the end of the bart contract troubles just yet. there's a vote on the table today.on a new version of the contract between the bart board and the unions. >> we have areas of from switching to clear skies but a few of us are already below freezing. as we head into afternoon you will need extra layers. everyone will be in the '60s and we may be close to 70's in oakland. we have changes to highlight and a cool down is expected. what i like the possibility of rain. >> we're actually looking at some slow traffic on interstate 580 in the westbound direction. we have an accident that has been reported was song. it is small wonder ride heading into livermore valley. we will update this to my next

report. >> happening right now. policehappening right now. police are looking for someone who set the door of the chinese consulate on fire. kron four's jackie is live at the chinese consulate in san francisco with more on what happened. jackie? >> and they are describing this as an arsonist. this is not the first time. the good news is that it did not get on the inside. you can see the damage is extended all the way to the second floor. it has turned into an international incident. according to witnesses, at around 9:30 p.m. someone pulled up in a car and pulled gasolin poured gasoline.n

see the damage that has been done. they have charred exterior. the front door is missing. as far as the chinese consulate, they're very concerned. in fact, they have called the state department to investigate. we expect to see fire department come back out here this morning and continue with the investigation. >> you can see this is where the damage is done. what is interesting is that the security camera has captured everything that has happened. we are being told that the fire department along with the police department will look into this videotape to see if we can get any images or evidence as to who did this. as far as the earlier incident in 2000 and eight, it was similar where a van

pulled up and poured some type of accelerant. >> obviously, this is a developing story but as we get more information from the fire department and the police department will pass along. >> a developing story out of san are on the scene of the new year. it happened in east san jose. in a neighborhood about a mile off of 880 kron 4's will tran is at the scene and tells us what >> more homicide investigators are arriving. investigators have not turn this over to the coroner's office. a body was fine on the other side of the crime scene tape. this board is a dry way they do not have his identification. they do not know what he lived or he visited some one. they do know that he was shot at least one time and it was not anyone in the

neighborhood who called 911. it was a person who drove past and spotted the body. the person ended up calling the police department. >> investigators are still working the case and they cannot tell me at this point if this is gang-related or if he was targeted. that is the very latest. >> will tran, kron 4 news. >> bart's board of directors is set to approve a new version of a contract with two of its unions. the current proposal has been agreed to byit does not include the controversial and costly paid family medical leave provision, which both sides had originally signed off on, but the district later called a mistake. ? now the district has sweetened their offer. the new agreement expands bereavement leave provisions, it gives employees more options when paying family medical leave costs and it also calls for the construction of break rooms at three locations. and >>

a criminal investigation could be in the works this morning in the jahi mcmath case. as the 13-year-old lies in a children's hospital oakland bed on life support. a court order is keeping jahi on a ventilator for a few more days. the teen suffered complications after tonsil surgery. and several doctors have declared she's now brain dead. children's says the family is holding on to false hope. the family says the hospital is holding up the process. to get jahi to a place that will heal her. >> she is the victim. our family is the victim. it is not fair and it is kroll for them to try to us tell the story is a children's hospital is the victim. >> the family attorney created a very sad hope for this girl. she is not alive, she is deceased by every law and the state of california. >> jahi's uncle says a new york facility is ready to

care for the teen and that as soon as they can, the family will move her. children's hospital says it has not heard from the family on their next plans for jahi. >> stay with kron 4 we continue to bring you the latest developments on this story. you can also get updates anytime on our website - and the kron 4 facebook page. and follow us on twitter.for up to the moment information. linefamily and friends held a mother killed by a truck in investigators say it was a 64-year-old man driving a truck that hit the three of them, ashley capuchin was taken to a near by hospital where she died. her 3 month old, who police say was sent flying in the air nearly 30 feet as a result of the impact was taken children's hospital oakland in critical condition. investigators say there was some sort of argument just before the accident, and that they were not using a crosswalk when they were hit. police say there is no evidence that alcohol was a >> still ahead. if you are running low on pot? it will

