>> now on the kron morning news. a notorious convicted kidnapper in the valais hope gone girl case has been charged with 2 other home invasion, assault in the bay area. we'll talk about that. plus, a readers saying 2021 marks 5 year low violent crime strategy. they're using to make the city a whole lot safer.

>> listen to reaction of the people hope that they like hearing the news and i h and the countdown to 2025. is ongoing see you. the people behind the francisco huge fireworks show your your family will be seen later on today. well, good morning thank you for waking up with this bright and early here the last day >> of 2024. can't even believe in a marine army. a lot of you are planning some fabulous things with your family. you need to know how the weather is going to be. kathy trafton joining with a look at that. good morning, kathleen. good morning. reyna mother nature does not disappoint. we have dry conditions today and dry conditions for the new year's and in-between overnight for new year's eve. >> it's going to be dry, beautiful view from mount tam up highest this morning. yes, there's a bit of a breeze, but there's a freeze warning in effect until 10 o'clock. and that is for the north bay, the north bay hills in north bay, valleys as protected in the

valleys and also for parts of santa clara hills. also, some frost advisories, but it'll be dry. new year's eve dry new year's day. and that's what we want course. we have a chance of some increasing clouds. so that's not great. if you want to watch the fireworks, always a tricky forecast. got clouds. plus fireworks right? light to moderate rain. that's a possibility. certainly on wednesday, maybe some light rain maybe for the north bay, dry everywhere else across the bay area. but by friday, pretty good chance of some light to moderate rain. so we've got a great start to the new year. a good, great goodbye to the rest of 2024. made back to you for news. all right. thank you. >> is no major delays about 7 minutes and into city. well, you're richmond center fell bridge is at 7 golden gate bridge sits at 19 minutes. let's talk about the man who pled guilty to kidnapping o a lay a woman in 2015 has been charged with 2 more violent

attacks. police originally said that the kidnapping of denise huskins was a hoax before they admitted it actually happen. matthew mueller's currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. and now he's being charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attack on haskins. well dan kerman has that story. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. found them made them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of rape in the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da

says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010, but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and so recently we've been able to find the defendants dna on that strap, which is not something that we were able to find. in 2010. >> mueller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting denise huskins. back in 2015 at first vallejo, police called her story a hoax only to change their tune and arrest mueller risen, acknowledge the investigations into the palo alto and mountain view cases were also not handled properly. >> there were. >> mistakes made in this investigation and what we're proud to say now is that we're able to bring this perpetrator to justice and that this

nightmare is over. huskins has since started working with police in seaside and how to deal with assault cases. >> roseann credits her with having a conversation with the seaside police chief. the set the ball in motion for these new charges. mueller's expected to return to court on january 17th at which point is expected to enter a plea. >> at the hall of justice in san jose, dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> president jimmy carter who died this weekend at the age longest living american president ever. carter was also a nobel peace prize winner, a champion of democracy, public health, human rights. yesterday we got the chance to talk with janice jensen ceo for habitat for humanity, east bay and silicon valley about president carter's legacy with their organization. take a listen. >> well, you know, have attacked when he got involved in 1984. habitat was very young. and so yes, will there be a habitat? absolutely. would we be as prominent a

globally as we are now without the carters. i think that is debatable. and i personally would say no, they brought attention all around the globe to the work that we were doing are doing and continue to do and over. 64 million people have been served by habitat and and so much of that has been the carters hands-on work with habitat. >> former president carter even help build homes right here in the bay area. video from 2013 showing when he joined habitat for humanity to build homes in oakland cars. funeral service is going to be held thursday, january 9th. and funeral services honoring former president jimmy carter is going to start this weekend saturday. the state funeral starts as the late president officially takes his final journey to the carter presidential center in atlanta sunday and monday, the late president will continue to lie in repose. the public is invited to pay their respects during this time tuesday, the late president will be transported to the u.s. capitol and will then lie in state while the military maintains a guard of honor

