(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> coming up for live and antioch as they look for a suspect of a murdered man. >> the student government at u-c berkeley wants to ban salvation army bell ringers from campus. we'll explain why. >> dallas cowboys defensive tackle josh brent taken into custody after a crash that killed one of his teammates. we'll have details on that investigation coming up. >> i'm marty gonzalez. ysabel duron is off today. we'll have more on our top stories in a moment. but first, let's get a quick check of your forecast with janu >> good morning. as for this afternoon, we will have sunny skies and warmer temperatures compared to yesterday with authorities. for this evening it is going to be cool inland. mostly clear we could see some fog again. taking a look at temperatures in the north bay. a bit warmer in the 50s. with mid 40's for the east bayshore as we go for the afternoon. we will get to the 60s mid-60s an antioch, livermore, 68 in oakland to. 54 in half moon bay fior59 in the santa rosa. and mid-60s fort san rafeal. yo

the news at 5:30 is next (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news.>> deadly winter weather slamming the midwest. where it's headed next- along with more of the dramatic video. and - the newtown elementary school shooting - one week later. a look at the nationwide tribute today - and the latest on the investigation. now at 5-30. severe - and deadly - winter weather pounding the midwest. this is video from detroit - heavy snow and high wind situation. multiple car accidents, some even involving police cruisers. >> jacqueline: yesterday, we were dealing with a very clear defined warm and cold sections. we can see the rainfall has diminished from yesterday. mainly snowfall as we can see through pennsylvania, new york, and through ohio. a number of winter weather advisories. with snowfall rates that could bring 1 ft. in portions of this region. as we take a look of the watches and the warning's there is a winter weather the advisory could produce two-5 in.. however, the pink and the red could produce more snowfall. and in this location near pittsburgh we

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> o next at 5... today's storm... takes a creek. the storm... downing trees, flooding roads and shutting off power for way. next. rain and wind pounding the bay area. a flash flood warning now in effect. word tonight of the first possible storm related death... all the while, scenes of destruction piling up around the bay. trees collapsed, cars a quick look outside at the san francisco sky-line. it may *not look too weather is *not over. >>jacqueline: ofwe just saw the rainfall has been lifted off a little bit and some light showers are run the bay area. there are two different systems, one on saturday, one on sunday, and we will take a look with complete coverage, coming up. live team coverage. dan kerman is in the north bay. charles clifford is in the east bay. and alecia reid is in san francisco. but first. weather center with jaquelyn our storm team coverage bay... where a man is dead. he was pulled from a rain- swollen creek in santa cruz county. kron four's rob fladeboe has the story now... from

kron 4's - new year's live. starts at 11-30 on new years eve. . ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. here's stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> you are correct, these are bad, people being very bad. >> these are what is left of what was it planted is just a couple of years ago. there was a 7, north pole pine. actually, there were three trees. nor falk your faul theft >> they completely twisted the trunk until it broke off. but it was not just any norfolk pine this was planted in memory of their son that dies of cancer that ...christmas tree was taken. >> how many christmas trees you bought for people? >> probably at least 1000. >> and as you can see this woman is up set but not for the reason the you would think >> there is $40 left in a plain, white envelope and they did not knock on the door. >> they are not going to put this towards the trees. >> we are going to donate it is towards the zero plant cancer chi

[applause] (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> good morning on this christmas. we are taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. the bay area is gearing up for another round of storms. we'll be checking in with anny who has a look at our forecast in just a few minutes. but first. it will be a white christmas in many states as powerful winter storms move across the country. that could lead to travel delays on the ground and in the air. ed payne has the story. >> the flight crews run out ins door road crews-ahead of the expected christmas storm appeared similar, in oklahoma, where the will rogers airport flights have been cancelled. mark clayton burke >> when we start clearing this, it is typically a rule crew o 9-12 people to live with the use a high- tech survey crew that makes sure that the ice is going to be safe. the mice can be difficult to teach. >> spring killed, missouri are preparing for the storm that could dump 8-inches. salt-truck is expected to be called and. >> we take this as an the other day just come in and do your j

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: tonight we are tracking the storm. high winds and rain. all around the bay area today. heavy rain battering some areas more than others. we have team coverage tonight. kron 4's jeff bush is live in larkspur. philippe djegal reports from san francisco international airport. but first lets check in with jacqueline for the latest on our weather forecast. >> jacqueline: pam, this rate has not let up showers continuing to push to the bay area. a moderate weather cells pushing through san francisco. even the lightning strikes offshore. that, with the moderate rainfall and heavy rainfall over the golden gate right now. some lighter rain over the embarcadero. to zoom in, some heavy near ocean beach and berkeley. lighter rain fall in berkeley but in the north bay, some pockets of heavy rain throughout novado and san rafael. today, nearly two-inches thus far in portions of the north bay or three-inches in santa rosa. a bit of 1 in. in petaluma but by and large not that impressive today.

kron 4's j.r. stone has more. >> revolvers, pistols, you name it, and it is likely that the oakland police department has collected over the weekend. between a gun buyback in oakland, san francisco, 600 were taken off the streets. 300 from oakland, too watered 96 from san francisco. that person we've received $200. and there were-296 recovered from san francisco with " no questions asked. just one day after massacre. >> we set it up at 9:00 a.m. and people were in at six a m. >> in this economic downturn people were so grateful for the money, the $200. people talked about the incredible need that there were feeling, economically. >> oakland and san francisco police said that the information from the guns will be put into a computer database. if it is not connected to a crime it is melted down. also illegal guns we are talking more about that by 6:00 p.m. story. j. r. stone, oakland, kron 4. >> we have much more coverage. more.tonight kron-4 will on the tragic shooting atat 5-30, we'll get reaction

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. oakland city leaders, battling a big jump in a crime. today -- they're laying out new strategies. all this, as the city's police department faces record-low staffing levels. and previous plans to stop the violence this year -- have seemingly failed. now for a look at the most recent crime statistics out of oakland. 119 murders this year -- that's up 21-percent from the same period last year. 210 rapes -- up 23-percent. nearly 4-thousand robberies -- a 23-percent increase. and more than 12-thousand burglaries -- a jump of 44- precent. >> reporter: there 2012 policies did not work. the is what they've been saying, so the want to do two things, there were to contract out public safety experts that ephod crime in the los angeles, detroit, what advice to take and what approach to take. second, there would to neighborhood policing with five different areas. two of them in the east oakland area with captions on each one with crime-fighting specializing in their area. >> we have to do somethi

san bruno, kron 4.>>pam: today a vigil was held in san francisco's bayview district for the city's most recent homicide victim. >> mother of god >>pam: members of the city's catholic archdiocese came together, prayed and sung hymns where 17 year old montreal blakely from concord was standing when he was gunned down saturday night. the victim- a popular student and member of the football team at concord high school was in town visiting family when he was shot. the archdiocese says they conduct these sidewalk services at the scene of all violent deaths in the city. >> we are trying to say that each life is important. we want to remember them in the way that they were so carelessly and paul leslie killed it. we want to say that you are important. >>pam: r montreal blakely is the city's 67th murder victim so far this year. it's the 45th homicide involving firearms. with the issue of gun control and safety on the top the everyones minds. san francisco's mayor ed lee is getting behind a new proposal surroundi

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> grant: tonight at eight. a mother. who layed her life on the line to protect her young children. is recovering in an east bay hospital. 38-year-old maria cardova shielded her 7-year-old twins from gunfire that erupted outside her chuch in east okland. on christmas eve. good evening i'm grant lodes. oakland police are still searching for the gunman who opened fire outside centro evangelistico bethel monday night. investigators say the shooter targeted a 17-year- old boy as he left a nearby liquor store. the bullets penetrated the wall of the church. and hit cordova as she covered her kids new at eight. kron-4's scott rates spoke to cordova. as she continues to recover. >> reporter: she is continuing to recover at this hospital and the family is searching for answers. >> she is still shaken up about what happened to nights ago. >> i saw that my sister, my brother, there were all the screaming. it was terrible >> reporter: allying and the hospital is the last place she expected to be two days after christmas. i

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> 3 teenagers are under our roster after they were making a homemade bomb. there-under arrest. police say that it could have been a much worse. and out to a pleasant hill neighborhood after a bomb discovered! three teenangers under east bay say they were detonating them. no one was hurt in the initial explosion that destroyed just a mail box in pleasant hill last night. but police say things could have been far worse. as kron-4's aleica reid tells us. the bomb squad had to be called in when officers caught up to the juveniles. >> we got a call of an explosion and found a mailbox that was. >> this is the mailbox the police were talking about that is a shortage to pieces after neighbors for this lau which last after is normally a quiet block. >> i knew that was something besides fireworks. and i called the 911 a. >> it was a pipe bomb explosion that left to residents and numb. >> my right ear was a number and deafening >> of base of this red as to be leaving the scene and it was found at college park. after le

somehow they manage to (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>> it's gonna be cold tonight at eight. the last saturday of 2012 -- and boy is it going to be a cold one! i'm here with brian at the weather center. a lot of people want to know how things will look this snow system has gone towards southern california for tonight. we do have some arctic air from the north that is going to make for a cold night and chilly days for the next couple of days. the futurecast, showing the pink and purple. 20's, 30's. the coldest inland east bay, north bay how cold it is going to get for tonight. >> it took two hours and more than 100 fire fighters to knock down a three alarm fire in san francisco this morning. three buildings at 20-third and capp streets in the mission district of san francisco were heavily damaged. the fire department says it started just after 9-30. some 35 people are displaced. including two children. there were no injuries. but all three buildings received hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage. the people who live in the buil

