this afternoon it swam underneath a bridge underneath 37 to request of the video where the seal was sedated. they took samples from the seal and they examine it with an ultrasound as will to realize that this still was pregnant. they did not leave it here. they've decided to transfer it out to the coast and dropped off near the ocean so if a potentially have is pop out in the water. >> yes, there is no place to safely leave the elephant seal here. it to be potentially dangerous to someone that may hit her. >> reporter: would take three hours to drive out to the coast in touch of to the beach and then, wait to

climb out on the stand and be ok. charles clifford kron 4 news >> catherine: you still hear me charles? do you have any idea as to why that all of this still was so intent on coming inland? >> reporter: most likely the ellis is still the talk around in the bay in was confused is slim and this position for it out cecile's give birth on the beach and they spend a month with their pubs on the beach. they do not come this far and. so they think that this of the images that cost-just just get lost. >> catherine: ok dame to, charles clifford. kind of a

happy day. >> catherine: new year's day is on to beat a chilly new year's. >> reporter:-long talk about the night that is where the pressure will build as we speak, livermore is at 48 degrees but every one else is pretty much in the '50s territory. 54 oakland, downtown san francisco at 51. >> reporter: is another pressure system that will play out and it looks like to the late morning and afternoon our spirit potentially going sprinkles are white. --sprinkles are way. >> reporter: the overnight lows on a lightly clear mold. nicosia mid to upper

60s. still shielded at 43. we are talking about cold. with temperatures rising to the '30's. and mostly sunny, except for theperiod --except for the north bay. >> reporter: as catherine mentioned it will be quite cold to start off the year. >> catherine: nearly 4000 pg and the customers are still without gas service in

eastern contra costa county. roughly 6200 customers lost service sunday. almost five dozen customers in the unincorporated communities of discovery bay and byron had their service suspended for safety reasons. but many have not been home to allow workers to restore their gas. >> catherine: customers to rely on gas for heating were offered a temporary stay at a morning center at timber point of images school in discovery bay. >> catherine: potto department has reviewed and tito's tonight about a 31 year-old man who shot and killed by an officer on christmas day. kron4 de carmen has much more on this issue. >> reporter: paul also police say tonight that this interaction between our

officers and the suspect two had a knife lasted just 19 seconds. the up to police say when they responded to a 911, christmas night from the red-care facility for the mentally ill. 31 year old william graff, as was waiting for them outside wielding a 9 in. metal knife. >> reporter: about almost immediately after being confronted >> are officer sid drop the knife. but put the knife down does this put the knife down over and over again as the retreat across to dart out into the street back toward the police car. >> reporter: police also call for additional help and less lethal weapon dr. attested to escalate this situation--md escalate the situation in great distance between themselves and the

suspect prove fruitless. as he followed them into the street jumping and screaming. >> reporter: >> and then suddenly without warning he charged at a full sprint one of the officers. when the system close to force of the competition of the three offices to put their taser, the other officers deployed there fire arms fireman's was shot at the suspect. >> reporter: the individual died at a hospital police say it was our eight f f who made the initial 911 corporate presumably to lure officers to the facility. >> catherine: police are rest to a man and a stolen car in sunnyvale earlier today. a the second is a looking into read the the two cases are connected.

there received a report about eight burberry reported police say one that was driving a stolen car in that area was arrested and not confirming it still is the same driver that may have committed a burglary >> reporter: >> catherine: also reno police released in the picture of the man they say brought the bank of several hundred thousand dollars in cash. police say the men walked into a cube as big and sought a safe way yesterday morning, with a note demanding money. >> catherine: the teller filled several bags of money and give it to the man who then took off. there is reward for information into and the rest. police said the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. >> catherine: disturbing new

details are emerging about a deputy who was gained up on an attack by prison inmates to rick ellis is to explain what happened and how it happened to rick grant? >> there were 10 probably to an image that were beating him at the time predicted or punching and kicking him for it hit him and hit several times and question several times to hit her he has multiple abrasions and contractions. there were open bleeding. it looks like interest to the shelters and hit and possible head injuries. >> this and get on with the attack lasted another two minutes.

