announcer: this is the kron4 news at 6:00 a.m.. >>darya: here is a double live look outside in san francisco. all right, the approach to the bay bridge. traffic is nice and polite. it is very clear and cold the supporting as we continue our cold and dry weather pattern until it changes. today is the first day of winter.

>>james: tomorrow will be our first full day of winter. temperatures are breezy. this is the mt. tam camera. i am going to overlay the wind chill. this is what will feel like on your skin as you head out the door. it feels quite a bit colder as you head out the door this morning to. just be ready for things to be really chilly in the north bay. sky conditions will state relatively clear. for the most part is going to be a sunny afternoon. we are anticipating temperatures in the upper 50s in the low

60s. it looks like this high pressure system will keep instability to the north. we have haunted cut this week in christmas. there is a lot of sunshine through the end of the work week and into the weekend with christmas weekend temperatures, so far, so good. >>mark: there is no rain in the stagnant air. it is another winter spare the air date. >>yoli: i think this is the seventh spare the air day of the year. you cannot burn in

a wooded your fireplace or barbecue. you want to try to keep all the missions as low as possible. the best thing to do is to check every day. there is not a lot of wind going to the bay area. that is why we are having a spare the air date. >>george: pretty good conditions around the bay area this morning. we retracting the ride on interstate 80 westbound, we still have no slowing at all as he had westbound coming

down from hercules to berkeley. at the bay bridge we are problem free. there are no delays or hot spots reported your ride of the san mateo bridge is an easy trip in both directions. on the right is westbound. in marin county, 101, no problems here at the head south from central san rafael. first let's take a look at south bay traffic or the right looks good on 101 northbound headed into san jose toward saratoga. from

37 to the golden gate, the drive time is still under 25 minutes. >>darya: new this morning, warriors star monterey ellis is accused of sexual harassment. there is a lawsuit expected to be filed in a few hours in the alameda county court. this includes allegations, of 14 allegations of sexual harassment by a former employee. her attorney is holding a news conference and expected to show a graphic sexual picture. officials have no comment saying that they have not seen the photo. >>mark: a seven year-old boy has died after falling 60 ft. off of a chair lift at a ski resort. doctors try to save them off but the child passed away yesterday. he

was with the resort's ski team when he slipped out of a mountain lift. the resort is cooperating with state investigators. >>darya: police this morning are searching for this man was wanted in two different carjackings. one in milipitas and a second in san jose. police chased the man through san jose yesterday morning. the milipitas police are after him because of a carjacking of a bmw. he led officers to a south san jose neighborhood where he crashed the car in the den into a nearby neighborhood, he stole another car from the garage of a home and drove off striking a police motorcycle on his way out.

>>justine: some major retailers are opening the early and staying late. old baby is opening at 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.. macy's, 7:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m.. target is open until 11. many wal- mart stores are open for 24 hours as well as toys r us the talks from now until 10:00 a.m. christmas eve. we also want to highlight some local businesses. let us know when you are open. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. taf

>>mark: stock futures were positive ahead of the opening bell it turned negative over the last few moments with concerns over the european central bank. what a day yesterday, the dow soared of 337 points and back over the 12,000 mark. signs of a strong support of u.s. housing. the dow closed at 12,001 of three. the nasdaq is up 80. one bay area stock i am watching is oracle. they are down 11% to 2585.

>>darya: payroll taxes could be going up from 160 million american workers. house republicans are demanding the senate joint negotiations to produce an agreement. the senate passed a two month extension of the house of for presented its refused it say that they wanted a full one-year extension or nothing at all. if legislation does not go through by years, expected taxes to go up by almost $20 a week. almost 2 billion people could lose on of limit benefits and doctors with see big cuts in medicare payments.

>>darya: wood smoke is of the leading cause of wintertime pollution. we are back with more in a couple of minutes.

>>mark: federal investigators are resuming their search for wreckage from a fiery plane crash that killed five people in northern new jersey yesterday morning. here is video of the wreckage. a single engine plane that was carrying to investment bankers and three others from new jersey to georgia. it crashed after taking off. an audio recording revealed that they were worried about icing conditions over 17,000 ft.. witnesses say it looks like the plane was performing aerobatic tricks. a year and

half after allegedly orchestrating a security leak, lawyers for bradley manning are presenting evidence in his defense. defense attorneys have revealed little about their strategy since the former army intelligence analyst was arrested. box the government wants many court- martialed for aiding the enemy and 21 other charges. closing arguments could come as early as today. >>darya: here is a look at the aftermath of a tornado that hit louisiana yesterday. they are dealing with damage to date. there were cars that were tossed around. the national weather service is saying a tornado brought down trees and power lines as well as damaging

