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>> let the debate began, the house will meet to discuss >> i can't tell last couple of days it's been foggy. this is san bruno. another ride in san bruno. >> just to show you contrast out in albany interstate 80, westbound you can see as far back as the escort. some spots as heavy, some spots reluctantly clear. mostly sunny this morning. then my evening time the fog comes back. but it will be less than what we see. fog is slowly decreasing towards the
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middle of the week. you can see the latest satellite. fog in the north bay, and around them immediate bay. if we look at visibility map you will see visibility port near san rosa. gets better around novato, san rafael, and then against that around the bay area. it gets heavy again want to get into san jose. visibility verifies that again. visibility gets better novato, that began around the bay, leighton's up around mountain view, then sought been around san jose. it's going to get bad and good, you'll go through portions of great visibility, and then portions the year down to 10th of a mile. expect more time. here's where temperatures are right now. mid-
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40s, warmer and livermore 49, everybody around 44, 45, 46. temperatures should be in the the upper 50s for the north bay 55 richmond, 61 san rosa, 58 san francisco, warm or the further south to go, also looking for 60 degrees and livermore, out in the delta low 50s as of fog expected to linger a bit longer there. fog today breaking it up by wednesday, the wind coming o m blown up some of the fog, sunny conditions as we head into the weekend. >> most of the dense fog advisers have been canceled but we still have it by its eerie around the media bay area. dunbarton bridge is not been with fog. for the ride along the san mateo bridge is also an
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advisory. you can see the changeable message signed on the right-hand side of your screen. heavy fog on the bridge please reduce your speed. pretty alright conditions no back up at the toll plaza. contrast for you at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza nice and clear, traffic building in the westbound. meter lights are still off. not much aware of problems, earlier the lights were crossed across the span, it was a little dangerous but not the case now. nice and clear she made her way between marin county and san francisco. >> below tx to fog is dangerous today especially in the heavier places. will it is along 680 and if i didn't have that in the script i wouldn't know that. nobody could identify it it's so foggy there.
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>> as the pullout on 380, it is breaking up a bit here. this is 1 01-280 near san francisco airport. earlier fog is so dense, less than quarter of a mile, there really dense fog is overrun to 80, 3 ser monteith, daly city, san bruno area, a couple of hundred feet at the most. traffic was slowed down to a crawl. anybody who travels to 80 knows they usually travel at 65-7 mi. an hour. aware of it. there's no fog the north bay where are started from. usually that the spot there really does have a big dent fog area. >> when i saw no fog eyes of the fog was gone. the last few days we've been socked in, it's just
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move in different areas today. >> extra police on hand in several clauses have been canceled at uc santa cruz. due to a threat of violence. last week they announced they found graffiti in the men's bathroom, that contain that threat of violence to be carried out today. yet this was closed yesterday for the holiday, professors have canceled classes today. some students say they are staying away. there is expected be more police on the campus, including officers from outside agencies. >> san jose police are looking for corporate fatally shot a man in a drive by shooting. they think it was gang-related. it happened 11:00 p.m. last night they found a man who had been shot once. he was dead at the scene when they got there. there were witnesses who say they heard a vehicle leaving but they were not able to give a
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description on that. last night's homicide in san jose is the sixth for that city of the year. >> many releases its service report today, the news is not good. the on-time performance is falling from 75% last year, too little over 70 per cent so far the first quarter of this year's figures. fall short short of the 85% standard that was mandated when they passed property. they also say crime is up on me. 231 crimes reported by riders last year. this year it's up to 268. we spoke with paul rose to talk about some problems associated. >> when you have a system that doesn't have dedicated track, you have to abide by the same rules and congestion as any of their vehicle. you will have on-
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time performances offers. what were trying to do is find ways we can be more efficient and make sure on-time performance is best it can be. >> they propose making changes getting rid of curbside parking at carl, coal street. that will allow better access. >> all eyes on apple's stock waiting to see how wall street reacts to the big announcement, ceo steve jobs will take a medical leave of absence. they haven't given any time frame on it. markets were closed because of the holiday yesterday. we will be watching 25 minutes before the opening bell. apple is down $15. 4 1/2%, we will keep are eye on apple's stock as markets are set to open at 6:30 a.m >>. will have more on the fog after the break.