through wednesday thursday, january 9th is the national funeral service. in the east bay city. leaders in oakland are marking a successful strategy. all meant to lower violent crime. opd says the city has seen a 5 year low in homicides and shootings and interim mayor niki fortunado bas says it's thanks to the cease-fire strategy. that's a multi agency program between the department of violence prevention, the police department district attorneys and faith-based leaders who all work towards increasing safety on the streets. >> oakland cease-fire was never a government idea, but a community call to action. these community leaders have maintained their belief in the power of the strategy to save lives and have worked with us every day throughout this year successfully rerouted in oakland. >> the ceasefire program works identifying people who are at high risk, a violent crime in offering them intensive community-based services trying to help break the

cycles of violence. >> we're talking about the people in this city who are driving violence currently and who within the next 90 days may either pick up a gun and shoot someone or become a victim of gun violence themselves. and that case management approach involves identifying individual clients, drivers of violence and then working very diligently to address those so that we can interrupt the cycles of violence and that could include anything from temporarily relocating people out of oakland to make sure that they're not caught in the cycle of gang violence. it could be re unrolling folks in school. it could be reaching out to get employment training, housing, substance use and abuse trauma therapy. >> it really ranges. >> well, the cease-fire strategy was created in 2012. it was deprioritized because of covid. the poll was brought back nearly year ago by former mayor sheng thao since in oakland's reporting homicides are down more than 30%. bay area is getting ready to ring

in the new year in just a few hours. one of the biggest celebrations as the annual fireworks show in san francisco waterfront. no matter where you are in the bay area, you're planning to celebrate, we've got you covered. hovers lindsay for talk to the folks behind the fireworks show. well, this is called a >> power of digital field control. it kind of looks like the dashboard of the death star. >> you could say this machine has the most important job of all new year's eve. it's tasked with cindy off a signal for fireworks to light up san francisco's night sky. >> and then it automatically will fire the display. the way it was designed. >> pat dyas is the show producer for pyro spectacular. he says each firework has its wires, shunted until the show begins to avoid a premature spark. when you're handling fireworks, you need to handle them in a professional manner.

>> and you need to be respectful of what they are because if you handle them wrong, they can bite you. >> it takes 2 days and 18 pyro technicians to put on a show like new year's eve. dias says the run time is 15 to 17 minutes. but just how many fireworks are included remains a surprise. but i will tell you that being a world-class city. >> san francisco puts on a world-class firework display. and so the numbers with b dollars or shell counts and the like are commensurate with such a display. >> the 1st half of the fireworks were set up monday. the 2nd half will be put together just hours before the show on new year's eve for safety purposes, the display will be set up 800 feet offshore. the crowd will be treated with unique colors and aerial shells to ring in the new year. many of which will create the classic palm tree explosion effect in the sky. the big ones like >> they'll make a column of orange fire 40 feet high when they fire. so it's a pretty

fun just to watch them fire. but it's more fun to watch the perfect. >> deiah says after 2 decades of putting on the show the views of the golden gate and bay bridges on top of the water, reflection never gets old. >> then listen to the reaction of the people and hopefully they like it. then then i get my paycheck. that's hearing the boos and by page. >> all right. our coast to coast countdown starts 09:00pm. then you can join grant lotus and justine waldman. kron was new year's live starting at 11, 30. >> it's still ahead. the proper morning news. this new video shows the moments before san francisco police shot and killed hit and run suspect. plus, a new law wants to limit the amount of homework teachers can give to. students teachers can give to. students will

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>> well, here 4 things you know, today and open officials are reporting a 5 year low in homicides and shootings. this comes days after governor gavin newsom threaten to pull chp off the streets of the city did not change their policy pursuit. newly released body cam video showing san francisco police approaching a suspected hit and run driver for officer shot and killed him earlier this month. driver of an suv near union square drove onto the sidewalk and hit 3 people. 2 of to be taken to the hospital. these are still looking for one of the people hit by the car on the sidewalk. criminals are taking advantage of that. santa cruz wharf collapse. officials warning of a donation scam. all official fundraising efforts are going to come to

