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says the first was a magnitude 2.2 hitting 9 mi. away from morgan hill just before 7:00 a.m.. seven minutes later a 2.5 that it is striking the area three mile outside of san jose for. residents said this morning they fell a larger earthquake. here is a live look in san francisco, it is a spare the air day. we are seeing a little bit of a warm of. cost >>marty: you can see he's a developing, fashion fog in the north bay and some of the interior valleys. that will burn off. sunny and warm conditions expected this afternoon. faugh
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overnight it will start getting cold again. we have for air quality conditions mostly in the northeast. in the east bay, not so bad. it is in millburn jason definitely on of that. the raiders are taking on the chargers today. that kickoff is want to be at 1:15 p.m.. it's-just 1:15 a.m.. 66 in oakland for the most part. very sunny conditions. you're you're expected highs for the rest of the bay. 72 and was gatos and morgan hill.
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>>marty: more earthquake coverage to tell you about. by 710 magnitude earthquake hit japan. there are no reports of major damage or injuries. the earthquake was three under 70 mi. off just south of tokyo. it did not spark a tsunami warning. this this >>marty: with the new year comes new laws. it is now illegal to carry the index closed and unloaded handgun and a public place.
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violators could face up to one year in jail where a $1,000 fines. this sale, trade and possession of a shark fins is also prohibited. insurers must now provide coverage for mature the shares. insert 27 women have health insurance plans and did not cover maternity. >>marty: this xbox and here's a 2009 reform of our mehserle fired his handgun instead of his taser killing oscar grant. mehserle was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served half of his two-year prison sentence. the march today starts at 12:30 p.m.- just call 30 a.m. at francophile plaza. >>marty: police are looking for a gunman who killed a
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five year old hole. he was hit by bullets in a summit and died at oakland's children's hospital. this is video of the scene. while the gunman was waiting for its food order, he started shooting. dozens of people gathered at a local church to mourn his death. >> it is a sad day in oakland when you have three toddlers that were killed in one year. it's >> we need more police and more resources for the younger people. need to break the cycle. >>marty: police are searching for two people of interest. are our from man and a woman in their 20s. they were last seen fleeing
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rang in the new year with a demonstration. demonstrators shut down the intersection of 14th and broadway. a squirrel monkey known as banana sam is back home at the san francisco zoo. he was taken on thursday when thieves broke into an exhibit. he was found yesterday evening about 1 mi. from the zoo. this is a video of a squirrel monkey that looks similar to banana sam. no one has been arrested so far. coming up, republican presidential candidates are wasting no time preparing for the iowa caucus. we will have that story coming up.
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oakland, 40 and san jose. 39 in livermore. after the air quality is worse in the north bay. moderate air conditions in the north and east bay. 70's throughout the south bay for the highs today. xi 72 and morgan hill. in the north bay, not quite as warm. did talk about this, from that is moving in, we are pushing ahead to 6:00 a.m. on monday which is when those clouds are supposed to make
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>>marty: record qr perry and michelle bachman are trailing is the group. roth how hall column will all one poll says that likely voters are undecided and could change their minds by tuesday. surveys are showing that ron paul is losing ground with voters in iowa. he spent the weekend at home in texas. he did make their rounds on some of the talk shows. here's what he had to say. we are just a few days before an important election periods some people ask, why does i'll have such clout?
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hothouse want hall predicted a strong salon on tuesday saying that he is likely to finish off. a terror leader was captioned date and killed, who hears about that. >>reporter: fee of 11 hawk foreign-policy successes for president obama. >> the united states has conducted an operation that has killed osama bin-laden. >> in nl to a controversial four and a promise kept. >> as promised, the rest of our troops will come home by the end of the year. hugh with fish after nearly nine years, america's war in a raw will be over. >>reporter: violence has rocked the country since we have left.
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>> this decision to pull out of iraq completely was dictated by politics, not in its national security. household >>reporter: a speech the president gave in may from did a lecture but netanyahu unveil office. in 2011 was also your it of the arab protest movements. >>president obama: there must be no doubt that the united states opens change, advancements, determination and opportunity.