homes. >>darya: blizzard conditions are making a mess of roads in the oklahoma panhandle. this is part of a heavy snow system blasting the midwest. about a foot of snow fell in the panhandle forcing officials to shut down the roads and clear them off so that traffic to get through. some very rough weather. >>mark: in the bay area, will talk more on that in a moment. here is the latest from salina, kan.. 10 in. of snow and a blizzard conditions with snowdrifts up to 5 ft.. over 100 drivers had to be rescued yesterday from a different freeways. the national weather service has issued a weather warning for wyoming, colorado and new mexico but

we are dry as a dolphin. >>darya: if you look at the radar activity of the east coast's >>james: we have a lot of what weather along the entire east coast. fan new york is heading into vermont. airport this morning, philadelphia international, 15-30 minutes of arrival delays and o'hare reported minor ground delays serious the colorado area and basically the entire rockies are seeing blizzard cold temperatures. so far, travel for the holiday is all right. we have patchy fog this morning

in the valleys in the year the delta. sunshine for this afternoon. in the last 15 minutes we have seen just about every location in the east bay and south they dropped a couple of degrees. fremont at 36, he were at 38. livermore, nc out and concord are at or below freezing. the fog is beginning to pick up. we have santa rosa seeing visibility of about a mile.

here is where temperatures should go this afternoon. in the south bay, 60 for san jose, slightly warmer for los gottas and morgan hill. a mix of sunshine in the clouds. the rather--the weather will be rather stable into the weekend. temperatures each afternoon will be hovering around 60 degrees. our next chance of rain, dissimulation say there is a slight chance, but it may or may not happen. we will keep an eye on that. now, on to traffic.

>>george: a good ride around the bay area. we are looking at light traffic. we have not tracked any hot spots and we are not looking at any right now. kraft on the day bridge, it is light in the easy westbound but now the metering lights usually activated have created a back up but that is not the case this morning. it is still a very light and easy ride. your ride on the san mateo bridge has been problem free and continues that way. no delays eastbound or westbound. on the golden gate there is a smooth flow of traffic heading in from marin county. here is a look at the east bay ride as we take up our traffic maps. it is green on all of the roadway

sensors indicating a smooth ride for alameda and contra costa counties. south bay traffic looks good 101 in the northbound direction. 85 and it to 80 are delayed free. the red ride is still a 25 minutes from novato to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: we will be back with more in just a minute. here is a live look outside. it is a really cold and clear morning.

>>darya: the first day of winter comes tonight. what are we going to do about the lack of snow? this is a problem for people who want to ski.

>>james: here is a look in lake tahoe, there is no snow on the road. many of the resorts are making their own snow. a rest from the heavily restored is joining us. you guys have a pretty extensive snow making operation. >> yes. the largest of the west coast. people are probably saying, there is no snow, but we get snow every night. it is snowing around the clock. we have about 13 mi. of groomed to rain for every ability level. we have the largest trading park, we have something for everyone. if you are coming up for the holidays, he will have a great time. >>darya: let's say it is a regular here and you have seen snow already have that base class which you make.

what is the difference? >> 18-24 in. on basically every run that we have a theory that is about 2 ft. of snow. sometimes we would get three-5 ft. of mother nature is snow on top of that. this year, we are definitely doing it ourselves of the conditions are fantastic. >>mark: an easy drive of highway 50. >> clear roads and beautiful weather. we have some good holiday events coming up. it is a great time to come out. >> there is a lot of fun stuff to do. we just opened

a new lodge and a new list. it is a great time to come up. >>mark: thank you for joining us. at heavenly there are waiting for snow. we will be right back as the kron4 news continues.

>>mark: we are watching the wall street. the dow jones is floating briefly positive of six.. we're watching wall street after yesterday's huge gain of three of the 37 points. the dow is a floating briefly deposited in early trading is. >>darya: we are also keeping our eyes from the temperatures around the bay. it is crystal clear out there. the visibility is

fabulous. >> it is really called out there. a little bit gusty in the hills but all in all it is not bad. there is a spare the air alert for today. in the north bay it is beginning to gear rather

fog. here is the right on 101 north of santa rosa. 2-5 mi. visibility for a good stretch but once you get to santa rosa and beyond the visibility of reduces to under a quarter of a mile. the careful if your ride takes the in the direction this morning. fluffs fact

the wide use shows that we will keep the weather forecast table. fan high pressure is being pushed to the north. we will have mild weather for the foreseeable future for. clouds will roll live in them will have the possibility of light rain. this morning, it is cold. >>mark: that means another spare the air day. let's check in with yoli eceves. >>yoli: this picture shows how bad the air quality is in the bay area. it is like a layer of small. the cold

