live this morning with the resources available to you to help get you out safely. plus, the notorious convicted kidnapper in the valais hogan face has been charged with 2 other home invasion, assaults right here in the bay area. then listen to the reaction of the people. hopefully they like hearing the news and i that i >> the countdown to 2025, it's we're introducing you to the people behind the scenes of san francisco. big shifts. at the last day of 2024. to you. i'm john travel and i'm reyna harvey. we're so grateful that you chills to wake up with us. >> on the last day of 20 for a crazy that it's the end of the new year. but we are looking at a nice 2025. ahead. and the weather for it kept the is not looking bad at all. thanks for that. good. >> whether or not is a okay,

it's dry today. it's a beautiful start to the very last day of 2024. >> it'll be a beautiful overnight. new year's eve and it'll be dry again, except maybe in the north bay for the new year's day. so if you're traveling today, if you're heading out to the local airports, i've got your back. i'm keeping an eye on them for you, sfo. here's a live shot and we're reporting about 46 delays and 4 cancellations, but still considered in the ok, green category. also in san jose, we have about 4 delays and similar number of delays in oakland. so we're in good shape. no, no cancellations. just some delays in those areas. as we go across the entire nation, i'm seeing nothing but green airplanes. and that's what you want to see. because that means clear flying for the last day of 2024. read it back to you. all right. let's get on live. >> 7 waller said bridges at 15 at golden gate bridge. 20 minutes. let's talk about

everything that's going on today. they area getting ready to ring in the new year tonight. yeah, no matter where you're at in the bay area. if you're planning to celebrate out and about. >> we want to make sure that you're getting to and from your destination safely. kron four's will tran live in walnut creek. and will you got all the tips and resources for us? >> we're not the only ones who want you to get home safely. so does the chp. they will be out in full force. john, starting at 6 o'clock tonight to patrol the highways all over the bay area all over the state. they are announcing that they will be out. and despite the announcement last year, well, a lot of people try to test that and they lost in terms of being arrested. so last year during the new year's eve window, which starts at 6 o'clock tonight, all the way through new year's day, the chp actually arrested nearly 6 excuse me. >> nearly 900 people for driving impaired. and they are

looking for a drive impaired drivers tonight as well. so you have to be mindful, make sure that you have rideshare or take public transportation if you plan to train. speaking of public transportation, take a look at your screen there, offering free services, all of the bay area except part bart not operate free service, but what they are offering our extended services for many lines, including the blue, yellow and orange, very popular lines and now will go well past midnight until about one 30 in the morning. if you need to get back from san francisco, ifou're going to francisco to watch the fireworks, if you are going about vta in the south bay rather offering free services s well, starting at 8 o'clock immunity and san francisco samtrans on the eninsula and caltrain. they're also offering free servi starting at 8 o'clock tonight. and of course, if it's not convenient for you, you always have rideshare at your disposal,

higher rideshare and get home safely. the chp, they will be out not just looking for impaired drivers, but even people not wearing their seat belts and texting while you're driving, which of course, can be just as dangerous as driving impaired, especially if you start to swell. thank you so much. well. well, police are investigating a drive-by shooting on saint francis drive near contra loma boulevard. >> the say this happened monday night. police got multiple calls for shots fired and police found around 53 shell casings in the road. no reported injuries and a total 5 cars on the side of buildings in the area were struck by bullets. if you have any information, please call antioch police for now happening in the east bay of fire, injured one firefighter and displaced 2 people in alameda county's unincorporated area of cherry land. >> alameda county fire department says the fire took place monday night on sunset boulevard. they say they contain the fire on the second

floor of a 2 story. house. the injured firefighter was sent to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. the investigation for the fire still ongoing. >> the man pled guilty to kidnapping of a woman in 2015 has been charged with 2 more violent attacks. police originally said the kidnapping of denise huskins was a hoax before they admitted it actually happened. you'll know this is the famous gone girl case. matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. but now he's also being charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attack on huskins. >> kron four's dan kerman reports. >> 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. i found

