city. the windshield gets much cooler. give yourself extra time to get the frost off the windshield and we'll get cooler at sunrise that happens at about 7:22. we will talk about a new year's storm coming up. back to you. >> developing news we are following newscast east bay where a woman was shot near the san leandro border. marla tellez is live where both san leandro and oakland police are investigating at the scene. this all started with a police pursuit. >> that's right. we are right on the border of oakland and san leandro on bancroft and durant. we will step out of the way. because it's on the border that, is posing a twist in the deadly officer-involved shooting. our photographer is zooming into this four-door oldsmobile and this is also involved.

we will explain in a moment. oakless police said this happened before 10:30, about 10:25. it started in san leandro as a police chase involving a jaguar. the chase ended up crossing the border into oakland last night and that's where the officer-involved shooting took place at the corner of bancroft and durant. the jaguar in the police chase ended up smashing into the back of the oldsmobile that we are showing you. that's exactly why because it's in oakland that oakland police stepped in. one woman is dead. we have heard that one man is hurt, but that is not confirmed. one woman is dead in this officer-involved shooting. i need to mention that it was san le apd row police who fired the shots. oakland police are investigating this shooting here in oakland

this morning. reporting live and working to get new information in oakland. today in the bay. we will check back with you. 5:01 right now. a community meeting will be held to talk about the shooting in the bayview district. the chief is expected to lead the meeting. this was at a home on bacon street. inside that home, officers found a man with a knife. they opened fire when the man refused to drop his weapon and began walking towards them. the meeting will start at 6:00 at the grace lutheran church. san francisco police are also offering a $25,000 reward for information about a drive by shooting that killed three and wounded three others. the police department et set up a tip line to catch the shooters. it happened december 22nd at lyndon avenue. three men in a dark chevy opened

fire and swed off. the victims were between 15 and 20 years old. we are also following in another developing story out of oakland. a scary or dell for several people caught in an apartment fire overnight. we understand some of them jumped from the window to try to escape? >> that's right. when firefighters got here, they say this fire was moving out of an upper unit. four people could be trapped in another unit. they fought back the names and inside they found three people down, two adults and a female child. several ambulances called to the scene and crews hoping to work on the victims. three were taken to highland hospital and the women taken to

eden. the three that were down are in very critical condition. this started at about 2:00 in the morning. a neighbor was sleeping down stairs and she barely escaped. >> i got scared. i see the fire coming up from up stairs and i got in and i woke up my kids and said the apartment is on fire. you get scared. we got out. i got my kids and went out. >> she and her family are going to get help this morning from the red cross with a place to stay. we asked the battalion chief if perhaps christmas lights or a space heater could be to blame. it is so cold here. she said that's something they will be looking into, but at this point they still don't have a cause. christie smith, today in the bay. >> frightening ordeal for those folks. thank you for the update.

it's 3 1/2 months since the deadly san bruno explosion and victims may start getting donated money from a city fund. two councilmembers plan to ask the full council to decide to start hanning out checks on january 11th. they are holding almost $400,000 in donations. vehicles tell the examiner they are facing expenses like up front fees for architects that donations can help cover. they would talk about how they would like to money distributed. >> a majoror thoroughfare is due for upgrades. almaden expressway will undergo an $8.1 million renovation. it will widen to four lanes to blossom hill road. crews will instale more turn lanes and traffic lights. this morning cliff side apartments in pacificar closer to falling after being pounded

by another storm. rain washed out another chunk of soil from the building's foundation on tuesday. that means 1/3 of that building is hanging over the ocean. it has been empty since winter when residents were evacuated. they were on private property, but the city may have to step in if the owners cannot come up with a solution to safety units. acting governor maldonado is asking the period to declare a major disaster because of severe winter storms. maldonado is asking president obama for funds and help from federal agencies to deal with flooding and mudslides that damaged believes and private. 50 homes are still under evacuation orders in the city of highland. parts of san diego may need help. a sinkhole drove 18 people from their apartment last night. it's partially under the

foundation of a two-story building and close to the front porch. it's about 12 feet wide and 18 feet deep. the manager found temporary lodging for the people and luckily no one was injured. >> sierra getting a lot of snow and wind. gusts of up to 100 miles per hour pushed a new foot of snow above lake tahoe causing major outages and flight delays and travel headaches for folks. we checked cal trans and travel over 80 and 50 are looking good as long as you have those chains. carry them with you as well. a big parka today. we want to check in with christina. it's cold. >> oh, yeah and the areas getting wind, we have a wind chill factor. we had crazy winter weather here. i wanted to tell you a little bit about a eucaliptus tree that came down. a massive tree flattened the cab of a cattle truck between oakley

and brentwood that clipped the side of a house as well. six feet in diameter. it will be there for a few days while they try to get the insurance company out to figure out what's happening and who will pay for it. the good news is nobody was hurt. take a look at that. that's amazing. this morning we have gusty winds that we are watching for you. if you are going to be headed over the bay area bridges, the golden gate and the bay bridge in particular, you want to take it easy. we have gusty winds at about 16 miles per hour. calm otherwise. that's leading to frost and setting in on the windshield. give yoirz exturself extra time. cold blasts push into the area as we head throughout the day today. a frosty start and leading to temperatures ending up in the 40s. a chilly day throughout and head

into the 8:00 hour. it starts to rise above the frost. probably after 9:00 a.m. by noon they will hit the low to mid 40s and ending up in the upper 40s. 49 degrees today. back to you guys. >> amazing highs there. if you have amazing pictures from the weather where you live, we would love to see them. send them to news tips and you might see your picture on the air sometime this morning. it is 5:09 and san francisco falling short in the race for americas cup. it may not matter. >> the stanford women trying to make national history. we will have a preview of today's big game. >> we bring the subject into the dream and they fill it with secrets. >> we are taking a look at the biggest box office films of 2010. inception is on the list. where it ranks, coming up.

a live look outside, look at the winds kick up and our cameras looking over the bay bridge. it is a cold one. what's? store for new year's eve? we will tell you about it. [ male announcer ] how do you say...

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good thursday morning to you. a live look overlooking san jose. expected highs not very high. bundle up as you head out. it's a cold one. a powerful explosion damaged cars in athens. a bomb exploded outside two court buildings in the greek capital during rush hour. someone called a newspaper and a television station warning about the attack. no one was injured in the blast and so far no one claimed responsibility. this morning investigators will release one of five men arrested before a shooting attack in denmark. they will not say why they are freeing the man, but insist he

is still suspect in the terror case. officers say the men plan to storm a copenhagen building and shoot as many people as possible. they house a paper that published cartoons of the prophet mohammed in 2005. jerry brown is coming down hard on uc executives who plan to sue unless pensions are increase. they said they will sue unless they lift a salary cap on what can be considered when deciding on pensions. lifting that would cost $5.5 million a year and $50 million retro active dating back to 2007. he calls them "out of touch." employees are palging for pangzs. they want $350,000 to plant

thousands of trees and shrubs to offset the environmental damage done when the highway was widened in 2000. it would offset the annual emissions created by the widening. the grant application was to a state program designed to mitigate the environmental impact of increased vehicle emissions. west coast fishermen are cracking down on overfishing. the catch share program covered washington, oregon. since limits on how much fish can be fished at a given time. fishermen who go over that have to sell the extra as stock before they are allowed to fish again. more than $12 million will pay for the new program. san francisco is out ahead on the race for americas cup, but not because it's the best city for the job. rhode island will not be ready in time. larry elson is set to choose a

location for the race. they are working feverishly on a bid, but won't have it ready. he would need the approval of the team who agreed to race. to avoid it, he may choose san francisco by default or leave america entirely. italy is also being considered a candidate. >> you can witness history. the lady huskies are in town to take on the last team thabeet them, stanford. we take a look at the big game. >> a good morning to you. regular games don't get bigger than this. it's intriguing because the historic win streak is on the line. maples pavilion will be rocking as the cardinals welcome u-conn. the stanford women were the final team to beat u-conn in '08.

they won 90 straight games. that's an all time record for consecutive wins, women or men. they went ahead of the john wooden ucla teams of the early 70s. stanford with a unique chance at home tonight to snap the u-conn streak. >> we expect to win the game and we are excited to play the game. if this is a chain, u-conn has a great tradition and a great program and team. we love the challenge. >> we will have the scene from there. the tip off at 6:00. we will see if stanford can make it book end wins against the mighty u-conn. have yourself a great morning. >> thank you. you too. this is an end to a basketball game you don't see every day. the grizries are done in for and o.j. mayo hits a shot. even the announcers think the

kings are done for and evans throws up a mid-court shot and the kings win it. final score, 100-98. the next level of gaming can property danger to kids under age 6. nintendo is warning gamers the upcoming 3d device could cause quicker eye fatigue. viewing of the system is not for young children still in developmental stages. the nintendo 3d will hit shelves in march. >> we will tell you how pixar did at the box office. 90% of people are planning on look for a new job in the new year. how to get the job by not making one of the biggest and most common resume mistakes, 1: att 1

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good morning to you, bay area. you can see the camera getting knocked around. from san bruno facing the bay bridge. if you drive a high profile vehicle this morning, you could get buffetted a little bit.

leave yourself extra time if you are traveling over the bridges between now and 10:00 a.m. wins will start to relax and looking towards calm winds. we will see more frost tonight and a good thick layer this morning. a cold blast pushed into the area. the cold air will hang around for a little while ending up in the upper 40s. for most locations, a couple of 50s in the areas that tend to get warmer. this is where we are right now. 32 degrees in livermore right at freezing. the same for gilroy and 35 in santa cruz. san francisco in the 30s at 39 degrees and 38 in san mateo. the city may not be at freezing, they tend to get colder. you will have frost until temperatures warm into the 40s. we will hold on to the low 40s. 46 in sunnyvale at noon.

maxing out in the upper 40s for most cities. a couple of 50s in places like oakland. here's what to expect throughout the rest of the week. we will not warm up that much until we hit saturday. another storm on the way and not passing a lot of moisturement it will be cold and drive in more cold air. lows will be in the 30s for at least the next four nights. by sunday, we will see clearing and looking like a good dry spell of weather sunday through wednesday, staying nice. everything that i looked at, i looked all the way out 15 days. we will see a nice stretch of fair weather. the rainy stuff, we will finally get done for a little while. >> soundings good, thank you very much. 2010 is drawing to a close and that means the countdowns. the best of everything includes movies. we run down the biggest box office hits.

>> the karate kid starts the top 10 box office hits. it's the only one not animated or driven by sci-fi or fantasy. how to train your dragon is number nooib. shrek forever at number 8 and despicable me with number seven. >> he goes through something every new parent goes through. that is to have their day to day existence turned upside down. >> the beginning of the end of the harry potter series, part one of the deathly hal owes ranks number six per 2010. the cast finished filming next summer's finale, but no tears for leonardo dicaprio. >> i know to how to find the secrets. >> the sci-fi inception is number five for the year. >> it's all cerebral and existential and insane. >> that are word is some might

describe. >> audiences are liking it. it's amazing. >> fans of the twilight saga eclipse to number four on the year end charts. robert downey jr.'s iron man two landed that film at number three while alice in wonderland got a makeover from johnny depp. >> we were experimenting. i wanted to blur the lines from animation to alice. >> it worked and made alice the year's number two film. the top spot belongs to familiar faces. >> do toys get played with every day? >> "toy story 3" was the biggest hit. $415 million here and more than $1 billion worldwide. >> i felt this was the most extraordinary film i had seen since the incredibles and maybe since the first toy story.

>> way back in 1995. mark barringer, nbc news. >> becoming classics. >> when the worldwide box office is taken into account, toy story and alice in wonder land are one and two, but the deathly hallows is number three. shrek forever after is fifth. the time is 5:26. another reason to designate a driver. how you can be caught on camera if you get pulled over. why police say why yesterday's home invasion robbery could be the start of a new trend. developing news out of oakland as a devastating house fire sends people to the hospital. we will have the latest coming up. surprisingly not a lot of folks on the roadways. this week leading into new year's. we will have a look at the cold

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>> good morning. an overnight apartment fire in east oakland has turned deadly. we will have details, coming up. the winter weather is causing trees to snap. how to figure out if your tree is dangerous. >> a live look from the south

bay, we are keeping an eye on the new yore's eve forecast. if you need a coat, wind breaker or something heavier. it is december 30th here in the bay. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. >> let's get started with christina loren with a look at the forecast. it's a cold one. >> oh, yes. we will drop in temperature a little bit as we head to the next couple of hours. the winds are starting to relax a little bit. sustained winds at 60 miles per hour out of the northwest in places like novato. take it easy if you will be headed over the bridges. a frosty start and how warm will it be? not that warm. we will end up in the 40s. how long it will last? back to you. >> we have an update on news out

of oakland. three people are dead after an overnight apartment fire. christie smith is live at the scene. she has the latest update and information for us. christie? >> i spoke with an officer from the oakland police department who is keeping people away from this scene. he confirms now that three people are dead as a result of this fire. two adults and a young female child. they were trapped in an apartment overnight. this fire broke out around 1:50 this morning. they were taken to highland hospital. the last word from a battalion chief is they were in very critical condition, about but it didn't look good. this was a fast-moving fire. two women were already outside. they had jumped from a second story window. they had injuries to their legs. they were taken to eden medical center. there four apartment units up

and down stairs on 82nd avenue. we spoke earlier with another family who barely escaped the flame. they said it all happened too fast. a lot of time this is time of year, people have christmas trees and it's so cold, people using space heaters to stay warm. we asked if either had anything to do with the cause of this fire. he said at this point it's too soon to say. reporting live in oakland, christie smith. >> lots of new information. we will check in later on. thanks. >> two teens suspected of stabbing a young man in front of a middle school. it happened by bridges academy middle school. the 20-year-old was stand several times. two suspects fled in a car. anyone with information on this case is asked to call san jose police. a crime spree against pot

growers and dispensaries is starting to worry neighbors and business owners. men with guns stormed into a home on locust street tuesday and tried to take pot and money. investigators say the home is a marijuana grow house. by the time officers arrived, the suspects were gone and the victims were shaken. he is not happy about the criminal element. >> pot brings money and money brings criminals. criminals want the money and the pot. >> the san jose attack follows a 48 hour blifts robberies and break-ins last week in the city. from december 13th through 15th, places were broken into or robbed. the same group could be connected. >> driver who is get behind the wheel drunk risk getting caught in an embarrassing situation. the arrest could be captured on

video. through sunday, sheriffs deputies will use a small video camera to catch the drivers. five deputies during field sobriety tests. they want to see the drivers's behavior. there will be a number of officers this weekend. it is a maximum enforcement president that means check points will be set up throughout the bay area. if you drink, designate a driver. you can use public transit. maniville extended drivers to help out on you in year's eve. >> the search for a snowboarder missing in the lake tahoe missing is more dire. she has epilepsy. they had to stop using a helicopter because of high wind and low visibility. she disappeared tuesday and last seen in an advanced area of the alpine meadows ski resort along highway 89 between truckee and

tahoe city. she was reported missing about three hours after she disappeared. >> per a holiday turned tragic. a grandmother is killed. the 70-year-old was killed while vacationing in safari west. an enormous oak tree snapped at the base and came crashing down on her tent. she was visiting for alabama. she was on a spreshl trip with her 7-year-old granddaughter. she was reading when the tree fell on 9:00 on tuesday night. she died almost instantly. her granddaughter was not hurt. >> trees can be troublesome like we saw there. like all of the storms we have seen, tree limbs are snapping in the wind and tree roots are giving out. if they topple over, they can crush cars. as we saw, houses.

arborists say damage can be prevented if you know what to look for. >> what are might be an indication is mushrooms growing at the base of the tree. sometimes it's an indication that there is decay in the trunk or the roots. experts say if you have not looked at your trees lately, you should do it soon. signs of trouble include mushrooms, noises like squeaking limbs and a tree that is too full. if you don't prune a tree, you might be asking for trouble. if you do notice the warping signs, an arborist can help prevent a disaster. there is so much rain. the ground is so wet. >> you get the wind and it pushes it over. >> a lot of big ones in the bay area. it's a cold one today. >> one day downed trees and the next one frosty windshields. especially in the areas where the winds are light or calm. we have a little bit of a wind advisory over the bay area

bridges for the first part of the morning. wins subsiding through this afternoon. here's what to expect for today. cold air continues to push into the bay area, dropping the temperatures more so. when you wake up tomorrow is going to be colder, believe it or not. get ready for that. we are looking good for today. a lot of sunshine if that's what you are looking for. today is the day. it will be cold so bring the jacket. 32 degrees in livermore and right at freezing. temperatures continue to drop as we head closer to sunrise. the coldest point of the day. by about 9:00 a.m., temperatures rise into the low 40s and you don't have to worry about the frost. reaching the mid 40s and today's highs mostly in the upper 40s. a couple of 50s in the warmer areas across the bay area. here's what we are expecting in terms of rainfall. another storm on the way for new year's eve and new year's day. precipitation comes down by 5:00

p.m. as we ring in the new year. at midnight it will likely be raining. i don't think you need a heavy jack, but all should be said and done on new year's day. let's take a look at more impressive video. this is a story that is scary. nobody got hurt here. check out the picture. look how dangerous the wind and rain was. a man was under a truck and changing the oil. a tree fell and crushed the carport and truck. the tree will be removed, but nobody was hurt. take a look at that. more rain on the way. keep that in mind as we head closer to new year's. back to you. >> amazing to see. if you have pictures of the weather, maybe damage where you live, we would love to see them. >> send photos and pictures to news tips at nbcbayarea.com. you may see them on the air this morning. >> 5:38 and a new year and new

tax breaks. what is happening in 2011 and why you could see relief from the state. >> the countdown to the countdown. a lot of snow, but it melted away now. how the city is getting ready and how police plan to protect the tens of thousands expected to show up there. >> also one woman is dead after an officer-involved shooting with san leandro police. i'm marla tellez. why oakland police are investigating the case in a live report. . a live look outside. the golden gate bridge and not a lot of traffic to report, but clear skies. no overhead clouds to keep us warm. when will things warm up?

>> good morning. 5:41. we are looking across the san mateo bridge. nice and clear, but that's the problem. look at the temperatures. in the 30s and it feels biting cold. christina loren will have a look at the forecast in a few. >> your first paycheck of the new year may have more money in it. think of it as a happy new year gift from uncle sam. brian moore is live in washington, d.c. to tell us what to look out for. i don't think i will be complaining anymore. >> the big question is when that ball drops on new year's, will my taxes go up? the answer across the board rich and poor alike is more after the extension was passed. how does it affect you? the vast majority of americans,

there is no change. if you are wealthy, you will get a lot of breaks that will be extended, but as we said before, it's that social security tax holiday that is the big one. it's technically not a tax break per se, but it will put 2% of your pay pretax back into your pocket. congress wants you to spend that money and stimulate the economy. the irs is working overtime. they are still scrambling to finalize all of the forms. live in washington, i'm brian moore. back to you. >> happy new year, brian. >> we have a look at how the family budget may look better while state finances may look worse because of the changes in the state. roughly 11 million californians will see fatter paychecks because the short-term increases that went into effect in 2009 are set to expire. parents and people with

dependents would reap the biggest reward. $210 in questioncredits will be restored. they will owe about $91 less as of the first of the year. some lawmakers want to stop them saying the state needs the money to battle a deficit. >> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. the time is 5:44. you are watching today in the bay. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. you may be noticing a change of scenery around us. we are using a temporary set, but this one on your screen is our new state-of-the-art set that is being assembled a few feet away. some of it is up. it is amazing to see them and how rapidly they will build. we will show you the new digs in a couple of weeks.

it is pretty cool. >> i hope. >> developing news out of the east bay this morning. a san leandro police officer shot and killed a woman after a car chase. marla tellez is live in oakland. she has been following this story. in oakland is where the woman was killed. i mentioned it was san leandro officers who shot and killed her. oakland will be in charge of the investigation. >> it's a border issue. it started in san leandro and ended in oakland where we are standing. we are at the corner of bancroft and durant. not a lot to show you, but when we arrived about 4:15, it was an active scene with oakland police and investigators on scene taking photos and collecting evidence. oakland police say that deadly

officer-involved shooting that started with a chase with a jaguar. it began in san leandro and ended when the jaguar crashed into a parked car and light pole where we are this morning in oakland. oakland police tell us an officer fired shots and one woman is dead as a result. we heard one man was hurt this morning, but that has not been confirmed. we don't know who was driving the jaguar and what prompted the case, but we are working to get new information for you this morning. for now, reporting live in oakland, marla tale a tellez. >> a man who shot a man in an antioch home. the 28-year-old man had at least one gunshot wound in a multiunit building after 8:00 last night. he was responsive when police

arrived, but severely hurt. police are intrusion witnesses and have not made arrests and have no suspects at this time. good morning to you. make sure you grab a sweater or jacket if you are not already bundled up in bed. it's cold out there. we have wind adding to that cold air factor. it feels more like 30 degrees than 35 due to a pretty strong wind out of the northwest sustained at 16 miles per hour. calm winds for most of the bay area making for frost on your windshield. cold air moved in and it's going to continue to drive in as we head throughout the day today. believe it or not, it will be colder when you wake up tomorrow. we have another storm on our hands. that will be the case for new year's eve into new year's day. we have on christmas and on new year's. mother nature has an interesting

sense of humor. temperatures warming into the 40s. we will see lots of sunshine. 48 for friday. we will let you know how much to expect. coming up. back to you. >> 5:48. 2010 has been a danger use year for reporters on assignment. media advocacy group reporters without borders said 57 journalists were killed. the deadliest country was pakistan while 11 reporters were kyled on assignment. they are used as bargaining chips for terrorists and kidnappers. the owner of a rig that exploded in the gulf of mexico is refusing to cooperate with the federal board investigating the oil spill. they said they do not have to honor subpoenas from the chemical safety board because it doesn't have jurisdiction in the investigation. the board is challenging the company's role in checking a key

piece of equipment that failed to stop the oil from spilling into the gulf. they asked the justice department to enforce the subpoenas. innovating florida lion fish. florida marine conservationists came up with a to finding the fish that is eating up reef life. eat them. they released a cookbook that contains 45 recipes. the nonnative lion fish in florida have few natural predators in the krimian and atlantic waters and are preying on local crab and shrimp in florida. adding security measures trying to keep one of the largest new year's celebrations crime-free. they want to make sure manholes are sealed. police are enforcing a backpack ban and placing snipers on roof tops. officers will carry beeper-sized detectors and tweaking the plan after the failed car bomb

attempt in time square in may. it looks likeconfetti. they did the test yesterday tossing ton getty into the hands below. i wonder why they test it. they toss it by hand. i think they want to have fun. >> eat less, exercise more and quit smoking are some of the most popular ez lugs. keeping them is easier said than done. some people keep their resolutions and told us how they did it. the number one piece of advice is share your resolutions with family and friends. >> i old myself accountable by writing about it on my blog. this way i have to be 100% committed because people out there will hold me to it. >> other tips are have a plan of action and write down the resolutions where you can see

them often. >> police are trying to get to the bottom of a prehistoric heist in danville. someone stole a metal brontosaurus. it was taken between monday night and tuesday evening. emily was ready to ring in the new year with a silver top hat. over the years, the owner dressed her up for the holidays and had fun. anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the police. a big push to save a school in san pablo. the city works is trying to step up efforts to save lake elementary. they are talking about a funding swap in a san pablo community center. they are encouraging the city to keep the school open. they chose lake as one of eight schools slated for closure because of budget problems. consolidation will lead to a shake-up for students at vallejo high school next year.

the spring semester at hogan high school will be the last before it gets converted to a little school in the fall. it's one of several changes in the district. cave elementary will be a language academy and mayor island will be a health and fitness academy. >> group on is most likely going public. the "new york times" reported they are working towards public shares bite end of 2011. it intends to sell shares at $31.59 each. the tech start up rejected a $6 billion take over bid from google. >> the clock is ticking for the raiders to make a decision about their head coach. al davis was able to take his time to decide whether to keep cables. he is not going to be able to do that so much this year. there a couple of reasons sheec.

the offensive coordinator show interest in jackson. the raiders have scored 379 point this is season and that's the seventh most in fran shchis history. the nfl network said the team president will hire within the next 36 hours. he already works for the team and has been with the 49ers for six years and york said he is going to talk to bill parcells laz before making a final decision. parcells works in new york with the jets. we are hearing that the niners's number one pick for a head coach can thab guy. right now the head coach is focusing on getting his team ready for the upcoming orange bowl. during a press conference yesterday, he refused to talk about the possibility of making a move into the nfl. >> wouldn't have to drive far. a north carolina jewelry

storeowner made a bet against a white christmas and now he has to pay up. >> it might be his insurance company to be the one who is lose. he promised refunds for everything between november 26th and december 11th. if more than three inches of snow fell in the town of ashville, north carolina on christmas day. he paid for an insurance policy to cover the reup ifs. he is thinking about running a promotion for valentine's day. >> interesting. i don't think there any bets going on like that here, but it's cold. >> bet your bottom dollar it's cold. good morning. the insurance company wasn't expecting that either. things are looking good. you can expect winds to calm down throughout the day, but we have pretty strong winds sustained out of the northwest at 15 in the area of novato. keep that in mind if you are traveling over the bridges.

take it easy. you could get knocked around if you drive a high profile vehicle. this is what we are expecting throughout the day today. a cold blast moves into the area that will keep the temperatures mostly in the upper 40s. a couple of 50s in the places that toepd get warmer. livermore with 32 degrees and we have frost. widespread frost right now across the bay area. give yourself plenty of time to warm up the vehicle before you take off and head to work this morning. late showers around 4:00 p.m. new year's eve lasting throughout new year's day. how much precipitation we are expecting in the forecast and take a closer look at what's to come. back to you. >> president obama is extending his hawaiian vacation by another day. the president will now leave late in the evening on january 3rd. the obamas have pushed it back once, changing the return from the 1st to the 2nd. he delayed his arrival in hawaii and stayed longer in washington

while they wrapped up a legislative session and ended this year. the change means that obama's daughters will miss a couple of days of school. usually when you are on vacation the last thing you top the do is hurry back to the real world. one family wanted their vacation to end and it cost big time. after spending five days in orlando, they had to get back home to long island. when their flight had been canceled, they booked a flight to buffalo that left them with the dilemma of how to get home from there. a cabdriver offered to drive the family back to long island. the negotiated price? $900. >> the wind was so much that is blows the snow all over. you couldn't even see. >> i didn't think it was possible to drive during that time. >> they're drove it. turned out to be a 14-hour trip. should have taken half that

time. it was a big rush to get home. the mother is a physical therapist who didn't want to miss her monday appointment which i would imagine paid for that ride. >> he gave them a $200 break for that. >> big tip. 5:57 and jerry brown is bracing for a fight with uc executives. >> our developing stories coming up. a fire killed three people in oakland. >> another person is dead after a police shooting near the oakland and san leandro border. those stories and more coming up next on today in the bay at 6:00.

>> three people dead in an overnight fire, including a small child. details coming up. >> a police chase turned