with the grandmother that she admitted to the intentional act of drowning the child. >> reporter:police arrived at the home morning after receiving was found unresponsive in the tub and pronounced dead arrest of the grandmother took place hours later in questioning. >> officer cleo mayoral/fairfield police officers who looked around the house as well as talked to the people present thought that the incident didn't add up to what was being told to them as well as how the house appeared taken place in a bathtub. >> reporter:the grandmother lives on a quiet tree lined in fairfield >>sot donna lindquist/neighbor >>this block has been really safe, everybody looks out for other p [eople-- people. >> reporter:neighbors are shocked by the incident.

>> amy rico/neighbor it's sad you would never think that would happen >>linda wanlass/neighbor i have 7 kids 21 grandchildren, i don't know how ayone could do that it's defenseless child? who could do that? it's very very sad. >> catherine:this latest incident comes just a week after police arrested a babysitter.accused of shaking a baby to death. >> catherine:gina bailey was back in a solano county courtroom this morning. she's pleaded not guilty to child abuse.causing death. bailey is accused of violently shaking 18-month- old thor thompson to death while babysitting - december 17th. >> catherine:she was a regular babysitter for the family and was not initially accused. she'll be back in court january 8th. >> catherine:a c-h-p chase of an alleged stolen car ended in a crash that send a dublin police officer to the hospital with major injuries. this is video of crash - from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. four people were eventually arrested.

>> catherine:kron4's maureen kelly reports that two of the suspects were chased into a quiet residential neighborhood. >> reporter:chp says they began their pursuit of a stolen hundai around 9:20 this morning here on the 580 freeway.between pleasanton and livermore.the suspect car eventually got off here in dublin.and the chase continued on city streets. >> reporter:it was here in this residential neighborshood at persimmon and summer glen that two of the suspects.a man and a woman got out of the car. >> reporter:a large perimeter was established.as

dublin pd.alameda county sherriffs deputies fanned out.looking for those two.and the east bay regional parks police.flying overhead. >> reporter:those two were eventually found in the backyard of a house in this area.and put into handcuffs about an hour later. >> reporter:meanwhile. the two people inside the reported stolen car crashed here while making a u turn at dublin and demarcus boulevards.where they broadsided a dublin police motorcycle officer. >> reporter:.take a look here at the front end damage to the hundai.and the smashed remains of that cop's bike. >> reporter:the chp says while the officer was badly hurt.but the injuries are not lifethreatening. >> thankfully he was conscious at the scene and talking at the scbne--scene.

>> reporter:at this point it's still under investigation whether or not this collision was an accident.or the officer was intentionally ramed that cop had not been part of the pursuit but actually responding to the other scene to help look for the other two suspects. >> reporter:police say it was a coincidence that he was there at the same time as the suspects. the male suspect driver and female passenger were detained at the scene.both were treated for minor injuries and released. >> reporter:all four suspects.are said from san jose.which is also stolen from. at this time the chp says they will all likely be charged with possession of a stolen car and evading an officer.both felonies.at the very least. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. blaze, he said. bois

>> reporter: is what it looked like at the practice facility in alameda. up there warming up with the coach. with the next week game upon them and kansas. will it be oakland or will it be el 8? is on their mind. >> reporter: in the letter is this " we have made significant progress with confidence on the existing coliseum facility. it also says " we have the foundation for a partnership against the raiders. to give them the new facility that they deserve, by being responsible to the taxpayers. nowhere and the letter does is sit and think about any kind of offers of public money to the team. and that is the focus creek

--that is the key as oakland never brought that up. >> reporter: a meeting will be held on july 12-13th. >> reporter: this letter is hopefully convincing the wrist to state and oakland. >> reporter: live in oakland headquarters car rates kron 4 news. >> catherine: a violent attack on a muni bus.and now.the search for the suspects.

grant lodes is here with the video.and what caused the violence. >> grant:caught on camera. an attack on a muni bus in sanpolice say it happened on november third on a bus near 24th and mission. they just released shows a 55-year-old man who had confronted two other men trying to rob passengers. >> grant:the men began attacking the victim. punching and kicking him. police say the man refused to get off the bus, even pull him off. >> grant:the man was treated and released from an area hospital. police are still trying to identify the attackers. >> grant: catherine? >> catherine:a jury in the case of former chinatown tong leader raymond "shrimp boy" chow... is expected to reach a verdict early next week. defense attorneys rested

their case today after testimony from 8 witnesses. chow is accused in the 2006 murder of allen leung. >> catherine:he's also facing charges including racketeering and money laundering. jury deliberations will begin monday or tuesday.at federal court in san francisco. >> catherine:we're getting our first look at bill cosby's mug shot. today - on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2004. >> catherine:tonight cosby is out on one million dollars bail. >> catherine:the charge follows dozens of claims from different women that he drugged and sexually abused them over a period of more than 40 years. steve nannes breaks down what's next. >>"we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby." >> reporter:after years of allegations and accusations from dozens of women. bill cosby has officially been charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault,

a second degree felony. >> reporter:cosby appeared in a pennsylvania courtroom on wednesday. he did not enter a plea. his bail was set at one million dollars, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for january 14th. >> reporter:pennsylvania district attorney kevin steele says cosby established a relationship with andrea constand, a staffer for the temple university women's basketball team. >> reporter:constand says she came to see cosby as a mentor and a friend. until the night in question. >>: "mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move, respond to his advances, and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her." 1 >> reporter:today's charge stems from information obtained in depositions from a 2005 civil suit filed by constand. >> reporter:that suit was settled confidentially.but the deposition was unsealed

in july. >>"that gave prosecutors enough evidence to go forward. they read cosby's deposition, they read where cosby said he penetrated her." >> reporter:in that deposition, cosby admitted acquiring prescription quaaludes to give women he wanted to have sex with. >> reporter:cosby said any sex and drug taking were always consensual. >> reporter:i'm steve nannes reporting. >> catherine:so far, so good in the sierra. >> catherine:the first snowpack survey of the season happened today. >> catherine:and grant is here with the encouraging results. >> reporter: and it is a great afternoon with a wet weather. i would tell you how much more under this was

>> grant:loodks great. >> grant:it's not the end of the drought by any means.but it's really good news. >> grant:right now the snowpack is about five feet deep.and it's 136 percent of normal for this time of year. >> grant:the last snow

survey.in april.was a record low.just 5 percent of normal.it was dirt and grass.not dense white snow. >> grant:the state department of water resources took the measurement today at echo summit. >> grant:the guy in charge says while encouraged, it has to keep snowing until the spring.for him to think the drought is really improving. >> grant:the sierra snowpack accounts for about 30 percent of the states water supply when it melts. >> catherine:business is booming at northern california ski resorts. it's a winter wonderland up there. >> catherine:as kron 4's terisa estacio shows us.conditions are perfect for skiers and snow boarders. >>skies will clear tonight.

it will be a sunny day for thursday after patchy ground fog in the valleys. >> reporter:friday and saturday will be mainly sunny and mild. >> reporter:the next chance for rain is sunday. >> reporter: and while the lower elevations have a lot of snow as you can see right here from the gondola. check this out! trees are covered in snow the look like something out of a movie set. so perfect, they did not look real. another storm is on the horizon to give tall even more snow. >> it is amazing at is the best time of the day. we will hit some runs and then caught it the day. --call it the end of the day.

>> reporter: this ruling that we have for tonight will clear out after 9:00. it has been printed gloomy up there today and critical. the satellite research shows that our action in this special up on the radar. all of this ruling is very close to the surface. there are two radars what ed dixon and the beam is corn bread over the top of the rhine so that is not being detected. >> reporter: the next launch system and the pacific many straight up. with high- pressure bumping it up to the north. and we will remain dry for the next couple of days. men upper '40's. it is a cool evening

across the bay area with cloud coverage keeping the sunshine away. >> reporter: ill looks pretty wet out there and great for tonight. with a steady drizzle and sprinkle type of land with mill valley getting more with a tense of an inch. --tenth >> reporter: watching the clouds pushed to the south as we get towards midnight as those clouds clear, you see in getting close to or below freezing tonight. the start of 2016 forecast coming up! >> catherine: the pregnant elephant seal that kept trying to cross highway 37 - has been settling down at her new home near point reyes.

>> catherine: she was moved last night after being tranquilized. named "tolay" - for a creek not far from where she was found - she's now part of an elephant seal breeding colony in point reyes. >> catherine: tolay had simply refused to get off the road after first being spotted monday. >> catherine: it's believed she might have been moving inland to have her baby -- but police say it was a dangerous spot.not only for her, but for drivers. ---------------------------- >> catherine: as 2015 winds down.our reporters are looking back at their favorite stories of the year. >> catherine: kron 4's vicki liviakis boy who keeps defying the odds. >> vicki: it was the story of a strong and of little boy's mom and distrust of his fight. --and the

strength of love and such fight. >> we have had lots of ups and downs. has that and wrong six months and the hospital. but it has been all worth it. i know that one day i will take my son home. and note that this is the first time that he has wiccan up after a few days now. and that in so happy. because his parents to be a normal baby. (crying) >> preterm a baby should be inside with their mom. and our job is to continue to promote that bond between baby m mom.

>> i want him to be able to move along with other kids. (crying) >> it is up and down every day. >> vicki: he has pulmonary hypertension. and the love of his mom he now has hit a fighting chance in the medical team behind him creek >> catherine:next.entire towns are completely submerged, and missouri tonight. >> catherine:the very latest.less than 10 minutes away

>> catherine:twitter is updating its policy on violent and abusive posts. hoping to make people think twice about what they write. >> catherine: catherinetwitter users who post hateful or violent speech will be removed from the site. >> catherine:and the policy enhances the fight against hate speech. twitter and other social networks have been criticized for not stopping

>> catherine:terrorists from using their channels. now - social networks policies to get tougher on >> catherine:hate speech, while avoiding censorship. return to index >> catherine:if santa brought you a new phone or tablet this year -- you have lots of company. >> catherine:our tech reporter gabe slate has some great ideas on what to do with your old device. >> gabe:i've looked into dozens of apps that re- purpose an old phone or tablet hundreds of cool useful mobile apps that toss that old phone or tablet into the wasteland of your junk drawer >> gabe:there's a really cool app called camio that let's you a free home video surveillance system." >>sot - maura joyce "it's about security and peace of mind" >> gabe:earlier this year i met a women, maura who took an old android phone she had no use camio app to it.

>> gabe:plugged in ac power to the phone and set it up in her living room and uses it to check in on her mom who has health issues and is home >>"i use it to zoom in and see if she is breathing". >> gabe:it works through your home wi-fi. so the old devices you are turning into video cameras do not have to have activated. it all goes through your home wi-fi. from anywhere in the world you can open the camio app on your current phone and geta live real time look at your camio video feeds. >> gabe:now if you want to sell your phone here are the three websites that will offer top dollar gazelle, nextworth, and usell. these have a good reputation, you can trust them. >> gabe:they make it really easy. you simpily tell them what your selling, the condition offer. if you accept it, your emailed a pre-paid shipping label. you mail in the phone. when they get it you get paid. if you would like to donate your old phone or tablet charities out there that you can send them to. >> gabe:for a closer look at that and for direct links to

what i talked about in this story check out our website kron 4 dot com or our free mobile app.

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are inching towards record breaking levels. return to >> catherine:thousands of people have been forced to evacuate as water topped levees and poured into their homes and businesses. grant lodes is here with the amazing video. return to >> grant:flood watchers are keeping their eyes on these three rivers. the mississippi, missouri and meramec. all of them have swollen to historic levels after a weekend storm dumped a foot of rain on the state. >>nat. that cabin is certaily getting it >> grant:a scene out of huckleberry finn. a cabin floating down the river. entire homes have been swept up by the floodwaters. hundreds of residents had to be pulled to safety. this

man and his dog from the roof od his house. >> grant:another from the hood of his pickup. the death toll went up to fourteen with the recovery of another body today. >>if we could say anything over and over and over, it would be don't drive into water. of the fatalities that we've had, every one except one has been somebody that drove into water. most of them ended up being at night." >> grant:the town of pacific on the meramec river is completely submerged. it has risen nearly 30 feet since saturday and is expected to crest three feet above its alltime high. >> grant:the water covers 24 miles of interstate 44. people in missouri are used to floods. in 1993 the state suffered more than one and a half billion dollars in damage. >> grant:this time the water is rising higher and faster than ever before. >>normally somethin' comes in and you got like a week or so to prepare what's going on and this is just instantly here. >> grant:some of the rivers

have already crested upstream, but downriver it's a different story. the mississippi isn't expected to peak until saturday in cape girardeaux. >> grant:the projected crest of 48 and a half feet is nearly 20 feet above flood level. >> catherine: get ready for el nino.that's the word from nasa. a new satellite picture shows that el nino is still growing - and could be the most destructive of its kind -- ever. >> catherine: the weather system is expected to result in a "wetter and stormier" california for the next two to three months. el nino's typically happen every two to seven years. >> reporter: the embarcadero is a little bit what for tonight. and into tomorrow we have more sunshine for new year's eve. new year's day with sonny also.

however, it will be cool. to buttress right as the clock strikes 12 tomorrow night. you should see temperatures in the 30's for a lot of places. >> reporter: 74 saturday with increasing chances of showers. for next week that is we will see a pattern change was more intense systems coming up. we will be tracking those literate and to the week. >> reporter: that to be some isolated cooler showers. with lot of snow and possibly for next week into the sierra. with talk more about that later on. >> catherine:thank you, brian. >> catherine:some changes

are coming for chicago police. >> catherine:there will be training for less confrontational public encounters. and officers will get more tasers. >> catherine:those are just some of the policy changes announced today by mayor rahm emanuel.chicago officials scramble to deal with what critics have slammed as a police culture of "shoot first and ask questions later." >> catherine:protesters have been demanding that the mayor step down. in the latest incident, police shot and killed a teenager - and his 55-year- old neighbor. >>there's a difference between whether someone can use a gun and when they should use a gun. and we as a city must train for that difference. the first steps that we have taken as a city. we announce shootings will be put on desk duty for 30 days so we can assess their fitness for three days. >> catherine:all chicago officers will be trained to use tasers by june.

>> catherine:more drama for the secret service. four agents where hurt in a head-on crash.and the driver of the other car died. >> catherine:it happened last night in new hampshire. authorities say a driver crossed a double yellow line and slammed head-on into the car the agents >> catherine:were in. there's no word yet on how badly the secret service agents were injured. >> catherine:it's not clear who they were protecting, although several contenders.including hillary clinton.are campaigning in new hampshire. >> catherine:new details on that deadly crash on the las vegas strip. >> catherine:toxicology reports are back on the woman police say intentionally plowed into a group of people. grant is back with the results. grant? >> grant:cross shot

has marijuana in her system when she repeatedly crashed into those people. >> grant:lakeisha holloway is accused of killing one person and injuring dozens more with her car earlier this month. police have described what happened as an "intentional act". >> grant:holloway is charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident. her attorneys say holloway is distraught, but no one has offered a motive for what happened. the so-called "affluenza teen" and his mother... are fighting to delay their return to texas from mexico. >> catherine:both fled the u-s nearly two weeks ago and are now in custody in mexico. they were expected to return today...but are now trying to stall the process. >> catherine:ethan couch was convicted in a 2013 drunk driving people. he received 10 years of pysychologist testified that he suffered from "affluenza." >> catherine:a mexican immigration official... says couch's attorney filed a right to his deportation.

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>> catherine: s f o reaching new heights. everyone is celebrating this morning by a surprising 15 million customers. should receive to run trip tickets to hawaii. among similar across the country.

>> catherine: the golden gate bridge, highway interests' petition district has el elected to reconfigure the ninth available on the bridge during the evening commute hours monday to friday starting in january. richmond is deaths and determined that under current configuration for were falling into something some planes, congested was reduced for northbound drivers but significant increase for southbound drivers. >> catherine: as we continue to look back on 20151 of the big stories of the year with the devastating category five hurricane this land mass--mexico. kron4 scott rates has the story. >> reporter: as is my kron4 story of the year.

>> reporter:this is my _ >> reporter: for the people who were waiting for their loved ones to our right here, it was this a matter of time. >> reporter: as the minutes ticked away. >> so anxious to rid >> reporter: the weight is excruciating. timed >> reporter: stills like it is standing still. with flowers in hand lee not wait for her parents to return from portable our time. as she waited, she could not help but think about what might have happened to them when hurricane patricia slam into the coast of mexico at more than 160 mi. per hour.

>> airpack. we had thought that nothing would have survived. >> reporter: there was plenty of tugs and stories to go round. >> it was pretty terrifying to rid >> reporter: just like the back. the waiting game was over. >> reporter: overwhelming power of emotions sit through. and relief. >> i am so happy to see my parents. a we got so scared. >> reporter: scott rates, for this. >> reporter:scott rates,

kron4news >> catherine:brian has more on the weather >> reporter: it will be nice. it will not be like this. >> catherine: it was pretty miserable today. great and damp. --gray skies >> catherine: >> reporter: to pitchers getting into the '30's possible freezing at midnight. you still see that it is a wet out there. will have some my showers during the a.m.. lots of sunshine of around 730. >> reporter: on route 730, we will see sun with low

clouds and f o g into the north bay. with all of this ability to read it will not be widespread because temperatures will be too cold for that. given that, we have had what temperature for tomorrow's warnings. >> reporter: for most to freezing in the north. pretty cold right by the bay. with san francisco starting off at 40 degrees. in the morning and afternoon sunny skies, and it will be warmer because of the sun shines low to mid 50 spirit into tomorrow night. >> reporter: low 40's bayside and upper '30's as we drink and the new year. in san jose and south bay. already, close to front freezing just a degree above

freezing for center rose the patrick the cold will start 2016. >> reporter:--snanta rosa >> reporter: saturday will see some high clouds. clouds will freeze through the day but the timing of the system sunday, it is still up in the air. to the senate afternoon or late in the evening we will know more as we get closer. we may have a break for monday and then forced to sit in with a pattern change will happen. right here into a telephone with heavy rain and gusty wind would to storms back to back tuesday. catherine?

>> reporter: up next a big help to scare for one of the kardashians.

>> catherine: the commission endorsed a 100 meant expansion of the take this the world uses the house of the orcas. but the close of bag balm reading and selling trading or transferring wealth. sea world has been under a lot of fire since the 2013 documentary black this was released, showing the dangers of keeping killer whales in captivity. >> catherine: terry fisher

is firing back at fires at body shane restrict the 59 year old actress best known for role as princess leah and star wars. has meant getting lots of hateful tweet after the release of the new star wars movie. she is back in the role of leo for 30 years after showing up a that famous golden slave bikini. apparently, some your stud should look exactly the same. >> catherine: on twitter fisher sickly start debating about whether or not at each well. and my body is a brain back a whole smith and ron to those places at different a face is whether something to say or sea. >> catherine: rob kardashian has been rushed to the marchers from her at the

insiders debbie madden topless as more on the latest kardashian health crisis. >> reporter: is believed that he would stick to the hospital after night fell in well over the weekend he was diagnosed as diabetic keos disparate its a complication of uncontrolled and uncle treated--and uncontrolled and i treated diabetic. >> reporter: can be treated with a healthy lifestyle. >> it could eventually lead to, or adapt such as other still years as kidney so you're and dialysis. required. >> reporter: fans grew concerned two weeks ago when corning posted this image alongside a healthier rob

barrett a day later according posted this caption if only you see yourself through my eyes and i will forever be with you. >> catherine: a frenzy gave a rifle to december and additional terrorist has been indicted. meaning, the 24 year old will stand trial. and, she committed to killing her four year- old grandson. we will continue at 6:00.

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>> catherine:she's talking about bill cosby. the 78- year old celebrity was charged and arraigned today on sexual assault charges near philadelphia. tonight cosby is already out on bail. >> catherine:good evening. i'm catherine heenan. >> catherine:for months there have been allegations. from a long long list of women who claim that cosby drugged and raped them. but this is the first criminal case filed against the comedian. >> catherine:grant lodes is has more on the charges and reaction to this latest turn of events. >> grant:here's cosby arriving at the courthouse.using a kane. being guided.his vision appearing bad. >> grant:today.cosby charged with indecent assault.which is a second degree felony. the case involves andrea constant.a former temple

university employee.accused cosby of drugging, then assaulting her in 2004.when she visited the man she considered a frient and philadephia. >> grant: shotcosby has said the encounter was consensual. cosby he did not enter a plea.his bail was set at one million dollars.which he posted. >> grant:as for the dozens of other women who say cosby did the same to them.the statute of limitations has run out in those cases. attorney gloria allred represents many of those other women. sheafs >> grant: >> grant:a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for january 14th. cosby's legal team calls the charges unjustified.and promised to fight them.

>> reporter: police arrived at this fairfield home tuesday morning after receiving several 911 calls. the four year old boy was found a response and the tub. he and his two sisters were being watched by his grandmother. a police says the story they were hearing was not adding up. after intense questioning police said the grandmother, potentially drowned her grandson and she admitted to them. >> reporter: mof for the killing is still unknown creek >> it's stunning to see how something could turn also tragic. >> this is hard blanching creek-- heart wrenching

(crying) >> would have had to been sick to begin with. >> reporter: the suspect is expected to occur first court appearance sometime after thursday afternoon. >> reporter:dan kerman, kron 4 news >> catherine:new at six. >> catherine:a man was taken to the hospital after being hit by a v-t-a light rail train. it happened this morning in san jose. >> catherine:it was near north capital avenue and mckee road. the train was traveling north on a green light - when it hit the man in a crosswalk. >> catherine:a v-t-a spokesperson says the train operator blew the horn and hit the brakes. but couldn't stop. >> catherine:the man who was hurt remains hospitalized. no details have been released on his condition.

>> catherine:also new at six. >> catherine:a 74-year-old man dies after being struck by a vehicle. it happened this morning in the east bay. at brentwood boulevard and homecoming way. >> catherine:police say the brentwood man was taken to the hospital where he died as a result of his injuries. the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. >> catherine:the cause of the collision is still under investigation. >> catherine:two men are still on the loose after attacking a man on a muni bus in san francisco. it happened in november - near 24th and mission. >> catherine:police have released this video in the hopes that someone will recognize thethey say a silver-haired 55-year-old man was kicked and beaten by the men - because he'd confronted them - believing they were trying to rob other passengers. >> catherine:the men not only beat the man - they tried to pull him off the bus.

police say it's a good thing the victim refused to go. >> catherine:the man was treated and released from an area hospital. >> catherine:police are hoping the video will help lead to arrests. >> catherine:a meeting in san francisco with members of the black community that was cancelled. will be held tonight.but it's a private meeting. >> catherine:the forum had been planned last night at police headquarters. to discuss police shooting of mario woods. >> catherine: the december 2nd confrontation was caught on cell phone video and widely shared. when police learned had planned to show up. they called off the meeting. the group has held several demonstrations demanding changes - including the firing of police greg suhr.

>> catherine:the city of oakland did not offer up a plan to keep the oakland raiders in town. but the other cities whose teams are flirting with the idea of moving to los angeles are making a play. >> catherine:kron 4's scott rates has been following this story for us tonight. >> catherine:he's live at raider's headquarters.scott? return >> reporter: the five paid later-this letter from the city, colony plans. and did not offer any public money

from the team. for this for the team brit with me start with the st. louis rams, that city lay out a detailed $1.1 billion stadium plan that was 50 percent funded by the city. and state taxpayers. that is a plan that we have yet to see from oakland. in san francisco, pay similar plan. >> reporter: that will have to be approved by the voters to pass. oakland tried to keep their team and their city but we have not seen that yet. back here live in front of headquarters. owners will be meeting january 12th. to discuss which team will end up in adult day next year. scott

rates,kron4news >> pam: >> catherine: ships charged with giving to assault rifles to farouk permit and has not entered a plea. >> catherine:results from today's snow=pack survey. shows more drought. >> catherine:that snow-pack in el dorado average. for this time of year. >> catherine:that doesn't mean the drought is over.but it sure helps. state official say they'll feel more confident if the percent in april. >> catherine:the snow-pack provides roughly 30-percent of california's water supply.

>> catherine:no snow - but it's been rainy and cloudy all day. >> catherine:brian van aken is here. >> catherine: the wet weather will disappear but the cold chilliness will continue to stay. >> reporter: the right is very low. --rain so is not even be detected by the radar. >> reporter: still slick out there. for tonight. as we go into the overnight,, we will see the heaviest just 10 of an inch of compared to elsewhere. after tonight, cold temperatures with three

is getting close to or below 30. >> reporter: i will have the new year's forecast coming up. >> grant: what are the conditions now at north star? >> it arched fantastic. -- they are fantastic the use >> grant: still have a lot of power on the base? with >> the low temperatures we are and what to do our snowmaking what they pretty

good sophisticated system a keeps it fresh. >> grant: people are obviously the bundling up. he must have a lot people on the trails. >> yes we have a lot people still on the trails. the snow makes people happy so they just get out there and make happen. >> the holiday week we are very busy, it is pretty magical appeared. we have the resources and it is fantastic but next year-disk next week should be looking pretty well as well. >> grant: next monday, tuesday and wednesday you may have another doozy up there. so i know you are thankful for this no the to have seen. >> all my goodness, it has

been fantastic. and able to make a snowman. more often. (laughter) >> grant: just a great way to end 2015 and starred 26 tinkered we will see later. >> grant:--and start 2016 period, we will see you later. >> catherine: isn't that pretty. >> grant: yesterday (ingrid) i take pride in getting things done. but when it came to medicare, i was glad i could get a little help. (vo) ingrid and robert called anthem blue cross

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>>i saw a lot of cops around >> reporter:it was here in this normally quiet dublin neighborshood at persimmon and summer glen that the suspect car first stopped after being pursued by chp officers. >> reporter:two of the four suspects got out of the car here >> reporter:a large perimeter was established.as dublin pd and alameda county sherriffs deputies fanned

out.looking for those two.while the east bay regional parks police.flew overhead. the suspects one male, one female. were eventually found in the backyard of a house in this area.and put into handcuffs about an hour later. >> reporter:one resident says all the police activity was scary.especially for his kids at home during the christmas break. >>it was scary for them i told them to lock the door >> reporter:in this helicopter video from our partnership at abc7 news you can see when the hyundai with the two other suspects ended up. at dublin and demarcus boulevards.where they making a u turn. >> reporter:the officer was sent to the hospital with a compound leg surgery. workers in the area say there was a lot of police activity before the crash. at this point it's still under investigation whether or not this collision was an accident.or the officer was intentionally ramed >> reporter:the male suspect driver and female passenger were detained at the scene.both were treated for minor injuries and released. >> reporter:all four suspects.are said to be in their late 20's.and from san jose.which is also where the car was allegedly stolen from. >> reporter:at this time the chp says charged with possession of a stolen car and evading an officer.both felonies.at the very least. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine: let's look

live at times square tonight. you're looking at times square tonight. >> catherine: ready to ring in the new year. more than 1 million people are expected to be there for the traditional "ball drop" at midnight. >> catherine:but amid the fun. are fears of terrorism. so the city is putting roughly 6-thousand police on the streets >> catherine:in belgium. all new year's festivities in brussels have been cancelled. this comes one day after belgian authorities arrested two people on suspicion of being involved in a terror plot. >> catherine:back in the u.s. security offiicals say there are no credible terrorist threats. but they're are keeping an eye on new york. washington, d.c. and los angeles. >> catherine:new year's celebrations will go on as scheduled. including here in san francisco. where a huge fireworks show is planned. >> catherine:san francisco police say personnel on the street. including undercover. >> catherine:but they with so many people here. they play an important role in security.

>> terrorism, of course will be on our number one topic of discussion across the nation. we have to reinforce the same trick if you see some think to say something. --something >> catherine:with the weather looking pretty good this year. police expect hundreds of pack the embarcadero. and the area around the ferry ferry building. until the early morning hours on new >> catherine:year's day and partygoers can ride for free on multiple bus or transit services from new year's eve into new year's day, transit officials said. >> catherine:bart will run until 3 a.m. will run a normal weekday schedule before midnight and trains will run every 20 minutes after midnight. >> catherine:to ease congestion in and out of san francisco, bart will be

using a skip stop train pattern. >> catherine:westbound passengers traveling to san francisco after 8 p.m. from richmond, dublin/pleasanton and fremont lines should >> catherine:exit at montgomery station because trains will not stop at the embarcadero station. >> catherine:passengers leaving san richmond, and millbrae/daly city lines after should board at montgomery since trains on those lines will not stop at embarcadero. >> catherine:travelers on the fremont lines should board at embarcadero station because those trains will not stop at montgomery. the first stop on the fremont and dublin/pleasanton trains will be lake merritt >> catherine:extra bart trains will be leaving san francisco after the midnight waterfront fireworks show, according to bart officials. a.m., it will run on a holiday/sunday

>> catherine:schedule later friday with service starting at 8 a.m. >> catherine:aaa officials are offering again this new year's eve their tipsy tow program where drivers can get their car towed and get a ride home for free. >> catherine:the service will start at 6 p.m. and last until 6 a.m. new year's day in northern california, aaa officials said. drivers, restaurant managers, bartenders, party hosts and potential passengers can call 222-4357 to get a free tow of up to 10 miles, regardless of whether they're a member of aaa. leave san francisco at 12:45 >> catherine:if you plan on staying home to ring in the new year. join kron four's team coverage starting tomorrow night at 11:30 p-m. myself, sports director gary radnich, tech reporter gabe mark carpenter will be hosting our new year's eve and live celebration in the bay area. >> catherine:you'll be able to see the big fireworks show from the comfort of your home on air or online. at kron-four-dot-com

>> catherine: >> reporter:skies will clear tonight. it will be a sunny day for thursday after patchy ground fog in the valleys. friday and saturday will be mainly sunny and mild. the next chance for rain is sunday. >> reporter: next week a pair of systems that could be pretty much what and wendy. i was up more but that letter and the broadcast. >> catherine:over the course of the year. we do hundreds of stories. year. we pause to remember some of our most memorable stories here's kron 4's haaziq madyun with his favorite story.

>> reporter: my favorite story, hands down favorite involved critical students from the walnut creek middle school. >> you know what the channel is so dangerous. ? the mass >> if you want to give to the kids today is to stay out and stay alive. >> reporter: acting on the message by organizing the middle schools of first blood awareness week careers inspired by contra costa county. stay out and stay alive. >> this to be very dangerous especially in the winter as in has been waning. >> reporter: east eighth graders have health plan

blood awareness week. -- flood awareness week >> we have had two people died before its tragic past because we all knew them. we all want to prevent that from happening again. >> reporter: the flood channel was right to this goal. which uses a pair of bridges to watch over it every day. >> was shot we are hoping that people watch/flood awareness seriously now creek >> reporter: in one that creek, the haazig madyun kron 4 news.

>> catherine: in the north bank, a question of our center at the kerman married investigation won't come back. --a preliminary investigation as we come back

>> catherine: the fire chief this is the fire at the russian river health center was one of five that broke out. investigator says apparently began in a garbage can. all five fires remained under investigation. >> catherine: a motorcycle officer hit by a chase in a dublin neighborhood, it entered. and the fbi fired reports the number of bank robberies are down but they are still a few faces, of robbers like this one they want to track down.

>> catherine: bryant is talking about pattern changes. with more stormy weather. >> reporter: as we go into 2016 more showers and more snow for the sierra. right now we are at a relatively dry pattern. you would not know it from today. however,

it will be pretty sunny for the next couple days and cold. >> reporter: for the mid-30s or just the little bit above that for the bay area. just >> reporter: little patches of f o g. >> reporter: cold and clear in the morning, sunshine for the afternoon and things will change by sunday. we will see clouds increase. although, the timing for this is not quite set in stone. it looks like a brick for monday. and perhaps a pair of systems coming in.

the first on tuesday and wednesday. with periods of showers and gusty wind. we will see how it would develop for the next few days. >> reporter: more snow is coming for next week. which is great news for the ski resorts. not in time for the snow bomb resort update. kirkwood, heavily and the valley over 5 ft. of snow. happy skiers i predict. catherine? >> catherine: s, 2015 has come to an end we have x to collect some of our favorite stories. here is one that brought tears to maureen kelly spies. --eyes

>> reporter: this was such a really sweet story and the children were awesome courage to bring tears to my eyes just thinking about it. >> i have a doll and a dress. >> reporter: finding a lot of things to like and she picked the one of 30 bag filled with toys. what are you going to name him? >> reporter: her father said she and her at the other siblings lost their home and a fire creek but earlier this year and their families lost a lot more than that patrick >> they lost a dear mom to breast cancer in march so

this is a double whammy. -- tragedy >> reporter: today making feel better? a little bit >> i am really glad. >> reporter: now, they are throwing their 50 neighbor their first-this is for a surprise party. >> he is going to have a party and we are going to do with the telescope up. -- clistoga >> it's nice to see children

smiling. it is just nice. a good distraction. >> catherine: enough for did you can catch the 127th annual rose parade right here on kron4. join us new year's day and catch all the flour covered floats and marching bands and the annual parade in pasadena. cover starts friday at 10:00 a.m.. keep an eye out for the saratoga high school marching band and color guard. again, that is this friday at 10:00 a.m. only on kron4. >> grant: getting the kron 4 news application is really easy to go to the apple store and search for kron4 creek touch or installed and download + be sure to ed cush alerts to that you will know that breaking all

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>> catherine: the city does not know yet how much it will cost or how long it would take to make the corrections. >> catherine: you are being asked to leave your christmas trees next to the recycling bin. running between january-session winning now this weekend through the jungle or 15 to correct it will be taken to take woodchopper ever cycas center. -- running through

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sports brought to you by black bear diner. >> reporter: when you have the best record in the national basketball association you are allowed to have some wiggle room and your decision making brick no better example than this afternoon with the warriors announced the step curry, up tonight against the mavericks the first time or first game he's missed all year. >> reporter: what the

interest at up, a very important piece of the war is puzzle could make his return very soon. head coach steve kerr troubled with the team on this trip. the first time he has been in multiple game swing this season. there have been reports that is a possibility he returned to the bench this weekend if that is the case. it will be against denver. he has been sidelined for the pastor must add to recovered from off-season back surgery per it >> reporter: today, was the day the city of oakland had to give the national football league is plans to keep the raiders. the mayor's office submitted a letter asking for more time. but the league would not or possibly may not be interested in sending this

conversation into overtime. >> reporter: san diego and st. louis county submitted their plans for their respective cities. yesterday, oakland shelf-to- male chefs is oakland has yet to for their plants in detail. >> and we are inside. no one talks about her at we are so focused on the game plan and will place our interest what is the coverage? that we get swept away from all of that other stuff. we do not talk about it together. but, in all reality it will come out soon and we will have to see oligosaccharide--at we will have to see how ago. >> reporter: l.a. may move to day care scott catch as mayor has agreed to join the

club 31 years old, spent time in oakland before getting traded to houston >> reporter: catherine? warriors have to shape up what is going on? >> catherine: they sure do. >> catherine: will be back!

>> gabe: i will show you the highlights of tech gadgets for 2015 later on in the broadcast! >> catherine: now here is a story about a you to put sensation. he may be 93 years old. but he is using a technology to share his gift. --youtube >> >> reporter: about five years ago while sun chung headed idea why not use technology to share his

gift? >> he has bantered and they feel his his joint and his happy style. it touches his heart and they leave beautiful, that spirit >> reporter: meant of people all around the world correct this 300 + videos has in mass to 100 + 2 the use. --views >> i am amazed at that creek i really am. >> >> catherine: while it used --wally, lives in michigan. he worked as a credit manager at a steel company.

>> catherine: rob kardashian has been struggling with depression and weight gain. unlike the rest of his sibling on keeping up with a kardashians he is absolutely sick of being and the public eye and is trying to avoid it. >> catherine: we are back with kron 4 news at 8:00 the commission point less look at the last check for weather and this time. >> reporter: you concerned about the rain. it is pretty cold creek away from san francisco may be the mildest placed in the area but before new year's eve day and new year's day, it day?

>> catherine:what > (laughter) >> catherine: (laughter) >> reporter: it will be a cold day as things cleared out. she possibly to systems coming in the first part of next week. >> catherine: have a good night!

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