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>> should a man living in the u-s illegally. but who graduated law school and passed the bar exam. be allowed to practice in california? the state's supreme court will decide. sergio garcia arrived in the u-s illegally 20 years ago. he is challenging a 19-96 law that bars illegal immigrants from getting "professional licenses" from government agencies. unless state legislators approve it with a vote. at a hearing in september, a lower court appeared reluctant to grant garcia's license. saying the law prohibits them from doing so unless the legislature acts. r >> christmas is behind us and now you might be wondering what to do with your christmas tree. starting today in san francisco, crews will be out collecting and recycling trees across the city. this is video from last year. residents can place the trees at the curb next to waste bins on regularly scheduled pickup days from now until january 15th. officials ask that you remove any decorations and that if your tree is taller than six feet, to cut it in half. >> people lined the streets

of pasadena to watch the 125th annual new year's day rose bowl parade. the theme this year was "follow your dreams" spectators were treated to marching bands and colorful floats from macy's and sea world. the bay area helped make history at the parade. a same-sex couple appeared as real-life grooms atop a giant wedding cake. to tie the knot. with last year's boston marathon bombings in mind, there was an extra heavy police presence. more than one thousand officers patrolled the crowd. >> coming up in our next half hour, we'll have highlights from the rose bowl game in pasadena. >> the time is 6:11 a.m.. a man known as a crack smoking mayor, is running for reelection. >> it is a chilly start. record highs could be said that we will tell you where coming up.

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the snow is expected tonight into tomorrow. every train >> the first formal 2814. chicago received about a half a foot of snow. you concede this storm is making his way closer to the weekend. heavy snow is expected to fall overnight. the letter on today it will stretch into tomorrow. like we mention when they get over a foot and the heaviest snow will be in southern new england. also, parts of new york have a blizzard warnings in effect. this may impact flights if you're going in that direction. this is something that we will continue to monitor. >> here and debate, we have not that. we have clear conditions. mrs. the second

day of 2014 and we are waking up off the temperatures in the 30's. it is still above--i would not be surprised if you encounter frost. check out the afternoon. today will be the warmest of the week. fremont will have a high of 64 and sunshine however it is a spare the air alert. the air will the hazy as we head into afternoon. walnut creek will be is 66 degrees. antioch will have a high of 62 and expect mid to upper 60s along the east bay shoreline. oakland may break a record. >> santa rosa will be at 65 and we may see 60's for those of you along the coast. looking ahead, sunday, the big playoff game with the 49ers and green bay. if you are going their expect a high of only 10 degrees. there is no snow in the forecast. partly

cloudy conditions in fact, nothing like you've ever experienced at candlestick before. if you should bring your letters. will on the 49ers. kron4 mike pelton will be live at the gang. >> mild weather will before the weekend. we do have a shift in the weather pattern and the clouds will increase. where was see temperatures block as low pressure heads our way. you may see a little bit rain. i do not think we will see more than a 10th of an edge. the time is 6:17 a.m.. >> we were going to have a normal commute but there is an accident and was down 580 at first street in livermore. this is backing up the ride coming through the hills. it was quickly cleared and the backup has already started to ease. this would have never happened on a normal commute day. the south bay freeway

is looking good for marin county, one won the drive time is still 25 minutes or less. a little slowing as you head south. >> at the bridges, conditions are great and there are no backups or delays, no meter relies for the westbound ride >> more than 150 people weremore than 150 people were during this holiday season in san mateo county. the latest arrest numbers show that between december 13th and tuesday night at midnight there were 168 people arrested. that's down from last year when there were 201 arrests. at last check. there were about 340 d-u-i arrests in santa clara county. and 540 d-u-i but final arrest numbers for those two counties have yet to be released. >> 52 people aboard an ice- now headed home. a chinese helicopter began airlifting them to an ice floe near an australian ice- breaker ship this morning. then a small boat took them to the ship.