weather and no wind is keeping the air stagnant. no wood burning today. >>george: there are fewer cars than any other work week. we have seen a lighter than normal loads around the bay area. currently we are not tracking any hot spots. if we have not yet had it this morning. on the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is not bad at all. cable later today than yesterday or even monday. even with the metering lights we do not have a backup. a few cars slowing of the backup to the cash lane is. the ride on the san mateo bridge is a good one. heading back to the golden gate bridge for 101 northbound and southbound, light traffic each way weather added to or

from marin county if. let's fix up the traffic maps for a look at the east bay to be started off with the 680 ride southbound from the benicia bridge to the san ramon valley. 80 is a clear shot from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge. the peninsula traffic ride on highway 101 is problem free in the south bay, you can see the right looks good for your trip heading north on a 101 out of the coyote valley. your trip into sunnyvale is easy weather coming from 85 or 101 @ 880 is delayed free to the west valley. >>mark: today the oakland city council will announce the results of an independent investigation into the police response to the occupy oakland protests. the mayor and jean quan want to know is the use

of force was correct. >>mark: here you can see protesters blocking trucks from one of the pork shutdowns. here is the people had to say about that issue at the city council meeting. >> there is always a threat of the occupy will but have another shutdown., going to throw the oakland police department of the bus? >> i have spoken with some

of the largest retailers in the united states and they are asking, why do they need to come to the port of oakland? our customers have other choices. they are not getting this reaction at other ports. >>mark: accord brings in millions to the city. the city council will take up a vote next month. >>darya: new this morning, warriors star monterey ellis is accused of sexual harassment. there is a news conference set for today that will reveal more details. 9:30 a.m. there is expected to be a lawsuit filed that includes 14 allegations of sexual harassment by a former employee of the warriors. she says that he sent her graphic sexual pictures. they will show at least one picture that she says ellis said to her. the warriors have no comment. >>erica: this is a heated topic on our facebook fan page. i asked viewers what they thought and if they

found it surprising. take a look at what karen said. here is what carlows had to say. we have a lot of comments coming in. you would like to leader on, check out our facebook fan page and i could read them on the air. we are taking a quick break into the kron4 news will be right back.

>>darya: new this morning, it is crunch time for holiday shopping. jackie sissel is live at the toys r us in every film. shoppers are off to an early start. >>jackie: toys are rest is

open between now and christmas, come anytime day or night to get that final shopping spree done. there are not a lot of customers right now, but was arrested is one of many retailers that have decided that this holiday season they will go all out as far as their hours ago. they are open 24 hours a day. is at 3:00 a.m., right before work for most of us on the morning show, you could come out in to get whatever you need. half they opened the day after thanksgiving, black friday. bill >>darya: , denies. it gets

crazy this experience zoos have had in and and parking is not an issue. >>jackie: it is a calculated choice their retailers have made. for this year, they have really decided to extend these hours. >>darya: is good for people with an of work schedule. >>justine: we want to show everyone the list of stores, here is a list of new ones. many stores are opening early and staying late. sears is open from 7:00

a.m.-midnight. there is plenty of time to still do all of your shopping. we will take a break and be right back with much more right after this. for faugh fox

>>james: here is a quick update on the weather. below freezing tenders in santa rosa, novato, napa, concord

if any of your holiday plants take in that direction is going to be faulty. we're looking for a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. elissa's as

though tuesday of next week could be a chance for us to see some rain. let's find out about traffic with george. >>george: we are not tracking any hot spots. the number of minor incidents is down. let's start our bridge check. we have been hot spot free so far this we are delayed free as the favorite. for theft for the

golden gate bridge there are no delays on the waldegrave. traffic through southern iran is fine. there are no delays to speed up or

slowdowns between 37, the bottle at the golden gate bridge. the drive times under 25 minutes. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here's a live look outside on our roof camera on van ness ave. we have some fog hanging over san francisco. we will be right back. duff

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>> north reimburse crawling death of korea's leader. north korea is now focused on consolidating the power for his heir. worries around asia have risen sharply. the south korean military is on high alert. >>darya: in the philippines the death toll is now over 1000. tens of thousands of people are homeless and still unaccounted for.

>>mark: 150 people still missing after a ship sank, 250 men, women and children were fleeing afghanistan, a rock and pakistan. the ship was carrying twice its capacity when it was slammed by a wave. there were trying to reach australia. >>mark: new this morning, just after 5:00 a.m., a spacecraft carrying a russian, american and dutchman is on its way to the international space station. it blasted off from russia's launch facility in kazakhstan. the group is expected to work together at the station. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside from twin peaks. you can see

the sun coming up. at higher elevations there is some wind. if