bay bridge. not only because of the fog but there's also a problem on yerba buena island on the lower deck. i did speak with the people at caltrans, they do not know the cause of the problem but they have dispatched an electrician to the scene. they have been on seen for about 15 minutes trying to diagnose the problem. reports are, near yerba buena island there are no lights. with your headlights that should not create a huge problem but it is an area of concern. there are a number of bridge advisories in effect this morning. in

the early morning hours the san mateo bridge did have a fog the advisory but that has been lifted. on the san mateo bridge there had been a fogged advisory but no more. things have cleared out. it is the golden gate bridge that is quite foggy this morning. the chp has not issued an advisory the you can see that visibility is definitely down as he had across the stand. a quick check on the road sensors. there is some slowing through franklin cameron-- franklin canyon. interstate 80, still a good ride. the north bay riot through marin county is still moving well from nevada to the golden gate bridge. let's get a check on whether including more information about the

fog. >>erica: i want to head back to the golden gate bridge, it is completely shrouded in fog. visibility is less than a mile. the fog is digging in the north bay and along the coast. we have temperatures sitting in the '50s. as we make our way into the afternoon we will see upper 50s and low 60s. we have a slight potential for rain in the north bay tomorrow, more on that in your extended forecast. fog tracker 4 shows visibility has improved somewhat in places like santa rosa. the

fog should clear by the 10:00 a.m. hour. in the meantime, a pretty warm temperatures. upper '40's along the coastline. santa rosa could be one of the warmest spots coming in at 63. your satellite and radar shows what weather activity in the pacific northwest. behind that is a cold front expected to bring cloud cover and the the potential for rainfall. by lunchtime

it looks like it becomes widespread. by 2:00 p.m. the rain could across the golden gate bridge and we could pick up some sprinkles. your 7 day around the bay forecast highlights temperatures with a warming trend. upper 60s by next week. >>mark: breaking news story out of san jose, police officers are surrounding apartment unit off of highway 87. >>will: there are 15-20 police cars at this apartment complex. this all

started around 2:30 a.m. when a private security guard came to his apartment telling him to turn down his radio. according to the san jose police department a believe he has held himself in his apartment with a machete. >>justine: the woman accused

of dropping her toddler out of 01 on christmas day will have her arraignment today. she will not face attempted murder charges but instead she will face child abuse charges. the 22 month old boy it survived the fall with only bombs and bruises. police say she has a history of mental illness. >>mark: fire crews are investigating what the cause of a firefighter--what the cause of a fire was. during the fire, collect zero wires fell onto one of the fire trucks. the fire chief explains how that power line came down and have the firefighters were able to

keep everyone safe. >> the power line came down, the firefighter who was operating the engine is a wire came down and we announced a safety alert to all personnel. water conducts electricity. there was concern about operating near that engine. >>mark: craig skalar is on the scene gathering more information. >>justine: we have much more ahead. right now we will take a break. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge. we are hearing this morning that lights are out on the lower deck. we will tell you what this means for your commute. we will be right back. and

>>george: a hot spot this morning, the bay bridge. fog adviser is have been issued for a number of bridges. the lights are out on the lower deck near yerba buena island. the chp confirms that electricians are investigating the cause. they also report that right now traffic is pretty light and conditions are under investigation. >>mark: we're waiting for the opening bell on wall street. the dow is up 29 points despite the fact that we had a rise in the number of americans thought filing for unemployment. we have had three consecutive weeks of drops and now, a rise

again. yesterday we had a big drop in the dow. here are the numbers for the year. >>justine: congressmen ron paul is drawing big crowds and a surprise endorsement from michelle bachman former

iowa chairman. rick santorum is campaign has been gaining momentum. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues.

