>> marty:here is what new zealand looked like brining in the new year. new zealand is one of the first to ring in the new year with their firework display in auckland. >> marty: year's celebration forecasts from rebecca. . >> rebecca: will and then mostly dry not have a couple sprinkles in the bay area. that dry

conditions through the rest the day and the afternoon hours. looks far different from tonight's it will be dry for folks that is some good news everyone will gear up and it will be quite cold definitely going to want to dress warm tonight. as you're out about in the town if all four zones cameron network overlooking the golden gate bridge and pleasanton area south davis's downtown san jose to kron 4 north is out there looking elbe cloud cover in some areas we're expecting sunshine today. with mild temperatures and satellite radar imagery and the last couple of hours. this little sprinkle here and there and some intemperances, a set of

parts of the north bay. and even along a coast for parts of the south bay. we see it that we won't have much of the rain once again to the 9:00 hour a few sprinkles for folks along a peninsula's southern part and the south bay conceal will be premature to draw the rest of the day getting into this evening and a lot cloth cover either. expected to be nice and clear for the fireworks show tonight. heading into san francisco to take a look at the temperatures are mild blow freezing for folks in santa rosa 31 degrees they're very chilly nevada 03940 for now up. and low 40's for concord antioch and livermore. we will let you now where rain is expected into next week all the details coming up about 50 minutes.

>> marty:breaking overnight. police have arrested a man after they say he was using a 2- foot-long sword to threaten people in richmond. take a look at the sword behind me. the person who made the report also told police that the man was knocking things over inside a richmond business. here's a closer look at the sword. an employee at one business told police that the man ran off towards 23rd street. police found the man, took away the sword and arrested him. no injuries were reported. >> marty:other breaking news we're following this morning. four people have been shot and two have been killed outside of a meek mill concert. it happened in connecticut friday night. police say shots were fired as the concert was coming to an end. no one inside the theater was hurt. no one has been arrested in connection with this incident. invesitgators this morning are working to determine what led to the shooting. nats of fireworks happening today. tens of thousands of people will pack the san francisco waterfront for the new year's eve fireworks show. >> marty:you're looking at video of last year's display. and crews have been working

hard to get everything ready for that show tonight. from setting up the fireworks to making sure everyone will be safe. kron 4's averi harper is live in >> reporter:tens of thousands of

people willif you plan on going

out tonight, expect to see an increased police presence on roads all over the bay area. the chp's maximum enforcement period is now in effect. the goal is to crack down on impaired drivers. officers will also watch for distracted drivers, speeders and seat belt violators. all available officers will be on patrol through the holiday weekend. right now on with. said in the haight. placed by

hand into the".and everyone say amen" the family of tyrone griffin is coming together in prayer here at first morning star missionary baptist church in oakland. >> :"it is the church's desire to raise as much money as possible to help this family >> reporter:pastor albert joe harris is leading the prayers for help. the family wants to give griffin a proper funeral. " i believe that there are enough compassionate people in this world to reach out and help this family they just needed to know that there was a need" >> reporter:on christmas eve griffin was shopping for toys with his two small children at this target in hayward whe he was involved in an altercation and he was stabbed multiple times and died a short time later from his injuries >> :"yes, it was me that was there that day, that had to console his children" >> reporter:tondaleaho davis is griffin's girlfriend. and was chistmas shopping with him. he was recently divorced after being separated from his x-wife for over a year >> :"i was not in target with anyone's husband, no married

man, i was in target with a man i was building a future with" "yes! he was divorced" griffin's mother yolanda lindsey shows me the disloution of marital status documents. she wants to clarify that so people inspired to make a donation wont be confused when they see others fundraising online in her son's name. "we need help to bury my son to send him home right to god" davis, lindsey and pastor harris say the best way to help is to go on line to the the gofundme page -- tyrone griffin's funeral fundraiser "we need help burying him" ".and everyone say amen" haaziq madyun kron4news coming up. >> marty:over a dozen people had to be rescued after getting trapped on a roller coaster in southern california. the details on how crews got them down. >> marty:and. today marks the 72 hours that president obama gave russian diplomats to leave the united states. what it means for the diplomats in san francisco. also. >> marty:drug companies are taking advantage of their customers. we'll tell you how, next.

>> marty:for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: a new senate report says drug companies are taking advantage of their customers. the senate special committee on aging details the dramatic price increases of prescription drugs. the year-long investigation found four pharmaceutical companies monopolized the market to raise the prices of previously affordable drugs. they say this has had a big impact on senior citizens as many of them struggle to pay for needed medication's.

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>> marty: waiting for the second eagle to the hatch you can watch and not our live stream. >> rebecca: still wrote that his truck and the '30's proposed setting aside celebrating. the good news is that it will be a dry one around the bay area and right now current conditions we are tracking a little bit of showers on the storm trackers. a couple isolated showers especially in parts of the north

bay severances go down a little bit of rain. mainly along the coast moving over toward the sematech l south bay. moving east stock in a lot of our valley areas in modesto and then patterson. things dry out another seven sprinkles passing to the south bay is not a lot of rain by noontime. revlon's of dry conditions everywhere it will continue until late tonight as well. kymmene the severances confidence so that what and high wind advisory in the chp be very careful coming in to some press to this morning. the winds are very high right now. some >> rebecca: for oakland 5 for concord. a for a word and then picking up but the south

bay's 6% jose clocking of 7 from few current temperatures are now dress nice and warm it in your way out the door this morning '30's and '40's. and later this afternoon as far as the highs co. 50 minutes

18 people are safe and have amusement park ride in orangebig news we're following this morning. russia making the surprising decision to now retaliate against the u-s. this after president barrack obama punished russia. for interfering in the u-s presidential election. andy rose has the details you need to know this morning. a day after president obama announced sanctions against russia and the expulsion of 35 of their diplomats from the u.s., president-elect trump is praising a leader. but not the one he's about to replace. trump's compliment was directed at vladimir putin, after the russian president announced he would hold off from retaliating against the u.s., at least for now. "we will not stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. it is a pity that the president obama administration finishes its work this way. but nevertheless, i congratulate him and his family a happy new year." putin continued by saying he would attempt to rebuild relations after trump's inauguration next month. that was all it took for trump to respond in kind to the russian leader on twitter, calling him "very smart" yet trump's team was more reserved when addressing the white house measures leveled

interfering with the u.s. election. kellyanne conway/ trump transition sr. adviser: "i've been reading all these reports about these sanctions put forward by obama and his administration. some seem largely symbolic. the gru doesn't travel here. doesn't keep its assets here. no reason allies will follow suit. and we've yet to see all the intelligence reports. trump's praise for putin might not be all that surprising considering the compliments he and putin exchanged during the presidential campaign. but with putin putting retaliation on hold, trump will have some key decisions to make as soon as he takes office. i'm andy rose, reporting. and happening now. the russian diplomats in the bay area being expelled from the country are expected to fly back to russia with their

families today. kron four's dan kerman reports one of the four local diplomats headed home is the consulate chef. coming up. the warriors took another big lead into the 4th quarter against the mavs. did they hang on to it or did former warrior harrsion barnes take over oracle. the highlights coming up. live look outside. richmond >> reporter: the persons installed has been the chef of the consulate. >> marty: bridge

and here's new year's fireworks from sydney australia they celebrated about 5:00 am for the weekend: in san francisco. check out the 25 foot tall mahogany bill graham menorah. and it's free to attend.

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not a guarantee he will be able to come back. and a suspension for violating police substance- abuse policy. and let's begin and n.c. the super bowl caramel going without crushing mccaffrey. at the nfl draft. three turnovers score a touchdown and solomon got a block him with his cave site game-tying conversion the win by two. and that is your final

>> rebecca: and silver had signed on the screen there. crews aria cut accident on the bridge eligible and it will

reopen that on the far left lane. all liens shut down right now. that will increase in the morning and avoid the san mateo bridge. >> rebecca: now we are tracking a couple sprinkles are on the bay area we are seeing most of the activity right along the immediate coast we had to sprinkles earlier in san

francisco in the knowledge on the peninsula now getting to stem the tail and also had some sprinkles the sfo right now will be lite bit further east coast of the activity is in the valleys for us. sacramento stockton high-five's to bring their hiding out of town today to the entire area getting a little bit of the soaking this morning. mostly clear conditions here at the airport. and then not causing any delays that is a good news if you're heading over sfo said jose pagan ungloved ones not checking any delays. forties' premature routes and manioc upper 50s and not bad

just make sure you dress nice and warm. and the highs in the fifties over a los the pre chile in the '30's and '40's. women have some showers more details on that and about 15 minutes. live look outside. golden gate bridge. who made off with four-hundred thousand dollars worth of gold and diamonds in san francisco's mission district. officials say it happened around 6-30 on thursday night when this man was making a jewelry delivery. at the san francisco jewlery center on utah street.

he opened his trunk to get out his brief case and was reportedly blindsided by the robber. police say that it is possible the robbers were familiar with the victim's protocol when they parked in front of the jewelry center. and this morning police are looking for a man who assaulted a woman in pleasanton. it happend just after midnight friday morning when she was walking on main street. the victim says she saw a man drive by in an early 90's honda accord. he then made a u-turn and got out of his car. the woman says she was grabbed from behind but managed to break free and call police. there is no clear description of the attacker.

happening now. a new rent control law is in effect this morning in richmond. kron four's hermela aregawi shows us what exactly the new law does.

some richmond residents will see their rents go down, it's all thanks to the november passage of measure l. the law applies to people living in buildings with two or more rental units. their rent will now be whatever the amount they were paying on or before july 21, 2015. michelle alvarez says her rent went up 138 dollars after the first year. sot michelle alvarez it's dropping back down because of rent control which we are verythankful for which is extra money in our pocket towards gas to get to work or extra things for our kid she now pas about 80 dollars less a month. sot michelle alavrez it relieves our stress because we were just planning to move next year once the lease was up so i'm glad it went through and i'm happy for other residents in the complex that have also been here. the law doesn't apply to single family homes or units built after 1995. but advocates like marilyn langlois. which is also a small scale landlord says the measure will protect those in richmond who want to settle down here. sot maryn langlois they'll be protected from extreme rent increases that might force them to leave. it will also be benefecial to neighborhoods in general because it will stabilize neighborhoods. the less rapid turnover you have among neighbors, the more stable the neighborhoods are. and it will also provide predictability and stability for landlords as well. standup now if the tenant moves out the landlord does have the right to raise the rent to be competitive in the market but the law prohibits them from evicting a tenant in order to do that. reporting in richmond, ha, k4 news. >> marty:in the east bay. a homeless community is growing in a very busy berkeley neighborhood. they say it's a protest for affordable housing kron 4's ella sogomonian has more on their demands. this is video exclusive to kron 4 news of berkeley police raiding a homeless encampment two weeks ago off ashby avenue. since then - about ten people living in tents have set up again - this time in the affluent neighborhood known as the gourmet ghetto. brett schnaper, homeless protestor he was able to save the life of a teenager who had fallen through a thin sheet of ice on he saw a 13-year-old boy walking 30 will close a vote

the man crawled on his stomach to get to the teenager. that move better distributed his weight, so he wouldn't fall through the ice. he pulled the boy out. the teen was taken to the hospital with severe hypothermia. he is recovering this morning. r an east bay family gets even bigger. triplets born after an emegency surgery. hear from their father. next. live look outside. san francisco international airport. for the weekend: it's the new year's eve fire ceremony and meditation in san francisco. check out the games, live music and more. it's happening at the brahma kumaris medidation center from 8:30 tonight to 12:30. it's free to attend but you have to r-s-v-p on their website.

a brentwood family became one in two hundred million when they welcomed triplet baby girls on november fourth. and this morning, they're all finally together at home. the babies were born about two months pre-maturely. >> marty:doctors were forced to perform an emergency c-section. the family already has two daughters in addition to the triplets. but this process was very different from the others. the parents are getting used to their family growing from four to seven. their father also says things are actually a little easier now. no longer having to make those daily trips back and forth to the hospital.

coming up next. a devasting fire in oakland that claimed the lives of 36. next, we take a closer look back at the east bay tragedy. live look outside. san mateo bridge. for the weekend: it's free hugs at midnight in san francisco. check out the 8th annual hug- train to raise spirits and awareness for mental health issues. it's happening at the golden gate bridge at 11:30 tonight. it's free to attend.

>> marty: >> rebecca: get the photo of the full chp all lain there so curly blocked because of this accident. and gas are they letting folks squeezed by the shoulder all lanes are still closed right now trending emergency crews on the opposite side of the bridge cross over.

celesta it time when chp the netherlands will be reopened. >> rebecca: people are heading out to the holidays. no rating will be dry ebola the urologist the lot of warm clothing. thai sky and apply >> rebecca: ferrocene some isolated showers and north bay and in part in the north bay errol's listing along the san mateo bridge. but little did sleep this morning with a sprinkle also to san jose where the pavement was still wet coming going to and out of san francisco bay bridge golden gate we have seen what pavement there now lies in the for the

release this is our most the activity is happening. delivering and a nice sht of the golden gate bridge we see little breeze in the air keeping things cooler. traffic is just fine temperature's very chilly because people freezing there. >> rebecca: nature of your head at the door this morning you dress nice and warm. publisher's expected for your highs later this afternoon it evenly spread throughout here as well low to mid 50's. and the upper 50s especially not aware we see 57 degrees. new year's eve a year's stay at his so expect to take a look at the 30's. here's the forecast for tonight. pay at the door with this will be quite cold and tomorrow we will be seeing some sunshine nice dry conditions

only start of 2017 under dry conditions temperatures mostly in the '50s tomorrow. >> rebecca: day we might have some showers in the morning chores continuing it tuesday wednesday. and things should dryout temperatures return for thursday and friday. >> marty: stories of 20-16. one of them is still painfully fresh for many in the bay area. it's the oakland ghost ship fire. the december second blaze swept through an artists' collective -- taking three dozen lives the tragedy ignited new controversies over the city's lax fire laws and lack of affordable housing. nat a night of unstoppable flames and lives, neelessly lost. it was gross negligence. without warning a night of celebration turned into a desperate struggle to survive. "i just heard somebody yell out 'fire! get me a fire extinguisher,

but there were no fire extinguishers. no fire alarms, no fire escapes fire went up really really quickly "it was a window of five minutes between the fire happening and you just didn't get out." on the night of friday december second, investigators say around 50 people were in the oakland warehouse known as the ghost ship. when a fire began on the first floor partygoers upstairs had no warning and then it was too late. 36 people died. this is the highest number of fire fatalities in 13 years, the warehouse was packed with wood and textile artworks. the cocktail of combustibles went up like a torch. " just doesn't seem that's a fire that's survivable." the makeshift stairs to the second level burned before most people could escape. it appears as if the male was trying to protect the female and had her in like a hugging position

these young people were texting their families that they loved them or that they were going to die. in the hours that followed, families and friends waited for word. i tried to call my friend and i'm not getting no answer. everything is going straight to voicemail as more and more bodies were identified, the victims' parents tried to come to grips with their loss.

we wanted to come and get closure ourselves. there's a lot of things i wish i could have said to him that now i'll never be able to. oakland's close-knit artist community, reeling from the shock. it's just tragedy. that's horrible" grief gave way to anger. at the leader of the commune. tran nat former tenants blamed derick ion almena for the bootlegged electrical supply that may have triggered the blaze. and said he refused to listen to their complaints. they threatened my life, they blocked me from the bathroom. p city records show inspectors visited the site just weeks

before the fire, but couldn't get into the locked building. mayor libby schaaf lashed out when challenged about her city's lax enforcement of fire laws. "i don't need to know the answer to that question to tell you we need to improve our fire inspection and prevention process." the county launched a criminal investigation. could be murder, all the way to involuntary manslaughter oakland also made a commitment to provide affordable accomodations for artists. many of them are now facing eviction. "they're all living in packed houses that you go into and are like there are a lot of code violations but there's nothing you can do about it because rent is so high up here." "one of the most heartwrenching things i've heard is that they wont even be able to hold a benefit because they don't know if they'll have an art space next week. on the day after christmas, families of two fire victims went to court. they're suing the building owner, party promoters, the city of oakland, and alameda county. "the sudden, horrific loss that didn't have to happen, could have been prevented, in the most egregious negligence." more civil lawsuits are expected for the oakland fire tragedy.

prosecutors still have not decided on any possible criminal charges. coming up next on kron four news weekend. we look ahead at movies. what you can expect on the big screen for 20-17. the hollywood minute is next.

in entertainment news this morning. next year's movie box office is looking a lot like. this year's box office. david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. "state your name for the record." "jyn erso." "rogue one: a star wars story" helped disney dominate the domestic box office in 2016, and 2017 is looking like a sequel! actually, lots of sequels! a survey by online ticket site fandango shows the year's three most anticipated films are the next "star wars" movie, "episode eight". the marvel sci-fi superhero sequel "guardians of the galaxy, volume two". and the live-action remake of "beauty and the beast," starring emma watson. "it's like a pipe dream." "this is the dream. it's conflict, and it's compromise, and it's very, very exciting." p ryan gosling is reteaming with his "la la land" director for a

project that's literally out of this world. gosling will star for damian chazelle in "first man," a bio-pic about neil armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon. filming is expected to begin in early 2017. "open fire!" and if darth vader's all-too- brief appearances in "rogue one" left you wanting more, a you- tube uer has recreated the sith lord's final scene -- in lego! even when he's two inches tall and made of plastic, vader is still pretty scary. in hollywood, i'm david daniel.

the man best known for his drawing the walt disney animated feauture "bambi" has died. tyus wong passed away friday according to a statement released by the walt disney family museum. wong started his career as a entry level animator for disney in 19-38. he drew hundreds of mickey mouse sketches during that time, according to a statement by disney. wong was 106 years old.

here is what new zealand looked like bringing in the new year. new zealand rang in the new year at 3:00 am our time. it is one of the first to celebrate with their firework display in auckland. australia, japan and south korea also saying hello to 2017 this morning bringing it back home.our embarcadero camera showing what will be the centerpiece of the bay area's new year's celebration tonight. good morning. i'm marty gonzalez. and we get the new year's celebration forecast from rebecca strom. >> rebecca: 0 entry and shellers right now or on the bay area. most of it focused on the north bay resemblances still in doubt and the peninsula sfo to the sprinkles in the and the far

east as well isolated showers most of the activity in the far east of us trekking all landsat stockton guillotine for modesto of 2010. and how things are drying out once we get into later morning of the hours. we will not have any shower activity at all this is all the way until the year is day tomorrow morning. snow showers lots of cold weather urged nine. racine lot of the degrees clot cover traffic and it is quite colada there. 29 degrees since then rosa and 37 in nevada right now pretty much forties' of the world's the he low 40's and many at livermore 49 sfo concord and make sure you just mention a warm and layers today. easily have looked forward to in the afternoon. temperatures does it really spread anywhere from below 57 still the high 50s.

>> rebecca: again if you were not going to be out about site make sure you just nice and warm. >> marty:breaking overnight. police have arrested a man after they say he was using a 2- foot-long sword to threaten people in richmond. take a look at the sword behind me. the person who made the report also told police that the man was knocking things over inside a richmond business. here's a closer look at the sword. an employee at one business told police that the man ran off towards 23rd street. police found the man, took away the sword and arrested him.

no injuries were reported. other breaking news we're following this morning. four people have been shot and two have been killed outside of rapper meek mill's concert. it happened in connecticut friday night. police say shots were fired as the concert was coming to an end. no one inside the theater was hurt. no one has been arrested in connection with this incident. invesitgators this morning are working to determine what led to the shooting. nats of fireworks happening today. tens of thousands of people will pack the san francisco waterfront for the new year's eve fireworks show. you're looking at video of last year's display. - and crews have been working hard to get everything ready for

that show tonight. from setting up the fireworks to making sure everyone will be safe. kron 4's averi harper is live in san francisco with more on the preperations, averi? nats of fireworks

happening today. tens of thousands of people will pack the waterfront in san francisco for the new year's eve fireworks show. this is video from last year's new year's eve display. kron4's charle clifford has a behind the scenes look at the big show. nats every new year's eve in san francisco, the main attraction is the big fireworks show over the bay near the ferry building. nats the display usually last about 15 minutes, but it takes months to prepare. sot we get the commitment usually the year before jeff thomas has produced many new year's eve fireworks shows in san francisco.

sot we are thinking about it all year. preparations usually start a couple months before. applications and permits start a few months out. the soundtrack is designed and the actually show design takes 3 to four weeks. nats friday morning, crews started the final phase of the process by loading 5,000 individual fireworks onto a pair of barges docked at pier 50 in san francisco. each explosive is placed by hand into the appropriate spot on the barge and then attached to the launching system. saturday evening, the barges will be floated into position near the ferry building and the show goes should be a good one sot lots' of noise and booming and banging to bring in the new year. if you plan ongoing out tonight, expect to see an increased police presence on roads all over the bayarea. the chp's maximum enforcement period is now in effect. the goal is to crack down on impaired drivers. officers will also watch for distracted drivers, speeders and seat belt violators. all available officers will be on patrol through the holiday weekend. according to the c-h-p, there were 27 fatal collisions on california roadways during the new year's hoiday last year.

the maximum enfocement period ends at midnight monday. and a programming reminder. kron four is the only local station that will ring in the new year live across the bay area. we will show you celebrations around the world and fireworks from the san francisco's ferry building. kron4's new year's live starts at 11:15 saturday night! another big story we are following this morning. a bay area family is not just grieving but also very worried about how they will pay to bury their loved one. tyrone griffin was stabbed and killed on christmas eve after an altercation inside a target store in hayward. two men have been arrested and charged with griffin's murder. but as kron 4's haaziq madyun reports, right now, his mom is focused on doing right by her son. ".and everyone say amen" the family of tyrone griffin is coming together in prayer here at first morning star missionary baptist church in oakland. "it is the church's desire to raise as much money as possible to help this family pastor albert joe harris is leading the prayers for help. the family wants to give griffin a proper funeral. " i believe that there are enough compassionate people in this world to reach out and help this family they just needed to know that there was a need" on christmas eve griffin was shopping for toys with his two small children at this target in hayward when he was involved in an altercation and he was stabbed multiple times and died a short time later from his injuries "yes, it was me that was there that day, that had to console his children" tondaleaho davis is griffin's girlfriend. and was chistmas shopping with him. he was recently divorced after being separated from his x-wife for over a year "i was not in target with anyone's husband, no married man, i was in target with a man i was building a future with" "yes! he was divorced" griffin's mother yolanda lindsey shows me the disloution of marital status documents. she wants to clarify that so people inspired to make a donation wont be confused when they see others fundraising online in her son's name. "we need help to bury my son to send him home right to god" davis, lindsey and pastor harris say the best way to help is to go on line to the t gofundme pyr funeral fundraiser "we need help burying him" ".and everyone say amen6 c haaziq madyun kron4news coming up. over a dozen people had to be rescued after getting tra on southern and. today marks the 72 hours that president obama russian in san fran also. drug companies are taking

advantage of their customers. we'll tell you how, next.

>> marty:for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: a new senate report says drug

companies are taking advantage of their customers. the senate special committee on aging details the dramatic price increases of prescription drugs. the year-long investigation found four pharmaceutical companies monopolized the market to raise te prices of previously affordable drugs. they say this has had a big impact on senior citizens as many of them struggle to pay for needed medication's. the report is calling on congress to take action and stop this practice. çáááfullscreenááá >> marty:for the weekend: it's the new year's ee mountain trail hike in palo alto. enjoy the fast-paced aerobic hike. it's happening at the monte bello open space preserve from 9:00 to 2:00. and it's free to attend.

take a look at this. thousands of people were watching as one of two eaglets htched early saturday. the other could hatch any day. a camera is live-streaming the eagle's nest in north fort myers, florida.

two american bald eagles, "harriet" and "m-15" are caring for their first born and waiting for the other to arrive. the camera was launched in october 20-12 - allowing more than 16-million viewers back then to watch eagles ozzie and harriet raise their two eaglets.

here's a live look at eagle cam. we are still wating for the 2nd eaglet to hatch. you can watch the progress on a live stream on the kron 4 facebook page. live look outside.sutro tower. >> rebecca: night to cut the san francisco and watch the fireworks show. on the bay area you can see the for the on forecasts. , off four or zones and a pay bridge still wet from overnight rains. many state pleasanton the size and senate drive there. downtown san jose looking at lots of sunshine we do have a lot of cloud cover of course a lot of sunshine and a late four areas will. 374 0 and we're looking at the upper 40's for its debt concord to watch forties' everywhere else we will see another chilly morning for us things will warmups from the afternoon hours we will see temperatures mostly in the fifties as the goodies.

planning tonight if you're going to be out and about this is the forecast that you can look at conditions >> marty: another breaking is that we're following this one of four people shot to people living killed outside of a concert. in california news. 18 people are safe and have quite a story to tell this morning after being stuck on an amusement park ride in orange county. this is video from the scene. it happened at knotts berry farm friday around 2:00 in the afternoon. rescuers arrived at the scene around 5:00. the "sky-cabin" ride held the riders 125 feet off the ground. no injuries were reported. and no word why the ride malfunctioned. big news we're following this morning. this year's working to figure out what led to the shooting in connecticut. the two people save and close for intel this morning

after being stuck an amusement park ride a large county. they're there for more than three hours and the skycap and read cajon hundred 25 ft. above the ground no injuries were reported in a word was that i'd certainly malfunctioned.

russia making the surprising decision to now retaliate against the u-s. this after president barrack obama punished russia. for interfering in the u-s presidential election. andy rose has the details you need to know this morning. a day after president obama announced sanctions against russia and the expulsion of 35 of their diplomats from the u.s., president-elect trump is praising a leader. but not the one he's about to replace. trump's compliment was directed at vladimir putin, after the russian president announced he would hold off from retaliating against the u.s., at least for

now. "we will not stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. it is a pity that the president obama administration finishes its work this way. but nevertheless, i congratulate him and his family a happy new year." putin continued by saying he would attempt to rebuild relations after trump's inauguration next month. that was all it took for trump to respond in kind to the russian leader on twitter, calling him "very smart" yet trump's team was more reserved when addressing the white house measures leveled against russia for allegedly interfering with the u.s. election. kellyanne conway/ trump transition sr. adviser: "i've been reading all these reports about these sanctions put forward by obama and his administration. some seem largely symbolic. the gru doesn't travel here. doesn't keep its assets here. no reason allies will follow suit. and we've yet to see all the intelligence reports. trump's praise for putin might not be all that surprising considering the compliments he and putin exchanged during the presidential campaign. but with putin putting retaliation on hold, trump will have some key decisions to make as soon as he takes office. i'm andy rose, reporting. and happening now. the russian diplomats in the bay area being expelled from the country are expected to fly back to russia with their families today. kron four's dan kerman reports one of the four local diplomats headed home is the consulate chef. the age >> reporter: in the news media 0 keeping a watchful eye.

coming up. the warriors took another big lead into the 4th quarter against the mavs. did they hang on to it or did former warrior harrsion barnes take over oracle. the highlights coming up.

henry implied earlier this month and more fun day going without crashing in the nfl draft. and the star of the day with the cardinal defense three turnovers a score over a touchdown. and a two-point conversion stanford wins but to and finishes the year 1030. in

absolute center and the championship chill should doubloon dropped at midnight and smooth gems and usher in the year, at the royale survey o'clock tonight and it's

free to attend. >> rebecca:

misled shot a as its cause to look a string of a dairy focus of their parts of the north pay the peninsula we have a shower and several this morning. >> rebecca: bainbridge we have sprinkles your if you're heading into out of several cisco on with on a need make sure you to be very careful this morning.

and some low 30's for some spots. and today we mark the start of cold and other cold morning. a opens up to the same mild afternoon most in the 50's during the day and next week's rain is expected to a cold overnight lows will be returning to was once again.

>> marty:police are searching for a thief who made off with four-hundred thousand dollars worth of gold and diamonds in san francisco's mission district. officials say it happened around 6-30 on thursday night when this man was making a jewelry delivery. at the san francisco jewlery center on utah street. he opened his trunk to get out his brief case and was reportedly blindsided by the robber. police say that it is possible the robbers were familiar with the victim's protocol when they parked in front of the jewelry center. and this morning police are looking for a man who assaulted a woman in pleasanton. it happend just after midnight friday morning when she was walking on main street.

the victim says she saw a man drive by in an early 90's honda accord. he then made a u-turn and got out of his car. the woman says she was grabbed from behind but managed to break free and call police. there is no clear description of the attacker. >> reporter:happening now. a new rent control law is in effect this morning in richmond. kron four's hermela aregawi shows us what exactly the new law does. some richmond residents will see their rents go down, it's all thanks to the november passage of measure l. the law applies to people living in buildings with two or more rental units. their rent will now be whatever the amount they were paying on or before july 21, 2015. michelle alvarez says her rent went up 138 dollars after the first year. sot michelle alvarez

it's dropping back down because of rent control which we are very thankful for which is extra money in our pocket towards gas to get to work or extra things for our kid she now pays about 80 dollars less a month. sot michelle alavrez it relieves our stress because we were just planning to move next year once the lease was up so i'm glad it went through and i'm happy for other residents in the complex that have also been here. the law doesn't apply to single family homes or units built after 1995. but advocates like marilyn langlois. which is also a small scale landlord says the measure will protect those in richmond who want to settle down here. sot maryln langlois they'll be protected from extreme rent increases that might force them to leave. it will also be benefecial to neighborhoods in general because it will stabilize neighborhoods. the less rapid turnover you have among neighbors, the more stable the neighborhoods are. and it will also provide predictability and

stability for landlords as well. standup now if the tenant moves out the landlord does have the right to raise the rent to be competitive in the market but the law prohibits them from evicting a tenant in order to do that. reporting in richmond, ha, k4 news. in the east bay. a homeless community is growing in a very busy berkeley neighborhood. they say it's a protest for affordable housing kron 4's ella sogomonian has more on their demands. this is video exclusive to kron 4 news of berkeley police raiding a homeless encampment two weeks ago off ashby avenue.-

since then - about ten people living in tents have set up again - this time in the affluent neighborhood known as the gourmet ghetto. brett schnaper, homeless protestor "i became disabled last year and my debt structure became monstrous. and i wound p losing my ent controlled apartment on the westside where i've lived for the past 20 years." the group posted up on the median divider off shattuck place and rose street. the busy location is part of a strategy to draw attention to their protest. the group is requesting a sanctuary for their tents on berkeley city land despite available homeless shelters. "you can end up bedding down next to a seriously mentally or neurologically impaired person. and they can come up on violent. newly elected berkeley city council member cheryl davila paid a visit to the camp friday night after angry letters from the community. cheryl davila, berkeley city council district 2 "i'm hopeful that we can resolve all the issues that need to be resolved to keep or resolve the homeless problem period." a business owner across the way said the tent encampent could drive away customers but is more concerned with homeless people coming in and out using restrooms and disrupting business. on the other hand a woman who works in the area sympathizes with the protest in an increasingly expensive region. camilla kitka, works across from tents "it is a form of protests and protests aren't made to make people feel comfortable." tag the transient protestors say they prefer a designated tent city to a shelter because they can choose neighbors they can trust and come and go as they please while they look for permanent housing. live in berkeley ella sogomonian kron 4 news.

a brentwood family became one in two hundred million when they welcomed triplet baby girls on november fourth. and this morning, they're all finally together at home. the babies were born about two months pre-maturely. doctors were forced to perform an emergency c-section. the family already has two daughters in addition to the triplets. but this process was very different from the others. the parents are getting used to their family growing from four to seven. their father also says things are actually a little easier now. no longer having to make those daily rips back and forth to the hospital. coming up next. a devasting fire in oakland that claimed the lives of 36. next, we take a closer look back at the east bay tragedy. live look outside. san mateo bridge. for the weekend: it's free hugs at midnight in san francisco. check out the 8th annual hug- train to raise spirits and awareness for mental health isues.

>> rebecca: we receive some of

the trickle to as the north bay that a severed cisco and the peninsula. celebrating new year's eve right now you can see little bit of a tour of the bay area for so forecast showing a sunshine and all for arizona's. and it can't cover it and i am tracking to the clear tonight services co embarcadero it will be a clear evening temperatures auricle center rose above freezing 29 degrees 41 for nevada 40 degrees in napa. and then fred keck we're in the low '40's. for his long eased a shoreline currently 45 degrees in san francisco. the afternoon highs around lunchtime pretty much evenly spread it temperature was load up the '50s for you and

then in san francisco 57 for net a 58 sarah's a today as a coming in at 70 degrees. and then looking at the forecast for tonight and tomorrow we will be looking uneasy a clear skies expected temperatures will be the ferries in the we were taking off 27 team with sunshine dry conditions-wrecking any trend forecasts and the and temperatures will be the '50s to >> rebecca: and showers expected monday possibly through tuesday rate for wednesday and and things tryout for their thessaly. this is in dryout for the rest of the week

>> reporter: ennobling their tasty in town this is a brand new restaurant over in the castro. on top chef at night as it has some black madman '60s interior roof year-old as it's ever twist. lee helpers' love their cornflake cross said chicken sandwich. and the thing tom berger expenses saying it's the best in san francisco. french toast in years. their

home range is great. >> reporter: like these lightly fried dumplings with bean salad of lettuce spicy onions cheese of a title i'll let it stop. and then they have a nice play on

cocktails' to margaritas in this place scalpers are calling it instant classic the duchess doughnuts philip chicken can't huckleberries. then and then it as crab fries. restaurant just

opened a new facility in downtown manhattan. which is great news for food lovers an array of the insurer will dishes offered tableside on wheels assuring hearts >> reporter: caesar salads and all that. paul that the addition of southern italy about the dish. and what's local-bus the cia is the payoff for goading glasses. and they are very

reasonably believe price 15 to $60 you can run everything holocaust the taste wine and 90 seconds and also some family from the classics. >> marty: we all are all over this on top bid their jobs. it is his allies on release of grey's special lessons. everything i can personally attest

>> marty: about sabas will like this year the the box office the of more on that and more in the hollywood minute. >> reporter: historicizing help disney dominate the lead box office in 2016 and 2017 is looking like a sequel. these theories most anticipated films and the next star wars of the associate marvell 5 sextet by guardians of the galaxy volume to an election remake of beauty

and the beast starring emma watson. ryan gosling teeming with his project literally out of this world he will start for a first man about neil armstrong first person to walk on the moon filming expected in early 2017. after all is risky enough to lessen drought bill drainpipes stuck in there for 24 hours this was the video man in watsonville called olice to

report an analyst at gruntal o'clock in the morning friday while the for emergency services other crews arrived on the scene and directionless ducting to tightly to be pulled out so the crews had the dig into the pavement to open up the pipe they did arrest you kill the animal by 1030 has temperatures back to normal according to veterinarians' after they receive a warm fluid everything is ok.

here is what new zealand looked like bringing in the new year. new zealand rang in the new year at 3:00 am our time. it is one of the first to celebrate with their firework display in auckland. australia, japan and south korea also saying hello to

2017 this morning bringing it back home.our embarcadero camera showing what will be the centerpiece of the bay area's new year's celebration tonight. good morning. i'm marty gonzalez. and we get the new year's celebration forecast from rebecca strom. she >> rebecca: conditions 2. and the fireworks show a great visibility tonight in san francisco. high in the 40's in napa and a bottle and a pretty much everywhere else again tonight in chilly temperatures will return once again more details and 15 minutes. and this

look of that sort. breaking overnight. police have arrested a man after they say he was using a 2-foot- long sword to threaten people in richmond. take a look at the sword behind me. the person who made the report also told police that the man was knocking things over inside a richmond business. here's a closer look at the sword. an employee at one business told police that the man ran off towards 23rd street. police found the man, took away the sword and arrested him. no injuries were reported. other breaking news we're following this morning.

four people have been shot and two have been killed outside of rapper meek mill's concert. it happened in connecticut friday night. police say shots were fired as the concert was coming to an end. no one inside the theater was hurt. no one has been arrested in connection with this incident. invesitgators this morning are working to determine what led to the shooting. nats of fireworks happening today. tens of thousands of people will pack the san francisco waterfront for the new year's eve fireworks show. you're looking at video of last year's display. pand crews have been working had to get everything ready for that show tonight. from setting up the fireworks to making sure everyone will be safe. kron 4's averi harper is live in san francisco with more on the preperations, averi? nats of fireworks happening today. tens of thousands of people will pack the waterfront in san francisco for the new year's eve freworks show. this is video from last year's new year's eve display. kron4's charles clifford has a

behind the scenes look at the big show. nats every new year's eve in san francisco, the main attraction is the big fireworks show over the bay near the ferry building. nats the display usually last about 15 minutes, but it takes months to prepare. sot we get the commitment usually the year before jeff thomas has produced many new year's eve fireworks shows in san francisco. sot we are thinking about it all year. preparations usually start a couple months before. applications and permits start a few months out. the soundtrack is designed and the actually show design takes 3 to four weeks.

nats friday morning, crews started the final phase of the process by loading 5,000 individual fireworks onto a pair of barges docked at pier 50 in san francisco. each explosive is placed by hand into the appropriate spot on the barge and then attached to the launching system. saturday evening, the barges will be floated into position near the ferry building and the show goes off at midnight. thomas says it should be a good one sot lots' of noise and booming and banging to bring in the new year.

if you plan on going out tonight, expect to see an increased police presence on roads all over the bay area. the chp's maximum enforcement period is now in effect. the goal is to crack down on impaired drivers. officers will also watch for distracted drivers, speeders and seat belt violators. all available officers will be on patrol through the holiday weekend. according to the c-h-p, there were 27 fatal collisions on california roadways during the new year's holiday last year. the maximum enfocement period ends at midnight monday. and a programming reminder. kron four is the only local station that will ring in the new year live across the bay area. we will show you celebrations around the world and fireworks from the san francisco's ferry building. kron4's new year's live starts at 11:15 saturday night! another big story we are following this morning. a bay area family is not just grievingbut also very worried about how they will pay to bury their loved one. tyrone griffin was stabbed and killed on christmas eve afte an altercation inside a target store in hayward. two men have been arrested and charged with griffin's murder. but as kron 4's haaziq madyun reports, right now, his mom is focused on doing right by her son. >> reporter: ".and everyone say amen" the family of tyrone griffin is coming together in prayer here at first morning star missionary baptist church in oakland. "it is the church's desire to raise as much money as possible to help this family

pastor albert joe harris is leading the prayers for help. the family wants to give griffin a proper funeral. " i believe that there are enough compssionate people in this world to reach out and help this family they just needed to know that there was a need" on christmas eve griffin was shopping for toys with his two small children at this target in hayward when he was involved in an altercation and he was stabbed multiple times and died a short time later from his injuries "yes, it was me that was there that day, that had to console his children" tondaleaho davis is griffin's girlfriend. and was chistmas shopping with him. he was recently divorced after being separated from his x-wife for over a year "i was not in target with anyone's husband, no married man, i was in target with a man i was building a future with" "yes! he was divorced" griffin's mother yolanda lindsey shows me the disloution of marital status documents. she wants to clarify that so people inspired to make a donation wont be confused when they see others fundraising online in her son's name. "we need help to bury my son to send him home right to god" davis, lindsey and pastor harris say the best way to help is to go on line to the the gofundme page -- tyrone griffin's funeral fundraiser "we need help burying him" ".and everyone say amen" haaziq madyun kron4news coming up. >> marty:over a dozen people had to be rescued after getting trapped on a roller coaster in southern california. the details on how crews got them down. and. today marks the 72 hours that president obama gave russian diplomats to leave the united states. what it means for the diplomats in san francisco. also. drug companies are taking

advantage of their customers. p we'll tell you how, next.

>> marty:for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: a new senate report says drug companies are taking advantage of their customers. the senate special committee on aging details the dramatic price increases of prescription drugs. the year-long investigation found four pharmaceutical companies monopolized the market to raise the prices of previously affordable drugs. they say this has had a big impact on senior citizens as many of them struggle to pay for needed medication's. the report is calling on congress to take action and stop this practice. what you eat before, during and after your workout can have a serious effect the results you get from your workouts. nutritionists recommend quality carbohydrates for your pre- workout and lean proteins for your post-workout. so foods like a banana, a p-b and j, and fig bars provide energy, good carbs, and are low in fat. and while you're working out experts remind you stay hydrated. and if you work out for more then 2 and a half hours, consuming more carbs will help keep you going. then experts say dairy products, eggs, meat and poultry will get you the best results after your workout. for the weekend: >> marty:it's the new year's eve mountain trail hike in palo alto. enjoy the fast-paced aerobic hike. it's happening at the monte bello open space preserve from 9:00 to 2:00. and it's free to attend.

take a look at this. thousands of people were watching as one of two eaglets hatched early saturday. the other could hatch any day. a camera is live-streaming the eagle's nest in north fort myers, florida. two american bald eagles, "harriet" and "m-15" are caring for their first born and waiting for the other to arrive. the camera was launched in october 20-12 - allowing more than 16-million viewers back then to watch eagles ozzie and harriet raise their two eaglets. here's a live look at eagle cam. we are still wating for the 2nd eaglet to hatch. you can watch the progress on a live stream on the kron 4 facebook page. live look outside.sutro tower. >> rebecca: lots of sunshine images in the fifties and then

live right now what else so we will have an awful forecast

coming up in 15 minutes. >> marty:in california news. outside of the concert is happening conn friday night police say the shots were fired in the concert was canceled. no one inside was hurt. working to figure out what led the shots being fired. in california news 18 people save and have a class started to tell after being stuck at amusement park and a large county. a rally at the scene two hours later at 5:00. held 125 riders and no injuries were reported no word this morningo why the ride all functions.

>> reporter: decision to now retaliate against the u-s. this after president barrack obama punished russia. for interfering in the u-s presidential election. andy rose has the details you need to know this morning. a day after president obama announced sanctions against russia and the expulsion of 35 of their diplomats from the u.s., president-elect trump is praising a leader. but not the one he's about to replace. trump's compliment was directed at vladimir putin, after the

russian president announced he would hold off from retaliating against the u.s., at least for now. "we will not stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. it is a pity that the president obama administration finishes its work this way. but nevertheless, i congratulate him and his family a happy new year." putin continued by saying he would attempt to rebuild relations after trump's inauguration next month. that was all it took for trump to respond in kind to the russian leader on twitter, calling him "very smart" yet trump's team was more reserved when addressing the white house measures leveled against russia for allegedly interfering with the u.s. election. kellyanne conway/ trump transition sr. adviser: "i've been reading all these reports about these sanctions put forward by obama and his administration. some seem largely symbolic. the gru doesn't travel here. doesn't keep its assets here. no reason allies will follow suit. and we've yet to see all the intelligence reports. trump's praise for putin might not be all that surprising considering the compliments he and putin exchanged during the presidential campaign. but with putin putting

retaliation on hold, trump will have some key decisions to make as soon as he takes office. i'm andy rose, reporting. and happening now. the russian diplomats in the bay area being expelled from the country are expected to fly back to russia with their families today. kron four's dan kerman reports one of the four local diplomats headed home is the consulate chef. >> reporter: and well and administration in that post calls the suggestion that the four diplomats are intelligence operatives as are ridiculous one

of the persons who is expel the has been the shelf of the consulate. the warriors took another big lead into the 4th quarter against the mavs. former warrior harrsion barnes take over oracle. the highlights coming up. live look outside. richmond bridge and here's new year's fireworks from sydney australia they celebrated about 5:00 am pacific time. for the weekend: it's the chanukah grand finale in san francisco. check out the 25 foot tall mahogany bill graham menorah. it's happening at union square park at 7:00 tonight. and it's free to attend.

>> reporter: and last two games this the the the money to clean

that up and they're spotted bass of the mavericks' a family affair auricles f. curry facing jack del rio. >> reporter: eligible: a first of all lawyers later on aces' war europe 14 and they wouldn't stop thompson good from the corner pocket. 17 of his 29 points in the fair lawn and 7637 led by 24 the fourth bell blown leads this time when a late 99 year, a final and then on monday. as the nfl said it will not be reinstated this seasonally is putting his case settled until mid march and even then as i guarantee if he will be allowed to come back. the

raiders will face the broncos on sunday. >> reporter: the card of going up pressure mccaffrey arise during that prepares for the nfl draft. it is that since the start of the day with the cardinal defense forced three turnovers score a touchdown and with a key stop on a game tied ever saw talking about the sharks looking for a fourth straight win policy of some of the defense and just awfully. in this score all nine guests and brown puts as your final on

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>> rebecca: snores stay home a fire in the fireplace. we're also seeing a light breeze as well as some parts of the bay area sampras's go 7 mi. an hour winds a feeling called everywhere. copper for is on east bay shoreline far east in the valley areas more '40's antioch and the more 44 for san jose this morning waking up to 47 in san francisco. fifties on

the board for half moon bay and peninsula. >> rebecca: years ago very clear cold night for new year's eve and tomorrow we will kick off 27 tina on dry conditions. live look outside. golden gate bridge. for the weekend:

it's the very royal new year's even in san francisco. ' check out the balloon drop at midnight and smooth jams. it's happening at the royale and starts at 8:00 tonight. it's free to attend. in bay area headlines this morning. police are searching for a thief who made off with four-hundred thousand dollars worth of gold and diamonds in san francisco's mission district. officials say it happened around 6-30 on thursday night when this man was making a jewelry delivery. at the san

francisco jewlery center on utah street. he opened his trunk to get out his brief case and was reportedly blindsided by the robber. police say that it is possible the robbers were familiar with the victim's protocol when they parked in front of the jewelry center. and this morning police are looking for a man who assaulted a woman in pleasanton. it happend just after midnight friday morning when she was walking on main street. the victim says she saw a man drive by in an early 90's honda accord. he then made a u-turn and got out of his car. the woman says she was grabbed from behind but managed to break free and call police. there is no clear description of the attacker. happening now. a new rent control law is in effect this morning in richmond. kron four's hermela aregawi shows us what exactly the new law does. some richmond residents will see their rents go down, it's all thanks to the november passage of measure l. the law applies to people living in buildings with two or more rental units.

their rent will now be whatever the amount they were paying on or before july 21, 2015. michelle alvarez says her rent went up 138 dollars after the first year. sot michelle alvarez it's dropping back down because of rent control which we are very thankful for which is extra money in our pocket towards gas to get to work or extra things for our kid she now pays about 80 dollars less a month. sot michelle alavrez it relieves our stress because we were just planning to move next year once the lease was up so i'm glad it went through and i'm happy for other residents in the complex that have also been here. the law doesn't apply to single family homes or units built after 1995. but advocates like marilyn langlois. which is also a small scale landlord says the measure will protect those in richmond

who want to settle down here. sot maryln langlois they'll be protected from extreme rent increases that might force them to leave. it will also be benefecial to neighborhoods in general because it will stabilize neighborhoods. the less rapid turnover you have among neighbors, the more stable the neighborhoods are. and it will also provide predictability and stability for landlords as well. standup now if the tenant moves out the landlord does have the right to raise the rent to be competitive in the market but the law prohibits them from evicting a tenant in order to do that. reporting in richmond, ha, k4 news. in the east bay. a homeless community is growing

in a very busy berkeley neighborhood. they say it's a protest for affordable housing kron 4's ella sogomonian has more on their demands. this is video exclusive to kron 4 news of berkeley police raiding a homeless encampment two weeks ago off ashby avenue. since then - about ten people living in tents have set up again - this time in the affluent neighborhood known as the gourmet ghetto. brett schnaper, homeless protestor "i became disabled last year and my debt structure became monstrous. and i wound p losing my rent controlled apartment on the westside where i've lived for the past 20 years." the group posted up on the median divider off shattuck place and rose street. the busy location is part of a strategy to draw attention to their protest. the group is requesting a sanctuary for their tents on berkeley city land despite available homeless shelters. "you can end up bedding down next to a seriously mentally or neurologically impaired person. and they can come up on violent. newly elected berkeley city council member cheryl davila paid a visit to the camp friday night after angry letters from the comunity. cheryl davila, berkeley city

council district 2 "i'm hopeful that we can resolve all the issues that need to be resolved to keep or resolve the homeless problem period." a business owner across the way said the tent encampent could drive away customers but is more concerned with homeless people cming in and out using restrooms and disrupting business. on the other hand a woman who works in the area sympathizes with the protest in an increasingly expensive region. camilla kitka, works across from tents "it is a form of protests and protests aren't made to make people feel comfortable." tag the transient protestors say they prefer a designated tent city to a shelter because they can choose neighbors they can trust and come and go as they please while they look for permanent housing. live in berkeley ella sogomonian kron 4 news. is there an elk in your bed?

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hundre the family already has two daughters in addition to the triplets. but this process was very different from the others. the parents are getting used to their family growing from four to seven. their father also says things are actually a little easier now. no longer having to make those daily trips back and forth to the hospital. >> marty:coming up next. a devasting fire in oakland that claimed the lives of 36. next, we take a closer look back at the east bay tragedy. live look outside. san mateo bridge. for the weekend:

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ourselves. >> marty: other crews arrived on scene as well. from boulevard in watsonville this, the raccoon was stuck too tightly to be a pullout. the u.s. contract and by 81030 friday night. and as they understand that on our normal now and also received more fluids all is well for the record and paid

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this morning... next year's movie box office >> marty:david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. "state your name for the record." "jyn erso." "rogue one: a star wars story" helped disney dominate the domestic box office in 2016, and 2017 is looking like a sequel! actually, lots of sequels! a survey by online ticket site fandango shows the year's three next "star wars" movie, "episode eight". the marvel sci-fi superhero sequel "guardians of the galaxy, volume two". and

the live-action remake of "beauty and the beast," starring emma watson. "it's like a pipe dream." "this is the dream. it's conflict, and it's compromise, and it's very, very exciting." ryan gosling is reteaming with his "la la land" director for a project that's literally out of this world. gosling will star for damian chazelle in "first man," a bio-pic about neil armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon. filming is expected to begin in early 2017. "open fire!" and if darth vader's all-too-

brief appearances in "rogue one" left you wanting more, a you- tube user has recreated the sith lord's final scene -- in lego! even when he's two inches tall and made of plastic, vader is still pretty scary. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. the man best known for his drawing the walt disney animated feauture "bambi" has died. tyus wong passed away friday according to a statement released by the walt disney family museum. wong started his career as a entry level animator for disney in 19-38. he drew hundreds of mickey mouse sketches during that time, according to a statement by disney. wong was 106 years old. >>

rebecca: lot of the going out tomorrow new year's day drive mostly sunny.

oooh. wowww. there it is. it's the red tag sales event and people are excited to bring in the new year with a new chevrolet. i'm a huge chevy fan. how would you feel about starting 2017 in a new chevy? it sounds wonderful. honestly, i would take any one. oh heck yeah! i want to get one tomorrow. fantastic! turn it on, let's go. during the red tag sales event get two deals in one. find your tag for an average total value over ninety-six hundred dollars on chevy silverado all stars. hurry, the red tag sales event ends january 3rd.

is sponsored by russell's fine furniture. (upbeat pop music) we're at richard's fine furniture in santa clara, hello, i'm henry tenenbaum and boy, they have got a big deal going on here. this is half off, this is half off, this is all half off, this is half off, this is half off. yes, ladies and gentlemen, richard and his grandson, josh. gentlemen, i have a question about your math. - okay. - okay, ready? - sure. - look at this beautiful, this is a beautiful piece, richard. - [richard] it is. - tell us just a little bit about it. - shape drawers down on either side, they go all the way through. - take a look at this. - finished on the other side so it can be a room divider. it's an exquisite piece, look at the movement on the piece. - yeah. - the shape and the whole detail to it. - okay, so, the list price on this half-off