charles clifford was there today and he explains why.orter: the san francisco national cemetery was about--found that the 1850's. some of the headstones are over 150 years old many of them started to sink and fall out of alignment with their neighbors. crews are digging a more than 3000 headstone's they then set them aside and then go to work reinforcing the ground. they reassert and realign the headstones later. when a the most important things with his work is to make sure that each headstone is returned to the correct grave site. the cemetery went through a credit gps maps of where each grave was and who was buried there. once the headstones are back in place workers plan to rebuild the landscaping around the graves. the work that is going on behind me is just the first step of what the director of the cemetery tells me is a multi-year plan to go through and realign the more than 26,000 graves that are here in the san francisco national cemetery. >>catherine: tomorrow marks 70 years in oscar since america was attacked on pearl harbor.

>>catherine: charles clifford has a look at what is going on this weekend and were the parties are. >>reporter: after a lackluster 2010 expectations are very high headed into the new year's eve the king. san francisco seems to be the place to be this new year's eve. a quick who search leads to dozens of events all of the city. this web site says the westin hotel has $100,000 tickets available--is that it has $100 tickets available for an event. authorities have sold out many of the general admission tickets and some of the act he spots the there are prime seats available for a mere $4,000. i was told today that hotels across the city are seeing a last-minute surge in reservations. over by union square, the grand hyatt is getting ready to host two parties last year they did not even have one. >> we can't have a theory that people can only not spend money for so long and this is the year that they're spending again. >>reporter: if your looking for some free entertainment, the best show in town is the fireworks display along the embarcadero. if you are thinking of coming down, try to g

charles clifford has details. >>charles: according to nasa scientists, the planet is twice the size of earth. it's year is 292 days and has a comparable average temperature of 72 degrees. >> if this planet is rocky, we could rock around on the surface in be perfectly fine, more comfortable there and they would be in the bay area today. >> this is the first planet we have confirmed it is in the habitable zone. >>charles: it is the area around a star or the planets orbit must live for life to survive. the plan is its in the habitable zone but they do not know what it is made of, rock, gas or liquid. >> that is part of the future work, to observe and pin down the mass of the planet. once we have the massively can infer something about the composition. >>stanley: coming up i will show you how to avoid a to mothers $60 parking ticket. >>catherine: stanley roberts found some people behaving badly. >>stanley: you are looking at an ac transit bus stop at the macarthur station in oakland. the truth is, this could be any bus

charles clifford joins us live with an update.ow and in the backyard of a home on starr avenue that is not too far away from downtown castro valley about 6:00 p.m. wednesday evening the big tree fell into the backyard of this home and it smashed up the corner of the tool shed, to get that and over here to that part of the fence. they treat like this if it had fallen on the street or it will taken out a power line at the city of account with taking care of it. but this is routed on to private property and it fell to two other pieces of private property is pretty much for the homeowners to take care of and tony has been on the phone for the last few days talking to insurance companies and his neighbor and trying to figure out to pay for this. he has not had any luck so far he says he does have a tree removal service to line up and come and clean this out of here, but they cannot figure out how to pay for it he does want to have this tree taken out within the next couple of days. >>pam: and in that stole a picasso sketch in san franc

in south san francisco, charles clifford, kron4 news. >>> today we saw sunny skies. but tomorrow, clod cover , at least through -- cloud cover, at least through the morning. areas of fog expected, plus the cloud cover. even after the fog clears, you're not going to see sunshine right away. temperatures into the low 40s in the mid and afternoon. and it let's take a look at thing to clearing times. today was really bad. we had fog for the delta, and the north bay, that just didn't want to clear. tomorrow morning it looks like 11:00 in the morning for santa rosa and concord. 10:00 in livermore, redwood city, and san jose. we're still going to have cover once the fog clears. the patches of fog lingers to the times you just saw. temperatures in the afternoon, upper 60s. 62 in livermore, 62 in morgan hill. in the north bay, upper 50s and low 60s as well. 58 in richmond. a look the your satellite and radar picture. this is the tail end of a storm pushing to the north. it's mainly moving into oregon and washington at this hour. we are seeing some cloud cover pushing into the

charles clifford is joining us live with an update on condition of. some >>charles: there are a series handle getting dropped off and picked out. it has been a busy day hall half--it has been a busy day at sfo. at the moment, sfo and the faa are using a traffic management program its the according to an airport spokesperson there are still delays from 30 minutes-two hours for flights headed into sfo. then, they will reassess the situation. most of the delays are domestic flights and international rivals are doing ok. one couple was delayed for three hours. >> it is an impossible weather delayed. 10 minutes before we were supposed to board, a long delayed. >> sometimes the weather can be unpredictable and san francisco carried you have to be flexible to. if >> over the last half an hour it has gotten busy. we will bring you the latest coming there. >>charles: here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. gains have cleared of after there was a fogged by israel. here is video from a live this afternoon when the fog was at its worst. fortunately, the fog h

