>> the 49ers close out the regular season at candlestick in dramatic fashion. we'll have highlights from the field. and some low lights from the fans >> and a judge rules that jahi mcmath can remain on life support. we'll have the latest on her family's struggle to hang on to their daughter. >> and target continues to struggle after thieves swipe the credit card information of thousands of shoppers. how the news is affecting the store's holiday sales. >> it is christmas eve and we hope that you are done with your holiday shopping. if you are not, here is your holiday forecast. >> we have patchy fog that

is forming and you can see the lights from the buildings. the temperatures are off to a warmer start. it is 37 degrees right now in santa rosa. hopefully, a lot of you are still inside. the temperatures will start to heat up and as we reach the afternoon of you will see plenty of 60's. another day of possibly breaking records. today i think oakland will be even warmer. 54 for those of you in antioch. satellite and radar shows for the most part just a few clouds. high pressure continues to establish itself. >> we will continue with temperatures of both the seasonal average. your 7 day around the bay shows us

sunny and pleasant conditions but clouds will arrive by the end of the week. we will continue to monitor this. >> the bay bridge toll plaza is looking good. no delays. it is christmas eve so we're not expecting an increase in traffic. a lot of people have today off. one on one is moving well out of kiley valley. drive time currently is 24 minutes out of san francisco. traffic is good door and put them both directions of the golden gate bridge. >> the 49ers closed the chapter on candlestick. at least for the regular season.and did san francisco clinched a playoff berth. colin kaepernick threw for a touchdown and ran for another after the falcons built a 10-3 halftime lead. 97 yards, including a one- yard plunge that put the niners ahead 27-17 with 5:04 left.

navorro bowman returned an interception 89 yards for a game-clinching touchdown with 1:10 remaining to give the 49ers a 34-24 victory over atlanta. the falcons had just recovered an onside kick and were at the san francisco 10 when tramaine brock broke up a pass intended for harry douglas. bowman got his hands on the ball and took off to ice the 49ers' 11th victory. >> that was the best player that i saw a football game. it was the best birthday

present ever got. that was awesomeso at the very least th (laughs). >> .if they beat the cardinals and the seahawks lose to the rams they'll win the division.earn a first round bye and we'll have at least one more game at the stick .as for the new stadium in santa clara. the niners didn't waste any time lighting it up to showcase it to a national tv audience tonight. the $1.5 billion dollar building almost looking ready for a game. even the logo is in place.at midfield. it's obviously pretty rough at this point. >> after the game - a couple

of people tried to steal seats. police had been looking out for that kind of thing. they say the two fans had loosened the bolts and tried to hide the seats under some 49er clothing while walking through the parking lot. it didn't work..and they were arrested. >> a judge has ruled that the family of an oakland teenager on life support will have at least another week with her. jahi mcmath will remain on life support at least until next monday -- december 30th. her case has been sparking international debate on the definition of death. kron-4's alecia reid has the latest. >> sot - right now people are just taking naps here and there and shifts with jahi but there's a great sense of relief. >> a court ordered document issued a temporary

restraining order, authorizing the hospital to administer medical treatment until december 30th. >> sot - that jahi receive nutrition and other support. we wanna make sure she survives until the hearing date. >> this ruling means the family will get to spend christmas day with the 13 year old. >> sot - it's such a great feeling to have her because it would be a constant reminder every year that such a special holiday for children and for our family period. it would be a constant reminder. and for my sister to have another christmas with jahi is priceless. >> in the meantime, the court also appointed an expert.doctor paul fisher, who is conducting an independent assessment on jahi. he'll be back in court tomorrow with his findings. >> sot - we ordered all new examinations and ones that weren't done before, so i'm sure we'll have some kind of update as far as the test results sometime in the morning. >> coming up of the kron 4

morning news. thieves in petaluma are targeting packages left on doorsteps. what police want residents to look for. >> and the rush is on in utah for same sex couples to get married after a judge clears the way. >> plus news of customer data thefts has put a dark cloud over holiday sales at target.

>> welcome back. a man who died after a fight at an antioch bowling alley has been identified. the coroner's office says he's 41-year-old kelvin smith of vallejo. police say he was found unresponsive at the delta bowl after a fight at the bar inside. the suspect later turned himself in -- and was booked on homicide charges. >> petaluma police are are on the lookout for thieves stealing packages off porches and items from cars.

they say several recent thefts have happened in the northeastern part of the city. residents are being warned to lock their cars and avoid leaving valuables in plain sight. >> we are talking of normal weather that will approach the christmas holiday. i will have a full detail when we return.

>> welcome back. an american man remains in jail in the united arab emirates. he's being punished for creating a you-tube parody on teenagers in dubai. as sara sidner reports, he's now accused of posing a threat to national security. >> everyone from the family to the hollywood media and the governor has been pushing to get resolution. a lot of people are scratching their heads. there were tears among his family. they are confused. they sentenced

this american to present time and a fine. one year in prison and a $10,000 fine. this amounts to about $27,000. they have already served nine months awaiting a verdict and the family is hoping that this sentence will include time served. it was not make clear and the men were sentenced under cyber crime laws. that put together an amateur sham that was supposed to be funny about life in dubai. clearly, they did not find this funny. the judge convicted them for. >> the family stated that they hoped that that would be free and be home by christmas. that is not likely to happen.

