north koreans are mourning the passing of their leader. >>darya: the funeral is expected to be held on wednesday. in the meantime, other governments are viewing the death with a weary optimism believing it could be destabilizing for the region and an opportunity for a new diplomatic start. a south korean news agency announced that north korea conducted a short range missile tests on the day his death was announced that south korean military officials could not confirm reports. it's south rim military is on high alert. they have remained technically in a state of floor.

>>mark: the announcement of his death has been rattled markets overseas. we saw big drops, especially in south korea. for >>mark: stocks were rattled last week with the dow off over 300 for the week but it appears clear voices the rebounded today. >>justine: these are pictures coming to us from

new mexico. here is what we are expecting. there is a blizzard warning in effect for northern and western texas, all the parts of oklahoma. forecasters are expecting rain. by the time is over >>darya: we are dry and sunny. we're seeing cloud

cover and fog in the north bay. mild fog near napa visibility is down to under a half mile with general uneasiness over the delta. it looks like 2-5 mi. visibility. temperatures this afternoon will get into the upper 50s in the low 60s. 57 in antioch and livermore. slightly warmer through the san ramon valley. near 60 in san jose. will probably get to 60 in oakland. san francisco is a touch cooler at 56. for the wide view on the satellite shows fairly stable weather kids we have high pressure over the area that should keep most of that activity will to the north. a pretty stable forecast for the week ahead. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay.

it will remain mild through the week with temperatures around 60 degrees. hi let's get it set on trafficker if on >>george: a pretty quiet ride around the bay area. we have not yet tracked in the hot spots and we are not looking at much slower traffic. looking at the bay bridge you will see a bit of traffic started to form in the left lanes for cash users. the fastrak lanes are still wide open. the approaches to the bridge look good, the nimitz is good. on the east shore freeway, it is still a smooth ride. highway 92 in your approach to the san mateo bridge, the right hand lanes leading outsourced a high-rise, if it is a fairly easy trip. at the golden gate, 101 northbound and southbound you'll find no delays and pretty light

traffic. southbound, this is hardly any traffic. some >> there are no delays on 580 westbound, just a little sluggish to the altamont pass. a lighter than usual right to the dublin interchange. >>mark: another major step on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. >>jackie: this is a big milestone. the biggest we have seen over the last couple of years. this animation was provided by caltrans. the catwalks are already in place. cox that

is the cable that will suspended its entire bridge. this will be the longest kindle ever for any breach of this sort. let's take a look at some of the facts and baldness. it will be almost a mile long, 2.5 ft. wide with 17,000 wires involved. each wire is 5 mm and it will weigh over 5,000 t. the key to fill 17,000 wires and put them in it and, it would go 60 percent around the entire circumference of the earth. it is a big deal, it is a big project. this is a part of the existing project that will go until 2013. they are

hoping that it will open sooner than the end of 2013. all in all, this project will cost $6 billion. >>darya: a san francisco philanthropist has died. warm and hellman died at the age of 77--warren hellman died at the age of 77. for many was best known as the founder of a bluegrass festival at golden gate park every year. san francisco city officials renamed is the way matters of, the site of the bluegrass festival is held in hall. we're back or more in a moment. this

>>darya: in a hell's angel murder have fence while members of the gain were attending the funeral of their san jose leaders. that is with the least safe steve ruiz 0 for the firefighter for killing tausan at the oak hill cemetery. will tran and is live at the san jose police department with the latest on the manhunt. >>will: here is that picture police are looking for. at one point, they thought he could be as far away as new york or arizona. even surrounded a home in stockton hoping he would be inside. there could be a break in the case. there is credible evidence that he is back in the bay area, they are not going into details. there were open to talk with a homicide detective sometime this morning. if that happens, we will

deceive the latest. he >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news continues. here's a live look outside of this monday morning. traffic fairly light.

>>darya: of the pre-trial hearing of the army private accused of stealing now calls secrets continues today. an investigator testified that he found if sensitive information on one computer used by private gravelly manning alyeska more are hot i'm calling upon as a tax cut approved by the senate and the only two month extension of its

2% mcalpine 1/7 this path had but this only goes through in february. if congress does not come up with a solution, we will begin paying more starting january 1st and millions of americans could lose unemployment benefits. investigators say for members of the house received discounted loans from countrywide. the chairman of the house oversight and reform committee did not name those four congressional members that they did send a letter to the house ethics committee asking for an

investigation. they say that countrywide used to this program to build relationships. countrywide is now owned by bank of america. >>darya: we are heading into christmas, a lot of kids have all. >>mark: there is no rain or snow. this is the view from treasure island. patchy fog and a little bit of cloud cover keeping our temperatures mild. this afternoon, mostly sunny. things will cool down as we head into tonight. expect fog around the bay area tomorrow morning. we did have an earthquake not too long ago. it was a magnitude 341. it happened just after 6:00 a.m.. it was

