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this morning after we saw a big drop in the dow jones average yesterday. the dow is now at its lowest level in a month. >> we are waking up to a little bit lower temperatures this morning cooler up their here is a live shot of the golden gate bridge traffic is nice, light we're looking at sunshine it is a decent day not as warm as last couple. >> absolutely, cold start, which yet to temperatures in the '40's some people still in the 30's. you can see it is a clear shot of downtown san francisco, the bay bridge very close to the day as we head towards afternoon still sunshine as the sunny conditions and miles into the afternoon. by friday it changes, cold, wet forecast expected to the weekend. 54 san francisco, low 40's into the north bay, napa valley. 39 degrees fairfield, that is cold. 43 for livermore upper '40's mountain view and san jose.
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10 a.m. still in the '50s is special in the north bay warming up a bit quicker down into the sub bay, lie about noontime all of this dealer shows as were my experience some '70s. to their afternoon highs topping out in the '70s keeping a lot of sixties around today. a bit different than yesterday: a crackdown of the '50's, '40's by the a clock tower. afternoon highs 68 santa rosa. napa. fairfield 70 and your concord 74 downtown san francisco as a ticket to the set bay here's for the more numbers come in. 72 livermore, right now not much is happening in our forecast clear day out there but it all changes by the end of the week in fact much, much cooler expected to move and you could even get some snow and places like hamilton, mount diablo cold, wet forecast.
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the westbound ride very light traffic so far no reason for concern if you are headed down 580. from golden gate fields lighter than usual this morning for your west 80 drive. 580 looks good through oakland a specially through the macarthur maze and the nimitz's clear. san mateo bridge looks good no problems there. you're golden gate bridge ride 1 01 southbound no problems here and you will find smith conditions through marin county on 1 01 south no reported problems between 37 and the golden gate bridge. though yesterday was pretty tough. public transit looks good but ace train #3 little
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behind schedule their worst signal problems they'll running about 15 minutes behind schedule. >> police are looking for the person responsible for the murder of a man outside a church yesterday. police say the shooting happened just before noon what class's a study sessions were going on at all is temple baptist church. minutes later they found him dead. he was taking g.d. class's with the group of people trying to turn their lives around. >> the fact that leon wilson was shot in front of the church under this clause that reaches the community even before the shooting the baptist church was doing its best to keep the peace. there is a conference this morning where the church was set to receive a grant
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to combat violence. now with wilson's death the church plans to double the efforts to save lives. >> hundreds of uc students and workers will protest those cuts and fee hikes where they are supposed to raise tuition by 8%. these are some of the things the teachers and students are upset about. it would cost 11,000 to $24 annually. this is the student's resisting this they have had some the hikes already. today more news faster return to jackie cecil was live in san francisco at the mission bay campus. you can see the officials and barriers. >> we of about an hour-and- a-half away the meeting
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doesn't start until late 30 this morning but you can see police officers along with those barricades out here. they're expected to see a larger protest this morning. they're getting all the pieces in place so they can be sure that there are no issues. >> this is not the only location there our other protest happening is that right? >> i don't know about the other protest. >> we alive at this one because we want a monitor what happens all but barkley they are looking at protests there and that few other locations as well as students continue to make noise to stop the tuition hikes. >> police and antioch are investigating the murder of a man shot inside the 711 last night. just before 9:00
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p.m. 21 year-old man dead in a caller there was the second person in the car but the person not injured. no suspects have been arrested police are trying to find a motive. two people dead seven hospital this morning after a mini van crashed into a parked flatbed trucks last night. and happen around 830 to drivers side of the band struck the back of the flatbed killing the driver who was wearing a seatbelt. the impact killed the passengers it did right behind the driver. seven other passengers or heard most were not wearing seat belts. >> we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes a lot look outside a san francisco. it is dug out right now but it is clear let's talk about san jose is 47 right now in san jose and it's going to be 70 this afternoon topping up for the high as we head for that
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cool down. we will be right back.
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a day before its historic return gm announces it will expand beyond its public offer by 31 percent. they are responding to higher demand for shares. a originally they announcethe come trading tomorrow 16 months of the defile for bankruptcy. other stories stock futures are up this morning after yesterday's big drop. consumer prices those numbers coming out a short time ago they rose 0.2 percent last month due to higher gas prices. also this morning construction of new homes 11% in october fresh
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evidence that housing remains under stress. european ministers decided not to bailout ireland. >> germany is raising its tiller is some level. they're dealing with the new situation they cited among other things a tip from a suspected attack that could happen at the end of november he did not say where. he said he is calling on police to beef up security particularly at the airports. >> nancy pelosi is still on top even know they suffered huge losses this month both democrats and republicans will have house leader elections later today. the focus is on the democrats soon to be the minority in the house. she has tuesday
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not angry colleagues to get elected to the top post minority leader. they are expected to keep john fainter as the leader to be speaker the house in january. >> we will be right back as we head for their into the cool down we will still have a fair day today expecting lots of sunshine you can see it is starting to get light in san francisco. we will be right rule the tweet.
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eloping story paid three of the hearing continuing today for seven suspects accused in a gang rape of a 16 year- old girl. this is video of the defendants as they arrive in court. three miners and four men face charges all connected to this assault. at the richmond homecoming dance on day two of the hearing a crime scene investigator got
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emotional on the witness stand as she looked at the photographs she had taken the night the attack happened she took the pictures of the girl that was attacked. she found her unconscious she was under picnic table sugar was testimony from an officer that made the first arrest he said he saw a man running from an area was able to chase him down during their arrest of a 20 year-old it was manuel ortega he said he did not doing anything wrong and she wanted to have with him. >> to return the teenager had held captive for more than year. 31 year-old anthony pleaded not guilty to several charges including kidnapping of faults imprisonment. he testified he was held in beaten in a neighbor's home. waiters is the last defendant facing prosecution
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his neighbors and a little garden and guardians accepted pleas last month pleading guilty to more than a dozen felonies. >> will have a look at the whether call it another dry state. >> a cold start for the day this morning you will need your jacket. a shot of the golden gate bridges clear out there once again clear conditions and the afternoon san francisco 541 of the warmer spots this morning by noontime 61 high today of 64 back down to the upper 50s by 8:00 p.m. we are still sitting in the third is up through the delta of fairfield, low '40's for santa rosa and also in to napa about '40's in the south bay 43 degrees for livermore this morning. overall cold day. it will bring a smile temperatures through the day it '70s into
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concord about 64 san francisco. in the south bay warming it up a bit quicker we will get to 72 for san jose, live from a valley getting an up to the warmer spots today. flight is one of rain checks and we see a chance of showers but everyone by saturday starting off with the chance of showers in the morning and this continues all day. it is widespread it could pick up through the later part of your saturday in your sunday. monday we will see hit and miss showers but chance of showers continues monday, tuesday certainly once at storm door opens it does not look like it will let up. this is a cold system so lookit how much colder day temperatures will get down into the 50s cold and wet even snow in places like mount hempel hamilton and mount diablo. >> things have changed here
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as well on interstate 80 we are looking at a hot spot within the accident reported around central avenue very near the 580 split. according to chp car hit the center divider and got stuck into it was etched into it so they were not able to move it out of the left lane it is also blocking lanes to. the two left lanes here blocked and that could be a sky day. traffic is still little light but that could change pretty quickly so we are tracking a potential hot spot. otherwise the right to the bay bridge looks as like it is a good ride. the shift change no problem there your san mateo bridge still trouble-free here with no problems heading over from highway 880 along 92 and 101 is still a good ride through marin county. no delays on
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the golden gate bridge spanned just 23 minutes out of novato to get to the golden gate bridge. public transit commute is good but we still have same delays for train no. 3 ace train out of central valley signal problems cut it off about 15 minutes behind schedule. >> an emotional plea from the family of a man killed by a hit and run driver in fremont it happen in the centerville district. early in the morning of november 5th police say the victim 83 year-old a fremont was struck and killed as he crossed fremont boulevard the suspect vehicle was southbound based on car parts found at the scene investigators believe the vehicle is a light-colored 1995 toyota avalon in an emotional plea yesterday the victim's son called on the driver or anyone with information to come forward.