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> round to could be overut the storm brought flooding, maude and power outages, even a round 2 could be over, but they are trying to prevent water from point a to businesses speed it is not over yet to. and another storm coming, jacqueline bennett? >>jacqueline: we are going to get one more storm just what we saw this morning. rainfall totals over the past 24 hours have been pretty impressive. all were 3 in. and have miranda, 2 in. in petaluma, and nearly that much in dublin, as we take a look of the stormtracker 4 radar. some light showers continuing near santa rosa, highway 101, windsor. and towards concord, some rainfall earlier but it has been pressing to the east. taking a look of the satellite and radar we are continuing to see the northern california for this hour we are continuing to see this thumb of moisture. this band of march of a disturbing for northern california. we are still warm to see these showers. this low system with a branch off here bringing plenty of rainfall to the coastline. here is

stone, kron 4 news. >>pam: and lee hsien read has also been getting reaction from the community of alecia reed. -- >> live in berkeley. a lease thalecia reed? >> it has been a hot topic. not just at the supreme court people that we spoke with have hopes that the law will be passed. people get married every day but in california and it is still legal for only the opposite sex couples to join in union. while some were exchanging vows the u.s. supreme court was granting a review of proposition 8. >> they should be able to get married, love is love if that is what they want. the marriage equality has been the topic of conversation for quite some time. people did not hold back on sharing their opinions. >> they should be able what they want to be. >> we are all people, we all of the same number of chromosomes. i'm a decent person, i making myself i does not make me a murderer, gangster, a pedophile. it is about time that it is the christian thing they do is to treat everybody equal >> coming up at 6:00 p.m. t

kron 4.ives in pleasant hill say a copycat criminal may be to blame for the latest pipe bomb incident outside aa pipe bomb was found outside pleasant hill elementary school on monday. it did not go off and no one was hurt. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and has more on who may be to blame. >> at this point, there is nobody to link this to the pipe bomb that was found on saturday morning to the one found behind me however, there is a copycat criminal possibility. it was back to class at pleasant hill elementary card yesterday it was roped off with yellow tape is the bomb squad went to work to dismantle a bomb. it was found to the principal's office in the bushes. they are looking at a surveillance video to try to help them with this case. there also analyzing the items inside of a pipe bomb. some grandparents were picking up their credit children that are outraged. to them i cannot understand it is hard to fathom wanting to do something like this to such young children. >> hopefull

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> good morning.it's sunday december 30th. our top stories we're following this morning.a man, woman and child are dead and authorities are investigating following a two-alarm fire in san jose overnight. we'll bring you the latest. >>> .more than 40 people have been displaced following an apartment fire in san francisco's mission district. also, the killing of a venture capitalist. marty gonzales azov. is off. isabel i- is off. ossi pm j. r. stone. >>> killed when police opened fire in walnut creek. and another arrest has been made in connection with the death of a venture capitalist who was killed during a home invasion in monte sereno last month. as well. in a moment. look outside from our roof camera here on van ness francisco. let's check in with janu who good morning janu. >> good morning it is going to be clear, cold, with this system in place. taking a look at current visibility. the same in novado which is showing on the map. taking a look at the fog tracker 4 is where we are seeing this by 10:00 a.m. it

reggie kumar, kron 4.>> vicki: mountain view drive in layfayette is still closed from damage of last week's storm. today p-g-&-e crews brought in heavy equipment to dig new trenches in an effort to restore services that were disrupted when the nearby creek overflowed. the storm also brought down a massive tree in the east bay. this one fell right on the fraternity house on channing way in berkeley.the 90-footer took out some communications cables on its' way down.a resident of the neighboring fraternity house talks about how close of a call it was for his frat brother. actually, one of my best friends cars is right here. it is good that it did not fall on his car. he is probably still sleeping. honestly i am still surprised it did not hit one whorehouses the good main thing is that nobody got hurt. no property cut damaged, either. >> vicki: minimal damage.however when the tree fell it loosened the soil of a neighboring tree.that had to be removed for safety reasons >> if you or any family members are heade

justin waldman, kron 4 news. >>pam: raleys supermarket chain and its workers have made some progress and came to a tentative contract agreement. the union representing raley's workers said it won't count the results of contract-ratification votes until grievances are resolved. raley's spokesman said both parties agreed to binding arbitration for any dispute, and the union should file a grievance rather than impound the ballots. the tentative agreement was reached last month. and it ended a nine-day strike at the west sacramento-based raley's stores. >>pam: san francisco recreation and parks department began demolition of the fleishhaker pool building today. the san francisco landmark on the great highway had been closed for years before it became victim of fire on december first. days later architecture experts determined the building to be unsafe and required demolition. >> temperatures are cool. 30's in fairfield. san francisco, in his 46 degrees. it is dry and clear. and 46 degrees with a freeze warnings for t