>> catherine: a judge granted a restraining order against a woman who was recorded making anti as comic slurs and the like coffee. at 8 muslim man in alameda county. >> reporter: denise slater is not charged with a hate crime and battery. a judge has ordered her to stay to cover yards away from the met man. also lake chabot regional park. slater has previously said the muslim region is-as religion is dangerous in her actions were in instinctual. she is on the minister of leave from her job as a program technician and is due back in court next month. >> reporter: the father of zero mar cholon not frustrated. with this

investigation into his son's death. --omar shawan >> reporter: next month will be one year since the 58 your old man's head a list torso was found stuffed in a suitcase on 11th street. his leg was found nearby. >> reporter: surely after the grisly discovery police were able to find a surveillance camera video of this man later identified as mark and true spirit--mark andrus >> reporter: he was a friend and former roommate of the victim. police tracked him down that are arrested him on suspicion of murder. but

he was in a ditch we release. because prosecutors said at the time they did not have enough evidence to make the charges stick. >> i cannot forget this issue for the rest of my life. >> reporter: the father says he wants a copy of the record but the police if it is not public record and cannot be handed over. >> reporter: the victim's father it is worth he would never be able to find out why his son died and to put his entire body to rest. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> catherine: coming up! ahead at 5. on the run for nearly two weeks the of felons a teen and his mother are in custody. where they were caught coming up. also,

attention bart riders were committed is about to get a little bit more expensive, chairs are quite up in 2016 next.

>> catherine: with a deadline looming the city of oakland is not preparing to submit a plan to keep the raiders in oakland grant is back at he is following the element with that situation. >> grant: the bottom line is oakland city leaders are

giving the national football league what it wants. the leak test impose a deadline of tomorrow for cities interested in preventing their teams for moving to los angeles. to spell out how they will keep their teams and their currencies. instead of producing a plan that includes funding details. >> grant: oakland is instead standing sending the national football league a letter, explaining where things stand in its efforts to have the red state. st. louis and send a lot of the of the cities that have teams flirting with that belt a market. >> grant:la market >> grant: the mayor is expected to address this matter momentarily at city hall. we who have accrued their and will update you

with the mayor speaks. >> catherine: bart passengers can expect to pay more for a ride in 2016. fares are set to increase of around 3.4% starting to friday. the rate hike will help in raising some of the billions needed in to do things running safely according to bart. >> catherine: fares will increase at the start of every even number year through 20 twinning creek the 2016 increase is estimated to raise about $50 million a year. the manual bart there is not a dollar at 80 5:00 a.m. local up to a $95. >> catherine:--$1.85 and will go up a $95 cents.

>> reporter: there is a bit at work in the east bay a sly fox whose rating, not cars the cards on a golf course. the stolen everything from sandwiches to cellphone spirit and we went with we sat kron4 vicki of the caucus and to give their way to track down before leggett robert garrett >> vicki: here on the monarch's day golf course lurks in the spirit with a penchant for snacks and cell phones. >> he takes some telephone from the card, we found a bunch of so far and wide area. >> vicki: known as the golf course bandit is live up to targets unattended of courts. >> we have to take some of

which are clubs but to know if you could go out there and you turn your back there really sneaky it will get in your card and it will get in your back literally brick what? a zipper back like this absolutely. >> reporter: >> vicki: we talked in a car to tracking down glassman hit the 12th hole. >> vicki: and the moment and turn back the bad district began call rick handed. >> catherine: >> reporter: in san leandro, vicki liviakis kron 4 news.

