jackie spier and state senator leland yee their offices are both in this building but they're not on the floor that caught fire. at this point we believe that their offices are ok. take a look at the scene behind me the firefighters remain on scene. this fire broke out at about 3:00 p.m. on the 11th floor of the building. we believe that a property management company leases the floor. there is a lot of smoke and water damage and fire damage on the floor. fire officials tell me that the fire sprinkles on the floor were able to put these fires out within minutes. the cause may have been an electrical. >> it is under investigation but we justin

the deputy fire marshal up their they said it was electrical in nature some kind office appliance. a printer, or computer is unconfirmed. >>reporter: at this point there were evaluations take a look at the building behind me. 4 people on of these floors. fire officials tell me it was not as busy because to date people have this day off because it is the day after new year's. everyone made it out ok. there were not any injuries but the fire officials tell me it will be several hours before people are allowed back in the building. >>catherine: friends and family of a little boy killed in a shooting over the weekend are holding a candlelight vigil. this five-year zero was killed near his family's taco trucks. j.r. stone joins us live in oakland with an update on the story. >>reporter: it has been a very difficult day for everyone, it has been a very difficult few days for

everyone in this east oakland community. if you look into the distance you can see the memorial set up. you can see some of the teddy bears, the flowers and the different channels. this has grown at day-by-day all for the young boy. as you look at the video, you can see some of the pictures, so many people have come out here and so many people are looking at this. this is gabriel martinez jr., he lost his life. i have been talking with a number of people in the community and at this point the killer is still on lose. a number of people in the community believe that this could have been a crime of revenge. >> it sounds to me that this is sort of like a revenge, and one of the person stated that the shooter said i will get you where it hurts. >>reporter: back out here live, you can see some people who came to pay their respects. there is a vigil

been held at 6:30 p.m.. i will let you know, i know that a number of family members were out here earlier this afternoon. i was talking to them and they just shook their heads saying that this has been a very difficult few days. i talk with the police earlier, the police say they're still working in hoping for the community members to come forward with information that could help them in this case. reporting live in east oakland i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>catherine: and i iraq war veteran guns down a park ranger and then flees on foot into the deep snow. today search helicopter spotted the body of the shooter, benjamin barnes was face down in the snow wearing only a t-shirt and one sneaker. >>catherine: more than 200 federal and local officers took part in the massive manhunt that began around 10:30 a.m. monday morning. barnes refuse to stop a

safety check point. it was set up to make sure that park visitors had chains on their tires. one ranger took off in pursuit and another came from an opposite direction. barnes shot her before she was able to get out of her car. >> they manage to get a small team together and get her out of the line of fire. unfortunately she lost her life. >> she was a kind person, she was a hard worker. the kind of person that always had a smile. >>catherine: out barnes had had trouble ever since he turned from my rack one year ago the mother of his child applied for a restraining order describing him as a suicidal and having post- traumatic stress. police said he fled mount rainier after shooting four people. >> we found other weapons

on him as well. >>catherine: with an armed and dangerous fugitive on the loose, rangers began to evacuate the park. my 3:30 a.m., 125 visitors and 17 staff members had been escorted to safety. overnight they use the equipment to lead detective body heat. this morning after 24 hours after andersons murder, they found his corpse. >>catherine: fbi agents said there was no sign of violence and the gunman appeared to have died from exposure. and one person recovering after being hurt in a building fire. 10 people were left homeless. this is the scene late last night. as you can see, the flames are on the top of the buildings. crews say that the fire's spread to three buildings. will tran is at the scene. >>reporter: the cause of the fire is still under

investigation but they are extremely lucky because the flames were going straight in the year as opposed to the side. but to write homes received the most damage. when the flames escaped they went straight up into the ear. had they gone to the left, or the right, it could raise down the block and damage even more homes. the homes were so close to each other all they had to do with a jump from home to home, that he even called for reinforcements earlier than he normally would have been because there were extra firefighters here they were able to contain this to just three homes. the cause of the fire is under investigation, the could take some time but the good news is that the homes will not have to be not down. the structure is fine although they have to do a lot of remodeling.

>>jacqueline: a live look outside from mount tancam, we already see some fault up into the hills. the clouds will be rolling back in and here's a look at the storm tracker for radar. we have a little bit of clear skies but the clouds will move right back then overnight. that will help to keep temperatures warmer during the overnight hours. we have 54 the most part but still 61 in napa, 56 in san francisco, 55 in san jose and we have 54 in hayward. now we have clouds moving in overnight and some fog. as we head into tomorrow afternoon, we have a decrease in cloud coverage and warmer temperatures expected. i will have a look you begin forecast coming up in just a moment. >>catherine: state lawmakers

return to the capital to tackle a variety of issues. most of them are connected to the state budget problems. dan kerman joins me with a look at what's ahead. they have a lot to figure out. want to save money, protect revenue and save homeowners. the pension reform says that the retirement system is underfunded. they want to require government workers to pay more under their pension in health care. >>catherine: good luck are moving into the next point of this thing that is about generating revenue. one proposal talked about legalizing online gambling. and oftentimes, one proposal

