Next at eight. House republicans abruptly table a vote on taxwhy it stalled. And what bulk of pipeline inspection from state regulators. Leaders in san bruno. Im pam moore. Well see you at eight. male announcer live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. 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 happen anytime soon. If they cannot work on anything to govern or get the votes. Reporter political analysts say House Speaker john boehner didnt the main part of his plan b. Ahura it passed tonight, theres no time to try and vote on it again after the christmas break. So plan b is most likely dead. Theres only 11 days left for congress to avert the fiscal cliff. Thursday evening House Republicans attempted to resolve the countrys financial crisis of it passed by a slim vote of 215 to 209. It would stop one year. Since the vote on the main part of plan b has political michael yaki explains whats next. Pam what is expected to happen with the economy and how about the economy . And stocks . F and with from republicans to pass plan b. That means there bohoner could lose his speakership in january. The failure of House Republicans to pass their plan b, could affect the stocks have already fallen. Certainty. So tonights necessarily mean the markets liked the House Speakers leaving on christmas break, that shows more uncertainty. It could be a roller coaster ride when the stock market opens tomorrow morning. Them t pam tonight, california regulators are allowing p g e to share the cost of pipeline upgrades with their customers. And some people are furious. The Utility Company was ordered to improve the safety of its natural gas pipeline system, after this massvie explosion which destroyed a neighborhood in san bruno and killed 8 people in 2010. Now, because of todays decision the the California Public utilities commission. A large portion of the cost to upgrade the system. Will be passed on to you. Kron 4s j. R. Stone is following the story. He has more from san bruno. Reporter we would not be here if they did not lon they are making a profit on action what happens. Reporter state senator jerry hill, whose district covers san bruno and who is among those leading the charge for stiffer penalties and more oversight of pg e, has harsh words for the Utility Company and the state. He says quote. Pg e owns the state of california and the puc. Its shameful that they would allow pg e to profit from their behavior, their negligence, their poor maintenance. This is not over by a longshot. To try to make sure that this will not happen again the customers will have to pay over the 2 billion in upgrades and collect their normal rate of return on investment 11. 3 . The mayor is expected that they will make between 140 140 million. By making a profit of the explosion. It by making an explosion they should not have to make it at the expense of ratepayers. This continues to fill us and we need a voice for the people, the public to look out for our safety could not charge us more money and blow up our neighborhood. Reporter that is an estimated 1 per month extra directly tied to the improvements made sense this fire. I spoke with some people in the neighborhood that lost their home in the san bruno. They were not surprised since that pg e is a company and a half to make money somehow. J. R. Stone, san bruno, kron 4. Pam the state senator jerry hill has harsh words for the Utility Company and the state regulators pg e owns the state of california and the p u c it is shameful that they would allow pg e to profit from their behavior, their negligence, their poor maintenance. New tonightnew tonight at eight. A violent sex offender has been released from prison and is now on the streets of San Francisco. Kron 4s alecia reid visited his south of market neighborhood and home, where police went to warn neighbors. Reporter police are warning neighbors about this man53 year old david simons released from prison this month after serving 24 years for sexually assaulting children. Hes considered a sexually violent predator. A violent predator is the worst of the worst, the most serious type of sexual offender, so it is our responsibility to alert the community. Reporter he now lives at hotel potter, south of market. Inspectors visited his new home and handed out leaflets to People Living in the building, alerting them of his presence. Some did not welcome the news. They shouldnt let people out like that. They should keep him locked up. They got kids playing in parks and stuff like that. We dont need that around here. Reporter while karsene mcfadden feels strongly about his new neighbor, others believe simons has paid his debt and deserves a second chance. My grandparents were sex offenders and i learnt how to deal with it. I know that there is hope and anybody can change. He knows what his restrictions are and we dont have to be a constant reminder of that. Im sure he knows what the consequences of his actions are, and we should let it go at that. Reporter simons is no longer on probation or parole, but if he does move from his current residence, he must notify police. In San Francisco alecia reid kron 4 news. Pam tonight, the chp and Santa Clara County sheriffs investigators. Are still searching for the person who shot at a military recruiter who was driving on highway 85 in cupertino yesterday. This is video of the scene from sky7hd. The recruiters car was hit by multiple rounds. But fortunatley the driver was not hurt. Kron4s scott rates has the latest on the search for the gunman. Tonight i checked with a spokesperson for the Santa Clara Sheriffs Office he said that they need the publics help whoever shot at a a u. S. Marine recorder on highway 85 yesterday afternoon. It was a wild scene along highway 85 in cupertino from the skies 7, abc seven the news video you can deceive investigators searching for evidence. This marines car was filled with evidence and there were shocked. I heard a boom, boom, with 57 shots we are very thankful that not only the was no injuries but no one else was hurt. Reporter as deputies continue, the sergeant is wondering why. He knows the man and why would somebody want to shoot at the u. S. Marine recruiter. And right now, there are more questions than answers and investigators are hoping the public will step forward with any evidence. One step closer to finding whoever fired those shots. There are a lot of questions. Of course you of any information you are asked to call the Santa Clara Sheriffs Office for discovery, kron 4 pam it is still cold and the rain is starting to return. These are live conditions that the bay bridge toll plaza, San Francisco, oakland, san jose. I am. In if the Weather Center with jacqueline. And the other centers with rain systems. We have quite a bit of rain fall saturday and even this sunday. There rain is not moving that quickly. It has been the stalling of but it is off the north bay coast. A light showers and a wider view of satellite and radar showing this stream of moisture towards northern california. This tail end is extending to the west coast and offshore. It is not moving that fast and all it is virtually stalled it will press to the south for the overnight hours. Rainfall for the entire bay area and gusting winds. The wind is picking up at half moon bay, 25 m. P. H. 17 in santa rosa and the wind is expected to be even more. It will slowly pressed to the south overnight with moderate rainfall. Showers but this is just a first of the systems that will impact us for the weekend. We would take a look. Your extended forecast coming up. Clifford kron 4 news. Oakland. And in san jose. Behind it. Pam in new town, connecticut. More funerals today. For the young victims of last Weeks Elementary School shooting. Grant lodes is here now with more. Grant . Six funerals today. And a memorial for a teacher who died shielding her students from bullets. And there are more funerals to come. Tomorrow and this weekend. Its the nightmare that continues to play itself out in real life. At least help and support are pouring into newtown, nation. Its the same heart wrenching scene over and over in newtown. Groups of mourners. Paying respects. And laying to rest the victims of last fridays shooting. 26 Christmas Trees line this street. 27 Guardian Angels representing the lives lost. Including the shooters mother. Young women collect donations and hand out christmas ornaments. Coffee and food at this local shop are free thanks to anonymous donations from all over the country. The emotional wounds are still fresh. Today invesgtigators finished processing suspect adam lanzas home. Thats where the rampage began. With lanza killing his mother in her sleep. Nancy lanza was also laid to rest today in a private, family only service. Adam lanza has not yet been burried. Toxicology results on him are pending. Weve mentioned the moment of silence tomorrow at 9 30 am eastern. Silicon valley venture capitalist ron conway is leading a world wide effort to have an on line moment of silence too. At least 100thousand people and sites say theyll participate. Celebrities promoting this online backout tomorrow morning. Ryan seacrest, brittney spears, mc hammer and others. Pam still ahead at eight. San francisos mayor stepping up. And taking a stand against gun violence. The regulations he wants in place to prevent a tragedy here. Plus, Congress Grills state Department Officials over the attack in libya that left an American Ambassador dead. And. Terrible weather taking a toll in the midwest. The huge storm thats impacting Holiday Travel plans around the country. Pam San Francisco mayor ed lee is getting behind a new proposal surrounding the sale of gun ammunition. He said today that the mass murder in connecticut renewed his interest in stopping gun violence. The mayor wants to make it illegal to posses hollow point bullets. Whichexplode on impact. They are already illegal to purchase in San Francisco. He also wants to establish a system that would notify police when someone purchases 500 rounds or more of any type of ammunition. Pam the proposed legislation is still being drafted. And there are other types of bullets that are designed for more massive destruction. That should only be in the hands of law enforcement, military and not in the hands of civilians, at all. Pam this could could go before the board or supervisors for review in january. In national news. The first of two hearings began today into the deadly attack in benghazi that killed four