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let's check out live storm trackers for we have had some showers' pass right now things are quiet. we've seen a couple of clips showing up on the radar in the past 10 minutes. here's what to the use of santa rosa a. showers so remain in the forecast for tonight. and into tomorrow. rainfall this
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weekend up and over an inch most everywhere around the bay area. some places like napa and redwood city over an inch and a half and more on the way of the next couple of days. though will not be as much as we have seen this weekend. here's the satellite view, a way of showers coming in from the pacific northwest. most of the stop the state nor. it will get cut was some showers tonight and tomorrow. it will be kind of they were we have a mixture of clouds sunshine and occasional showers all lot like to date. going into tomorrow look for on and off wet weather. then a chance for steadier rain is coming back late tomorrow night and into tomorrow morning. i will tell you more about that coming up. you >> >> for feed already in squaw valley ski resort.
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this weekend's storm system is brian has said has bought thunder and lightning and hill and plenty of rain in the bay area. maureen kelly shows how because a few problems. >> take a look at this huge puddles taking over the corner of golden gate and franklin in san francisco. it is over 8 ft. wide, and in what i wanted to take him up to my shins it must be obese to be deep. congress had to drive around it and people had to walk around to avoid getting wet. you could see those loftus blocking that intersection, it is coming up onto the sidewalk. the deep waters covering up their word of the problem lay back up storm drain. the department of public works of including these all day. you concede this is going to be, check at how it is full of dirt and leaves, and some garbage. all washed in by
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the rain run off. at the contra cast the department dealing with a different type of storm aftermath. check out this huge oak tree limb that came crashing down sometime after 4:00 a.m.. blocking one lane of traffic on green valley rd. for most of the morning. the crew had to get a bulldozer to push the cut off parts off to the side of the road should clear the way. some neighbors thought it might have been let lightning. mystery they say is more likely suffering from what and the limb gave way under the weight of the rain. >> authorities are searching for a berkeley man suspected of breaking into all men sexually assaulting a young girl. they're looking for all marceau cited is believed his head to mexico. dave garnett talk to neighbors in berkeley. soapsuds is described as being a six-foot tall
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hundred and 90 lbs. with an accent. he may have injuries on his hands and fingers. they believe he fled to mexico in a green 1970 ford ranger with a camper shell. this is the neighborhood where the assault occurred. he apparently entered the minor victims home through a window. when the police responded, the poll suspect have already fled. neighbors say this is a peaceful and friendly neighborhood, where people do not normally after worry about their safety. all the residents who live in this quiet berkeley neighborhood expressed surprise and shock that a crime of this neighbor had happened in their midst. >> very close that, quite usually is shocking like something like this happen here. >> in berkeley deave bait condone a kron4 news.
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>> to bay area cities are named the most while cities in america. and number six is richmond at 5 is oakland. this is data from 2009 which is determined to stay with city has the most broadly crimes per capita. >> this is not a competition that any city wants to win. a national study released by cq press brakes oakland the fifth most dangerous city in the nation. oakland right start last year by the same organization and drop to spot. i have talked to different people in oakland and not everyone agrees with the study. >> it does not correspond with my experience and oakland. >> i've exactly what are brought by myself i live downtown. >> i like it people seem very friendly, i have been here for the last 14 years
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that it has been safe for me. it has wonderful i live in west oakland it is great. i have not had many problems. >> we never thought we couldn't go anywheres where we felt safe. >> it's probably expert with the violence, the violence is awful. >> yes it's getting pretty violent in oakland where you get to the points where no one has respect for the churches, they're doing these things that the churches. >> the way it is going to lot of people are getting killed my age. >> from my interviews the people who live in east oakland tend to agree with their breaking they say there's too many homicides in this part of town. whether they agree with this or not, they say that crime should be the city's
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top priority. in oakland i am dahlin kron4 news. >> oakland mayor alexis that is unfair portrayal of oakland a question as a method used to come up with the findings. here's what she had to sit the kron4 studios this morning. >> i am asking everyone to take a fresh look at oakland, it is a changing city. aryan crime is down over the last three years crime is down 28%. the murder rate is asked is what it was when jerry brown was mayor of the city of oakland. it has come down a lot. >> mayor alexa's that she will work with the police chief to bring about more community policing. she won speed off officers to have more in opportunity to interact with community members. the trial date is been set in a rut for the hikers and iran. our tech
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in world news a new trial date has been set for the hikers that have been held for more than a year in our rot. sarah short was freed back in september. the trial date february 8th the six has been scheduled, but the judge has refused the lawyers to me with their defense. authorities say the delay because short had not been ordered to return to the country and appear in court. the u.s. representative is downplaying korea's claims of having a new killer power facility. steven ross were says the news is disappointing but not a surprise. balls were says
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the questions and the u.s. has been watching north tree. in ireland european union is stepping to build a country out, the prime minister announced a request for financial assistance this evening. banks there are near collapse virtually unable to borrow money. an agreement has been made, with $140 billion. coming up who would you cast to play a president a blanket. we were show you what hollywood producers' doors. thus making magic at the box office, harry potter breaks records out around the world. >> we still have more showers in the forecast coming up tonight and tomorrow into tuesday. i coming up tonight and tomorrow into tuesday. i will have more coming up. s evet
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in new york a delta plane
