better. but we begin tonight with the tragedy in indiana i m trace gallagher in for shep. investigators now say that a man in fort wayne has given them all the details of how he killed a little girl whom he was supposed to be baby-sitting. and a warning, some of this is very disturbing. lemon disappeared friday from a trailer park in fort wayne, indiana. a family friend was taking care of her at the time and he initially denied doing anything wrong. but last night police say his story changed. after three different interviews with one of the individuals involved, he was taken into custody tonight about 9:00 p.m. and charged with murder and alanan s remains. he confessed to beating the girl with a bring right outside his home. he then admitted using a hack saw to cut her to pieces before hiding the parts in his freezer and in a dumpster. now, that little girl s family is dealing with the reality that they will never see her again. and the question that hangs heavy in the air
and boasts a dream lineup of corporate customers. but with tech so hot that even the ipo market has come back, a good economy helps small businesses, too. san jose s opportunity fund loans money to an expanding client base, and things are looking up for them as well. this is the typical neighborhood. this is like the hairdresser, the auto mechanic and all of this is people we serve through your small business lending. things that turn small businesses into big ones thanks to new jobs. lots of people, and it s really fun, especially coming over the last few years where it s been difficult. the economy has grown slyly if not flat and gone their own way so we re doubling. reporter: along with an increase in venture capital dollars and new hires comes a rise in consumer confidence which means people will spend more money dining out and shopping in the new year, further stimulating the economy. in mountainview scott budman, nbc bay area news. okay. let s burst that good
. parts of the north bay will continue as the temperature pro guesses. the afternoon forecasted highs are sitting in the upper 50s and lower 60s once again and we will take a look at those current numbers in just a few minutes, hello tara. traffic is flowing just fine, there was a technical problem earlier but the commute on into hayward is looking good at this hour. no delays in san francisco and we should see some traffic pick up around the toll plaza this morning due to folks headed back to work this morning, so far so good, let s head back to the desk. one holiday season has turned tragic for one family. more on what happened and took the life of a two-year-old boy. kraig? reporter: this happens more than you think, we have some numbers on that in a moment. police are continuing their investigation even though it does not look like there was any criminal wrongdoing. it happened on pembroke court. the two-year-old boy s father was backing his pickup truck around 1:
have some of our valley locations reporting patchy dense fog. we know what that means, get out the door early give yourself some extra time. low clouds are hanging over us this morning. we have 30s and areas in napa, many of us sitting in the 40s including 47 degrees in san jose. we will take a detailed look around and show you what you can expect coming up in just a few minutes. good morning tara. we have patchy clouds in this area which is the pittsburgh area, you can t see it now but there is some fog out there so you want to make sure you go slowly if you are driving westbound towards concord. and 880 near the coliseum, it is dark out there and we have not had any problems to report here. we have some backup here and we will keep you posted on that. let s go back to the desk. it s now underway in antioch. channel 2 reporter kraig debro has more on why the death of a two-year-old boy is being called an accident. reporter: good morning. we got calls from the police an
after a particular pair of tennis shoes. what would you go this crazy for? we want to hear from you this morning. also reynolds wolf is here. he ll be along wait a minute, that car is going the wrong direction. the white one is going downhill, the black one uphill. there will be some nasty moments for some of you traveling during the holiday season. we do not recommend that on this cnn saturday morning. all right. well, when the folks in virginia go to the polls this march to vote for a republican candidate they will not see these two names newt gingrich or rick perry. both of them have now failed to come up with enough valid signatures to qualify. let me bring in our athena jones on the line with me now. how could this happen? reporter: well, as the republican party from virginia has said, after verification, the virginia republican party has determined that newt gingrich did not submit the required 10,000 signatures, and does not qualify for the virginia primary