the city of santa cruz website or their social media pages and officials with the oakland animal zoo there taking a look back at some of the accomplishments this year. that includes a number of ice and bore how many giraffes are welcomed into the her? even many frogs were treated for fungus? an overturned canoe. each deputies to rescue 2 men from lake berryessa sunday. officials say they found 2 men in the water yelling for help near camp brown. the men were thankfully wear life jackets. they were treated for mild hypothermia, but they made it home safely. >> and as with counting the last hours of 2024, our time is dry. forget the rain for a little while. it's going to be a dry day. a dry new year's eve and dry into the brand new year. beautiful view from mount tam up highest. you can actually see it. no clouds, obstruction. but my goodness, it is chilly. so chilly. it's triggered a freeze warning for

parts of the north bay. this would be the north bay interior mountains. this would also be the north bay interior valleys, the areas which was protected. those little bally's and also way down in the santa clara area, the santa clara hills, eastern, santa clara hills, freeze warning for them. much of the rest of the bay area. it's a process and visor e. and it's for much of the north bay and also peninsula except right along the shore of the pacific ocean and san francisco. also no frost advisory there. >> but this expires both these advisories and warnings, bikes fire at 10 o'clock this morning. and then we're off to a lovely start. >> temperature change yesterday was really chilly. it's even chillier again this morning. so the temperatures have plummeted over the last couple of days down 4 degrees in napa compared to yesterday down 8 degrees in livermore down 5 in oakland. so as you can see, you might want to bundle up as you head out the door. couple extra layers might be a good idea. warm jacket because temperatures in the 40's, even the 30's. 37

for ballet whole. 33 now in calistoga. 35 in santa rosa. so some of these areas could see these numbers drop before sunrise, which is at 7.24. wind gusts to do not terribly impressive. so that's coming out of the north. that's a cold direction. and you'll see throughout the day we'll see a few stronger burst of rent some winds, especially around deck of a little bit later on this evening as we head toward midnight. so the midnight forecast is very important. there are some clouds in the forecast. so that's the deal. and wednesday is actually a chance of rain, a light rain that would be just for the north bay think everybody else stays dry on wednesday. and then there's friday. okay? yes, there's some rain in our forecast for friday and some snow in the sierra. so it should be actually lovely. and even though we get these 2 little pops of rain, it's pretty dry forecast other than that for the next couple of weeks. so what's happening is

we've got temperatures about where they ought to be this time of year. san francisco mid-fifties, as you might expect, heading to the mid 50's again on the pacific shoreline and the bay shoreline. no big change in temperatures. 56 degrees in millbrae you head south. not much change. 56 in palo alto, but hey, you know, this time of year as we go into the new year, this is about what you expect 60 for santa's day. and then that's one of the warmer spots. 57 pleasanton, 57 richmond, 57 walnut creek. you can find a lot of 57. but look, there's a 58 58 and you like bill. 56 in santa rosa de do for point rays the next 7 days shows you the picture. so we've got the getting sunny skies, increasing clouds and then we'll go for a chance of some raindrops may be in the north bay on wednesday. and then we've got some rain in the forecast for friday and they cleared out for next weekend. the very first weekend of the new year. know.

back to you. all right. thank you for let's get moving a bridge right now. 8 minute, right? no major issues or delays. 7 minutes long, which is summer. phil. >> and the golden gate bridge in 19 help state health officials now it has for flu this time, its stance last county to person testing positive after coming in contact with infected dairy cattle. there are 66 confirmed human cases of bird flu across the country. majority right here in california, cdc saying the risk of the bird flu spreading to the public is low because all no cases have been traced to contact with infected animals. this one has bought a bad case of germs all across the country from the flu. covid-19 even norovirus. the cdc reporting high illness rates nation nationally. yesterday we talked to doctor peter chin, hong from ucsf about the trends nationally and then right here at home. >> what are the numbers showing here in the bay area? >> the numbers are showing that in the bay area. we're

kind the moderate level, even though it seems that everybody has a cold, but in a move to the country actually is at a high level. so what happens out bhe thanksgiving followed you know, christmas hanukkah followed by new year's is that the risk and the rest of the country get average of the bay area. so we catch up. so what are you seeing is out process of catching up. >> the flu, is it covid? is it just the common cold? is it everything? >> that's a great blessing. right? so often people who have these flu-like symptoms by fall will have right now in the area, a cold about 3 of them will have rsv which can be more dangerous than kids but adults. it feels like a cool and about 3 of the other 10 will have either covid or influenza influences. what people are worried about particularly this year. it's causing a lot of hospitalizations in europe and the east coast is starting to come here and that will probably lead people. they got sicker.

