what the family wanted? >> the family is delighted. her uncle tweeted jahi mcmath is free from children's hospital oakland. he shot the video of ambulance carrying her away from children's hospital oakland. the family will not say where she was taken only saying another facility has agreed to care for her and she will have a feeding tube inserted this morning. her family believes she is still alive although doctors have declared jahi mcmath and the coroner issued a death certificate but the family is still praying for her recovery. >> if i can help her through another 10 years or on years or 40 years or 50 years, i would rather have that then see her taken away from the hospital in a bag the. >> the cause of death is pending. i asked that specific question of the coroner, what happens if and when we demonstrate she has

brain activity and they said, we will change it. >> the hospital released this statement, our hearts go out to the family as they grief for the sad situation and we wish them closure and peace. >> the tone for the relatives say they know they need a miracle and they say all they wanted was a chance. the family has launched a crowd funding page to cough the costs of moving jahi mcmath to a new facility and have raised $48,000. >> this began december 9th with surgery at children's hospital oakland. after the operation she went into cardiac arrest. the next day, a scan revealed two-thirds of her brain was swollen. on december 11, doctors declared her brain dead of the family began a legal fight to keep her on a ventilator and the court order keeping her on the haven't late would have expired tomorrow. we will follow the developing story with updates at abc7.com

and on twitter. >> pg&e crews have capped a gas leak after a car crashed into a home. it happened in oakland. pg&e got to the seen at 3:20 this morning. the driver of the car lost control, slammed into the side of the home and hit a gas line. residents were evacuated as a precaution with no word on injuries. we are waiting for an update from the scene with new information when we get it. >> lay off fever continues in the bay area with the san francisco 49ers advancing to the division am playoffs again the panthers on sunday. 949ers returned to headquarters after midnight after beating the packers in green bay. diehard 49er fans were on hand to welcome the her res home. >> it took a nail biting 4th quarter drive by kicker dawson for the 49ers to win the matchup 23-20 in the freezing cold.

fans are celebrating. our reporter has more on that story. >> i am sweating bullets. >> hundreds gathered to watch 49ers take on the packers. the 49ers ultimately pilled it -- pulled it off. many in the crud -- crowd say they never doubted. >> never a doubt. we true fans. we knew they would win. it was tough. >> he offered post game analysis, playing for the dallas cowboys in the 80's and watched with friends. >> they played very well. they were very lucky. as long as they keep the luck going it will work. >> 49ers fans are dreaming big helping the championship will be held at candlestick a fitting end for the stadium. for that to happen they have to

beat the panthers and the seahawks have to lose to the saints. >> other fans are already talking about the super bowl. 19 years since they won a super bowl. it is time. this is the year. we will get it done. >> they have improved each year. this year they will win a super bowl, a stun up each year. >> the cold that blanketed the 49ers is spreading sub-zero temperatures across 32 states and a massive blast of bitter cold bringing freezing temperatures to half the nation. the entire state of minnesota is closed its for school with ice making the traveling treacherous. in minneapolis it is illegal to

be on the roads. >> if you are flying today, check with your airline about delays at 3,300 flights that have been delayed this morning. the worst delays are in chicago o'hare, and john f. kennedy, and leg an with long lines at sfo yesterday scrambling to get rebooked after the largest carrier at sfo, united, grounded other flights. no cancellations reported at oakland or san jose. >> stay on top of the weather with the weather app free at abc7.com/app. >> the first of four san jose state students accused of terriesing a rome mate because he is black is due in court to face hate crime charges sparking a series of protests. the district torn decided taught to file charges against

three students but misdemeanor instead. a police report says that the white students taunted their black roommate with available slurs, outfitted the dorm with confederate flag and locked a u shape bicycle lock around his neck. >> fleam are recovering from injuries after the scar plunged off a road in the berkeley hills yesterday evening. a witness says that the driver lost control and the car veered off the road. it went 200' over the embankment into thick bushes. rescuers worked together to reach the victim. a tow truck crew will return this o to remove the wrecked car. a woman escaped injury when she lost control of the s.u.v. at 880 sliding into the estuary at 66th avenue. a good samaritan jumped into the water, smashed a window and pulled her to safety and drove away without identifying himself. >> a strike team from marin

county is on the way north to assist with a brushfire in humboldt county gathering in petaluma last night to travel to the fire site which has burned 350 acres since saturday. cal fire tweeted it is 40 percent contained. officials say it is unusual to battle a wildfire at this time of year. >> it will be cold. it is rare to be in january going to a fire like this with so little rain. as far as i understand we have never had this low of a record of rainfall in northern california area ever recorded. >> the marin county strike team expects to be in humboldt county for up to two weeks. >> we want to urn to it over to mike make and check the weather. we cannot get ever friend bay. >> we knew it would be cooler today and it feels like 39 below

zero in green bay right now. same in chicago, 45 in minneapolis, and st. louis feels like 28 degrees below zero and 27 below in denver. we are 37 in foster city with 35 in menlo park and palo alto is coolest at 34. san mateo is 42. dress for 46 at san bruno and 50 in san francisco for a warm spot and hose is 40 and we are around 41 in oakland with mid-30's through the east bay valley until livermore at 37 and low-to-mid 30's in novato and santa rosa and napa with frost forming. as far as what will happen the day planner, we have clouds arriving now keeping us in the 30's and 40's and a change in the air mass with cleaner air not a "spare the air" day but it will be cooler as the clouds thicken and low 50's if you are headed out this evening. enjoy. here is leyla gulen.

>> we will start off with mass transit. starting today, v.t.a. will add trips including 66, 68, 121, and line 181 and other lines will change their time scheduled and other extended routes. bart is adding a 50-cent increase to parking fee at stations. muni, bart, caltrain, all running on time. if lafayette, this is where we have ongoing police activity looking for a couple of suspects would took off to the hillside with a car reportedly seen coming off of mount diabolo and now they are searching for the suspect. it is not affecting traffic on highway 24 and all moving along at top speed into lafayette. >> a small plane goes down in a fireball in colorado and celebrities tweeted minutes

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covering dalai daly city, as gatos. >> the ntsb is investigating a fiery plane crash in colorado that killed one and injured two yesterday afternoon. officials say all three men were pilots from mexico. they did not issue any may day but they made several approaches before crashing. the airport remains closed until the ntsb gives the go ahead to clear the wreckage. there were winds in the area 59 the time. aspin is a favorite hang out for celebrities. two celebrities witnessed from

not far away. >> passengers on american airlines flight from san francisco to new york or home after an unexpected stop. plane made an emergency landing in kansas city after someone found a suspicious object in a battle room. it was a national drive. authorities gave the all clear after searching the plane. >> the northern california priest murdered on new year's day is buried today. the body of the reverend frede was found in his church after he didn't show up for mass. he was known in san francisco celebrating mass for japanese catholic society at st. francis every third sunday. gary lee bullock has been arrest ed. >> >> congress is back to work after the holiday break. first up in the house of representatives according to majority leader cantor, is legislation addressing security of personnel data. the senate has scheduled a vote today on a three month extension of unemployment benefits which

expired a week ago. democrats in both houses are expecting to press to raise the federal minimum wage. republicans are promising a closer look at the administration's tally of people who signed up for health insurance under the the affordable health care act. >> and last month there was an unexpected surge of people signing up for health insurance with payments accepted january 15 with an extension allowing insurance companies more time to handle the paperwork the. >> the woman who called herself tiger mom is back with a new book. the first book call add firestorm of controversy. now the latest on the story. >> the tiger mom is bath. amy chua who described tough love sparking uproar, has just co-authored a new book with her husband that could cause even more outrage.

they claim that these eight culture groups more successful than others including jewish, indian, chinese, and iranian. the reason in she and her husband argue that they balance three factors: superior majority complex, insecurity, and impulse control better than other groups and these traits can contribute to success. she is a yale law professor and battled controversy before. >> sometimes some parents give up too quickly. >> in "battle hymn of the tiger mother," she described the strict parenting approach that some call cruel, no play dates and no bathroom breaks during by an we know and no grate below a. >> my daughter has a bad math and said i hate math county i'm bad at math. >> i didn't accept that. >> she responded to critics. in the end, tiger parenting is about pushing your child toive there up to their potential.

>> yes, but always with love. that is the crucial thing the it has to be high expectations, couples with love and listening. >> in the package they claim to use "ground breaking original research and startling statistics," hoping that readers will understand why certain individuals and groups succeed and others do not. >> the package is in store right now. >> she knows how to generate controversy. >> new at look at the weather here and elsewhere, the whole state of minnesota cancel classes because of the weather? >> crazy. never heard of that. it was almost that cold when i lived this and my wife is from atlanta and complained, but they had class. committee are wimping out. even people up there cannot believe the governor did that. they are known for that, they wear that on their sleeve that they are so hardy ... getting

soft. here is the visibility back home, the high clouds are rolling in and no fog is forming right now. as we look down at the clean air overtaking the bay including here in san francisco, it will be partly sunny. the clouds will increase as we head throughout the morning into the afternoon. it will help the cooling trend this week. there is a pattern shift that will bring a chance of rain mostly to to the north bay thursday and senator. the rest of us have clean and cooler air and the much needed rain is not in the offing with a big dumping of snow if the sierra not likely not that we expected it to. i expected snow showers and still think that will happen with that forecast coming up in file minutes. >> low-to-mid 60's so probably no records after have, record high temperatures around the bay each day since the calendar turned to 2014. tonight, high clouds give us

milder, low-to-mid 40's around the bay shore and to the coast. a up cough areas of high pressure are dominating our weather but getting moved to the east. the area of low pressure here will throw the high clouds at us. look where the jet stream is: well to the north. it will sink down across washington and oregon. when it does that, we will have a few weak systems rolling law and give us a slight chance of that rain on thursday and saturday. for the rest of us, temperatures are closest to average on wednesday when we are in the upper 50's and warm back above average with low-to-mid 60's by the time the weekend rolls around. >> an active scene in lafayette with police activity here after the police tried to stop a vehicle. the suspected exited the car and took off. they are bringing in a can nine unit. it is not affecting highway 24. the search is on.

traffic is moving smoothly through walnut creek on 680 and the further to oakland it is not a problem. 580, westbound from tracy to dublin is 26 minutes and highway 4, westbound from antioch to concord is 14 minutes and southbound from san rafael to the city is 16 minutes and this is the san mateo bridge where traffic is running smooth in the westbound direction toward the peninsula and only going to take you 12 minutes. >> a big detour today for drivers who commute to the bay area from the stockton area. highway 160 will be closed from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., all week, and 160 connects highway twelve and highway 4, for road repairs. the detour will force some commuters to drive up to 80 extra miles with signs up alerting motorists to the detour

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in san francisco there was a fatal stabbing inside an apartment building on market street. police responded to the building near the central freeway after 3:15 this morning. paramedics say the victim died at the scene. police are not releasing suspect information. >> a man who vanished from his parents' home, is safe after his family saw his picture in "usa today" after a photographer snapped this picture where homeless people gather when it

is combed the parents saw the picture and called police. officers took him to the hospital where he was reunited with his family. officials with east contra costa county fire department will present recommendations for a new tax to the board. the tax would keep the district five stations open. according to the newspaper it would start at $98 a parcel and climb to $111 by 2019 raising $23 million in new revenue. the board has scheduled a special meeting for february 24 to vote on whether to place the proposal on the june ballot. it was a good year for the cute animals displayed in macy's holiday windows in san francisco. this year a record 339 cats and dogs were adopted. the spca works with macy's to find homes for the kittens and puppies and are a holiday tradition. they say the adoptions held

helped to meet the goal of not putting down any animals that came in. >> no "spare the air", the second consecutive. now, consecutive days without the air is how bad the air has been. the radar has no returns. we will have a lot of cloud cover from fresno north to be in the mid-60's around monterey and sacramento. 52 in yosemite. to the south we will have mid-to-upper 70's with a lost of -- lot of sunshine. safe travels. >> we have a big construction project taking place starting today through friday. this is along eastbound highway 4 one lane is closed between lowell road and lone tree way until 2:00 in the afternoon. plan ahead there. also, we will look at the

westbound traffic where everything and moving along at continue spied you can see 62 miles per hour in antioch and into pittsburg it is getting better at 65 miles per hour. the bay bridge toll plaza shows how it is moving along from emeryville to san francisco, wide open and not seeing too many cars as they trickle in to the bowl bowl bowl a quick drive to san francisco. former basketball tar deb necessary rodman is back in north korea accompanied by retired nba players and play a game against a north korean teal on wednesday which happens to be the birthday of the leader, kim jong-un, calling this basketball diplomacy designed to she the communist nation isn't so bad. including former stars include ben bicker. >> scientists studied britain activity of a group of students

reading a fictional novel. they saw heightened connectivity in the language and primary sense i motor areas of the brain daze after the subjects finished reading. reading fiction can improve your brain muscle memory. the study is published in "brain connectivity." a have a waitress is starting the year with the biggest tip she ever received. a customer surprised her with $1,000 tip. she was $500 and a job site matched that. collins has been leaving $500 in honor of his brother who died of cancer in 2012 but before he passed an he said his brother asked they go out to dinner and leave somebody an awesome sip. so far he has surprised more than 90 unsuspecting servers. >> the 49ers hope to keep hope

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i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas, and now we will check with mike nicco our meteorologist. >> showing high clouds that will dim the sunshine and bring us cooler weather today after setting records the first five days of the new year probably will not set any today. we will be close in oakland at 65. low-to-mid 60's with high clouds and sunshine. chances of rain are not great this week but clean air is. first, leyla gulen is back with the traffic. >> unfortunately, there is a problem we have been having along 280, a deer or some sort of large animal has been hit in the number one lane northbound 280 so if you are making the drive from the hills you could see it. hopefully, c.h.p. will get out there and move things over to the shoulder. as we look at our drive time traffic 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin i