more is on the way just off the coast of washington, oregon, and carlsbad. so it's heading our way. it will give us not a lot of snow in the sierra, but enough. 2-4 inches. that's good. we have wind advisories in effect. current temperatures look not too bad. warmer than average. air quality is darn good. was it gorgeous enough to the west? >> i loved it. can't wait to get skiing. >> well, welcome. >>> topping our news this afternoon, the search is into its fourth day for a missing ski instructor at sugar bowl ski resort. carson may may have been on the mountains for five days. he was last skiing off duty on thursday afternoon. his friends reported his missing friday morning after he did not make it home and his belongings were discovered in his locker at the ski resort. a placer county spokesman says a search party of more than 43 people are facing many challenges. >> avalanche all over this mountain right now. this weather in the past few days has been tremendously hindering our search efforts. >> and news 4's terry henry will have more on the search efforts tonight at 5. >>> well

the highest surf is expected just south of carlsbad. and this reporter likely learned his lesson... as he was trying to take cell phone pictures for his station... his photographer caught him being slammed by a massive wave. luckily he was able to make it up the stairs safely... but he says the coldwater was up to his waist... leaving him drenched./// dave courvoisier > thanks for watching for 8 news now at 6. we're always on at las vegas

the highest surf is expected just south of carlsbad./// ((sherry swensk)) > and this reporter was saying, "surf's up dude!" he was trying to snap some pics to send back to the station when he got caught off guard by a big wave! he was in water up to his waist ... safe but soaked! his photographer certainly got a couple laughs out of having the camera rolling at just the right moment.// sherry swensk < those high waves because of the storms rolling through the pacific - so a surfer's dream along the coast. ............ for us a conveyor of clouds that just keep coming over and over again. the rain is moderate to heavy in the bay area... and that rain is now spreading inland toward the central valley and will head a little south... but most of it will swing north. ............. high pressure rebuilds for us, but it won't hold back the clouds this week. it will help rebuild the temps and get us back above normal and into the low 60s each day into more sunshine comes by sunday and monday. > back to you./// > ((kirsten joyce)) > crews hope to have the natural gas sealed next month. methan gas

we're from carlsbad, california. and, uh, we're juniors in high school and we've known each other since sixth grade. yeah. we're both leaders of our marching band.

. >>> generators are now providing power to several buildings in carlsbad tonight following a new jersey transit but crash. the driver says he may have hit some black ice. the bus crashed in to the utility pole. that knocked down wires. unfortunately no one was hurt. passengers were put on another bus. >>> the fifth and final suspect in the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman in a brooklyn park is expected to be arraigned this afternoon. four other suspects ranges from $10 to $50,000. all of them will be in court friday. her father was allegedly ordered to leave the park at gunpoint. gun. >>> the man accused of slashing a woman in chelsea was charged 48-year-old kari bazemore is accused of two attacks including cutting a 24-year-old woman in the face. police say he had a box cutter on him when he was arrested. he was ordered held pending results of a psychiatric evaluation. >>> a swift resolution to what could have been an international crisis. 10 u.s. sailors and their two boats released this morning by iran after the vessels wandered in to iranian waters. were the boats disabled or was t

. >> let's go to maury, a nice man from carlsbad. he's 102 years old. his wife helen is 100. anniversary. the couple eloped after she popped the question. >> i told him how i felt and what i thought we should do. >> it was a great surprise. if she hadn't done it, i was prepared to do it. >> helen said the secret to their long marriage is going with the flow. >> sounds like he was getting ready. i'm going in. sorry i sully ly sullied that. >> good advice. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. a little more seasonal. >> finally feeling more like winter out there. say good-bye to those. say hello to 2016. we're off to a dry start. storm tracker live 4 radar is nice and quiet. umbrellas, you won't need those for several days. we're in for another dry stretch. no storminess, but the temperatures will be the big stories you'll be hearing from me. winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour today. a little windchill factor. 44 for the high in hempstead. sunshine and clouds, 44 down the shore in asbury park. overnight, down to the 20s in many suburbs.

that's tammy in carlsbad, new mexico.ne more call, ronnie from webster city iowa independent's line, how are you doing, chief? i want to make this short and sweet. regardless of the parties, the people, they've got to quit being democrats, would think the republicans and start being good americans. that being said i wish you all a good new year. >> host: establishment versus outside kabul would you rather see in the white house? >> caller: outsider. if george cold war alive i would vote for him. >> host: that's runnin ronnie in iowa. final tweet from twitter. you can continue if you like on our twitter feed and a facebook page. if you want to keep the conversation going on this topic. we will change gears. the snowfall in washington, d.c. has pretty much got everything to a halt for now. the house and senate taking a pause as well, the house side taking to stop a source of their activities are concerned but they still have an agenda to accomplish. up next newspaper on capitol hill mike lillis, congressional power will tal