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>>reporter: in some cases the protests turned violent. >>president obama: left unchecked we have every reason to believe that gaddafi would cost to give atrocities these people. >>reporter: violence has also erupted in egypt and syria. some republican presidential candidates has thought described his posture towards enemies as appeasement. off >>president obama: as osama bin-laden and the 22 other al-qaeda leaders that have been taken off of health and whether i engage of appeasement. >>reporter: in the year ahead there are some predictable challenges. the uncertainty of a new regime in north korea, a rising
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>>vicki: what is up with all of these guns? >> it is an old stagecoach. how appropriate for their cowboys to leave their guns at the bart. >>vicki: is it true that this was will take that house? >> i believe still. i saw her death from numerous sources. >>vicki: if these walls could talk. smoked chicken, ribs or pulled pork all under $20. >>marty: a full forecast as we take a live look outside the approach to the bay bridge. plenty of sunshine. dan groove and with the forecast when we come back.
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>>dan: clear skies from the james lick camera. it is a little bit deceiving. it is a spare the air date. we have for air quality for the north bay. better along the coast. no burning for anyone today. that will last 3 the evening hours. their raiders game at 1:00 p.m.. sunny skies expected. the wind will be 7 mi. per hour of the northeast. in the meantime we have a very high conditions expected for the rest of the bay area. 70 degrees for the most part throughout the south bay. 70 in mountain view, 72 in los gatos, 71 for san jose. 69 in redwood city. 61 in
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napa, 62 for san francisco. very nice and sunny skies in the city by the bay. we have a friend moving in is sitting over the pacific. it a high pressure system over the bay area. most of this will dissipate. we will not get much precipitation at all. mid-60's expected for the rest of the week. morning fog will give way to sunshine. that pattern will continue into the weekend. >>marty: a developing story in oakland. police are looking for a gunman to kill the five year-old boys.
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gabrielle martinez was shot near 55th and international boulevard. he was hit in the stomach and died soon after. da lin has more on the investigation. that includes a community efforts and the cycle of violence in the city. >>da: alleged police are trying to track down a man cycled a five-year go on. many detectives are working overtime this weekend. crime scene investigators are also working extra evidence of-- working extra hours looking for evidence. on a white cross is the name of the latest homicide victim. dozens of people gathered at church to mourn the death of the five-year old boy. police chief howard jordan and mayor jean quan joined mourners. >> it is a sad day in oakland when you have three
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toddlers that were killed in one year furious sky-high six f >>da: the gunman ran off with a female companion. >> we need more police and more resources this in the neighborhoods to break the cycle of violence. >>da: as of saturday there have been 103 homicides in oakland. gabriel made 103. he says he needs the community's help in solving this case. >>marty: police are searching for two people of
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interests described as an african-american man and woman is in their 20s if last seen fleeing the area and a light-colored four- door american model sedan. >>marty: in oakland, a march and rally on the third anniversary of the ostrich ranch shooting that happened on new year's day 2009 s when former for officer: johannes mehserle shot his fire arm and said of his taser at the fruitvale bart station. oscar brand died from his loans. mehserle was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served half of a two-year prison sentence. today's market starts at 1230 clouds p.m. at frank ogawa plaza. new this morning, a 15 year-old boy is seriously injured after being hit by a drunk driver early this morning. it happened in petaluma at the intersection of east washington. the team was in the crosswalk when he was hit. the driver of the vehicle was 20 years old and admitted to police he had been drinking. fear preliminary blood alcohol
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show he was almost twice over the legal limit. for the victim is expected to survive. that incident could mean trouble for the driver if convicted. as of today, with three or more in your eyes, people can have their license suspended for up to 10 years. that is one of the new laws taking effect in 2012. other new laws in california, children riding in cars will have to remain in a booster seat until their eight years old or taller than 4 ft. 9 in.. also, people who are 18 and under are prohibited from using from ultraviolet tanning devices. doctors can still provide a prescription for the use of those devices when medically necessary. still ahead, bringing in the new year. we will take a look at how people across the country including those in the bay area welcomed in 2012. before that, a live look for mt. tam. stay with us, we will be right back.
