group of ducks. >> in the midst of layoffs, a san jose fire department is still hiring. i'm damien trujillo. i'll explain coming up. >> and a live look outside the golden gate bridge on this friday, december 9th. this is "today in the bay." >> that's right. it's friday morning. thanks so much for joining us. 5:00 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. let's check back with in meteorologist christina loren. is it another day just to chill out? >> we are certainly chilling like villains this morning. chill-zilla, as a matter of fact. temperatures in the 30s in many cities across the board. and we're going to see a pretty cold start making way to hazy sunshine later on and comfortable conditions. 60 degrees as your make your way home from work in san jose. at 5:00 p.m. we'll take you through the weekend forecast, help you make the outdoor plans.

first let's check the drive with mike. >> christina, things look a little mixed up in oakland for the morning commute and likely the weekend. the construction reopened 880 northbound. look at the tail lagts north of the coliseum. folks are shifting all the way over to the left side of your zreen. that's screen. now caltran it sounded like they were unaware of the shift. there's the shift. expect some slowing at the coliseum for the time being. and i'll try to get official word on what is going on for tonight and tomorrow as well. we'll see what's going on. >> we'll check back with you. perfect, thanks. >> it is 5:01 now. holding onto hope. that's what the family of the toddler hit by a stray bullet says tair doing for the baby this morning. they're holding on the hope. the latest test showing 23-month-old may be brain dead. christie smith is live in oakland where the family has a very hard decision to make.

whether or not to take their baby boy off life support. >> good morning to you. more than once the family stood out here in front of children's hospital in oakland with a pastor by their side asking for more time, another test, anything to give their baby a chance to survive. but now it's looking like they may have reached the end. what's happening is an attorney for lawrence's family is saying that they will take the little boy off life support today. this after tests showed that the 23-month-old has no brain activity and the tests were part of a process to declare him legally dead. several others were hurt in that shoolting. police have detained five people on unrelated charges. this morning on facebook for hiram and twitter, there's

really an outpouring of support going on. people saying they're hoping and praying he pulls through. i'm christie smith, jon and laura, back to you. >> completely heart wrenching. thank you for the update. >> it is 5:03 now. police in the peninsula are looking for a man who robbed a check cashing store in an atem to rob a second one. a man with a gun robbed check and go store on monday. on tuesday a man fitting the same description attempted to rob a california check cashing on norfolk street. both crimes were committed by the same person. he is a black male in his late teens to early 20s about 5'5" with an average build. no one was hurt in the incident. anyone with information about the investigation is asked to

call san mateo police. >> the east bay spca offering a $5,000 reward now for help catching the people who are out killing ducks and killing geese. seven birds were found shot to death this past saturday. this after eight ducks and geese met a similar fate at willow pass park. if caught the culprit could face felon animal cruelty charges and up to three years in jail. so far authorities have absolutely no leads. >> a $57,000 payout and open office door. those are the settlement terms in a lawsuit against berkeley high school counselor accused of sexual harassment. a 16-year-old girl says anthony smith touched her and made inappropriate comments. her family sued the school district. as part of a settlement, berkeley unified will pay more than $57,000 to the students. smith is allowed to continue working on campus, but must leave the office door open and his blipds rolled up.

the former technician accused of skimming cocaine from a san francisco crime will be back in court this morning. deborah madden expected to attend two hearings. one to set the bond and condition of her release and the other to set the trial date. the former crime lab tech pleading not guilty earlier this week to the federal charge. she admits to stealing small amounts of cocaine in 2009. but state prosecutors did not file charges due to lack of evidence. the new federal charges do not apply to the case. several new firefighters are about to join the department thanks to a new federal grant. damien trujillo joins us live. this is has been closed for more than a year. good morning, damien. >> it's still a a shell of a station. sign of the times. the economic times here in san

jose. but they are getting new in firefighters to help out in the front lines. along with the closure of this station. san jose had to lay off 49 firefighters. they were mostly new recruits. the department brought 22 of them back. the other firefighters found jobs elsewhere. now the department is able to hire more firefighters, nine today. the ceremony will begin at 3:00 at the training center. these are firefighters who transferred from other departments and had completed their modified economy. the new teams will be ready to hit the rigs and fight fires beginning on sunday. that means staffing levels will soon be back to what we had in san jose two years ago. some argued that's still not enough to meet the demands of a city the size of san jose. 18 more firefighters will go through a similar academy beginning in february. so thins are beginning to get back to normal.

the hope is with attrition these firefighters will be able to stay on permanently. i'm damien trujillo, today in the bay. >> the federal appeals court does not look like it will side with supporters of proposition 8 in the latest appeals effort. the court heard about about whether the judge struck him down because he was gay. proponents say the judge should have disclosed a potential conflict of interest because he may have wanted to marry some day. two members of the appeals panel appeared skeptical about argument. one asking, so, a man married -- a married man, that is, could never hear a divorce case? well, the courts will issue a written ruling in a later date. the judges also hearld arguments over whether a video tape of the prop 8 trial should be made public. they appear to be in favor of keeping the trial tape sealed. it is 5:07 right now, oakland

will hold a special meeting to make an announcement about baseball. the city has not said what the announcement will entail, but it may have something to do with oakland's bid to keep the a's in town. indications from the winter meet gds are the league is getting closer to voting on the a's move to san jose. >> cool and crisp in the morning. today it's more of the same, christina. it has been or that it could be this month. typically we get a lot of rain in month of december in the bay area. it's been dry so far. looking dry into the extended period. i think we'll see drizzle over the course of the weekend to monday. we'll see the marine layer get deep over the weekend. enough for drizzle at the coast. we have unhealthy air quality in your inland valley. other we have good air quality. an improvement on the peninsula.

you're bad in the moderate rain. through the weekend, more onshore flow will clear out the air quality. so we're looking good. the reason for the stag in and about air mass overhead is high pressure hasn't budged. this has taken the jet stream and the storm track well north. northover the pacific northwest. so they have stagnant air in oregon and washington. by tomorrow much better air quality in the forecast. we'll round out the day. 60, 62 in san jose. 60 in fremont. we'll tell you which weekend day is better for outdoor activities and total lunar eclipse as we wake up tomorrow morning. we'll talk about that m coing up. fist let's get you out the door with mike. >> i heard the same thing instead. total lunar eclipse of the

heart. that's reopen through mountain view. no more eclipsing traffic. there's an accident off the 101 exit there. construction crews northbound 880 from 280 past 101 in the south bay. overhere the construction yous are still hanging around. but notice the traffic. taillights shift over from the lanes on the right owl the way to this the left. taking the bridge a slightly different route. that will continue for the next few weeks. maybe up to six weeks as they continue to work on the the bridge. restricting a couple of lanes. there's a backup past the coliseum. >> mooirk and laura, naming that tune in one note. impretszive. the california hall of fame has thu induck tees to tell us about. including a few from here in the bay area. on the list the beach boys feeling the good vibrations. basketball great magic johnson

and san francisco music legend carlos san tan na. whenever i say his name i want to salsa. you do that well i hear, laura. oakland author amy tan was also inducted as well as doris and don fisher. they first taught us to fold shirts very well, opening the first gap store. >> stanford's andrew luck keeps passing his resumé. he won two of the three big awards he was up for yesterday. luck was named the nation's best college football, a precursor to the heisman. he also won the walter kamp award. he lost out on the o'brien award for the nation's best quarterback. that went to robert griffin iii, of bailor. the heisman trophy will be handed out tomorrow. good luck, luck. >> and it is 5:11. could the warriors be heading for a different part of the bay

area? the miting that got the ball rolling. >> plus, the glove novernor say higher taxes or education cuts. >> and the latest news out of europe may be good for trading on wall street. we'll check it out and have a live report coming up. take a live look outside the hp pavilion this morning. and for the latest news, traffic, weather and all kinds of good conversation, come find lgc, otherwino as laura garcia-cannon on facebook at nbc bay area.

