your screen indicates the way weather in the north bay. that will indicate some pretty moderate rainfall for places like fairfield and in through antioch. the delta could be dealing with heavy rainfall compared to the coastline along the shores. as he take a look at the 7:00 hour, we can change in

see widespread rain around the base area by 9:00 a.m. out but we could see some leftovers wrinkles. your seven day around the forecast shows that temperatures for the most part will remain the '50s and maybe some low 60s as we head into the weekend. we will have partly cloudy conditions, we have light chance of rain on thursday and week dry things up and cleared things out as we head into the weekend. i have been checking with the chp traffic logged in the hot spots to tell you about there are very few accidents and you can see for yourself the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza has a nice and easy ride. no problems to contend with for your ride out oakland for san francisco. the stand until bridge has like conditions and outports foster city is just 14 minutes from end to end. a quick look at the golden gate bridge south bound 101 shows great conditions coming out of the north bay. but you will have to contend with the dense fog. this is a look at the new traffic

mess that we just installed yesterday. highway 4 move will idle and not towards could skirt. south bound 680 is problem free. if you're taking west bound 24 that is a clear shot through the caldecott tunnel and towards the mac arthur mason. >>justine: the 49ers stadium in santa clara has been approved but as keith thompson tells us it did not come without controversy. >>reporter: the city council chamber erupted with applause as they unanimously approved the $850 million loan to build a new stadium, chief financial officer of the 49ers larry mcneil says the site preparation for the stadium will begin in january. >> i am very pleased i think the city of santa clara to a great job. >>reporter: people said the

private will bring desperately needed jobs but there are those that are against the stadium and they said the city is taking too great a financial risk and the 49er should pay for their own stadium. >> it was all one-sided from the very beginning. >>justine: here is a look at the stadium plans, they look pretty impressive stay with us as we continue to follow the story and bring the very latest developments. >>james: pg&e is taking full financial responsibility for the deadly explosion that killed eight people last year. this is some of the video from that day. the company released a statement that it is preparing for a hearing on more than 90 civil suits filed against it. the ginnie hopes to settle those cases without going to trial next

july. reggie kumar has reactions of the latest development. >>reporter: san bruno mayor says once it reveals that the genie was responsible for the cast mine explosion ran in 2010, he knew the company would do the right thing he says he received a call from pg&e president tuesday afternoon. >> he called me give it to say he was standing by what he was before his intention was to implement the ntsb report recommendations and he said i just want to tell you personally as i have to do before we will take care of this. it was a good feeling. i have had many dealings with him before. and i frankly commend him for it for saying that they are financially responsible and it will take full responsibility and take care of the people that have been involved in the city that has been involved.

>>reporter: some of the people affected by the explosion did not want to talk to me on camera the attorney representing the 90 victims best of filed a civil lawsuit against pg&e since this is a pr stunt by the company and this does not change all the evidence he feared that they're still planning to go to trial and that a schedule for july 23rd. >>james: because of the lessons learned in the pipeline explosion the u.s. senate approved a bill that doubles the maximum for pipeline safety violations at penalties for obstructing investigation. the house approved the same measure on monday it now goes to the white house. >>justine: the governor said there has to be a huge budget cuts made. state revenues are $2.2 billion below earlier estimates. the cuts include $100 million to each state funded university. that means about 1 million students in

the public university system will soon see higher cost. cal state students talked about the cuts to kron4. >> it is frustrating to me because i feel like education is really important for the future of young adults. in order to have a successful future for everybody, there should be important put on the education that we need growing up. >> it is definitely not a good idea to raise the fees and tuition for students because education is the most important thing. >>justine: the other cuts include nearly $250 million to school transportation and each school distillates' about $8 million. schools will have the option of reducing the school year by seven days. >>justine: we will take a break and we come back we have the latest in national news. they are looking to ben self on use entirely.

now we have a freeze warning in effect for some portion of the bay a full look at whether is not too far away.

>>justine: good morning in what is r. higgins the law to use your so far to talk or text while driving, unless you have a hands free device that changes could becoming across the nation. the proposed ban would apply to the hands free devices although it does allow devices that already built into cars. officials say cellphone and cars have always been a dangerous mix. >>reporter: back in 2008 california band talking on cellphone while driving chp says at first they seem to get the message but now several years later they say complacency has said in.