in san francisco, charles clifford, kron4 news. >>> a high-speed rail project planned to connect thee state of california is losing popularity with voter, apparently. it is designed to link san francisco with sacramento, los angeles, and san diego. voters approved this project in 2008, but the price tag was estimated to be $43 billion. it was supposed to be completed in 2020. now the project might not be done until 2033, and could cost 98 billion. a new poll says 39% of voefrts would re-- voters would reject the plan. and 37% of those who approved it in 2008 would change their votes if it appeared on a ballot today. despite that change in attitude, the transportation secretary says it's what the state and the nation needs to compete in the 21st century. >> we are being outcompeted right now today all over the world, but in particular in asia, on countries that are building roads, building airport, building bridge, and building high-speed rail. we used to be the leader! we don't catch up pretty quick, we're going to be in second place. >>> the high-speed rail authority estimates this

charles clifford was there. >>charles: of nearly 100 people held a memorial for the friends, family and loved ones lost of violence this year in oakland. they marched down international chanting and singing. walking alongside the crowd were a dozen police officers including the chief. jordan told reporters that the rally was a positive step, that it will take a community wide effort to stop the violence plaguing oakland. >> it will take more than a march. being involved in a crime watch, is getting out, calling drug hotline, if we see something, say something. >>jaqueline: another chilly night on tap. temperatures are slipping quite a bit. forties in the north bay, 48 in oakland. it is going to get quite cold overnight. a possibility of freezing fog in the north bay. it is still cold bay area wide. by the afternoon, temperatures a lot cooler. sunny skies but mild. changes coming as clouds make their way into the area with cooler temperatures. a possibility of light rain. >>pam: the kron4 news at 8:00 p.m. is just

charles clifford is in the east bay with more. >>charles: tuesday afternoon, mt. diablo boulevard was bustling with holiday shoppers. no parking spots. business is good. if >> walnut creek has become a retail destinations. >>charles: tristan's all this works near downtown. she says that after several slow years on the market things are picking up. >> will we have seen since last march because a complete rebound of optimism. >>charles: retail shops and restaurants have filled many of the empty storefronts. the empty spots are becoming few and far in between. the downside is the increase demand for space in a limited supply could lead to higher rent. >> when we first opened it was pretty slow. >>charles: julie ross and her sister opened this consignment a few months ago. she said, they had to compromise in order to get the store up and running. >> it took a lot of time. we wanted to be in downtown but the run was so extensive. we are a little bit hidden it just so the red is a little bit tricky task-cheaper. >> people more deals. >>pam: today was a busy day at most

charles clifford talk about why he said the cuts are necessary.ead them: when to the london fire to lift growth and new build is a sentiment and a final hearing her on the fate of the rodeo for our department. earlier in the day at home with an easing the situation is not good. for 2012 of our district is facing a $2.2 million budget shortfall declining tax revenue in the mandatory budget of funds to education and redevelopment, they face some tough choices. to make ends meet he says he has to limit 6 husband and a cold front fire station 75 in lieu of bail. that will leave in addition of seven screws in hercules and to ensure about two dozen calls for help >> i am very concerned i'm concerned for the community and the firefighters. for the response time it will take us longer to get there a human county who >> it with media making called by support from other cities. in an emergency it will take precious time for the firefighters to arrive. room >> we will do our best to meet the needs of the community but we are and when we're we do not know whe

charles clifford has the details.>reporter: the san francisco public utilities commission now says the mass of water main break back on november 25th was a result of a failed coupling on a 12 in. water pipe. this photograph was taken shortly after the war was turned off. the 5 ft. in diameter to pipeline that carries water from san francisco is on the left, on the white is a water meter volk that distributes water to the homes in the neighborhood. as should exceed the 12 in. pipe connecting the two has come apart at a joint connector in the middle. and this is where the water was leaking out. they said today that the couple and should have restraints and to keep from moving when a line with price. and here is what the assistant general manager said when asked ride the restraints were absent. marine who >> there is no excuse, it was human error that caused it. and that is why we're trying to make sure that this does not happen in the future with additional reviews to make sure it does that happen. it is as simple as th

