this morning on the kron 4 morning news. record cold is causing

problems across the country. record temperatures continue. i don't think the sunshine will cause any warm. after traffic and the bay area the chp is currently handling a few minor accidents out there but nothing more than a fender benders crowley on the right hand shoulder. as for the bridges you are good to go here on this perhaps back to work schools closed,

businesses disrupted.and big delays at airports including flights coming and going from the bay area. plus - a east bay woman hailed a hero. for being alert.and helping get an abducted little girl home safe. and no more time in court for jahi mcmath's family. at least for now. as the brain dead teen gets the care they want for her.away from children's hospital oakland. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. good morning. it is tuesday, january 7th. i'm james fletcher. and im anny hong the bitter cold and snowy conditions stranded flights and passengers. 37- hundred flights were cancelled throughout the u-s monday. some of them -- right here in the bay area. kron-4's jeff bush was at s- f-o with how many flights were cancelled monday and what we can expect for today. then i think we already expected that there would be

a chance for the airport to be on the way. even before the house that just before we left the house we knew it was the late that we found out it was canceled. so we are just rolling with the punches. >>: i'm going to be two days late. >>: we will have to jfk and they get back to boston and around midnight. unfortunately we found out that was canceled. >>: and should have driven to l.a. by now. >>: the majority of the problems were here at sfo but other bay area airports also had cancellations. there were nine in san jose and one in oakland. on monday. i'm jeff bush at sfo kron 4 news. >>anny: in other bay area news,a woman is being called a hero after calling police about the suspect's car in an antioch kidnapping last week.

seven year old natalie calvo was found safe just a couple hours after her abduction on friday. roxanna raim noticed david douglas's strange behavior as he walked into the target she worked at in pittsburg friday morning. she then went back to the office and watched him on the surveillance cameras. douglas eventually left the store and went into the parking lot where he hung because of his bizarre actions, roxanna wrote down the license plate number from his gold toyota camry. later that night, there was an amber alert for 7 year old natalie calvo was kidnapped. douglas' description and car fit what roxanna saw earlier. roxanna called authorities and 2 hours later, police were at her door thanking her for cracking the case. friday's kidnapping of seven- year-old natalie calvo finished with a happy ending. she was found safely just a couple hours after reports of her abduction.

>>: and does happen she made it home safe and she can continue her childhood. and as it turns out -- police were not the only heroes in finding the young girl. kron-4's alecia reid spoke with a woman whose call to police about the suspect's car. prompted the search. this video. taken by jahi mcmath's family attorney. shows, a private ambulance leaving oakland's children's hospital sunday night. the family will not say where jahi has been moved. because of privacy and safety concerns. the girl went into cardiac arrest after getting her tonsils removed at children's hospital last month. the family has been fighting the hospital in court for weeks. to keep the girl on a ventilator. their attorney says, she is now getting the help she needs. she has been given antibiotics to combat certain infections. she has been given nutrition

support. also in central banks to help balance her blood. ".help her." children's hospital says, providing the treatment that jahi's family wanted. would have been medically and ethically inappropriate. because the hospital says. she is deceased. >>james:meantime - u.s. district court judge saundra brown armstrong has cancelled a hearing that had been scheduled for today to discuss jahi's future at children's. in an order issued yesterday afternoon.armstrong called the hearing "moot".because the issue lawyers would have debated.has already been >>anny:coming up on the kron four morning news with obama back at the white house handling business for the new year-- one issue at the top of his lise extending long-term unemployment benefits.we'll explain. and residents in san francisco will no longer have to complain about corporate shuttle buses delaying muni buses. the plan the city announced to regulate those shuttles next

plus-- firefighters covered in ice and a teenager hiding under the snow. people are trying their best to cope with the frigid temperatures hitting much of the united states. we'll tell you how they're doing it, coming up.

