>> coming up, a gifted musician gunned down. hundreds come together to honor the short life of an east bay teenager. a big shake-up in the oakland raiders lineup. a player whose contract was terminated and why. good morning, everyone. it is 4:30 and let's go to christina loren for the forecast >> good morning, scott. things are looking really good in terms of visibility, however we have a lot of frost out there

and temperature this is morning are much cooler than they have been in quite sometime. this is one of the coldest mornings of the season so far. down to 29 in livermore and santa rosa right now. gilroy at 27 degrees if you are waking up in the east bay, grab a heavy jacket and something you can take off later. it will be warmer today than yesterday. we will have more sunshine. we have a mile and a half visibility and if you head up to the north bay, take it easy. as you can see, we have high pressure in control. a system trying to push into the bay area will provide more cloud cover for the day, but a better night on tap for us. warmer. we will go into detail on showers coming up. back to you. >> thank you much. mike had the weekend to recuperate and drink hot tea. let's see how he sounds >> i'm doing great. thank you for covering, everybody. we are looking at the bay bridge. up until just about three

machines ago, we had two cash lanes open on either side of the fast track. a big line. now you see at the bottom where it says today in the east bay, a couple of cars and lanes open. a third one is open and the suv is trying to get out of the back up. we had an early back up. the maze itself is looking nice, but more cars today and especially tomorrow. this should be heavier than last week. a lot of folks are back to school and the commute and the related traffic on the roadways. the bridges this morning are clear. no fog like many days last week. that's great news. the carquinas bridge slow down will be around 6:00. 5:30 westbound highway 4, but right now the blip on eastbound highway 4. i will let you know in about 10 minutes. back to you. >> family and friends remember a

talented teen from oakland last night who was shot to death on new year's eve, making him the last homicide of 2010. as today in the east bay's george kiriyama reports, 11 days into 2011, the violence continues >> good morning. last night there was a celebration here, the seventh avenue baptist church celebrating the life of chris jones the focus was on jones's love for music, his family and friends want to send a message to the city of oakland stop the violence now. >> to see the impact young chris jones had, look at the packed church. a few hundred people came to celebrate his and music. >> my nephew touched a lot of people's lives. he was only 17 and he made such an impact on this world. >> music was chris jones's

world. the high school senior taught himself bass giar, organ, and piano. >> songs that older musicians couldn't play, he would pick it right up. god gifted him with that. >> on new year's eve, the music went silent. two men shot and killed chris jones in front of his home. in front of his mom and sisters. >> we were in the midst of going to get him something to eat and drop off my granddaughter. it wasn't meant to be. >> who would kill jones? after all the talented musician was on his way to further his music studies at cal state east bay. instead he became the last homicide victim of 2010. since then five other young men have died on the streets in 2011. >> we are wasting lives. our young men are dying on the streets of our city >> that's why on this night, his

family said it's not only a celebration of chris jones's life, but a call to do something to stop the senseless killing. >> it's up to the new leadership in the city and the parents and the young people also to do a better job of making these young people believe they have a chance to not kill everybody all the time. >> chris jones's funeral will thb morning at 11:00 at st. john missionary baptist church. six defendants will head to court to face charges in the richmond high gang rape case. a contra costa county judge ordered them to stand trial for the october 2009 beating and gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at richmond high school. five of the six are facing charges that make them eligible for life sentences a sixth defendant is facing eight years in prison. the judge dropped changes against the seventh and youngest

defendant. a close call for an east bay park ranger who is recovering after falling down a ravine in alamo. it happened near camille avenue and iron horse trail before 10:00. someone heard the officer yelling for help they pulled him up. he is expected to be okay. former secretary of state condoleezza rice will be in the east bay to bring attention to human trafficking. rice will deliver the key note address at the summit 2011 conference on the 21st and 22nd. organizers say the goal is to equip people to fight human trafficking. there will be a screening of the anti-trafficking film, call and respond. changes are coming to the way students in the school district get to class. the district will phase out the contract with a private contractor for special education busses and replace them with the district's own buses starting

next month. officials say the move that impacts 120 students will save more than $200,000. some parents say the district's buses are unreliable and worry the change could adversely affect students. you have questions, go to our website. we will have a link to the district's website up after 7:00 this morning. startling news for raiders fan this is morning. he was fired, but his contract was not up. it has rare clauses. because he did not participate in more plays in 2010 than the previous year, the contract is void. he was also injured for part of the season, not as many plays. he had fewer interceptions. exactly zero. that voided the deal as well. to his credit, he did spend a lot of time with underprivileged children in oakland schools he is say four-time pro-bowler

and the highest paid defensive player in the league. $28 million. he would have made around $18 million next season. tomorrow's mega millions will be worth $20 million. one lucky children who buys a ticket at 54 tolla liquor is $200 million richer. check your sock drawer. 4, 22, 42, 46, 53, mega number is 20. let's check in with mike inouye with traffic. >> let's take a look at maps and approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. 18 minutes with a light drive right now coming down off of the freeway. no major issues and a light volume. at the toll plaza itself, we had a back up in the cash lanes.

