new questions this morning surrounding the sudden transfer of a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead. why jahi mcmath's family is not releasing the name of the new facility. >> arctic blast causing chaos for people across 25 states. the blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures could impact your travel plans. >> there is a chance the 49ers could play one last game at candlestick park. the series of events to make that happen. >> a live look from oakland toward san francisco and it is a misty morning. christina loren will take care of that in weather. it's monday, january 6, this is "today in the bay."

good monday morning. it's 4:30. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. good monday morning. >> hey, good morning to you. anybody catch that 9ers game yesterday? >> yeah. >> we are so happy to be waking up here after a big win. 46 degrees in san francisco, right at freezing in the north bay. it's going to be a nice day, then we're tracking showers, not looking that impressive for most of the bay area. the good news is our air quality is going to get a lot of improvement all week long we should not be sparing the air. i'll be back. right now let's check your drive. he's back from a break, hope you had a good time. >> i had a great break. we'll see a heavier volume of traffic as we get back to work. thanks for holding down the fort you guys. center screen, flashing lights and making your way westbound over the deck in toward the upper deck at the split at treasure island.

a little slowing on the sensors because there is the cone zone. you saw the light volume of traffic. we expect more folks to hit the east shore freeway. the commute right now moving but watch as folks get back to work and school. back to you. >> thank you. breaking news in san francisco where police are investigating a deadly stabbing. it happened on market street between gulf and octavia. the victim was found after 3:00 this morning and pronounced dead at the scene. police have not released information about who might have done it. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you the latest information as soon as possible. >> the oakland girl declared brain dead after complications from surgery has been removed from children's hospital oakland after weeks of disagreement between the family and the hospital. christie smith is live in oakland this morning. the question remains where is jahi? >> reporter: good morning to you. jahi mcmath was released quietly to her family around 8:00 last

night from oakland's children's hospital. her uncle and family attorney did not say where she was being taken. they say the family received death threats over this so at this point the location is unknown. the the family did release cell phone video of the ambulance as it left the hospital with the teenager. the chief of pediatrics says the hospital released her body to the coroner who released it to her mother under court order. jahi's uncle said that the transfer was paid mor with online donations that totaled about $47,000. >> we're very grateful, very proud, we want to thank everyone that supported us, everyone that was in our corner, that prayed for us, everyone that helped donate to make this possible. without you guys none of this would be possible. jahi mcmath has been taken from children's hospital and brought to a place where they will use her name instead of calling her a body, and where she can get to

the starting line instead of where children's has left her for the past four weeks almost at the finish line. >> reporter: after she was released from the hospital, the hospital released a statement saying in part, our hearts go out to the family as they grieve for this sad situation and we wish them closure and peace. jahi as you may recall was declared brain dead on december 12, three days after she had procedures meant to help her breathe. she suffered pleading and went into cardiac arrest. the family believes there is a possibility she can recover and they do not think that she died. requests for a feeding tube were denied. both sides were due in court on tuesday before a court order keeping her on a ventilator expired. the hospital is saying given the circumstances they don't think that appearance will be necessary. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the

bay." >> thank you very much. our coverage of jahi mcmath will continue throughout the morning and when we're not on air you can find the latest on nbcbayarea.com. there you can read more about the timeline of the event and the online we have photos and videos. happening today, two suspected gang members charged in the murder of an 8-year-old girl from east oakland will be in court. prosecutors say he rang the doorbell and opened fire. the 8-year-old was killed and three hurt. investigators say williams along with joseph carroll planned the attack as retaliation for the killing of their friend. >> turning to the arctic blast across much of the country this morning, this is video from michigan overnight. parts of the state are expected to get up to 18 inches of fresh snow as the storm passes through, temperatures will be in