in this case we have had to proposals all about legalizing online gambling. they said this could generate anywhere from $1 billion to $6 billion over the next six to 10 years. depending on which proposal we are talking about. the main difference is that one deals with online poker and at the other is that the other allows online poker as well as other types of gambling. and then we move into protecting homeowners in their own physical crisis. tonight at 6:00 p.m. we will get other legislation having to do with park closures and high-speed rail and how that all plays into the budget. >>catherine: coming up, one of the bay area's strictest smoking ban is being enforced. we'll look in lme and find out what smokers and nonsmokers think about. the squirrel monkey stolen

from the san francisco zoo is back home. we have what investigators say about his mysterious death. now i elected the excitement surrounding the team's big week in for the 49ers, that is ahead.

today will be caught-- charged with austi--with arson they said the fire stopped when the man was detained. >>reporter: los angeles fire crews an arson investigators responded to nearly one dozen car fires or just after monday. on day four of the l.a. arson spree, the number of fires and fire exceeded 50. some of those blazes spread to structures including apartments. residents were terrified.

>> with this new form of urban terrorism that we are seeing in our community... >>reporter: sunday officials released this video of the many emerging from an underground parking garage in hollywood announcing that they want to speak with him. >> the task force's work together around clock and currently reviewing more than 100 clews mapping out the sequences of the fires that occurred interviewing hundreds of witnesses and canvassing the 53 fire scenes and the part of this active investigation. >>reporter: monday morning and men resembling the one in the tape was spotted by a sheriff's deputy. he was taken into custody for questioning and then the arson spree stopped. >> we have not had any additional fires in the last two to three hours. >>reporter: what inference can we draw from that? >> it is too early to speculate. >>reporter: as he sat

smiling in the back of a patrol car, investigators placed under arrest. he was suspected to be charged with arson later in the day. they say the men may have had disputes with immigration officials over an issue involving a relative. one firefighter was injured during this four day spree. no civilians were hurt. authorities say they will continue patrolling monday night. >>reporter: the arson spree has cost at least $2 million in damage according to the mayor. and there are frayed nerves throughout several of the los angeles communities. >>catherine: a tragic star to the new year for one family in georgia, a three month old boy was killed when suv crashed into his home. police say the baby was sleeping in a living room when the suv ran a stop sign and drove right through the house. the driver is facing several charges including vehicular homicide and reckless

driving. three children are home after being rescued from an icy river in utah. rescue crews tried to pull them out of the car and they eventually did. the children's father was driving when he lost control the car. a former police officer had--had to shoot the went out to rescue the children spent the night in hospital recovering from hyperthermia there are expected to be ok. the new year is off to a frosty in messy start in michigan. heavy snow and wind has made things very dangerous. salt trucks have been now, a lot of the side streets are icy. a winter storm warning is in affect for counties along lake michigan. more snow is expected tomorrow there could be at least more than 1 ft. of new snow. >>kimberlee: with the iowa caucus set for tomorrow the republican presidential hopefuls are turning to the web and social media as weapons. first of lt. ronnie his digital team has been hard at work they released a youtube video explaining the

caucus and how to vote. they posted behind the scenes pictures as he toured the state. now let us take the next video, ron paul has a huge following. his campaign was to tap into the precious resources. his web site features a donation drive with the goal of raising $6 million to win in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, florida and nevada. now take this last video, visitors to rick santorum website will find his i was surprised money bomb donation paid complete with a countdown to the iowa caucus and he has featured photographs on facebook. includes a hunting trip in iowa hoping to appeal to gun and hunting enthusiasts. coming up i will have a look at how the rest of the candidates are making a big push on the web

in hopes of winning an iowa. >>jacqueline: tomorrow it will be a little bit warmer than what we saw today. temperatures will be a little bit warmer thanks to the clouds and by noon, we will see the clouds decrease in. by 3:00 p.m. we have mostly sunny skies and temperatures are a little bit warmer than today mostly in the '60s. as you head out the door tomorrow morning we have fog expected up through the north bay. we have cloudy conditions through the rest of the bay area. >>jacqueline: into the afternoon temperatures will rebound nicely mainly in the '60s. >>jacqueline: we have low sixties for the inland valleys and the north bay as well. now a liquor your satellite and radar picture,

we did see a storm out to the north, the cloud coverage is pushing through right now. we will have a brief break in the clouds, but as you can see there is another storm right offshore that will be moving in overnight. we will not see any rain out of this, and we have not seen a cloud of rain so far this season. here's a look at the rainfall totals through the december months. we have almost 5 in. of rain in santa rosa, a little over three in oakland. we have under 2 in mountain view, san jose, and livermore. all of these totals are well below where we should be at this time. >>jacqueline: it does not look like we will be seen any rain any time tips-- anytime soon. now indicate

your seven day around the bay. we have mild conditions expected for this weekend and sunny skies. >>catherine: traffic is flowing just fine in both directions on the golden gate bridge. at the san mateo bridge, traffic is moving well. stay with us, we will be back after the break.

