(male announcer) this is bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. next on kron4 news at five. a missing petaluma teenager is found dead in lake tahoe. kron4 is there live with police, as they try to figure out what happened. and a new report says firefighters at the chevron refinery fire may have actually made the problem worse. the tragic end to a missing petaluma girl. we did not expect this outcome but we are going to deal with this now the best the body of 19 year old alyssa byrne found behind a snow bank in south lake tahoe, less than a mile from attended new year's eve. >> ten feet off pioneer trail, right alongside the roadway >> reporter: the santa rosa junior college student last seen mileaway at a musci

festival on new yrs eve stories... kron4's alecia reid is live in lake tahoe tonight. >> there were able to look up pretty high and see. where investigators are trying to piece together the chain of events which ended alecia? r >> we will take the body to the forensics and bess the cause of death >> reporter: the father is on the scene and his dealing with as expected >> reporter: there are as many unanswered questions, did she get of the shuttle lost russian market was she

in the hotel lobby? anybody with information is encouraged to call police reporting, alecia reed, kron 4. >> thanks alecia.we'll check back with you at six. let's get to grant lodes -- he's giving us a better look at where this all happened. grant? here are some key locations in the south lake tahoe area - all within about a four mile radius. alyssa byrne's body was found here.along pioneer trail. it's only about a mile from lake tahoe community college.where she was attending the music festival new year's eve. byrne and some friends were staying at the horizon casino resort in stateline nevada. it appears byrne chose to walk from the music festival back to the resort.apparently several people at the festival did the same because there was a long line for the shuttle. authorities say her body was found just off this stretch of pioneer trail, between black bart avenue and al tahoe blvd. which means if she was walking back to the resort.she presumably made a wrong turn, because the

resort is this way. keep in mind this area is covered with snow right now.and plows created snow banks along pioneer trail. the utility worker noticed her body over a snowbank.about 10 feet off the road. >> catherine: allyssa lived with her parents in petaluma. family members and friends have been stopping at the home throughout the day. reporters about what the family is going through.especially alyssa's mothe, kim. >> obviously, kim is very distraught and the entire family. we did not expect this out, and we're going to deal with it now as best we can. >> i want to think the entire community of the lake tahoe, and the police department for everything they have done and for everybody's health and the support. >> and liswas a very strong,

confident young lady. it is just a tragedy. it is just tragic what has happened. she was an absolute wonderful young lady. she was an incredible sports person. and loved to participate. the active with her friends, family. and her life will be best. >> catherine: members of the community her life will be-- missed.. >> catherine: have also been stopping near the home.to drop off cards and flowers. stay with kron-4 as we continue to follow the investigation. updates are also available on our website, kron-4-dot- com, and our facebook and >> catherine: the man accused of killing two people in san francisco's mission district during a

hi-speed chase with police tuesday had his first court appearance today. as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, the man is facing a variety of charges - >> shackled at the wrist he appeared in court but did not enter a plea. the news media was not allowed to show his face on camera. authorities say that he drove to the valencia gardens complex. shot at three people and to throw off. but it is what happened next is what the 19 year-old is charged with murder. >> one of police tried to stop him he willfully evaded the police. he ran a red light trying to get away from the officer and as he ran the red light to the collision occurred. it cost to deaths and serious injury to the third party it caused two different--gas. we have sufficient evidence to cause him with murder because it caused two deaths in

addition to the two deaths 3 counts of attempted murder. the only 19 year-old has been involved with gang activity for some time. his arrest should be a wake-up call for parents. >> any sign of a gang activity of 11 years old, 12 years old, 13 years old should be a red flag to really pay attention. by that time they get to be 17, 18, 19 they do not add up going to prison for hurting somebody else. >> reporter: if convicted, the district attorney says that he faces are round 200 years in prison. at the hall of justice and the san francisco, dan kerman, kron 4. >> catherine: three of the four suspects in the murder of a wealthy south bay businessman were in court today. kron four's rob fladeboe has the latest.

they entered department 23 in chains, wearing red jump suits for high-risk inmates. javier garcia seated in the front row, deangelo austin to garcia's right, flanked by his attorney and behind them, intentianally shielded by his attorney is lucas anderson. all three are charged in the murder of wealthy businessman ravees 'ravi' kumra, of monte sereno. prosecutors and police are saying very little about the case. former prosecutor and court observer steven clark says they could face the death penalty. >> because it was a burglary committed in the homicide occurred it makes it a special circumstance. >> reporter: garcia, austin and anderson face six felonies, including murder, robbery and assault in the november 3oth home- invasion style robbery of kumra's 7-thousand square foot gated mansion in monte sereno,as seen here in hd 7 abc news video, allegedly beating kumra's wife and stealing jewelry/+ and collectoble coins. court records portray kumra

as a hard-nosed businessman accused of shady dealings and a sordid lifestyle. clark says prosecutors must connect the dots between kumra and his alleged assailants. >> was this a set up? some of the they knew he was going to be home. that the a monday and this was a targeted home invasion. all of this will be a key to the case. they are going to reverse the engineer of the relationship with the defendants. >> a fourth suspect is also in custody. this alleged prostitute his possibly 80 excessory. rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> catherine: a san jose apartment complex worker charged with killing a suspected thief, faced a judge today. investigators say luis hernandez and another worker at the summer breeze apartments confronted the victim in a garage. they believed he was the person who had been burglarizing cars. we'll have more at 6..

investigators now say chevron firefighters responding to a small richmond refinery leak may have accidentally punctured a main pipeline. the fire happened august 6th sending a cloud of gas and black smoke through the area. thousands of people sought medical treatment. reports say the 40-year-old pipe already was weakened before the fire. and may have been punctured from the outside. investigators are examining firefighter tools to determine if they accidentally damaged the line. a fire at a marijuana club in san jose is being described as suspicious by investigators. it was reported around 4:20 this morning at the palliative health center on zanker road. fire crews say there was an odor of gasoline at the building, which was empty at the time. no word yet on the exact cause. a police chase in san francisco ended with a power outage in one area. police say the suspects' car crashed into a power pole. kron4's will tran has more from the scene.

>> reporter: pg&e were busy all morning restoring power. after this bmw slams through a power pole and snapped it in half. you can see the remains and this car eventually went through that offense. at its height, 100 people were without power. this loft, apartment, and they were able to restore power of around 7:30 a.m. pg&e brought out generators to try to use generators for that brick building. there are businesses including a biotech company some of these employees cannot even get inside because there employee badges do not work. they have experiences key-

experiments, that they have been working and they will let the next person know that there was a disruption in the power. kron 4, will tran reporting. >> catherine: there's wintry weather still in the bay areas. chilly.but clear. this is a look from our camera on mount tam. and one overlooking san francisco. i'm here in the weather center, with jacqueline. it seems to be getting a bit >> jacqueline: it is getting a little bit warmer but it is not going to last. the winter weather will return at rainfall for this weekend. we can see temperatures right now are in the upper 50s and a number of places. we are starting to cool down as the sun goes down. 40's and 50's. as we take a look at the satellite we do have

clouds sitting right offshore. it is clear right now but as resume out of this band associated is sitting off shore. it will be approaching the coast. tomorrow, rainfall but not until the evening. tonight, some clouds increasing but it is still a point to be chilly. clear. away from the coast and tomorrow, more cloud coverage and cooler temperatures. the rainfall will move in and timing it out on futurecast. >> a new report a new report accusing high- ranking state park officials of intentionally stashing millions of dollars. even as 70-parks faced closure. why they apprently did it - tonight at 5-30. >> catherine: but first - getting ready to pay to park this sunday in san francisco. this sunday in san francisco. 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. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download.

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get your quarters ready. sunday parking in san it's something that small business owners aren't happy about. some of them told kron 4's justine waldman that the move could drive away customers. >> reporter: finding a parking space in san francisco is hard enough. starting this sunday. that coveted spot, which used to be free, will cost you. >> i think it is irratating to have to pay for parking on sundays >> reporter: sentiment like that from customers. is what concerns some small business owners. like here at dino's pizza palor. --parlor where the worry is not just about customers staying home on sundays, but how employees like delivery drivers will fare. >> they are going to make less money the drivers because they will have to pay the meters. >> reporter: though other business owners do not think the new sunday parking fees will effect them. >> i think people in sf are used to paying for parking. i don't think it will make much difference. >> reporter: charging for

parking on sunday's will bring in 2-million dollars a year for the city. to ease into the new rule, sf-mta won't be issuing any tickets for people who don't feed the meters on sundays until january 27. but you've been warned. 6 p.m. in san francisco, justine waldman, kron 4 news. >> jacqueline: here is a beautiful look at berkeley. we are going to be warmer but still on the chilly side. arraigned will be approaching the day and for the evening hours. as to go towards a sunday with lingering showers possible. dry, warmer weather for monday. a look of the morning temperatures. we are going to see more moderate temperatures near the coast. low 40's expected as the sea breeze start to filter with warm, morris air.when moist air

however, we will be relatively dry and cold in other areas. temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than other areas with low 50s tomorrow. the same in san francisco, 53 degrees in hayward. the satellite & radar showing clear conditions but as we can see it is well to the north. this tale and is showing this broad cloud coverage pushing towards the bay for tomorrow evening the futurecast, approaching by 6:00, 7:00 p.m. however by 9:00 p.m. it will be in full swing. light/moderate and by 11:00 p.m. the rainfall will continue but pressing to the east. it is almost west-east. as we go towards

2:00 a.m., sunday morning. some lingering showers will be there for sunday morning. 6:00 a.m., it will be clearing and we could see some areas of rainfall on sunday afternoon. even though futurecast is not really shown that. the main band showing saturday night/sunday morning. it is moving quickly but the mountains and coastal could be 1 in., possible. is it is bringing rainfall and even a light dusting. but not any large accumulations expected. a look at your extended forecast and as for goal for the afternoon the rainfall will be approaching. as the go for the afternoon,-we could see some lingering showers but dry weather for the early next week. coming up, your snowfall forecast >> catherine: the flu is spreading around the country -- and it's getting worse.

41 states are reporting widespread flu activity. seven states including california -- are seeing fewer cases. but, we're not of the woods yet. many people traveled for the holidays -- and they could be bringing it back with them. one state that's seeing only sporadic activity -- is hawaii. >> reporter: >> this flu shot debate with a veteran nurse to was actually fired. and what they think about a flu shot requirement. fisof our results from this, are next.

a new report released today says that employees with the california department of parks and recreation intentionally hid millions of dollars from the state. kron 4's charles clifford

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>> catherine: a new report says millions of dollars was *intentionally stashed away by park officials. and kept secret as many parks faced closures - why they apparently did it. people hit by superstorm sandy. could soon be getting relief money -- but others will still have to wait. and - it looked like a congressional photo-op. but this picture turned out to be a photo-shop. we'll explain - next.

(male announcer) this is bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: now at 5-30. a new report released today says that employees with the california department of parks and recreation intentionally hid millions of dollars from the state. kron 4's charles clifford has more. >> reporter: last summer it was discovered that the california department of parks and recreation may have had up to 54 million dollars hidden in two accounts. the news was particularily shocking because at the time california was considering closing down dozens of state parks due to a lack of funding the news also resulted in the resignation of parks and rec director, ruth colemn. but in this new report, the state attorney generals office concludes that 34 million dollars of that money was innocently misplaced, the remaining 20 million, however, was being kept a secret and park and rec employees knew about it. according to the attorney generals office, sometime in the mid nineteen nineties, the secret fund began to grow, unintentionally, as a result of what basically amounts to complex accounting errors.

parks and rec employees were aware of the fund, but year after year failed to report the problem to the state department of finanace. after interviewing more than 40 state employees, the attorney generals office concludes that employees hid the money because they were worried that the department's budget would be cut if the money was discovered. they were also apparently embarrassed that deception had gone on for so long. the report also notes that over the years park and rec employees consistently requested, without success, that their superiors address the issue. while the report concludes that the fund was intentionally kept a secret, the a.g.'s office found no evidence that any of the money was stolen. it simply sat unused for years, a reserve of money with no purpose. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. some superstorm sandy victims will soon be getting relief money. although others will have to wait awhile longer. lawmakers have wrapped up one vote on aid - but another vote is upcoming. sandra endo has the story. >> reporter: the damage and pain from superstorm sandy

is still taking a toll on hard-hit states. and the frustration with lawmakers on capitol hill is growing. >> i cried for two weeks when i lost this house. if i could cry again, i'd cry again. i have no use for them in washington. >> reporter: after weeks of delays, friday the house finally approved a 9.7 billion dollar relief package for superstorm sandy victims. >> the bill is passed >> reporter: larger 60- billion dollar relief package the house initially declined to consider. lawmakers are expected to weigh in on a 51-billion dollar broader aid bill later this month. >> while it is never too late to do the right thing, it is late that we are doing this thing. >> reporter: the federal emergency management agency urged congress to take action because money in the national flood insurance program was set to run out in days. >> this legislation is vital. this not a handout. this is not something we're looking for as a favor. what we're asking for is to be treated the same as victims in all other storms.

>> reporter: lawmakers put off the vote on the aid package while wrangling over ways to avert going over the fiscal cliff. while they have now passed a lifeline to sandy victims, survivors say lawmakers are out of touch. >> it's all politics, everything's politics >> reporter: but friday- the first step in getting sandy victims the help they were promised soon after the storm struck. in washington, i'm sandra endo. congress has made it official. vice president joe biden presided over a joint session today to hear a tally of the electoral college vote which confirms president obama's re- election. the final tally gave obama 51.1 percent of the popular vote - and mitt romney - 47.2 percent.

it's not often you get a historical do-over. but in a few weeks, supreme court chief justice john roberts will get another shot at swearing in president obama. you may remember that roberts bungled the words of the presidential oath - during the first ceremony in 2009. but the president says he looks forward to having justice roberts do it again. the constitution mandates that inauguration day happen on january 20-th. but this year, that falls on a sunday. so the president will take the oath in private on sunday, and again on monday in a public ceremony. what looked like a congressional photo-op turned out to be a photo- shop. a picture released by house minority leader nancy pelosi's office shows the 61 democratic congresswomen sworn in yesterday. they're standing on the steps of capitol hill. but, it turns out that four of the women weren't actually there. today pelosi defended the photo - blaming it in part on the weather. >> this is an accurate

record that it was freezing cold and they have been waiting for everyone to our right. and they had to get back into the building to brief constituents, family members to go to the floor. it was not like we have the entire day just to stand there. pelosi says the photo is an accurate reflection of the women of congress. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords is visiting the connecticut town where a 26 people were killed at a grade school. she was shot in the head in arizona.at a mass shooting in 2011. giffords and her husband met with town leaders in newtown. 20 children and six adults were killed during the december rampage at the sandy hook elementary. >> jacqueline: if you thought it was warmer today and you were correct. it was 58 in santa rosa, napa and richmond. 5760 degrees

and 56 in pleasanton crystal clear conditions temperatures are going to get chile again with 40's in fairfield, daly city. and even cooler for the overnight hours--chilly this larger band associated with this system will be pressing towards the coast overnight. we will do with rainfall for the afternoon. some increase with clouds. we will time it out on futurecast coming up in just a bit. there is a new social application created by a stanford student. is it the

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now for today's market update. the s&p closed at its highest level in five years. as the stock market extended a new year's rally. the dow gained 43 points. the nasdaq was up one ponit. the s&p gained 7 points.closing at more than 14-hundred. new employment numbers are out. 155-thousand jobs were added last month. it sounds good, but, as alison kosik reports, the labor market is stagnant. >> reporter: the of the economy is adding jobs but that is only were the good news is. the jobs report showing that it added want hundred 55,000 jobs last month. the enough to keep up with population growth. unemployment rate state right in place with what the economists expected. the

private sector was the bourse with health care, manufacturing growing. construction also picked up because of rebuilding after superstor storem sandy. despite that there plenty to worry about the of labor market is barely moving. this is the same growth from 2011-2012. wages are growing but not enough to keep up with a cost of living. still, 12 million people are not employed. the job market is just treading water. alison kosik new york the economy is adding jobs, but that's about where the good news ends. the government's latest jobs report shows the u-s added 155,000 jobs last month. enough to keep up with population growth. and the unemployment rate held that's pretty much in line with what economists expected. the private sector was the driving force behind in health care, food services and manufacturing growing. hiring in -

partially because of rebuilding after hurricane be taken with a grain oftime factors, like the storm jobs this time of year. despite that, there's a lot report. basically, the labor about 1-point-8 million jobs were created in 2012. that's the same as in 2011. wages more than 12 million people while employers may be hiring, there's another big problem with the job market. those considered hopelessly that's an over overlooked number. three-and-a-quarter million americans want a job but haven't they've apparently given up they're not counted as part official unemployment rate. the sales of chevy's electric cars are up.. g-m sold more than 23- thousand chevrolet volts in 2012. that puts the volt well ahead of its nearest all electric competitor , the nissan leaf. analysts say the biggest factor driving sales is the of the cars in california. and it helps that engineers have tweaked the volt to advertisers are paying big money for superbowl air- time. in fact - the price of a 30- second spot has hit a record high of at least four- million dollars. and in some cases - advertisers will pay even more. until now - last year's price tag of three and a half million dollars was the record. among the companies buying ad time -- audi, pepsi - and hyundai. the super bowl is february 3rd. a lot of americans love facebook. but it might also be the

world's favorite social network. the site is now said to be the number one choice in 127 of the 137 nations surveyed. some of the places where facebook is "not" on top yet include russia, china and iran. there is a new mobile social networking app created by a stanford student that is getting a lot of buzz. it's called "snap=chat". the tech world seems divided on this one. some say it will be the next big thing others say it's it will just be a controversial tool used for sexting. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate introduces us to snap chat. is growing fast. it is 30 million users sending 20 million the text messages a day. it is a free application and you can and send videos were multiple people after amount of time

those will disappear. it leaves no trace. you can this set the time the recipient will be able to see the images before they disappear. with even just one or 10 seconds. it will not store the images. and you could see that this is perfect for sexting.. and the ability to send a scandalous photos. and even party photographs of those could haunt people for their career. parents are saying to not send any pictures but if you have to come to use this application. at least will not hurt your job. when the young children are constantly being warned not to post anything inappropriate this is just a degree of freedom. what do you think of what bus let me

know. what did he think of officthis also, i am giving away these height and headphones. these are engorged by michael phelps. high-end these are endorsed you can also of great. it is like building your perfect pair of headphones. www.kron4.com and 'enter to win'.. >> jacqueline: this live look you can see mostly clear skies. it is going to be rather chilly again tonight with the increase with clouds tomorrow. as this storm approaches it is moving tomorrow evening at lasting towards sunday. a

possibility of lingering showers but that warmer weather will be next week. as we take a look outside the satellite showing just a few clouds. however, this storm and the tail end of it. it is pressing towards the west coast. fairly why. for the overnight hours and by 6:00 p.m. is when we could see if approaching the north bay. and by 7:00 it will be kidding through santa rosa with moderate rainfall. 9:00 a.m., a fairly--wide. light /moderate. and it will go east. rainfall continues through antioch, concord hayward, fremont. for the overnight hours ago relieve press to the east. instead of the north-south the direction it is coming from the west and pushing east.

lingering showers and clearing towards a sunday morning. there is the possibility of light showers continuing sunday afternoon. for the snowfall, it is expected late tomorrow night by 10:00 p.m. and by midnight, fairly widespread conditions. overnight, it will turn more patchy and in terms of the snowfall totals? this is what we are expecting at the lower elevations. 1-2 in.. and on saturday, a couple of inches possible with temperatures also dropping, dramatically. staying cold and a look a your extended local forecast. still clear and cold with the increasing clouds with the rainfall moving and saturday, sunday. a lingering showers

possible. we will start to see drier conditions monday, tuesday, wednesday warmer conditions >> coming up. is that time of year when the urban tumbleweeds in the next edition of people behaving badly. if [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t.

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for holiday tree removal, the last time i checked. no where does it say take to the nearest corner and dump it in san francisco your tree should go out on your reggular trash day but with a few restrictions first off if the tree is flocked it cannot be recycled. the same goes for decorations and plastic tree stands and if the tree is more than 6 feet tall it must be cut in half but you only have till january 11 in berkeley if the tree is 7 feet tall it has to be cut in half however their restriction are a little more relaxed i can bet you that in the coming days you will see discarded trees everywhere and some will be there until the summer like urban tumbleweeds and did i mention they are a fire hazard, yup people set them ablaze and the wind blows the ambers everywhere whatever city you live in please check out how to dispose of your tree oh and for gods sake don't shove it your fire place

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(male announcer) this is bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. flowers are candles at the home of the petaluma teenager whose body was found this morning at south lake tahoe. >> her life ended much too

soon 19 year old alyssa byrne died after attending a new year's eve music festival. police say she may have lost her way in the dark and froze to death in the bitter mountain cold. >> it was an average of zero to 10 degrees >> catherine: at six. a tragic end to the search for 19-year-old alyssa byrne. her body was discovered this morning. we'll hear more from thosewe start our team coverage tonight in lake tahoe. kron4's alecia reid is there live with the latest. alecia, so far officials are not suspecting foul play? >> they think that it could have been hypothermia. this was one of the first spots they were going to find but it the utility workers founder laying in the snow

>> the temperature has been severely cold with sub-0 at night. it could be hypothermia. it is getting to a certain point where they cannot function or think logically. if that had happened she could have had difficulty. >> reporter: because of long lines she could have opted to walk back. this is close scotia was not that far away but she was found the opposite direction. this is -- close. >> you would turn left to go back. however, she went to the right. going west.

>> reporter: her father, kevin has been in the lake tahoe and was at the scene. >> he is doing as well as expected this is a tragedy for the family. >> reporter: there are still many unanswered questions. they are trying to figure out if she left by herself. if she is a deep get on a shuttle bus? they are asking if anybody has seen everything to give them a call that is the latest >> here are some key locations in the south lake tahoe area - all within about a four mile radius. alyssa byrne's body was found here.along pioneer trail. it's only about a mile from lake tahoe community college.where she was attending the music festival new year's eve. byrne and some friends were staying at the horizon casino resort in state-line nevada. it appears byrne chose to walk from the music festival back to the resort.apparently several

people at the festival did the same because there was a long line for the shuttle. authorities say her body was found just off this stretch of pioneer trail, between al tahoe blvd and black bart avenue. which means if she was walking back to the resort.she presumably made a wrong turn, because the resort is this way. keep in mind this area is covered with snow right now.and plows created snow banks along pioneer trail. the utility worker noticed her body over a snowbank.about 10 feet off the road. >> catherine: alyssa lived here with her family. people have been leaving flowers and candles outside the home. some members of her family talked to reporters today.calling the outcome of the case 'tragic'. our team coverage continues. as kron four's terisa estacio reports friends are also talking about alyssa. >> reporter: news that their cherished friend alyssa bryne passed away in south lake tahoe has hit her friends very hard. for chantel kelly it is has really been tough. she was with alyssa new years eve. right before she went

missing. >> everyting one is like i should have done this. we should have been with her. jasmine taylor says she still can't believe her friend is now gone. >> i cannot even believe what is going on and i have no words it is just crazy. i was just talking to her. >> reporter: as friends dropped by flowers. everyone talked about how alyssa made friends with everyone. and loved by so many. >> thinking of the times that we had to together and i met her in eight great. she did not know me push you is always coming to my rescue. >> she was so cute. >> she had a tatto saying she loved her family. >> reporter: another friend. has made this plaque to give her family

>> i am going to painted in the middle with the animals and give it to her mother and help her mother cope. my heart really goes out to them. >> reporter: terisa estacio, kron 4. a candlelight vigil is scheduled tonight for alyssa.at casa grande high school. our crews will be there to bring you the latest. a san jose man accused of shooting a suspected burglar was in court today. this was the scene monday. police say the suspect - christopher soriano - shot a man he believed had been burglarizing cars in the neighborhood. soriano was trying to detain the man when it happened. kron four's rob fladeboe has details of his court appearance. >> reporter: luis hernandez showed no emotion as walked into court friday, standing the entire time as he listened to the charges against him, occasionally conferring with his attorney. handcuffed and wearing the red jail garb assigned to high-risk inmates, hernandez is charged with murder, but his

pastor says hernandez is no killer. >> he was not intending to be a vigilante. he was trying to suppress some of the activity that was taking place the robberies, burglaries. that was also his place of his employment he was trying to keep an eye out. >> reporter: police say hernandez, a maintenance man here at the summer breeze apartments and his boss, tried to detain a suspected burglar on new year's eve. but before officers could respond, hernandez allegedlyshot and killed 36- year-old san jose resident christopher soriano, in what some residents are calling an act of vigilante justice. rodriguez says hernandez was only trying to help. >> this entire thing has taken place and it is a tremendous shock to me it is so out of character for him. >> reporter: the gun used in the shooting was illegally purchased and there appears to be no evidence the victim can be tied to on-going burglaries at the apartment complex. and while some say hernandez

actions can be blamed on fewer cops on the street due to budget cuts and layoffs, police say there is no excuse for someone taking the law into their own hands. in san jose rob fladeboe4 kron 4 news on tuesday - a shooting suspect fleeing police in san francisco's mission district, crashed his car into a second car.killing two people and injuring a third. that sussect, 19 year old david morales now faces murder charges. he was in court today for his arraignment, but it was delayed until tuesday. the court is not allowing us to show his face. the d-a says morales is a known gang member. he's been charged with 2 counts of murder, 3 counts of attempted murder, evading an officer and participating in a gang. >> we are going to be prosecuting this case to the fullest extent. we will go after this as a half to one.

unfortunately, a lot of young people are hunting up in prison for the rest of their life. >> catherine: morales is due to be back in court tuesday. if convicted of all the charges- he could be sentenced to 200 years in prison. >> jacqueline: it was a bit warmer not a bath after noon the 60s in a couple of places. 60s through redwood city. 58 in sunnyvale. santa rosa, richmond. 57 in the san francisco taking a look at our current temperatures. temperatures dropping into the 40's. 48 in santa rosa, daly city, concord, a word. this as we are seeing clear skies. that will change with mostly clear conditions tonight. some clouds are approaching the coast. it will keep us warmer. there is a system moving towards the coast with this cool

front offshore. it will be impacted us tomorrow evening. what we can expect with increasing clouds but it is still going to be chilly tomorrow. cooler temperatures and the rainfall moving and timing it out on futurecast, coming up. >> also what is being recently found is safe surplus of money that was being possibly hidden by the department of parks and recreation however, the employees are claiming innocence. left

ranking state park officials of intentionally stashing millions of dollars. even as 70-parks faced closure.

a new report says millions of dollars was *intentionally stashed away by park officials. and kept secret as many parks faced closures - why they apparently did it. now at 5-30. a new report released today says that employees with the california department of parks and recreation intentionally hid millions of dollars from the state. kron 4's charles clifford sleep train has your ticket to tempur-pedic. experience the pressure-relieving comfort of tempur-pedic, and sleep risk-free with sleep train's

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earlier charles mentionedlast summer it was discovered that the california department of parks and recreation may have had up to 54 million dollars hidden in two accounts. the news was particularily shocking because at the time california was considering closing down dozens of state parks due to a lack of funding the news also resulted in the resignation of parks and rec director ruth colemn. but in this new report, the state attorney that 34 million dollars of that money was innocently misplaced, the remaining 20 million, however, was being kept a secret and park and according to the attorney generals office, sometime in the mid nineteen nineties, the secret fund began to grow, unintentionally, as a result of what basically accounting errors. parks and rec employees were aware of the fund, but year department of finanace. after interviewing more than 40 state employees, the attorney generals office concludes that employees hid the money because they were department's budget would be cut if the money was discovered. they were also apparently embarrassed that long. the report also notes that requested, without success, the issue. that the fund was intentionally kept a secret,in the newsroom, charles >> no more free parking

downtown starting this sunday local businesses are concerned. >> catherine: some superstorm sandy victims will soon be getting relief money. although others will have to wait awhile longer. lawmakers have wrapped up one vote on aid - but the damage and pain from superstorm sandy is still taking a toll on hard-hit states. and the frustration with lawmakers on capitol them in washington. after weeks of delays, friday the house finally approved a 9.7 billion superstorm sandy victims. >> some of this debt has been acquired during the bush era presidency. flowers are candles at the>> she was so cute.

san francisco just got more expensive. no longer free to parkyou must now feed the meters from noon to 6 p.m. some small business owners say the move but some argue it could free people won't be able to long. there won't be any sunday parking tickets issued until bring in another 2-million in national news. after many delays, the a 9-poin7 billion dollar aid package for victims of super-storm the senate is also expected to sign off on the bill. and now that the fiscal cliff has been avoided.house speaker john boehner is reportedly ready to focus onhe may use the fight to some of the debt that has been incurred was incurred by congress, much of it in the bush years. two unpaid store to the pharmaceutical industry, tax cuts for the very wealthy that did not treasury. despite boehner's efforts, spending cuts were not included in the final deal >> an airline pilot was arrested in minneapolis today. after failing a breath- alyzer test.. security worker tipped off police that the american eagle pilot smelled of liquor. taken to a nearby hospital for blood tests, and released to airlinethe pilot has been kristiansen. airline crew members are banned from drinking alcohol

within eight hours of a flight. >> three people were killed when a plane crashed into a north florida home today. this is cell phone video of the crash. the plane hit a palm coast home this afternoon. a woman inside the house was taken to the hospital. the f-a-a says the pilot reported that the plane had been shaking before it went down. the plane had been headed to a knoxville, tennessee >> in the skies over south florida - funnel clouds were spotted today. it happened in southwestern miami-dade county. a news helicopter captured one of the small funnels forming out of the clouds. and at one point you can see a passenger jet - which seems to fly just above the funnel. so far. there have been no reports of any of the funnels touching down. >> a black-and-white photo showing a teenaged lady diana spencer has surfaced. it's set to go up for auction later this month. the un-published picture of the future princess was given to a newspaper the day after she and prince charles announced their engagement. it shows diana looking relaxed.lying alongside a male friend. editors at the paper decided not to use it and even stamped "not to be published" across it. the bidding starts at 200- dollars. >> jacqueline: a pretty nice afternoon. we are going to

see warmer temperatures. but temperatures will be dropping the later today with this system pressing through. it will linger towards a sunday. drier weather expected for monday. a look outside of the satellite & radar. mostly cloudy skies. we are going to see partly cloudy. these clouds will increase tomorrow. this band associated. that will be pressing towards tomorrow. for the evening, the rainfall will begin by 6 by 7:00, moderate rainfall over santa rosa and the north bay coast there will be areas of moderate rainfall all the way to the north bay. to the east and even to the san mateo coast. by 11:00 still

pressing east with moderate rainfall associated. overnight, this will press towards the central valley. it will be directly west east which is directly god usually it moves north-south but now this is pushing west from the west -- pushing east. we will see clearing skies on sunday and also the possibility of some lingering spotty showers. the weather headlines with being conditions coming saturday night/sunday morning with one half inch of rainfall associated. not much time for accumulations along the coastal areas the mountains could see 1 in. of rainfall. temperatures will cool down and snow levels dropping locally 4,000 ft.. when that precipitation activity will be finished before that happens. for the sierras? snowfall expected saturday night/sunday morning. and widespread full

swing and early sunday morning we will start to see some spotty showers. however, picking up for the later morning hours. what we can expect for the sierras? a couple of inches possible. notice temperatures are dropping. we will also see temperatures getting cooler. we will have a nice rebound as this high-pressure is building early next week. mostly sunny and warmer stay with us, we will be back, after this...

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>> catherine: in show business news. chris humphries may be legally considered the father of kim kardashian's baby.at least for now. that's because the former couple is still legally married. kardashian filed for divorce after only 72 days of marriage. but the divorce isn't official yet. under california family code, a man is considered to be the natural father of a child if the baby is born during marriage or within 300 days of it ending. an odd technicality. it took megan fox less than 24 hours to rack up tens of thousands of followers on twitter. she joined yesterday. the same day fake rumors of her death started to pop up. the actress wanted to help make sure it was clear that she was alive and well. and in case you were wondering, her first tweet to followers.was about being late to a party. you can catch all your entertainment news here on kron-4. the insider starts at 7:00 -- followed by entertainment tonight at 7:30. more news, coming up after

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(male announcer) this is bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. this petaluma teenager was found dead near lake tahoe. after attendin a new year's eve concert however, continuing questions about your lake tahoe. alecia reed, kron 4. this news has hit hard. her family spoke out about they are struggling to cope. >> we are dealing with this

as best as we. >> reporter: in petaluma, kron 4. >> reporter: continuing or coverage this high school memorial rose with flowers, balloons and notes are on campus. this candlelight vigil is scheduled for tonight at 7:00 p.m. hundred are expected to attend to remember her. jeff bush, kron 4. >> reporter: in san jose there are three saw sparks charged in the murder of this venture capitalist. these three, were in court today. this happened on november 30th. police and prosecutors have very little to say about the case so far. court observers say that all three could face

the death penalty. >> because this was a burglary committed and a homicide occurred this makes it a special circumstance. >> this fourth suspect, a prostitute is also charged as an excessory. rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> this night to year-old david morales 19 year-old -- had his first court appearance accused of evading police and the slamming it into a pedestrian and then a another car killing two people. and injury to another person. he has been charged with murder, attempted murder, the district attorney says that if convicted, he could face 200 years in prison. at the hall of justice in san francisco, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> in the central valley it seems the the wheels are still turning with the speed

freak killing case. 1000 bone fragments were recovered from this in california. the fbi is a leading the investigation. on monday they will look at the case specifically on how the will handle the remains if they are recovered. this comes months after this and walking sheriff's office was criticized for how they handle the human remains there were recovered. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. >> reporter: the attorney general's office is saying that the parks and recreation department had a hit and $20 million fund that the employes knew about it for nearly 20 years. they were afraid that the state would cut the budget and also embarrassed that this deception had gone on for so long. charles clifford, kron 4. >> reporter: in san jose this fire is being called a

suspicious at a marijuana club. this happened before:a 30 a.m. and they could smell of gasoline upon arrival. fire investigators will come up with an official cause. the manager believes that it was intentionally set. this facility has three lines video outside. they will work with the authorities. mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> reporter: sunday will no longer be free on sunday. you have to feed and meter between new-6:00 p.m. charging will bring the and estimated $2 million for the city. however, they will not be issuing tickets until january 27th san francisco, justin waldman, kron 4 news.

gabe slate tech report this new mobile application is called a snap chat 30 million users that are sending 20 million per day. is if the next instant gramm or just a shade the item for sexting? more coming up. >> jacqueline: changes, and with rain tomorrow. by 6:00 p.m. in the north bay lingering with the chance of showers sunday afternoon. the dry weather will return on monday with rather cold. also cooler has to go for the afternoon. as we take a look outside at the satellite and radar mostly clear skies. just offshore this re rather a marke large bad

of clouds. here it is. this is when it will press into the north bay. by 9:00, fairly widespread rainfall with moderate areas of rainfall. that will continue by 11 and pressing to the east. this will move directly west to east which is a bit unusual. pressing towards the central valley, some lingering showers. the same for 6:00 but we could see some clearing after that with just spotty showers remaining. they look a your extended forecast. after this rainfall will push out, some fairly nice weather expected with high pressure. sunny skies, warmer temperatures. >> coming up these bonfires to round san francisco how you can keep it from

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>> this is believed to be a christmas trees. these lights are still attached and this christmas tree stand. even more remnants of what has been remained of this christmas tree. from the beach all the way to the bay there are scorched trees glittering the bay line. in ocean beach you will find burned trees. they call it a tradition. however, the

national park service call set illegal. 19/folsom. this is fire station no. 7 at 2:30 a.m. there was a knock on the door. somebody said one dozen of trees on fire and this is all that is left. somebody said-dozens of trees on fire. this is all fun and games until somebody's personal property gets destroyed. more trees pile up were just the day before just one tree was there. my suggestion is to be part of the solution, not the problem we know that some people do not have many common sense. if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, e- mail us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m in sports, the nfl coaching carrousel is adding

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gabe slate tech report >> (cheers & applause)-- bob ladaoucuer retiring today. >> i would like to think all the athletes who played for my tenure. it was terminatiothey a the ones it was

their -- determination. witnessing their growth as progress surpassed my wildest dreams. it was anything any coach could have hoped for. >> and he had this prepared statement. 34 years, we told you about his record. 28 championships, there were 10 the national championships, four consecutive titles. at the national level and 151 game winning streak. 1992-20 03. they did not lose a game. right now, there is a movie in the works. and it is chamfer ka playedziezekl...

'jesus'... in the last temptation of christ.. and what is unbelievable is the we are talking about this one knock is that he recruits. it is $50,000 to go to a salad is a private school. somebody called and said there were not necessarily a great but one a minute later, tony la russa called and. and he was defending cam saying that he was the finest man that he has ever met. he will also be here next week. the one thing that stands out is

that we had offers to move on. he had offers to move on. he could have started as a higher salary than but he said that the like for he was teach religion and working with kids and i believe that the movie was " called enough "-. instead of " angel eyes ". >> the best portion of her acting is when she walks out of the room. right? bob ladoucuer is humble, a

religion teacher to have his retirement links to a jennifer lopez movie. probably in my top 43 favorite guys to ever be a round. just fabulous, we go come about. 49ers kicking competition cundiff... acquired or david akers... however has not been a very good year for him. the competition is still open. >> they are making some decisions weather or not they want me to be here or not. it is out of my control. i cannot think of it as a competition. so, i'm

just going to go in there with normal practice. >> id has been laid out very clearly to go out and practice well. to not worry about anything else just give us your best. it is a coaching and management decision. i am not going to worry about anything else. >> it appears the one more week of this. the n f l likes to also issue fines...gore & crabtree fined each at $10,000-$10,500. for throwing something into the stands. >> catherine: they are saying that it is a safety issue. >> jacqueline: id is not as dangerous as a hockey puck.

>> catherine: this is what they say. and i heard that it was a safety issue is what the reason was. >> they did not want people fighting for the football. >> catherine: or if there were hit in the face. >> think of the throat or somebody to bring home a football from a game. think of the -- for all...the th rill and also, record super bowls ads $4 million for a 32nd commercial. and in some cases just 30 they could even be paying more. last year, nbc charge $3.5 million. pepsi,

hyundai, audi, and godaddy all expected to participate. it is unbelievable that football is the one sport. the one television program that people have stayed with and they've not ventured off towards cable. >> it must be paying off for those advertisers. >> it is funny i can relate a little bit catherine heenan and i with $140. >> and almost as much as $150! pala >> it is official anti antiandad

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