good morning. i'm christie smith. governor jerry brown is planning some deep budget cuts that could mean no new ballpark for the oakland as, at least here in oakland. i'm christie smith. we'll explain coming up. and seven people shot in oakland, one person dead, innocent bystander shot after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. plus a vicious dog attack in the east bay. a police dog mauls a family pet. it's wednesday, january 5th, "today in the east bay." from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the east bay." good morning, everyone, i'm

scott mcgrew. it is 4:30. let's start with meteorologist christina loren and your east bay forecast. >> good morning, scott. we have some visibility issues in the east bay and they extend all the way to the north bay where we have a big concern. if you're headed to the north bay from the east bay watch out for the possibility of freezing fog this morning, which is fog that freezes on contact. that could make for very icy conditions on the roadways, so take it easy out there. there's a dense fog advisory for all of solano county until 10:00 a.m. today and the entire san joaquin valley socked in with fog this morning so take it easy if you're trying to get down to southern california. temperatures are very chilly as well. we're two degrees cooler than we were this time yesterday. we'll tell you how warm it's going to be coming up. mike, we've got fog and also construction out there. slow down and give those guys a break. >> freezing fog a big issue for san joaquin valley and 99 and 5 heading down to l.a. but in the

east bay watch out for the caltrans crews working hard. the high street on-ramp to northbound 880 is currently closed but the good news is high street over 880 has cleared. yesterday we had a lot of pothole repair work until 3:30 and that caused a big problem. this morning no problems for the nimitz through that area. jackson street all the way down to 92 there will be a lane or two closed another 90 minutes as well. there is still construction on the connector ramp, watch for that to clear probably within the next half hour as well. very light flow of traffic so far, scott, back to you. new this morning, looks like the end of the road for plans to build a new stadium for oakland for the as. the man swinging the ax is no less than california's new governor, jerry brown. christie smith is live in oakland with what's behind this drastic decision. good morning, chrisie. >> reporter: no surprise me, it

comes down to one word and that is money. governor brown is looking at ways to reduce $25 billion budget deficit. one of the things he wants to do is get rid of local redevelopment agencies. in a roundabout way what that means is that basically a new stadium for the oakland as here in oakland would be going down in flames before it really even got off the ground. the project needs about $100 million in local redevelopment money while a ballpark would run on top of that about $450 million. brown wants to use the money to offset the struggling budget for about a year and then give the money to counties and schools. a few weeks ago there was a lot of buzz here about a proposed victory court ballpark. the city council had approved big money for an environmental impact report but now that fancy study may be as far as the whole

thing goes. there are still questions about whether major league baseball will make the as stay in oakland, but of course the owner is still eyes san jose. will this impact san jose's ballpark efforts? it's just too soon to say, but it certainly doesn't look good for a new ballpark here in oakland. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the east bay." speaking of sports, it's official, tom cable is out as the oakland raiders head coach. despite the raiders first non-losing season since 2002, cable's contract will not be extended. the team released a statement last night saying the raiders, quote, express gratitude to tom cable for his contributions in four seasons as an assistant and as a head coach. raiders players have stated many times that they love cable's leadership, so it will be interesting to see how this decision goes down in the locker room today. offensive coordinator hugh jackson, believed to be the top pick to take over for cable.

police are investigating oakland's second killing of the year. it happened around 6:00 last night on 26th and market where the m & o market is located. police say it's not clear if the man was shot in or outside the market. police have not made any arrests and they're trying to figure out a motive. meanwhile, in east oakland, at least six people were shot, including an innocent bystander. officers received reports of gunfire along d street along international boulevard. when they arrived they found bullet casings on the ground. one of the victims was in the living room of his home and was hit by a stray bullet in the back. others showed up at hospitals. one walked up to officers with a wounded leg. police say witnesses described two shooters in a car. police dogs meanwhile trained to help officers take down criminals, but in this case a police dog attacked and killed a family pet. san leandro police are investigating the case.

as cheryl herd reports, they have pretty serious questions for the canine's handler. >> it would have very easily have been a small child. >> reporter: but in this case it wasn't a small child. on the day after kmis, the spits was mauled to death. >> she just started going i can't control him, i can't control him. the next thing i know the dog is pretty much right on top of chloe. >> reporter: they were walking along this trail when a family of three dogs were walking on leash. the dog was not with his department handler. >> it could have so easily have been prevented. >> reporter: he thought he was safe to pass the dog when he says all of a sudden it attacked. >> what if they were walking by and it grabbed one of those kids? how is the officer supposed to say sorry for that? he can't. he really can't say sorry, because i lost pretty much my

family member. >> reporter: enclosuchloe was t at a local vet and released but the next day she never woke up. >> chloe's cute little face. yeah, those eyes just make me want to cry. >> reporter: the owner of the off duty police dog paid close to $2,000 in medical bills. we talked with a lieutenant at the san leandro police department and he said there are rules that exist when it comes to caring for police dogs in their home environment, but he couldn't say more because the case is under investigation. >> they're out there working. it's under investigation, but why haven't they been suspended. well, more and more thieves are swiping an unlikely product off store shelves in the east bay. there's a spike in baby formula thefts in tracy. in two cases, the suspected thieves were caught. officers say they're not sure why this is being taken, but baby formula can be used to cut drugs, like cocaine.

then again, it could simply be baby formula is expense i've. in some states it's kept behind store counters. lawrence livermore lab employees are spending their days in court. they are battling to protect their health benefits. specifically, they want to know who's supplying them. the retirees are suing the lab. in 2007 a new company took over the lab and they were transferred to the health system run by that new management. the new company says coverage could be changed or terminated at any time. no more cozy nights by the fireplace, air regulators asking you to put the firewood away. they don't want you to burn wood this week because of weather conditions that trap smoke near the ground. this is the third time bay area quality managers have asked the public not to burn to reduce pollution. the first two requests were made before thanksgiving and

christmas. if smoke conditions get bad enough, a mandatory ban could be in place tomorrow and friday. now "today in the east bay" traffic. >> good morning, folks. we'll take you for a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where i saw a few cars stacking up on the lanes to the left where we've seen it the last couple of days. right now we just see a person making a pretty dangerous -- look at that, almost horizontal move all the way across to the car pool lanes. a smooth drive toward the toll plaza so the backup as cleared. we'll watch for that slowing and that car right there heading into the toll gates. we'll look at the upper deck because as you get through the toll gate, no problems. a nice clear view so far of that upper deck. fog is not an issue right here crossing the bay, but a map shows you the approach looking really nice. we'll show you where you might have an issue over toward the central issue. dense fog advisories if you're

headed toward sacramento today for sure. let's check in with christina and some freezing fog. there's no weather term other than freezing fog? >> freezing fog, so it's like freezing rain, it freezes on contact. your windshield, for instance, is much cooler than the surrounding air so it's a very dangerous situation. i think the only real area we're concerned with when it comes to freezing fog this morning is the north bay. 31 degrees in santa rosa 32, in novato and also take a look at your visibilities, down to a quarter of a mile. so if you're headed from the east bay to the north bay this morning, you really want to take it easy. concord checking in with three miles and we'll see more fog formation as we head throughout the morning. high pressure really building in. that's going to leave us with a beautiful afternoon but we've got to get through this foggy start, a frosty start in many locations as well. we actually have a dense fog advisory issued for the entire san joaquin valley until 10:00 a.m. if your travels take you to southern california, take it

easy out there. if i were you and you have the luxury, try to postpone your travels until 11:00 a.m. today. fog will be a factor in the entire san joaquin as high pressure builds and dincondense all that moisture. there's a system of low pressure sitting and spinning off the coast so a few high, wispy clouds in the bay area otherwise a repeat performance, lots of sunshine, 57 degrees, warming up to 60 degrees by thursday. back to you. do you have the winning ticket in hand? two lucky tickets matched last night's huge mega millions drawing. we'll show you where they were sold. plus, how long will you live? researchers can now predict your life span by a simple move you do every day. reporting what matters to you, you're watching "today in the east bay" with scott mcgrew, weather with christina loren and traffic with mike inouye. dinner's ready!

