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live this is kron 4 news at 5:30 p.m. >> 4-3-to-one happy new year. >> bay roulette and on the world as been bringing in 2011 crowds of people rain and the new year with the countdown a display of fireworks. that's look in denmark when they have ringing bells and far works to help people ring in the year. a very pretty sane. even though we are more than six hours away for the new year in the bay area of the
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celebrations are already getting underway. reggie is live at pier 39 and he's at the summer of love party. >> could see lot of people showing up here at pier 39 word from of theater 39 this is where the new year's eve bash will take place at some of love party that you mention. i have lieutenant dangerfield here he's with the san francisco police department. it talked to me about the police presence tonight obviously it's going to be have the right? >> will have live well lot presence of police out tonight at major bebop to save new year's eve tonight. >> zero tolerance policy is yet open container of the street we will confiscated as well you could get a citation also public recognize as well. it would allow people drinking in public. >> there are several d y checkpoints all over the city? >> there will bedui to
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construct a city which is what we say fiddle at the budget handwritings. but there are other options for getting around the city would you encourage people to use public transportation, muni has extended hours and bart has extended hours as well. we want people to plan where they're going to be before they get their, we want them to plan their alcohol consumption so that you know if you had to much to have an alternative to driving. >> when the clock strikes midnight the city's packed with people. the best advice is used public transportation any other advice you have obviously you're urging people not to drink and drive. >> we want people to be safe and understand a lot of people the city tonight, but there's going to traffic tickets would be tough if you can use public transportation would encourage that. it also fireworks still use any fireworks display will be here down on the embarcadero doing tried that. it also don't should farms into the air is a
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felony in san francisco. >> thank you attended that's helpful information. the summer of love party starts here it's 7:00 the doors open at 6 catherine. i imagine you will be down here for the party tonight. >> because he did mention a lot of free rides tonight yes transit agencies across the bay are offering free rides for the love and consecutive year. it free transportation will be available on all muni trains between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.. caltrans will be free after 11:00 p.m. the bart will run extra trains and stay open until 3 in the morning. of course again were bringing in one of the best parties here you don't have to be outside in the cold in the rain. tune in at 11:30 p.m. for kron 4 new year's live presented elite md by a deal local show so we will see you at 11 for the news and then joined us at 1130 for the big party. it would be new year's eve without balloons. in san francisco more than 40,000 lives are being filled at this particular company in preparation for all the big
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parties tonight. " companies supplying balloons for some of the biggest parties including celebrations of the bill gramme auditorium and a symphony hall. the company's houses been felled and burned today. >> today we started three days ago actually delivering stuff. we started with the balloon drops some of them wanted to the fox theater some of the other big balloon drops. for doing balloon drops to a jury air balloons for the balloons fall down. before doing helium balloons for people were having parties are putting them on the ceiling in that kind of thing. >> a team of 50 people were helping today carried a live look at times where they're expecting about a million people in new york city it's the country's biggest new year's celebration. >> here locally for new year's celebration unfortunately were going to be dealing with rain. right on storm tracker 4 radar know of rain drops falling in the bay area of the
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children as if you take a water view picture the tail end of the storm bringing rain and snow in northern california. the storm is a cold wind is going to bring as a blast of cold air and temperatures are already on the chilly side. 43 in san saba. 43 in fairfield, 44 livermore. it was the temperatures drop even more as that storm pushes in this evening. about seven clocks on the coastline continuing through the night to it will become widespread by about 10:00. for years year's celebration bring the umbrella if you're headed out tonight. small morning scattered showers will remain for most of the day tomorrow will stay dry. it will be cold in breezy again temperatures really struggling to warm up tomorrow and stable since the '40's. we took a look that time about the rain, and look to church and a forecast coming up. >> traffic coming in and of the city this is the james lick your looking most of traffic on the lower part of your screen headed toward
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the south bay. that's pretty late we seem more traffic coming into the city. look of the bay bridge toll plaza. it allowed people headed our way. it's really delicious, mom.
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it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary.
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when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. now get up to $300 back in promotion cards. at&t. rethink possible.
