ian and i like to take my hat off to them because they did a good job. >> reporter: will be transferred to d juvenile center and charged with murder. when >> catherine: a sad day for bay area law enforcement as bart police buried their first officer ever killed in the line of duty. >> catherine: kron 4's maureen kelly was at the funeral for sargent tom smith. who was accidentally gunned down by >> catherine: last week. >> reporter:the flag drapped coffin carrying the body of sgt tom smith.left the silver hearst into the waiting arms of his pallbearers. >> reporter:all six. fellow law enforcment officers. two are also his own older brothers, >> reporter:ed who is an alameda county sherriff's deputy, and patrick, a newark police officer.

>> reporter:his brother in law.a hayward police officer also helped with the heavy hearted task of carrying the sargent's body into the neighborhood church in castro valley. >> reporter: bagpipes played.mixing at times with the whine of police dogs. the 20 veteran career.in bart pd's k-9 unit.where is wife also works. >> reporter:inside and outside the chapel many tears were shed and comfort given to the family and friends.including his wife.kelly and their six year old daughter mmer. >> reporter:smith was honored by many for being a man of integrity, dedicated to his job.but who always made his family his first priority. >> reporter: enforcement officers attended the service.from state.and even the nation.one group of transit officers came all the way their respects >> this kind of his town does not matter where you are. hits home.

>> reporter:it was unclear if the officer michael maes - the bart police officer who that killed mays was at the service although he was expected to attend. but up to pay tribute.said they were not there to judge.but to honor the fallen. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. stay with kron-4 as we developments on the bart officer who was killed. >> catherine: you can check our website -- kron 4 dot com. or our facebook and twitter pages. kron-4 mobile app. >> catherine: tonight kron-4 is tracking a storm about to hit the bay area. this is live a look from the north bay -- san rafael. bottom line - we'll get some snow in the sierra. >> catherine: detonight we've got you covered from here. to tahoe. >> catherine: but first -- our chief bennet is standing by. jacqueline? >> reporter: a few hundred

of and an inch of rain. as we look live storm trecker radar shows not he and a significant amount of grain. but that will change most of the rain still missing us to the north. we will get clip with all of this rain that is to the north of us right now. as for the sierra most rain falling right now will turn into snow much later. j.r. how is it like out there >> reporter: rain is coming down. it likely at this point. when's were heavier earlier but not so heavy right now. a comfortable filling is supposed to turn into snow so that is the

good news for the folks that are up here or making their way appear. it was just one thick rain storm. i got into a thousand feet and that is when the rain started coming down coming down in sheets the entire weight and told i made it up to the north lake area. as the temperatures dipped in the rain and water continues to come down. at some point i did see systems sleet up in the sierra. they were just happy to get over the mountains before the snow. but >> it is supposed to turn to snow tonight so we are lucky to get appeared right now.

>> we need it. >> i am trying to get over to reno from san francisco. >> a lot of people are driving too fast already. >> reporter: talking about the possibility of over a foot of snow in maybe rainy or sort of miserable right now but behind me you conceive what it looks like a sheet of snow. they have a car competition sculptures from all over the world right here very excited about some of the snow that we are supposed to get in the overnight our spirit these guys are from germany and canada we will hear from some of these guys tonight at 6:00. j.r. stone kron 4 news.

dids >> reporter:developing tonight. >> reporter:another person dies because undoubtedlyit was a female san francisco resident who did have a medical issue prior to getting the flu. the victim was under the age of 65 but it's unclear it the strain was the popular h-1-n-1.and health officials are not releasing any other information. >> reporter:san francisco goes from 2 to three flu related deaths. across the bay area.the number of fatalities this season has now risen to 32. >> reporter:santa clara has the hightest number of flu related deaths.with eight. this list only includes people under the age of 65. >> catherine: a vicious pit bull is now off san francisco streets police say it mauled two men in golden gate park last night near 25th avenue and lincoln. >> catherine: police shot

and killed one of two dogs - then spent the night looking for the second one. >> catherine: kron 4's mike pelton shows us where they found the dog - and what police believe led to the attack. >> reporter: lee sells labatt they're watching the people as a request of a friend when the bulk of attack. the second goal was able to get away and the other day police shot and killed. >> i saw more and more people coming to the park. small and large adults and i became more concerned because i really did not know what this bob was capable of. dedansdog >> reporter: listed in stable condition at this mayor to try to help break up the attack and was bid