charles clifford has details >>reporter: the san francisco public utilities commission said that a coupling connecting the crystal springs water pipeline that runs just below where i am standing to the building right there that big concrete block, it failed. that is what led to the massive border leak back on december--from some form of review of whom have refused to back in november. rome is the effect now here is what the assistant who general manager had to say when asked why the restraint was absent. >> there is no excuse, there was human error that caused it that is why we are printed putting in crosses to make to this and i haven't in the future. >> if we do it rapidly, the momentum of the water is forced back into the system if he should down to fast it will bolt back up into the system and bring something else. >>reporter: they found 28 similar couplings' throughout the water system, but those connectors did have the proper restraints attached. there also seven couplings that have not been installed yet that do need to be redesigned. >>reporter: to longstanding american stores, sear

in mountain view i'm charles clifford with kron4 news. a huge move towards your living room tv. they are rolling and a new interface for the a xbox game console. one that will not to navigate through music, movies, tv shows, and games with your voice or the wave your hand. the interface will be available two x box users connected to the internet via a download on tuesday. in other news, giving away copies of this hot new video game. with over 20 story based missions and fulham bonus levels planning the entire era, the new game will allow fans to explore in the sleeper of having laughs along the way as they make their way through this star wars galaxy. [music] >>jacqueline: our need when the story tonight is the cold someone.--is the cold, we have a freeze warning in effect. this will persist for several hours overnight so definitely bring your pets inside tonight we already see the temperature is dropping off in places like fairfield. it is only going to get worse from here as the wind dies down. >>jacqueline: temperatures will be very co

we will be back with more news on kron4. rñ >>reporter: i am charles clifford and for the past couplehas had a special informant--special enforcement on the bay bridge to get drivers to slow down that is coming up. >>pam: we look at the polls with newt gingrich. and we show you the debate with michelle bachman and to gay activists. [music] >>pam: tonight at 6:00 p.m. it happened a half-hour ago like candlestick park. the 49ers were getting ready to take on the pittsburgh steelers and the lights went out. it was a transformer explosion. just a few minutes ago the power was restored, the lights are back on and the game has started. we will get to the game in just a few moments, but because of the game and how they travel and holiday shopping the bay area roads have been a traffic nightmare all day today. here is george. >> george: the game might have started, but the traffic has not yet started to move. these are current conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza it is back up through the macarthur maze of like a bad morning commute. even interstate 80 is backed up beyond the golden gate f

>>reporter: i am charles clifford in castro valley were one minute try to this tree clean out of his yard to days after the wind blew over. >>reporter: how bad it is the wind damage in southern california and house the kardashian family tied to a all? i have that story coming up. >>pam: and we have the story of the big american-- republican front runner those stories and more coming up. this holiday season give your family the gift they can all share... ... verizon 4g lte smartphones ! like the droid charge. and the stratosphere. don't miss the best deals at the right price. on the network they deserve. get the powerful droid charge by samsung or get the samsung stratosphere for $99.99. and for a limited time get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. these deals make me loco ! >>reporter: hundreds of trees were damaged, traffic lights flickered on the ground tossed from their usual perch above the street. sidewalks buckled as trees were uprooted. a jesus statue had been knocked down that had been in place since 1935. at the height of the storm on sunday the scene was a real

earlier today he talked with charles clifford about this problem. >> we are near bottom, we believe weill be near bottom. >>reporter: the rodeo fire chief says for 2012 they're facing a $2.2 million shortfall. the already passed trapped fire district faces some tough choices and to make ends meet, hanley said that he will need to eliminate six positions and close fire station 75 in rodeo that will only station 76 in hercules to serve a community of 37,000 people and to answer about 2000 calls for help per year. >> i am concerned for the community and the firefighters. >>reporter: if need be, the district can call for mutual aid assistance from other cities. but, in an emergency will take precious time for the firefighters to arrive. >> we will do our best to meet the needs of the community but we are at a point where we do not know whether not to be able to continue at this level of service. [music] >>jacqueline: temperatures are already dropping off in the '40's in a number of spots. clouds will be increasing through the evening, as the storm approaches, take a look at storm tracker f

charles clifford is in san jose with that story. >>reporter: kathy jackson is the ceo of the second harvest food bank. she says so far this year the food bank has fallen short of its annual fund-raising goals. memo leaked country rock-- >> we try to raise a bulk of our food between october and november and we are struggling right now. there is some donor fatigue. >>reporter: she says since the recession started armed robber they see a number and increase in the people coming to the food bank for help. during that time donations have for the most part remained strong the latest slowdown was a surprise. >> we did not expect to be struggling right now and we are. >>reporter: there are encouraging people to drop off food at one of these food barrels that are often in grocery stores. will they really need is cash. report >> we take $1 and provide to healthy meals from that. most people have a hard time doing that if they just walked into a grocery store. >>reporter: if you want to help out his a kron4.com web site and click on the news s

you go to the east they were charles clifford joins us live from oakland with more.ght now i am live off of the 880. sometime late last night and early this morning a large tree branch broke and fell on top of the two semi truck trailers that you can see in the background. a tree removal service came out and spend a couple of hours all that is left is this tree trunk. let us take a look in some video from earlier today so that you can see what i am talking about. this tree was starting to rot out in the middle. the tree service came in and was slowly cutting up the tree and lifting it and putting it into the crane and then putting the whole thing into a wood chipper. they ultimately decided to remove the entire tree because some of the other branches were starting to lean out across the street and that they knew--and they were worried that those branches could fall out into the roadway. the crews were able to clean up this by 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. now i want to show one other thing. this is a tree right next to one that they removed. it is still little bit breezy

