THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT NOON. A FATHER IS IN CUSTODY RIGHT NOW IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HIS ONE YEAR OLD CHILD. THE INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. A NEW PROPOSITION AIMED TO CRACK DOWN ON SHOPLIFTING AND CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES GOING INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK. THE ARRESTS ALREADY BEING MADE IN THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH, IS OFFICIALLY ON THE BEST AND WORST WAYS TO TRAVEL, AND HOW THE WEATHER COULD IMPACT SOME OF THOSE PLANS. ALSO, WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW DEVELOPING NEWS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. A 28 YEAR OLD FATHER HAS BEEN DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HIS ONE YEAR OLD CHILD. THIS ALL UNFOLDING ON VERSAILLES, WAY JUST SOUTH OF ANTELOPE ROAD IN THE ANTELOPE AREA AND KCRA 3’S LEE ANNE DENYER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SCENE. DAN. LEANNE. WE CAN SEE IT’S A PRETTY ACTIVE CRIME SCENE STILL. WHAT’S THE NEWEST INFORMATION? WELL, THERE ARE VERY LIMITED DETAILS AT THIS POINT, BUT THE DETAILS THAT WE DO KNOW ARE HORRIBLE. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TOLD US THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST CALLS THAT HE’S HEARD OF IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT IS AN ACTIVE SCENE. YOU CAN SEE THEY’VE GOT THIS THIS AREA OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKED OFF. INVESTIGATORS DO EXPECT THEY’LL BE OUT HERE PROCESSING THE SCENE UNTIL AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THEY ARE FOCUSING ON THIS YELLOW HOUSE IN THIS SECTION OF VERSAILLES WAY. THAT’S THAT’S BLOCKED OFF RIGHT NOW. SO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT DEPUTIES RESPONDED AROUND 415 THIS MORNING FOR A FAMILY DISTURBANCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL. AND WE’RE TOLD THAT DEPUTIES ACTUALLY FORCED ENTRY WHEN THEY LEARNED THE SUSPECT WAS INSIDE THE HOME WITH A BABY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE BABY IS A YEAR OLD AND WAS DEAD WHEN DEPUTIES GOT INSIDE. THE BABY’S 28 YEAR OLD FATHER HAS BEEN DETAINED. NO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, WE’RE TOLD, ARE BEING INVESTIGATED. SO AGAIN, WE’RE BACK OUT HERE LIVE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS STILL HERE. AND WHAT WE’RE TOLD, THEY’RE REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT RIGHT NOW IS A SORT OF TIMELINE OF WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT COULD HAVE LED TO THIS ONE YEAR OLD’S DEATH. AND WE’RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAYS, THOUGH IT PROBABLY WON’T BE UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY INTO THIS EVENING. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. YEAH. LEANNE. THANK YOU. TRULY HEARTBREAKING AND SICKENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NOW TO AN UPDATE ON THE OTHER BREAKING NEWS WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR YOU THIS MORNING. TRAFFIC BACK, MOVING AGAIN ALONG I-5 RIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-5 AT JAY STREET WERE CLOSED TEMPORARILY JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, AS CHP WAS WORKING TO GATHER EVIDENCE ABOUT A SHOOTING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. CHP SAYS THEY GOT REPORTS OF A SHOOTING AROUND 545 THIS MORNING, RIGHT NEAR JAY STREET AND I-5 NORTHBOUND. BUT LOOK AT HOW BLOCKED IT WAS IN THE CONGESTION. AGAIN, THIS WAS WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. NO SUSPECT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. AGAIN, TRAFFIC IS NOW MOVING AGAIN. YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR RIGHT THOSE ARE LIVE PICTURES. YOU CAN SEE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND THERE. THINGS ARE MOVING NICELY, BUT ON THE LEFT, THAT WAS JUST IN THE LAST HOUR WHEN THAT BACKUP WAS HAPPENING, BECAUSE THEY CLOSED THE LANES SO THAT THEY COULD INVESTIGATE. AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL AS WE’RE LOOKING LIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. CREWS CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR TWO MISSING BROTHERS IN BUTTE COUNTY. THE SHERIFF NOW SAYS A DIVER FOUND ONE OF THE BOYS WALLETS. 