on the lake but refused medical treatment. bit on the leg. >> reporter:justin bieber is in trouble with the law in his ownauthorities in toronto say that the troubled pop star will be charged with criminal assault. >> reporter:here's what we know. according to tmz, bieber is now in toronto and any minute will go to the police station. you're looking at video of the stake out right now. it's all for allegedly attacking and roughing up a limo driver back in december. sources say justin will be booked for assault, given a citation and released on his own recognizance. >> reporter:all this coming on the heels of other problems elsewhere for the beebs. he's facing a possible dui in miami and vandalism charges in la. plus - a petition has made it all the way to the white house - to have justin bieber deported permanently

back to canada. catherine? >> catherine: coming up at 5:15. >> catherine: we have a new report showing which jobs are most likely to make you fat. then at 5:30. a major u-s city has been brought to a freezing halt. >> catherine: how bad things got in atlanta. and next. a bay area high school athlete makes a miracle play. we have the video.

>> reporter:take a look at this. two bay area high school teams.and one insane shot at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. >>what are we seeing! what are we seeing! we >> reporter:the annoucners go nuts. the crowd goes wild. >> reporter:bedlam! >> reporter:a star of st. joseph notre dame in alameda made the shot - temidayo yussuf. >> reporter: a second on the clock friday night when el cerrito missed the foul shot. yussuf grabbed the rebound, turned around and with two hands.launched the ball some 80 feet.to bank it in.

>> reporter:that tied the game at 61. distraight.but managed to been regroup and win the game inbut what a shot by saint joe's temidayo yussuf.a 6-7 senior.headed to play ball at long beach state next year. see >> beenstill ahead. >> catherine: underground with >> catherine: and newthe seemingly harmless encounter that might have led to the beating death of >> catherine: woman outside a southern california nightclub. then. >> catherine: the man who hacked into phones owned by celebrities talks about how he did it. one victim -- the actor who played james bond.

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>> catherine: obesity is a national epidemic, and the government says some jobs carry a higher risk. >> catherine: sitting behind a wheel, for example, turns out to be riskier than sitting behind a desk. in washington state, where the obesity rate is about 25 percent, truck drivers weigh in at 39 >> catherine: police, firefighters and protective services were right behind, although researchers say they also tend to be more muscular. janitors, cleaners and maintenance workers were also above average. >> catherine: working with

food does not make you fat: waiters and cooks turned out to have lower than average obesity rates. >> catherine: doctors, dentists and veterinarians ranked the lowest. >> catherine: if you'd like to see the entire report from the c-d-c.showing the fattest professions, it's posted on our website -- kron-4-dot-com. >> reporter:in southern california. a brawl outside a santa ana nightclub left one woman dead. and now police are saying it could have all been over a photobomb! >> reporter:a photobomb is where someone messes up a photo being taken. this is video of the fight that broke out almost two weeks ago that killed 23 year old kim pham. >> reporter:police say pham was fighting with a woman on the floor when another woman kicked pham in the head ending the fight. >> reporter:police are reviewing several videos taken that night of the fight as they look for more suspects.

>> reporter:two women have already been charged with murder. 25 year old vanesa zavala, and 27 year old candace brito. police are seeking a third woman as a person of interest. >> reporter:they are also offering a 10 thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of third suspect >> catherine: after days at sea with hundreds of sick people aboard. a royal caribbean cruise ship is back in port.and passengers are headed home. the c-d-c says that the "explorer of the seas" has the distinction of being the cruise ship with the highest number of sick people in 20 years. elizabeth cohen has the details. >> reporter:it appears the problem was an outbreak of noro-virus.but more testing is being done to confirm that. >> reporter: staff are sanitizing. even so service at the buffet line so passengers to not

contaminate the food. >> brought all core team. we were all quarantined. >> reporter: now royal caribbean are adding even more perks for passengers. a 50% credit towards a future bookings that solution will receive $400 to spend on board along with free why fight it reimbursed parking on port. >> think most of us feel that we have spent more than compensated they are blowing out of their way to make sure that anyone is happy on this ship. >> jacqueline: rain is on the way this evening. that

will turn to snow tonight with a wider view to the north of thus slowly snagging rain kicking off to about 10 or 11:00 tonight. the heavy rains over the sierra and more lasting to the north of the spirit the heavy rain in the sierra will continue at this hour. we are starting to sebring turned into snow. we are starting to see the snow turned and and did a try. a for the rest of the party here locally. a dryn