>>george: we are tracking a hot spot on the bay bridge. there is a fogged advisory. adding to the visibility problems is a malfunction of the light's system on the lower deck. according to the

chp, stretching towards her oakland landing, the lights have been out and crews from caltrans have been dispatched to the bridge and they hope to correct the problem. the westbound ride still looks pretty good. not much in the way of a back up above visibility it's definitely impaired. here is a quick look at traffic maps as we continue our bridge check on the carquinez and benicia bridge. as we look at the san mateo bridge, there could be a little bit of haze. on the golden gate

bridge you will also see fog as well. visibility is down for the golden gate bridge ride. in the south bay, light traffic to the coyote valley into the north bay ride is still a problem free for 101 southbound. >>erica: the changeable message side has an

activated by the chp. fog this morning is the big story. into the afternoon, very similar to what we saw yesterday. we do have a slight potential for some weather--wet weather. along the coastline, take a look at half moon bay. visibility is less than a 10th of a mile at sfo. delays over an hour 50 minutes of arriving flights. by 10:00 a.m., the fog will be out of our hair. by 7:00 a.m. we will

see more widespread fifties, maybe a little bit cooler in places like fremont, santa rosa and petaluma. here is the breakdown for you. low sixties in the south bay. satellite and radar shows a wet weather activity to the north. for new year's eve, mostly cloudy conditions. for new year's day, more

sunshine. coming up, a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast. >>justine: charles butler was shot and killed in north oakland and taken off of life support the next day. his organs were donated to two different men. one received his liver in the the other receives his pancreas and kidney. will operations happened on christmas day. debuting for charles butler will be held in oakland. the number of homicides are up in several bay area cities. in oakland, there were 12 more than a year ago. the biggest

increase was in san jose, murders there almost doubled. police say more than half of those murders are gang-related. >>mark: officers were on foot when they approached this woman at 98. she is wanted on two felony warrants related to drugs. the officers approached her and she drove onto the sidewalk and struck a man. the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. >>justine: we are pointed take a quick break but we want to remind you, new

year's eve, the kron4 countdown, it is the bay area's favorite way to bring in the new year. all the fun starts at 11:30 p.m., we hope they will join us.

>>george: we're continuing to track a hot spot on highway 80. this is the bay bridge on the westbound incline. a dense fog advisory has been issued by the california highway patrol. the lights have been reported out near yerba

buena island. >>mark: 20 people have been killed following a huge fire and several explosions. fire officials say that the blast occurred as firefighters were putting out the fire at a warehouse. 16 warehouses were destroyed.

>>mark: the dow futures were up close to 30 points, the s&p up over 550 but the nasdaq and s&p are negative for the year. the dow jones is the only index that is positive. the breaking news story out of san jose, police officers are surrounding an apartment unit just off of highway 87 in the 500 block of capital village circle. a man is held up inside and armed with possibly a machete. will tran is live with more. >>will: right now there are evacuate in nearby units. they're hoping he is only in there with a machete and not a gun. yesterday officers

saw him inside with it then. instead of getting better, more police officers and personnel are arriving on the scene to keep an eye on the situation. in their words, he is crazy. it's the situation started around 2:30 a.m. when a security guard came to tell him he needed to turn down his music. he told the security guard, you better get out of here before something bad happens. this situation is continuing to unfold. by the way, this is not a hostage situation.

>>justine: another developing story is that the lights are out on the lower deck of the bay bridge. >>george: we are continuing to track a hot spot on the bay bridge. as you can see, the incline section has disappeared. this is the traffic headed westbound and this is the traffic headed eastbound on the lower deck of the bay bridge. it was reported that the lights are out near yerba buena island affecting the lower deck and eastbound ride. we have confirmed that electricians are on the scene tried to find the source of the problem. the chp also tells me this has not created any delay for the eastbound ride. they say because it is early morning, people already have on their headlights. the visibility

issues are not as bad as they will be if later this morning the lights are still out. the bridge is under a fog advisory. we should see the incline section right about here. that is not the only bridge covered by a fog advisory. coke

>>erica: the orange indicates less than half mile visibility. it is affecting most of the bay area. temperatures are a mix

of '40's and '50's. 50 degrees right now for those of you and novato. into the afternoon we have very similar conditions compared to what we saw yesterday. mostly cloudy but we will see sunshine. we have low sixties in the south bay. a degree cooler in a bottle and 50 expected for downtown san francisco. turning our attention to future cast 4 we have the possibility for wet weather, especially north of the golden gate. we have green on the screen just north of santa rosa. by lunch we could see showers in petaluma. by 2:00 p.m. it could cross the golden gate bridge. we will see dry and

clear conditions 5:03 p.m.. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures mostly in the '60s. pretty mild in the afternoon. more sunshine for saturday at the start of 2012. we have a lot of sunshine on tap and temperatures that reached the upper 60s. >>mark: a story out of the berkeley hills where fire crews are starting to figure out the cause of this three alarm fire that destroyed two homes and prompted evacuations. here is video. the what about the block of miller ave. a power line fell on one of the fire engines. all the firefighters had to abandon that engine and get another end and on the scene. the cruise revel to keep everyone safe.