chp said you will get a back up because the cash lanes are going to be slower. the live look, we had a back up going on in two cash lanes. in either side. we don't have that live look, we will get you out to a map and show you travel times around the east bay as well. highway 4 not showing the sensors and not a lot of cars so far you are going 65 miles per hour you are getting a live look. these lanes right off the bottom of the screen we had this lane backed up to about mid-parking lot and a couple of lanes opened. all of these and ones on the other side of the toll plaza reopened. that's good news. we will look over from the east bay connection and the san mateo bridge will look nice as well. the tail lights heading away and camera not shaking at all. i would be shaking.

it's kind of cold. >> you would need a car. let's go to christina. cold throughout the south and not as bad here. >> yes. not nearly as bad, but we are waking up with the coolest temperatures we have had in sometime. it's a matter of opinion. 29 degrees. we know he can tough out cool temperatures. 29 in santa rosa and we are in the mid 30s in the east bay. not too bad. 30 in concord and 35 for oakland. if you are waking up and heading towards the north bay, watch out for patchy dense fog. nothing like last week. that's good news you are at about a mile and a half visibility. in santa rosa, good visibility elsewhere. we are looking good. we will let you know as things happen. high pressure firmly in control for the week. this will bring the temperatures up to the 60s as we head towards the middle of the week and this weekend looks pleasant. we will have to get through showers through the second half of tomorrow and maybe another

light round as we head through thursday. nothing heavy and take a look at the numbers. 62 degree citizen forecast with sun and clouds. already thinking about the weekend. >> monday at 4:40 in the morning. we valentine latest on the arizona shootings including the condition of the congresswoman we will take a closer look at the victims killed. that includes a 9-year-old girl. big change for iphone users. you will soon have a choice of carriers. plus they are shiney and new. we will take you to the detroit auto show for the look at new cars and old ones too hitting the market. you are looking at a live picture of oakland back in a minute.

welcome back to you. we got the forecast from christina. it will continue to be cold from concord. fairfield, we are talking below freezing or freezing. be careful on the road this is morning. governor jerry brown tackling the cash crisis. he will announce the plan today. brown's finance office putting

final touches on the plan to cut spending in all areas. sources say he will propose deep cuts in higher education and new restrictions on welfare and boost the cost of health care for those enrolled in medi-cal. k-12 schools will face cuts, though not as deep. they are ready for protests today. >> in an environment like this when you are closing a gap north of $25 billion, i don't think anything will be happy. that said, there is a realization that difficult, but necessary decisions have to be made and have to be made now . >> brown is hoping to get an agreement by march, three months before the june deadline. >> i was taking a look at temperatures. 28 in fairfield. that is amazing. >> 29 in livermore. in oakland, you are getting a break. 35 degrees. mother nature knows better than to mess with people in oakland things are looking good in terms

of visibility. we don't have any major problem this is morning in terms of dense fog yet. that could be a factor as we head through the next couple of hours and that looks likely. the east bay is getting a break from the fog. you have eight miles of visibility in concord and 10 miles in livermore. headed up to the north bay, give yourself extra time and take it easy out there. we have fog in that neck of the woods. high pressure will make for a nice day and lots of sunshine, but we struggle to make it to the 50s yesterday. some cities hitting 49 and including san francisco. we are not going to be all that much warmer as we head through this afternoon. temperatures are very, very cold under the clear conditions. without any fog, not too bad. >> let's turn to mike and good morning. i am imagining it's fairly quiet. >> 4:46 and a light volume of traffic for those of us who have to get out there.

no major delays westbound out of the pass. 14-minute drive coming through the heart of livermore. towards 680. we will get a live shot of sunol. 680 moves smoothly. a heavier volume and a good number of trucks heading through. keep that in mind. no delays there. a live look at the toll plaza and light volume. over 20 minutes, the back up we had cleared out and now we are back to a light 18-minute drive approaching the toll plaza. we expect a heavier volume than last week. folks are back from vacation for sure. back to you >> revving engineers in detroit ready to open the 2011 auto show later this morning. there is something to celebrate after a stellar year for the big three u.s. automakers. the coming out party of sorts.

kristin creates models of a big buzz. >> the most important display may be optimism. >> we can feel it before we got to the show floor. there were many more manufacturers who wanted to be in the show. >> the manufacturers planned to unveil about 40 new cars, more than double last year. that's not the only thing. after two dismal years and two decades of declining sales, the big three makers saw an increase in u.s. sales. >> the big story is recovery. detroit is here to stay. >> they are getting bigger. some of the cars once again a little whimsical >> there is even a stretch minivan. it's just a concept and you may have trouble fitting it in the garage, but it's one more sign this show is definitely bigger. >> visitors will see flashy and futuristic. this year is also about fuel-efficient. even mercedes has an e cell

entry. the electric chevy volt continues to generate buzz. >> a lot of high technology and change in the game. we didn't go as far as we can, but it made us innovative and leading edge. >> back from the edge of ruin. the auto industry not totally out of the rough. showing signs of acceleration >> apple may soon take a bigger slice of the smart phone market by offering up phones compatible with the verizon network. they expect they will announce an agreement. the deal to carry iphone would end the exclusive deal with at&t. insiders say they will offer unlimited data plans on the new version of iphone 4. president obama is calling for a moment of silence at 8:00 our time to remember the victims of the shooting rampage in tucson

at 6:00 that has gabrielle giffords fighting for her life. noelle walker reports from the hospital where giffords is being treated. >> reporter: flowers and candles multiply where gabrielle giffords is recovering for a single bullet to the head. >> there other people injured? >> there multiple people shot. >> okay. oh, my god. >> there is mouning effort that giffords was likely the target of a weekend rampage that left 20 people shot, six dead. part the gunman didn't even pause. he splad at close range to the people there and they were falling in front of him. >> late sunday, his husband expressed the family's gratitud for their support. gabby was doing what she loved most, hearing for constituent when is the tragedy occurred.

investigators served a search warrant on the suspect jared lee loughner's home. he said i planned ahead. my assassination and another one that said giffords. he was scheduled to make a first court appearance to face charges that include murder and the attempted assassination of a congresswoman. >> i am not going to preclude the possibility of additional charges being brought under the domestic terrorism statutes as the investigation continues. >> among the dead, federal judge john roll and 9-year-old christina grown who was born on september 11, the day of the terror attacks and featured in a book about 9/11 babies called faces of hope. >> she began her life on a tragedy like 9/11 and her life was ended with a tragedy here in arizona. the tragedies were the book ends. the book of her life was

wonderful. we loved every minute of it. >> at the hospital doctors are cautiously optimistic about giffords' recovery, but don't know what it will look like yet. noelle walker, nbc news, tucson. >> per our nbc network coverage of the shooting continues with tracie potts taking a look at how the violence is changing the way business is done in washington. >> i and every other member of congress has to go out there tomorrow or the next day and make ourselves available to the public. >> at flags flying half-staff for a moment of silence, members of congress are fully aware that they too are at risk of being targeted. >> she was out doing her job as a member of congress. some deranged man shot her down. >> an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. >> there is a debate on whether the tone of politics may be leading to violence.

>> this type of vicious inflammatory rhetoric doesn't help a situation like this. >> congress said they will honor gabrielle giffords and the victims at arizona. there will be no business or vote this is week including the health care repeal now put off as members consider whether extra security is needed at public events. >> at least a show of law enforcement to make sure that my staff is protected. >> no word on whether police plan to step up security here. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. let's take a look at what's coming up later in the bay. we say hello to laura. >> good morning, everyone. hopefully you had a fantastic weekend. familiar faces showing up in new places. we will look at the new men in charge of law enforcement in san francisco. we'll also show you who might take over the police force in

the bay area. we will show you why one of the new year's resolutions need to be to check your credit score. you have to see what one tv broadcaster decided to wear to work over the weekend. scott? >> that i will stay tuned for. women who become pregnant within a year of giving birth could put an unborn child at risk of autism. second born children here in california, the findings show such babies are three times more likely to have developmental disorders. the scientists have not proven cause and effect, but british researchers speculate a woman's body needs time to recover from pregnancy and children conceived too quickly after the first childbirth may be deprived of vital nutrients. you can find the study in the medical journal of pediatrics. geography plays a in whether people are screened for colon

cancer. they find that overall, white people were more likely to undergo colonoscopies, but in hawaii they had higher screenings than whites. lowered screenings rates among african-americans, but some regions were better. it's unclear why the disparities developed and why they do so in certain areas. >> per optimistic thinking can help your teen stay healthy. researchers in australia ground a group of teens they followed over three years and found those who viewed the world through rose-colored glasses had fewer health risks and were half as likely to develop depression as pessimistic teens. they were less likely to develop antisocial behaviors like violence and theft. you are happy, you will stay away from that stuff. >> you will clap your hans.

good morning to you. things look good this morning. if you want to think about it, put it into perspective. make sure you bundle up and dress in layers we will warm up under full sunshine. we are expecting a few high clouds and filtered sunshine by this afternoon and warmer than it has been. we are already starring out in the 20s. 28 degrees in fairfield and concord at 30. one of the coldest mornings of the season so far. a nice sky later on today and lots of sunshine for us. a few high whispy clouds. struggling to reach the low 50s. still we only got up into the low 40s yesterday. some improvement and clouds move in and that will keep it more mild. temperatures most le in the 30s. losing the 20s. we head through the rest of the week, not a lot of in terms of change.

temperatures hover around the upper 50-degree mark and showers on the way tomorrow. we will talk about that tomorrow. >> sounds good. metro riders in the nation's capital dropping their jaws when others drop their pants a group of riders were taking part in the washington version of no pants subway rides they get in the car and strip down to their underwear. in san francisco, riders met at the powell street station and stripped down to their undies. organizers reunited their friends. no pants are fine, but not naked. coming up, the most infested cities when it comes to rats. where those are and paying your toll on the golden gate could change. why you no longer need cash. brent and laura are coming up.

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