>> let's find out about the weather. >> merry christmas eve. we're starting off with temperatures we are in the upper '30's opposed to lord 30's.lower 30's. approach and 7:00 a.m. we will have already reached a morning low. by 12 you can expect a warm-up. by 3:00 p.m. this afternoon the temperatures are looking at breaking the record highs. the temperatures will be in the upper 60s along the shoreline. >> the breakdown for the afternoon and will be fremont and 64. 69 for

campbell and 68 for the altman valid. we will still enjoy mid 60's and through the san ramon valley. 65 degrees for union city. we have a spare the air alert so there is no wood burning. oakland a b.s. 67. napa bug will have a high as 68. >> your 7 day or around the bay highlights that we will continue with this sunshine and seasonably warm weather. we're pushing closer, closer to the 70 degree mark. approaching the weekend clouds will arrive and the temperatures will slightly drop. we're looking at a 10% chance of showers. more details on the part of the forecast coming up. in the meantime, traffic or around the bay is doing just fine. i think a lot of people will have today off. looking at

the bay bridge toll plaza there is only a handful loved cars. your good to go with the problems or delays. >> the san mateo bridge has no problems and the golden gate is currently at 23 minutes. over to the traffic maps, the green for the east shore freeway. to i checked with chp and there are no accidents to report. we're still enjoying a quiet conditions. we're still seeing speeds over 50 mi. per hour coming out of tracy. >> same-sex couples have been flocking to utah clerks days. after a federal judge ruled that same-sex marriage was permitted in the state. lawyers for the state are trying to put a halt to that. but the judge in the case is not backing down.

felicia martinez was there as some grateful newlyweds celebrated the day they thought might never come. >> according to the ordinance of god-- >> i do. those were the words from a lot of people. before their friends and family, they were finally able to tie the knot. >> i now pronounce you bound together, what god has joined together let no one put asunder. >> i--they were legally married here. they have been waiting 24 years. this was a day that they thought never would come. >> i thought would never see this. i am so grateful. now i have the protection of the state to protect our relationship. >> on friday, a federal judge defined marriage

between--a judge ruled that the marriages could continue. >> the judge decided to allow our marriages to continue. to this day, they're too many people been denied. this is wonderful. >> even if they had stopped and, i just would like to be here. i am still so happy for everyone else. >> an emotional, joyful day. they're calling this a christmas that will never forget. >> this is a wonderful christmas present. >> remember to join us for kron 4's new year's live presented by nissan. the only local and live new year's eve show. gary radnich and i will make sure you have a front row seat to the best fireworks and parties. that's new year's eve live - right after the news at 11.

>> welcome back. target is still trying to recover from a huge security breach. just as christmas shopping hits its peak. hackers stole debit and credit card information from millions of shoppers. j.p. morgan chase-- the nation's largest bank-- has temporarily put limits on the customers potentially affected. chase clients who shopped at target between november 27th and december 15th can now only withdraw 100 dollars a day from a-t-m's. and their daily cap on spending is now 300-dollars. some customers in california have already filed what could become a class-action lawsuit against target. at least one lawsuit was filed in san francisco. this, as people are asking why the problem wasn't noticed sooner. i'm"they purchased six gift cards worth 200 dollars and, as the person in the bank told me, they went for the seventh and it was denied because i didn't have enough. i just think that >> 40-million credit and debit card accounts are now considered compromised. target says it's working with the secret service and the department of justice to

investigate. target is offering affected customers free credit monitoring. >> target is still trying to recover from a major security breach of credit card and debit card information -- belonging to its customers. but the latest fallout from credit card companies is creating a new problem as christmas shopping hits its peak. george howell has the story. >> some last-minute christmas shoppers may be frozen in their tracks because of the massive security breach at target. j.p. morgan chase-- the nation's largest bank-- has temporarily placed limits on those customers potentially impacted by the hacking. chase clients who shopped at u.s. target stores between november 27th and december 15th can now only withdraw 100 dollars a day from atms, their daily total spending now capped at 300 dollars. with 40-million credit and debit card accounts now considered compromised-- irate customers took target to task online.

one tweet reads, quote, "my bank account got hacked, and now, i can't finish christmas shopping. @target anything to help?" another chimed in:"the moral of this story: target hacking and chase bank card limits. have a backup plan: cash, paper checks, gift cards, 1 other bank card!" and other hacked customers are asking why it wasn't noticed sooner. >> "they purchased six gift cards worth 200 dollars and, as the person in the bank told me, they went for the seventh and it was denied because i didn't have enough. i just think that would have been suspicious." >> u-s senators richard blumenthal and chuck schumer are now demanding immediate federal investigations to prevent a breach like this >> "we can get to the bottom of how target's in store security was compromised in order to make sure that target, in the future, and all other stores, adequately protect to consumers from this kind of devastating theft." >> some customers in

california have already filed what could become a class-action lawsuit against target, saying the chain quote, "failed to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices." target said on sunday it notified millions of affected customers via e- mail and is working with the secret service and financial institutions to resolve the problem. >> customers a 10 percent discount this past weekend. also - free credit monitoring. >> a lot of people are still scrambling to finish up their shopping. for those who have finished, there is a little time for and join the holiday spirit. kron4

just bush went to union square in sampras's go where people were seeing the sights. >> what is christmas classics, or local writer centers. this is the place to be. >> we're just walking run to see the declarations. >> i like the ice skating, the palm trees, macy's. >> i like being outside looking at the people. i am still in the bike. >>vibe, >> there's only a little bit

of time left to give everything bought and wrapped up. >> jeff bush, kron 4 news. >> in other news this morning to space station astronauts have faulted outside on christmas eve and holds a wrapping of urgent system repairs. this is the only second christmas eve spacewalk in nasa's history. the first was 14 years ago. the two astronauts were mold a faulty pump at the international space station during saturday's outcome. yesterday, they installed a new pump. the external:, one of two, down december 11th. the six man crew had to turn off all the not essential equipment, including experiments. >> up next on the kron 4 morning news. a brazen robbery amid the crush of last minute shoppers. we'll have detail about the robbery that shut down part of san jose's east ridge mall.

>> and the world can't get enough of the reunion between a legendary rocker. and the bandmate fallen on tough times. plus it's all clear for santa's flight tonight. we'll explain when the kron 4 morning news continues.

>> welcome back. here is a live look from our mount tam cam. there are low clouds, maybe a little bit of fog. it would get the latest. >> we have pretty hazy conditions with low clouds

developing. you can see from this point we're looking at clear skies. it is a little when the house side and will continue with breezy conditions. it is cold for some of us, but take a look, pleasanton is at 44 degrees. low 40's for san jose and upper 50s, very miles if you're living from half moon bay. for the afternoon it will be sunny and breezy. we have the spare the air alert. there is no wood burning allowed to. we are definitely where we could break records. oakland will have a high of 67. upper 60s for the south and 62 for daly city. by later on tonight we will hold off to calm conditions in most locations will hold on to 50s. by 8:00 p.m. it will be 54 degrees in oakland and 52

in san jose. >> satellite and radar shows a few clouds and high pressure continues on to establish. this means that any storms that we received will be to the north. even warmer weather, i think we will approach 70's. you will see that number 7 day or around the bay. thursday is shaping of to be the warmest day. we have a 10% chance of showers. and the models are backing off in fact it is very likely that we will continue with the dry conditions. >> more details on your weather in just a bit. right now, will take a look at traffic. >> everything is okay at the bay bridge toll plaza. the green on the sensor--

interstate 28 is moving okay. great conditions for san jose a the drive time is 23 minutes. i did check with the chp, we have no accidents to report. >> it is the last strive to get kids' toys on christmas morning. san francisco officials are on hand to help bring dan toy donations. this is all happening at lefty odouls in san francisco. will tran is live with more. >> customers can come in here and drop off their toys. keep in mind one on

wrapped, brandon new toys. new . many dignitaries will be here. they will have a band that will start plane about 5:00 a.m.. if you are unable to make it here you can call the cab company and it will come by and pick up your toys. if you cannot make it, you can always make a cash donations. this is an annual donation to give to needy kids. where were all children and one time and the coolest thing is again present. that is why they're really concentrating on this. they manage to get 20,000 taurus which is their all-time record. that will be doing this all time and that will deliver them tomorrow morning. >> that is a good program. >> a bold robbery at the

eastridge mall in san jose. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c-7. police say it was a smash and grab robbery at a jewelry store. the suspects have not been arrested. kron-4's jeff bush has details >> according to police a robert smashed one of these cases and made off with state amount of merchandise. they stated no one was hurt but as you can imagine it left employees shaken. >> the portion of the mall that is connected was closed down so that eight investigation could take place. a detector was still on scene several hours after. you can see that the store is weight with them mall and the robber ran out of the store and down the mall to escape. he has yet to be apprehended. after the

investigation, police opened the closed section of the mall and shopping resigned. >> officers from the san jose police department are stationed at the main entrance of the mall and they do have extra security inside. >> san jose police are looking for more victims and witnesses -- after a driver crashed his car into a walmart. this newly-released surveillance video shows the car nearly hitting shoppers.. it happened in march. at a walmart on story road. after driving into the store. police say the driver. haamid zaid. then got out and began to assault people. shoppers managed to grab him and hold on until police arrived. one of the 4 people injured is still hospitalized. >> "ohhh man. marcus the

magnificent malone." >> a christmas reunion that's attracting worldwide attention. music legend carlos santana embracing a former band mate. who's been living on the streets of oakland. a chance encounter with kron four's stanley roberts may have been the turning point in the life of a forgotten man. kron 4's catherine heenan looks at some of the reaction to this amazing story. line that >> that is him. his spirit is mines. >> that is a beautiful story. >> from cnn, markets story has touched just about everyone who was hurt it. it began here, a website where stanley roberts, people behaving badly from him. >> it turned out to be true,

here is the smartest. markets. >> malone, served three years for manslaughter. it was a light sentence. last week's reunion changed all that. carlos santana stated that he wanted to get him off the street and back onstage performing again. >> he stated that he is grateful--this is a store that makes people feel good. >> we all have people in our family that is a displaced. they're not lost. they're just displaced. >> my heart goes out to stanley, which today, this was a story of redemption. >> santa has gotten the all- clear for entry into the u- s. the department of agriculture says saint nick and his reindeer may enter the country over any northern border port,

starting at 3 this the agency has waived the disease-testing requirement bringing livestock across the border. officials say santa's reindeer have been found to be healthy -- and are able to "prance and paw" with each hoof. but there are some stipulations to their arrival in the states. the reindeer must answer to the names dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, donner, blitzen and rudolph -- and must never have been fed anything other than hay, sugar plums and gingerbread. >> here is the new item made by samsung. i am pretty impressed. it can do more than what you think. what does it do and what does it offer? state-owney tuned. that l

become a next in mike tech reports.my tech report.

>> it is time for the tech reports with gabe slate. here is the smart watched that is made by samsung. they beat apple to the punch. you might want to know if you need a smart watch. what does that offer? i have been using this for a few days and i have the understanding of why and what it can offer. >> here is a look. >> the samsung smart watch acts as a bridge to your phone in your pocket. it is an extension of your smart phone. for it to work, it has to be in blue to the range. if you were this on your wrist it will cut down on the times did you have to get your phone out of your pocket or your purse. >> you actually do not have to ligature device to see

information. >> the watch has two features and a mike. you can make calls, and receive calls. you can talk to the person on the other line through your watch. >> how're you doing? >> i am okay. >> incoming messages and e mills can also be displayed. you can't respond quickly use your voice. >> the watch will transcribe what you said and send it. it is pretty convincing. it has a built-in camera. it was also record a video clips. you can control the media player so you can change the track of your playlists or at just the volume. >> it offers " items, it is quick and easy. here is the downside. this is a whole new type of gadget. the

first was are born to be expensive, their $300. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news.

>> welcome back. the fall- out continues after "duck dynasty"'s phil robertson made angry anti-gay comments in an interview in g-q magazine. not only is he not repentant -- he continues to defend the comments. nick valencia has the latest. >> speaking publicly for the first time since his controversial comments about race and homosexuality in g- q magazine-- reality t-v star phil robertson was defiant. >> "i will not give or back off my path." >> he reportedly told a bible study group in west monroe, louisiana >> "i am a lover of humanity, not a hater." >> in an interview, the british tabloid "the daily mail" spent the day with the "duck dynasty" patriarch in his hometown-- >> "i am just reading what was written over 2000 years

ago. those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom." >> robertson told the church group, defending his comments: >> "all i did was quote from the scriptures, but they just didn't know it. whether i said it, or they read it, what's the difference? the sins are the same, humans haven't changed." >> despite the controversy -- robertson has received vocal support in louisiana.where the show is filmed. and beyond-- the latest from the state's lieutenant governor who criticized a&e for suspending him and jeopardizing louisiana's tourism industry. and now this-- under pressure from loyal fans-- the restaurant chain cracker barrel, reversed its decision to pull some duck dynasty merchandise: >> "you told us we made a mistake. and you weren't shy about it.you flat out told us we were wrong." >> others think it's ironic the reality t-v star was punished for saying what he really feels. a georgia sheriff who has supported a&e in the past says he won't work with them again: >> im not going to change my mind about a&e unless they change their mind if a person thats a

christian speaks about the bible i dont think they should be punished and i think phil roberston was. >> robertson made his controversial comments in the january issue of g-q. entertainment weekly says he'll appear in new duck dynasty episodes starting next month. >> put away the chestnuts; the bay area air quality management district has announced that wood burning will be banned in the region on christmas eve -- and possibly on christmas day. today is the 17th "winter spare the air" day of the season. the dry and mild forecast leads to stagnant air allowing pollutants to accumulate. that makes the air unhealthy to breathe. the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel is illegal both indoors and outdoors. homes that depend on woodstoves or fireplaces as their only source of heat are exempt from the ban. winter spare the air season runs from november 1st to february 28th. >> yester day in oakland we

broke a record pripet we could certainly do the same today. as of right now san francisco is at 49 degrees and low 40's for the ballot. santa rosa is at 37 degrees. it is clear for a lot of us. we do have low clouds that are forming. future cast 4 shows the clouds will mix out. as we put the clock into motion you will notice that we will get really close to 70's. by 8:00 p.m. tonight we will be back into the upper 50's to low 50's. very comfortable weather for the next 24 hours. here is a breakdown of your afternoon. mountain view will be at 66 degrees. take a look it campbell with a high of 69 degrees.

>> as we turn our attention to the east, air quality will not be good here. it would be a little hazy. downtown sampras's go have a high of 64 degrees. upper 60s once again for oakland and petaluma checking in at 67. your 7 day or from the bay shows we will continue with this pattern in fact we will warm things up for the next couple days. high pressure will keep this to the north and although we were talking about a 10% chance of showers, it is going to back off. >> we may end the year being dry. we will hold on to this pattern over the end of 2013. more details coming up. right now, let's look at the road. >> there are a lot of people off today. we are not expecting to see a bit delays at the bay bridge

toll plaza. we are however seen the volume increase. a few more cards and the metering lights are still lost. there are no problems at the san mateo bridge. they have to drive time of 23 minutes. on the traffic maps, the green shows the we are currently incident free. we're seeing pretty good conditions for interstate 280 and the bay shore. >> a heartbreaking story with a happy ending. an injured puppy was thrown into the trash and left for dead -- but this morning - she's recovering and expected to survive. kron 4's john fenoglio has an update on the lucky little dog that nearly >> vo: it's hard to imagine what this defenseless little dog has been through in her short life. vo: on saturday, as recology crews sorted through bags of trash, one of the bags began to move. inside this 10-week old poodle mix badly injured, terrified and whimpering.

vo: fortunately, she was rushed to san francisco animal care and control and treated for numerous puncture wounds to her neck and chest. sot: vo: >> how does something like this happen? >> we are not sure. it could have been a horrible accident. >> and while the cause of her injuries remains unknown, she is expected to survive. what is clear, however, is that someone intentionally threw this puppy away. >> vo: discarded and almost lost she's being called a diamond in the rough and her new name, aptly put, is gem. >> "and of course animal care and control are investigating this case. they haven't said whether or not they will be treating this as a case of animal cruelty. right now they want anyone with information about gem's owners to contact them. in sf jf. k4news.

>> maligned it is always good to think before you tweet. an example of what can go wrong. a former pr executive says the she is sorry about a tweet that she made about africa. pamela brown

reports, the damage is done. >> the now pr executive found herself a targets sending out this tweet right before she lot offline. >> not only--this is in a public figure's worst nightmare to send off a tweet, is kind of like putting toothpaste back in the bottle. you just cannot put that back then. >> this is trending worldwide. one guy was waiting her rival at the airport. >> they're calling this a trial by twitter. this stated that should a publicist for the w w e--are not disabled twitter page, she has questionable, not deleted tweets. >> i should not be fired for

things like this. some even wonder how could she not know how to manage her own social media. >> i do not know she realized the twitter. one tweet, one statement is all that it takes in the world of twitter and social media to cost your career. z>

>> welcome back. you've heard of the infamous butt- fumble by the jets mark sanchez. well, now hockey has the butt goal. phoenix goalie mike smith was on the wrong end of an amazing game-ending goal last night against the sabres. buffalo's mark pezik skates into the offensive zone, he throws the puck at smith, and as the rebound comes off the pad, smith and pezik both reach for the puck which is deflected straight up in the air, when it comes down the puck gets lost and smith turns into his net in search of the puck. >> .check out the replay - as smith has his head up looking for the puck, it

comes down inside the bottom of his jersey and tucks into the back of his pants, then as smith turns again he backs into the goal and the puck crosses the goal line for a game-winning score for the sabres >> coming up on the kron4 morning nil \ news. the 49ers' deliver on the field. unfortunately, some of the fans cannot say the same thing as candlestick coast is a final regular-season game. >> san francisco's mayor prose the cities had into the rink to host the next america's cup race. what changes you can expect to see on city streets. >> a big wig at tiffany's will be spending some time in the big house. she is caught stealing millions in avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive

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>> the top stories that we are following on this tuesday, december 24th. the

49ers' close out a regular season at candlestick in dramatic fashion. we will have the highlights from the field. >> a judge rules that jahi mcmath can remain on life- support. we will have the latest on the family's struggle. >> let's get the word on our weather and traffic. >> merry christmas eve. we are starting off with temperatures warmer. we are in the '30's for santa rosa and concord. 48 degrees for oakland. we do have a spare the air . by 3:00 p.m. the temperatures should be warmer and we have the possibility to break records. we will see upper

60s and i will walk you through the portion of the forecast coming up. >> you might expect, light traffic around the bay and this is certainly the case. we are moving towards the holiday. it is very light conditions. your quick commute check shows that even to the east bay, which would otherwise on any day see slow traffic on highway 4 or interstate 580, that is not the case this morning. >> on to our top stories. the 49ers' close to the chapter on candlestick at least for the regular season. san francisco clinched a playoff spot. colin kaepernick through for a touchdown and ran for another after the falklands and built a 10-3 halftime lead. frank and gore ran 21 times for 97 yds, including

a 1 yd plunge to put the niners ahead 27-17 with 5 minutes left in the gang. moment returned an interception 89 yds for a gang--a game clinching touchdown with a minute remaining in the game. the 49ers' when 34-24. >> you know you are not supposed to do that. >> you are out of line. >> after the game, a couple of people tried to still seats. police were looking out for that kind of behavior. they say that two people loosened the bolts

and tried to hide the seas underneath clothing while they were walking through the parking lot. it did not work, they were arrested. >> it has been a great place to play. it is time to start something new. it was just amazing. >> so at the very least, the niners have a wild card spot. if they beat the cardinals and the seahawks loose to the rams that will win the division. they will earn a first round of buy it will have at least one more game at candlestick. >> as for the new stadium in santa clara. the 49ers' did not waste any time to light up the showcase. the $1.5

billion building almost looked ready for a gang. >> new numbers in this morning from the san francisco police department on the number of tickets, citations, and arrests made candlestick last night. there were 81 injections. 30 arrest, and seven citations. >> a judge has ruled that the family of a oakland teenager on life-support will have a least one other week with her. jahi mcmath will remain on life-support at least until next monday. her case has been sparking international debate on the definition of death. kron4 alecia reid has the latest.

>> we want to make sure that she survives and so the hearing date. this ruling means that the family can spend christmas day with the 13 year-old. >> this is such a great feeling to be able to have her. this is such a special holiday for children, and from our family. this will be a constant reminder of what has happened. for my sister to be able to have just one more christmas with her daughter is priceless. maligned in the meantime the judge has issued a another doctor to do and independent investigation. >> we ordered new examinations to be conducted. test results are still going and i'm pretty sure will have more to update. >> the time is 5 of 5:00 a.m.. >> this is the last strive

to get toys on christmas morning. san francisco officials are on hand to help bring then toyed donations. this is all happening at to lefty odouls in sampras's call. will tran is live. >> they are looking for a lease 10,000 toys. you can see they have a beryl's set up where you can drop off a toy. if you are not able to make it here, and you can call and they can swing by and pick up the torch. if you cannot buy a toy, and you could still make a donation. they are looking for 10,000, but of course more than that will be great. a couple of years ago they manage to get 20,000 and we expect a lot of dignitaries and to be here. >> come down here, this is

like their sixth year in a row. being down here is always fun. the musicians are gorgeous start singing. kids will come here and starts singing some of the christmas carols. if you, cannot make it down here. you can always just swing by here and volunteers will be curb side and you can just give them the torrid and it is all good to go. >> the san francisco police department understand and that will be the ones to delivering the toys. >> that is the way to work, why you are doing this, the officers are don't a lot of good work. >> coming up, kron4 morning nils. a big new bid for the

america's cup. " we see more race in the bay area? we will explain coming up. >> a teacher in south carolina saves the lives of children in their care after a bus ride becomes dangerous. we will explain coming up. >> a puppy is recovering after being found a trichology plant. we will show you how all the dog is doing this morning. whatoes at first spooul tte le? ok. hoy bunches oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mm! it's thoats. honey. yeah.

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:11 a.m.. a heartbreaking story with a happy ending. and injured puppy was thrown into the trash and left for dead, but this morning, she is recovering. kron4 john fenoglio has an update. >> on saturday, the trash croute sorted through trash and notice that this bank was moving. >> they found this puppy who was terrified. she was

rescued and treated for puncture wounds. >> she was fragile. >> how does something like this happen? >> we can speculate, we just do not know. it could have been just an accident. it could have been another animal that attacked her. >> while the cause is unknown, someone intentionally through this puppy away. >> we are very happy, we are able to get her some help. >> she was discarded, almost lost. her new name "gem ". >> animal control is investigating. right now, they just want anyone with information to contact them. >> liven the weather center we are tracking

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>> the time is 5:15 a.m.. here is a live look at the weather. it is not that cold outside pripet >> it is very mild in fact, we are warmer than 24 hours ago. we are all above freezing. 39 degrees and 40's for concord and livermore. 45 for oakland. the temperatures will continue to warm for the afternoon in fact we are looking at the possibility of breaking records. down in the south bay where seen some of the warmest greetings. 674 santa clara. we will see mid 60's through the san ramon valley and plenty of sunshine but keep

in mind that we have another spare the air alert. no wood burning is allowed. >> san francisco will be as 64 degrees and oakland will have a high of 67. we're looking at woman and average temperatures in fact some spots are born to be 10 degrees warmer than where we should be. we may see upper 60s for the north. a north santa rosa we may see low 70's. we will continue with this pattern as we head into tomorrow and christmas. we're looking very nice, in fact the temperatures may be a few degrees warmer. >> your 7 day around the bay highlights a nice week ahead. clouds will authorize. partly cloudy conditions for monday. the time right now is 5:17 a.m.. >> we are monitoring very light conditions. you do not have to expect any problems.

the commute through the east bay, and normally has hide traffic but it does not. the bay bridge, the san mateo bridge, the golden gate bridge has very light traffic with no backups or delays. looking at your ride through the east, the trip on interstate 80 westbound is 14 minutes from hercules to berkeley. note delays. >> we are tracking the south bay commute. both 101, 85, 280 are all clear. >> just as christmas shopping hits its peak. sales reported we are down this morning at target after the recent data breach. j.p.

morgan chase, the nation's largest bank has temporarily put limits on their customers' cards. these are for customers who actually shot at target between november 27th and december 15th. they can and don't withdraw $100 a day from atms. some customers in california have already filed lawsuits. people are asking why this problem was not noticed sooner. >> 40 million credit and debit card accounts are now considered a compromise. target says that it is working with the secret service and the department of justice to investigate. >> i went to a target. i noticed that they had 10% off. >> everything that you bought was 10% off.

