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>> kron 4 news et 4 a.m. starts now. >> ... father who lives in tahoe has joined her friends and searching the area where she was last seen. deputies say they have no firm leads but they are investigating some clues. >> we have three of fan--her friends also return separately. they attended a

celebration in the street. after they proceeded in side of the casino to go to bed and colin and i. >> they see her on the floor of the horizon hotel-casino say hi briefly she seemed in good spirits. they went on to bed. as when you see a friend and pheasant. we have no evidence that there's still activity were filed plaoul play involved. her feet friends have remained cooperative. >> this is out of character for her she has not called work, school, home, her brother, her father. we are concerned >> deputies say herself on is either dead or turned off. they cannot tracker that way. that complicates things a bit. the search was suspended last night but will resume sometime this

morning. >> she was active on social media on the days leading up to her disappearance. here's a look at her twitter page. she seems to be having fun. she tweak it sank cold last night was amazing pi. on december 31st heard tweaked take a turn. >> after tonight you will never be a part of my life. another one says you just lost all of my trust in the person i trusted most. >> police are aware of these streets. and are investigating if they were posted by alissa. being we will get more information later today from them updates are available on our web site expert kron4.com and on our twitter pages as well.

>> but us go to erica and look at our forecast. >> good morning anny. >> we are seeing freezing temperatures in concord. 39 in san carlos. we are a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday. 45 currently in downtown san francisco san jose is coming in at 37 degrees. your satellite and radar we are clear for the most part. we do not have too much in the way of cloud cover. we do have more more to contend with. fog is starting to form an hour north bay and east bay valleys. rain could start as early as tomorrow afternoon. >> futurecast 4 4:03 p.m. shows the lane approaching the bay area as we set the clock into motion you can see this is the bay area where i am circling. by 6:00

p.m. we could see widespread rain. yellow and orange on your screen indicates moderate to heavy rain piffling will continue to push through sunday morning with scattered showers on the back end. we do have some moisture that will impact us throughout sunday. a lot of clouds associated with the system. maybe a quarter of an inch to a half an inch of rain. your afternoon highs for today 58 for santa rosa. warmer than yesterday's 60 expected in oakland. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows mild conditions for today in the first half of tomorrow. again we have rain on the rising saturday stretching into sunday. this is not a huge storm it is not a significant rainmaker we are back on the side a fair weather and mild conditions as we start the next work weeks. the first four days of the next week look dry we will be continued during with mostly sunny skies. a

quick bridge check. no worries at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza everyone getting along fine out of oakland into the city. >> at the san mateo bridge it is quiet in the west bound direction towards of the city. >> the golden gate bridge south bound 101. the chp report to no accidents. visibility is starting to be impacted. more on that coming up in just a bit. >> thank you erica. >> there is new information on new york giagiants pitcher so romano. >> who is apologizing for his actions in loss vegas. >> police say he got into an argument with t s a officers at loss vegas mccarraan

international airport on new year's day. >> this is a follow posted on new year's eve showing romo at a vegs \ /as a nightclub called haxe. >> he allows i 49ers player michael crabtree. >> sources say roberts became angry and aggressive with the security worker on tuesday morning when he failed ride friday. >> the 29 year-old handcuffed and temporarily detained by police and now faces a misdemeanor some is to appear in las vegas court. >> the giants even us an apology from almost saying " i would like to sincerely apologize about the recent events at the las vegas airport which i brought negative attention to the san francisco organization and its fans. >> i love our respect the giants, my teammates and our

fans and promised to conduct myself in the future in the san francisco giants way. >> we will be right back with more on news weather and headlines.

>> 4:09 is the time. taking a look at wall street. futures trading all three indexes are positive stocks ended down yesterday's. >> after the federal reserve rerevealed a split among policymakers over how long to continue an economic stimulus program. >> the dow was down 21 points. >> the nasdaq lost 11. >> and the s&p lost three. . >> the market started on a weak note after mixed holiday sales reports. >> no word yesterday on whether tax refunds will be delayed this year because of a last-minute deal on the fiscal cliff. >> the irs says it is reviewing the details in deciding what impact will have on the fifth filing season. >> if you look at the 1040

form several lots listed as reserved. >> an irs spokesman says those are place holders for some of the fiscal cliff provisions that had been on hold like the alternative minimum tax. >> f i c o, the company that invented the credit for, is moving its headquarters to san jose. >> the formally minneapolis- based company wants to be close to silicon valley's engineering talent pool. >> in u.s. courts and the construction near mineta san jose international airport. >> the company says it should be completed in february. >> an actor patrick dempsey says it appears his bid to buy a small coffee chain has prevailed in a bankruptcy auction that included starbucks. >> last night, dempsey told reporters in seattle that his investment group appears

to have the winning bid in four tullyls coffee. >> a bankruptcy judge will have the final say on january 11th. >> tullys coffee has 47 company-owned locations in washington and california. >> the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in october. in see later twisted we've got it. >> >> announcer: meet jill. she thought she'd feel better after seeing her doctor. and she might have, if not for kari, the identity thief who stole jill's social security number to open credit cards, destroying jill's credit and her dream of retirement. now meet amanda. with a swipe of her debit card, she bought some gas... and an all-expense-paid trip to hawaii for ben.

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the end of 2012. >> in fact selling at their fastest pace in two and a half years. and, as kron fours felipe djegal report. existing themselves in san francisco are also on the rise. >> low mortgage interest rates are attracting buyers back to san francisco. we can thank silicon valley for that. sellers are competent and buyers have the money. >> you have these tech companies that have young people working for them. san francisco is a desirable city to live in for young people. working at those companies they want to stay living in san francisco. >> across the united states from october to november of 2012 new-home sales rose about 4.4% to their highest rate in two and one-half years. >> in san francisco elite

djegal kron 4 news. >> we have some fog outside. erica is keeping an eye on it. >> good morning erica. >> good morning. we are seeing some freezing temperatures in some of our north bay and east bay valleys. >> we could encounter some dense fog for a drive around the bay. >> as we head into the afternoon expect warmer conditions and sunshine. >> tomorrow the rain will sneak in. tomorrow afternoon a lot of clouds associated with this system. we will contend with off and on showers into sunday. as we start the next work week dry conditions and temperatures on the climb. we will have more on your extended for class in a moment. right now your visibility chart shows five mouth for novato. ninth

around oakland in s f o. >> allow yourself extra time. the fog is the story. as we head into completely different picture. >> area of low pressure will sneak in. we will see rain with that. futurecast 4 set up for 4:00 p.m. shows mainly cloudy conditions as we head into tomorrow afternoon. 7:00 p.m. we will start to pick up light rain from the north bay potentially the san mateo coastline as well. as the continue to advance clock 11:00 p.m. saturday night widespread rain. the yellow indicates moderate to heavy rain. that is for the north bay, east bay and parts of san francisco along the coast as well. as we continue to advance clock off and on showers will continue early sunday morning. >> numbers for today show temperatures upper 50s low 60s and the south bay. san jose 60 degrees.

>> 58 for santa clara. mid to upper 50s in the east bay. >> 57 for danville and pleasanton. 57 in pleasanta rosa at 58. 574 richmond. daly city 53. 60 expected in oakland. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows a nice weather for the next day and a half. as we head into tomorrow the afternoon hours cloudy skies and the potential for rain. that will stretch into sunday. wet weather will stick around for the week end. it will start to dry up and clear out as we start the next work week. >> at the traffic desk i do not see any hot spots. it is quiet. your typical overnight road work. some lanes are closed. because it is so light we are not seeing any slowdown. heading to the bay bridge no overnight construction. just

fine out the toll plaza. >> the metering lights are off and tops pleas are up the incline in the upper deck. >> the san mateo bridge is quiet. the west bound trip for foster city and south bound 1 01 for those of you coming out of the north bay. >> to our traffic maps at the 5 80/680 interchange no accidents coming down the nimitz freeway. >> over to the south bay the green on your road way censors indicates speeds over 50 mi. per hour. anny. >> thank you erica. >> sensors designed to t detect gunshot are now being used in oakland. >> they are called shot spotters' and a blanket nearly half the city. >> on the new year's eve, the technology came in handy when officers were able to respond to a shooting after being alerted by the shot

spotter, rather than wait for 911 cost come in. >> there were able to rest one suspect in the shooting and sees a gun. >> oakland police say shot spotter can really help them in curbing the crime growing rate in the city. >> this is vital information that before having this technology we would not have been able to do in law enforcement. >> oakland police say that in order for shot spotter to work, they must have the manpower out in the field. >> the department says that with prices--a special spot shot 13 more frequently out and street. at a meeting last night several different agencies gathered in the mission. >> people forced from their homes in san francisco fire

this week and are still struggling. >> the fire happen in the mission district in this the rubble left from the fire. >> 40 people including four children were forced to evacuate the building. >> at a meeting last night several different agencies get in the mission to connect those infected with city services including offer them temporary housing. >> the federal government has given californian the ok to set up a health insurance exchange program. >> california is doing so in order to comply with the president's new health care reform laws. >> kron 4 charles clifford explains how the exchange will work. >> families and small business will be able to use this program to purchase health insurance. >> later this year a website will go on line. a test version will launch in june. the site will list the health provider plans rates and coverages. there will

also be to help savings account plans to choose from. as well as information on government run programs. >> this is to help people that may not be able to afford health insurance get coverage. that can learn if there are eligible for government subsidies to help pay for insurance. >> people would not qualify for a subsidy or choose not to use this will still be able to purchase coverage plans directly from the insurance providers. >> there are still a lot of unanswered questions about cover california. the state is also working on building the infrastructure for the program like buying computers and hiring staff. if all goes well open enrollment will start in october with benefits kicking in january 1, 2014. >> charles clifford kron 4 news. >> here's a look outside at

the bay bridge toll plaza. looks good on west bound 80 traffic. we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes

>> welcome back. >> in national news. three officers are on demand this morning after a string of shootings in new york city. >> the suspect reportedly shot to trenton office twhen they stopped the man to give him a summons for walking between moving cars. >> a plain clothes police officer shot and killed the suspect. >> in a separate incident, an off-duty officer was shot while trying to stop robbery at a car dealership in the bronx. >> investigators were able to track down the team of a legend robbers. >> fresh from taking their oath of office members of the 113th congress are scheduled to weigh in smooth out some ruffled feathers today by casting a vote for billions of dollars in aid

to super storm sandy victims'. >> as martha shade reports some in his own party felt ignored by house speaker john boehner when congress did not take up the measure during the week's focus on the fiscal cliff. >> one of the first items when getting down to business was $9 million in aid of superstar standing victims'. >> lawmakers were enraged when the law was scrapped. >> the danger was this was not the delay of one day. i was concerned being pushed over into the new congress that could be delayed for months. >> house speaker johnboehner and others received a firestorm of criticism from gov. chris christopher and others. >> this is an example of the government forgetting who they are here to serve and why. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you! shame on

congress!. it has been more than two months since the major damage happen along the jersey shore. the image of the destruction in queens n.y.. >> speaker boehner has assured lawmakers that the house will pick up the remaining balance by the end of the month. >> as far as i am concerned it is over with john boehner and i have been friends before hopefully we will be friends again. >> former arizona congressman gabrielle gifford is expected to visit new town, conn. today. >> there are reports that gifford will visit sandy hook elementary school. the scene of last month's deadly shooting. >> the school resumed classes' yesterday's in a new building in the nearby town of monroe. >> gifford is doris coverinstill recovering after bg

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>> we are back. is 4:30. it is not as cold as yesterday's. we are warmer by a few degrees. technically we are more. in real terms is still cold out there. we will get a look this morning at your weather and traffic. the morning erica. >> it is a chilly morning. we are freezing in some spots. we are not seeing twenties like yesterday's. technically it is a warmer start to the morning. >> we have fog to contend with. fog is morning in some of of north and east a delis. currently some issues with visibility. >> this is our roof cam in downtown san francisco let us take a look at the numbers. >> upper '30's and oakland.

currently '30's in fairfield. 34 in santa rosa. 32 in that the city. >> clear skies now. we did not have the high clouds above. they will start to stream in an area of low pressure will slide into the bay area. you can see on futurecast 4. we could see some rain as early as tomorrow afternoon. you will notice the cloud cover that will start to move in by 7:00 p.m.. picking up heavier rain in santa rosa. light rain along the coastline. as we continue to advance clock. heavy rain for most of the bay area. saturday keep your umbrella handy. it will be cold and rainy day. half the showers will start to taper off as we head into 4:00 a.m. on sunday. some light rain in the north bay. more moisture behind this. expect off and

on showers through sunday. >> today's afternoon highs. 574 downtown san francisco. vallejo, richmond. 60 expected and oakland. no change rick acquired heading to the sierra. saturday and sunday is the possibility for snow. the wind's will pick up with added features in the forties. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast highlights the rain we are expecting this week end. probably a quarter of an inch to a half an inch. dry as we start the next work week temperatures in the upper 50s low 60s. >> in the meantime let us take a look at traffic. there is nothing wrong on the roadways. no hot spots. >> the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza traffic moves well from the approaches. >> the san mateo bridge is problem free 13 minute drive from end to end. >> south bound 101 to the golden gate bridge to the issues on the span. remember we have dense fog in

portions of the north bay. anny. >> thank you erica. >> a young petaluma one ringing in the new year with a trip to tahoe disappears. her parents are frantic at the terrace apartment searches for snow-covered state line nevada for 19 year-old alyss bryne . >> and now deputies are offering a $1,000 reward for the search of alyssa . >> she was attending snow gol globe, and electric music festival in south lake tahoe that was held over the new year's holiday. >> she was reported missing tuesday, new year's day. here is the last picture of alyssa . her parents say they sent her a text monday night as she did not

respond. her mother is understandably distraught. >> her father who lives in tahoe along with her friends, is helping searched the area where she was last seen. deputies say they have no leads, but they are some clues they are investigating. >> for france returned separately. they attended the celebration in the street after that celebration they proceed inside of the casino. they went to bed for the night and called it a night. they saw her on the floor of the horizon hotel-casino. they said high briefly. she seemed in good spirits. she went on tthey went on to bed. >> we are concerned. we have no evidence of foul play. her friends and family are being cooperative and

remaining very close during this. this is highly unusual for her. this is out of character for her. she has not called school, her job, her brother, her mother, or father. >> deputies say herself all is either dead or turned so ther that way. >> alyssa was active on social media in the days leading to her disappearance. >> we have taken a screen grabs of her twiter page. >> as you can see, she seemed to be having fun at the snow bowglobe concert, saying last night was amazing and playing in dat snow. >> but then october 31st term tweers take a turn

saying " after tonight you will never be a part of my life and just lost all my trust in the person i trusted most. >> police say they are aware of thosetweets and are investigating exactly when they were posted in whether they are actually posted by her. >> outside the alameda main post office it was reported missing as today. >> we turn to kron 4 solo reporter from alameda. the u.s. postal inspection service is offering a $10,000 reward for the information about the person who stole the mailbox. to give you more news fast >> you can see an empty space on the kron were the

mailbox normally sits. authorities said the mailbox was stolen over the holiday weekend. it is not clear which day it was stolen or how it was stolen. they are concerned about morning view about the incident. they posted flyers on the mailbox alerting customers to what happened. they say if you dropped off mail over the past week check your bank statement, check your credit statement. check with the intended recipient to see if your mail was received. if you believe your mail was stolen check with the postal investigation agency. there is a $10,000 reward you can help them find who is responsible. this is a federal offense. back to you. >> wow! that is pretty crazy. is it easy to get up to the mailbox and drive off? >> yes james. it is easy.