>> i organizers have finalize the plans to honor late president jimmy carter services for our nation's 39th president. it's gonna start this weekend washing correspondent some lot breaks down. how americans plan honor the former president. >> funeral services will begin this saturday for former president jimmy carter in his hometown of plains, georgia. he'll come up here and lie in state at the u.s. capitol until his funeral next thursday at the washington national cathedral. already people are stopping by the carter center in georgia and here in washington, d.c., near the white house. we've had hundreds of people already hundreds of people paid tribute. >> maybe not sad about former president jimmy carter's death not to >> there was time for him to go but grateful for his work. president jimmy carter's term in the white house was marked by soaring inflation and hours long lines for gas. i actually remember being in in a gas line denotes people right at the white house, historical

association aren't about policy. >> they're about who jimmy carter was post watergate post he served with honor a man of deep faith who taught sunday school during his presidency. he would often teach by asking questions and one president carter's time in washington ended he and his wife rosalynn built homes with habitat for humanity. they worked on projects at the carter center like trying to eradicate the guinea worm. a parasite in africa and asia said to be more painful than giving birth commit. it is time after his presidency to giving back and threw his presidency. and after mourners say he never forgot about plains, georgia, his hometown and next week, his final resting place. the official state funeral is scheduled for next thursday. it will happen at the washington national cathedral. >> at 10 o'clock in the morning, president jimmy carter's body will then be taken down to plains, georgia,

where he'll be laid to rest with his late wife of 77 years. rosalynn president joe biden has declared next thursday, a national day of mourning in washington today. some light back to you. still ahead, the raw for morning news. very lucky up. >> were rescued after falling from a cliff. first responders were able to get him up to

well, for your health, there's a law. fact and it could lead. >> to little less school work outside the classroom. it's known as the healthy home mark act. while it does not ban homework altogether. it

encourages school boards to establish a policy that considers the impacts that might have on students, physical and mental health. >> they just get into a whole when you when you miss homework and then you have homework the next day. you're trying to catch up from the old hallmark, too much homework really can overwhelm their brain start to shut off. they stay up too late there, not present and available to really learn in school the next day. and so making sure that we find that balance. >> the legislation calls on school district to come up with a homer policy by the start of the 2027 school year. ano this golden retriever reeves rescued after falling off a cliff at fort funston sandwiches come monday. fire officials were able to scale down the cliff and reached a dog on a beach. they say the dog was okay and unharmed. old officials also say nearly dozen dogs had to be rescued from fort funston as clips throughout the year. so what they're saying is they're suggesting hikers, make sure your dogs are least while they're exploring the trails.

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last day of the year. so hopefully you've got everything that you need to get done if not. yeah, a couple hours. kathy, good

morning. it. >> exactly what are now measuring 2024 by the hours. go figure. oh, my goodness. what a lovely drive across the golden gate bridge because it's dry, right? there's no rain. no big wins. it's just a tranquil drive. and you know what? it's cold. so there's a freeze warning in effect for parts of the north bay, especially the north bay interior mountains and also for the north bay, interior valleys can get quite chilly. frost advisory for much of the rest of the bay area. and those are in effect until 10 o'clock this morning. so it's a dry new year's eve. yeah, some clouds, but a dry new year's a dry new year's day. yes, again, some clouds and even a chance of some raindrops, north bay on esday. and then we dry out a little bit and then again on friday, light to moderate rain across the entire bay area. so don't put the umbrella away yet. take a look. these are the areas where either freeze and frost warnings are and you can see it stretches all the way to the coastline for the frost warning in the north bay and most of the south bay also