charles clifford, kron 4 news. >> stay with kron 4 on our website www.kron4.com and facebook, twitter. >> coming of the nation comes together for the victims of the elementary school tragedy. the national rifle association giving its first statement since the tragedy. what did they think needs to be done to keep children safe. and a home invasion that keep fed silicone valley millionaire, dead with an arrest made correc. >> pam: today marks one week since the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in new town, connecticut. that community. and in fact, the country. paused to remember the 26-victims. a moment of silence was observed in connecticut. and across the nation. at 9- 30 this morning eastern time. the moment the shootings began. at the state capitol in connecticut. a bell tolled 26-times. traders on the new york stock exchange also honored the victims. and for the first time since the shooting. we are hearing from the national rifle association. kron-4's grant lodes has more on that. >> i call on congress today to act immediately on what is necessary to put armed police

will tran, kron 4. >>jacqueline: the weather was beautiful but we are starting to see some cooler temperatures. his specialespeciy with that storm approaching. by 10:00 p.m. it will linger into the 50s. thursday, a bit of a rebound but as it will be cold. taking a look at satellite and writer mostly clear skies. that is where it will stay tonight with chilly conditions for the overnight out-of-state and it will also start to sag into northern california. rainfall for tomorrow night. here's a look at futurecast. mostly clear conditions for the 8:00 hour on thursday. by 10:00 rules are round we will start to see rainfall approaching the north bay. even heavy near santa rosa, petaluma, and coping south of the golden gate by midnight. to the delta, moving south. and even by 2:00 hour along the south bay it is quick moving end lingering showers by wednesday morning. and late thursday. as for tomorrows temperatures? chilly. 67 in santa rosa, the fog in those locations in the same among the delta and possibly

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news.the building houses a this was near fremont, and if the flames and a lot of smoke and the in golf. this is called the c a h enterprises. it is mainly industrial just off of mission boulevard near the 680 at boggs terrace charles clifford is a log. charles?. >> right now, this is right near boggs ave they have this year containment. add under control mobbing this up there are still fire fighters on the scene. making sure that the fire does not kick back up and also to the left there is a truck. so they can get to the top of the building. let me show you pictures. earlier, this started around 1:30. that large plume of smoke. there were on the scene that this was a big deal and they also upgraded this to a three-alarm fire and sprayed water on to it from outside instead of going into the building. it took them about one hour to get this building fire knocked down. the main concern because of the confederabecause of the-industrl scene it wanted to make sure that the people that were workin

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news.tonight at eight. >> worries about the health of former president george h-w bush. the 88-year-old has been in the hospital for more than a month. dealing with a stubborn cough brought on by bronchitis. today came word that his condition. may be deteriorating. kron-4's grant lodes has been following this developing story. >> .and is here with the latest. george h-w bush is in guarded condition tonight. the oldest living president has what's being described as a "stubborn fever" that will not go away.and the fever has gotten higher in the past couple days. bush 41's spokesman recently shared the medical update. adding that bush is on an all-liquid diet and has been in the intensive care unit since sunday. he is alert, and talking to doctors. family members visited bush at his houston hospital on christmas.and the former president is trying to stay optimistic. >> he is extremely optimistic. it is difficult but he understands that he is there for a reasoned anti appreciate the great care that he is getting at method

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(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>> tonight at eleven. we're starting off with weather. it's the last weekend of 2012 -- and if you have plans to head out. bundle up! this is a view of the san francisco bay bridge. i'm here with brian at the weather center. brian will it stay this cold for new years eve.? >> i think so. for the next several nights, cold temperatures. in the 20's. 30's, and already it is cold these are the current temperatures. 40's along the bay and look at the temperatures and inland in livermore. 30's in fairfield, napa, and 39 degrees. we had a weather system our earlier that brought some of showers. these showers. however, have somewhat anticipated, for now. we will continue to see cold readings with 20's, 30's. and that is representing temperatures into the 20's. 20's already in the forecast for napa. fairfield and mid upper 30's by the bay and low 40's for san francisco. when we could have some slightly warmer weather on the way. >> an arrest has been made in connection to a deadly home invasion that took place in m

