no one else got hurt fury and we have people on work on vacation canceled and out of school. out of work today after going on in one day strike on thursday. this was the scene from a medical center and oakland. management is asking for a reduction in sick pay. >> you should be concerned.

many of the nurses ended up reporting to work as scheduled. look dunt >>mark: here is the scene at candlestick park when they lost power. that was the scene as monday night football was getting under way. pg&e says the piece of equipment that concerns to overhead wires failed and in response the utility is replacing equipment in the infrastructure around the statement. the second power outage--the second power outage is still under investigation. >>mark: barry bonds is officially can--is

officially appealing his conviction. he was found guilty of giving evasive answers during a steroid distribution investigation. he was sentenced last week to house arrest, two years' probation and $4,000 fine. >>justine: we will take a friday of 2011. we will see you in just a minute. ha ha

>>james: it is crazy cold. the lowe's could potentially drop into the 20s. we could see temperatures into the teens this morning. there in antifreeze warning in effect until 9:00 a.m.. upper 50s and low 60s for today. the

up >>james: >>justine: the verizon network is back up and running following a service outage that left customers frustrated. experts say this will not be the last time the mobile carriers suffers from a downed network. >>reporter: wednesday's outage was the second outage for verizon and a third this year. that is a lot for a mobile carrier that prides itself on reliability. the verizon outage is the latest incident in phone carrier issues. in october, blackberry experienced a massive data outage affecting millions of users around the globe. it was laughed at by many in the industry and considered a serious blunder. at&t suffered a power outage of a different kind. at&t

suffered similar problems when it first unveiled its 3d network in 2008. verizon my comment on what caused the outage, experts say this probably will not be the last time. >>erica: me in the dna developing heart flat or appear rick it is a me chiquita to the house for

other destinations

>>justine: is called out there this morning. we're talking freezing in parts of the bay area. here is a live look from the roof camera.

>>yoli: this is one of the busiest days for holiday travel for christmas. about 2 million people have been in and out of the sfo. today is the busiest day of the travel. if you are traveling on standby, the glut. >>mark: are the security lines ok? >>yoli: sfo has been dead about tried to get people through curious about the lines are moving along, not too bad.

>>mark: i heard that they have designated lines just for small kids. >>yoli: of the light is gored to be big today. another reminder is the parking lot. many people come here and do long-term parking. even if the overflow is full, you can get a voucher and part in the regular terminal, in the short-term terminal for the same price, but you have to have that voucher.

>>justine: aaa is expecting a fall an increase of 1.5% of travelers. 90 percent will travel by car and air travel will be down about 2%. what do the roads look like? >>erica: if it is a cold but

clear from start to the morning. we are taking a look at road conditions. as i walked into the weather headlines, a freeze warning is in effect issued by the national weather service. that is expecting the north bay, east bay and santa clara valleys. many locations are already sitting in the '20s. hopefully do anticipate if dry conditions. but >>erica: here are your chargers right outside the door. a cold start across the north bay fury and oakland coming in at 34. below freezing for concord. like i mentioned, the national weather service has issued a freeze advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m.. that

means we will continue to see temperatures in the '20s for several hours while past sunrise. that means life fred floss is also possible care to 70 will certainly want to bring your pets in. we will be monitoring that throughout the morning, as we see with its temperatures 4 go throughout the rest of the day, by 7:00 a.m. call will still be dealing with twenties and phrases like fairfield and everywhere else especially the valleys. >> 11:00 a.m., the navy blue have heinous '40's in the north bay. for the widespread light blue indicates a mixture of temperatures around the bay area. upper 50s and low 60s. oakland, of redwood city and little bit cooler of the coastline. in the

north bay, here is with a temperatures look-alike. your satellite and radar shows clear and dry conditions of the bay area but we do have cloud cover headed our way. right now we are under high pressure. that will keep mild conditions on tap for the next several days. take a look at christmas day, we could see some enjoyable conditions. as the bush closer to the middle of next week, wednesday, a slight chance for rainfall. a majority of that what was there will be over the golden gate bridge. >>erica: we have a developing hot spot on southbound 101. your ride along the peninsula, there are two lanes, possibly three lanes blocked by the chp and emergency crews. this is not a fatal accident that the victim has injured

his head. there is a fogged new-line in the roadway. there are very few cars on the road. not too much is missing but there is a flare pattern. craig skalar is on the scene. hopefully we will be talking with him coming up in my next report. the green on the screen indicate speeds over 50 mi. per hour. >>justine: our team coverage continues. the blaze that left people homeless just days before christmas, a fire alarm fire damaged four

buildings in san francisco yesterday. the smoke could be seen from miles away. here is video that illustrates what happened. people said they had no time to hesitate as construction workers working in the building next door saw the flames and helped to russian people to safety. alajandra cerball spoke with those of workers who say their priority was helping to get people out. >>alejandra: these construction workers were working on an elevator in the western addition when they saw large planes taking over the building. it is what they did next that made all the difference.

>>yoli: they say many people were days even after the kick indoors but it did not hesitate because they did not want anyone to get her. >> we saw people in the building and the roof was on fire. we just started breaking down doors and getting people out. >>mark: we have much more straight ahead here right now, and live look from san a fellow downtown. if it's 28 degrees. it is cold! cough

>>justine: in a zeeland, a strong earthquake. this is inside of a building in grace church. there are scrambling to take cover. it was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. it was followed by several aftershocks. there are no reports of serious injuries or widespread damage.

>>justine: there are many buildings still being rebuilt from the last earthquake-new zealand. >>mark: a hot spot this is a major injury accident. lanes of law for 101 felt that off. careful will have more details than just a moment.

>>mark: severe weather is imparts of georgia. here, you can see some of the damage. this is just north of atlanta. heavy rainfall the santa actively into the streets and flipped the cars over. foster homes and businesses lost power. streams and rivers spilled over their banks. at least seven people per of the state were injured. this is video out of colorado. but

it is definitely going to be a white christmas there. the high snow. as much as 14 in. of snow fell yesterday. the first big snowfall this is the fifth if factors state it will not be in the first of before christmas with their feet plenty of friends 90. >>erica: let's get straight to the numbers right outside the door for those waking up and going out to work, you'll definitely want to bundle off. how fees if the fates. if >>erica: oakland is coming in at 34. yesterday morning

we were talking about how warm it was. today, we're talking about how hard it is. santa rosa is 29 degrees cooler compared to what we saw yesterday. some locations and not seen much change. concord is right where they were yesterday. and when will monitor to those numbers 40 throughout the morning. the national weather service has issued a freeze warning in effect until 9:00 a.m.. temperatures in the '20s for several anglers casting have a right. widespread frost is a possibility he you want to protect exposed heart beat.

in the afternoon, upper fifties and low 60s. >>erica: a lot of sunshine as ahead of christmas week end. temperatures could be running on the mild side here some pretty chilly mornings, we will see temperatures in the twenties around as the move into next week, a flight of civility for clean fluffy if in the traffic center we are following and hot spot that has just wrapped up. it books like to see if he has managed to clear ruiz. here is a live look for missing. that was the car that was

involved in the accident. the roadways are open with no delays. on the approach to the bay bridge, great conditions, the san mateo bridge is nice and easy. there are no delays to speak of for your ride out of here were towards foster city. southbound 101 shows a great commute, a lot of space between cars. >>james: and nationalist, it looks like the federal government will not be reaching deeper into your pocket. congress is expected to vote today to extend the payroll tax cut. it comes after a bitter stalemate on capitol keel.--capitol hill. >> house speaker john banner