>>catherine: there are new details about the murder in san jose area, and i'd say a woman has been killed in-- withh a machete type weapon. crudes are trying to figure out what caused a war main break in the east made. and this was his and they have ignored the kron intersection of willow avenue. there was a drop in order pressure. and some customers reported getting

dirty water and crews had to shut off the line from a creek the is-quarter lead into a nearby creek will be right back.

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are still trying to figure out who stole the spider monkey from the san francisco zoo. and then says

he found a 17 year-old squirrel monkey in stern grove and managed to get him into his backpack when asked, the zoo's works person says the truth is stranger than fiction but they're happy to have the spider monkey back. now we explain how the zoo is stepping up security. >>reporter: final repairs are being made to the fence where the suspect cut through the sense of the zoo with a spider monkeys were kept. they have doubled the number of security guards patrolling during the graveyard shift, instead of just two guards and during the graveyard shift they will now have four. >>reporter: you can see by this sign that is to already have security cameras in place but after last week's break in some have been repositioned. they say despite the upgrade is impossible to make the park

100 percent secure. >> when it comes to an act of vandalism and motivate criminals that want to do something regardless of how many people you have 1 ft., or how many people are watching if someone is motivated to commit a crime they will do it. >>catherine: visitors to they have seen an empty cage and the signs that said bananas sam is back. but he is being quarantined justin casey picked up any illnesses. 2011 was a violent year, the city has seen the largest crime rate in a quarter-century. jeff bush breaks down the numbers and tell us what the city is doing about it. >>reporter: the most notable homicide came in in november when a big roar respect shot and killed veteran police officer jim capoot. the murder shook the city of a label to its core. many of them looked up to officer capoot they were devastated by his passing. there was a

total of 18 homicides in vallejo for 2011 the second highest rate in 2000 years --and 200 years. but now compare that to los homicide count in 1997 to the board murdered in vallejo in that year. the police department as well as most city agencies saw massive cuts in the last three years. but all that changed in november when the city emerge out of bankruptcy. federal and state grants have also help with the police budget. creative staffing had been put into place and partnering with the sheriff's department other agencies were put into place during the year. we have seen improvement in police services for the future and that is good news it is something that the citizens of vallejo are in need of. >>catherine: the trough for a man suspected of killing a

man and his two sons will be taking place. prosecutors say it was a member of the ms 13 gang who mistakenly thought that one of the man's sons was a rival gang member. he was an illegal immigrant he was not reported at the time because he was a juvenile at the time of the killings. a tough new ban on smoking in public places taking effect today in the city of alameda. current charles clifford was in the east bay with details. >>reporter: starting monday january 2nd it is illegal to smoke cigarettes along sidewalks and the commercial area of alameda. smoking is now banned in the outdoor seating sections of bars, restaurants and coffee shops. it does not stop there, under the new law and no one who will be allowed to smoke in public parks, trails, sports fields, or even here at the beach. smoking will also be prohibited within 20 ft. of any doors or windows of a multi unit rental complex

and luck landlords must: no smoking signs and remove ashtrays from existing smoking areas. but this only applies to our future building existing complex have another year to comply. this city since this is all necessary for health reasons. >> this is a public safety issue because secondhand smoke has proven to make it- a health impact. so this only applies to secondhand smoke does not apply specifically to smoking behavior. >>catherine: if it seemed there had been more security year days you are right. the last time there were this many was about five it ago quarter to the air quality experts. we look at what that means for people with wood burning fireplaces. >>reporter: so far this year they have until calls her security air base. last

winter, they're only a few. we caught up with the spokesperson for the day-to- day in quality management district see how close we are to a ban on log burning fireplaces in our area. that story's coming up at 6:00 p.m. and >>catherine: the 49ers of one to the playoffs. rob fladeboe has reaction from fans who say it is about time. >>reporter: prolong suffering and cell wall playoff drought and the bay area is over and no one is one-half about that. members of the so-called 49ers faithful. a small but persistent loyal fans and been to get out and letting go waited patiently outside of the 49ers take a walk in santa clara hoping for a high five or perhaps an autograph. as they left practice, the players were only too happy to oblige. this fan was able to snag

the autograph of her favorite 49er, no. 85. >> i am happy to see them succeed in adding these guys were working hard i think it is their time. >> i am elated, i am so excited it's hard to put in words. >> to have to want it, you have to have that will to want to win, the hundreds want to win. >>reporter: fans have two weeks to with a game face on after the 49ers are in a first-round bye. day will return to action in two weeks. her >>catherine: the new is not so high for the raiders carried their playoff hole in it when they lost to the charges. three touchdown passes to come san diego guard crews and to much for the raiders to overcome some of the denver broncos will win the nfc with are based on a tie-breaker. her home

