>>mark: this is the kron4 news at 6:00 a.m.. thank you for letting us on this tuesday morning. we are watching the weather. for >>darya: if it is freezing. record-setting cold in some places. for >>james: temperatures are in

the '20s. fairfield is at 21. are you kidding me? it is almost in the teens in fairfield. we also have below freezing temperatures in the east bay in the south bay. 31 right now in san jose for. 30 so far in los gatos. concord is currently , fan this is a list of the cities that broke records already this morning. that is how cold it is. when you go down the list you will see the same pattern for. oakland, concord and hayward. san jose could very

well be another city that eats its record low temperatures this morning. the national weather service has issued a freeze on warning. we have the widespread 20s and 30s. black is is possible as well. >>george: we are not tracking any hot spots. the volume is the building but we have not seen any metering lights. here is a check on highway 92 frugal credit well on both sides. on the golden gate, an easy

trip to and from marin county. >>darya: >>jackie: caltrans has announced they will start prepping for a closure of presidents day weekend. the airborne to refigure the approach to the bay bridge. they will close the entire bridge westbound for the entire weekend. from 8:00 p.m. on friday until tuesday. if the weather cooperates they will be able to do it gift they will have to do some of the strife

that they can only do that if the weather cooperates. they are born to set of removable signs around the bay area and around the states to let people know. this is all predicated on the weather. >>darya: there is no better place to be posted the right here on kron4. stay tuned so that you can find out if the bay bridge does close. >>mark: we are following the latest with this capsulized cruise ship. they have used explosives to open holes in the cruise ship. you can see some of the rescue workers going in, trying to find some of the now 29 people who are reported missing. they are trying to speed up the search for survivors. the number missing is now at 29 including two americans,

a couple from minnesota. we have live pictures coming in from the coast guard from underwater, he can see how the cruise ship is resting on its society if fact search efforts had to be abandoned for some time. here is another picture showing one of the other holes they're trying to avert an environmental disaster. half another piece of new video showing in for red video. those are people trying to make an orderly line to the lifeboats to get on. many passengers pointed their finger at the captain

and the crew for a chaotic evacuations.

>>james: rain here it means snow. we will be watching the rain to see how much they get. i will tell you the forecasts. by wednesday afternoon, who snow will start to come through. snow

levels will drop to about 6,500 ft.. when we come back, more on those temperatures and a full check on whether. >>george: we are continuing to track a hot spot free drive around the bay area. we are watching building volumes at the bay bridge. we will start with a bridge check westbound. the bunching up at the base of the incline and means we will see the metering lights activated in the next 10 minutes or so. on the san mateo bridge we're watching the volume is still on the right side of the screen but no delays as we head across the stand. if the golden gate bridge is still a problem free commute. in easy ride as you head in from sausalito. we are starting to pick up some slowing here and there but no big delays. the drive is still well below limits, well within limits, so is

the 680 ride. if some slowing on 580 westbound as you head through livermore. we will take a closer look at that. if things are still pretty normal with speeds dropping down into the single digits for the drive towards downtown livermore. in the south bay we have already picked up slowly alcohol fuel core >>mark: the livermore teacher charged with sexual assault is scheduled to be arraigned today. she was arrested last wednesday on suspicion of having a relationship with a former student at or not i school. half ended believe she had sex with the boy 24 times in a six month period of time here if how another harry teacher is in hot water, accused of sexually assaulting a 16 year-old student in union city. he is

arrested and expected to be arraigned this afternoon, facing a variety of charges including statutory rate. >>darya: more than 60 years after the uss erin board was hit by kamikaze attacks during world war two, a bay area soldier is going to be recognized for his heroism. 95 year-old carl clark from a menlo park will be presented with the prestigious navy and marine corps accommodation metal. he is credited with single- handedly manning a fire hose that normally takes four people and dousing flames that threatened to burn and flow of gases units. we're back with more and a couple minutes.

>>james: a quick update on the weather. on the james lick it is clear and cold. a freeze warning in effect until 8:00 a.m. with temperatures in the twenties and low 30's for a good bit of the bay area. partly sunny and cool with highs in the low 50s. this evening, another freezing start to tomorrow morning. >>darya: this morning, the president and ceo of the 49ers is giving you the chance to go to the big game this weekend. i am calling it a tweet your heart out. if he likes your story, he will give you for tickets. take a look at his twitter

page. you will get four tickets in pregame infield passes. the best answer by 5:00 p.m. will win. go ahead and get on there. >>mark: hopefully someone deserving will get the tickets. >>mark: reggie kumar tells us about increased security measures. >>reggie: in san francisco at candlestick park, a 49ers sports person says similar security measures that were in place for saturday's playoff game will be in place again for the championship game. that means all fans that go into the stadium will be screened with a metal detector want. parking lot gates will close and tailgating will have to stop as soon as the game kicks off. kron officers will be patrolling the grounds on foot, by car air

and on the bikes. >>darya: 6:26 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. it is cold outside. we are looking live from the roof on van ness avenue in taking a look at temperatures. look at all of these twenties! below freezing in a lot of places. >>mark: wall street is continuing to jump before the opening bell, we will tell you why it right after the break.

>>mark: wall street was closed yesterday, dow

futures up 76 points. better than expected growth numbers coming out of china and spain with a successful bond auction. one of the stocks we're watching is city group. disappointing earnings. shares are down 5% in for pre-market trading. taking a beating today. overall, dow futures are up 76. the >>darya: the big stories we are following, we will learn more about the president's day weekend clothes are planned for the bay bridge. caltrans will unveil their plans in a few hours. foss italian naval divers have used explosives to create openings in the whole of that ground cruise ship off the coast of the tuscany coast. five more people have been pulled from the wreckage. that brings the death toll to 11. fit is a cold morning out there. we

are live in the weather center with james fletcher. freeze warnings in effect, as we are below freezing in many areas. >>james: the freeze warning affects almost the entire bay area. we have widespread 20's and '30's. it is freezing out there. there is widespread frost we have a lot less of walnut creek. these are the city's them broke record lows for today. cox said a rosa is 23 currently. as you go down a line will see current temperatures hitting yet we have set many records today. let's take a look at the

numbers and what we see currently. guillermo the 20's and 30's the bay area wide. temperatures are continuing to faulknerian fifth years have basically out during the morning. for twenties and thirties in the north bay with 30 to the east. by noon we will say goodbye to the '30's, we will see some '40's and 50's by 2:00 p.m.. as we head into the week ahead we have rain. we will focus more on that coming up. >>george: we are continuing to track a hot spot free morning. the metering lights have been activated. you are starting to see the beginning of a back up. with our problem free across the

span. the san take over his rivals pretty good. fuel is that the volume is building. we are expecting a normal commute. looking at the golden gate bridge, there are no delays for 101. the trip from marin county is still delay free. >> 633 a m. at 10:00 a.m. wheeling's lawrence says exactly what work will be done during the president's day weekend where they plan to close the bay bridge for. it is going to involve demolishing its course and on the westbound side of the bridge near the toll plaza and realigning lanes. the closure is planned to start at 8:00 p.m. friday night february 17th and is expected to be finished by 5:00 a.m. on tuesday morning february 22nd. the eastbound traffic will have full access to the bridge.

>>justine: five additional bodies have been found above that italian cruise ship. the death toll is now at 11. coming out earlier today, an audio recording of the captain refusing coastguard orders to report the ship. the captain was on a lifeboat and repeatedly says he does not want to return to the ship eason-- even as passengers were still being evacuated. the transcripts say the capt. claimed he would go back to the ship to reorganize emergency operations. instead, he walked away and held a taxi, fleeing the scene of the disaster. >>mark: 24 people are still missing. italian navy divers are using explosives to blow holes in the ship to go in from underneath the water.

the ship is lying on its side. fact of another piece of video this morning, the frantic race to escape the ship. look at all since people on the side of the ship trying to get to the life boats below. 14 germans, six italians, four french and to americans are missing. >>darya: joseph nee so is going to be back in court today for a preliminary hearing. he could soon face another murder charge based on what prosecutors are calling a regional that they found in his home. police in healdsburg are reopening the case the mid-1980s which they believe could be connected to nasal. maze of is already facing four counts of murder. >>mark: in this city of oakland, more than 1500 see employees are expected to receive layoff notices.

notices--more notices will be given in needed since they do not know how the city council will decide on a final budget. mayor jean quan says less than 2 of a ticket people will actually lose their jobs. it is nerve wracking for those 1500 to receive the things looks. the city had a balanced budget but the elimination of the redevelopment agencies in the funding has created a budget gap of about 15 million. >>darya: of we're back with more in a couple of minutes. capoot

