>> mark: more on hannity as we continue on the road to 2012. in recent months mainstream media has paid attention to the infighting amongst the contenders. as we inch closer and closer to the general election the big question on republican voters' minds is who can defeat president obama. front runners, romney, gingrich and ron paul bring their strengths and weaknesses and second tier candidates that are looking to break through. michele bachmann, to jon huntsman to rick perry. political insiders are going to break down some of the general election match-ups. joining me is kirsten powers and angela mclauren. kirsten, who do the democrats fear most next november? >> without a doubt romney. i think romney can appeal to independents. he can appeal to moderate voters. if any of the other candidates are too polarizing. they won't appeal to the way romney is. >> mark: so the democrats would be looking for someone to come out of iowa or new hampshire to deliver a kraz for the nomination. >> a crazy one but i hope it's not ron paul. mitt romney does ver

here haugh had >>mark: the nba is bad. the clippers beat the warriors won a bit jackson guarantee that the warriors would be a playoff team this year free it off for a warrior fans are just happy that basketball is bad. >> i believe him. but a shorter season they have a chance of beating if layoffs in the area that's of course i am excited. >> i am loyal to them even though every year and up in frustration. >>mark: there were five christmas games in the nba. current up we will have highlights. >>darya: which are back in a couple of minutes. here's a live look from the mt. tam cam as the sun is coming up. you can see a big layer of clouds. will be right back >>erica: 7:13 a.m., let's get straight to the numbers. we have seen some changes over the last couple of minutes. here's a look occurring temperatures. frigid in fairfield. take a look at places in the inland valleys. livermore is coming in at 28 degrees. all athleta >>erica: drive with an extra caution. the green on the screen indicates between 2-5 mi. of visibility. s

mark did not trade that style that we had really taught. >> mark was gambling but he was playing with his family's future during a time when the stock market was fluctuating wildly like the day he opened fire on his colleagues. >> the dow today not such a good day for the upside. >> nasdaq also getting hit very hard. >> i was actually giving a system demonstration to a new potential client. >> brent doonan, a 25-year-old office manager at all-tech investments, gave this interview from his hospital bed while recovering from five gunshot wounds. >> and mark had came past the conference room. you know, he came back once and he said, come here, come here. i said, "hold on a minute. hold on a minute." and he gave me that smile like he always does. "come here." >> doonan along with two other employees follows mark barton, a man he knows and trusts, a fellow day trader and friend, into an office next to the conference room. >> having gotten all three people in that one office, barton closed the door and closed the venetian blinds so that no one could see into the glass on the front of the of

great to have you you with us. >> thank you, mark. >> mark: you have been on a bus tour with mitt romney, what is with him? >> he had overflow crowds and enthusiasm for his candidacy. he is really resonating with new hampshire voters. he is working very hard and he is having the traditional townhall meetings. when you see the broad support here, he is doing very well. >> the phrase he used this morning on fox and friends about the soul of america, that is what a lot of the base wants. it wants a fighter who understands the primal nature of the election in november. there has been an enthusiasm gap in terms of his numbers. they stayed around 22-25% but you think that has changed in granite state? >> i saw the enthusiasm there. our country can't take four more years of barack obama. the governor's message is resonating with new hampshire voters. they are talking about america and what needs to happen. that we are a land of opportunity. if you think where the president has put us, fewer jobs and all the debt he as accumulated and mitt romney is hitting that message and making sure they know

>>mark: the latest on the u.s. attack in afghanistan that killed 24 troops, the offensive on top spokesperson says u.s. forces misunderstood in connection with the nato attack last month on to practice in the outpost. a new report says american troops fought if it were under attack in responded appropriately saying a combination of mistrust and bad maps resulted in the air strike. it is hot havana >>will: i am at a summit in oakland. instead of being inside working the nurses are all sizes ranging in one day protest. maybe three dozen nurses out here are upset because the hospital continues do not work with them when as far as negotiating that. they said they're ready to have that or to the bargaining table. this is what you need to know if you are a patient. as services are still available siri you can enter, not a problem the nurses are not saying anything to the nation's grief they have wrought in replacement nurses that will be on the job for the next few days. this is a one day strike however on friday the nur