under advisory status or warning status as well. yes, can storms continue in the pacific and you've got this low coming out of that. gulf of alaska. we stay dry, though, for the most part this week, except those 2 pops of rain. again, this would be looking at on wednesday. so you say it stays north of the golden gate and it may or may not hit if it hits the north bay. it's not going to be a big deal. fairly small storm. and then here's our friday. we get some rain and we get some snow in the sierra nevada, which is great news because it's all about skiing for a lot of my friends and then look how dry it looks. kind of a ridge builds in and all the storms go up north. in fact, the 6 to 10 day precipitation outlook. that brings us a january 9th is drier than normal. so we need a chance to dry out. and despite these 2 little pops of rain this week, we get a chance to dry out right now. all right. let's get you rolling. >> also nice and easy. 7 minutes there. the golden gate

bridge, 20 minutes. 31 the time of the area getting ready for ringing in the new year tonight matter where you are in the bay area, you're planning to celebrate. want to make sure that you're safe. kron four's will tran is live in walnut creek with more on that. happy new year's eve. well. >> happy new year's eve to you as well. the i can tell you if you're on the freeway tonight, you will not be alone and it will not just be fellow drivers next to you. there is a good chance a chp officer will be very close to you because they are hitting the highways in full force statewide because they will be starting their maximum enforcement period stareing at 6 o'clock tonight, all the way through new year's day to crack down on dui. and despite the decades long warning and the societal impact, a dui, a lot of people still get in trouble. get this last year during that new year's eve window. chp officers arrested

nearly 900 drivers driving around on state freeways and air. so they will be looking out public transportation. they will be stepping up to help people get around safely. whether you're going to a celebration, are you just getting to family and friends? take a look at your screen. here is what you need to know. bart is a big carrr for thousands opeople in the bay area. a lot of ppleprobably will be heading into san ancisco to watch the fireworks. it will not be offering fe service, but what they will be operating as extended service and 3 of its most popular lines, the blue, yellow and orge. and that will go all the way through. 01:00am tomorrow. so keep that in mind. have your clipper card ready? as far as vta new knee and calt offering free service starting at 8 o'clock tonight. so wherever you are, you have options. and of course, the other option you could pay out of pocket and get uber because

everybody wants you to get around safely on this keep in mind, of course, chp officers, they will be out. >> on the freeways and on the overpass making sure everybody is safe on back to all right. well, thank you for that. >> we'll head to the east bay. some city leaders in oakland say a strategy meant to lower violent crime. it's working prof are 70. robin has that story. >> the and community leaders gathered in oakland to honor the progress made the save lives in the city. opd says the city has seen a 5 year low in homicides and shootings and interim mayor nikki fortunato bas says this is thanks to the cease-fire strategy. that's a multi-agency program between the department of violence prevention, the police department district attorneys and faith-based leaders who demanded safety on the streets. >> oakland cease-fire was never a government idea, but a community call to action. these community leaders have maintained their belief in the power of the strategy to save

lives and have worked with us every day throughout this year to ensure that it was successfully rerouted in oakland. >> the ceasefire program works by identifying people who are at high risk of violent crime and offering them intensive community-based services to break the cycles of violence. >> we're talking about the people in this city who are driving violence currently and who within the next 90 days may either pick up a gun and shoot someone or become a victim of gun violence themselves. and that case management approach involves identifying individual clients, drivers of violence and then working very diligently to address those so that we can interrupt the cycles of violence and that could include anything from temporarily relocating people out of oakland to make sure that they're not caught in the cycle of gang violence. it could be re unrolling folks in school. it could be reaching out to get employment training, housing, substance use and abuse trauma therapy. >> it really ranges.