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then seconds later she jumps back and. only so the driver to block traffic and park in the left turn lane to keep watching for about five minutes. >> now that i have the ticket and a ride meeting till the wee this pop off. >> if there were actually such an award. normally a report on other people being badly but today it's going to be made. i'm about to tell tens of thousands of muni riders how they can ride muni for free. yes you heard me for free. apparently these new dates will open with nothing more than a wave of your hand your id and the next eight
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people were planning out the new free clipper card carried as the year came close to an end we found out the oakland schools hopes were running to meet its issues. there were so many subjects if i forgot one go to www.kron4.com watch them again carried >> (music) i will see you in 2011 and a cue for all your statements. in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> as always if you of a common story idea for stanley e-mail us that people behaving badly at www.kron4.com. >> a couple storms headed through this new year's weekend. starting tonight and again on saturday night. we'll talk about and look at rainfall totals and temperatures coming up in just a bit.
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or looking at the embarcadero san francisco getting ready at beautiful christmas tree pier 39, the theory building on the other side of the screen. pataki made hundred couple thousand people jamming and later for the party for the fireworks at midnight. that 10 years live clock on the right-hand part of the screen. it jointly got little over six hours before the new year. >> if you are planning on heading out to see those fireworks on this new year's eve here's the forecast. cloudy and cold out there right now but rain will move then. at about 8:00 up to the coastline, 10:00 widespread. the dodgers will be on the cooler side as well, right out top pitchers in the mid to upper '40's. it they will drop off to the low forties for the most point out there at midnight. a lot of places
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getting into the 30's. the rain right now sitting off shore it will approach the coast line and start to bubble up along the coast by 8:00 forcing showers along the coastline, like a ghost in the north bay and also the peninsula. by 10:00 widespread showers the pockets of heavy rain imbedded in there. what a and widespread rain continues, by 5:00 a.m. a couple pockets of heavy rain for the most part the rain will taper off. by 10:00 mostly dry conditions, drive for most of saturday as well. early sunday a second wave of rain will approach and heavier. it 3:00 more moderate happy cells pushing through continuing at 6 and take bring off at 10:00. the rainfall totals by sunday early sunday morning not to impress of the first round will bring you mostly shall read about that as the heavier stoppages in by monday will look out over an inch of rain in a number of locations including san francisco, oakland nearly 2 in. in the santa cruz mountains that long in getting 1.6 in. of rain.
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temperatures will be cool as the storm pushes through what would bring a blast of cooler air with it so into tomorrow morning temperatures of the 30's wrote the north bay 35 and fairfield. it will still see light showers at this point so we could see snow flurries in the higher elevations in the north bay. south of the golden gate top pitchers in the '40's are going to struggle to warm very much from there. by noon temperatures barely in the low 50s of the golden gate still in the '40's in the north bay stand in the '40's and the north bay in the afternoon in the low 50s. while the pitcher kron 4 here is a look at your 7 day around the bay around the bay forecast. a couple rounds of right up there this weekend starting tonight another one saturday night and a chilly day tomorrow and get many pluses state of the '40's. monday things will try out and warm up to stand wednesday but another chance of rain as we head into next week. >> tomorrow brings new coverage in medical care for millions of americans that's more provisions of the health care reform bill come into effect. seniors will
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see most changes about 3 million medicare recipients would game access to medical care recipients. seniors will have more access to preventative measures such as cancer screenings. those with incomes above 85,000 will lose. some of the benefits decrees. drug companies will be hit with billions of dollars in new taxes and insurance companies will have to spend more of the revenue on medical care. nonprofits for stockholders. finally will be what user flexible spending account on over the counter remedies on less you have a prescription. other changes are coming in march they include a requirement to include nutritional information on the menu boards of chain restaurants. also for fooled students sold in vending machines. the ears bring in new law targeting cyber brawling. kimberly is here to tell us why that is needed. cyber
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boeing took center stage this year as well as impersonating someone on- line falsely that's because a lot of teenagers actually committed suicide this year after being bullied on line. an 18 year-old from new jersey kill themself up after he was ousted as being gay roommate on the internet. a 15 year-old and india call themself after continuous going on line and a 13 year-old who boy in texas shot himself after suffering years of abuse on line. we hear a lot about it teenagers can be but not as young people right. legislators were talking about this when they're turning it into law several cases came up involving adults. one involved a ceo of a company in the south bay who was affected after somebody crated a fake address and then they sent out malicious e-mail's to some of his contacts. >> what consequences of the new law. >> is it was local pulp the senator joe from powell also