very mild. no reports of the damage. now, onto temperatures. it for export of auto and santa rosa. generally in the forties around the bay area with a couple of exceptions. all and all it is a mile start. buff it is foggy in the north bay. visibility is down to under a half mile. a low cloud cover is what you will be experiencing. temperatures deception and will look like this. upper 50s and low 60s. oakland is expected to come in at 60 degrees. plenty of sunshine for everyone. we will hold

on to the mild forecast for the afternoon. we will have a couple of chilly mornings over the next few days. this weekend will actually warm up to a pleasant mid- 60s. let's get a check on tropical george. >>george: it is still pretty, out there. we're not looking for any major problems or hot spots. we have lighter than usual traffic. we're starting to see a bit of a backup on the bay bridge toll plaza westbound. we do not anticipate that this will be much of a crawl. so far, there are no metering lights. on the san mateo bridge you'll find a good ride with volume build enough on the right side of the screens. that is the commute direction westbound. xi naismith commute in down, no problems of the amaranth. for a great

drive time of about 795 from hercules to berkeley. sprowell hall >>darya: occupy oakland protesters, the leaders of the organization on wednesday out against what they say is continued harassment of how city officials. they have an event at 3:30 p.m.. people are asked to bring an umbrella to this protests because they say the religious leaders or cited by police for setting their umbrellas on the ground in frank ogawa plaza. sphere >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 morning

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air in the north bay very in a matter where you are, we do have a spare the air day in effect. if you would like more information, visit the web site. temperatures this morning are mild to start with. carl a complete check

on the forecast for the rest of the day coming up in a little bit. foxhound xi crackhead >>mark: people were swept to their deaths in recent flooding in the philippines that took place from a tropical storm. in the first burial that will be taking place today the fifth chaotic situation. of the death toll is at 7 honda but there are still more miss imperialists here is the latest video coming out from career square where clashes have been raging since friday. this is the

epicenter of the uprising of mubarak in february. protesters are demanding that the military council stand down and hand power to the civilian government. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes on this monday morning. it is not back to work or back to school for a lot of people. the weather should cooperate. clear and sunny bright now it is clear and stark. we are looking at no big storms, rain or snow, nothing for the next week which is unfortunate. we will have more on the forecast ended is in a couple of moments. before

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>>mark: international stock markets are jolted by the death of north korea's leader. with his death, asian markets have fallen. the south korean market was down 4.4%. right now, dow futures are looking for a rebound. the dow jones was of over 300 points last week, well below the 12,000 mark. we will bring you the numbers from wall street throughout the day. >>darya: at north korea's next leader is his son. a former leader died of a heart attack. he was regarded as one of the world's most repressive leaders. here is a look at

what this debt means the future of north korea. >>reporter: for 17 years you've ruled north korea with an iron fist. his father founded the communist nation after world war two. in 1994 he took power following his father's footsteps of total control over nearly all aspects of north korean life. >> he will be remembered as a person who was responsible for awful things. for the insistence of one of the worst dictatorships in world history. >>reporter: its of more than two days for the news of its debt to become public. iran television announced late last night that he died on saturday morning from a massive heart attack. tears

were shed over his death. but, in south korea, the military was put on high alert. according to the white house, at midnight president obama if called the south korean president and reaffirmed the united states commitment to their security. there half how north korea had long been at odds over north korea. his youngest son and likely successor is expected to face the same pressure. >> he is very young and " inexperience. not much is known about him. there are a lot of questions about what he is going to do and if he will be able to consolidate his power. >>reporter: the funeral is expected to be held next wednesday. the nation is experiencing a period of national mourning will last

until the day after he is very. >>justine: just into the newsroom, some perspective from an international security expert on security concerns are for the united states with the passing of the north korean leader. >> that is another thing i am concerned about, a dangerous phase of transition. i do believe was open to a better relationship with the united states. the policy of the united states was strategic patients. we wanted to wait and see what half fears of fortunately, the clock ran out. >>justine: @ @

>>james: here is a look at the san mateo bridge. visibility is pretty good. mild temperatures and patchy fog. we have a mix of '50s and '60s this afternoon is furious for the week ahead, try and call sunny weather. forties' for the most part around the bay. fairfield

and concord are the only holdout health, otherwise we are mild. faugh we are also seeing a dense fog near the napa valley beat. disability is under a half miles. if off newhall upper 50s and low 60s. a similar forecast to what we have had over the last couple of weeks. we are looking ha all 56 degrees in the plenty of sunshine. the

weather on saturday and sunday looks pretty good. cost thoughtful fifth >>george: i am encouraged with what i am seeing as far as traffic around the bay this year it did metering lights have been activated but there is not too much of a backup. it is only slow from the middle of these carping law. we are not tracking in the hot spots. the drive time is just 13 minutes. the golden gate to bridge the ride is still a good one. the volume is up in this out on direction of lighter than usual. a check

on the east bay as we look at our traffic maps. the is a pretty good to be it, so is the ride on a 24 westbound. the south bay commute is also good. 85 through arrests valley in sunnyvale is an easy trip concede 101 is lighter the usual, no delays. the north bay ride through marin county is delay free with a drive time of about 46 minutes from 37 to the toll plaza of the golden gate bridge. if >>darya: knew this morning, the cells in their success--the self-interest suspension span of the bay bridge is looking to be completed. jackie sissel is taking a look. >>jackie: is a big day today. another milestone in a long list of milestones. let's take a look at this animation provided to us by caltrans to show you what

this will like as it is getting strong. air the ads take a look at a few details a little heavy almost a mile long, it will be the longest of any single suspension bridge. the-it will weigh over 5,000 t. it

is almost 15,000 mi. long. gahanna all in all, this will cause billion dollars. >>darya: is it going to impact the commuters trying to get over the bridge? will we have to stop at any point? >>jackie: caltrans is stressing, they realize that commuters will be able to see it, but david levy wants to make sure that people keep their eyes on a road.

