>>james: good morning it is tuesday morning. this is our roof camera you should see downtown san francisco but he cannot. it is awfully fall get out there.--foggy out there. >>erica: did morning james, --good morning james, it is definitely fall the up there.--it is definitely

foggy out there, it is so foggy that the chp has issued a traffic advisory. looking at the golden gate bridge as i want you from your weather headlines, you will see dense fog for the next several hours. as we head into the afternoon we will continue to see the high clouds and bricks of sunshine. it looks like everyone will make it into the low 60s. temperatures will pull back down into the '40's. see all the red on your screen north of santa rosa de that indicate a quarter mile of his ability. befall this bill in into the valleys along the coastline and the peninsula. we are monitoring this throughout the morning look like a church temperatures behalf of degrees for downtown san

francisco and 50 for half a million bay.--half moon bay. anticipate oakland to get up to 61 degrees. the same goes for hayward. >>erica: your kron4 seven day around the bay forecast shows plenty of 60 for the next few days. sunshine will be a prevalent but we will wake up to some morning fog. here in the traffic center we have several fog advisories issued around the bay area. potentially hazardous driving conditions are the chp says

try with a caution and be mindful of the cars in front of you. the message son has been activated at the san mateo bridge to warn drivers of the driving conditions. and south bound 101 has very few cars. as we take it over to the traffic map, no delays to speak up. no problems at the 580 heading down to emeryville. >>james: thank you erica. and june looks stanford career did not end with a victory that they hoped for. stanford missed

critical field goals at the end of regulation and in overtime that allowed the cowboys to win the game. he is still projected to be the no. 1 pick in the nfl draft. >>james: now on to the pros, the sales for tickets start today but very few will be available they say most of them have already been picked up by season ticket holders. >>reporter: by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning you should have your credit card out in your pointer finger a click away because there are only a few tickets and they're going to go fast. the cheapest is $119 and they go

up to $395. tack on another $19.50 in ticketmaster fees. fans say they will pay the big bucks to see the first 49ers playoff game continues.--playoff game in 10 years. tickets are already being sold on stubhub and nfl ticket exchange. prices are through the roof. if you have an extra mortgage payment laying around may be able to afford some. some are selling for $2,500 more than six times the face value. the highest ticket i found was on stubhub, $4,898. remember unless you are a

season ticket holder parking will set you back an extra $30. her room. >>james: in the meantime pg&e is preparing by installing new equipment in candlestick park. and they're trying to prevent the power outage from happening it--again. that was at the last 49 as long game. that black out happened twice. seeking a power outages and it was like out in pacifica in your took this video of a transformer explosion to says it happened in front of his home that transformer burned for about 10 minutes before the lunch final and snapped. it started a small fire. pg&e had to turn off the for--and power for 6000 people of a repaired it. and a jury selection begins today for a man who is

accused of killing a father and his two sons back in 2008. they say the murders may never have happened if the 24 year old had been turned over to immigration authorities to. >>reporter: on june 22, 200084 your old tony and his two sons or driving to their home in the excelsior district in san francisco after attending a family to keep it in fairfield. and they were at the corner with of a main card when a suspected or gang member who drove a committee or family car and allegedly shot and killed a father and two sons. prosecutors say he mistakenly thought that the suns were members of a rival gang. the murders or controversy who after it was discovered that ramos was an illegal immigrant and broke the law several times when he was a teenager and was never turned over to federal immigration authorities because of a loophole in the

lot. it required that undocumented juvenile offenders not be reported to the authorities. and he has been charged with three count of murder and special circumstances of the affiliate with a game and use of a firearm. 24 year- old pleaded not guilty is the city was driving the car but he told investigators and other men in the car pulled the trigger. regeneron >> there was a memorial for the little boy gunned down in oakland. gabriel martinez jr. was with his family at the top post and on international boulevard. they said the suspect ordered food and began shooting. people at the vigil said they are disgusted with the violence in east oakland. rarer >> the third and be within four months, this really hurts. it referred in the that i have to say it is a coward that would do something like this. >> in this little boy is with god now he is in peace

and god bless his family. >>james: the father of the little boy it was at the vigil a $25,000 award is being offered, at this point there are no arrests that have been made. room and storage is in los angeles have a man by the name of harry berdhart in custody, the 34 year-old german national record is% to be responsible for 53 fires of last week. we will have more on this story coming up. the tide now is nine minutes after 4:00 a.m.. we have a look at the james lick freeway. it is a foggy start this morning.

>>james: we are back, we're talking about this is in 2012. first contest of this

race is just got--holurs--hours away. >> this level of liquidity has been unprecedented that we have seen. bart i think that shows the seriousness of replacing barak obama. member her. >>james: her next tuesday, the candidates will face off in new hampshire primary. with the latest coverage on decision 2012 state to to kron4 and visit our web site. we will take a quick break and to have a full check of whether coming up again cleared of cents falk as recorded over a wide part

of the key area this morning. we will have the latest on that would erica coming up. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number anymore. all an identity thief may need are a couple of simple pieces of information, like your mother's maiden name or the city you were born in, and they could add their name onto your bank accounts in order to make your money their money. you need help. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock is the proactive identity protection company with an early warning alert system that is state of the art. when we detect any suspected breaches of your personal information within our network, we contact you right away, before the damage is done. lifelock has the most

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>>erica: pure satellite and radar to show a lot of cloud coverage headed our way. we do have some wet weather situated in the pacific northwest. the most we will get out of the storm system is maybe some clouds. other than that taking the caper

seven day around the bay forecast. we have high clouds in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine to go around. we will continue with the dry weather pattern as you look ahead at your we can we have temperatures that will make it into the upper 60s. here in the traffic center we are tracking several dense fog advisories for the bay area bridges. a live look shows not too many cars out there with metering lights to deal with. the fog is pretty heavy so certainly be aware of that with extra caution. be mindful of the cars in front of you. there is a dense fog advisory issued for the san mateo bridge and as we take over to the golden gate bridge south bound 101 their mantra in this bridge and we do not have any slowdowns so traffic is moving at the limit. coming at a marin

county will see top speeds over 65 mi. per hour coming from that 37 interchange. a great ride with no accidents to report. we have no major incidents is to slow down your ride. you will see great conditions coming down from the golden gate bridge. navato to san francisco as clocking in at 22 minutes early this morning. >>james: we have some crime data to share with you, last year was a violent one. 18 homicides is the highest rate of the city has seen in--since 1994. the city has received state and federal funding this year in hopes of stepping up its law enforcement. and investigators are trying to figure out what started a fatal house fire. it happened on monday.

firefighters found the woman on the floor and could not revive her, one of the dog was also killed. investigators say that the fire did about $70,000 in damage, another fire breaking out in san mateo at an office building yesterday. congresswoman jackie spirit and estate centrally lindsey offices were in that building. no one was hurt and investigators are looking into the cause of the fire. as of this year it is illegal to smoke cigarettes in nearly all public areas in the city of alameda. the ban includes parks, sidewalks and commercial areas and outdoor seating in bars and restaurants. it also means no smoking within 20 ft. of apartment complexes as well. with this dry winter season a total of 12 spare the air dates have been issued for the bay area. two of those days included christmas and new year's day.

>> there would be nothing that would be done state why it will be of a region is fully out of compliance and there were having trouble meeting federal health standards that that might be a consideration. that is not something that the bay area is looking at at this point. we hope that people will check before they burned, that they reconsider burning and a fireplace. if they plan on using their fireplace that they consider using natural gas. >>james: among the illnesses linked to this our asthma and bronchitis. meanwhile investigators are trying to figure out who stole a monkey from the zoo last week. banana sam is safe and one man claims he found the squirrel monkey in stern grove and managed to get him in his backpack. now they explain how the zoo is now stepping up security. >>reporter: final repairs

are being made in the wire mesh cage. since the theft of the monkey the zoo has taken steps to fix the holes in their security system to better protect their animals sinc --when the zoo is close they will not have four guards instead of two. you can see by this sign that the zoo already has security cameras in place. after last week's break-ins, some have been repositioned. zoo officials say despite the upgrade it is impossible to make a park 100 percent secure. >> when it comes to an act of vandalism and motivated criminals that want to do something regardless of how many you have on foot, regardless of how many people that watching if someone is motivated to commit a crime they will do it.

>>james: police in washington state have confirmed that a body found on the slopes of mount rainier national park was that of an iraq war veteran suspected of killing a park ranger. a manhunt had been launched for a 20 year old benjamin after they say he killed someone on a traffic stop and he is suspected of shooting and wounding four people at a new year's house party near seattle. >>james: and now and oil wells used to get rid of waste water from will and gas drilling they say is to blame. injecting wells near fault lines have also been suspected prison like arkansas, colorado and oklahoma. we will take a quick break at 23 minutes after 4:00 a.m.. we have a live look at walnut creek as we go. a lot of people are back to work today after taking a holiday yesterday.

>>james: yesterday we took a look back at some of the big tech headlines of 2011 now let us look forward. 2012 is expected to be a big year for new gadgets. gabe slate shall the some of the new products that are expected to come out. >>gabe: most likely the biggest new gadget that is to be released this year is a tv by apple. i expected to be announced in june. the apple tv will bundle with into the living room and make it easier to do anything with itunes on your living room tv. in other tv news, i believe the first class is free 3d tv will be officially on sale on the market in the u.s. in 2012.

toshiba sells them now only in japan and germany. i believe the iphone 5 will be released in june. i believe it will have a new design possibly a curved shape. it will have new technology for making mobile payments. the ipad 3 might be introduced before june. i think it might come out in february or march. i think the next ipad will have built in 3d viewing and a three do camera. it will be a big year for the video game world. in february, the play stations vita will come out. it lets you play p.s. 3 type games with high-quality screens and graphics. it has augmented reality and it is always connected via wifi or an at&t signal so that you can always be connected to online gaming. and the next report wii from nintendo

will be a huge relief we have waited a long time and it cannot come out soon enough. i did you will come out this summer at the latest during the holiday shopping season. the kindle fire was a success for amazon i think the release 8 tended to version like the ipad. the existing model is a smaller 7 in.. keep tuning in as these gadgets are unveiled. i will keep you updated i am gabe slate with kron4 news. it >>james: we will take a quick break we have much more straight ahead and a live look at the bay bridge to show you where we have i believe there is still in dense fog advisory in effect. we'll be back with more in a minute and a full check of whether with erica.

>>james: run of believe

yolie you are out at the airport at sfo? >>reporter: that is correct i am at the airport. it is faulty, but there are no delays at sfo. i just spoke with him to be manager and he sent cannot have delays if you do not have any flights. most of their rivals come in around 4:30 a.m. or 5:00 a.m., and they do not have any problems. some of their departures do not start until after 6:00 a.m.. they really do not anticipate anything at that time. but, i will be checking in with them throughout the morning because they did have some delays which l.a. and said the gold yesterday. that happened a round 8:00 p.m.

or 8:30 a.m., they said keep checking because the fall continues the way it is rock morning and the weight is down there we could see delays. hope >>james: under recall rival and delays are almost a certainty later on this morning.--hall rivals and delays are actually almost a certainty this morning, you let us get a check with the weather with erica. >>erica: good morning to you james. and believe it or not this is not a black screen is a live look from our roof camera in downtown san francisco. usually we can make up like in the background that is certainly not the case this morning. good news, as we head into the afternoon to see a little bit more sunshine and temperatures are actually

getting into the '60s. we will continue to see the dry and mild weather pattern-- weather pattern for the next several days. on your visibility charge you will see an area of really dense fog. read on your screen indicates less than a quarter of a mile visibility. we see improving conditions at the interchange so we have some pretty hazardous of driving conditions not only along this stretch of highway 101 but at the bayshore freeway as well. there is dense fog over the redwood city area. we have seen between 2 and 5 mouse of visibility for places like mel view and san jose. we will continue to monitor this as you head outside the door. to continue temperatures, we already have some fifties out there and upper 45 out of north bay. 46 for santa rosa and navato. the same goes for oakland this morning. low forties for places like los gatos and san jose. 45 is your current

to after for those in hayward. as we see where these numbers will go into the afternoon. the have high clouds and sunshine. it looks like most people will make it into the '60s. expect any luck to get up to 60 degrees. one degree warmer and open half moon bay. as we turn our attention to the north bay we have a mixture of '60s as well. now your seven day around the bay forecast shows a lot of sixties to talk about for the next several afternoon. we will see morning falk contending with that. but it breaks of sunshine in high clouds in the afternoon. your in the mills are still pretty chilly registering in the thirties. as the events through the weekend will see a lot of sunshine and temperatures that could make it into the upper 60. in the traffic some dried and i have any hot spots to tell you about. here live look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows some hazy conditions. it then called the advisory not only here

that the san mateo bridge as well. the message son has been activated to warn people of the hazardous driving conditions. be mindful of the cars in front of you. this ride is just 15 minutes from end to end. and as he take over to the golden gate bridge south bound 101 no major delays to talk about. and over to the traffic map, you will see coming along north bound 101 we are currently accident free with no major delays to speak of. all that green on your screen indicate speeds over 60 miles per hour. and the expressway's clocking in at just 10 minutes this morning. >>james: now on to sportswear in looked love-- now on to support where andrew luck's luck ran out.

these projected to be the no. 1 pick in the nfl draft so he will be all right. reporter--he leads stanford in practically every passing record. sales for the 49ers playoff game starts today. they see very few seasons will be available for non ticketholders. most of them had been scooped up by ticketholders. there will be a fourth ticket maximum per order. the cheapest tickets are about $119 eat there will be a lot more expensive on web site is such as stubhub and nfl ticket exchange. your this is the first 49ers playoff game in nine years. and he genies installing new equipment at candlestick park still that a pair-can-0 stick park so

they did not have a read heat of this. remember the black out. it happened at the last home game. that black that happened twice, once before the kickoff and then again it happened during the game when the backup system at the stadium stop working. they are trying to make sure that does not happen again. the trial still--her for the man suspected of killing a man and his family in 2008 they were in the car and the excelsior neighborhood when someone opened fire. they say the men mistakenly thought that one of the sons was a rival gang member. ramos is an illegal immigrant and he was not deported because he was a juvenile at the time of the killings. meanwhile, police have identified the victim in a fatal attack that

happened in a south bay home. a 65 year-old was killed in a machete attacked in san jose. neighbors say the suspect was in a relationship the womans father the police later determined that this woman was the attacker and arrested her on murder. and when meanwhile families in southern california are waking up a little less on edge this morning. police in l.a. say they have caught the person responsible for a string of fires. great black reports. >>reporter: 84 day arson spree in the las angeles area seems to be over. 53 fires were set and most of parked cars but none since

this man was taken into custody early yesterday morning. pam read deputy state and bergdhart was pulled over driving a van similar to the ones leaving the fires. he also makes a description of the man leaving the surveillance-- leaving the scene of a fire on a surveillance camera. perhaps part they say he made threats at his mother's deportation hearing. >> i will not get into any details about a statement that he is made. that information will be forthcoming. but until we filed the case it will be a disadvantage to put that out. >>reporter: investigators to believe that he acted alone with their not ruling out the possibility of accomplices. >> i want to remind residents to be under alert as this fire remains under investigation.

>>reporter: he has been charged with one count of arson and will likely face more charges. >>james: he is being held without bail, and no one was killed in the fire the fire fighters and civilians sustained minor injuries. now some developing news coming in to the kron4 newsroom this across the pond were british investigators are trying the discovery of a woman's body that was found on queen elizabeth estate as a murder. they say that the area was found was a part of the estate of queen of lives with and her husband. we will see what happens with that. we will take a quick break on the kron4 morning news. we have a live look from our roof camera showing you a foggy start this tuesday morning. we have more headlines on the other side of this break.

>>james: creek a massive snowstorm is making life often difficult to cross the midwest. the snow in the ice in this deal may mean in annapolis road extremely difficult to drive. those icy conditions resulted in dozens of accident. the indiana state police say that there were more than seven the accident on interstate throughout the city. in ohio, nearly zero dozen cars were involved in a nasty pilot on the highway. authorities believe that blinding snow and ice conditions sent drivers leaning out of control. it can see some of the damage done to those cars. 4 people were taken to hospital and the dog apparently also need treatment. >>james: 20 vehicles were involved in this back up including a big rig. now on to politics, recruit in the

presidential race is just hours away. republican presidential candidates made their final release on monday. the most recent poll shows mit romney in the league. we will keep our eye on that and living in mill --we will keep our eye on that and you know the latest. we will take a break now and we have a live look at the golden gate bridge to show it is relief of the out there.--really foggy out there. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your

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>>erica: a storm system is moving its way closer and closer to the bay area. but none of that was a real impact us. the most we will give is like cloud coverage. for the next few days we do have cloudy conditions out there but at least temperatures will be in the '60s. as we head to the we can move to allow more in terms of sunshine. and that it does and 30's. as we take it over to a grid check, the san mateo bridge can see from the live camera shot in fact he message signed has

activated to reflect the dense fog out anyone to drive with extra caution and be mindful of the cars in front of you. west bound 80 come can see traffic streamed by, but that fog will keep you up the incline social and be aware that query fortunately we do not have any serious accidents to report. as we head over to the golden gate bridge, the chp has issued a fog advisory for this particular brand. traffic is pretty light make way into san francisco as we turn our attention to the traffic map we have no major delays for westbound highway 4 bloom and south bound area is moving well. we have a clear shot from the tunnel and 40 macarthur made.--maze. pajama 2011 was a violent year in san mateo kron4 record the numbers down

until the city is doing about it. >>reporter: it is in a rough year in vallejo. police have seen more homicides than in the past, the most notable homicide of the year came in in november when a bank robbery suspect shot and killed veteran police officer capoot. the murders of shook the city of a label to its core. and many of them looked up to two officer capoot who were devastated by his passing. our report record 2011 brought the second highest rate of homicide in 25 years. your the only time it was higher than that live in 1994 over. and in 1997 to and who were murdered in vallejo. staffing have long been a problem in this city that was then run for years. as most city agencies of massive cuts in the last three years of that change in november when the steamer to out of bankruptcy law. federal and state grants have also helped with the

police budget. creative staffing have been put into place to address, the street level crimes. and ordering with the sheriff department and other agents in the put into place would seem to indicate an improvement in police services is for the future. and that is good news which is something that citizens in vallejo are in need of. in >>james: state lawmakers will return to work and start dealing with a large variety of proposals. many of those are concerned-- connected to the state's budget problems. >>reporter: the government says the pension reform is underfunded by billions of dollars, the governor wants to raise retirement age and he must acquire a government worker to pay more towards their pension and health it. he wants to place new workers into a different type of plant but so far, republicans are not that excited. they say it is not go far enough and democrats are not showing as much

enthusiasm either. another with the government hopes to save money some than $3 million over two years and is by closing a quarter of the state's 278 parks in some lawmakers are saying not so fast that is why we will see legislation this year to stop a park closures until a full environmental or economic review are completed. and down the tracks this year, that is right in a high-speed rail. some lawmakers and legislative and as one of the brakes on spending $9 billion in voter approved bonds. if not the total price tag of high speed rail has more than doubled since voters approved it back in 2008. it now stands at $98 billion. and on the generating revenue side of things, some lawmakers and the want to legalize online gambling. who there will be two competing proposals that could generate anywhere from $1 billion to $6 billion over the next six to 10 years. one allows online

poker and the other will allow online poker and other types of online gambling and we will see legislation to help california home owners that are facing foreclosure. this requires lenders to exhaust all forms of alternatives before beginning the foreclosure process. >>james: we will take a break here, we are live at the james and freeway as we go. and san francisco is one of the many locations around the bay this morning that was in heavy fog as you wake up and head out the door. more headlines in a minute.

>>james: we are back and decision 2012 is now down to the wire in iowa. over the past few days can did have provided a few of oddball moments from reminiscing to

a collapse stage to writing on babies. >>reporter: if you are an excited about the iowa caucuses, maybe this lady's enthusiasm will be contagious. the candidates have been busy signing babies. they have been signing cups that other planets have already signed . even have posing with a coonhound. a new team read suggested that you go to his at web page or owners look at like this forever pledge their support. >>reporter: new gingrich the candy is not just lowering expectations, he is of merging them. her lately michelle laughlin is not-- and has been standing in someone else's shoes.

>> in the shoes and a legacy of ronald reagan or margaret after we are in need of an eye and 80. >>reporter: cheekily been referred to herself that way and a glass menagerie and. her american iron lady not to be confused with america's crime and inlaid coming soon to a primary state new you. >> she will never back down. how >>reporter: michelle bauman plays maggie thatcher who is played by meryl streep. she was an outsider the fog rolling in.--who fought her way in. and who >> my favorite son is an ar-15 because it can be so accurate with it. >> now gentlemen, shall we joined the ladies? >>reporter: bachman is on the same stage as he stood with his wife four years ago.

>>pam: i am standing here and she's standing there and suddenly half of the state on her side collapse. a little later she said i felt on da butt in dabuke. >> i ride horses. that was nothing. it >>james: graceful old and went to the end. and we will take a break we have a live look for our roof camera this morning. just about any can we pick it seems to be full fault. we will have more coming up in just a moment. [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves

are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number anymore. all an identity thief may need are a couple of simple pieces of information, like your mother's maiden name or the city you were born in, and they could add their name onto your bank accounts in order to make your money their money. you need help. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock is the proactive identity protection company with an early warning alert system that is state of the art. when we detect any suspected breaches of your personal information within our network, we contact you right away, before the damage is done. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity protection available. no one can stop all identity theft-- that's why lifelock offers you peace of mind, and you get our million dollar total service guarantee. >> having your identity stolen feels like you've been totally violated. you go around looking over your

shoulder. it's almost as if someone has broken into your home. >> announcer: don't spend another day without lifelock. call now! try lifelock's service risk-free for 60 days. lifelock is the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. no one provides more comprehensive identity protection than lifelock. if you're not convinced after 60 days, simply notify lifelock and you won't pay. and to keep your documents out of the wrong hands, we'll even add this personal shredder-- a $29 value-- absolutely free with your enrollment. don't wait another minute. call now or go to lifelock.com. lifelock service guarantee cannot be offered to residents of new york. [music] >> darya: good morning and thanks for joining us, a

vigorous our money this story is the--herour big story is the fog. >>erica: it looks like pretty much everyone is affected by that dense fog. we will keep our eye on thefog--t to out tohe fog morning. but it your temperatures. we are running on the warm side. take a look, by 9:00 it looked like we want to the fourth route to north bay. as the events

closer to the afternoon high temperatures, all of this on your screen not only to show for the north bay before the inland valley as well translating in the '60s and around the bay area. here are the numbers neighborhood by neighborhood. oakland is expecting 61 degrees there, the same goes for half moon bay. we could see some mid- 60's for the south bay. and now you're kron4 seven day around the forecast shows a lot of sixties out there. breaking up to morning fog and currently cloudy conditions. as we get closer to the weekend, we will see a stream of sunshine with temperatures that may be in the upper 50s--'60s. now here is george. >> george: we have continued fog advisories for the early morning hours. more corporate stock the only place we have not seen a fog advisory this morning in the return san raphael bridge.

how to take a look of a bridge camera there is some fog, but it is actually worse out there worse. james fletcher says that the fog around the island is still pretty heavy in the chp still has the advisory in place. taking the stand until bridge camera. be can barely make out the traffic. we also have a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge this morning. you can barely make out any details. are some headlights of a car that is headed south and coming in former --in from marin county.

>> george: as we check the traffic maps, we expect part of the commute to be back today. it meet be lighter than usual because a lot of students are still on vacation. now there may be north bay fog this morning as well. >>james: of the us talk more about that as we continue our team coverage of the conditions. here we have will be standing by san francisco airport. i would think that the fog as quick as it is a cause delays there. >>reporter: yes, there is a chance of that, but right now so far so good. a lot of the flight to not take off for another half-hour. now bear with me, this joystick is kind of rough. the me soon in a little bit. it is really a kick out here at

sfo. they say checking and may be about another hour i will try to talk with you on duty manager to see if relay's will happen on not. i know they had some issues with the seven california flights out of san diego and el late. cry know that there is a tense fog advisory until 10:00 a.m.. so, those kind of things might interfere and they might be delayed if you have flights coming in than going out clear liquor i spoke when he opened airport on the manager he still is things are little better there. her there is tons of fog here and there. but for the most part it seems clear. it looks a little better in oakland that it does here at sfo. >>james: thank you so much, will have to the you know if and when hot a record >> darya: bank a lot,--

thanks a lot. now the cardinals lost to oklahoma state stanford miss critical field goals at the end of regulation and in overtime. this allowed oklahoma state to win the game. in june luck is predicted to be the no. 1 draft pick in the nfl. he leads stanford as the career leader in practically every passing category including total offense and touchdowns. >>james: 49ers playoff game tickets go on sale to the public this morning. the team says very few tickets will be available. most of them have been picked up by season ticket holders. there will be for to get maximum. the cheapest tickets go for about $190 each. >>james: tomorrow we will

take a look at what some of the expensive tickets are going for. this is the first playoff game for them in nine years. now watch the light, that was the power outage that happened during the last 49 home game. what happened before the game and another happened during the game. her speech >> darya: of of power it was like out last night. as you took this video cassette it happened right in front of a house he looked outside and that is what he saw. this burned for about 10 minutes before the line snapped and fell onto a neighbor's lawn is starting a small fire. pg&e had to cut off the power out for about 6000 customers while they fixed it.

>>james: we will have an update of the southern california fire but that is that about 50 something fires. your here is a live look outside. we have a live look at the golden gate bridge. court--it is a little dicey out there on the roads this morning.

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>>erica: at 5108 and we are taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. the dense fog is not only in the north bay but along the coastline. the good news is that into the afternoon we will see high clouds and sunshine. in terms of tax fog around the bay area. it looks like visibility is poor security dense for plants it's like santa rosa and redwood city i will have a full report coming up.

>> darya: in los angeles, they arrested harry burkhart carrier--he is a german national and they believe is the one that has been sitting all of these fires. 53 fires over the last week. he has roughly caused about to begin in dollars in damage. the scary thing is that this has been a very dangerous situation. >>james: u.s. stocks are poised to open higher. europe and that will remain the main catalyst for the coming days and weeks. trading has gone off to a fairly good start. the dow off teachers are up and the s&p and nasdaq rose. but

china and india may be picking up momentum. >> darya: thank you for waking up with the kron4 morning news, raleigh 1 back in just a couple minutes. are our big story right now is the fog. we will be right back. ♪

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careening into each other. >>james: at a similar scene in transylvania blame for a massive pileup. it you can see the big rig cost twisted. 17 people had be taken to hospital and some with serious injuries. >> darya: we do not have to worry about any snow or rain in the bay area, we would like it, but we do have the fog. now i can hardly make out of things here. >>reporter: is so flawed, you do not even know where i'm at. i'm on the bay bridge. and if i can over to the left, you can get better look at where i and that.-- where i and act. right now

there is a fog advisory on the bridge. it seems to keep rolling in. we have this really heavy thick dense fog on the bay bridge. from we have about a quarter mile visibility, that does that sound pretty good. >> darya: it could to get a lot worse. erica says she's this will build over the morning. >>erica: that is right, we want to that not only at the bay bridge but here in san francisco and down into the south bay. we do have areas of dense fog. visibility is actually closer to the sun will burn off the fog and the temperatures will make it into the 16th. we will continue to see dry and mild weather not only for the next couple of days the into the weekend as well. now let

us show you exactly what visibility is like around the bay area. take a look at the bayshore freeway stretches of highway 101 from downtown san francisco all the way towards redwood city. we are dealing with pretty tense fog filling in a long coastline. and look, this indicates < 2 to 5 mouse of visibility. we have widespread fog around the bay area and widespread temperatures running on the mild side. downtown san francisco is coming in at 50 degrees. we have the upper '40's for of some of the north bay locations. as we take a look at our future tasks, from 9:00, we will continue to see a mixture of forties and fifties around the bay area. as we moving closer to your afternoon hike of printers, all of that green on your screen indicate '60s not only for the north bay but for in the areas in down to the south bay as well. your satellite

and radar shows about what weather activity. the system is making its way closer and closer, but we will not receive any of the rain fall. the mostly see a lot of cloud coverage trimming its way into the bay area. we have cloudy conditions for the next couple of days. your temperatures are warming to the '60s, mid-60s by tomorrow as we headed to the we can we will see a lot of sunshine with temperatures that could reach 70 degrees. now it is time for a check on how the fog is impacting your morning commute. >> george: could morning erica, the only bridge that is not covered by a fog advisory are the dunbarton and the richmond center field bridge area we are starting out and when the debris and the west bound ride. take a look. the visibility is much reduced and it is even better here at the toll plaza.

surprisingly traffic volumes are still pretty light. i thought was be a few more cars on the road, apparently a lot more people are not yet back to work. i do is we'll see a heavier commute today than yesterday. and other bridges under the fog advisory, the san until bridge, you could see the changeable message signed is active. as we continue our bridge check, again, the golden gate bridge where the chp has issued an advisory 4101. and that is exactly what they have done this morning. and we are continuing bridge check as we start with the traffic map. interstate 80 look good, 680 still has no delays. there are light loads on the freeway. in the north bay we still have no

delays for 101 south bound. >>james: now let us talk politics. the iowa caucus is finally here. republicans made their final push yesterday. the most recent poll shows mit romney in the lead but still anyone's game. the iowa republican chair says this is not typical. >> this level of liberty has been unprecedented that we have seen. i think that shows how serious republicans placed the responsibility of replacing barak obama. many people say they will make their minds up that night. >>james: for the latest coverage on decision 2012

and you will slowed as, to to kron4 and visit our web site. >> darya: authorities in washington state have found the body of the man that was a slick of shooting and killing a park ranger bureaucrats the body of benjamin barnes was found in mount rainier national park. police say he is the one her killed park ranger margaret anderson london during a traffic stop on newsday. he is also suspect of shooting and wounding four people at a new year's house harding near seattle. --a new year's house party near seattle. >> darya: amen says it will well recall used to renew oil and gas are to blame. >>james: we will take a break, at 5:23 a.m. to be

having a live look outside this is our roof camera looking back towards downtown and you cannot see a thing. we will have more headlines coming up in just a minute.

>>james: we have a dry and basically warm conditions through week. it looks like we have a sunny weekend ahead. we will have more on your forecast coming up in just a moment. >> darya: a seven year old girl survived a vicious attack by a wild kangaroos in australia. look at her face, and her parents thought little girl was going to indictment animal pin her down to the ground and began violent kicking and scratching her. the girl has lacerations and bruises not just on her face but all over her body. she was

playing near a pack of kangaroos when one just went for her. her stepfather was able to scare off the animal in a fully grown gray kangaroo, i mean that type animal actually a fully grown, this was a small when the they can kill an adult there that powerful. the result little girl says the attack has not done anything to change turn dream of becoming a veterinarian. >>james: iran navy said it successfully test fired a missile. it was described as an updated version of one that they have in service. they say the missile successfully hit its intended target during the exercise. they describe the drill as tactical and meant to show that iran capable

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oakland. there is less than a quarter mile visibility but it looks like everyone is impacted in one way or another we will be monitoring this route the morning but ticket to your temperatures that are still running on the mouse side. 50 degrees for downtown san francisco and along the coastline in half moon bay we have upper 40's for santa rosa, navato. it has the head into the afternoon we will see a lot of sixties out there. >>erica: your kron4 seven day around the bay forecast shows temperatures in the

'60s. we will see some high clouds out there for the next ring of days, but plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. taking the deal we can forecast. we have a lot of sunshine on tap and temperatures that are close to the 70 degree mark. >>james: we continue our team coverage by hitting help to the san francisco international airport. on foggy days like this we often and to take delays. now yolie, what is the word? >>reporter: so far so good. it seems like the arrivals are getting in on time and departures are scheduled to leave on time. as we get closer to 7:00 a.m. and 8 nem, did it is a fog advisory down in san diego and that caused problems today it could cause some problems today so that is what we will check to the airport and the duty manager to make sure if any flights have been delayed or canceled because of the fog

in other locations to area but so far, he seems to be ago. court--things seem to be a go. >>james: thank-you yolie, we will keep an eye on that. nelda's be called upon traffic. >> george: just as you said, later on when the volume picked up, that is so true. with the fog advisories that we have for all of the bay area bridges, we still have very light traffic. we have not seen any accidents reported as a result. we are definitely tracking the fog this morning. and take a look at the toll plaza, the bay bridge has a fog advisory issued. the only two bridges are the rich in san raphael and the dunbar. and of course the antioch bridge but that is a little farther out. at the bay bridge, the worse is at the island and not here at the

toll plaza. we have already started to see a slight increase in traffic. now let us look at the san mateo bridge. the changeable message side in the upper right-hand corner of your screen is activated. we can see a little better now than we did earlier. we also see heavier traffic this morning than we saw yesterday. and a look at the golden gate bridge as we mentioned earlier, this is under a fog advisory. fog is not rare for the bridge but when the visibility is as poor as it is this morning, that is when it is an issue. and checking the east bay for you, we still have light traffic for the freeway adjutancy, south bay freeways are still problem free. the north bay right has not yet begun to slow. but we will see more traffic today than we have seen in the last few days. it is likely that we will see some

days later on. >>james: all right, george thank you. it is pretty complacent and drive around could be an issue. and we set up will tran he is out and about caging the commute from various spots. he was on the bay bridge moments ago. >>reporter: here i am approaching the bay bridge toll plaza beside the of the it is a little bit fuzzy. now here i am on the incline heading into san francisco. this seems to be the fog is placed along the bay bridge. fog seems to be creeping in like some type of creature. i have seen fog here days, but even with this amount, it can be quite dangerous. so, the debris to even though it is fine right now, there is still potential of a hot spot especially if there is an accident.

>> darya: and drew looked ends his stanford career without a victory. he did a great job but it was not enough. he traded touchdowns route last night's fiesta bowl. it went into overtime but stanford and is critical field goes along the cowboys to win the game. he will still be the no. 1 draft pick in the nfl. i think he had a 3.5 gpa. >>james: yes, so he is smart to. now the 49ers playoff tickets go on sale to the public this morning but it will be slim pickings. the teams with the majors have a few of the tickets available. a lot of those were swept up by season ticketholders yesterday. but, those tickets will go

on sale today about tennessee in. you will be limited to four tickets per order. the cheapest goes for about $119. if you cannot get a hold of any of those, you may have to purchase it on stubhub and ticket exchange and those prices go all the way up. >> darya: gary always did everything is better on tv. when it comes to football. >>james: yes because you and i have any lines, you and i have to wait. her--you do not have to wait. [laughter] >> darya: europe's debt woes likely remain the catalyst for the market over the remaining days and weeks. trading in 2012 has gone off to a fairly good start. dow futures are up

1.7%. the s&p in nasdaq are also up. we will wait for the opening bell but we show that china and india may be picking up momentum. >>james: we're also learning more about the man accused of setting dozens of fires across california. authorities say they have a man in custody his name is terry burkhardt. he's 24 years old from germany he is believed to be responsible for setting 53 fires of the last week. those fires cost roughly $2 million in damage. >> darya: thank you for waking up with the kron4 morning news, will be back in just a couple of minutes, the big story in weather in the fog. we have not only here but the approach to the bay bridge live in jackie sizzle is looking at the stand, the actual span and the approach to the golden gate are part full of fog.

and there is the golden gate right there and that is where you're coming out of the thickest fog. we will be right back.

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hugs. the $25,000 reward has been offered in the case but no arrests have been made, we will be right back.

have hit parts of china. subfreezing conditions could last for several days. that is making it difficult for the people who live there. the cold from was accompanied by dense fog. new year's celebrations were brought to a halt. here in the u.s., the sierra are not the only mountains hurting for snow. bad news for skiers and this no borders. less snow means if you were open runs and fewer skiers.

a lack of fresh, natural powder >>darya: the big story here is a fogged furious in jackie sissel is joining us live. >>jackie: the fog seems to be rolling in and out. i am just past the s curve on the right-hand side of the bay bridge. right now visibility is added corridor vital. it seems like is

rolling in, in phases. first if you are driving the bay bridge, be aware. >>darya: wants the fog clears, we are still in store for pretty warm temperatures. >>erica: a lot of look into screwed get to 70 degrees. --a lot of areas could get into 70 degrees. as we head into the afternoon we will see high clouds and sunshine. most locations will sit in the low-mid- 60s. partly cloudy conditions with temperatures

and below 40's. within the past half-hour, we have seen the fog rolling through nevada. check out mountain view, less than 1 mi. visibility. temperatures are not too bad this morning. forties and fifties out the door. the forties and fifties around the bay area. by this afternoon we will see green on the screen indicating locations that could actually make it into the '60s. a satellite radar

shows a lot of what weather activities as we did in the pacific northwest. in the bay area we are seeing a lot of cloud cover. we will see a mixture of sun and clouds for the next several days. >>george: pretty foggy conditions for the roadways and the bay area bridges. we are starting to see the return of traffic. take a look at the bay bridge westbound. i do not think it

is going to be a monster commute today, but expect heavier driving and you have seen on friday and monday. the changeable message signed is active. it advises of heavy fog on the bridge. for the first time in a while we are starting to pick up slow traffic on highway 4 in the westbound direction. south bay freeways have picked up no delays but will likely see slower traffic for 101, 85 the and to 80. the north bay

ride looks great coming out of nevada. thank >>darya: and vacaville, investigators are trying to figure out who started a fatal house fire on gentry's circle. 56 year-old bobby mitchell was found on the floor and she could not be revived. a family dog was also killed. her husband was at work at the time. >>darya: a fire in a san mateo office building. the

sprinklers put out the fire in a matter of minutes and no one was hurt. >>mark: it is now illegal to smoke cigarettes in the city of alameda. it includes parks, sidewalks in the outdoor seating at bars and restaurants. no smoking within 20 ft.. much more straight ahead. a year is a live look from the james lick freeway.

>>james: dance fog divisors for a good number of bay area bridges. this afternoon, sunshine and temperatures in the mid-

60s. >>darya: an update on the 2010 s gulf oil spill. bp is suing halliburton for all of the cleanup costs which comes to $42 billion. halliburton was in charge of cementing the well during its construction. at cement fell--field. halliburton stock lost nearly 2%. >>mark: much more straight ahead. here is a live look outside. >>darya: it is so foggy!