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egos and tomorrow you could either face a fine of up to $1,000 and your one year in jail. >> thank you for a much to me. some pg&e customers will see changes in their electricity bills in the year. as a badge of customers who use relatively little power will see a 3% increase in rates tomorrow. it goes to draw large amount of electricity will get a cut of nearly 3%. that will help people what they called. also people on the central valley or summer heat waves are common and linked to big bills. >> i checked on your snowballed ski report to which as a fringe pattern in the past 24 hours bring in the base that to 93 in. there. we're going to see a storm push through tonight that will bring several inches of new stock. on sugar bowl 80 in. of base rate now 13 let's 89 runs open again a couple storm pushing through this weekend
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time in a new year's resolutions here's what some people told us this morning about what they're hoping to achieve in 2011. >> my resolution is to become even a better father and husband. to learn a new language to save more money cut down on the excess spending. >> the slot is my resolution is to complete school. and i lost my job of 18 years and starting over. i'm starting a career in the medical field. my goal is to successfully complete school. i try to get rid of. >> i hope to live a healthier lifestyle. >> to go to the gym more often and keep fit. one is to stop swearing and the
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other one is to finish school. >> focus on the positive >> if you're thinking of resolutions john has a what is said that starting in the area want to start a new shape and get organized according bad habit. >> i can start new no failure and go from here. psychologists say your chances p specific take for example taking a want to lose weight is too general sale want to lose 10 lbs.. said a realistic goal very few people may lose 50 lbs. >> figure steps to accomplish the goals and setting a time frame for succeeding. >> said ago for two weeks stop and see how you're
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doing. >> if you make it to valentine's day of a pretty good chance of sticking with their resolution. >> cloudy skies rain on the way will talk about a coming up. >> looking looking at pier 39 on a loft and that's near city's times square on the right-hand side they're expecting a lot a billion people in your committee a couple hundred thousand san francisco 1:00 in the upper right-hand side shows with six hours until the year. stay with us.
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live this is kron 4 news that 6:00. >> that is official san francisco's won the bid to host the america's cup in 2013 which is great news for the city and kron 4 christine conley is here with a look at what this means for the city.
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>> big news over a billion dollar postwar economy, revitalize pierce. we have on the fall mark ewald was the chairman of san francisco is america's cup organizing committee. are going to look at video of the trophy that was brought into san francisco what it first came here. the races coming how will that change the waterfront? >> let me say how excited we are that we've got this victory. if the waterfront will change because peers like pier 27 and 29 will be converted into and here's 30 and 32 will be refurbished for the boats themselves and it will be a very exciting transformation at a time when there has been little economic interest in restoring our waterfront. >> when we is will we see the building began? >> the first challenges we have to meet the california environmental quality act
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to and impact report on the development. that will take about nine to 12 months. once that is completed will begin construction on those peers. >> were looking at video from previous america's cups what kind it what will this mean for our economy will we see team members move here? >> when well but it's fascinating over 2000 people will move to san francisco these are the crews of the boats that will be competing through 2012 and 2013. bill be bringing their families will be looking for housing getting those kids in school to become part of our community. >> think free time are we appreciate it. obviously as you said 2013 is when the big race happens 2012 this will start to see some of the preliminary races. this brings a lot of potential for san francisco because it doesn't just mean were hosting this america's cup there's potential down the road. we could maybe host other things. we got a
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statement on the mayor a little while ago if we can go and show you. he said in a statement " to this is a tremendous opportunity to showcase sailing in the magnificent at the theater san francisco bay, provide jobs and more than $1 billion to our city's economy. " everyone talking about what this will mean to the city's economy the revitalization of the pier is as we heard earlier and that a lot of folks coming here to help the economy >> things looking even better along the waterfront. thank you christine. we do that team coverage on tonight's big announcement. jonathan blum is let the cool and the yacht club. john and feet. >> catherine we've been out here waiting for a while to see if there was going to be an official announcement press conference of sorts at the golden gate yacht club. it is what the sponsors of the team that won the america's cup will be bringing that up to san francisco the next on the race is held. there hasn't been an official press
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conference but there was not official nod of sorts that happen a couple of hours ago. we have video a couple of sailors who belong to a neighboring yacht club walked up to the golden gate yacht club of the bottle of wine and wine glasses. they poured the wine it announced it plans to celebrate. while the city of san francisco is talking about this race, revitalizing the city's economy and reforming its waterfront, the folks along the read not are concerned about what it will do for the sport of sailing. this event has been held several times a new port at a town that's devoted to selling their open the same kind of devotion and enthusiasm to come here to the city of san francisco. in area that has a natural place for people to watch and enjoy sailing but they're hoping people realize sailing isn't just for rich and spotted people but still it is for everyone. it's this or you could enjoy led by stepping out your front door in san francisco. when the sailors of us emotionally what he think people will see the look of the race.