welcome back, everybody. just like music diva janet jackson, we're in control. that's where the magic happens. a little salute. if you look closely you can see

laura garcia-cannon prepping. thanks everybody for getting us ready. looking good, girl. >> let's get to some video here. a lava f flow is making its way through. it shows the lava oozing into the royal gardens neighborhood. the flow is approximately 500 yards away from his hope. how is he going to hold out? scientists say the flow will eventually reach the ocean. >> nothing sexier than mag mu ma to start your morning right. we're looking good this morning. it's cold out there. it's miss garcia-cannon if

you're nasty. we're talking janet jackson this morning. we have a clear start out there. little haze overhead. unheld their air quality. it's a spare the air day. you wab the nice fire. unfortunately it's illegal to do so. unless it is your only source of heat. you're at 32. it's cold out there in livermore. this is an indication of on shore flow. clearing out the air quality at the coast. it's still going to be a little bit unhealthy. limit your outdoor activity if you have asthma or respiratory issues. a little bit more cloud cover each morning through sunday. and that will make for better air quality. we won't spare the air tomorrow morning. you can probably light the fire. make sure to tune in to jeff ranieri. he'll let you know if it's the case. 60 in fremont. 62 in san jose today. and we stay nice and dry over the course of the weekend. we have a total eipse aars ecli.

st ror on the story.om cgy.inimd bymaayndyb. maybe a aight owightsh ower, li drizzle sundntayono i wda mityhy dd thenedayne w asdndrshuda we are watching a system that could bringombo sute rain.gh t now i'm not buying into it. but we're watching that for you. something else we're always watching are the row. mike inouye, busy out there? >> folks expect a nice, easier, lighter commute for friday. if you're going through oakland. i want to show you on the maps, very slow past the coliseum. showing you why. so you're losing a lane just north of 66. and then you're moving across all lanes to the ole bridge so traffic flow is moving. that's bunching up traffic from 98 past the coliseum. that stretch northbound past the coliseum. just prepare for that delay for

your morning commute. 580 through the livermore valley. a typical 14-minute drive. and a clear view. no accidents for this portion of the east bay. the south bay is also looking clear as far as incidents go. northbound 880 from 280 to old bay shore. that will remain around the scene until 6:00 a.m. no delays here. >> on the money side things not looking good as europe tries to dig itself out of the debt crisis. two days of talks is not quite yielding the positive results that most people are hoping for. brian shactman at cnbc world hq with details on that with your news before the bell. good morning, brian. >> good morning, jon. yesterday a big selloff.

they are hanging on every word. leaders for 23 countries agreed to introduce stricter budge rules in hope of containing the debt crisis. british prime minister david cameron putting a fly in the ointment and saying there's no way the uk will join the european union. shocks fell sharply on thursday after the head of the central bank says he has no plans for a large scale stimulus. the dow dropped almost 200 toints to 11,998. the nasdaq lost 52 to 2596. also secretary of transportation ray lahood is telling regulators, saying regulators did not suppress information about fires involving the chevy volt. there are reports of the battery pack catching on fire days after crash tests that first surfaced in july. the government did not disclose the problem until last month.

they insist the volt is safe to drive. 36% of shoppers plan to buy a gift for themselves. the national retail federation says 60% of people set aside cash for nongift purchases for themselves and for family members spending an average of $130. since you get up so early. you should treat yourself to something. >> i will not argue that. thank you, my man. i'll talk to you later. >> dra may california may be st between a rock and a hard place. and he says public safety. there will be a hole to trigger further cuts.

and raise the sales tax. san francisco appears to be losing the 49ers but may be gaining the warriors. team officials met with san francisco ed lee and giants ceo to talk about building a new arena near at&t park. the team is also talking to oakland mayor jean quan about a stadium. >> it's good to know they're playing in the 2011 and 2012 season finally. it's 5:21. coming up, we'll update you on breaking news we brought you yesterday. a crime sweep in gilroy. >> a big one. plusri tohe push sd send barr r bonds to jail. >> and hillary clinton scolds silicon valley companies over censorship. beth!