>> since 2011 at this time, we have issued many citations about texting while driving there is definitely a need for high level enforcement because there is a high level people disregarding. some of the merger is rolling the dice as though they will not get caught. >>reporter: sam morgan said the chp support a nationwide ban on all cellphone use while driving. he says the they support any measure that will keep drivers from being distracted on the roadways. >> it will definitely help the general public. if you come on scene and you see the tragedy that occurs because someone simply was not paying attention i think more people will understand why it is so dangerous to text while driving. >>james: we have more on the occupy protest the cost on the movement in oakland particularly has been going up city officials said the

protesters are gone but the impact continues. the actual dollar amount that monday's disruption cost is still being told wasn't the daily activity that is generated at the port of oakland is estimated to be about $8.5 million per day in revenue, taxes and wages, that figure is likely to be in the millions once they finally get some will you know when they come up with that number. in the meantime authorities are still adding up the cost of police overtime this past monday. it will be added to the $1.5 million they have already spent in dealing with the occupy movement. in the meantime the movement continues across the country. members of the occupy d.c. our camping and an unusual place. this is the doorway of house >> john speaker boehner as office. you can see some of the protesters there. this was real taken just yesterday. they say they want representation and voting rights in congress or where they say they will not be leaving until that

happens. >>justine: quick break on the kron4 morning news here is a live look at what is happening on the golden gate bridge no one is out there, maybe it is too cold to start the morning commute will talk about the temperatures and the rain that is moving in for thursday when we come right back.

>>erica: could morning we are back to the look at weather. we have clear skies around the bay area and temperatures are missing out an attorney for the most part. as we head into the afternoon to see a mixture of clouds and sunshine very similar to we saw yesterday or for the most part everyone is sitting in the upper 50s clear and hard as we turn our to to to the overnight hours, that is the

first tranche of what mother in the forecast i will show you that in just a little bit. here are your current conditions right outside the door. we have this below the freezing mark up in santa rosa and reports of simply did--of some pretty dense fog. also it eyes could freeze on contact with objects. certainly be aware of that. around the rest of the main area we are running on the mild side in fact we are seeing a lot of forties on the board, taking the downtown san francisco coming in at 46 degrees we have a touch cooler than that in oakland. 41 is the common number for hayward and redwood city. we have upper 30 for those at half moon bay and has attempted a divisibility chart you can see all of the orange and red on your screen especially the red band between settlements san raphael. visibility is down to order mob definitely be aware that for the entire stretch of highway 101. by 7:00 a.m., we are still contending with 30 to even some upper 20s in the north

bay. it looks like everyone else will be in the 40's and maybe some fifties down in the south bay. by 11:00, all the lights go on your screen indicate for the most part everyone out into the 50s and pushing closer to the afternoon high, we see the light blue on the screen indicating 50 around the bay. here are the numbers for you neighborhood by neighborhood. 57 degrees seems to be the, no. not only for redwood in a wood r r--not only for redwood and hayward city. record--your satellite and radar shows that we are clear and dry over the area about the cold front is pushing its way closer and closer to northern california we do have that potential for weather and into the overnight hours a night heading into tomorrow morning so certainly be aware of that after we make our way through the wet

weather we will see partly cloudy conditions and for the most part we have temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s korea both passenger traffic was still have no hot hot to go about your approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is nice and easy coming from all three of the approaches we are clear isn't known overnight construction to deal with and no metering lights, it is a nice and easy. ever present until mid drive has a lot of space in between cars in both direction of highway 9 material as if it over to the golden gate bridge, the clear conditions for the most heart with your on the technical self clear you don't have that next fall recorded we are into the eyes make it officer in the private sector caution. as reasoning is in effect, it was the traffic moving at a little coaching can we are problem free for south bound 600, and then will our freeway is moving well in both direction and not a

single accident report. in >>james: or to tend to be close in light friday shooting at a san leandro, marty claus does make it easy on the selena or arraigned on charges of attempted murder, robbery or an attempted robbery. the our ticket to enter their pleas today along with a eight thirds suspect. and have a photograph of him as well, this is tony phillips 820. as for the victim 21 year old christopher marlowe, and he was treated at a hospital shortly after the november 21st shooting. >>justine: street who vallejo police are investigating a confrontation that led to gunfire. police do not have a suspect in custody and new details on the lucky i didn't connect crime that is affecting shoppers at a to grocery stores throughout the bay area crew lucky officials say that there are now at least 1000 it comes in the north bay and were

two stores were hit, the redwood-credit has been issued 4000 cards to customers that shot at the d. an east bay or the madison called the identity theft council has received dozens of calls from the two victims. eric experts say they're just beginning to unravel the complicated crimes. good to work >> these crimes can net between a couple hundred victims and tens of thousands of it unclear yet this is an increasingly common crime. >>reporter: neal is a cyber crime excrement and 30 yds a carry that live the executive director of the identity kept council and nonprofit support network for individuals' personal reformation had and still in such as in the recent case affecting 24 lucky grocery stores around the bay area. >> the idea that they're able to get something inside of the card reader and that is not attached to the card reader, that was well

