are set to strike against eight setter hospitals around the bay. also hitting the headlines in the peninsula. nurses are also at sutter solano in a vallejo and in antioch. will durant is live right now with more.--will tran and is live with more. >>will: the strike does not begin until an hour from now, at 7:00 a.m.. some of the nurses are already here. i have seen a handful of tickets science and perhaps these two trucks also belong to the nurses. they will be here throughout the day. this is a one day strike however they will not

be back to work until saturday. according to the nurses of the hospital will lock them out on friday for punitive measures. for today's if you're a patient, you will see replacement nurses to help your needs. according to the hospital they say he should not be concerned. the nurses are well-trained and this is what they do. >> we would hope that they have responsibility and to make sure that the nurses are qualified, the nurses are on strike for only one day. they did not need to bring anyone in. with advanced notice they could take preventive measures for co-sponsored trees and transferring out of patience. >>will: they--we do not know

if they have postponed any surgery, but the fact that they're bringing in replacement nurses, it seems like everything will be as normal. the hospitals always encourage people to come down here because they say the nurses are well trained. the nurses are hired for five days because they are not able to get them to come in for only one day. the hospitals say the strike is impacting the bottom line. we will get reaction from a hospital in a few minutes. >>mark: nurses say that sutter wants to take away paid sick leave and make them pay increase costs for health benefits. sutter says nurses have the options for

health benefits and they received 40 days of a year. >>justine: here is a look at the weather forecast. >> here are some of the strongest gusts we have seen. we have the oakland hills at 46, now at 36. hayward, 38 mi. per hour gusts. this is a look as sustained winds.

>>james: widespread upper fifties come this afternoon. 56 in hayward 59 in los gatos and morgan hill. in the valleys to the east, mid-upper 50s with the same tran holding for the north bay. 57 in nevada and san rafael. nasa is coming in at 63. santa rosa will top out at 60 degrees. here is a wide view on the satellite. the weather will stay, for the next five-six days and then we will get cloud cover

from the system diving in from the north. it will give us rain but at this point there is still a question as to whether or not it will get south enough to impacted the bay area. before the holiday weekends, we are looking good with plenty of sunshine. your ride on the senate sale bridge looks pretty good. the golden gate bridge northbound and

southbound 101 is still pretty light with no problems and smooth conditions. let's check the traffic maps to see how conditions are in the east bay. the commute in the north bay, there are still more problems for southbound highway 101 through marin county. >>justine: we're moving on to our other developing stories as police moved in on the largest occupy encampment left to the bay area. this happened overnight in berkeley at the civic center park. protesters were told to leave by 10:00 a.m.. when they did not all officers started removing the tense. jackie sissel is live at the civic center park where some protesters are still out

there. >>jackie: many protesters are still here. the protesters say they are not going anywhere right now. the police had given them a warning yesterday that they have insults and the and to move out of civic center park. then, they moved a few tents and then left the scene. this is the largest of the occupy movement. one protester said he thought the occupy movement would continue in different ways. obviously it is still a developing story. the irony is, we are directly across

the street from the police station. we have seen some patrol officers in and around the park but no one has moved in to tear down the remaining tents. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look outside this thursday morning as we wait for sunrise on this windy day. cuthbert

>>mark: we are 20 minutes ahead of the opening bell on wall street. weekly on of limit numbers have come out, 364,000 americans filed for unemployment last week. that is the lowest number

since april of 2008. we also had a gross domestic product numbers,. downward for the third quarter. the u.s. economy only grew 1.8%. disappointing earnings from oracle. oracle was down over a 11 percent yesterday and it dragged down the nasdaq. downright disgusted. that is how some workers feel about the stalemate in congress over extending the payroll tax cuts that everyone has been enjoying. if lawmakers did not act by january 1st, 160 americans, anyone who gets a paycheck was 80 percent less of their take- home pay. here are some examples.

>>erica: a lot of people are frustrated about this. affects most of us. at posted those figures on our facebook fan page and asked viewers what does this money actually mean? here are some of the comments coming in. in a lot of people are

obviously frustrated. if you would like to post your own comments, visit our facebook fan page. we will take a quick break and be right back. good

>>mark: a really nasty morning commute. 6-12 in. of snow and a storm warning in effect. a lot of snow is piling up. denver and san francisco, the possibility of a major flight delays. craig skalar is live at sfo. >>craig: the flight to denver are on average 1-15 minute 15 minutes-one-hour

flight delays. people are getting an early jump on the holiday season. danes are just beginning at sfo. things will get this year as we approach the weekend. >>james: we are beginning with the national view. here is the area around the

denver that has snow coming down. 6-12 in. expected over the course of the day. there is a winter storm warning in effect. thankfully the airport is showing on-time arrivals although there is a 1 hour 14 minute delay on the denver and. here is another bit of bad weather in the south. >>james: 21 all cars sustained winds in santa rosa, in fairfield, 26 maummar winds. we're in the

40's and 50's. this morning, mild to start. a nice mild afternoon. most of the bay will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. the san ramon valley, the livermore valley in the results should come in at about 60 degrees. as for the 7 day around the bay we will continue the work week with the mild weather. the weekend looks great.

temperatures in the '20s tomorrow morning. >>george: we have been looking for any hot spots. the good news is there aren't any. like traffic around the bay area. take a look at the bay bridge westbound. the san a tale bridge, highway 92 has been an easy ride. traffic is definitely lighter than usual, especially westbound headed over towards 101 and foster city. a look at the golden gate bridge to and from marin county, there are four lanes available but we are not very busy as you can

see. no problems along oil drive. the drive times are still under 20 minutes from hercules to berkeley to. in the south bay, no problems for 101 northbound or to 80 out of the west valley or downtown into the west valley. in the north bay we are delayed free from 101 to the entire stretch of marin county to the golden gate bridge. new gingrich and

mitt romney are firing back and forth over attack ads. third in iowa one on one. i will be glad to debate him anywhere. >>justine: mitt romney has taunted new to gingrich. >> newt gingrich has had some things to say about me of the campaign. if you

cannot stand the relatively modest t in the kitchen, just wait. >>justine: in new gingrich is a valid to stay positive. we will be right back.

>>mark: new allegations into the sexual harassment claims against former warriors-just against montana ellis. erika smith was fired after allegedly ellis sent her in a protest

messages. >> the text messages were not work-related. they were on welcomed and harassing. most of the text messages were sent late at night or in the early morning. the text messages started with the phrase haystacks the. the president of the warriors is denying the allegations. we will be right back as the kron4 news continues.

>>mark: fedex had a pretty good quarter. we have seen a sharp rise in holiday shipping packages. fedex is usually considered a bellwether for the economy. lowest level of americans filing for unemployment.

>>justine: overnight in berkeley at the civic center, protesters were supposed to be held by 10:00 a.m. but when they did not officers moved in. as we go to the scene you can see that the tents are still there. jackie sissel is on the scene with the latest. >>jackie: the tents into the protesters are still here. there are probably 25-30 tents in the park. police did give a warning yesterday that if they were not out of the part that it would be subject to arrest under a public lodging a complaint. i spoke with one protester and ask, where do you go

from here? >> a lot of people panicked. i think it is a sad moment. >>jackie: the police station is directly across, we have not see any police go inside the we have seen cruiser's around perimeter. if anything happens, we will pass that along.

>>justine: that is one of our developing stories this morning. >>mark: in less than 30 minutes, thousands of nurses are expected to walk out, they are staging a one day strike at the difference out of hospitals. we have mapped out those hospitals for you. oxford for full trend is live, we just lost his signal but we will go back and check in with him as the nurses are expected to walk out within a half an hour. we will tell you more about the issues involved. for six months they have been tried to come up with a new contract. the strike is said

to occur in less than 30 minutes. >>james: the wind out there is helping to keep things warm in the north bay. you can see the camera shaking around. we have clear skies. temperatures in the 40's and 50's. widespread sunshine with more '50s and '60s. this evening will cool down drastically. sustained winds. 20 in napa, a 26 mi. per hour winds near fairfield. the winds are translating into warmer

temperatures for the north bay. all of these numbers are a big improvement over yesterday where we saw a really cold day. the rest of the bay area is dealing with forties and fifties that really the north bay is the story when it comes to our temperatures. this map shows how much warmer we are right now compared to yesterday for. the biggest ever to difference is in the north bay. we have been waking up to frigid conditions to what seems like weeks on end of. highs today will fee near 60 degrees serious surf the mild letter will last through the holiday weekend, christmas eve and christmas they are looking pretty dead serious phocis far let's get

a check on traffic with george. >>george: we are looking at a great ride around the bay area. we are not tracking any hot spots or major delays theory if there are no minor incidents either. off we are looking at very light conditions and an easy ride off almost all over the the areas. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a good ride for 80 westbound. the approaches look good. third your ride on the san mateo bridge is the problem free. here is a look at the commute. the right side of your screen is westbound. off the headlights headed towards as art eastbound. an easy trip

from foster city to hayward. for the golden gate bridge, 101, the headlights southbound, there are no problems for coming from or heading to marin county. a look at the traffic maps will show as the speeds around the area. no problems westbound on interstate 84 was found 24 to the caldecott. fill in the south bay, a little bit of slowing between the 280 and 880 interchanges on 101 northbound. that is fairly typical in the usually where the traffic starts to slow. in the north bay, it will a slowing in northern iran coming down from the county line. it does not affect the nevada drive time which is under 25 minutes. >>justine: much more ahead on the kron4 news. we will take a quick break off, here is a live look outside.

