>>pam: the aftermath. young victims buried -- while other children return to school. 27 people including the gunman were killed in and tory dunhuam latest. >> with more services and actual back to class in newtown connecticut on tuesday. but it was hardly back to normal >> i feel nervous but at the same time i feel happy to be back in school. >> it is tragic. we are stunned and we have to keep going with our lives. >> educators will discuss the age appropriate manner. the sandy hook elementary will be moved to another facility and administrators will not return to class is until january. for these trucks have been trucking out supplies which is still a crime scene. gun-control, gun rights has been an issue. west virginia. >> we a 20 beautiful babies that were slaughtered. that cannot be tolerated in america. >> the grassroots is meeting with the british campaign to talk about the gun violence and columbine victims. >> these people refuse to be statistics they have been through hell and back and they do not

it looks as though christmas day will be dry. >> pam: new year's eve evening, join us, 11:30 >> pam:blizzard is pounding the upper midwest, causing havoc on the roads and leaving thousands of residents without electricity. this is in williamsburg, iowa. these high winds are expected to continue from nebraska through southern wisconsin high winds, more, coming up. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. >> jacqueline: timing out your forecast on futurecast, coming up look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took

>> pam, it has been coming in waves into marin county. the conditions are pretty decent but earlier, the wet weather was making it difficult to get around. the rain was falling heavily early in the day and by mid morning some mild damage had been done. christmas decorations were left lying on the ground as a result of the downpour and windy conditions. small streams popped up all over the county as the rain came down. gray skys obscured the sun and traffic was reduced to a slow crawl as busy commuters tried to make it back home for the evening. >> it's hard to get around when it rains. i know we need the rain but it is hard to get around. >>reporter: despite the difficulty to get around, those in marin managed to do sojust not as quickly as some may have liked. by nightfall the rain had stopped but the roadway was still covered in water. the wet road could be seen by the headlights of the oncoming traffic. fortunatly, there was no major flooding on the highway. water remained on the roadway of highway 101 but the dangerous weather had pas

good evening, i'm pam moore. tonight - much more on the elementary school tragedy -- with more victims being laid to rest today. but first - kron 4's justine waldman is standing by with more on what san francisco is doing. to try and prevent a mass shooting here. >> the mayor said today that the mass-murder in connecticut renewed. and he's drafted a plan to take what he calls aggressive action against. ammunition. para >> nat lee this is a hollow bullet. hollowed out so on explode. >>reporter: >>reporterit is these hollow-pot bullets that mayor ed lee calls dangerous and deadly. he wants them banned in san francisco. they are already illegal to purchase in the city. but a new proposal would possess. >> the ammo that has been designed by law enforcement for military use has no reason to be in our homes and on ours streets. >>reporter: standing next to the handguns and rifles turned in during the city's biggest gun buy back program. the mayor said he wants these weapons gone. the other part of his plan.is to put a

>>pam: grant lodes? >> just minutes after the prop 8 ruling came down.elected officials shared their reactions on twitter. san francisco mayor ed lee tweeting: together we took the fight for civil rights to nation's highest court. i'm hopeful ca will join list of states embracing marriage equality. former mayor and current lt. governor of california gavin newsom writing: supreme court here we come. scotus to hear #prop8 case. love will triumph over fear! and this from california attorney general kamala harris: for justice to prevail, #prop8 must be invalidated so that gay & lesbian families are finally treated with equality & dignity. those tweets.all in favor of same-sex marriage. but that's certainly not the case on our kron four we welcome you to join the conversation. i'll be reading some of *those comments.later in >>pam: stay with kron-4 as we continue to follow new developments. as the u.s. supreme court the debate over same-sex marriage. >>pam: a new job reports is showing a big drop in unemploym

>>pam: thank you, vicki. more anxious feelings on this campus san jose city college having cleared after they received a report of a possible indictment earlier. the lockdown lasted over 2 hours stay with kron 4 will have coverage later in this newscast. the san jose situation has been just as scary with them one of the big things that we have to do is to try to get some level of normalcy. school is part of that. >> the children are not back in classit makes people feel better.. they feel there's a another and the people who are back in conneticut who clifford kron 4 news. in other bay area news. case. did not reveal her identity. and amid a re- ignited gun are laid to rest -- as many27 people - including the sandy hook elementary school massacre - 20 were children. obama is taking a stronger has more on the connecticut school massacre. catherine? the children headed back to school tuesday were met by specially trained teachers. those staffers spent monday with experts - learning how to best handle the afterm