planned. this is not a street level crime. it is very difficult to find the criminals they are very good at hiding their tracks. most of these crooks know that the weaknesses of its cyber crime is in the day-to-day leave behind. there are good at hiding the data. normally, a lot of these pieces are caught because of the kron4 room strickland low-level person slips. it is a tightly knit gang that is discipline and they have done this before. there will not released to any fingerprints on these devices. >>james: alameda county officials are planning to meet with people from the dublin neighborhood that was hit by a missile fired cannon ball last week. the crew from the tv show mix busters fiery critic found cannonball at a nearby mall bombing ranges but a team to

a long can involved with all of the hillside and careened into two homes and ultimately hit a parked car. no one was hurt, the public meeting is still for this saturday at the emergency services office in dublin. will take a break and be back with more headlines in a minute. here is a look at the james lick freeway, traffic is like and the weather is cold once again is frigid in the north bay. we have a freeze warning in effect for a lot of the north bay valleys we will be back with more in a moment.

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is also on the big screen. roku is based in the bay area the man sitting here, they still live from here and i talked to them about getting more exposure from the product. i am doing a sweepstakes in giving away a bunch of these boxes for free. i will have more on that after this segment. right now they're offering a good discount to kron viewers. for that information logged into kron4.com and look for my tech page. if--in other news i am giving away revenue roku2 is streaming media box to enter to win, go to my kron4 facebook page like me and look for my sweepstakes page on the left-hand side. good luck. >>justine: time for a quick break on the kron4 morning news at 26 minutes after 4:00 a.m., here is a live look at our roof camera. our top stories, your cold weather forecast and also

the slow traffic report when we come right back.

>>erica: we are back at 30 minutes after 4:00 a.m., consumers really have some fruit and water for that could have ignored had this condition. if you're leaving out of the known, not to

allow yourself some extra time. the into the afternoon we will see it is for the most part very similar to yesterday's meeting one to two degrees cooler than that. 57 on tap for open, to exempt those in redwood and of the to the north bay for the most rural will see mid- 50s as milk. we have reviewed and agrees the santa rosa and 54 for a white pride if i for one about to begin. it becomes a little bit more widespread along the delta we could see some moderately hot idiom and we have a healthy

dose of what clinton and ronald bay area wide, and during things out by 9

this is too much of a risk and the 49er should pay for their own stadium. discussion it was all one- sided from the very beginning they never disclosed all of these costs. and now for us to go almost in $1 billion worth of debt. >>justine: here is another look at the new stadium plans and stay with us on kron4 as we continue to fall the story and bring the very latest developments. >>james: lawyers representing barry bonds are again asking for probation rather than prison time. the home-run champ is clinton to be sentenced this friday for of from the injustice. in testimony that he gave before the grand jury back in 2003 he filed papers asking for a sentence of probation and community service and prosecutors ask for 15 months in prison saying that he knowingly made numerous false statements to the grand jury but the defense lawyer argued that since he was not convicted of false

statements it would be unfair to make that allegation a factor in his sentence. meanwhile, around 1,700 gal. of diesel fuel has been to san francisco bay after it killed from a tent at uc-berkeley building saturday evening. this was discovered when a canvas police officer noticed a older coming by strawberry creek that runs through the campus. university officials say this happened when it was transferred to a different storage tank and it overflowed. meanwhile, a tugboat sank on sunday spilling oil into the bay. first responders found oil coming from the 205 ft. tugboat that is hovering just below the surface of the water. booms have been deployed to contain the spill and protect a nature preserve just south of richmond harbor. although traffic has been asked to travel with no weight as a safety measure for

responders working in that area in the water. >>justine: a southern california medical marijuana distance here is giving away free marijuana tomorrow. county and officials have been cracking down on dispensing owners, so a lot of them are closing down and they want the largest like to make marijuana completely legal. do not get too excited, they say will only give marijuana to medical marijuana card holders. we have much more ahead on the kron4 morning news we will take a quick break on this chilly wednesday morning with a live look outside right now from a different angle. this is looking at san raphael south bound long 101 and 580 merge. we will talk about the traffic conditions there when we come right back.

>>reporter: several reasons several deadly accidents have been caused by a distracted drive-in here it occurs is one to remedy the ..--the eyes were by distracted drivers. mark will agree while some will be in fact, more than 3000 people died last year involving this that live really in a tizzy lacks the power to now her --to adopt

the recommendations dear. >> to take it is, to amend or trapped in the high water.--take a look at this two men were trapped in a high cheek, that is where they had to skate. that was until rescue workers came in. the roads have been closed and people have been forced from their homes. >>justine: we will take a quick break on the kron4 morning news. it is a call wednesday morning and here is a live look outside right now what is happening on san the tale in '92. there are no traffic issues just yet, we will keep you posted, stay with us.

