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showers will pick up a little more. on storm tracker 4 radar, and right around livermore east of livermore some rain, also light ran off shore due west of san francisco. just west of santa rosa. were taking a wider view picture you can see just how much it sitting off shore in the bay area. look at near eureka northern california very heavy rainfall there. let's zoom into the quick. this heavy rainfall parts of this heavy rain, was a discussion of bay area over night. if there's plenty of instability with this talent of the storm that will push through. here's a look at tonight and tomorrow to glance. where is a veteran pushing and it o'clock in the north bay. the last over night into early to our morning by 7:00 a.m. a few lingering showers. then, and clarence the afternoon. will take a look at the rig on future cast coming up. >> we have crews around the bay area tracking the storm. it will begin in the sierra with rob he's live along by 80. rob carey had >> can you know how works

when it's raining, you know it's going to be snowing before long up in the sierra. today is no exception, were seeing sporadic flurries year. along i 80 here rather, we are in blue canyon it's about 5,000 ft. 3 and 31 mi. west of truckee. if the traffic forcing his home or down traffic. coming home after day of skiing in the various resorts around talk. those heading home from sugar bowl which is up the road about 50 mi. on donner summit. take a look. >> this was interstate 80 for most of the day on monday. a little sloppy but no change restriction. the snow gets deeper up ahead. the snow banks here along highway 174 and other roads around the tahoe basin are fortified deep already. your gerbils ski resort, west of truckee, ollie be grounds that all nine shares are open.

>> and means of a good base that will last for the rest of the season. it also means to get skiers and writers except for the season to have an entire mountain ski instead of just a couple patches here and there with man-made snow. >> tall watchers said they can remember so much snow, so early. take a look at the snow bank here on sugar bowl the basis of 113 in.. 60 in. of snow since last thursday, 3 5 in. last night, another 3 5 in. coming in tonight. all setting up for a very good christmas key holiday. the first day of winter by some 3200 people on the slopes your trouble lawn care if 15,000 skiers for the sugar bowl is art is sold a record number of season passes amid soaring expectations for the holiday. >> going into the christmas period which is 25 percent of our revenue for the season, with this condition we are happy. all the

hotels, truckee and auto are happy about the conditions. >> it is no comes the skiers will to probably until memorial day and then some. of course you expect to see that kind of snow up there on donner summit, and they get some of the deepest know of any wire in the continental united states. even here at blue canyon about a foot in half on the ground very sticky story now. i wouldn't be surprised if you see people appears game well into june. live along interstate 80 it rob kron 4 news. >> clause were at work today preparing for the next round of storms, a u.s. army corps of engineers were sent out a boat to clean up the bay. lots of debris ends up in the bay during big storms. the cause major problems for boats. >> the winter rains it's when it's at its peak, the high tides will bring up what they call the high air debris flow, it will reach the stuff that's been pushed up on to the shores through

the year. as the rains come in the high runoff, and that it will definitely increase our workload. this time year for about the next two months, three months of this, of year. it will show a tremendous spike in debris. >> crews remove an average of 1,100 t of debris from every year. earlier in the newscast we should do the scene at sfo today, now stand at over to oakland international, jonathan blum is standing by live with the latest period has a travel going there jonathan? >> well pam, it's going smoothly when you consider the matter of bad weather that's happening all over the country. which of looking at is the security line here at the oakland airport. this is a popular airport for those to fly on exactly the reason. it isn't as effective. oakland is not the culprit but it's the victim. the flights you're

running on that the leg. about 30 minutes to a little over an hour, as a result of the delay that are happening at other airports across the country. the back of the security due to the sheer number of people, who are experiencing their holiday travel plans. the airport is not filled with people who are sitting around and having long looks on their faces because of flights aren't that bad. in fact, as of today's standards bebop image coming to expect lines to be 30 minutes to an hour long. those of the delays happening here. a southwest gets hit worse because the delays because a fight some a short legs between neighboring cities. in this case it's not the nightmare of the two hour delays that was happening earlier at sfo. this is just a small delay for the people. most of the passengers seemed to have come to respect that and move in for this jury on with the problem. jonathan blum kron 4 news. >> not everybody is in the

skies the road. a lot of people are getting up the last-minute shopping. christine conley as live in union square in san francisco with more on that. christine. >> can have you finished your christmas shopping? >> of course not. >> i haven't either any of these folks. uc just a big lot of people here, folks that i talked to some say there used to waiting till the last minute so they're trying to get out a couple of days before now. it there's a lot of traffic to. we'll show you some of the lines of cars here. were the big problems is that parking is: this area passioi talked to some shoppers about how hectic it's been take a listen to what they had to say. >> if you saw how many people were in the shops, it definitely feels last minute because it was a scene in there. >> parking was horrible,