>>pam: this is a slippery slope. for the will that do not want restrictions. >> i think that is going to be a difficult portion of the debate. if you look at the united states and comparison with other countries the one thing that is different is the guns. the availability and access of guns. >> what do think is most likely to happen? with that the types of magazine clips, or the types of guns. several things are being proposed and joe biden is putting something together for the review of the president. >> there could be an expansion of assault weapons. with 900 exceptions. >> that is that senator feinstein has and exceptions. with 900 guns. >> that is going to be something whether or not and the high-capacity magazines. clearly, it is going to be on semi-automatic weapons. that seems that no matter what, with technology gotten so good on semi-automatic weapons. it does not matter if there is 30, 50, they can load and unload in a split second and that is what causes the carnage. >> and a lot of people waiting to hear

>>pam: ..is just outside of portland oregon that that is an official with the class commenc = =clakamus... region and outside of portland oregon. they are trying to make sure that everybody is safe and the gun man is dead. they are still operating under emergency circumstances. and the shopping mall is clear and that everybody is safe. hundreds have been evacuate it. it is still an active hundreds have been evacuate the u-verse wireless receiver. [ light laugh ] the tv stayed in one place... mmmmhmmmm. ...right next to the upstairs tv outlet. oh yeah. they can move the tv all over the place, even outside. grandpa... mmmhmm? kids have it easy nowadays. [ glasses clink ] i'm trying to tell ya. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver, only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. ♪ a fresh-cut tri tip sirloin served with a succulent lobster tail. just $16.99. sizzler. >>pam: update. stocks sprang to life today. progress in budget talks. the s-&-p 500 had its biggest gain this

>>pam: now for today's market update.s post little gains amid the ongoing budget apple stock rebounded from yesterday's drop off. after c-e-o tim cook said the company would start making next year. on wall street. the dow gained nearly 40- points to close above 13- thousand. nasdaq was up 16. and the s- and-p-500 gained five points. >> first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, after spiking three weeks earlier because of superstorm sandy. the labor department reported that 370-thousand people filed initial jobless claims last week. that's down 25-thousand people compared to the previous week. claims surged in mid- november, after the storm put many workers out of a job temporarily. november's jobs report is due out tomorrow. return to the new fantasyland in the magic kingdom at walt disney world in florida is officially open for business. the expansion includes more disney characters and two new themed areas -- the enchanted forest and storybook circus. the 425-million-dollar expansion is the largest in

pam >>pam: tonight at eight. a community and country in28- people are dead after a shooting rampage at an elementary school in new town. connecticut. 20 of those victims. are young children. as the nation mourns. investigators continue to search for answers. about the gunman. and why he went on this rampage. maribel aber. is in newtown with the latest. >> tragedy in a small connecticut community. "evil visited this community today" >> police say a shooter struck sandy hook elementry school in newtown friday morning. >> "there were 18 children pronounced dead at the hospital. six adults scene" >> a parent inside the school at the time said she believed at least 100 rounds had been fired. the alleged shooter is dead and police have recoveredthe first 9-1-1 call came in around 930 am, police shooter search. >> "there were police with rifles and handguns, they were on the roof, they were surrounding the school, they were going in through the roof." "our main objective was to evacuate as quickly and efficiently and as

pam is off?ve started off against the denver but the raiders have just scored in the second quarter. nearly the half. 14-7. and the home in against miami in road game against seattle toward a better when against miami on a sunday toward the road games are going to be tough reggie bush toure one of first athletes to date kardashian.... and here is patrick willis to stop reggie bush. >> he is very elusive. very fast, a quick guide.a quick gui. >> i think a pretty good team he's a quick gu, and they've lost a couple of times. and it is going to be a pretty good match up. >> the rumor mill. fuelled by social media of is at it again turner will be let go at the end of the season along with a chase meth. the raiders had to come out with the release the we are not bringing in gruden now the chargers they are not winning. he very well could go. unless you have concrete proof. the chargers said that we're going to wait until the end of the season. listen. you talk about a man's livelihood, money and what

>>pam: in bay area news. police are investigating a shooting that took place at a busy san rafael transit center early this afternoon. police were notified, a man had been shot at a busy transit center. they say someone with a gun, got out of a gold sedan, and fired at a man who was waiting at this platform. the injured victim stumbled away as he tried to escape and collapsed at this nearby platform. the suspect then got into the vehicle and took off. so far, police have been unable to locate the shooter. the unidentified vicitm is a 22 year old male. he was taken to a nearby hospital. fan owe will be right back o >>pam: the connecticut shooting that killed 20 elementary school children. hits close to home. for any parents of young children. kron 4's jeff pierce caught up with parents at otis elementary school in alameda. to get their reaction to the massacre. >> it is awful. you take your children to school and you think that they are safe but it is the parent's worst nightmare. you hope that it does not hap

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>>pam: google users had a rough day.mail outage this morning kept users from accessing their e-mail for a few hours. but that's not all.other technical problems plagued the tech giant today. many users reported problems with a slew of services.chrome, google drive and google calendar all went down today. all services have since been restored. >> many children have listed a tablet or smartphone on their wish list this holiday season. the federal trade commission is reminding parents about apps that collect kids' personal data. karin caifa has the details. >> its talbots and smart phones are hot items. if they will be receiving a mobile device for the first time in. with more attacks savvy kids the apps designed just for them has grown. parents should be mindful of collected data. even if it is still issued as " children from a. >> the ftc saying that apps aimed at c children and what types of data i used they decide find that 60 percent is transforming information from the mobile device back to the developer or a third- p

>>reporter: pam, there are only a few days left before christmas. although it was raining all day if they had to come on out and get their last-minute items. >> the rain did not stop the determined to shoppers but others did not seem to mind. >> he has the here, for it. the haircut-and i do not do that well but it does not bother me a bit, it does not bother me. >> i do not have any thing. >> these people were short on time and had to purchase for a last-minute items in the rainfall. >> i was a little but lacy and i was procrastinating. doing last-minute shopping because i was--lacey. >> these people do not want to get their clothing wet. >> we figured that it would keep some people away. and we're having a good day. >> it does not impact me just enjoyed life. >>reporter: the next few days are also looking bleak. if you plan on coming out to to any shopping your going to take a chance of getting caught in the rainfall. reporting live, the alecia reed, kron 4 news. >> pam: it has been wet and windy in the santa cruz mountains-- with sporadic showers

>>pam: tonight at eight. house republicans failed to pass their version of a bill to avert the fiscal cliff, known as plan b. >>reporter: after an hour- long recess to postpone the vote. vote was tabled. and what happens next. >> there is only 11 days to avert the fiscal cliff. with the " plan b. it would automatically stop spending cuts for one year. since the main boat has been postponed, political analyst, michael yaki explains what is next. >> congress is going to give something to vote on before christmas but the weather question is that is it going to be sent through the senate, or to the house. i think it is much more likely that the senate because we just do not know if house speaker john venom will get the about of all votes to support. i do not think that house speaker, john boehner and the president are going to work out a deal. but the question is that for the good of the country would be able to work something out for the future before the fiscal cliff. for if i do not think that it is going to h

>>pam this has been this sense the giants have been so good toward >>pam: yes. >> the 49ers.id not so great with the raiders but now the warriors are back and. when did they will have a victory it sure seems that this is the type of guys that you want root for. golden state, they are in orlando, an atlanta up your 5-0. the new england patriots are a close-knit group by their leaders. >> this group does a lot of good things, with a lot of good players in a very physical football team and well coached. good, fundamentally. we know that we have a good challenge this week. >> is a lot of challenges we are going to play our best game because we have been preparing for the last 24 hours. we will continue to prepare. >> and i bet you that they have said the same thing the last five games. they're great height and is probably not going to play. there have been rumblings that he might not be ready. and as of now, there is no kron kautsk and dit baucus = = =butks when i see a mother that is ask him how to be a pro, and i turned to her and i say >> i do not want to buster bubble. little

>>pam: new at eight.. a san francisco supervisor is now concerned about the spike in cell phone and tablet thefts in the city . nearly half of the 2300 robberies committed so far this year, involved mobile and i-pad devices. kron 4's reggie kumar shows us how the suspects target their victims. >> here in this video captured by a taxicab in the city this alleged robber season and, walking down the street talking on his cellphone. the suspect walks up and finally grabs the phone away from the victim's ear. she struggles for a second body gets away with our phone. this next was captured by a muni bus camera the alleged robbery is in the black jacket standing near the exit. he is watching this woman talk on her phone. as soon as the muni bus stops, he grabs the phone and runs out the door. the police saying that these suspects are still out large. >> the precautions is that if you are taking muni. and a bus comes to a complete stop stop or you are doing. put your phone down and look around. >> scott winer. was

janu >> thank you, pam.light/moderate downpour which has been consistent but it is been overnight that the heaviest will press and. by midnight, santa rosa, and to moderate with widespread through the north bay. by 6:00 a.m. by 11:00 a.m., it will go towards fairfield, vallejo, antioch. the orange indicating moderate to heavy downpour. as to go for the afternoon it will decrease in intensity but mainly light rain for the afternoon. for the evening and will press south east. and to more night could be dry. >> bay area news, four fire stations in contra costa county...on the verge of closing for good at the end of the year. once a ballot measure failed last month...we knew stations would likely be shutting down...here are the four stations on the chpping block. station 12 on shell avenue in martinez. also station 16 on los arabis avenue in lafayette. station 4 on hawthorne drive in walnut creek. and station 11 on center avenue in clayton. officials have been debating these closures...and their impact this all

>>pam: that was lisa syvestri..with sta . >> we will have the latest of the tragedy and conn. and how the parents are starting the healing. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >>pam: we are continuously getting more details into the kron 4 elementary school shooting in new town, connecticut. here's the latest. 28 people are dead -- including the gunman. and his mother -- a school teacher. 20 of the victims are young children. the suspects brother is being questioned about the shooting. the suspect has been identified as adam lanza. police also say one more victims home. police say is the suspect's mother. eventwe have team coverage on this story as we follow exactly what led up to this even

>>pam: tonight kron-4 is tracking the storm. on the top right - a live look from our camera atop mount tamalpais. on the bottom right - a live view of the san francisco sky-line. i'm here in the weather jacquelyn bennet... jacquelyn - another day another storm? >>jacqueline: we should expect more white water. >>pam: wet weather-- >> kron4's storm team coverage continues now. haaziq madyun in the east bay - where rain soaked means more fallen trees. rob fladeboe is in the santa cruz mountains - crews there cleaning up a massive mudslide. but first - if you were commuting today - it was no picnic -especially on the golden gate bridge. maureen kelly has more from the north bay. check out the heavy fog that shrods the three car collision. the chp says just after 8am a southbound driver of a volkswagon gti.which sent that car across northbound lanes smashing into a honda civic. it's unclear at this time which driver involved in the initial collision crossed over into oncoming lanes. the collision sent debris across lanes in both the

at&t. ♪ >>pam: tonight. neighbors in one east bay community.re wondering who would set fire to an apartment with a mother and her young son. sleeping inside. and the raging inferno in west virginia. after a gas line explodes near a busy they say, a molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of an apartment overnight. son are out of their home. if they're being targeted. latest on the investigation.a picture shot by a neighbor late last night shows flames shooting out of the home at the dixon apartments this lady didn't want us to use her name, but she lives across the street from the apartment home where investigators say a molotov cocktail tossed though a window starting the fire that forced a woman and her 8-year-old son running for their life >> i heard the whole thing as soon as the glass broke and i rushed out to try to help her and her child. >> they're all trying to understand why somebody would want to hurt her neighbor. >> i know her personally she is a good person. jimmy it is crazy that someone could actually do that to their hom

pam is pleading with him not to hurt her.ry to open up a dialog of conversation, what's going on? let her go, we can work this out. he yells, "get out or i'm going to kill her." >> i kept hearing him say, well, let her go, take me. let her go, take me. >> pam is still pleading," please don't hurt me." she's crying. and i go, hey, i'll trade with you. let her go. then you've got a sergeant. you can have me. >> he had the utility knife. i felt it scratch my cheek. >> he made a cutting motion with the blade from underneath her let ear to underneath her right ear. i saw the gaping wound open up, the blood fly, and he pushed her. what i did not realize is when he cut her, the whole world exploded through these doors behind us. >> officers flooded the sewing factory and swarmed the inmate. within seconds kahanic was rushed to safety and the inmate secured to a transport restraint chair was taken to a segregation cell. >> and a short time later i seen them bring pam out on a stretcher, on a gurney, and i could see blood running down