>>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. >>mark: welcome back. we are watching wall street. on the rise, its highest level in 19 months. the dow jones is up 98 points to 12,249. >>justine: have the fog has settled in around the bay area. craig skalar is providing as a live shot from yerba buena island. the fog is especially dense. >>craig: you can see the headlights, this is probably the worst place to be during foggy conditions, on the curves of the bay bridge. at times, you can barely see your hand in front of your face. it has improved a bit, but not much. what is making things worse eastbound, the lights on some of the span into oakland have gone off. quite a hazard. it is not letting up too easily. the headlights are making their way through here, through the kurds. people are driving carefully and slowly. on treasure island, we could not see the bridge at all. as you can see, people are making their way in that despite the challenge. >>justine: we will keep our eyes on the fog this morning. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news co

knopf >>mark: a new year means a new laws in california. here are some of the laws set to take effect for. fifth you have a child who is six or seven, they have to get back into the booster seat. they are raising the age days-- age 8 or taller than 4 ft. 9 in.. the current law requires that children stay in their car seats and booster seats until stage six but it has been extended to age 8. few people under 18 are now prohibited from using tanning beds. doctors can still prescribe the use of the tanning bed when medically necessary. >>mark: shoppers are barred from using checkout-just self check out registers to purchase alcohol. >>justine: verizon now wants you to take for paying your bill. started in every 15, verizon charges $80 a month fee for people who make a onetime credit or debit card payments on the phone or on line. people who write checks or have the company charged your debit card or credit card monthly will not have to pay this fee. verizon as calling ms. $80 convenience feet. we want to know what you think. it is one of our f

>>mark: we are gearing up for the holidays. we are four nights away from christmas eve in the air force are starting to get dizzy. >>yoli: things this morning are very busy. people are trying to catch 7:00 a.m. flights. thing today is the kickoff of christmas travel. it is going to be busy. sfo is up 5% from last year. they are expecting a lot of people. there are actually suggesting that people not only come early but definitely see if you can come in with someone like sharing a ride or taking public transportation. and there are more people coming in and less parking spaces available in areas today is the kickoff. the busiest day will be this coming friday. they are expecting 134,000 people in animal out of assets of periods again, always check with your carrier. it looks like good weather at sfo. depending on your destination or your transfer of, there could be problems. >>mark: were even aware your plane is coming from, that could mess he loved. let's find out what is happening on the bay area roadways serious >>mark: the r

>>mark: the dow jones is of a hair to 282 points. we are back over the 12,000 mark at 12,049. we had a surge in housings this morning. >>darya: let's take a peek at temperatures. we have the 7 day around the forecast, we are into the mid-60s. it is quite mild thursday and friday going into christmas. see >>mark: will will be right back. will have the answer to that and other unsolved questions as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look from the golden geese. fit is a bumper to bumper northbound. moody's and untried exxon hah here for the monstrous amounts from the on bo bowl >>darya: a developing story, a major development on national television. pg&e is still investigating today why the lights went out. there was also an outage during the game. nearly 70,000 fans this morning are still wondering what had a share the game lasted for 20 minutes. the second time the lights went out was for 15 minutes. the entire park went dark. concerns for the 49ers this is far from over. >> there is a very large facility. give both feeders go out, it is a problem. that was not the only p

>>mark: dr. phil is coming up next.

>>mark: another drone has crashed. the west's military and the government are working to remove the debris of the drug. the u.s. uses these drones to target al- qaeda militants. an investigation is underway into what caused the crash. officials from oran say the united states should apologize for invading their air space instead of asking for the return of the crash. the president says they want the top secret surveillance craft back although it is not hopeful that are wrong will comply. >>mark: we are we behind normal for bay area rainfall. so far in san francisco, 3.27 in. of rain. the normal is over 6 in.. santa rosa is a 4.27 in.. what a difference a year makes. james fletcher is watching for any chance of rain coming our way. >>james: the good news is we are starting to finally see the warming. cold and foggy has been the forecast. sunny and cool is what we are expecting. highs in the upper 50s. as we head over night, brace yourself for another cold overnight and another cold morning tomorrow. temperatures, finall

mark was not there. there's a huge rift between the brothers that i go into in great detail in the book, but i had no idea about that until, you know, i got to know them. but after two years they were finally ready to tell their story and finally allowed to tell their story because there's been ongoing settlements, they've been muzzled by lawyers. and at that point it was just obvious that i was going to be the person that was going to sit down with them. but even two years into my acquaintanceship with them, i was not at all convinced of andrew's, you know, innocence, and it really wasn't until he gave me such a detailed explanation about the way the businesses are separate, the fact that, um, they were completely, you know, investigated by the government, there are files, every single computer file, everything was taken apart, they were never indicted. the people that are already in jail or awaiting trial would have every reason in the world to turn in the brothers or ruth to get a reduction in their o

>>mark: jerry sandusky has waived his preliminary hearing. this will send him for work to trial on charges of child sex abuse. his accusers were expected to testify today. >>reporter: new developments at the courthouse, the former assistant coach of penn state's university, a jury sandusky is accused of more than 50 talents of child molestation. he was expected to trial in a preliminary hearings, the judges was set to uphold the charges. sandusky are right earlier this morning with his wife maintaining his innocence in this matter on all counts. this morning, he arrived at the courthouse as and as soon as the proceedings started, he waived his rights to a preliminary hearing. that means that he will go directly to trial. one of the attorneys for victim number 1 is present at the courthouse and said all of that victim was not here, there are now 11 alleged victims in this case. they will be testifying unless there is a plea deal offered and accepted. as of today, there has been no plea agreement. the defense team cut is telling us, that any xi

with net >>mark: welcome back. it pretty looking morning to temperatures near freezing in many inland spots. let's get the latest of a forecast. >>erica: here is a live look at conditions in walnut creek. a pretty sunny start to the morning with clear conditions on tap. it is cold out there. we have several locations below freezing. as we turn our attention to the afternoon, nothing but sunshine of the cooler temperatures, similar to what we saw yesterday. as we head into the evening, clear conditions. take a look at nevada coming in to 20 degrees. pretty much wherever you are around the bay area, low temperatures. downtown san francisco is one of the places to be. cooler in oakland. as we turn our attention to future cast 4, 9:00 a.m., that is when the frost and freeze advisory expires. we are on a warming trend. a little bit of a purple stretching to petaluma and san rafael. as we advance the clock closer to 10:00 a.m., the navy and light blue builds on the screen indicating temperatures in the '40's and 50's. by

>>mark: the u.s. postal service will not be closing any more post offices or mail facilities for at least five months. the consolidations of some 47 post offices will not happen until may 15th. this includes distribution centers in petaluma and burlingame. the move gives congress an opportunity to save the financially troubled service. the post office has racked up more than 5 billion in debt. >>darya: a 19 year-old remains in critical condition after being stabbed in a redwood city. he was found on for a strategy with stab wounds to the abdomen. police believe it was gang-related. here is a description of the two suspects police are looking for. police are also looking for a vehicle, a tan or fold small four-door car, possibly a mercedes-benz. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues here if the countdown to new year's is coming out. kron4 new year's live is the only local countdown show, watching beginning at 113030 am. costs >>mark: decision 2012 news, mitt romney is hosting four d

the 12,000 mark. some bay area stocks have seen fit drops. intel dropping over 4%. linkedin is down over 7 percent. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. widespread call this is what will site or san francisco the. if we will show you the latest with storm tracker 4 in a moment. gradual clearing this afternoon. temperatures in the mid-50s in this evening we will call back down with lowe's approaching freezing for the north bay. here is the wide view on storm tracker 4. we are not seeing a lot of rain falling tree if in terms of the cloud cover that we see was walking through how we expected to be involved. by noon conditions still overcast. a few breaks here and there. we're looking for a mostly cloudy day for the letter heart of the day. late night by 10:00 p.m. things break up. by 3:00 a.m. only the east bay and south basie residual cloud cover. that is where we expect some of our coldest temperatures. here is where we see the thermometer right now. in san francisco 47. dependin

>>mark: lets get the latest on traffic. >>erica: a couple of problems to point out on the approach to the bay bridge. it is foggy. dense fog but no advisory is in place. he will want to drive the the extra caution. in addition we have a backup stretching closer to the foot of the maze. traffic is backed up on the 880 over crossing. there is a potential that we may have had an accident. we had a stall on the bridge that went unreported. the metering lights are cycled on. we are not tracking any delays on the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving well on the right hand side of the screen towards foster city. 15 minutes between 880 and 101. on the golden gate bridge, the fog is sitting on the deck. anticipate visibility limitations on this van approaching san francisco. on our traffic maps we're holding up pretty well coming out of san jose. interstate 280 is slow and stretches with recorded speeds of just 30 mi. per hour. the thought of >>mark: the bid for the bart extension thing is 75 million under what was budgeted for the p

zahara >>darya: mark. >>mark: we are watching storms across the eastern half of the nation. we have video coming in from georgia, at least seven people injured in severe weather. if possible tornado on this side of the building, this was in the floyd county just north of atlanta. heavy rainfall damaged a storage building. look at the damage to the buildings where half. it is the same storm that went through colorado. white christmas and the denver area. 14 in. of snow crippling the commute and the drivers were stuck. >>darya: let's take a look at the weather just outside of kron4 on van ness ave. we cannot tell is how cold it is, especially shopping after yesterday. >>james: '50's in the north bay and and low 20s. there is some pretty dangerous weather if you happen to be outside. this is our national view. cochran flights getting in and out of new york are looking fine. it is a blown call. here is a live look outside on the james lick freeway. call a freeze warning in effect until 9:00 a.m. serious it will be called again of high qr xbox and >>james: a pretty stable forecas

>>mark: are the security lines ok? >>yoli: sfo has been dead about tried to get people through curious about the lines are moving along, not too bad. >>mark: i heard that they have designated lines just for small kids. >>yoli: of the light is gored to be big today. another reminder is the parking lot. many people come here and do long-term parking. even if the overflow is full, you can get a voucher and part in the regular terminal, in the short-term terminal for the same price, but you have to have that voucher. >>justine: aaa is expecting a fall an increase of 1.5% of travelers. 90 percent will travel by car and air travel will be down about 2%. what do the roads look like? >>erica: if it is a cold but clear from start to the morning. we are taking a look at road conditions. as i walked into the weather headlines, a freeze warning is in effect issued by the national weather service. that is expecting the north bay, east bay and santa clara valleys. many locations are already sitting in the '20s. hopefully do anticipa

>>mark: the rally has faded. the dow is turning negatively, off over trinidad points for the week. >> zynga opens at $10 a share. if you were able to get in on that, you got some money. zynga is falling down 115 to $9.89 a share. zynga did have a net income of over $90 million last year. they have seen a decline in the market share . zynga with one of the biggest i feel we have seen in his. we are keeping our eyes on zynga set up. the stock is down starting at $10 a share. >>darya: new details about construction expected to begin for the america's cup. the planning commission signed off on environmental report last night. if the board of supervisors approves the project many are concerned that it could cause damage and send crowds into residential neighborhoods. >> this environmental report for its hands that no one will do that. >>darya: supporters of the race say that the plan's approval will bring it much- needed cash and construction to the waterfront and make the area nicer. >> it will be a safer waterfront.

chris paul made his clippers debut in oakland where mark jackson was marking his first game as head coachl.a. 1105-86. monterey ellis had 15 points and eight assists after learning of his grandmother's death earlier in the day. jackson has guaranteed the warriors will be a playoff team. some fans are detaching that basketball is vast. yeah >> we almost lost hope that there would be a season of new it for now we're glad that there is one. >> i am excited. i was mad about a lockout at first. but warriors that the ball is back and we're going to win. >> it is not normal to not have basketball. >> it is not christmas about basketball. >> we have been waiting and waiting. >> it is good that they were able to come together in this. this is a trill >>mark: the chicago bulls rallied from 11 points down in the final four minutes of this done the los angeles lakers. kobe bryant had one chance to win for the lakers. he scored 20 points and committed eight turnovers. he is a plane with a torn wrist ligament. the final shot was blocked at the end of the game. to the mavericks calls unveil their first

>>mark: we're waiting for the opening bell on wall street. the dow is up 29 points despite the fact that we had a rise in the number of americans thought filing for unemployment. we have had three consecutive weeks of drops and now, a rise again. yesterday we had a big drop in the dow. here are the numbers for the year. >>justine: congressmen ron paul is drawing big crowds and a surprise endorsement from michelle bachman former iowa chairman. rick santorum is campaign has been gaining momentum. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. >>george: we are tracking a hot spot on the bay bridge. there is a fogged advisory. adding to the visibility problems is a malfunction of the light's system on the lower deck. according to the chp, stretching towards her oakland landing, the lights have been out and crews from caltrans have been dispatched to the bridge and they hope to correct the problem. the westbound ride still looks pretty good. not much in the way of a back up above visibility it's definitely impaired. here is a quick loo

>>mark: there seems to be more optimism. >>mark: gary, they did for joining us this morning.he dow is down 118 points. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. a live look outside of walnut creek where traffic is light in both directions of 680. there is plenty of sunshine. >>reporter: leonard drive will be closed for a majority of the day. a limited amount of people are without water and it will probably have to be without water for an extended period of time today. in the last 10-15 minutes we have seen the crews arriving with large equipment. it looks like they are finally starting to get into the street. >>darya: is this affecting a lot of people? >>caller: it is not. there is a school right there, it is a quiet street that goes into a residential neighborhood. it will not have a big effect on that many people. >>mark: the number of law- enforcement officers has- just killed in duty has jumped since last year. the report shows that 173 officers indicted in the line of duty across the nation this year, that is up from 153 the year before. what >>mark: a live l

>>mark: only a few thousand u.s. troops will remain in iraq but most of them will leave by the end of the month. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes to get you going on this thursday morning. here is a live look off from our roof on van ness avenue in san francisco. it is a little wet out there, you may want to leave some extra time for your commute. we will be right back. >>justine: the labor department has put up new unemployment figures and applications are at a three year low. they fell below 366,000. when applications go below three at 75,000 for an extended period of time, that usually signals that hiring is strong. right now, unemployment applications are much lower than they have been for quite some time. >> it is starting to look like the sluggish economy is starting to pick up. we have had three down trading sessions. dow futures are of 108 points right now. the dow was down 131 points yesterday. there are concerns about the european debt crisis weighing on the market siri the s&p dropped

>>mark: a tragic death in lake tahoe. a seven year-old boy has now died from his injuries after falling 60 ft. from eight year lead at if the sugar bowl ski resort on sunday. he answered free to remove swilling from his brain as a separate a dramatic head injury but the boy died yesterday. he was practicing with the resort's ski team when he slipped out of a chair lift. sugar bowl issued a statement expressing its condolences to the boy's family. >>george: the time is 9:10 a.m.. we are looking at slow north a traffic. better news for the hot spot in santa rosa. a multi vehicle crash that for a short time blocked the southbound lanes. the accident occurred just a little before 8:30 a.m.. we are 50 minutes after the accident occurred and we are slow to recover. and there are no good alternate routes. you have to give yourself extra time. >>darya: if you are getting ready to leave the house to the airport, there could be long lines. sfo is expecting 2 million people to come through between now and the first week of 2012. wil

it looked far we're hovering around the freezing mark.n the meantime will turn are attacking traffic. i can't can describe this as--i guess we can describe this as a holiday like bridge. there are no delays to speak up at the toll plaza and towards the high rise. we still see a lot of spacing between cars as the ticket over to the traffic map, you see great conditions in the south bay. interstate to any is pretty decent. these drop down to just 45 mi. per hour, it looked like to a 37 is in pretty good shape we do not have any accidents to report any direction. >>james: where rain county dui arrest is up from this time lashing. in fact police arrested 27 people and that is seven more than national. san raphael police will have the dui and driver's license check this weekend. law enforcement agencies drop the bay area are participating in a 17 day winter holiday campaign all over the bay area. >>justine: if you use facebook page is about to give a bit busier, last week facebook at a time line to use your pages and not as lavish detail repor

>>mark: bart is headed down to san jose. the valley transportation authority unanimously approved a contract for construction of the first phase of the extension of bart into the south bay. the extension starts in fremont which is the southernmost part of art. this is the first step of funding. the next step is to get 900 million and federal moneys. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. believe it or not, new year's is almost here. 2012 is around the corner, if join kron4 for our new year's live special hosted by our own to gary radnich and catherine heenan. we will be right back. >>george: if you were hoping for friday light, you'll be disappointed. you will see that traffic in getting to the lower deck of the bay bridge is almost at a standstill. there are lanes lot of the sky way eastbound at fourth street. it started as a minor accident but a fluid still means that lanes are blocked and traffic is backed up beyond the interchange towards the candlestick cause sleep. even the 280 extension is also going t

as they can and failed to hit its mark. they had a misfire and after that, it drained off of the hillside. thousand >> no one was injured. a producer did meet with the homeowners and their insurance carriers. the myth buster's grill is insured for these types of incidents. off >>darya: according to a government report, the south bay leaves the nation in job growth. the south bay job market grew by 3.2%. the pace of job growth was nearly tripled. the nation ride of the--was nearly triple the nationwide rate. >>darya: we are continuing to watch what is happening in sentences of now that occupy protesters have been cleared of occupy this--have been cleared of justin herman plaza. police are still lined up at the border. we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. it's squaw in >>darya: mitt romney will be in the bay area. preferred seating, $2,500 a person. as >>mark: others stories we are falling but tell gorbachev is saying russian authorities must now ignore the parliamentary voting results and hold a new election. th

>>mark: outside, clear skies. we have a lot of wind near mount diablo and communities around the they're like concord, clinton and walnut creek. you could be experiencing some preconditions. when you pick up this morning, looked outside, be ready for when and debris. we will have a complete look at whether coming up in a little bit. >>mark: a developing story in san francisco, for people have been injured, two of them critically and dozens displaced after an apartment fire broke out around 4:30 a.m.. the fire started on the top floor of the building. with the wind, it was hard to the fire out. one firefighter suffered from smoke inhalation after giving up his mask to the person he rescued. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live shot of san jose. we will be right back. >>darya: we are going to continue team coverage, a hot spot in the east. will tran is live in the east bay. are you in livermore right now? >> i am going westbound 580 driving past first street. is slow and ago, but much

thick felt >>mark: here is a quick look at the white view. your 7 day forecast coming up in a little bit. >>erica: we have big problems on the bay bridge. jessica all of minutes ago, the chp cleared an accident with multiple vehicles and a motorcycle. fortunately, it is out of the roadway. bumper-to-bumper conditions. other than that there are no real hot spot to look at. there are no delays to speak out. the chp still has a high wind advisory in effect. especially if you are in a high-profile vehicle or small car, the potential hot spot still exists on southbound 680. i just checked the bart web site, they are still reporting delays of 5-10 minutes from millbrae sfo into pittsburgh. this is due to an earlier equipment problem on the tracks. allow yourself a little bit of extra time on bart in and on commute direction. >>justine: here is what is just into the kron4 news from. costs new numbers on of lenin, it is now at 8.6%. the biggest decrease since march of 2009. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live loo

mark expert dr.omer campbell in albuquerque, new mexico. while watching the video, campbell notices a technique he considers bad practice. throughout the examination, the cast of krone's teeth is being shifted so that it matches all of the teeth marks in the bite. campbell describes to rix what he is seeing. >> the cast has been moved. it's reoriented now to show where this tooth is, okay? >> uh-huh. >> now he's going to move it back, show where that one and that one fit. that's where that one fits, see, but he has to move it all the time. are you watching? >> mm-hmm. >> see, he's changing the orientation of it all the time. >> from what he said, i became convinced that ray was innocent. >> rix contacts a san diego attorney specializing in dna, chris plourd. plourd has tried several bite mark cases. >> i kept thinking, well, there must be something more to this case than just a bite mark, and the reality is that's all it was. >> plourd takes on the case, and along with analyzing the dna evidence, he

but we are nowhere near the freezing mark.airfield has dropped to 37 degrees yesterday at this hour, it was about 10 degrees warmer. ticket that navato, 39 degrees there. downtown san francisco is coming in at 47 degrees. we have mid-40s along the peninsula and 40 degrees for san jose and 30 los gatos at this hour. our future forecast shows that by 8:00 we will hold on to a couple of the upper 30's for places like santa rosa. we have a healthy mixture of forties and fifties around the bay area. by 10:00 it looks like we have widespread '50s holding on to some 40 for santa rosa. by the afternoon, this rain on your screen has portion of the north bay and along the shores and down to the south bay places like san jose we could actually see some '60s. here is a breakdown for the numbers for you. it looks like we will see mostly low sixties in the south bay, now in view will be the warmest spot around the bay area. we have a perfect is along the coastline. and check this out, 59 is the common number for napa, navato, san raphael in

it is getting very close to the freezing mark.cket and a bottle, but it is a little bit more mild for places like downtown san francisco coming in at 47 degrees and 41 for those in redwood city. as we check out where the temperatures will go for the rest of the day, the future forecast is that up for about 7:00. this indicates a mixture of 30's in the north bay everyone is running on about five. as we advance/decline closer to 11:00 a.m. you could see this indicates temperatures in a mixture of '50s and in moving our clock forward by 2:00 p.m. we will see some green on the screen up near santa rosa and plans to fight fremont and out of view indicating to teachers in the '60s. your satellite and radar shows clear and dry conditions of the bay area right now. we do still have high pressure in place as we have close to sun devil break down and we have the potential for wet weather. right now looks like a 20 percent chance of some shower activity and most of the afternoon on sunday stretches into the overnight hours on monday. for the

cochran cookhouse >>mark: it has been called in the sierra. there is no >>mark: 2 in. of new-line snow this month compared to 150 in. from previous years. the good news is there is a chance to make up for it. a chance for rain and snow and all hope. mostly cloudy family can carry if the afternoon highs will be in the 40's but you will certainly want to bundle up into the overnight hours. driving conditions of good as you make your way up to of this afternoon. >>mark: the final trading day of the year. a year that many investors would like to forget. the dow closed up salon as 35 points to close thousand 287. the nasdaq is down 1.5% for 2011. a quick break as the kron4 news continues. a live check of the san mateo bridge. the pavement is fairly dry. roll call tax >>mark: everyone wants to know what is in store for the weather. it looked over the bay bridge. traffic is moving pretty smoothly. first, the weekend weather forecast. >>erica: a lot of the fog would have been talking about is beginning to break up. no special advisory issued by the national weather service. as

>>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues.>justine: years will just crossing wires into the kron4 news room. an investment company could are investing $300 million into it twitter. this comes after months of negotiations. that company will now have a strategic stake in the sand francisco- based social media company. it is not sure how much of twitter the krenz will control or how many changes are in store. we will be right back. thank >>mark: it is 545 a and. let's talk live. this is the view from mt. tam. more pettifog and cool, but not freezing cold what we have seen in recent. how this afternoon, the clouds will give way to more sunshine. here's a look at the '50s in the '60s. this evening will cleared out and cool it down. we're looking for the possibility of frost. temperatures in the north bay are particularly mild. we have 43 in oakland, 48 in san jose. concord is coming in at 37. we have mainly 40 degree weather in the inland valleys. fairfield is the only trace close to freezing, otherwise we're doing okies. the fall

>>mark: the san jose sharks are struggling again. they scored a goal in just 22 seconds left in the game to go into overtime. the colorado avalanche prevailed in the shootout. the sharks have only won twice in their last nine games. some big play the avalanche again tomorrow in san jose. >>darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes on this cold wednesday morning. we are focusing on the weather. it is a another cold one especially in the north bay. here is a look it san francisco. we will be right back.

and you're nowhere near the freezing mark with a combination of of occurred even though 46. santa rosa is coming in at 40 degrees in the same goes for napa. the only christmas tv 30's it is into fairfield, navato, down to los gatos and take it again livermore coming in at 39 degrees. closer to the coastline we're running on the a former side we have gained a degree in the past hour of downtown san francisco. let us see exactly how the temperatures have changed in the past 24 hours. >>erica: if you're going out today you definitely want to bundle up. we have no subfreezing temperatures and no change from redwood city the we have lost a couple degrees in the south bay. it is six degrees cooler than yesterday and five degrees cooler for mouth. the after slightly warmer, and will see high clouds and sunshine and a lot of sixties out there. oakland could get up to about 61 degrees and a bit cooler along the coastline and it looks like to be trending in the low sixties in the south a.--for the south bay. sliding up in the north bay we expect a mixture of '60s as well. we have ment

>>mark: let us get a quick update on the weather. >>erica: thank you, mark.king some significant improvements into the north bay with updated numbers. turning your attention to the weather headlines we have some of frigid temperatures. in fact, some are right around to freezing. the national weather service has canceled that freeze warning that we have been following. as i mentioned, to turn your attention to the christmas weekend. dry mild. temperatures in the low 60s. let me show you the santa rosa. novado, upper 20s now 33 degrees. respectively, 34 in novato downtown san francisco experiencing 44 degrees. 41 degrees in half moon bay. 43 in mountain view. as we watch these temperatures by 11:00 a.m., that blue is indicating temperatures will be in the 40's. darker blue. a bit warmer along the south bay and inland. a mixture of 50s. this afternoon by 2:00 p.m. we could see green in the santa rosa. petaluma. those were cold this morning but at least significant improvements are expected even 60s. to break down these neighborhoods hayward, livermore, also 58 d

>>mark: reports that the u.s. may likely take responsibility for the nato strike last month that killed two dozen packets steady soldiers near the afghan border. here are some of the images coming out from there. officials contended that nato forces knew they were firing on pakistan the troops and even apologized as they kept firing. the u.s. claims they were fired upon and were firing back in self-defense and that is at this denny's did not properly relate the position of the texas city troops. >>justine: oil has spread roughly 100 nautical miles. the oil is expected to begin washing ashore on the nigerian coast later today. shell announced yesterday it had closed that site after 40,000 bar. of oil leaked. >>mark: marin county dui arrests are up from last year curious san rafael police will have a dui and drivers license checkpoint at grand avenue and east francisco boulevard. sphere fifth sphere >>justine: this is the busiest day of the year for ups. they are expected to deliver nearly 26 million packages today

>>mark: this payroll tax has been up for debate. this would of extended the tax rate for the next year. however, the republicans sank that version of the bill that was backed by mitch mcconnell, the leader of the democratic party. they will lose that tax break and to $1,000 more in taxes next year. fremont, they did approve a $62 billion defense bill including funding for the war in afghanistan and iraq with pteron nuclear threats showing-tehran economic sanctions. >>darya: the james lick is nice, light, plenty of sunshine. light wind. it is going to be a warm day. still, low 60s through this weekend. we will be back. ♪ at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local entrepreneur start a business... to providing grants to a nonprofit which offers job training and placement... and supporting an organization working to help the environment. because the more we do in the bay area, the more we help make opportunity possible. detergent alone doesn'

he >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news continues. here's a live look outside of this monday morning. traffic fairly light. >>darya: of the pre-trial hearing of the army private accused of stealing now calls secrets continues today. an investigator testified that he found if sensitive information on one computer used by private gravelly manning alyeska more are hot i'm calling upon as a tax cut approved by the senate and the only two month extension of its 2% mcalpine 1/7 this path had but this only goes through in february. if congress does not come up with a solution, we will begin paying more starting january 1st and millions of americans could lose unemployment benefits. investigators say for members of the house received discounted loans from countrywide. the chairman of the house oversight and reform committee did not name those four congressional members that they did send a letter to the house ethics committee asking for an investigation. they say that countrywide used to this program to build relationships. countrywide is now

>>mark: a programming reminder. we will have a spectacular fireworks show and show your new year's around the world, new year's live on new year's eve will be hosted by catherine heenan and gary radnich. offsetting far for for births >>darya: occupy protesters have arrived in oakland. they are being greeted by police officers in a quiet clear. >>darya: we saw a little were no real confrontations. there is a small line of officers outnumbered ratify the protesters fury if these are all occupied protesters that have marched from the west oakland bart station to the port of oakland. they are again as corporate greed. they're trying to shut down the boards up and down the coast of this morning. we're back with more team coverage and a couple of moments. >>mark: the dow was up 185 points in the last trading session but worries about europe continues. moody's is saying that they will be looking at european sovereign debt for possible downgrade. on that news, a big drop for dow futures. they're down 125 points. we are expe

>>mark: around 1,700 gal. of diesel fuel has entered san francisco bank after stealing from a tank at uc- berkeley. campus police officers noticed an odor coming from strawberry creek. university officials say this bill habit when the fuel was being transferred to a different storage tank and an overflow. the epa is investigating. a d the commission did navy tug boat has been taking on water. the tugboat is hovering just below the surface of the water. builds have been deployed to contain this bill the coast guard has asked for all traffic north of the island to travel with no week. >>darya: a clayton mitchell schoolteacher has been arraigned on 26 charges. he is accused of all unlawful sexual conduct with a former female student from february 2010-last summer. he was arrested on friday that the middle school where he is a math and science teacher. he gave a full confession-- confession before being taken into custody. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. the countdown is on for dear life

>>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. taf >>mark: stock futures were positive ahead of the opening bell it turned negative over the last few moments with concerns over the european central bank. what a day yesterday, the dow soared of 337 points and back over the 12,000 mark. signs of a strong support of u.s. housing. the dow closed at 12,001 of three. the nasdaq is up 80. one bay area stock i am watching is oracle. they are down 11% to 2585. >>darya: payroll taxes could be going up from 160 million american workers. house republicans are demanding the senate joint negotiations to produce an agreement. the senate passed a two month extension of the house of for presented its refused it say that they wanted a full one-year extension or nothing at all. if legislation does not go through by years, expected taxes to go up by almost $20 a week. almost 2 billion people could lose on of limit benefits and doctors with see big cuts in medicare payments. >>darya: wood smoke is of the leading cause of wintertime pollution. we are b

>>mark: incredibly, no one was injured. >>darya: and oregon state football player from richmond has died. he was playing basketball on campus yesterday when he collapsed. school officials say the 19 year-old was 6 ft. 4 in., three of the 17 lbs., a defensive tackle. the university says that the football coach was off campus on time recruiting, 6:11 a.m., we're back with more in a couple of minutes. thanks >>james: we are seeing fog at the golden gate bridge and in the east bay, reports of dense fog. this morning, antifog and it temperatures primarily in the '30's. this afternoon, the son will be out, warming as up to upper 50s and low 60s. like it was last night, we will keep things clear and chill things down as we had overnight. we had an earthquake in the bay area early this morning, well to the north of santa rosa. the magnitude of 3.3. a couple of minutes past that we had a 2.5 magnitude earthquake. temperatures are right near the freezing mark. fairfield is chilly at 29. 45 in san francisco, 38 in san jose. there is n

here is a mark. >>mark: yoli eceves is live in san francisco. >>yoli: it is pretty cold, now that the sun is coming out. right now even people who are jogging have a beanie on and sometimes some of them have on the gloves it is still very cold today. i am in one of the lease cold areas of the bay area but he will be-as you will want to be bundled up. >>mark: let's find out about the forecast with erica. >>erica: downtowns and francisco coming in at 45 degrees. still below freezing in places like santa rosa. damage to plants is possible. as for temperatures, future cast 4 is set for 7:00 a.m.. the purple and pink indicates temperatures in the 20's and '30's in the north bay. it looks like everyone else around the bay area is staying in the '40's and '60's. >>erica: your afternoon highs will be in the '50s and '60s. as we look at satellite and radar, we are dry and clear. the high pressure will break down and we could have what weather in the forecast as soon as sunday and monday. for the most part temperatures will be staying in the '60s. partly