male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Restaurants are wonderful. Catherine now at 8 catherine big crowds for opening day at one of californias largest casinos. Graton resort and casino opened this morning in rohnert park. So many people wanted to see it the casino was forced to close its doors for awhile. Catherine and right now, people are still lining up to get a chance to play. Kron 4s Charles Clifford is there live. Charles . Reporter it reminds me of field of dreams, if you build it they will come. Yeah reporter when the doors opened around 9 tuesday morning, thousands of people flocked inside the new graton resort and casino. Outside traffic was backed up all day, as chp and casino employees tried to shepard drivers along surface streets and through the parking lots reporter by midday the casino was at capacity. Long lines formed at the entrances and visitors were only being allowed in when someone else left the building. Reporter inside, the c
It was a little empty around the bay area polls for election day but San Francisco makes a move to close its parks overnight. We have both sides of the reactions coming up. Return to index of stories. Thousands of people were able to roll the dice at the bay aeas newest casino. We spoke to some ofhose lucky ones who were able to make their way in. Well tell what they have to say about the Graton Casino. All bart trans are on time this morning following the investigation of a fatal pedestrian accident. Officers responded to reports of a body in the roadway on southbound 680 in walnut creek at 12 15. Erica temperatures to their record to be mild compared to yesterday. Plenty of sunshine. From noon at you conceive temperatures in the 60s. 70s in places parts of the north bank. By 3 00 this afternoon. Today is the warmest day. So enjoy the warmth and you like it. The cool down will began. We will stay dry at starting out your weekend and for most of the weekend i think monday for veterans
Run in the second half. Got the best defense in the league and they are just they are on top of their game tonight. They are so pumped up. They are going to the super bowl. So the 49ers have made Even Stronger believers out of these already faithful fans. But there is an even bigger game looming next sunday and vern glen will have more highlights in a few minutes. The final hurdle has been cleared for the sharks to finally begin their season in san jose as well. The National Hockey League Players voted in favor of a player contractor, a new one that has officially ended the lockout for the season. This was going to be an abbreviated 48 game season. The sharks first game in cal gahry one calgary one week from today. A local school being disinfected this weekend after dozens of students got sick in could not croft could Contra Costa County. It includes vomiting, dire rae and diarrhea and stomach pain. Classes will be held tomorrow, though. In the north bay, authorities in petaluma have i
Livermore freezing we are waking up to clear skies and thats really allowing for these temperatures to drop. Theres really no surprise that the freeze warning has been extended until 9 00 later on this morning. And pretty much everyone affected. In fact a winter wind advisories has been tacked on. So keep that in mind. Showers will arrive later on today in the north bay industrial along the peninsula but this cold front, the system we are tracking is a fast mover. It looks like the heaviest rain will fall overnight. As for afternoon highs, upper 40s the low 50s. Another chilly day ahead with oakland53, 51 degrees in fairfield grid downtown San Francisco with a high of 52 degrees. We have very frigid conditions in the forecast with temperatures yet again and the low 20s if not the teens as we wrap up the weekend. Ill have the full details on what to expect with the 7 day around the bay forecast coming up at 415. Back to james. James starting things off here in the Weather Center this mo
Giant new ka seen yes opened today good evening. Things have approved on the roadways. The turn out, remarkable. Wayne . Reporter there was a time, hard to believe, earlier this morning when management came in before the place opened, before the sun came up. Looking at the parking lot and wondering will anyone show up . Well, anyone show up . How about 16,000 people showing up . Some people, that for a long time today, they had a line outside of the place. People waiting to get in. How did that line go . If you build it, they will come . They came today. They came down highway 101, they came down approaches they came into the parking lot. Look at this line just to get lieu into the door. About 20 minutes. What do you sni like disneyland for adults. Reporter blinking lights scomb expectations. Waiting for 324,000. Reporter we last checked they were 140 up on a c note slot machine. Time equals money. If you look back through the archives, opponents fought this as if every blade of grass