has a flat to down to opposition of a two month extension of a payroll tax cut. he agreed to accept a gel showed similar to the one forecast of last fall to week. japanese to look inside our resident or not the fifth of the death. >> republican leaders were pushing for a one-year extension of the tax to take the of that flight gets today when it became clear that a one-year deal was unlikely to happen before the tax would expire on december 31st. >> politics will be politics. we believe it is always right for the last thing. >> the house will now attempt to pass the two months, rise by unanimous consent because most houseworkers our home chocoholic's buick act on it

says if the bill does not have recall workers of halifax home from the fish of if >>mark: the debate is not over yet. >>james: the legal team for don edwards is fighting an unexpected medical issue fan asking for a see dave this trial. >>justine: 83 man crew will land on the international space station, the spacecraft is carrying an american astronaut, a

russian astronaut and the european space agency astronaut. they would join their for late 54730 and. there is officially just today and tomorrow to get your christmas shopping finished. many of people are scrambling for last-minute gifts. >>justine: we have details of what happened with this of lucky shopper of what he is not alone. >> the holiday season is the olympics for retailers. that is why they make such a big deal of like hiding in the hyper monday. this year, best buy is in danger of being labeled the grinch. >> how high will not purchase there anymore. >> here is what happened to

this shopper. he thought that he was buying a computer back on cyber monday, november 28th. >>reporter: on december 6th when he went to pick up the computer he received an e- mail that the computer was back ordered. >> i call them that they and they stated it was pretty typical that back order could go somewhere between 7-10 days. a figure that was still plenty of time for christmas. >> he received another even on december 12th and december 19th. we call customer service. they could not find a computer in their system so he offered me another computer but it was lower and without the same specifications.

>> now, i am sort of stuff. >>justine: best buy said that they were sorry for the inconvenience to their customers. the company would not say how many other customers were affected. how will take a break and talk more about how cold is the outside air that when things will not. here is a live look at the james lick freeway in san francisco. if we will have a live report from sfo coming up.

>> it looked like the deer were having sex. >>stanley: some people with too much time on their hands were pleasing the christmas decorations in compromising

positions. there are some real idiots out there ended this is true. this homeowner was even aware. >> my dear were put in a disgusting position. >>stanley: last she noticed last night. >> their doings of the dirty and tired. >> in the process of being funny, they wrecked my decorations. >>stanley: this man inflatable snow globe was smashed into different places. his children said christmas was ruined. >>stanley: some people have

stopped putting out their careers and altogether. >> i do not put any more out. they steal it. >> my kids were crying last night after the, how is santa going to find his plea to our house? >>justine: if you have a comment or story idea, you can reach >>stanley: on www.kron4.com. carlos cabal trend is now raising those carnal. he agreed to a two- year contract with the world series champions for a reported 26 million. " cut state laws is hoping to help their void. if >>justine: we have for ahead, kron4 news. big story today is just how cold it is. if here is a live picture into our newsroom and san rafael. it is 25

defense. will talk about the temperatures when we come back. half class

>>mark: here is a live look outside. it is really cool out there this morning. it is rushed time that bay area airports as family's flight out for the christmas weekend. will tran and is live at sfo. >>will: the on long lines already, especially at american airlines. so far, so good. the morning rush is just starting to take off. right now, you are good if your flight is in the next 90 minutes or so. as we pull the camera back, he conceded terminal no. 2 is pretty much empty at this time. people are having no

problems getting to the front of the lines and everyone seems to be patient. over here is a virgin america. this is typically a very busy ticket counter. for whatever reason this morning it is slow. according to an airport spokesperson, this is the busiest day before christmas with maybe 135,000 people coming and going through san francisco today. i was asking how things go around the nation and they said it is beautiful. everything is clear, just like the skies in san francisco. >>darya: the big story here is how will the temperatures are. >>james: take a look at

napa. fixed >>jackie: the temperatures went down to about 25 a little while ago. it is a very cold and clear morning, there is very little wind. there is no fog siri if the humidity is extremely low. is when you walk outside, it

is off across the face of cold temperatures. >>darya: that there is no link? >>james: there's no wind. even just sitting in my car this morning, your hands start to stand toch. all in the north bay and east bay, and down near palo alto, temperatures in the '20s with between redwood city and mountain view. in a chilly start a matter where you are. we're at work the freezing in a majority of the bay area. there is a hard freeze a warning for the sacramento and central valley's furious temperatures are expected to be the low 40's it's the and the upper teens. take a look al: are this morning compared to yesterday at this time. it is crazy to

look at these numbers that that is what we're dealing with this morning. it is the freezing start. the freeze warning is in effect until 9:00 a.m.. the north bay valleys and east bay valleys, that is that hard freeze warning. widespread areas of frost as we approach sunrise here if that is what we're dealing with this morning. for this afternoon will be rewarded with a nightstick. plenty of sunshine temperatures around 60 degrees. we will be adding a good 30 degrees to our temperatures between

now and 2-3:00 p.m.. a >>james: our 7 day around the bases that we have conditions that will be really nice as we headed to christmas weekend. the more on that coming up. >>george: good morning. the start of the 4:00 a.m. hour with a hot spot on 101 southbound at embarcadero road off, a serious injury accident involving an overturned a vehicle. thankfully, all of the lanes have been cleared. traffic is moving smoothly through out--traffic is moving off smoothly through palo alto. there could be another overturned accident just south of hillsdale

boulevard, south of san mateo headed towards san carlos. we are in route to check it out to see if it should become a problem or a hot spot later, this morning. >>george: we are starting our bridge check on the bay bridge. very light traffic again this morning there are no problems reported on the upper deck and no delays through the macarthur maze. over to the san mateo bridge, it is a good ride here as golf this fall far

>>darya: has a massive apartment fire hah yesterday. it was a fire alarm fire. every building is involved in it at 15 02 golden gate avenue aerie you can see the flames shooting through the roof and the the shell of the building that was left. about one half hawkins where they are battling for three hours to get that fire under control. 60 people are without homes this morning because of it. the fire started in the three story victorian home then spread to a nearby apartment building and a single-family homes. a total of 32

residents is far floyd. one firefighter had been taken to hospital with a burn to that. another person was treated for mild to smoke inhalation. investigators are our serta testing was started to fire. >>mark: a 2.7 magnitude earthquake last night near the hayward fault. aha >>darya: nerves were shaken in part of new zealand today. look at these people running for cover in going under their desks at this office building in christchurch. it was a 5.8 magnitude followed by several aftershocks. there are no reports of damage or injuries. the city of

christchurch is still on edge of this money as they had a 6.3 magnitude that struck in february for killing 182 people. it's all year is where video from and zealand. this is where emergency crews of on did, how how could lengthen good many of the buildings are all filled been illegal from the february earthquake who . >>mark: here is a live look outside on this friday morning. how high of

>>mark: and dow futures are up 58 points ahead of the opening bell. yesterday stocks were rising, the dallas not at fault thousand 169 curious fact cfc's is

very slight volume on wall street and we are expecting the same today. the big news is there is no 2 percent pay cut for american workers. the house and senate will come back after recess and work on a full one-year but the. there will also be no medicare cuts for doctors. they were facing a 27 percent cut, it looks like there could be an approval for the house of representatives. we will

follow the latest in a deal has been issued in principle to.

>>mark: we have been watching a storm that has moved through the plains in the east. look at this video from georgia. heavy rain sent debris to the streets as several thousand homes and businesses lost power flooding streams and causing damage. it looks like a possible tornado. it is the same storm that brought heavy snow into colorado. denver got as much as 14 in. of snow. the first big snowfall of the season,

forecasters say it will probably not be any fresh snow in the area before christmas. james fletcher is watching what is left of the storm. >>james: bits and pieces pushing through new england. from new york and connecticut north. for the most part we're looking at kong conditions around the country. the snow that was in denver has migrated south to mexico. so far, we are doing much better. a lot of their parts are back on time. in fairfield, 24 degrees there. there are