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has touched down safely after making an emergency landing. about flight returned to jfk to the airport after an engine failed shortly after it to pop. all 200 passengers made it all ok and no one was injured. as the busy holiday travel agencies and is under way the tse's defending measures on screening airline passengers. however the steps designed, are designed to make air travel safer are part of an evolving program. >> you have been torn options that we want you to be aware of, >> as new screening procedures take pollard is a good t.s. the administrator is defended the new system. >> we're trying to detect terrorists who are inundated with their bombs that are going to blow up airplanes
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and kill people, then we have to do something that prevents that. >> government officials say that people like the would- be bombers who packed explosives in his underwear like the airline passenger last christmas, have prompted the new procedures. pat the of the body scanners from being called interest of and in some cases demeaning. the new rules take effect just in time for the busy holiday season are a republican governor is question why the obama administration did not give travelers ahead of. >> why didn't they make their case to the american public. >> the screener still have to comply with the same standards as the federal counterparts. shelby lynne kron4 news. >> former first lady barbara bush does not have the highest regard for sarah pailin. when asked about her
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thoughts of the former vice presidential cabinet, barbour said she thought set next to her once and thought she was beautiful, and she goes on to say more. >> what's your read about their paling? >> i said next her once of but she was beautiful and i think she's happy in alaska, and i hope shall stay there. >> larry king's interview with the bushes is scheduled to air tomorrow on cnn. >> will tons of snow over the sierra this weekend, it has made for charge risk driving conditions with chains required. the folks at the ski resorts are happy, because of all this know they are boasting more than 5 ft. of snow in some places. boreal about 60 in., of these amounts way up there and more is on the way over the next couple of days. our future cast models
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are indicating more snow is coming and it's going to meet measured in feet. in fact another three to 4 ft. of snow is forecasted for the higher elevations of the sierra. two more intense storms coming in through tomorrow and for tuesday as well. snow levels will continue to drop because of the arctic air that is invading northern california, making for some cooler temperatures in the bay area with readings in the 40's. warmest places are just at 50 degrees and we could be in the upper 30's later tonight. the moon is shining tonight vicky informed me it is a blue moon in fact. we could not figure it out, but it there for full moons in the autumn in the season, the third one is the blue moon. you might want to check on not just to make sure. storm trackers showing dry conditions with just some small showers here and there. future cast indicating some dry conditions most part
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overnight there could be isolated thundershowers. some stars popping up towards the morning hours. interrupted tomorrow by occasional areas of light rain tomorrow. some of them could be heavy at times, it should start to wind got a little bit for the afternoon with increasing amounts of sunshine, then buy tamara another wave of showers roles in and that should pick up the rain for the nighttime hours and into tuesday morning as well. temperatures in the north bay and east bay the upper 30's going into tomorrow morning. low '40's there the bay and highs once again stepped in the '50s for tomorrow. it will be a mixture of sun and clouds and showers tomorrow. 7 day at around the bait tuesday rain in the morning. steady rain for a while. mostly sunny into the afternoon very cold mornings coming up for wednesday of the thanksgiving said friday. blows in the morning only in
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the mid to upper 20s with mid '30's by the bay. highest getting up into the low 60s by friday. >> san francisco and the niners in a troy smith went for his third straight win as a starter, and forcefully it did not work out. the tampa bay buccaneers beaded the niners 21 to 0. in pittsburgh the raiders did have it any easier, this user learns easily move the ball moved kicking 35 points. they defeated the raiders' 35 to 3, oakland fell to five and five for the season. were defied the cheapest gas on the roads in the best foods at the airport will surely the latest in greatest telephone taps to help you navigate the holiday season.
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daniel day lewis is preparing for his role as abraham lincoln. dreamworks says that dave lewis will star in the steven spielberg directed film lincoln. filming is expected to begin next fall and be released in late 2012. in other movie news and animated comedy, an action thriller and made the top three. in third place on stoppable, earned more than $16 million, in second place the animated comedy make my earned more than 16 million. an opening to its biggest debut get, the seventh harry potter film harry potter and adeptly hollows part one, reached a franchise record it brought in more than $125 million nationwide and more than a quarter billion
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dollars worldwide. this year airline travelers is expected to increase, this means more, kron4 tech report gabe's late shows us this new tech gadgets. >>i'm gunna show you some of the best travel applications to use on your phone. all of these will work with an iphone, ipad or ipod touch and most of them will also work on other mobile platforms like android phones. the app flight status gives you real time updates on all aspects of your flight. it provides you with imformation like delays, expected arrival times and baggage claim numbers. flight status works with all airlines and destinations. next up an application called gate guru. this one is really cool, long layovers are no fun but this could really help. gate guru helps you navigate the airport, it provides a comprehensive list of what businesses and facilities are in each airport. search within your terminal for the closest gift shop or a certain type of food your craving. last flying app i'm going to show you is tsa wait. you can use tsa wait
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to calculate how much time you'll spend at security, the app pulls up real time stats from the tsa and shows the average and maximum wait time. and now let's move on to apps that can help you when your travelling car this holiday season. an app called sit or squat helps you find the closest and cleanest bathroom, it shares reviews, ratings and even pictures of the facilities including the toilet. next up, and app called cheap gas, this app shows you the cheapest place to fill up nearest to your current location. you can sort the gas stations by distance or by price and get directions to the one your choose. next, traffic.com, an application that provides you with real time flow maps. if the traffic is slow the app will give you information about accidents, contructions, events and weather. for a complete list of the app's i've jus shown you and directions of how to get them on your phone, log on to kron4.com and look for our new link section. gabe slate kron4 news.
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speaking of traffic morning commute wet or dry. >> it looks like it will be wet tomorrow morning. >> ok everybody have a good night. [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year.
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