to the off-season trade for carson palmer did not pan out as the raiders lost four of their last five games. oakland has not made the playoffs since 2002. all and the bustle gowns and palo alto is that stanford will prevail over oklahoma state in the fiesta bowl. who is also likely to be final college football game quarterback and some luck. the fans' talk about his legacy as they waited for the game to begin at the olin rose >> i need to convince i commend that the second is different was unfortunate to

be changing anytime soon. some cloud coverage today as

the storm passed as to the north but we will definitely stay dry as we head into the week included while taking the air current conditions, temperatures are starting to cool. they will stay mild overnight where it and get on track for radar. some cloud that moved in earlier today cut the school record during big we have more clout here right forestalling the overnight hours. this will keep us more mild into tomorrow morning. in the to your forecast for tomorrow, there are areas of clout and some fault in places as well like the north bay. or it was a department cut into the 12:00 hour. and later a decrease in file coverage and temperatures will warm up. we're not expecting much rain out this week. take it that the rainfall totals locally. removed when >>catherine: and world news, the situation is getting even more tense. iran who is claiming to have test fired a long-range anti-ship

missile. they sit hit its intended target and two more missiles, and due to be tested. we will be in the exercise of about one week ago. court,, him and people in thailand or the an evacuated after a third day of serious concern about landslides and fill areas. news flash flooding has destroyed roads and bridges a lot of them are impassible cutting off hundreds of households, one of households firepower-- clearly 800 people have died and 60 have been affected. nasa is getting back into the movie business. for the orbiters are now circling the moon, they reach the moon's orbit to begin more than three months after being locked. scientists are hoping that this will help them to create a map of the moon's gravitational field clinton from and they will not actually getting information until march from the spacecraft are circling 34

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>>catherine: the fha is looking for an unlikely source to help stabilize the housing market. a multibillion-dollar tax credit has expired after three decades. we have the details. >>reporter: the transportation department is ushering in the new year with new rules on advertising. in the past and advertised fares were at one price but they raise the price of the to get 20% or more an additional charges. the new rule cars airlines to include all taxes and

fees in their advertised fares. they're not required to include optional baggage fees and charges for food and on board entertainment. policies are set to go on effect january 26th. and real-estate investors that buy houses cheeping quickly sell them at a profit got a break from the federal housing administration they hope extended a waiver of the anti flipping regulations through 2012 will help to stabilise housing prices and unload some foreclosures. it suspends regulations that prohibit the fha for securing mortgages that are used to purchase homes that are bought and sold in less than 90 days. a tax credit expired over the weekend after more than 30 years of subsidies totaling more than $20 billion the tax break allocated to refiners and mixed ethanol gasoline cost the government nearly $6 billion in 2011 the area --into 2011.

>>jacqueline: chrysostom clouds pushing through, it was all went up to the north, we had a little bit of cloud coverage but no rain. it has been very dry out there so far this evening. we had the driest december on record take a look at what we should have gone on this, did you write for a half inches of rain unification of got morgan 6 in santa rosa, in nearly 10 and in fairfield and stephenson and let him and a half in jest,, and that is under what would normally sit here we will stay that way as we head into january month. cuffs at least for america to brazil can't take a look at the weather headlines we have some clouds will be in overnight and some fault in the north bay. tomorrow there'll be a decrease in cloud coverage and warmer temperatures. we will stay dry through the

weeks. pictures take a look at temperatures for tomorrow morning, the future forecast keeps it very mild out there tomorrow morning with the cloud coverage moving in. only santa rosa and fairfield are in the 30's. i think it will be slightly cooler than this. into the afternoon, temperatures are warm in nicely we have the upper 50s and of the '60s nearly everywhere by 3:00. here is a look at temperatures as you head out the door tomorrow morning. we have 42 in concord, 37 fairfield, 46 san francisco, 42 mt. view and 42 down in san jose. we have some of the thirties in los gatos in morgan hill. into the afternoon this will be a really nice living have sunshine and some dental we in the '60s by the afternoon hour.

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>>catherine: the person that killed a five-year old boy last friday is still on the loose. tonight community

members are holding a vigil. this is a photograph of the little boy. he was shot near his parents taco stand it happened an open friday night. j.r. stone is following this story he joins us live from east open with the latest. >>reporter: it has been a very difficult few days here in this community. this vigil will start around 30 minutes or so. as in the coffin to the distance, we can see all the candles at this memorial. you can see the young ones that have come out here. there are a lot of families that have come out here to show their respects. people are tired of the violence. i do want to show you some of the video that we shot this afternoon. this is a picture of martinez that you see you may remember on friday, he was shot while standing at his parents' taco stand. today family and friends were out there paying their respects for most of the dead. this is what look

like through the weekend. people just keep coming out here because this has been such a tragic story. many told me today that the boy did not deserve what he got. they say the violence has to stop. >> my world stopped and i could not believe it was another baby that had his life taken away over someone that is out here doing what they want to do and has no heart, or no feelings towards what the parents or the children will go through. he is still out here, who knows if he is driving by the we are all scared and we know that justice will be served. >>reporter: in the distance you can see some of the candles that are being lit. many of the people standing here are lighting the candles as well. this is a vigil that is set to take place at 6:30 p.m. but it is obviously already happening right now. a very sad few days here in east oakland. reporting live in east oakland i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>catherine: to our