the single digits today. wind chills of 30 below. by this afternoon. >> the is nice making the roads so dangerous the mayor up dating the level to red. this means it's illegal to drive unless it's an emergency situation or if someone is looking for shelter. the frigid temperatures are being caused by what's called a polar vortex stretching from montana to alabama. 25 states are experiencing temperatures of zero and below, some of the coldest conditions in decades. >> temperatures that are potentially deadly or certainly life altering. >> pay attention to your neighbors, take care of them. >> weather not expected to warm until later this week. until then officials urge people to stay inside, saying frostbite can happen in minutes. schools are closed in several states as well including three in joplin, missouri. the campuses were supposed to open this morning after being

destroyed by an ef 5 tornado. they were rebuilt and will be home to more than 1300 students once that weather clears. >> severe weather is having a direct impact here. more than a dozen flights are canceled with more expected. at least 60 flights will cancel at sfo yesterday. several passengers weren't just delayed, they were stranded. told they won't be able to get to their destination for at least a day. as always check your flight status before heading to the airport. >> did you see the game? >> who didn't. >> good point. >> we're wearing red. >> 49ers are waking up warmer back in the bay area. of course they escaped the frozen tundra with a win. >> i don't know how they did it but the team arrived overnight. the weather didn't seem to bother colin kaepernick. he played the game sleeveless. he connected with vernon davis for the 28-yard touchdown.

but the packers would knot it up at 20. phil dawson hits the game-winning field goal. there it was. 33 yards out on that. 49ers won it in green bay, 23-20. here's how things shake down. on saturday the saints and the seahawks square off in seattle. in the afternoon, plus then the colts take on the patriots at 5:15, on sunday the 49ers will be in carolina for a rematch against the panthers, 10:05 a.m. then the chargers and the broncos go at it on sunday afternoon. >> there is still a chance the 49ers could play one last game at candlestick park only if the saints beat the seahawks and the niners beat the panthers which we know will happen. >> line up. it's exciting. look at these pictures from back in the day on the left young aaron rodgers, in 49ers gear.

he grew up as a 49ers fan. on the right, young colin kaepernick, sporting a brett favre jersey. kaepernick admit he idolized the green bay icon and you grow up one way but play for somebody else. >> and aaron rodgers could have been a 49ers. >> it was fun. >> talk about with weather around here. >> a lot warmer. goodness. >> i was cold watching that game. >> it was really cold out there. not as cold as the projections originally suggested. so that's the good news. i think they got to minus 17. 46 degrees now. beautiful start to the day in san francisco. good monday morning to you. thanks for waking up with us, temperatures in the 40s. a great looking week. we're going to see much better air quality and comfortable conditions. today temperatures are going to jump in the 60s. 66 in the south bay and a nice looking day shaping up, your weather headlines tell the

story. mild temperatures as we head throughout day. you will notice the clouds increasing especially lunch time. mostly cloudy sky to finish. tuesday, mix of sun and clouds, cooler. then much colder and bring in showers. only one real part of the bay area i'm targeting for showers. i'll show you where, you can probably guess. mike, where does it rain in the bay area where it doesn't rain everywhere else? >> we'll watch -- >> you're good. >> we'll check it out. she's the expert. we're going to look forward palo alto. we often have slowing. that's south of university through the construction zone. right now we'll look at the map of this area. it's relatively smooth but we talked about with construction, you are down with some crews in the area so watch minor slowing, very minor. no major problems south or north through the peninsula. the south bay moves smoothly. we expect a bigger commute today and kicking in tomorrow as

schools come back online and folks returning from vacation throughout the last couple weeks. we have road crews here at south 680 from 237 toward 101. you are down a lane as crews move over the next half hour we'll see slowing through the area, but overall the bay area looking light. getting prepare forward the return of the morning commute. coming in today and kicking in tomorrow. back to you. >> thanks a lot. speaking of getting around, people in isolated neighborhoods in daily city now have a freeway to get in to town. the shuttle service between the neighborhood and vital services closer to downtown launching today. the daily city bay shore shuttle will bring people from isolated areas to b.a.r.t. stations, shopping centers and more. no charge. the price is right. >> 4:41. still ahead, relief could be on the way for millions of unemployed americans. >> plus, mystery solved.

we'll tell hue was behind this crop circle that cropped up at a farm out of the bay area. >> a shift in the wind may help two ships now stranded in ice near antarctica break free.

welcome back everyone. a good monday morning to you. we finally know who was behind the crop circles that popped up at a farm. it wasn't aliens. never thought it was. nvidia chip maker claiming the credit. the company says it plowed through the farm to get publicity for its new chip. some spotted the numbers 1, 9, 2, in the design. that represents the company's new mobile chip which will be introduced at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. >> congress heads back to work today. the senate could be voting on extending benefits for the long term unemployed. more than 1 million lost their benefits last month after the program was removed as part of the budget compromise with the house. the emergency benefits were in response to the recession five years ago and helped more than a million americans with an average of $300 a week. >> denying that security is

cruel. >> this is the difference between hardship and catastrophe. >> i'm opposed to having it without paying for it. >> there has to be some compromise from the democrats. >> restoring benefits would cost $6.3 billion. the extension would only last three months. >> today the senate is expected to approve janet yellen to be the first woman to head the federal reserve. she has bay area ties. formore on that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to courtney reagan. good morning. >> good morning to you. futures lower now as the markets come off a down week. the first negative start to a new year since 2008. however, volume was low last week as many traders were still out on vacation. we'll see what happens today. the focus this week will likely be friday's u.s. jobs report. a key gauge of momentum that has shown up on manufacturing and consumer spending. we'll get data on the services sector and factory orders.

on friday the dow closed up 29 points to 16,470. the nasdaq slipped 11 to 4132. the senate is poised to confirm janet yellen as the next fed chairman or chairwoman. they vote this evening. yellen who has been vice chair since 2010 would be the first woman to lead the central bank and replace ben bernanke who is stepping down at the end of the month. the latest tech gadget this is week at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. but it's not all about with big tvs and tiny phones. health care companies will show how important technology has become to their products. internet firms will be featured prominently with speeches by ceos. >> thanks so much. >> let's check the forecast now, you can't feel guilty about this good weather. you can't. i keep telling myself. >> no? >> let's not. >> got a clear conscience?

>> no, i don't. >> you know, you're right though. it's really, really hard. you're looking at what's happening in the midwest, the east coast, talking about temperatures even down in the deep south, new orleans for example, in the 30s for today as a high. it's going to be cold across the nation. for us we're talking about a climb out of the 40s into the 60s, even close to 70 degrees. let me show you where we expect that via your microclimate forecast for this monday. here we go. bay area right now mostly clear conditions, the clouds are really going to increase. but not between 1 and 3. watch. this i stop the clock at 1:00 p.m. we're mostly cloudy. 69 degrees in places like the south bay, we expect the warmest temperatures. the peninsula and san francisco more clouds. temperatures reach the mid-60s. a beautiful day out in the north bay, 67 degrees in santa rosa, 67 a nice day there.

in the east bay temperatures end up in the mid-60s, in the tri-valley a nice comfortable day, livermore looking at 67. we're going to see mixing all week long for air quality to stay nice and clean. you can actually have a fire. last week that was not the case. we're looking good, remember your seven-day forecast right here at the bottom of your screen. it's going to be a pretty nice week. we'll take a closer look at the showers. right now, back to you. >> thanks very much. we have new details now about that deadly plane crash in aspen, colorado, the privately owned aircraft crashed and burst into flames as it tried to land. the cause unknown, the airport will remain closed this morning for the ntsb investigation. three people were on board, all pilots from mexico, one of them died, the other two were injured >> two ships stuck in the ice near antarctica may be able to break free today. a russian expert on antarctic