them make 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 he's expected to enter a plea. >> at the hall of justice in san jose, dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> with the new year comes new laws for california, they'll impact health mgk shun employment businesses and transportation as well as new protections for retail stores will now be able to file restraining orders against those sentence for theft assault or vandalism at the

location and suspects could even be slapped with sentence enhancements if committing retail theft alongside other offenses. when it comes to the economy, cities and counties can now allow existing tannabis retailers and consumption lounges to sell non cannabis food and drinks and for education. school districts will no longer be able to enforce gender notification policies. we use a live look at the bay bridge. reminder that starting tomorrow, january 1st, it's going to cost you a little bit more to get around the bay area on our bridges and public transportation. all bay bridge is except the golden gate will raise their price from $7 to 8. in addition, a plan to increase the toll by $0.50 every year for 5 years was also approved. as for muni and bart, you could expect to pay $0.25. brewer per ride. officials say the increase will help the transit system keep pace with inflation. >> bay area getting ready to ring in the new year in just under a few hours. one of the

biggest celebrations is the annual fireworks show. that's what san francisco waterfront. it's always a good time. no matter where in the bay area you're planning to celebrate. we've got you covered right here on kron. 4. lindsey ford spoke with the folks behind the scenes at the fireworks show. well, this is called a >> digital field control. it 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 the 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 nesd 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 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 then then i get my paycheck. that's hearing the boos and by page. >> well, our coast to coast countdown starts at 09:00pm tonight. after that, you can join grant lotus and justine waltman for our live local coverage. starting at 11, 30, the initial coverage at 9 shows all the fireworks displays from all around the world. well, at 11, 30, you'll be getting a live look at those fireworks right here at the embarcadero. >> we're going to still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. this new video shows the moments before san francisco police shot and killed a hit and run suspect. plus hope and

city leaders say twenty-twenty 4 marks a five-year low in violent crimes. the strategy they're using to make the city safer. and a new survey givint us a look at how americans plan to spend their new year's eve. next reporter jane king has your top consumer stories from new york. one of the most important forecast of the year is the new year's eve forecast. >> can we or can we not see

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jackets and they were treated for mild hypothermia. but they made it home safely. well, it's a beautiful day >> it's a beautiful day. golden gate bridge showing no clouds at this hour. it is just spectacular. we will see increasing clouds throughout the day because we do have a storm out in the pacific. it's not really gonna bring us much in the way of rainfall. it's gonna leave us dry today. the last day of 2024. and we'll see the clouds increase tonight. mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies for your new year's eve and 2 and some clouds tomorrow with a slight chance of rain coming up for wednesday. so here ya week, here's the weekend weather event. if you're waking up just now, freeze warning is in effect. and so is a frost advisory. the freeze warnings in effect for parts of the north bay frost advisory for much of the bay area. and we do see the clouds increase. but still, it's a dry new year's eve and it's a dry new

year's day. and that's all important. even though chance of a few new year's raindrops in the north bay. but i do emphasize the word chance, not at all. sure thing. not a chance that al qaeda's light to moderate rain. that's quite clear for rain on friday. cold alerts. here you go. the freeze warnings are in effect for the north bay mountains and also in the interior valleys. also for the eastern hills of the santa clara eastern santa clara hills, the rest of the bay area. with the exception of san francisco with the exception of the sand detail and then select coastline. there's a frost advisory in effect and those lot of watches and advisories and warnings do expire today at 10 o'clock. so we'll start to warm up a little bit. the sun is up now are going to start to increase the temperatures after a really chilly start. so here's the storm out in the pacific. you see the counter clockwise circulation. you see the clouds moving in to eureka and then also some clouds kind of streaming toward us. so we will start to cloud things up just a little bit. a look ahead shows this afternoon.