>> reporter: any showers we may get that one shot up, with temperatures slightly to marron night with the highest at mid to upper 50s for the east bay shoreline. 20 bring in the chilly temperatures. for your new year's. >> reporter: to purchase remain somewhat amid somewhat winter mild. catherine? >> catherine: one of the big stories of 2015 was the fast-moving and devastating valley fire. the september while fire burned for days

and lake, napa and sonoma counties. more than 76,000 a. charred. nearly 2000 structures destroyed. kron4's haazig my new laws on the scene as firefighters battled the blaze and as residents work to protect our community. here is one of his favorite stories from middletown. >> reporter: attention scum you we should. that is a pretty clear message from pope valley residents to anyone thinking about looting of that homes evacuated due to the >> fire. the morning is posted anonymously here at the border a potbelly in middletown where residents say there is real concern over someone taking advantage of their misfortune >> it is horrible. you know.

i lost everything that. -- i had >> we put the word out you know. the people who are left here just look out for one another. >> i know people have been taking care of the neighborhood. >> reporter: 0 advises exercising caution when using social media because lawyers could be using those preference to local- dislocate evacuate homes. >> just don't get any of your information out on line. >> reporter: as this man's not only in march to see responders, media and those authorized by law enforcement are unloved and the middletown police.

police are seen making regular patrols to up the city in middletown haazig madyun kron 4 news. >> catherine: next the influence the team who has bid on the market is in custody where he and his mother were found next and later a start of his show wii is under arrest will police found in his home is coming up.

>> catherine: the effluence a teenager and his mother who fled the u.s. and the bay of thirties nearly two weeks ago are in custody today. the thing couch was

convicted in may to those in 13 trunk wrapping as a that was only given two years of probation. if prosecutors get their way he and his mother, tonya will face jail time brit see in an steve has the details. >> we are excited that we have them back in custody. >> reporter: the so-called affluence up team, a printout is behind bars in mexico. and so is his mother, tonya. who apparently fled to you as with her son. the two were captured in the tourist town oporto brought separate >> we are happy and pleased that they are in custody of the mexican authorities and it will return to the desperate here shortly.

>> reporter: couch when missing out earlier this month after a psychologist testified that the suffered --that he suffered from of: set and never had any limit set for him. touches lawyer said his parents were partly to blame for the crash. >> i do not think initial justice was served. we hope now justice will be served. >> reporter: cause will be placed back in the juvenile system, where he faces joe time until his 19th birthday. but officials in texas say that is not nearly enough. >> in my opinion it is not a sufficient courage and for taking four lives. our request the court is " to the transfer transfer his probation to the court and deal with them and adult system for it

>> reporter: officials briefed on the investigation since cup itself, have played a key role in tracking them down. (ingrid) i take pride in getting things done.

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>> catherine: then asserting that victory iraq prime minister raised a red flag on the top of the government compound in the city to that. monday, which is in the bomb our province of about 7 mi. from baghdad delta at this in may. it was a major setback in the country's effort to contain the terror group. art promises is the next goal is to liberate mosul. >> catherine: tense moments that it was a chicago police officer walked into court to face charges in the shooting death of a black teenager jason van dyke and not guilty to first-degree

murder in misconduct charges as at his or remic today. >> catherine: accused of the october 2014 shooting of 17 your old look want macdonald. the city really squad car video of the shooting was set off weeks of protest it has also led to forced resignation of chicago's police superintendent and a federal investigation of the park practices.

>> catherine: the fbi has stepped in to help police in alaska and investigate a plane crash in downtown anchorage in happen monday morning killing the pilot. >> catherine: it is not believed to be to her related to rid the plane hit to buildings, one of which houses the attorney general's office in anchorage. no one on the ground was hurt. >> catherine: the ntsb has started its investigation of but it was delayed because fire crews had to do with heavy went as they work to

put out the post-crash fire. >> reporter: tech reporter gabe slate i will tell you which need to know next and the broadcast! >> reporter: allied radar, what is going on in the northwest we will discuss more as 5 continues.

>> grant: we started a story about the link could call kron4 heroes. people who are going above and beyond. at officer johnson johnson is my focus of twinning 15. -- 20-15 >> grant: j.j., as he is known to everyone has an unusual role cured >> this here i am able to connect with the children before they even take to commit crimes. >> he is cool. the kids love him.

