the san francisco police and fire departments as well as the state department of diplomatic security. the special agent in charge of this case did say that at this point, the attack seems to be an isolated incident an not part of a larger problem. >> i will say, at this point in time, our initial assessment is that this appears to be most likely a criminal matter as opposed to a national security matter. if that changes, we, of course, will let you know immediately. >> reporter: now, the chinese consulate is also cooperating with the investigation. earlier today, they condemned this attack and asked that the people responsible -- person or persons responsible for this attack be brought to justice. they are also asking that every effort be made to protect the consulate as well as chinese diplomats here in the u.s. the san francisco police department has stepped up patrols around the building. in san francisco, charles clifford, kron 4 news. and this is not the first attack on the chinese consulate in san francisco. back in 2008, it was fire- bombed during a series of

protests against the beijing olympics. a group poured flammable liquid on a security gate and then lit it up. meanwhile, developing tonight, the beautiful view along the popular east hills was recently interrupted by a grim sight. a skull perched on a log. >> reporter: a morbid new year's day discovery. the skeletal remains of a human being found sitting on a log in the oakland hills. >> officers did discover a human skull on a plate. there were some beads and other items around the skull. >> reporter: investigators say the decorative setup around the skull may be linked to some kind of ritual. other possibilities are also being considered. >> we have looked up past cases of missing persons. we also have our homicide division working on it as well. >> reporter: an anonymous tip came in wednesday, leading oakland police to the

discovery. in this rather popular area for sight-seers, less than half a mile away from the entrance to the park. >> out here in plain view, it is kind of creepy. >> reporter: back in may of 2013, a discarded skull found at a recycling center turned out to be from a student laboratory at a santa rosa medical school. in this recent find in the oakland hills, the alameda county coroner will get help from forensic anthropologists in determining the skull's age. >> we're not sure if this is a missing person or if there's foul play, but our primary goal is to identify who this is. >> reporter: in oakland, haaziq maadyun, kron 4 news. the off-duty uber driver who police say hit and killed a six-year-old girl has been identified. authorities say 57-year-old man hit the six-year-old. it happened new year's eve around 8 p.m.

near ellis and polk streets. tonight the mother is in critical condition. the boy, expected to survive. the driver, muzzafar, was arrested on vehicular manslaughter charges. police say this man is responsible for another pedestrian accident in san francisco. an 86-year-old was hit and killed tuesday afternoon at the intersection of naples and rolph streets. the driver was arrested. a three-month-old is fighting for his life after being hit by a vehicle. there is a picture right now. his 19-year-old mother carried him in her arms. investigators say the mother, ashley capuchin, stormed out onto a busy street after an argument and was hit and killed by a truck. tonight, the baby is in critical condition with life- threatening injuries. the baby's aunt was also hit but suffered less serious injuries. authorities say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in this crash.

the fight over jahi mcmath heads to federal court tomorrow. a federal physical magistrate is scheduled to meet with both sides of the case. the attorney for the family of the girl also. the judge ordered this settlement conference to try to avoid a trial on whether jahi should be kept on life support. the family wants to keep jahi on a ventilator and have her transferred to another facility. meanwhile, the family is looking to move jahi to new beginning community center in new york. the care facility says it is focused on preserving life and treating brain-injured patients. jahi was declared brain-dead after something went wrong while she recovered from routine tonsil surgery. after two strikes, contract ratification votes, a disputed bart vote and a lawsuit, the bart district board of directors has taken a step towards ending labor unrest. dan kerman has the latest

developments. >> please cast your vote. >> motion pasted. eight yes. one, no. >> reporter: the board approved a compromised contract thursday with the hope of creating labor peace. >> in the end, it's good for the unions. it's good for the district. and particularly good for the riders. >> reporter: gone from the agreement is the controversial six weeks of paid family medical leave. in its place, an expansion of bereavement leave provisions, more options for employees to pay family medical leave costs, the construction of break rooms, a change in the way employees are scheduled for training, and a reworking of a provision giving employees a one-time bonus if bart ridership increases. >> we're satisfied with the agreement. but it's going to take a long time to heal after the type of campaign this district has run. >> i feel this is not a long- term feasible contract.

>> reporter: a frequent critic of the unions slammed both bart workers and board members before casting the lone vote against the agreement. >> we put the public through a lot of hassles and we got nothing out of it. we accepted a strike. and when you accept a strike, that means you're at your whit's end. but instead, we rewarded bad behavior. when children run away, you do not reward them when they get home. you punish them. and we rewarded bad behavior. unacceptable, in my opinion. >> he has to run for office at some point as well, and it's his opinion. but you have to understand, we're still smarting from the fact of the brutal campaign that was raged against our own employees and also the fact that they're still under federal investigation for the death of two workers. >> reporter: now it goes to the unions for ratification. atu scheduled a vote on friday. seiu on january 13th. in oakland, dan kerman, kron 4

news. and this just in. san francisco city college can keep its accreditation for now. a san francisco superior court judge issued his ruling late this afternoon. the decision stops the accreditation commission for community and junior colleges from finalizing its plans to terminate the school's accreditation in july, leading the legal battle to save city college is city attorney dennis herrera. he is planning to hold a news conference this evening to discuss the latest developments. kron 4 news will be there. we have an update tonight at 8:00. we do have clouds starting to make their way towards california. they may, and i mean may, bring rain late next week. we'll talk about that, coming up in a little bit. coming up at 5:15, heavy snow and brutal winds on the east coast having a big impact here in the bay area. then at 5:30, the violent start to the year in two bay area cities. and next, why some are still