and a major milestone in the (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> tonight at eight. tragedy and survival in the sierra. a northern california couple missing after being caught in a blizzard. a daughter left to mourn her but in the wrong direction. >> he was so far off trail from where everybody was looking. or the search crews were looking. in a >>pam: the man's girlfriend found after a week in the wilderness. malnourished and >> we're very happy that she >>pam: the family of a sacramento week, their loved one has been found. kron four's philippe djegal is here now. with more on >> paula lane says she stayed alive by eating the tomatoes she and her boyfriend packed with them. as well as snow. roderick clifton did not live. he died while trying to find help. but paula did survive. and, her family is overwhelmed. >> "we've been through a lot in my family. my nephews, my mom, and we're very happy that she made it." the amoun linda hathaway says its >> tough to keep her composure. she breaks up while talking about the emotional rollercoaster her fam

coming up on kron 4 news weekend.how is simple blood test may be able to detect signs of optimism, early. >> . whirlpools of this morning and president obama is declaring a state of national calamity today. the declaration comes in aftermath of tuesday's typhoon. it will free up emergency funds. nearly 600 people were killed, just as many are missing. officials say the search and rescue operations are struggling. >> a new study finds a connection between type 2 diabetes and high fructose corn syrup, english and u.s. see researchers studied 43 countries. to diabetes is 20% higher in countries where the sweetener is a propellant. a new experimental blood test may help detect autism. researchers tested blood samples for certain genetic markers. the test appears to predict autism 70% of the time in boys. and it is already been licensed for commercial development. clinical trials of the test could start early as next year. >> in today's file. it is independent him run anytime anywhere. you can search on slate giveaway u.s.

rob fladeboe, kron 4.day the clean up of the aftermath of the recent powerful storm systems which swept thru the bay area, continues. to the public pools at heather farm park in walnut creek. a pair of storm drains backed up sunday. and sent a river of rain, dirt and debris into the 50- meter the facility has been closed the water for four straight days. but since there is close to 900- thousand gallons of water in the three pools, there is still >> we are busy filtering and getting the water clean and clear and once that happens will get back to the health department and we will get the ok to open. >>pam: they estimate that it will be sometime next week before swimmers again re-opened the city's seasonal pool to handle the demand. >>jacqueline: a decent amount of storclouds. 59 degrees in san francisco. and out in concord, 59 degrees. 60s in hayward >>pam: >> there were so far away from where the search crews were working and looking. there is no way that he would've been found anytime soon snowy mountain

kron 4 said jeff bush has that. the reactions from diplomatic officials. >> this incident is one of many that has been going on and we are here so that we can't let people know that violence against women is not ok. >> i thought i should be here because i feel so sad that this has happened. it is very shameful. >> india has tolerated the rape of women for so long that the police actually, they do not listen. >> the group presented a petition to the council with because they stated that more needs to be done to stop violence against women in india. >> he stated that a special commission has been established to investigate this horrible crime. >> efforts are being made to bring the guilty to justice. it >> despite the word from the consulate in san francisco for those who attend a visual stated that nothing will change in india. >> the time now is 7:21 a.m.. coming up on kron 4 news weekend. chicago has reached over 500 homicides this year. we will explain the rise in violence plus more national headlines when we retu

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: newly, unsealed court documents. paint a dark picture of the former albany middle school teacher accused of child molestation with at least one of his former students. in september, a seach warrant was served at 28- year-old james izumizaki's home in albany. among the items seized. a web camera. camcorder cellphone. bank statements. laptop. desktop. c-d's and d-v-d's and more. kron four's philippe djegal explains what led to izumizaki's arrest -- and his eventual suicide. >> in a statement of in late september, the victim's father was made of weathe aware of the relationship by a parent of a close friend of the victim. they seized izumizaki is cellphone records and they found out that there was plenty of videos, texts, videos and all times of the day. some of these were even midnight, 3:00 a.m.. the victim was also a " friend " on his facebook page. after the. confronted the child, this continued after she was 18 years old, is led to them kissing each other, on the school groun

live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> this year santa and his reindeers might need to battle the elements to reach bay area chimenys! rain continues to roll in and the wind is whipping last minute shoppers! all while travelers deal with their own headaches of flying in and out of san francisco's international airport! >> a creek bordering east palo alto, menlo park and palo alto is experiencing severe flooding tonight. rising waters of san francisquito creek flooded the two right lanes of highway 1-0-1. the california highway patrol says there is flooding on the roadway just north of embarcadero road.but they say the freeway remains open. however c-h-p says west bayshore road is closed between embarcadero and san antonio roads. the creek runs through both neighborhoods and commercial areas and has a history of flooding. emergency alerts have been sent out to residents. police and fire crews are currently moving through the area warning residents. r kron 4 news has team coverage on this storm system that's expected to deliver us a wet and chilly christmas. reggi

4 morning news. >> kron 4 news at 4 a.m.rts now, too. good morning everyone r.e.m. anny hong. we are tracking a storm that could potentially bring some areas to rain. erica has a look at our forecast. >> good morning erica. >> good morning anny. as of right now we are taking accoun this is a look. this is t tam cam here it is a cold start to the morning. 364 napa and vallejo. remember these are not the coldest temperatures numbers of the morning. they will continue to drop as we approach sunrise. >> here is a look at your satellite and radar. we do have a mini storm sitting offshore. it is making its way to northern california. i have been looking at the latest models. there is some disagreement. yesterday's models were showing widespread rain and then that would spread from north to south however, these latest models did not indicate that their future cast 4 dick's by 8:00 a.m. mostly cloudy conditions. set the clock into motion. green on your screen. this is offshore. as we set the clock into motion by 9:00 p.m.. he was a

after the kron 4 morning we are back.he time is4 :44. >> this morning in sacramento bee reports that state officials overseeing construction of the new bay bridge have agreed to pay nearly 10 million toys and francisco base of its relations firm. >> it was a service that included thousands of dollars to conduct tours, produce a video and a commemorative book. >> to give you more news faster, let's turn to kron 4 sole reporter mike pelton. >> a lot of that money coming at the tobe expense toll expense. >> you want to support the news been set to open up in september of next year. the 10 men dollar contract with the pr firm included money that will go towards a video and a book and tours of the span. >> the business transportation and housing agency which oversees caltran cancel the contract after fighting out details of the deal, apparently what happened the contract was approved by the district supervisor which should not have happened to the size of the contract. >> it is unclear if they will hire another pr firm going f

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news.tonight at 11. a deadly shooting in oakland - two teenagers - shot, one - a 15-year-old girl id dead. the other a 14-year-old boy hurt. the gunman is on the loose - police are describing the killer as a teenager himself. for more details we send it over to philippe djegal. >> reporter: the oakland police is looking for a 13 year-old, 16 year-old, possibly wearing a red t- shirt. possibly carrying a handgun in oakland near 66 near the oakland coliseum. 3:40 p.m. the family, friends were walking down a lion the way it near the it lying in the creek crossing apartment complex. life in lyon -- creek. this 14 year- old boy was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening injuries. the 15 year-old girl died on the dc-9. they do not know if there is a relationship the fact that she died on the scene. for the fact that he did open fire? this investigation is still ongoing in oakland, fully to go, kron 4. >> tonight at eleven. secretary of state hillary clinton hospitalized, with a blood clot. doctors s

and as kron 4's reggie kumar tells us. they say they are fed up with the fiscal cliff negotiations and want lawmakers to get their act together. close. in its history. to keep in mind: about 100 protesters held candles that a set of no more tax cuts for the rich and do not cut our benefits. they're asking congress to do the right thing by raising taxes on the top 2 percent. >> we need more revenue and david a. wonderful break for the last 10 years. now we it is time to share the sacrifice that the working people have been doing for all this time it. social security, medicare these are earned benefits, rights they should be a sacred trust. they should not be part of these negotiations right now. we should not be negotiation or compromise in people's futures this is time to step up for the 99%. it will ultimately be the best for the economy. >> people worry that a social security is cut it will not be able to make ends meet. >> without a social security i would be out on the street! >> reggie kumar, kron 4. >> the window to

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: tonight at eight. house republicans failed to pass their version of a bill to avert the fiscal cliff, known as plan b. >>reporter: after an hour- long recess to postpone the vote. vote was tabled. and what happens next. >> there is only 11 days to avert the fiscal cliff. with the " plan b. it would automatically stop spending cuts for one year. since the main boat has been postponed, political analyst, michael yaki explains what is next. >> congress is going to give something to vote on before christmas but the weather question is that is it going to be sent through the senate, or to the house. i think it is much more likely that the senate because we just do not know if house speaker john venom will get the about of all votes to support. i do not think that house speaker, john boehner and the president are going to work out a deal. but the question is that for the good of the country would be able to work something out for the future before the fiscal cliff. for if i do not th

haazig madyun kron 4.>reporter: lawmakers in california are looking at new laws to take california's gun law restrictions and make them even more tough. here are some of the proposals. permits for purchasing ammunition, registration requirements that would be put onto the books as well as new mandates about of laws. and the state representative saying that after and the connecticut tragedy it is time to take more action to put into place tighter gun laws. terisa estacio, kron 4. (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> you are looking at a one thousand dollar navigation receiver sitting in the rear seat of this car in downtown san mateo. in the front center column is this wide screen gps in plain view and yet another box containing who knows what. in fact if you look around at cars parked in downtown san mateo you might be surprised at what you might find. this mercedes while it has nothing in plan view look at this the door is not locked. luckily i have a police of

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: law enforcement officials say, 26 people were killed after a mass shooting at an elementary school in southwestern connecticut. the suspect - also dead. and his mother found killed at latest. >> police said that 26 people were killed at sandy hook elementary. 20 of the victims were children between the ages of 5-10. it is one of the deadliest school hi shootings. and why not of history. >> evil visited the school. >> the shooter and visited the school it was a horrific scene. for mutual experience we never seen anything like this is heart wrenching for us as it is for the families. >> the suspect is a 20 year- old adam lanza who shot himself after he fired 100 rounds killing 20 students. police implemented a search. it, there were police with rifles on the roof, and surrounding the school. >> the families have been notified with preliminary investigation in process of elimination of the families have been told. >> flags were ordered at half staff. >> they had their entire lives

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. felbernext on kron-4 news at five. no relief from the stormy weather. kron4 has team coverage of the damage across the bay area. downed trees - dangerous roads - and one very bad commute. and police say they've busted an major burglary ring... and now they need to get hundreds of valuable electronics - back to the rightful owners. a week=long string of rainstorms leaves a trail of area. a huge explosion like a jolt ... a san francisco woman tells kron four her husband fifth was asleep when a tree crashed into their russian hill bedroom. >> i said you need to move, cause our bed was right undeneath it. >>pam: we did not have to look far to find one of the morning's many fender=benders, the golden gate bridge blocked by a head=on collision. >> i think i've made it a mile in the past 45 minutes... >>pam: tonight kron-4 is tracking the storm. on the top right - a live look from our camera atop mount tamalpais. on the bottom right - a live view of the san francisco sky-line. i'm here in th

right here on kron 4.d like to connect with michael -you can follow >>> scientists who study genetics have joined the investigation into the connecticut school shooting. they're looking at the dna of the shooter - adam lanza. they're trying to determine whether there might be some genetic compounds that would suggest mental illness. lab results aren't expected >>> for the second time in a month, someone has been last night. improper mortgage practices. >> our lives will never be the same that can be perceived as bad news or the could be cycled towards despair. or, call will we decide moving forward in the midst of this. >> it has been 2 weeks sends shock, brief and newton, connecticut. how unspeakable could happen but this has shown us the strength of solidarity. at the fairfield hospital campus. >> we are a smaller crowd but it is about what is important. not was is just important for the community but also with the clergy to pray and be together. to keep ourselves strong >> the attention here will fade a

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as kron 4 morning news continues in two >> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kronorning news. kron 4 news at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> good morning. thank you for joining us on this thursday december 27th. >> pg&e crews are trying to stop the gas leak right now in brentwood that prompted three homes to be evacuated details coming up. >> former president george h. w. bush's an intensive care this morning at a houston hospital after a series of setbacks. >> new informations on his condition when we come back. >> christmas vacation is over in washington. we're less than a week before the so-called fiscal cliff, and lawmakers scrambling to come up with a solution. >> good morning darya protection live look at the roof cam downtown san francisco. it still looks like christmas. we are enjoying clear conditions. it is cold out there with the badgers in the '40's were the most part typical continue to drop about another five degrees approaching sunrise. >> localbundle up to the afternoon. the images will stay in the '50s as we head into the evening hours. mostly clear skies

(male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 4:00 a.m.tarts now. >> good morning it is monday december 1st. we're taking a look at outside from our roof camera here on van ness ave looking at san francisco. >> watching weather and traffic on this new year's eve will be checking in with erica in just a few minutes but before we get to erica let us talk about the fiscal cliff we are in the final hours from keeping lawmakers from going over that so- called fiscal cliff. >> economist there that the combination of automatic spending cuts and tax increases could trigger a new recession. >> and spencer explains how negotiations today must now overcome a " major setback. >> there will be part of it that i find disgusting rest principle which i may have to swallow in the name of compromise. be a rare session on capitol hill. >> the senate will come to order. >> as lawmakers try to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> both sides agreed to push forward. >> i want everyone to know i am willing to go the distance. but i need a dance partner. >> vice-p

kron 4 news at 5:00 a.m.morning the top stories we're following this friday december 14th overnight a strong earthquake hits off the coast of southern california will have the latest on the aftershocks and where specifically it was felt. >> live from cupertino to schools are set to reopen following a bomb threat towards a teacher. >> it is cold out there be ready for the series of storms that are headed to the bay. let us start out with james fletcher us what you to the weather for today >> this morning cold and there is frost a frost advisory into that for east bay valley. temperatures in the '30's for some of our cold spots down to 32, 33 degrees. the warmest spots 40, 41, 42 degrees. it is cold. light rain is a possibility mostly on the coast could get a light sprinkle inland. this evening we will keep it mainly dry and chilly once again as we head into the overnight hours. the rain it kicks in tomorrow we will talk more about that before check the weather. let us to update on your commute. >> traffic is l

kron 4's charles clifford has details. >>reporter: in the weeks following the august 6th refinery fire chevron put together a report to repair. however, these permits must be approved by the city. but the city put the brakes on this process questions about the choice of materials specifically, the use of chromium and no. 9 for replacing a ruptured pipeline. had also, it was rushing it's possible repair work. this meeting was held to get input. city manager, explains more. >> why was this the late? >> permits and the a use for suitable type material are important. however, on their own it is insufficient in terms of its regulatory process. there are met the other steps that need to be processed in the inherent safety of any material must be coupled with an important of program management and appropriate- management. >>reporter: they say that these materials are appropriate and they do not want a repeat of august 6th. they're committed to safety and in a statement they are committed to learn from a statement and committed to

kron 4's j.r. stone has more on what one of the department's new "top cop" consultants is saying about the crime rate. return to index of stories... ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------ (jrs) oakland murders-take cgpkg return to index of stories... ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------ (jrs) oakland murders-on cam >> reporter: bratton will be a consultant starting in february. for the oakland police department. >> they will have to completely revamp their crime strategy program. >> reporter: after this announced three people were killed and hoagla oakland. bringing the homicide rate to alarming level. limited is unfortunate that the confidence level of the public does not have the best interest for the oakland police department. >> reporter: he was the chief of police for the los angeles corridor area. >> one of our challenges was irreversible police force with a very large city. that was j-r stone reporting.

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: two people are dead in a head=on collision in eastern contra costa county. the horrific high speed accident near byron seen here in this sky7hd video from abc7news he took his own life after being arrested in a child molesting case. now we are learning more about the serious allegations against a middle bay. >> and backers and opponents of same sex marriages welcoming today's announcement that the u=s supreme court to rule on california's >> this is a case about fundamental fairness. >>pam: tonight at eight. the c-h-p is investigating a deadly crash in a rural part of the east county. two people. including a child. are dead. kron-4's j-r stone is here with the latest details. j.r.? >> this is a tragic this is a video from the bc 7 high- definition the news. this maker of mass, the blue sedan crossed over the center line. and the collision, the 21 year-old female driver was air lifted but idied and the eight year- old in the back seat also died. the crash does not appear to be r

kron 4 news at 4:00 a.m.tarts now. >> good morning it is december 7th as a take a look outside from our mount tam cam. >> will begin this morning with news out of japan were strong earthquake jolted the northeastern part of the country. a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in the pacific ocean around 5:18 p.m. local time. that is around midnight here in san francisco. the u. s g s says the are quick stroke about 200 mi. off the coast of japan. the epicenter was about 6 mi. beneath the seabed. buildings in tokyo's way for several minutes. there were reports of at least two people injured. >> pish japan's real logical at sea has with it is not rewarded for the country's northeastern coast. according to the sun on the information center. a destructive pacific wise and non is not expected. the quick off the coast of north is in japan is the same region but was hit by the masses are quick as a nominee in march to about 11. >> for the after known mostly sunny conditions slightly warmer highs in yesterday's. partly clo

welcome back to kron 4 news weekend.t storm tracker 4 we're not seeing as much our activity. it has been consistent for the east bank pushing along the peninsula. we are seeing a lot of dry break. we are expecting on and off rain throughout the day. it will clear up a bit into the early evening hours. we have storm no. 3 had our way expected to push into night. we will track the rain on futurecast for showing residual activity now. by about noon time dry conditions. light rain mostly in the north bay. early evening hours will see mostly dry conditions but, 9:00 p.m. it will start to push in in the north bay. it will also pick up in intensity of the night it will come down hard and the north bay in the overnight hours. by 10:00 a.m. widespread moderate to heavy downpours which will be a messy morning. this is a strong system of the three but it is faster moving so it will will out of our area quickly. by noon. the heavy activity in the south bay that will push out of our area into the evening hours. with this system there

(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. next at eight... storm.. and preparing for the next. a look at the damage night's storm front.. and a brave some tough conditions next at eight... tonight at eight ..... the bay area is taking a breath and cleaning up after a overnight. uprooted trees.. and knockedthe storm made its presence berkeley this morning.. that was certainly the case in novato.. where this crash was the weather has calmed center with jacqueline who is tracking when the next >> jacqueline? >> absolutely, if this body but still rough. anywhere you see the green. on highway ##101. between high 101, novado, san rafael. as we go towards oakland. just as we saw on that live picture of the approach to the bay bridge that weather cell we were just mentioning. over the embarcadero, and even near the oakland hills in walnut creek. here is what we can expect with 24 rainfall totals have been pretty impressive 3 in. in santa rosa. and we even sell more in santa rosa of. and just 24 hours ago. we even-saw more. . which will take a look at