talk with erica about our weather forecasts and did a quick traffic updates. >>erica: we see very clear conditions outside so it is a chilly start to the morning. at times the camera was shaking pretty violently we have some high winds and strong wind gust and higher elevations. as i mentioned it is a clear start to the morning. the most locations are in the '30's and 40's. as we head into the

afternoon to see very some conditions and might wind is certainly possible. as we head into the evening will see nothing the clear skies and temperatures in the 40's. here are your tell the truth right outside the door like i mentioned, very cold with higher elevations. take a look at santa rosa is at the freezing mark right now the same goes from a bottle. but we are seeing some fifties up there. down in the south bay looks like with the upper thirties there, 36 for los gatos and 37 for those in thing to say at this hour. checking out a future reportwe will see forties and fifties developed around the bay area and by 11:00 all this light blue on your screen indicate everyone sitting in the fifties. at 2:00 p.m. your afternoon highs, we will start to see more green on the screen.

>>erica: i will break out a number put--for you neighborhood by neighborhood. >>erica: the satellite's radar shows clear and dry conditions for the next seven days. over at the traffic best we're not tracking in the hot spots just yet i have my eye on

your approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is a pretty light right. in fact there are no metering lights to deal with. set is a warning of a full freeway closures i will get to that in just a second, but highway 92 is problem free with traffic moving at a limit. we have a check of your golden gate bridge ride south bound 101. as we take it over to the traffic maps, i actually have my eye on the potential hot spot this could be a major as we head into the next few hours. there is a full freeway closures in effect right now stretching until about 5:30 a.m.. the chp is actually conducting in redirecting traffic to bayfront south so anyone taking south bound 101 through the peninsula will be affected by this

this morning. >>justine: pg&e is now being allowed to raise pressure on its natural gas pipelines. this is video from last year's explosion in san bruno that killed eight people. two of the lines that will get a power boost went to the same pike that exploded. the pressure was reduced after that disaster. pg&e has been testing the pipes and they say that they are safe. >>james: a congressional expressing doubt about the california high-speed rail project. there will questions on why the costs have more than doubled to $98.5 billion. there were also questions about delays, the project is expected to wrap up and 2033, that is 13 years longer than originally projected. >>justine: former house >> newt gingrich leads the

polls and mit romney is in second or rather than going after each other they took aim at president obama. >> 11 missiles were fired in israel last month over 200 have been fired in israel this year, you think of we had 11 missiles fired in the united states with this prythee you would say well maybe we could communicate in you would like us more. >> this is a president with the spy drones being brought down and he says pretty please. >>justine: the candidates campaigned are now an overdrive with the iowa caucuses less than three weeks away. >>james: it is a make or break day on capitol hill, as has until midnight to pass its spending plan or face a shutdown. they still need to vote, and that boat needs pass the payroll tax cut to ensure that millions of you do not see smaller

paychecks next year. as an airport, an 11th hour deal may be in the works. >>reporter: for the third time this year congress is working to avoid a national shutdown the did like to get done is midnight. democrats say an agreement was struck last night to fund the government through october of next year not surprising considering the town congressional leaders. the republicans are look at as combative and now compromising. >> we hope that we can come up with something that would get us out of here at a reasonable time. >>reporter: lawmakers had been planning to leave for the holiday break and there are aiming to pass both the spending bill and an extension on its payroll tax cut before that happens.

>> this congress does not need to leave until they have made sure that that tax deal does happen. >>reporter: this would include an extension of unemployment benefits. and despite the ticking clock, congressional leaders say they can get the job done. >>justine: we will take a quick break on the kron4 morning news and we will be back with much more in just a few minutes. let us take a live look outside right now the golden gate bridge where the traffic is light and we will talk more about the weather when we come right back.

the >> physically one person cannot make like 160 stocks so we have to confront a truck and we work together. >>reporter: here at fedex this machine process 2400 pieces per hour. they expected to be more hectic on friday that the deadline to ship packages at the cheapest rate. >> we will able to get packages to you before christmas if not you have to express. >>reporter: according to the

fedex web site this is for holiday shopping. pajama big changes to san francisco waterfront got the ok. there is going to be a start of the constructions by the cruise terminal. but not everyone is happy about this. groupon >>reporter: the massive report released just weeks ago that was approved by the planning commission was rushed. we are concerned that the america's cup and all of the other thing that will along with it will cause damage to places like christie field and send crowds into residential neighborhoods. >> a tech lead this believe

what you will all be on the front row and will not want you in those areas. >>reporter: supporters say that the report was t horough. >>reporter: in the port of san francisco says the current cruise terminal is outdated. >> this is really the most exciting thing that has happened to the port, but more important this is a huge investment by the city and the port and hazmat happened in over 50 years. >>justine: we will take a quick break on the kron4 morning news and we'll be back with more right after this as he take a live look outside at the james lick freeway in san francisco.

>>erica: enough for arlen north bay locations we have some temperatures of the freezing mark will have low 40 to around the bay area. we will see a lot of sunshine on tap in temperatures are a few degrees cooler than we had yesterday. we are now running at the seasonal average. as we turn our attention to the week and we will continue to see the sunshine and dry weather forecast developed for saturday and sunday and even the weekend ahead. right now want to show the current conditions ticket if this is like santa rosa and navato, already at the freezing mark and the ticket could continue to drop. everyone else is running on the outside. in the downtown san francisco we have 45 degrees there and upper '30's to the south bay. in to the

afternoon we will see some calm wednesday to out there and temperatures running in the '50s and '60s. take a look 59 degrees for a with the same goes for where it would city. we could talk 61 degree use--we could top 61 degrees for those in oakland. not turning our attention to the future forecast we are dealing with windy conditions especially in the higher elevations and especially for the north and east bay hills. we concede that if they love it when the in fairfield, the winds each are at about 70 mi. per hour there. there are single digits everywhere else. as we advance the plot closer to 12:00 p.m. lunch time, you can see that it's pretty gusty out there. when the dust at 20 m.p.h. in the same goes for concord. it is

a little bit when the peseta rose and we will continue to see when the conditions until about the evening hours. kron4 seven day around the forecast shows a lot of sunshine as we head into the next several days. there is a little bit of cloud coverage for the beginning of the week. we do not have any weather in the extended forecast, just dry and mild conditions and taking a look at traffic, the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is a nice and libri west bound 580 her and the northbound direction of the nimitz freeway also good to go. as the ticket over to the golden gate bridge south bound 101, we have just a few headlines making their way out of the red count toward san francisco this morning. and over toward traffic maps, we have some potential problems sucked down 101

their the full freeway closures mrs. in redwood city. the chp is diverting traffic around the emergency rule were. ben is that until it that is not in effect until about 5:30 a.m.. >>justine: rate your cousin there were no banners announcing mission accomplished and no victory parade but there was a low- key official into the military mission in iraq. >>reporter: this war was

five months longer than the vietnam war and one year and five months less than the ongoing war in afghanistan. defense secretary leon panetta and flew to i rock to take the troops for their sacrifice. >> it reminded me of whom were in the marketplace and we did not know of someone out there was going to kill us. >> welcome home. welcome home. >>reporter: outside the base in the same week there were two murder-suicide involving iraq veterans. >> i struggle with seeing my friends commit suicide.

>>reporter: this is the regional director of student veterans of america. >> 18 veterans took to commit suicide every day these are insane statistics. >>justine: we sat down with lose our moms to get their reaction to the end of the war. >> i am very happy that my sons will not have to go over there again. >>reporter: the danville chapter of the blue star moms was formed after september 11th. this afternoon they said they are relieved that the war and i iraq is finally over and thousands of servicemen and women are coming home. >> i find some satisfaction

in that of course but also know that my son and thousands of others are still serving in very dangerous places. >>reporter: while the end of the i ragwort brings a sense of relief, these moms still see it as their mission. >> we support the veterans, the wounded, the ghosts are families, we will continue to do that especially as long as we have troops in harm's way. >>james: we will take a break and let us give you a live look outside as we go, check on the view from our roof this morning looking out over san francisco it is a cold start to this friday morning. we will be back with more headlines in a minute.

pajama a long crackdown on graffiti in san jose has resulted in 50 arrest.

police showed of items used in the graffiti bombing runs. they sit attackers reform with a backpack filled with spray paint, sharpies, homemade stickers and notebook. of few of those arrested are gang members who were in it for vainglory it to room >> bit of the real rationale in the middle of a freeway getting up on the designs and putting their name out there who will slit the is the same. they wanted to know the beer crew is out there and that there crew is tagging everywhere. it >>james: among those arrested are for alleged gang members. they will face charges. >>justine: there is a new way to pay for parking in san francisco the city just launched a program that lets you pay with your phone. >>reporter: you can still pay for park to the coins in your parked it but as we all know it is hard to keep them all around you need--you can

still pay for parking with quentin your pocket but as we all know it is hard to find them when you need them. all you have to do is punch in the application to your credit card of the card number punched in the application and how long you want to park in you are done. if for some reason you are charged by mistake you can use the data to dispute the charges. >> you always have a record that you have paid in you can use that to dispute any fees that you have. >>reporter: this service is not free. >> there is a 455 transaction fee every time you make a transaction in this case it goes direct to the vendor we feel that it is better to pay 455 or instead of a $55 ticket. >>reporter: the meters will be city-wide by the end of april. >>justine: the city oakland

is giving a holiday gift to help promote spending this saturday and next saturday all parking will be freeing it applies to standard meters and the display meters that used to kiosk printout. >>james: of the best tech a break here and give you a look outside at least make. it is pretty cold out there. we have temperatures back down to the thirties. will get a full look at your forecast in just a minute.

>>james: this was barry

bonds going to court to testify about use of steroids. he will be back in court today and we will give you the updates throughout the morning as he is expected to arrive around 10:00 a.m.. >>justine: grant lotus has more on how home run king found himself trying to avoid prison. >>reporter: in 2003 bay area laboratory cooperative was raided and the grand jury investigation began. in december of that year barry bonds to a grand jury that he never knowingly used steroids. fast forward to august of 2007, he became

baseball's all-time home run leader. in november of 2007 he was indicted in accused of lying to the grand jury about using steroids. april of this year he was convicted in federal court for obstruction of justice but the jury is deadlocked on the three perjury charges. >>justine: to that investigation began nearly a decade ago with the focus on balco its founder pleaded guilty to distributing steroids and went to prison for four months. we talked with the main man about barry bonds and his role in the overall federal probe into steroids. >> i think that barry bonds is definitely the greatest hitter as that played the game that is why pinned him. i have enormous respect for him. the balco founder is still a big fan of barry bonds. as to whether or not

he used steroids he is less definitive. >> and i think it is suspicious of any athlete that has a surge in performance and it is not just with barry bonds. >>reporter: he says he believes barry bonds was still out among all the athletes when he was brought before the grand jury he also thinks that too much money has been spent by the feds in this investigation but he admits that there is an upside. >> it has increased the awareness there has been a positive change there is testing a place where it has not been before. >>reporter: still he believes that there are many major league baseball players that continued use the drug and he blames major-league baseball for that. >> i do not think they're taking it as seriously as they could because if they were they would test when the athletes use these drugs and that is in the off- season. >>reporter: he admits that he made a mistake. >> i was reckless i did not understand that how others who did not cheat in did not

use drugs mean the family members of the athletes, the tremendous pain and suffering that will cost them. and if i had to do older i'll--if i had to do over without of made that decision. >>reporter: he says he has not spoken with barnes in years because of the suggestion from his attorneys. >>james: michael 33 minutes--it is 33 minutes after 4:00 a.m. and we will turn our weather. santa rosa is below the freezing mark at 31 degrees. for the most part we see some three mouth conditions around the bay area we have very clear skies out there at some patches of fog for our valley. san francisco is on the warmer side. we see

upper 30s in the south bay and checking out feature cast for. we want to see where the trend will go into the rest of the day. by 7:00 a.m. it looks like we will hold onto some of those 30 to up to the north bay in the east bay valleys as well. everyone else is in the 40's and '50's around the bay area. by 11:00 a.m. all the light blue on your screen indicates that temperatures are getting into the 50s. by 2:00 p.m. we finally see some green up to the north bay and it is for some south bay locations as well. we have not seen this in a while because temperatures have been below the seasonal average. i will show you where the numbers will go to the afternoon. we will see a lot of sunshine. we have 61 degrees on tap for oakland, hayward, and redwood city and a touch cooler than that into hayward in half moon bay. satellite and radar does show clear and dry

conditions over the bay area. the wet weather system that we dealt with yesterday has pushed its way closer to mexico. we will continue to see a dry weather pattern for the next couple days. you will see that on your extended forecast. we have upper fifties and low 60s to any of sunshine and dry and mild conditions as we head into the middle of next week. well up the incline and across the upper deck. checking out the san until bridge traffic is running pretty smoothly in both directions of highway 92. in fact this ride is just 14 minutes from end to end. as the ticket over to the golden gate bridge, we have very few cars on this stand. traffic is definitely moving at the limit. your entire ride is clocking at 24 minutes out of navato

ports san francisco. we have new details in the investigation of two rapes that happen in the mission district on november 18th and december 8th. it happened a long 24 to street in the mission. police are calling this case a top priority. >> and really do have the east and we're working them up as fast as we can. we realize that this makes the community very anxious to have such a person at large and we are sparing absolutely no resources try and get this guy into custody as quickly as we can. handing out this crime bulletin with a new composite sketch of the suspect in hopes of triggering someone's been reached. a $25,000 reward has been offered by the mayor's office to add extra incentive. police are putting up extra patrols by both uniformed and undercover officers.

