>> new fairfield high school. >> i played baseball for new fairfield as well. >> reporter: what's your> i'm trevor. i played football and track. i have a little brother who is 8 years old. i can only imagine what the families are dealing with now. >> reporter: where were you when you found out about this? >> i was actually at my house, just got back from college, and i think it was all the same circumstance for everybody else, too. we looked at our phones and realized it was happening. we realized it was a town over and it really hit hard when we knew like some people that are involved and everything like that. >> reporter: i asked the other gentleman, this is not something -- or said to him this is not something you want your town or the towns in this area of connecticut to be known for. >> not at all. it's just a tragedy and we're trying to go through it together. >> reporter: the entire world is watching tonight, not just in the united states but our viewers from around the world. what do you want them to know about the people here? >> people here are great. just an area filled with

there's places like new fairfield and new milford, my mother lives in oxford ten minutes from the school and imagine a state that's not accustomed to type of disaster is really up in arms over and just fear. i mean, i'm a father of two boys. and the first thing i thought of was, i can't imagine a parent going up to school, particularly in this area, finding out your child is dead so my heart and words go out to the parents. >> dr. ian smith, thank you so much for joining us from danbury, connecticut, right next door to where all of this went down. aaron boyd joining me now, with patch.com for folks not familiar with it, it's a hyper local website and i understand you also have a connection to the area. where are you right now? >> right at this moment i'm at a park in newtown. it's maybe a quarter of a mile from the school right around the corner where all the press are gathering for a second press conference coming up. >> what can you tell us about when's happening on the ground right now? what are you seeing? >> sure. down at the school, things are starting to calm a bit. they're -- the

news. >> in fairfield tonight a wm arrested after a fatal fire two years ago has been charged with another crime. you might remember the fire claiming the lives of four children left unattended in an apartment where candles were burning. their mothers charging their cell phones in the laundry woom room because there was in electricity in the apartment at the time. one mother is serving a 10 year sentence for involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors planned to charge the other mother but they never got around to it. the second mother now has been charged with robbing a woman at knife point over the weekend and was arraigned this afternoon. >> the day after christmas marks first day of the after rick kin american celebration of qaunza. a tribute to the african heritage through music drew a sold out crowd today. >> from drums to jazz... and of course, gospel... music tells a time line of the african american struggle. >> see, hundreds of years ago people were bought and sold and thought of as three fifths of a man. >> but with poetry and dancing the band began a week long celebration of kwanzaa

news. >> grant: fairfield police are investigating two robberies that took place 11 minutes apart. the fairfield police deparment is releasing surveillance video of the robberies.hoping to get the public's help. here's the video. from december 23rd. police say the same two unidentified suspects rob the valero gas station on north texas street.shortly after robbing the 7-11 store on phoenix drive. one of the suspects held a chrome revoler handgun as they both grabbed money from the cash registers. both suspects left on foot. new at eight. the international maritime organization has approved a plan to change the routes that cargo ships use to enter san francisco bay. the goal is to reduce collisions between large vessels and whales. kron 4's charles clifford has details. >> reporter: migrating whales, such humpbacks, often pass through the waters off california's coast. far to often, these large creatures collide with cargo ships, killing or severely injuring the whales. but under a plan developed by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, and now approved by the interna

concord, fairfield. >>> the new twists surrounding software mogul john mcafee. plus three people behind bars charged in connection to a series of toll booth robberies. >> the raiders home against dev, we'll have the highlights. sonny dykes stands on the stage and talks. and $756,000 for an old jersey! [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets, your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples. that's a given. you need safeway sugar for just $1.97. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another -- only $2.99 for challenge butter. and when hands get messy, quite surely they'll say, "yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday." safeway. ingredients for life. the bizarre saga of millionaire john mcafee got stranger today. these pictures show him being taken to a hospital today in guatemala. he reportedly collapsed after being told that he would not be granted political asylum. he is the founder of the bay area antivirus company which bears his name. he has been on the run for three weeks after

there is new outage in fairfield that is affecting 4400 homes and businesses. the power went out this morning. no estimate as to when repairs will be done. santa cruz mountains at scotts valley, just under 1,000 customers are still without power. pg&e estimated it could be restored by 10:00 this morning, lafayette, 200 customers. no estimate there. redwood city has four different outages leaving 115 homes and businesses in the dark. >>> new this orange, st. anthony's foundation in san francisco is holding the 24th annual curbside donation drive. the donations will be accepted starting at 9:00 this morning at st. anthony's which is located at golden gate avenue and jones street in san francisco. at 10:00, meals will be served to some 3,000 people as they enjoy a performance by the oakland gospel choir. at 11:00, donation delivery will take place. the drive continues through monday. >>> at glide memorial church they are hostingÑç a toy giveawy for families in need. that begins at 9:30 this morning slows have been collecting new unwrapped toys preparing for this d

news media trying to get information or get in. we're talking about newtown, connecticut. the population there as of the last census was 27,550. it's northern fairfield county 45 miles southwest of hartford, 80 miles northeast of new york city. about an hour and a half. susan paige and david gregory, when we talk about gun violence in this country, are we not talking about second amendment rights? we're talking, as i was discussing with the brady campaign officials yesterday about reasonable background checks, reasonable controls, automatic weaponry and ammo. the multiple rounds that cause the greatest amount of violence. remember the names. we remember littleton, colorado, april 20th, 1999, columbine, you just referred to. this history -- aurora. obviously, what happened to gabby giffords, out of school context, but gun violence has been epidemic in this country going back for decades and we go through temporary periods after the reagan assassination attempt and after, you know, several of these other incidents where we have an assault weapon ban and then it is permitted to expire. >> we know the contours of this debate, and it will get heated after

news. >>> an 18-year-old in fairfield is behind bars accused of posting threats similar to friday's shooting in connecticut. a post on facebook said he supports the actions of the gunman and is thinking about carrying out similar actions. the police say he has access to firearms in his home. >>> and in newtown with the exception of sandy hook elementary people are resuming going back to school. with the exception of nancy lanza she was devoted to her children. one man said she could come to school to help her interact with other children. nancy would also help friends and strangers and in the meantime, there is no clue on what led him to shoot at innocent children. they were not able to get any information out of the computer because he destroyed it with a hammer or screwdriver before the massacre began. >>> the names and ages were red allowed. 20 flames represented the lives taken too soon. the gunman's mother and the gunman. >> people in our community are just heart broken over what has happened in connecticut and we all identify with the parents and with the community where these little c

people who work in fairfield county, even new york city, hartford. it's a nice town, nice old churches. it's a place people go for the good schools, where there's still a rural feel. very nice town. >> 27,000 people live there, roughly. i would imagine that because it is so small, this is one of those incidents where, literally, everyone in the town knows someone who has been affected directly, if they, themselves, have not been affected directly, no? >> i think you're right. and you can go even beyond that. because connecticut is a relatively small state, 3 million people. i think there's going to be a real feeling here of before sandy hook and after sandy hook. when you have a situation where two classrooms of children are mowed down like this, everything changes. >> rick, stand by for me. i want to bring in someone else right now, aaron boyd of the local patch.com website. aaron, good to see you. thanks for joining me right now. let's pick up where rick left off there. tell me a little bit about the town and what it's like right now. how are they

. >> new at ten tonight, a 25- year-old fairfield woman who's child was one of four killed two years ago is tonight suspected of robbing a man at knife point. she was arrested this afternoon after police say she held kitchen knife to a 61-year-old man and demanded cash. it was in april it have 2010 that police say james and her sister left four young children alone inside their fairfield home. investigators say the power had been turned off in the house and the fire was most likely caused by a candle. >>> police in antioch responded to two shootings on the same street. the first was reported on singapore drive just before 1 this morning. one person was hit. the injuries not considered life threatening. about three hours later officers got another call about gunshots also on -- sycamore drive. >> police stopped a suspicious vehicle and say they found a stash of weapons and drugs. the car was stopped at a chevron station this afternoon. police say they found cash along with drugs and several dangerous sawed off shotguns. >> they're designed to conceal and hide. so getting these weapons

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town about 660 miles northeast of new york city, a lot of people who work in new york city travel in from this area of fairfield county. the police say 26 people were killed, 18 were children. children who were just aged five to ten years old the gunman have identified ryan lanza. police officials said he took his own life based on our preliminary reporting we have no criminal record and the guns were his own guns. he was originally from this town of newtown and his mother was apparently a teacher that the school and most shootings took place in his mother's classroom. we've learned a body was found in a home connected to lanza and police are said to be questioning lanza's younger brother. so the motive for this shooting remains a mystery. but we're getting more and more details at this hour about the gunman just 24 years old, his connection to the that his mother was aea

new years day. we are going to see plenty of sunshine. santa rosa 29, napa and fairfield only 30 degrees and slightly warmer in san francisco; over night lows 41. >> mainly in the low 50s as well. it's unseasonably cold for december. tahoe, a great day to head up and hit the slopes. yosemite plenty of sunshine and reading. >> over the next several days. chance of showers is possible into the afternoon in the evening on monday and tuesday plenty of sunshine and by wednesday things look a little unsettled and we could see a chance of rain wednesday afternoon into thursday and mainly north of the golden gate and saturday and sunday we could get warm weather. midnight it going to get cold, 45 degrees. >> thank you. up next the flick that stayed on top of the box office plus as we look back at the people we lost in 2012. ,,,,,,,,,,,, tarantino and "les miz" co't knock "the hobbit" off its x office perch. the fantasy epic was number one for a third weeka row. "the hobbit: an unexpected journey" took >>> even kwint tarrantino, the hobbit took in almost $33 million. jiang oh and

in fairfield, george warren, abc 7 news. >> san lee app dro police search for man!manslaughter suspected of robbing a downtown bank late this afternoon. officers with weapon drawn swarmed the area around the plaza on east 14 street. this is video. man walked into a u.s. bank branch and passed a teller a note demanding cash. it was believed that the man was armed. >> chp officers face quite an unusual challenge new england marin county today. how to free a driver who wedged his car on to a bike path. the elderly driver was trying to get on highway 101 near green bray but got confused. he drove on to a bike path and found himself completely stuck. >> vehicle wedged itself in pretty well. so we actually had to pull witness a tow truck and once free another officer was able to get in the driver seat and back the vehicle out. >>reporter: officer had to scratch and scrape the car to willing it loose but it worked. he backed out after that. 8 87-year-old driver told abc 7 news he was on his way to get an eye exam at the department of motor vehicle and he made a wrong turn.

new york giants. >> we are coming together as teammates. >> noah pozner's funeral was held in nearby fairfield. whenever his mother told him that she loved him, he replied not as much as meatpacker mom. those boys were six years old. local residents are doing what they can remember the victims. >> i'm here for the families. >> he has coached some of the siblings of the victims. he left teddy bears. >> i cannot believe this is happening. unbelievable. >> residents have come together. they're not giving up hope. >> hopefully, over the next two weeks, things will get better. perfect, but they will get better. >> of the public school students in newtown whowill go back to school except for sandy hook elementary. there's a plan in place and they of already begun to move all the stuff from sandy hook to new locations where the kids eventually will go back to school. i am tom roussey abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. 4:36. there is good news for honda. >> and it has been an up and down year for the housing market. we want to find out more from linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york to explain.

heavy rain from philadelphia to trenton, newark, new york, white plains, fairfield county and back upot of wind with this as well. not only ponding on the roadways, but winds will cause air travel delays and serious wind advisories, issued for a good chunk of real estate from the canadian border through dixie. 45, 50-mile-an-hour wind. here is the verification. 67 mile winds gusts and snows will pile up away from the big cities and continue to pile up away from up. >> thank you very much, rob marciano. it is nasty, including in ohio. a snow-packed start. the area bracing for 8 inches of snow in the next 24 hours. the major concern? 45-mile-an-hour wind gusts are possible. victor blackwell, is weathering the storm in cleveland. what's it like there right now? >> reporter: well, rob was right. we're getting this sideways snow. you will see it in the shot that the gusts are kicking up now. no real accumulation of the snow, but overnight, it switched from a very cold rain and consistent wind overnight into the flurries at about 2:30 we saw. we know that this is not enough to cause any pro

. >>> in some other bay area news on this friday an armed robbery is caught on camera in fairfield. police say one of two men pulled out a handgun sunday when a 7-eleven clerk opened up the cash register. no word on how much they got. this is one of two armed robberies to happen within just minutes of one another in fairfield and police believe the suspects are related to both crimes. >>> police say a contra costa county police officer came home to find three burglars inside his house. it happened wednesday night in antioch. the officer tried to chase the suspects but stopped when one of them fired a shot into the air. apparently with a gun that was stolen from that officer's home. >> at this point it appears to be completely random. like many cities in the bay area, our residential burglaries are on the rise and have been for quite a while. >> last month, an officer in brentwood shot and wounded a suspected burglar in his home. >>> oakland may top the headlines but it isn't alone when it comes to crime on the rise. san jose is also dealing with more crime and fewer officers. but as

new year's day. your overnight lows tonight. check this out. santa rose a29, at freezing. napa, fairfield, liver -- santa rosa 29, at freezing in napa. fairfield, in the low 50s. >>> a few upper 40s out this as well. the temperatures are slightly cold for the end of december. jacket weather out there. if you are doing any traveling around northern california for the most part, staying dry. tahoe, a great day to head up and hit the slopes. no chain requirements on interstate 80 or highway 50. yosemite, cloudy skies there, plenty of sunshine. monday, a chance of showers is possible into the afternoon and evening. tuesday, we clear out, we see plenty of sunshine for the first day of the new year. then, by wednesday. things look a little unsettled. we could see a chance of rain wednesday afternoon into thursday morning. mainly north of the golden gate. friday into saturday looks okay. but then saturday into sunday we could get hit with another little bit of wet weather into sunday morning. so, getting a quick check of the new year's eve forecast. planning on viewing the fireworks in san franc

and 51, 52 in oakland and san jose and in concord, fairfield and liver more and some partly cloudy skies and a great new year's eve and that is looking nice. >>> a rare look at the emancipation proclamation. it was aimed at freeing the slaves and signed by abraham lincoln 150 years ago and went into affect january 1st, 1863 and that is going to go on public display in the national archives on washington, d.c. o new year's day. when it was exhibited in michigan last year, people waited up to eight hours to so it. >> and when you see thousands of people waiting in line, you know they're not just there for words on paper. >> the document is double sideez so part of what is being shown is authentic. pages 2 and 5 are originals and pages one, three, and four are replicas. >>> the most crucial piece of the new year's eve party is ready to go and they connected the annual air worthiness test of convetioused for the celebration and did this test yesterday. each year, they write their wishes for the new year and so far, thousands of people from more than 50 countries submitted their wishes and all will be mixed

news. >>> bay area man in custody accused of making threats about the mass shooting online. fairfield police arrested him at his home. police say friday he posted comments that he supported the shooter in sandy hook and had thoughts about doing something similar. police will pursue felony charges for making criminal threats. he has now apologized on his facebook page. >>> connecticut tragedy and gun control debate has thread to increase in gun sales across the country and here in the bay area. cornell bernard has that story. >> reporter: it was a busy weekend in novato where gun sales have increased since the connecticut school shooting. the owner won't say how many guns were sold other dealers report record sales nationwide handguns and shotguns are selling quickly. >> once the powers to be get on tv and start talking about bans and taking things away, it is a push in people and interest in purchasing firearms they think might be taken from them. >> wal-mart is out of ammunition. >> reporter: he buying a gun but worries in national tragedy could unfairly punish responsible, would beg

fairfield. i made some changes to the extended forecast because the rain has changed. >>> breaking news near ther. black ice is being blamed for a massive 60-car pile-up on i-5. it happened on a 2-mile stretch between eureka and the oregon border. the interstate is closed in both directions. amazingly, there are no deaths reported, just minor and moderate injuries. >>> a new report on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi blasts higher ups at the state department for leaving the mission vulnerable. the review boert said systematic -- board said systematic failures led to insecurities. the panel's report acknowledged that the siege was unanticipated and found no cause for disciplinary action. >>> a news crew from nbc is safe tonight after spending five days in captivity in syria. the network says reporter richard engel, his cameraman and producer were freed when a rebel group killed two of their kidnappers at a checkpoint. the network said the team was bound and blindfolded but not harmed. there was no claim of responsibility or ransom demands. >>> the fiscal cliff is now just two weeks aw

new york, they're going to get some partly cloudy skies. for us, tonight, the lows will be 34 in santa rosa. not quite as cold tonight as it was last night. 35 at napa. 33, fairfield. 36, livermore. we'll do no better than mid 50's for the bay area tomorrow. but with increasing sunshine, we're at 54 in the city. extended forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions on new year's eve. a few light showers tonight. sun on sunday, maybe a little bit coming in on monday and tuesday. rest of the week looks high and dry. so have a great weekend! >>> the fiscal cliff, no concern for these consumers. why they're dropping a truckload of cash for a cool ride. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, legal settlement. a district judge has given preliminary approval to the payment in a class action st acceleration. th >>> tonight, toyota is now one step closer to paying a $1 billion legal settlement over sudden acceleration. the carmaker recalled 14 million cars worldwide to deal with the defect it blamed on drivers and floor mats. final approval of the settlement is not expected until june. >>> when it comes to luxury cars, economic speed bumps don't seem to get in the way. they're going to fin

new church. and we have a big christmas eve service so you are invited. 7:30 on 1875 fairfield avenue. i'm looking forward to it. great choir. they are even doing a cd. so if you're in town, you're welcome to come. i might even have a word to say. even though they said the music is the most important thing. >> go to church during advent. get into the feel of the season. see what attracts you. >> thanks again. >> thank you, ron. so nice to see you. >> thank you for being with us. i'm ron swisher and you have been hearing hugh barrels elaborate on this great season advent christmas. go out and enjoy. [ singing christmas carols in background ] aunt sally's singing again. it's a tradition, honey. [ singing christmas carols ] mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> welcome to bay sunday everybody. great to have you with us. another great show for you t

new year's eve. >> you might need an umbrella. there could be a weather system but it's the same could be cool with tonight temperatures in the 20's. napa, fairfieldzing. 30's and '40's by the bay. >> and we must conclude that you should stay home and watch kron 4 is a new year's like. see you at a 11:00 p.m. new year's live on new year's eve, right here on kron 4. ..

new at 11 tonight. bay area man arrested accused of making threats about the mass somewhating on line. fairfield police arrested sergio this afternoon at his home in suisu suisun. police say he posted comments on line that he supported the shooter and has had thoughts about doing something similar. police pursue fell my charges for making threats. he posted an apology on the face book page saying he was edgey and cocky in the message. >> in response to the shooting california department of education asked schools to review their security plans. 90 million dollars year helps public school make security improve. they hold lock down drill once a month. teacher close curtain turn out lights. drop to the floor and tell everyone to the remain silent. district also made changes to door lock and window even so it plans to have different measures. >> gun control support, according to new post poll 54 percent support stricter gun control in general. 71 percent oppose the out right ban of hand guns but 52 percent favor banning semi-automatic and ammunition clip that hold more than 10 bullet. >> colorado tr

new at 11 tonight. bay area man arrested accused of making threats about the mass somewhating on line. fairfield police arrested sergio this afternoon at his home in suisu suisun. police say he posted comments on line that he supported the shooter and has had thoughts about doing something similar. police pursue fell my charges for making threats. he posted an apology on the face book page saying he was edgey and cocky in the message. >> in response to the shooting california department of education asked schools to review their security plans. 90 million dollars year helps public school make security improve. they hold lock down drill once a month. teacher close curtain turn out lights. drop to the floor and tell everyone to the remain silent. district also made changes to door lock and window even so it plans to have different measures. >> gun control support, according to new post poll 54 percent support stricter gun control in general. 71 percent oppose the out right ban of hand guns but 52 percent favor banning semi-automatic and ammunition clip that hold more than 10 bullet. >> colorado tr

. >>> new details tonight on a fatal accident involving an off-duty chp officer. happened last night on highway 12 in fairfieldthe officer just finished his shift and was leaving work when he pit a pickup turning left in front of him. the chp had not released the officer's name. >>> a section of highway 1 through sonoma county will remain closed indefinitely. the highway -- a small section of the road collapsed this month when storms hilt the area. caltrans hopes to have the road open by noon top. officials initially hoped to open the highway this week but engineers determined the work will take longer than expected. >> just ahead, hundreds of guns now off the street in the bay area. how an anonymous donor is making a difference. >> a wet saturday. what's ahead for tomorrow? leigh glaser is up next with the forecast. >> mike: the warriors are on fire. i'm mike shumann. a seven-day swing ending in two days, and with the win the warriors come home with a record of 6-1 for the first time you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way u

state can be better prepared and equipped for the storm surges along the five mile river in fairfield and newaven counties, housatonic river. a variety of places around the state of connecticut where we know prevention works. we have seen it firsthand. and the investment now will avoid payment later. these projects require -- >> i hate to rush you, but i have all these numbers waiting. >> let me finish by thanking you, madam chairman. i hope that we can work together. >> we will. >> thank you. >> we will. and, you know, as you leave i just want to tell the house members, the purpose of this hearing today is to make a historic record. we cannot have all your constituents here. you are their representatives. and so we are going to put together a record of this hearing that we will actually give to each of you who made this record. in my own belief is that i hope and i pray it will be a turning point in how we look at climate change and that we began to make the necessary improvements that all of the center's, and very specific showing one example of where a million dollars can save 20 million p

new at 11 tonight. bay area man arrested accused of making threats about the mass somewhating on line. fairfieldolice arrested sergio this afternoon at his home in suisu suisun. police say he posted comments on line that he supported the shooter and has had thoughts about doing something similar. police pursue fell my charges for making threats. he posted an apology on the face book page saying he was edgey and cocky in the message. >> in response to the shooting california department of education asked schools to review their security plans. 90 million dollars year helps public school make security improve. they hold lock down drill once a month. teacher close curtain turn out lights. drop to the floor and tell everyone to the remain silent. district also made changes to door lock and window even so it plans to have different measures. >> gun control support, according to new post poll 54 percent support stricter gun control in general. 71 percent oppose the out right ban of hand guns but 52 percent favor banning semi-automatic and ammunition clip that hold more than 10 bullet. >> colorado trag

. >>> we have some new video tonight of an armed robbery at a 7-eleven in fairfield. police say two men pulled out a handgun sunday when the store clerk opened the register. it's unclear how much money they got. but police responded to another robbery at a nearby gas station just minutes after that one at 7-eleven. they think the same men were responsible for both crimes. >>> a 911 call from a screaming woman ends with police opening fire and a man dead. it happened at the diablo point apartments in walnut creek today. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran with what happened. >> nothing goes on here so it's a super quiet community. this is shocking. >> reporter: one suspect dead, walnut creek's first homicide of the year, and the first officer involved shooting in almost five years. >> it's a little unnerving because, you know, you wake up and find out there was a shooting outside your house and i didn't hear it. >> reporter: it happened on creekside near las lomas high school an area deemed safe by those who live here. >> this is really a safe neighborhood. i feel comfortable

new year. here is a look at your afternoon highs for to day mostly sunny skies some high clouds to contend with. 51 for fairfieldand antioch. 52 and pleasanton. oakland you could climb to the mid '50s and 52 expected in napa. >> as lingering in the new year we will bring it in with a few clouds. it will be chilly. expect low forties' inland. upper forties' around the bay. a round start of 2013 we will introduce light winds and the forecast. it will add to the wind chill factor. it will be mid 30's if you are celebrating england. >> in the sierra there aris no change control. however, there is freezing fog which will be for the next couple of days. >> afternoon highs and the low 30's. hovering around the freezing mark. bundle up for the overnight hours as temperatures drop below zero. >> it will be a cold one but a great time to head to the slopes. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows sunny skies a slight potential for rain as we head into thursday. that looks to be only a chance north of the golden gate bridge. sunny, dry conditions as we transition into the weekend. temperatures a bit warmer we're

katie marzullo, abc7 news -- >>> bay area man in custody accused of making threats about the shootings online. fairfieldpolice arrested the man at his home. friday he offed comments that he supported the shooter in sandy hook and had thoughts about something similar. police will pursue felony charges. he has now post add apology on his facebook page. >>> gun sales are up following the school shooting. also controversy over new gun store opening in the south bay. terry mcsweeney is live in los gatos with details. >> reporter: the store is having its grand opening saturday and some say that is not a grand idea because folks here in los gatos, some say they weren't consulted about that and feel they should have been. look at pictures of the store officially this is going to be a sporting goods store more than rifles and guns being sold. it is described as a high end custom again shop. here's the debate. >> two things, -- we would like to know about that product before it is available. >> i think any time you can bring business to town it is positive. i don't think they are going to be handing out guns like

new year's day. we're expecting plenty of sunshine on tuesday with no rain. so lows overnight once again the cold temperatures. fairfield, 32 overnight. check out livermore one of those inland valleys we have been talking about, 30 as well in santa rosa and 39 overnight in oakland. so for tomorrow once again a lot of low 50s, kind of similar to what we saw today. and if you are doing any traveling around northern california, for the most part dry getting some snow in yosemite and a lot of clouds out in lak -- out in lake tahoe. no chain requirements to the sierra. here's a look at the forecast for the next several days. monday hit or miss, not a lot of rain but we put a chance in the fork anyi what. wednesday into thursday night, once again another area of low pressure heading our way making things a little unsettled possibly wet. >> we need the rain. >> thank you. >>> the tailgaters were back out at at&t park this afternoon. no, it wasn't for the giants who are smack-dab in the middle of their off season. fans of the navy and arizona state football teams came out to cheer them on in the kraft fight hunger bowl. there w

new york showed up for his funeral. >>> we are already seeing freezing and subfreezing temperatures around the bay area. it's freezing up in santa rosa, 41 degrees in fairfield, 39 in half moon bay, 33 in pleasanton. very cold conditions. you can see the clear skies over the bay area. some coverage is starting to filter into the north bay. that could keep temperatures from reaching the 20s in a couple locations. but very cold conditions overnight. 20s and 30s through much of the bay area. tomorrow, increasing clouds as that storm that you just saw approaches, and we'll have more rain in store for the weekend. >>> the statuses of richmond -- citizens of richmond weigh in on plans to repair the chevron oil refinery. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.88 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> a san j

new york shore. that story still ahead! >> jacqueline: we are keeping an eye on temperatures it is already 40's in fairfield. xt chance of rainfall, coming up. (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. in the north bay, still and packs from christmas day. >> reporter: sonoma county, impacting -- the flooding impacting the vineyards but it does not seem to have an impact because currently, they are in a dormant state. however, that would be a different story if it was in the spring season. >> reporter: the southbound of the great highway is still closed. this is one of the large puddles that is causing this closure. cars are clu passing by. the departure of the public's work's success of this stretch of highway closes at least 60 times per year. the department of public works spokesperson the says that this stretch of highway closes at least 60 times per year because the trains are not able to accommodate the rainfall. no word on when it will be open. the-drains are not able to accommodate the rainfall. >> this huge acacia tree narrowly missed this car near this fraternity ro

fairfield. we'll be up to 52 degrees at livermore. mid-50s do it for much of the bay area. cloudy for new year's eve and new year's day for the bay area, but it does look outside of that chance of maybe a sprinkle or two that we're not going to get any rain on that day. and the extended forecast, we bear that out. i have, you'll notice on monday and tuesday just put in a drop or two. and then on wednesday we'll clear it out. and then maybe a little something coming in toward the end of the week. if it does come in, wouldn't be much. temperatures all week will be in the 50s and that will pretty much do it, not a bad week ahead. after we dispense the clouds today, it's not going to be a bad saturday either. it's looking pretty good. >> we deserve some. >> i would say. >> thanks, brian. >>> governor jerry brown is turning his focus to two major projects for the second half of his term. at the top of his agenda is seeing that california's high speed rail project gets on track. the $68 billion undertaking is slated to be the largest public works project in state history. also on his list, a ma

. >>> the sporting goods store taking new action in response to the tragedy in >>> good morning. 6:15. i just updated temperatures, 33 fairfield, napa 34, santa rosa 36, concord 37 livermore, san jose los gatos 41, 42 fremont, 44 oakland, 45 san francisco, san rafael. 48 half moon bay. eight to 21° cooler than yesterday definitely bundle up as you step out. sunshine today, low to mid 50s showers over the ocean frosty just about everywhere tomorrow morning, high clouds and sun low to mid 50s, get ready for the wet weather blustery conditions thursday into friday. >>> special tribute got underway in connecticut honoring the lives lost in friday's tragic shooting in newtown. the university of connecticut men's basketball team played its first game. the team, cheerleaders and others formed a circle around center court, some held candles, wore special patches sh for sandy hook some had it on their faces. monday night football also paid tribute. the new york giants and titans held a moment of silence before the start of the game last night flags flew at half-staff, you can see a tribute on the helmets running back johnson paid tribu

new developments as this decision is made >>jacqueline: ovisibility not that bad. as we take a look at current temperatures. into the 40's and a number of locations. 40's through fairfield, 47 in vallejo. pleasanton and as these temperatures continued to pull we would get closer to the two point your with fog formations. it continued to cool -- it will closer to the two. closer to the dewpooint... closer to mid-60s in sunday on the some locations. more on your weekend forecast coming up. >> coming up what started as a phone pricing against the royals it takes a tragic turn. a nurse is it dead and a pair of shock jocks are out every job. >> and also, the latest on jobs. gabe slate tech report amazing technology on the latest vehicles coming up. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t. [ female announcer ] a great price for a great triple-play bundle. [ male announcer ] call now. bundles with u-verse tv, interne

new year's day. it actually looks to be a picture-perfect day with plenty of sunshine. your overnight lows, here they are. those cold temperatures fairfield 32 degrees. only 30 in livermore. so it's really the north bay and again those east bay valleys. really going to see those temperatures dip. by tomorrow, low 50s once again for the name of the game. 49 however in livermore. that's as warm as you will get there. 50 degrees in san rafael and 52 degrees in oakland. if you're doing any traveling over the holidays, yosemite is getting hit with some snow but for the most part we are staying dry around northern california. and here's a look at your forecast. over the next several days, we put the chance of rain in the forecast for new year's eve night. i know a lot of people likely have nighttime plans. if we get anything at all, it's not going to be much. then by tuesday, once again drying out. then wednesday night into thursday, that's when we have another chance of scattered showers. >> so chances we're talking about, not talking about a deluge. >> not a huge rainout, no. but we thought bee would put it in there just to let you know. >> a

the new apology and trying to make mends announced today interest the radio station -- >>> let's talk about temperatures. mid to upper 30s fairfield, napa, santa rosa, low to mid 40s rest of inland valleys, 45 san jose, 48 oakland, 50 san francisco. winds barely out there, with the temperature you see is what it feels like mid 50s to low 60s this afternoon increasing clouds rain tonight through tomorrow morning scattered shower tomorrow afternoon and thursday and friday sunshine and clouds temperatures in the low to mid 50s for highs. >>> good morning.0& serious situation this morning on skyline boulevard southbound between john muir and john daly, they have the right lane blocked off, left lane getting by. a car went off a cliff and tow truck is on scene, major injuries. sky 7 hd on the way. we will bring you live shots as soon as it get there is. elsewhere slow traffic, let's get to your waze app, showing 580 through castro valley, moderate. 238 traffic heavy towards 880 and hayward. you can download this app, it is free to help you get around on apple's app store or google play. >>> to reemphasize what sue said, sky 7 hd is he

new air jordans. in huntsville, alabama, police there had to pepper sprays to disperse an unruly crowd. >> it's rulely unruly. this happened last year, too. i was in fairfield, and someone broke down the door. >> reporter: as for the lucky ones who got a pair. some say they will people them. others plan to sell them. >> it was worth it. >> reporter: brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some retailers are making a lot of easier for last-minute christmas shoppers to check everything off their list. toys 'r' us began an 88-hour shopping marathon. they plan to keep the stores open around the clock until 10:00 p.m. on christmas evening. >>> macy's remains open around the clock. the retailer is hosting a 48- hour sale that started this morning and will continue at 7:00 a.m. on sunday december 23rd. after that stores will stay open for business the remainder of the day. most plan to keep doors open until midnight. >>> house speaker john boehner said the prospect for a resolution for the so- -- so- called fiscal cliff remains with the democrats. he held a press conference after he was handed a bitter defeat on his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. boehner called on

fairfield, 20's. below freezing in pleasanton, livermore. 30's by the bay. it is going to be a cold night again tonight which happens to be we receive. even we see-new year's. 30's and loved. i will talk more about the first couple of days. the 49ers --- nfc west champions for a second year in a row. they beat the arizona cardinals 27 - 13, in their final game of the regular season. the niners now looking ahead to the playoffs - and thanks to a loss by green bay - the team is getting a first round bye! as you can imagine - lots of excited fans around the bay area tonight. kron4's scott rates was on the side-lines for the big game - and has more. >> the fans are pumped up for the regular last game of the season. the 49ers it did not disappoint. they peck candlestick park to watch their regular last season came in. >> i thought was awesome! >> it was great. >> it is my first time being here and it was awesome. >> reporter: they quickly turned it around and the fans are ready for the playoffs. >> we've got the super bowl and getting there is a great thing. >> i think the 49ers are the number-one team in the n f l. and the forty-niners will get that fir

new year's day. there will be conducting drivers license and sobriety checkpoints and sand and leandro, hayward, out samara fell, fairfieldcity, cupertino and east palo alto. the enforcement. all follows 151 d y arrest over the past holiday weekend. the chp reminds drivers to always use a designated driver and always wear a seatbelt. >> work continues on a project to add 25,000 white and he delights in san francisco side of the bay bridge. project organizers $88 million, privately funded project is the largest of its kind. about four times larger than the eiffel tower in paris. the project is expected to be finished on march 5th and will be in place for two years. it will only be visible from the north side of the bridge and will not be visible to those driving on the bridge. a slight increase in prices today gas. the average for a gallon of regular gas in san francisco is $3.62 this morning. average prices in san jose and oakland are 3¢ at $3.53 and $3.52. the average across california's $3.54 this morning. >> prosecutors in about have filed charges against two uc berkeley law students accused of killing and decapitating

news. >>> 4:38. time for a look at the forecast. >>> the trend is going to be towards chillier days. >>> light rain coming in tonight and tomorrow, cooler weatherk-m+[ and conditions arod fairfield mile and may have visibility. quarter mile in novato, 101 santa rosa half a mile everybody else okay. now the temperatures. 45 antioch. 36 fairfield, 37 napa, 38 52 fremont, 45 mountain view, 44 san jose and los gatos. throughout the day we are going to see temperatures climb, but battling the clouds that will be on the increase, starting off near 40 inland 7:00, mid to uper 40s coast and bay. noon low to mid 50s, high clouds on the increase, thicker clouds 4:00, mid to upper 50s, rain starts 7:00 north bay the rest of us cloudy near 50°. light rainfall tonight through tomorrow morning chance of scattered shower tomorrow afternoon. snow levels 3500 feet. low to mid 50s thursday and friday. >>> good morning. quiet on the roads now, as it should be at 4:40 in the morning. bay bridge toll, light, no metering lights, no problems upper deck, overnight road work north 280 in san francisco, the ramp to southbound 101 shutdown for another 40 minutes. 880 both directions in oakland between emb

fairfield tomorrow and 63 for santa cruz and 53 for hollister. seven-day forecast, we'll go with cold nights monday night and increasing clouds, maybe a sprinkle or two possible. then on tuesday, newday, the sun will be with us, temperatures in the 50s. clear skies and give way to a very hard freeze for all of us on wednesday morning. slight chance of showers on thursday. >> ama: rick kwan is in and you have the niner forecast. >> and for the niners to win the west and get a first week bye. san francisco was pumped up but. offense finally got gone. kaepernick and crabtree came up with drive. then on the next play. he gets away from the pressure and finds crabtree open for a 49-yard touchdown. while that was clicking, david akers continues to have problems. he had m made a field goal attempt and they led 7-6 at the half. with smith still sidelined, ricky jean got the start. he sacked brian hoyer. they team up again, crabtree with eight catches with two touchdowns. first niner to have more than a 1,000 yards receiving since at the rel oh experience. frank gore sets a record for for a rushing touchdown for the second straight year, san francisco wins the n.f.c. west. >> i'm extremely

tracker 2, it is already showing the new storm approaching the bay area and a few scattered showers picking up areas of the north bay. areas are right around fairfield, cordelia is seeing a few scattered showers. and in napa, you may have them falling overhead and they will be hit or miss and the steady rain will come into the afternoon. meanwhile areas of san rafael, novato, petaluma down to mill valley, a few light sprinkles, most of us cloudy and the winds will be picking up along with the front with this cloud cover not as cold yesterday morning. 41 for you there, 49 in livermore, widespread low-to- mid 40s are expected as you head outside. hopefully you don't have to head out but if you do that is what you can expect for the next hour. a possibility for thunderstorms could bring hail and lightning and it will be a quick moving system and an active one. your extended forecast, the rain arrives steady and will not taper off until this evening. scattered showers into tonight and we will remain dry for thursday and friday. we may see a sprinkle -- sprinkle. we will have 30s to 50s in the afternoon and i will show you the latest timeline on the mode

new year's eve it will be mostly clear conditions. here is a look at the numbers currently. it is 32 degrees currently in fairfield. i will show you where these numbers are supposed to go for the course of today. >> we have been minor's in a reported stall the upper deck of the bay bridge. it has now been cleared. it did not affect the drive time. do not expect any early morning delays or normal commute patterns. >> new this morning, off two people are in the hospital this one after a 2 alarm fire at a residential building in san francisco is excelsior district. the fire broke out before 1:00 this morning and crews had under control by 2:15 a.m.. to get you more knows who will turn to jackie sizzle. >> page dna crews remain on the same and we are expecting to see fire investigators out relatively soon. they will start looking over the debris and to find out if it was suspicious. they were able to get it under control in about an hour and eventually it led to two people being sent to the hospital. their conditions more last lifted as non life-threatening. this is good news. i just spoke with a pg&e worker and he sta

fairfield. after a vigil thisy discussed issues such as guns and mental health. they also invited people of all religions to join them and further the conversation. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the school shooting tragedy in newtown, connecticut. we will sign up for the breaking news alert on abc7 news.com. >>> a lawsuit has been filed by one of the hewlet packard's shareholders. last month hp wrote down the value of autonomy by $8.8 billion citing accounting mistakes. the suit says the company misrepresented the original value of the acquisition. hp says they are reviewing the claim and are not able to comment on it. >>> the fight over thomas kincaid's estate is over. they have not made the details public. the two have been battling over the artist's estate since he died last april. >> they are notifying people south of market that a sex offender has moved into the market. david simons is a violent registered sex offender. he talked with worried residents tonight. >>> there is a flier in every mailbox on mission street alerting the registered sex offender. the manager is uneasy. >> i don't really like it, but we are going to give it a try and see