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>> i am asking and begging if you're out there just give the family closure. because of what week we witnessed at the hospital i didn't want a see my dad that way. everybody have to leave this world signer later but he didn't have to go this way. i'm begging you if you're out there if you know this person. you love as guilty if you hold back. you need to do the right thing and come forward. >> the victim was clearly in the crosswalk when he was run down. he pulled over for a moment and then drove off anybody with any information is asked to call police. >> palo alto police are investigating an armed robbery on the 711 sunday morning a man pointed a gun at the park demanding money that clark offered cash but then he grabbed a female customer and demanded money
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again and he offered cash but the man hesitated and took off running nobody was hurt. >> jerry brown has returned in sacramento he will learn more about the 25.4 deficit facing him when he takes office jan. he said he supports a special session to address the $6.1 billion shortfall for this fiscal year. the rest of the deficit will begin in july. a lawsuit to stop office complex sales of all saying the process bypassed the judicial. the lawsuit was filed on behalf of to people who are mark removed from the state building authority. senate selling the buildings will cost taxpayers $1.4 billion. >> we'll be back with more
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of a couple of minutes.
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welcome back to kron 4 news tracking now hot spots chp at freeway service patrol on scene with an accident blocking the two left lanes the back up is building on to the upper a short freeway not likely to take very long for the back up to reach too high way for a complete check coming up. >> storm hit the keys courseast coast. this plane has been flipped upside down from the wind gust. roofs have been ripped off the 1000's of customers without power this morning there is a when the advisory in effect for much of the area. this video from washington
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d.c. the storm pushes through the eastern seaboard over night a line of severe thunderstorms kicked off look at the damage done to the shopping center over night at least home depot's has powers to clean up their own mass. >> (laughter) technical experts say be p ms. been ignored warning signs prior to the blowout. the panel convened by the national academy of engineering says its failure to learn from near misses said there was in sufficient consideration of risk. it may not be possible to establish what happened because much of the evidence of course was blown away. >> secretary of state hillary clinton stepped out to speak with reporters she will testify before the house about the treaty with russia they are urging them to pass that that's what's going on on the hill at this
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a live look at the stock exchange the opening bell there. we had ride yesterday all the industry is losing 2 percent for the day with a down day for the markets but future trading has been positive we are hopeful for that. the reports this morning said they rose moderately not enough to signal inflation so we will see how they react to that this morning. as the numbers come and we will let you know where the markers are headed. >> let's go to george for a hot spot in albany. >> near central avenue the left lane is affected if it was first the two left lanes now just line #one blocked but as traffic coming down the carpool lane has to divert over its lows the
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traffic in all lanes in the westbound direction. tow tractor as recently repositioned in front of the disabled vehicles so it is possible we could see these cleared quickly. let's look at the traffic impact. it is backing it up towards some possible the rest of the 80 ride not backed up the highway for but it could get there before too much longer. a lot of course the rest of your right to the lorry short freeway is going to be lighter than usual and so will the bay bridge toll plaza ride westbound. we don't even see the meter and light-activated yet for this westbound commute traffic is not begun to back up in anything other than the left hand catchlines here. again that is because of the accident on highway 80 holding back the traffic. san jose on 101 in the
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northbound direction still very smooth conditions between trumbull that accrues and the great american parkway exit. no problems out of san jose heading toward santa clara. the southbound ride hardly ever backing up. over to the weather rain on the way for the weekend it looks like. >> but today we are dry. everybody in for cool temperatures this morning clear conditions will move into the afternoon to mostly sunny this afternoon also mild temperatures are cooler than yesterday still not too bad but cold and wet by friday it won't go anywhere several days of this kind of weather. 54 in san francisco is one of the warmer spots this morning still in the '30's through the delta at in fact fairfield at 37 this hour low '40's for san rosa and out of 41 for a half moon bay. south bay mid to upper '40's 44 degrees for