yeah, beautiful conditions and we definitely will be in for a lori is new year's eve. so i've got more coming up in weather. back to you guys. >> on the bay bridge, 8 minutes. no major delays or accidents. well, richmond center fell bridge is at 7. that golden gate bridge is at 20 and the senate to bridge a 15 minute ride on this new year's eve. for your money this morning. just 5% of people polled plan to go out to celebrate at a bar restaurant organized event for new year's eve. tonight, lot of folks going to be staying in. jane king is that the new york stock exchange with those stories, treasury department says that. >> it was by a chinese state sponsored actor through a 3rd party software service provider. that's according to a letter that the agency sent to congress all the harder they say access treasury, workstations and unclassified documents. the treasury says there's no evidence that the

hacker continues to have access to its systems. home sales rose for a 4th month in november. last month's gain of 2.2%. but the national association of realtors pending home sales index to its highest level since february of 2023. was one of 7% increase year-over-year and san francisco prices of mid tier single-family homes in november have dropped by 15% from the peak in may of 2022. to 1.0, 3, 9 million. but seasonally adjusted their back where they were in 2019 october november were down attack for the prior 3 months. gas prices are expected to drop next year for 3rd straight year. according to gasbuddy, you share this data with cnn exclusively. gasbuddy says the national average next year will be 3.22. a gallon. so it's a little bit lower than this year, which was 3.33. a gallon. aaa says the average price oakland. this for 35 san francisco. it's 4.49. well, if you're planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you are not

alone. a factor in the majority, a majority of adults say >> they will celebrate new year's eve at home. that's going to a poll from the associated press and the norc center for public affairs research. >> nearly 2 in 10 will be celebrating at a friend or a family member's house. just 5% will go to a bar or restaurant or some kind of organized event. many will be ordering a pizza. tonight is the one of the top 5 busiest nights for pizza delivery. the new york stock exchange. i'm jane king. >> a team early morning crash on the freeway left. one person dead in oakland. chp reported the accident around 12:30am, in the morning. on i-80 westbound near cutting boulevard. we can see the car involved up against the center divide wall. all lanes were blocked for about an hour. it's not clear what led to the crash. >> time now, 8.19 former president jimmy carter who died this week at the age of 100 along with him being the longest living american president ever. he 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's east bay in silicon valley. not president carter's legacy with organization. >> well, you 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 so much of that has been the carters hands-on work with habitat. >> well, president carter even help build homes right here in the bay area. this is video from 2013 when he joined habitat for humanity and they build homes in oakland. >> organizers have finalize the plans to honor lee president jimmy carter services for nation's 39th. president will begin this

weekend. >> watch correspondent some lot explains how americans plan to 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. >> all right. still ahead, the prophet morning news. a new law wants to limit the amount law wants to limit the amount of home where tebakery is lookig to add a pizza oven,

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morning. the faa has launched an investigation after a private jet. >> nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off at lax. the friday flight was carrying the gonzaga university men's basketball team. traffic controllers

ordered the plane to stop as another delta aircraft was taking off. the faa says the jet never cross the runway edge line and luckily no one was hurt. >> state health officials say in his on santa's list county. the person tested positive after coming in contact with infected dairy cattle. there are 66 confirmed human cases of bird flu across the country. the majority right here in california, the cdc say the risk of the bird flu spreading to the public is very low because all known cases of in track, too. people that came in contact with infected animals. >> for your help smokers who quit increase life expectancy. according to a new study from the university college of london. but in a just been in those numbers, researchers say those who stopped the habit for just a week. we'll live a day longer than they had if they would have kept puffing. those researchers also claim on average every cigarette steals roughly 20 minutes of life or 7 hours per 20 pack.

this paints a far bleaker picture for smokers than previous estimates, which suggested each cigarette shortens life by 11 minutes. >> all right. take a look at this. this golden retriever was rescued after he fell off a cliff at fort funston in san francisco monday. fire officials were able to scale down the cliff to reach the dog. they say he was unharmed. fire officials are saying nearly a dozen dogs had to be rescued from fort funston throughout the year. they say if you're going hike out there with your dog, make sure they're on a leash when they're exploring. >> ford motor company recalled thousands in 2024. 2024 electric truck due to increased crash risk. this is according to the national highway traffic safety administration. this impacts 12,000 f-one 50 lightning be ev cars. the increase crash risk comes from hardware not being tightened correctly, meaning drivers could lose control of their steering. dealers will inspect the affected part and replace it free of charge for more information. go to our website

at kron. 4 dot com. >> still ahead, the ground morning news flu and covid cases are seeing a spike. we spoke with a local doctor about cases right here inwelcom

staying with us on this last day of the year, but a pretty good one so far. we've enjoyed spending 2024. with you. we appreciate you for choosing crime. absolutely. and i think it fair to say that mother nature is giving us a break. jersey is kathy trafton is standing by. but look at the forecast. we'll from mother she's really doing us a favor after all that rain for so many months. finally. >> we get a dry spell dry for the very last day of 2024. and

dry for your new year's eve. and then this image is great. look how the golden gate bridge just pops. and the big shadow cast on other men. headlines from the golden gate bridge and way off in the distance. you can see that wind tunnels, those little tunnels there. that's the wall, though. tunnel in the old days they call it. that is the rainbow tunnel. and of course, a lot of u.s. call it the rate. the robin williams tunnel. it's all right there in that image this morning features frost advisory and freeze warnings. the freeze warnings in the north bay. that's for the mountains of the north bay and also for the north bay inland valleys. and also we've got the freeze warning down in the santa clara area, the eastern santa clara hills, the rest, the bay area. it's a frost advisory almost everywhere, not san francisco, not the peninsula coastline, but really it's a frost advisory and those to expire today at 10 o'clock. and then we're off to the races all the way up to the 50's for highs today and maybe a few low 60's. i've got the full forecast coming up in just a bit.

>> right now back to rain. all right. let's get your role in 8 minutes on the bay bridge. no major delays or accidents. they which was summer feels at 7 that golden gate bridge is at 20 and the san mateo bridge, 15 minutes and the east bay. some city leaders in oakland say a strategy meant to lower violent crime is actually working. run for stephanie rothman. has those statistics. >> city and community leaders gathered in oakland to honor the progress made to save lives in the city. apd 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. >> opened says they'll respond to changes. governor newsom is asking for the city to make it and increasingly safe place. last friday the governor said he would discontinue his decision to add additional chp patrols. if the city does not take quick action to change one of its policies. currently, an officer can only engage in a police pursuit if the suspect is believed to have committed a violent crime or if there is probable cause, the suspect is in possession of a gun. otherwise no pursuit. newsom says that policy hampers officers from doing their job. in a statement, the oakland police commission chair says in part,

we give our commitment to respond to the call for action to do our part with the work of the city to make oakland a safer place to work live in visit by imminent smart policies and best practices to deter reckless behavior in our city streets. a 34 and a warning for this next story. the video might be disturbing. >> i we're going to just put your hands up. >> released body cam video shows san francisco police approaching a suspected hit and run driver before officers shot and killed him earlier this month on december 19th, the driver of an suv near union square drove over the sidewalk and hit 3 people. 2 of to be taken to the hospital early. the next morning. police found the suspected driver near the dior store in union square. according to police. the suspect was believed to be a security guard for the upscale clothing store. police say had a gun and was shot. he was taken to the hospital but died from his

injuries. police are still not looking for one of the people hit by the car on the sidewalk. and for your health. there's a new law set to go into effect in the new year. it could eventually mean less homework. couple correspondent eytan wallace reports. what many californians can probably look back at their upbringings lawmaker says she hopes to change that for the next generation. when the bell rings and the school day is over for students like 6 grader sophia johnson, the day is nowhere near over. she blames that on hours spent doing homework, whom much is exhausting. it's overwhelming. >> and it's depressing that my whole day from when i wake up until when i go to bed is nearly all taken up with schoolwork. and that's why sophia's mother assembly member polar szabo says she authored ab 2, 9, 9, 9, also known as the healthy home work the time by governor gavin

newsome. earlier this year, the legislation is set to become law in the new year. >> it will not ban homework, but it will formally encourage local school boards and educational agencies to establish homework policies that consider impacts to students, physical and mental health all while including input from parents, teachers and students themselves addressing homework, which is the top stressor for kids. it's often number one. it's definitely top 3. >> their overall lives. this could have an overnight impacting their lives. it comes as a survey of more than 300,000 american students conducted by stanford university and the nonprofit organization challenge success. >> found 45% of workload and homework is their number one source of stress. 13,000, california high school students who took the survey report an average of 2 and a half hours of homework every night. they just toward a school in my district where, you know, they talked about how >> they're trying to reduce the kids who are missing school are dropping out of school and the top reason

they're hearing is because kids are getting behind. 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. she knows her legislation is also tailored around equity. something california teacher of the year case, security believes. >> it's crucial noting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds may not have access to resources at home like high-speed internet at the child's grade should not be dependent on the resources they have at home to do the homework. >> i passionately believe that the grange to really and that should be depended on the learning that takes place in the classroom with the professional. so that's why i support this bill is i think in the end it will be what's best for kids. >> and the legislation has no formal opposition. as for a timeline here and recommends local school districts established a homework policy by the 2027 school year. and

before that, it calls on the california department of education to post home or guidelines on its website within the next year reporting outside the california department of education in tom wallace kron 4 news. >> a 38. this new year's eve will be a night to remember as per the usual. make sure you join us for our coast to coast countdown here on kron. 4. we've got plenty of musical guests to enjoy. here's a look at that lineup. >> year's eve double down on fun with that. >> a coast to coast countdown is the only show where you'll know every word to every song. >> i just sing because no one was singing my songs and perform because they became hit on march. >> celebrate world's go here, breathing unhealthy. not a hospital room with joy. you know, and that's a celebration of itself will celebrate the music that

>> we do it so long. we just we just have fun. those states. >> join me, lisa. lisa, as we countdown to 2025, bringing all. for 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 hey, 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. >> and it all kicks off tonight at 09:00pm we'll have our coast to coast countdown. so showing you all those awesome fireworks displays from elsewhere around the world and all those artists that you just saw at 11, 30 grand justine step in for live coverage of our embarcadero.

fireworks display right here in san francisco will be a good time. so don't miss it. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, the forty-niners the lions battled it out for monday night football. we have the highlights. the key injury update next in sports. >> plus, san francisco spca >> plus, san francisco spca your help finding very good ks,n i get fast download

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>> a 44 palisades tahoe releasing new video of 8 inches of fresh snow. the resort has now seen more than 10 feet of fresh snow already this season to celebrate the

new year palisades will have an annual torchlight parade live music and fireworks. and speaking of the sierra, let's get a live look at the snow up in the sierra this morning. let's get a look at it. maybe in a or maybe that live look is just not to come. and here's some amazing view from the past few weeks from up above. we're going to set it right over to you. kathy. >> is that a beautiful? and it gets really cold air the cold here. >> yeah. you know what? under a frost advisory and a freeze warning across the bay area. so if you're just getting up and thinking you want to head outside, that's great. the sun is up, but it's a little bit chilly. sea just might want to bundle up a little bit. our weather today is a treat because it's dry. we have a dry new year's eve and look at the palm trees all lined up. you see a little bit of cloud cover coming in and you see the birds flying. but it's just terrific. now, our temperature change compared to yesterday yesterday morning with really was cold a lot colder than the day before. so

the downward tumbling temperatures continues. now we are 7 degrees cooler than yesterday in novato and 10 degrees cooler vacaville 8 degrees cooler and never more so it's a considerable drop in temperatures and that's what triggered the freeze warning. and the frost alert. the frost advisory freeze warning that's been the north bay mountains. that's what the north bay valleys. the freeze warning is also for the eastern hills of santa clara. on the other hand, the frost advisory is pretty much everywhere with the exception of san francisco and san francisco peninsula. it is cool outside how cold exactly is it? some spots have reached down into the 30's. right now. we're at 37 in concord and 36 in dublin, pull a whole 38 and you get up to calistoga. it's freezing in calistoga at this hour. and santa rosa. 35 degrees. this will all start to warm up. of course, the sun is up. and we have clouds streaming in our direction. it could bring a

little bit of rain. just some new year's raindrops, perhaps just to the north bay tomorrow and then will dry it out again for a day. and then there is our friday. looks rainy to me. looks like snow in the sierras. so then we clear it out again for the rest of the first week of the new year. so we'll have a dry first 2025 weekend. high temperatures today mainly in the 50's mid 50's pretty much everywhere. you have to get all the way down to san jose to get number as high as 61 degrees and look ahead shows us my goodness, gracious numbers in the 50's. it's all about new year's eve is and it's we've got increasing clouds and we do have mostly to partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies tonight, little iffy on the firework. the lee, but i'm an optimist. and tomorrow is, of course, a beautiful. it is dry. it is a brand new day of 2025. and then we go for a little bit of rain perhaps on friday. and then we tried out again for the weekend. what a beautiful week we have set for backed.