here is shore line drive to the left. you can easily park a car here and walk to the mailboxes. we are not sure how they got away with one. there is easy access to the main road. >> all right. interesting. we will see if they have surveillance video that they may share later on. >> a $10,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of the mailbox. >> the time is 4:37. taking a quick break on the kron 4 morning news a live look at the golden gate bridge. heading out of marin into the city no problems. cold conditions again to stock of the day. we will be right back wé

>> ( male announcer): now here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly . >> despite comment on facebook. this is not the stanford mascot passed out. it is not the latest version

of a tree grows in brooklyn. >> 1 a poster got it right. is a tree kicked the curb. everywhere you look old christmas trees are taking up residence around the bay. like this tree which appears to be waiting for a phone call on folsom st.. >> over at alice griffon housing project discarded trees are being removed as quickly as possible to avoid them being set ablaze. >> most have policies for holiday tree removal. last time i checked nowhere does is take the tree to the nearest corner and puppet. >> in san francisco the tree should go out on your regular traffic. only after a few restrictions have been met. >> burst it cannot be recycled. the same goes for decorations and plastic tree stands. >> if the tree is more than 6 ft. tall it must be cut in half. >> you only have until

january 11th to do that. >> in berkeley if the tree is 7 ft. tall are higher it has to be cut in half however, their restriction are a bit more relaxed. in the coming days you will see discarded trees everywhere. some will be there until sunday like urban tumbleweed. did i mention they are a fire hazard. yes! people setting them ablaze and at amber's everywhere. what ever city you live in check out how to dispose of your tree. for god's sake, do not shut it in your fireplace. >> in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> the national park service wants to put an end to burning christmas trees on ocean beach. >> park rangers will be increasing their patrols and will be citing anyone trying to burn a christmas tree on the beach. >> the fine for burning start at $125.

>> the parked car marin wants to remind san francisco residents that recology dick's old christmas trees for free on schedule track stays. >> it is relatively clear there is some valley fog here in there. is another cold morning as you wake up and get ready to head out to school or work. we will be right

>> we're back at 4:45. >> the mayor of east palo alto is asking for state funding to prevent a local levee from falling. >> mayor rubin abica is worried about erosion in the levee along the san francos qiotp creek. >> the creek overflowed today for christmas.

>> a 47 allman that of their houses. >> the mayor says the city is tapped out their reserve funds and now they're asking for help from the state. >> the mayor says that while he does not want to worry residents about the levy he fears it may not hold when the next rain storm arrives. >> east bay mud workers spent most of the night preparing a water main break. this happened in the 23rd hundred block of the white wswitdwight way . not farm the telegraph avenue. an underground pipe flooded part of the road. >> with workers managed to shut off the water while making repairs. they hope to have everything fixed by this morning. >> until then, 16 homes remain without water. >> it is cold out there you want to bundle up we do not have a freeze warning or

frost advisory in place as we head into the afternoon mostly sunny conditions. it will be a bit warmer in fact, i see 60s on the map into the evening hours. they looked as if a warm evening is in store. and in the mid to upper '40's. 45 in san francisco. 38 in oakland. at freezing in concord. upper '30's in san carlos. satellite and radar shows high pressure control for now. and area of low pressure and other storm will sneak in. it is set to arrive late saturday afternoon. futurecast 4 is set up for the 3:00 hour. the mmoisture is sitting offshore. this is highlighting tomorrow night. we could pick up yellow indicating moderate to heavy rain. that will be widespread. everyone will get wet. >> last time we were talking about a 10-20 percent chance. it has been upped

to 850-60 percent chance. >> the moisture sitting offshore that will slide in. expect showers on sunday as well. >> 57 in fremont. 58 in santa clara. mostly sunny skies and upper 50s and the east bay as well. danville at 57. 59 for castro valley. 56 in alameda. into the north bay and other dry day ahead. 56 for petaluma and navato. 57 for downtown san francisco. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast we have some fog foreign and some of our north and east a valleys. in to the afternoon it will be a bit warmer. -- forming in some of our north and east bay valley. >> high pressure will be strengthened as we start the next work week. again afternoon highs climbing into the upper 50s low 60s.

mornings will not be as cold. only mid '30's for your inland lows. mostly sunny conditions will continue into the middle of next week. >> we are quiet in the traffic center. we are hot spot free. >> and live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza a handful of cars. no metering lights. >> at the san mateo bridge the problem free commute however, traffic is increasing in the west bound direction. the tell light toward foster city. a live look at the golden gate bridge. >> south bound 101 no problems on the span itself. remember we have fog forming in some of our north bay valleys. drive with caution however, we do not have any accidents to report. >> over to our traffic maps was down 23 the caldecott tunnel. no problems 680 to the san ramon valley. >> the east shore freeway

indicates speeds over 50 mi. according to the green on your screen. the altamonte pass westbound 580 we are problem free approaching downtown livermore. >> thank you erica. americans blame too much springtime in cheap facile for fuelling the nation's obesity epidemic, but a poll finds they are split on how the government should help. >> a third of people say the government should be deeply involved in finding ways to curb obesity. >> a similar proportion with th little or no role, and the rest are in the middle. >> most people support making restaurant post count count on their menus, as well as more physical activity in schools. >> but they draw the line is that policies tried to force healthier choices. >> there is been contentious debate over whether women should take into the present during pregnancy.

