here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring

precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week. ( marty ) happening

today... the funeral services will be held for andrew camilleri. he was killed by a suspected drunk driver while on patrol on interstate 880 in hayward. his memorial service will take place this morning at 8:30 a.m. at the christian life center in stockton. that will be followed by a graveside service in his hometown of tracy at the tracy public cemetery. the officer leaves behind a wife and three young children.. we have a link on kron-4- dot-com where you can donate to his family. kron 4's camila bernal is on her way and will have a live report coming up later this morning. (marty) happening now:a major d-u-i crackdown is underway this holiday weekend... checkpoints are set up all across the bay area.. last year the chp made 621 arrests during the holidays. this year ... more than 900 arrests have been made. chp officers say there are various options for people to get home safely. ( marty ) and in an effort to

keep drunk drivers off the road on new year's eve... bay area on new year's off the road drunk drivers effort to keep and in an ( marty ) ( marty )( marty ) and in an and in an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road on new year's eve... bay area public transportation agencies are offering free rides. in the south bay -- the v-t-a is offering free service from 8pm new year's eve until 5am new year's day. cal-train and muni are also offering free rides during that time... bart is 'not' offering free rides... but is extending service hours until 3-am. and you can always call a taxi, uber or lyft... according to san francisco

police chief bill scott, the huge new year's celebrations around town will have increased and visible police presence....along with many plainclothes officers keeping an eye on things."while everyone else is having a good time, this city - some amazing people in our various city departments - they're going to be working overtime to make sure that residents of our city and visitors in our city are safe."that includes folks from public works, the office of emergency management, and s-f-m-t-a.officers will also be in touch with the f-b-i and the coast guard.police know of no credible threats to the city for new year's eve.so now you just have to decide - do you take on the challenge of biggest parties on the west coast?know, whatever 'cool, i want to be part of the crowd,' or 'naw, i'll just chill.' ( marty ) if you don't want to go out for new

( marty ) ( marty ) ( marty ) if you don't want to go out for new year's eve -- kron4 has you covered. starting at eight - we'll broadcast the big new year's

celebration in las vegas. then at 11:30 pm grant lodes and justine waldman will host the festivities from san francisco.. and we'll bring you the fireworks from along the embarcadero. ( marty ) new details on that deadly apartment fire in new york city. what investigators think sparked the blaze. ( marty ) a workplace shooting in southern california. what lead to the violence. ( darya ) and after the break.. how working out in the cold may be more beneficial to your health.

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your heart rate during your workout. also be aware of dehydration. you won't sweat as much in the cold so you won't realize how much fluid you've ( marty ) eight northeastern states are suing the trump administration after being denied a request that would limit smog pollution from other states. in 2013, they asked the e-p-a to impose tougher controls, arguing that pollution from certain midwestern states was affecting the health of their residents. the request was denied last month. they say that the denial violates the clean air act. those states are asking the federal court to force the e-p-a to accept their petition. ( dave )cold start, but mild into the afternoon. we'll check it out..next ! ( marty ) for the weekend: free ice skating lessons in san francisco's union square -- starting this morning at 8:30. these do require an r-s-

v-p and tickets for today may already be gone -- so if you're interested, sign up online for any saturday or sunday now through january 14th. the free lessons are 30 minutes long and include skate rental.

(marty) welcome back to the kron4 morning news. much of the nation is bracing for the coldest new year's eve in decades. the emergency response group is sending volunteers from around the country to erie, pennsylvania... helping residents dig out of this week's historic storm that dropped nearly six feet of snow -- with more on the way this weekend. thousands of residents are stuck in their homes. meanwhile in michigan -- white-out conditions across an icy

highway near grand rapids trigged a 40-car pileup friday afternoon. the highway had to be shut down for nearly 3 hours. no word on any injuries. toss to weather. (dave)dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

( marty )a fire that killed 12 people in the bronx appears to have been started by a toddler. it happened early friday morning in an apartment building...sara ganim reports on the worst fire tragedy in new york in at least a quarter century. get out of the way! now!...move, move, move." thursday night - a deadly fire engulfed a bronx apartment complex "people trapped. apartment 13. we're getting a baby in there.""also apartment

six. people trapped."fernando batiz's sister - maria batiz and her 8-month-old granddaughter were among the 12 people killedi'm in shock right now. i don't know how to react. i'm just numbthe nypd says they are still working to identify all of the victims... kwabena mensah fears his 28-year- old son emmanuel is one of those yet to be named... kwabena mensah/father of fire victim: "i heard that he was trying to help people out. he brought people outside. he came, went back again, and i think on the third time he couldn't find his way out," friday morning, officials said the flames started in a first-floor unit, where a three-year-old boy was playing with the burners on a stove. his mother noticed when the boy screamed. commissioner daniel nigro/new york fire department: "she exited her apartment with her 2 yr old and 3 yr old and left the door open. so uh, this fire quickly spread up the stairs. fire travels up the stairway, acted like a chimney."the city fire commissioner reminded all

residents that in a fire emergency, closing all doors is a critical step to help prevent tragedies like this. seven firefighters were also injured.mayor bill de blasio/new york: "they were there right away. remember, with the freezing cold, tough conditions for firefighters and our emergency personnel, they did a great, great job"in the bronx, ny... i'm sara ganim reporting ( marty )new details about a workplace shooting in southern california. a man walked into a long beach law firm where he worked, shot two people, then turned the gun on himself. this is video from over the scene .. one of the victims drove themselves to the hospital -- the other died at the scene. it's not clear what led to the shooting. ( marty ) in the east bay -- antioch police are looking for the person who was seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children. it happened on christmas day on delta fair boulevard...at the contra costa county employment and human development department. surveillance video shows the man who walks off to a

white truck with no license plate...siphoning gas. officials say this crime... poses a threat to children in the area.(sot) investigators investigators say... this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. ( marty ) coming up.. the warriors back in action against steph curry's home town team. steph's still on the bench, how did the dubs do without him? highlights ahead. live look outside... richmond bridge ( marty ) for the weekend: it's the final free parking day of the year in oakland. free parking at meters, kiosks, and certain city owned lots all day today. so get out and support your local businesses. be careful though -- parking time limits still apply.

the warriors were taking on the hornets at oracle arena. on paper... golden state heavy favorites to win their tenth game without steph curry. the hornets have only won two road games this season. curry ready to make his return from injury tomorrow night against the grizzlies. warriors got off to a nice start -- moving the ball well... klay thompson all alone for three scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half... giants announcer... duane kuiper is loving it. but charlotte came to play -- dwight howard inside for the easy slam howard... 29 points, 13 boards, 7 assists

late in the third warriors in trouble... playing very sloppy... kevin durant cleans it up with a pull up triple led golden state with 27 points warriors couldn't stop turn it over... jeremy lamb picks off andre iguodala hornets scored 32 points off turnovers. kemba walker ices the game with a three charlotte wins 111-110 warriors second loss in the month of december. === the raiders will make their first trip down to los angeles to play the chargers. the bolts are heavy favorites to win the game but in recent history the silver and black have done well against the chargers on the road they have won their last two matchups. the raiders want to finish strong and avoid losing their tenth game of the year. if

they lose and denver wins, they will finish in last place in the a-f-c west.=== meanwhile jimmy garoppolo and the 49ers are looking to end the year with five straight wins. their matchup against the rams seems to be very favorable. rams head coach, sean mc-vay is resting most if not all of his starters, including the bay area's own jared goff, and star running back todd gurley. === finally, the cotton bowl had a college playoff feel to it eight ranked u-s-c taking on fifth ranked ohio state sam darnold projected to be the first overall pick in this year's draft... didn't have a great game second quarter -- darnold gets picked off by damon webb... he had three turnovers. buckeyes up 17-nothing fifth-year senior, j-t barrett played lights out... he finished with

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welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave) dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures

beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week. ( marty ) san jose police are investigating a second homicide in the city, both of them happeningin a span of happeningthem city, both of homicide in the second investigating a police are san jose ( marty )

( marty ) san jose police are investigating a second homicide in the city, both of them happeningin a span of just over 24 hours... one of them was a 17 year old boy who was stabbed to death. he was killed near the corner of east san antonio street and south sunset avenue... that's just blocks from cesar chavez elementary school and lee mathson middle school. and on wednesday, a man was shot and killed on van winkle lane. that incident also happened near an elementary school, aptitude community academy. there's no information yet on suspects. ( marty ) in the east bay: police are searching for the whoever is responsible for burglarizing a store on christmas eve. kron four's philippe djegal shows the surveillance video of the thief. (philippe)m.p. singh/nats- "there was an apple desktop, big one here." m-p singh is down five laptops and desktop computers, totaling more than 5-thousand dollars

in losses. after discovering his office suite at bishop ranch in san ramon was burglarized in the afternoon on christmas eve. m.p- singh/federal solutions group- "we, we, we feel really bad about it." singh says the burglar broke through his locked door to get in. singh also says the main door to the building was locked when he left that day. but it's unclear if it was locked when the suspect stopped by. fortunately for singh, his neighbors at pink java next door, who were also burglarized the same day by who they believe is the same man... caught him in the act, through a surveillance camera set-up underneath a desk, which captured the man stealing about 30-thousand dollars worth of electronics and cash.max schlienger/pink java- "seeing the nonchalant way he just strolled in here, picked up all our things and left. it really made me feel kind of sick to my stomach." max schlienger (shh-ling-err) says his company has handed this survaillance video over to police and is confident in the investigation. but having never experienced a burglary of this magnitude... he

says pink java is now in the process of improving their security.max schlienger/pink java- "suffice to say that anybody else who tries to rob us, might not have such an easy time." as for singh... he says he and his employees will take home all of the expensive electronic items from the office at the end of each day... until the burglar is caught. in san ramon, philippe djegal, kron four news. happening today... the funeral services will be held for andrew camilleri. he was officer killed by a suspected drunk driver while on patrol on interstate 880 in hayward. kron 4's camila bernal is live in stockton with more. camila? thanks camila?more.stockton with is live in camila bernal is live in stockton with more. camila?

thanks camila thanks thanks camila ( marty ) coming up.. it's been 9 years since oscar grant years since it's been 9 coming up..( marty ) camila thanks thanks camila

( marty ) coming up.. it's been 9 years since oscar grant was killed at the fruitvale bart station. we'll find out how his uncle is preparing to honor his nephew. live look outside... san mateo bridge.

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(vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars in just ten years. get 0% financing for 63 months on select models. plus we'll donate $250 to charity. nine years ago monday -- new year's day -- oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart officer at oakland's fruitvale

station. kron4's ella sogomonian met with grant's family in san jose as they prepare for the somber anniversary of his death. sot: ella sogomonian, san jose// "it's hard to believe it's already been nine years since oscar grant was killed at that bart station but his uncle says it's so crucial to recognize that day as a part of history."22-year-old oscar grant was killed at the fruitvale bart station by an officer responding to a call of a fight on the train. cellphone video captured as he was restrained and lay face down, unarmed, when he was shot in the back. sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "oscar was very dear to me, he was my first nephew and to witness on video camera what happened to him was really painful."painful but also helpful for the family who say the video gave them more clarity on what happened that day on january first 2009 and led to the officer's conviction.sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "for the first time in california state history an officer was arrested, charged and convicted and sent to jail." his uncle says it's crucial to recognize grant's untimely

death as a moment in history to inspire change in policing. sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "and it was because of that murder itself that helped me come to realize how important it was that i address this concern of police terrorism and embrace young men that have been impacted by the same act."since then the family has found purpose as civil rights activists launching the oscar grant foundation and love not blood campaign bringing together a commmunity of people far and wide who've lost loved ones at the hands of an officer.sot: ella sogomonian, san jose// "and in his memory the family of oscar grant is inviting the community as yet another vigil that will be held at the fruitvale bart station on sunday at 11 in the morning. in san jose ellasogomonian kro n4 news." coming up... a new year also means lots of new laws in california... a look at some of them ahead. live look outside... san francisco international airport.

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outside...sutro tower. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave) dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring

precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

(marty) another big story this morning -- cases of the flu are on the rise across the u-s -- with the majority of states reporting widespread flu activity. kron 4's dan kerman explains why this year's flu shot hasn't offered more protection from the virus. the number of people coming down with the flu is on the rise, and doctors warn the numbers are similar to last yearááásot randy bergen, m.d./kaiser permanente flu vaccine program 07-18last year was one of our worst flue seasons for about a decade, we had more cases of influenza confirmed than we had since 2006 and we're approaching those same number this past week.kaiser permanente infectious disease specialist dr. randy bergen says to make matters worse the flu vaccine doesn't seem to be as

effective as it has been in past years. the same thing happened during the southern hemisphere's flu season and the results were devastating. sot the australian government reported 2 and a half times more confirmed cases of influenza than they normally do. do you think we might see that here? i sure hope not. still doctors say the flu season could last until march or april, so you are better with the vaccine than without it.sotyou do get protection from a variety of strains and even though there are some strains circulating, there may be other strains going through the communities later on and partial protection is better than no protection .while it's little help for this year, doctors say studies are underway to look at new ways to develop a flu vaccine so it's more effective. at kaiser in walnut creek, dan kerman kron 4 news. (marty) 2018 is fast approaching and with it -- new laws that will affect millions of californians. legalized pot is getting all the

headlines, but many other big changes lie ahead... like the ones relating to undocumented immigrants. catherine hennan reports. in direct defiance of president trump, california law enforcement officials have new, strict limits on how much they can help federal immigration authorities.police can no longer ask for someone's immigration status . landlords can face civil penalties for threatening to report renters to federal authorities.federal agents will need warrants to raid workplaces ... and employers can be fined for failing to warn workers 72 hours in advance.whooshcalifornia already has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.now they are getting even stricter.all school employees are banned from carrying concealed weapons on campus.anyone convicted of a hate crime loses the right to own a gun for ten years.anyone building a guns from parts will have to get a serial number from the state,all ammunition sales have to go through a licensed vendor ...

so even if you order bullets online, you'll have to go to a store to pick them up.whoosh on the road you should know that you cannot smoke or consume marijuana at any time while you are driving. registering your car will cost up to 175=dollars more as the state is tacking on a road improvement fee.alternative fuel vehicles are exempt. beginning in september, californians who are transgender, intersex or don't identify as male or female can choose a gender-neutral option on their drivers license .and if you have a note from your doctor, you can have your car windows tinted.whooshjob applicants will no longer have to answer the question: "how much did you make in your last job?"also banned: that little box that asks if you have a criminal record.millions of workers at small businesses will now get up to 12 weaks of unpaid family leave, without losing their health insurance. and the state's minimum wage is bumping up again to 11

dollars an hour (marty) in addition, voters in san mateo, napa and three other california counties will lose their polling places, as the state phases in an all voting by mail system. also sometime next year, the first year of community college is supposed to become free for all first- time, full-time students. ringo star is awarded a new honor. details after the break. ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... live look

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list" indicates there will soon be another "hard day's knight... of the realm." that's knight with a "k" -- as beatles drummer ringo starr -- is set to be knighted by queen elizabeth for his contributions to music. the 77-year old is the second beatle to be knighted, 21 years after paul mccartney. bee gees singer barry gibb, and actor high laurie will also be recognized. (marty) las vegas is getting ready for a huge new year's fireworks celebration. pyro-technicians will set off a colorful array of explosives atop several buildings on the strip..including the treasure island hotel. we're told it takes crews four days to prepare for the 8 minute show. in all...80-thousand shells will be set off simultaneously from seven different locations at the stroke of midnight. an estimated 300-thousand people are expected to flood the strip (marty) and check this out. mother nature providing an unusual -- and beautiful -- sight. this is a soap

bubble, freezing in low temperatures. we'll speed this up a little. and no, that star you see is not some sort of filter or special effect ... it's sugar in the soap mix that creates a crystal-like appearance as the bubble freezes. the woman who filmed this particular clip made the soap bubbles herself using dish soap, corn syrup, and sugar. ( dave )cold start, but mild into the afternoon. we'll check it out..next ! (camilla) out..next !we'll check it afternoon. we'll check it out..next ! (camilla) officer killed in a dui crash funeral..

here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern

change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

happening today... the funeral services will be held for andrew camilleri. he was officer killed by a suspected drunk driver while on patrol on interstate 880 in hayward. kron 4's camila bernal is live in stockton with more. camila?

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(marty) happening now:a major d-u-i crackdown is underway this holiday weekend... checkpoints are set up all across the bay area.. last year the chp made 621 arrests during the holidays. this year ... more than 900 arrests have been made. chp officers say there are various options for people to get home safely. ( marty ) and in an effort to keep

drunk drivers off the road on new year's eve... bay area public transportation agencies are offering free rides. in the south bay -- the v-t-a is offering free service from 8pm new year's eve until 5am new year's day. cal-train and muni are also offering free rides during that time... bart is 'not' offering free rides... but is extending service hours until 3-am. and you can always call a taxi, uber or lyft... ( marty )the city of san francisco is putting a lot of resources into the various new year's celebrations tomorrow night.kron four's spencer blake has been looking into preparations. according to san francisco police chief bill scott, the

huge new year's celebrations around town will have increased and visible police presence....along with many plainclothes officers keeping an eye on things."while everyone else is having a good time, this city - some amazing people in our various city departments - they're going to be working overtime to make sure that residents of our city and visitors in our city are safe."that includes folks from public works, the office of emergency management, and s-f-m-t-a.officers will also be in touch with the f-b-i and the coast guard.police know of no credible threats to the city for new year's eve.so now you just have to decide - do you take on the challenge of one of the biggest outdoors parties on the west coast?"it depends, ya know, whatever i'm feeling. like, 'cool, i want to be part of the crowd,' or 'naw, i'll just chill.'haven't decided yet?yeah, i haven't decided yet, honestly."friday the fire department introduced its brand-new multi-casualty transport bus for the holiday. "we will have a doctor on board to assist with patients as opposed to necessarily transporting everyone to the hospital, some patients may be able to be treated on scene within the venue."more police on foot, bike, and cars; more

ambulances; and free transportation for everyone after eight p-m...should give you plenty of peace of mind as you ring in the new year. ( marty ) if you don't want to go out for new year's eve -- kron4 has you covered. starting at eight - we'll broadcast the big new year's celebration in las vegas. then at 11:30 pm grant lodes and justine waldman will host the festivities from san francisco.. and we'll bring you the fireworks from along the embarcadero.

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look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) if you want to make the most of your morning run, do it in the cold. running in the cold burns more calories. that's because your body naturally starts to shiver to generate more heat, which makes you burn more fat. but be careful! doctors say to plan your workout so you're cold enough to just shiver and not freeze. and be sure to keep up your heart rate during your workout. also be aware of dehydration. you won't sweat as much in the cold so you won't realize how much fluid you've actually lost. ( marty ) eight northeastern states are suing the trump administration after being denied a request that would limit smog pollution from other states. in 2013, they asked the e-p-a to impose tougher controls, arguing that pollution from certain midwestern states was affecting the health of their

residents. the request was denied last month. they say that the denial violates the clean air act. those states are asking the federal court to force the e-p-a to accept their petition. ( dave )cold start, but mild into the afternoon. we'll check it out..next ! ( marty ) for the weekend: free ice skating lessons in san francisco's union square -- starting this morning at 8:30. these do require an r-s- v-p and tickets for today may already be gone -- so if you're interested, sign up online for any saturday or sunday now through january 14th. the free lessons are 30 minutes long and include skate rental.

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part of next week, though with a slight week, though part of next into the first will continue conditions dry weather (dave) weather. toss to toss to weather. (dave)dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

( marty ) a fire that killed 12 people in the bronx appears to have been started by a toddler. it happened early friday morning in an apartment building...sara ganim reports on the worst fire tragedy in new york in at least a quarter century. get out of the way! now!...move, move, move." thursday night - a deadly fire

engulfed a bronx apartment complex "people trapped. apartment 13. we're getting a baby in there.""also apartment six. people trapped."fernando batiz's sister - maria batiz and her 8-month-old granddaughter were among the 12 people killedi'm in shock right now. i don't know how to react. i'm just numbthe nypd says they are still working to identify all of the victims... kwabena mensah fears his 28-year- old son emmanuel is one of those yet to be named... kwabena mensah/father of fire victim: "i heard that he was trying to help people out. he brought people outside. he came, went back again, and i think on the third time he couldn't find his way out," friday morning, officials said the flames started in a first-floor unit, where a three-year-old boy was playing with the burners on a stove. his mother noticed when the boy screamed. commissioner daniel nigro/new york fire department: "she exited her apartment with her 2 yr old and 3 yr old and left the door

open. so uh, this fire quickly spread up the stairs. fire travels up the stairway, acted like a chimney."the city fire commissioner reminded all residents that in a fire emergency, closing all doors is a critical step to help prevent tragedies like this. seven firefighters were also injured.mayor bill de blasio/new york: "they were there right away. remember, with the freezing cold, tough conditions for firefighters and our emergency personnel, they did a great, great job"in the bronx, ny... i'm sara ganim reporting ( marty )new details about a workplace shooting in southern california. a man walked into a long beach law firm where he worked, shot two people, then turned the gun on himself. this is video from over the scene .. one of the victims drove themselves to the hospital -- the other died at the scene. it's not clear what led to the shooting. ( marty ) in the east bay -- antioch police are looking for the person who was seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children.

it happened on christmas day on delta fair boulevard...at the contra costa county employment and human development department. surveillance video shows the man who walks off to a white truck with no license plate...siphoning gas. officials say this crime... poses a threat to children in the area. investigators say... this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. ( marty ) coming up.. the warriors back in action against steph curry's home town team. steph's still on the bench, how did the dubs do without him? highlights ahead. live look outside... richmond bridge ( marty ) for the weekend: it's the final free parking day of the year in oakland.

free parking at meters, kiosks, and certain city owned lots all day today. so get out and support your local businesses. be careful though -- parking time limits still apply.

my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars in just ten years. get 0% financing for 63 months on select models. plus we'll donate $250 to charity.

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the kron4 morning news. here's a live news.kron4 morning back to the welcome ( marty ) ( marty ) welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)dry weather conditions

will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

( marty ) san jose police are investigating a second homicide in the city, both of them happeningin a span of just over 24 hours... one of them was a 17 year old boy who was stabbed to death. he was killed near the corner of east san antonio street and south sunset avenue... that's just blocks from cesar chavez elementary school and lee mathson middle school. and on wednesday, a man was shot and killed on van winkle lane. that incident also happened near an elementary school, aptitude community academy. there's no information yet on suspects. ( marty ) in the east bay: police are searching for the whoever is responsible for burglarizing a store on christmas eve. kron four's philippe djegal shows the surveillance video of the

thief. (philippe)m.p. singh/nats- "there was an apple desktop, big one here." m-p singh is down five laptops and desktop computers, totaling more than 5-thousand dollars in losses. after discovering his office suite at bishop ranch in san ramon was burglarized in the afternoon on christmas eve. m.p- singh/federal solutions group- "we, we, we feel really bad about it." singh says the burglar broke through his locked door to get in. singh also says the main door to the building was locked when he left that day. but it's unclear if it was locked when the suspect stopped by. fortunately for singh, his neighbors at pink java next door, who were also burglarized the same day by who they believe is the same man... caught him in the act, through a surveillance camera set-up underneath a desk, which captured the man stealing about 30-thousand dollars worth of electronics and cash.max schlienger/pink java- "seeing the nonchalant way he just strolled in here, picked up all our things and

left. it really made me feel kind of sick to my stomach." max schlienger (shh-ling-err) says his company has handed this survaillance video over to police and is confident in the investigation. but having never experienced a burglary of this magnitude... he says pink java is now in the process of improving their security.max schlienger/pink java- "suffice to say that anybody else who tries to rob us, might not have such an easy time." as for singh... he says he and his employees will take home all of the expensive electronic items from the office at the end of each day... until the burglar is caught. in san ramon, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty ) another big story we're following this morning... mail trucks are being targeted across the bay area. the postal service says that it's seen an increase in truck break-ins.. they're happening while the carriers are away from the truck delivering mail. the break-ins have been reported from san jose to antioch.. the latest incident was in richmond on wednesday.. kron 4's gabe slate met with a postal inspector who has some advice on what to do if your mail has been stolen.. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s.

postal inspectoru.s. postal inspector public information officier jeff fitch says this is where the last mail truck break in theft took place on wednesday december 27th in the 2900 block of johnson avenue in richmond. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspector these mail truck break ins have taken place while the truck is parked and the letter carrier is away from the truck delivering mail. these thefts have stretched from the south bay all the way up to the east bay. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspectorall of these thefts took place in broad daylight.sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspector the post office is investigating these thefts and are asking for the public's help. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspector in

richmond gabe slate kron 4 news. live look outside... san mateo bridge.

nine years ago monday -- new year's day -- oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart officer at oakland's fruitvale station. kron4's ella sogomonian met with grant's family in san jose as they prepare for the somber anniversary of his death. sot: ella sogomonian, san jose// "it's hard to believe it's already been nine years

since oscar grant was killed at that bart station but his uncle says it's so crucial to recognize that day as a part of history."22-year-old oscar grant was killed at the fruitvale bart station by an officer responding to a call of a fight on the train. cellphone video captured as he was restrained and lay face down, unarmed, when he was shot in the back. sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "oscar was very dear to me, he was my first nephew and to witness on video camera what happened to him was really painful."painful but also helpful for the family who say the video gave them more clarity on what happened that day on january first 2009 and led to the officer's conviction.sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "for the first time in california state history an officer was arrested, charged and convicted and sent to jail." his uncle says it's crucial to recognize grant's untimely death as a moment in history to inspire change in policing. sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "and it was because of that murder itself that helped me come to realize how important it was that i address this concern of police terrorism and embrace young

men that have been impacted by the same act."since then the family has found purpose as civil rights activists launching the oscar grant foundation and love not blood campaign bringing together a commmunity of people far and wide who've lost loved ones at the hands of an officer.sot: ella sogomonian, san jose// "and in his memory the family of oscar grant is inviting the community as yet another vigil that will be held at the fruitvale bart station on sunday at 11 in the morning. in san jose ellasogomonian kro n4 news."

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funeral services will be held for andrew camilleri. he was officer killed by a suspected drunk driver while on patrol on interstate 880 in hayward. kron 4's camila bernal is live in stockton with more. camila?

thanks camila ( marty ) live look outside...sutro tower. (dave) dry weather conditions will

continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week. (marty) 2018 is fast approaching and with it -- new

laws that will affect millions of californians. legalized pot is getting all the headlines, but many other big changes lie ahead... like the ones relating to undocumented immigrants. catherine (marty) 2018 is fast

approaching and with it -- new laws that will affect millions of californians. legalized pot is getting all the headlines, but many other big changes lie ahead... like the ones relating to undocumented immigrants. catherine hennan reports. in direct defiance of president trump, california law enforcement officials have new, strict limits on how much they can help federal immigration authorities.police can no longer ask for someone's immigration status . landlords can face civil penalties for threatening to report renters to federal authorities.federal agents will need warrants to raid workplaces ... and employers can be fined for failing to warn workers 72 hours in advance.whooshcalifornia already has some of the

strictest gun laws in the country.now they are getting even stricter.all school employees are banned from carrying concealed weapons on campus.anyone convicted of a hate crime loses the right to own a gun for ten years.anyone building a guns from parts will have to get a serial number from the state,all ammunition sales have to go through a licensed vendor ... so even if you order bullets online, you'll have to go to a store to pick them up.whoosh on the road you should know that you cannot smoke or consume marijuana at any time while you are driving. registering your car will cost up to 175=dollars more as the state is tacking on a road improvement fee.alternative fuel vehicles are exempt. beginning in september, californians who are transgender, intersex or don't identify as male or female can choose a gender-neutral option on their drivers license .and if you have a note from your doctor, you can have your car

windows tinted.whooshjob applicants will no longer have to answer the question: "how much did you make in your last job?"also banned: that little box that asks if you have a criminal record.millions of workers at small businesses will now get up to 12 weaks of unpaid family leave, without losing their health insurance. and the state's minimum wage is bumping up again to 11 dollars an hour (marty) in addition, voters in san mateo, napa and three other california counties will lose their polling places, as the state phases in an all voting by mail system. also sometime next year, the first year of community college is supposed to become free for all first-time, full-time students. ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... in the u-k, the recently

announced "queen's honors list" indicates there will soon be another "hard day's knight... of the realm." that's knight with a "k" -- as beatles drummer ringo starr -- is set to be knighted by queen elizabeth for his contributions to music. the 77-year old is the second beatle to be knighted, 21 years after paul mccartney. bee gees singer barry gibb, and actor high laurie will also be recognized. (marty) las vegas is getting ready for a huge new year's fireworks celebration. pyro-technicians will set off a colorful array of explosives atop several buildings on the strip..including the treasure island hotel. we're told it takes crews four days to prepare for the 8 minute show. in all...80-thousand shells will be set off simultaneously from seven different locations at the stroke of midnight. an

estimated 300-thousand people are expected to flood the strip for the show. (marty) and check this out. mother nature providing an unusual -- and beautiful -- sight. this is a soap bubble, freezing in low temperatures. we'll speed this up a little. and no, that star you see is not some sort of filter or special effect ... it's sugar in the soap mix that creates a crystal-like appearance as the bubble freezes. the woman who filmed this particular clip made the soap bubbles herself using dish soap, corn syrup, and sugar. ( dave )cold start, but mild into the afternoon. we'll check it out..next ! my wish was a clubhouse,

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( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

( marty ) happening now... funeral services have began for slain c-h-p officer andrew camilleri. he was killed in the line of duty by a suspected drunk driver while patroling interstate 880 in hayward. this is video of the prosession. his memorial service is being held at the christian life center in stockton. it will be followed by a graveside service in his hometown of tracy at the tracy public cemetery. the officer leaves behind a wife and three young children.. we have a link on kron-4-dot-com where you can donate to his family.

and here's a live look at his service inside the church. ááadlibááá (marty) happening now:a major d-u-i crackdown is

underway this holiday weekend... checkpoints are set up all across the bay area.. last year the chp made 621 arrests during the holidays. this year ... more than 900 arrests have been made. chp officers say there are various options for people to get home safely. ( marty )( marty ) ( marty ) and in an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road on new year's eve... bay area public transportation agencies are offering free rides. in the south bay -- the v-t-a is offering free service from

8pm new year's eve until 5am new year's day. cal-train and muni are also offering free rides during that time... bart is 'not' offering free rides... but is extending service hours until 3-am. and you can always call a taxi, uber or lyft... ( marty )the city of san francisco is putting a lot of resources into the various new year's celebrations tomorrow night.kron four's spencer blake has been looking into preparations. according to san francisco police chief bill scott, the huge new year's celebrations around town will have increased and visible police presence....along with many plainclothes officers keeping an eye on things."while everyone else is having a good time, this city - some amazing people in our various city departments - they're going to be working overtime to make sure that residents of our city and visitors in our city are safe."that includes folks from public works, the office of emergency management, and s-f-m-t-a.officers will also be in touch with the f-b-i and the coast guard.police know of no credible threats to the

city for new year's eve.so now you just have to decide - do you take on the challenge of one of the biggest outdoors parties on the west coast?"it depends, ya know, whatever i'm feeling. like, 'cool, i want to be part of the crowd,' or 'naw, i'll just chill.'haven't decided yet?yeah, i haven't decided yet, honestly."friday the fire department introduced its brand-new multi-casualty transport bus for the holiday. "we will have a doctor on board to assist with patients as opposed to necessarily transporting everyone to the hospital, some patients may be able to be treated on scene within the venue."more police on foot, bike, and cars; more ambulances; and free transportation for everyone after eight p-m...should give you plenty of peace of mind as you ring in the new year. ( marty ) if you don't want to go out for new year's eve -- kron4 has you covered. starting at eight - we'll broadcast the big new year's celebration in las vegas. then at 11:30 pm grant lodes and justine waldman will host the festivities from san francisco.. and we'll bring you the fireworks from

along the embarcadero. ( marty ) new details on that deadly apartment fire in new york city. what investigators think sparked the blaze. ( marty ) a workplace shooting in southern california. what lead to the violence. ( darya ) and after the break.. how working out in the cold may be more beneficial to your health. s lit,

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look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) if you want to make the most of your morning run, do it in the cold. running in the cold burns more calories. that's because your body naturally starts to shiver to generate more heat, which makes you burn more fat. but be careful! doctors say to plan your workout so you're cold enough to just shiver and not freeze. and be sure to keep up your heart rate during your workout. also be aware of dehydration. you won't sweat as much in the cold so

you won't realize how much fluid you've actually lost. ( marty ) eight northeastern states are suing the trump administration after being denied a request that would limit smog pollution from other states. in 2013, they asked the e-p-a to impose tougher controls, arguing that pollution from certain midwestern states was affecting the health of their residents. the request was denied last month. they say that the denial violates the clean air act. those states are asking the federal court to force the e-p-a to accept their petition. ( dave )cold start, but mild into the afternoon. we'll check it out..next ! ( marty ) for the weekend: free ice skating lessons in san francisco's union square -- starting this morning at 8:30. these do require an r-s- v-p and tickets for today may already be gone -- so if you're interested, sign up online for any saturday or sunday now through january

14th. the free lessons are 30 minutes long and include skate rental.

(marty) welcome back to the kron4 morning news. much of the nation is bracing for the coldest new year's eve in decades. the emergency response group is sending volunteers from around the country to erie, pennsylvania... helping residents dig out of this week's historic storm that dropped nearly six feet of snow -- with more on the way this weekend. thousands of residents are stuck in their homes. meanwhile in michigan -- white-out conditions across an icy highway near grand rapids trigged a 40-car pileup friday afternoon. the highway had to be shut down for nearly 3 hours. no word on any injuries. toss to weather.

(dave)dry weather conditions will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

( marty )a fire that killed 12 people in the bronx appears to have been started by a toddler. it happened early friday morning in an apartment building...sara ganim reports on the worst fire tragedy in new york in at least a quarter get out of the way! now!...move, move, move." thursday night - a deadly fire engulfed a bronx apartment complex "people trapped. apartment 13. we're getting a baby in there.""also apartment six. people trapped."fernando batiz's sister - maria batiz and her 8-month-old granddaughter were among the 12 people killedi'm in shock right now. i don't know how to react. i'm just numbthe nypd says they are still working to

identify all of the victims... kwabena mensah fears his 28-year- old son emmanuel is one of those yet to be named... kwabena mensah/father of fire victim: "i heard that he was trying to help people out. he brought people outside. he came, went back again, and i think on the third time he couldn't find his way out," friday morning, officials said the flames started in a first-floor unit, where a three-year-old boy was playing with the burners on a stove. his mother noticed when the boy screamed. commissioner daniel nigro/new york fire department: "she exited her apartment with her 2 yr old and 3 yr old and left the door open. so uh, this fire quickly spread up the stairs. fire travels up the stairway, acted like a chimney."the city fire commissioner reminded all residents that in a fire emergency, closing all doors is a critical step to help prevent tragedies like this. seven firefighters were also injured.mayor bill de blasio/new york: "they were there right away. remember,

with the freezing cold, tough conditions for firefighters and our emergency personnel, they did a great, great job"in the bronx, ny... i'm sara ganim reporting ( marty )new details about a workplace shooting in southern california. a man walked into a long beach law firm where he worked, shot two people, then turned the gun on himself. this is video from over the scene .. one of the victims drove themselves to the hospital -- the other died at the scene. it's not clear what led to the shooting. ( marty ) in the east bay -- antioch police are looking for the person who was seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children. it happened on christmas day on delta fair boulevard...at the contra costa county employment and human development department. surveillance video shows the man who walks off to a white truck with no license plate...siphoning gas. officials say this crime... poses a threat to children in the area.(sot) investigators say... this

was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. ( marty ) coming up.. the warriors back in action against steph curry's home town team. steph's still on the bench, how did the dubs do without him? highlights ahead. live look outside... richmond bridge ( marty ) for the weekend: it's the final free parking day of the year in oakland. free parking at meters, kiosks, and certain city owned lots all day today. so get out and support your local businesses. be careful though -- parking time limits still apply.

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on the hornets at oracle arena. on paper... golden state heavy favorites to win their tenth game without steph curry. the hornets have only won two road games this season. curry ready to make his return from injury tomorrow night against the grizzlies. warriors got off to a nice start -- moving the ball well... klay thompson all alone for three scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half... giants announcer... duane kuiper is loving it. but charlotte came to play -- dwight howard inside for the easy slam howard... 29 points, 13 boards, 7 assists late in the third warriors in trouble... playing very sloppy... kevin durant cleans it up with a pull up triple

led golden state with 27 points warriors couldn't stop turn it over... jeremy lamb picks off andre iguodala hornets scored 32 points off turnovers. kemba walker ices the game with a three charlotte wins 111-110 warriors second loss in the month of december. === the raiders will make their first trip down to los angeles to play the chargers. the bolts are heavy favorites to win the game but in recent history the silver and black have done well against the chargers on the road they have won their last two matchups. the raiders want to finish strong and avoid losing their tenth game of the year. if they lose and denver wins, they will finish in last place in the a-f-c west.=== meanwhile jimmy garoppolo and

the 49ers are looking to end the year with five straight wins. their matchup against the rams seems to be very favorable. rams head coach, sean mc-vay is resting most if not all of his starters, including the bay area's own jared goff, and star running back todd gurley. === finally, the cotton bowl had a college playoff feel to it eight ranked u-s-c taking on fifth ranked ohio state sam darnold projected to be the first overall pick in this year's draft... didn't have a great game second quarter -- darnold gets picked off by damon webb... he had three turnovers. buckeyes up 17-nothing fifth-year senior, j-t barrett played lights out... he finished with two rushing touchdowns ohio state wins 24-7

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( marty ) ( marty ) welcome back to the kron4 morning news.kron4 morning back to the welcome welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)dry weather conditions

will continue into the first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week. happening now... funeral services are being held for slain c-h-p officer andrew camilleri. he was killed in the line of duty by a suspected drunk driver while

patroling interstate 880 in hayward. kron 4's camila bernal is live in stockton with more. camila?

majority of us take up this calling is because we want to preserve life. anytime we lose a brother or sister it's a deep wound. although i think it's heartbreaking, we're not going to be broken in spirit. our hope is that we'll be able to help the community better than ever, and we'll do it in an effort to honor his legacy. > thanks camila

( marty ) another big story we're following this morning... mail trucks are being targeted across the bay area. the postal service says that it's seen an increase in truck break-ins.. they're happening while the carriers are away from the truck delivering mail. the break-ins have been reported from san jose to antioch.. the latest incident was in richmond on wednesday.. kron 4's gabe slate met with a postal inspector who has some advice on what to do if your mail has been stolen.. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspectoru.s. postal inspector public information officier jeff fitch says this is where the last mail truck break in theft took place on wednesday december 27th in the 2900 block of johnson avenue in richmond. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspector these mail truck break ins have taken place while the truck is parked and the letter carrier is away from the truck delivering mail. these thefts have stretched from the south

bay all the way up to the east bay. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspectorall of these thefts took place in broad daylight.sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspector the post office is investigating these thefts and are asking for the public's help. sound from - jeff fitch - u.s. postal inspector in richmond gabe slate kron 4 news. ( marty )

( marty ) a quick look at the winning mega millions jackpot numbers.. the numbers are four ....ten... eighteen... twenty eight ... and sixty two.. the mega ball is seven.. there was no grand prize winner -- so next tuesday's drawing will be worth 343-million. and you still have a chance to win another big jackpot tonight. the powerball jackpot has jumped to 384-million-dollars. however the odds of winning that jackpot are 1 in 292-million. (marty) imagine winning a big lotto prize -- then being told that it was all a mistake. that's what happened to some people in south carolina.. because of a computer glitch -- too many winning tickets were printed on christmas day. george-aree godfrey has the story. this is a copy of the decision made by the south carolina education lottery commission members met behind closed doors for more than 3 hours before finally deciding to set aside close to 20 million

dollars while staff continues to invetsigate a computer glitch that caused the printout of multiple winning tickets across the state..sot: carmen carree, lottery player "it's been really stressful on everyone and we just want to get our money." hundreds of people across the state hit big on a lottery game similar to tic tac toe.. getting winning symbols in all of the squares on the ticket.. the cash prize.. at least $500 but the south carolina education lottery says those winnings are because of a programming glitch.. sot: carmen carree, lottery player "if it was a fluke then everyone would have received all winning tickets, but we have several players that received losing tickets as well as winning tickets. it's not our fault the machine paid out more people than they anticipated." dozens of people came to columbia earlier this week to collect their prize but were told by lottery staff they had to wait until friday for this decision sot: nats from sc

education lottery commission mtg "i move to set aside 19.6 million dollars that equates to the potential amount represented by the ticket displaying 9 christmas trees in the holiday cash add a play game." the sc ed lottery commission has instructed staff to continue to investigate the incident until it meets again in january.. in columbia gg ( marty ) coming up.. it's been 9 years since oscar grant was killed at the fruitvale bart station. we'll find out how his uncle is preparing to honor his nephew.

nine years ago monday -- new year's day -- oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart officer at oakland's fruitvale station. kron4's ella sogomonian met with grant's family in san jose as they prepare for the somber anniversary of his death. sot: ella sogomonian, san jose// "it's hard to believe

it's already been nine years since oscar grant was killed at that bart station but his uncle says it's so crucial to recognize that day as a part of history."22-year-old oscar grant was killed at the fruitvale bart station by an officer responding to a call of a fight on the train. cellphone video captured as he was restrained and lay face down, unarmed, when he was shot in the back. sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "oscar was very dear to me, he was my first nephew and to witness on video camera what happened to him was really painful."painful but also helpful for the family who say the video gave them more clarity on what happened that day on january first 2009 and led to the officer's conviction.sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "for the first time in california state history an officer was arrested, charged and convicted and sent to jail." his uncle says it's crucial to recognize grant's untimely death as a moment in history to inspire change in policing. sot: cephus x johnson, oscar's uncle// "and it was because of that murder itself that helped me come to realize how important it was that i

address this concern of police terrorism and embrace young men that have been impacted by the same act."since then the family has found purpose as civil rights activists launching the oscar grant foundation and love not blood campaign bringing together a commmunity of people far and wide who've lost loved ones at the hands of an officer.in san jose ella sogomonian kron4 news." coming up... a new year also means lots of new laws in california... a look at some of them ahead.

live look outside...sutro tower. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)dry weather conditions will continue into the first

part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week. (marty) another big story this

morning -- cases of the flu are on the rise across the u-s -- with the majority of states reporting widespread flu activity. kron 4's dan kerman explains why this year's flu shot hasn't offered more protection from the virus. the number of people coming down with the flu is on the rise, and doctors warn the numbers are similar to last yearááásot randy bergen, m.d./kaiser permanente flu vaccine program 07-18last year was one of our worst flue seasons for about a decade, we had more cases of influenza confirmed than we had since 2006 and we're approaching

those same number this past week.kaiser permanente infectious disease specialist dr. randy bergen says to make matters worse the flu vaccine doesn't seem to be as effective as it has been in past years. the same thing happened during the southern hemisphere's flu season and the results were devastating. sot the australian government reported 2 and a half times more confirmed cases of influenza than they normally do. do you think we might see that here? i sure hope not. still doctors say the flu season could last until march or april, so you are better with the vaccine than without it.sotyou do get protection from a variety of strains and even though there are some strains circulating, there may be other strains going through the communities later on and partial protection is better than no protection .while it's little help for this year, doctors say studies are underway to look at new ways to develop a flu vaccine so it's more effective. at kaiser in walnut creek, dan kerman kron 4 news. (marty) 2018 is fast approaching and with it -- approaching 2018 is fast (marty) news.kerman kron 4 walnut creek, dan kerman kron 4 news.

(marty) 2018 is fast approaching and with it -- new laws that will affect millions of californians. legalized pot is getting all the headlines, but many other big changes lie ahead... like the ones relating to undocumented immigrants. catherine hennan reports. in direct defiance of president trump, california law enforcement officials have new, strict limits on how much they can help federal immigration authorities.police can no longer ask for someone's immigration status . landlords can face civil penalties for threatening to report renters to federal authorities.federal agents will need warrants to raid workplaces ... and employers can be fined for failing to warn workers 72 hours in advance.whooshcalifornia already has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.now they are getting even stricter.all school employees are banned from carrying concealed weapons on campus.anyone convicted of a hate crime loses the right to own a gun for ten years.anyone

building a guns from parts will have to get a serial number from the state,all ammunition sales have to go through a licensed vendor ... so even if you order bullets online, you'll have to go to a store to pick them up.whoosh on the road you should know that you cannot smoke or consume marijuana at any time while you are driving. registering your car will cost up to 175=dollars more as the state is tacking on a road improvement fee.alternative fuel vehicles are exempt. beginning in september, californians who are transgender, intersex or don't identify as male or female can choose a gender-neutral option on their drivers license .and if you have a note from your doctor, you can have your car windows tinted.whooshjob applicants will no longer have to answer the question: "how much did you make in your last job?"also banned: that little box that asks if you have a criminal record.millions of workers at small businesses

will now get up to 12 weaks of unpaid family leave, without losing their health insurance. and the state's minimum wage is bumping up again to 11 dollars an hour (marty) in addition, voters in san mateo, napa and three other california counties will lose their polling places, as the state phases in an all voting by mail system. also sometime next year, the first year of community college is supposed to become free for all first-time, full-time students.. ringo star is awarded a new honor. details after the break. ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... in the u-k, the recently

announced "queen's honors list" indicates there will soon be another "hard day's knight... of the realm." that's knight with a "k" -- as

beatles drummer ringo starr -- is set to be knighted by queen elizabeth for his contributions to music. the 77-year old is the second beatle to be knighted, 21 years after paul mccartney. bee gees singer barry gibb, and actor high laurie will also be recognized. (marty) las vegas is getting ready for a huge new year's fireworks celebration. pyro-technicians will set off a colorful array of explosives atop several buildings on the strip..including the treasure island hotel. we're told it takes crews four days to prepare for the 8 minute show. in all...80-thousand shells will be set off simultaneously from seven different locations at the stroke of midnight. an estimated 300-thousand people are expected to flood the strip for the show. (marty) and check this out. mother nature providing an unusual -- and beautiful -- sight. this is a soap bubble, freezing in low temperatures. we'll speed this up a little. and no, that star you see is not some sort of filter or special

effect ... it's sugar in the soap mix that creates a crystal-like appearance as the bubble freezes. the woman who filmed this particular clip made the soap bubbles herself using dish soap, corn syrup, and sugar. adlib seven day. thats kron 4 news weekend for this saturday morning... i'm marty gonzalez. from all of us thanks for watching. join us for kron4 news weekend tomorrow morning starting at 8 o'clock ... and tonight for kron 4 news at eight.

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