for all nine. there will be some changes to 36 bus lines run by the santa clara valley transportation authority. major changes include added buses, meaning more trips per day, to lines 66, 68, 121 and 181. routes 328 and 330 will be extended and stops added at almaden expressway and trinidad drive and the expressway and via valiente. line 522 will run over more hours on weekdays and

saturdays and new service added on sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. all adjustments made to the 36 lines are listed on the vta's website, v-t-a dot org. >>anny: a pilot program was launched yesterday that will allow private commuter buses to stop at certain muni bus stops in exchange for a fee. city officials says the 18- month program will allow the buses to stop at about 200 of the city's 2,5-hundred plus muni bus stops if they pay a fee the fee for the bus operators, which transport employees for

companies like google, apple and facebook will depend on how many stops a bus makes daily. the 200 muni bus stops will only be available to permitted operators. the rest of muni's bus stops will be off-limits to the commuter buses. people are doing their best to cope with the frigid weather that continues to grip much of the midwest and northeast this morning. as andrew spencer reports. even arctic animals are finding the weather unpleasant. another day and another morning of dangerously cold temperatures in the midwest.

live in the weather center temperatures continued to drop for much of the country. with this system open its way to the east and south. i will talk about just how frigid it is on the kron4

in another day and another morning of dangerously cold temperatures in the midwest. its so cold in fact, three amtrak trains got stuck in illinois, with more than five hundred passengers aboard. you can see the train cars covered in ice. temperatures in the area broke a record of minus 16 degrees. the trains were halted yesterday about 80 miles west of chicago. one of them, the californa zephyr,

is from the bay area. passengers are staying on the trains and are being fed and kept comfortable by the crew. the deep freeze is also causing plenty of power problems. some 30-thousand homes and businesses don't have electricity in indiana. and temperatures are in the negative teens. officials say some people could be without power for days. >>erica: some temperatures haven't seen temperatures this cold in the past 20 years. green bay now 17 below zero. temperatures will continue to drop. in fact some spot actually colder than yesterday. we're talking about the wind chill factor. looks like the

south cold arctic air is pushing its way south and east so we do have a windshield warnings as far south as florida. a chicago feels like 30 below zero. by tomorrow morning more than half the country will see it readings below zero but again here in the bay area we are pretty much unaffected. but we do have some delays and cancellations. most of us will remain in the '60s. sunspots warmer than yesterday thanks to the increase in cloud cover. it's going to be an over cast afternoon. a lot of those clouds will hold up around. santa clara today

downtown san francisco a high of 6064 in oakland. although temperatures are warmer than average i don't think we will break any records. futurecast 4 shows the cloud cover will just wrap up throughout the course of the day. below sea to much for sunshine. we will continue with this pattern throughout the next couple of days. you see on their 7 day around the bay forecast we are marking the possibility of showers north of the golden gate bridge. we are back in the sunshine as we wrap up the work week. more details on your extended forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. as for traffic around the area a lot of folks probably heading to work today. the good news is not seen any wait here at the bay bridge toll plaza. - traffic flowing at top speeds from the macarthur maze to the fremont exit. over at the san mateo bridge roadway center show grana

indicating speeds 50 mi. per hour. conditions are about equal in both directions of highway 92. back to the traffic map. nothing to report for the nimitz freeway. all was well in the south bay and as for the peninsula for your ride along the bay shore north bound 101 we're seeing top speeds without any accidents to reports. freeze over. a federal judge has ruled that chicago's gun ban is unconstitutional. the city wanted to ban virtually all sales and transfers of firearms. u-s district judge edmond chang said he realizes that officials are trying to stop gun violence. but says "certain fundamental rights are protected by the constitution." the f-b-i's latest annual

crime report showed chicago more couples around the country who get pregnant while dating are opting to live together rather than get a quickie marriage. the national center for health statisitcs show that for the first time over the past decade, living together has surpassed the "shotgun wedding" for expecting couples. shotgun cohabitation update: as cohabitation gains favor, shotgun weddings fade vice president biden will be in albany, new york today discussing rebuilding efforts following hurricane sandy with new york's governor, andrew cuomo. the two plan to address infrastructure and other investments.