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>> you're going to see the fastest sailing boats that hit the planet. there will be racing right out this day coming together at closing speeds of 50 mi. an hour or greater. they will do round up they will circle for positions and then they we'll screwed toward the old gate bridge it won't be the most magical moments and highlights the greatest sailing at the theater in the place. >> here at the golden gate yacht club it you saw that was being poured, there's a new year's eve celebration a private one for some of the members of the club here. there's something else for them to celebrate and they will be celebrating for several years to come. live in san francisco jonathan blum. >> new year's celebrations around the country when looking at pictures at around the world because here's londonderry and they bring in the year couple of
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hours ago. in times square, this is a huge ball made of waterford crystal this as a couple of hours ago, they're testing at putting up to make sure it's ready to come down again. and kron 4 kate thompson is live along the embarcadero were there expecting thousands of people for the big party in san francisco. kate. >> were starting to see those first people who are getting that for sitting at many of the restaurants here along the embarcadero. begin jury this one it's a beautiful tent they have set up with the view of the bay bridge all of the lights, that the blooms the christmas trees, the umbrellas. people are falling into the restaurants now. it would also show you here this is the embarcadero sidewalk where hundreds of thousands of people are expected later on this evening. he can't use large fences they've constructed here. this goes all the way down the embarcadero. we
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will so little video the shot earlier one of the big thing is when you're waiting outside for a couple of hours from nine and 10:00 at night for those fireworks. he'll have to go to the russia from the eating and drinking had porta-potti set up tons of them up and down the embarcadero. it that should be any problem for anyone i also to union square what police said there expecting a decent crowd. this barrier set up their lot of tourists and shoppers out today. the of the skating rink there's of our planet people out about but i can tell you at 3:00 p.m. the parking grosz already full their end traffic was tight in the area. parking is a problem and urging people to take public transportation. one thing going on right now all is that a lot of bicycle riders who were coming here you can see them flooding down the sidewalks heading toward the plaza and that is because to that is critical mass where many of a bike
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riders clock the street and cause problems with the traffic. we saw many bicycle riders heading down to the embarcadero this evening. reporting live in san francisco kate thompson kron 4 news. >> student at 11:30 p.m. for kron 4 is new year's life presented by a elite md is the bay area's favorite way to celebrate. across the bay and here's the vote when pleas for same or gore to be more visible in certain areas of the city. it is part of their effort to prevent crime as 2011 draws near. kron 4 talk to police about what they're doing tonight. >> gearing up for this you may receive patrolling the streets that's what oakland police are doing as the countdown to the year 2011 approaches opd spokesperson talks about the open please plan to keep this city safe as the new year rolls and. >> we will have a picture at patrols in the areas of north and east that's what
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units will be concentrated because of traditional and here's the that's where we have the most activity. the officers will be roving minutes and respond to service as well as be pro- active in keeping the committee save tonight. >> the budget cuts keeping this and save what we dealt with 100 less officers that opd had this how much year. >> we have to increased staffing in recent months, putting tonights units together has been a challenge the way we let it do it and remain fiscally conservative was to change people's days off and rearrange the officers of course. >> in oakland kron 4 news. >> if your plants cut out this evening will be dealing with rain right now all know drops are falling but we're going to see a move in here shortly and the tail end of the system sitting off shore. this will bring a friend of the evening into early tomorrow morning. it's also good to bring as cold
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temperatures. a rate cut temperatures are in the '40's for most of bay area. four to three fairfield, 43 center fog, 44 livermore but it will get even colder as the storm pushes through. if you do the plans head out watch the fireworks here's what the forecast will look like. what is that struck the afternoon sun remains cloudy and cold tonight. again the rain pushing in at about 8:00 along the coastline and widespread by the evening. temperatures will stay in the '40's as well 43 degrees at midnight. will time out of rain coming up in just a bit. stay with us will be back. it's really delicious, mom.
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it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done.