developing story out of san mateo, reggie kumar is live on the scene of a building fire. that building i understand does house the offices of some legislators. >>reporter: that is right catherine we believe the high rise building behind me has the opposite will for all jackie's career in leland yee, but we believe the officers were unaffected because the offices are located on a different floor than where the fire was broken out at. the fire is out. tickets the video from this afternoon. san until firefighters responded to a fire about 3:00 p.m. on the 11th floor. the evacuate everyone in the building and since there was a holiday there were not many people inside. a property management of the leases the entire 11th floor. they say it's fire sprinklers put the fire out within minutes. people working on the top floor smelled smoke and a half--they had to climb 15

flights of stairs to evacuate. >> we heard an announcement on the loudspeaker telling us to evacuate the building so we all came down the stairs. and you could kind of smell the smoke and you could see some war falling and then we just evacuated the building. >>reporter: no one was injured because of the fire is still being investigated the fire chief said it may have been electrical, possibly a printer or a computer that malfunction. >>catherine: state lawmakers will be back at it this week in dealing with california's budget problems. then occur in joins us with a look at what is ahead. >>reporter: and they will be dealing with a number of issues related to the budget including legislation. but there are a few others one has to do with the high- speed rail project. the legislature must approve a

$9 billion in voter approved bonds if the project is to continue. it is more than double the $98 million and the governor's they support the plan and some feel like this should be reconsidered before the bonds are sold. >>catherine: the governor wants to close a lot of state parks is he reconsidering? >>reporter: he is now reconsidering one of the lawmakers want to put the brakes on this whole plan they say we need a physical review and the governor is talking about closing 70 of the state parks but she wants to put the brakes on this and that is another piece of legislation that we might see. >>catherine: i think it is interesting that they want to make on-line poker legal. >>reporter: yes we are talking about two different plans, it could range anywhere from $1 billion to $6 billion depending on the proposal. i guess the question depends on whether

not the state wants to get into this kind of business. >>catherine: a tough ban on smoking in public places takes effect today. charles clifford was in the east bay with details. >>reporter: under alameda's new expanded ban on smoking is now illegal to smoke cigarettes along sidewalks in the commercial areas of alameda like on park street. smoking is also banned in the public areas as well. it applies to public parks, trails, sports field, public markets, fairs, and here at the beach. smoking is also prohibited within 20 ft. of any doors and windows of a multi unit rental complex. the lme a mayor says that this law is put in place to protect public health. >> this is clearly a public safety issue because secondhand smoke has a proven negative health impact. so it does not

specifically apply to smoking behavior just secondhand smoke. >>reporter: they say the city had support for the ban, but on the streets today there was opposition. >> i think they're trying to make it a lot cleaner but it is discriminatory toward smokers because if you say you cannot smoke in parks and the beach, that is a little bit weird to me. >>catherine: this is a three alarm fire one person was injured, 10 people were displaced. people were forced from their homes were sheltered at the park police station and a nearby home. firefighters in the biggest problem is that all the homes affected were attached. there are new details about a san jose homicide. police say woman kill with a machete type weapon has been identified as 65 your old yvonne kirk. this is a photograph of the woman suspected of killing her. police say they're

still looking into the relationship between the two. the murder happened around 11:00 p.m. friday night. >>jacqueline: it was a little bit cooler out there today but temperatures will stay mouth overnight with the clout continuing to stream through the bay area. to the jews are still in the '50s, upper 50s in fairfield in concord. 54 in hayward, 55 in san jose and 56 in san francisco. as we take a look at storm tracker for radar with the clouds streaming through earlier today. we have more clout on the way to keep us a little more mild overnight. with all these clouds pushing through, we have rain to the north but no rain over us. it has been very dry out there and the driest december on record. taken into the rainfall totals under one-tenth of an inch of rain. we need a lot more than that, usually we get over 6 in. in santa rosa almost 3 in. is san jose and

4 1/2 inches in oakland. we obviously didn't even come close to that it looks like we will stay dry through january. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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>>catherine: states say they have found the body of an hour route war veteran that is suspected of gunning down a park ranger on new year's day. his body was found in an icy stream. that was 12 hours after he shot this ranger. the shooting forced hundreds out of the park while hundreds of state and federal

authorities carried out the men hunt. >> we were able to reach the body that was in deed deceased. >>catherine: he is also suspected of shooting four people at a new year's eve party the mother of his one- year-old child describe him as a violent and suicidal. in georgia, a tragic start to the new year for one family a three month old boy was killed when suv crashed into his house. police say the baby was sleeping in the living room with his mother and brother when the suv ran a stop sign and drove right through the house. the other baby in the passenger in the suv were taken to hospital, they are expected to be ok the driver faces several charges including vehicular homicide and reckless driving. a daring rescue in utah, three children were trapped in an icy river. this is after the car