the 20-12 hurricane and its aftermath destroyed several homes and businesses in the state. president obama is back in washington and back to business-- determined to hit the reset button and make 20-14 the political success 20-13 was not. the first test is a battle over extending long-term unemployment benefits. democrats support it but

republicans want cuts to off-set the cost of paying out the benefits. brianna keilar reports. their success or failure will determine if democrats hold on to the senate - or if president obama's second term agenda is stymied by republicans controlling both chambers of congress in his final two years in the white house. the time now is 422. we will take a quick break here on the kron4 morning news as we head out to take a look at

the bay bridge approach. the toll plaza. at traffic lights. we're now looking up to mostly cloudy skies at this hour.

construction for nicaragua's inter-ocean canal will start at the end of this year, contradicting a

recent announcement that it would be delayed until 2015. the president of the canal authority said all the studies needed to start building the canal are being carried out in a timely manner. over the weekend, there were reports that construction would begin a year later

than planned because the waterway's path has yet to be defined. legislators approved a grant in june for a beijing- based telecommunications company to build and operate the canal.

we are back. what starts this half-hour with a look at our own forecast and a check of the national

weather because that's making headlines all across the country. >>erica: the morning. we are talking extensively about the deep freeze. a lot of folks actually and hospital not only because of a snowstorm last week again because of the cold arctic air that has settled in its place. we're really talking about snowy conditions. you see it is barely dry. all that cold air will causing havoc for a good half of the country. here's a look at temperatures. 1700. when we factored a wind chill that's what's important is what it feels like. it actually feels like 30 below zero in chicago cleveland 39 below zero in green bay so very cold weather in fact. by tomorrow morning more than half the country will be waking up to temperatures below zero. this is a big

story we will continue to monitor. this arctic air really settling in to the east and south right now. here in the bay area although we are not dealing with severely cold weather some of us actually are looking up to freezing. we are 32 in napa. san francisco at 49 degrees and 47 of the door and san jose. it's actually not as cold as 24 hours ago based on all the call cover streaming in. we are waking up too high clouds with no issues of visibility. as we head into the afternoon and will remain pretty overcast for most of us. the clock will stay in the '60s. 63. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows a we will continue with this growing trend perhaps a slight chance for showers as we head into thursday. the past that, we are back in the sunshine as we work with our way of the

workweek. bay bridge toll plaza looks well except for this one car that's actually backing up and some of the car pool lanes for it is suggested to not do that. the chp will movie over and of course that is a danger bury it at any given time, do not reverse your car here at the bay bridge toll plaza proof san mateo bridge moving good. drive time 12 to 13 minutes between 881013 it has to take over to the traffic maps your seeing green on the roadways sensors for most of the bay area freeways. kron4's will tran is live at sfo with which you can expect out of the sfo today. the morning well. >>will: well and i just got

off the phone with the duty manager. here are the latest numbers. if you're taking off to chicago you could have some problems. not just chicago but no work. as of this moment for departures are affected. she couldn't give me specifics but definitely call ahead and if you're coming in from the east coast expecting family and friends york jfk boston made way o'hare but obviously impacted by a snowstorm that we're talking eight arrivals throughout the day as well. if you are monitoring the situation contact your friends and family. ask monica she just arrived at as a fall a couple hours ago. you were stuck in chicago. tell us about that? >>: it was terrible. i was supposed to stay there for two more nights but fortunately i got one more flight saw went from chicago

to san francisco and now from san francisco to reno. >>will: if the weather was beautiful you still be in chicago but because it was so bad he wanted to leave earlier. >>: yes basically. >>mark: how long do wait at an airport. >>: almost eight hours. the mine and my flight was canceled but i didn't know anything. there were so busy. >>: we saw the board saying cancel cancel canceled. and i was scared. because on wednesday i was about to go to hawaii and oscar i wasn't going to make it. >>: >>darya: will have a 8 my tie for me. look at long face. it's been such a journey for her just to get to the sfo. have a fun time