>> the ceasefire strategy was created back in 2012 but was deprioritized during covid. now the program was brought back nearly a year ago by the former mayor sheng thao. and since then, oakland is reporting homicides are down more than 30% that says the city will continue funding this program and will also continue this into homicides. go down to 0 reporting in the newsroom on stephanie rothman. kron. 4 news. >> now 5.35. warning for the next story. this video might disturb some viewers. it's what looking at is a newly released body cam video showing san francisco police approaching suspected hit and run driver before police shot and killed him earlier this month. december 19th driver of an suv near union square do over the sidewalk and hit 3 people. 2 of them had to be taken to the hospital early. the next morning. officers found suspected driver near the dior store and union

square. according to police, the suspect was believed to be a security guard for the upscale clothing store. police say he had a gun and was shot. fact, it's nationwide. homelessness is up significantly this year. news nation mills hayes breaks down the numbers. >> according to the latest data from the department of housing and urban development overall, homelessness rose 18% in 2024. with families with children experiencing homelessness at more than double that rate. hud's annual homeless assessment report to congress found record levels of homelessness across nearly every demographic. but it was people with families that saw the worst of it. nearly 150,000 children experienced homelessness on a single 9 2024, a 33% rise from the year

before and children under the age of 18 with the age group that saw the largest increase in homelessness overall, older americans also saw a dramatic rise in homelessness with more than 140,000 people over the age of 55 going on house in the u.s. this year. nearly half of whom reported living in places not meant for humans. and once again, black americans were over represented among the homeless population, making up about 32% of the homeless population. despite accounting for just 12% of the population. and in fact, nearly every demographic in the u.s. recorded record levels of homelessness in 2024. with only veterans seeing a drop in homelessness this year. but it wasn't all bad news. like i mentioned found veteran homelessness dropped in 2024. down 8% from 2023 in down 55% since the department began collecting data on veteran homelessness in 2009. and while homelessness is going up, so are the numbers of beds available for them in shelters

across the country found that the national inventory of beds for people experiencing homelessness went up 18% over the last year and has doubled since 2007. and while homelessness is rising across the u.s. some communities in and around major cities have seen a significant drop, including los angeles, which saw homelessness declined for the first time in 7 years in chicago, mills hayes. >> well, this new year's eve is going to be night to remember. make sure you join us coastal goals. countdown right here on kron. 4. we're not playing musical guests to enjoy. here's a look at our lineup. >> double down on fun with us. a coast to coast countdown is the only show where you'll know every word to every song. know. >> i just sing because no one

was singing my songs and i performed because they became hit on march. >> celebrate world's go here, believing that healthy and not a hospital room with joy. you know, and that's a celebration in itself will celebrate the music that i we do it for so long. we just we just have fun. those states. >> join me, lisa. lisa, as we countdown to 2025. bringing all. food day and we're taking you to the point of no return 2025. >> never really set out to have a massive record in the first place. spend occurs and happy new year's. and if you could do something now you really love, you know, and you

get to do it and share that gift. it's just the most amazing >> i'm deborah happy new year and we're county down coast to coast for me. my goal is to have everybody have a great time. >> and doing it in a way that's proving to be transformative to her son energy. and there state of mind. >> 2025 is going to be a great year. big, big, big year for us. we're going to rock it. >> it's 2025, let's have some fun. let's just have a good time. >> all right. our coast to coast countdown starts at 09:00pm. then you can join

grant lotus and justine waltman for kron four's new year's live starting 11, 30. still ahead, the problem morning news for you my. >> battled it out. monday night highlights and a

>> we're here for these. know, today the man pled guilty to kidnapping of a lay home woman in 2015 has been charged with 2 more violent attacks. matthew mueller's currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that kidnapping. now he's being charged 2 other attacks that occurred before that attack on hoskins. overturned canoe deputies to rescue 2 men from lake berryessa. the men were thankfully wearing life

jackets. they were treated for mild hypothermia, but they made it home safely. oakland officials are reporting a 5 year low in homicides and shootings. this comes days after governor gavin newsom threatened to pull chp off of the streets in the city did not change their police pursuit policy. the bay area getting ready ring in the new year and just under a few hours, one of the biggest celebrations as the annual fireworks show at the san francisco waterfront. be sure to tuns in tonight at 09:00pm on kron 4. bay area football, detroit lions. they came back with a vengeance against the niners from last year's defeat for the nfc championship. it was the niners last home game of the season. congressman ross has that story. anderson lions combining for 52 first downs, 914 yards. >> and 0 punts. it was a picture perfect night to for football in santa clara, the pre-game flyover fireworks going on disappointing season. but kyle shanahan and company

trying to finish these last 2 games strong against the 13 2 lions forty-niners wasted no time. >> on the opening drive, brock purdy, it connects with ricky pearsall who just breaks the plane of the end zone. a career night for the rookie 8 catches 141 yards and that tv, it's 7, nothing niners. 2nd quarter. now, 7, 6, 9, pretty fakes. the handoff. 5 use. check. franks. the tackle somehow finds the end zone for the touchdown. san francisco pads, the lead to 14, 6 later in the 2nd quarter. it's back to one point game purdy scrambles up the middle. and he's in there for the 9 yard. touchdown run. neither score on their first 3 drives of the game. it's 21 to 13 at the half. but in the 3rd quarter, here comes detroit, jared goff, the marin catholic product, the former cal fires it to sam laporta. the winds would go for 2 and convert to

tie the game at 21. their forty-niners answer. tossed past there to deebo samuel. he hops into the end zone for the score and the niners regained the lead. 28 21 team after lines. field goal parents, corning makes his first real mistake of the game. overthrows pearsall picked off by kerby joseph, one 2 interceptions for both of them to joseph. and that was the lions. you know, they're going to take advantage of it, too. they've got a 4th and gold are aggressive day campbell goes for it. goff. finds a wide open on raw saint brown for the go ahead. touchdown. just like that. that right has its first the lead of the night goff threw for 303 yards and 3 td's now in the 4th quarter niners down 12. but this is more important than the game. as you see, purdy get sacked and hit on his right elbow. he would head to the sidelines. couple of practice tosses but was unable to return to the game as the lions hang on to

win 40 to 34 back to you. >> well, this is a beautiful view from sutro tower south. >> it still looks kind of like christmas doesn't. you can see the bridge right there. the embarcadero center all lit up. you can just pick out your favorite spots in the city. >> really? really? pretty image. cold weather this morning. if you're heading outside, you just might want to bundle up because there are freeze warnings in effect for parts of the north bay. that would be the north bay interior mountains. and that would also include the interior valleys, as well as the santa clara area, the eastern santa clara hills, also under freeze warnings much of the rest of the bay area. it's all about the process both of these expire at 10. but yet through the marin county hills and western sonoma county hills as well, stretching all the way through the east bay, the interior valleys there, santa clara valley, all the way down,

including under the frost advtsory, stretching down to the santa cruz mountains and stretching up into the peninsula, especially along the bay shoreline is chilly. it's chillier than it was yesterday. it was a lot colder yesterday morning. we were in way big drop in temperatures yesterday morning. today's temperatures even colder yet down and that actually 8 degrees cooler now and sliver more and 7 degrees cooler nevado hayward, 6 degrees cooler right now that it was compared to yesterday. temperatures then okay, we have some 40's, but some areas are in the 30's and we still have an hour and a half or so until the sun rises and starts to warm us up. so at this moment where at 35 degrees in fairfax, 36 petaluma. and 37 in valais sunrise 7.24. and then things will start to turn around and start to warm but in the meantime, just be kelsey bill, 33 calistoga 34 those are some of the coolest temperatures. now the cloud cover is going to come in today and tomorrow that will

start to warm things up. also. if a chance of some rain, especially in the north bay on wednesday, your new year's could having just a few splashes of rain in the north bay. that's a chance. a much better chance. rain in the forecast for friday across the bay that is this is not any areas of yellow. it's not going to be huge amount of rain. but there snow in the% sierra and then things turn around because a ridge starts to build in and day after day. you can see the storms evade just go way north because high pressure keeps him in a place which is not here, not for the next couple of weeks. forecast highs today. lot areas in the 50's about where you expect this time of year, 60 for that's one of the warm spots and a look ahead shows extended forecast mostly sunny today, increasing clouds and then it'll be a beautiful new year's eve because it'll be dry. and then new year's day. fantastic. and you see that chance of rain on. wednesday and a better chance of rain on friday. rana, back to you. all right. let's get you moving up a of a bridge, very easy

