alert case. you can barely see the suspect's face but he is wearing distinctive headphones, a hat and a jacket. the trouble began just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon when a man with a knife was seen getting into a red vehicle in the safeway parking lot after allegedly shoplifting lobster and steak. slide of the vehicle according to witnesses a teenaged girl and elderly man and that the man was forced to drive away. 6jfm648 is the car's license plate. >> it could be the plate had been switched. it's difficult to say at this time. but we definitely want to make the key point on the license plate. >> reporter: it doesn't fit the typical pattern of an amber alert. there's

jewish groups around the world are outraged after the scores of anne frank diaries are destroyed in 31 libraries. the japanese government will investigate the incidents. >>> it is impossible for the president, any president, to right any wrong. next month, president obama will do that. he will right a wrong for 24 of the country's bravest military veterans. >> he will award the medal of honor after they were passed over because of religion or race. this was the review of congress a decade ago. cnn correspondent barbara starr has more on the brave vets. >> reporter: sergeant first class melvin morris was 19 when he was a green beret. he volunteered to go to vietnam. in 1969, under heavy fire, hit multiple times, bleeding, he rescued dead and wounded troops. the army said he showed determination possessed by few men. his ability to lead has rarely been equalled. today at 72, along with his wife, the pride and dignity and wrong will be right. morris is 1 of 24 veterans whose decades late will receive the medal of honor. the roll call for bravery for many who served in world war ii, korea

frank. >> and anne, if it all passes, when would it start? >> reporter: if the bill remains as is, it would be implemented january 1, 2015. so less than a year. >> very good. anne makovec live in the newsroom, thank you, anne. >>> new this morning, san jose police searching for a stabbing suspect. police say a man was stabbed on south market street in downtown san jose just before 3:00 this morning. the victim rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police don't have a suspect right now but they say the suspect and the victim may have known each other. >>> santa clara county investigators hope an unusual quilt will help them solve a murder case from almost 25 years ago. the district attorney's cold case unit released this photo of the quilt for the first time yesterday. the body of 38-year-old cathy zimmer was beyond in the killed with in 1989. she had been strangled and left in a chrysler new yorker in a parking lot at the san jose international airport. now, the quilt did not belong to zimmer or any member of her family. >> a

i'm anne-marie green. this morning, the second major winter storm of the week is bearing down on the midwest. and headed to the northeast. and if that's not enough, a third, even more severe system is lining up to strike the atlantic seaboard this weekend. today's storm will bring a combination of snow and freezing rain to an area stretching from nebraska to new england. this seemingly never-ending series of storms is affecting business and travel. yesterday's storm made travel difficult at best. in pennsylvania, trucks and cars slipped off roadways in the deep, wet snow. and many areas in the northeast got 8 inches or more. a state of emergency was declared in new jersey. already today, more than 500 flights have been canceled nationwide. and more than 1300 are delayed. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on this latest weather system. >> that one storm has wrapped up, another one getting started. this is going to drop a lot of snow for a lost of folks over the next couple of days

i'm anne-marie green. well, university of missouri football player michael sam finished an outstanding collegiate career, a first team, all american. he was named the southeast defensive player of the year and now sam could become the first openly gay player of the nfl. he made the revelation in a series of interviews and he told his teammates in august. susan mcginnis in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the nfl has 1,600 players and not one has announce they'd were gay. michael sam announced it. >> i'm not afraid of who i am. >> university of missouri all-american football player michael sam came out sunday. >> i'm an openly proud gay man. >> if the nfl drafts him as expected he'll become the first openly gay football player. sam told his college teammates last august. >> they took it great, they rallied around me and supported me and i couldn't ask for better teammates. >> missouri coach gary pinkle says sam has taught a lot of people first hand it doesn't matter what your ba

i'm anne-marie green. well, hijacked ethiopian airlines jet landed safely in switzerland this morning. police say the situation is under control. charlie d'agata is in our london bureau with the details. charlie, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. police in geneva confirmed the co-pilot who is under arrest was the co-pilot of the plane. he used the bathroom and then locked the main pilot out. he then diverted the plane from its intended destination of rome to geneva where he claims he was seeking asylum. now, once landed in geneva, the passengers were escorted out on the tarmac with their hands in the air as a security precaution. all were uninjured. they made a reaching stop in sudan before being diverted from its final destination from rome to switzerland. he surrendered himself to police on landing, lowered himself down from the cockpit by a rope. anne-marie? >> charlie d'agata in london. thank you, charlie. >>> well, this morning the upper midwest is getting whacked with snow from iowa to ohio,