>>justine: for the woman accused of dropping her toddler of a second story window on christmas day will be arraigned today. she will not face an attempted murder but instead, child abuse. this 22 month old survived with only bombs and bruises. police say that she has a history of mental illness. >>mark: we will be read back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look outside of this foggy thursday morning. light traffic and visibility to near zero.

>>george: we have involved

advisory and reduced visibility. for the camera is pointing towards where the incline should be visible. >>justine: we have much more ahead. we will take a quick break and talk about the fog ended the temperatures when we come back.

>>george: welcome back as we continue to attract the ride on the bay bridge. there are compound problems. we have reduced visibility because of a fog the advisory. also,

the lights are out on the lower deck of the bay bridge around yerba buena island. the chp has not yet confirmed that they were able to figure out the problems and get those lights working again. things

are still pretty green on most of the roadway sensors. there are no problems as he worked around the bay area. you're right on highway 1 01 through marin county, we're showing green on most of the roadway sensors. the esa is reporting flights delayed up to one hour 5 minutes. the fog is hugging the coast line. take a look at some of the east bay inland areas.

upper '40's and '50's. mostly cloudy conditions with breaks in sunshine. as we turn our attention to the north bay, 63 on tap for santa rosa, a degree cooler in nevada. satellite and radar shows wet weather activity to the north and cloud cover headed our way. if you are headed towards the sierra we have strong as gusty winds on tap. a strong wind advisory for friday morning in the sierra. temperatures will be trending in the 40's for the most part. take a look

at overnight lows, it could get down to 10 degrees. mostly cloudy conditions into the weekend.

>>mark: the new-line details and the occupy oakland encampment. police raided the camera around 5:00 p.m.. officers issued written and verbal orders to leave the property. 14 people were issued citations for trespassing. one

protester could not be cited because of lack identification. >>justine: americans are hopeful that overall 60% described 2011 as a bad year. more than twice as many said it was a good year. cochran >>mark: the museum of modern art is moving on with expansion plans. expansion plans are already up for approval.

>>reporter: when they first moved into their current facilities if the museum housed 12,000 works. since then, the collection has doubled in size and attendance has tripled. that is why the new gallery is needed. it will connect to the rear of the museum. once the new building is open they will have 130,000 square feet of space to enhance exhibit's expand educational programs for. one of the architects says the design response to the unique physical and urban terrain of san francisco. some have mixed feelings about how it is going to look. in >> i imagined it to be a unique building. as a tourist from far away, i would see this building

immediately and recognize it is the museum of modern art. most beautiful building but san francisco is known for stepping outside of the box. i do not think it is horrible. >>reporter: if all goes as planned, the new museum will open in 2016. the price tag is five under 55 million. for nearly all the funding is being raised through private endowments. this is not a city or state funded. >>justine: we have much more ahead. we are taking a quick break but we want to remind you about the new year's eve live special. it is the countdown to the new year's light-hearted, it happens saturday night. it is the bay area's best way to renew your hosted by catherine heenan and gary radnich, it all starts at 11:30 p.m..

>>mark: watching wall

street, a rise in the number of americans seeking unemployment. we are seeing a bounce back day after the dow dropped over 100 points, up 69 for the dow jones to 12,220. >>darya: december is about to become the third driest december on record. there is barely a chance of rain coming in for the north bay. the fog is a part of the big story. it is impacting the commute. we will be talking about that next hour. >>mark: the california bears lost the holiday bowl in san diego to the texas longhorns. the bears had only 7 yds running. they are now winless in five games dating back to 1959. they have not won a bowl game in

three years. the oakland a's are doing what they do best, trading away great players. billy bean is saying the unsettled stadium situation is keeping him from signing free agents. >>justine: here is a live look outside from our roof camera, we are socked in by fall. we will be tracking the visibility and what it means for the report to me when we come back.