>> this morning on the kron 4 morning news. the flu spreading fast across the bay area. claiming more lives, and sending more people to the hospital. find out how you can avoid it. >> plus-- san jose police and fire departments are searching for someone who they believe is a serial arsonist. we'll tell you the latest on the search. linewith warm temperatures forecasted for the bay area a red-flag warning has been issued in the north bay and east bay hills. >> anny hong has a look at your tuesday morning weather forecast ahead. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. >> good morning. it is tuesday january 14th, i'm mark danon.

>> the temperatures right now are fairly mild for some locations. downtown san francisco was at 48 degrees. concord is at 38 degrees. our cold spot is that santa rosa with 31 degrees. there might be just a little bit of patchy fog for some parts of the north bay otherwise we're waking up to clear skies. and we have high pressure and in control and offshore winds. they are blowing from east to west. also, the temperatures are above average. oakland set a high yesterday of 70 degrees. >> today, to say after note my lunchtime we're looking at 60 degrees and also some

70's. the livermore area by 3:00 p.m. you will see more blows 70's.70's. it will get mir the evening if you have plans. otherwise, the high for today more 70's including san jose at 7 day. sunnyvale as 71 and have mon bay low 70's. 72 degrees for oakland and 69 degrees for downtown sampras's corporasan francisco. 70 degrees and pleasanton. it felt like spring yesterday and definitely to that will fill the same. >> there will not be any rain for several days and

that could make in january the driest. i will keep you posted on that's in the meantime, the latter part of the week it will still be in the '70s and we should cool down over the weekend. we are way above average and back into the low 70's next week into monday. >> it is pretty quiet with the traffic. traffic is moving smoothly our construction spots at the jamieson at canyon road. 37, petaluma bridges have been some roadway repaired. the richmond center felt bridge has very light traffic nothing showing on the chp. >> the number of flu related deaths continue to rise in the bay area. right now 15 people have died from it. in alameda county- 3 people have died. two people each have now died in sonoma, marin and san mateo counties.

contra costa county and san francisco -- are each reporting one death. in santa clara county there has been 4 people who have died making that county with the most flu related deaths so far this year. ifso santa clara county health officials are urging residents to get their flu shot. >> we recommend that people get the shot at it is not too late. we want people to see their doctors if they have not done so. the flu season will last until the end of march or april. it is not too late. >> santa clara county public health officials say this year they are also seeing an increase in serious cases? 13 people have been hospitalized due to the flu compared to 9 last year. >> the deadly flu is affecting bay area. stock walker. died last wednesday at santa rosa's kaiser hospital. from the h- one- n-one virus.

walker first went to the e- r two days after christmas. his family says, doctors prescribed him antibiotics and expected him to bounce back. but a day later, he developed breathing problems and died after being in an induced coma for sevenow matt's father says, the combination of a poor diet and lack of sleep. may have contributed to his worsening condition. >> the message that i would like young people, all of us to keep in mind that this is a fasttrack virus. if it finds itself a place to settle it can do very serious damage. >> the walker family is planning to hold a memorial for matt next saturday. linestay with kron-4 for continuing coverage on the deadly flu outbreak here in the bay area. go to our website -- kron 4 dot com -- for tips on how to avoid catching the virus. you can also get the newest information on our facebook and twitter pages. and you can download the

kron-4 mobile app. from google play or the app store. >> emergency personnel in san jose. are still on the hunt for someone they believe is a serial arsonist. kron 4's jeff bush talked to officials and has the latest on the search. >> san jose police provided this sketch and passed about throughout the neighborhood. they are hoping that someone will know who this person is. he is described as white or a latino between the ages of 20 to 24. 6 ft. tall and about 160 to 180 lbs.. >> i was say that this is someone who has had a problem. for what ever reason, they felt they should go and terrorized the neighborhood. we cannot stand for this. we hope to get this person off the street. >> unfortunately no one has been hurt but the potential is there. officials say the they have a few leaves but what are rest easy until he

is caught. >> it is very dangerous. you are looking as someone who was willing to

align >> a mass of mud slides is threatening homes in a small town in washington state this morning. the slide began last month on a major road and hasn't stopped. making it difficult for crews to get the area cleaned up. the mud brought down power lines, so residents there have no electricity. it also blocked the road so they can't get in or out. close to one hundred people are stranded. contractors hope to carve out a temporary road today so power crews can restore energy. >> we're looking at pretty mild conditions or it is 46 degrees right now. you are at 48 degrees. livermore is

set a 44 degrees. 31 degrees for livermore. santa rosa is at 24 hours of day temperature change. 16 in an vallejo. half moon bay is 18 degrees warmer right now compared to 24 hours ago. mild conditions are holding its sell for coastal locations. all of us will be dealing with really warm conditions. the temperatures will be above average. fire danger, a red flag warning is in affect at 8:00 a.m.. >> the temperatures are born to be on the rise. we have low humidity. it is breezy and it is not a good situation when it comes to fire conditions. this has been elevated for the next

couple of days. high pressure is in control. i am not expecting any clouds but we have patchy fog for some locations. otherwise, it will be a lot of sunshine. you can see the storm track is to the north. we are going to stay dry for the entire week. this will make january the driest on record month on tap. will keep you up-to-date. the temperatures by lunchtime will be in the 60's for the heart of the bay. >> if you are going outside to have lunch on the court yard or patio is to be a lightnice afternoon. we will set new records once again. this evening it will be fairly

mild and by 8:00 p.m. it will be cooler. the highs to where you live today, half moon bay will be at 72 degrees. low 70's for san jose and 70 for livermore. low 70's for livermore and oakland will have a high of 72. i think today we will break records. downtown san francisco will push close to 70 degrees. 7 victory for santa rosa and napa and low 70's. >> springlike conditions will be geared for most of this week and we're talking 76 through wednesday. thursday will stay in the low 70's. if you have plans for this weekend it will be nice. it will be a little cooler but still above average. under partly conditions for sunday. >> we're watching bay area

traffic. here's a live look get the san mateo bridge. we're not saying any accidents of all. adjust your usual construction. some work is being done on 1 01. >> the bay bridge has very light traffic and they have no delays and no meter lights. the richmond center felt bridge has very light traffic. >> president obama will announce reforms at the national security agency later this week. critics are worried he won't go far enough to ease up on mass spying and protect americans' privacy. a just-released study is adding fuel to the fire. it finds that one of the most controversial n-s-a programs hasn't done much to prevent terror attacks. cnn's brianna keilar has the story. >> president obama will meet up with a another leader. this time, this present

for the first time since it came to light in october that the nsa had information about 60 million phone calls made by spanish citizens. the explanation was satisfactory as long as there was no new developments. it comes as president obama is trying to finalize reforms that he would detail on friday. >> they are near complete. he is finishing up and he will do so for the next several days. we have not quite concluded this process. >> the president has issued that there will be some changes especially spine on allies. >> just because we can do something does not necessarily mean that we should do it. >> there also want to have an improved system for security clearance and classified information.

also, new transparency reports would be tell how many times they go through phone records and how many people have had their records port. >> we believe that we had scrubbed these programs and not an appropriate balance. >> outside company stated that that wonder if these will be held. there were people that relate to our qaeda and charged with terrorism stated that the nsa program had no impact on preventing this. the review of intelligence gathering or by the president's stated that the collection was not essential. >> do we want to live in a just in case society where they have everything they want. that is really what we're talking about. >> now to connecticut,

where gun control advocates are calling on the gun industry to change its marketing practices. members of the "newtown action alliance" rallied outside the headquarters of the national shooting sports foundation yesterday. the alliance wants the foundation to stop marketing military-style assault weapons to children and support stronger background checks on gun sales. in a statement, the sports foundation says they are committed to improving public safety. by giving away millions of gun locks and trying to ensure there are no illegal gun sales exchanges. >> a retired florida police officer is being charged with murder. after shooting a man inside a movie theater. it happened on monday in wesley chapel, florida. it was all over a dispute with a man who was texting. during previews for "lone survivor". police say, 71-year-old curtis reeves, asked chad oulson to stop texting. then the two argued and a shot rang out. 43-year-old oulson later died at the hospital. oulson's wife was also injured in the shooting. reeves is now being charged >> we will be right back.

>> president obama will discuss everything from economic competitiveness to security with north american leaders next month. the white house says president barack obama will meet in mexico with mexican president enrique pena nieto. he will also meet with canadian prime minister stephen harper. the meeting will be the first so-called north american leaders' summit to include nieto, who was sworn in to office in december of >> so far.new government figures show it's an older and more costlier crowd that's signing up for health insurance under president obama's health care law. young adults from 18 to 34 are only 24 percent of total enrollment. officials want that total closer to 40 percent. enrolling young and healthy people is important because they generally pay more into the system than they take out, subsidizing older adults. >> the sales job is on for a bipartisan $1.1 trillion

spending bill that would pay for the operations of government through october and finally put to rest the bitter budget battles of last year. the massive measure contains a dozens of trade- offs between democrats and republicans as it fleshes out the details of the budget deal that congress passed last month. that pact gave relatively modest but much-sought relief to the pentagon and domestic agencies after deep budget cuts last year. the gop-led house is slated to pass the 1,582-page bill wednesday, though many tea party conservatives are sure to oppose it. >> democrats pleased with new money to educate preschoolers and build high- priority highway projects are likely to make up the difference. the government provides some numbers on the holiday shopping season this morning, when the commerce department is scheduled to release retail sales data for december. a little later this morning, the department reports on business inventories for november. from the private sector, two of the nation's biggest banks are set to release quarterly financial reports before the market opens. both jpmorgan chase and wells fargo have taken substantial hits in recent months to settle claims stemming from the mortgage crisis. >> coming up on the kron4

morning news. target stores are offering help for customers were caught in the hackers that breach. which will walk you through the fix. >> the winter olympics in sochi is coming up and only 24 days. a bay area figure skater is going for the gold. will have details coming up.