everything else was good. it was worth it, a little too expensive lines are too long. >> i am coming back and try to come early in the morning to beat the crowds. >> so people definitely having to deal with crowds as they come down here. a lot of the shops of long lines of people in them. it it landed you come down there could be a lot of people reporting live in san francisco christine conley kron 4 news. >> traffic, it does not improve this is in san francisco the 80-1 01 split the bottom of your screen is traffic crawling southbound 101 for the peninsula. the top of your screen, a crawl toward the bay bridge east top of your screen, a crawl toward the bay bridge east bound. will be back. our points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it.

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this rock from her yard and fought off the dogs allowing her to get back into the house. it the bites including injuries to her arm, back and her leg. the pit bulls are described as " red, a dark gray in color with a light gray spots in clip years. a funeral for redwood city soldier, killed in afghanistan was held today in san mateo. corbeil david was a member of the second battalion the 502nd infantry regiment. he's a recipient of the bronze star, the purple heart to and compaq infantry badge. he was only 21 years old. >> are extended forecast, right back in the forecast over night tonight into tomorrow morning. to check will be intense at times but then we have a few days of clear, nicer conditions before rain. we'll talk about a coming up in just a few minutes.

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live picture from the canyon where the snow already coming down. traffic moving well, jack and what you think is this what we can expect in the next couple of hours? >> it is that it will get worse in the sierra. as for re locally it's not bad now. this will change notice a few areas of light rainfall san fog, rose at and east to livermore. this will increase as we see the moisture it off a storm up to the north being pulled into the west coast. already seeing heavy rain here your rate that will see have the right overhead as well. this evening a see a few scattered showers a couple areas with the yellow imbedded which means heavier rain cells. as we move into the 10:00 or more of the heavy rain pushing into the north bay, this is the main band of rain that were going to see. you will notice plenty of the yellow especially orange offshore here at midnight, those are areas will see embedded thunderstorms. meaning, heavy rain, gusty winds even lightning strikes. not as

here in the san mateo coastline as well. it into the 5:00 hour that rain pushing to the south bay heavier sell pushing through there, seven to 8:00 conditions are try so will be a fast-moving storm. will still bring peace and rainfall totals especially to the north bay. up to an inch of that half of rain expected there anywhere from 1/3 to three-quarters of an inch of rain in our valley is because of the pockets of heavy rain will be written as. santa cruz mountains up to 2 in. of rain there. let's take a look at cera, we have a winter weather advisory in effect. not expecting nearly as much snow is what we saw this week and but, 46 in. of new snow at the top hebei's. 3 6 in. of the highway. chp said there reemployment train restrictions that you just saw in the live pictures coming down. travel delays. i would put the drop off until thursday or friday but will enjoy nicer weather as you can see and are instead of forecast. in and walked and will see rapid clearing

behind the storm. fog thursday morning, increasing clouds friday at a bar storm which will unfortunately head of christmas. this will hit with heavy rain to expect through the day. potential showers carry over into sunday and monday. >> the weather continues to be a nightmare in europe. it's happening and the business travel time of year. the snows melt when london, full service will be restored to heathrow airport until thursday. >> we've got thousands and thousands of destructive passengers today whose christmas plans are being spied gespoiled. and we're very sorry about that. >> to the prime minister offer today to put troops on snow clearing today, he'd throw said it's not necessary. since it's been five days since the 5 in. snowfall, some people are wondering why things up in such a mess for so long. also, woefully on prepare the high-speed euro start

train to mainland europe, lines of tire disappointed passengers make outside the station and down the street. euro star has been begging people to cancel and stay home. back at heathrow another runway has reopened, i keystroke will be operating at only a third of its normal schedule until thursday. >> i'd take the precaution of order and my wife's christmas present on the internet so she gets a christmas present even if i'd get back in time. >> the people who run he's throwing your star getting blasted. travel experts say it's not about whether, it's about bad management. >> internet reporter kimberly has a look at some local phone applications which it held during the hectic holiday travel season. >> these apps will not be before your truck and on your way to the airport. let's take a look at the first one its $4.99 in called flight track. it tracks the status of their

flight, there would gate, what kind of play to run beyond. it also shows to the flight on time percentage which will help you to anticipate delays. the next have for you is google mops you for about already it's a free at that will help you avoid getting into traffic jams on the way the airport. the picture on the right is the color coded line telling you were the backups are and the last half for you is called take me to my car. it's a free at some of your traveling for an extended amount of time or have a bad memory this will come in handy when you need to find your car among hundreds of others in the airport parking lot. to check out the gaps visit www.kron4.com and look for what's on the web section. coming up six will have the asset will help you when you live at the airport. >> 9 year-old santa clara boy has become the youngest average taskmaster in the united states. he earned it earlier this month he beat the previous record holder for youngest chess master by 11 days. samuel also is the youngest person to reach the

previous just level of expertise and he was only eight at the time. i look at sighted traffic on the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic moving well the last night at traffic headed in san francisco, no problems in any of the lanes. the right side moving well that's east bound traffic. we'll be right back.

there are lot of happy young faces at the church in san francisco. this morning volunteers giving away an estimated 7000 toys to children from all over the bay area. a spokesperson for glides said this morning's line was the longest in recent memory. some families started lining up as early as 5:00 p.m. on monday in order to get their christmas presents for this lovely children. time now for tech stocks with gabe slate. >> smart phones are topping holiday gifts wish list this year. here's what's hot right now and the smart phone world. check out this deal espy's offered to run the popular smart phones for

free right now with a two- year activation. the free list includes the age to see incredible, agency aria and the blackberry curve. therefore cannot offer free, these are high and smart phones and normally cost $200 or more. amazon has a great deal on one of the hottest card phones right now the droid 24 fries and. they're offering of for $40 with a two-year contract and normally cost to dollars. if you're the star wars and in your life, fries and a least a limited edition droid smart phone called the trader2d2 yes it's like a lovable robot from the movie. it even makes the noises that r2d2 made in the movie. it cost to a terrific dollars of the two-year contract. if you want to impress the person giving, attack at the dallas street. it's the first tablet and smart phone in one. it as a

big 5 in. drain, half the size of the i pad, runs on google android operating system and the self on park runs on at&t. it has rendered dollars. the drug acts as another hot phone right now, like the of rising gold and red version of the i phone. it is a big 4.3 touchscreen a little bigger than the i phone, this thing is great for watching videos on its a big screen. the direct cost $2 with the two end to your contract. lastly the undisputed champion of the smart phone world it the i phone for is definitely the most popular sport fall. this latest version is there and features face time which gives you the ability to video chat. everyone of us with an i phone force of their very happy with it. it has to enter dollars with a two-year contract with at&t. gabe slate kron 4 news. >> set at 6:00 the perfect camera for just about anybody on your gift list. bring in the new year with kron 4 we are bringing you one of the biggest and best parties in the bay area.

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at 6:00 the bay area bracing for another round of hard- hitting rain, as hundreds get ready to head out of town for a holiday. >> at sfo fewer flight delays means a shorter line here is southwest airlines. tomorrow another round of rain and what you can do to make your travel experience better. that story coming up. >> storm tracker technology shows when the rough weather wellhead. if us we show you how the truck that of tahoe. >> the snow is coming down this year coming up all tell you people are going to enjoy the weather. >> big news from the bay a teenage girl ring deaths at a high school dance, a decision as we know who set to face the jury and his

going home. new details after an officer says he was forced to fire, why the search for the sugar is now twice as tough. >> live this is kron 4 news at 6:00. >> at 6:00 tonight the bay area hours away from the start of a stormy night and may be stormy week. for >> were gunna see more rain decide this fall will have a break in between they did this. >> it starts tonight were starting to see more showers approaching offshore. it you could see it's not the nature of this hour. just like showers east of livermore. also down in the santa cruz mountains. little bit closer here headed towards santa file. the shower ban is light let's go have contracted any way. it's going to push into san file in the next few minutes actually. it will see light rain that had of the link one. pushing in over night tonight into tomorrow morning and see plenty of rain sitting offshore here the bay area. the north of

the yellow on your screen very intense rainfall near eureka right now. let's zoom in on that at the storm does have the characteristics of instability. it being thunderstorms what you're seeing here your rate cut is what were gunna see the north bay here in a short while. areas of heavy rain will start at about 9:00 in the north bay continuing over night. by 7:00 a.m. it's going to taper off, just a few lingering showers possible. dramatic clearing behind the storm into the 3:00 hour. well, conditions for a little while, alleging how long it will stick around and when our next arm is slated to hit us. coming up in a bit. >> live at sfo where the weather is on the minds of a lot of travelers. dan curman is been there all day today, how did it go today what's expected for tomorrow? >> pam, much better today, the last couple of days we've seen the reduce the number of rivals to 60 in hour to about 27. that led to major delays. today's