investigators described the victims target by the suspect has petite women, one asian, and another is white, in both cases the assailant grabbed women from behind and then continued to beat, choke, sexually assaulted and robbed them. the violent nature of the crimes committed against these women has made the case personal for the officers involved. >> i think the senselessness bothers a lot of the police officers especially when crimes are like this against children, or those that are less able to protect themselves we are more avid. >>justine: stephen clark is accused of kidnapping and raping a 34 year old woman after he met her over the weekend. wednesday the chp reported seeing him in san diego county but he ran away before they could contact him. he was convicted of rape in texas and he is considered armed and

dangerous. >>james: this morning with the holidays some people worry about leaving their home unattended while we're on vacation. one program is offering security what you are gone. >>reporter: police will stop by your home check to see if windows and doors are open or so--report any suspicious activity what you are awake. home burglaries are down in san mateo in september there were eight teams, october 9th, and november there were 11 in so far in december there have been to in. police say that many of them could of been prevented. >> most of the time we go out there and we find an unlocked door or window not broken into, but and unlocked window or door that the homeowner for got to lock before they went on

vacation. >>james: you can find a link to the forms and tips and advice on our web site kron4.com. >>justine: we have to take a quick break but we will be back and we will have much more for you as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge where in just a few hours we're starting our morning commute on this cold they but it is friday so it does not give much better than that.

>> we were told our doors are closed. we have lost our jobs. >> now i have no means of support for my family. >>justine: those are

preschool teachers at the jewish community center in walnut creek they have learned that the to a financial debt to they will be their last day on the job. the center has been open for a decade and has a preschool with 80 students but that ends today when the early childhood program and the adult day care program comes to an end. we have been talking with parents whose children are now without a preschool. >> at this point i am just focusing on this little face and that he has no school coming this week. >> and tomorrow is the last day of school. >> and if that does not break your heart i do not know what does. >> and everybody in my school is sad and frustrated. >> they key charlie that was really well said. >>reporter: the thoughts of a three year old boy named charlie represents the thoughts of most and a jewish community center in walnut creek. a center with

80 preschool students enrolled, one that will be closing on friday. >> it is heartbreaking, all my kids grew up with this and my grandkids... >> we need education, there is no where to go, this is horrible. >> this will be the last time for my own granddaughter to be here. >>reporter: the gcc has been open for more than 30 years, but the debt is between 300 and $750,000 parents are hoping for a miracle. the >> i know, we can go call the money truck and get more money for my school. >> that is a great idea. >>reporter: parents tell me they will be back here on friday morning talking with

administrators, those are administrators that avoided talking with me on thursday evening. reporting in walnut creek i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>james: alright, we will take a quick break and be back with more headlines in a moment. we will check in again from our roof camera this morning, will be right back.

>>james: we are back, and face books new feature called time line is not active is slowly being rolled out to all facebook users. in september he introduced the new facebook and he said it will transform your profile into a digital scrapbook of your life. gabe slate walks as to how this works. >>reporter: eventually you will see and in light on your profile page to enroll yourself into the new timeline look. when you decide to join it is a process it takes time you have to use settings and preferences. first use a photograph for your cover this the first thing that

people see when they visit your facebook profile now called timeline. it is like the new profile picture is displayed much bigger. your time line is the story of your life so you are encouraged to of los stories and photographs and post them like a wedding, graduation, when you got your first car or go back to baby pictures and the story of your birth, facebook will organize the dates of the stories the more you scroll down the deeper you get into someone's like and their past. on the right side of the time line you see the years in dates and you can use this to jump to any or ticketed time in your life. the post, more stories as they call them in your time line you can easily hide those from people. you can feature them to friends and the public or keeping him in for yourself. when you upgrade timeline you have seven days to review and add things that will appear on your timeline before anyone else can see it. you can choose to publish your time line any time during the

review. but if you decide to wait your timeline will live after seven days your new time line will replace your profile clerestories and photographs will still be there. in the past whenever facebook has made changes and has caused a huge backlash from users, this is the biggest change yet to facebook. this is a big risk, if you have tried out the new time lines, let me know what you think. >>justine: what do you think of facebook new timeline? that is what are questioned this morning. you can go to kron4 out, and weigh in. we now will talk with erica about what is in store for >>erica: the erica: we are taking a live look for our mount tancam, as we head into the afternoon we will

see a lot of sunshine, warmer conditions that what we saw yesterday and into the overnight hours we will continue with the clear and dry conditions temperatures will mix out in the '40's and '30's so right outside the door to a look at santa rosa. it is coming in at 31 degrees, pretty much the same story at navato. we see very low temperatures up to the north bay everyone else is running on the mild side. as we head into the afternoon, we will actually see warmer conditions compared to what we have seen for the last week. we have been running below the seasonal average but it looks like we will see some of the fifties and low 60s. for the most part, was the low 60s and the south bay and the north bay, 62 degrees on tap for santa rosa, and one degree warmer than that into downtown san francisco. as i did mention the strong winds, not so much of a factor right now,