>> i think they're just trying to get people from- that's stop people from getting upset. >> yesterday's was suppose to be the deadline to make sure that you are covered by health insurance by january 1st. if you missed it, do not worry. the deadline for bowman care has been extended. americans held till midnight today, christmas eve, to pick a plan. athena jones reports. >> this is great for the consumer. they have a early christmas gift. the powers that be made this possible. >> some states have also extended their coverage. they're giving people more time to pick a plan. the

website some more than 1.2 visits over the weekend. in california learn 77,000 people signed up for the weekend. in washington, this judgment starts a new job next month. >> my amount coverage would not start until january 29th. >> the president felt strongly and for the millions of americans. >> the president sent out a positive note. >> since october 1st more than 1 million americans have selected insurance their marketplace. >> still, and rome is still shortenrollment is still short.

>> so many people try to sign up for health care coverage from california's exchange yesterday. the coveredca.com website was inundated. so if you try to sign of just today, up but you cannot deter application completed, you will be given a grace period the deadline has not been extended, the number of californians that have signed up for health insurance through the state exchange has now topped 400,000. >> some south carolina teachers are being credited with breaking a dangerous

bus ride to a halt. this video was recorded on december 4th. the driver somehow fell from his seat while making a sharp turn. a sign language interpreter grabbed the wheel while a fourth grade teacher hit the brakes. >> it's okay. >> the teachers stopped the bus from driving into a ditch. no one was injured. school officials said that the bus driver no longer works for the school district. >> the time is 5:23 a.m.. bank you for joining thank you will be right back.

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another day of gains. the dow jones is sitting at an all-time high. here is a look at the closing numbers. >> the dow added 73. the nasdaq added 44. the s&p added 9. >> dow futures are up by 2. the market will be shourd today because of a holiday. they will close at 10:00 a.m. our time. >> the time is 5:27 a.m.. apple's got a big planned for 2014. a taiwan based tax side says that apple is preparing a 12.9 in. tablet set to be released in october of next year. the side also says that that will be rolling out a larger iphone as well. the bigger size the ipad is expected to rival samsung, who is

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:30 a.m.. the 49ers close the chapter on candlestick, at least for the regular season and they did so in dramatic fashion. kron4 jackie sissel is live at candlestick park with more. >> i had to stay at so late to watch this game. it was no other way for this to go down. this old stadium, home to the 49ers since 1971. you

can see what it is looking like, it is a mess. if they have all kind of debris out here. let's face it, everyone went home happy. they were on the verge of losing the game but here is video. they were up by 3, bowman came out with the play of the gang.me. they're already calling this the pig at the stick to still the wind.n. this was a storybook ending. everybody went home happy. 70,000 screaming fans. i had a chance to talk to some of the last month. i that everyone went home happy. >> my parents, my

grandparents have been coming to games for 32 years. they had a lot of good memories here. >> everybody tried to get a little part of the stick, some people even tried to promote the seats. you concede this video of people coming out what parts of the seats. these people were arrested and there was also people that were ejected from the gang. let's face it, it was all about the game. it was all about saying goodbye to candlestick. everyone kept their fingers crossed. >> a lot of us are waking up, wiping our eyes, having a hard time to get up. what better way to go on with this huge victory. >> this ball park day was

one final thrill hopefully this will not be the last one. >> the time is 5:33 a.m.. we would not get a look at the weather and traffic. >> on this christmas eve morning we are looking at a very nice conditions. it is very mild for the rest of us. oakland is at 45 degrees. it looks like we will hold on to low 60's. half moon bay is at 24 degrees warmer yesterday. there is mixing around. we will continue with a warmer weather this afternoon and even approaching christmas day. i will have a full forecast, your 7 day around

the bay coming up. >> you heard it, there is no traffic. we're not looking at any problems or hot spots. yesterday, we had a couple of major incidents but it did not turn into big traffic jams. so far, this morning it is quiet. there is light traffic period. malign >> by kron 4 x close of >> this is the store that everyone is talking about.

music legend carlos santana embraced a former band mate. >> that is him, that is the magnificent market is small loan. >> from cnn to britain, india. this story has touched the just about everyone. the turnaround began here at an illegal dump site. stanley roberts found him looking for something to use or to sale. >> it turned out to be true, markets malone is on this picture with his band mates. >> they were about to explode into popularity without him. >> malone's served three years for manslaughter. it was a light sentence. last week, this changed everything. carlos santana

said that he would like to get him off the street and back on stage to perform. >> he stated that he is grateful that he can give people a story that will make them feel good. >> we have people with family members the always did displaced not lost. >> my heart and gratitude goes out to stand. what he did was a story of redemption. >> stay with kron4 as we continue to follow this. >> ramirez lee has made a proposal for america's cup to return to san francisco in 2017 lee has proposed appears a 27 through 29 to serve as the venue and a host the team bases. the city in the america's cup

event authority must deal agreed to host. although the buildup to the 34 america's cup was full of setbacks, oracle team usa stage one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. and independently commissioned report shows that an economic impact to the city of $550 million, including 5.7 million in taxes for san francisco, with 03 thousand 800 jobs created. >> california regulators have refunded 375,000 to a pacific gas and electric because they are worried that the fine could jeopardize a potentially larger penalty for the daily san bruno pipeline explosion area the public utilities commission imposed a fight earlier this month. this was

after an audit was determined that pg&e lacked a procedure to monitor their gas pipelines. the chronicle reported that attorneys in the case are still worried that pg&e would use to find a charge to challenge a potentially multibillion dollar fine for the 2010 blast. >> a judge has ruled that san jose can not implement the bogor approved cuts to employee pensions. they can however, cut salaries to meet the savings expected. this stems from a lawsuit meet the savings expected. this stems from a lawsuit 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

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shoots and kills his teenage stepdaughter and she was apparently sneaking back into her home. her stepfather must occur as a burglar opening fire in ending the teen's life. a colorado teenager apparently sneaking back into her home before dawn monday was shot and killed when her stepfather. colorado springs police said the unidentified 14 year old girl was shot just before 6:00 a.m. as she entered her home through the basement. officers rushed her to a local hospital where she died. >>: i heard three banks. they want all right together. it was like bank banque bank. " and of police in the district attorney are investigating. the the d.a.'s office hasn't determined yet whether there will be any charges. we will be right back.

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>>darya: put away the chess nuts. the bay area air quality management district has announced that would burning will be banned in the region on christmas eve and possibly on christmas day. today is the 17th " winter spare the air " day of the season. the dry and mild forecast leads to a stagnant air alive pollutants to accumulate

that makes the air unhealthy to breathe. the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel is a legal both indoors and outdoors. homes that depend on wood stoves and fireplaces as their only source of heat are exempt from the ban. winter spare the air season runs from november 1st of february 28th. >>james: with the air almost nonexistent things aren't warming up for the afternoon. erica is following our forecast. haight. it >>erica: what's happening as we have a strong rigid and place. it's keeping our storm track well to our no. but it's also tracking the pollutants' to the surface street with it when a much calmer into tomorrow my best guess is we'll see and other spare the air alerts and affect with air quality even worse than what we will express today. hist here's a look at your temperatures.

we are looking at the possibility of record- breaking temperatures. we will continue with this pattern into christmas day so christmas looks fabulous even aware off to a chilly start with temperatures starting in the 30's and 40's. by afternoon the ranges will be 62 to 70

degrees. thursday is highlighted as the warmest day of the week. clouds return to the skyline as we head into the weekend. we are looking at a 10% chance for showers of the models already backing off on that. we are heading in the direction of the driest calendar year on record. looks like dry conditions will continue until the end of 2013. time -548 carries george. >>george: we are still my turn a really like ride around the bay so if you're driving this morning one encounter more in the way of congestion. certainly not now. a quick check at your ride to the bay bridge priests was out of the cuts or delays here. the smoothest commutes coming from the macarthur maze from the e shore and the nimitz and from 580 and highway 24. we will start with a look at yourself that as we check the traffic map st if with a district of 11 north bound. no discoloration on the

centers. green showing me speeds of 50 mi. per hour or better and the marin ride looks great all the way down to the golden gate bridge. your drive time to the toll plaza out of nevada is just 24 minutes. >>darya: thanks george. san jose police are looking for the suspect or suspects that brought the jury store at the east ridge mall. the incident happened last night around six at the valliani

jewelry store. police say was a smash and grab. no one was injured in the incident. the area where the store was connected to the mall was locked down during the investigation. it is done on how much merchandise the robbers made off with. there will be extra police and security presence at the east ridge mall today. holiday cells don't seem to be picking up as it gets closer to christmas trees after a strong start to the season, sales of stores have fallen for three consecutive weeks. and that's putting a lot of pressure on retailers. shopper track assessed for the week that ended sunday, sales at u.s. stores dropped 3.1% to $42.7 billion, when compared to the same period last year. >>darya: a lot of people are scrambling to finish their shopping but for those who have finished, there's a little time for enjoying the holiday spirit. kron4's jeff bush went to union square in san francisco where people were out seeing the sights.

>>: we are here to see all the decorations and christmas trees. >>: union square and the ice skating and macy's and dinner afterwards. >>: look at sales. see what's out there. looking at the people. everyone's having a good time during christmas and the holidays. >>: we are looking for baby things. >>: of course there were people with shopping bags full of stuff for it that special person on their list. they know that the clock is ticking and there is only a short amount of time left to get everything bought air wrapped up. i'm jeff bush at union square in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>james: get a load of this door. --story.

a former tiffany and co. executive is headed to prison for stealing every selling millions of dollars worth a fine story from her employer. ingrid lederhaas- okun will spend a year in prison. she was also given one year of supervised release in order to pay restitution. in july, she pled guilty to taking at least 165 pieces of jewelry worth more than $2 million from the tiffany new york store. tiffany found out about the theft after she was laid off. of 36 he took the items over seven years starting as far back as 2005. >>darya: former and s eight analyst edward snowden is speaking out this morning. --nsa analyst. in an interview in moscow, snowden says everything he was trying to do " was validated

" when journalists to tell the story of the u.s. government's secret collected-a collection of all and all my records involving americans. snowden says he didn't want to change society against the side a chance to determine if it should change itself. " >>james: a settlement has been reached with the new england compound in pharmacy that was at the center of a focal meningitis outbreak. --fungal. the settlement creates a $100 million fund to compensate those who got sick and to pay off creditors. nearly 700 people fell ill and dozens of deaths were reported. the outbreak was linked to tainted steroid injections from the massachusetts bay center. from the massachusetts bay center. the ll osuccs.

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