thought >>darya: here is a live look at the golden gate bridge to. on the last, you can see all of the current temperatures which are critical especially in the north bay. >>james: in the north bay as it now antioch and livermore are beginning to cool down. they are in the '30's that had been in the '40's. the

cool down continues and it will get cold the. the fog excuse me, the freezing morning is in the north bay until 9:00 a.m.. if we're looking for the possibility of anywhere from upper 20s the low thirties. the north bay valleys are the primary target for this morning. freezing fog and slick roads will be something you will be dealing with if you're driving anywhere throughout the north bay. be careful about that. the freezing fog will instantly turned to ice. you could have a slight curve here and there. give yourself a little extra time in the drive a little slower, if you can. here is where we see the fall. we have a visibility under a quarter of a mile. from novato to north of the the petaluma, we see some of the most dense fog with

widespread fall, visibility reduced under a half mile. fet bit slow. it is anything like yesterday it will burn off pretty well bite did a.m.-9:00 a.m.. another day of upper 50s and the low 60s although a touch a chord. we have clouds rolling in this afternoon in advance of this is a we are expecting. that will dmv and a little bit of our heating. mid-50s in the north bay with 55 for a bottle, a 55 for downtown san francisco. the satellite view is what we have been watching. that will show as the storm. is slowly starting to wrap around and start driving down in our direction. it will bring us clouds of first and then rain. the rain is light in nature but that it will intensify during the 5:00 a.m. hour. portions of the north vacancy moderate rain. by 7:00 a.m. it is still widespread although

the intensity stars to lessen. by 9:00 a.m., we should see the bulk of the wet weather exit our area although we will still be dealing with residual showers on the back side of the storm. for friday, did not be surprised if you have to suffer through a blustery day. it will all pay off. we get the looks pretty good with a lot of sunshine, sunny skies in the 60 degree weather. >>mark: jackie sissel is in san rafael near the civic center with more on the thick fog. >>jackie: you can see it here. i am on southbound 101 in san are felt. you can see the dance of its cars coming out of the fall. there are 4-5 mi. of a very dense fog in the north bay. the temperatures are very cold. i have never heard of freezing fog before but it is cold enough that the fog can freeze.

>>mark: did not the your time on the flagpole. let's get an update on the morning right. >>erica: right around where jackie is in the standard cell about mid stands, the chp has issued a dense fog advisory. visibility is less than a quarter of a mile. the dense fog is stretching towards 101. drive extra caution. no problems of the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. a few minutes ago we did have a stall, a little bit of the back of forming in some of those cash lane is. it looks like fastrak is moving well with great conditions off up the incline it across the upper deck. this in detail bridge is holding pretty steady in both directions. no problems getting to the bridge. traffic is moving at top speeds towards foster city. a look at the golden gate bridge southbound 101 traffic is getting a little

bit busy. clear conditions on the deck but we do have dense fog for entire stretch is 101. the leader house a little bit early. turning our attention to the traffic maps, the ride out of marin county a little bit of slow traffic were speeds dropped down to about 30 mi. per hour southbound but great conditions. on the peninsula, the standard tale bridge is looking good. the bayshore freeway is currently accident free. the green indicates speeds over 50 mi. the hour. >>justine: in a developing story, the u.s. postal service will not close any more post offices or mail facilities for five months. the consolidation of some 37 post offices ended mail processing facilities will now not happen until may

15th. the distribution centers in the burlingame and petaluma are on that list. this gives congress more time to save the financially troubled service. the postal service has racked up more than 5 billion in debt. >>mark: in three years did you want to see the san francisco 49ers play, you will have to drive to santa clara. this city council unanimously approved an $850 million loan to help pay for the new billion dollars stadium. the 49ers have been sentences go since 1946. over the past few years the city has been fighting to keep the team but executives say candlestick park no longer meets their needs. will tread is in santa clara with details about the deal. >>will: unless the city of san francisco can call off a miracle, the sun behind me that reads the future of the san francisco 49ers will eventually go down and in its place a new 69,000 seat

stadium. construction could begin as early as next year if if if the 49ers have agreed to pay for any costs over that. bill will take about 25 years to repay using many methods including the 49ers paying 39 billion a year just to ride out the stadium. this city of san francisco acknowledges that their fight is a losing cause evidently the team will move to santa clara, but not all residents are happy about that. more on that coming up >>darya: de--today officials as did representatives are set to testify in a joint legislative hearing in sacramento focused on the recent protests in the use of force and the rules that police are supposed to adhere to. here is video of the grotesque. police or

using pepper spray up and down a row of students just sitting on the ground. on the right, the uc-berkeley protests scared people being arrested there. students claim that police were using excessive force. the president and chancellor will be among the officials testified. >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 is continues. we're waiting for the opening bell on wall street. more details coming up after the break. here is a live look out of san francisco on this cold morning.