and hawaii. >>will: if you're heading to hawaii you have to call ahead. those flights i'm talking about cannot take off from those airports like jfk and new work. if they can take off they can't land here at sfo. if you have a plan waiting on the tarmac here not going anywhere. to definitely call ahead. >>anny: hawaii does sound nice. don't address the more pott is the 15- year old girl from saratoga, who committed suicide after inappropriate pictures of her. were passed around her high school. the lawyer for one of the boys accused an argument between hot and her friends led the girls' to hang

yourself not what the boys were accused of doing. fbi special agent jeff johnson referring to 39 year-old yen thank who turned himself and for the arson at the chinese consulate in san francisco and new year's day. the blaze captured by a security camera. according to the fbi tank is a chinese national and permanent u.s. resident living in daly city. on friday afternoon he called 911 and confessed prompted local police to make the arrest. the fbi won't say why he would have set the fire court papers said what he called by 11 he said " i made the fire. " he said he told investigators he had been hearing voices and chinese and the chinese consulate had to have been

involved. that is being charged with arson the fireball seen on the surveillance footage is described by an h bi-judge fbi agent. authorities would not release a photo of thank but in court papers described him as having long brown hair a thin build a wineglasses. fe will remain in federal custody before bearing in court. >>: as for the suspect's mother is the fbi does not release any information at this time. in san francisco john finale all kron4 news. with him. jahi mcmath's family says. the teen girl, who has been

declared brain dead, has arrived at a new facility and is receiving medical care. this video taken by the family's attorney. shows a private ambulance leaving oakland's children's hospital sunday night. the family will not say where jahi has been moved because of privacy and safety concerns. the girl went into cardiac arrest after getting her tonsils removed at children's hospital last month. the family has been fighting the hospital in court for weeks. to keep the girl on a ventilator. children's hospital

officials say, providing the treatment that jahi's family wanted. would have been medically and ethically in-appropriate. because they say she is deceased.

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television set. it would be a smart tv with all the features of rope to build separate next up an entirely new gadgets. its made by the it is called the pact on. a smart phone tablet combination. the phone works like any other android smart phone but to slide it into a 9 in. display and now it's a full-sized functioning android tablet. this is a great way to combine to gadgets that a lot of people take around. it is this an tablet mode. it is lighted out when you want a more pocket-sized device. we have crews that cbs this week hunting through the show to find the

top 20 gadgets and technology transfer 2014. be sure to mark your calendar for our top tent shows coming up on january 24th at 9:00 p.m.. gabe slate kron 4 news.

welcome back time now for 45. an autopsy shows that a beloved priest murdered new year's day in northern california was beaten to death with a wooden stake and a metal gutter pipe. police add the attacker broke in a side window of the rectory at st. bernard catholic church. meanwhile, gary lee bullock, a 43-year-old humboldt county man, was arraigned monday on charges of murder, burglary and arson. authorities have said bullock was released from jail on a disorderly conduct charge several hours before the break-in and slaying. the jail is just a few blocks from the church.

jerry sandusky's campaign to have his penn state pension restored is going before a hearing, more than a year after his child molestation conviction led the state pension agency to revoke it. sandusky is expected to participate by video conference in the proceeding that starts this morning. the hearing could last three days and bring to the stand witnesses tied to penn state and the second mile, a children's charity founded by sandusky where he met at least some of his victims. a decision could take months. the former penn state assistant football coach lost a $4,900-a-month pension in october 2012, when he was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for child sexual abuse. i 446 + find out about our own forecast as to wake up on this tuesday morning. erica has a look at that. >>: it's not as bad to get out of bed this morning because temperatures are