>> with 8 minutes on the bay bridge. no major accidents or delays, or 2, 7, fields at 7. the golden gate bridge is at 20 and the san mateo bridge is at 15. let's talk about these organized crime rings. they've been talking celebrities and professional athletes for months now. nancy loo reports on the rise of crime. tourists. >> no one was said to be at the dallas home of nba star luka doncic on friday night where burglars broke in and stole jewelry, valued at $30,000. the nba security alert had warned players to take precautions, especially during road games, south american theft groups are suspected in similar burglaries during away games for nfl stars. patrick mahomes travis kelce and more recently. cincinnati's joe burrow, the rash of crime has also targeted hollywood celebrities, including keanu reeves who had his luxury watch collection stolen last year. now word that those

watches have surfaced in south america with the reported police recovery of several high-end watches in chile, including a $9,000 rolex with a personalized inscription. police reportedly arrested a 21 year-old man. but there are no details yet on whether he is linked to organized groups targeting homes in the u.s.. the groups have been a focus of law enforcement here in southern california for over 2 years. and in this region, we've seen wi-fi jammers hidden cameras and rocks and foliage so criminals could track when people are coming and going in august. federal officials announced the bust of multiple suspects who had allegedly run a car rental business, which was actually a front catering to south americans arriving on tourist visas to engage in criminal activity in kansas city. the criminals were dressed in hazmat suits and according to security experts, other tactics include posing as work

crews or delivery people. now, according to law enforcement, many crime tourists are coming in from chile, which is among the countries in a u.s. visa waiver program. and that is prompting numerous calls for an end to that policy. back to you. >> has brought a lot of and serves all across the country from the flu. >> covid-19 even norovirus. the cdc now reporting pretty high illness rates nationally. yesterday we talked to doctor peter chin, hong from ucsf about the trends here at home. >> what are the numbers showing he 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 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. >> now to bay area of the bald detroit lions came back with a vengeance against the niners after their defeat last year in the nfc championship. it was a niners last home game of the season. kroger's ben ross has the highlights. 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, courtney makes his first real mistake of the game. overthrows pearsall picked off by kerby joseph, one 2 interceptions for parties, both of them to joseph and that was in the lions. we know they're going to take advantage of it, too. they've got a 4th and gold are aggressive day campbell goes for it. 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 talk back to you.

>> a 56. what the san francisco spca need your help finding their forever home for 2 their longest residents. they're the 2 on your screen right now. robbie, who's been at the shelter for 7 months and boba fett. you don't want to change that name for 6 and a half months now in a

facebook post, the shelter says that both dogs would like to be the only dog in the house. both are free to adopt the shelters open from 11:00am to 04:00pm today but closed tomorrow. >> next, at 9 o'clock, a man pled guilty to kidnapping of a lay in a woman in 2015 has been charged. 2 more violent attacks and break this all down. and the new year new laws. what you need to those tickets staying safe for the new year resources officials are putting place. >> to help get back from those holiday celebrations. those holiday celebrations. those stories and more coming up.

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>> now, tonight is new year's eve and that means busy roads across the bay. we're live this morning with the resources available to help get you home safely. plus, a notorious convicted kidnapper in the valais longer a case charging 2 other home invasion and assault in the bay area. and the countdown to 2025, it's introducing you to the people behind san francisco is huge. fireworks show. well, good morning thank you for waking up with his pride in early for the last reyna harvey and john travel. it's looking like it. beautiful one out there so far. i don't see. >> any rain behind this and i am breathing a sigh of el