>>pam: newly, unsealed court documents. paint a dark picture of the former albany middle school teacher accused of child molestation with at least one of his former students. in september, a seach warrant was served at 28- year-old james izumizaki's home in albany. among the items seized. a web camera. camcorder cellphone. bank statements. laptop. desktop. c-d's and d-v-d's and more. kron four's philippe djegal explains what led to izumizaki's arrest -- and his eventual suicide. >> in a statement of in late september, the victim's father was made of weathe aware of the relationship by a parent of a close friend of the victim. they seized izumizaki is cellphone records and they found out that there was plenty of videos, texts, videos and all times of the day. some of these were even midnight, 3:00 a.m.. the victim was also a " friend " on his facebook page. after the. confronted the child, this continued after she was 18 years old, is led to them kissing each other, on the school grounds. the victim described this as an open

all three receiving sue's holiday card five years later thanks to pam. carolyn boone's card reads. >> may 2007 be full of good health, great travels and occasional ice cream social. >> it's nice to know we're still in touch. [ laughter ] >> reporter: without the other knowing, they have each sent a thank you note to pam for take the time to mail the cards. they also shared glowing thoughts about their dear friend. >> i was so touched by the whole thoughtful gesture that she had done that i had to just sit down and send her a message. >> dear pam, your thoughtfulness in choosing to mail those envelopes touches my soul. >> reporter: everyone so touched by the journey of the holiday cards decided to meet one another and toast to their dear friend, sue, and to their new friend, pam. >> everybody just thought it was an amazing christmas story. >> reporter: and all of them certain sue was toasting right along with them and smiling. in alameda, juliette goodrich, cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> okay, for today's tony's table with stephanie like it says behind us

>>pam: in other bay area news. an investigation is underway into the traffic accident that took the life of a 21 -year old concord man. police say scott hickerson, was skateboarding in the intersection across monument blvd, when he was hit by an s-u-v. trying to determine who had the green light, but at least one witness tells kron4. the driver ran the red light. kron 4's maureen kelly has more from concord. >> i'm standing on the corner of monument blvd and erickson road.you can see behind me the memorial of flowers and signs and photos of the young man that marks the spot near where he was struck. people have left notes that read you will not be forgotten and skate in heaven.referring to the victim's love of skateboarding. here you can see a card that's been taped here .inside a friend wrote "you were the most kind hearted innocent guys i ever met and i am glad i was able to have known you and call you a friend of mine. scott's family and friends were too emotional to go on camera but they say the diablo valley c

>>pam: tonight at eight. the c-h-p is investigating a deadly crash in a rural part of the east county. two people. including a child. are dead. kron-4's j-r stone is here with the latest details. j.r.? >> this is a tragic this is a video from the bc 7 high- definition the news. this maker of mass, the blue sedan crossed over the center line. and the collision, the 21 year-old female driver was air lifted but idied and the eight year- old in the back seat also died. the crash does not appear to be reaweather- related. we do not know if it is alcohol related or drug-related. we will keep you updated but as of now, the highway is still closed. >>pam: new tonight at eight o-clock. unsealed court documents are shedding light on what led to the september arrest of a former albany middle school teacher. for allegations of child molestation. kron four's philippe djegal details the evidence against the man -- who eventually took his own life. >> these unsealed court documents paint a very dark picture of the former 28

it so we as per your directions at the last meeting, we went back with ted and also deputy director pam levin and started vetting the vendors that were proposed last week or last commission meeting last month and from that we short listed it and we're down to two and if i may i'd like to ask pam to come to the mic and kind of give you a little road map briefly on how we got there and then open up for discussion with regard to the two vendors that are in front of us here. personally, i'd like to make that selection and if anybody has any questions we probably can just talk them through at the end. okay, deputy director. >> pamela levin, deputy director of building inspection. ted yam could not be present today because of a medical emergency. what he was asked to do was talk to references and find out what positions that were similar in scope and level to what we're asking for for the director of building inspection and to talk to the references that are provided by the vendors to get their experience, how they -- what kind of positions that were on the recruitment, whether they were sati

all three receiving sue's holiday cards five years later thanks to pam.yn boon's card reads. >> may 2007 be full of good health, great travels and an occasional ice cream social. it is nice know we're still in touch. [ laughter ] >> reporter: without the others knowing they each sent a thank you note to pam for taking the time to mail the cards. they also shared glowing thoughts about their dear friend. >> i was so touched by the whole thoughtful gesture that she had done that i had to just sit down and send her a message. >> dear pam, your thoughtfulness in choosing to mail those envelopes touches my soul. >> reporter: everyone so touched by the journey of the holiday cards decided to meet one another and toast to their dear friend sue and to their new friend pam. >> everybody just thought it was an amazing christmas story. >> reporter: and all of them certain sue was toasting right along with them and smiling. in alameda, juliette goodrich, cbs 5. >> what a nice story. >> i know. it's amazing she was able to find them. >>> we have a live shot. you are l

down in san diego pam did you see this? rainstorm added to the increased amount of waters from the king tides. causing a lot of flooding and mud slides. the rainfall broke a record at lind berg field. one that was set in 1902. water took over the city streets. drivers were stranded in their car. poor dog right there. the commute was effected as well. a lot of accidents reported. another high tide is expected to hit that same area today. >> that was before i was born. >> i knew that. [ laughter ] >>> 6:10 is the time. shock waves through the courtroom. the comments a judge is accused of making to the victims of a rape case. >> exclusive video. another example of a growing problem this holiday season around the bay area. >>> also a shooting inside philadelphia train station. the sports related argument police say led to the gunfire. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn

>>pam: coming up the storm cleanup efforts.latest forecast. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news.sunny skies, shattered >> it was across the roof >>pam: trees down ... a giant >> water is the enemy when >>pam: in the santa cruz mountains ... roads slip down hillsides. >> we have one lane completely washed out and a portion broken off. >>jacqueline: we can see the portions of northern california it is pressing and moving fairly quickly. it looks like we could see rainfall for tomorrow. overnight, we will see the increasing clouds for the south with the chance of north bay showers. that is where the threat of a rain is mainly for. not incredibly heavy for tomorrow but a bit heavier on wednesday. but nothing what we saw over the weekend. we will time it out on an futurecast and rainfall total

>> yes, pam we are seeing some heavy band of rainfall. taking a look at the stormtracker 4 not too much in rainfall. we can see in the north bay, with throughout the day in the north bay but accumulated lesson one 10th of 1 in.. the heaviest is yet to come. with less than one-tenth of 1 in. already accumulated. by midnight, this heavy rainfall which the red indicating heavy downpour. more whites spread by the evening commute. 6:00 a.m., more-wide spread-out-from a fairfield, to fairfield and the heaviest will be in the morning. it will taper off in the morning and the evening commute will be over the heart of the bay. perhaps the north bay could bit of a break with the south bay will see some heavier conditions and will press out by tomorrow afternoon. your full forecast, coming up. in- store? stay with kron-4 as we continue to track the approaching storm. updates also available on kron-4.com -- as well as our facebook and twiiter pages. >> new developments. police answering questions sexual assault of an autistic teenager. the 16-year-ol

it's wet out there, pam. it will be one of those days you need to give yourself extra time if you're driving through. let's take a look at what we have now. northbound 280 traffic does look pretty good getting up to highway 17 and no major problems. also the morning commute is going to be looking pretty good if you are driving on the sunol grade. southbound 680 traffic will be busy passing mission boulevard. let's go and take a look at the weather with steve. >>> sal, thank you. a very good morning. cloudy, windy, rain. a lot of this not showing up but some of it is from vallejo and benicia. and right there along interstate 80. you can see crockett and benicia. and down to the santa cruz mountains. it looks like saratoga and parts of the peninsula. and no doubt about it into the santa cruz mountains. 50s on the temps but really cold air is on the way. >>> coming up next a funeral in newtown connecticut begins today. we'll have more on the search for answers as investigators try to piece together one of the wo

all three receiving sue's holiday cards five years later, thanks to pam. carolyn's occurred: >> may 2007, be full of good health, great travels, and occasional ice cream socials. it is nice to know we're still in touch. >> reporter: without the other knowing, they each sent a thank you note to pam for taking the time to mail the cards. they also shared glowing thoughts about their friend >> i was so touched by the whole that you feel gesture! i had to just sit down and send her a message. >> dear pam, your that you feelness in choosing to mail those -- thoughtfulness in choosing to mail those envelopes touched my soul. >> reporter: they decided to meet and toast to their new friend, and their old friend. >> it was just an amazing christmas story. >> reporter: and sue was toasting right along with them, and smiling. hangers! well, c-b-s 5 reporter don ford tells us: ngers has come >>> you may remember faye dunnaway screaming "no more wire hangers. " the fight as come to your neighborhood dry cleaner. >> reporter: who would have thought the simple act of dro

so as it turns out, this card that pam put a stamp on made its way to a home in alameda.nly this card was supposed to have been sent five years ago, to mary ann kate. >> and i hope it up and i saw sue bunkers name, and right away, i thought, a card from an angel! >> reporter: you see, sue bunker passed away years ago from pancreatic cancer. and these were her closest friends, all three receiving her cards five years later. >> may 2007 be full of good health, great travels and an occasional ice cream social. >> it is nice to know we're still in touch. >> reporter: without the other knowing, they each sent a thank you note to pam for taking the time to mail the cards. they also shared glowing thoughts about their dear friend. >> i was so touched by the whole thoughtful gesture that she had done, that i had to just sit down and send her a message. dear pam, your thoughtfulness in choosing to mail those envelopes touches my soul. >> reporter: everyone so touched by the journey of the holiday cards decided to meet one another and toast to their dear friend sue and to their new

pam cook. >> and i'm brian flores. i don't like walking through a freezer but it feels like it. >> it's very cold. >> meat locker out there. >> yeah. >> it's cold. until doubt about it. under clear skies and the wind has tailed off for most. almost getting to the longest night of the year. doesn't take much to get into the 20s. santa rosa in there. napa in there. other locations are very, very close. it will be sunny today but it will be a darn cold morning. here is sal. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well around the bay area. as a matter of fact, we will go to san francisco and take a look at northbound 101 actually we are going to start with westbound 24. first. and then look at 101. 24 westbound looks good between walnut creek and oakland. if you are driving in san francisco here it is. northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. we are coming up on 4:30. let's go back to brian and pam. >>> we do begin with breaking news at a fire. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us

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. >> i'm sorry, pam, where did you say bob murray was based? >> his basis is roseville, california. >> roseville, yeah. and palo alto for alliance. >> commissioner clinch. >> pam, the alliance had sort of the guarantee if someone were to be terminated they would come back with a no cost search again, but what about bob murray, did we ask if he would offer something like that? >> the issue we can do as part of the -- so once you get these proposals then you sit down and you sit across from them and you negotiate. we probably could negotiate but it's not mentioned specifically in the proposal. the others made a very direct guarantee. >> my understanding, though, pam, would be that ted would have asked that question to bob murray, they just didn't respond. >> that's my assumption. >> the question would have been asked and if they didn't respond we have to assume that that's not on the table. plus obviously it could be negotiated at a later point, but at this point, yeah. >> it's harder to negotiate that. >> we got two good firms here. i think we s

. >> and i am pam cook, steve, should we be worried about frost? >> well, i have seen a little bit of that and don't forget your pets as well. polk valleys and yes, there are some critical manipulate mums. and -- minimums here is sal. >>> traffic does look good as you head to the high-rise with no major problems. there is a little bit of a backup in some of those far left lanes and for the most part there is a slight back up on the san mateo. let's go to tara moriarty who has been following this story since 4:30, tara? >> reporter: it left about 15 minutes ago but it has impacted traffic on 792 westbound and we are just after the high-rise. the chp said a driver slammed m seat and she was killed in morning. the sedan was driving at 3 miles per hour and they were experiencing some mechanical problems but the suv came up very quickly and could not break in time. it does not appear alcohol played a role in this crash. the impact was just very distraught and the driver from the scene had to be taken and we are told there was no child in the car and how

all three received the card five years later thanks to pam. another card reads. >> may 2007 be full of good health, great travels and an occasional ice cream social. it's nice to know we're still in touch. [ laughter ] >> reporter: without the others knowing, they each sent a thank you note to pam for take your the time mail the cards. they also shared glowing thoughts about their dear friend. >> i was so touched by the whole thoughtful gesture that she had done that i had to just sit down and send her a message. >> dear pam, your thoughtfulness in choosing to mail those envelopes touches my soul. >> reporter: everyone so touched by the journey of the holiday cards decided to meet one another and toast to their dear friend sue and to their new friend pam. >> everybody just thought it was an amazing christmas story. >> and all of them certain sue was toasting right along with them and smiling. in alameda, juliette goodrich, cbs 5. >>> a random act of kindness means so much. brian hackney, it means so much you're here! >> i'm absolutely, yes, we