>> j.j. sets the example for people like if we want to be in school or play basketball have to be in school. >> did now have their role model and that has been his driving factor. at >> phillip it was my duty to give back and prevent children from making mistakes like i did.--i feel >> grant: bay strolled the past the slaves ". once walked. >> it is low crime. no one

carries guns >> grant: do not try to play basketball against him, that was the advice of was given from his boss. >> grant: officer jay sent johnson is a one and a committee and the court. and a slam daunt here at kron. (laughter) >> >> grant: a couple of kids of his own courage and his nephews are around him. he is among children all the time creek they call him their uncle or their father.

>> catherine: i remember he seemed accurate it such only heartwarming story accurate i love it. >> grant:i do too! >> catherine:ski mask? >> reporter: 4 lows tonight, quite chilly. we will look at the scattered frost. along the upper rung 33 degrees. and 47 in santa rosa, peninsula and 45. we will see, what looks like downtown dropping just a little bit. there you see some 36 in progress even in the peninsula. s southern

marin as well and east bay. >> reporter: is a disturbance up at the north to tell me this way to one country. analysts by 2:00, august it will look at the self and of that. with this timing of the system, is more of drilling coal more than anything else. >> reporter: by 6:00 it is the long as you see. 7:00 a.m., and in to get us than we are going into that with to the cause warming up just a little bit. there comes the next system by first light. >> reporter: a few stray showers are possible. and

from the coastal areas and from the bay. evening hours after sunset, clears up again and then it goes back to free fall. >> reporter: meant to lower 50s, better progress company and the south bay where numbers will be in the upper 50s and drug time of the clouds rolling in. the purchase will state chilly. until sunday night and that it will get interesting with showers command the early next week. >> catherine: a hoax on facebook is making the rounds tricking people into

thinking they can get millions of dollars by simply posting a specific message to their timeline. there have been a lot of the state statistics on facebook. but this one is different because it improvs c e zero mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla. our tax reporter gabe slate explains what is going on. >> gabe: here is what is going on... >> gabe: on december 1st, mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla posted a letter of facebook to their newborn daughter mex. >> gabe: in the letter the

committed to donating 99 percent of their facebook shares, bought it at 45 billion to charities that will better the world. >> gabe: sense that a post has been falling all around and now borough that claims zuckerberg was to share 10% of that 45 billion with regular people like you and me we use facebook eric at all you have to do it is introducing stakes and copy and paste the post to your timeline. >> gabe: it goes on to say that facebook will scan the network and by everyone who shared this post and 1000 of them will be randomly picked and awarded $4.5 million each. this is not true. it is not real is a hoax and not know who started or were expected it came from but it's not real.

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>> catherine:former "glee" actor mark salling is facing legal trouble. he was arrested today at his los angeles-area home on child pornography. >>he hasn't commented publicly. >> catherine:the 33-year old actor played puck puckerman on "glee" from 2009 until the show's cancellation earlier this year. the t-v show "crime watch daily" broke the news of the arrest this morning. >> catherine:you can watch "crime watch daily" right here on kron 4 weekday afternoons at 3. >> catherine:crews in oklahoma continue the search for a missing country

singer. craig strickland and a friend didn't return from a recent hunting trip. family and friends turned to social media. finding this chilling tweet from chase. >> catherine:quote "in case we don't come back, @backroadcraig and i winter storm goliath to kill ducks in oklahoma. #intothestorm." morland's body was found monday. but strickland's family remains hopeful. his father is thanking fans for their prayers and support. >> catherine:madonna and guy richie's custody battle over their 15 year old son rocco is picking up steam. the insider's debbie matenopoulos is in hollywood with more on this story. >> reporter:sad but true. tonight we take you inside madonna and guy's rocky relationship and the teenage son caught in the middle. >>forget a little prayer madonna is using the power of the court to get her / son home

(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >>this was a fast violent situation. and it was all in 19 seconds.