commute this morning. 8 right, san mateo bridge about 15. >> ridge was ever fell 7 and the golden bridge 20 minute ride. pretty bittersweet. for the san francisco niners as they lost their final home game of the season to the lions. it's been a disappointing season for the teen. they have super bowl aspirations when the year started. four's rob nesbitt spoke to fans. >> forty-niners fans are, of course, hoping for a win against the lions. and i've heard the words fair weather fan said a lot because forty-niners fans who are here want everyone to know that they show up to support no matter what the faithful showed up monday for the forty-niners last home game of the season. david in janine mack in any have been season ticket holder since the 90's taking notice of how many other forty-niners fans stayed home to watch right here in the games like this that that is i get a lot of people are are, you know, throwing in the towel. but where here for these games? the lions have secured their spot in the playoffs, but that's not the case for the forty-niners who dealt with several injuries in

the regular season. pride seems to be on the line after last year's matchup when the forty-niners came away with the w and went all the way to the super bowl and this is going to be a great game no matter what. >> and it's going to be looking towards the towards what's going to happen next. season's so i have good hopes for the game. it was not just red and gold in the parking lot, but also some blue and white scattered throughout monday's game will be the first time lions fan trevor in stride gets to see his team play. >> flying up from san diego for what he calls the revenge game. now they're on the. >> lower end. and we're going to be here kind of who's top dog now route was see at the super bowl next even when the forty-niners have nothing to gain or lose fans like carla smith and her girlfriends still show up. >> ready to cheer on their favorite team and make the best of it cross. i think for the last home game, even though i know we're not moving on after this, i we just want to win for our last home game. and we're coming back next year. a lot of talk about next year's super bowl which will be held right here at levi

stadium. forty-niners fans are hoping for good draft picks and a better season next year so they can come back and that home-field advantage in that super bowl. >> reporting at levi stadium. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. criminals are now taking advantage of that santa cruz wharf collapse. officials are warning of a donation scam. >> they say scammers are claiming represent businesses impacted by that collapse and they're asking people for money last monday, about 150 feet him as a wharf was deytroyed because of historic swells. and the work was under construction in close because of previous storms. all official fundraising efforts will come through the city of santa cruz's website and their social media pages. >> i'll go anywhere.

>> and these efforts as well as pca. they need your help finding forever homes for their 2 longest residents there on your screen right now. robbie always been at the shelter for 7 months and boba fett. that's like that name for 6 and a half months. these babies need a home in a facebook post. shelter says that both dogs, would like to be the only dog in the house. both are free to adopt. the shelter is open from 11:00am to 04:00pm today, but its close tomorrow. so if you do end up adopting this little babys, please let us know. officials with the open to take a look back at some of their accomplishments there. so many for the year. that includes a number of ice and never bore how many giraffes welcome into the her. even now many frogs were treated for fungus. well, 102, hong kong was abuzz with 1000 drones danced overhead to tree fun

and colorful also panda saturday night. this was the first ever hong kong drone show over victoria harbour. the show was part of a campaign to raise support and awareness of panda conservation. fans of pandas praise the moving drone show for their technique. that's very cool. up next to the robber morning news, the man pled guilty to kidnapping of killing a woman in 2015 has been. >> talk to more violent acts will break down the details. there's a new laws. what you need to know to avoid tickets. and staying safe for the new year. break down what you need year. break down what you need to know. all

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now the kron 4 morning news tonight is new year's eve and that means busy roads across the bay area. >> we're live this morning with the resources available to help get you home safely. plus, the notorious convicted kidnapper of a lay home gone girl case has been charged with 2 other home invasion, assault in the bay area. >> the reaction of the people and hopefully they like hearing the news and i h the countdown to 2025. is on. we're introducing you to the people behind san francisco's. >> a huge fireworks show. >> news at 6. >> good morning, everyone. i'm john shrable and i'm reyna harvey. the last day of 2024, i'm excited. i you have. the plans like land of the work