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welcome back, everyone. 5:23 now. barry bonds wants a softball. but feds are playing hardball. they are asking to sentence the home run king to 15 to 21 months in prison. earlier this week he asked for leniency suggesting house arrest instead of prison. bonds was convicted of obstruct justice during the investigation. the 47-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced on december 16th. >> right now we have an update to breaking news that we brought you yesterday morning. the crime sweep in gilroy netting a total of 31 arrests. police say the suspects were using kids to sell guns, deal drugs, and do all the gang's dirty work. the suspects could get enhanced sentences for using children to commit the crimes. the sweep, the result of a

seven-month investigation in gilroy and san jose. a death row prisoner in arkansas is getting a new trial because of twitter. another case of a juror being too social. >> the judge in the case specifically said do not tweet about the trial. so when juror number two did tweet. he just talked about how he felt about the trial, thinking that was somehow different. erickson was convicted, sentenced to death, but flow the arkansas state supreme court has overturned the sentence, ordered a new trial because the tweet, and i know you're cure i don't say. here's a tweet from juror number two. we define the great line. i believe that may be a haiku. secretary of state hillary clinton scolding several silicon valley companies for providing censorship technology to dictators and tie rapts. she didn't name names but several hardware and software companies have been in the news for selling technology to places

like syria and gadhafi's libya. talk show host bill maher is coming to silicon valley to host a show on the new comedy channel. it's february 3rd at the san jose center for performing arts. you know, yahoo! goes back and forth. they're a content company, no they're not. they're more interesting when they're a content company and they're making fun of things. it doesn't mean they're profitable. it's interesting. so this will be fun to watch. >> sounds good. thank you very much. >> business and tech and poetry. thank you very much, scott. it is 5:26. still to come on "today in the bay", we could get a better idea of how a promising richmond football player suddenly died. >> and we're flirting with low temperature records yet again across the bay area. but we've got a gorgeous weekend ahead. stay tuned. your forecast is coming up. >> and fridays tend to ease

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why is a san jose fire department hiring? i'm damien trujillo. we take a look coming up. >> and internet laws pit hollywood versus northern california. we'll take a look. >> give you a live look outside at the golden gate bridge.

it is 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everybody. we check in with christina lore loren. >> it is friday. it is early. 34 in oakland. we'll see mid 50s by noon and a really comfortable afternoon. first mike has an area that could slow you down. look at this live shot past the

coliseum. now two lanes over the high street overpass. folks are shifting all the way over to the left. today in the bay's damien trujillo is live outside a fire station 33 which has been cloized for more than a year. good morning, damien. >> reporter: good morning. it's not going to help reopen the fire station. last year the city was forced to

lay off 49 firefighters. mostly they were new recruits. thanks to this federal grant called the safe regret, the city was able to bring back 22 firefighters over the summer. today the firefighter will hold a badging ceremony for nine men and women who transferred from other cities. the new hires just completed a modified academy with san jose. they'll fight fires beginning on sunday. per capita the union argues the department is still understaffed, even with the new hires. no doubt today is a good start in getting the city back to some form of normalcy. the new firefighters arrive at a time when the rift between the city and the department could not be wider. the fight is over pension reform. now the safer grant b is good for two years. but the department hopes through attrition the 49 new firefighters will be able to stay on permanently.

the mayor of san jose was not at the bagging ceremony. we doubt he'll be there today because there's still that rift. when we asked about the mayor going out on new year's day as is customary. the fire union on this program. >> sending a clear message there. >> san francisco police releasing surveillance victim for a person of interest in two sexual asaul cases. one woman was assaulted louisiana month. a second woman was attacked yesterday. both assaults happening along the 24th street corridor in the city's mission district. both women were attacked,

sexually assaulted an robbed. >> we could find out what killed a promising richmond football player. an autopsy is scheduled for fred thompson. the 19-year-old oregon state football player collapsed during a pick-up game of basketball. the oakland tech grad was not known to have heart problems. be early indications are that he may have a heart attack. thompson was supposed to come home this weekend for his 20th birthday. a memorial will take place later this month at a site special to thompson. the oakland tech football field. >> silicon valley and hollywood set to go head to head over a new law being pushed on capitol hill. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew takes a look at what has everybody so upset. >> we talked about this before. right now if you and i created a website and someone posted a pirated movie to the website. the way you sometimes see a movie clip on youtube. that wouldn't be the problem.

yeah, we have to take it down if a hollywood movie studio objected. under current law it would not be our responsibility to catch this sort of thing in the first place. but under the proposed law, that would change. companies saying they can't possiblily police their own site. there are hours of video uploaded to the site every minute. it would prohibit financial services like papal from working with a website accused of piracy. so someone uploads a song, you don't realize it and then you don't exist on google. people who make these say something has to be done. there are laws on the books now, but you have to look on youtube and see the princess bride and realize the laws are not working well. i should point out that we do have a dog in the fight. our parent company, universal studios owns a movie studio.