>>mark: dow futures are pointed lower down 51 points ahead of the opening bell. italy's of borrowing rates are ratcheting up once again headed the euro is sliding below $1.30 for the

first time since the beginning of the year. those are two signs that the debt issues continued. the dow closed down to 11,954 in the the s&p down 11, the nasdaq down 33. right now dow futures are down at 11,844. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes to get you going on this chilly wednesday morning. it is downright cold. here in san francisco, things look good. we will be right back. thursday

>>darya: federal regulators that have declared that taxing, in daily or talking on the cellphone even with handsfree device is too dangerous to be allowed for

drivers anywhere. the national transportation safety board does not have the power to impose restrictions like this band but it is costing states to sell. this comes after if a deadly highway collision misery's called by a 19 year-old who sent or received 11 text messages and 11 minutes rack before the accident. there is the moment of impact it just afterwards, he conceded us on top of that car. craig 50 year-old student, was killed as well as the pickup driver and 38 other people lee asked the area commuters what they think about a federal ban on using cell phones craig skalar got some answers. >>craig: as people had to work of some i spoke with said they liked the idea. they say they have seen too much bad writing. >> i have seen a lot of

close calls in the past with people and not pay attention. it certainly seems like it could be a step in the right direction but difficult to enforce. >>craig: with a number of accidents accounted ground bay and around the nation those are seeing things differently. >> i think it's a great idea because adhere i have almost did put in the ditch a couple of times with people testing. >>craig: it appears the lobbies to take a step further. >>darya: we want to know you think. does this stand go too far? is it a good idea? remember, we're talking about the fed say that all cell phone use even handsfree should be banned. give us your comments on our facebook fan page. >>mark: thick fog outside and a freeze a warning. james fletcher has more.

>>james: it is awfully chilly. the golden gate bridge shows you the direction that everyone's focus is in. the temperatures are often called. we are at or below freezing once again this morning. that tops our headlines. no matter where you are temperatures are freezing. most of the bay area is in 30 degree weather just like yesterday. a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon, more clouds by leaders the afternoon and evening. tomorrow morning we are expecting rain to begin falling around the bay. that's this will impact us to a half-day. here is where temperatures are at the moment. below freezing in santa rosa offices and freezing in nevada. below freezing in napa and fairfield. concord antioch hayward and the livermore are joining the ranks of the cities showing 30 degree weather. oakland that there

will drop into the upper 30s in the next half-hour or so. fremont, san jose and los gatos, but temperatures to drop to 40 degrees and possibly the upper 30s before sunrise. that is what we are seeing in terms of temperatures. fog is the other factor this very serious unless the sec said siri 8 4 mi. facility's front of the law does this have a love of furious we have fog the physicians that will make it difficult to drive, for the fact that we have freezing fall of these the growth of the slick. when those water droplets if a ground if those roads services freezing, it will freeze and it's turned its eyes. be careful of. here is where temperatures should go this afternoon. after 57 mostly like yesterday but a degree or to cooler. thought half-court across the north

bay, mid-50s. thoughtful for the seventh in santa rosa. the system we're watching for thursday is here. of a satellite view, those clouds will begin in our direction later in the afternoon.-all morning, the rain will begin to fall around to a f-series if by the look of things, which would affect the core of the into cumulation near santa rosa. one-third of a ditch for the rest of the north bay and decreases as the head how. cox from the early morning it will be intense and then take off. things will dry out on thursday. fifth year rioja

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no reports of any delay if. year if a live look at the golden gate bridge of south down 101. a lot of faith if arafat filefish of the fear if faith if does not face any faith in if file with the fifth event in life life grief >>darya: a 19 year olds with that in red with 50 vervain difficult condition. it happened of room for avenue. with separate from the staff of the the evidence. they

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marquette involved in, called we will be watching the avers on wall street throughout the morning. >>darya: we're watching the grass outside. it is a cold morning. on the upper right the golden gate bridge. on the left, we're showing lots of coaches are going wants to get through the fall of a tank. we even have a little chance of reform. fifth the weekend looks sunny b.f. we could get to the low 60s. >>mark: a freeze morning in the debate along with thick fog. jackie sissel has an of

state. >>jackie: the temperature numbers are also down, it's just like the wall street numbers. on southbound 101 here at the civic center, you can see the fall. it is this a beating just a little bit. this default starting to break up in just a little bit be aware, there are patches of heavy and dense fog. of the extralegal. sixth we are seeing a little bit of an improvement with a roof. >>james: i guess. we are still at or below freezing for ninth 1/5. if live at the inland valleys. all indications chilling temperatures in the big 30's. in some places, mid-

30s and headed south. for that is the situation with the temperatures. it is called for. a freeze warning in effect of the north bay. when you mix that in with the fall the get serious situation for people driving around. we have in the area of read between nevada and it petaluma. that means less than a quarter mile visibility the fog is particularly intense out there. with temperatures the way they are, the water droplets get cool. there are waiting to touch something and when it does, it will freeze instantly. that is the concern for the north bay this morning. a lot of those winding roads some of those roads could have a slightly frozen water droplets. kiss after as

little see temperatures in the upper 50s. 57 for laughs for hot pack. cut your is it a look at the expected highs for today. >> and we expect your is it right you on the satellite. since it is tracking to the south. once it reaches here will look for a free to start falling to around 2:00 a.m.. back here as we head towards 5:00 a.m., the chance of moderate rain for east bay and portions of the north bay with widespread like flying everywhere else. the rain will continue

to the morning commute get exiting the area by 9:00 a.m.. cut off we will have a residual showers through the day on thursday. for cough the weekend looks good. sunshine is a temperatures in the 63 if let's find out about traffic. >>erica: this chp has managed to get all the lanes cleared. we were dealing with a vehicle fire the block lanes for a good portion of the hour. right now all lanes open. the chp has issued a dense fog

advisory for the richmond- san rafael bridge. visibility is less than a quarter mile. recently the carquinez bridge and richmond bridge were added to that list. on bay bridge, the metering lights rack of dated around 6:15 a.m.. to add an act of thought in its dealer uses will draft a detailed bridge has been problem free for of the war and with no problems to contend with. here is a look at the golden gate bridge on stock down 101 clear conditions with reports of pretty heavy fog throughout portions of the north bay. >>mark: the santa clara city council has unanimously approved a financial plan for the construction of a city in the 49ers and santa

clara. here is what the city will look like. the council approved $850 million bond. >> some have said the city is taking too great a financial risk. >> there was no input or discussion. it was all one- sided from the beginning. they never disclose all of these costs. >> it is grossly one-sided designed to benefit team. >>justine: new this morning two former workers are now charged with embezzling four to provide volume dollars

from a red with the past agency. 16 public accounts have been charged. >>darya: off today uc and csu officials and students are said to testify in a joint with this laser session in the sacramento after several incidents of uc-davis a uc-berkeley campus is where campus police used pepper spray on students. students are claiming excessive force. honda president and chancellor will be among the officials testified. >>mark: a quick break as the

kron4 news continues. here is a live look outside in redwood city of 101.

>>mark: the today's slide on wall street is continuing into a third date. the dow was down 50 points but not just down 19. concerns about european debt is still weighing on the markets. the euro breaking through at $1.30. we're watching europe and we are seeing higher yields for italian bonds. the dow is backing off from earlier losses. >>darya: are we going to lose money or keep it in our paycheck? house republicans passed a bill that would keep 80% tax cuts if in

americans' paychecks that they inserted a bill to plan for call--a plan for a speedy approval of an oil pipeline from canada to texas. that measure will likely stop the bill in the democratic controlled senate. if the president has already said that he would veto any plan that gives approval for the veto-just gives approval for that pipeline. >>mark: will be right back as the kron4 news continues. coming up, the ntsb saying that he should not be allowed to use a cell phone at all what you're driving. here is a live look at the bay bridge with the backup growing.

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regulators are declaring a ban on testing, e-mail and or talking on a cell phone. they said it is too dangerous and should be banned for drivers in doing that anywhere in california. this comes after a highway collision in missouri last year caused by a 19 year-old who sent or received 11 text messages in the 11 minutes immediately before this crashed. you can see what happens the driver was killed a 15 year-old student on one of the buses was killed. 38 other people were injured. >> there are a lot of distractions. the instructions have been around as long as the model d have been around. this is

a new type of a distraction. people are bringing more and more electronic devices into the car. they really are creating more distractions. people are being distracted by conversations. >>darya: that is why they say they handsfree law is not good enough because the government says that snow driver should be using a phone handsfree or not for non-emergency situations. blog does not stop passengers from using cell phones. we want to know what you think. using that this is a good idea or gone too far? do you think is going to happen? you could weigh in on our facebook fan page. >>mark: the fog is really thick and parts of the north bay. james fletcher has the

latest on the forecast. >>james: here is that the view outside of the door right now. slowly but surely it is beginning to lighten up. we are a half an hour away from sunrise. we have a subfreezing temperatures in the north bay with temperatures in the '30's and upper 20s. we have a mix this afternoon, it will be sunny with temperatures in the upper 50s. by later into the afternoon and evening the clouds will roll land as we get ready for wet weather coming early thursday morning. here is where temperatures are right now. we are freezing in nevada and in napa. below freezing in santa rosa and fairfield. we are in the '30's for the and the d.c. valleys. low 40's in the

south bay. the fog as it has done all week, continues to be a problem again. visibility is under a quarter of a mile on this stretch of 101 we have a pocket of dense fog and dance all be on that all of visibility has improved slightly. dense fog of the north bay and cold temperatures. that is the forecast. the rest of the bay area should see temperatures in the upper 50s but not as warm as yesterday. yesterday we had more fifties on the board. in the north bay mostly mid-50s. downtown san francisco, a 55. it will be sunny to start and a cloudy as a into the evening. this

is a system where watching. it will impact us with rain by tomorrow morning. light rain that will spread bay area wide by 5:00 a.m. with moderate rain in the east bay and some portions of the north bay. by 7:00 a.m. still widespread light rain, but that should dissipate. the mild forecast for the beginning of next week. we have more weather in a little bit. >>erica: we have dense fogs advisories for a number of bay area bridges. the richmond san rafael bridge, the chp reports visibility under a quarter of a mile.

drive with extra caution. fortunately we do not have any accidents to report. the carquinez for is and the venetian bridge are under a dense fog advisory. you may want to leave your house a little early this morning. on the bay bridge, the metering lights are on and traffic is backing up past the 880 over crossing and along 880 itself was sluggish conditions continuing up the incline. the we do not have any special traffic viceroys for this particular bridge. the ride is still under 16 minutes between 80 and 101. the golden gate bridge is busy as we had closer towards the peak. fortunately we have a lot of space between cars and no major delays coming out of the north bay. on highway 4, no problems to report. the usual slow and go conditions. we have no reports of delays for public transit this morning.

>>darya: said gov. jerry brown says that california will have to make huge the midyear budget cuts to schools and social services. 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 will most likely see higher costs for education. there are also cuts to social services. each school district will lose about $80 million. schools will have the option of reducing the school year by seven days. >>mark: in the past two months a 29 year-old has allegedly burglarized 12 locations in san jose

sunnyvale and mountain view. he allegedly steals tickets and cashes the rating vouchers at nearby retailers. he is currently on probation for committing similar burglaries. he is known to reside in san jose at different homeless encampments. >>darya: we're back with more of a couple of minutes of this cold wednesday morning.

this >>darya: this is something you do not see every day. look at this police car vertically on this utility pole. this happened in miami. the officer says he was driving it reaching down to get a pan that had

dropped. the officer made it out without a scratch but a big spectacle for everyone in miami and an embarrassment. >>mark: the san jose sharks are struggling again. they scored a goal in just 22 seconds left in the game to go into overtime. the colorado avalanche prevailed in the shootout. the sharks have only won twice in their last nine games. some big play the avalanche again tomorrow in san jose. >>darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes on this cold wednesday morning. we are focusing on the weather. it is a another cold one especially in the north bay. here is a look it san francisco. we will be right back.