ice says the wind may change direction this morning and that could help both the chinese and the russian vessels move through it. the russian vessel became trapped on christmas eve. the chinese vessel on thursday after rescuing the crew on the russian ship. the u.s. coast guard discharged the polar star to help. the ice maker left australia over the weekend but not expected to arrive for a week. >> a quick turn around for dennis rodman, he is back in north korea. his plane landed this morning in north korea where he and another former nba player scheduled to play an exhibition game to celebrate kim jong-un's birth day. he just got back on december 23 and refused to say whether he met up with un during that trip. he set out from his beijing hotel. >> open the doors, you know, people come and say hey, north

korea, not bad. actually trying to change this country in a great way. >> north korea's human rights record has been described as one of the world's worst. >> as hundreds of thousands of people head to new jersey for next month's super bowl, officials worry about the rise in visitors meaning a rise in sex trafficking. trafficking has gone on for weeks around past super bowls, law enforcement officials in new jersey have specifically trained emergency workers, airport employees and others to look out for people who may be held against their will. >> 49ers, that means they are going, to the super bowl. now we know. >> yes. >> still ahead on "today in the bay" with all of the hype, you may have forgot at any warriors. the almost history making win streak the team is riding right

into first place. >> our house doesn't forget. looking to the north bay, don't forget your commute. that's coming back today and start kicking in. schools and businesses getting back to business.

welcome back everybody. isn't that a beautiful shot. for any day of the week. especially for a monday. not only is traffic moving but it's a gorgeous shot of the new

span of the bay bring there. beautiful monday morning. a lot of bay area sports fans focus on the 49ers. let's not forget the red hot golden state warriors, atop their division along side the l.l. a l.a. clippers. last night a win over the wizards. the warriors won nine straight games, that's the most in a single season for the team since 1975. they look to extend that to 10 tomorrow night in milwaukee. >> and a thriller for the sharks looking to win for the first time in chicago in three seasons. they trailed by one late into the third. brent burns tied it up at two goals apiece. a shootout and joe pavelski comes through sealing the victory over the blackhawks. the sharks on the way to nashville tomorrow night. >> let's check in with mike right now, see what's going on. he was saying this is going to

be probably the worst day in a few weeks. >> because the schools were off, colleges and businesses, a lot of parents and other folks take off for the rest of the year. we're seeing traffic flow back. san mateo bridge, folks cross the bay. not a problem. we'll see a heavier flow and kicking in tomorrow. the map shows you 92, that was the san mateo bridge, top of the screen, dumbarton bridge, we'll probably see slowing later on. again the peninsula is clear right now aside from construction crews through palo alto. we're looking at 580 moving nicely, no major issues but i'm watching this meter as well, westbound highway 4 where we're starting to see a little bit of slowing. typical between 5:00 and 5:30. from antioch to pittsburg and bay point. we'll track it. back to you for now. >> thanks so much. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," an update to breaking news, a deadly stabbing in san

francisco. we'll have a live report. >> the arctic blast in the midwest having a direct impact here in the bay area. what you need to know if you're planning on catching a flight out of the bay area. >> new questions this morning around the sunday transfer of a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead. why the jahi mcmath's family is not releasing the name of the new facility. >> a cool start to our monday morning. first monday of the new year. >> happy new year. >> a lot more ahead. a lot of people heading back to work today.

the teen declared brain dead moved overnight. what we're learning about where jahi mcmath could be, coming up. >> plus, almost half of the u.s. waking up to subzero temperatures this morning, that's causing trouble in the bay area. we're live at sfo where many travelers prepare for a long wait to get out of town.

>> fog won't force flight delays, in fact, it's clear out there. we've got much better air quality and as we head throughout the week, better air quality means much cooler temperatures and some rain in the forecast. i'm going to detail it all in a few moments. >> you're standing by for the morning commute. we don't need the commute but you're going to get that as folks come back. >> christina got me to drop my jaw. she said rain, something we need. it's a clear start overlooking san francisco. it's monday morning, january 6th, this is "today in the bay." a very good monday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. after weeks of disagreement hearings and heartache the family of the girl declared brain dead following complications from a tonsillectomy has