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>>mark: the dow finished up four points yesterday to 12,00140. we had another drop in weekly unemployment claims. at their lowest level since 2008. downright disgusted is what some workers feel about the stalemate in congress about extending the 2 percent payroll tax cut that every working american has in store for the last year. if lawmakers do not act by january 1st, americans will see 2 percent less in their take-home pay. here are some examples of was that could mean.

>>mark: of the senate passed a two month extension of the house refused to vote on it. they say they want a full one-year extension or nothing at all. also tied into this are extended unemployment benefits. almost 2 million americans could lose those. doctors will see a big cut in medicare reimbursements if congress does not act. the president is flooding in phone calls the senate and house leaders. we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. thefts per work funding in idaho

aerobee shall with the snow started pretty light but had started falling 1-2 in. per hour. local forecasters are effecting anywhere from 6-12 in. of snow to blanket the denver area. it could be quite a mess. if you are expected to travel in that direction, here is an update. denver is a hub for a lot of air travel. craig skalar is live at sfo. >>craig: anyone flying to denver could expect a 1 hour 15 minutes away. that is the only problem spot according to people at sfo. coughed there was a long line of people getting ready and heading alpha for christmas week. people telling me that they were pleasantly surprised that things are not so bad thing basically that this is not as fat as

some of the business travel they have to do. things will probably get worse as the day and week progressed. it could get worse before things are over with a holiday. >>james: a lot of snow in denver. all-18 in. of snow depending on location. we are following the nasty weather in the south as well. in arkansas, a tornado

watch is in effect. 21 mi. power sustained winds in santa rosa. in fairfield is where we are seeing our strongest gusts. temperatures in the north bay are still relatively mild. here, you can see the contrast furious we're 24 degrees warmer if santa rosa right now furious we have some decent warming in the east bay as well. this afternoon, upper 50s and low

60s. we have been dealing with the same weather pattern for dave. for the afternoon, plenty of sunshine in the the win will calm down as we head into the evening. tomorrow morning we are expecting a really cold start furious on christmas day, an afternoon high of 61. more on the wet weather off coming up. for now, let's hand things over to george. >>george: there is plenty of dry pavement and flight traffic to go with it. there are no delays on the approaches for the full plaza or across the stand.

the upper deck is as good as the san mateo bridge. it is a smooth traffic flow. there are no delays on 91 or 880. lighter than usual traffic southbound how perhaps a few more cards northbound did what we would normally see for a thursday morning. checking the traffic maps looking first at interstate 80 westbound, it is a problem free from the carquinez to the bay bridge toll plaza. 680 sel found, only couple of areas where speed dropped slightly below 50 mi. per hour as ride between concord and walnut creek. the south bay freeways look good. to 80, 85, 17 and 87, no problems there. swazi get word of an

emergency roadworks northbound. saffron your north bay ride still looked good from marin county coming southbound from novato to the golden gate bridge. drive times are still under 25 minutes. >>mark: a developing story out of iraq, dozens of iraqis are debt falling 14 coordinated bombings through baghdad this morning. it is the worst violence in months. the coordinated attacks killed at least 16 people to. this happened just days after the last american forces left the country. both sindhis and shiites have been targeted. >>mark: reports that the u.s. may likely take responsibility for the nato strike last month that killed two dozen packets

steady soldiers near the afghan border. here are some of the images coming out from there. officials contended that nato forces knew they were firing on pakistan the troops and even apologized as they kept firing. the u.s. claims they were fired upon and were firing back in self-defense and that is at this denny's did not properly relate the position of the texas city troops. >>justine: oil has spread roughly 100 nautical miles. the oil is expected to begin washing ashore on the nigerian coast later today. shell announced yesterday it had closed that site after

40,000 bar. of oil leaked. >>mark: marin county dui arrests are up from last year curious san rafael police will have a dui and drivers license checkpoint at grand avenue and east francisco boulevard. sphere fifth sphere >>justine: this is the busiest day of the year for ups. they are expected to deliver nearly 26 million packages today along. ups is

shipping more than 120 million packages. they have added more flights. ups will deliver through christmas the he will pay more for overnight shipping. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. for " f

>>erica: i am reading reports that just interrelate get just a good deal are now engaged. both have remained pretty quiet. if i hear anything official

i will be shortly know. >>justine: we have much more ahead. we will be back with much more after this break. here is a live look with what is happening on the golden gate bridge as the sun is trying to, fifth. hah