isolated pockets along the peninsula, the east bay in the south bay where temperatures are in the '20s. it is a cold start a matter where you are. here's a look at current temperatures. it is a frigid start. a freeze warning in effect for today, at least for this morning up to nine man. temperatures in the '20s for at least several hours. future cast 4 is set for 6:00 a.m.. 20's, '30's and '40's is the general mix. mostly thirties or on the bay area. by 2:00 a.m. we will get '60s into the game. across the north bay,

mostly of for fifties. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. we are continuing to celebrate hanukkah. we also have christmas weekend coming up. for the weather is one to be really nice for christmas. idaho half hall >>george: things are quiet as we investigate reports of a possible hot spot. fact right now we will start with a bridge check as we had to the bay bridge where the westbound ride looks good with no backups or delays.

conditions look good on all of the approaches. no problems as the head towards or across the span. take a look at the camera on the sanity of bridge. it is still pretty light even westbound. on 101, the golden gate bridge, southbound and northbound traffic is slow but the crews are on the bridge reconfiguring the stand. i mentioned a possible hot spot on 101, this is the peninsula. there was a hot spot in the 4:00 a.m. our, there was a report of an overturned accident. there are no delays to traffic southbound.

>>george: in the east bay, the ride on 80 books good. >>darya: and san jose, the husband of a woman's body was found is now in custody. she was found shot to death by a road worker in a remote area hist yes between san jose and milpitas. they said that her death is related to investing violence. her husband is now the prime suspect. that follows several interviews and evidence including the gun that they say was used in the murder.

>>darya: some bay area police departments received more than $1 million third after the arrest of a marijuana dealer. it will be used to purchase new equipment, training info fighting drug traffic. >>mark: only 11 days until the iowa caucuses. newt gingrich and mitt romney are wrapping us meet and greet. >> i will debate all of the candidates. it will probably narrow down at some point to maybe two- three people. until it is a

narrow down and hopefully if i am a part of the process i will respect the other off and keep debating. >>darya: we are back with more on kron4 news on this friday morning as we head into christmas of. it weekend has finally arrived.

>>mark: a texas and in university player was killed in a car crash. he was driving home from school to

jacksonville, texas. he was a senior offensive lineman on the team. >>darya: a tan day old baby in misery died after being fed and the milk powder bought at a wal-mart store. wal-mart has now told that infant formula from more than 3000 stores nationwide. >>mark: we're back with more in two minutes. it

>>darya: about 150 firefighters, about half of the firefighters in the entire city were working on one fire that went to three different buildings.-it took three hours for the firefighters to get the buildings under control. 60 people are homeless this morning. for

>>will: so far so good at the airports. a bulk of the morning flights it took off around 7-8:00 a.m.. joining me now is the airport spokesperson to talk about what we can expect throughout the day. >> it is going to be very busy. very robust traffic. across the country, it looks like the weather is pretty good. hopefully everyone will reach their destination with no trouble. >> about 100 of of of people

went out of our gates today. we're going to be home very busy. >>will: give the people at home who are packing some advice. and >> make sure the check with your carrier before you leave the house. regardless of your destinations, that plane could have started this is somewhere and could not be on time. if you have a package that is wrapped and security cannot determine what it is, it will have to be unwrapped. we do have some gift wrapping stations past security and we will wrapping gifts for free. >>will: if long-term parking is filled, what happens? >> if our long-term lot fills up, we will give you a voucher. was