>> catherine:palo alto police - explaining what led to the shooting of man on christmas night. two of their officers were involved. good evening, i'm catherine heenan. >> catherine:the shooting of a mentally palo alto. is raising questions about how police handled the situation. >> catherine:kron 4's dan kerman has our story. >> reporter:it was christmas night when a 9-1-1 call brought palo residential care facility for the mentally ill. >>once they were on the front lawn of the residence they were confronted by the knife wielding suspect in front of the house. >> reporter:palo alto police say the suspect 31 year old william raff, who had moved into the facility earlier in the week, was waving a 9 inch knife, and gave officers little time to calm things down >>in 19 seconds our officers did everything they could to try to de-escalate this situation , they retreated multiple times, they summoned emergency

assistance , they tried to get equipment there that was less lethal, they did deploy a taser and only had to take action when the suspect forced the confrontation by charging at them at a sprint while screaming and waving this knife >> reporter:two officers fired multiple times at raff, who later died at a hospital. palo alto police say 90 percent of its officers have taken a 40 hour crisis intervention training class, though it's unclear if the two officers who fired were among them. >>i can tell you from my own personal experience and after reviewing the dashcam video from these cars, there is nothing that i learned in these classes that would have helped prepare for a charging knife wielding suspect that was this close to those officers >> reporter:the entire 19 second confrontation outside this facility was captured by multiple police car cameras and microphones affixed to the officers uniforms. that is now being reviewed.

>> reporter:investigation into the shooting are ongoing. this department is conducting two inquiries and an investigaton is also underway by the santa clara county district attorneys office. in palo alto, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> catherine:new at six. >> pam: >> catherine:a four-year-old boy in drowning in- a bathtub. police arrived at the scene on jefferson street... around 11-a-m. they couldn't revive the little boy -- who had been in the care of a relative. the case is under investigation. >> catherine:a bay area jail guard is recovering from a violent attack by inmates. it happened at the elmwood correctional facility in milpitas on christmas eve. >> catherine:officials say the deputy was assigned to watch inmates in one of the common areas. one of them dropped something he'd been hiding under his clothing - and didn't follow orders to pick it up. >> catherine:as the deputy

bent down to get it -- 10 inmates allegedly attacked him. more guards moved in quickly to break up the attack. >> there was bleeding, and it looks like no injuries to the shoulders hip and a possible head injuries. >> catherine:the deputy has been treated and released at a hospital. the 10 inmates have been moved to maximum security. >> catherine:a judge in hayward has granted a restraining order against a woman charged with a hate crime. video shows denise slader saying anti-islamic slurs and throwing coffee at a muslim man who was praying in a park. >> catherine:slader must stay 200 yards away from rasheed albeshari. and also lake chabot regional park in castro valley. in the past. slader has said that the muslim religion is "dangerous" and her actions were "instinctual." >> catherine:she's due back in court next month.

>> catherine:next month will be the one year anniversary of a shocked san francisco. the headless torso of a man was found stuffed in a suitcase dumped on 11th street south of market. >> catherine:tonight in a story you'll see only on four. the victim's father talks to maureen kelly about his frustration with the case. >> reporter:ali shahwah is making his daily visit the vallejo was able to cremate now rest. >>every day i come and visit him >> reporter:the body parts of 58 year january 28th. where the rest of him is.remains a mystery.and that weighs heavy on his father's heart. >>it is too hard for me.it is something that i cannot forget >> reporter:this video is from the night of the grisly discovery.the headless torso found by a passerby.a leg found nearby. >> reporter:not long after that. police were able to find surveillance camera video of this man.later identified as mark andrus. >> reporter:the video put andrus in possession of the suitcase.

he was a friend and a former roommate of the victim. >> reporter:police tracked him down and arrested him on suspicion of murder. but andrus was able to walk away from jail.escorted by the public defender. because prosecutors said at the time they didn't have enough evidence to make a murder charge stick. >> reporter:the body parts had not yet been identified, they didn't have an official cause of death.or even know where he was killed >> reporter:but before all of that could be established.the prime suspect mark andrus died just days after his release who accidental. >> reporter:it took a lot longer for omar's death to be ruled a homicide. >> reporter:but his father is still looking for closure.and the rest of his son's body. >>it is terrible.i don't sleep at night. >>what happened to the head of my only beloved son. it is something that is going to effect me the rest of my life. >> reporter:now ali lives only with his dog.in the house he bought to live in with his son. >> reporter:he has asked the police for his son's case file.and has been denied.they say it's not public record at this time the case is still officially considered open.but mark andrus was their one and only suspect. >> reporter:the victim's father the answers he's

looking for died with andres. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine:the wayward seal that tried to cross highway 37, virtually shutting down traffic in that area.is on the move tonight. >> catherine:today vets sedated the big female -- and will release her into the wild near point reyes. kron 4's charles clifford has been on the scene all day, he's got the latest from sonoma county. >> reporter: oaths on tuesday afternoon the elephant seal, which is an adult female brought in the wrong area. a veterinarian trend lies the area where the seal creek they performed a medical examination and to 50 samples. and did a sonogram and determined that the elephant seal was pregnant. >> reporter: is too dangerous to leave the animal here.

it will >> be dangerous for here. and i'm potentially dangerous for someone driving that could hit her. >> reporter: covered the back of the truck after transfering heart and headed off for a three hour drive for the plant to drop the pregnant elegance seal off on a beach. they normally give birth on a beach and stay in that area on route 30 days to take care of their pups. >> catherine:nearly 14- hundred p-g-&-e customers remain without gas service in contra costa county. morning. >> catherine:about 48- hundred customers in discovery bay and byron have had service restored. but others haven't been home to allow workers to restore their gas.

>> pam:p-g-&-e is encouraging them to be available for service work today. it's not clear yet what caused the problem. >> reporter: and downtowns that the francisco we will state and 40 degree temperatures. -- we will stay >> reporter: 10 in contra costa county another night of the mid to late '30's. a string to interaction of this will see a return of cloud coverage for it perhaps early as they like. -- day light >> reporter: is the breakdown. we are talking about mostly clear conditions by midnight. , by 7:00 a.m. mostly sunny but

that's covering the east bay. >> reporter: will put this together, and terms of time and temperatures in a little bit. that deal--back to you! >> catherine:for up-to-the minute weather alerts and forcasts in your neighborhood.download the kron 4 mobile app. >> catherine:your number one source for news and weather in the bay area. >> catherine:bart passengers can expect to pay more for a ride in 2016. fares are set to increase more than 3-percent - starting friday. bart says that will help keep things running safely. >> catherine:.fares will increase at the start of every even-number year through 2020. >> catherine:bart officials say the price hike will

imated to generate 15- million dollars annually.the minimum bart fare is now $1.85.and will go up to $1.95. >> catherine:for the 16th consecutive year.muni will offer free rides on new year's eve. they'll be free from 8 p-m on thursday, december 31st.through 5 a-m on friday, january 1st. >> catherine:muni wants to remind people to *not tag their clipper card during the complimentary service period. if you tag it.your card will be charged. >> catherine:at midnight.the big city-sponsored fireworks show will happen just off the embarcadero. >> catherine:so drivers should expect lots of delays. >> catherine:tonight.an inspiring twist to a tragic story in the east bay. grant lodes is here sure to bring a smile.and maybe even a few tears to your face, grant? coming up. >> grant: this is video from the police department which was posted of carmen

receiving presents. the day after her mother was found it did. mom had a pre- existing condition. they rallied together and the gifts and took >> grant: we are not showing her face because she is an child protective services until her grandmother takes her. back to florida. catherine? >> catherine:historic flooding gripping parts of the midwest right now. >> catherine: being called in to get people out. >> catherine:plus.busted! >> catherine:where police finally captured the "affluenza teen" and his mother, and when they will

be returning to the united states. >> catherine:and he's known for knocking guys out, but find out what happens when mike tyson goes toe-to-toe with a overboard

>> catherine: dramatic of the deal of some large businesses in misery and the worst could be yet to come. >> catherine:that's because the mississippi river topped a levee near saint louis.the governor tonight is warning of historic flooding.