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the latest out of washington and the republicans trench we feel the health care law today. debate begins on a bill that wants to overturn the signature bill. they want to get the approval of the bill this week head of state of the union speech. the vote is symbolic as it will be dead on arrival once it hits the senate. republicans are planning to approve a measure requiring a tree of house committees, with the replacement health care package. >> dick cheney might need a heart transplant. he is getting by on a battery parted power her palm. he hasn't made an up decision on the transplant. but he adds technology is getting better. he had a heart attack last year. it was his fifth since the age of 37, he had
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the latest in the condition of the gabrielle difference. she went through surgery to remove bone from her as a lot. there were no complications more signs of improvement. she cannot speak because of the tracheotomy, she could rob her husband's back, and she smiled her husband says he is in for giving person. when mine meeting with the parents of the man accused of shooting his wife in the head. martelli said it's not the parents' fault. >> double live shots at the bay bridge and the golden gate
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bridge. those bridges look crystal clear. no problem with visibility there. the stock of the story is heavy fog. >> yesterday we had that blanket of fog everywhere. today will be patchy but done spare our look at our roof camera visibility not bad in san francisco. we are experiencing dense, patchy fog. as we head in the afternoon that fog will burn off at about 11:00 a.m., at today's fog hire off the ground. so we will get more clearing today. more sunshine temperatures and low 60s. this evening though fog will return but not as foggy. here's where we see the visibility at the worst. the north bay near san rosa, a dense fog there. not so bad everywhere else. then rounded immediate bay dense fog.
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if you're gonna the nimitz, bay shore, at age 80, intermediate dense fog pockets. that's where we see currently. where does it go from here? widespread fog through the bay area this morning. 7:00 a.m. much of the same, here and they're all morning long. at 11:00 a.m., it clears the enough we can lift the advisory. the fog will still be there. it won't be until 3, 4:00 a.m. that a good bit of the area should see sunshine. temperatures getting up to the 60 degree mark. we are right around mid '40's, not a lot of variants, 45, 46, 47. this afternoon upper 50s low 60s, 64 napa, 55 san rafael, 64
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hayward, 61 morgan hill, 59 san jose, 60 and livermore and the delta. your 70 forecast the fog you're dealing with finally disappearing by thursday, friday. more sunshine for the weekend, temperatures meant a lot to upper 60s or saturday, sunday. check gone your commute. >> following the fog we don't have too much in the way of accidents out there. we have dense fog advisory's a special around the bay area. tracking the advisory at the dumbarton bridge this morning. highway 1 01-880, san mateo bridge westbound, eastbound stockton with fog. heavier fafnir the toll plaza, a chp asking you reduce the speed and drive with caution. the short freeway westbound 80, a bit of a crowd
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forming, rose to answer shows its moving close to the limit. once you hit the bay bridge toll plaza we see a back up starting to form. the meter lights were turned on right before. that back up already beginning to form so drive times climbing back up, 11 minutes from the foot of the maze, into fremont street san francisco. a quick note 580 westbound you might see some slowing year due to a visible near the freeway structure and fire. we do have accrued to the scene right now but you may encounter slowing beginner right through pleasanton this morning. >> we continue weather and traffic coverage with crank. >> the fog has been consistent. cars are driving like broad daylight. they're going pretty