>> reporter:rain fall totals will not make a huge dip. tempatures dropping... 58 in san jose and out into ant ioch >> jacqueline: series of heavy snow out there tomorrow. highest elevation. we are talking 1 to 2 ft. of

snow. the rain tonight may lee tomorrow morning with a slight chance into the afternoon drier weather returning. we will keep you posted

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>> catherine: tonight kron-4 is tracking a storm about to hit the bay area. this is live a look from san francisco. the bottom line - we'll get some badly needed rain -- and snow in the sierra. our chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett is tracking the storm. >> jacqueline: a few hundred at of rain everywhere else. as we look a storm trecker raider concedes there is no significant showers right now. just a little bit of

drizzle right now but pretty consistent with the wet pavement. this is the tail end to the system so everything is hit team north of us will be over within a few hours. we will time that on futurecast and take a look what it will turn to snow coming up. >> reporter:the georgia city often called "hotlanta" is atlanta remains paralyzed by snow and ice for a second night. more than one thousand accidents reported. >> reporter:freeways blocked by abandoned cars. children forced to sleep in classrooms or on school buses. and the finger pointing has just started. >> reporter:children - stuck on their school buses - well past midnight.

>>i was super scared -- i was like if i don't get home to my parents i'm going to freak out. >> reporter:other students - unable to make it home at all -- waking up in their classrooms this morning after slick road conditions forced some schools to cancel bus service. >>one of the children had a cellphone so they kept calling me saying we stopped again, we slipped again, we're hitting trees, we just ran a red light. >> reporter:drivers stranded in gridlock for ten, 12 hours, desperate for food and water: >>"well i've been out here since yesterday about four- thirty yesterday evening. and traffic's at a stand- still." >> reporter:cars spiraling out of control: >>"i was just coming across the bridge and all of a sudden a truck went squirrly and i ended up down over the bank."

>> reporter:refugees from the storm huddled in stores which opened their doors to stranded strangers. >> reporter:millions of lives impacted by a storm that brought only three inches of snow. but left an impassable carpet of ice. nat wheels >> reporter:amid all this cold, there was one hot spot. the seat occupied by atlanta's mayor. >>you know how angry people are at you? >>i don't feel that people are angry at me. i think they have a great deal of frustration >> reporter:the mayor is being accused of triggering the huge traffic backups when he told schools, businesses and public offices to close at the same time yesterday afternoon. >> reporter:georgia;s governor is defending himself against allegations that he ignored warnings from the national weather service. >>we can't control mother nature, just as we could not make better predictions, >> reporter:many of those drivers who were forced to leave their cars last night returned today only to find tow trucks had taken them away.

in other places, the national guard is going from car to car to check on people who might have slept in their cars. the storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths across the south. but >> catherine: president obama visited a costco in maryland today. his way of illustrating his push to increase the federal minimum wage. he considers costco an example of how things are done right. >> catherine: the entry level wage is 11-50 an hour. the president wants to raise the federal minimum wage to 10 dollars and 10 cents an >> catherine: it was a big point during last night's state of the union address. he also signed an order to create starter retirement accounts that could be opened with as little as 25- dollars. >> catherine: here are a few highlights of last night's speech.in just two-minutes. stanley roberts was not there.but last night after the state of the union, a politician behaved badly.threatening a reporter.check it out. >> catherine: >> today women make up half of our work force but they still make 77 sent to every

dollar a man earns. women deserve equal pay for equal work with women succeed american succeed. >> say yes! give an america and a raise! >> more than a broken health care system and in case you haven't heard one problem is fixing that. i do not expect to convince our raw republican friends sitting here... tell america what you would do differently. today all of our troops are out of iraq. today with our

allies we will complete our mission at the end of this year. nothing in life which is worth any think is easy. any thing >> like the american he serves sergeant first class corey rams burke does not give up nor does he quit! >> reporter:the low-lites there.the politician.republican new grimm.telling the new york one reporter that he'd throw him off the balcony.and he'd break him in half, like a boy.

>>video >> reporter:the congressman.a former marine. is apologizing today. >> the bottom line is i overreacted in my emotions that the best of me and i lost my cool. >> i am not taking it personally i think he was just angry. more angry by the fact that i kind of explained why he was not going to answer that question. so i will not take it personally i think if

just goes with the territory. >> >> reporter: would disagree being a reporter for more than a decade of think anything like that goes with the territory. the two are planning to have lunch next weekend. catherine? >> catherine: in a british courtroom. one of the busiest phone-hackers to work for rupert murdoch's media empire is talking about how he did it. this is dan evans - who was a tabloid reporter for more than a decade. >> catherine: he says he was hired because he was so good at hacking cell phones. >> catherine: among his targets - actor daniel craig.who plays james bond. he hacked into calls that revealed craig was having an affair with actress sienna miller.at a time when she was dating actor jude law. >> catherine: evans said he'd often trick celebrities into thinking their personal secrets had been leaked by close friends or aides. he says he used 'burner'

phones -- and would throw them into the thames after using them. herine: two norwegian lawmakers have nominated n- s-a leaker edward snowden for the 2014 nobel peace prize. they say the public debate and policy changes in the has contributed to a "more stable and peaceful world order." being nominated simply means scores of names the nobel committee will consider. meantime.the director of national intelligence said to return the rest of the secret documents he took - before making them public. on kron-4 dot com, we're asking what you think about the nomination. >> catherine: coming up at 5:45. big drops on wall street. our financial expert will be here to break down what's pushing the market down. and next. >> catherine: zombie bees are turning up for the first time - in the eastern u-s. the details ahead.

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>> catherine: bees are back in the news. >> catherine: and this time - because the problem of so- called "zombie bees" is spreading. for the first time - zombie bees have been discovered in the eastern united states. they're being attacked by a injects its eggs into bees. >> catherine: which then grow inside the bee and kill it. >> catherine: the affected bees often show erratic, jerky movements.which led to the 'zombie' name. >> catherine: the problem was first detected by a san francisco state university professor in 2008. scientists have been tracking the eastward spread of the problem ever since. >> catherine: in australia - scientists are attaching 'tiny back-packs' to honey bees. in order to study them more closely. the backpacks are actually sensors - which send information on what bees are doing. more than 5-thousand honey

bees are getting the sensors. >> catherine: scientists are studying "colony collapse disorder" -- a phenomenon causing bees to die >> catherine: off around the world. there's a lot of concern about the declining honey bee population - which could >> catherine: devastate crops and lead to global food shortages.

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>> catherine: now for a look at today's closing stock numbers. they're sharply lower - after weak earnings from several u.s. companies, more trouble in emerging markets and economic stimulus cuts from the federal reserve. with stocks trending down.and wall street buzzing about facebook. our financial analyst rob black is here to talk about what's happening. >> two weeks ago we were at it all time high now we are at 4% it is a normal healthy

correction. our needs are ok the fed is tapering it would get a little bit tougher to get and mortgage. it has been a five-year up i would use weakness. we are only 4 percent off our all- time high. >> reporter: >> people assault up 30% in wanted some of that now they are getting pummeled current beckett 2008 on the record with them they sold.

the best thing to do is stay cool. >> facebook is an amazing company. they had no bulbul now they have mobile. they need to be very careful not to ruin the experience which is too much mobile and to many advertisers. they need to go more premium. they pulled in at $233 million in profit. not unless a profit mobil was key for them. facebook will have tough comparisons because they had no mobile 2 years ago another mobile is 15% + of their business. we need to get more people on the internet and ordered to continue to grow which is a good quarter creek 72 million market act of 6

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that basically this rain is being asked to tell and of the system setting down to the south and everything of north will actually move into the bay area. heavy rain on route lake tahoe right now. we will continue with the heavier rain up through the sierra. colder air filtering in rained turning into snow. through the morning commute continuing to see light rain shower. here comes the dryer. . the snow continues to the sierra as we move into the afternoon picking up much over the bay area. the snow will continue until

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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. cboe at six. >> catherine: tracking rain. >> catherine: we'll be getting some badly needed rain in parts of the bay area.it's been drizzling >> catherine: this was the scene from our camera on mount tam this morning. kron4's chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett is in the weather center tracking the expect? >> catherine: headed to the sierra tonight. significant storm in nearly two months. kron4's j-r stone is live in truckee -- j-r, any signs of the storm coming?? >> reporter: catherine?

>> reporter: the connection is a difficulty because of the rank coming down which has been raining all day. it will turn into snow overnight so that is the good new spirit what is behind you j.r.? this is massive snow sculptures. >> reporter: once i hit the sierra are around a thousand feet. it is chic of brain nonstop. some of the slot machines were on the side of the road ready to go out this evening. as this rain turns into snow in a lot of

snow at that. that is good news for those skiers who could make it out here. talking to people from norstar are excited to say the least. >> reporter: >> everyone at norstar are excited to and to see our guests enjoy it as well. >> reporter: lot to be excited about this is the first day running into people standing in the middle of the rain same date are excited to stand in the middle of the brain because we have not seen this in so long. >> catherine: thinks j.r., we like the snow sculptures. thank you

>> catherine: although rain is in the -- it won't be enough to handle the drought problems.. governor jerry brown will meet with more than a dozen leaders in los angeles tomorrow >> catherine: to call for all californians to conserve water. and today -- he talked to the president - who says he's ready to help. >> catherine: state officials say 17 rural communities are in danger of running out of water within >> catherine: some wells in sonoma and santa cruz counties are running dry. and reservoirs are nearly empty. >> catherine: other areas that could run out of water include small water districts in fresno. madera. mariposa. mendocino. and kern counties. >> catherine: drought problems are forcing people in santa clara county to cut back.. a measure to to reduce water use by 10 percent has now been approved. water officials are also going to spend a half million dollars to inform the public about the problem. >> catherine: at six. the teen accused of killing >> catherine: his sister last week is in police custody tonight. oakland police say mario toliver jr. turned himself in today. kron4's scott rates is live

in oakland tonight. >> catherine: scott? >> reporter: mario is the main suspect in the shooting of his all-star justice. also the mother of a three year old girl. the shooting happened on thursday at 1800 block in chinatown area of oakland. the two were in an argument over justice bleaches some of mario's clothing. the likely believe that it was pressure to cause more real to turn himself into that. today >> i will like to take my hat off to the family and friends who helped talk this young man to turn himself in today helped take some of the pressure off.

>> reporter: reported in oakland scott rates kron 4 news. on to a developing story. the teenager accused of killing his sister last week is in police custody tonight. oakland police say mario toliver jr. turned himself in today. in oakland. scott you just talked to detectives. what >> catherine: members of law enforcement agencies from across the state and nation paid their respects today at the officer. sgt. tom smith was accidentally gunned down by a fellow officer last week. >> catherine: kron4's maureen kelly was at the emotional service. >> reporter:it was a difficult day for bart police.as their first ever officer killed on the job.was taken out a hearse in flag drapped casket in front of the neighborhood church in castro valley. >> reporter:tougher still for his pallbears.which included his two older brothers.and a brother in law.all of whom are also members of bay area law enforcement.cameras were not allowed inside the chapel but i can tell you that there were many tears shed inside and out.especially as a video montage played

showing the man many called tommy.playing with his six california's district attorney kamala harris directly addressed the girl from the podium.telling her that her father would always be remembered as a hero. bart pd's chief told the crowd that summer and his wife kelly.who is also a bart police officer.was the light of smith's life.he accost also challenged his other did. >> reporter:many of the speakers choked up while remembering their friend and collegue.who they described as being quick witted.dedicated to his job.a man of integrity who put his family first. the fact that sgt smith was killed accidently by a fellow officer was not mentioned. it was unclear if officer michael maes was at the funeral, but he was expected to attend. many felt deeply for what he was going thru as well. >> reporter: >> are to men that have worked and played together partners on the job in france off the job. i cannot imagine what might is a liberal. he is a very strong individual and i do believe that he will get through this.

>> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine: walnut creek police have arrested three people in connection with a parking garage robbery. >> catherine: 20-year-old shaina day and two teenaged boys were arrested today. they're accused of robbing a kaiser hospital worker who was returning to a car. it happened a week ago in the hospital's parking garage on south main street. >> catherine: police say one suspect was armed with a knife and another with a bat. there's a meeting tonight to talk about safety on college of marin campuses.after a recent sexual assault. other meetings will follow. >> catherine: campus police say a man sexually assaulted a male student at gunpoint. it happened at a campus parking lot last week in kentfield. the suspect has not been caught. security measures - including installing a gate cars entering the lot after 5 p-m. there's also better lighting install video cameras. >> reporter:another person dies because of the flu. it was a female san francisco resident.under the age of 65. who did have a medical issue prior to getting the flu.officials say they do not yet know if this was the h-1-n-1 strain - which is popular this year.

>> reporter:san francisco goes from 2 to three flu related deaths this flu season. across the bay area.the number of flu fatalities this season has now risen to 32. santa clara has the has the most. index of stories... >> catherine: stay with kron-4. as we bring you additional resources including links to local health departments and prevantitive tips. you'll find all that on you'll find all that on you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. from the shelf, and to your home. starting at $99.

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first lady michelle obama >> catherine: will be in san francisco tomorrow and friday for democratic fund- raisers. at one of those parties - very few details are being released. >> catherine: the first lady will attend at least one reception for the democratic national committee reception. but the white house isn't saying exactly where that's happening.. >> catherine: friday - she'll join nancy pelosi for a congressional campaign committee luncheon and v-i-p reception at the fairmont hotel. >> catherine: tickets are already sold out. people paid from 500 dollars to more than 32-thousand dollars for those tickets. >> catherine: president obama was on the road today. pushing for a higher federal minimum wage. this follows last night's state of the union address. the president is clearly mapping out a strategy where he's prepared to go around congress to get things >> catherine: new at six. kron4's rob fladeboe talked >> catherine: to the owner of a bay area chain of coffee shops he's ahead of the curve. when it comes to paying

employees above minimum >> reporter:the president's challenge to business owners to give their employees a pay raise was not lost on nick phil's coffee here in downtown san jose says higher wages mean happier, more productive workers. >> reporter:phil's mostly student barristas got a raise a year ago this month to $10 dollars and hour and another fifteen cents an hour cost of living increase under san jose's 'living wage' law butbeyond that and is now paying $11 dollars an hour. >> reporter:phil's owner sympathizes owners' resistance to obama's challenge but he insist's that higher wages has actually improved his bottom line. >> it adds up at the end. it is value to the customer i cannot speak for everyone but with our company and what we do it was the right move. >> reporter:following the state of the

in san jose rep fladeboe kron4 news. >> catherine: an arizona woman is counting her blessings after she survived a random attack on the freeway. >> catherine: cheryl was driving home from church when she passed a pick up truck in the slow lane. >> catherine: she says she heard a pop - and it wasn't until a second pop and a second hole in her windshield that cshe >> catherine: realized someone was shooting at the car. she called her husband for help. >>"first thing she says is i've been shot. i've been shot this is no joke call 911" >>"here is where the bullet hit. i think it grazed me. it definitely cut the hairs of my bangs." >> catherine: a bullet actually grazed her forehead.

>> catherine: police say the gunman terrorized her for more than a mile. chasing her off the highway before finally passing her on the road. >> catherine: the suspect is still on the loose and investigators believe this was a attack. >> reporter:here are horror stories all over atlanta today >> reporter:an winter storm consisting of about three inches of snow. stranded drivers for hours. >> reporter:some drivers had to spend the night in their cars. the atlanta area were stuck de deux overnight at schools. hundreds more spent the night on school buses. today police and national guard troops worked to get those kids home. >> reporter:at least 9 people have been killed in weather-related incidents across the southeast. >> reporter:in alabama, the

governor's office says rescue aircrafts have been flying over and conducting search and rescue missions for stranded motorists. >> jacqueline: ran to the north of the spirit to the tenor and a lot alike hour during will pick up all over the bay area. as we move into the overnight hours cold air will filter into the sierra and the wang will turn into snow. rain. anglo india blamed for the morning hours but it could pick up again around 1:00. >> jacqueline: the hills will be favored for more rain but still under an inch

of rain bay area wide. temperature wise in the upper 50s cooler than what we saw today with 57 and livermore and san mateo and napa. 56 in concord and 55 in half moon bay. it is all ran out there right now. in winter storm weather is in affect. at lick level we will see a half foot of snow. luckily we will sebring tonight between today and tomorrow. by sunday, we will be seen more rain.

>> catherine: coming up. controversial ads are going that's where the seahawks and broncos face off in game. how opposition groups are responding. return to index

>> reporter: the big game on sunday between the seahawks and broncos has been hyped by some as the "stoner bowl". >> reporter:all because the teams' states have legalized the drug. now some groups are taking advantage of that fact. a pro legalization group has paid for five billboards near met life stadium. the marijuana policy project. is the group behind the controversial ads. they are protesting the n-f- l ban on players using the drug. one of the messages promotes the marijuana as safer than alcohol.or even football! and asks why the league punishes players who want to make the quote "safer choice".

>> the nfl cared about the safest choice of their athletes they would allow them to make the safe choice. we like to get our message out. >> reporter:a group opposed to marijuana legalization is also putting stadium. >> reporter:the ads show a football player with the words, "motivation, perseverance, determination," and then a marijuana leaf with the words, "none of the above." >> reporter:you can catch a full hour of sports talk with our sports director gary radnich on x-finity sports night live. >> reporter:it's all about the upcoming super bowl this sunday >> reporter:plus. gary is joined on the show, by the original super agent - leigh steinberg. and former raider running back napoleon kaufman.

tomorrow -- at 9pm, right after the 8 o'clock news. >> catherine: still ahead at 6-30. >> catherine: a winter storm warning in the sierra. how much snow is expected. >> catherine: and a diesel dance-off.. the actor's dancing skills go viral. weights.

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snow tonight in the sierra locally we are see heavier showers as we move into the 5:00 hour mostly small and the sierra. the snow will continue later in the morning. the snow will continue until friday. so here is a look at the winter storm thursday up to if to speak in the highest elevation. drier conditions are expected. we do have a slight chance of rain on sunday. it will keep you posted. >> reporter: the tass been

raining all day long and the rain will turn into snow. we could receive a foot or 2 ft. of snow above 8,000 ft.. certainly good news for the ski resorts. massive snow sculptures as i talk more about that. in the lake tahoe area and j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> reporter: culliver jr. is the key suspect of his own sister killing justice culliver accurate the shooting had been back on thursday and oakland's chinatown. just before the shooting the two got into it over laundry. after questioning i will he will be transferred to the juvenile system.

>> reporter: the state and even the nation came here to this church to pay their final respects to fallen police officer sgt thompson that. sgt. tom smith >> reporter: his wife is also a bart police officers against the standing their six year old daughter summer. >> reporter: gas line shutdown bart stations. on the corner of cross at the winds that the crew working to relocate utility structured a 2 in. gas line. pg and kicking repair the

line. work resumed on the project there is it there was no injuries. kron4 news. >> reporter: they are not that worried about security in he fills up the olympic village will be the safest place to be in the entire world i adjusting waldman kron 4 news. >> reporter: 72 corner says she survived the crash the died when she went over when she was run over by the fire who rick. the city in santa

cisco says the crow was ejected from the plane and that is how she died. the nc s p says they will not take a position on the cause of this gross debt. the family of the crow has filed a claim against the city and county of san francisco >> catherine: big changes are coming to north bay. for the first time in nearly 30 years -- commuters will have to pay to park at the larkspur ferry parking lot. kron four's terisa estacio reports. >> reporter:starting next week. on monday feb 3, you will have to pay 2 dollars a day to park here at the larkspur ferry. or 20 dollars a month. >> reporter:this is to help offset a deficit the golden gate transit authority is facing. riders using the sausalito ferry already pay to park. >> reporter:i spoke with riders about change. >> reporter:again starting

monday. you have to pay to park here at the larkspur ferry. we put up a link on our website for more details on how to sign up for the monthly pass. >> is there a helps them i guess that is okay. >> i am not happy about it. >> i do not know. i think there would could be easier way to do it. >> about time we caught up. >> reporter:if you have any thoughts on this tweet me. or go to our facebook page. we would love to hear from you. >> catherine: dogs off-leash are allowed at san francisco's buena vista park. but only in certain areas. >> catherine: kron4's stanley robert paid an afternoon visit. and caught dog owners breaking the rules. it's this edition of people behaving badly. (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly.

>> reporter:if you ever visit buena vista park in san francisco you might see this sign that reads" dog running area. dogs must be kept within the limits of these signs simple request, >> reporter:since the city set up a dog the only place in the 35 plus acres where dogs can be off leash >> reporter:but it you notice. there is not one single dog here just this man and a rug >>nats crickets >> reporter:oh don't get me wrong, there are dogs off leash in the park there're just not in serial >> reporter:this lady walked by me and said she was not behaving badly, oh yes she is >> reporter:as you enter the park see this green sign right here? .well one of the bullet points reads dogs must be kept on leash except in designated dog play areas >> reporter:and in side the park yet more signs reading keep dogs must remove dog

waste >> reporter:which of these rules do you think is being followed? if you chose neither you would the correct. >> reporter:in fact out of all the people i saw with dogs very leash >> reporter:according to the san francisco park and rec the unleashed dogs are causing damage to the park >> reporter:using the park is based on the honor system the city is hoping dog owners and walkers will do the honorable thing >> reporter:what i discovered is that there reason why many dog owners don't have their dogs on a leash is because >> reporter:its hard to hold a leash and check your phone so the smart phone wins yet again. in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news >> catherine: coming up.

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>> reporter: you may have seen beyonce in her performance at the grammys. >> reporter:but now the same performance by fast and furious star vin deisel. >> reporter:posting it on his facebook page belting out some beyonce and katy perry too. >> reporter:deisel goes on to say he's happy and just wanted to thank all his fans because his movie riddick is topping home video charts. >> reporter:that's great but. >> reporter:maybe he should leave the singing and dancing to beyonce? >> reporter:i'm vicki liviakis kron 4 willyou can catch all your kron4. always >> catherine: the insider starts at 7. followed by entertainment tonight at 7- 30.right after the news.

>> catherine: the three month old puppy found in the trash and saved by workers at a recycling plant in san francisco. >> catherine: will go to her new home tomorrow. >> catherine: we have new photos of "gem." >> catherine: more than 200 people from around the country entered a lottery to adopt her. won.and will take her home >> catherine: her;injuries.

(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> gary:good evening! >>they are right now 2- point favorites over seattle on sunday >> gary:wes welker and the other receivers will have to

find space against the best secondary in football throwing to them of course peyton manning who has enjoyed a resurgent 2- seasons in denver after missing a season in indianapolis due to neck surgery leading to his release from the colts and signing by denver >> gary:here is manning on his comeback >> there is a lot of uncertainty. some have to have a lot of space and trust. faith and trust. >> gary: as far as dealing with the media he is the coolest. charles barkley and peyton manning you can see them doing comedy bits and they are very very good. >> gary:seahawks practice today

the seahawks chose to stay indoors in east rutherford near metlife stadium >> gary:pete carroll richard sherman >> gary:and marshawn lynch with his teaamate michael robinson who answered allthe media questions for lynch while making light of the running back' use of the word "boss" when addressing reporters >> he just wants to pay ball. it is a lifestyle boss. >> gary:skittles is partnering up with marshawn lynch fitting for a player whose love of the candy which he refers to as his "power pellets" has been well documented. >> gary:skittles will produce a special seattle version of the candy that

will be auctioned off this week. the company will also donate $10,000 to lynch's "fam 1st family foundation" for every touchdown he scores. >> gary:the "seattle mix" skittles feature a limited- edition flavor mix with the seahawks' blue and green colors. at candlestick on sports >> gary: we have in another special tomorrow night as the head for home with jerry mcguire, lisa steinberg will be on himself at 9:00. the last time i saw you was on new year's eve on a rooftop

talk and we had fireworks and we received a big ratings. what if we had with every newscast. fireworks >> catherine: (laughter) i think they would get tired of it. >> gary: seriously, every time there are fireworks and jackie you know that with your days in the with the angels in anaheim. >> catherine: crazier things have happened. >> catherine: they had to give duke of the fireworks. >> catherine: not that crazy of an idea. >> jacqueline: know you will not. that is a bold face lie. >> gary: they have actually

taken over times square and seventh avenue has turned into super bowl ave. with the nfl team attractions. the festivities will go right up until game time. making you think of new year's eve with people standing up there. >> gary: new year's! you and catherine what any combination... fireworks! >> gary: super bowl tickets a little bit of a free fall. $2,200 tickets are now down to $1,150 per more than 18,000 tickets are available on the a

lot of the real fans are priced out because the nfl has all of the big weeks come again. now they are saying if you can i get me in the box i am not freezing my record and off. my rear end off. >> gary: joe montana addressed his absence from the final game at candlestick on sports radio to that. (cheers & applause) >> i was not the biggest fan of candlestick may have been the worst feel that i had played on throughout the years but we do have great memories. >> gary: joe is not one of the guys looking for

controversy. you show up or shut up a guy like joe is a relationship think if you do not need 25¢ from the forty- niners and the guy you love dearly was trot kind of pushed up from a family member did you do not want to show up. >> gary: note aaron perrot i will not come to a kron4 event. so that is how it works. back in a moment.

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