>>justine: the us turn to what our solo reporters. jackie cecil is live in san raphael showing us the shot. can you hear us ok? >>reporter: yes i can hear you, i am on south bound 101 right here in san raphael were the temperatures are cold. we are right up at freezing level. yesterday it was a little colder than it is right down here and in the north bay. there were patches of fog along 101 as i was driving in the nothing really serious. obviously we have a did freeze warning in the north bay we will keep our eyes open as the temperature continues to fall, we will get back to you as soon as possible. >>justine: we will talk with

ear canal about the temperatures and when things will start to warm up i am also very curious what the rain out there. >>erica: good morning justine i think the temperatures will begin to warm up about 11:00 a.m. but the freeze one expires around 9:00 a.m.. we do anticipate a 20 the low '40's--low thirties for a good portion of the morning. everywhere is highlighted in blue on your screen we have patches of fog up to the north bay we have freezing fall but that is definitely a factor. if you're coming out of the north bay, you will want to get yourself a little extra time. as for europe and the dried outside the door it is actually at the freezing mark. we will take a look at places like santa rosa hovering in the upper 20s we are freezing for napa and very close out in fairfield. everyone else around the bay area is slightly warmer than we were yesterday. we saw a lot of 36 today but today we see low forties for the most part. turning our attention

to the future forecast, by 7:00 we will still see the upper 20's and low 30's but this is really only along the delta and for the north bay valleys. it looks like everyone else will climb into the upper '40's around the bay. as we advance o'clock closer to 11:00, all of this navy and light blue on the screen shows a mixture of 40 and '50s. as we turn our attention to the afternoon high temperatures this widespread libel on your screen indicates that everyone will reach the upper 50s. satellite radar shows that we are trying clear around the bay area right now but we do have a cold front that is pushing in from alaska. we will see colder and wet weather the future forecast is set for about 2:00 on thursday. this level on your screen indicates the wet weather reaching santa rosa and petaluma just north of the golden gate bridge. at 5:00 and looking for your morning commute, we will see moderate downpours. and up

into the north bay we have vital rainfall along the peninsula and the coastline. i 7:00 we have widespread went with it looked to be out of our fear about 9:00 on a thursday. your seven day around the forecast shows temperatures for the most part will sit in the '50s and '60s. we have what would on tap for the next couple of days returning are to to to the week he will see a lot of sunshine in slightly warmer conditions. as for traffic is still pretty quiet almost 5:00 and still do not have any hot spots to talk about. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza has a nice and easy ride. the san mateo bridge is good to go in both directions. the golden gate bridge has no problems to report it looks like we are accident free for the most part around the bay area. >>james: thank you erica, now let us get a quick check of the bridges beginning with, well, we already did the bridge check, why not go on to more headlines. there is a new parking policy in

oakland that gives drivers a break at the meters. >>reporter: some parts oakland can be challenging drivers and merchants have been complaining about the strict parking enforcement in those areas. >> i came out my ticket had expired and within about 30 seconds the lady had already written and did not give me a chance to get in my car and say hey, i'm just running a couple of minutes late. >>reporter: the committee passed a new policy to cut drivers some slack on tuesday. >> if you get your car within five minutes of the time when the time is up you will not be given a ticket. >>reporter: that is great news for drivers and merchants, they said the grace period will be good for others and their customers. >> i think it will give them more time to shop around on the street without

worrying about tickets. >>reporter: he says the loss and revenue to the city will be minimal. >> it will hurt our bank account of a bit but we decided that we can handle it. >>reporter: the program will be tested for six months with the likes the results it will be able to make the project permanent. >>james: of 50 children from the east development center had a chance to go shopping with the oakland raiders at wal-mart. this was a program called shop with the jocks the children that a chance to pick out what they wanted and some even got a chance to talk to run the football with the players. >> this is a phenomenal opportunity. these young people are getting to walk side by side with their role models, people that they cheer for on the field. it is of course a christmas

opportunity that they would not otherwise have. >>james: wal-mart gave each child a $100 gift certificate to spend, and you could see the look on the child's face, they love it. >>justine: holiday decorations can be dangerous for both adults and very small children are. karen reports from washington. >>reporter: this demonstration by the consumer product safety commission shows just how hazardous holiday decorations can be complicated a tree with a dry branches and will and candle or analytical fire that clark vibe than its bite. for this holiday celebration turned holiday tragedies in less than 30 seconds. >> the four things that we see our candles, christmas tree lights, tried out christmas truce and decorations that cause fire appeared >>reporter: little thing should not be overlooked, there could be small details that could cause big problems for children.