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fast. driving towards the bridge when you don't see those lamps it is scary. you can see 20 ft. ahead of you. the turn off i took to come here i could not see. i almost passed it that tells think this is. here it has been about consistently the same just as you seeing right now. >> this crossing no wires veteran broadcaster regis thelma and is retiring. he just announced it on his talk show today. 79 year-old said and at the start of live with regis and kathie, which he has hosted for a quarter century. he shares that would kelley road up. he says he will be stepping down at the end of the summer. he didn't give an exact date. that's a big famous face for a long time that
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another day another snowstorm. storm trucker or snow falling around to work, philadelphia international airports. snow falling in boston, new york city again now. jet blues in the blizzard that christmas weekend cost them 30 million in lost revenue. the cancelled 1400 flights in the span of five days during and after the blizzard they normally have 600 flights a
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day. >> boeing is pushing back the delivery date until july. it has been delayed several times already. the most recent target for next month. an electrical fire on the test plane put a halt to the test. they been expect to deliver the plane in the third quarter between july, and the end of september. >> president barack obama welcoming china's leader today. he was on his way to the u.s. with the scheduled arrival later. that will follow by a trip to the white house. and a private dinner with the president. >> in world news suicide bombing in iraq kills 40 police recruits and injures 75 others. it happened where recruits were gathering to apply for jobs. the bomb, joined the crew outside the station. they are asking
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people to donate blood to help those who are wounded. >> another town and austria devastated vice flooding. massive flooding in the area, it looks more like the lake. in victoria 3500 people have been evacuated 30 people have been killed in the flooding in queensland so far due to flooding that began in late november. >> stormy weather since last december in the philippines. the floodwaters and landslides from the rains has hit 25 provinces in central and philippines, more than half a million people were provided with some relief assistance. the unusual heavy rains at this time of the year has been caused by a cold front that was i you are aggravated
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opening bell on wall street that was pointed hire, in nasdaq is trade lower by apple, with news that steve jobs' is taking a medical leave. apple shares down $16 a share. we will follow the latest. >> the big story that might pay you was the fog. it is clear in some areas, thicken others, believe it or not this is a live camera. this is a san mateo bridge. i don't see. there is some lights here. this would be westbound. you can see a thing. >> they have a dense fog advisory but the bay bridge doesn't. it is a matter of where you are. the dense fog advisory is in fact bay area wide. visibility is less than a
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quarter of a mile in some spots, someplace near zero. expulsion from san jose up 1 01, into san francisco. pocks the dense fog along the bayshore freeway. this is where we see the fog right now, the north bay rum the immediate bay, and san jose. we have to attend the mile visibility in san rosa, better novato, but around the bay 10th of a mile visibility at sfo. we will update you on any delays. down in mountain view 10 mi. visibility, then 1 mi. visibility in san jose. here's where temperatures are right now mid-40s, not much wrensen that 45 is what everybody is feeling. this afternoon warming up bin to the upper 50s low 60s.
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58 san francisco, 56 concord, 52 in the delta, around the bay 60 degrees, 59 san jose, 61 in morgan hill. 74 test. the fog will continue into tomorrow and thursday but it will light and all. a clear morning friday, saturday, sunday temperatures mid to upper 60s. >> traffic is pretty good we don't have too much in the way of accidents or incidents. i will do a quick bridge check fog edition. you can see traffic moving freely without delay but you could surely see the fog shredding the area. chp is asking that you watch your speeds, be mindful of the cars in front. same advice for the san mateo bridge this morning. it looks bunch of blackness.
