and watching bay area weather and traffic. let's get a quick update. we will start with erica and the weather center. >>erica: starting off with cold conditions in the north bay. would be surprised if you encounter some frost. 38 degrees in hayward and 44 degrees and fremont furyk to start your morning but we will see sunshine as we head into the afternoon. it will be as warm as yesterday where we actually saw some readings in the '70s. we will continue with warmer than average temperatures which will carry us into the start of the new year. all have a look at your new year's eve forecast and return your 7 day around the bay coming up in just a couple here is george. >>george: as we continue to take a look at very light conditions throughout the bay area. the only slowing i detected was on 580 but nothing serious. i don't

think a brief back up and the right pam lane will stay with us all morning long. >>anny: time now 6:00. on to our top story. unless the court steps and again in the next few hours a 13 year-old oakland girl will have her ventilator removed at 5:00 tonight. kron4's will tran has been following this story and joins us now with the very latest from children's hospital oakland. well >>will: that means a bar and a new class at that court action. the family is down to less than 11 hours. we know that 5:00 p.m. is the deadline which was set by the court. even though the hospital has said before the for the past several weeks that like to take her off the ventilator. it was a family who went to push for the deadline in a week ago. the family is try to fight this on two fronts. there try to get a third facility to step up and except-acceot

pt jahi mcmath. she came back on december 9th to the hospital to get a tonsillectomy. she made it through the hospital and it appeared to go well. she was talking to family members eating pops a close. the family had no idea that tragedy was right around the corner. and the reason why. she started bleeding from the mouth had a cardiac arrest and she's been unconscious ever sent. the family pushed for two weeks ago to have a final brain scan to see whether or not she had any brain activity. the family complied and a final brain scan and it showed that no brain activity of the family believes she is still alive warm to the touch that she is responding to their words. the hospital believes that she is brain-dead and there is no hope. we had a chance to talk to the hospital spokesman and attorney and here's what he had to say about the tonsillectomy. >>: there was unfortunately

no amount of prayer that can bring her back and i think everybody in this hospital and community. all the friends and family are all grieving because this is an irreversible and very sad situation. >>justine: up up hospital basically says there were other complications but they can't go into the details because the family won't let them speak to the public but they believe that this is not a " routine tonsillectomy. that there were other problems that happened after she came out of surgery. the family. i spoke to the stepdad who spent all weekend trying to talk to a third facility to step up and accept her. the reason there at 3 instead of one is because on friday in southern california facility was willing to accept her and then they step down and then over the weekend it appears a new york facility was ready and willing to accept her and then it appears they also step down three according to marvin wakefield he will try his

best massage and europe to see if it would change their mind and try to get a third facility at cellmark and the country to step up and accept jahi. we are on watch and unless something happens to have 11 and a half hours ago. >>anny: what they already raised the $20,000 they would need to accept that judge be excepted right of >>: that's right. but unless you have that as you can have all the money and the world but unless the facility agrees it means nothing. they already raised the $20,000 but at the last minute they also canceled so now they're just waiting to see if someone will step up and head to court. they don't have a definite court date according to marvin a week filled he says they are trying to stress the urgency to a judge out there. you have to hear our case is what they are same. >>anny: can the family still

appeal? >>will: absolutely. the judge is not really open to appeal but it will probably present new information like they came back and shows that perhaps gets and ran activity or whatever the case may be but it appears that it is their right to go back to court should they have the opportunity to go back to court but that's still up to them. but a court can say we already made this decision so it is over. this is obviously a very fluid situation. all the options are on the table. right now it appears very bleak at this moment. >>anny: will tran live in oakland. >>anny: again that deadline is at 5:00 p.m. tonight. " it gives you all the updates street had over to kron4 dot com or download our free new mobile app. >>mark: why you were sleeping some stolen ambulance in daly city. this

is video from the scene. just after midnight, the ambulance crew was responding to an emergency call but while they were taking care of the patient someone took the ambulance on the 500 block of schwerin street . police recovered the vehicle about a half- hour later a mile away on alitalia--otillia street. no one was in it. and it was undamaged. but the joyrider apparently took some items. police are still looking for the culprit. >>: >>mark: in san francisco two people were hospitalized including a firefighter after a fire truck rush into an emergency crashes into a car does happen in the intersection of fifth and howard. the hook and ladder

truck which seem to be leaking oil had to be towed away. >>: a shooting and san francisco's laurel pacific heights neighborhood left one person dead. it happened at 2 yesterday morning after a night club lead out near the sundance kabuki movie theater. police received reports of shots fired by posting filmore st.. police say modesto resident was shot and killed while standing on the sidewalk. the search is still on for the gunman. >>mark: stuck at see what a crew trapped in the arctic are still waiting for help and so are their rescuers. we will have that story as the kron4 morning news continues.

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more on the weather forecast from erica. >>erica: that's right mark i don't think we'll see any change anytime soon. we're talking temperatures well above where they should be for this time of year. although we do start off with some fairly chilly mornings it will warm up by the afternoon. we're talking temperatures as much as eight to 10 degrees warmer than where we should be so by lunchtime today, most locations are ready and the '60s holding on to some upper 50s along the delta and by 3 this afternoon,

expect slow to mid-60s for just about everyone. it's going to be a hazy sunshine and a little smoggy and east bay and south bay. it o'clock tonight holding on to calm conditions with conditions in the low 50s. i do want to break down those afternoon highs for today. mountain view today checking in with a high of 64. it will be as warm as yesterday. remember oakland came in at 70 degrees. i think we will come and cooler than that. but it we will still be a record- breaking territory. mid-60s for oakland which could tie and no record set back in 1977. 63 in san bruno. if you have new year's eve plans, we will start the night off and the '50s and the ride around midnight we drop into the upper '40's. expect a just a few clouds with mostly clear conditions so optimal viewing if you're heading out to see those fireworks.

your 7 day around the bay forecast shows dry weather will carry us into 2014 and will probably seek the driest calendar year on record. sunshine sticks around this weekend with temperatures climbing into the mid-60s. 618 as the time right now. good morning george. >>george: and easy ride expected. we'll see a normal commute pattern developing. here at the bay bridge toll plaza as at the san mateo bridge and golden gate bridge is light traffic. you can see that there are a few cars backed up and the right hand cash . i don't expect them back up to continue to grow this morning. " we spend and to that freeze it for the bridge. let's check the traffic maps. you'll see it's a good commute for the e shore freeway, forramon vallee

580. look at this 80 traffic around dublin. --hayward and san leandro, an easy trip as a worker with toward the south bay and down toward the milpitas corridor. the north bay ride is an easy one from a bottle all the way down to the golden gate bridge. public transit all doing fine this morning and most agencies are on a normal weekday schedule. >>anny: new this morning. 74 passengers trapped aboard an expedition vessel in the antarctic may have to spend their new year's at sea as weather hampers yet another rescue attempt today. the passengers have been trapped for a week. their latest hope, an austrian icebreaker ship is waiting 32 mi. away on the edge of pack ice. this attempt follows one by the chinese icebreaker xue

long, or snow dragon which was nearly 7 mi. away from the trap the vessel when it couldn't get any closer due to unusually thick ice. throughout the week, trapped passengers have been giving surprisingly positive updates via you to. >>: the expedition is trying to update scientific measurements taken by an australian expedition led by douglas mawson that set out in 1911. >>mark: keeping our eyes on wall street. stocks showing little change. here's a look at last week's closing numbers. stocks showed little change at the end of a strong week as investors had into the home stretch of what has been a great year for wall street. the dow jones industrial average and the s&p 500 and flat friday. the nasdaq fell slightly. for the week, all three

indexes advanced more the 1%. starting january first, minimum wage workers in 13 states and four cities will receive higher paychecks. the largest increase is in washington state where the minimum wage will go up to $9.32 per hour. other states that will see a boost include: new york, new jersey, connecticut, ohio, florida, missouri, colorado and oregon. the changes have been partly fueled by nationwide walkouts this year by fast- food workers. 19 states currently have minimum wages higher than the federal level of $7.25 an hour. after the january 1st changes, that number rises to 21.

here in california, minimum- wage earners will be paid $9 an hour starting july 1. it will be the first of two dollar-an-hour boosts that will push the base wage to $10 by 2016, giving california one of the nation's highest rates. good morning america host robin roberts used a facebook post to acknowledge what friends and co-workers have long known. she's gay. roberts thanked her "long- time girlfriend amber" in an end-of-the-year message reflecting on her health battles in 2013. roberts did not give her girlfriend's last name. but people magazine identified her as amber laign, a licensed massage therapist from san francisco she met through mutual friends a decade ago. 53-year-old roberts has not previously spoken publicly about her sexuality. formula one racer michael schumacher suffered severe head trauma sunday while skiing in france. 44-year old schumacher hit his head on a rock, but was wearing a helmet.

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our top story this morning. children's hospital of oakland says it will remove jahi mcmath's ventilator at five tonight. kron 4's will tran is live outside the hospital this morning. again. that deadline is tonight. at 5 p-m. we'll keep following this developing story for you all day. to get the most up to date details. make sure to check in on kron 4 dot com.or the kron 4 mobile app. >>erica: take a look at temperatures right now. we are approaching 40 is for the most part. with upper 20s in the north bay. by 3:00 p.m. most locations will be in the '60s. we will continue with this pattern heading into 2014. breaking down your 7 day around the bay coming up at 645. it

morning george. >>george: we are now looking at the similar conditions will likely for what we are going to see all morning long. your quick could you check shows light traffic. what was some slowing of 580 seem to be evaporated. there are no delays on south bay peninsula on north bay freeway is currently.

>>anny: with a new year comes a host of new laws that will take effect wednesday across the united states. in colorado, marijuana stores will open their doors in the first state to legalize recreational use. guns in connecticut that are considered assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines must be registered with authorities or they will be considered contraband. this law was passed in response to the new town elementary school massacre. and here in california, transgendered students can choose which restroom they prefer to use and whether to play on girls and boys sports teams. also taking effect wednesday in california photographers who harass celebrities and their children could face up to your in county jail and up to a $10,000 fine.

>>mark: december has been one of the driest months every court in california. this is bring some cities and counties in the sacramento san-joaquin delta re issue water conservation orders earlier than usual. if no rain falls in the remaining days of 2013, it could rank as the tries calendar year in state history. while the drought has now been declared by gov. jerry brown he has assembled a task force to monitor and study the issue. field goal as the game ended 23-20 victory over the arizona cardinals yesterday, and the 49ers hold on to the nfc's no. 5 playoff seed. arizona rallied from a 17-0 first-quarter deficit to tie it up late. anquan boldin caught nine

passes for 149 yards and a td in his first game back since arizona traded him to baltimore after the 2009 lamichael james' 45-yard kickoff return and two quick completions by collin kaepernick set up dawson's game winner. . stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage on the niners. they visit the green bay packers sunday in an n-f-c wild-card game at 1-40 p.m. will have your new year's eve forecast coming up after the break.

welcome back. the california mother couldn't believe our eyes when she saw her kids swimming just feet away from a sharp. since the family it regularly visits the beach he told them it was a dolphin. the department of fisheries and wildlife tells people to avoid the sharks

if you see them. they believe the warm water and food is bringing them closer to the shore. the sticking from manhattan beach. >>anny: when we come back we have rob black giving us some financial advice to close out the air. also here is a live without live from our walnut creek the camera. waking up to clear skies and the george is expecting lighter traffic this morning. we will keep you updated. the time now is 642.

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so far this has been on of the drie on to bay area weather and traffic let's get more on your morning commute with the george street >>george: for any one of you that may be driving this morning you are going to encounter light traffic wherever you're heading. currently, we aren't seeing

any congestion on bay area freeways. the bridges all look good. the golden gate bridge and the san mateo bridge. here at the san francisco bay bridge no metering lights and light traffic on the approach. for your ride through the east bay on interstate 80. drive times are still well under 20 minutes. hercules to berkeley. no delays and to walnut creek or through the san ramon valley. south bay freeways look good with no congestion showing up on 85 up through the west valley or to 80 out to cupertino priest and as we track the maintenance of low ride on the dumbarton bridge interchange and the san mateo bridge interchange it's like traffic where they both meet 101 and 280 even though there was an incident at bunker hill has had a light and easy ride all morning long. >>erica: it live look from our mount tam cam. clear skies for most of the bay

area but it is cold out there. santa rosa now at 28 degrees with below freezing and vallejo and fairfield. at the freezing mark and concord. waking up to four days along the mid peninsula. as we head into the afternoon, we have plenty of 60s and store. it's not going to be as warm as yesterday where we actually saw readings in the '70s. low 60s through the san ramon valley and plenty of sunshine expected. an overall high of 61. oakland i think will tie our record set back and 1977. high pressure from late in place. i will keep and east on to our north. it's also going to allow temperatures to continue to warm. here's a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast. dry weather will carry us into 2014. in fact, not seen any right whatsoever as we

