breaking news at 6:00, bodies and debris found floating in the waters of the java sea. a grim discovery for those searching for the missing airasia flight. >> and more car fires, three of them, all within blocks of one one another in the south bay. >> get ready for a cold blast and a lot of wind today. brisk wind, really bitter cold settling in overnight and we are going to stay nice and cold yet clear for new year's eve. >> an unusual traffic pattern for the bay bridge to say the least. i'll show you this line of cars. we'll show you this line of cars coming up. >> don't give it all away right away, mikey. there's a live look at the bay

bridge at 6:00. many folks bundled up as they make their way to work, if they are working today. it is tuesday, december 30th. you're watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good tuesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for lawyura garcia-cannon this morning. >> i'm sam brock. investigators are trying to figure out if a series of car fires are connected. >> rob redell joins us near the scene of the latest fire. we're talking about three fires very close together and not too far from where folks were probably sleeping. >> yes. fortunately nobody was hurt. i want you to think about this. just seven days ago, last monday night into tuesday morning we had three car fires, one on the 1500 block of south baskium and

we are again talking about three car fires. you can see the debris from where the car was parked. you can't see it but there's a strong smell of gasoline out here and you can also see the heat from this fire melted some of the window panels on the side of the riverwalk apartments. you're talking about people who were asleep inside, nobody was hurt, the damage was minimal. all three of last night's fires happened within roughly one mile of each other. you had the one here at 1510, another at 1550 south baskum and the first one on the 2100 block of south baskum in south campbell. as you can see in this photo last night, the first vehicle was a minivan. it was destroyed. you can see the flames fully

ungulfing the vehicle. the fire department has not yet said whether they believe the three fires last night are related to the three fires lauglast week. those fires last week were in the same general part of the area. no one has yet been arrested and they have not commented on whether they believe the three fires last night again are related or whether the three fires last night are suspicious. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> if is 6:03. more breaking news as searchers are on a desperate recovery mission, finding and retrieving the bodies of those on the airasia flight that disappeared over the weekend. so far they've pulled 40 bodies from the water. >> stephanie, this is now a multi-national search. the u.s. is sending help to the

search with multi-national families on the edge. >> reporter: the u.s. had already sent a destroyer in the south china sea to locate the wreckage, now being used in recovery efforts. it's been a tough couple of days for family members who watched and reportedly seeing a floating body and debris. minutes after the pilots requested to climb in altitude because they were approaching a very bad storm cloud. this is the first crash for airasia. >> they have a good safety record but we all know when it comes to industries like aviation that just because you have a good safety record, that doesn't mean you're immune to events like this. >> indonesia on day three, dozens of planes, helicopters

and ships first spotted debris about 55 miles from the plane's last known location. they saw what believed to be a life jacket, emergency exit door and a bright blue suitcase which appeared to be unscratched and in perfect condition. hospitals are preparing for the incoming bodies to house and identify them. indonesia receiving a lot of information this morning. singapore is sending equipment to help in the recovery. and the big question here is to figure out what went wrong. >> this as the families watch in realtime the recovery efforts. >> any time we're not on air, visit our web site, nbcbayarea.com, for information. >> also breaking this morning, several people were taken to a hospital as a precaution after another airasia flight overshot the runway in the philippines

due to strong winds. this happened about 45 minutes from manila. passenger will to jump down emergency chutes just to get out. the plane was carrying 159 people. all are reported safe. however, some were sent to the hospital to be checked for injuries. others had their blood pressures taken at the airport. >> police are busy scouring a berkeley intervention hoping to find any include that could lead them to the person responsible for a deadly shooting. that shooting happened more than eight hours ago but investigators still have the area around san pablo blocked off. officers say when they arrived at the scene at 10:00 last night, they found a man shot dead and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. she was rushed to the hospital but no information on her condition is available. >> and this is from the

mountaintop of the bay area. you've been seeing ice skating in san jose, in san francisco. it's not actually that crazy given recent temperatures. >> good morning. i'd like to see you out there on the ice, sam brock. >> no, you want no part of that. >> holding on to the side. no, you'd probablying out there doing one of these. it is going to be nice and bright out there when that sun comes up. it will be chilly. you look out your window, deceptive sunshine as we head through the day with wind intensifying as we head throughout the day. wind advisory goes up right at the end of the show. that will maintain until noon tomorrow. the wind is going to get stronger. now it looks like the windless time frame will be between about 12 and 7 a.m. that's going to lead to some very, very cold temperatures. for today we'll hit the mid 50s, san francisco is at 55 and 54 in the south bay.

let's talk about how cold it going to be when we meet back here tomorrow morning, 27 degrees in livermore and even into the upper 30s in san francisco. there's some things you can do to help protect your home from this cold snap or any other cold snap that we get in in season. you want to check for grasp between your window and door frame. can you apply caulk, install gas gets to electrical outlets so cold air is not coming into your home and winterize your pipes. always want to be two steps ahead of the weather. we'll help do you so. he's keeping you two steps ahead of hurry up and wait. >> the kid sometimes don't close that door all the way. we're looking here over the san

mateo bridge. i'm watching for a traffic break, a lighter flow than normal over here. we'll look at your maps. look at 880 over on the right. no problems for hayward and union city. we did have a crash reported for the east shore freeway. they made their way off of the roadway. it looks like the carlson off ramp, where folks are gathered to do some paper work. we're looking at the bay bridge as well. a little slowing. it's only the fastrak lanes with the backup. that's counter to what they're supposed to be for. but that's all right, it's a discounted rate as well. a smooth drive for the north bay and yesterday we had the fog. this morning very cold

conditions. christina did talk about the possibility for some black ice, maybe overnight fog. moisture on the air might have fallen over smaller bridges. an easy drive here as well as out of the altamont pass. again, a very light volume of traffic but the afternoons and evenings have been horrendous. >> thank you very much. >> you got it. >> the time is now 6:10. as we mentioned, temperatures in some parts of the bay area will dip below freezing tonight. we have tips to keep both you and your pet safe. >> also, a live look outside right now, san jose is still very dark or very close to the longest days of the year, as christina has been telling us. we have some bright news ahead and some updated news on what's going on around the world. we'll be right back after this.

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good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. get ready for a cold, sunny and fierce wind day. if you're out shopping, hold on to those bags tight. >> here across the bay we're also talking about the bay bridge. hold on tight. we have the metering lights on at the bay bridge as well. i'm going to show you perhaps a pleasant surprise coming up for the east bay. >> here are today's top stories. searchers are combing the java sea looking for bodies from the air asia jet that crashed over the weekend. at least 40 victims have been

pulled from the water -- i'm sorry, 40 have been spotted, up to six have been pulled. >> to the south bay where investigators are looking at three separate car fires that broke out within blocks of each other. one of the fires destroyed a van in campbell. it follows a string of three other car fires last week in the same area and firefighters believe those were intentionally set. however, they have not yet said whether any of them is linked. >> and a short time from now coach jim harbaugh, formerly of the niners, will now be the university of michigan's next coach. they are expected to seal the deal today. an expected six-year deal at 8 million, per $48 million. they have scheduled a news conference for 9:00 a.m. our time. >> and meteorologists will measure the snow pack in lake tahoe to see if the storm made a

dent in our drought. scientists hope that the manual reading will bring better news. although it was an especially wet december, the storms did not generate greater than normal snowfall in the sierra. easy for me to say. >> and the bay area is bracing for a cold snap this week. while some spent last night enjoying the chilly temperatures at san jose's christmas in the park, others were forced to look for a place to keep warm. last night santa clara put together a shelter for the homeless. they will keep it open through sunday. >> if you are planning to exercise in the cold, bundle up. exercising in 30 to 40 degree temperatures can actually increase your chances to get hurt. >> if they're not warmed up, they can end up with mild

strains and complete ruptures sometimes. >> doctors say athletes should take a warm shower or use a foam roller, as kris shakes her head. >> the foam roller thing is crazy. >> experts say dogs lose a lot of heat through their pauws and their paws can lose moisture and crack. >> speaking of pets, too, my little pug, his little nose gets all crusty. you got to put vitamin e on those noses this time of year. it's a great trick, it works.

in your pets don't like the cold, they're probably not going to like this morning. keep an eye on them. tomorrow morning is going to be much colder. today we're getting some wind. the wind chill factor is going to be profound later on. i'm talking about such strong wind, it's going to take your temperature from 55 degrees and make it feel like 43 degrees. if you're headed to union square and you want to go shopping later on today, count on gusty wind, hang on tight to those shopping bags. if you got the scarf, it's going to get that movement today because of the wind. i always like a nice winter seen, i don't know about you. as we head throughout the day, here's the deal. wind coming out of the north, that's a dry wind. when we get wind off the west, we get a little moisture off the pacific ocean. it's going to be very dry today, even more enhanced than usual

when it comes to chapped lips. it will also clear out any cloud from our sky. it's going to be complete lip cloudless out there. and between 12:00 and 7:00, our wind is really going to crank. you want to keep that in mind if you live in one of the santa cruz areas. you want to bring in anything that could be knocked around outdoors. it's going to stay chilly from new year's eve to new year's day. and then look at this, that form track returns wednesday, thursday and even friday of next week looking good for rain. hopefully, mike, hopefully, this will stay organized. i've got something to watch and i'll keep you updated. what are you watching, sir? >> i'm watching how the storm will be organized. i kept this nice and neat and

clean for you. the metering lights were turned on just before 6:00. we have backup for the cash lanes shifted to the fastrak lanes and let's look at your map and show you a smooth approach as well. the span itself a lighter flow of traffic, moving a little better in toward the city. that is your end of the year traffic flow we're seeing all around the bay. we have reports of a piece of metal. we'll get a look at the toll plaza camera. i've seen no lights and no traffic breaks. we don't see any slowing across that span. just be prepared across this toll plaza and the high rise. we're looking toward fremont. and the flag over here flapping pretty strongly from time to time.

we will see advisories again for the winds. palo alto looks good here and into san francisco without really any delay. maybe some sand blown across those roadways along the coast. we'll also also toward the south bay. san jose a light volume of traffic here. this kind of represents the rest of the bay or maybe this is the heaviest volume for san jose. it's pretty light. back to you. >> relatively speaking certainly today. thank you very much, mike. the time right now 6:20. up now, a young quite a story to tell. how this 5-year-old is doing after he was attacked by a coyote right outside of his fremont house. >> and the golden gate bridge moving nicely. right around smooch time on up in year's eve it's going to be

about 45 degrees. we have more on your new year's eve forecast coming up.

good morning, folks. looking live at one of our san jose cameras. >> police in richmond have arrested a man in connection with four separate robberies. officers say the robberies all happened within three and a half hours of each other, starting just after 6:30 last night near

the richmond bart station. police say in each case the victim was walking alone when the suspect approached and then assaulted the victim before taking their cell phones and their money. a woman who was a victim was taken to the hospital for an injury to her eye but fortunately she is expected to be okay. >> this morning we are hearing from the young boy 5 years old attacked by a coyote in fremont. >> another person was also bitten by that coyote before police was able to track down that animal and euthanize it. >> reporter: it was christmas day around 5:30 p.m. this man watched his 5-year-old son leave the house to meet friends on the sidewalk, checking on him one last time before closing the door, he saw an animal approaching. >> i thought it might be a dog. but then i got suspicious because there was no owner with that. >> reporter: when he realized it was a coyote, he started down the stairs and that's when the

wild animal bit his son. >> the coyote come and just when he attack me. >> i had to be there to save, to rescue my son. >> reporter: he tried to scare the coyote off. >> i took my son's scooter and just throw it towards him. >> i ran inside behind papa. >> reporter: his mom then grabbed him as he kept himself between his family and the coyote, easing back towards the house. >> he was so aggressive. he was looking into my eyes and i was completely -- i was shaken. >> reporter: after a two-minute stare-down with the animal, the family made it safely inside. >> yes, i was scared. >> reporter: this is what the wounds look like today. the animal was tested and did not have rabies. >> it's like really scary for us. >> reporter: while the parents are still on the lookout, the boy is feeling better and back to himself. in fremont, ian cole, nbc bay

area news. >> one of the bay area's most upscale restaurant has had several bottles of pricey wine stolen from his restaurant on christmas day. the bottles range from about $1,500 upwards of $ 8,000 apiece. keller says the bottles are so rare, they will likely raise red flags if seen in public so they must be enjoyed privately. >> i don't think my palate is that refined. and i'll never find out either. >> plus an update to breaking news. dozens of bodies found floating in the java sea.

how the families of those on board are coping tonight. >> and that might be the north star -- maybe. we'll check with christina on that coming up in a bit.

an update to breaking news. dozens of bodies found floating in the java sea. >> and a brisk wind that will continue into the overnight hours. we'll stay cold but clear into new year's eve. >> and the chp didn't wait for

that official wind advisory from the weather service. they said watch it across this shaky span, the bay bridge. also talking about the toll plaza coming up. >> and we'll check out the new york stock exchange right now at 6:30 as thing get started. the economy on a roll right now but u.s. stocks index futures pointed down after the markets closed at record levels recently. here's a shot at the nasdaq and you're watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> and a very good tuesday morning, thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off this morning. the u.s. is now sending a second ship to help with the search and recovery efforts in the air asia tragedy that presumably killed up a 162 people on board that plane. so far crews have already pulled 40 bodies from the water. >> "today in the bay" stephanie

chuang joining us with the very latest. family members desperately trying to get close to to where all of this is unfolding right now. good morning. >> good morning. the image is pretty tough to see. air asia helping families getting to singapore, which was the destination. indonesia rescue crews first starting the debris about 65 miles southeast from the plane's last tracked location. flight 8501 disappeared sunday about halfway through the two-hour flight to singapore. this is airasia's first crash. among debris, a blue suitcase carried away that appeared to be in perfect condition. they found a life jacket and oxygen tank. and of course it's been a tough past couple of days for family

members who have watched what was unfolding on indonesian television. you see them crying. they saw the images of the floating body and debris. very tough to take. they've been waiting for updates at the airport where the flight had departed. we hear of a man watching the images, hearing the news and collapsing and having to be taken out on a stretcher. >> it must be so difficult, they have to get on a plane to get closer to get answers but their loved ones just went down on plane. just emotional torture. >> absolutely. that's why airasia and the ceo tweeting and speaking to family members saying we're really sorry, we're devastated as well and now trying to make it as easy as possible to get to where the family members need to go. >> thank you very much, steph. >> new this morning, prosecutors in italy want the greek ferry

that caught fire towed to port for a criminal investigation. two albanian soldiers were killed trying to hook the ferry up to a tugboat. the ferry has been disabled since -- officials expect to find evident of illegals on board. >> we have a really, really interesting forecast. one of those things where we don't often see here in the bay area, a cold front that doesn't have any rain associated with it.

it is moisture stafford but it is going to bring in some very, very frigid air and we are talking about fierce wind cranking by this afternoon. that means if you live in one of the wind prone areas across the bay area, you know what i'm talking about, through the santa cruz, up the. i know a lot of people probably had some celebrations for christmas outside. make sure you get everything in because a lot of things could get noktd around. we're talking about 45 to 50 mile-an-hour wind gusts and we could see trees go down as well. the winds will intensify between the hours of noon and 7:00 p.m. it's going to stay strong overnight, howling winds tonight through the east bay hills. and tomorrow temperatures will be very chilly.

>> now, if you're trying to head out of town for new year's eve, it is going to be frigid. make sure you bring your we don't have any flight delays just yet. i am spkting some, though. remember that if you're picking somebody up or if yourself are heading out of town, miami. wouldn't that be nice. >> what's that song "welcome to miami." >> you see the cameras shaking, not just trembling. this is our emeryville camera. now that's one issue for the bay bridge. chp warned you about that. christina says even stronger winds after 7:00. but look at the bay bridge toll

plaza. look at this shot. the metering lights are on there. sigh of relief. things have cleared up really nicely here. we have no problems approaching the bay bridge or the san mateo bridge. there was a pipe reported in the roadway, no updates yet. i'll check that coming up but no real slowing. a little slowing north 101 north of 680, i happen to have camera there. that traffic flow is pretty light right now. that's a nice silhouette for the freeway. >> that's very pretty. >> every time i sing i promise not to do it again. >> i love your singing, when i'm not here. >> i'm not even entering the fray on that conversation. the markets are still at work. the economy is doing really well

right now but oil continues to plummet. we'll see what kind of impact it has on the markets moving forward. >> it is a short week, right? >> yes, it is. >> 6:36 right now. still ahead jim harbaugh will officially be introduced as the next head coach of the university of michigan. how his former players are reacting to that news this morning.

former president george h.w. bush could be released from the hospital as early as today. he's been in the hospital since experiencing shortness of breath last tuesday. you'll recall a few years ago he was treated for two months after coming down with bronchitis. >> in about two hours jim harbaugh will officially be introduced as the new head coach of the university of michigan. this is a picture of harbaugh holding his son as the family walked into ann arbor last year. the new deal is reportedly worth $48 million over the next sex years. harbaugh notched 49 wins, three championships and one super bowl. as for the players, this was a move many of them did not approve of. >> who we were, our identity in

the beginning before harbaugh even got here. i mean, we were pretty much nothing. we made it to the super bowl, which the reason why we play this game is make it to the super bowl. >> 49 wins in four years, that's a high expectation for the new coach to come in and be held to. >> the news conference from michigan starts at 9:00 this morning. >> you really have an preesh yags for those k-- appreciation khaki pants. >> i do. >> and we continue to follow a pair of breaking stories this morning, three car fires all within blocks of each other in the south bay. >> and a grim discovery for those searching for the missing

airasia flight. >> we are back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic and more of the cold snap coming up after the break.

an update to breaking news right now to tell you about on the south bay. fire investigators are trying to figure out if a series of overnight car fires are connected. >> bob, we're talking about three fires very close together and very close to three other fires. >> reporter: you are correct. you have to think about it, just last week monday night going into tuesday morning we had three car fires.

one on the 1500 block of south baskum and a week later, a monday night near at the 1500 block of south baskum. we have glass and if you look at the panels you can see how hot it got. it melted the panels and did not fortunately catch the house on fire. this happened around 2:30 this morning. as you take a look at this map that we put together, you can see all three of last night's fires happened roughly within one mile of each other. and then you had the first one on the 2100 block of south baskum that's actually in campbell, that one taking place around 10:20 last night. as you can see in this photo tent sent out by the campbell

police department, that first vehicle, a utility van, fully ungulfed in flames. they have not said whether the three fires last night were related to the three fires last week. a fire investigator with the san jose police department believes they are arson but no one has yet been arrested and no one is saying that the three fire last wook. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> this is a moisture starved

event that is atypical. >> that's right, atypical. i can tell you i like to look out when i saw that historic storm coming, i was able to gauge that for you 15 days out. what's come being next week doesn't look as impressive by any means. that could change but, yeah, we do have more rain on the way as of wednesday, thursday, friday next week, put that on your radar right away. let's talk about the dry weather. fierce wind. not happening, my friend. that is the wind we're getting -- i know, direally have to tell you not happening? 45 degrees in san francisco right now, sustained winds at 15 to 20 miles per hour. but those gusts are going to catch you off guard, especially if you're taking any of those bridges that move from west to east. the wind is coming straight out of the north this morning. so you're going to have the wind behind you if you're headed south from san francisco in the north bay.

let's talk about that wind, which is definitely going to pick up as we head throughout today. 7:00 a.m., the wind advisory goes in place. fiercest wind i'm expecting between about noon and 7:00. you can see that on your futurecast. this is going to be awide spread event. but the places that lack that friction, you're really going to get those gusts to 45, 50 miles per hour. even at sea levels, we're talking about strong wind until we wake up and meet back here tomorrow morning. then that wind will drop off. temperatures today cool, overnight we're talking about the coldest air of the season so far. cool and dry finish to 2014. then we'll kick off the weekend with comfortable temperatures, upper 50s to low 60s in your inland valley spots. that storm track is going to return next week. hopefully this system will maintain its organization. i want to point out, though, we don't have that atmospheric river tap. that is what produced those heavy rainfall totals, but we might just hit it as we head

into the end of the week. i like watching it and telling you what i see and hopefully this thing will stay together because we still need a lot of rain to get out of that drought. here's mike and your drive. >> not a whole lot of problems for the drive. look at this, 101 moves at speed or very close to the speed limit. let's talk about 680, just before you get to the shot i just showed you. a report of a ladder in your left two lanes. that is a little bit of a difficult thing to remove from the roadway. meanwhile the rest of your drive, silicon valley moves nicely, a tiny bit of slowing and that's about it. the earlier crashes have cleared. there is something going on 101, sounds like there's a stall or something going on along the roadside. a couple of things to call it here, there's a metal pipe

reported across the san mateo bridge and you see a little slowing there at the wynton on-ramp. maybe stay over to your left heading past that scene. meanwhile, we'll look at the live shot. i didn't see the pipe rolling in the roadways but i did see something pulled over to the side on the right so that may be related. that's halfway across the flat section. the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights were turned on at regular time. a few minutes later we had a backup and that is all cleared. no fog like yesterday. watch that wind chris christina showed you. >> thank you very much. scientists will measure the snow pack near lake tahoe to see if it put a dent in our drought. it showed snowfall was on about

54% of the average this winter but scientists hope that the manual reading will bring better news. though it was an especially wet december, the storms did not generate greater than normal snowfall in the sierra. >> the bay area is bracing for a cold snap this week. while some people spent last night enjoying the chilly temperatures at christmas in the park, others were forced to find a place to try to keep warm. last night santa clara county put together an emergency cold weather plan for the homeless and starting this morning the home first center in san jose will stay open 24 hours a day through sunday to give people a place to escape the cold. >> the nippiest weather does not excuse you from exercising. bundle up or you can increase your chance of getting hurt. >> if they think they're going

to get the same length of stride without warming your muscles up, you can injury your muscles. >> doctors recommend taking a warm shower before exercising to warm up your muscles or use a foam roller on them. >> and it is the grim confirmation the families did not want to hear. family members as the people on board airasia flight 8501 that banished over the weekend are now grieving the loss of their loved ones after search crews started bodies and debris floating in indonesian waters today. >> many nations taking part in the search effort. stephanie, it's almost 10:00 at night in indonesia. still a lot of activity, though. >> reporter: good morning to you, chris.

airasia trying to arrange flights for family members get from singapore to indonesia so they can get closer to where this is all unfolding. when the first images of a body and plane debris appeared on television there, one man collapsed and had to be carried out on a stretcher. airasia flight 8501 disappeared almost halfway through a two-hour flight to singapore after the pilot reported severe storms ahead. >> in this particular instance we had good radar coverage. they had radar on this aircraft until the airplane went into probably a very dense part of that thunderstorm. >> and today on day three is when searchers first spotted debris, including a bright blue

suitcase that appeared to be in perfect condition, an emergency door and oxygen tank. it was unclear if the pilots had reversed course in the final moments. hospitals in surabaya are preparing for the incoming bodies to house and identify them. as sam mentioned, there is a multi-national search, including the u.s., which has just confirmed its sending its second ship. >> thank you very much. our coverage of the story will continue in just a few minutes on the "today" show. any time we are not on air, just visit our web site, nbcbayarea.com for up to the minute information. >> another plane overshot the

runway because of strong winds. passengers had to slide down emergency chutes to get out of the plane. there were no major injuries. >> back at home now, 6:55. new this morning police in berkeley are on the hunt for the gunman wanted in connection with a deadly shooting overnight. this happened just before 10:00 last night on san pablo avenue near university avenue. officers say when they arrived on scene they found a man shot dead and a woman also suffering from gunshot wounds. we do not know the status of her condition right now. this is berkeley's third homicide of the year. >> now to a story you will only see on nbc bay area. two victims of a coyote attack are speaking out this morning. it happened near mission san jose and fremont. a little boy 5 years old and his

dad. the father says his son was on the sidewalk when the wild animal attacked him. he says the boy ran away from the coyote and then the father used the son's scooter to try to keep the animal at bay. >> the coyote come and just when he attack me. >> he was so aggressive. he was looking into my eyes and i was come -- completely -- i was shaking. >> officials did find the coyote and it was euthanized. the coyote did not have rabies. >> in the last month the average price of gas has dropped exponentially across the entire state and the country for that matter. but do not get used to it in california. california's new hidden gas tax goes into effect january 1st. it's expected to bring the price a gal up p up by 10 krengts a

gallon or more. the current national average price for a gallon of gas is $2.27. in california the average is $2.65. >>. >> opponentes of california's plastic bag ban say they have submitted nearly 1 million signatures hoping to overturn the ban. the signatures were sent to the secretary of state's office where they will be verified. >> we are coming up on 6:57. we're going to get within final check of the day's top stories. the second u.s. ship is now headed to the java sea to help recover victims of the airasia crash. 162 people were on board that flight from indonesia to singapore when it crashed in bad weather over the weekend.

>> and police are looking at bloc blocks. >> and a football fan should certainly dress warm for the first ever bowl game, the foster farm bowl at levi stadium. >> meteorologist christina loren would probably tell you to bundle up if you're going to that game. >> especially if you're sitting high up in the stands. the higher up, the less friction and the move that wind can move around. we're talking about wind gusts tonight in san jose and santa clara at about 35 miles per hour. we're going to get stronger gusts through the mountain passes and along the coast of up

to 50 miles an hour. tomorrow morning's frigid temps starting to ease, though, for next year. >> there are those teases. >> and mike is warning us about some east bay trouble. >> there are a couple of issues for the east bay. this is the weather-related one christina just showed you. the wind whipping around now, really kicking in just after 7:00, just when christina said it's going too get worse. the c th p said the bach, you might get pushed back and forth. it's not really held up. but let's look at your map. we have reports of cement blocks in the roadway and about 13 cars reported on the side of the road. no other details other than that. there's some debris in the planes lanes. it's the only thing going on but

it's a big thing for 880. use 580, if you can, as an alternate. >> more news in 30 minutes. we'll see you back here then. >> have a great day. good morning. breaking news. good morning. breaking news. bodies and debris from airasia flight 8501 pulled from the sea six miles from where the plane lost contact with air traffic control, while the airline is dealing with a new emergency involving another one of its planes over night. the coldest air since last winter pushing east this morning. some cities now below zero. and al is tracking it all. wedding crasher in chief. two soldiers forced to move their wedding so the president