>> researchers say taking a common type of anti- depressant does not increase the risk of having a stillborn child or losing in infant early in life. >> researchers conclude there was little difference in those who took the drugs inzoloft and those who did not, in terms of delivering a stillborn baby or death before its first birthday. >> donations are pouring in for two victims were killed in a crash on new year's day in the mission district. >> the access that killed 26 your all franciscoguirez and 29 year-old patricia tukne-

coon. >> police said the accident was caused by a 19 year-old gang member. >> he had been pulled over in connection with the shooting was sped off and hit another car. the car hit liquor store killing a pedestrian. >> is at a liquor store, a collection is being taken for the families of the two victims. that is to help them return the bodies to their native countries. patricia was originally from guatemala, francisco moved here from the on doors in the store's owner says there have been a lot of donations. >> the san francisco 49ers have announced the playoff tickets for the next saturday's game will go on sale monday morning at 10. 49ers officials say the tickets available monday will be extremely limited. >> you can buy them on ticketmaster and if it does not work. you could try the nfl ticket exchange. >> and there is always of love at last check. the

cheapest is struggling fo $198 visages of the sutro back lawrence and san francisco have been pleased to find a new in haven't of old bulls. >> a river otter name sutro salmon's the living in a large pool of the bass for a few weeks. he's been drawing an audience. there were driven out by the velvet.

and almost all humberside he seems to be enjoying the attention. >> if anyone guesses as how long sam was stand area. l experts say since be doing just fine. >> the pull as fresh water fed by underground streams and there's plenty of fish and muscles for him to eat. >> and a reminder to get stock the feel right

>> we are back in this 4:; 55. >> (laughter) your kron 4 7 day ard the bay forecast where looking at-best era will have details in just a bit. >> the office is preparing

to dish out final last what it is still attracting some big stars. >> elisabethcooridan has today's hollywood minute. >> nbc confirms he would direct an upcoming episode of the office. we previously directed an episode of undeclared on fox. this is the ninth and final season of the office. >> actor, singer, dancer and actress julia huff is sharing a painful memory in her past. she said she was abuse in her past. it started when she was 10 years old studding in london. the adult in charge took advantage of her she was abused mentally and physically. >> while playing the role of an abuse survivor safe haven of was forced to confront the members of her fast. she tells the magazine was it their experience. >> helen merrin and joyce

the hollywood walk of fame. she has a collection of prestigious awards. and oscar, a gold glove, and screen actors guild award. win winner. >> this the most spectacular day for me. i am so very proud. >> she is nominated for another golden globe for her performance in the tim hitchcock. >> for hollywood minute i am elisabeth codrdridan. >> still ahead the search is on for a missing 19 year- old was last seen in the lake tahoe area. our family is now speaking out and will have the latest details coming up. >> it world series champion was tame by police. details on what sergio romano did in las vegas. >> plus we will be watching

the weather and traffic this morning with erica and george. we will be right back on the kron 4 morning

>> good morning. kron 4 will tran is a live on the scene of a crash. the house of representatives rowboat today about super storm sandy 8. we are also following the weather and traffic. >> we are taking a live look outside at our roof cam. we do have a clear skies above and we do have all that is forming barrier taken a look at the temperatures it is a cold start. it is a little bit warmer than 24 hours ago. it is over 24

fairfield. santa rosa is warmer than that were yesterday. satellite and radar shows the there are changes to talk about. we do have wet weather on the way. >> it is an easy day for traffic this morning we're not tracking any problems or hot spots. we will see a light ride again. here's your quick commute check. there is a light commute for highway 4 in interstate 580. >> the developing news this morning. the search continues this morning for a 19 year-old girl her name is alyssa byrne from petaluma. if she was reported missing on tuesday. to get us more news faster we will turn to jackie sizzled. >> friends and family are

hoping that is anything new comes out this would be an understanding to state where she is dead. there are flyers all over downtown petaluma. she actually went missing on new year's eve in the tahoe area. they stated that some of her friends went for a festival. she loves the music festival by herself in a shuttle and she was last seen at the horizon hotel. they stated that she met on call of our midnight and that was the last time deference our family heard they have been canvassing the tahoe area with the help from the sheriff's department. they're hoping that if anybody has information that will come forward. i had a chance to talk to the mother yesterday and she had this to say. >> it is very hard and

they're just some words about cannot open into. i just hope. i one ever wanted keep their prayers for us. there are no other options. >> and douglas county sheriff department's is being told that the fbi i is want to get involved. we're also been told that there will be a 10:00 a.m. briefing in the tahoe area. we will be sending a crew apparent will pass along to you. >> a break-in mills for you

right now. a police chase in is with a crash in san francisco. it happened access and * and barry s. kron4 will tran is on the scene with the latest. >> we understand that the chp was in pursuit of a car. it was a bmw. we're tried to get more detail to why this pursuit happen. it does not seem that anyone in this was injured. this is the result of the crash. this man or this woman went through this intersection they hit this power pole and then went through this cents and then hit this caltran pickup truck. it has knocked out power to about a hundred people in this area. that is why pg&e crews are out. across the street you do see youhouses and a few businesses.