trending. we're in the upper 30s and pleasanton. at 37 out the door and vallejo. 51 degrees and upper '40's along the east bay shoreline. temperatures may dip a little more degrees approaching sunrise but overall we are in pretty good shape. we'll have any problems with visibility however. as a result temperatures will be just a few degrees cooler. it will continue with this cool down and looking ahead by thursday could see a few sprinkles north of the golden gate bridge. let's start things off and the south bay. reading tear malay and below the mid-60s. but temperatures should be warmer than where we should be still looking at temperatures that will not break any records and we do not have a spare the air alerts and the fact. castro valley a high of 62. downtown san francisco will climb into the '60s. 61

today and berkeley. futurecast 4 shows the cloud cover will only ramp up throughout the day and so it's going to be very over cast for those fields along the coast line. i think the calls will see its most dramatic change today. today i think will barely break follow 50s. pitcher 7 day around the bay forecast. cooler temperatures will stick around for the next couple of days and looks like we could see some scattered showers for thursday. from that we are back in the sunshine but in other week system will slide through on saturday. looking at a 10% chance for the north bay perhaps 20 percent chance for showers on sunday. we're back with some and normal weather. bay bridge toll plaza still very light from all the approaches however we are seeing an increase in the cloud cover coming from the e shore freeway. over at the san mateo bridge. for those

of you taking public transit the hearing of any delays for ac transit bart were based train no. 1. >>anny:flu season is in full swing with twenty-five u.s. states already reporting widespread illness. kron 4's charles clifford has details. as well as a look at how we are faring here in california. >>: the cdc tracks the flu nationwide by analyzing test results from hospitals and other medical centers. their data shows the right now 22 states have high flu activity malate and the southeast. the cdc also reports that about half the

people who have tested positive for influenza are suffering from the age 1 and one virus that is also known as a swan flu. the other thing i wanted to show you is it goes to a tracker. they analyze search results for people who are searching for flu remedies and flu symptoms in order to track the flow and what their data showing. what they're saying is that the flu is actually peaking at. we should know and another week or so rather are not the cdc flu affirmation follows the same trend. for now in the news room charles clifford kron 4 news. >>james:the 49ers are a step closer to the super bowl. after a frigid win in green bay. and the countdown to carolina is now on. 49ers versus panthers is this sunday.

this is what it could cost you to get to the game. your best bet is to fly out of san jose to charlotte. roundtrip 365 bucks for a flight leaving on saturday and returning monday. two nights in the lacasa inn south charlotte will set you back 90 dollars. a cross country train trip is an option at 761 dollars round trip. each way would take you four days and beause of track work you'll have to take a bus at times. finallydriving is an option if you leave tuesday google maps says your 27- hundred mile trip from san franisco to north carolina

will take you 39 hours. ten hours a day and you could do it in 4 days and more than 600 bucks in gas moneythat's roundtrip. finally tickets to the game start at 140.much cheaper than playoff tickets at candlestick. and just as we were live in green bay. kron 4 is heading to north carolina.

stay tuned for live coverage from the panthers home stadium. right here on kron4 news.

target plans to hire about 300 employees for a new store scheduled to open in san jose this march. target will host a job fair for interested applicants on thursday and friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at work 2 future on foxworthy ave. job candidates will have the chance to interview with store managers and learn about the new store. to apply, visit corporate dot target dot com. the new south san jose store will open in the village oaks shopping center

near cottle and poughkeepsie roads. former president george h. w. bush and wife barbara celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary they were married in 1945, while george was home on world war two. celebrations were low-key this year. as barbara bush was released from the hospital over the weekend after a bout with pneumonia. a rather unusual experiment took place in st. cloud, minnesota where sub-zero temperatures are being recorded. a photojournalist set out to discover just how long it would take antifreeze to freeze. hot now, check out this time- lapsed video. it clocks the length of time the anitfreeze actually sat in sub-zero temperatures.