transition into the weekend. >>mark: what you wall street as we sit with our financial expert rob black treat we are still seen dow and s&p at incredible levels. s&p up about 29%. you think we will repeat that next year? >>: yes an amazing run. you have to believe in wall street. you have to believe in capitalism. we could have another good year if the economy continues to report positive numbers as we have the back half of the year. and in a by-election start to stretch some of the economy slips we have another good year there's really no good case to make for a running on for ever. we need to sort g p e and something to cool things off. >>mark: we need better

purpose for companies that sell more confident. we will start to get companies expanding loren i hiring again? >>: it depends on what sector you are talking about. this was a europe that we talk about income disparities more and more and the news. we started talking about social living places out there. that seems to continue to be in play beginning at the new year. minimum-wage and mexico as to dollars and 50¢. here it's a $10. depending on what state you are in. sometimes when you raise the minimum wage there's unintended cost. it's something wall street is going to be focusing on in 2014. >>mark: i'm seeing twitter stock on the rise once again and twitter for now and whistles and a lot of money and tens of hundreds of millions a year and their stock continues to rise. >>: i just got off my computer. i used to enter to basically aggregate news stories and " there was a

story and that basically said karen rogers randall caught touchdown. sponsored by nfl but in mcdonnell sponsors of mcdonald's wanted me to see the highlights. was a great 48 yd play, great tossed for a long story short. twitter is going to sit there with advertising the way i see it. twitter goes crazy. and i started to go back out around $60 a share. a lot of people want apple to buy tesla and gm to buy tesla. it should say it should be a fun year to say the least for of automotive tech. our >>darya:

>>mark: will check back with rob for winners el losers. a >>darya: >>anny: with new year's eve fast approaching oakland police are warning residents that firing guns are fireworks into the air is a legal and extremely dangerous. every year, the department received several calls about celebratory gunfire and fireworks. police will have patrol officers out in areas where the most activity has been known to happen pretty reminder that off fireworks are illegal and the city of oakland. violators face fines of $1,000. a reminder to all our viewers that come 2014 the kron sunday morning show expands by one hour. so you'll be getting a three hour dose of new news starting january 5th.

>>mark: taking a look at the box office numbers from the weekend. the house to continue to top the box office landed in the number one spot over the christmas holiday for the third weekend in a row. the hot broth and $30 million this weekend. and second, disney's frozen bringing in 28.9 million. and rounding out the top three anchor man to signing soon, californians from sacramento to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it.

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welcome back to the kron4 morning news. new year's eve started a little early. at the hard rock cafe marquee in times square, spider-man helped throw handfuls of confetti and to the air as part of the annual confetti test. 1 t of colorful confetti will be released on

tuesday night. the amazing spider-man will be helping out at the celebration and is the official super hero of new year's eve. >>anny: and remember to join us for kron4's new year's live presented by nissan. it's the only local allies new year's eve show. it will be a very good time. gary radnich and catherine heenan will make sure you have a front-row seat to the best fireworks shows and parties. that's new year's eve live right after the news at eleven for it and >>darya: still ahead on the kron4 morning news at 7, there are just hours left before hospital officials take jahi mcmath off life- support crew will have an update and a live report. plus, 76 researchers and taurus that have been stuck in ice at sea for nearly a week may have to spend your seat in the antarctic. and you're fired, will tell you which coaches have been let go and sports this morning.

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a 13 year-old girl behind me at the hospital has been declared brain dead. she's down to her last few hours unless her family can do something about it. i'm will tran live from children's hospital. i will have the latest. >>anny: in atlanta still allow paramedics were treating a patient. it will have an update on that story coming up. >>mark: and they say the smog is why we've had such beautiful sunshine. at erica has more on the forecast. >>erica: taken the live look outside clear conditions yes but we are looking up to some frigid temperatures. we're in the upper 20s for the north bay and 40 for the rest of the bay area. we are talking the possibility of a record-breaking warmth. of the highlighting today plus a sneak peek at what to expect on new year's eve coming up in just a couple of minutes. good morning george. >>george:hi