skidded off the road. at least nine people jumped into the freezing water to try and save them. you are looking at the aftermath of the crash. the first man on the scene a former police officer the use his gun to shoot out of the car windows. the children were treated for hypothermia and they have been released. dozens of black birds fell dead from the sky an arkansas. this is being blamed on the new year's fireworks in the same area last year about 5000 black birds were found dead. they died after apparently flying into buildings and other stationary objects. the birds that died this year are still being tested. >>jacqueline: war cloud coverage will be stream in overnight tonight. and this afternoon, we did see some sunshine later this afternoon with the clouds sitting right off shore. we also will see fall overnight and temperatures will be kept a lot warmer thanks to the cloud coverage. by noon tomorrow we have decreasing clouds and partly cloudy

skies temperatures warming to the upper 50s. so here is a look at morning temperatures. again they're being kept a little more mild than to the cloud coverage that is moving in overnight. >>jacqueline: a warmer day out there for the afternoon we have decreased cloud coverage and mostly sunny skies. by 3:00 temperatures are in the '60s nearly bay area wide. upper 60 down of los gatos and morgan hill. 63 in san jose, 60 in oakland, 60 also in san raphael. we have 63 degrees in santa rosa and 58 in richmond. here is a mature satellite and radar pictures here is the storm moving up to the north. we stayed dry out there today and just some cloud coverage. in the bit of a break from the clouds expected this evening. war cloud coverage is expected to move an overnight as another storm

takes it right to the northwest. we have not seen much rain so far this season and to give that the rainfall totals today. for nearly a half inches in santa rosa, about 3 in. in san bruno and then to have down in san jose in just under 2 in. in livermore. these rainfall totals are not nearly where they should be for this time of year. only 39 percent of where we should be in oakland, 36 percent of where we should be in san francisco. >>jacqueline: it does not look like we will see any more rain at least in the next week. take a look at our extended forecast we have mild conditions expected. this weekend we are expecting sunny and mild conditions. >>catherine: the season for spare the air day is in full effect. there have been more calls than usual for people to not to burn wood in their fireplaces. tomorrow air

quality workers will review the fire regulations. although we have had more severe the year days a spokesperson says a ban on wood burning fireplace is is probably not likely around here. >> there will be nothing that would be done statewide. it will be if a region is live at of compliance and they were having trouble meeting of federal health standards, that might be a consideration. that is not something that the bay area is looking at this point. we hope that people check before they burn and reconsider burning in their fireplaces at all. and, if they are going to use those fireplaces that the consider installing a natural gas logs. >>catherine: we are just one day from the iowa caucus. the republican presidential candidates have been doing everything they can to drum up support. mit romney is leading the polls. he attended a rally, his second of today he gave a few jabs to president obama saying

that he did not deliver on promises and he talked about job creation. >> the government does not create jobs free american people that is how we create jobs. how do that? i make america an attractive place for business. the head of coca-cola, did you see this? this is an american icon he said the this is in farming in china is better than the business environment here. that is what has happened under this president, i have small business people tell me every day that they still under attack by this administration. i want to get our employer tax rates competitive with other nations i want regulators to see their jobs as to encourage business and not to crush it. i will put a hold on every obama regulation and get rid of those that killed jobs in america. >>catherine: congressman ron paul and his son held a rally today. he says he believes the biggest issue this election year is

individual liberty. the latest polls show that he is in second place just behind romney. and rick santorum was in a city north of the morning. he's in third place. this decree big comeback because just a few weeks ago he had single- digit support. michelle bachman released a new campaign ad today that emphasizes her i war ruths and highlights her opposition to the president's health-care plan and raising the debt ceiling. she won the iowa straw poll in august but the numbers have been slipping. new gingrich is not doing well in iowa, the latest poll shows that he has lost support. now in fourth place and only 12 percent say they will vote for him. this same poll shows mit romney in the lead. newt gingrich now acknowledges that he probably will not win in iowa. >> i don't think i'm going to win if you look at the numbers. i think that volume of negativity has done enough damage. on the other hand, if the register's

right who knows what is going to happen? >>catherine: one candidate is not focus on iowa and all that is jon huntsman, jr. he is focused on new hampshire. he says that they send a message to the country about which canada is most electable. his poll numbers have gone up in recent weeks. mit romney is still well ahead. stay with us, we will be right back.