pg&e stated that it will take them to about noon to restore the power. we are trying to get more information from caltran. the supervisors from caltran is here to find out what happens. he stated that he is not sure whether not the main power line was knocked out. as far as respond the situation here that have to restore the power pole. you could look at this damage. one pg&e workers stated that they are surprised as they remove the bmw so quickly. usually when a car hits a power pole the board is allow them to keep the car there so that they can

prompt up a power pole. they stated that now this power pole is dangling because of the wires. >> giants pitcher sergio romo is apologizing for his actions in lost vegas. police say that he got into an argument with a t as a officer at loss basis of karen international airport on new year's day. this is a photo that was posted on new year's eve showing cuomo at a vegas nightclub called hayes. he is a long side 49ers player michael crabtree. sources say that renamo became " angry and aggressive " with a security worker on tuesday morning

when he felt to provide proper id. the 29 year-old was handcuffed and he was temporarily detained by police and he now faces a misdemeanor and a summons to appear in a loss that this court. there have been conflicting reports on whether or not cuomo was a drug. >> new this morning, the house of representatives will vote today on a $9 billion super storm sandy eight. the house will vote on the rest of the $60 billion package on january the 15th. the boat comes after house speaker john banner cancelled a vote on super storm sandy aid earlier this week. the skulls leaders, including fellow republican new jersey gov. chris christie and congressman peter king, were

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>> welcome back. the dow futures not doing much of anything right now. we are waiting for the december jobs report. most analysts expect a report to show the economy at 150,000 jobs in the month of december. and that unemployment rates will stay unchanged at but what analysts will also be pouring through in this report are job revisions that would bay back five years. a two-year

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starting next year. several states have still refuse to set up their own health-care exchange. if they do not they will be forced to participate one exchange. >> you will be dealing with chilly temperatures and used to bundle up. erica is looking at the numbers. >> we are below freezing in certain spots. fairfield was coming in at 30 degrees. here on our list we see concord at 33 they're just above freezing. it is not too bad in downtown san francisco. in addition to the co whether we are contending with all that is forming. it is very limited visibility. and just keep

this in mind that you should drive with extra caution. we do have dense fog for the north bay valley superio. satury afternoon and probably the late time into the evening should anticipate rain. about 4:00 p.m. you will not see very much. >> as we head into the 7:00 hour if you have dinner plans outside the heaviest rain will be in santa rosa and light rain for the san mateo area. by 11:00 p.m. when you are out and about on saturday it will be moderate to heavy rain for just about everyone. this will continue over night and you will see that the showers will start to taper

off. we do have more moisture on the back again. speaking of today, we will focus on afternoon highs. it will be upper 60s for the south bay. san jose will finally reached 59 degrees. sunny skies and driving weather will continue. it will be 55 for fairfield. as we head to the other areas petaluma will be a little bit warmer as well as downtown san francisco. >> rain is on tap for the weekend. we are talking about a quarter of an inch. as we start the next work week high pressure will be building. sunny skies and mild weather will be in the upper 50s and low 60's. >> we are still my turn to

in a light ride around the bay. we are not looking at a normal commute day. it will be light traffic and we are incident free at the bay bridge. we are likely not to see the me realize activated. the san mateo bridge has a drive time of 11 minutes. looking at the 101 ride in marin county we are same crew is on the scene there are setting up the fourth lane in the southbound side. looking at the traffic maps we have not that many more confirmation. interstate 80 is set 14 minutes from hercules to berkeley. in the tracy area there is reports of red semi truck and it still has also attracted them. there are no

accidents on the 280 attempt. your commute through the north bay and 101 is free. >> sensors designed to detect gunshots are now being used in oakland. they are called " a shot-spotters ", they have blanket nearly half the city. on new year's eve, the technology came in handy when officers or able to respond to a shooting after being alerted by the shot spotter, rather than waiting for nine-one-one costco man. they were able to arrest one person in the shooting and sees a gun. oakland police say shot spider can really help them and curbing the growing crime rate in the city. >> oakland police say that

in order for shot spotter to work, that must have the manpower out in the field. the department says they will try the specials shot spider team more frequently out in the streets. >> a man accused of a fatal stabbing in the month porero hill neighborhood last weekend did not enter a plea at his first court appearance. 28 year-old andre reid is charged with murder for the deaths of 52 year-old eric avila. who was stabbed at about 2:00 a.m. sunday near the intersection of 20 fed and connected streets. police have not released a motive for the killing. >> the body of a 91 year-old woman was found in a