17 YEAR OLD WESLEY CORNETT AND 19 YEAR OLD ANDREW CORNETT, WERE DUCK HUNTING IN THE THERMALITO AFTERBAY AREA ON SATURDAY. AUTHORITIES SAY ONE OF THEM WAS IN A KAYAK WHEN IT FLIPPED AND HE WENT UNDERWATER. THE OTHER BROTHER CALLED 911 BEFORE JUMPING IN AFTER HIM. THEY HAVEN’T BEEN SEEN SINCE, THE SHERIFF SAYS WESLEY’S WALLET WAS FOUND IN THE WATER YESTERDAY. THEY SAY IT WAS FOUND ABOUT 600 YARDS FROM WHERE THE 911 CALL WAS PLACED. ANOTHER BIG STORY WE’RE FOLLOWING FOR YOU ON THIS FRIDAY. WEATHER CHANGES ON THE HORIZON. THESE ARE LIVE PICTURES FROM OUR SACRAMENTO SKY CAMERA ON THE LEFT. WE STILL GOT A LOT OF LOW HANGING CLOUDS THERE AND SOME FOG OUT THERE. AND IN LAKE TAHOE ON THE RIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. AND YOU CAN SEE CAN’T SEE MUCH OF ANYTHING. LET’S GET IT OVER TO METEOROLOGIST EILEEN JAVORA. I’M CURIOUS WHAT YOU’RE SEEING ON RADAR RIGHT NOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW SKIES ARE VERY MURKY IN THE VALLEY. IF YOU’RE ABOVE 2000FT, THOUGH, IT’S BEEN A RATHER BRIGHT DAY. YESTERDAY WAS THE SAME. BUT IN THE VALLEY, WE’VE JUST BEEN SOCKED IN UNDER THIS LOW OVERCAST, WITH IT FALLING TO THE GROUND LEVEL BASICALLY, AND CAUSING THAT FOG FOR THE MORNING TIME. THE FOG HAS NOW LIFTED, BUT WE’RE STILL DEALING WITH THOSE GRAY SKIES. ONCE YOU GO SOUTH, THOUGH, IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, SAY, TOWARDS MERCED AND BEYOND, THAT’S WHERE THAT FOG REALLY DOES MEET UP WITH THE GROUND LEVEL AND THE VALLEY FLOOR. AND THAT’S WHERE WE HAVE VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE. BUT OTHERWISE WE’RE HOVERING ABOUT TWO MILES OR SO IN STOCKTON AND MODESTO. WITH THE VISIBILITY. DON’T EXPECT THIS CLOUD COVER TO BREAK APART, BUT IT WON’T BE RAINING AT ALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. YOU HAVE ANY OUTDOOR PLANS? MAYBE, YOU KNOW, HANGING OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS, DOING SOME HOLIDAY THINGS AND PARTIES. YOU WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE RAIN. NOW WE DO HAVE SOME SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST STARTING TOMORROW. THESE CLOUDS NOW MOVING OVERHEAD. PRETTY HARMLESS. NOT GOING TO SQUEEZE OUT ANY RAIN, BUT WHAT’S BEHIND IT IS THIS SYSTEM HERE A WEAK ONE? LOOKS PRETTY. YOU KNOW, GATHERED TOGETHER HERE ON THE SATELLITE VIEW. BUT IT’S A RATHER WEAK SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH TOMORROW, BRINGING US A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN FOR THE VALLEY, A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW, AND THERE’S SOME WAVES AFTER THAT THAT KEEP THE RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY. AND THEN A BIGGER SYSTEM TO TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY FOR CHRISTMAS EVE. AND WE’RE GOING TO TIME IT OUT WITH FUTURECAST ALL COMING UP. LISA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON IS ALREADY OFF TO A BUSY START, WITH JUST FIVE DAYS TO GO UNTIL CHRISTMAS. NOW, THIS YEAR, TRIPLE A IS EXPECTING AT LEAST 119 MILLION PEOPLE TO TRAVEL, EITHER BY AIR OR CAR, TO THEIR HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS. AND EXPERTS SAY TODAY WILL BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS FOR TRAVEL, AND YOU CAN EXPECT BUSY ROADS IF YOU’RE DRIVING, DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU’RE PLANNING TO HIT THE ROAD COULD HELP YOU BEAT SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM LIVE TRACKER THREE THIS MORNING OUT AND ABOUT ON THE ROADS. IT WAS ACTUALLY THE BEST TIME TO BEAT TRAFFIC BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE. ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, THE BUSIEST TRAFFIC TIMES START THIS AFTERNOON AFTER 1 P.M. AND CONTINUE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPERTS ALSO PREDICT CHRISTMAS EVE DAY, AS WELL AS CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE THE LIGHTEST DAYS FOR TRAVEL. AND IF YOU ARE DRIVING, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT GAS PRICES. IF YOU HAVE A GAS POWERED VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IN CALIFORNIA, $4.31 LAST YEAR WAS 459. SO WE’RE $0.28 LESS, BUT STILL VERY HIGH COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. VERY HIGH IN OUR AREA. SACRAMENTO IS AT 4.21 A GALLON FOR REGULAR 410 IN STOCKTON. AND DRIVERS IN MODESTO ARE PAYING $4.03 A GALLON. MEANWHILE, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS HAS REVERSED COURSE. THE PRICE HAS GONE UP $0.02 SINCE LAST WEEK TO $3.04 PER GALLON. THAT’S THE AVERAGE $3.04. THIS COMES AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE PREPARING TO FUEL UP FOR THOSE HOLIDAY ROAD TRIPS. TRIPLE A SAYS 107 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL BY CAR. AND FOR THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HUSTLING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, MOTHER NATURE COULD HAVE OTHER PLANS THAT MAY IMPACT WHETHER YOU MAKE IT THERE ON TIME. ANTONIA HILTON HAS A LOOK AT THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH UNDERWAY IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. WE ARE OFFICIALLY AT THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WHICH TRAVEL EXPERTS SAY IS GOING TO LAST THROUGH JANUARY 2ND. TRIPLE A ESTIMATES THAT JUST UNDER 120 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE TRAVELING IN SOME FORM, 50 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM HOME TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. AND HERE AT THE AIRPORTS, TSA SAYS THAT THEY ARE PREPARED TO SCREEN 40 MILLION FLIERS THROUGH JANUARY 2ND. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE TRAVELERS PLANNING TO GO THROUGH THE AIRPORTS, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF RIGHT NOW. THE FIRST IS POTENTIAL WEATHER IN THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST AREAS. SOME LIGHT SNOW AND WIND COULD AFFECT YOUR TRAVEL. IT COULD LEAD TO DELAYS OR EVEN CANCELLATIONS IN SOME CASES. AND THEN THE OTHER THING TO LOOK OUT FOR RIGHT NOW IS, FRANKLY, CONFLICT IN WASHINGTON. THIS LOOMING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, IF OUR GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN ON SATURDAY NIGHT, LATE THAT NIGHT AT ABOUT MIDNIGHT, THAT WOULD MEAN COME MONDAY MORNING THAT WORKERS AT PLACES LIKE THE AIRPORTS MAY BE WORKING WITHOUT PAY. TSA HAS ABOUT 59,000 EMPLOYEES WHO WOULD BE ASKED TO COME TO WORK WITHOUT A PAYCHECK DURING THE DURATION OF THAT SHUTDOWN. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED BACK IN 2019, MANY OF THEM CALLED IN SICK OR DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK. AND ALREADY THE TSA ADMINISTRATORS ARE WARNING THAT THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY THIS TIME AROUND AS WELL. SO AS ALWAYS, PACK YOUR PATIENCE, CHECK THE WEATHER AND WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE SKIES OR THE ROADS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BACK TO YOU. HELP EASE SOME OF THE TRAVEL STRESS. SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL IS ADDING A BIT OF CHRISTMAS CHEER TO THEIR TERMINALS. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT EACH DAY, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE STAY CALM. THERE’S LIVE MUSIC PLAYING IN THE TERMINALS, AND THE HOLIDAY MUSIC SERIES IS BACK ON DECEMBER 26TH AND 27. TRAVELERS CAN LISTEN TO LOCAL ARTISTS PERFORM IN TERMINALS A AND B BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 1 P.M. FOR THOSE WITH EARLY MORNING FLIGHTS. CONCESSIONS WILL OPEN AT 4 A.M. ALSO, THERE’S SPECIAL HOLIDAY MENUS AT BARS AND EATERIES AROUND THE AIRPORT, AND OFFICIALS SAY TO HELP MAKE WAIT TIMES AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE, THEY’RE ADDING EXTRA STAFF. AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR TSA STAFF. FROM NOW UNTIL JANUARY 11TH, THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT IN TERMINAL B WILL OPEN AT 330 EACH MORNING, AND THE CHECKPOINT IN TERMINAL A WILL OPEN AT 345. IF YOU’RE PARKING AT THE AIRPORT, PLAN AHEAD. YOU’VE REALLY GOT TO PLAN AHEAD. YOU CAN’T JUST SHOW UP ANYMORE. I DON’T THINK YOU CAN FIND REAL TIME PARKING LOT INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE. I MEAN, IF YOU JUST SHOW UP AND YOU DON’T PLAN AHEAD, GOOD LUCK. THAT’S ALL I GOT TO SAY. NEW, NEW PROPOSITION THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA EARLIER THIS WEEK IS TAKING AIM AT CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES AND SHOPLIFTING. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE ALREADY MAKING ARRESTS AND PUTTING PEOPLE IN JAIL. YOU’RE UNDER ARREST FOR SHOPLIFTING JUST LIKE THAT. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT UNIT HAS BEEN CONDUCTING OPERATION UGLY SWEATER. THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR SHOPLIFTERS SHOWING UP IN STORES ALONGSIDE PAYING SHOPPERS. THEY SAY ON THE FIRST DAY, PROP 36 WAS ON THE BOOKS, 31 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. THAT INCLUDES THREE FELONY ARRESTS BEFORE THE PROPOSITION WENT INTO EFFECT. SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR STEALING MERCHANDISE UNDER $950 ONLY FACED A MISDEMEANOR. NOW, IF A SUSPECT HAS TWO THEFT MISDEMEANORS, A THIRD ARREST WILL RESULT IN A FELONY NO MATTER WHAT THEY STEAL. THE SUSPECTS ARE VERY OPEN ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEFT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNDER $950 IS A MISDEMEANOR. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM TELLING US, WELL, I DIDN’T STEAL A. FELONY AMOUNT. SOME OF THE ARRESTS THIS WEEK INCLUDE ONE PERSON CARRYING COUNTERFEIT MONEY, ANOTHER HAD A LOADED WEAPON AND METHAMPHETAMINE ON THEM. DEPUTIES ALSO ARRESTED A FATHER AND HIS 14 YEAR OLD SON. THEY BELIE