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>>marty: has the new year. tens of thousands of the full brought in this year in the bay area's. >>catherine: happy new year. >>gary: have the new if. of of our dilemma that was if a celebration for new year's live, the kron4 special to signify well as 11, it was hosted by the gary radnich and catherine heenan. henry tenenbaum was also there at pier 29. you can watch the entire broadcast online. tharp checking in on new year's celebrations in other parts of the country, a lot of neon and the lights in las vegas. since it was packed with an estimated 300,000 people who danced to music supplied by the
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casinos and fireworks along the las vegas strip in fremont street. >>marty: a giant peach dropped in atlanta. the 23rd annual peach drop was headlined by kansas. the 800 lb. pete descended just such a bill before midnight. in florida, it is not a crystal ball from times square, a giant orange covered in light all with to bring in 2012. thousand people gathered in orlando to share in the countdown. new year's celebrations rebid welcome for bars and nightclubs across the country and around the world. they all enjoyed an economic boost from the extra business. >>marty: coming up, a suspected arsonist has struck again in a loss angeles. the latest on that coming up. the last time we check in walnut creek it was foggy. it looks like the fog is lifting just a bit. a full forecast straight
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>>marty: the genie is already rolling out rate increases. pg&e says the rise in price is going towards an upgrade of safety systems and customer service centers. officials are also saying that the rate increase is still lower than the average increase in consumer prices. mostly sunny skies and a bit of a warm-up. dan rubin is with us with more on the forecast. >>dan: would be unique, you probably are not going to need to use your heater a lot. look at the skies. very clear skies and warm temperatures expected today. very clear conditions that it will get hazy later on. we do have a spare the
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air de an effect. today is a spare the air day. mid-60's in the north bay. we have been keeping our eyes on the storm front that has and moving in the pacific. it is coming towards the california coast. we still have a lot of high pressure. as most of this will dissipate over the pacific northwest. this is
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not a lot of precipitation. will we will see is a lot of fog. fog tracker 4 is pushing ahead to 7:00 a.m.. pushing ahead into early tomorrow morning various booths he take a look at their rest of the week, we have fog the condition could a mile every morning. the weekend will give way to set aside hanahan >>marty: 8440 magnitude earthquake near youngstown ohio yesterday afternoon. this is video of some of the damage. the earthquake
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caused some of the bridge to fall to the ground in the cracked the foundation of third homes. area experienced 10 minor earthquakes but generally had a magnitude of 2.7 or lower. investigators are now looking into a least 35 suspected arson fires. for more cars were set ablaze overnight in laws angeles. they are all in and around the north hollywood every assyrians >> we want to assure you that we have patrols out there and we are working diligently with all of our cooperative agencies throughout the county into the city to make sure this will not be an incident debt will continue on. it is a
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>> across the street from the morrison house is this building. it is a bar, a restaurant and market. it has gone through several names over the years. >> it is sad to think that some crazy person started a fire inside a car and created this incredible mess. they really messed of people's lives. >>marty: the cold had his first mass of the new year
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and spoke directly to young people. the pope says education is the key to a brighter future. he did not mention any specific conflicts in the world or the economic crisis currently affecting many countries. new year's celebrations from other parts of the globe, hundreds of thousands gathered in sydney australia to watch a 12 minute fireworks show at the sydney harbor. 7 t of fireworks were fired into the air. we have a video out of hong kong at the victoria harbor bringing in the new year, it was the first time the words have the new year were displayed above the harbor. some tune of 50,000 people gathered around a london i in great britain for the new year's celebration. this comes as prince philip was released from hospital. he was able to join the royal family for the new year's celebrations.
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>>marty: the woman the ec on the screen is behind bars for killing another woman with a machete like weapon. has an at home 1 johnson avenue and san jose. yesterday we covered some of the biggest tax stories of 2011. mets look at the tech losers of 2011. >>grant: h-p touch pad was one of the biggest flops. they acquired, is and it came out with the 80 touch
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pad tablet. it did not catch on. the discontinued the tablet and discontinued their entire operating system platform. this is ned books into a serious hit in to douse a 11. they have basically become irrelevant with the rise of the tablet. there is no place in the market for these smaller net books. was the rise of the iphone and android, they have lost more market share. but barry is
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on the ropes and may not last long. sprint is now the only major carrier left offering unlimited plans. to those 11, one of the most popular web sites, mobster was removed from the west. lastly, this story is still ongoing, netflix took a beating in 2011. they did is are things that upset users. they lost close to 1 million subscribers, they raised prices and try to separate dvd services and streaming services while not adding that much more
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to see some warming up around the bay area. >>dan: we are temporarily looking out warmer conditions. we had some patchy morning fog, a little bit brisk. the fall will return as will the chilly temperatures. we do have a spare the air day. most of the poor air quality is isolated to the north bay. moderate and fair conditions along the coast and east bay. 70 in mountain view, 70 in fremont, 674 hayward, 72 for los gatos. not quite as warm and north of their but still pretty nice. we have
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carry maternity coverage. for san jose is ushering in a new ban on plastic bags. >>craig: new year's day is the first new day of a law that bans plastic bags from supermarkets like this one. from now on, you have to use cloth bags like these that are offered at a small prize or temporarily for free to encourage people to use them or, you have to use paper bags in and pay a dime every time. this law was that into effect for environmental reasons. tests also, these
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automatic check stands a means that if you want to buy alcohol you have to show your id to the person tending to the check stance. you cannot justify that and leave. >>marty: a march and rally on the third anniversary of the oscar gray shooting. it was back on new year's day 2009 when former bart officer: johannes mehserle shot his firearm instead of his taser at the fruitvale bart station. he later died of his wounds and a convicted of involuntary manslaughter. he served half of the two year prison sentence. today's march starts at 12:30 p.m. at frank ogawa plaza in downtown oakland. also in oakland, police are looking for a gun and that killed a five year-old boy. is this
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is video of the scene. the boy's parents on the talk of a truck where the shooting happened. the gunman came up, ordered food and as he was waiting he started shooting. dozens of people gathered at a local church to mourn the deaths of martinez and two other children. >> it is a sad day when you have three toddlers ever killed in one year. >> we need not just more police, we need more resources for young people in these neighborhoods to try and break the cycle. >>marty: police are searching for two persons of interest. >>marty: occupy protesters rang in the new year with a demonstration. the intersection of 14th and
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broadly-just broadway was temporarily shut down. >>marty: a squirrel monkey known as banana sam is back at the san francisco zoo. he was sound yesterday evening in stern grove, about 1 mi. from the zoo. a man as all the monkey rushed out of the bushes. he said he was able to get him into his back at and called police. no one has been arrested and no suspects have been identified. >>marty: coming up will show you how folks in san francisco rain in the new year. last night, there was a 1 million people in times square. we will be right back. sphere
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>>marty: hundreds of thousands of people gathered to celebrate the new year's. >>catherine: happy new year. >>gary: their eight days. >>marty: that was the countdown at the san francisco symphony when the clock struck midnight. henry tenenbaum was at pier 29, they were all there to help bring in the new year. all told, an estimated 200,000 people packed into the embarcadero to watch the show and welcome 2012. in new york, times square erupted in cheers and confetti as new york city ushered into dozens of. couples kissed at the new year. the mayor was hanging
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parts of the south bay will break 70 degrees. we have a spare the air alert. in the north bay, they will feel that the worst. along the coast, moderate and fair. the afternoon highs, 70 in the south bay. 72 in los goddess, 71 in san jose, 72 in morgan hill. the raiders game should have a very sunny skies. in the meantime mid-60's in the north bay. we have been looking at the storm front that has been moving in from the pacific.
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not a lot of rain in the immediate bay area. by the afternoon and we will not get much snow at all. foggy mornings and sunday afternoons. that will be the pattern for the week. >>marty: ahead in southern california, for more cars were set on fire last night in los angeles. three dozen fires have been set since friday. they have been in and around the north hollywood area. police are still trying to figure out if the car fires are related to this string of arsons. authorities say they will rest until the suspect is brought to justice. the fate
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of many gop presidential hopefuls addressed with an enormous number of undecided voters in iowa. the caucuses are coming up on tuesday. mitt romney and ron paul are in a statistical dead heat. newt gingrich appears to be losing ground as well rick santorum, a favorite of social conservatives is surging. those dynamics can change quickly between now and tuesday. a poll finds that 31 percent of likely voters are undecided. some of them say they still might change their minds. ron paul is losing ground with voters in iowa, unlike his supporters he spent the weekend at his home in texas and made the rounds on many talk shows. here is what he had to say about why i what
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is so important. >> we are a few days before an import election. some people say, why does i will have some much clout? it has such free meeting. it is sending a message around the country. paul said he would like to finish first or second. >>marty: in 2011 was a year of policy winds and challenges. a terrorist leader was captured and killed and campaign promises are criticized. >> to dow's 11 brought foreign policy successes for president obama. the hunt for bin-laden came to a close. >> the united states has conducted an operation that has killed osama bin-laden. >> an end to a controversial war and a campaign promise kept. >> as promised, the rest of our troops will come home by the end of the year. after
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nearly nine years, america's war and a rock will be over. >>reporter: since december, violence has rocked the country. >> it is clear that this decision of the complete whole aisles of united states troops in iraq was dictated by politics and not national security interests. >> the same critics are against withdrawn the troops by the end of 2014 as well as his policy towards israel. a speech the president gave in may prompted netanyahu to lecture president obama in the oval office. >> it is real is repaired to make agreements but it cannot go back to the 1967 lines.
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>> there must be no doubt that the united states welcomes change that it insists self-determination and opportunity. >>reporter: in march the president authorized u.s. planes to assist nato military missions to protect the libyan people from maummar gaddafi. >> left unchecked we have every reason to believe gaddafi would commit atrocities against people. republicans have reserved their sharpest criticisms for the president's policy toward the run. some candidates have described his posture towards enemies as appeasement. that word does not go over well at the white house. remember, it is
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>>vicki: if you find yourself along highway 17 and los gatos there is a call road house. it used to be a stagecoach stop. >> you could saddle up to the bar and have yourself a wonderful handcrafted beer. >> my goal was to keep it simple and have the best barbecued you could ever have. we have brought in a seven time world champion barbecue chef. smoking gives the flavor you would not
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believe. in here is our upstairs banquet room featuring a 300 year old bar. >>vicki: is it true that this was once a cat house? >> i believe so. in los gatos, vicki liviakis, kron4 news. >>marty: the search is on a 45 year-old who killed a boy in oakland. plenty of sunshine in the central tower. a full forecast straight ahead. we will be right back.
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>>marty: this here is a double live look outside. plenty of sunshine. breezy and overcast conditions. overall, a great way to start a brand new year with warmer temperatures in the forecast. dan rubin is here to sort everything out for us. >>dan: we have a very clear skies out there, a little bit of haze in the distance. we had a pretty chilly morning, definitely some patchy fog as since receded. for the most part, there is any. for tonight, the fog will come back, so will the chilly temperatures. that will be a pattern that will work he quite a bit drop the week.
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66 expected for their raiders and chargers game. the one will be 7 mi. per hour of the northeast. 70 expected in the south bay. 72 expected four los gatos. 63 in half moon bay, 69 in redwood city. 66 expected for oakland. in the north bay, not much worse. 65 expected in richmond. in san francisco, we might actually break 65 in most areas. we have made it 60 degree temperatures continuing through the week.
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we should stay above freezing for the most part. no rain in the forecast. >>marty: in oakland, police are still looking for a gunman who killed a five year-old boy this weekend. gabriel martinez was shot near 55th and international boulevard on friday night. he was hit in the stomach and died soon after at children's hospital in oakland. this is video of the scene. the boy's parents on the talk of a truck where the shooting happened. there were working at the time. the gunman walked up, or food and as he waited, he started shooting. dozens of people gathered at local churches to mourn his death and two other children who were killed in is oakland shootings last year. >> it is a sad day when you have three toddlers that were killed in one year. >> we need more police and more resources for these young people to break the
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cycle. >>marty: police are looking for two persons of interest, an african- american man and woman in their 20s that were last seen fleeing in the light colored for gore american model sedan. also in oakland, a march and rally on the third anniversary of the oscar grant shooting. it was back on new year's day 2009 if when former for officer: johannes mehserle shot his firearm instead of his taser at the fruitvale bart station. france later died today of the is wistfully phosphorous demands slaughter innocent. these markets for its faltering economy back from new this morning, a 15 year old boy is seriously injured after being hit by a drunk driver earlier today in petaluma at the intersection of east washington and even street. the teenager was in a crosswalk when he was hit. the driver of the vehicle was 20 years old and
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admitted to police that he had been drinking. a preliminary blood alcohol level showed that he was almost twice the legal limit. the victim is expected to survive. that could mean big trouble for the driver if convicted. people who have three or more dui is can have their license suspended for up to 10 years. children riding in cars in california will have to remain in a booster seat until their eight years old or taller than 4 ft. 9 in.. people under 18 are now prohibited from using ultraviolet tanning devices. doctors can't still prescribe the use of these devices when medically necessary. in the meantime, no more alcohol purchases as of checkout lines fit into the bay area's largest city is ushering in a new ban on plastic bags. craig skalar is to and as live as save mart in san jose with that
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part of the story. >> this is a reusable bag you now have to use otherwise paperbacks like this one. plastic tags are standing in san jose's. this is one of the bags that save mart is offering. those for its say it is environmentally friendly. we will show you pictures from earlier where the self checkout stand is one of those key locations. this is an area with a state law on a band for buying alcohol without a direct one-on-one with an attendant. you have to show your id. that is another law that will have a direct effect when you go to digress for a store. that is a way of keeping underage people from buying alcohol.