you can see by 5:00 a.m. we have some went averaging at about 17 mi. per hour up to fairfield. as we advance the cockles the lunchtime we are dealing with some gusty conditions. definitely for the hills, east bay and north bay we will contend with windy weather. that will continue into the afternoon hours and calm down as we head into the evening. your seven day around the forecast shows the mild and dry weather for the next several days. there is a string of sunshine on your seven day with the temperatures sitting in the upper 50s and low 60s. in the traffic department i do not have any hot spots just yet. we have a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a little activity at the shoulder, no metering lights to deal with it over at the san mateo bridge you will see a slew commute in both directions of highway 92. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge south bound 101 shows a great trip

with a lot of space in between cars and traffic is certainly moving at the limit. >>erica: traffic is being diverted off of east march. --marxsh. >>justine: they to erica. now the latino police officer organization donated winter colds to the church. they said they give them away to needy families and children. the glide away has been going on for nearly

25 years organizers say that is--there is a greater need this year than ever before. >> all we have been getting calls for months, the lines are just for the males. we have served three meals a day every day. we have a counseling and recovery program as well as a battered women's center. the increase in numbers indicates that the need is much greater. >>justine: glide has some concern that they may have to turn away some people so they're not asking for more donations. we will take a quick break on the kron4 morning news but we will be back with much more. we will take a quick look outside the bay bridge toll plaza there are no traffic conditions to report about

just yet. and we also want to let you know about the kron4 new year's eve party. it is the best way to ring in the new year. there is an awesome fireworks show and a special invites all the best and biggest party in town is all starts on new year's eve at 11:30 p.m.. kron4 morning news will be right back.

>>justine: in some parts of san francisco some people just cannot be bothered to find a proper place to put their trash. >>stanley: of this as an old cadillac parked at the corner of florida and 17th street in the mission district of san francisco. it appears to be abandoned and the sticker from the city confronts that this has been here for the 72 hours for that least the registration is current. a few blocks away there is this police barricade with

not one, not to, but three bikes attached. all have flat tires and those for the interesting things that i found in the mission district but one person's trash is another person's treasure. in some cases is simple garbage being dumped on the street and all types of furniture. so, how you know if they don't couch has been sitting too long? it is easy just check on the back for the graffiti tag you can find just about anything from microwaves to shoes and everything in between. in light of the trash dump can be found in the smaller rallies like these paint cans. see this cardboard box? if you look inside it actually contains reviews coffee cups. and some residents say that this has gotten better which i find amazing because within just a few hours some areas look really bad. in san francisco

i am stanley roberts with kron4 news. >>justine: if you know of anyone who is behaving badly e-mail stanley at people behaving badly at kron4.com. we will take a quick break and be back with our top stories that includes barry bonds day in court also the cold weather and what to expect traffic wide on this friday when we come right back.

joining us on friday december 16th. a developing story out of san francisco. at 11:00 a.m., barry bonds will be sentenced. the sentencing comes more than 80 years after he testified before a grand jury and testified about his ties to

the illegal drug use. he was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice. the sentencing phase takes place today. will tran is outside of the federal court building to tell how much prison time barry bonds is facing. >>will: right now it is quiet outside of the court house. he is looking at a maximum of 16 months in prison. that is what prosecutors are asking for. the judge has done this before for two other athletes in similar cases. in those cases, she sentenced them to house arrest. in this case, if she

follows history, that could be the case. even experts admit, when you go before your sentencing it is a case by case situation. in the worst-case scenario, marion jones, another athlete that admitted using steroids, she was sentenced to six months in prison. we will just have to weed and seed. the sentencing should not take very long. we will try to bring it to you as soon as that happens. we have a lot going on this morning. this could be the last time barry bonds is seen in court. >>darya: a late night shooting in san jose police some unanswered questions this morning as craig skalar tells us, a suspect died

from gunshot wounds after police say they fired at the man in self-defense. greg >> police say there was an officer involved shooting at 11:30 p.m.. several offers is confronted the man and he displayed threatening behavior. the man was taken to regional medical center and pronounced dead just after midnight. the police homicide unit is investigating this so far, there's been no new information released. >>justine: more on the penn state scandal, a star quarterback and now a star witness. mike mccurry is set to testify for two of his former bosses at penn state. both are charged with perjury in failing to support suspected child

abuse in the sand as the case. they are in a harrisburg courtroom right now. the judge will decide whether or not there is enough evidence to warrant the minimum on trial. look at the weather going into the weekend. hello, james. >> it is going to be dry and cold over the next few nights. here is a live look from the golden gate bridge. fiercely cold conditions steering clear skies and freezing temperatures. this afternoon a will be warmer. we will get some decent numbers for a high staff keep it dry and sunny well into the weekend and into all of next week. >>james: the coldest temperatures are in the north bay. novato is our right at freezing at 32. 33 in napa. slightly warmer and all of our other bay area