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in news from the bay, in san jose home waters and is forced to fire when a burglar broke into his palm and that happened earlier this morning. the suspected intruder has been hospitalized with life- threatening injuries. the homeowner has not been arrested. police are
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releasing photos of this man they say he tried to sexually assault the woman outside a santa cruz 711. that man is still on the run tonight investigators say he'd punch the woman before trying to assault her in a parking lot at 711. if the woman did manage to get away she ran into the store got help. the former san francisco client lot employe accused of pilfering drug evidence it will not be prosecuted. debbie madden of san the tail admitted to taking small amounts of cocaine spilled from evidence on several occasions. the followed included the dismissal of hundreds of drug cases. >> are extended forecast rain on the way tonight it and again sunday morning. it very chilly conditions as well, we'll talk about timing out that rain on future cast coming up and upset.in a bit.
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the golden gate bridge look of this were told traffic coming into the city is backed up all the way into
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novato loss we heard. a lot of this people coming in from new year's eve to enjoy it in san francisco. i one of them's a drive carefully of there. >> and earlier picture from the golden gate bridge the traffic was going on back a couple hours ago we saw cloudy skies of the golden gate bridge couple hours ago that august is continue now as the rain storms taking aim at the bay area. overnight the real question and will be cold. - temperatures dropping into the 30's and a number of locations. if to our temperatures struggling to warm up. we'll see lot '40's out there tomorrow, in the day a few showers remaining but very chilly saturday night that rate will start back up again. that's to look at where the rain is sitting off shore. it will question a little later this weekend by 8:00 the shower starting you can see through the close on the peninsula and north bay. but 10:00 the showers in full swing with pockets of heavy rain pushing and. 1:00 in the morning widespread showers continuing into the
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5:00 hour. notice will see rain up to the north, could potentially snow it will be a very cold storm. 10:00 tomorrow morning most dry conditions thing dry for most of setter is well. a second round of rain comes in this will be a little heavier over night. tipping off from the 10:00 hours in the morning. will be called out there as the storm brings the blast of cold out there out there with it. a lot of the reason the north bay, 35 and fairfield we still saw rain going in to the high elevations could see 4,000 ft. and above. temperature struggling to warm out there tomorrow. barely getting into the '40's at noon in the north bay. low 50s out of the golden gate. staying in the '40's and the north bay for the afternoon. if you plan on heading up to the sierra will see some storms will not be out fun drive. conditions this afternoon were overcast will see so again pushed through tonight
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into tomorrow and then still shudders through the weekend. a few more inches as we go into sunday critical temperatures as well. kron 47 day around the bay forecast a couple rounds of rain this weekend was very chilly conditions. things improve as we head into next week dryer warmer conditions tuesday and wednesday with a chance of rain back in the forecast by friday. >> for devastating whether to tell you about war in the midwest. a severe storm system costs a lot of destruction at least six people have been confirmed dead. some at the hayes reports. >> in washington county arkansas neighbor soared through the wreckage of their community. just hours earlier or tornadoes ripped through this area just west of say it fell. >> our whole house shake, windows busted and it was gone. the it was like that on carry >> gums and businesses are destroyed in an ambulance and a corner struck on part of the heartbreaking scene. this seems storm continued
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its destructive path >> and to this jury to step aside soon >> in six seconds it was over, i always heard the sound like a freight train and that's exactly what it sounded like. before we could even most of it was over and the windows out and my wife just got out of the office two seconds before it. >> could severely damaged at a shopping center in somerset hills. cars and trucks in the parking lot were blown over and homes in a nearby subdivision were destroyed. >> it's incredible, absolutely incredible cars and trucks overturned, it's hard to believe that such a thing could happen to our city >>. in washington samantha. >> there's a pardon over the hilly the kid new mexico gov. bill richardson on his last day and offices refused to pardon the o'clock for one of the killings he committed before being gunned down in 81 carries
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and the governor said he thought about it but the historic record about the promise of a pardon in exchange for testimony is unclear. here looking at the bay bridge toll plaza heavy traffic coming into the city. those of the lights you see on the left. i get a lot of people heading into san francisco for your seat. the also true. looking at the golden gate traffic backed up to novato. u=b(b]@@
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spoke a celebration of songs internet kimberly has a look at some of the stunning numbers put out by users. >> this jumper in see what the numbers. according to the company every 20 minutes is your users up loaded more than 2.7 million pictures. they shared 1 million lange said they liked 7.6 million pages and a 10 million comments. that's every comment 20 minutes. they also sent 4.6 million messages. let's look at this
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video if you're like me want to know who broke up, made up, married over 43 million people change their relationships that just a single goal, on route 3 million switch it to it's complicated another 20 million updated it to end a relationship and nearly 6 million changed it to engage in over 36 million updated it to mary. >> 2010 was a big year technology earlier we showed you tablets and the readers, smart phones and the cops were some winners of the year. the kron 4 keck replied reporter is is a look at some of the losers. >> the biggest tax fail this year had to beat and 10 gate. the i phone 4 reception to love other first pr problem they've released a fall with the major flaw. then decided that it did it. the song covered the lower left corner of the device then the signal strength he would of thought this would kept people from buying it but it
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didn't. it was still a huge success. apple said it free rubber cases 2-4 users and the fix the problem. another rifle for fail where is the white-4? some people are still waiting for holding off getting the regular black one. it's still a lot of the market was supposed to be released two weeks after the regular block one and it never came out. it's expected this spring but no official word from apple debut was all teas made of there will never be what i phone 4. i'd like the eiffel for and that gave microsoft can smart phones could not be fixed. no one bought a completely failed. it was our first and last attempt at a fall that they created in a microsoft lot. it was pulled from store shelves after a few months of low sales. it was a lot clamshell's shape of flip phone that could not catch on. the same thing with kugels attempt at a smart fall this year. the index is one that they built a flop. was a hit with
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engineers and kiki circles in the tech community but it did not catch all of the general public. it was released and pulled from the market in 2010. another google failure this year? google was. it was their attempt at social networking distill people from facebook and twitter very few people use it know how to work it or even what it is. another social networking flopped apples paying digital tunes has and social network built into it. the a lot people do it's confusing has many limitations and seems to push you to buy music. so far pink has flopped. gabe slate kron 4 news. >> right on the way tonight and more into saturday night it's got to be really good will talk about a coming up. >> san francisco live at the scene near pier 39 and o'clock is telling us we have about five and a half hours to we ran in 2011. a lot of people will be down there stay with us.
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at pictures from our chopper camp preparation for new year's are is continuing at san francisco. we at some of our own celebrations coming up look there's vicki shoes along the embarcadero she will be at tonight's big celebration looking lovely vicki. henry tennenbaum where is he? is the pier 39 were going to start with him he said the summer of love party are you out there henry? a lot of folks here at pier 39 are getting ready to jump into 2011. it or going back in time here in new year's lives because we are going to be at the summer of love celebration at pier 39. by the late, you brothers and sisters are invited. it's going to be a show janis joplin will be here and jimi hendrix and of course what any new year's live be incomplete without
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mick and the boys. it big plans for new year's live would be glad to give our audience tonight? the plan before midnight to started up and if you want to talk ladies to spend the night was weak your id i might need you give me shelter later on don't go too far. that's very were going to beat party maughan, work what have the summer of love here it's going to be happening starting at 11:30 p.m. on kron 4 and show it set and had a show at night, and costume don't make me feel like a fool been building one. back to catherine. let's go back to vicki was along the embarcadero what you drinking? for but to take you inside the promises to be the hottest party in town. what a more in san francisco's embarcadero and this is the water bart added fact here's our host pete tell me a little bit about what the folks could expect tonight? we will ring in new
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year's eve a big way we of champagne on ice, the chefs are in the kitchen and a shot oysters were have caviar, truffles were ready for a fun time tonight. and it's going to be great and the fireworks are right out side. excellent they keep pete, this will be a front row seat for kron 4 is new year's lot of it starts from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. will ring in the year like nobody's business. we'll take you inside watch people party like rock stars and that an outside where just a few feet away the barge will be launching an incredible fireworks display i pad we will be here all night at 11321230 because it will be one great party. what have you they've got there that will be gorgeous it really is. i want some oysters and copier save me some. and o.k. will save some for you. she's
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right will bring you of the biggest and best part is the bay area beginning at 11:30 p.m. new year's law represented by we keep telling you it's still local year show ended is it should be a lot of fun see you at 11:30 p.m.. if you plan on getting it to watch the fireworks the weather may not cooperate. or sinks that is that's right now and cool conditions. rebel push and at 8:00 on the coastline to be widespread by midnight. temperatures chilly in the mid to upper '40's right now and of order is out there tonight. there is a stormy see the tail and sitting off shore plenty of rate with the storm will push through as we head into the evening. a look right now on future cast as you buy it o'clock the rain will push into the coastline. that is thing to have the in terms of rain fall at this point but by 10:00 is a heavy rain will begin at 1:00 in awarding the rain continues until 5:00 a.m.. this will be the first in a series of storms as we get
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in the second one coming saturday night into sunday morning. it also chilly conditions to bring in the new year and this will last through the years day tomorrow improving conditions as we head into next week. millions of people watch the ball dropped other things and other people are dropping across the country and to that reporter kimberly explains. after some one's for you, the first piece of video of it is a tradition yes no. 1 it's a fabulous looking dry clean air. no. 2 she is sitting in issue in key west to the drop of the best dry queens they have for the of a gay bar to the cheering crowd below. yes that's atypical in dell's part pennsylvania they drop the tried to call into a giant picco beirut. the next one you see on the left-hand side that's opossum and on the right-hand side of the 2007 ratings queen of possum. in north carolina they dropped the greeter at midnight. the next i have is
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north carolina this town drops it gives me the creeps it said the refund 20 pallet wooden fleet the tradition goes back to the town's fortunes when it was not once known as we all do to infestation of fleas. the that's what i have maybe that is gross and new jersey reality show snow keep of jersey shore fame she's going to drop on this globe at seaside heights where the show was set. i said before after looking for new year's eve plans head over to kron 4 and www.kron4.com provide to live street in years live show online on www.kron4.com. a check on your snowbomb.com ski report. happen and that those as 2 in. of fresh snow the past 24 hours. it will be on the way as the storm pushes in. xerox doesn't have anything new reported but again about 3 to 6 in. and is still expected as the storm pushes and. sugar bowl
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as 80 at the base and 89 runs open. if you'd like information on tickets or the fresh snow after tomorrow just log on to snowbomb.com. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv.
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here's stanley roberts to found some people behaving badly. >> people behaving badly san francisco. >> baby are some people in the bay area has now become a folk song. (music) so it's only fitting that we take a look back at the year 2010 and what action it caught my attention. it's amazing just a simple act of walking around the city you discover a huge syringes lying around. everything i showed you is found within the steel doors of san francisco pure did we also discovered that oakland parking meters can't be trusted to give you the correct tied to read it seems not all parking meters in oakland are created equal. of not talking about the new electronic meters
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like this, of talking about the old-fashioned tropical and in st. meter. we learned the more things change, the more they stay the same in north beach. around 215 in the morning and broke fight broke out in a parking lot of the fight was over this girl sitting here and a corvette. apparently some choice words were exchanged. the driver of this red card on the corvette and was all downhill after that. there were changes to the bay bridge. ever since july the first there's been a major change with the bay bridge carpool lane. drivers still make have three people to qualify for carpool however, it's no longer free. she's not going to budge even with other drivers honking. of course we can't forget a to breakers. it being drunk in public is one thing come lough having to friends keeping you from falling as another. having a complete
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stranger plot your short because your rear is totally exposed priceless. sambar it will fall in the explosion there is this passenger who dumps that this car on san bruno ave. she gets out to point at the disaster to see what the driver wait. seconds later she jobs back in. while this of the driver could block traffic and parking in the left turn lane to keep watching for about five minutes. >> now that this ticket i'm going to ride a muni until the wheels pop off. >> normally a report that other people behaving badly but today it's going to be me. i'm about to tell tens of thousands of muni riders how they can ride muni for free. as you heard me for free. apparently, these new dates will open was nothing more than a wave of your hand. you need a way for a clipper card order wave your
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hand. then the next day people were trying to the newly found free clipper ride. and as the year came close to what and what we found out that oakland schools were cold debate the issues. there were so many subjects that i looked at and if i forgot want to www.kron4.com watch the again. (music) all see you in 2011 and six for all your sentiment in san francisco, sam roberts kron 4 news. >> have a comment our story idea for stanley e. miller said people behaving badly www.kron4.com. in sports the warriors steven kerr your returns home to take on the charlotte bobcats. our top 10 bay area sports stories of 2010 if the of the once these people what the others. stay tuned. sphere
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a nice road win for them. is that dell curry or in charlotte carolina. his dad and nba bollard. tied for the warriors. loose ball here and bank three makes a nice pass. ellis with 25 points and here's the game. warriors up by one steven jackson the former warrior nonchalantly comes out takes that to really only needed to win and that's how the warriors hang on to win. 96-95 so bring it on tomorrow because the warriors go to miami to face the key to na new year's day. for that in stamford
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and you can't. one last look. connelly's watching genets crazy last night in his start game for the cardinals. it hundred one winds makes at 802 because what you can't is taking down a 90 game win streak. : 31 points a career high 9 rebounds g now battered and the cardinal celebrate 71- 59. >> i've never seen things as letter crazy even our freshman year. it was packed but nothing like this. playing at someone's home court a packed house it was priceless, so valuable for the way team. >> nothing new on the nfl
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general manager fred to but forty-niners did make news. a ray macdonald later in the wallet by 5 grand. it was fine but the league for this hit on sam crawford and the first quarter of the game against the rams. he drew 15 yd penalty the league said that the necessary striking. again ray macdonald the offensive linemen little later in the wallet by five grand jury had to finish up of the arizona cardinals coming up this weekend. college football will it stop? no. we just keep on going sun bowl against the miami hurricanes what has happened to the hurricanes' program? tommy reese 34 yd play with michael floyd it's good if it goes. brings with two touchdown passes what it takes the flip goes 34 yds for the touch. it's all irish of the sun bowl. 3317
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deep in the heart of texas. south florida a gains clips post that's the baby boy coaching a mop. the bjp analysts the object of perfection. 31-26 we have more for you the bulldog mascot for the georgia bulldogs did more than that. i gain central florida maury it at 10 yd touchdown yard at 10 to 6 lead last chance for the dogs of the hail mary you know what it's up catherine that to knock it down and then sell. central florida hangs on to win by the final of tend to-6.10-6. de.
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we're back to our staff have been working all the afternoon trying to rifle through these top sports stories. it happened was i was stanford taking care of you got. we go national with a tired one thing all the way back in january or do we just a local? the committee was all my having a scratch their heads. what they decided at the last- minute glitches cover with a good grouping may be time will show a few of the early show, a few of the late show debate the octants audience because we and here's live coming up at 1130. we want people to stick around. so we came up with this list and there some that just didn't quite make it on. there stanford football, and we put that ahead of the stanford women's with cal
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losing their programs. there is a lot of shifting around that we had to do. >> obvious things like the giants, tiger. no suspense there. >> as if you in there that we thought oh i forgot about that one. let's enjoy. >> (cheering) and the raiders, 54 yd return. tom cable retained and the raiders have a shot at and on losing season and 8 years. >> #9, the shock from the uc-berkeley on athletic program the school dropped four varsity sports including baseball and rugby
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which is struck down to club status. >> i can promise that the same culture will not be a victim to administrative structure. >> #8. cal basketball champions for the first time since 1960 the n.c.a.a. tournament along with st. mary's led by omar who advanced to the round of sweet 16 and then displayed affection for the recording artist taylor swift. those cameras often i love you taylor, you should call me. no. 7. san as a shark one series away to the stanley cup final the chicago blackhawks to sweep san jose in four games. no. 6. stanford football, machine behind heisman finalists
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interlock loose with the first 11 win season and every other program college or nfl coveting coach jim harbaugh has they headed to the orange bowl. no. 5. it just happened last night in palo alto. the stanford women and you gonds 90 game win streak to 71-59 sweet revenge for the loss of the huskies' last april in the national championship game. and before.no. 4. the warriors'w ownership. >> our dream is to have a great entertainment vehicle, a great product to the team, the players, the culture body and by all the fans and then make a great fan experience. >> and as casey was saying a
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little bit later on and will be on for the countdown. (laughter) >> this great ones we forgot carry it to see what 11:00 and what is the 11:30 p.m..
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influential stars of 2010. our special countdown tonight. i'm lara spencer. >> "the insider" is on. >> you're not going to be bumped out of the top 10 of 2010. congratulations. >> oh, my god. >> we are talking to all the people making all the headlines this year. >> this is incredible. >> this is a great honor. >> will the donald trump the ladies of the "the view." >> newly engaged jessica simpson steal the spotlight from just married katy perry. >> so far so good. >> ♪ oh, baby baby >> the cast of "glee" versus the "big bang theory." >> i'm thrilled. i'm

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