state media identified the man they say he's from washington state and known there as kenneth bay.nce but didn't elaborate. media reports say he was taken into custody after entering the country in early november as part of a tour. >>> congress headed into the holiday recess with the nation still teetering on the edge of the fiscal cliff. boehner was forced to call off a vote on plan b after several republicans said they wouldr7tm vote against it.[ç[d he's trying to arrange another meeting with president obama. he's expected to hold a news conference this morning at 7:00 our time. >>> former marine stationed outside a school, why he's now in trouble. >>> the end of the world? maybe notw[vm, we arewpoe stie so are the hundreds who are making a mint off the mayan doomsdayyybvb prophesy. >>> we are tracking the storm on live doppler 7 hd, as more rain moves into the bay area, mike will tell you what to expect. >>> good morning. 4:52. golden gate bridge a few cars, we don't see much moisture but mike will tell you more. >>> update on a storyñy2 about a brazen armed robbery inside a

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state media identified the man from washington state known as kenneth bay a 44-year-old tour operatororthern california school, following the9&nsl sandy hook school tragedy. we'll tell you why he's in trouble with the corp.í5 >>> so much for the end ofsññgw the world.jmé÷ it we are still here. we'll tell,]? you who is making a mint off the mayan doomsday prophesy. . >>> welcome back. raining heavy north bay nearly an inch of rain in santa rosa overnight heavier now napa near sonoma towards petaluma and inverness. around the state anywhere north of 80 now7]p valley rain and mountain snow going to slide south towards fresno and yosemite during the afternoon. if you are heading north 3,000 dropping to 2,000 feet the snow level, 1500 east of chico and reading 4,000 western slope of the sierra. it stars snowing now and doesn't stopt?x:ç -- it starts snowing now and doesn't stop until sunday evening. >> into -- no chain requirements yet. back up right side approaching bay bridge for cash paying folks otherwise no metering lights2" this morning out of antioch towards pittsburg and concord no

he is reportedly known in his home state of washington as kenneth bay a 44-year-old tour operator of north korean descent. the government is offering no other details but claims the crimes have been proven through evidence. >>> another setback for the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. house speaker john boehner couldn't round up the votes he needed to pass plan b, the gop's measure to avoid the "fiscal cliff" so he canceled the vote. plan b is designed to prevent automatic tax hikes on people making less than $1 millio a year. boehner says it's up to the president and democrats to make the next move. >>> some 800 bay area jobs are heading out of town. chevron plans to move those spots to houston over the next two years. however, it plans to keep its corporate headquarters in san ramon. the jobs are mostly technical positions dealing with information and advanced energy technologies. that part of company is based in texas. >>> the san mateo planning commission has recommended a 7- eleven store be shut down less than two weeks after it opened. the building on north san mateo drive was a lon

this is the first time north korea has confirmed news reports about the arrest of 44- year-old kenneth bay. north korea has detained several americans in recent years but they were all eventually released. >>> time is 5:15. a big blow for house speaker john boehner. he sent members of the house home for the holidays after being forced to cancel a vote on his own fiscal cliff plan b. as ktvu kilah campbell reports. a deal could now be in the hands of the democrats. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner just announced he will be speaking to the media in less than two hours. he did not have the support he needed from republicans last night. boehner left the capitol after that vote. he released a statement saying it's up to harry reid and president obama to come up with a plan to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. the white house released a statement saying the president is confident he and congress will quickly come up with a plan. i spoke with a senate republican who said he was told to go home for christmas be to be back in town and ready to work on thursday in order to come up with a dea

north korea has -- kenneth bay.th korea has detained other americans in recent years but they were all eventually released. >>> protests in egypt erupted in violence. police fired tear gas in egypt's second largest city. thousands of islamists and opponents hurled rocks and stones is avenue ear other. critics say this -- stones is -- rocks and stones at each other. the 15-year-old girl from pakistan who was shot by the taliban she's asking her country not to name a college after her. her name is malala. she was targeted by the taliban because she supports women' education. recently the pakistani government named a college in her honor. but malala is asking the government to reverse that after the school was vandalized. >>> in his annual speech, pope benedict xvi spoke out very strongly about sake marriage. he said people are manipulating god-given gifts. >>> back here at home, a legal battle between the city of oakland and the federal government over a medical marijuana dispensaries, it is one of the biggest in the

he's identified as tour operator kenneth bay.rs say bay was detained after crossing into the country with a small group of tourists. one of the tourists reportedly had sensitive information on a computer hard drive, so a u.s. official tells cnn they do not believe that bay is being mistreated by the north koreans. still a lot of questions on that story. >>> sir richard branson, he doesn't sit on ideas. are you still intent on going to space and leading space tourism? when is that happening? >> i just said i wanted to get high, hadn't i? >> you want to get high, real high. >> i want to get real high, yeah. we're very, very close. >> i talk with branson about his latest mission, plus he's weighing in on the war on drugs and politics. ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now through december 31st. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 e350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. [ male announcer ] lease a

>> the man's name is kenneth bay and we believe he's a korean-american. detained for over a month. he has been in and out of north korea. south korean media reports state that is he a tour operator and one of the people on his tour had a computer disk with sensitive information about north korea. state department doesn't want to state more at this point because of privacy concerns. >> what are they trying to do to get him released? >> well, the swedish embassy, which is the u.s. protecting power in north korea is working it trying to get him released and also trying to get what they call access visit with him. no information that he's been mistreated but the state department doesn't really want to say any more, not only because of privacy concerns but to jeopardize the chance of getting him out. two years ago korean journalists were held. it went all the way for president clinton to go and negotiate his release. we're being told that nothing of that sort is in the offering. just the swedes. >> let's hope that they release him very soon. thanks very much.

kenneth robing ogden. an official cause of death hasn't been released. he is trying to determine if ogden died where he was found or if his body was dumped there. >>> a funeral service in the east bay was interrupted by a car that came crashing into the building. it appears the teen driver was racing. abc7 news reporter lilian kim shows us the damage. >> it was quiet in their funeral chapel. a memorial service was just getting underway. he is one of the funeral directors. >> we are about to start a celebration of life for one of our clients. and all of a sudden we heard a loud rumbling sound. >> that rumbling noise was the sound of a 1974 chevy nova crashing into the building and wiping out the front lobby. the 16-year-old driver and his passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and so was a man attending the service. he suffered a broken leg. concord police say all was the result of what appears to have been two 16-year-olds racing. >> the preliminary reports from witnesses suggest there were two cars involved possibly in a speed contest down clayton road with one losing control and ending up in the building behind me. >> those in the funeral home say it could have