things back close to 60, very few delays to tell you about except, for that plane british airways. we seen a number of delays and cancellations to and from london because of bad weather there. if people and scoring run the airport trying to get any seats they can to get home for the holidays. the dawn of are going to make a period of limitations had a terminal now, as we tell you what to do tomorrow, because as you know the rain is expected to come and that will lead to probably flow control. that will mean fewer flights taking off, if your flights landing of probably more delays. the best thing you can do a possible, is not checked bag, that you avoided the line. he compared the your boarding pass and person. that's one tip. we talked to sfo mike who give us another tip. >> i recommend you call the carrier before they leave the house. check this out as a fight whether it's delayed, canceled get here early to hours international

it's going to be a busy day tomorrow. every day this week it's going to be busy. a lot of people, few extra seats, bring your patience, get here and try to get out as quickly as he can. >> i think the key there is bring your patience. even if weather is bad it and and they stop this huge number of arrivals or cut it down a fact, if you of the first flight out in the morning and it's originating here as the fall meeting it's your the middle the night it does not to come here from somewhere it's very likely you're going to leave on time. that's another good bet to have the first flight out in the morning. the latest reporting live at sfo did come in kron 4 news >> even before the rain started falling today you did to the flooding in mill valley. this is of shoreline highway. couch and workers rug directing drivers to take it slow. the passion of this is due to the war rain water in the bay area and high tide.

drivers can expect more of the same tomorrow as high tide hit the peak at about 10:30 a.m.. snow continuing to blanket this year, and now reportedly shows us how you can set conditions on line. >> it's for the caltrans traffic camera, let's take the picture fall. a little earlier was snowing heavily, right now looks like it's cleared up a little bit. this is highway united squaw valley. the conditions earlier, the first piece of video i have is that i 80 at the truckee scale. is he had dark clouds are the background. he might be but a tell the cameras like removing a looks like there's a little wind in the area. it the second camera have for you is my ears the snow piled really high on this side of the road. it is to the studies do traffic a lot of people travelling to the holiday. the last piece of it you i have as highway 89 at squaw valley which you were just looking at. i want to keep an eye on that car coming toward us. take a look at snow that just fell

off the roof of the car. to tell how hard the snow was coming down earlier. we did speak to a chp officers said do not get through without chains. did not free to bring those in to check out these cameras and visit www.kron4.com look for news links section. >> you could check the storm on our web site, go to www.kron4.com for real time radar and up-to-the-minute weather information. it will be back with much more news after the break. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie?

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five of the six suspects are being charged with rape in concert. that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. the judge to reduce debt charges of one of the defendants and as kron 4 explains there's other information on the person released from custody today. >> the judge ordered that all charges will be dropped

against cody's mets and the rich and homecoming gang rape case. smith is the youngest of the seven defendants in the case, he is section 16 years old when the crime occurred in october 2009. when the judge made the announcement car row, rising from his family and i heard his father sitting right behind me sing congratulations to another family member and there is a collective sigh of relief. his father mark smith had this reaction. >> what's wrong with them to hold them for 12 months. >> what you think should happen? >> i think he should be compensated for the time that he's been locked up for nothing. >> at the contra costa superior courthouse kron 4 news. >> police are now searching for two suspects in yesterday's officer involved shooting in oakland. it happened here the intersection of 13th avenue and east 33rd street. if oakland police say 14 members of the so-called peace team were intercepted by officers while they were

driving to a retaliatory shooting. the car then led police on a chase for nearly 3 mi. before it crashed into a home. all four suspects ran from the car, one of them had gone he was shot and killed by police. >> we did everything we could to stop what was going on. >> one other suspect is in custody and now police are searching for the other two. we'll be back after the break. lightning fast. lightning strong.

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a live look outside from mount tam cam looking down on the city. fencing around as a storm approaches will see winds picked up. are not seeing much of the wave rain carried not affecting our bay area location, brushing near antioch and tracy but not a big one out there riser. as we move in the rest of the evening the storm sitting next to the north. it's pulling out washer along the west coast immersing pretty heavier

rain to generate up. instability in the system will allow for thunderstorms to be embedded over night tonight and tomorrow. this evening will see widely scattered showers. were watching as the rain picks up the main band. at 10:00 some of those have yourself pushing into the north bay, also over san bruno. was to the showers pick up most of the bay area by midnight. the disclosure the clothesline though, moderate to heavy rain. the origin is grain, are areas we did see thunderstorms. is that in small hill, gusty health may be the lightning. by 2:00 a.m. pushing in the north they also of the sematech coastline. as to make our way through the rest of the night, 5:00 a.m. the rain is pushing for mountain view and parts of the south bay but, clearing out by 8:00 a.m.. it was to try to weed out there tomorrow, this storm is for a fast moving. the award apart over us there'd be a substantial rainfall. this is what will see in the 12 or span a pushes through. up to an inch in half in the north bay which is significant in itself. up to 2 in. in the

santa cruz moms, author of an inch to three-quarters of an inch in the central eastern north bay. as for this year there is a winter weather advisor rate in effect for the sierra including the path to tahoe. the storm will be a significant of what was on the weekend, still brings the sense of all 46 in. at the top obeisance 36 run on the highway. expect travel delays, a chain restrictions will put back into effect and it is a storm starts tonight. if you are traveling at the atoll for the weekend, they can get away thursday friday when you have better conditions. even tomorrow afternoon assemble pop out beyond the storm carried of rapid clip and which will lead to a fog early thursday morning. increasing clout so, fred is our next storm pushes and unfortunately right on christmas day. heavy rain expected to last through the day, with a possible link or shower into sunday. if >> whether dropping plenty

of snow in this era, this is our live picture from blue canyon, you see the roads are still wet. there were florey's wrote most of the evening, with a check in this live picture just as he was going on. traffic moving ok now. since then the kids are already at the school, a lot of families are taking advantage of the conditions today. kron 4 shows us what parents are doing in this year to keep their children entertained. >> take a look at this, as is the growth was a winter playground for these kids were lucky enough to come here and build a snowman. if that's too pedestrian, check the thrill of the day. a study was the name of the game and these kids did seriously. others are just as much pride in the white out. occasionally a snow balls i would break out it was all in good fun. cisco grove is free but for those willing to spend money, the ski slopes where the place to be. most resorts have been closed for the last few days because the conditions were too harsh. finally the

weather broke and people came out in droves. steve mills took advantage of the weather and loaded the family up for fun on the slopes. >> with the pier for the past couple days to been snowed in. we know we had a couple feet of snow dumped in the past few days so, were looking for good time. >> the snow is about the best you can ask for. in this year, jeff bush kron 4 news >>. american airlines is no longer on your bets that helped vote at kimberly is here did with the holiday travel web are around him. >> this is information were just getting in, were learning that american airlines has pulled their listing off of forbid stock, that's a very popular travel booking website. that means any good or bad to not going to be able to see american airlines for listings or by any of those flights. if they're arguing about pricing. next couple talk about mobile application. let's take a look at the first one i have for you. it's a free one that was

developed by the gsa. it will help you find out which airport checkpoints are backed up and what items are restricted on the plains. the next have for you is gate to grow. it's also free and an actual help me when i've been traveling a couple times it helps you find your way more than a hundred airports in the u.s., canada and london. it will tell you rob a different shops are. even saw the picture of the right those are actually leaves our ratings and photos that will help you avoid on appealing restaurants or those that have really poor service. to check out all the apps that i mention visit www.kron4.com and look for what's on the web section. th >> this was a scene in southern california today, the driver of the pickup had to be rescued after flooding swelled the road. the drivers here fortunately had his cell phone and was arrive eventually rescued. he made a big mistake of thinking he to get across the wet road. he can see

how it became harder to tell where the road and and, and the flood waters began. this was the scene and san diego county where it's hard to tell this was a road, flooded roads have become the norm in the region where it's been raining for five consecutive days. flood watches and warnings are posted for much of southern california. we're close up and try to remove boulders and stop mudslides, in the community of mcfarlane and central california, 2000 people were evacuated after creek overflowed. allstate is has also been hit by flooding, the street looks more like forever and it's right outside the hard rock casino. and hawaii has been getting soaked, this is conley where there's plenty of street fighting. this is a result of tropical storm will meet top. drivers in eastern massachusetts are struggling with a lot of fresh snow, their backs and ends and the storm here not expected to move out of the area until wednesday. yes

the cold weather led to rescue an organ. here it is. this was in all, workers at a golf course and now is to become trapped in a frozen pond and she seemed desperate to get out. it wasn't strong enough to get up into the boat or on the land. the workers called police and everybody did work to break the ice and get it out. was uneasy the talk was frightened and struggle. ec after an hour she was >> >> bring in the new year with kron 4, we are bringing in one of the biggest and best part is the bay area. tune in at 1130 new year's eve night for kron 4 new year's live presented by lead md. it is all local nearshore and the favorite way to celebrate. will be right back.

time now for tech talk with gabe slate. >> digital cameras are a hot tech camera in a greg getz. here's what's hot right now on the digital camera world. could you come as a first

camera maker to give a cam on the market that takes three pictures. it's called the fine text of real three b w one. it costs $4. it's: nude to take three pictures. to view the three pictures that you've taken care fuji does make a three the 8 in. a photo display frame that costs $600. of the less expensive right now for three pictures, you might want wait till next year. if the samsung tools he was a 12 mix of box all it is related pictures that you screen on the front of the camera. you can composer shot while taking some portraits. the front despite up to one trotted atop a smile on camera. it will play animations that is one of the dancing happen clown. the samsung will view costs $120. i'm always being asked to give us a large digital camera to get? as sellers of the professional- camera with big lenses that

look like this. it's not just for professional, lot of photographers uses. my recommendation for good as a lark is a sony 8055. it costs $850. it's just a good, solid all-around as a large camera. it's popular now and back ordered on many website but you can find out there check of the amazon. if you at your young one money to take photos early the fisher price to top digital camera is a great idea for toddlers. its record, surrounded and the proper income dropped many times in continue to work. the kick off camera costs for dollars. if you're just looking for a good digital camera us for someone of any age from $100 i would recommend going was sony cyber shot digital camera or casio and their e x series. we can't go wrong with using both offer models around $100 other just could get to the camera. it keeps the kron 4 news.

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tonight's big story is one big block of news, more cruz, more stories right our top story. >> our top story tonight more right on the way right now were seeing a few light showers but as the pressure way into the evening, some showers will pick up in intensity. it o'clock going to be widespread, by 10:00 you will see the main band of rain push in onshore mainly in the north bay. same as part is a heavy rain. also there's plenty of instability of their offshore. the possibility of thunderstorms were used to the orange is the chance of lightning small hail and heavy rain. also continued at the 2:00 hour and the north and and the san mateo coastline carry it into the south bay by 5:00 tomorrow morning, cleared positions into tomorrow morning. by 8:00 was too much are conditions the increasing sentiment for the day care and your kron 47 there weren't any forecasts. increase in the sunshine to more often you will lead to

a fog and early thursday. drier conditions thursday and most of trotted. fred will see increasing cloud cover is our next storm approaches the bay area. of harshly that one will fall and christmas. will see heavy rainfall. if your plans to travel around the bay area. it's definitely give yourselves a much time. >> at sfo better weather is meant fewer delays delay especially. there delays in chicago to tomorrow is expected to be a different story as another storm comes in. officials tell us make sure to get here early, call your carrier before you arrive at the airport and make sure you bring your patience with you. at sfo, dan curman kron 4 news. >> i'm robert live in this year rob another 3 5 in. of snow is expected tonight. we have a mix of snow, flurries and right here at 5,000 ft. along interstate 80 near blue canyon about 31

mi. west of lake tahoe we also have a lot more snow up you go. it's been part of the afternoon at gerbil at donner summit. take a look as many as 3200 people on the mound today we heard them say earlier there's been some demand because of all the snow skiers finally unleashed that demand today, descended on sugar bowl and the of the resorts. at least 100 in. of base at sugar bowl. all 88 rounds at all nine shares are up and running and there is more snow on the way. they're very ghoulish of the season this year. listen to what jesse bartlett had to say. >> is the start of the holiday season, with a great crowds we had 3 5 in. of snow last night. it just keeps coming conditions are credible. off about 60 in. from thursday from its total storm system. it looks like today was a break in the weather, were expecting more hopefully another 12 in. by wednesday night. it's only going to be amazing for the christmas holiday.

>> and this is what the road on the way to tall looks like. no shame restriction for the most part for most of the day today. a little bit sloppy, as you go farther up you can see there's a lot of snow on both sides of the road for 5 ft. deep. they say another three to 5 in. on the way tonight so there should be some fresh powder for morning skiing carried live on interstate 80 kron 4 news. >> on the daughter's the ranch and zero hundred people come out to take advantage of the break in the weather. he see the parking lot is full of cars from skiers and no orders. any our families. a school is out this is an easy place to take the kids. this resort many others the tahoe have been closed for the past couple days because the weather was too stormy but, the roads are open now and the storms have produced a lot of fresh powder. at the conditions are said to be excellent. at the daughters the wretched tahoe, jeff bush kron 4 news. >> in mill valley you could see how the shoreline

highway at the 1 01 junction is completely covered up with water. they told me it was up about 18 in.. it is a result of high tide plus all the rain water that we've been getting. when the tide goes out this problem will resolve itself but, they do say drivers can expect more of the same on wednesday morning. one high-tech hits its peak at 10:30 a.m.. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> in san francisco pg&e crews are trimming the tree is in preparation for the upcoming storm. the reason for drawing back bridge is a simple, when a storm hits in the wind blows tree limbs come in contact with high- voltage power lines to cause electrical outages. so pg&e trimming crews are doing what's called preventive maintenance cellulite's stay on. in san francisco, stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> here in oakland, police are responding to reports of a body found in the oakland

estuary. we've seen police cars pulled up a few minutes ago in fact you can see some behind me were the homicide detective has just arrived and are investigating what appears to be a body in this direction. washed up on when the pieces of land just went out into the water. we'll show you on a map where this is. this is often do little road a few minutes away from the airport. right along the side of the road, where the water comes up to the road. police have ordered up with crime tape of very large portion of the roadside. people over the place cards, crimes investigators have arrived now homicide detectives are way out on this little tiny peninsula and the water. examine once again what appears to be a body. if pleas of not talking about the identity of this body or who founded it in here and they'll arrive tomorrow understanding the coroner's office is on the way. live in oakland jonathan kron 4 news. >> at the counter, cast the core of the preliminary hearing and said the jobs dropped all charges against

goldsmith in the richmond high school homecoming game rape case. five of the six remaining defendants, all face charges of forcible sexual assault which carries with a maximum life sentence. as for elvis the judge reduced his charges to sexual penetration of an intoxicated person said his bill to $1,000. at the contra costa county courthouse the market has kron 4 news. >> karen said as a woman attack by two couples that i was alive with the help of the goods mirror to neighbor. 31 year-old susan such as walking from our house or car monday when the dogs attack. the seriously injured her arm on the arm, back and legs when it went for a stroke she fought off of the car keys. a neighbor grabbed a stone and chased the dog stopped. there's still trying to find the dogs loose out cited the neighborhood. at san jose kron 4 news. >> will live in san francisco union square where shoppers to try to get everything in the holiday list. the big trees across to people. a lot of folks to

get the holiday shopping data because of that there's a lot of traffic. it's very hard to find parking spots around here right now. let's roll that you and show you. shoppers coming to the union square parking garage are seeing signs of this one here that says the parking lot is fall. it definitely hard to find parking right now. a lot of crowds of people inside the store so be prepared to put up with long lines. some shoppers i talked to are saying they're just getting the holiday shopping and others saying that is getting a few things left of the list. take a listen. >> we do a big family thing have a lot of gifts to get i have four. i'm about a quarter of the way there. >> either my lesson from last year and i got most of the done already. this is a stocking stuffers and taking my family always a good san francisco once and is a good tradition it just started a few minutes ago we started to get sprinkles here at

union square. that is a shopper's i talked to said it doesn't matter to them the year regardless even of its start supporting the habit of shopping that. we'll have more news after the break. ♪

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the official account of the 2010 census landed on the president's desk today. the national count revealed the slows population growth of any decade since world war two. >> the resident u.s. population is 308,745,500 and and 38 persons. >> republicans have a good reason to cheer. the new census results will trigger a shift in congressional representation. at least a dozen seats mainly a democratic state in the east and midwest, are moving to a largely republican strongholds of the southwest. washington, nevada, utah and arizona will each pick up one seat. so will georgia and south carolina. florida will get to, texas as many as four.

those losing seats are mostly urban and industrial. york and ohio will lose two seats, the other on the not one. california will not cave seat and that's only the second time that's happened since it trend the union. : state has the largest number of house seats and electoral votes. after the senses that it will have to share the title with texas. nevada was the state with the biggest population jump by the way up 35% from 10 years ago. michigan in contrast was the only state with a population loss. >> i unit football website for ladies only, its creator molly anderson is in the studio to talk about it all. it and need new, women make history with their 89th straight win. so far has the story and all the sports coming up next ring in the new year with kron 4 we'll bring you one the biggest and best parties in the bay area catherine will be one of your host to an 11:30 p.m. year's eve night for kron 4 is new year's live

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if we were breaking a women's record everyone would like aren't those girls nice. the give and two paragraphs in u.s. today. give them one line on the bottom of espn and some back where they belong in the kitchen. but because were breaking a man's record we got a lot of people paying attention >> his home city against florida state, has lost a game in nearly three years. look to the action. my more comminations best female college paithat the player. second half behind the defense of forget about a career high 41 points, 10 rebounds, 93-62 in front of john woods grandson right to claps along. 89 straight. at basketball record the last loss 2008 to stanford. the plan december 30th. here's

what john wood said back in 2005. >> 88 game winning streak. >> of course, of course it's been a little while but (laughter) are probably will live to see it. >> he passed away six months ago at age 99. segued football mike singletary did not name the starting quarterback for the rams game on sunday. at this point it's one of this mess, how about playoffs coach? >> feeling fortunate is really not the word to truly describe what we felt as a team for the opportunity that were in right now. it is truly a up last thing to be in the situation. >> college football game tonight the brady bowl that

story coming up on the late show. quite get to check kelly, he is the boss of the oregon ducks 12-03 in that to january 12th championship game. he came in second in the voting, morgan leading the nation in scoring at 49.3 points per game. congratulations to chip kelly and the oregon ducks. take a look at this week's sports illustrated cover. on newsstands or in your mailbox tomorrow, that's timman succumb gracing the cover for the holiday issue. he's in the text quito red bow tie one of 10 athletes featured in a photo. he won four games of the giants a 11 gauge during this year's historic post season ride. in tennis competitors on the court, the half-assed off of that. at least i guess it roger picking up and dealt in that coal wing or cities that about a quarter million

dollar car. playing in sweden and a match for america charity event, raise money to back education for children in africa. fat or lost a first set but rallied to win the last two. the two will play tomorrow, his home court in madrid spain. when we come back, ladies night football style carried on like you ever seen. that is molly anderson, when you're watching football your house she is truly in command, she is the website called check 1 01 football for girls. don't let the good looks folia. shows you great true that a gap and take you down is not right molly? >> that is right, straight down. >> more with me in mali in a moment ago loaf.moment don't go

we're back with molly anderson she is the creator of check 1 01, football for girls. that's the place to go if you want to get inside your man's head, to figure out what's going on as far as the ins and outs may be the x's and o's of the football world. this rate can sit there and enjoy and maybe even bluff your way through a game. something like that? let me ask you when women went out this website where they going to get out of it? >> they're going to get place to go that's very safe information about what's happening this week, what happened last week in football. if you'd like to know say what the what impact does or the wide receiver does you can look those up and i relate them to girl terms. the wide receivers sort of this super model of long, lean they're always posing for their people on the sidelines. you

could find anything you want that's related to girls and a very short form. he don't have to go slogging through budget stats or or other things that guys find very easy but girls find difficult. >> i don't think you friend to many post patterns with people, which are you into this? >> i'm not going to lie was trying to impress my has been a little bit. i bought a fantasy football magazine and thought all know this and a couple days of go on line look at sports sites and turns out to it is really, really difficult to read i got to the first sentence of the first paragraph in the super bowl magazine and i had to have my has been translated for me. it was absolutely chinese. it was like learning a foreign language. >> now you've got it down so

everyone could understand it. >> i curled it down, but because i realized i had a sports expert sitting there me and my husband i just badgered him to death. i sort of trotted around to where i can related to girls. he did tell me all things about what's going on >> you learned how to grab the clicker look into commandeering that thing. would this be an average sunday. >> when the baby sleeping we can watch a little bit of the football.like to watch footl together. he can explain things to me and i'm not super bears. i like to put on my site things like what to say to read do. it theoretic we should even have to watch football, he should be but it just got my set on tuesday, watch the fastest three minutes on monday night. >> what's the response been

like. correa to what some of the following you? " >> i'm getting hits from all over the place it's pretty exciting and amazing. i can't believe it. >> your nose stranger to being in front of the camera, he were on a tlc show your wedding? >> we got married at the zoo in santa barbara and a wedding take over the assets to be on it was great. >> so a star was born even then. we've got about 20 seconds left and don't have a time to get this he won a brush with fame was james he met a man i guess you could make the connection between him >> someone wanted to introduce me to someone famous and i said what's your name again and he said the brawn and i said a poll carried >> it probably took them back a little bit because everyone knows of a broad jameses.

>> even i do edges didn't know what he look like you're dead >> check 101 football for girls check it out.

story behind today's top celebrity news. i'm lara spencer. >> "the insider" is on. >> "the view" today on sarah palin's new first lady feud. >> i think sarah palin picking a fight with michelle obama. >> a fight has broken out between the first lady and former alaska governor, sarah palin. >> these two women should come together. >> instead of running down the president's wife. >> has palin gone too far? >>eople may see it as bullying. the spiderman actor on a stretcher. the 30 foot fall caught on camera. >> will the director shut down the plagued new york production? >> i don't think anything creative can be done without danger and risk. >> before oprah launches own, will she be running for office? will prince william be able to stay faithful to