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the sky is one of money they can no longer used plastic bags. if you want to use paper bags like this one, it will cost you a dime for each bag. this law is a part of san jose's law. it is a disincentive. even though it is more environmentally friendly, as they do not want those in the landfills. it is going to be hard on businesses to do this. san jose is a city of a million people. they will need a lot of these bags otherwise there will have to buy them. >>craig: how our customers responding to the new law? >> the ones i have spoken to
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our is positive about it. it is something that they are either on board from the start or they will get used to it. i have spoken to four-five people and they all have been positive about the idea that it is environmentally friendly. >>marty: at today's san francisco minimum wage goes up. it was previously $9.92 an hour. it is not $10.24 an hour. coming up we will surely celebrations across the country as we take a live look outside. a beautiful start to the day of iran a year. we will be right back furious this
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2012 peacefully in the bay area. that was the celebration at the san francisco symphony, the kron4 special to say goodbye to 2011 and welcome to downfall. it was hosted by gary ravage and catherine heenan. it happened at pier 29. by the way, you can watch the entire broadcast on line at www.kron4.com. hist there was a lot of neon and the lights in las vegas. since it was packed with an estimated 300,000 people who danced to music surrounded by casinos and fireworks. sfax heading east, a giant peach welcomed in the new year in atlanta and georgia. it 20 current anarchy to drop was headlined by the ruin
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chances. the 800 lbs. peaches descended just seconds before midnight. in florida, that is not a crystal ball. a giant orange covered in lights. coming up on the kron4 news weekend and we'll have more news including the biggest tax losers for to death 11. in the meantime, a live look outside in the east bay and walnut creek were the fog is lifting these areas this qr
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in prices is going towards an upgrade of you to the safety systems and customer service centers. officials are saying that the rate increase is lower than u.s. consumer prices. the weather is worth talking about. a real art to the brand new lawyer. >>dan: it is going to be a great day to go out and get some lunch. here is a shot from the roof in san francisco. have you have a spare the air date. that is the one caveat. throughout the evening, a dry sweater and pattern. we were hoping for rain, it does not look like that what happened. for now we have foggy mornings and sunday afternoons. that will be the rekeyed drop the week. high temperatures
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kron47 day around the day forecast, we talked about the weather pattern family will have sunny afternoons. 60s for the most part for of the week. >>dan: and seven california, investigators are behind to at least 35 suspected arson fires. there were four cars set ablaze overnight in and around the north hollywood area for. authorities are still trying to find of person who is behind of hilarious and is calling the fire department fan held a press conference where the ashore residents the entire staff is out there patrolling in fighting these fires. they are also asking wrote her help in catching the are secreted >> we have footfalls of varying we're working diligently with all of our cooperative agencies fear of the county and city to make
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sure that this is not going to fill be an incident that will continue on. it is a time for neighbors to get together and support any suspicious activities. >>marty: one of the suspected arson fires damaged the home of jim morrison. for >> the current owner of the house known as flustered after a jim morrison tune is trying to come to terms with the end of this legendary house. you can see how the fire started in a neighbor's parked car and spread to the house that jim morrison lived in with his girlfriend. she is the one song is about.
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>> i stayed here for six months while i was redoing my house. it is a great energy. >> the house has gone through several names. jim morrison used to hang out here all the time with his friends. >> it is sad. it is said to think that some crazy person for a firebomb inside of a car and created this incredible mess.
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