>> be careful when you purchase decorations for your tree or other places in the house. make sure it does not look like to or can't because young people think that they are and then they put it in their mouth. >>reporter: chow's 50 organizations advised keeping kids away from candles that could be tipped over. >> an alternative would be to use an electric cattle that does not have a real flame, but it looks really kind of lovely. >>reporter: extinguish any can before going to bed or leaving the home. also, unplug the lights on the trees so that your holiday festivities do not go up in flames. >>justine: we have much more ahead on the kron4 morning news we will take a quick break with a live look outside at the james lick freeway in san francisco. do not forget the countdown to kron4 new year's eve live is underway. it is the bay area's favorite way to bring

in the new year. it will be hosted with gary radnich she and catherine heenan., will have a spectacular fireworks show to show everyone as well as inside of all the biggest and best parties are around. that includes your house. >>james: no, we are not going to my house. >>justine: that is all the fun on new year's eve, we will see you there and we will be right back.

>>justine: hip-hop mall will russell simmons is calling out lowes this after the home improvement i pulled its ads from the all- american muslim it follows the lives of five all american muslims in michigan. they decided to pull that at after the conservative floor family association complained about the show call it propaganda. sent into has

already put his money where his mouth is is buying up the extra ad space and calling up the company's ceo to fix this. >> i am putting it--and putting out a call for the ceo head. when does get an apology but i am sure the stockholders and the more holders will have to call for him to step down he should just not stick his head in the san he should fix this immediately. >>justine: they said they did not pull the complaint on--pull the ad on the complaints of just one group, it was never their intent to alienate anyone courier. lizzy load and will be back in los angeles in time for a court-appointed court hearing. she missed her flight, but she will occur during. in los angeles judge ordered her to show in court so that she could determine where the actress is keeping up with her probation provisions. if she does not keep up with the requirements she will serve an additional 270 days

behind bars. some flight attendants are not happy with actor alec baldwin and now the city won initial 30 rock taken off of american airlines flights. here has what has happened. he was kicked off of the flight when he refused to turn off his phone that is according to the airline. the association of professional flight attendants fully supports the flight attendants and the way they handled the situation. the union says they will retract a petition to remove 30 rock shows from the flights if he issues an apology. time now for a quick break on the kron4 morning news we will be back with our top stories, weather and traffic at 5:00 a.m..

>>reporter: good morning is very chilly out right now. >> mark: where visibility is down near zero. airbus checked in with--now let us again.

>>james: and you have freezing temperatures, and that will be a part of your morning mixed. again this morning if there are rolling out there at or below the freezing mark of the surface when the fog hit ticket turns to ice we have a possibility of slick roads. all be careful as you are driving around for a truly on the winding roads. three but navato is the freezing, napa that freezing fairfield is almost at the freezing mark as is livermore. it is cool to the north and some of these they valleys as well. down in the south bay we have 40 degrees in san jose, 44 in oakland and san francisco. that is kind of what we're seeing in terms of as how cold it is. it frees warning is in effect until about 9:00 a.m.. what a few more

communities could join the list, the freezing of fog has made slick roadways. and is pretty dense. mark was coming in on highway 37 and he says the road divisibility--he says there is zero visibility in some spots. just know that as you head out. divorce of a little extra time to get where you need to go this morning. as far temperatures this afternoon will looking pretty good. we have upper 50s for antioch in livermore, mouth and he may come at 61 degrees. across the north bay, mid-50s will be your thing today. we will warm up a little in santa rosa. downtown san francisco should be at about 55 degrees this afternoon. we have been watching the satellite you waiting for a

system that is expected to come down here for us overnight tonight into thursday. that is the next part of the wet weather that we are watching for. it should be like in nature but it looks like it will be bay area wide. when we come back for my next update i walked into the future forecast and will see the rain and what time issue crowd. who in the meantime, your seven day around the shows that once attacked the rain on thursday will looking pretty good friday in into the weekend. next we can look all right coming in at about 60 degrees for our afternoon hike it does. we have mouse for kite--here we have mild forecast ahead. let us checking with erica. >>erica: i am keeping my eye on a hot spot reports of a solo crash blocking up to two lanes right now in this area. i am not sure if there any injuries associated with the crash unfortunately because traffic is so light at this hour we are not seen too much of a slowdown just yet, but i'll keep my eye on

this drug morning. and as for the bridges, the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is still pretty easy. there are no metering like to deal with and traffic is moving at the limit at the incline and upper deck.% until bridge drive looked well in both directions. as we take it over to the golden gate bridge south bound 101, you will see pretty fair conditions. >>erica: you may want to drive with extra caution and leave your house in a little bit early for the most part i is calculated to drive time clocking in under 25 minutes out navato pour san francisco. >> mark: three years from now you want to see the san francisco 49ers play, you may have to try to santa clara. last night the city council unanimously approved an $850 million loan to help pay for the almost new billion dollars stadium. the miners have