americans. Two state Department Employees testified before the Senate ForeignRelations Committee this morning. It comes two days after an independent review released a scathing report on the attack. Citing qutoe systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at the state department. Secretary of Hillary Clinton is unable to attend the hearings following her Doctors Orders to rest. After suffering a concussion. But she is expected to appear before the House Foreign Affairs committee about the attack next month. Intense snowfall could cause some major headaches for travelers trying to fly home to the midwest for the holidays. This is video from wisconsin. Heavy snow and strong winds have combined for blizzard conditions in areas from kansas to wisconsin. The windy conditions have also led to tens of thousands of power outages. The weather is also causing a number of flight delays and cancellations. Grant lodes is here now with a look at some of the most dramatic weather pictures. That is correct, pam. Bad timing. This is a dust storm. The cars having a difficult time and this tree down on a car with a tornado in the gulf coast near mobile, alabama. You can see the damage and other images. Snowfall in many midwestern states in this semi truck off the road. And as we look we can see these working crew members with Emergency Responders try to get people out from iowa with a 30car pileup for this andiowa, that 30 car pileup and that in thewisconsin. And if you do not have an attraction. This windshield brush seems to be packed away he is using his gloves. And little kids do not mind. Theyre walking home from school with, they love into the first big snowstorm in if the midwest. Jacqueline here is a look at that system on stormtracker 4. Plenty of snowfall across the region and heavy rainfall. It is divided between a warm sector. It is filtering in as if this iis continuing to provide blizzard conditions for the next 24 hours. We will have on our own storm systems tomorrow and a series for the weekend. The rainfall starting tonight and for the rest of a friday. Pretty much all day and on the saturday, the rainfall will continue on the sunday. Let us take a look at the satellite radar. It is edging into the north bay. Creeping over the west coast. It is bringing us more moisture inland also moving slowly. That could been heavy rainfall. A look at futurecast it is pinpointing more towards the north bay it is moving so slow i do not know if it is going to happen. Not really going towards the north bay it is going to be spread, overnight. Possibly south of the golden gate. For the morning commute fairly widespread light moderate for the bay area. That will virtually stalled over the central portion of the bay. And finally, start to move down to the south by 4 00 p. M. And it towards the southern progression by the evening. Notice more rainfall and even on a saturday. The rainfall headlines with the far north bay will continue to press south. And the north bay will continue to be concentrated. With the wind advisory until 10 00 a. M. As for the snowfall and the sierras . It will go to the morning hours. And anywhere from 015 ft. Of snowfall. And 5 ft. At the higher elevations. That is for the weekend but a series of systems. This is one on saturday, 7 00 a. M. 7 00 p. M. And also thought to the good news is that it will be dry on christmas. Stay with us. Gabe slate tech report the hightech is to the rescue. These are all available from your smart tone or tablet with a free application. It is only takes about 20 seconds. You can personalize these with your pictures that are on your phone. Or take a new picture. Type out to the text and that is if youre creditcard is charged. Here is what it looks like with high quality heavy paper is used the only downside is that if all the used for apple. 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Brew the coffee you love stronger, bigger, or hotter with the keurig vue. Eve. Next at 830. Burglaries on the rise in one east bay city. Why police say the Holiday Season may have something to to with it. And the new air jordan shoes hit store shelves tomorrow. Why people waited in line for hours today. Eve though theyre not guaranteed to get a jacqueline this live look with the rainfall approaching the north bay. Not quite moving in that just yet but it will be, shortly details on how we could impact your morning commute, coming up. This just in to the kron 4 news room Yosemite National park is abolishing a lot of those tent cabins that was leaked to the hantavirus. Lane91 are currently being demolished. At least 10 people were impacted by the hantavirus after staying in those ca cabins and edging even three of those people died staying in those cabins. These tentcavans have a layer of insulation and the walls. They are not unlike normalcavan cabins that allows rodents to invest those layers of insulation. The air borne a rodent droppings is what and tax people 91 of these captains and a privilege at yosemite which is right near the half dome. 91 of thesekevin cava can s in the yosemite destroyed because of the hantavirus now for a look at our top stories at eightthirty. House republicans abruptly table a vote on increasing taxes for people earning a