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cold, snowy start for millions of americans and it's only going to get worse. a nor'easter is making its way through the region, bringing with it frigid cold and fierce winds. the national weather service issued a winter storm warning. officials are urging citizens to be prepared. boston mayor tom menino says his city is ready. >> we've been through this before. we'll get through this storm. public works is ready to do their work. >> reporter: in new hampshire, crews are already out plowing the roads. residents say so far, so good. >> they're doing okay. >> reporter: the storm is already wreaked havoc across the midwest, blanking roads in ohio and indiana, and pounding wisconsin and minnesota, where

temperatures were forecast to reach 40 below zero. for travelers, heavy snow could lead to poor visibility on the roads and in the sky. more than 1,000 flights have already been cancelled. and boston's logan airport has stopped all flights between 8:30 p.m. tonight and noon friday. and now let's check in at san francisco international. justine is live there. >> reporter: we found out that more than 2,000 flights across the country were cancelled today because of that nasty weathers in the midwest and on the east coast. here at sfo, we take a live look at the flight board right behind me. we've just found out from the duty manager that the airport cancelled 32 departing flight

and 13 arriving flights. also, a lot of flight, especially to chicago, were delayed. arrangements that are the most affected are newark, logan and jfk. and also at o'hare and midway. those are in chicago, where there is low visibility. and deicing is needed on planes. that's also needed for the delays. travelers, i was talking to them about how they're handling this hang-up. one family i talked to was trying to go back to chicago. they said they knew about the bad weather in chicago, so they checked out their flight information first and they found out that they were going to be delayed. and that was good, because they didn't want to be stuck at the airport, because they have a five-year-old and a one-year- old. >> we want to get home. i mean, this is not what we wanted. that's not how we planned it. but the good thing is we knew it before we got here, so we didn't have to wait here longer than, you know, the two hours.

>> reporter: now, many airlines are allowing passengers to make changes to their itineraries without a fee. not a lot of cancellations right now, but the brunt of the blizzard is supposed to hit new york tomorrow. 32 flight that were departing here at sfo cancelled. 19, arriving -- 13 arriving flights cancelled. san jose is not seeing any issues. and in oakland, only five flight were cancelled. live at sfo, i'm justine waldman, kron 4 news. happening now, the 49ers getting ready for a freezing play-off game in green bay. new forecasts predict the temperature to drop below zero during the game on sunday. kron 4's mike pelton made it to green bay, after some weather-

related travel delays. he has the frigid details on sunday's big game. >> reporter: good evening, from a very chilly lambeau field. we're now less than three days away from the wild card round, niners and packers here in green bay. the packers were on the practice field earlier today. here you can see them out on the practice field. after practice, the team held a media availability and talked about what they need to do against the 49ers. san francisco has won three straight against the packers. and kaepernick beat them in week 1 this year with his arm. he and anquan boldin had a huge day in the win, so the packers know they have their hands feel. >> you want to be able to run the ball, and pass the ball effectively when passing the ball. so if we can play that game, we'll definitely be in the game and we'll definitely have a good chance to win it. >> first of all, stop the run. we've got to be able to do

that. they take a lot of big shots down field. kaepernick has the big arm. just eliminating those. >> that helps wonders for the defense to be fresh. just get those guys tired, get them running, and i think it will work out for us. >> reporter: while it's not supposed to snow on sunday, the forecasted high at kickoff is zero degrees with a wind chill projected at negative 18. in green bay, mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> kind of not looking at our conditions in san francisco. a live shot from our rooftop camera. and next, the strange new year's sighting witnessed by people all over northern california. then several hurt. others still unaccounted for. witnesses now sharing clues about what might be behind a

massive fire in minnesota.

apparently it was not just fireworks lighting up the skies over northern california on new year's eve. several people reported seeing mysterious flying objects, so now george rask -- george warren is on the case. >> we didn't have any problems seeing it. >> reporter: steve brown watched it over sacramento. hans spotted it over auburn. >> it kind of approached from that direction and came across, kind of slow. >> reporter: did they see the same thing that kay saw? multiple objects captured on this man's iphone. >> i seen like six bright orange-colored lights. they were like almost in a diamond or triangle shape. >> reporter: and not just northern california. somebody posted this video from the hollywood hills on youtube. multiple glowing objects out there among the new year's eve

fireworks. >> there's two of them. three altogether. >> no. it's four! >> reporter: in auburn, hans and his wife saw it a few hours earlier than the other sightings. >> that's the funny thing. no sound, blinks lights. just this big form. >> and whoever it was moved up and to the left. it hovered there for probably about 60 seconds. and then it took off at a high rate of speed, out of sight, directly away from us, and just disappeared. >> reporter: of course, we're always looking for rational explanations for ufo sightings. this 2008 sighting over the sacramento valley turned out to be an airplane with an electronic sign under the wings. a year later, a mysterious flashing light near placerville turned out to be arcing power lines. we're still waiting to find out if there's a rational explanation for what people saw

last night all across california. and a strange sighting is not the only out of this world mystery. you might remember a crop circle was discovered earlier this week at a farm sear selenas. hundreds flocked to see the mysterious design. unfortunately, we may never know what caused it, because the landlord apparently mowed it down, claiming it had become a nuisance. coming up at 5:30, kron 4 breaks down new homicide numbers for the bay area's biggest cities. then a warning to parents. what a mother found when she then a warning to parents. what a mother found when she secretly recorded where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect.

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found a stranger shot to death in his front yard. >> reporter: i spoke to the man who lives at the place. he said he heard at least one gunshot at 1:00 in the morning. he looked out the window did you didn't see anything. it wasn't until about 45 minutes later when his wife comes home, stumbles across the body, goes inside, tells him. and that's when they go outside and spot the man. you can see the bullet hole in the fence here. right after seeing the man, they go inside and call the police department. the police officers come out here and spend the entire morning trying to collect evidence. i got a chance to talk to martin hernandez, the man who heard the shot. here's what he had to say. >> did you look at this guy? was he still alive? >> no. he was dead. i just turned around and see his face. i called the police. >> had you ever seen this guy

in the neighborhood? >> never. never. >> reporter: hernandez says he's scared. he would like to move. the police department at this point, they have not made any arrests. they don't even know a motive about the case. hernandez tells me it appears that the victim was wearing some sort of gang apparel, but the police department says that's obviously something that they're looking into, but at this point, they're not saying that the murder was gang- related. and that's the very latest. reporting from san jose, will tran, kron 4 news. oakland's first homicide of 2014 is a 13-year-old boy. police say the boy was shot new year's eve near the intersection of 104th and walnut. he died of his injuries. tonight police are still looking for that gunman. overall, 2013 brought a steep drop in oakland's murder rate, down 33% from last year. >> reporter: oakland remains the deadliest city in the bay area, with 91 in 2014, compared to 48 in san francisco

and 44 in san jose. the oakland total includes 16- month-old drew jackson, shot to death august 7, along with his father, andrew thomas, as they slept at a relative's home. an eight-year-old was killed as she opened the door at a friend's home. and quinn boyer, the paramedic, shot to death as he drove away from his father's home. as sad as those stories are, there is reason for hope. in 2011, oakland had 110 murders. in 2012, 130. and last year, 91, the lowest total in nine years. san francisco followed a similar pattern, going from 50 murders to 69 two years ago, and then down to 48 in 2013. and san jose, despite a spike in killings late last spring, saw its number of murders drop slightly from the year before. >> homicides dropped in most big cities across the country. chicago led the nation in homicides with more than 500 in 2012. in 2013, it recorded a nearly

20% drop to 415, the lowest number there since 1965. we do have cloud cover over the san mateo bridge. what is of concern is another spare the air day. we're going to have another one tomorrow. 26 on the season so far. public transit certainly encouraged. no wood burning allowed. you see the cloud coverage is going to continue. partly cloudy conditions through the weekend and into early next week. tomorrow, we're looking at 49 in san francisco, 45 in hayward. 35 in pleasanton. court proceedings have been halted voing -- involving the man that allegedly drove his car into a boardwalk. the hearing will determine in

nathan campbell will stand trial on one count of murder, 16 counts of assault with a deadly weapon and 17 counts of hit-and-run. witnesses say campbell maneuvered around barriers and intentionally took aim at tourists and vendors back in august. the only person killed was an italian woman on her honeymoon in l.a. two people remain unaccounted for tonight. wednesday's fire injured 14. at least three people are still in critical condition. fire investigators say reports of an odd smell and debris from the blast point to a gas explosion. firefighters were not able to enter the building while fighting the blaze because the roof had partially collapsed. crews are now removing debris from the sight. a wisconsin mother says a hidden camera captured graphic video showing an in-home therapist abusing her three-

year-old autistic son. >> reporter: three-year-old caden is clearly terrified of his therapist, 27-year-old jacobs. he is seen elbowing the boy in the head, even headbutting him during a session earlier this month. the jacob's therapist is now facing felony charges of abusing a child during a therapy session. his mother, very emotional, tells us she suspected something was up but nothing like this. >> if i hadn't put a video camera downstairs, we would have never known. >> reporter: jacob is one of several therapists from autism intervention from milwaukee, providing treatment to caden, who suffers from severe autism. stephanie told investigators it appeared her son was not improving from the therapy sessions, so she and her husband decided to install a camera. it was on the second day that

she saw the physical abuse. >> it's about my son. he deserves the therapy that he was promised. and he deserves more than what they gave him. and this could be happening anywhere. >> reporter: stephanie tells us she's already received calls from other parents whose children had therapy with jacob. >> the parents were not allowed to sit in on the therapy sessions, which is why the mother set up the camera to record them. jacobs told investigators he does not recall assaulting the child. autism intervention of milwaukee says they are discussing the allegations with their other therapists. and coming up at 5:45, the duck dynasty brand is expanding. but its newest product line has some up in arms. and next, the surprise christmas gift one woman accidentally got from the white house. and it was a down day on wall street.

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dynasty" has launched their own line of guns. a gunmaker is partnershipping with the duck commander to release nine different shotguns along with two semiautomatic rifles. no word yet on which specific retailers will carry them. phil robertson was recently suspended by a&e after he made homophobic and racially insensitive comments in an interview with gq. a&e lifted the suspension after a few days. there are also action figures, doormats, and books based on the family's "duck dynasty." taking a live look from walnut creek. we have sluggish conditions near the 24 interchange. also a live look where we have evening conditions. you can hardly see a whole lot right now. but we have hazy conditions as

well. another spare the air day. similar temperatures tomorrow to what we had today. the weekend, mostly sunny. mild conditions continuing. cooling trend next week. spare the air day, 26 so far this season. so it's a spare the air day today. it's going to be a spare the air day tomorrow. and hopefully, maybe not the day after that, but in the meantime, public transit is certainly encouraged. no wood-burning allowed. it is a steep fine. right now, 57 for oakland. 64 for hayward. 59 in fremont. after a chilly start, we sure did warm up quite a bit. we could see more of that tomorrow. satellite and radar showing partly cloudy conditions but nothing organizing quite enough to bring precipitation for the time being. palo alto, 66. mountain view, 66. 64 is where we'll get to in

fremont. 66 for walnut creek. 66 in san leandro. 65 for danville. 64 in pittsburg. 66 in petaluma, 64 in san rafael. 64 in san francisco's downtown financial district. 49ers forecast, play-off game on sunday. we heard from mike pelton. it is cold. he placed the game time temperature at zero. i'm a little more optimistic. i think it's going to warm to at least two. certainly cloudy. there is a chance of snow. right now it doesn't quite look like it, but we'll leave maybe a 10% chance of snow for the niners game. either way, it's going to be brisk out there. we will continue to hear from mike pelton coming up with more live reports. a lot of sunshine here. increasing clouds into early next week. that chance of rain coming wednesday and thursday. a little far out right now to call it for sure. either way, we can for sure say the temperatures are finally going to drop out of the

unseasonable range into the seasonable range. and now to tahoe. january, i'd like to see more there but they've been making a lot of snow there. 31, the best of the bunch here. we have 21 out at alpine. still skiable. don't forget, tonight at 9:00, it's sports night live with gary radnich. he'll be previewing the niners- packers play-off game. he has an interview with warriors' coach mark jackson and much more juicy stuff. that's tonight at 9:00. watching today's winners and losers on wall street. a good first report on unemployment numbers. a good way to start off the year hopefully. >> yes. one of the first things i learned, working on wall street, you get fired if you

underestimate the consumer. they're very bullish. americans spend. when we have jobs, we spend, spend. a number that came out today, very bullish, and it points to low unemployment coming forward in the starting months of 2014. congratulations, american workers! you've got jobs! >> a lot of things that have been affecting consumers, the spike in the gasoline. >> you're looking at gas at $3.49. the national average looks to be a little lower this year. in california, it's the highest on the continental. united states at $3.89. a hawaii is a little bit higher at four and a quarter. we have to fill up. we don't have the money when we do fill up. therefore, we can't spend it. miles per gallon going up in 2025. >> talk about mortgage rates.

they're on the rise. it's a bit worrisome. we have a pretty fragile housing recovery. >> i refinanced my mortgage two years ago at 8%. now average is at 4.53. that's basically a three- or four-month trend higher. this is bad if you don't have a home. the higher the interest rate payment, the higher the payment. it is going to put some people out of the markets. but historically, 4.5%, my dad would roll over in his coffin if he could have got that 10, 20 years ago. the big fear is if anne and freddie mac get forced out of it. if they get out of the mortgage business, mortgage rates go higher. one of the most popular social networks has had a serious data breach. stay tuned to see if you were one of the people hacked and to learn about how you can protect

yourself if you were, coming up. next on the insider... >> i have a thing about my bum. >> the new stripdown. the ones to watch in 2014. >> with melanie griffin opening up about her daughter -- >> are you scared for her? >> she knows what she's doing. >> then the ncis newbie, a golden globe nominee. next on the insider.

now, time for the kron 4 tech report, with gabe slate. >> the popular social network snapchat has been hacked. and 4.6 million accounts have been compromised. user names and partial phone numbers were leaked and exposed online. the website posting the user information was taken down right after it was posted. the phone numbers were not quite complete. the last two digits 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 hacked, security developers have created a website where people can check. you can find that at lookup.gibson.org. the hack was done by an anonymous hacker group, who said they did it to expose the

security loophole in snapchat. the group claims it was a good will hack. they are white hackers, the good guys, not the bad guys. let's hope they're telling the truth and that they don't do anything criminal with all this sensitive information they now possess. just in case, i strongly advise any snapchat user to change their password. i reached out to snapchat for a comment on this hack. they have not yet responded to me. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> and one day after a group hacked into skype's social media accounts, the internet calling service acknowledged it had been hit with a cyberattack. but it says no user information was compromised. the hackers targeted the public faces of the skype. on skype's twitter account, a message appeared, simply saying stop spying on people via

syrian electronic army. that tweet was removed within an hour, but it had been around the internet quite a bit before it was taken down. coming up new at 6:00 tonight, a beloved catholic priest found dead. how police tracked down the suspect. and spare the air. what happens if you don't. and spare the air. what happens if you don't. kron 4 news check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible.

this is the bay area's news station. kron 4 news at 6:00 starts now. we condemn the despicable act. >> the fbi has opened a full investigation. >> the chinese consulate in san francisco targeted by a fire bomb. no one was injured. but the entrance to the building is badly damaged. tonight several law enforcement agencies are involved in the investigation, including the fbi. they say this is not a national security matter, but the

chinese representatives are demanding more protection for their diplomats. charles clifford joins us live from san francisco. chuck? >> reporter: i'm live along geary boulevard at laguna. this is the chinese consulate right behind me. the attack happened on this side, the laguna sides, about 9:30 on wednesday evening. the chinese consulate says someone poured two buckets of gasoline along the front doors, then lit it on fire. no one was injured but it did badly damage the outside of the building. the fire burned the exterior double doors and scorched the walls. the front of the building was heavily damaged. inside, it was mainly smoke damage. the san francisco police and fire departments responded to the fire last night, also an evidence response team from the fbi was on scene. this afternoon the fbi said they have opened a full investigation into this attack and that they are analyzing evidence, although they wouldn't say exactly what that evidence is or if there's a suspect or suspects in this case. they did say that they believe this attack was an isolated

criminal act and not a national security matter. the chinese consulate is cooperating with the investigation. they have condemned the attack and calling for the person or persons responsible to be brought to justice. they also want additional protection here at the consulate. >> and we hope that the u.s. provides adequate protection for the chinese consulate personnel and properties and bring this to justice as soon as possible. >> reporter: back live now, this attack is very similar to an incident that occurred in 2008 when a group of people set fire to a metal door on another side of the consulate. so far, authorities do not believe those attacks are connected. for now, in san francisco, charles clifford, kron 4 news. san jose's first murder victim of 2014 was discovered early this morning lying in the front yard of a home. police say the man was found

around 1:30 this morning near east san antonio street and south 33rd street. he was hospitalized but later died of gunshot wounds. the man who found the victim describes the scene. >> i turned around and see his face. >> had you ever seen this guy in this neighborhood? >> never. never. never. >> the name of the victim has not been released. police are investigating to see if the shooting was gang- related. right now they have no suspects in the shooting. police arrested three people on new year's day after they allegedly robbed a home in brentwood. officers were called to a house on green stone court and found four suspects leaving in a car. police arrested three of the suspects on suspicion of armed robbery and false imprisonment. police are still looking for that fourth suspect. the robbery victims identified two of the suspects as recent house guests. meanwhile a police tip

leads to a grim new year's day discovery along grizzly peak boulevard. a human skull adorned with bright-colored beads on a log about a half mile away from the entrance to tildon park. the skull is now being examined by forensic anthropologists. they are working through several possibilities, trying to determine who it is. >> it could be deemed as native american. then we call their society to do a burial for it. or it could be decades old, in which case we would submit a dna for a possible match. then, of course, if it's more recent, then we would bring in an expert that would do a dental check on the skull. that's how we go about trying to identify these types of things. >> oakland police say they are also checking their missing person logs in the event the identity of the skull turns out to be someone reported missing

to police. a reprieve tonight for san francisco city college. a superior court judge ruled that the commission in charge of accreditation is barred from finalizing plans to terminate city college's accreditation this coming july. the judge said terminating accreditation would be catastrophic for 80,000 students and would, quote, almost certainly close the school, end quote. while the action is on hold, lawsuits filed by the city attorney and others will proceed. a winter storm that pounded the midwest is now moving to the northeast. this storm expected to bring more than a foot of snow and plunging temperatures. the wintry storm already hit chicago yesterday. some in the burbs saw up to 18 inches of snow. aaa says it received more than 3,000 calls today from drivers dealing with spinouts.

in missouri, icy conditions caused a school bus to slide off a hill and into a ditch. fortunately, no one hurt there. but snowy roads did prove deadly in indiana. a pickup truck driver ran into a bus. the truck driver was killed in that accident. kron 4's dan is live in the weather center. dan, a lot of states in its path. >> there are. it's moving out of the midwest where we saw most of that damage. it is firmly entrenched in the northeast now. very heavy snowfall starting to fall in philadelphia, new york. maine also feeling the effects. it is hitting virginia as well, and washington, d.c. we talked talked to mike pelton. he was in chicago. he was delayed there on his flight due to over a foot of snow falling. as you can see, the snow has mostly moved out of the chicago area and, again, into the northeast. but we can look at futurecast 4 and see where this storm is

going to go. we're pushing ahead to 9:00 tonight. heavy snow still blanketing a large swath of the northeast. and if it's not snow, you're looking at sleet and heavy rain. but come tomorrow, a lot of the system starts to move out of here, overnight hours still feeling the effects. but early friday morning, we can see a lot of this starting to push off the eastern seaboard. so hopefully they'll start to get some relief as we move towards the afternoon hours. you can see, finally we'll be starting to dry out a little bit. but subzero temperatures, a lot of areas are going to face subzero temperatures. so it's going to be very cold. the winter storms are causing problems for passengers flying in and out of bay area airports. now a live look from sfo. 45 arriving and departing flights to and from sfo have been cancelled. flights to and from boston, newark and new york's jfk international airports also

affected. additionally, a delay for travelers heading to chicago. dan mentioned problems there. and san jose international airport, one flight to boston has been cancelled. and five flight at oakland international airport have been cancelled. the 49ers are gearing up to face the green bay packers in the play-offs on sunday. it is going to be cold out there in green bay! really, really cold. kron 4's mike pelton made the trek to green bay. he has a preview of preparations going on at lambeau field. >> reporter: well, preparations are underway here at lambeau field behind me for sunday's matchup between the packers and 49ers. the 49ers do not arrive here in the midwest until late tomorrow night. meanwhile, the packers held a media availability today with their coach and players. they were talking about the weather. the forecasted high for sunday afternoon's game, zero. a lot of packers are used to playing in cold weather. the players said they don't think those chilly temperatures are an advantage. >> i don't know if anybody is looking forward to it.

but i think -- i mean, it will be cold. >> can't dodge it, man. can't dodge it at all. but -- yeah, it's gonna be a cold one. one of those rare ones. so just have my mind right. >> i'm sure both teams will be ready. even if, you know -- we're both gonna be ready to play. i think it will be a good game. >> the weather elements are a part of it. really, the game day is the final path of how you're gonna call it. >> reporter: and the packers players also talked about the 49ers are a team that always show you something they didn't plan for. so they are expecting the unexpected on sunday. as for fans, we've not yet seen any niners fans here in green bay, but in you are coming to the -- if you are coming to the game, you'll need a jacket. >> a jacket and then some! coming up, people really

love their starbucks. one loyal customer took it to the next level. and it's day 2 of the recreational pot sales in colorado. how the business is already booming. plus, the latest on the investigation into the murder of a beloved northern california priest.

authorities arrested a man accused of killing a priest.

gary bullock, connected to the murder of reverend eric freed. eureka police say a guard at the church spotted one matching bullock's description on the property the day the priest was found dead. >> just based on the evidence at the scene, it looked to us like there was some level of struggle in it. >> officials are investigating the motive in the killing. reverend eric freed's body was found wednesday inside the st. bernard church rectory after he failed to show up for mass. coming up, a fire at the memorial of andy lopez, who was shot and killed by a sonoma sheriff's deputy. what supporters are planning to do to clean up and rebuild that site. ford plans to debut a solar car. that's next. bulldog: well, pup,

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lopez memorial site. fire officials say the flames burned less than a third of the altar display. there is an investigation into what caused the fire and if any foul play is involved. andy lopez supporters say they plan to rebuild the site. on saturday, lopez was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. back in october, the deputy told investigators that he believed the replica bb gun lopez was carrying was an assault rifle. we are one step closer to having an agreement in the bart dispute. the bart district board has approved a revised contract that has the backing of union negotiators. >> reporter: after two strikes, contract ratifications, a disputed bart vote and a lawsuit, the bart district board of directors has approved a compromise contract. >> to bring labor peace and employees and management can get back to doing what we do best, and that's focus on

providing world-class transportation. >> reporter: gone from the agreement is the controversial six weeks of paid medical leave. workers did end up getting improvements to a variety of provisions, including those dealing with bereavement, family medical leave and training. >> we're happy to see the board of directors has approved this. we have signed the tentative agreement this time as we did last time. we'll recommend this one to our members. >> reporter: the revamped contract does not exceed the $67 million that was in the previous pact. board members were quick to point out some of its cost savings. >> we also have new limitations being placed on overtime. i think that, again, we haven't gotten enough credit for the fact that this is going to have very long-term, positive impacts. >> we took the public through a lot of hassles and we got nothing out of it. >> reporter: but bart board

member zachary mallay was the lone voter against it. >> when you accept a strike, that means you're at your whit's end. but instead, we rewarded bad behavior. when children run away, you do not reward them when they get home. you punish them. >> reporter: atu is expected to vote on the pact on friday. seiu will vote on january 13. even if unions approve this contract, unions say trust between unions and management has been destroyed by this negotiating process and it's going to take a lot of work to heal those wounds. at bart headquarters, dan kerman, kron 4 news. business for recreational pot shops in denver have booming. as of yesterday, adults in colorado can legally buy recreational marijuana. today hundreds of people waited hours in line to take advantage of that new law. colorado residents can buy up to an ounce of cannabis for about $200. people from out of state can

only buy a quarter of an ounce. some pot shops have seen visitors from canada, australia and italy. ford plans to debut its new solar-powered car next week at the consumer electronics show. the new c-max solar energy can go 21 miles on electricity between charges. it then can switch over and run on gas until it is recharged. ford claims the sun could power up to 75% of all trips made by an average driver. the vehicle's estimated combined city-highway mileage, 100 miles per gallon. the car, however, is not ready to make its debut in dealer showrooms anytime soon. sun, sand, surf. and unseasonably warm weather adds to kind of a perfect beach day here in northern california. rob fladeboe checked out the beach in santa cruz.

tough assignment. >> reporter: with grandchildren in tow, they can't remember the last time they spent the day at the beach in january. >> she said, boy, it's going to be 70 degrees down in santa cruz, let's go! >> reporter: it drew a crowd thursday and the weather did not disappoint. the weather had that summer sparkle to it, with nary a cloud in the sky. >> i've seen it like this before, but not quite to 70 degrees. >> reporter: a pod of porposes even appeared. bicyclists cruised. dogs were let off their leashes. castles rose from the sand. max took his shirt off. >> i think it's the best thing i have ever -- the best experience i've had.

>> reporter: it was all about catching some rays or maybe just catching up on a good book, with thoughts of work or school or winter put on hold for at least another day or two, weather permitting. >> i like this much, much better! >> reporter: in santa cruz, in sunglasses, short sleeves and 70 degree weather... >> i don't know if it's quite t- shirt weather. a little breezy tonight. nothing really to complain about. i'm not exactly running to the beach but i'm not exactly running from it either. partly cloudy conditions tomorrow, mostly sunny. mild conditions continuing through the week. we will have a cooling trend, so perhaps those january beach days might end up behind us. afternoon highs tomorrow, 66 in palo alto. 66 in mountain view. getting up to 66 in milpitas. 66 in san leandro.

65 your high in danville. 66 in petaluma. 64 in san rafael. 63, ocean beach. i guess if you can brave it, go ahead and head out there. 64 by san francisco's financial district. a lot colder in lambeau. game time, zero. but it may get all the way up to two. kron 4 seven-day forecast, a lot of sunshine but it will start getting cooler. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions continuing into the middle of next week with a slight, slight chance of rain wednesday and thursday. we will keep our fingers crossed. grant? a loyal starbucks customer kicks it up a notch. >> i actually took on the starbucks diet challenge. and i lost weight. >> you heard right. coming up, we will tell you about a woman's mission to eat starbucks morning, noon and night. we bring you the surprising health results.

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i like coffee all right. but starbucks for breakfast, lunch and dinner? a seattle woman did just that in 2013. she challenged herself to eat and drink only items that could be purchased from starbucks or its partner stores for an entire year. she even says she lost weight. her name is beautiful existence. that's right. her legal name is beautiful existence. she says there was plenty of variety in her diet most of the time. >> i actually had quite a few things that had changed during this last year, that offered me a really great variety, besides that they had, you know, the different brands. they actually kept changing the food items as well. so it was actually really easy for an entire year, to find something new all the time with them. >> the 40-year-old says she ended up spending more than $7,000 at starbucks over the

year. her first non-starbucks meal, fish and chips. fish and chips. still ahead, at 6:30, a new year, a new launch. how space x is rocketing. and how twins separated by a few minutes were born in different years. plus, the latest on the arson investigation at the chinese consulate in san francisco. and we'll recap our top stories. after our chilly morning, really a gorgeous afternoon around the bay. i'll let you know what's in store for tomorrow and the week ahead, coming up after the break. good. good answer.