>> welcome back. here is a live look outside from our mount tam cam. we will have more on the forecast coming up. >> the top stories that we are following. slew of deathflu deaths are on the rise in the bay area. 15 people have now died. the worst of it is happening in santa clara county, work for people died. health experts are urging people to get vaccinated. >> the flu season is even

affecting young adults. 23 year-old matthew walker died last week in santa rosa. his son says that he developed breathing problems and died shortly after. >> and emergency personnel and san jose are still on a hunt for someone they believe is a serial arsonist. they believe that this person is behind at least a dozen small fires. >> in oakland we set a record yesterday today we are on tap. we have more widespread 70's. looking at san francisco where waking up to clear skies. the exception of patchy fog. it is clear in chilly outside. the red flag morning is in affect. this afternoon and will have another warm day. it will feel like spring.

today we're seeing more record highs possible. we will see warmer today and tomorrow and even into our separate we are gorgeous day dry. >> people are loving the warmer conditions. the temperatures right now are 51 and downtown san francisco. half moon bay is at 53. you will feel the warm outside. it is a mild start to the day. it is still called in santa rosa at 30 degrees. upper 40's for oakland and san jose is at 40 degrees. have monday is cords to be almost 20 degrees warmer this time compared to 24 hours ago. we have the off shore flow. it feels colder where it is 16 degrees colder compared to yesterday. >> we have high pressure in

control and strong bridge just sitting over us. we have the wind flow and they're coming from the northeast and giving us dry and warm conditions today. a course, the red flag warning. mainly for the north bay hills and mountains. we will see low humidity and the winds pick up. >> future cast 4 shows lunch time will be in the '60s and '70s. it will be another mild night as well. your highs for today a lot of low 70's for san jose. your kron 47 day around the bay, shows no rain in the forecast. >> take a look get the bridges. the chp log shows nothing in the way of accidents or incidents.

there are no major delays and light traffic. so far there is no problems. >> doctors say that your best line of defense is to get a flu shot. over the past couple weeks there has been a huge number of people rushing out to get a shot. kron4 will tran has the part of the store from redwood city. >> you have to be patient. most places are born to replenish their stock within two days. there is no fear of a widespread sorshortage. pharmacy stated that you have to go to your personal doctor. i called a few hospitals and clinics and stated that there but at least two to three weeks and

there is no rush and you do not have the fear the church of this it.that your child willt sick. >> if you come to the pharmacy you compare it with your credit card or out of pocket. they stated that they will take care of it if you provide your insurance information. >> the hacking of target customer information last month, did not just put at risk. customer credit or debit card information names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. also could have been taken. making matters worse, target says, as many as 70- million people's data could be at risk. that's up from the original 40- million. kron-4's alecia reid explains what steps the retailer are taking to help keep customers information monitored. >> target is offering free credit checks on four a year through experience. you can't sign up for this by

visiting this website. add your name and your e-mail address to get activation code. click on the link to get your complimentary memberships. this is backed by experience. that monitor your credit on a daily basis. the membership provides you with a credit report and offers what i did the death insurance.i did in th. you have to provide your personal information and then confirm a few facts that only you should know and then you are done. >> never cook on links in your e-mail's the to do not recognize.

>> target's chairman and c- e-o sent out a letter apologizing for their holiday data breach. he says. target will offer a year of free credit monitoring. to all customers. all you have to do is register before the end of april. kron4's j-r stone spoke to a security expert to answer some of your top questions. >> it is extremely personal information. we are talking about names, addresses telephone numbers and credit card information. so far we do not think it has been in the social security card numbers. >> will the stores called me if i was affected? >> yes. named as the markets is on to contact their customers. >> there is nothing wrong with you contacting your credit card companies. definitely you should file a police report if you suspects fraudulent activity. >> target though offering

credit monitoring for free for a year for customers affectedtypically it cost between 10 and 15 dollars a month. as for the bad guys here. they have still not been caught. >> here's a live look outside. we have high fire danger. will be right back.

>> the bay area and figure skating go hand -in- hand. america's love affair with bay area skaters started with peggy fleming -- a san jose native who was an olympic gold medalist in 1968, then came fremont's kristi yamaguchi. also an olympic gold medal winner and a two- time world champion. and now, there's a new kid on the block. another san jose product. polina edmunds. the 15-year- old just qualified for this year's winter olympics in sochi. by finishing second at this weekend's u-s figure skating championships. kron-4's justine waldman got the chance to speak to the people who know her best -- her training partners and supporters in san jose.

>> she is now one of america's best skaters. maligned she secured her spot after a second place finish. at 15 years old, she is a skating sensation. to get to the olympics, she laid back her skates. at the practice facility where she attends, her success is no surprise. >> everyone wants to beat lache heard. >> she started skating was it was 2 years old. her mother and her coach was from russia. they considered dedication set her apart. >> if you practice at 5:00

in the morning and then go to school and then come back for another practice. yes, you can tell this a really wants that. >> she is a sophomore in high school. her principal could not be more proud. maligned >> the olympics will be following this first international yvette. those will look up to her fill another metal is definitely in her future. >> she puts her heart into it. she >> she is an inspiration. >> maybe they could do it. >> she is one a one--it has ice in her veins and fire in

her art. maligned >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back. the board of governors for california's community colleges has voted to establish minimum academic requirements for a popular financial aid program. the program affects students who do not pay regular enrollment fees. under the new rules, students who do not maintain at least a c-average or complete at least half of the units they attempted during two consecutive semesters would be at risk of losing their fee waivers. the new requirement takes effect in the fall of 2016 and includes an appeals process. >> google is making one of its biggest acquisitions to date. it will pay $3.2 billion to buy nest labs, which develops high-tech versions of devices like thermostats and smoke detectors. the company's learning thermostat "has been a consistent best-seller." the thermostat is designed to learn how inhabitants like their homes to be heated and cooled. once it learns the consumers' preferences, it automatically adjusts the temperature on its own.

>> the fbi will looking in to the killing of a homeless man after two orange county police officers were acquitted. shortly after kelly thomas died in 2011, the fbi opened an investigation to see if his civil rights were violated. now that the state trial has ended, federal investigators will examine the evidence and testimony to decide on further action. former fullerton officer manuel ramos was acquitted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, and former corporal jay cicinelli was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force. >> this un-seasonably warm weather in the bay area is raising concerns that we don't usually deal with this time of year. the brush is dry. and fire danger is particularly high in the east bay. kron 4's john fenoglio reports. >> this is much dryer for this time of year. the chief

of the contra costa fire department describes the danger. >> it dries up quickly. we made several days of rain for this to change. this warm and dry conditions mean that brushfires can spread quickly. >> if we had a fire of gold this hill. that would be the primary concern is to homes. vegetation fires and from these homes, it jumps to this fence. they have a lot of russia in the yard. the fire could easily be extended. >> just this past sunday a fire consumed vegetation areas in antioch. fire fighters already have their work cut out for them. >> there is more dry weather coming. we do not see any changes in the next week or two. off will have to

continue our response. >> what you need to know was that we have to have rain. fire officials stated that they expect these conditions to persist. >> let's talk about the weather. >> we have a red flag warning for today through thursdayround three of the playoffs this is on to impact the east bay hills and also the north bay mountains over the next couple of days. this mayes said it will be 10 to 20 mi. per hour. we have low humidity 5 to 10%. it will be windy. fire danger has been elevated for thursday morning. you should keep that in mind. >> the temperatures today, have moon bay is a 61 degrees. it is still cold for santa rosa they have cool down to 29 degrees.

antioch has a high of 34 degrees. san jose s.f. 40 degrees under clear conditions. the temperature change compared to 24 hours ago where most locations were corporate santa rosa at 17 in half moon bay is as 16 degrees. if your headed out the door and it will feel a lot milder. the bridge of high pressure is sitting over. this is giving us offshore wind and the next couple of days it means that warmer conditions will develop. >> we have the potential of the rest of this month to be dry. this will make the driest month on record. half moon bay will have a high of 72 degrees. 69 degrees for livermore and low 70's for oakland. downtown sampras's

go be pretty mild. 65 degrees for concord and upper 60s for antioch. your kron 47 day around the bay shows warmer weather is here for the next couple of days. we was start to cool things off by friday. even the weekend is stain dry and pleasant. >> bay area traffic has nothing showing up. just the usual over by construction. additionally 11 in santa rosa is sing work on the petaluma bridge. the san mateo bridges both at the bay bridge has no meter light spreametering lights. >> round three of the playoffs will see san francisco facing seattle for the third time this season. the game is this sunday at 3:30 at seattle's century link field.

both sides know the stakes in this rivalry game have never been higher. >> it will be a great challenge for both teams. everyone knows each other and their techniques. we just have to be on time and make the place. >> it would be a tough environment this team has been a lot of situations. >> i have been everywhere. just like the john cash song. we have been everywhere. >> the 49ers haven't had much luck in seattle of late. in week two of this season the 49ers had trouble finding any offense the seahawks used physical defense and a balanced offensive attack to dominate san francisco 29-3. and things weren't much different when the 49ers traveled to century link at the end of last season. in that trip the 49ers ran head long in to a seattle offensive explosion that saw russell wilson throw 4 touchdowns. and marshawn lynch find the endzone twice.

>> the good news for the 49ers. the seahawks offense hasn't come close to that kind of production in the last part of this season. and you're going to want to stay with kron-4 for sports night live on thursday night. gary radnich is your host. and we'll preview the n-f-c championship game between the 49ers and the seahawks! our own j-r stone will provide live coverage from century-link field in seattle! it's sports night live -- thursday night at nine, right after the kron-4 news at eight. >> and playoff fever in the bay area. we've been asking our viewers to send us pictures. sporting the red and gold. these are pictures of the 49er faithful -- kaepernicking. if you have some pictures to share. send them to us at breaking news at kron-4-dot- com. we'll be sharing them on air and on our facebook page. >> the duke jersey worn by christian laettner when he took the famous turnaround jumper to win the 1992 ncaa tournament has been sold by

an auction house for $119,500. lelands-dot-com sold the jersey to a single bidder who has wished to remain anonymous. while a sizeable sum. it's far short of the record. a virginia squires game-used jersey worn by julius erving sold for $190,414 in 2011. >> we will be right back. here is a live look from mount tam. the winds are picking up and our concern for fire danger.

line >> welcome back. long time northern california congressman george miller will not run for re-election this fall. the east bay democratic lawmaker made the announcement monday. his decision marks the end of a 40-year career on capitol hill. in a written statement, miller said he is proud of what he has been able to

accomplish in congress. he added. he now looks forward to a final year of "fighting the good fight" in >> this weekend the n-h-l's washington capitals granted the wish of 8-year-old canada native braden neinaber through the children's wish foundation of canada. as part of his wish, during sunday's n-h-l game between the washington capitals and buffalo sabres neinaber participated in a ceremonial puck drop with caps captain alex ovechkin and sabres captain steve ott. the puck drop took an unexpected turn when neinaber threw ott out of the face-off. >> if you want pizza but just want to grab a quick slice.pizza hut is here for you. the chain plans to start offering pizza by the slice for the first time in two test locations this week. those locations are in nebraska and rhode island. a slice will cost between two and three dollars and take three to four minutes to heat up. they'll be made with new recipes more in line with the thinner pies sold in the northeast.

>> a convention in alabama takes legos to new heights. "brickfair" was held at the birmingham convention center, this weekend, featuring very detailed lego structures. some modeled well-known buildings in birmingham, while another depicted a world war two ship. similar lego conventions are held in other states, as well. >> a special program reminder. kron4 will feature the top 20 new high- tech gadgets from this year's consumer electronics show. vicki liviakis will host a show. it will be on friday, january 24th at 9:00 p.m.. >> coming up one the kron4 news. the flu is spreading across the bay area and

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>> the top stories that we are following. flu deaths summarized in the bay area. we will have on the latest. >> over a dozen firemen are looking for the person was set afire. >> warm temperatures and no rain is in sight. >> thank you so much for

joining us on this tuesday morning. if you like warmer weather in your are going to like the weather. >> the winds are born to pick up but right now we're saying temperatures in the 30's. it is quite cold. the temperatures dropped in the last 50 minutes.15 minutes. by 0 p.m. it will be sunny and warm and widespread 70's. my 8:00 p.m. it will be mild under clear skies. the temperatures are at 61 degrees. 29 degrees for santa rosa. 51 for downtown san francisco. upper '30's for concord. we will talk more with the red flag mor

morning means. >> a quiet start to the morning commute. we're looking at slow traffic pripe. >> the time is 5:01 a.m.. the number of flu related deaths continue to rise. right now 15 people have died. in alameda county, three people have died. two people each have now died in sonoma, marin and san mattel counties. contra costa county and san francisco are each reporting one death. in santa clara county there has been for people who have died making that county with

the most flu related deaths so far this year. >> because of the rise in flu deaths, health officials are urging people to go get their flu shot if they have not already. this is causing a high in demand. some places just do not have enough supply. kron4 will tran is joining us live from san carlos with the latest. >> today they are scrambling to go to other walgreen's checking to see if they have any extra ones to spare. that want to bring it back here to this walgreen's here. everyone was stating that they have plenty but by and for five days later, everyone is stating not to waste time call ahead to check sissy before you leave hometo see if they have room.

they administered about eight here and he stated that this is high. this is exactly what is oregon because people are getting the word to go out and get the shot. >> please keep in mind that if you are lucky to get the shot, do not bring a child under 07 years old. we can i give them one. you have to go to your personal doctor. >> how long does it take for it to take effect? >> he stated that it takes about two weeks before the shot to kick in. >> i felt really bad when i got mine's but after two weeks i was okay. >> i stated on friday, how quick could they get a supply and stated that about a deer so but at this point, they'd stated that

they cannot make any promises. we have been calling walgreen's all over the bay. >> call ahead and do not waste your guest. make sure that they have a shot. >> stay with kron4 as we continue the coverage on the deadly flu outbreak. you could go to our websites kron4.com. for tips on how to avoid catching the virus you could also get the newest information on our facebook and twitter pages. you can also download the kron4 app. >> san jose police are still looking for a serial arsonist. this sketch was

released of the arson suspect. so far over a dozen fires have been set. the suspect is described as white or latino between the age of 20 20 to 40 years oto 40 years old. police say that he is about 6 ft. tall and weighs 160 to 180 lbs.. it >> is very dangerous. you are looking at someone who was willing to go out there as at someone's home on fire knowing the people are there. they are putting the community at wrisrest and the neighbors. we're not sure what they're using to start these fires. >> no one has been heard in any of these fires. police said they have few leads but are working hard to find the

suspect. >> here is a look at some of the locations of the fires. they're all in this general area. the eastern portion of downtown san jose, near 101 where it intersects with 286 a. >> new this morning, good news for a bart riders. the transit agency's largest labor union approved the latest contract agreement. 87 percent of union members with a local 1021 and gave the go-ahead for the contract. the agreement includes more money and benefits for employees. new workplace rules and it resolves the argument over paid family leave. the agreement is nine months of bitter labor disputes that included two strikes that left thousands of commuters stranded. >> state legislators from

the bay area will introduce a bill today that oversees a senior care homes. the bill mentioned problems at the valley springs and manner facility and castro valley, where 19 your lead residents allegedly were abandoned. the new legislation would require social services to begin investigations of complaints involving abuse. neglect, or serious harm. the bill also include provisions to ensure the confidentiality of the patients, staff and the whistle blowers. >> south bay voters could decide this fall on whether or not to open their community to marijuana dispense aires. supporters in san jose have a petition that will allow as many as 50 of them in the city. the petition is 20,000 signatures from registered voters to make it on the

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>> welcome back. >> it is on windy and you can see the camera is shaking. if you're in the hills, the north bay your dealing with a breezy conditions for the next couple of days. we also have a fire danger and i will talk more about that and a bit. mild weather towards the close. this afternoon will have another warm day. i think we will set new

records once again. we will stay warm until thursday. we will cool things down into the weekend. >> thursday, at 8:00 a.m. in the morning, there will be wind gust and really low humidity. it will be dry and windy and warm. the temperatures right now are at 61 degrees definitely mild if you step out the door. 31 degrees before the santa rosa. 56 degrees in oakland and 43 and hayward. livermore is that 56 degrees. high pressure is in control. offshore winds will keep us dry and warm today, way above average for the next couple of days. it looks like right now, the

long range model is not stating in rain for the rest of this month. january will be the driest. >> highs for today, 70 fort san jose and milpitas. los gatos is looking at 72 degrees. there are low 70's in san leandro and an walnut creek. antioch will be is 65. 73 degrees for santa rosa. even 69 degrees for downtown san francisco. here is a kron4 a 7 day around the bay. springlike conditions that will last for this entire work week. the weekend is also looking good. the time is 5:18 a.m.. >> it is an easy ride around the bay. yesterday we saw

the return of regular traffic flow. but so far the bay bridge is light and easy. the golden gate bridge is also easy as if 92, your ride to the san mateo bridge. you will see light traffic. only 11 minutes enroute to foster city. >> the rich december fell bridge shows thrichmond san rafl bridge. the traffic is light with no delays. let's attract drive times. at the east shore freeway we have a 14 minute commute time from hercules to berkeley. 15 to 16 minutes down to dublin and a little slowing on 580 west but not dead. the south bay freeway is looking great. no delays and the same is true for more rain. with 24 minutes down to the golden gate bridge.

>> water has been declared safe to drink in portions of west virginia's capital. this will allow some businesses and restaurants to reopen. life has yet to return to normal for most of the 300,000 people affected. it is still be days before everyone in charleston metropolitan area is cleared to use their water. officials said monday that the water in certain areas was safe to drink and you can wash with that as long as people flushed out their systems. >> gov. chris chris the was tackled several recent problems when he delivers his new jersey state of the state address this afternoon. many people consider chris the potential

front-runner for a run at the white house in 2016. the last time new jersey governor was speaking from behind a podium, he was apologizing for the george washington bridge scandal in which traffic lanes were called off. he will also discuss questions about the use of hurricane sandy relief funds for tourism. >> a new poll came out showing that the governor's approval rating has dropped below 60% for the first time since super storm sandy hit in october 2012. it dropped 6% points since last month. >> a retired florida police officer is being charged with murder after he shot a man inside a movie theater. it happened yesterday in wesley chapel, fla., north

of tampa of. it was all over a dispute with the man who was testing during the movie. police say, that 71 year-old curtis least, axed chareeves, asked chand ouson to stop taxing than the two of them started to argue and the shots rang out. 43 year- old oulson later died in the hospital. his wife was also injured during the shooting. >> phone companies do not want to change how they collect and store phone records. president obama is expected to announce friday what changes he is willing to make to the nsa is surveillance practices. his hand-picked review committee has committed to shifting the store to the phone records from the nsa to phone companies or an

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>> welcome back. the number of flu related deaths continued to rise in the bay area. right now 15 people have died from it. in alameda county, three people have died. two people each have now died in sonoma, marin and san mateo counties. contra costa county and san francisco are each reporting one debt. in santa clara county there has been for people who have died making that county with the most flu related deaths so far this year. santa clara county health officials are urging residents to get their flu shot. >> santa clara county public health officials say that

this year they are also seen an increase in serious cases. 13 people have been hospitalized due to the flu compared to mind last year. >> stay with kron4 for continuing coverage on the deadly flu outbreak. go to our websites kron4.com for tips on how to avoid catching the virus. >> the time is 5:31 a.m.. >> the warm weather is continuing in fact we will see more records fall. today, at 7:00 a.m. the temperatures should be in the upper 50s. the bay will be in the low 40's. by lunch time will warm things up with a lot of sunshine. by late this afternoon by 3:00

p.m. we will be in the lower seven days. widespread 70's for today. check owe want o see your pictures. you can send them to us at breaking news. we would love to see them on the show. >> the time is 5:32 a.m.. >> we continue to monitor good conditions at the bridges of like the bay bridge which has light traffic. a again, we expect by 6:00 a.m. we will see a pretty good back up at the bay bridge. 580 is already a little slow but not so on highway 4. south bay

peninsula and the north bay freeway is still clear. >> at the time is 5:32 a.m.. a high fire danger is in effect in many parts of the bay area. this is due to the unseasonably dry and warm weather. many fire officials say that this condition is usually seen during summer peak fire seasons. contra costa if county fire department stated that the battalion chief stated that there are also concerned with vegetation that is their homes because how quickly the fire could spread. >> this is our primary concern. the homes. you can say that this fence looks barely dry. they have a lot of brush in the dark and fire can be extended to the home. >> fire officials say that the area is so dry that it will take several days of rain to make changes.

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and the mass markets? >> you are talking about names, addresses, telephone numbers credit card information. so far, not social security numbers. >> will these stores and give me a call? >> neiman-marcus is now find their customers. >> what should i do if i have been victimized? >> you should contact your credit card accounts and let them know that you were afraid of being hit by fraudulent charges. >> sometimes this means of pressing the police. >> investigators are still trying to figure out who is responsible. in ne >> demolition will begin at this danville hotel on prospect. this was supposed to be preserved but

construction crew is expected to last for next year. >> there is a minister under arrest this morning. mark lewis is the pastor of the fellowship baptist church. police say that louis and three others are charged with setting fire to a house in vacaville were six people slept inside luckily no one was hurt. investigators say that list dated a woman who lived there for about a year. they stated that she had a restraining order against him. after his arrest, officers found an illegal handgun, and meth and losses home. he is in jail this morning with a $500,000 bond. >> the search for a bay area

based plane that vanished december 1st has ended. the wreckage of the plane was discovered on top of a bridge in central idaho. officials say, that appears that the fight people who were on board are dead. the six seats bonanza lost ratradar contact back on december 1st near yellow pine. it was carrying five family members from san jose and was on his way to montana. after weeks of searching on the ground with no luck, an internet search map the area, spotted something. >> while the family is really to. this saga is coming to a close, it is still hard for them. the famine was instructed not to touch the site so that the crash could be investigated. >> coming up on the kron 4

news. why gun-control advocates and connecticut want the gun industry to change their marketing practices. >> an intense fire that destroyed more than 50 homes in australia is now contained. we will show you the latest video

>> welcome back. gun-control advocates and connected are calling on the gun industry to change their marketing practices. members of the new town action alliance rally outside the headquarters of the national shooting sports foundation yesterday. the alliance wants to the foundation to stop marketing military stalstyle assault weapons to children and supports stronger background checks on gun sales. in a statement, the sports foundation says that they are committed to improving public safety by giving away millions of gunlocks and trying to ensure there are no illegal gun sales exchanges. >> coming up on the kron4

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>> west australian authorities say that they are dealing with a problem because they can't ensure their residents who lost their homes and a brush fire can inspect their properties. the fire destroyed 52 homes, but does not contain and control. many residents are frustrated that roadblocks remain in place. hundreds of people who were evacuated remained in limbo. some residents who have lost their homes are expected to be exported to access the

damage. >> let skidmore on the forecast and the bay area. maligned there is a red flag warning. we have this red flag warning in effect until are still mourning spreads their art gusting up to 3 mi. spreads 5 to 10% during the day. when you factor the wind and the dry conditions we are having a big concern about fire danger. you can see that it is breezy outside. even though people in berkeley are reporting breezy conditions. the temperatures are mild in downtown san francisco. it is not too bad, oakland is at 56 degrees. santa rosa is at 27 degrees. the mild spots

remained in the 60 spreads warmer compared to yesterday and we are tracking records because a lot of them will be flirting and we may set some new records. livermore is forecasting a high of 69 degrees. very good chance that livermore was set a new record. >> san rafael has a good chance. the south bay may have a hard time setting a new record. san jose is looking at a four passe--that hk around and we're still tracking the international travel forecast. maligned if you're going to the chicago you may have to deal with some snow. they have rain for the mid atlantic and east coast. new york and washington is looking at rainy conditions. >> the great lakes is also

expecting some type of snow. all around the bay area we are just on is the dry conditions. i think for the rest of this month, the models are not bringing any brain. the january could be the driest on record. >> it feels like spring 70 degrees for san jose and 69 for livermore. upper 60s for a san mateo. dull town san francisco will be pushing close to 70 degrees. santa rosa is at 73 degrees. >> the kron 47 day around the bay shows 70 degrees in through thursday. nothing drastic for friday. the weekend will be cooler. the time is 5:48 a.m.. >> it is slow to get started and i still think we may see a pretty sizable backlog for the westbound ride. the traffic is at building and

still there are no delays across the span. it is an easy trip at the toll plaza. the golden gate bridge as well as 92 and the san mattel of bridge ride is still an 11 minute drive time. the ride to the richmond center fell bridge, west bound 580 the traffic is still very light heading to marin. the traffic heading eastbound from marin towards the shore freeway, that is a little bit heavier in the morning. >> the east bay ride, we are picking up the commute wear it connects with interstate 80, there is still no delays or backups. westbound 24 is looking good to the caldecott tunnel. 580 westbound is showing slow traffic coming through livermore from the alta mott past. nothing unusual.

on the peninsula, redwood city, menlo park is getting word that there may be a fire near highway 11. there is no slow traffic getting through more brand accounted for one on one. >> the time is 5:49 a.m.. if you want to go to seattle to cheer on the 49ers. the seahawks have setup a minor role block. kron4 stanley roberts get a reaction from fans >> they're not going to allow anyone with a california zip code to purchase a ticket. what do the fans to think about that? >> i think they're trying to send a really bad vibes. they do not like us very much so this is what they're doing. >> this is--go 49ers 3 >> they are behaving badly

because they do not want us to come there to see our team play. that is not fair. >> when i read that, i cannot believe it. >> that is a bunch of crap. we have our fans here. we will do what and where. >> this is there a stadium. let them sell their tickets to do that want to sell to. >> there's nothing wrong with that. >> i am a seattle seahawks fan but i do not think they should do what they are joined read it is to be open to everyone. >> absolutely absurd. i understand what they're trying to do but that is discrimination. >> i think it's bull-that there was debate allowed to buy a ticket. >> kaepernick,

>> they won all the support for themselves. >> it is not cool. >> it is messed up. >> if this 80. >> and the seattle seahawks are stated. >> you heard it, right from the mouth of the 49ers' fans. >> in san francisco, stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> let's keep it simple, round three of the playoffs will see san francisco face in seattle for the third time this season. the game is sunday at 3:30 p.m. at seattle's sealed. >> i want to know i can

sue? >> we want you to send your pictures, sporting york red and gold. these are pictures of the 49ers' staple if you have some pictures to share send them to was at breaking news@kron4.com >> will have a lot more coverage with sports night live on thursday night. gary radnich is going to be your host. he will preview the nfc championship game between the 49ers and the seahawks. between the 49ers and the seahawks. >> will be right back.

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have a kron4 special with the top 20 new high-tech gadgets from this year's consumer electronics show. vicki liviakis will host a show. it will be on friday, january 24th at 9:00 p.m.. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. another day of unseasonably warm temperatures in the bay area. dry conditions causing a red flag warning. >> a shooting inside of a movie. florida least one man dead. coshocton reason the two men started arguing >> everyone has heard of a two men started arguing >> everyone has heard of a selfie th's aan tervwingor.aob. thatne.one. e onwho ems ke hs alrey gothe job 'cau he udieall e rit ursefromhe g-go. d th's aaccotant

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