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traffic on this side of the screen would be in the westbound direction. use wind you can see some headlights eastbound into a hayward. aside from the dense fog we don't have too much in the way of slowing. we don't have any back up at the toll plaza. to show you contrast bay bridge toll plaza. no fog year. we do have a back up meter lights were turned on net 6:11 a.m., because of an earlier accident rate before that tunnel that has been cleared. that back up exist pass the 80 over cross. i will bump up your drive time 14 minutes from the foot of the maze and to fremont streets in francisco. >> developing story of santa cruz police officers on campus over fears of potential violence today. the threat comes in upset of graffiti that was found in the men's got back from several weeks ago. the graffiti is gone but the date for
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violence that was written is today. >> reportedly they have already cancelled class's as didn't return from the three day weekend. some students say they will simply stay home. uc santa cruz police are working with outside agencies to make sure the students that are against it kemper's today feel safe. they are encouraged to travel in large groups and sign up for university alert system that will send bulletin's true there phones if anything happens. i will be taught in to the police at 7:00 a.m. this morning to find and any updates will pass it along to you. will tran kron 4 news. >> if the family of a software company founder is offering its $10,000 for the return of his ashes. the ashes were stolen from inside a private moment
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mausoleum at memorial park in lafayette. they found that yesterday they believe it happened sunday night. he co- founded pleasanton commerce one in 1994, he died of gastric cancer. >> city council voted last night to set aside $20,000 a year for gender reassignment surgery for city employes. helton players do not pay for the procedure. to receive the payout they would have to live as the opposite as one year and undergone hormone therapy. >> muni will release its annual service report today, it does not look good. munis on-time performances moving in the wrong direction. in 2009, 75 percent on time. now 70 percent, and the latest numbers that are the first quarter for 2010, they
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fall short of the 85% that was the standard mandated by voters, when they pass property in 1999. they say also crime is up, there were 231 crimes in 2009, in 2010260 crimes. and d.c. making changes getting rid of curbside parking allowing for easier access for me passengers. speaking of s f m eight they are lucky to get rid of early bird parking deals. that could mean rates would increase to 20 sorry by $20 a day. the ordinance was passed to encourage use of public transit. kron.
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numbers not expected to be good. all eyes on apple's stock. they're waiting to see how they are born to react to apple's news that steve jobs will be taking that medical leave. it is down $13 right now. it is dragging down mazatec. >> goldman sacks says the markers won't be allowed to be involved in a private offering for social networking site facebook. new york bank says it's restricting the offering to investors in europe and asia to make sure it does not run afoul of securities laws. version america the is going to buy 60 planes by 2019. the airline says of the $5.1 billion purchase previous airplane orders brings the total number
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welcome back deborah madison will not be prosecuted she still faces an unrelated drug possess and charges. in march they found a small amount of cocaine during a search of our home. she is out on $10,000 bond. am i eugene ramos the man accused of sexually assaulting a child set to be in court today. he is a registered offender is expected to enter a plea. his charges
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stem from that false imprisonment, sexual act with the child, after the dollar streetree incident. today anthos going to be sentenced for his role in the captivity and torture of the tracy teenager. jurors convicted him he is 31 years old, he is convicted of all of the accounts in quitting torture, false imprisonment. ramirez is 18 years old testified he cut him lit his pants on fire and beat him unconscious. now he faces life in prison. >> residents of million-dollar homes overlooking a beach in santa cruz county are worried their houses are on the verge of collapse. the homeowners say aptos creek is overflowing and threatening the stability of their houses, which sit on a bluff above rio del mar beach. the homeowners are willing to pay to construct a trench at the mouth of the river that could help reduce the threat. but they can't get permission for construction because county
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officials don't believe the situation warrants an emergency declaration needed to begin the work. state department of fish and game officials say the project could affect the habitat of endangered steelhead trout and tidewater goby that live in the area. they're willing to pay to created trench. but they cannot get a permit for construction. state department officials said the project could affect the habitat of steel head road. >> 6:47 a.m., a look at the weather, big stories the fog. where it is and where does them. >> where it isn't is in san francisco itself. clear conditions here james lick showing us that. traffic headed towards sfo. there is a 10th of a mile of visibility at sfo, we just heard the airport now has instituted a grand old. they're holding departing flights at
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their point of departure. so they can stagger them so they can arrive in a way they can use one runway. as for the fog, heavier in the north bay near san rosa. a patch of far. we are seeing a lessening of it in the east bay. about 50 minutes ago and now the net amount of east bay fog has diminished. visibility getting better. hopefully that will mean sunnier conditions. this is where visibility looks right now. tens of a mile in san francisco and oakland. san jose 1 mi. visibility. 10 mi. mountainview, san rosa is a trouble spot their lesson a quarter mile visibility. men '40's around the bay right now, fairly mild as we get going on this tuesday morning as for this afternoon, upper 50s low sixties for the north bay. 59 in
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richmond, 55 san rafael, in san jose we are looking for 59, 60 in oakland, 60 and livermore valley. 70 forecast as morning fog and the max for tomorrow, into thursday but then the wind picks up it was shouldst look for clear start friday morning, temperatures mid-60's for good part of the day. the weekend looks great. >> we are getting more busy in the traffic department. dense fog advisory all morning long since the 4:00 a.m. hour, issued around midnight. we still have dense fog advisory in effect for the dumbarton bridge. as it is like the mob san mateo bridge in the same affect. probably one of the worst. they are asking you slow down and be cautious. that's not our only problem spot we are tracking slow traffic westbound 580, out of the
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altamont pass is a hot spot. the red, yellow building on your screen. the slower spots 7 mi. an hour. as you can see that slow ride through livermore, towards the dublin, pleasanton interchange. slow traffic down to 12 mi. an hour here. another back up we have been falling at the bay bridge. all backed up and worse than i saw 10 minutes ago. it is in the back up sneaking up on the adt over cross, meter lights were turned on early. we are not experiencing holiday light or anything like that anymore. very slow conditions here. meter lights back up delight delayed time of 60 minutes from the foot of the maze into san francisco. >> new details about the occurrence extending the deed to for them to get the monthly passes to switch over. they have until may. it allowed more time for people to look like, and get
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those cards. the agency said it issued 25,000 clipper card, and 9000 youth. it can be bought at an machines or on line. another blow to the city of fremont hundreds of acres of land which was envisioned to be a green technology jobs quarter it is destined to become a freight rail yard. union pacific purchased to keep ourselves. one was a land where the city proposed baseball stadium for the a's, union pacific will use them to address their spacious issues and provide more service for their freight, rail customers. concord police are look for the driver responsible for fatally hitting a 52 year- old woman. the victim was walking her dog early sunday evening onslaught away and they bought new, her dog was in the
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roadway hit by car. she stepped into the roadway to attend to her dog when she was hit by a second car. there is no description of the man's vehicle, it was dark in color, possibly a hatchback year downtown bars and rent strikes and will mud creek they keep police busy into the early morning hours might face trucker rules and harsher punishments. considering restrictions on regulations including alcohol, cut off times. this city in the public will look at reckon been patients at city council meeting tonight. as we go to break a live look over san francisco, blue skies, a thick fog in some spots, some spots not as bad as yesterday. san francisco blue skies from above and looks like we will get more sunshine today.
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the bottom right. traffic pretty bad. to golden gate fog not nearly as bad as it was yesterday. dunbar bridge has the worst today as you see traffic very slow. socked in at the denver bridge. watching the ball where it's figure in some spots, not as bad in others. taking a look at the forecast fog in the morning over the next few days, windy tomorrow, that blows it out a bit. fairly nice weather ahead. the dry spell continues. no rain in the forecast for the next seven days. sports news is the official raiders have a new coach. hugh jackson. they will introduce some he spent last season as offensive coordinator, he helped the team more than double the scoring output in its first year. jackson replacing cable. mike singletary could
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have a new employer. 40 niners coach is close to a deal to make him the linebackers coach for the viking spirit he is a friend and former team mate. he was fired after weeks 16. former stanford coach is a new 49ers head coach. dna more coffee? starbucks has a new copy. nay new coffee size. it's the one in the ride. it means 30 in italian 31 ounces. it costs 505 more. it will be introduced in the south, southwest will be coming to california february 3rd. we will be back into minutes as kron 4 continues until 11:00 a.m..
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