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this is the bay area's news station. kron 4 news continues now. here in san francisco, authorities are investigating an arson attack against the chinese consulate here along geary boulevard. someone poured two buckets of gasoline on the front doors of the consulate and lit the building on fire. no one was injured.

but the building was badly damaged. the fbi is investigating. they say this is an isolated criminal about and not a matter of national security. the chinese consulate is condemning the act and calling for additional security here at the consulate. charles clifford, kron 4 news. here on grizzly peak boulevard, an anonymous tip leads the oakland police department to the discovery of a human skull placed on a log and it turned out just about a half mile away from the park. >> we're not quite sure if this is a missing person or if this is foul play. >> the skull has been turned over to the alameda county coroner who will work on determining who it is. san jose's first murder of the new year happened at the home right behind me. man and his wife stumbled across the pod at around 1:45 in the morning. he says it appears that the man was wearing some sort of gang apparel.

but the police department, they say it was shot at least one time. they're not saying if it's gang- related. they don't have a motive. the victim is described as a man in his late 20's. he was a latino. the homeowner i spoke to says he has never seen the man before. and that's the latest. reporting from san jose, will tran, kron 4 news. here in vallejo, a man who had his house burglarized back in october says that the same two men who burglarized his house are the ones who were just recently arrested here for attempted murder and robbery. he says he was surprised to see the mug shots of these two men when he looked at the news this morning. he says he's thankful that both men are behind bars. now, coming up tonight, all new at 8:00, i'll show you what he to say. it's an interview you will see only here on kron 4 news. scott rates, kron 4 news. in san francisco, anti- abortion signs displayed along market street are causing a bit of controversy.

the organization walk for life west coast has displayed some 50 of these banners on lampposts around the street, which will remain in place until the end of the month. pro life advocates say the signs are misleading. the department of public works issued the permits for the sign, saying they are allowed as long as they don't contain nudity or profanity. here at bart headquarters in oakland, the bart district board approves a revamped version of its controversial contract. now its up to the unions to approve it. gone is the paid family medical leave. atu is scheduled to vote on friday. seiu voting january 13. at bart headquarters in oakland, dan kerman, kron 4 news. here in santa cruz, on january 2, sunshine, sunglasses, 70 degrees. in short, beach weather! and plenty of people taking advantage of the situation.

powell beach and the boardwalk drew a crowd. they were rewarded with a view across the bay. porpoises at play. and of course, all that sunshine. in santa cruz, rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. christmas is now behind us. you might be wondering what to do with that christmas tree. starting toads in san francisco, crews are out collecting and recycling trees across the city. residents can place trees at the curb next to waste bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. last season, more than 500 tons of trees were recycled. officials ask that you remove any decorations or stands from the tree and cut a tree that's taller than six feet in half. the bay area is experiencing winter with some of the worst air quality in years. a fourth consecutive winter spare the air day has been announced for tomorrow. the quality management district says there were about 1900

complaints made through mid- december of last year and 80 citations were handed out to violators. sonoma county received the most. violators who are issued a ticket, it's $100 for the first offense. $500 for repeat offenders. as of today, there have been 25 spare the air days. tomorrow, number 26. >> i hope those fines will make a difference. right now, looking at a live picture from the top of mountain tam. we're left with a very nice shot of san francisco. partly cloudy conditions tomorrow. another spare the air day. similar conditions. it's going to mostly continue all throughout the weekend. however, it will start to get cold starting early next week. for now, afternoon highs staying pretty high. 66. palo alto, 68. in sunnyvale, 66. and 66 for san jose as well. east bay we're looking for 66

from san leandro. 67 in castro valley. 66 your high in fairfield. north bay peninsula, more of the same. 64 for san rafael. 62 in novato. and 65 in napa. kron 4's mike pelton experiencing the cold at lambeau field. game time temperature is going to be zero. it will get up to two by halftime. so he's got that to look forward to. around the bay, sunshine and cloudy conditions starting early next week. oh, no! it's stanley roberts! >> stanley roberts found some people behaving badly. >> if you have time, take a look along the bay bridge trail. if you do, you might just notice a few things. first off, for the first mile and a half, the only trash receptacle might be this. the second thing, empty water

bottles. but the third and most bizarre are bags like this. what are they? let's just say they're not goody bags. i will call them doggy bags and not the type you will get at a restaurant. did i spoil your appetite? maybe you might want to step away from the table for a few moments. all along this area are doggy bags filled with -- well, you know. wait. it gets worse. some people have gotten into the habit of playing hide and seek with these safety barriers. see? it's all coming together now, isn't it? they are supposed to be sealed. but if you look inside, you might find water bottles and other garbage. and might even find one filled doggy bag. you can't make this stuff up, people. you can also find doggy bags in

this safety barrel. nasty, huh? yes, there are some trash cans available. but considering people would rather toss them over the fence or any place they feel like tossing them, there is a sign that reads pack it in, pack it out. that means your dog waste too. on the bay bridge trail, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. coming up, space x, not wasting any time, planning its next space launch. what's next. and the mission details. plus, how twins born minutes apart have two different years listed on their birth certificate. 2014 is shaping up to be a huge year in technology. i'm kron 4's tech reporter, gabe slate. tonight at 8 p.m. on kron 4 news, i'll show you the new gadgets, apps and tech services coming our way. safeway presents real big deals of the week.

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welcome back. this is a story that you don't hear often. a special delivery in abilene, texas. twin baby girls born in different years, just one minute apart, but those 60 seconds make a year's difference. >> at 11:59, hannah grace, who is right here, was born. and at 12:00, in 30 seconds, danielle lynn was born. >> the babies were diagnosed with a rare disorder. the doctor thought they would never make it. while some people are thinking double trouble, the mom is thinking double miracle. spacex not wasting any time, planning its next space launch. this is video of the company's first successful launch. the next one, set to take place this friday, tomorrow, at 2:00

in the afternoon our time. it would be the second rocket launch for the private space port company. this next operation will carry a satellite that will improve communications in southeast asian and africa. in sports, the warriors go for their longest winning streak since 2005. but first, they must beat lebron james and the heat in miami. and the 49ers and packers preparing for their play-off showdown at lambeau. gary will go live to green bay, where mike pelton is standing by. and don't forget, tonight at 9:00, it is sports night live with mr. gary radnich. lots of other juicy stuff, tonight at 9:00. female announcer: it's time to make room