i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com griego. > >>> mrs. linda marie macdonald is your realtime captioner. and i'm frank mallicoat time is 4-- here's >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, february 5. i'm michelle griego. >> better known as "hump day"! it is 4:30. hello, everybody. let's get to weather. let's get some traffic. and lawrence, lots of changes, huh? >> yeah, buy changes in the weather pattern. -- big changes in the weather pattern. right now it's quiet and cold, 20s and 30s in spots. see the clouds off the coastline. those headed our way. we are expecting rain, too. we'll tell you when coming up. >> we just got the overnight roadwork out the door right now including the northbound lanes of 880. various lanes blocked between 16 and broadway. southbound out of oakland into san leandro, more roadwork. we'll tell you all abouit coming up. >> okay. thank you, liz. >>> 4:30 now. firefighters still on the scene hours after a former grocery store is reduced to ruins in east oakland. fire destroyed the former sun hop fat supermarke

good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. cvs announcing that next fall the drugstore chain will not sell cigarettes at its stores. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in daly city with more on the billion-dollar cost to the company's bottom line. anne. >> reporter: cvs is the nation's largest pharmacy change when it comes to prescription drug sales so with such a giant making such a move this could be the start of a new industry trend. this fall, cvs shoppers won't find cigarettes behind the counter. it will stop selling tobacco products october 1. the ceo told "cbs this morning," cvs stands to lose about $2 billion a year. >> it's a real contradiction to talk about to talk about all the things we are doing to help people on the better path to health and at the same time sell tobacco. >> reporter: several health organizations and the white house are praising them. president obama who struggled to stop smoking himself says today's decision will help advance my administration's effort to combat cancer and heart disease. drugstores

i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com or watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and i'm frank mallicoat time is 4-- here's meteorologist lawrence with check of weather. kpix five's cate cauguiran t one of the traffic trouble s

i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. and i'm juliette goodrich, michelle has the morning of >>> good morning, it's tuesday, it's february 18th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm juliette goodrich. michelle griego has the day off. >> lawrence a nice day? >> we've got some changes coming today. all depend on what you think is nice. we have some clouds coming our way and a decent day but clouds already moving into the skies now and more on the way. even a chance of a couple of rain drops. >>> and things are back to normal this morning over at bay bridge toll plaza. we still have the overnight roadwork from oakland into san francisco. the left lanes are blocked approaching the mid span of the bay bridge, that's coming up. >> thank you. >>> all right, the time now is 4:30 tragedy in the san joaquin valley where two officers were killed in the line of duty. kpix 5's andria borba with the story from fresno county. >> reporter: crews toiled into the night to repair the physical damage. but not the irreplaceable loss of the familie

i'm anne-marie green. well, folks in seattle celebrated through the night after their seahawks won their first super bowl ever. a victory parade is planned for wednesday. the game was so one-sided it was shocking. the denver broncos and quarterback peyton manning were dominated by the seattle defense. the final score, 43-8. was definitely a disadvantage for us and an advantage for them. >> in seattle fans were out in the streets celebrating the state's first sports championship since the nba supersonics won in 1979. at least one fire was set near the university of washington's campus but the police say there have been no major disturbances. >>> super bowl fans leaving the game faced delays due to crowding. nearly 28,000 fans used the railroad to get to the game. at an average giants or jets game that number is 8,000. at one point the fans were asked to stay in the stadium due to congestion on the train platform. a second platform was eventually brought in and buses were brought in to shuttle fans to new yo

i'm anne-marie green. well, overnight the political crisis in ukraine exploded into a deadly confrontation between anti-government protesters and police. in the capital city kiev they say 25 people were kill and dozens injure. this morning walls of fire meant to slow down police continues to burn. susan mcginnis is in washington where the state department has irved a new travel alert, calling the situation unpredictable, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. yeah, washington is taking this latest escalation of violence in kiev very seriously. the state department is warning americans about travel to ukraine and warning americans who are there to keep a low profile, and now the white house is getting involved. it's another day of violence in kiev after overnight talks between protesters and the government failed to end the fighting. security forces raided the protesters' camp site yesterday using tear gas, stun grenades and cannons. the two sides clashed violently over the future of ukraine. >> this is a dire

i'm frank mallicoat. it's 6:00. >>> the economy forcing out a financial giant. i'm anne makovec with why schwab says it will pull operations out of san francisco moving 1,000 workers because it's just too expensive to do business in the bay area. >> reporter: i'm cate caugiran live in san francisco, where police are searching for a hit- and-run driver who left a man with life-threatening injuries in a san francisco crosswalk. >> new information from cate about that accident scene. all lanes of southbound van ness just reopened a couple of minutes ago. you can see the tweet from cate there on the screen. for a while the southbound lanes of van ness were shut down between mcallister and grove but the good news is they were able to re-open everything before it seriously impacted the morning drive. we also have some problems in san jose northbound 101 approaching old oakland road. some slowdowns after an earlier crash very sluggish from the 280/680 interchange. and out to the bay bridge now where they just activated those metering lights about 5 minutes ago. now you

i'm frank mallicoat. and i'm michelle griego. pouring rain and high winds hitting the bay area this morning. we're in desperated of the wet weather, but we e seeing some problems along with it. a huge tree came down this morning on 37th avenue near lincoln way in san francisc and that's not the only troe we're seeing. kpix has live team coverage. kiet do is in the santa cruz mountains -- there are conc about major flooding and mudslides in the area. cate caugariun in daly city where we've already seen sel accidents this morning. roberta gonzales is in the north bay -- where problem s are flooded once again. and liz is keeping an eye ol the trouble the morning com. but let's begin with lawren --- tracking the storm on hh def doppler radar. drivers should really be exa vigilant on the road this morning. were seeing ponding...and standing wate major commute areas. we've already heard of a number of accidents across the bay ar here at 280 just south of serramonte blvd two lanes oe freeway were blocked becaus an accident a few hours a

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com griego. >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, february 12. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. happy "hump day." nearly 4:30. it's time for a little weather and traffic. mr. purple, how are you? >> look at that. what's going on around here? >> i don't know. >> all black today. [ laughter ] >>> we have more fog outside around the bay area. patchy, dense fog this morning. a chance of a couple of sprinkles in the north bay. we'll have more on that coming up. >> checking roadwork right now, we have some on the incline on the approach to the bay bridge, westbound 80 coming into san francisco. we also have a serious accident on city streets in san francisco along van ness. i know you guys have more information on that. >> all right, izabeth. thanks. >>> we begin with some breaking news in san francisco. a person is killed walking near van ness and pacific aven

i'm anne-marie green. arizona gronch jan brewer vetoed the bill that would have given the businesses the right to refuse service to gays on business grounds. brewer's office said it received more than 40,000 calls and e-mails most urging her to kill the measure. one supporter of the bill said it was a sad day when protecting liberty is considered controversial. omar villafranca has our story. >> reporter: arizona governor jan brewer's vito brought an end to bill 1062. >> i have not heard of one example in arizona where a business owner's religious liberty would have been violated. >> reporter: >> religious liberty when properproply exercised is good law. >> reporter: it would did courage against gays and lesbians among others. arizona residents and merchants made their clear. thousands have called or petitioned the governor to vote their way. on wednesday, 2 thousand hispanic lawyers canceled their 2015 convention here and there were reports that nfl was considering moving next year's super bowl from the u

i'm frank mallicoat. thank god it's friday! we love the weekend. i'm sure you do, too. how about the weather on the weekend? it's nice out there now. but it's about to change. >> a lot of clouds and scattered showers now but this weekend could be something embassy. we have heavy rain coming our way and the storm system just setting up. a lot of clouds streaming across our skies, some scattered showers. we are going to talk more about some impressive rainfall totals this weekend in a few minutes. >> lawrence and i were chatting before the show. the roads are still slick so we are still seeing a couple of spinouts out there, this was just cleared northbound 101 at fair oaks avenue but again, be extra careful this morning as you head out. >> thank you. >>> some east bay police officers are watching their backs after they shot and killed a woman who was described as depressed and suicidal. andria borba reports. >> reporter: this messy officer- involved shooting scene in hayward has a back story just as messy. police shot the woman in the chest an

anne makovec is covering the story from sfo. and several people were hurt during the flight. >> reporter: yeah. we are hearing more from the passengers this morning. it was a boeing 747. they say it felt like a roller coaster. they described two minutes of terror. >>> reporter: one people were injured in the flight. people went to the hospital in hong kong once the plane finally landed. it was a packed cathay pacific flight headed from sfo to hong kong. the turbulence hit over japan about 8 hours into the flight. these are some of the pictures we found on twitter. passengers said it felt like the plane was spiraling down into freefall describing people being thrown out of their seats and suitcases flying out of overhead bins. here's how one man describes it. >> extremely scary because it was throwing you up and downsideways. quite a few people were thrown up from the seats and a few hit the ceiling of the aircraft. we had a couple of the baggage bins opening up and the bags flying out. >> reporter: this comes just one day after

i'm frank mallicoat. o'clock.. get out that umbrella.. rain is coming dn all over the bay. kiet do is braving the wet weather the south bay, anne makevocs o stay dry in waln time now clock. get out the umbrella rain is coming down all over the bay area. kiet do is braving the wet weather in the south bay and anne makovec is trying to stay dry in walnut creek. but first, let's check in with meteorologist lawrence karnow. >> if you are driving in it, we are seeing heavy downpours on our hi-def doppler radar this morning. the focus is shifting south along the peninsula, ea

i'm frank mallicoat. o'clock.. get out that umbrella.. rain is coming dn all over the bay. kiet do is braving the wet weather the south bay, anne makevocs o stay dry in waln time now clock. get out the umbrella rain is coming down all over the bay area. kiet do is braving the wet weather in the south bay and anne makovec is trying to stay dry in walnut creek. but first, let's check in with meteorologist lawrence karnow. >> if you are driving in it, we are seeing heavy downpours on our hi-def doppler radar this morning. the focus is shifting south along the peninsula, east bay and south bay. expecting that heavy rainfall to taper off as we head into the latter part of the morning. there is plenty of rain now in towards san jose. some heavy downpours showing up there. also in along the peninsula, half moon bay, san mateo, redwood city, as you make your way toward the east bay we are also seeing some strong storms developing there. with that in mind, be very, very careful outside this morning as we have some heavy downpours early on. temperatures out the door mainly in the 40s

kpix 5's anne makovec is at the el cerrito bart station where one bart rider may have infected millions with the highly contagious disease. anne. >> reporter: that rider went between this station which is the del norte station to downtown berkeley. but the exposure may go way beyond that area because the virus can travel through the air and live for up to two hours so people who ride bart different lines different times may also have been affected. during the morning and evening commute is when this 20- something year old student rode bart last weak tuesday through friday. then he went to class at uc- berkeley. the student was not vaccinated and was likely infected with measles during a recent trip to asia. >> if this individual had been vaccinated and was exposed to measles abroad would not have been infected and would not have brought the disease to the united states and all this would not have been happening. >> if you or a loved one might have been exposed and have not been vaccinated, here are the symptoms, blobby rash that starts -- blotchy rash that starts on the face or neck, fe

frank, michelle, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> some developing news in monterey county. several small town cops are under arrest this morning accused in an elaborate car theft ring. kpix 5's anne makovec is in the newsroom and anne, there have been plenty of complaints about shady police officers from people in the community. >> reporter: that's what the d.a. says. that is exactly what they are doing. the d.a. says the charged poor hispanic people in king city pulling them over and in many cases the people didn't have licenses so the vehicles were impounded and sent to a tow yard. when the vehicle's owners couldn't pay the fees, the cars were sold or given away to other officers. the owner of that tow yard is the brother of the acting police chief bruce miller. miller along with the ex-police chief charged with bribery, accepting a bribe or embezzlement. miller says he is not guilty. >> i was aware of an investigation. we reached out to the fbi and d.a.'s office to do it. but i didn't think i would become a suspect. so yeah, a little blown away. >> reporter: these two of

i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:00. >>> more debris this time the problem in central lafayette. debris all over the roadway for some reason on westbound 24. so it's near the central lafayette exit. we are trying to figure out what the debris is and what's going on. but more than a dozen cars reportedly have some tire damage in the area. earlier reports of debris on the freeway in southbound 680 in concord. our other issue, fog. you can see it or maybe you can't see the traffic right now on westbound 580. it is very slow going right now through the livermore valley. we also have that crash that just cleared westbound 580 approaching el charro. chp issued one dense fog advisory for the bay bridge this morning. traffic okay slight delays in the far right cash lanes but no metering lights. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> we sure do, seeing some fog and drizzle outside now especially near the coastline. so roadways are slick there. be careful out the door. clouds this morning peeling away leaving sunshin