been in town since 1946. over the past few years the city was planning to keep the team but city executives said at candlestick park no longer meets their needs. we are in santa clara with the details about the deal. >>reporter: unless this the of san francisco can pull off some late game miracle the sign behind eatery's the future home of the san francisco forty-niners will eventually go down and in its place a new 69,000 seat stadium. construction could begin as early as next year. the 49ers are promising to pay for any over to cost so that the city of santa clara will not to worry about that it will take about 25 years to repay the loan including many methods including get this, the 49ers will pay $30 million per year to rent out the stadium. the city of san francisco enologist at their fight is probably a losing cause and that eventually the team will move to santa clara when not all santa clara residents are happy about that we will tell you

all about than just a few minutes. reporting from santa clara, will tran kron4 news. >> darya: today, uc and csu officials are ready to testify in sacramento. the hearing will focus on the recent protests and the use of force after several incidents and uc-davis and uc-berkeley area on the left and you can see videos of what happened at uc-davis at the campus police pepper spray student. her on the right, there is video of students been arrested at uc-berkeley during a protest. with students claimed that excessive force has been used by the police. for the loosely president and uc-davis chancellor are expected to be among those testifying. >> mark: --federal regulators have decided that texting or using a cellphone is it too dangerous a while driving. calm through this

comes after the deadly polyp in missouri last year it was caused by the pickup driver that received 11 text messages in 11 minutes right before the accident. the pickup driver and a 15 year- old student on one of the buses was killed. 38 others rooms were killed in this accident--were injured in this accident. we want to know what you think. according to the ntsb you have no ability to use a cellphone while driving do you think this is a good thing? you can post a comment on our page. >> darya: quillback with a more in just a couple of minutes his 5068 him. all is clear here in san francisco, we will be right back.

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>> mark: unwelcome back to the kron4 morning news and we're waiting for the opening bell on wall street

this morning. but the federal reserve sent not take action to counsel the debt crisis in europe. gone for so it down 56. while some in the s&p was down 11 in the nest that is down 33. royal bring the open unveil coming >> darya: keep 2% house republicans that a bill that and keep it to present tax cut in europe and check and there a need insert also into that elite and golfers me to government approval of an oil pipeline. her that if the minister that like the stock deal in the senate, when president obama said he will have to veto any bill that it excludes the approval of that pipeline. will start without the extension of the tax cut street americans will start losing more from their paychecks starting january 1st. so it can make $50,000

per year, that it be in at >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a look at the sierra. cold temperatures, but no snow.

>>darya: another chilly morning but clear at the approach to the bay bridge. there are a few patches of fog and it is cold and the north bay. >>james: another freezing day for those in the north bay valleys. our weather headlines, freezing temperatures in the north bay. upper 20s near santa rosa. we will have some sunshine the clouds building to the later afternoon hours. right now, this is

what temperatures look like. once again, the north bay is feeling freezing air the subfreezing temperatures. low 40's in the east bay and south bay. 36 in livermore, 36 and concord. the san ramon valley corridor in the livermore valley is where we see some of the colder temperatures. the mid 30's. we are expecting this temperatures to drop another few degrees between now and sunrise. if you are on the southern edge of the north bay, you are not seeing too much fall, but in san rafael, nevada and petaluma, you get a really thick fog, especially for those commuting on highway 37.

visibility is down to a half mile. with the freezing fog you could have slid roadways. dry conditions can be hazardous. here is where temperatures should go this afternoon. coamo how perfect use amylose '60s. hi--and upper classes and low 60s here is a wide view of the satellite. quayle looks like a widespread who reigned hikes across these good during the early morning

hours. a 5:00 p.m., moderate rain. behind where hot hot ... and and and and in >>james: later this of the morning commute will start getting better as opposed to the early morning hours. we will hold onto a chance of scattered showers. for the weekend, plenty of sunshine. >>erica: a dense fog advisor for the rich and san rafael bridge. as we take you over

to the golden gate bridge, southbound 101, clear conditions but reports of dense fog into the north bay. you may want to allow yourself extra time as you head out the door. earlier, i told you about an accident northbound at 87, that has now cleared from the traffic lanes. as we take a look at what is happening in the east bay, southbound 680 moving well for the san ramon valley, we do not have any delays to speak of. >>mark: pg&e is saying that they will take financial responsibility for the deadly gas line explosion in san bruno and compensate the

victims. this announcement came as company attorneys for care for 90 civil suits. there is a hearing this friday. as the attorney representing the victims says this does not change anything headed into the trial which is scheduled to begin in late july. if pg&e has does specify how much it will pay the victims. 880 is trying to settle without going to trial. >>mark: attorneys for barry bonds are asking for probation to as opposed to present. his sentencing is this friday after being convicted of obstructing justice in testimony before a grand jury investigating steroid distribution in 2003. barry bonds filed papers asking for a sentence of probation and community service. the prosecutors are asking for 15 months in prison. defense lawyers are arguing that since barry bonds was not convicted of false statements, it would be unfair to make that

allegation a factor in sentencing. >>darya: a 19 year-old was stabbed in redwood city. police found him yesterday afternoon on baristas avenue. he had established as to the abdomen. witnesses described the suspect as to hispanic man, a 20-25 years old. 5 ft. 8 in. with a thin bills. the vehicle was a tan or gold small four-door car, possibly a mercedes benz. >>darya: state lottery officials are hoping to hit the jackpot in their search for a serial burglar who has been stealing lottery tickets from retailers in the south bay. over the past few months, all the cases have been burglarized in san jose in addition to locations in and around sunnyvale and mountain

view. he steals the tickets and cashes the winning vouchers at nearby retailers. he is currently on probation for committing similar burglaries' last year. >>mark: here is a live look from our roof camera in san francisco. thick fog in the north bay valley. asked

>>james: we wanted to give you a quick weather update as look live at the golden gate bridge camera. looking to the north, a freeze warning in effect mainly targeting the interior valleys. low temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees. the freezing fog could of course means freezing roads. a full check on bay area weather is coming up in just a minute.

>>mark: mitt romney is hosting four different fund raisers and new york city. greg perry is spending the day hosting a town hall meeting in council bluffs iowa and into moines michelle bachman is joining >>mark: did gingrich is leading mitt romney, mitt romney would have a better shot at unseating president obama in a general lection.

>>darya: here is something you do not see every day. it is a police car or vertically on a utility pole for. this happened in miami yesterday. an officer was reaching down to get a pen that dropped. the officer made it out without a scratch that it was quite a spectacle. >> we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. a developing story we are falling with a live look from oakland this morning. tsks

>>darya: a developing story out of oakland where firefighters are on the

scene of a fire on international boulevard, yoli eceves is there with details. >>yoli: it looks like a warehouse. the looks like they were able to address the issue pretty quickly. >>yoli: they said that some of the elliptical work was altered. the fire is still under investigation. at the moment, both lines are blocked southbound on international. you do have to go around the area a little bit. it is not close

off, you have to go around. no one was hurt in the fire. >>darya: is there a sign of anyone in the area? >>yoli: because the electricity was altered, they have to figure out whether it was being taken from other businesses or that particular location periods >>darya: let's get a look at the weather. that is a big start. another call one. >>james: as we take a look at the camera shot behind

you, relatively clear skies over san francisco. that is not the story in the north bay. the north bay has freezing and subfreezing temperatures to deal with. as he glanced at is that you will notice that unlike yesterday we have forties' for the east bay and south bay. yesterday this was mostly 30 degree weather. 29 degrees currently in the santa rosa., at 29 in fairfield. another blistering cold day in the north bay and the fog is not helping matters. it is fairly dense in some spots. we have widespread fall with visibility under a half mile. if you're traveling around the north bay, the very careful. here is how

temperatures should you all. '20s-thirties in the north bay and 400 the rest of the bay area. as the events the clock to 11:00 a.m., mainly '40's and 50's. we are looking for upper 60s give los 60s in some spots theory most of us will be at 56, 57 or 50 degrees. we will have sunshine the death clouds will build in later in the afternoon. we have a storm system headed our way. we have a lot of cloud cover to the north. at some point this afternoon the cloud cover will move our direction and falling behind will be the rain. for now we have rain slated for most of the day on thursday. on

friday we are all right. the clouds will send out just in time to the weekend. we are expecting some the skies and mild temperatures in the low 60s. >>erica: he did mention the dense fog in the north bay. as a result, the chp has issued a dense fog advisedly midst and for the richmond center fell bridge. visibility is under a quarter of a mile. drive with caution. after the good news is, and that of the other bridges around the bay area are impacted. traffic is flowing freely at the toll plazas lives. this standard sale bridge is good to go in all directions of the traffic is built on the right-hand side of the screen. right now we did not have any problems getting to the bridge in either direction of the new missile

highway 101. they live look at the golden gate bridge shows a lot of space between cars and traffic certainly moving at the limit. a check on the peninsula to become of the bayshore freeway is moving well in both directions. there are no major accidents to report. interstate 280 is the problem free. the san mateo bridge is a pretty is live right. we did not have any points of delays whatsoever. >>mark: everyone is talking about what is happening in santa clara. the city council approved a plan for the construction of a new 49ers stadium. that decision was made last night. they approved it in $850 million loan.