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they'll be sharing a mega millions worth $355 million. last night's big jackpot drawing. now, the prize is the fourth largest in history. the second largest in mega millions history as well. the numbers, just in case, 4, 8, 15, 25, 47, the mega ball number is 42. amazing the pictures out of new jersey this morning. a three-alarm fire in an apartment house in the town of patterson. you will recall yesterday at exactly the same time there was also a huge apartment fire in new jersey. this is the second. several buildings at the scene in smoke and flames and firefighters say one person is missing. good morning, folks. it's 4:45. i want to take you out to castro valley just off of 580. there is a pipe that's busted. it's enough to get three or four inches of water onto the roadway

so the sheriff's office is there. you can get through the area, no lanes are blocked, but that might affect your drive. meanwhile the drive out of the dublin interchange into the castro valley y moving very smoothly. we'll get out of your way and show you 880, the high street on-ramp has construction another few minutes but the overcrossing -- caltrans crews got out there and had lanes blocked until 3:30 but that cleared by the evening commute. >> the caltrans guys are going, hey, those don't repair themselves. let's check in with christina. lots of fog and lots of cold out there sglech there. >> oh, yeah. temperatures two or three degrees cooler than this time yesterday. we actually have a situation we don't usually see here in the bay area mostly pertaining to the north bay. watch out for the possibility of some freezing fog with temperatures at or below

freezing for the most part in the north bay. you also have visibilities down to a quarter mile or less so take it easy out there. also concord checking in with three miles of visibility. we'll see more fog formation as we head throughout the morning. we have a dense fog advisory in place for the entire san joaquin valley from bakersfield to yuba city and that's in place until 10:00 a.m. if your travels take you south, take it easy out there. here's what we can expect through the afternoon, a beautiful day, 57 degrees, cool sun, a little more fog to deal with tomorrow and slightly warmer by friday. over to you. >> christina, thank you. new this morning, the international energy agency says the price of oil is entering, quote, a dangerous zone. over the last year, oil import costs have nearly quadrupled and crude oil prices have hit $95 a barrel for the first time in more than two years. locally average gas prices range between $3.33 and $3.40 a gallon

with the cheapest fuel in richmond at $3.13. for more let's turn to courtney reagan who's live at cnbc headquarters. good morning, courtney. >> reporter: good morning, scott. it looks like oil prices are down a little bit. we're hovering around that $88 a barrel mark which is lower than last week up around 92, but futures right now are fairly sharply lower, i should say, ahead of the opening bell. markets waffled a little bit yesterday. we saw a drop in precious metals like gold, silver, copper. minutes from last month's fed meeting show the economy is improved but not enough for the fed to abandon its latest stimulus efforts, which is buying $600 million in government bonds. asian markets were down overnight and europe is also in the red. the adp report tracks who's hiring and firing in the private sector and that report is increasingly important as we look at the labor market. the dow did close up 20 to begin trading today at 11,691. the nasdaq fell 10 points to

2681. banks are dreaming up new fees to replace those now trimmed by the new fed rules. the "wall street journal" says banks may impose annual fees of 25 or $30 on debit cards and some may limit the number of debit card transactions customers can make each month. banks can raise atm fees for non-customers and many have been doing away with free checking accounts altogether. back to you, scott. millions of dollars meanwhile waiting for some americans. according to the department of veterans affairs, money from life insurance policy payouts, dividend checks and premium refunds are sitting unclaimed, as we watch i believe the d-day invasion here. if payments can't be made, the money is held indefinitely. if you think money, check the veterans affairs website. in washington the new congress takes over today. 89 new republicans and 9 new democrats will be sworn in.

that is the smallest number of freshmen democrats since 1915. republicans are promising to overturn health reform, cut spending and cancel the rest of president obama's stimulus. tracie potts has a look at the new agenda. >> reporter: we'll see more than 100 new faces at the capitol today and they're ready to go. >> kbi didn't come to watch, i came to work. >> reporter: first up, a new speaker. john boehner is expected to get the gavel almost immediately. then lawmakers will vote on new rules to make their work more open to the public, put more information online and cut their own spending by 5%. >> we obviously want to do everything we can to reduce spending. >> reporter: democrats call it a sham saying the effort to repeal health reform alone will add billions to the red ink. >> they spent a lot of time talking about cutting the deficit. the first vote will be to add a trillion dollars to the deficit.

