>> their daughter on life support. a family clings to hope that their daughter can somehow recover. the latest on jahi mcmath's condition. >> recyclers find a surprise on the conveyor belt. >> plus the reunion between a homeless man down on his luck and a famous rocker. it's a story you see only on kron 4. >> thank you for joining us. we'll start with the forecast. >> it will be a one christmas day. let's talk about current conditions are right now. we're waking up to mainly clear skies. this

is where you will find some the coldest readings. santa rosa is at 34 degrees. milder weather in san francisco. as we head into the afternoon it you will see upper 60s to rob the bay area. the temperatures will be warmer than what they should be. yesterday, san jose and mountain view had a record high. we will continue with this pattern towards christmas day. >> pleasanton will be topping out at 63 degrees. we will continue with mostly clear conditions. we may see upper 60s pretty close to 70 heading into christmas day. >> here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. warmer weather will continue past christmas. a 10% chance of showers for the weekend. i will have more details coming up. in the meantime,

i want to talk about traffic. we're not looking at any hot spots. we were following an injury accident on northbound 1 on one. it was a balding injured. as a right now, just one lane is blocks. >> the bridges are all doing okay. san mateo bridge--the traffic is moving well. >> supporters of jahi mcmath. the teen declared brain dead after having her tonsils removed. rallied at children's hospital oakland this weekend. the family is fighting to keep the 13-year-old on life support. a judge ruled friday that jahi could not be taken off life support until an independent neurologist examined her. oakland children's hospital

says the teen has been brain dead for eleven days after suffering complications during routine surgery to remove her tonsils. family members have asked for a second opinion, and accused the hospital of being callous. an independent medical expert could examine jahi as soon as today. jahi's uncle says they will be holding a march for her this morning at 10 am, meeting in front of oakland children's hospital. we have continuing coverage of the mcmath family's battle to keep jahi on life support. for updates anytime just log onto our website kron 4 dot-com. r >> a 10 week old puppy was found in the recology dump friday. "gem" was found on a conveyor belt full of discarded refuse. she was quickly placed in the care of a veterinarian. her injuries include bite marks around her head, neck, and ears. fluid was coming from her eyes and ears.

"gem" is also lame in her hind legs. veterinarians say most of her injuries happened before she was thrown away. animal care officers are asking anyone who knows "gem's" owner to contact them immediately. >> a man in petaluma -- is beaten with a pipe while crossing a street by the same driver who almost ran him down. as kron four's philippe djegal reports. the victim is in critical condition. >> down on the ground. dazed and bloodied. petaluma police arriving at the area of park lane and mcgregor avenue just minutes after this man was nearly hit by a car, then allegedly beaten by the driver. but they didn't get there fast enough to head off the driver before he sped off. the driver -- now a suspect in this assault with a deadly weapon. police say when the victim -- a 47-year-old man -- was crossing the street just after seven o'clock saturday night. the suspect -- driving in a dark-colored late 80s or early 90s four door sedan, similar to a buick.

almost ran into the victim. that's when investigators say the two men exchanged words. the verbal altercation turned physical when police say the suspect -- described as a caucasian man in his 20s with a thin build and short hair. got out of his car, and hit the victim in the head with a pipe. the suspect drove off -- last seen heading north on park lane. the victim was taken to a hospital, admitted to the intensive care unit, where he is in critical condition. possibly suffering from a skull fracture and other facial injuries. investigators are talking to witnesses. but if you have information that could to lead to an arrest. call police. >> philippe djegal, kron four news. >> one person was hospitalized after a shooting on highway 5-80 in oakland. it happened near macarthur boulevard sunday morning just before three a-m. authorities say the victim was wounded by shattered glass. additional details have not

been disclosed. the extent of the person's injuries are unknown at this >> there was a freak accident on northbound 101 in redwood city. a spare tire was ejected into the front seats of a minivan. it happened around one p-m yesterday. this was the end result. >> a terrifying sight for the people inside the van. thankfully authorities say those injured in the accident were not seriously hurt. >> a two alarm garage fire san mateo county on sunday. fire crews were called to the 19-hundred block of parkside drive in hillsborough. the crews found heavy fire coming out of the garage when they arrived. the fire is currently under >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. target is reeling after hundred of thousands of customers may have had their credit information stolen. we'll look at what the thieves could do with that stolen data. >> and the main rush may

have passed. but does that mean smooth sailing for last minute holiday travelers? >> and crews finally have the upper hand on that wildfire burning in big sur. we'll have the latest on the fire when the kron 4 morning news continues.

>> welcome back. the major hack of discount retailer target in recent weeks has highlighted the threat of credit and debit card fraud. but how do hackers actually make use of the data they steal? laurie segall explains. >> if you've done some holiday shopping at target. you might be wondering what a hacker could learn about you from your credit card. when you swipe here's what a hacker could learn from the data in that magnetic strip: your name your credit card number the card's expiration date and the c-v-v code on the back. no line >> "all of this key data that can be used to falsify that card and go ahead and

fraudulently use online, they can access that just by taking what's on the strip." >> in the case of the target hack, that data may have been enough for hackers to make a counterfeit card. one security researcher, who showed us a different credit card hack, explains: to the employee, everything looks normal: >> "i just have to log in, i can make a selection here, and then i can do a credit card swipe." "it'll ask me for the cvv, i can put in a cvv, whatever numbers i want. and then i click pay, nothing seems untoward." >> for the customer, pretty standard: >> "you're paid, you get your receipt, you move on." >> but for the hacker >> "i have access to the entire mag stripe data that's on this device. and i can get all of this and enough information to actually create a whole different card." >> the target hack has some saying that the u-s is a little behind-the-times in terms of secure payments. >> "what one secure solution, more secure solution that they have in

europe right now is this chip and pin system, in which the card doesn't actually have a strip, it has a chip within it every time you use it you also have to enter a pin." >> according to the federal reserve, credit card fraud in england plummeted 34 percent in the six years after banks and merchants implemented chip-and-pin cards. during a similar period in france, fraud from in-person card fell 35 percent. but this holiday season, millions of american shoppers might have been the target. >> the deadly storms and bring floods. i will give you a round of the weather coming up.

>> welcome back. a bizarre

mix of whether lisa several people dead and an outbreak of flooding, ice storms, and tornadoes. a meant all that, and response to reports other people have been dealing with a. >> in toronto they had a lot is that they could even skate on it. it tore down branches and knocked down power. >> in arkansas, the weather service stated that a tornado destroyed homes. flooding in kentucky killed five people over the weekend including three people drowned. two people were able to get out and they were hospitalized with hypothermia. the lake of fact--it is not necessarily a problem. take a look at

these pictures from wisconsin. a record-breaking 70 degrees for new york city on sunday. >> i am andrew spencer reporting. >> we are talking warmer than usual temperatures here in the bay area. we're starting off with a live look from our mount tam cam. you can see pretty crystal clear conditions. it is going to be warmer approaching christmas day in fact, we will get closer to 70 degrees. as of right now we are dealing with chilly temperatures. you will be waking up to areas of frost and the temperatures--37 degrees for vallejo. low 40's from oakland and upper 40's for san mateo.

>> for the afternoon was see blue skies and sunshine. we will be warmer in the south bay. sunnyvale will have a high of 65 degrees. in fact come investor day--we are talking temperatures as much as 10 degrees warmer than where we should be. oakland will have a high of 65. later on tonight but will hold on to, conditions and most locations will be in the upper 40's, low 50's. we are talking about unusual weather in the bay, here is a look at some of the rainfall totals. >> we just saw five and a half inches for san francisco and a lot less for a war. santa rosa appeared over eight and a half inches of rain. we will continue with dry conditions that

will last us into 2013. we're looking at a 10% chance for showers. again, any thing that heads will not be to organize. it will be very scattered in nature. >> expect partly cloudy conditions and the temperatures will be cooler. as for traffic, we are currently not looking at any accidents. >> the bridges are looking good and there is no problems from any of the approaches. the metering lights are currently cycled off. the drive time is 12 minutes are approaching fremont. the san mateo bridge, there are no problems in and out of walnut creek. the tail lights and the southbound direction. for the traffic map we are looking good. westbound 24 through the caldecott tunnel. >> just two days until

christmas for those travelers still trying to make their way home. san francisco's international airport seems relatively calm as the peak christmas travel season already passed. we caught up with some fliers and asked how smooth this weekend. >> surprisingly it has been very good. we were just trying to get our beds. >> it would not be as busy as it was yesterday. >> this is my first time find in the morning. i usually come in the afternoon. maybe inside will be better. it looks like it is getting busier. >> those flying out of oakland and san jose can also breath a sigh of relief no delays. >> those holiday travelers deciding to hit the road will get a bit of a break when filling up their gas tanks.

the national average of three dollars and twenty-six cents per gallon dipped two cents a gallon over the last two weeks. currently the average gas price for a gallon of gas in san francisco is a little above with three dollars and sixty-five cents. in oakland the average is three dollars and fifty seven cents per gallon while in san jose the average price of gas per gallon is three dollars and fifty-six cents per gallon. >> a wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in big sur is fully contained. the big sur fire started last week and burned through more than nine- hundred acres. 34 homes were destroyed by the blaze. >> there was just a enormous wall of flame and actually the smoke becomes illuminated at night it looks sort of glowing and pink and i thought 'oh my god this is really close.'" >> "it wasn't flames flickering, it was balls of fire, hot fast, just

>> whole neighborhoods remain without power. p-g-and-e says they are trying to get poles reset and wires restrung by tuesday evening so residents can return to their property. >> today is the last day to sign up for an obamacare plan if you want health insurance coverage by january first. those who want their coverage to start new year's day will also have to pay their first month's premium by december 31st. if you don't mind having an insurance plan start after january first, you can enroll anytime until march 31st. that's when open enrollment ends and penalties for the uninsured kick in. >> thieves ruined a lodi soldier's christmas surprise. they swiped all of the gifts intended for his family. but, as tom duhain reports, strangers have stepped in to save their holiday. >> they actually even took our forks, our allies. >> i did most of my shopping online. it was all sitting

here on the desk. they were all gone. >> over $5,000 in gifts, video games and cameras, ipad. his wife, was happy but she was heartbroken. this was one of the loans that were left in shambles. >> this is where they came through. it seems as if they try to pry open something. >> they came into this room. >> there is a good christmas ahead because someone is responding. firefighters are making donations. they have replaced 75% of what was stolen. >> we had complete strangers

come together to help us out. >> despite what happened, she stated that she has the best present already. >> my daddy is home. >> some poorly chosen words could cost the duck dynasty their reality stardom. up next on the kron 4 morning news. we take a closer look at who is really affected if t-v execs do pull the plug. >> the times for 20 2:00 a.m.. we will be right back. time is 4:22 a.m. we will be right back.

>> welcome back. a growing list of retailers have pulled duck dynasty products from store shelves following phil robertson's comments about homosexuality. but as tom foreman reports, the network that airs that show may stand to lose the most from the controversy. >> the dynasty men standing at a mass of empire.

>> many of their 14 million of yours shot at wal-mart, target. they by hunting gear and other household items. forbes estimated that all that merchandize will add up to $400 million in revenue. what then? >> i think that is the big question. maligned they are going to get a financial collapse from the scandal. maligned they are not necessarily going to turn away just because of what happens. people may be motivated to still buy the product more. >> how could that be? they are mamboed to image problems. >> i want to apologize. >> paula dean apologized but she also lost her tv show

and her endorsement deals. march 3rd stored suffered an even tiger woods. the difference, though celebrities were all called to is something that someone never expected. >> the revelation that sale roberson and thinks this is wrong may strike many fans as no surprise. indeed half of the country feels the same way. onlycoming up. a $& e stance to lows. >>s to lose.

>> coming up. kron 4's stanley roberts takes a break from his people behaving badly segment to explain just how he helped reunite long lost band members. it's an update to a story you'll only see on kron 4. >> plus. how that reunion is leading to some life changes for the now famous marcus the magnificent malone.

>> welcome back. it is a clear start outside. it is my health. >> mild outside. >> we will continue with this trend and we are looking at even warmer conditions for christmas day. it really is not looking at any chances for rain but it is colder outside. we have areas of fog. we're in the upper '30's for vallejo. oakland said 42 degrees and 45 in hayward. it is definitely a chilly and we're looking at --once the sun comes out was a bright sunshine. >> here is a look at your

temperatures compared to 24 hours ago. it is a little colder in santa rosa. for degrees warmer in hayward. i guess it is not too bed. my 7:00 a.m. we should see the bright sunshine. as we approach lunchtime was start to heat things up. climbing into the mid 60's there are a few 60s by 3:00 p.m.. it will be a very nice day. campbell will reach a high of 67 degrees. it looks like san jose will have a high of 64 degrees. we will see similar weather in the east bay. 61 degrees for antioch. downtown san francisco was a low 60's for today. it will be another nice day drop the bay and everyone will be in the same. >> in the next couple of days wish to warm things up

by christmas. you could actually see upper 60s and plenty of sunshine to go or around. we will continue to monitor the extended outlook. but right now, it is a great time for you to leave your home. a lot of people will start to head to the bay bridge toll plaza in fact, we're seeing a wait in some of the cash pay lanes. >> this is for commuters from interstate 80. it will it cost you a few seconds, the mirror and lights are still off. there no problems at the san mateo bridge. the golden gate bridge is looking great. here is a live look at conditions in an walnut creek. over on the traffic maps all is well. 85

is as smooth and easy ride for cupertino. n >> its a story you'll only see on kron 4. a long- lost band member of santana is found again -- after almost 40 years. kron-4's stanley roberts brought together two old friends. one -- a man down on his luck the other -- a legendary rocker from the bay area. now this very special story about a "magnificent miracle" is gaining massive attention as dozens offer to help a man in need. >> first lets show you how is >> how have you been? >> you thought i was kidding. >> on december 9th, i had a conversation with this man was going to trash. i asked him some of what was some of the things that he found? >> i found a old pair of

jeans with a hundred dollars and side. >> i was just riding past monday. >> i wanted to know what the deal with the money, he stated that he used it to buy equipment, he was 8 landscapers and a composer. >> i wanted to know what his name was. >> i was once a member of the santa ana and band. my name is markets. >> i am homeless now and on the street. >> i went back to visit markets. >>markets. and >> he wants to know my name, i brought him a friend. >> cwho? >> oh my god! when looking

at you. >> it is an honor to be in your presence. you and your family was gracious to was. >> he made a trip looking for markets after failed attempts his manager reached out to me on facebook. i found him lessons a mystery >> we are born to a couple, >> this is the only photo of mark is that like a fine.marcus >> i have been producing people behaving badly segments in over five years. never have i ever imagined this. >> (music). in oakland,

stanley roberts kron4 nils. new laws.s >> .stanley then appeared on c-n-n to explain just how marcus got down on his luck. and how a chance encounter changed the world of three men just before the holidays. >> he stated that he got in some type of trouble, and went to jail and i said to him are you telling the truth? >> he stated, no this is the truth. he actually told me if he could give some help and he would appreciate it. >> i told him that i would do what i could do. >> not only did you find him help, do got him connected

with carlos santana's. why were you looking for him? >> i knew he had gotten some trouble. i went to woodstock, we also note- zazzle will try to look for him because he co-wrote some of the songs and the beginning variat. there should e someone in charge of all the financial stuff. the most important thing that i want to say to stanley is that i really appreciate what he did. i offered him a place to stay. so he could get out of the street. >> we went out to share the good news with marcus. and here's what he had to say

about santana's offer. >> i know carlos did not know personally that i was in this predicament. now that he knows, i think things may be better for me. i thank god and i think you people for giving me the opportunity to express myself. maybe, things will change for me. >> more good news. santana has offered marcus to join him in the recording studio in the coming months. for an extended look at the reunion. head over to our website. kron 4 news dot com. >> stanley stated that this was one of his best stores of his career. >> this changed the course of someone's life. maligned we will be right back. here is a live look outside from our roof cam.

>> it is time for the tech report of the gabe slate. >> this is the day that many feared. facebook is going to start all playing video ads in their seats. a lot of people are used to thinking that social networking is free. face it, there in the business and they have to make money. i have come to figure this as a way of paying cover when you go to a bar to socialize. they have to find a way to make money. >> this is the big question, this will push some users to just bell out altogether. let me point out one important thing first, this new ad is just been tested at this time. although most industry analysts believe that will

be here to stay. it is possible that will get a negative feedback and decide to pull the plug. we will have to see. this will work the way that it sounds. you will run across a video that is already plane. here is an example. >> that had for this movie will run without sound unless you tappet. in this case, it can expand to full screen. at their end of the video, you can click on two additional videos. what you see, would have been down loaded in advance via a connection. it will not affect your data plan. this feature of facebook will slowly roll out and you may not sit until a while. >> what do you think about this? i would like to hear from you. will you leave facebook? this is not a big deal to you. send me a

tweet. or send me a e-mail. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> we will continue after this break. here is a live look outside from walnut creek.

>> welcome back. president obama is hinting a major shake-up may be in store for how u-s agencies gather intelligence. this comes amid fresh outrage over additional secret surveillance conducted by the n-s-a jim sciutto takes a look at what the president may do to restore confidence in a part of the government many view as out of control. >> under continuing fire at home and abroad for mass surveillance, today the president signaled changes to come. >> we may have to refine

this further to give people more confidence. and i'm going to be working very hard on doing that. and we've got to provide more confidence to the international community. >> one possible reform.moving data on billions of phone calls of americans from the nsa back to phone companies. >> programs like 215 could be re-designed in way that is give you the same information when you need it without creating these potentials for abuse. >> his promise comes as the nsa's intelligence dragnet is proving even bigger than known. new documents revealed by edward snowden and shared with the new york times reveal the nsa spied on the israeli prime minister, the un, and businesses including french oil giant total, and the european competition commissioner overseeing us companies such as google. this.after the administration has long insisted the nsa does not spy for commercial purposes. today, the nsa re-affirmed that point, saying: "we do not use our foreign intelligence capabilities to steal the trade secrets of foreign companies on behalf of - or give intelligence we collect to - u.s. companies to. increase their bottom

line." >> back in the us, critics of surveillance say president should accept most or all of the recommendations of a reform panel of intelligence and legal experts. >> they have done this for a living and have made those decisions that are key to keeping america safe." >> the aclu - a strong critic of mass surveillance - took a lighter look at the nsa with a youtube video timed to christmas. the president also mentioned the idea of granting amnesty to edward snowden, but couldn't comment because of current legal proceedings. >> it was mild over the weekend. but how long will it last? >> if you'd like the weather this week carry it we will continue with this pattern. it will be a little warmer

approaching christmas day. we are in the bolt to break the record highs. as of right now, it is a chilly start. no. otto is at 34 degrees in upper '30's for vallejo. 42 for oakland and upper '30's for livermore valley. approaching the 7:00 hour we will see bright clouds. we will see temperatures mainly in the low 30's to the low 40's. by noon we will start to warm things up. here is a look at 3:00 p.m. we are in store for another mild afternoon. the temperatures will be into the low to mid 60's. >> let's break down the afternoon high, oakland will be at 65 degrees. pleasanton will have a high of 63 degrees. monday night

football, this is going to be the last damage candlestick. the game is going to be starting and the temperatures will be in the upper 50s. it will be very clear conditions and mild. it is going to be a nice evening and this is the last one was a. the 7 day around the bay highlights warmer weather for christmas. we will cool things down as we head into the weekend. >> as a right now we are at a 10% chance of showers. >> more details as we get closer. as a right now, we're looking at traffic. last check there was a minor wait at the cash lanes. this is not the case anymore. the traffic is slowing. it is a nice and easy ride. with no problems. here is a live

look at your camera in walnut creek, traffic is moving okay. >> over to the traffic maps, highway 24 is doing well approaching the caldecott tunnel. the drive time is 12 minutes from hercules to berkeley. there are no problems for the 580, 680 interchange. >> sadly this holiday season, package deliveries are disappearing from bay area doorsteps. thieves are stealing packages when families are not home. in some cases security cameras catch the act. and police are hoping this all leads to arrests. kron 4's justine waldman shows us the videos. of >> acting cool and calm. this woman. appears to come prepared to steal. carrying a tote bag to carry away her loot. watch as. she bends down, scoops up the brown boxes.

ties up the bag. and saunters off. this crime in the willow glen neighborhood of san jose. happened 22 minutes after the package arrived. sedan. now, police are investigating if the "bag lady" struck again! this time in mountain view. notice the similar tote bag? and white car. again. all captured on the homeowners security camera. this time, the apparent thief. puts her face right in-front of the lens. as she bends down to alledegly steal. here is a closer look at the get-away car. >> in san mateo, a grandmother never got packages with knitting equipment to make christmas sweaters. because of this lady.acts like r keys, so a tennant lets her in the building. once inside, picks up grandma's three boxes. and then leaves the lobby. but not before a camera catches her in the act. we've also got this bad guy in the blue car. who nabs an evelope left on a doorstep. then drives off.

some times the crimes happen right after the delivery driver drops off the package. with the theives following the trucks around neighborhoods. woman walks up to the steps of the house. then grabs the goods. getting away with gifts that are not hers. linehow to keep the grinches from stealing your packages? u.p.s. has a program last year called u.p.s. my choice, which allows a you to receive an e-mail or text message before a package arrives and reroute it if no one is going to be home. you can also require signatures upon delivery. and police tell me. if you see someone suspicious following a delivery truck. call police. >> in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. >> the raiders acting a lot like santa clause - they gave chargers fans a gift this christmas. oakland on the road in san diego. coming off five straight

the raiders deciding to help out the chargers by committing 12 penalties for 73 yards. they turned it over three times, the most painful - a blown punt that led to a touchdown. final score 26 -13. >> as we to treat for 49ers fans were saying goodbye to candlestick park. watermark, a premier seafood restaurant in san francisco created a gingerbread and candy and replica of the stadium. the confection was created by pastry chef angela salvatore. she calls " candy-stick park ". it measures 2 by 3 ft. and stands 1 ft. tall. off the

kennedy stadium will be on display through new year's eve. >> coming up on the kron four morning news. prices aren't the only things falling at one we'll explain next. >> start making your new year's eve plans now and join us for kron4 and new year's live presented by nissan. it is the only local, live show in the bay area to ring in the new year. it will be hosted by gary radnich and catherine heenan, this is the bay area's fair way to ring in the new year r.

>> welcome back. take a look at this. shoppers in oklahoma city were startled as huge sheets of ice fell off the roof of outlet shoppes saturday. a shopper captured this video. you can see sheet after sheet of ice landing on the walkway between shops as a fortunately, no one was injured. >> they're still dealing with cold temperatures. the high is only one of the 33 degrees. maligne

>> hundreds of children with disabilities act to enjoy a holiday tradition with their family as san francisco's yerba buena center. the nonprofit support for families organized the event which allows children with a variety of medical conditions to ice skate. >> this was free for families. several companies in the bay area made donations to help our. >> the hobbit held off the anchors during a busy weekend at the box office. according to studio estimates, the hobbit sea " to again at 31.5 million in its second week. that topped with ferrells anchormen to,

which opened with an estimated $26.8 million. american who also came in third, with an estimated $19 million spread >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. a little girl on life-support at the children's hospital in oakland. her family will be doing this morning to keep her there. >> a weekend of wild weather are nomination. we will have your holiday forecast coming up. your holiday forecast coming up. >> ♪ [ female announcer it's a mountain grown mornin with folgers lively colombia

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>> the top stories that we're following this monday, december 23rd. their daughter on life-support. a family clings to hope that she will recover. will have the latest on jahi mcmath's

condition. >> say goodbye to candlestick. twe will give you the latest game ever at the icon and park. >> we're starting out the temperatures on the cold side. low 40's out the door for oakland. clear conditions for most of us and we do have low clouds and north of the golden gate bridge. approaching its 7:00 a.m. we should see a sunshine. by lunchtime, we will start to warm things up with upper 50's, low 60's. by 3:00 p.m. we are talking a mild day with the upper 60s in the south. we do have a mild weather sticking around. we will continue with this pattern. i will

have full details coming up. >> we are already keeping an eye on what is happening in san jose on 1 01. first reported that it may be a big rig that overturned. i have checked with chp but all they can confirm is that there is some debris. you can see that the sensors are starting to pick up delays. we will keep an eye on this and update you. >> supporters of jahi mcmath, teen declared brain dead after having heard tonsils remote spread rallied at children's hospital in oakland over the weekend. the family is fighting to keep her life support. a judge ruled friday that she cannot be taken off life-support

until an independent neurologist examines her. oakland children's hospital says that the teen has been brain dead for 11 days. family members have asked for a second opinion. an independent medical experts could examine her as soon as today. her uncle says the they will be holding a march far this morning at 10:00 a.m.. >> we will have continuing coverage of the story and the battle to keep her on life-support. for updates anytime you can log on to our website at kron4.com >> one person is in critical condition this morning after being shot in the stomach. this is a new video that just came into the nose room. it happened overnight in san francisco's yerba buena gardens neighborhood.

police were called to the five and a block of howard st. where they found the puppy suffering from a person suffering from a gunshot wound. >> a to and we go puppy was found in a the trichology dumped friday. gem was the name that the they gave her. she was quickly replaced in the care of a it a veterinarian. her injuries include a bite marks around her neck, head, and ears. field was also coming from her eyes and ears. veterinarians say that most of our injuries happen before she was thrown away. >> meanwhile, a kid and stolen from the san francisco animal care and control shelter has been found. a hotel manager from

the 2 months old kids and named arizona after seeing reports of the missing cats. the kitchen, with a distinctive siamese-like markings, and was adopted in waiting to be spayed prior to moving with the new family. surveillance footage showed a two women at the shelter door in the abduction. >> it is a historic day for candlestick park. the 49ers' will play their last regular-season game tonight. kron4 will tran is live a park with more. >> this was in the home of the san francisco giants. they were here until 1999 until they molt. here is a video of the world famous candlestick. this is where joe montana made his name,

jerry rice, a lot of people with a lot of memories. >> two world series games, all star, eight championship games, pope john the second also visited here. there are moments that perhaps paul, carnet will saying the national anthem. i just do not know yet but i plan to talk to the executives here later on and if they do not say anything, you will never know. if they did have some one in line, that would just tell you. we would just have to wait is a periods the rolling stones also played here. of course, this has been home since 1971 until the present. a lot of people will come out here and one

49er who will not be here will be joe montana. he stated that his family is in town and you will be spending time with them. >> steve young, jerry rice, all these other famous 49ers are scheduled to be here. there will be your applause in. there will be a lot born on. this is the hottest ticket in town today. we will be here to give you the very latest. they will let me inside started at 6:00 a.m.. i will let should know what is being done for this final game. >> it may not be the final game, because the 49ers' may host if playoff games. there are some teams that lost over the weekend so there is a chance to them a host one final game. we would just have to wait and see. >> you hear people complain

about candlestick, i know it is like a fawn the stairwell. they stated that the seats are rusted, but their funds are horrible. if they stated it was never a great place to build. we do not want to hear any of that right now. >> no one is talking about that. jerry rice stated that this is a great stadium. joe montana also stated that it is as greatest as his college stadium. >> the time is 5 07 a.m.. coming up on the kron4 morning nils. kron4 is the stanley roberts takes a break from his people behaving badly segments to bring us a reunion with the

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the network. many of the 14 million weekly viewers shop at wal-mart, target and k hols. these places are where they buy different dynasty de beedis, clothing, books, hunting gear, and other household items. force estimates that all the merchandise will add up to $400 million in revenue by this year's end. but some experts say that this controversy would not have a financial affect. >> people are not necessarily just born to turn away just because of what happens. people may be motivated to buy the product more because they promote him and the situation. >> the revelation that still robertson thinks homosexuality is wrong may strike many fans as no surprise. and indeed, polls

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>> if time is 5:16 a.m.. the full day of winter was more like spring the conditions in some places. in washington d.c., they had temperatures at 72 degrees. there was flooding, snow, and ice in the midwest, northern new england, and along the great lakes. in those areas, trees and branches snapped, power was cut and hundreds of people were without power. at least nine deaths were to blame for storms. here is video from wisconsin, ark., where a tornado caused some

damage. new york, they enjoyed warm weather. >> a spare the air alert has been called for today. this is a 16 alert issued this year. remember it is illegal for bay area residents to use their fireplaces, wood stoves, or outdoor firepits during a winter spare the air alert. >> there is an overturned a big red and its is on its side between 10 to 15,000 loaves. that will have to get a front loader of there to help clear up the debris. from what i understand, from the chp this is not on the freeway but at the on ramp. you can see, there is some slowing around this interchange on 101 and the

northbound direction. this is a area where we typically see slow traffic. at present, it is not doing much that had but it is a right pass it. if you use this grant, you will need to find an alternate. >> a quick look at the westbound ride we are expecting lighter than usual traffic conditions. this is especially at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> we're waking up to temperatures on the cold side. santa rosa is at 32 degrees. it looks like oakland has a drop to the upper '30's. we do have low clouds and north of the golden gate bridge. i would not be surprised if you encounter frost. you will notice that temperatures are warmer than 24 hours ago.

concord will see two to three degrees warmer. approaching and new, most locations already be in the '60s. take a look at by 3:00 p.m. we will continue to see 60's. some of us will be at the 70 degree mark. later on tonight you can expect, conditions. looking at a very pleasant conditions for the next 24 hours. take a look at the highs for today. cupertino will be is 65 and mainly sunny skies for san jose. >> it will be clearer today with castro valley is 64 degrees. low 60's for downtown san francisco. your 7 day around the bay shows that we will continue with this warm pattern and we will be in the upper 60s

approaching christmas day. your morning lows will be above the freezing mark. this will be a great day to be inside to open their presents. we will continue with this into thursday. the clouds will rise take a look at the weekend, partly cloudy conditions. the temperatures will drop. a 10% chance for showers for sunday. >> if you have done holiday shopping at target, you might be wondering what a hacker could learn experts say that a hacker could learn your name, credit card number, the card's expiration date and the see the the cold on the back of the card from the data in the magnetic strip. in the case of the target had, the data may have been enough for hackers to make a counterfeit card. the target had has some say that the

united states is a little behind the times in terms of secure payments. >> your card has a chip and any time you use it, you have to use a pen. >> according to the federal reserve, credit card fraud in england plummeted 34% in six years after banks and merchants implement chip and pin cards. during a similar. in france, fraught from in person cards fell 35%. this holiday season, millions of american shoppers might have been a target. >> today is the last day for you to sign up for obama care plans if you want health care by january 1st. those who want their coverage to start by new year's day, if you do not mind having an insurance plan start after january

1st, you can't grow any time until march 31st. that is one open enrollment will end and penalties for uninsured will kick encourage >> california's health insurance exchange is scrambling to help consumers have as their deadline his thin romans. covers california, the agency overseeing the state's marketplace, says that aromas' under the federal health law begin ramping up dramatically during the deadline. overall, the exchange has reported more than 109,000 aromas' through the end of november, the most recent date for which the exchange has released offical figures. customers who enroll in a health plan have until january 6th to pay their premiums. >> the time is 5:23 a.m.. we will give you the story of a teenager who forgot to take

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>> we are watching and wall street. the markets have been a rally in red-futures are up 55. we're also watching apple shares almost $19 a share. they made a deal with china mobile. >> we will have more on markets throughout the morning. >> a pair of eyeglasses is credited with saving the life of a teenager in seattle. 16th year-old alonza bryant had a bullet lodged in the bridge of her nose, but she says that it could have been worse. the teen was asleep on the

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at 36 degrees. we're talking warmer weather not only this afternoon but into the christmas holiday pripet today, you can expect mostly mixed 60s by wednesday. the morning lows will not be as bad in most of us will be above the freezing mark. i will have a full detail of your holiday forecast coming up. >> we are watching a truck accident in san jose. this wrapper is blocked but not the freeways. traffic is light and we are only seeing a minor delay on 11, it will likely impact arrest of the commute. we learned that they will use a front loader to clear the truck. it was a recycling truck, there is nothing that has to be reattached. it should be easy to move it. using a

front loader is the best way. again, but on her ramp for 1 01 northbound is blocked. >> the bay brid ithe bay bridges seen light traffic. >> we are getting live pictures from loss angeles. there is a tour bus that went into a ditch. it slammed into a light pole. you can see that passengers from this but-that's we have a medical person on the way. this is an and west covina. maligned at 532 this is a storage you only see on kron 4. >> after 40 years a band member has been found thanks

to kron 4 stanley roberts. he brought the two of them together. this is a special story about a magnificent miracle that has gained attention as dozens of people are offering to help a man in need. >> how have you been? >> i did some research on you. you are the real and dill. >> did you think i was kidding? >> i had a conversation with this man who was going through some trash. i wanted to know what he found. >> he stated that he found an old pair of jeans that had a hundred dollars. >>$800. i wanted to know what he did with the money. >> i will use it to buy equipment, i am a

landscaper and composer. >> i wanted to know what his name was. >> he stated that his name was marcus. at one time i was with the bands. i am homeless and on the street now. >> i want to get your name >> my name is not important. >> yes it is. >> what about-there's are brought to a friend. >> who? >> man, oh my god! looking at you. >> it is a honor to be in your presence. you and your

family was gracious. >> after the story aired, carlos santana made trips here to try to find him. >> i went searching and found him in less than 20 minutes. >> this is the only photo the back of finding him. >> that is a magnificent marcus. >> i had been producing people behaving badly for almost eight years but never did i think that i would do something like this. >> in east oakland, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >> stanley went to appear on cnn to say how he found a lost band member.

>> the fact that carlos santana's watches people behaving badly periods this just blows me away. he is a rock legend. from our regional peace and i did by talking to him he stated that he had got in trouble, ended up in jail. i had wanted to make sure he was telling the truth. >> he told me yes, this is true. he asked me and that if i could give him some help the what appreciated. >> i told him that i would do the best i could do. >> and we have carlos santana's some phone with us right now. >> i heard that you were trying to look for him for a long time. why were you looking for him? >> i knew he had done some

trouble. i went to woodstock. i told him of strunt to look for him. he co-wrote some of the songs from the beginning. the most important thing that i want to say is that i was grateful and i think stanley for connecting it with markets. i want to give him some help come get him off the street. >> we went out to share the good news and this is what he had to say. >> i know carlos did not know that i was in this predicament. now that he knows, i think things may be better for me. i think god

and people for giving me an opportunity to express myself. maybe things will change for me. >> in fact, he has offered to join him in the recording studio in the coming months. >> for a more extended look you can go to our website sent kron4.com >> and a california soldier has as holiday gifts stolen. coming up after the break, anny will take a look and how the family is now getting some help to make sure that their christmas morning is one to remember. >> here is a live look

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>>anny: welcome back time now is 541. these have ruined california soldiers christmas surprise. they stole all the gifts and tended for his family. but there is some good news, strangers have stepped in to save their holiday. army corporal chris petrossian of lodi saves more than $5,000 for gifts for his family. they included video games, a digital camera and in ipad. the robbers broke in through a back window and trashed his own when no one was there. >>: they help themselves to whatever they wanted which was everything. they even took are forks and knives. >>anny: but there is a good christmas ahead because people and in lodi have been

very generous and are responding. including police and firefighters who made a large donation. the families replaced 75% of what was stolen. >>james: 543. we will talk more than just let's remind you to plan for the new year's eve festivities by turning into a kron4 of new year is live presented by nissan. it is the only local live shot in the bay area bringing in the new year. if you have a front-row seat to the biggest and best new year's fireworks show am party. hosted by gary radnich and catherine heenan, this is the bay area's favorite way to bring in the year.

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just two days until christmas and for those travelers still trying to make their way to family and friends san francisco international airport seems relatively calm. we're now past the peak christmas travel days. the caught up with some flyers this weekend and asked how smooth their travels were going for it >>: i figured it would be as busy as it was yesterday and not as busy as it's going to be tomorrow or tuesday. >>: this was my actual time first top-flight team at 7:00 p.m. and now it's 3:00 p.m. in its pact. now maybe inside it will be more busy but it looks like it's getting easier ago. >>: no cancellations or delays have been reported at any of those airports. >>darya: let's take a look at gas prices. those of you

hitting the road for the holiday will get a bit of a break when you fill up their gas tanks. it's not much just a bit. the national average for the price of a gallon of gas dipped 2¢ over the last two weeks to $3.26. right now, the average in san francisco is a little above with $3.65 a gallon. in oakland to the average is $3.57 per gallon. while in san jose, the average price of gas per gallon is $3.56 per gallon. >>erica: live look outside for our mount tam cam. we are enjoying calm conditions. a little cold out there especially in the north bay. some areas of frost especially in the wind protective valleys. if you

notice temperatures nearing the freezing mark but overall, we are talking cold conditions for santa rosa and 32, 36 out the door and vallejo. if looks like oakland has recently dropped into the upper '30's. as we head into the afternoon we will see a bright day. plenty of sunshine. we do have a spare the air alerts. livermore today tapping out at 63 degrees. temperatures are mormon that were they should be for this time of year. 8:00 this evening, it will be a fairly calm night. in fact most locations will stick and upper forties low 50s. as a light wind and the forecast. remember this is the last game of the regular season so if you're heading out to enjoy some monday night football, if you are tailgating, temperatures will be in the upper 50s. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows we will

continue with the warming trend approaching holidays. we will see similar weather the day after christmas. partly cloudy conditions by friday and looks like a 10% chance for showers as we head into your sunday. the timer now is 553 here is a george. >>george: and there was a stall on interstate 880 in the westbound direction but even with a stall in place, the drive time is still under 18 minutes from hercules to berkeley. so we are definitely looking at lighter than usual conditions there. 580 in the westbound direction some slowing at the dublin interchange and for the ride through the fog to not pass but again this is lighter than usual traffic. san jose, even though we have an accident here, when one north bound at the old bayshore freeway on ramp, that blocks the on ramp not the freeway, still having a minor impact on that north bound 101 ride. and the marin ride is without the

lead for 101 southbound street in ride here bridge and it shows traffic in little sluggish and the right hand cash lanes. my no problems as you had across the span and traffic looks good. as you come in from the macarthur maze. >>james: a wild fire that destroyed hundreds of homes in big sur is fully contained. the fire started last week and ran for more than 900 a.. 34 homes were destroyed ultimately by the blaze. >>: an enormous wall of flames and actually, the smoke becomes illuminated at night. it looks glowing and thick. i thought all my god this is really close. it was a ball of fire. hot fast. just ripping along. >>james: we still have entire neighborhoods without higher. pg&e said it are trying to get some holes

said and wires were strong by tuesday evening so creek residents can return to their properties. >>darya: organizers of a popular outdoor music festival at lake tahoe are stressing safety this year after the death of the of last year. 19 year-old alyssa byrne of petaluma went missing last new year's eve. she was attending this no global music festival in south lake tahoe but never reached her hotel a few miles away. an autopsy found she likely die of hypothermia and had drugs in her system. authorities also speculate byrne tried to walk to the hotel to avoid long shuttle bus lines. this year's festival featured double the amount of buses and extended hours for a heated tent for those who won that is waiting for

rides. >>mark: on the bay area sports. the raiders and san diego, trying for a better record than last season. trying to break a four game losing streak. but the raiders outscored 16-3 in the second half committing 12 penalties for 73 yds in the game. they turned it over three times, the most painful and blond punt that led to a touchdown. final score 26-13. the raiders are now four and 11 on the season and a face a very tough broncos at the o.co next sunday. trying their best to best last year's four when season. the last regulation game

against the atlanta falcons tonight. send us your pictures of your great memories at candlestick. we'll be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. kron4 morning news continuegood. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. like the enticing aroma

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the morning. ifstop stories we're working on this monday, december 23rd. an overnight shooting in san francisco leaves one person in critical condition. we're live at the scene this morning. coughand a big deadline today to sign up for the health care exchange. what you need to know coming up. and say goodbye to candlestick. tonight will be the *last home game ever at the iconic we're live at the stick. >>erica: approaching 12 we will start to