>>mark: we are talking weather. a quick snapshot of

what we can expect. another clear afternoon with sunshine but it will still be on the " side. 51 in fremont and san jose. the '50s in the east bay valley and across the north bay. there is a rain on the way. six >>mark: the first trading day of the week on wall street, said dow jones of 117 points. the s&p 500 is now back over the 1300 mark. >>darya: taking a look at the campaign, a decision to thousands well. the five remaining gop candidates face of and myrtle beach south carolina last nine ahead of saturday's primary. >> with to contest wins under his belt and a recent endorsement from huntsman, mitt romney was the man to

be in monday's local gop debate. >> mid, we need for you to release income-tax is so that the people of this country can see how you manage your money. >> i would ask mitt romney, d believe the felons who served time and exhausted parole and probation, should they be given the right to vote? >> mitt romney kept his focus on barack obama. >> our president has been in office for three years and does not have a jobs plan yet. i already have one. >> the difference between barack obama and the five of us, we are really think work is good. >> romp all dug in on

santorum. >> of did you are exposing its voting record, there was one ad that we used against senator santorum furious the only problem as i could not get everything in that i wanted to say in one minute. >> romney is ahead in the polls in south carolina but there are days to go before the primary. offs >>mark: we will be read as the kron4 news continues.

>>justine: consumers cut down on credit cards death by 11 cartel last year the average credit-card balance

for 2011 was $6,576. that was down from $7,404 from the year before. >>darya: we are watching the markets this morning. >>mark: the dow is up 141 and the s&p is over the 1300 mark. steve asoka is joining us from wedbush securities. >>darya: what is going on now? >>guest: there has been continually lowering of yields in europe. we mean bill lowest yields in quite some time. for the news out of europe has been slight negative this fight's all that furious interest rates

are going down. that is good news. the markets are reacting accordingly. >>mark: and wells fargo at handling% jump. how is the u.s. banking sector? >> with banking it is difficult to tell. it is one of the least transparent industries. that is by virtue of the business. you do not know how the investment really looks unless he or the one in their operating it. if tests clearly citibank had a less than expected number. the real news is the european bond market. >>darya: they keep for your perspective.

>>mark: recalled morning. >>james: thursday is one we could see the first drops of rain. by 7:00 a.m. the rain is spread to the entire north bay. by 10:00 a.m., widespread light rain. this week and another round of what weather for sunday or monday. we have the 49ers game on sunday. cost death

hacked with >>george: we do not have much of a backup. the drive time is 11 minutes out of the macarthur maze. on the san mateo bridge, a pretty good ride. take a look at 92. conditions look great westbound. on the right is the commute direction. on the golden gate bridge 101 southbound, the volume is definitely up. in the south

bay, some slow traffic, although bay parkway northbound leading into downtown. the ride in marin county is still delay free >>mark: and joe biden will be in san francisco for a fund-raising luncheon caucus earth is evidently reserve complex than ever. the causes to thousand $500- $10,000. >>darya: cleanup at candlestick park is under way. the trash from last saturday's game is making its way outside of the stadium in the into the state parking lot

>>stanley: this storm drain is just outside candlestick. there is quite a bit of trash. if you look at the storm drains, they're all pretty much the same. this is trash that actually came from some of the parties. because of the wind a lot of the trash and of being pushed against a defense. if it was just al was a scare as-with crashed and up at the state park located next door. >>da: this kuiper is stuck in the bush. there are a lot of plastic bags that make their way to the parking lot

and into the park. it is not the plastic bags and dead birds, it is pretty much anything that the wind can carry more than a fan can carry. the parking lot falls under parks and recreation. they hire outside contractors to do the cleanup. but everyone simply tossed their trash in a dumpster, the park might stay cleaner. >>darya: if you have a comment or story idea, contact >>stanley: on his face but page or visit our web site. alkmaar >> we will be right back in three minutes.

>>mark: said a chance of rain wednesday and thursday. thirties' around the bay and low 20s inland. a few showers tomorrow with steady rain. it looks like he will be cold with rain into the weekend. psst scattered showers saturday and sunday. >>erica: after rumors regarding her health, polythene is coming clean about her diabetes. she told usa today that she found out about her diabetes two years ago. she is launching a

campaign to bring awareness to the disease. >>darya: if it's lindsay lohan is due back in court today, in regards to her probation wireman. community service is it harder for sentence. she pled guilty to stealing a necklace from jewelry store. she was already on probation at the time for too drunk driving convictions in 2007. for legal woes are compounded by her failure to attend counseling glasses stacked >>mark: the dow is up over 1% to 12,555. the s&p is back over 1300. she will argo stocks are really climate right now. wells fargo stock is up over 3 percent.

>>darya: coming up on the kron4 news, the latest in the allegations into the italian cruise ship captain who ran the ship aground. i also talk about the latest bridge closure in to take a live look at the cost to the bay bridge.