5 30 well have more from the president. And our political analyst michael yaki will give us his take on todays developments. Catherine theres rain on the way this holiday weekend. This is a live look from our camera on mount tam. And a look at downtown San Francisco. Im here in the Weather Center with Jacqueline Bennet where is the wet weather . Jacqueline we are still getting some return on the radar but it is still too dry for the rain to hit the ground. It will be moving and later. As we see this offshore and wider on the satellite radar toward the tail end of this system is approaching the coast. It is just to the west of eureka. We can see this right. It will take a dive towards the south. But we could get some of this rainfall overnight. Here is a lock on futurecast. The san mateo coastline, andlook on futurecast. With santa rosa, and san rafeal. It is going and coming back over the san mateo coast towards the coast. By ted oclock, still showers in the north bay. And towards the east bay the showers will continue Early Saturday Morning timing it out, coming up. Catherine it was almost 5 months ago when a pipe broke at chevrons richmond refinery. It sent a huge fireball in the air and thousands of people went to local hospitals. There have been investigations and chevron, meantime has been trying to get permits were now learning that chevron has obtained those permits. Kron 4s dan kerman joins us now. With details. Dan that rebuilding plan generated quite a bit of controversy . Reporter it did catherine. It was all about the type of pipe that would be used to replace the one that ruptured. The concern here is what would be best to prevent corosion which is believed to be the cause of augusts pipe failure. Chevron proposed using a 9 percent chromium steel pipe. But the chemical safety board questioned why they were not using stainless steel with 18 chromium. Which they believed was the industry standard. The city hired outside experts who ultimately concluded 9 chrome provides an inherently safer design with that the city of richmond went ahead and issued permits for the repair of crude unit 4. The chemical safety board said we will not endorse or object to that decision city councilman tom butt said he believes chevron covered all their bases and says ultimately no pipe will last forever which is why they must be rigorously inspected on a regular basis. And catherine chevron says it is pleased the permits have been issued so they can proceed with the repairs. And get back to full production the lot of this is happening right around the christmas holiday. Not with just a bang but with a whimper. Catherine so dan how long do we think these repairs will take . The okay. Is there right now but theyre hoping to get this done and the First Quarter. Chevron has said they hope to have repairs completed in the First Quarter of next year, which means by April Catherine they two, dan. Thank you and three people were killed in oakland overnight as crime in that city soars. There have been 130 homicides in oakland so far which is more than all of 2011. Tonight grant lodes is standing by with more on how the homicide numbers compare to other big cities. But first jr stone is here with more on the oakland violence. Reporter just yesterday the oakland chief of police and. Jean quan spoke about the initiatives. To address the crime but here we go again. This morning, there were two men aboard gunned down shot multiple times at pointblank. These two men were gunned down at this region that is known for gun and drug violence. Also, there were spacewoman that was found with a stab wounds and a man had a stab marks on his hands. We are going to deal with this crime scene that is escalating. And there are major challenges and oakland were all eyes are on the Police Department. We are going to try to help with these troubles. It is the lack of confidence on the part of the public that the Police Department is not capable of dealing with the escalating crime. In an effort to retain that confidence. I visited oakland to assess the situation. The situation today reminds me of what we faced but a bit worse. We will e more on that at 6 00 p. M. Today are stone, kron 4 news. J. R. Stone, kron 4 news. Now well break down the numbers. And you can see how oaklands 2012 homicides compare to other big cities. Oakland has about 400 thousand residents. Its seen 130 murders. Most in five years. One of every threethousand people were killed in oakland this year. San franciscos population is about 812thousand. Has seen 67 murders. Thats up 34 percent from last year. So one in every 12thousand people were murdered this year in san franisco. And san jose has nearly 1 Million People. 45 murders this year,,most since 1991. One in every 21,500 people were killed in san jose. All three bay area cities saw homicides increase this year compared to 2011. For comparison well widen the view. Chicaco has 2. 7 Million People. And 499 murders this year. Thats one in every 54hundred people being murdered. And new york citys murder rate is at an all time low. 8. 2 Million People in the big apple. 