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livermore as we take it through the day by 10:00 a.m. we could see temperatures in the fifties may be getting into the '60s in places like the east bay in the south bay as well in the afternoon we will warming up and the '60s all the yellow shows us a '70s the south bay will warm up more than other locations today. by the afternoon keeping temperatures in the '60s, '70s back down to the 50's and 40's by the o'clock hour. it will be another chili over night. you're afternoon high 68 for fairfield san rosa, 64 san francisco, south bay temperatures into the low '70's 72 san jose 72 livermore as well. your satellite radar shows us in the clear all the activity to the north. a storm system by friday expected to move and ushering in really cold air snow levels in our neck of the woods could drop down to 3,000 ft.. some
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mount hamilton, mt. diablo could get snow over the weekend. wet weather expected to last from friday through the week end. >> developing story at oakland and news conferences at 4:09 a.m. at allen temple baptist church after man was shot as he stepped outside of the church yesterday that man has been identified leon wilson. it happened just before noon just as steady sessions were happening in the church. paramedics found wilson had been shot and killed. church leaders say he was taking a ged class trying to turn his life around. >> tried to get his high school degree and then get employment opportunities. >> 74th homicide of the
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year. >> uc students expected to protest outside the board of regents said mission a day to protest this 8 percent tuition increase. they are considering raising tuition by that amount. they are looking to reduce pension benefits for future employes if approved it goes up by $822 a year. that will be $11,124 a year. some people say education will be unaffordable. will tran his life he has a latest. >> when protesters and arrive they will be met with a lot of police officers you can see the barricades right behind me in front of the administrative building they set this up early in the morning they expect so many people to be here that
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talking to police officers yesterday at the protest on that campus they were telling me their assignment was to come directly here to give help to the you see s.f. police officers here so they will be ready to go. protesters are not just coming from the bay area supposedly they will be coming from ucla, uc santa barbara all over the state to come here to let the very least give their peace of mind every time there's a proposal it seems that almost a done deal students pretty much know that. they want to tell the regions they are not accepting this without a fight. we will get a video and reaction when they arrive. >> we will get back to when the protest gets under way. >> caltrans to stop polluting rivers and streams. epa warned
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caltrans it faces penalties if the agency storm water management program does not control discharge within a year. epa audit found store mortised. they found numerous. >> a plan to vote on an inter mayor was delayed the board of supervisors meeting yesterday they did not have the six votes necessary to agree on a replacement instead of choosing someone the board decided to get public input first. supervisors are split on who to choose. somebody who could use the position to run for mayor on 2011 or more of a caretaker who would not run for office later. he will resign january 3rd. >> we will be back with more
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of a couple of minutes a hot shospot. he says this is better just cleared this accident so you should start to see this hot spot loosen up now that we just found out the accident has been cleared. we will be right back save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%!
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better news on interstate 80 this accident is clearing. the vehicles and chp is cleared. it actually got cleared before the traffic had a chance to back up all the way to highway 4. things will still be delayed for while longer. >> jurors are expected to elaborate on the sondra leave the trial. carter made
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national headlines when it came out she had an affair with gary, that. >> for local is pulling taffy out of its popular decaffeinated alcoholic drink. if it is taking the blend that is in the market off the shelves just as fda was poised to benefit. future projects says the company will remove the caffeine and to other ingredients from the products going forward. you can see 12 percent alcohol and enough caffeine to make people crazy. they are taking this step after tried to deal with the politically charged regulatory environment at the state and federal levels. a lot of people said there's too much of all and to much caffeine. normally if you have gotten
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off to drink you pass out. >> now people are buying it as collector items. we will be right back alive look from walnut creek sun susunshin. 43 right now in livermore we will get it to the mid-60s today not a bad afternoon.
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the saudi was held to officials said there's a problem with bullion. >> a man suspected of sexually abusing a 9 year- old relative is said to be arraigned 21 year-old had
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been abusing all little girls since december when authorities found out about it after a family member contacted child protective services she said she sought inappropriate physical contact. it will be arraigned this afternoon. >> let's give you got up on traffic this is the roughest traffic with so far. >> as we continue to look at the ride on 80 in the westbound direction still tracking and as a hot spot despite the fact the accident has been cleared from the traffic lanes. the heavier traffic is from st. paul blow coming down at the back up does reach nearly to highway 4. we will submit a bit and show you extend. also the was a report of an animal carcass in the roadway as well. there could be slower traffic around hilltop driving the westbound direction. taking
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all look at their ride on interstate 80 our live camera here. i believe it should be right there. looking at the ride westbound conditions have picked up nicely in this westbound direction. no longer any lanes blocked that means of course more traffic will be getting to the bay bridge. take a look here the ninth major alliance for activated 15 minutes later than usual it can see the traffic looks great at the bay bridge toll plaza because a lot of that traffic is still waiting on 80. san mateo bridge a problem and the westbound direction this was just before the tall vase of backing things up it has been cleared but it is a little lighter of this man because there is traffic on highway 92 trying to get to the bridge. there is delays in san francisco now on board just getting word of
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the oakland was stationed trains are delayed about 15 minutes. our would call that a major delay heading towards daly city. we have not yet discovered the cause of it we will check and have more details. it appears they may have to take a train out of service blocking hatrack way. a check gone weather. >> a cold start for the day san jose temperatures are still authorities of back 46 pretty chilly. by noontime 68 year high today 72. still mild in the afternoon san jose is one of the one response to a background of perfidies by 8:00 p.m. elsewhere still seeing temperatures in the 3037 fairfield low '40's in the san rosa, napa 444 livermore temperatures in the south bay mid to upper '40's. the afternoon was named to the upper 60s through the north bay napa valley we get this
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in the and of course 64 san francisco. the warmer spots will be in the south bay bringing the 72 degree readings for san jose los gatos and into livermore's well. chance of rain friday the difference in temperatures much cooler and wetter through the day on friday by saturday a chance of rain starting on who who the morning lasting the entire day. more showers on sunday that we will continue to keep spotty showers for monday tuesday as well so will be a long stretch once that storm door opens and does not look like it will shut. here 7 day around the bay you can clearly see the cooling trend well down into the '50s by your weekend. much cooler forecast make sure to get the layers out and a raincoat as well. >> how to rotate the wardrobe. 650 right now double shots coming in from
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china as government authorities have ordered authorities to approve fire safety after the high-rise fire that killed 79 people we cover this live on kron 4 yesterday as they were going through that fire and looking for survivors. they had 100 people they rescued the fire destroyed a 28 story building. investigation showed for welders in properly used their equipment. is started on the 10th floor and then spread to the scaffolding that was running up and down the building that had nine law and next on the building they caught fire. a big investigation and a call for more safety in china. >> bay area poll professor was honored by a metal of science and he came out with the probe town proton
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theory for mad cow. here recognizes those who made contributions to various sciences. he was also awarded the nobel prize. >> bill nye the science guy host of the show he collapsed during a speech in los angeles 54 years old he is talking and he fell right on the stage last night in front of hundreds that were at the university of southern california he collapsed and and sentenced 10 seconds later he is unconscious that he gets up. he says how long was i out here and was about 10 seconds. is that a similar thing happened earlier in the day if there's anybody that would know what was going on you with him to decide sky but he doesn't know. >> a developing story washington d.c. t s a oversight hearing is getting
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under way officials are defending the new security screenings that are taking place we will follow the latest.
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6:56 a.m. 7 day around the bay it looks like it will be the last good one of the week. 72 is a nice you will see plenty of sunshine cool down a bit. and then just in time for the weekend it will fielderable, movies and shopping may be? next week the cold weather lenders. >> thanks for planning my weekend. >> i also like you to clean the house. >> i'm looking forward to that. a story that aired on the show.
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>> its people abusing their privileges and it's wrong there's no excuse for it. it's something we should immediately >> address> but this is the lawn three years. >> not everyone has called it out. not everybody brought it to the forefront. they should get over themselves and they should hold themselves to a higher level of accountability. >> the mayor says those employes will be sent the appropriate message they have scaled down on their parking privileges. >> all lot to tell you about
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on the commute if you're headed through albany we have a slowdown because of the accident was cleared sir george has been calling in a hot spot but it has look like it's loosening up. through albany but we are getting word of our delays will have the latest coming up. [ bell rings ] what are you doing, friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your savings, online at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! instead of earning squatootski...
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