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>>catherine: the buzz is destined for will prevail. it is also likely to be the final college football game quarterback and to look. fence talked about his legacy as they waited for the game to begin at the old pro sports bar. >> i think it to the chants by coming back this year, stanford was very fortunate to have him. they certainly wouldn't-be in a bowl game

that there are now he had not stayed. >> he is an outstanding quarterback great hands, just outstanding. >> he made a better team, veteran leader, a better conference. >> i think there are outstanding i wish him the best and i hope he has a great nfl career. >>catherine: he passed up an opportunity to become pro deciding to come back to stanford for another year and this year he's expected to enter the nfl draft. >>kimberlee: today pasadena was filled with colorful floats. and there was an unofficial part of the parade that was not broadcasted the occupy the rose parade. hundreds of protesters marched in pasadena after the official rate was over. it was not televised it was all streamed live on-line an interesting protesters

carried 250 ft. long constitution filled with signatures and company icons. most of them carried banners and homemade signs, but look at this a couple dozen teamed up to carry a human for the called occupy octopus. this large sign reads we will occupy until you do the bidding of the many and not the few. some people started leaving the bleachers going to their cars, but most remain full. they gave marchers a healthy mix of cheers and jeers. will be back after this quick break. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash.

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>>catherine: new at 6:30 p.m. a 50 shot and killed and those they knew and loved him came together to pay their respects. and how the gop candidates are taking to the web for last- minute support and how showing support for one president to candid it turns into a big boost for singer kelly clarkson.

>>jacqueline: our current conditions are still in the fifties we are in for a mall--a more mile might deny any war week for the rest of the work week i will have details coming up at 6:30 p.m.. it

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young boy was shot and later died at the hospital. keep in mind, the shooter in this case is still loose. i talk with officers earlier this afternoon they say they need the community's help and they need more leads as investigators were busy at work trying to catch the suspect in this case. reporting live in east oakland i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>reporter: in san mateo a fire broke out in the high rise building on the 11th floor. jackie spear and state senator leland yee office are in these buildings. the offices were not affected because they are on a different floor. everyone inside was evacuated, there were no injuries and the sand until fire department believes the cost--the calls may have been electrical. >>reporter: in sacramento lawmakers will be back at it

this week dealing with pieces of legislation. there will be looking at the governor's pension reform proposal there is also a piece of legislation to the brakes on a plan to shut down state parks. there are also to revenue generating proposals that will make online poker legal. >>reporter: in san francisco, security has been stepped up at the zoo in the wake of a theft of one of its primates. the squirrel monkey known as banana sam was the last week and recaptured on the year's eve. since the theft, zoo officials have reposition their security cameras and they have doubled the number of security guards patrolling when the park is closed. instead of two guards making late night rounds they will now have four. here in the city of alameda, a tough new ban on smoking took effect on monday. smoking is now illegal on sidewalks and commercial areas as well as

the outside seating areas of bars and coffee shops. it is also banned at public parks, at the beach and within 20 ft. of public property and rental complexes. they say the bay is to reduce secondhand smoke that they consider a serious health hazard. in alameda there have been more spare the air dates in the bay area this winter season, so far there have been 12 and 8 exceed federal standards. >> this season we have had one of the driest december is that we have had many years. >>reporter: a spokesperson says in the bay area's biggest problem is wood smoke. but a ban on all wood burning fireplaces has not been discussed and is not likely. >>reporter: here in santa clara, the 49ers and their fans are back in the playoffs. the 49er faithful were camped outside of the

headquarters in santa clara hoping for a high five and perhaps an autograph or two from one of their favorite players as they left practice, one man is posting words of encouragement. the play of drought is over he says in the 49ers are going all the way. >>reporter: in vallejo the homicide rate for 2011 is the highest the city has seen in the last 25 years here live quit at 18 murder of last year which is the highest since 1993 when the city had a 30. part of the reasons for the spike in violence in the budget and staffing prices brought about by three long a bankruptcy. crew they are now increasing city staff and include for the police department. city leaders are hoping that the new year will be less a violent one in 2011. and won't recall and-but in tech news, 2012 will be a big year for gadgets i believe that apple will release on the market a

tv. in new ipad and a new iphone will come out amazon will release a new kindle fire tablet there is the place station vita, the new nintendo be. be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00 p.m. and my tech report also the new product.--and i will show the new products coming out and went to expect them. >>jacqueline: we saw rain up to the north out there today. cal--cloud coverage is through the bay area. they're starting to inch closer to the bay area right now we have no rain expected. as for the temperatures they will stay pretty mild overnight because of the cloud coverage. right now we're still in the '50s, 53 in san francisco, 53 in livermore, 51 an open in hayward and 55 now on view. it is a little bit warmer today because of the cloud coverage that will be moving in overnight. we have 46 an san francisco, 44

oakland, 42 concord, and we have nearly 60 everywhere. >>jacqueline: here is a mature extended forecast. we are staying dry all the way to the next seven days. we have mild conditions over the next several days. another storm passes us to the north and bringing a little more cloud coverage. no sunny skies are expected in the have warm temperatures in the '60s. >>jacqueline: we are back with a look at how the republican presidential hopefuls are using the web and social media to win tomorrow's caucuses in iowa. we will start out with newt gingrich, his facebook page offers many new tabs. this is a reference to the 10th amendment, this unique

platform allows users to vote on which issues that new gingrich should bring to the forefront of his campaign. he has built a very large online community of fans that interact with each other. let us take the next one, rick carey's web site has the 32nd video clip of his travel through the state and a call to action to get involved. now twitter is with his campaign has been fighting the hardest. teammate rick perry started asking supporters to donate money to basically on a slice of pizza to his iowa strike force headquarters. and the next deal, michelle box men's website--michelle bachman web site allows people to eat early register. an order, pictured at john him shire is asking

supporters to make sure his name is mentioned at least 1000 times on twitter each day. rooms warm--stay with us, more news after the break.