>> it was all one-sided from the very beginning. now, we have a billion dollars worth of debt? >> it is a one-sided deal that is designed to benefit the team, not the people. >>mark: preparation for the new stadium will begin in january. >>darya: asked federal regulators have said is that the call was talking, even on a here is the device is a dress while driving. the national transportation safety board is urging states to ban. this comes

after a high-level, the driver of the pickup had a 15 year-old student on board, one of the school buses killed. 30 of its people were injured in this pilot. we ask bay area commuters what they think of a federal ban on using cell phones while driving. craig skalar has answers. >>craig: ask people head off to work, some i spoke with say they like the idea of a federal law banning cell phone use while behind the wheel. they said they have seen too much bad driving out there. >> people did not pay attention. there are many close calls. it seems like a step in the right direction, but difficult to enforce. >>craig: with more accidents of mounting around the bay into the nation, the government is see it differently. >> it is a great idea. the

text and can wait. >>craig: as california already has a law banning cell phones, but for some it seems like it needs to be taken a step further. >>justine: time magazine has listed its person of the year. it is the protester. the magazine decided to send across the middle east, european here. it says that protesters are reshaping global politics. her last year facebook founder and mark zuckerburg got the honor. president barack obama has been on the cover as well. duff we want to know on facebook, clique using was the less influential person of the year? we will be right back with more. half

>>darya: there is plenty of opportunity for patients to stock up. the dispensary says it will only give a wait marijuana to medical marijuana card holders. lindsay lohan will be back in los angeles in time for an important court appearance. the actress missed her flight back home from vacation on hawaii. she will make it back for her hearing today. a loss angeles county judge ordered her to appear in court to

determine whether or not she's keeping up with her probation provisions. this is she does not meet those requirements, she will serve the additional two ordered 70 days behind bars. >>mark: rescue crews in this town of nelson new zealand, after watching floodwaters' drop these two men in a tree, heavy rain has been hitting the area creating dangerous conditions. the roads have been closed and people forced from their homes. if we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look from sentences go on this cold morning.--here is a live look from san francisco on this cold morning. he he news their

rate is expected to start falling tomorrow morning at roughly 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.. future cast 4 is showing us what we're expecting for total accumulations. in the

north bay is where we will expect most of the accumulation. we're looking for one-third of an inch accumulation. friday, we will see the clouds began to break up a head set the stage for what books to be a sunny weekend. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s although it will remain relatively cold overnight. let's find out about traffic. >>erica: the dense fog advisory is still in effect at the richmond center fell bridge. midst and the chp is reporting visibility under a quarter of a mile. none of the other bridges are affected. clear conditions out of oakland towards san

francisco. a small way in those cash lane to westbound. the drive is still under 10 minutes from the foot of the mes towards fremont street. on this in detail bridge, traffic is building westbound. your drive time has been holding steady. the golden gate bridge southbound 101 is getting busy clear conditions on the deck itself but we do have reports of pretty dense fog . certainly drive a little bit of extra caution. all the traffic maps the coyote valley ride, northbound 101 is moving smoothly approaching mountain view. interstate 280 is currently a problem free and highway 70 northbound we do have an accident report.

>>mark: state revenues are $2.2 billion below earlier estimates. now, the cuts that are kicking in include $100 million across each state funded university. that means about 8 million students in the public university system will see higher costs. cuts will be taken from public school buses into the school district will lose about $80 million. schools will have the option of reducing the school year by seven days in order to deal with the cuts. >>darya: the cost of the occupy movement made of the deadly but it is definitely prices. officials say the protesters are gone but the impact of monday's occupy action at the port continues. the actual dollar amount that monday's disruption cost is still being calculated.

authorities are still adding up the cause of police overtime for monday. that figure will be added to the 1.5 million already spent in dealing with the occupy movement. >>mark: around 1,700 gal. of diesel fuel has entered san francisco bank after stealing from a tank at uc- berkeley. campus police officers noticed an odor coming from strawberry creek. university officials say this bill habit when the fuel was being transferred to a different storage tank and an overflow. the epa is investigating. a d the commission did navy tug boat has been taking on water. the tugboat is hovering just below the surface of the water. builds have been deployed to contain this bill the coast

guard has asked for all traffic north of the island to travel with no week. >>darya: a clayton mitchell schoolteacher has been arraigned on 26 charges. he is accused of all unlawful sexual conduct with a former female student from february 2010-last summer. he was arrested on friday that the middle school where he is a math and science teacher. he gave a full confession-- confession before being taken into custody. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. the countdown is on for dear life. if the only local countdown show hosted by catherine heenan in the theory ravaged. third

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>>darya: we're taking a look at the golden gate bridge. it's pretty clear. we have a freeze warning in effect. we could see freezing fog thant of the world--and the roads could be a little slip. >>mark: the san jose sharks continues to struggle. a tough loss last night. they tied at the goal with 22 seconds remaining to go into overtime. the avalanche prevailed in a shootout. the sharks have only won twice including three losses in a row. thereto points out a first of the division. we

will be right back as the kron4 news continues. >>darya: we are focusing on the cold weather and talking about the 49ers. >>mark: a big step taken by the santa clara city council last night, more on that coming up. the