414 homicides. One in every 20thousand people were killed in new york city. Catherine there are new charges tonight in a brutal Home Invasion crime in San Francisco december 9th. A man was killed and a woman beaten. Prosecutors say 6 people including Catherine Uong also known as killer forced themselves into the victims home. Shooting the man and leaving the woman for dead. The defendants are set to appear in court in january. A law aimed at targeting repeat dui offenders is making its through the california legislature. It would include the installation of a those involved. Kron4s Haaziq Madyun has the story. humming and blowing youre looking at an ignition interlock deviceor iidbeing demonstrated here at auto sound specialists in union city so you turn your ignition on, you wait for your device to initialize reporter once connected to an automobileif the device detects alcohol on the breath of the driverthe vehicle will not start reporter with that in mindstate senator jerry hill is announcing new legislation that will make iids mandatory for individuals convicted of a second driving under the influence violation weve tried fines, weve tried to revoke licenses of those chronic offenders but we need to do more to save livesalcohol related driving deaths26,000 reporter under current law installation of an iid is optional for convicted drunk driverssenator hill says it is time to remove the option this bill will make it clearnever get their license back in redwood city, Haaziq Madyun kron4news also a new bill in russia this one passed, and its not good for americans looking to adopt. The russian adoption ban aimed at us parents ahead tonight. Catherine but first tonight new years right around the corner but do you know how youll get around . A look at the special and even free transportation, being offered the bay area. Apple had samsung with a massive lawsuit. 2012 was a huge year taking a look at the Big Technology stores of 2012. Stories of 2012. Catherine San Franciscos muni railway is celebrating 100 years. As part of the Centennial Service on all buses, light rail lines and cable cars will be free untilfive am tomorrow. If you dont have any plans for new years. They are offering extended until 3 00 a. M. There will also be offering Additional Trains in and out of San Francisco to accommodate new years eve crowds. Also, muni will be free. Caltran will be offering free service with the extended hours and there will be for extra trains out of San Francisco. There will be 4 extra trains , also, with free between 11 00 a. M. 2 00 a. M. , and extended service on the broadway shuttle. This shuttle will run from 7 00 a. M. 1 00 p. M. On the years eve. There will also be offering extended service on in several routes. If you are planning on driving keep in mind that between 11 00 p. M. 1 00 p. M. Along the embarcadero there will be long traffic delays because of the fireworks near the ferry building. Charles clifford, kron 4. Tonight at 6 00 p. M. We are going to be taking a look at what is happening across the bay area. Jacqueline we have not seen much rainfall but returns on the radar. It is a bit too dry and we will start to see that rolling in about one hour along the coast. The tail end of this system with heavier rainfall to the north toward the corner of this system is just offshore were stored as we take a look most of this will be along the coast. Taking a look at futurecast the rainfall will be approaching the north bay coast and here comes that cold front. Moderately fall towards the north bay and oakland, hayward, redwood city, the san mateo coast and by 10 00, the eastern and southern portions of the bay. By midnight, it will be largely self of the golden gate. It will be diving down to the south with reveron showers and 54 clock. By the time we head out tomorrow is going to be dry. We will also see the clouds decreasing. Here is what we can accep expectrainfall totals will be less than onehalf inch but nearly 1 in. Near the coast. Local snow levels are going to fall but when that happens there is the possibility of a light dusting in the north bay hills. As for the sierras, some snowfall and early tomorrow. Lingering flurries and mostly sunny conditions by monday. They look at your extended forecast. Dry saturday and also drier on sunday with the chances of showers in the north bay. Dry on tuesday with another chance for the entirebay area on wednesday. Catherine the bay areas favorite way to ring in the new year. Is always with kron 4. Parties and of course fireworks. Ill be hosting along with gary radnich. Kron 4s new years live. Starts at 1130 on new years eve. Tech. For 2012,among other things. There was a big lawsuit involving apple and samsung. Facebook went public, and private Space Exploration took flight. Kron 4 Technology Reporter gabe slate gives us a look back. Stop online piracy act. Or sopa. Webb cried censorship and it was protest. With petitions calling and organized boycotts. And wouldnt you know this is worked and the power of organized internet community. When facebook went public it was the most hyped stock effort they lost a lot of money it opened at 38 but that was much overvalued. And dropped quickly. It bottomed out with below 18. Since then it has been steadily rebounding at currently, 25. And also, the trial war of 2012 from apple samsung it is going to take a while for it to unfold. Patents related to their tablets and smart phones and so far apple is winning. Samsung will pay apple 1. 0 5 billion in damage. For infringing on their ideas of 1. 05 gun and dollars. It could alsbillion dollarsaand also the era of commercial private Space Exploration by tesla founder. The Space Exploration dragon made history when it successfully delivered car door to the International Space station. We are perhaps just a few months when it deliveredcargo to the International Space station that. We are bringing funds into the windows family with windows eight. Newbringing phoneswith the new gadgets, 2212 the new windows eight windows 82012. The explosion of the midsize tablet and also, apple released the ipad ,imi it is still however, difficult to get to it is an ipad with so light thin, portable the ipad mini. And also, the iphone 5 has been a Great Success with the larger screen. One of the best features is how light it is. Light weight. And with the former chie with the 0 fourth sh the full 4 g that work and also the Samsung Galaxy is giving the iphone 5 a run for its money. Www. Kron4. Com gabe slate tech report catherine also Stanley Roberts shows us the best of people he found behaving badly. Sofa. Desk. You know what . Why dont you go get some frozen yogurt. I got this. Youre so sweet. You got this, right . I do got this. Let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. Nows a great time to get at t uverse tv. Make the switch. [ female announcer ] call now to get at t uverse tv for only 29 a month for 6 months, with a total home dvr included free for life. Plus, add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. [ male announcer ] with uverse tv, you can record four shows at once with the total home dvr that lets you play back, pause, or rewind your shows from any room. Get over 170 hd channels. Thats more than cable. 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The head of a Bay Area Agency says its not dealing with any local clients at the moment. But its devastating news to others across the country. They absolutely recognize that even that they become connected. The difficult process. The u. S. Is the biggest destination for adopted russian children, with more than 60thousand joining American Homes in the past two decades. Lots of talk about this move today including on our facebook page. Cathy how heart breaking for the families who have adoptions in the works what a sad day. Lisa its sad that this is happening. But if you truly want a child it shouldnt matter where it comes from or what color it is. A child isnt for ego gratification, its to love and nurture. Were always looking for your thoughts. Head to our kron4 facebook fan page, and join the conversation. [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. No more paper lists. [ dog barking ] no more paper anything. Safeway presents just for u. Save more. Save easier. Saving more, starts now. Just for u on the safeway app. Catherine coming up at 530. The fiscal cliff its just four days away. Whats being done in 11th hour talks. Well have reaction from our poltiical analyst michael yaki. And the Newtown School massacre. Scientists are now testing the shooters dna. What theyre looking for ahead. Jacqueline this live look at a stormtracker 4. Return on the radar but the wind and the rain will be returning. We will time it out on futurecast, coming up. male announcer live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. Catherine just 4 days to go. President obama stated the obvious earlier today. Saying the hour for immediate action is here to avoid the fiscal cliff. If theres no deal by midnight december 31st. There will be automatic tax increases and spending cuts. Well have more from our political analyst in a minute but first. Kron 4s Justine Waldman is back with more on our developing story. Reporter after meeting with bipartisan leaders friday, the president said no one will get 100percent of what they want. He said if congress cant reach a deal. Congress should allow a vote on a basic package that would preserve tax cuts for middleclass americans, i am optimistic that we can still pass a deal in both houses in time, Mitch Mcconnell, and harry reid are working on an agreement as we speak i have my confidence destroyed on other occasions and so i hope it is not on this occasion the timing, we have to do it now that is what the next 24 hours will be very important. We had a good meeting in the white house we are engaged in discussions with the majority, the leader and myself in hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation that i can make to my conference and the majority leader can make to his conference. We will make hard so this will be able to work in the next 24 hours. I am hopeful and optimistic. Senate leaders want to reach a compromise on the senate, just what the four hours before the deadline. Despite this, it sent stocks sliding. Michael, we have been hearing this same song and dance for weeks. What do you think . I do not know if they are going to do it or not. If you think about the president has put this line in the sand. This is my plan and senator reid is going to put this on a vote. One way or another. Even if both sides to not come to an agreement this will be introduced . Exactly. Harry reid already published a statement that mcconnell has 24 hours otherwise, we are going to go forward. The reason why he wanted to do that on monday is the loss of one of time for john boehner to react. Will john boehner bring up a boat that as democratic support. Catherine where is it john boehner . To bring up a about a boa vote vote we have been talking about this and does he lost control or lost his way. Maybe not . Bud john boehner has practically been invisible. The only remark he has made is that he if he does not like the idea that would require democratic passage would be the majority. To wondered 18 members of the majority have to do anything before with 280 members of the majority have to do something but the fact of his question that, 218 members. Of the majority. Catherine really quickly, michael lots of a drawl but there could be items that could be retroactive. A loss of things that could be retroactive. The question is what damage has been done to the of economy and the business decisions. The