>>catherine: singer etta james has been in the hospital for weeks insatiate off a respirator and breathing on her own when she is in the last stages of terminal leukemia. her son says that she is conscious she's big new year's eve watching the ball dropped with her sons and her hospital room on new year's rally. her return franklin said she is going to marry her longtime boyfriend when it could happen this summer and miami beach with a reception on a private yacht. and singer kelly carson got a boost in sales when she gave a political boost to presidential candidate ron paul. her new album move from no. 38 to #seven all the fans roared through a about the

enforcement thereof said that kohl supports the death in a street has not stood up for equal rights for same- sex couples unit she later to be an apology in says that she supports him simply because he believed in less government come into force, we have a lot of football and then include the 49ers and reagan and family of college won't and absent from the grand canyon from all human error an item in --and vern is coming up with high winds.

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>>vern: a lot has happened in the last couple of days. the 49ers did when they had to. burn their first playoff game will be seen wearing 14th unit will be at candlestick park. click at this beautiful plate unit a fake field goal in a touchdown pass unit david a. rocker to michael crack treaty. akers does everything from a record he has the single scuba is in

the record in 44, and on defense, thrilled brown's debts in front, his second kick of the data niner's lead by as an attorney for. why must now let us hear, click. he showing his love. room >> room with i want to give as little as out to the fan's. and he's a much for your love and changes for supporting the san francisco 49 is here to war creek--and take you for supporting the san francisco 49ers. >>vern: everything fell into--fell in line for the raiders but in the end, then this could not hold it together. all they had to do

was stop the charges relate cannot stop the quarterback. the raiders defense did not show up today answer and there was a 30 to 26th loss. carson palmer was picked off so the raiders and finished the an iranian losing four of their last five games.--so the raiders finished losing 8 and 8. i'm-- >> we did not give in to stop and we did not make enough plays. >>vern: all your mama he had said it was my fault, it was my fault and yesterday we you know what, and that and on their players and you can't begin to date is correct, fans and recruiter to an nfl coach in firings, the rams to let go of

stealing,--of steve and to tampa bay late goal of up it raheem morris. want to miss a lot of the few games the you can lay on the hot and what it will games all day and not feel guilty about it. now let us heat with you all this, the rose bowl. an and pasadena's wisconsin and the oregon ducks. anthony got to touches all day in this the big room. recall him the black mamba, he goes 91 yds to tie this one up. team's upset a rose bowl record. and this is one with russell wilson and 18 yds strike. the badgers were in control. never the same

score fourth quarter raring thomas had 11 yds. the chip kelly and the ducks, they got their first rose bowl win since 1917. they won 45 to 38. the same record for most points scored in a game concluded and dill and hart jr., there was a coin flip, ohio state and florida. it would be the gators, a blocked punt, glanced toward pick up. eagles 14 yds for the touchdown. it and we'll get his gatorade shower as the gators are in control, 24 to 1703 on the buckeyes in india out that no reprieve for keratitis and when it's over time. georgia could've won the game there is but it is ride, it is still tied. third overtime to tie it this way is blocked him michigan state

winston my work 33 to 30 kama, war in nebraska and zero luther--nebraska and the old ball steve spurrier. that if you have the have to knock it down. he hangs on and the hail mary. south carolina since 16 to 13. and now exceed the city's only. houston against penn state. reclusive and lynn's work with a final 30 to 14. now when we come back, to my aunt of the.--i an exhaustive. the nhl is outdoors again, the warriors are running in the desert opinion combat and at last

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>>vern: the war years and were in senior today, and it was a man named on in the desert. and david lee was hospitalized and he cannot feel human who request had stephan curry and he only had 10. unit steve nash, also balance, kid is more him down and in humid air that might be the one game that they win. but now with his baseball mix with the nhl? citizens bank park in philadelphia to the new york rangers in the thick that view, that is terrific.

there were tied at 2 in the occurred, rangers and white, brad richards had a rebound shot and he now how tough he was a long he is that. the rangers win with a final of three to two. and we cannot move forward without looking back. here are just a few significant bay area sports items that we, the sports department picked from 2011. >> that's what to have to do at this level wind carried without excuse, without hesitation. losing is not an option. [music]

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[music] [music] >>vern: 13 and 3, the 49ers 13 and 3 and they will host their first playoff game. >>catherine: tickets go on sale tomorrow. >>vern: yes, and we will see who they play.

>>catherine: scalpers will have a field day. thank you everybody and we hope to see you at 8:00 p.m..

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