if you can't, watch it on the news could do not turn your head trying to take a look at it. by 44 >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes before e.f. box

>>mark: police are still looking for steve ruiz who is accused of killing another hell's angels of biker member during a funeral. >>will: here is his picture. steve ruiz. at one. police body could be as far away as new york or

arizona. even surrounded a home in stockton hoping that he would be inside. there could be a break in the case. there is credible evidence that he is back in the bay area but they are not going into details. >>darya: 6:42 a.m., we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge. we are following the work that is being done on the day bridge. it is a pretty quiet commute with a lot of people taking the day ended the week off. we will be right back.

>>mark: one person killed and four others injured in the latest shooting in oakland. to people suffering not life threatening injuries. on saturday, to the people were

shot in the 1200 block of seventh street. police have no suspects in saturday's shootings. foster city police concluded that the death on friday was a homicide. fleas were initially unable to determine a cause of the man to death, they only said that it was it was suspicious. investigators responded to the crime scene and after several hours concluded that the man was killed. this is the first homicide there in six years. >>darya: six men are in custody after police say shots were fired at officers yesterday around 1:15 a.m.. it happened in menlo park. police got there after getting a tip that someone had done. they approached the six men, one of them opened fire. they recovered five guns including two rifles. one of the suspect's

suffered minor injuries. none of the officers were hurt. >>james: here is the view from treasure island looking back at the bay bridge. it is foggy in some spots. we have patchy fog headlining the forecast. with cloud cover out there we have mild temperatures in the '40's bay area wide. mostly sunny this afternoon. we will cool down as we headed to the overnight hours. we did have an earthquake this morning near the geysers. it was a 3.1 magnitude and happened nine minutes after 6:00 a.m.. if he felt any shaking, that is what it was. no reports of injuries or damage. temperatures are mild. this year is a look at current temperatures. the only exceptions are

fairfield and concord in the mid 30's. coveralls, 40's. all the napa valley's are seeing dense fog with visibility under a half mile, even a quarter mile visibility. this afternoon, upper 50s and low 60s. the rest of the week looks pretty good. tuesday-friday, a lot of sunshine. frost at least for the next few days. breezy tomorrow and the holiday weekend, saturday and sunday, mild, dry and possibly warm with temperatures getting into the mid '60s. we will keep of data forecast for you. let's say good morning to george. george felt we do not have any hot spots this morning. it is still a pretty easy ride around the

bay area. even with the metering lights active on the bay bridge, a minor backup and a short wait for the westbound ride at the middle of the starting line. your approach to the san mateo bridge is a good one. your trip across the span looking westward towards the high-rise is an easy commute. there is an accident on hayward, 880 southbound on 92, but it is on the shoulder. your ride to the golden gate bridge has been problem free. the volume is up in the southbound direction but there are some of delays for your trip across the bridge. from 880 is feeding a slowing from a ethanol heading down towards albany. the south a traffic looks pretty good. heavy

traffic has not yet formed for your ride on to the out of downtown toward cupertino. it is a light and easy brighton >>mark: the full honors are returning to monday night football taking on its pittsburgh. the steelers lead without james harris hawk and they are hoping that roethlisberger is back. he had a high a). the teams have not faced each other since 2007. the 49ers are looking for a first round bye week. a game will coincide with the evening rush. they're asking people to get there early. it will also have pre-game

festivities. >>mark: their raiders a blew a 13 point lead with 7 minutes to go in the fourth quarter losing to the detroit lions 28-27. the game ended with a touchdown pass to calvin johnson with 39 seconds left in the game. carlson palmer threw for 3 others 67 yds. all was driving for a comeback at the end of the game with time misfiring. sebastian jankowski tried a 65 yd field goal. hong raiders remained 7-7, one game out of the playoff spot. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. new year's is just around a quarter. join us in celebrating its live by watching our program on new year's live starting at

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>>erica: we are following some help headlines. two people have died this year, one as a recent as this past weekend. it is believed a deadly enemy but mentioned their brains. if you want to look of safety tips on how to properly use the increasingly popular in many pot, which posted a link on

our facebook fan page. >>darya: here is a look at movies that were bay over the weekend. sherlock holmes was number one. it is the sequel. it debuted in the top spot at $40 million. that is 36 percent down from the first movie that made 62 million. how the and the chipmunks and a mission impossible, that one was in the no. 3 spot. we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from our roof on van ness ave. we will be right back.