>> good morning, pam and dave. bay point traffic getting a little busier on highway 4 as you come through you can see slowing down coming over the hill to concord. of course it has been slow already. from antioch to pittsburgh. but now it's getting a little slower coming over the hill. and then 680 nearby from the concord to walnut creek area is going to be slow as well. going through the caldecott tunnel a little bit of crowded conditions. and getting to the bay bridge toll plaza it's backed up all the way out to the mccarthur maze. today is not the day we will see the lighter traffic for the christmas holiday. already wednesday though. couple more days and then a lot of people have next week off because next week is christmas week. so we'll see what happens. 880 southbound. this traffic looks pretty good heading south. going to the livermore valley westbound 580 traffic is busy. out to dublin. now let's go to steve. >>> thank you very much. clear skies. cold, cold. lots of 20s out there all ecloses the -- all acr

. >>> good morning, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark. i just saw steve 10 seconds ago, grab a coat? >> yes, it's cold out there. rain will be coming back thursday, we are in between systems, lows in the 30s for many. i think the showers will fall apart in mendocino. highs 50s colder and breezy, here is sal. >>> highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade, no major problems getting up to concord right now. also this morning, we are looking at san francisco, north 101 looks good approaching the 880 split, let's go to dave and pam. >>> many bay area schools are on high alert. channel 2 reporter allie rasmus has more on a scare yesterday that had police searching two local campuses, allie? >> reporter: well, it is a sign that most schools across the country are not taking any perceived threats lightly. here we are in pleasant hill, this elementary school and the daycare, they are all located next to each other. they were briefly locked down after somebody called and said, you are next and immediately hung up. steve lawrence sent a recorded

. >> and i am pam cook. >> we have had about a week of rain and with mr. drizzle there is that low cloud deck and thick fog. everything stays to the north as far as rain goes, very mild conditions and 60s on the highs. >>> here is a look at 237 in milpitas, those headlights are headed towards sunny veil and 880 towards the oakland coliseum, we have more on the roadways so far no delays, 449, let's head back to the desk. >>> a car violently crashed into a fire hydrant. claudine wong has exclusive information on what handed out there. claudine? >> reporter: it started as a red light stop, the driver goes through a red light and keeps going until he gets to he is section and -- essex and folsom. i want to give you a look because you can see san francisco police are in the process of shutting down essex street. now the water has been shut off and we showed you that in the last half hour but there is a new problem. if we pan over here, take a look at the construction site. you can see the scaffolding is compromised with some of the metal beams going down. the f

it's wednesday, december 19th pam. i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. steve, i said it was cold. steve's response it's december, pam. >> in july someone will say it's hot out there. i'll say it's july. i know it's cold out there. there is a lot of 20s. there are 20s and 30s today. the nights are very, very long now. old man winter is knocking on the door here. frost advisories are out. it will be a sunny day. three in tahoe and minus two in truckee. >>> right now traffic is moving well on highway 4. as a matter of fact it's a nice looking drive coming up through. if you are looking at nearby 680, it's looking good. now let's go back to the desk. >>> time now 5:31. we have breaking news coming in out of campbell in the south bay just hours ago. a body was found at the scene of an apartment house fire. now the apartment some plex is on kuehnis drive. firefighters rushed there because the fire started in a storage unit beneath a carport. one official told ktvu firefighters put out the fire then they found this body. police and fire officials say they will

red is a great christmas color, pam. >> pam: okay. >> felicia: where is dad's famous high-test eggnog when we need it? >> thorne: oh, come on. you know this can't be easy for her without mother. >> felicia: where is the father of us all, anyway? >> thorne: i don't know. >> kristen: ask rick. maybe he knows. [ birds chirping ]

. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us on 12 / 12 / 12, i am pam cook. >> steve said you better get a coat and scarf? >> ladies are wearing boots if you want to be prepared well and for some of us it is not that cold but everything is coming out of the gulf of alaska and really, there is not a lot of rain with this but highs today are in the 50s. >>> right now, there is a little bit of wet weather on the roads and that means you might want to be careful. we have traffic which is getting busier by the minute, let's go back to the desk. >>> we have developing fuels just hours -- news just hours ago, a pickup truck went into a building where a small child was asleep. this is exclusive video from inside the house. a two-year-old girl was taken to the hospital and we are told she was not seriously hurt. joseph austin has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. and police are investigating after woman gave birth on a san francisco street and she was out begging for help. here is the latest on that woman and where was she going when she was trying to get help, claudine? >> reporte