structure fire at a mobile home park in petaluma. if the fire happened yesterday after noon at the leisure lake mobile home park on stony point road. when firefighters arrived, they found one mobile home you is fully engulfed in fire. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> missing child activist mark klaas is pardoning with the high-tech companies to prevent of deductions and help families cope with kidnappings when they happen. the new child safety systems included smart phone at this since dollars about missing children. a gps locator wrist watch for kids and software that blocks on-line predators. klass, whose daughter polly was of the bid and killed in 1993, also announced the launch of a web site, klaas

family housing, a charity to raise funds to provide up to three months of housing expenses for families of missing kids. >> east bay mud workers in much of the night preparing a water main break. this happen in the 2300 block of the white way. not far from the telegraph ave. an underground pipe is flooded part of the road, but workers minister is shut off the water while making repairs. if they hope to have very 6 by the morning. until then, 16 homes remain without water. >> here is a live look outside at the san mateo bridge. will be right back. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off.

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>> welcome back. in developing news out of san francisco. a police chase ins with a crash in san francisco. it happened at seventh and townsend. we have will tran on the scene. >> bank goodness that they cut off the electrical power. it the driver actually cut off. the polish dozen dangling pre-empts this is why you see a army a pg&e workers arriving here. if they stated that it will probably about noon before they get power restored. they stated that they have to fix this power pole that was snapped in half. the driver went down since crashed into a pole and then went through this finsen then crashed into this caltran pickup trucks carry

from what i understand no one was injured in this pursuit. there are still trying to find out why the chp was pursuing him in the first place. this power has been wiped out for about 100 people. there is a caltran station just down road. one of the supervisors stated that they are not affected and that their power is on. there generator automatically kicked and when this happened. >> nonetheless your service will not be impacted as far as caltran is concerned. it was we have more information about dispersal we will

have it for you. >> this will be quite a project. is it not be too hard. they were just a prius setup 40's for most of the vehicle. they stated that the bmw was gone and that the power pole was literally just sitting on top of the car. they stated they usually the car stays there just so they're able to prop up the pole. this should not be too hard for pick jenny to handle the spirit >> a chilly start a again this morning. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge.

>> it is a clear cool start for the morning. dense fog is performing. we do have a couple of spots that are below the freezing point. most of us are in the mid 30's. you can expect warmer weather for after known. looking ahead into tomorrow we will see more in the way of cloud cover. this will continue enter your son that. cloudy weather will be as we start the next work week. the visibility chart is stated in this tub to just 4 mi.. satellite and radar shows said it will be clear conditions for the most part bereft follow what you do future cast 4 and let you know when you will need your umbrellas in my next report. >> we continue to monitor a

like ride around the bay. here is your quick commute checks. for the east bay while we do see a little slowing on highway 4 it is still so much less than on a normal commute state. >> developing mills. that fbi is going to join the search for the 19 year-old girl alyssa byrne from petaluma. deputies are not offering a $1,000 reward in the search for our. here is the last pitcher taken of her when she was visiting the " snow below " a musical festival in south lake tahoe over the new year holiday. her parents say that they sent her a tax on monday night, new year's eve, but she did not respond. she would be

reported missing the next day. her father, whose liven tosco, has joined her friends and searching the area where she was last seen. deputies say that they have no " from " leads, but there are some clues they are investigating. >> alyssa was active on social media in the days leading up to her disappearance. we have taken a screen grab of our twitter page. as you can see, ceasing to be having fun at the smoke low, sir, saying " last i was the amazing " and that she was having fun playing in the snow. but then on december 31st heard tweets took a turn. there were quotes of after tonight you will never be a part of my life " and " just lost

all my trust in the person i trusted most. " police say that they are aware of these tweets and are investigating exactly why there were posted and whether they were actually posted buying a lyssa. >> stay with us as we continue to follow developments in the search for her. we have a news crew that is on their way to tie: will have more information letter on today. updates are also available on kron4.com, and on our facebook and porter pages. >> the u.s. auto inspection service is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the person who stole the mailbox outside alameda main post office on shoreline drive.

it was reported missing yesterday. if to give you more new is will turn to mike pelton. >> the post office's warning people that if they put male in this box they should check with their intended recipients to make sure that their mail was received. you can contact the u.s. postal inspection service. there is a $10,000 reward if you give them information that will lead to the arrest of the person responsible. they're not taking this lightly in this stated that this is a federal offense for anyone to still mail. >> the time now was 5:37 a.m. coming up on kron 4 morning news we will have more on your headlines and weather when we return.

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>> welcome back. it u.s. employers added 155,000 jobs in december, a steady game

that shows hiring held up during tensed fiscal cliff negotiations in washington. the labor department says that the unemployment rate stayed at 7.8% last month. november's rate was revised higher from an initially reported 7.7%. robust hiring and manufacturing and construction fuel the gains. construction added 3000 jobs, the most in 15 months. manufacturing gang 25 out, the most the nine months. even with the gangs, hiring is far from accelerating. employers added an average of 153,000 jobs a month last year, matching the monthly average in 2011. >> it is not horrible knows but nothing too great. >> fico, the company that

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>> welcome back. the time is 0540 4:00 a.m.. the top stories we are following at this hour. a police chase ends with a crash in san francisco this morning. it happened at fifth and townsend. the driver crashed into a power pole, and has wiped out power to

about a hundred people in the area. pg&e is on the scene working to restore the power. no word on what started the pursuit. >> the fbi is joining the search for 19 your role alyssa byrne from petaluma. deputies on offer at $1,000 reward in the search for her. if she was reported missing on tuesday, and was attending and electronic music festival in south lake tahoe over new year's holiday. >> the house of representatives will vote today on a $9 billion deal in super storm sandy aids. the vote comes after house speaker john boehner cancelled a boat on sandy eight earlier this week. the house will vote on the rest of the $60 billion package on january the 15th. the senate also have to take a

new boat since it comes in the new congress that was sworn in yesterday. >> we do have dense fall beds is coming. the visibility is limited. it is not too bed and there is no all the advisory's posted. we are going to see a little bit of rain as we head into the weekend. future cast 4 shows that by 3:00 p.m. all the moisture will be sitting off shore. as we set the clock in motion at 6:00 p.m. you may have dinner plans. you should bring you an umbrella and dress in layers. we will continue with light showers as we head into the overnight hours. it is going to be a

what we can is not a huge rainmakers area as we focus our attention on afternoon highs for today it is 57 degrees for vallejo if you are heading up tahoe i checked with caltran and they have no chain restrictions. the temperatures will either be in the 30's or '40's. >> your kron 47 day around the bay shows that it will be mild weather that will return to sunshine as we start next week. >> it is still a light ride around the bay. we are not tracking any problems or delays. we will start with the bridge check westbound is still light on all

approaches. the metering lights have not been activated. the san mateo bridge and highway 92 has volume up but still no delays. for your ride to the golden gate bridge is still an easy trip southbound and no problems northbound. taking a look at the traffic drive times. interstate 80 westbound is 14 to 16 minutes from hercules to berkeley. they do have a little bit of slowing on the lower east shore freeway. south the 680 and 24 still looks good. the north bay ride is completely clear for 1 01 southbound periods >> new this morning, one in 24 u.s. adults say that they have recently fallen asleep while driving. if this is

according to a new survey by the cdc. health officials think that number is probably higher, because some people do not realize when they not all for a second or two while they are driving. the survey found drowsy driving is more common among men, and people between ages 25 and 34. >> scientists say that a 2 billion your old rock from irs that landed on earth is quite different from other marcian meters. they say it is older than most and contain more water. it also is similar to a volcanic rocks examined by nasa's spirit an opportunity rovers on mars. about 65 martian meteor's have been recovered

on earth, mostly in and are to cut or the sahara desert. >> nasa is celebrating nine years and counting on the surface of mars. rover's spirit an opportunity landed on mars in january of 2004. they were intended to complete a 90 day mission to search for signs of past water activity on the red planet. both brokers kept on chugging along after their warranties expired. >> turns out that to adele ruled 2012, 2-and set a record which she was at it. the british sinkers " 21 " was the highest selling album and the u.s. for the second consecutive year. that is according to the

2012 sales figures released by and 07 sound to stand. adele sold 4.4 million copies of of the album in 2012 after selling 5.8 million in 2000 and 11. >> and if it hadn't been for adele, taylor's what would have the top album from the last year. her project " red " finished second on the list of top sellers put out by the nielsen sounds can carry a swift move to reappoint 1 million copies of her album in 2012-a solid soul, but still more than a million copies behind adele's " 21 ", which was the top album in the nation

for a second straight year. suave, has now topped the billboard album chart for 24 weeks in her fourth album career. timing adele for the most weeks by a female artist and number one on the chart says nilsson sounds can began tracking sales figures for billboards and not 1991. >> a new year means new movies out of hollywood. but 2013 is shaping up to look a lot like 2012 at the box office. the hunter dames " catching fire " tops the list as 2013 most anticipated blockbuster. the movie is set for a november release. the next installation of " the hobbit " rank second. it is scheduled to hit the big screen in december. the super hero thriller " iron man 3 " is set for a may

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>> welcome back. visitors to of the saw rome ballot will in some in sampras's go have been pleased to find a new inhabitants of those old polls. a river our common name " cilantro sam " has been living in the large pool of the best for a few weeks. he is being drawn. a hast

of oil in spirit river otters haven't been seen in the area for several decades. and while most wild animals are shy, " sutro sam " seems to enjoy the attention. animal experts say that he seems to be doing just fine. >> them a cat has been reunited with his owners after going missing, a 90 melt siamese cat, and had gone missing from its owners, lease the gerson and ashley lowenbrub, 8 and a

half years ago and it sausalito. one of gerson andlowengrub's daughters was holding bundle up and he jumped out of her arms and ran off. in early december, the shelter had been called to a home in the noe vallate to take bonilla after his new owner had been hospitalized with dementia. windmill was brought back to the shelter, an animal control officer is a microchip and but mill as a back to find his own. but bonilla is now back with his owners and southern california. >> we are still working on several developing stories down here in the kron 4 news room. coming will have more news on the girl missing from petaluma. will be right back.