>>will: thinking so much. you just heard him, do not pack your gifts, just bring them through the security counter. they can have someone wrapped gift for you. people have had all week to travel with their families. even though it is going to be busy, it could have been even worse than previous years. cut >>darya: it is really call. cox is hot >>james: look at the temperatures. this is a live shot and san rafael. it is 20 degrees. we expect temperatures to continue to fall another few degrees over the next couple of hours. 28 is not isolated just to san rafael. we have

santa rosa 28 and no water at 24. all of those locations are below freezing. fairfield is also below freezing. we have conquered and the livermore if at 26. fremont is at 31, was caught as a 32 and 32 and half moon bay. fees widespread freezing conditions across the bay area. the national weather service has issued a freeze warning for of today. think this shows how much colder we are this morning compared to yesterday. this

afternoon, temperatures will be similar to yesterday. here is a look at the expected highs for today. for the most part, we're looking for sunshine. partly cloudy-monthly center of the afternoon. for cold once again as we head into tonight and tomorrow morning christmas day we're doing good, sunshine and temperatures around 60.

>>george: we have been investigating and reporting an accident on 101 southbound with concern that it might have become a hot spot and it had appeared in editions there are very nice although there was a hot spot on the peninsula earlier this morning, that has completely cleared out. the bay bridge is an easy trip. a smith commute coming in from all the approaches. 92 is called home for harass yet on the right side of your sources collider official response of sheehan if this right now, like traffic in both directions. >>george: concord and walnut creek are both doing well. 80 westbound looks good.

your ride into livermore, there are no delays on the sunol grade westbound towards castro valley. the south bay freeways, no delays. >>darya: nurses are locked out of work today after hundreds of nurses went on a working strike. nurses are upset about health care coverage. they're asking for a reduction in sick pay. the nurses are oblivious as to what happened last time. eight patients died because of a mistake made by replacement hours. >> to three months ago they

said they had competent nurses. when of the unfortunate tragedy that occurred. people should be concerned. i pray for my patients and their families. >>darya: no problems have been reported at any of the nine hospitals that experienced the strike. >>mark: will will be right back as the kron4 news continues on this friday. a live look outside with cold conditions around the bay. "

>>justine: fifth steve jobs is being honored by the gramm is exciting that his advancements and the way he

transformed that we consume movies, tv's and books.

>>mark: more than 300,000 people are being taken care of that the nation's centers. >>mark: a free man crew took off from cause extend headed to the international space station. the spacecraft is carrying an american astronaut, a russian cosmonaut and the european space station.

>>darya: it is all about how cold it is today. >>james: temperatures in the 20's and 30's. mild temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60's on. pock the north bay is extremely cold this morning here is a look at current temperatures. oxford

kaufhof qr >>james: 20 degree readings for a least several hours. how many water outside could start freezing on the pavement. we will still be dealing with 20's, 30's and 40's. by 11:00 a.m. we will be in the forties. we will also see '50s and '60s. the next update we will walk you through neighborhood by neighborhood. but for fifties and low 60s this afternoon. your 7 day around

ratios that weather will stay rather mild, hovered around 60 degrees. monday and tuesday, a mild forecast. it's let's get an update on your commute. >> flight traffic around the bay area. no hot spots or major delays. your ride on the san mateo bridge at last check is much lighter than usual. fitful

>>mark: barry bonds is officially appealing his felony conviction. barry bonds was found guilty of giving an evasive answer during a steroid distribution investigation. och >>darya: who flew

>>darya: a redwood city man was arrested in southern california. this is the fifth person to be arrested in this case. police say the 18 year-old was taken into custody for attempted murder. he was being questioned regarding its involvement in the stabbing that happens in the 800 block of brewster avenue. victim was stabbed in the abdomen. car >>darya: >>justine: cox copper

>>darya: here is a look at the 7 day around the bay forecast as we head into christmas weekend. in the afternoon we will see some nice sunshine. >>erica: a new research and a child development journal reveals deaths adolescence that backed down during arguments with a mother have a harder time refusing drugs and alcohol. if you like to

read the entire study i have it posted on my facebook fan page. >>mark: carlos adult ran is now a st. louis cardinal. he can help fill the void left by albert pool. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes.

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>>mark: it is beginning to look a lot like christmas as the rushes on all of the bay area and add bay area at airports.