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it's now time for gary radnich, from the jack in the box sports desk. the warriors are kicking off the new year with arguably their most impressive performance to date.

they have the two-time defending champs lebron james and company on the ropes as we speak. james, of course, when the feeling is right, he's gonna take it to the cylinder. game tied at 49 in the second quarter. then steph curry starts to warm. curry hit his first three-point shot. warriors up four at the half. third quarter, warriors now to a 12-point lead. curry made six of his first seven three-pointers, putting on quite a show. there it is, though, miami putting the clamps on, tightening up a little bit. but right now, it's 113-107, late in that contest. now, we've got this warrior question for our little program which will follow the news tonight, at 9:00. can the warriors stay healthy? do they have what it takes to compete for an nba championship? why or why not? some of your comments will be live on our program at 9:00,

which immediately follows the newscast. we're running some of these experience through the month of january. that's 9:00 tonight. we'll also have a live report from lambeau. and we're gonna talk to mark jackson, the warrior coach, who you get him one on one there. pretty interesting guy. speaking of lambeau and the 49ers, right now san francisco remains a two and a half point favorite. they're talking about a sunday high of three below zero for the contest. of course, most of the talk is how the 49ers are going to handle the cold. but they also must win their first play-off game on the road under jim harbaugh. here's harbaugh with a couple of words. >> i think the most relevant thing is that -- win this football no matter what the circumstances. >> we gotta play. i mean, we're professional

athletes. so whether it's on the road or at home, we just gotta be ready to play. >> i can't argue with that one. but for me, i don't know. just give me a w and that will take care of all the warmth i need. during the regular season, we can usually handle our business. and we can do the sports back and forth and the 49ers. but when it comes to play-off time, they call on mike. it's the postseason pelton, who joins us from green bay. mike, as always, we're starting with, how cold are you at this moment? >> reporter: well, gary, it's nice and warm inside. it's just when you go outside that you start to go numb, because the temperature here in green bay, well, there isn't one. it's zero degrees right now, expected to get much colder on sunday. and the 49ers would not have a lot of time to acclimate to the weather. meanwhile, we did get a look at

the packers, who were on the practice field earlier today. they practiced indoors for a little while, before wrapping up outside, in order to get acclimated to the weather. here you can see aaron rodgers about to play his second game, after breaking his collarbone and missing seven games. he's facing a niners team that clearly has his number. the 49ers won here last season. and the packers players with a tough task to knock off the niners. >> they're a great football team. so we want to control the ball, you know. and, you know, get takeaways. each game, every play is that much more intense. >> i feel in the past couple of games, we didn't dictate the game. i felt that we let people dictate what we wanted to do. and i feel that we should dictate the game and do what we wanna do. play strong. play to our strong points. hopefully everything will be all right doing that.

>> and the packers are having a tough time just getting this game here on local tv. there's still about 3,000 tickets remaining for sunday's matchup. if they do not sell, they run the risk of the game not airing on some local stations. but the packers did receive an extension from the nfl today. the new deadline to sell the remaining seats is tomorrow at 4:00 in the afternoon. gary, while there might not be one specific reason as to why there are so many tickets remaining, lambeau field did undergo a stadium upgrade earlier this year and added 7,000 seats. now we're talking about them needing to sell 3,000 more. hard to believe there's not a connection. >> mike, do you buy any of the talk that the fans thought, come the first of the year, with aaron rodgers out, they didn't win a game, over a six- game span, and people somewhat gave up on the packers. do you buy any of that? >> reporter: well, they were actually talking about that on local radio today, that when

the tickets went on sale for the play-offs, in the middle of that packers winless streak, so perhaps a lot of season ticket holders thought there was no way they were going to make it. i talked to a few fans today who were not even all that confident, even with aaron rodgers back. so perhaps there's not as much optimism, given the packers' record. >> mike, if i can compliment you, i've never met the great mike pelton. mike usually works in the morning. you're really good at this. aren't you tired of doing these sewage problems at 4 a.m.? come over and do the sports! >> reporter: don't tell me. tell our boss. >> who is that? >> reporter: ha ha! >> mike thinking it over. all right. hey, now, mike, any way we can twist your arm to be on our little program at 9:00 tonight? >> reporter: i think we can get on at 9:00, gary. we'll have new stuff for you then. >> okay. the great mike pelton, you will see more of him. mike is very good.

i've been on vacation. >> welcome back. >> no, no. but why did pelton -- >> people missed you. i got all these tweets, where is gary? stone was sitting in the great chair last night. >> jason is my friend. but j.r. stone hopes i pass away. no, no. but how did pelton go to green bay? he's doing a great job. somebody said quick, send somebody to green bay. he's terrific. how did he end up going? >> i think he has roots in wisconsin. so -- i don't know. this is just me talking. maybe he's shacking up with mom and dad, cheaper than sending j.r. i'm just theorizing. >> i heard on the morning news, that he had to rent a car and drive. the great mike pelton. >> give him a hand. >> he wasn't that good. no, no. mike, terrific.

hey, the raiders have signed former stanford quarterback. trent edwards, something known as a reserve. future contract. trent, nice young man. he's gonna give it one more shot here. he actually started for the buffalo bills a few seasons ago. all righty. jay cutler, wow, he hit the jackpot today. here's why you can't believe anybody. cutler over the weekend goes, well, i'd like to stay with the bears, but i don't know. then all of a sudden seven years, a contract worth $18 million a season. of course, in the nfl, the big number is, how much is guaranteed? $50 million for jay cutler. we will take a quick break. mike pelton went on too long. no, no. he's great. back in a moment.

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