safely. plus, the notorious convicted kidnapper in toledo of the gone girl case. we've been charged with 2 other home invasion, assault and the bay area. >> listen to the reaction of the people. hopefully they like hearing the news. a 95 page. the countdown to 2025. is certainly on. we're introducing you to the people behind the scenes of san francisco. big fireworks show. good morning. happy last day of 2024. everyone. i'm john shrable. >> in for darya and james this morning, hopefully. >> it has been a good year and if you need one more data around it outright. >> well, will mother nature is making it easy for us? kathy trafton, he's talking all about a sunny forecast. >> yeah, beautiful. what a quick start to the day with lots of sunshine. it was

freezing cold this morning and now the freeze warning has been dropped and the frost advisory has been lifted and we are on the way with warmer temperatures throughout the afternoon. up to the 50's. this is beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. you can see a few clouds in the sky will see in some creasing clouds throughout the day. you also might glory flapping in the breeze. there. it's at half staff in honor of president jimmy carter. so are off for this weekend, whether it's the increasing clouds now with the advisories are canceled. the main thing is it's a dry new year's eve in a dry new year's day, just about everywhere across the bay area, except in the north bay. there's a chance of some rain drops in the afternoon wednesday. so that's the only place we'll see. some rain will dry it out again for thursday. and then on friday, light to moderate rain across the bay area. so don't put your umbrella away quite yet. you know what today will see temperatures about seasonal so high temperatures in the mid

50's to stanekzai which is the hot spot at 61 degrees. it's going to be great. here's where the clouds are coming from. you on the radar, you see an area of low pressure winding up counter clockwise, right? and the pacific and sending some clouds in our direction made it. john, back to you. thanks so much. >> where the bay area's getting things ready to ring in the new year tonight. no matter where you're at in the bay may be planning to celebrate outdoors or getting outside for one of those fireworks displays. just make sure to get back from your destination safe safely. kron will tran is here to help with that. >> if you're hitting the roads this holiday, this new year's eve, you will not be alone because the chp, they will be out full force. all of the bay area all over the state. they're announcing to people already that they will be out there looking for. >> impaired drivers even then they made hundreds of arrests get this last year during the

new year's eve window, which starts at 6 o'clock tonight. >> goes all the way through new year's day. they arrested 900 people for driving impaired. and that's after telling them. >> they will be out because they want to make the roads safe. now, if you're not driving and if you're going into san francisco, of course, public transportation is a very safe way to get around as well. take a look at your screen. these are options for you. and they're wonderful options because most of them are free. bart will not be free. its full fair, but they will have extended lines for the blue, yellow and orange all the way through about one 30 tomorrow morning. so that is a good option for you. if you're in san francisco, muni that is free, starting at 8 o'clock samtrans on the peninsula. that's also free vta in the south bay. 8 o'clock as well. and caltrans, lots of options for you.

they're not going to charge you. so make sure you put away your clipper card so you don't accidentally pay for something that you don't need to. but if you do want to pay and you want to make it very convenient for you, of course, you can always do rideshare. that is a good option for you as well. chp. they will have hundreds of police officers all over the state and on the overpasses as well. looking for impaired drivers, not just that, but even people texting or not having their seat belt on because that's very dangerous this time as well. and keep in mind, if you are planning to stay up until midnight and you over 30 years old, my tip for you is make sure you take it back to you. when police are investigating a drive-by shooting on saint francis drive near contra loma boulevard. >> they say this happened monday night. police got multiple calls for shots fired. officers found around 53 shell casings on the road. no one was reported injured. a

total of 5 cars and a side of a building in the area was struck by bullets. anyone with information is asked to call in police. the man who pled guilty to kidnapping a vallejo woman in 2015 has been charged with 2 more violent acts. police originally said that the kidnapping of denise huskins was a hoax before admitting that it actually happened. matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in prison for that crime. and now he's been charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attack on hoskins 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 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. roseann 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. >> with the new year comes new laws for california. impact health education, employment businesses and transportation as well as new protections for retail stores who 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. it's committing retail theft alongside other offenses. when it comes to the economy, cities and counties can allow existing cannabis retailers and consumption lounges to now sell non cannabis food and drinks and for education. school districts will no longer be able to enforce gender notification policies. take a live look at the bay bridge. reminder, starting january first, it's going to cost you more to get around the bay on our bridges and public transportation. all bay bridges, except for the golden gate will raise their price from $7 to 8. in addition, a plan to increase the told by $0.50 every year for 5 years was also approved. as for muni and bart, you could expect to pay $0.25 more per ride. officials say the increase will help the transit system. keep pace with inflation. well, the bay area's getting

ready for the new year festivities tonight. and one of the biggest celebrations is the annual fireworks show at san francisco's waterfront. no matter where in the bay area you're planning to celebrate. we've got you covered. kron four's. lindsey ford spoke with the folks behind the scenes of the big show. well, this is called a >> pirate 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 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 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 news and by page. >> and hey, you don't even have to get out and about to see the fireworks show. you can just sit down on your couch. nice and cozy and watch it here on kron. our new year's live special kicks off at 09:00pm tonight. we're going to be showing you those fireworks displays from all across the globe at 11, 30 grant, just ian step in and we'll be giving you a live look at the show from right here at our front row seat at the embarcadero. again, that all kicks off at 9 with our local coverage at 11, 30. >> still ahead on the kron, 4

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overturned canoe leads deputies to rescue 2 men from lake berryessa. >> sunday officials say they found 2 men in the water yelling for help near a campground. the men were thankfully wearing life jackets. they were treated for mild hypothermia but made it home safely.

>> and it's a beautiful day. we started out with really cold temperatures. now we're warming up a little bit clear. skies are turning a little cloudier over time as the clouds increase throughout the day. nice little breeze on the golden gate bridge. old glory is flapping in the wind at half-staff. it is honoring president jimmy carter. on this last day of on this last day of 2024. hard to believe a increasing clouds. and you know what? we do have a dry new year's eve on tap. that's great news in a dry new year's day. just about everywhere in the bay area with one exception, there's a chance chance of north bay raindrops that'll be tomorrow on the brand new day. a brand new year. but on friday, be that light to moderate rain in the forecast for the entire bay area. temperatures now warming up. we were at freezing in a few areas. now where the 30's 40's and 50's 52 in oakland. 37 still in calistoga point

maze. 47 degrees. so it's starting to warm up just a little bit, even as a front in the pacific is starting to send some clouds in our direction and some rain way up to our north and maybe a few of those drops tomorrow will land in the north bay. it's kind of a maybe wish chelsea. we dried out for thursday and then look what happens on friday. rain across the bay area's snow in the sierra nevada. that's fresh snow, fresh powder. bound to make you happy. if you want to up and go skiing after that high pressure builds in and then they storms the clouds, the rain go up and over that area of high pressure. we have dry weather in the forecast for quite some time this afternoon. temperatures are typical for this time of year, mainly in the 50's. if you're in san francisco. well, 56 degrees downtown the sunset. 54 degrees and similar numbers across much of the bay area. whether you're on the pacific coast are the bay shoreline. 56 degrees in burlingame, san

carlos. 57 and you get down toward the south bay, a little warmer santas a all the way up to 61 degrees to do for santa clara milpitas. another hot spot at 60 58 degrees in pleasanton. you see these numbers are just quite similar across the entire bay area. 57 from walnut creek and for napa and personnel 56 in petaluma and 55 degrees in stinson beach. a look at the extended forecast shows dry conditions for your new year's eve. and then for your new year's day, partly cloudy skies. the best chance for rain will be for all of us on friday. and then we have the very first weekend of 2025. looking dry. john, back to thanks so much, kathy. >> one early morning crash on the freeway left. one person dead in richmond. 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 that center divide. all lanes were

blocked for about an hour. it is not clear at what this time what led to the crash. former president jimmy carter who died this weekend at the age of 100 along with close friends and relatives is the longest living american president ever. carter was also a noble peace prize winner and a champion of democracy, public health and human rights. yesterday we got a chance to speak with janice jensen, ceo of habitat for humanity, east bay and silicon valley about president carter's legacy with their organization? >> 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 into the work that we're 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 helps to build homes right here in the bay area. this is a video from 2013 when he joined habitat for humanity to build homes in oakland. organizers have finalize the plans to honor the late president services for our nation's 39th president will begin this weekend. washington correspondent vinay simlot explains how americans plan to honor former president carter. 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. >> it's 1, 1, now. for your money this morning. just 5% of people polled plan to go out to celebrate at a bar restaurant or organized event for new year's eve. tonight. >> jane king is at the stock exchange with more of these stories. the 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. it'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. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, a new law wants to limit the amount of to limit the amount of homework teachers can give

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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 aircraft. a delta aircraft took off. the faa says the jet never cross the runway edge a line and luckily nobody was hurt. criminals are taking advantage of the santa cruz wharf collapse. officials are warning of a donation scam. they say scammers are claiming to represent businesses impacted by the collapse and are asking people for money last monday, about 150 feet at the end of the work was destroyed due to historic swells and the work being under construction and closed due to previous storms. all official fundraising efforts will come through the city of santa cruz website and social media pages. ford motor

company recalled thousands of 2023 to 2024 electric trucks due to increased crash risk. this is according to the ntsb. 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 their steering dealers will inspect the affected part and replace it free of charge for more information. go to our website. kron 4 dot com. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. >> flu and covnd cases are seeing a spike nationwide. we

>> welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with kathy trafton today's the last day of 2024. and it has been a wet past couple months, but today was looking much drier. >> finally, john, we get a chance to dry out for a little bit. it's going to be a beautiful end. the 2024, it will stay dry overnight into new year's eve and beyond down to tomorrow. and then things start to change because there are some storms on the way a lot of them will be heading away from us. but a few of them will come in our direction. okay. the golden gate bridge, blue skies above ice crystal cirrus clouds about above the golden gate bridge and old glory is at half mast. you see the right there on edge of your screen. there it is half-mast in honor of president jimmy carter. so the clouds increase today we get into partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies, but dry for new year's eve get some clouds for new year's day. and you know what? if you're in

the north bay, you may see a few rain drops tomorrow. not a sure thing. it's a chance. light to moderate rain, though, comes across the bay area for everyone come friday. so keep your umbrella handy. but today, high temperatures we peak in the mid 50's to low 60's. pretty much everywhere. and here's the storm is where the clouds are coming from. storm. big area of low pressure winding up in the gulf of alaska. spending some rain to the pacific northwest and giving us some clouds. a look ahead shows this morning. yes, we get the increasing clouds by by 2024, it's a dry goodbye. no rain in the forecast overnight and then to happy new year with lots of clouds and beautiful conditions and even a chance of a few raindrops in the north bay. john, back to you. thanks so much, kathy. >> when the east bay, some city leaders in oakland say strategy meant to lower violent crime is working. kron 4. stephanie rothman has the story. >> 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. >> the city of oakland says they will respond to the

changes. governor newsom is asking for to make the city a safer place. last friday the governor said he would discontinue its decision to added 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's probable cause to suspect is in possession of a gun. otherwise no pursuit. newsom says that policy hampers officers from doing their job. in a statement, opd says we give our commitments to respond to call for action to do our part of work within the city to make oakland a safer place to work live and visit by imminent smart policies and best practices to deter reckless behavior in our city streets. a warning for this next story. this next video may be disturbing to some people. newly released body cam video shows sand. >> we're going to use kids and just put your hands up. hit

and run. driver. over the sidewalk and hit 3 people. 2 of them were taken to the hospital. early. the next morning. officers found the suspected the suspected driver near dior score store in 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. he was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries. police are still looking for one of the people hit by the car on the sidewalk. for your health, a new law go into effect in the new year could eventually lead to less homework. 8 on wallace reports. >> well, many californians can probably look back at their upbringings and remember spending hours after school at their desk. doing homework. but now one 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. she also 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 impact in their lives. it comes as a survey of more than 300,000

american students conducted by stanford university and the nonprofit organizaiion 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. it is 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 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 dependent 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 sacramento, eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> another hanukkah celebration this time at thrive city. live music, food, arts and crafts. looks like families had a lot of fun there. this is all a part of their winter wonderland celebration. well, this new

year's eve going to be a night to remember, make sure to join us for a coast to coast countdown here on kron. 4. there's plenty of musical guests to enjoy. and 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 of itself. celebrate the music that i 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. >> we 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 feeling. >> 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. >> our coast to coast countdown starts tonight at 09:00pm. that's when you'll hear all those musical acts and hey, see some fireworks displays from around the nation at 11, 30 grand justine. join us for a live look at our own fireworks right along the embarcadero. just happens to be our biggest display. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, the forty-niners the lions battled it out for monday night football. >> we have the highlights and update next. in sports. plus, san francisco spca your help

finding these a very good pups. their new forever home. >> increasing clouds today, but not this kind of cloud. this is a contrail condensation trail and of course, forms after an aircraft to 51 by the engine's exhaust. i've g

>> tells palisades tahoe releasing video of 8 inches of fresh snow. the resort has now seen more than 10 feet of fresh snow this season to celebrate the new year palisades will have an annual torchlight parade live music and fireworks.

>> and what a beautiful view of the golden gate bridge. blue skies, a few high thin clouds up in the atmosphere. and the flags flapping in the wind in honor of president jimmy carter is now at half mast. so we're in for a beautiful day. even as the clouds increase because clouds will increase through the afternoon into the evening. yes, it'll be partly to mostly cloudy for your new year's eve, but it will be dry on new year's eve and it will be dry on new year's day. so fighting to get a break from the rain except there's a chance of a few raindrops in the north bay be tomorrow. and then we tried out for thursday and we do it again. but this time it's light to moderate rain across the bay area wnd then we dry things out. we'll have a change, dry weather for quite some time. temperatures at this hour, mainly in the 40's and 50's 50 from nevado. 56 in cupertino. and here comes the latest storm. big counter-clockwise circulation in the gulf of alaska bringing some clouds the u.s. and

there's your chance of rain on new year's day. if you're in the north bay, that's your chance of rain dried out for thursday. and then look at our friday light to moderate rain right there right across the bay area. and northern california. and since no in the sierra nevada and then notice there's a lot of dry conditions after that as high pressure builds in and all the storms move way up and over that area of high pressure. forecast highs today, very similar to one another. whether you're in the north face out there is that you're in the mid to upper 50's to get down to san jose. that's where the hot spots at 61 degrees. so this time of year, that's about what to expect. a look ahead at your 7 days. okay. increasing clouds today and a beautiful new year's eve, a beautiful newsday. no raindrops for us, except maybe tomorrow afternoon in the north bay reply dried out little bit for thursday and then we get the showers across the bay area on friday, a dry weekend for the first weekend of 2025. and here's a 60 day,

10 day precipitation outlook. and january, 9th, you see this start colohere. this brownish color that is drier than normal conditions and we get a chance to dry out. >> so much kathy organized crime rings have been targeting celebrities and professional athletes for months now, nancy loo reports on a 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. >> well, this winter has brought with it a bad case of germs all across the country, from the flu to covid-19 and even know virus. the cdc is reporting high illness rates nationally. yesterday we spoke with dr chin hong from ucsf about the trends nationally and 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 of out a 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 the 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 that 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, 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 wilo 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 football, detroit lions 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. kron four'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, thk 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, 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 the lions field goal parents, courtney 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 in the lions. we know they're going to take advantage of it, too. they've got a 4th in gold or 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 ice back to you.

>> well, 10, 55. take a look at this golden retriever that was rescued after falling off of a cliff at fort funston san francisco on monday. now fire

officials were able to scale down the cliff reach the dog on the beach. so it was a golden retrieval. the dog okay fish. so fire officials also say nearly a dozen dogs had to be rescued from fort funston clips throughout the year. they're suggesting hikers make sure their dogs or least while exploring the area. >> that is a really good idea. yeah. it was a dog trainer and she taught herself a great down. stay. and so her partner tossed a hamburger like over a cliff and the dog went for it did a downstate. the dog survived. oh, my never, well, the san francisco spca need your help finding forever homes for these 2. they're actually the spc as long residents they're seeing on your screen. robbie has been at the shelter or 7 months and boba fett for 6 and a half months. in a facebook post. the shelter says that both dogs like to be in the houses. they're the only 2 dogs in the >> kathy, that disqualifies

us. i know i have one dog was in a shelter for 4 years. yeah. i went and got somebody that nobody wanted. that was michael make the best of that needed love good i got a 16 year half half year old dog to going very slow. its nifty ambles. that's the well, the shelters open today until and a coast to coast countdown starts at 09:00pm tonight. if you want to stay in and join us for your new year's live spectacular. >> we'll bring your life fireworks coverage from the embarcadero starting at 11, 30. and kathy, looks pretty good our forecast is for dry. new year's today. new year's eve. it's going to be beautiful. and then of course, there's a chance of rain in the north bay tomorrow. and i think wayne on friday. think that sounds ok to me, at least we're getting a little bit of a break here. there's actually was the last green little bit longer. i like that. you what? we will see you next year. hope you enjoy your new year's eve safely. happy new year's eve weldon, john.

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