22 crew members are staying with the stranded ship for now. we're told they have plenty of food and fuel. they have been trapped since christmas eve -- when the ship became stuck in ten feet of ice. >> new this morning, the drug scandal and negative press surrounding toronto mayor rob ford don't seem to be affecting his plans to remain in office. mayor ford will register his run for re-election this morning. the mayor has vowed to forge ahead with his political career even after police recovered a video that shows him smoking crack. the toronto city council later stripped ford of most of his powers. still, he is beginning a re- election campaign that will last about ten months. election day is october 27th. >> a new poll finds americans are starting the new year with little hope that the government will solve the nation's biggest problems. the associated press poll shows half of those surveyed want to see "a lot of changes" or a complete overhaul. just one in 20 say the government works well and needs no changes. 70 percent lack confidence

in lawmakers' ability to make progress on some of the big issues facing the country. the percentage of americans saying the nation is heading in the right direction hasn't topped 50 in about a decade. >> marijuana sales began in colorado wednesday for the first time in u-s history. and business is already booming. hundreds of people waited in the snow to select their preferred strain of pot. colorado residents age 21 and over can purchase up to one ounce of marijuana. out-of-staters can buy a quarter-ounce. other rules include no taking marijuana out of state and no public consumption. the main concern for law enforcement is no driving stoned. and >> "if someone's drinking and driving, they're driving too fast or aggressively, if you're under the influence of marijuana, you're likely to be slow. but frankly we've had medical marijuana in colorado for about 13 years so we're used to dealing with people who are driving and consuming marijuana." >> for new recreational retailers, the biggest concern is demand exceeding supply, and the possibility

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>> it is time for the tech report gabe slate. >> good morning, the popular social network has been hacked. a lot of accounts have been compromised. user names and phone numbers were leaked and exposed. the web site explains that users information was taken down soon after was posted. the phone numbers were built were not complete. the last two digits of the phone numbers were blurred out. this was done on purpose, to protect people's identity. if you would like to see if you were one of the users that were had, security developers created a website where you can check. you can

find this at look up .gibson.org >> that made this possible further your information to be stolen. the group stated that this was something good. they're the good guys, the bad guys. they stated that they do not do anything criminal with the information that they have. just in case, i strongly advise you to change your password. i reached out to them for a comment on this and they have not responded. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> netflix says that they have what you need to keep your new year's resolution going. many people stated that they would like to stop watching t while they watch

outworkout. as for what they would watch, a 36% stated that they will watch their favorite sitcoms and other people stated that will watch their drama shows. >> i just do that with my ipad. >> watching wall street this the bulls are ready to celebrate! wall street ended a banner year tuesday with more record closing highs. here is tuesday's closing bell. dow: 16,576.66 +72.37 +0.44% nasdaq: 4,176.59 +22.39 +0.54% s&p: 1,848.36 +0.40% >> we will take a quick break. >> there is a hate crime

that is targeting the chinese consulate. will have the details. >> we are watching cold temperatures for parts of the bay area. we may see record highs set. >> here is a look as know that is falling in boston. they have a big storm impact in the northeast and tomorrow. blizzard warnings for a long island, and in new york. >> we'll be right back.

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>> there are no major incidents or hot spots. we have very light traffic around the bay. >> a east oakland boy who was shot near what mud street on new year's eve was pronounced dead. the shooting happened to minutes after a woman was also shot and killed. >> the driver of a car killed a young girl is behind bars. we learn that the driver was booked on gross vehicular manslaughter. a woman into kids were hit when they were crossing the street the girl, was only 6 years old,

she died. the woman is still on in the hospital and she is expected to survive. the other child has minor injuries. >> a suspected drug driver crashed and into a classic car. this was captured by a home camera. the shows of the trail of destruction >> he describes the force of impact that will come up. a speeding car landed on his ford mustang. it was captured on his security camera. >> the accident occurred just before 6:00 a.m.. according to chp as suspected drunk driver in a silver car lost control and crash. >> he went into the air before he landed on the 66

ford mustang. neighbors say that this car was speeding. >> he was jumping their road tracks. >> the driver was transported to the hospital and right now chp is investigating this is a d u i accident. >> the partnership are going to protest. there are a trade deal under negotiation with the u.s. and canada. they're want to govern 40% of imports and exports. it has been under negotiation. supporters say that it is an important role but opponents call this nasa on steroids and that it will only benefit corporations. >>

>> bill law passed last summer means that all restaurant chains will no longer be using for take- out. >> several people saw flying objects in the skies over northern california on new year's eve. these were reported in sacramento and stockton. cell phone video show multiple glowing objects. a couple stated that they saw these items. >> there was no sound, that is what is funny. i saw this big light, this big form. >> whatever it was, it moved up to the left, it hovered here for about 60 seconds and then it took off at a

hybrid is paid out of sight. >> it just disappeared. >> there have been explanations for ufo sightings. this turned out to be just an airplane. a year later, there was flashing lights and that turned out to be just power lines. we're still waiting for an explanation. >> are there aliens out there? >> maybe. >> the time is 6:35 a.m.. financial expert brought black will be here to talk headlines. we will show you some of the highlights from the big rose bowl game between stanford and michigan state. >> we will be right back. here is a live look outside at san francisco. we may finall some rain in the forecast.

>> the spartans have the no. 1 defense and they shut the cardinals down. they won a

24 to 20. >> we are getting closer to the playoff match with the 49ers and the green bay packers. if the temperature is coin to be only 10 degrees. the forecast is going to be six degrees. they may even get snow. >> colin stated that this is a dream come true. >> i do not been my dream was to play in freezing weather. but have this opportunity is great. >> >> i played up in reno. >> maybe the freezing weather is why there are a lot of tickets that are not avail still available. they stated that there are a lot of tickets that are

available. these tickets have to be gone for this game to be on television. they have to of games that also may be in the same situation. as of yesterday's 5500 tickets still remain available. >> in cincinnati, 8000 tickets a still available. playoffs' blackouts are pretty rare and the last one was in 2002. >> stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage of the 49ers. they will visit with green bay on sunday. this came will be at 1:40 p.m.. mike pelton will be there to cover the game. we're going to try to get some phone interviews with him. >> the time is 6:41 a.m..

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get a check of the weather and traffic. >> good morning. it is light traffic conditions all around the bay. even the we had incidents already we are not tracking any major problems. there is a police action at third street. that means that there are t line delays. southbound trains are being turned are around. northbound trains are also been turned around. >> otherwise, public transit is okay. taking a look at your ride on the freeway, as she looked at interstate 80, that is the smallest commute so is the ride on 680 south bound. traffic through the san ramon valley is without any delays. it is a little slowing for the nimitz freeway and for 101 in between the 68880 interchange. the marin ride

is looking good with no delays. there is a little congestion coming from the civic center past lincoln. the drive time is still under 25 minutes. >> on this thursday morning we are waking up to clear skies but it is frigid outside. we have areas of frost. we are dealing with a clear start. we are at the freezing mark in napa and novato. is 38 degrees right now in livermore. later on today we will see that it will shed up to be the warmest day. " when will get close to 78 and 674 richmond. even later on tonight was a come conditions. >> here is the bigger story, satellite and radar shows

clear skies and high pressure is still in control credi. an area of a break throuh an approach as early next week that will bring us cloud cover and drop our temperatures and perhaps see light rain. this is not going to be a huge washout, we will not see that much but it will increase. we may see more in the way the rain for the month of january and extended models are starting to point in that direction. we certainly needed because we just grab the driest time of the year. >> the mild pattern was the crown for the week can and we do have changes on the horizon for to stay until wednesday. this is something that we will monitor. the time is 6:47 a.m.. >> rob and i was just and

were glad that the holiday is over. >> what are your expectations for this year? >> last year turned out to be amazing for the dow and s&p 500. >> the nasdaq had a great gained last year. you cannot expect this to be a regular basis. we start a large outflow from individuals in the stock market. with that being said, the first five days are important to wall street. it was set the tone for expectations for the new year. i feel very comfortable looking at high interest rates. jobs are out there. >> ford may come out with their new pickup truck and they could win or it lows. people are buying houses, their rate financing. i feel

ok. it is not too hot but it is not cold out. >> the big question is jobs and growth in salaries. this has been stagnant. those are the few things that we need to see making some type are recovering. >> where is this coming from? it is not in my career. wage inflation is very difficult at this point in time. this is a big problem in our economy. other things that we should pay attention to is things like styrofoam being outlou= =outlawed. economic too much money selling this. it is not that good for restaurants and more. >> always look for ramifications and consequences. obama care goes into effect today. if

you need health care, you pay your bill, this will help the consumer. we will have to watch for this. >> we would check back with rob at 9:15 a.m.. >> a frightening scene in hawaii as a sinkhole opened up in the road. it swallowed a pickup truck. the sinkhole opened up and swallowed that truck--with the driver still inside. this happened on monday after heavy rains a buckled roads. they also caused severe flooding and triggered landslides. the driver was not seriously hurt. >> the killing of two dogs by a neighbor in britain would back in september prompted outrage from the

community. contra costa county officials have been say nothing that was done to the two dogs was illegal. but there's not a new twist in the case. kron4 aleicia reid has more. >> he is admitting that he lied to authorities. back in september these two dogs were found in a chicken coop. there were on someone else's property. the german shepherd, killed the tickets and the father shot and killed the two of them jonathan, dump them in an embankment. he told authorities that he killed them with the show. >> someone spotted the remains and they unloaded animal control. most of their bodies were found in garbage bags. john and then

did not know that his father would not have been charged because in that part of the county is legal. his father was also right to shoot them because they killed his poetry and was threatening others. not only did he lie into the investigation but the dog's owners, was left with emotional harm. >> we will have an update on the traffic situation. many officials are reported and delay in both directions on the t line in san francisco's bayview district. shuttle buses are in place from third street between evans and carroll avenue until further notice. >> coming up on kron 4 news, a big surprise for an illinois woman who receive at present by mistake from the first family. >> here is a live look outside from sfo. there are cancellations because of storms on these calls.

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lined welcome back. the time is 6:56 a.m.. >> a present from sasha and malia obama ended up at a suburban chicago home is home by mistake. alane church and lives in wets woadsworth. she was expecting a christmas package, but it was delayed because of damages. with finally ride wednesday morning, there was

a second package at was inside of hers. it was already open, and a return address showed it came from the obama spirit it was a photo book with pictures of the first family in it. church says that she has contacted the person the obama package was meant for. the >> church plans to put the gift in the mail sometime today. >> there still is much more to come on kron 4 morning news at 7:00 a.m.. we are live at s.f. 0 this morning where some cancellations and delays are hampering people's plans to get back home. >> a san jose police investigation of the city for the first homicide of 2014. >> the legal battle is continuing this morning between the family of jahi mcmath and children's hospital oakland. we will tell you where things stand this morning.

>> welcome back. the top stories we're following on this thursday january 2nd. snow and ice across canceling more than a thousand flights. >> we have not seen the end of the bart contract troubles. there is a vote on the table today when a new version of the contract. >> we will not go to the traffic and weather. >> we are waking up to cold conditions. we are currently at the freezing mark. as we head into afternoon we have warm weather expected and to that will be the warmest of the week. i will talk about the possibility of record- breaking heat coming up. >> we are monitoring delays on the muni metro was light traffic on the freeway. there are no problems there and a transit delays are on the third line because of a police activity.