>> catherine:a flood warning is in effect for 16 counties where the missouri and mississippi rivers converge. >> catherine:now the national guard has been called in to get everyone out. >> catherine:river levels in some areas could match - or exceed - records set in back in 1993. thirteen people in missouri >> catherine: have died in flooding over the weekend. >> catherine:the rain has moved on.but swollen rivers are rising and won't crest for days. >>we try to stay out in front of this as best as we can. today is tuesday and as i've said before, we're looking at thursday night or friday morning for that crest. so we have 36, 48 hours to get ready for the top." >> catherine:tornadoes, blizzards, ice and heavy rains have pounded large parts of the middle of the country and the southeast, from texas to alabama, killing at least 53 people. >> catherine:cold but no

freeze warnings, is this correct? >> reporter: correct. >> reporter: temperatures in situations may follow disparate as early as tomorrow morning you may see a collection of cloud coverage. we do have forced out in the east bay. and the north already lower for vallejo is 41. assets frozen at 45. downtown's after cisco maintaining some of that want. --some of that warmth >> reporter: notice how it is a little bit warmer. up

to loris of the north not the same situation. with the shot of plain working its way to the peninsula and the east day. by 6:00 p.m., we see the recovery of those temperatures. >> reporter: they should clear up after the leftover moisture is still over the system. we will see temperatures warm up to mild temperatures in the '50s. >> reporter: here is your collection of cloud coverage. passes to the stocks by 1:00 p.m.. >> reporter: to attract up to the south. although you will be scared of st. shower activity. --spared

>> reporter: to bridge for the peninsula and the '50s. ok, we're here.

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busting their bodies left and right. >> grant: of it looks good. mike tyson tweet it today, yes. he comes down really loud. his daughter says that one. she does not want him to fall. and then he does falter--does fall now >> grant:, californian actually has decided to track them on the safety of the whole for boards. -- hoverboards. >> grant: no writing on

sidewalks, helmets are required. no more than one of your blood. and you must be fairly 16 or older. >> grant: no more than one ear bud. >> grant: advice is to calibrated before using at which will help to turn into a going haywire. >> grant: it is good to take precautions. >> catherine: in sight of one missing such people may get easy or is this one big disaster. >> grant: i am not try it.

>> catherine: mark carpenter its share was fourth at 645. also, a texas two-step for the warriors in the lone star state.

>> reporter: ear and paul alto police say confrontation with the man and a knife to 19 seconds

before police shot and killed a man. >> reporter: palo of the police, conducting two investigations into the shooting. also would santa clara district attorney's office. >> reporter: mentally ill man shot and killed on christmas. was that the facility for mental health. they say he charged at them with a 9 in. knife. they sat on a short subjects in the facility are locked up. -- all sharp objects are all

locked up >> reporter: a headless torso was found in a suitcase. the anniversary is now upon us. in a stunning development were the prime suspect died just after his release. the father of the victim is speaking out in frustration of the investigation. >> this is something that will affect me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> reporter: >> reporter: a word of what that still was sedated and placed in the back of the truck. trying to push him back into what push her back into the water. but

examination been found out that the public that still was pregnant and too dangerous to leave the animal here. still the transported up to marin and with the elephant seals normally give birth. on the beach carat--on the beach >> catherine: and the past week there has been deadly tornadoes dangers flooding record heat and now snow. what's behind all of the extreme weather? jennifer grey explains terry -0- >> catherine:jennifer gray explains >> reporter: it seems like

we've had a lot of weather extremes and the month of december. and you are right. a lot of the spot in line with a typical and on the new year. we are experiencing one of the strongest ever. we have very warm air come in from the south last week. with cold air colliding with that. gritting quite the tornillo break. --tornado outbreak >> reporter: almost any tornadoes reported. the normally dormant averages in december. we only see about 24. also, and the north east, a lot of folks in winter is getting slow start and they are right. remember, last year buffalo had that epic snowy bed and

november with about 7 ft. of snow. however, boston action be the last december told what to day snowfall. >> catherine: 2015 will go down and the record books as the warmest year since the record taking began 135 years ago. in parts of the u.s. the year will be remembered for unusually warm weather at a time when there is usually snow and ice. one or on a much of the east coast december has felt like spring and complete with early blue flowers like starting daffodils. >> reporter: but the warming trend has also brought more extreme weather and other parts of the country. severe storms have caused tornadoes across the midwest and snowstorms in texas and mexico. >> catherine: the past four

years of punishing drop have badly hurt california forced for the first time, a team of researchers has measured the severity of the damage done to trees. they say that up to 58 million large trees have been heavily affected and if the drought continues, or there is unusual heat the trees will likely die. >> catherine: that would lead to more carbon in the atmosphere, destroying ecosystems and running in bottle aspect of the culprit is water system. >> catherine:now for weather! >> reporter: san jose coming in at the v-6 degrees. the midnight breakdown will be mostly clear and cold. 39, are forties' as you can see at the colorimeter of the bay. and around the bay

studies, and land in north part of the day with cloud coverage and street showers will be in work of the early part of the day. >> reporter: catherine? >> catherine: still ahead we continue to look back on the big stories of 2015 including the they sang six marriage became a lot of the land. the celebrations in san francisco. next.

deaths >> catherine: the long hard

fought battle to make signed six marriage legal in this country was decided this year. to the cheers of many in the bay area where the movement began in earnest. kron4 marlin kelly has followed the start from the beginning at is one of her favorite stories of two dozen 15. --2015 >> i hope that the enthusiasm and support the has been galvanized cam the justice for all people. >> today this workshop perfectly that people nationwide, but just adding

more magic to the day. >> reporter: and that it merritt and their home state of texas and now they are thinking of reigniting or renewing their about when they get home. >> are from georgia print and two was not legal in georgia, but now it is. now all of my friends can get merritt like weekend. >> sweet are from georgia and it was not legal to marry in georgia. but now is and now all my friends can. -- we are from georgia >> catherine: ahead and sports prick the city of oakland is asking the national football league for more time to keep oakland

raiders. smart >> catherine: carpenter will be here with the latest on we return.

time now for sports! >> reporter: we may have indeed seen the last of the raiders in oakland. instead of producing a specific outline of the city plans to fund and construct a new stadium. the mayor has sent a leak test this the league a letter for more time to work road matters with the raiders' proposed chef has approved it in a public moneys will be used. >> reporter: mayor just spoke in an news conference.

kron4 was there. >> feel that oakland has been very open and honest with them to up the process about where we are and what we need to do to get it to a formal agreement >> reporter: the league's owners will hold on move for january 12th. >> reporter: suspended for violating the national football league substance world. release proclaims, " i have never or whenever and just any substance that will result in a field test. i would never take any short cuts. i work part of my life.

>> reporter: on where the want adjusted income burst to event substance. >> reporter: you should the day that since announced this afternoon kelly when no longer be the head coach in philadelphia record firing comes days before the team last game of the year. kelly, let a group that was potentially worse every season for it the second straight year of missing the playoffs. >> reporter: any potential prospect what ought to show less likely is final. >> (cheers & applause)

>> reporter: saving his best for last today. the projected first-round pick up his stock with a 467 your performance. >> reporter: electric fight and all is fine print that is how he acted this right the first half of the warriors' game yesterday. >> reporter: taking their show to texas. warriors now 29 m1. curry performance just a blip on the way to his first circle double on this season. >> reporter: coach gave praise to curry comparing

him to tighten and the industry. revolutionary war room revolutionary in basketball. >> is like bill gates and steve jobs and technology. it is what curry is the best the ball and get a guy of this skill is a different type of challenge. >> reporter: precooked guys to get compared to, right catherine?--pretty good >> catherine: yes. >> catherine: un ee but olive garden and times square is charging for dinner? next on the comeback!-- when we

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later and be on the rooftop. they tell me to wear a mask. >> reporter: i was just kidding. do not wear and ask. -- wear a mask >> catherine: connected everyone and hope to see you come back at 11:00 by

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