>> reporter: soon they'll have to vote on whether to raise the debt ceiling, to allow more credit to an overextended government. >> it's foolish that we are having the debate. really? >> reporter: new decisions by a new congress with old battle lines already being redrawn. in washington, tracie potts, "today in the east bay." now, one senator who will not be there today is california's dianne feinstein. the senior senator will undergo knee replacement surgery. the 77-year-old will not be able to travel for about three weeks, but she will work from home on important issues. now for a look ahead at what's coming up later in the bay, we go to the newsroom and say hello to laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm here. i didn't win the lottery. good morning, everybody. well, people living in one bay area city may have to start paying more for trash pickup. we'll tell you where, why and just how much. plus the raiders are at it again. their best season in years wasn't enough to save their head coach. we have the latest on the search

for a new man. find out how spilled coffee led to a terror alert. those stories and more coming up later, "today in the bay." this makes a certain amount of logical sense. the slower you walk, the less healthy you probably are. walking speed can predict life expectancy among older adults. researchers at the university of pittsburgh reviewed data from nine studies involving 35,000 seniors. they found if gait speed increased, so too did the predicted life expectancy for all ages and both sections. the link was especially accurate after 75. now walking obviously requires energy muscle control putting demand on several organ systems, so researchers say a slowing gait could reflect a number of health problems. women with diabetes and depression double their risk of death, especially from heart disease. researchers at harvard said it's a vicious cycle. diabetes symptomsin croce depression, depression leads to diabetes complications.

they say diabetics who are depressed are less likely to take care of themselves and manage their disease. these days it seems like more and more kids that you know are allergic to more and more kinds of foods. up to 6% of americans suffer some kind of food allergy. as jessica aguirre reports, researchers at lucille packard children's hospital are using the often potentially dangerous food to fight the allergy. >> reporter: when you get this kind of a look from a kid, it's usually from a food like this. but for the hoffman boys, this look of disgust comes from what's in this little plastic cup. >> i like the taste but i could save my life with it. >> reporter: he's not exaggerating. 8-year-old baylor and 7-year-old grady are highly allergic to peanuts. >> you don't want your child -- you don't ever want to lose your child over something like this. >> reporter: but after years of staying as far away from possible as peanuts, their mom decided to put them in a lucille

packard hospital study that has them eat exactly what causes their potentially deadly allergic reaction. >> i was really nervous when i started the study. >> reporter: now about a year later, baylor and grady are eating three to four peanuts a day and their mom couldn't bow happier. >> watching them eat that peanut every day and knowing they can tolerate it and not have the fear of an flax is is the best news ever. >> reporter: they believe they are reeducating their immune system. >> what is wonderful is with daily therapy you can regulate it and over time what's wonderful to see as a doctor is these children and these adults are able to take the food item they couldn't take in the beginning of the study. >> reporter: researchers say there's more than one reason for an increase in food allergies, including more exposure to processed foods. but they don't want expectant or nursing moms to change their diets due to food allergy fears.

>> right now mothers don't have to take anything out of their diet or to change their breastfeeding habits. >> reporter: doctors also stress the important of getting the right diagnosis. >> oftentimes people think they have food allergies but 50% to 60% of the time it's not a real allergy. >> reporter: as is the case with many kids with food allergies, they also suffer from environmental allergies. >> they love to play outside. three of them are allergic to grass and to limit their outside play time is close to impossible. >> reporter: another clinical trial is slit therapy. instead of taking shots, they take drops under the tongue. and that's because they have to keep the medicine under the tongue through one round of the happy birthday song. it's already approved in europe and if the trial here in the united states proves successful, it could eventually become standard treatment here in the

u.s. something that could make a whole lot of parents happier and ready to break out in song. >> right now lucille packard children's hospital the only hospital on the west coast offering those clinical trials. a legal fight over a religious symbol in california. just ahead, the court's decision on whether a huge cross can stay on a mountain top. and procrastinators have even more time to procrastinate. taxes are due a few days later this year. see when your new deadline is and what's behind that change. brent and laura are coming up on the back sidhiofe th ea

new this morning, a warning for students at one bay area college after a woman is attacked while walking across campus. >> reporter: and a crackdown on forcing parents to dig down in their waltz to pay for an education that's supposed to be free. i'm bob redell. we'll have that story from the south bay. and people living in redwood city could be paying more to get rid of their trash and recyclables. good morning, i'm marla tellez. i'll tell you more about the potential rate hike, including how residents here can fight it, coming up in a live report. from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura