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lease the glc 300 for $459 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz.g at clear skies to start the day followed by showers increasing late in the day into the overnight hours. temperatures will be a touch cooler than they have been only peaking in the 50's and low 60's. tomorrow a few spotty showers likely before heavy rainfall at times into the weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) this weekend's miss universe competition in bangkok will be historic. the contest has its first-ever transgender contestant. angela ponce says she is "proud" and has "a lot of pride" with her role. she says she entered the fashion world a decade ago... and has been in beauty contests for the last three years. those who bet on this event say ponce is a favorite for sunday's competition. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... m

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lease the gla 250 for $359 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz.ather continues today after a nice christmas eve yesterday. expect daytime highs to peak back into the upper 50's and low 60's with little change expected moving forward through the remainder of the year. ( will ) a surgery center in new jersey says nearly four- thousand patients may have been exposed to infections like h-i-v- and hepatitis. they all had procedures at the health plus surgery center in saddle brook. state health officials sent a letter to people who received procedures. they say there was a lapse in the sterilization and cleaning of medical equipment and instruments, like injection needles. officials shut down the facility for a month....when it reopened, a spokesperson said it hired new staff members and improved infection control protocols. so far there have been no reports of any illnesses or infections. ( darya ) three people are accused of making nearly 400 thousand dollars in a go-fund me scam. prosecutors say johnny bobbitt junior -- a homeless man... along with

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