locations. it is fear the chilly in the walnut creek area. thirties and forties once more. we will start to see the warm up once the sun comes out. we should see the warm-up beginning sooner and as a result, slightly warmer temperatures. 61 will be the expected high in oakland. 60s to across-the-board for the south bay, los gatos, san jose and the board of health.--san jose and morgan hill. 61 and san rafael and nevada. even downtown said francisco will be right there near 60 degrees. a lot of sunshine. the afternoon will be great but it will be cold in the overnight and breezy. future cast 4 is taking a look at the wind. these numbers represent wind

gusts. you could also fall along with color coding. 5 a.m., will push the clock forward to noon. 24 mi. per hour wind gusts in the fairfield area. it's called in and around concord and the mt. diablo communities. the winds are not in tents that will be breezy for you today. 22 ma hour wind gusts expected around 2:00 p.m.. it will be breezy. the wide view on the satellite shows we have a relatively high pressure is setting up thon top. your 7 day around the bay if shows through the weekend, temperatures around the 60 degree mark, dry and mild through all of next week. let's find out about

traffic. >>george: we are looking at a better ride for 101. we have some construction work that has not gotten picked up yet., the did news is there is no delay on 101 northbound or southbound. no other hot spots or problems for you. the san mateo bridge had a report of a wrong way driver. i just spoke with the chp and they said they did have several reports by the time they got to the scene there did not appear to be any problem. we will continue to watch in the seat in the accidents in

see. fifth >>mark: off the new this morning, some newly military in san francisco. the gaming company zynga will be trading on nasdaq. they are selling 100 million shares, hoping to raise $1 billion today. the dow futures are up 70 points

ahead of the opening bell after three straight losing sessions. the dow is finishing up 45 but still up more than three habit points for the week. the s&p gained four. the euro rose against the dollar back over the $1.30 mark, the day after hitting an 11 month low. >>darya: congressional leaders have reached a compromise on a one trillion dollars bill to avoid a shutdown. the deal was reached after republicans agreed to drop language that would have blocked the president's liberalize rules on people who visit and said money to relatives in cuba. the gop provision will stay in the bill opposing a role of energy efficiency standards. if critics argue that the rule would make it harder for people to purchase expensive incandescent light bulbs. the house is expected to approve the spending measure today.

>>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look at the james lick freeway. a cold morning but traffic light. traffic is moving smoothly.

>>darya: knew this morning, glide memorial church is giving away more than 5000 bags filled with groceries. they have things like chicken and pasta. dozens of people have already lined up to get in on this giveaway that begins in a couple of hours. you concede the lines of people hoping to get some food. we will continue to cover this story live throughout the morning. this is the time of year when they give out a lot of meals. they do this year round, but it is during the holiday season that we focus on. we're back with more in

a couple of minutes. do not go away.

>>mark: republican candidates for president were on the attack in the last night's iowa debate. former house speaker newt gingrich is leading those polls. it's a game at the president. >> i believe i can debate barack obama and he will not have a leg to stand on in trying to defend a record that is terrible and an ideology that is radical. >> the american people care deeply about having a president that will get america right against. all of us have spoken about the fact that government does not create jobs, the private sector does. if i have sent my career in the private

sector. i understand my successes and failures and what it will take to put americans back to work. i can debate the president based on an understanding. >> the iowa caucus is now 18 days away. heading into 2012, the president's reelection process is essentially 5050. 52 percent of adults say that the president should be voted out of office in 43 percent say he deserves another term. his overall job approval stands at a new low. >>darya: let's get a look at weather. it is clear and dry. everyone does like sunshine, we were supposed to see rain and snow. >>mark: that is not a forecast. this is the view from mt. tam looking back over the city. a little breezy in the higher peaks.

a north wind blowing in after yesterday's storm. clear and cold for most of the bay area although we are starting to see some fog develop. sunny with light winds of this afternoon. the winds will continue to be clear and cold with the possibility of a valley frost. a lot of moisture in the air and cold temperatures. the fog near santa rosa is really heavy. the bulk of the bay area is ok. the north bay is once again dealing with it. 30 in santa rosa, 32 in nevada, 42 and fairfield. we are also seeing a mix of 30's and