>> i guess it's tough to police the worldwide web. >> it's 6:35. space enthusiasts will have their eyes on the skies. bob redell is live at the space and science center. what's so special about this one, bob? >> well, it's the time of the day this is happening. you can come up here atop the oakland hills and the science scepter and be in the good hands of astronomers. people who know what they're doing. you've got a model here of the sun, the et and the moon. what will happen tomorrow? >> saturday morning what we're going to witness is the moon passing into the shadow of the

earth. we'll see the moon darken and witness a lunar eclipse. >> you took last year's photos of a lunar eclipse. that will be happening in the morning. so how will it look differently to people at home. >> one of the big differences is this will be happening as the eclipse progresses through to l totali totality, we'll transition from nighttime you'll see a color change in the sky. so the total eclipse moon will look a little get different because of a background difference. the telescopes pointed to the moon. comparing at it, looking at it with a naked eye versus the telescope, what are you doing to see that you wouldn't pick up with the naked eye. the main difference will be the size of the moon, but technically you may see some

changes in the shadow colors a little bit. >> so set your alarms early this morning. those of us will be sleeping in. 4:005:00. you can also go online to get more information. >> time to check in with christina loren. ♪ turn around >> go with it. we're not turning around when it comes to your forecast. really hazy start making way. comfortable conditions outdoors. 36 in oakland. you're picking up more fog. that fog is keeping your temperatures more mild this morning. take a look. we have a mile and a half of visibility in novato.

that's keeping you out of the 20s at this point. we'll see a stronger onshore flow. so your future cast shows you, stop the clock for you at 5:00 a.m. saturday morning, show you the clearest conditions. we won't see a lot of fog. as we wake up tomorrow morning, the onshore push will bring the fog back in. san francisco, probably not the best spot for viewing the eclipse. inland cities will get a nice clear start. we'll take you through the weekend forecast. now let's get you out the door with mike inouye. >> we'll take you to highway 4. the slowdown has already broken the boundaries of the orange circle that i put on there. >> now that we expect to see.

and we also expect to see a smooth drive for the freeways heading over to the maze as we see here on this shot. we'll explain what's going on. i told folks about it. you're restricted to two lanes as they continue the construction. that is what is causing the backup that will be an issue all morning long. we can tell you why the woman will not be facing charges. >> and a man accused of killing a vallejo police officer is headed back to court. what a judge is expected to rule on this morning. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea.

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congress ready to go on break after somewhat some call an unproductive session. they passed the fewest number of bills in the last ten years. they join us with how the pb lick is reacting to it. good morning. >> laura, good morning. we know the public has been frustrated. we have the numbers to back it up. the fact that they've been unproductive, not an opinion. the numbers back that up, too. the senate passing the fewest bills in 16 years. the house surpassing a third of what they did a coup of years ago. take a look at this poll from the hill.

two-thirds sha congress should work longer. four out of ten believe republicans have made things worse. so it's really a very interesting poll. of people who are likely to go to the polls in november. backing up what we've been hearing for the last year or so. americans very frustrated with washington. >> 5:44 now. japan's prime minister says the crippled power plant will be stabilized by the end of the year. radiation leaks for the fukushima plant have significantly subsided. those are two key conditions to achieve what japanese nuclear officials call a cold down. it's a milestone in the effort to stabilize and eventually close the plant.

a los angeles woman accused of attacking fellow shoppers with pepper spray will not face charges. the 32-year-old may have been acting in self defense. the city attorneys will have to decide if it's true or if she used the pepper spray to grab vid yes games from other shoppers. somehow could still face demeanor prosecution. >> warrior fans, time to fulfill the basketball jones. yesterday the owners and players ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement ending officially the five-month lockout. it gives them a savings of a quarter billion dollars every year. the nba starting up a 66-game season on christmas day. the warriors tipping off at oracle arena on christmas day. >> there you go. you knew he would.

let's get a look at the forecast with christina loren. >> we have a really good looking forecast. both days good for outdoor activities especially on saturday. and we love you so much, we're giving you the moon this morning. as we head through midnight through 5:00 tomorrow, spectacular lunar eclipse. bob redell is out there. you have a nice clear shot of the moon for your inland cities. not so much the case in santa rosa. the onshore flow is clearing out your air quality. 35 degrees in sunny veil. we'll see a comfortable day today, especially inland.

and you can see the moderate air quality returns to the coach. high pressure taking the storm track way to the north and keeping mostly dry. that will increase the onshore flow. so we get foggier each morning. sunday night, that's the case as well. 680 and the maze. that's the big concern. you see this good stretch of yellow. that means speeds into the 40s

and 50s. there's been overnight construction. there's been a lane shift at the coliseum. and we're now seeing northbound lanes funneling down to two by the time you get to high street you see the arrows moving over. and they're to the left. and over to the high street bridge. just two lanes there. chp okayed 580 trucks. they expect big backups all morning as well. we look at things out of the altam altamont pass. we'll track that. i'll give the computer a tap to make sure nothing silly is going on there. northbound 880, there's an accident. but speeds are not affected. then in the south bay, we have no issues aside from the construction. crews have yet to completely clear between 280 and old bay shore driveway. a vigil will be held for a uc san francisco student killed outside a city nightclub. joe hernandez was beaten outside temple nightclub on howard

street on june 9th. hernandez was attacked for no reason. 11 months later officers are not made any arrests in the case. tonight's vigil will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the 500 block of howard street. the man accused of killing a police officer will be in court this morning. a judge will hear the case against henry albert smith. also a hearing on whether a gag order in the case will extent to law enforcement agencies. earlier a gag order was issued for lawyers in the case. he was shot and killed while chasing smith after a bank robbery. this weekend the cal meritime

academy that all happens at 2:00. there will also be a donation station at the women oos and men's basketball games on sunday. >> it is 5:49 now. the man who survived a shooting on black friday in san leandro is sharing his story. chris mario has a long scar and a cane. a robber shot him in the neck at a wal-mart. his cousins tackled the suspect. it will asks me and other people, too. other people, the way they thin

think. >> i have my christmas gift. i have my christmas for the rest of my life. mario has nerve damage in his arm and hand. >> the time right now is 5:51. not yet 30 years old and already the mayor of a bay area city. we'll introduce you to the mayor of east palo alto. plus raider nation is filing suit. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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the oakland raiders are suing oakland based nation's giant hamburgers. thaw claim they violated the trademark with a billboard that says raid a nation. according to the raiders it applies they have a partnership with a franchise. for the record, they do not. raider fans are confused. >> i love my raiders. i love burgers. the raiders want more than tartar sauce. they want trademark infringement unfair competition. it's part of the secret sauce. >> the 27-year-old after-school program director says she's ready to tackle the challenges in a city known for the high

crime. martinez says working with the police department in lowering the homicides, robberies and burglaries will be her top priority. she's also looking forward to working with facebook, which is setting up shop in menlo park. as for her young age, she says she's ready for the job. >> it's a huge accomplishment. my family, friends and sport sporers are proud of me. i look forward to working with everyone and doing the best job that i can. when her term as mayor is done she will run for another term as city council member. >> thank god it's gadget friday. this time of year you get all kinds of questions. do you like the b kindle fire?

not particularly. what's the best system. the best kind is the wireless kind. that means you can hold your ipad or iphone or ipod in your hand and criminal your music from your living room couch. this is a pioneer unit called music taft. uses l's pro pry proprietary connection. as you look at the screen on the score owe itself you're getting the data from your ipod over the screen as well. it will look very cool in your living room. and yes, i will post the howard jones to facebook. it's a seven-minute remix and

it's awesome. turn it up to 11:00. a new reward is on the tables a police look for the person that killed a number of birds. and a difficult decision faces the parents of an east bay toddler this morning. they must decide whether to take their son off life support. we'll have details in a live report. and as you're getting up, getting ready for work, thinking about the weekend, we'll tell you what to expect in the weather department one day better for the outdoor activities. and so far this morning you kp expect the unexpected. we'll bring you the latest shif. i'll show you what's going oncoming up.