to choose the next mayor of san francisco, near newsom doesn't have a lot of confidence that the current board of supervisors is going to make the right choice. as kate thompson reports, that's why he's trying to delay his swearing-in as lieutenant governor. >> mayor gavin newsome acting coy about whether he will try to delay his swearing-in as lieutenant governor. >> all to the fifth. where's my attorney? are you an attorney? >> he said he just doesn't trust the current board of supervisors to the point at the replacement. >> not completely, that's why i'm holding on. so far they haven't made any terrible moves. >> is a leading office as become a political chess game. they have one more board meeting i told them they can get rid of me.

we'll see what happens in the next two weeks. if he can't relate to the eight the new board with four new members will choose. it kate thompson kron 4 news. >> of our police officer fired over her involvement in the fatal shooting of a non armed passenger oscar grant is getting a job back. you can see officer here, she's on the laughter that oscar grant marked by the arrow. she was fired in march after a law firm said she lied to investigators and in court about what happened in the near the day's shooting. today an arbitrator ruled that she should be in stated because the law firm did not adequately investigate the allegations that she lied. kron 4 talk to the attorney for the oscar grants family to get his reaction. >> i'm not surprised that the decision, i'm not surprised at it, as for my own case it's no significance, the man at which a boy to prosecute to

the civil rights case against the various bart officers will not change. there's nothing in that decision that impacts highway will do the case, our case here is about how he used the weapons, the use of that weapon and not about her observations as it relates to how the events were taking place. >> part is obligated by union contract to abide by the arbitrator's ruling and issued this statement today saying are police we did the right thing and acting on the independent internal affairs investigations recommendation to terminate her employment. the average reader made a different decision and it's now over hands. >> major delays for commuters on board this morning as kron 4 jeff pierce reports it's all because of an equipment problem near the lake merritt station in oakland. >> it's an absolute nightmare down there. >> or riders are faced with confusion, frustration and delays in something called the trains between lake merritt station in front this station. >> it was a disgrace, caught

off from station to station, to station and keep sank off the bart. why? >> i got the train in san leandro got off way for half an hour got on the train got kicked off at the oakland coliseum. it stayed there waiting, got back on the train then it stopped and said were going back to the oakland coliseum. >> repairs are finished by 11:30 a.m. and restored shortly after midday. in oakland, jeff pierce kron 4 news. >> a frustrating morning for passengers delays cut off commuters going to and from fremont. people say they face long delays and unanswered questions. >> my riding would take half-hour took like 45 to 50 minutes. they just said that they were waiting in line and furred trains to move venison is they got on the way we do moving. it didn't give us information. for surely that's kind of how it goes with bart.

>> they just said that there was a fire and i was kind of nervous. i'm just feel the person and by myself. so called my mom. >> some passengers were telling us they never seen such a delay, a lot of people said to pass the time with things a guy phones and the old-fashioned reading. >> a live look good side for the golden gate bridge, you could see the care raw a little blurry because of the rain drops on the camera lens. it also seeing what they've been out there the showers and even heavier cells are continuing to at this hour. a look at storm tracker 4 radar you can see the yellow approaching the coast line near sambar file. it's about to get heavier rate in the next 10 to 15 minutes or so. heavier rain down the san mateo coastline down to the south bay as well. once you mention of the have yourselves about it can't the golden gate the rate charges panama overloaded so approaching the golden gate bridge right

now read over san francisco some heavier rain. a water view picture, you concede widespread rain to the bay area and most of our the california. it also through sacramento and the sierras. if your planning a weekend getaway to tahoe, conditions are not good in your not going to get better. all have details on that coming out of bed. let's look at tonight and tomorrow in a glance. it the intention of of the rate will pick up especially by 10:00 p.m. with a lot more the pockets of heavy rain. the of the more widespread to. into tomorrow morning widespread charges expected so the rain tipping off a little bit in intensity to more morning. will take back up later saturday into sunday. we'll come out on future cast and talk about this year forecast coming up a bit. >> new details tonight at newly freed chile and said will not be stopped. he's spending his first full day at of jail this is a country. speaking to

reporters today he accused the u.s. and sweden of waging a smear campaign. >> i've been accused it all over the world of the double rape allegations. it a very successful smear campaign, 3 million web pages at afford half billion have less to mention my name. also mentioned the world were great. that's a serious issue and a serious successful smear campaign. i hope of this crisis is over we're going to be heavily armored in the public you against any further spare campaign. >> this on chester reportedly to police and more an electronic tag. he's using a hearing next month on possible extradition to sweden in the sex crimes investigation. the u.s. senate is about to vote on the train back to. if phone

banks across the country been calling voters urging them to contact their senators to support that bill. >> try to call senator collins who as made a public decision on how she's going to vote on the dream act. calling are encouraging her support. >> the senate votes tomorrow the legislation in both california senators are saying they do support that bill. you're looking at 101 in san jose near the guadalupe overpass, the traffic is flowing well. plenty of it but it's moving. stay with us will be right back. ♪

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may doffs widow has reached a $7.2 billion settlement, that's the largest of what civil forfeiture in u.s. history. >> it's the largest scheme of all time to get to this point, we have had to work through complex situations that included friends analysis of millions of

documents and years of records. >> so for the governor has recovered nearly half the $20 billion lost in made us game. more than 16,000 people filed claims to the trusty claim they lost money to the made off. arizonas filing a civil lawsuit against bankamerica aw, it claims the company violated a consumer fraud law by misleading people for trying to get loan modification. arizonas attorney general said the bank also violated the terms of a 2009 consent agreement. that required banks cut mortgage subsidiaries to use a modification program. nevada is expected to file a similar lawsuit. >> dozens of people facing foreclosure tried to move into a lot of this downtown l.a. chase bank branch. the group included a community advocates and labor leaders. many say the big banks are not helping them to modify

their loads of they can hang on to them, instead is in the banks are taking their homes with no explanation. 22 people are arrested. >> of look at your extended forecast lots of red expected to the weekend it's not all going to be like. heavy rain expected to us gusty winds. if the top of that coming up in just a few minutes.

on this rainy blustery evening and jacqueline bennett has just a tomb for a lot more it sitting pretty soon jacqueline right? >> already the raid were saying is causing havoc on the road. the careful this evening and for the weekend. storm tracker 4 radar showing the showers mostly along with coast right balance on the peninsula into the south bay. we are seeing light rain even in the places that

it's not picking up like concord, fairfield still some light sprinkles in these locations. heavier down toward san mateo. it is see the coast of pockets of heavy rain also were seeing red over the golden gate right moment. forcing heavier showers out there right now. this is all courtesy of a storm of to the north. to see the counterclockwise movement here shooting moisture right of the bay area. forcing plenty of rain to the bay area most important california. plus plenty of snow also in this era. it will still get to hear in a moment. let's talk about three locally. was the pockets of heavy rain packed off to the north bay, through the east bay, a continuing through the 11:00 hour. were pockets of heavy rain push again. as you go to bed tonight and the overnight hours to hear the rain pick up as it hits the roof. 1 a.m. on saturday heavy rains in the north bay continuing into the 3:00 hour. before we sealed vault until later saturday morning. it will still see light showers earlier than

today. nothing to have the into about 8:00 we see pockets of heavy rain rotate to the south bay. sunday morning around of moderate to heavy rain very wide. 6:00 a.m. you see the rain picking up the north bay. the larger screen indicating heavier showers. concealable of lightning mixed in with that storm pushing through though wave sunday morning. it source still going to see steady light showers at least through the forecast for monday into next week as well. a look at those rainfall totals. it for the weekend to and a half inches in the north bay not as a lot of pockets of heavy rain. some places could see a to 3 in. of the very few places you should see that. trenches plus in the santa cruz mountains. those rainfall totals will vary quite wilwidely. those locations again not indication can see what

locations will see exactly how much. the winter weather revisory here in this year, all winter storm warning both passes included in this expecting quite a bit of snow. through the weekend to 4 in. per hour at its heaviest points. when the conditions factor those two things in together it it's almost a blizzard like condition that the zero plus the higher elevations going to get pounded was no fault of to 8 ft. accumulation expected. this kite is the danger for avalanches and so folks living in high train the potential for them to be snowed in for several days. damage in a miserable travel is one debate. at avoided if you could this weekend. a look here locally, not rain is a common theme into next week. it will seize the showers through the week with periods of heavy rain mixed in plus periods of gusty winds it, gusts of the 20 to 30 mi. an hour range not uncommon. expecting several inches of rainfall is a maker through the rest of next week. >> this testing, san

francisco police are telling us tonight the not going to begin enforcing the city's new said lie law until february. the controversial ordnance action became effective today but police are saying they want to make sure officers are trained properly before the begin to enforce it. if the law makes it illegal to sell our live public sidewalks in san francisco between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.. a citation could bring a fine between $5,100. powell also based hewlett-packard facing another investigation by the justice department and the cbc. the issue possible kickbacks. agencies have already started investigating in h-p for possibly bribing authorities in russia and germany. also investigating a similar improprieties at least four other countries. no charges have been filed. hot on the heels of layoffs yobbos reportedly shutting down the number of services. internet reporter kimberly tells us what they might

cut. >> the list of products that young was reportedly going to shut down it was like just yesterday by a former yobbo employee. the founder of one of the products said might be getting the ax. as take a look of a first less. were going to show you the list of features that reportedly will not be shut down. simply reorganized or implemented somewhere else that includes fire ego, yobbo people search, yellow alerts and yobbo calendar. over on the second last these are the services that are reportedly said to be shut down they include a wide log, alta vista and the last on the list that's what the best known on the endangered list social book marking company delicious. he also bought in five years ago as part of an effort to bid to build a social hall. they've a lot of your ilk loyal users but today delicious said the find an exit strategy that they're not shutting down. gallo has confirmed their phasing out several services of the possible once but didn't

provide specifics are names of companies. >> time now for tech talk with gabe slate. >> i have a hot tip for you one day only tomorrow on saturday target stores in the bay area are having an incredible deal on the new i phone 4. they're doing a flat $50 off, both models seeking to the 16 take for $150 or the 32 k model for $250. that's the cheapest deal i could find anywhere for brennan by phone for. on top of that, they're doing a trading program we can bring in your existing smart foam or your old smart phones and traded in toward the purchase of the new i phone 4. depending on the condition of the smart phone you bring into trading, they will give you up to $125 off. that's on top of the $50 off. potentially depending on the condition of the fall and you have to trading, you could walk out

of the targets or tomorrow with the brand by phone for for just $25. that's a really good deal. in daly city kron 4 news. >> a new proposal to sell funds out of the hands of truck and bus drivers. that would prevent commercial truck and bus drivers from reaching forward it, holding are dialing a cell phone while driving. some trucking companies in the drivers could face the find. drivers who racked up multiple offenses could in fact lose their license. >> time for your snowball ski report to we have some things to talk about. this is only going to increase by leaps and bounds as we head into the weekend or yell and introduce know the past 24 hours, 60 in. at the base at this moment. into next the resorts we have sierra tahoe was 2 in. of snow in the past 24 hours, and sugar bowl. it has an inch of new snow in the past 24 hours but major changes coming as

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in the giving spirit of the holidays san francisco foundation handed out 5000 bags of groceries today. each bag had fresh chicken, potatoes, bread, pasta, rice, beans vegetables. it hundreds of colonists of volunteers were filling bags and passed out. the volunteers included nearly 300 to cap employees. tipping is not just for that occasional meal outdoor cabdriver but also for the people you do business with year around. cement the hayes tells us why you might want a budget a few extra dollars around the holidays. >> the names on your holiday gift list most likely include family and close friends. if there are other folks you don't want to forget. >> everybody from the nanny if you have one, the baby

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receive cookies. in washington some at the kron 4 news. >> a live look upside from our roof cam on the left in the san mateo bridge, on the right not a fun trip across the bridge right now with the conditions. -or going to give you rain that will pick up this evening, will talk about a coming up. in its is coming up. ♪ it comes along just once a year ♪ ♪ on winters wings, decembers rear, ahha humbug faces come and dear ♪ ♪ then appears at perfect christmas time. ♪

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live this is kron 4 news at 6:00. >> our big story tonight is the weather. were looking live over richmond on the left there's the old gate bridge on the right, nearly a week of storms heading our way. it's been a rainy day across the bay area and is is going to get worse. it jacqueline bennett is here, we're talking about it hitting hard pretty soon right? >> it's already getting intense out there will continue to have yourselves for this evening into the overnight hours. here's a look at what's going on out on their now pretty much

widespread rape. if picking up from light showers that was saw earlier in the day. the demand, you could see plenty of the yellow popping up on the screen and that indicates more moderate rainfall. some heavy downpours. it will track this one in san francisco may be even know valley. to broaden coming up at 622 p at your sing heavier rain just off shore. also pushing down into the south bay, pockets of heavier rain as well. none of them directly for reporting station but she did see rain fall over san jose. in the middle of these heavy yellow cells 3 in. of rain will talk more about this coming up and will track and out on future cast. >> the weather's been causing as to what expect problems at sfo. dan curman is there he is live with an update. it's been a bad day for our travel has and a damn? >> that's read a special sfo

when you have rain like this bus low visibility, you can't land as many plans as possible. normally you land 60 planes side-by-side, and our today they've only been letting 27 planes and hour on average. as a result, its lead to delays in almost 80 to 90 percent of the flights. take a look of this line at southwest airlines. it goes on, on, not on. we've been waiting in line from israel is now. about three as long as ever seen. two are to check bags. i'm not there yet it's going to be another hour looks like. in fact, getting to the lead to the check-in counters taking three to four hours. no one is missing their flight, because rainy weather coupled with low visibility at sfo is still lying almost all outbound and inbound flights. >> we have a connection big as we been delayed for three hours. >> flight is delayed three hours connected through l.a. to get to dallas. >> the delays at sfo me most people will miss our

connections and be stranded somewhere else for the night. >> the flight is scheduled for is the last of the night so i'll be spending the night in l.a.. >> my flight to vegas as opposed to leave at 4, my flight from the biggest senatorial is set for 05 p.m. i don't think and make that went >>. the travelers had to be taking it in stride. >> were you going to do, it's the weather. there's nothing i can do about it. >> it's the holidays and to try to get home. role in this together. >> the bottom line is if this rain and low visibility continue for several days will see more of the same of this as a day goes. in that story, we talked about the problems at southwest airlines what you're saying is earlier in the day. what does it look like now. it lets put it jonathan blum was live in the southwest terminal. johnson. >> here at sfo this is from

the one you think this is the entire line, just wait because will keep pulling and allied will keep going. this is a long as some air travel said they have ever seen. that's only half the line. it the rest of the line is over here extends all the way to the and the terminal. it said one man walked by the tommies the waiting since 12 minutes after 12 this afternoon. did the math that man's the waiting six hours for an airport full of delayed flights for airline that has absolute is worse trouble situations of that the airlines. more people are writing in this line by second. here's a prom southwest airlines was a lot of short flights in general. because of that almost every single southwest flight departing at sfo has been delayed. why? the flights that are landing gear also delayed. the letting half as many flights as the normally do brouwer and then the airplanes get a light which means it delays all these

people to hundreds and hundreds of people here at sfo hours to fly. snow is slowing traffic forcing flight delays in the reno and lake tahoe areas. when looking at the roads this storm has prompted widespread change control on highway including 80 over donna summit. it's expected to bring three to 6 ft. of snow tire elevations are run tahoe by sunday afternoon. if our team coverage continues today with kron 4. >> here oakland public works service center, sandbags have been prepared for those who need them in light of this weekend's big storm. behind me these pellets are full of sand bags i'm told they're 5000 sandbags on hand for those in need them. all you need to do a show that you are in oakland resident by having a driver's license was oakland address and you can get 20 sandbags and up to 25 ft. of

plastic sheeting. in the event the shepherd can in service centers close, if san they can be picked up at the city's main service center and edge water. san they can also be found at fire stations for the city as well. at the oakland public works service center in sheppard canyon, kron 4 news >>. thursday would total about the sandbagging going on in the santa cruz mountains in advance of the rough weather. it turns out valley church united this is where most people go to get the sandbags, is just about out of them. they said they have about a hundred bags left, which they expect to be turning people away very soon. >> in el nino in 1998, those numbers we filled it 36,800 sandbanks year. we helped save a lot of homes in this community. and a lot of businesses by having those bags available. >> they say the ben lomond fire department did help out

the cancer with a few hundred extra bags but, as it is a county can bring all lot more is tuesday. a day care center has been closed after a man involved with the day care was accused of molesting children there. please see the 30 year-old samuel allegedly took nude photos of a negro girl and a note on inappropriate touched another child. if both children went to the day care it being run by parents here in that house. there's his mug shot is in this a lot of county jail bail set at nearly a million dollars. if the state has suspended the day care license. the novato teenager who caused a fatal car crash in september, has been sentenced to two years in juvenile hall today. this is video of the crash. it killed on a bottle high- school student, injured three others the driver is now 17, he admitted vehicular manslaughter by a intoxicated. with some of the looking at the bay

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businesses invest in that's how we're going to spark the man, spur hiring and strengthen our economy in the new year. >> the tax bill will restore on employee benefits for thousands of people in california. christine conley has been looking into that and the current unemployment picture here in california. >> just how important tax bill is catherine, if it had not passed more than two under 50,000 californians would start to see their unemployment benefits come to a screeching halt. that's a lot of people. the jury with the bill does. the locker news the federal program that extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks that's what the states always provide to a maximum of 99 weeks. it does not add any more time no to the 99 week maximum. people want to reach that limit will get help from this new bill. i met with one person at e.d. office is at the deposition.

>> i came down this morning to find out if i was all right to and, from what i understand not. literally on the week six days away from my benefit and. praise for good will from friends and family. >> the picture isn't raising this is a look at the latest unemployment numbers coming up today. the unemployment rate is holding steady for fourth month at 12.4%. the area has reported 2.2 million californians unemployed which is 11,000 more than the same time last year. >> just to clarify for people how long will the extension be in place? >> the new law puts in place for 13 months that means nine i week maxwell will be around for over a year. >> a look at storm tracker 4 radar, light with heavy rain in the north bay also have the rain from the south bay pushing into the antioch law range. we talk about a coming up a bit.

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it is a wet, rainy miserable night traffic moving slowly or at least it should be some moving slowly. this is the bay bridge toll plaza where it appears to be slowing. let's look at 80 in albany, all long line of traffic that is moving pretty slowly tonight. the golden gate bridge, if we can look at that. the james link rather. traffic actions of them headed toward the peninsula moving pretty well even on the upper part of the screen there moving and to the lower deck of the bay bridge and slow but it's moving. since none of the golden gate bridge where traffic is action fallen pretty well in both directions as far as we can see perry has and the san mateo bridge that later eased down from foster city into a word in this to the traffic moving pretty slowly in both directions. this is san jose won a one near the guadalupe overpass and this is using moving pretty well.

a little slower than usual but it is flowing. jacqueline has a warning for us that this wet weather is not about to stop. jacqueline? >> thought was stop this one get worse as it is. live storm tracker 4 radar, have yourself pushing to the north bay. all this widespread to the area. but soon mendicancy heavier stains approaching san or file. what time it out even though it will be there momentarily. he see in the next 15 minutes the heavy rain right over san or file. petaluma, novato seeing heavy rain right now all the way up the 1013 santa rosa, and all the way it and he'll start with heavier rain at this hour. also going to jump all the way to the south bay. heavy rain over milpitas right now also for fremont. it is a quarter of an inch of rain over an hour right now. we're going to continue with the heavier showers are this evening. you will notice here that we do have all those areas of heavy rains for the bay

area. also in northern california. plenty of snow is not going to be a fun weekend. for continued to see the pockets of heavy rain pickup. 11:00 been in the north bay. light sprinkles leftover early tomorrow morning. by tomorrow evening heavier rain picks up and you see it o'clock rotating fremont and especially into early sunday morning were going to get healthy dose of rain. 6:00 a.m. heavier cells bush into the north bay. your generous green indicating very heavy rains 12:00 on sunday shower conditions resume and it will be very showers sunday into monday. sunday afternoon were going to maintain through the weekend well into next week. off plenty of rain expected

carry it up to 2 1/2 inches in the north bay plus in the santa cruz mountains is going to vary quite a bit. between the central east and south bay an inch and a quarter to an inch to three- quarters expected through sunday and will add to this as we head into next week. to 4 in. per hour at the heaviest times. when the conditions will pick up for the weekend making roads nearly impassable. with the higher elevations of snowfall accumulation will be quite intense. 3 8 ft. of accumulation between thousand feet which wraps up the possibility of an avalanche danger and no show and so people and in those higher elevations and not a fun time getting out there the same lawyer there it's not going to be back right there and wait. will see heavy rain through the weekend also have yes no in

this year lasting into next week. rainfall all the way up through least the weekend. we'll see. the gusty winds, several inches of rain expected when it's all said and done. >> a new wave of bad weather is moving to the west coast east and west coast may be getting relief from the bitter cold they've had to ensure all week. what a job utility workers in eastern tennessee working through the night to thaw frozen pipe lines under the street. overhead, ice knocked out power to thousands of people. the not roads of west virginia were clogged with what spirited the governor had to cancel his official christmas party because of the weather. the nation's capital got 3 in. of snow. enough to close down right at national airport for several hours. here's a look of the temperatures around the country this morning. the darkness below is zero, the lettuce yellow is 60 degrees. the cold weather there sang not expected at

this point to seriously affected florida's citrus crop. lawyers for barry bonds want to bar major- league baseball player another former pro athlete from testifying at his perjury trial. they filed papers in federal court to prohibit the athletes testimony also some other key evidence that they say is tied to his personal trainer greg anderson. they've already ruled that any evidence connected to anderson as off limits because of his refusal to testify. the perjury trial scheduled to begin march 21st. >> a live look outside the storm tracker 4 very heavy rain will see this for the evening hours even into early morning. we'll talk more about the heavy rain install in this era coming up.

a robbery at a pharmacy was stopped by an officer you just happen to be there picking up security video

from another robbery earlier this tonight. he see in the surveillance, the officer enters the store and then after a man appeared to return to the counter he tried to grab money from the counter. it the officer drew his gun and there is that scuffle. to continue the scuffle the way out the door you see them leaving. the suspect has been charged with robbery and assault on an officer. the woman who confronted a flasher while on a crowded new york city's subway has been armed with dove award for bravery. should get the reward last night. kimberly sakamoto has a look at her tips on how to stand up against an attacker. >> that will many see here receiving her award, she did know she was being filled. as soon as the video of her confronting the alleged attacker hit the web, it went far row. take a look. >> that says, that set to

our reporting you to the police station. oh yes. i know what i saw. >> turns out her attacker was a repeat offender had sipper liz pants to flash and unconcealed. he's currently serving a four months ended yet to take a look. her video inspired women who wish space and what she said. to put together this video with tips on what to do if you're being attacked. she said bolivar situation is different she doesn't want everyone to stand up to the attacker because it could be dangerous. surely hopes this will encourage women to speak up and report incidents to law enforcement. >> storm tracker 4 raiders' starting to get the have the cells of rain riding to the north bay a lot of places in water taffy rain right now. this will continue for the evening will talk all about it coming up. >> you're looking at the bay

bridge toll plaza the left side westbound into the toll plaza, right side of the oakland the traffic is moving fairly slowly but it is moving. if james like same story, smoke's loaf particularly to the bay bridge. moving fairly well considering the rain.

now at 6:30 p.m. tonight big stories in one big block of news. more cruz, more stories read our top story. >> our top story is the weather we've been talking about people driving a little more slowly, they ought to be it is windy, rainy, stormy night. as jacqueline bennett tells us it's only going to get worse. >> it's getting worse as we speak, plenty of heavy rain in the north they also love this in detail coastline. will see the cells of heavier rain rotate through as we move through the evening. the north bay getting it the worst right now. heavier cells of

breaking apart there are little more uniform. will see heavy rain to the north bay and the rest of the area. as the bush into the evening hour that your rain mainly concentrated in the north bay. a lot of the yellow and to the 11:00 hour. mainly at the north bay, we will see things taper off a little bit over night. shower conditions by 7:00 tomorrow morning. does not mean the rain will be done, it will be back and we'll be here tuesday into next week with periods of heavy rain, gusty winds and through the weekend well into next week. it finally, possibly tapering off by thursday or friday. bo-peep posted. >> at sfo low visibility and rain leading to massive delays. 89 percent of flights are delayed anywhere from 30 minutes to four hours. that's leading to a lot of missed connections and this is expected to continue as long as the visibility and the rain continued. if there's any good news to report its this. if you're the first flight out in the morning,

you're likely to be the only one to leave on time. at sfo dan kron 4 news. >> here on skyline boulevard in the oakland hills, the public or crew is here behind me clearing out storm drains in advance of this weekend's big storm. this is a preventative measure because what they say is that they kill you see behind me tends to cause mudslides when there's heavy rain. it clogs the storm drains and then that causes flooding here along skyline boulevard. this crew is here during provided afford to make sure that that doesn't happen with the heavy rain began. bonds callable bart kron 4 news >> hear the santa cruz mountains residents of ben lomond and other communities in san lorenzo valley are bracing for a major. it is much as 10 in. of rain perhaps more will come down here in the next several days. that means folks will be keeping a close watch on the salmon runs a river. it's about train have the right now but

has a reputation of rising fast. caltrans, pg&e and public works crews are also gearing up for the inevitable down trees, power outages and washed it roads that often results in such a storm. in the santa cruz mountains rob kron 4 news >>. in vallejo police raided this house yesterday morning and arrested 30 year-old samuel cal are from the backs with at least two young girls. the house is being used as a day care center for children. live in the house with his parents who operated the day care center. police say he took a new photos of an year-old girl, police also say that he inappropriately touched another girl who for four years stand. he said a county jail and nearly $1 million sale and a suspended the day care license. in vallejo kron 4 news. >> and another big story the tax bill is renewing an employe benefits for millions of americans of people coming into edt offices to have their

benefits renewed. the legislation renewing federal programs that extend unemployment benefits beyond the 26 weeks that dates normally allow. this doesn't affect everyone, this so- called 99 years people will receive 99 weeks about a climate which is the max. it will not have their benefits for new. christine conley kron 4 news >>. in san francisco mayor gavin newsom is some playing coy on what are not he will delay is january 3rd swearing-in to become lieutenant governor. the reason behind the delay, the new board of supervisors with and get to pick his replacement as mayor and some of the current board. on friday the mayor said he doesn't completely trust the current orders supervisors to pick the correct replacement. reporting in san francisco kate thompson kron 4 news. >> here in fremont up and down the bar blind or frustrated boarding passengers, it slowed service between different alsatian during morning rush hour. that means long delays for people some for two hours at a time. some

passengers had to take shuttle buses between stations my pastime as best as they could. >> i had to wait two hours. i literally they got i have my have >> phone. the richmond of line with those affected. passenger service was restored. in fremont kron 4 news. >> time now for tech talk with gabe slate. >> a hot tip for you one day only tomorrow on this saturday target stories in the bay area are having a pretty incredible deal on the phone for. they're doing a flat $50 off, both models seeking get the 16 gate by phone for $450 or 32 k model for $250. it that's the cheapest of find it anywhere for brenda wife of four. on top of that, they're doing a trading program when he can bring in your existing smart phone or your old the smart phone and traded in toward the purchase of the new life of four. check this out, depending on the condition of the smart phone you bring

into trading, it will give you up to $125 off. that's on top of the $50 off. so potentially depending on the condition of your phone you have to trading, you walk out of the targets or tomorrow with the brand-4 for just $25. that's a really good deal. in daly city, gabe slate kron 4 news. >> time for a checkup and europe snow on ski report. norstar at tahoe and inch and a half of the snow in 24 hours. borealis seeing an interview still in the past 24 hours if bringing it to the base to 60 in.. an inch of new snow and sugar bowl were expecting 12 to 24 does of news over the next couple of days. for those details could log on to snowbomb.com.

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tree direction and you could see moving pretty slowly in both directions right now. remember it's rainy and windy and stormy up there. a check on the golden gate bridge the headlights' heading into the city and again traffic there is axiom still moving pretty well. the san mateo bridge that lets her eastbound from foster city to hayward. but again he could see the what slick roads but traffic flowing pretty well there. san jose won a one-year the guadalupe overpass, the traffic here also may be a little slower than usual but, not too bad. as jacqueline bennett tells us it's only going to get worse. >> getting worse as we speak, pockets of heavy rain to the north bay, notice the yellow on your screen in the north bay into these big, it's interspersed through the golden gate. in the north bay lots of heavy rain, and a bottle, seven fell. petaluma lot about to get cells of heavy rain. but keep this going through the next several hours. the source of the storm sitting up to the north. to see the

counterclockwise motion is pulling out all the subtropical moisture through the bay area. it will keep the right groin for quite some time. not only tonight but into tomorrow. well into next week. your kron 47 day around the bay forecast. nonstop rain through the weekend into next week at times a would delight that times will be happy with gusty winds. as we head into next week tuesday and wednesday love in the air right now. it could be happy but will see those computer models come in monday and see if that heavy rain will have a status of the california. >> would you posted. > kimberly has been taking a look of the snow and traffic in the sierra. kimberleys. >> the caltrans never asidwebsi, were going to take a look at video from earlier from the caltrans cannot even see this snow falling very heavily. i want to steer you to the bottom right-hand corner that snow is completely covering the

road. you can't see the difference between the road and the side of the road at all. again this was shot earlier this morning. we do know in this year there's widespread change control. officials are advising if your traveling this weekend to bring extra food with you, blankets just in case you do get stock. i again if you are traveling had over caltrans dhaka, look for the live cameras to see what conditions you will be facing. >> in sports world series mvp edgar not happy with the giants latest contract offer. the forty-niners after another sting last night mike singletary is giving his take on his future with the team. sort of. stay tuned.

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each that anthony dixon. he see just and shoving official. a touchdown return of oakland in the second half. pulled back by a face mask penalty. all of these were deal breakers in the loss. at 59 boy, questions about singletary is job position will not go away. >> my future depends on the st. louis game that we have coming up. my future to me i take it one week at a time. i don't really worry about all the other things. right now my future focuses on st. louis. >> what else is he going to say raiders' game with the broncos as a block of the bay area on local tv. if raiders with the wind have a chance to get beat on the division. the redskins like

it is at it again with donovan. to the rescue quarterback not only has been benched for sunday's game against the cowboys but for the team's last three games. he's third on the depth chart. mike look like be a fast back in april. 15 interceptions and its rank 25th of the 32 nfl starting quarterback. how about a coach. >> i talked to don offend after practice. i told him once we were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs that i made a decision that i was going to start. i want to get our up feel on the offense over the next three weeks. i also told on the next two weeks following the dallas game that john back-to-back out of the chicken see him on his role. >> matter how fat the contract is shanahan flexing his muscle showing that his boss. are going to bring

back an old ex crotty. what is the last time you in this building. >> probably in the 1980's. >> when i was in tv are at the time yes. >> the oakland a's dream machine of a radio station. >> how come we forget. let's check from the forty-niners. at 5-9 to bleed on the play of discussion. does that under of you? >> it is an honor for me because we used to talk about the game in fact had joined the show as we talk about singletary. when an owner who really shouldn't talk talks now becomes nothing but a fan. to me it has no bearing why should

he too has no experience, in football go out and try to fool is fan base that way. i think it's terrible. what they have to do is reorganize the front office. >> speaking of reorganizing singletary teasing any bills?. >> it's not just a game is just future i think as a head coach. i think what frightens me if i was a forty-niner fans at the end of the did make a big change here. who is going to make that decision? is ready when the front of itoffice. >> wholesale changes are coming. >> i think a good place for

him if he ever could do is go back with turner in san diego. >> he's comfortable. he certainly not comfortable here. he saw the game last night. >> note to be this week and here's the thing. they could be unbeaten in their division, and not in first place of their division. it's not their fault, it is what it is. >> feel they that many games in your division so you can't fool people and say that. unfortunately, they were off to a good start, a bad start their not a bad team. i really like what they're doing compared at the years. seven straight years of 11 losses. they're better than that, tom cable was better than that. i think 13 is better than not and they found a gem probably that did no would be back good. i think the raiders are fine.

>> the giants haven't done enough so far. ? >> you know when the world championships and then say you're out. are you going to talk about that story? >> it's in the discussion in these next few moments. >> a million dollars he doesn't get out of bed for million dollars. >> is that an insult to the working man? >> know what i think most of the people watching don't feel sorry for him. he did make $83 million in his career. >> he made 18 million and the last years, now they ask him to make a million dollars just to be a backup infielder and he said he's insulted? their people out there today trying to make a mortgage and credit pay tuition, the dreaded a lot of things on million dollars is still a lot of money and he's insulted.

>> true words could not been said. by the way, at of respect for your boy is the oakland a's dallas just voted moment of the year by major league baseball. just handed out just a few moments ago. absolutely. when we come back what happens when the broad james finally goes back to new york? you know the heckling was following. details to follow bill move..

anything will do anybody for just about a million dollars. the giants championship run, offered a one-year deal for $1 million, he said " that offer from the giants with the lack of respect, the total disrespect to play for a million dollars i'd rather stay with my private business and share more time with my family ". world

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