40's throughout most of the bay. let's take a look at temperatures and where we expect them to go this afternoon. we expect the afternoon temperatures to be slightly warmer than yesterday. 59 in redwood city and hayward. 60 in san jose. mid-upper 50s throughout most of the the inland valleys to the east. across the north bay, 60 degree weather. here is a quick look at the 7 day around the bay. we are calling for conditions to be sunny and mild as we head into the weekend which is fantastic news if you have outdoor plants. that is not such did news if your plans include skiing. the longer-

range models showed dry and mild conditions. let's get caught up on the commute with george. >>george: still a pretty quiet ride. we cleared up the road work of the peninsula. there are no hot spots, delays were major problems. on the san mateo bridge, highway 92 is still a very easy ride in both directions. the golden gate bridge commute also looks good. there are no delays to the bridge or across the span northbound or southbound. the rise looks good to alameda and contra costa counties. in the south

bay, there are no delays. the peninsula and the the north bay are all the way free. >>darya: construction is set to begin for the america's cup. the planning commission signed off on deaf just last night. opponents feel that the approval was crushed. they are concerned that it would cause damage and send crowds into residential neighborhoods. >> so far off, technically, it seems that the environmental report will not do that in. >>darya: supporters say that

the plan's approval will bring much-needed cash and construction to the waterfront and make it. nicer. >> a cleaner and safer waterfront. a waterfront that more people can access . >> this is the most exciting thing that has happened to the port but more importantly, this is a huge investment by the city. >>darya: opponents expect that there will be able to work felt most of these problems. >>mark: new this morning, if a hearing will take place three days after pg&e said it would take financial responsibility for the blast in compensate the victims. the hearing today is set to

begin at 9:30 a.m. and will handle 90 civil suits brought against the utility company. >>mark: today is the memorial service for the 23 year-old oakland boy shot in the head and died last night. he died from injuries he suffered in a mass shooting in west oakland. the memorial will be held in oakland at 11:00 a.m.. this service is open to the public. he was taken off life-support last friday after doctors said he had a brain function. several people were injured in shooting and no one has been charged as of yet to if the tonight, a vigil will be held for the two year-old and a three year-old was killed on international boulevard in oakland.

>>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. if

>>darya: glide memorial church is about to give away more than 7000 bags of food. jackie sissel is live at the life. >>jackie: there are two hours early. they started lining up hours before that. there are hundreds of people in line in fact it reaches down this street and around the corner. you can see the barricades that had been set up in anticipation of the thousands of people that will show up. they say they have about 5500 of these bags to give out full of groceries. they said that

this is one of their busiest times of the year. it all gets underway at 7:30 a.m.. they say, if you need a helping hand, come out here. they said they're pretty good on volunteers right now but obviously that may change. hundreds of people are already in line for the free giveaways. >>darya: are they doing this all day until they run out? >>mark: yes. >>will: it looks like a disneyland ride. there are

probably 500-600 people and line. but >>darya: we will be right back with more. ifs with

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>>mark: is sentencing date for barry bonds. it will take place in federal court at 11:00 a.m.. this comes more than eight years after barry bonds to testify if in front of the grand jury. based on his testimony, he was indicted on perjury and obstruction charges. eight months ago, a jury deadlocked on the perjury charge that they did find him guilty on one count of obstruction of justice to. the convictions mean that bonds and his attorneys can fight that conviction but it

does not have any impact on sentencing. >>will: prosecutors are asking for 15 months in prison. in about five hours, barry bonds should arrive right behind me. there is a chance that he will not face a one day in prison. this judge has had two similar cases with other athletes are charged with the same thing if convicted. they had less than one year of house arrest. if she follows history, there is a chance that he would just be of house arrest. this case is

far from over. there are two scenarios that could start this circus all over again. prosecutors could decide to retry barry bonds on the perjury charges because the jury was deadlocked. from barry bonds could also try to get the conviction overturned. everyone is curious to see what barry bonds will get. >>erica: everyone has been talking about this on our facebook fan page. i asked viewers a very bonds should serve jail time. take a look at some of the comments. for

the most part, people do not want barry bonds to serve actual jail time. leave your own comments on our facebook fan page. >>darya: a developing story out of the south bay, police are investigating a sale officer involved shooting. one man was killed late last night, shortly before 11:30 p.m.. the suspect displayed is threatening behavior according to police and the officer fired in self- defense. the suspect was pronounced dead just after midnight. >>mark: a cold start to this friday, james fletcher has more on what to expect.

>>james: cold and windy. here is a live look at the james lick freeway. here are some of our wind gusts. some of them are pretty strong. it is a windy. in the valleys we could see some blustery conditions. temperatures right now are near the freezing rain. the

cold temperatures combined with the moisture already in the air, will give us fog. areas and red are indicating visibility under a quarter of a mile. this afternoon, we're looking okay. we have stable weather and a northerly wind. the northerly wind will britain preconditions and warm temperatures. babbitt been the hour hot it is a colorful and '60s. will all

hon today brought it to create now want to traffic. >>george: a quiet morning in the text of westbound ride is easier across the upper deck. the counter flow commute headed back towards hayward is the ticket. first we're going to update your ride on the east bay freeways, still looking good for 80 westbound. no delays from hercules to berkeley. the south bay freeways are also a smooth ride. in the north bay, 101 southbound headed to central san rafael, there are no delays. on the golden gate,

the drive time is still under 25 minutes. here is justine waldman in the newsroom. >>justine: we are following the lead is in the penn state scandal as mike mccurry is expected to testify at a preliminary hearing for two of his bosses at penn state. but allegedly mccrery told to people what he saw in the shower it can stay with siri sandusky and another young boy and allegedly those two did not report it. both are charged with perjury and feeling to report suspected child abuse. they are in a harrisburg cut the indecorum right now. later on, a judge will decide whether or not there's enough evidence to warrant putting shorts and crowley on trial.