>>reporter: this afternoon charles clifford set down in a group of blue star moms and leave it to getir reaction to the war officially ending. >>reporter: this chapter of the blue star moms was formed after september 11th. they are relieved that the war and i iraq is finally over and thousands are coming home. >> i know that my son and thousands of others are still serving in very dangerous places. >> i am happy that my sons will have to go over there again. >> i am pleased that is coming to an end and i'm hopeful that the i rock people can finally govern as a democracy that is my hope. >>reporter: of the in the world brings a sense of relief, these malmsey it as one step in the right direction. the blue star moms say their mission will go on. >> that is supporting the veterans, the wounded and the ghosts are families, care packages, writing cards to the troops and we will continue to do that especially is a long as we have troops in harm's way. >>reporter: a long crack down on graffiti in san jose has resulted in 60 arrest. police say that curfew taggard with fanned out across. polic

>>justine: park charles clifford top the fire chief in hercules about why certain cuts are necessary.>reporter: at hercules city hall the fire chief hilton's sixth and final repairing about the rodeo fire district. earlier in the day i spoke with him and he said the situation is not good. >> we are near bottom. >>reporter: for 2012 the fire district is facing a $2.2 million budget shortfall. we already cash strapped fire district faces some tough choices. to make ends meet, hanley says that he has to eliminate six positions enclosed fire station 75 in rodeo. isabel police station 76 in her to lose to serve a community of 37,000 people and to answer about 2000 calls for help per year. >> that means that if there is an emergency will take us longer to get there. >>reporter: crew run the district can call for mutual aid assistance from other giffords but it will take time for those firefighters to arrive. rock would work >> we will do our best to serve the community we are at a point where we do not note with or not we will be able to continue this service. krug hope it requires >>james:

the us go to charles clifford who has more details.>reporter: right at the s curve, i would say that things are skating. crew-- cafe 0 accident that you just mentioned happened this morning. if it meant as take some video of that, it was shot earlier today fewer reviews and pictures are from just before noon. in the center of your screen live in the emergency crews. they had to write handling shut down for several hours chp says about 10458 in a man on a motorcycle was involved in a collision with another vehicle. see if he says the man was ejected from a motorcycle and he struck a wire fence still on the edge of the bridge. no one else was injured demand died on the scene when they are not exactly sure what caused the accident. >> they were driving too fast, other than that we deny having any more information and me are still and henry investigation. >>reporter: at this point, they're not releasing the victim's name or any other details about him numerous as you can see, traffic and once again is setting on the bay bridge and that acc

charles clifford is live at tonight you can't.r: her right now i am live at the corner of 60 for an international and open about the 15 minutes ago about 100 people walked through north bound. take a look at the video so that you can see what i am talking about and it, the rally was the together by the oakland coliseum of organizations. some who they're calling for an end to the vilest that plagued the city of oakland. are about one dozen police officers market with a group including the police chief howard jordan and the coming up tonight we will have more on this and we will hear from the chief about the situation in oakland. or >>pam: problems are mounting for look peaceable market. tonight officials say they're cooperating with federal authorities and banking officials. so far, 24 stores have been affected and hundreds of self checkout machines were tampered with. in the north bay and one lucky store police say that 150 people have come forward claiming that their missing hundreds of dollars from their accounts. lucky official

charles clifford has been telling the american car and in the city are saying about this issue.>reporter: orders that afternoon the berkeley police department said so for 2011 they have investigated a total of which is actually a drop from last year which were seven cases. corn to the police to have involved to and from berkeley high school and they also said that none of the alleged activity occurred on the school's campus. >> there have been no incident of prostitution a group being brokered on the berkeley high campus or even in the vicinity. >>reporter: he says while it is rare to find students involved in prostitution when it does happen the deal with the issue. >> that includes notifying chopper to the services, we have risen to notify law- enforcement and we have a health department that we make notice to. >>reporter: not all the calls about prostitution the to charges, but it is enough to get the attention of the city officials. he says the commission is putting together a task force to study just how big a problem under age prostitution is in the city. >> we do not know