>>mark: zynga is going public today. they're going to start trading on the nasdaq. they price their initial ipo at $10 a share. they are the makers of farm bill in the mafia wars. but been far >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. we will bring you the numbers for zynga and the opening bell on wall street. dow futures are positive right now. hough

us started data traffic sublease successful of california as the clues have demolished a damage fridge. workers discovered that phone lines that snaked through the overpass are encased in a potentially dangerous hazardous material fury if this live with them as of wednesday when the tanker went up in flames believe it or not, the driver was not hurt. it was a spectacular ball of fire.

>> a list house if that this defense initiative yesterday thing that officials failed to properly consider alternatives. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues.

>>justine: an investigation of the virginia, five people have been found dead inside of a trailer. sheriff's deputies arrived on the scene a few hours ago. they have been working there for several hours and have closed off the road going into the house. we have not been able to get any information on why police are considering this suspicious. the latest information is that they are investigating.

>>darya: the republican candidates for president were on the attack at last night's debate in iowa. newt gingrich leads most of the polls with mitt romney second. rather than going after each other, thing eats its friends at president obama. >> 11 missiles were filed-- were fired into israel last month. over 200 this year. if we had 11 missiles fired into the united states five off five will say, maybe off flick can communicate and it will lead us more. >> faced by drove being brought down and all he says is pretty please? >>darya: 18 days until the iowa caucuses. >>mark: here is a live look at the bay bridge. a much colder morning this morning. james fletcher has more.

>>james: it is breezy and the higher peaks. this is mt. tam. you can see with the winds are life. it is clear and cold for most of the gate area. it is now becoming foggy in the north bay as well. clancy of sunshine this afternoon. the winds will stay with us. temperatures in the low 60s. we could be in for some frost tomorrow morning. you can see how heavy the fog is just north of santa rosa. dense fog out near nevada as love. fifth for 30 degrees in santa rosa. 33 in that of. concord is not far behind with four degrees. a

lot of locations are seeing temperatures in the upper 30s. fourth detected at, let's take a look at temperatures. 59 for redwood city and hayward. 64 los gatos, there if you are going to be in concord and walnut creek, temperatures in the upper fifth free gift kept 60 even sentences will slow the rate at 60 degrees. hour overnight lows will be rather chilly. we are expecting afternoon highs get writer, 60 degree

mark. disabled forecast for here on out. let's >>george: there is not a lot going on. your drive to work as a move closer to christmas we could see some slacking of contract. the toll plaza westbound, there are no delays to speak of. a little bit of a beloved in the left-hand cash lines. the metering lights have not yet been activated. the right of the san mateo bridge has been problem free. tracking the commute on a one-to-one from marin county, in easy to in either direction. faugh for highway

4 is already slowed for antioch. the rest of the commute for the ride on 580 westbound coming out of claremore, slow traffic at the end of the of my past. no surprise there. the south bay freeways >>darya: this city of oakland is giving a holiday gift to help its that the. tomorrow, the 17th and next saturday, all parking meters are free in an effort to get shoppers to support local merchants. applies to standard meters and posted his plea meters flag used if lost friends have asked. the

city says they will be monitoring parked cars. >>darya: occupy protesters put up a raft of the weekend. it evolved word of any arrests did. >>mark: accused of shooting at the white house will stand trial. officials say he fired shots at the white house on november 11th with an assault rifle. he was captured and pennsylvania five days later. he has been charged with the attempted assassination of the president even though he was not in the white house at the time of the shooting. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look cool to the first year it is a very quiet. far

>>erica: tmz is reporting that brittany spears is getting engaged tonight. sources connected to the couple say that it will probably have a prenuptial agreement. more entertainment headlines coming up in the next hour. >>mark: a big comeback for the san jose sharks. three goals in 4.5 minutes and they get back in the winning column. they beat the colorado avalanche 5-4. five different sharks players scored. the victory was

just their third win in the last 10 games. san jose is only two points out of first place in the pacific division. >>darya: here is a live look from the federal courthouse in san francisco on one of our developing story. it is a sentencing date for barry bonds. we will be back with more in a couple of minutes was live continuous coverage.