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coming up on the kron4 morning newsrecord cold is causing problems across the country. schools closed, businesses disrupted.and big delays at airports including flights coming and going from the bay area. plus - a east bay woman hailed a hero. for being alert.and helping get an abducted little girl home safe. the kron4 news starts now. good morning. it is tuesday, january 7th. i'm james fletcher. and i'm darya fulsome. let's go right to weather. >>erica: most of us are above freezing. in fact we are seeing a lot of mid to upper 40's. as we head into the afternoon not as more of a day. a lot of the cause was the ground in the sunshine will not have the opportunity to talk about.

upper 50s to mid-60s and later on today. i have a full look at your afternoon highs plus a look at your national forecast coming up in 15 minutes. here's george. >>george: at your bay bridge toll plaza light traffic all around the bay area. even though i've another and some congesting on interstate 580 it's not quite as happy. mib on a normal commute day while we have definitely seen and return of traffic. for the most part 8 easy ride around the bay area. >>darya: easy for us but not for others. the bitter cold and snowy conditions stranded flights and passengers. 37- hundred flights were cancelled throughout the u- s monday. some of them -- right here in the bay area. kron-4's jeff bush was at s-f-o with how many flights were cancelled monday and what we can expect for

today. a woman is being called a hero after calling police about the suspect's car in an antioch kidnapping last week. seven year old natalie calvo was found safe just a couple hours after her abduction on friday. roxanna raim noticed david

kron4's will tran is live at sfo on what we can expect today. >>will: we can expect long lines a lot of anxiety from people showing up to sfo hoping to hop on their flights. again to you there's a 555 flight from chicago to best of all but already cancelled as of 430 according to the duty manager, we're talking eight arrivals from the work boston midway o'hare canceled into as a vote at leaving here for tessellations already. that's the a lot of people behind schedule. what time

are you supposed to leave last night sir? >>: 11:00 p.m.. the >>vicki: when you showed up what did they say to you? the mother was a connecting flight was canceled and the option was to stay overnight three for four days. i lay over in cleveland. >>: you can take off from here how to avert that? the >>: we managed to reach a verdict the san francisco flight and delay that for today's 3 it has a daughter over there are you holding up? >>: it's not that bad. it's pretty comfortable so far. sort of walk through the airport try to find a nice place to sleep. we have

netflix. >>vicki: what time was your flight this morning? the >>: a 25 so so now i should be heading over. the >>: is still a little nervous? but they said it was a sure thing so i guess it will depend on their word so far. if not, stuck in california. it can't really complain agree that >>will: thanks much. been stuck in california i guess not a bad option unless you're stuck airline. and i can tell you a long faces people are getting frustrated will continue to monitor the situation. there's a good chance you'll be picking people up today. maybe tomorrow because the northeast will do it with all that snow and the long lines.

>>darya: thanks a lot will we will check in with you later on this morning. >>james: the man who robbed a jury march in san francisco and killed two people in the process has been charged with 16 felony

counts. 23 year-old barry white jr. was arrested in july of 2013 after police say he runs--roibbebbed victoga jury store on-jew elry store on brannan street. police say white killed two female employees of the store and critically injured the 50 year-old male owner. white was armed with 8.38 caliber revolver. after running from the jury store into a nearby-jewelry store into a nearby tacqueria police say he opened fire on several officers. white has entered a not guilty plea.

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>>darya: 511. and national knows lawmakers aren't capitol hill tried to put the finishing touches on a 1.1 trillion dollars spending bill that would put last year's budget battles to rest. the goal is to finish writing it this week in anticipation of the house and senate votes before the january 15th deadline to avert another government shutdown. the bill fills and thousands of details across the approximately one-third of the federal budget devoted to the day-to-day operations of federal agencies. >>james: senate democrats are facing a showdown vote today on a three month extension of unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless. republicans appear unenthusiastic about the

measure and what changes. the bill would restore between 14 weeks and 47 weeks of benefits averaging $256 weekly to an estimated 1.3 million long-term jobless were affected when the program expired back in december. the vote was scheduled yesterday but the cold weather delayed some members returns. >>erica: live in the weather center a deep freeze is drinking cold arctic air to a good half of the country. all the talking about these temperatures below zero when the kron4 news returns.

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♪ wita da of lt, th mwone loveou mt ♪ welcome back is by 15 right now. take a look at this. they can hardly see as they're trying to look and drive. heavy snow blizzard like conditions will continue today in buffalo now york. temperatures could plunge as low as minus seven degrees in parts of the start today. more than 300 members of the new york army and air national guard were mobilized to help deal with the freezing weather. governor andrew cuomo

declared a state of the emergency for parts of new york critic of the weather is responsible for at least 15 deaths across parts of the u.s. most due to weather-related traffic accidents. >>erica: a lot of people have been hospitalized due to frostbite. it only takes a couple of minutes not wearing the right clothes to fill the effect of the arctic cold. we have been talking extensively about the deep freeze because it continues to work its way to the east and south. take a look at the south. although the deep freezes impacting atlanta with temperatures and the single digits that's bombing in comparison to green bay which is 18 below 012 below and and it- minneapolis. what really matters is the wind chill factors. 32 below zero and cleveland. 41 for green bay. temperatures continued to drop. we also seem very

frigid temperatures along the eastern seaboard. hair and the bay area quite a contrast. we're actually warmer than 24 hours ago. 34 of the door and antioch some of communities above the freezing mark. you can see the high clouds moving from the bay area. high pressure is still in control overhead so will not see any storms heading our way as that of that off shore flow. the westerly breeze as kicking a. that's why it's going to be cooler after know. campbell today only getting 64. 62 degrees in santa clara. 62 also for castro valley. it will be a little warmer along the delta. upper 50s for san

bruno oakland today with a high of 62. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows and will continue to cool. perhaps of north bay showers on thursday. take a look at the weekend. we're looking at a 10% chance for showers. i really don't think will see much. looking at the extended models i don't think of into the middle of january where we could see a significant breakthrough that the brink of some these are rain. 518 as the time now on to traffic right now with george. >>george: as we continue to monitor lighter than usual traffic with some slowing on the interstate 580 but not the typical amount. here at the bay bridge toll plaza it light traffic and the westbound direction with no delays coming through the macarthur maze e-shore ornaments. eastbound of

course is problem free. but catcher e shore freeway ride and interstate 80 commute still just 14 to 60 minutes from hercules to berkeley. the way free through the san ramon valley bridge and mention some slowing of 580 in the westbound direction. you see it there's not much in the wake of heavy congestion yes. south bay freeways look good. so does the mid peninsula where there are no delays on the 84 or 92 interchange with a 101 and the marin of ride still an easy trip southbound. from nevada to the golden gate bridge. 519 right nowvice president biden will be in albany, new york today discussing rebuilding efforts following hurricane sandy with new york's governor, andrew cuomo. the two plan to address infrastructure and other investments.

the 20-12 hurricane and its aftermath destroyed several homes and businesses in the state. president obama is back in washington and back to business-- determined to hit the reset button and make 20-14 the political success 20-13 was not. the first test is a battle over extending long-term unemployment benefits. democrats support it but republicans want cuts to off-set the cost of paying out the benefits.

>>james: an outbreak of the flu is hitting northern california. at least six people have died from it. stanislaus county public health officials say at least one person died from the h one in one strain of the flu. the age 1 and one is the same strain that caused an pandemic in 2009. officials said the flu season has had the county earlier this year. the states targeting young adults and middle aged people however, it's not too late to get vaccinated. doctor say it takes two weeks after your shot to become immune to the age 1 and one virus. --h1n1 virus.

>>darya: a autopsy results showed a beloved priest was killed at a church in eureka was beaten to death. gary lee bullock has been charged with murder and torture for the killing of rev. eric freed there is a period of 30 say--authoritites say bullock was released from jail just hours before the murder. the jet was located near st. bernard's church. police say bulock back into the church by breaking in a side window. they haven't released a motive behind the killing. >>james: a pretrial hearing is get a for actress amanda

vines today. --amanda bynes . of the troubled actors has faced a gamut of legal problems over the past few years. she was recently charged with misdemeanor drunken-driving count. the charges stem from an arrest in west hollywood after a judge found her to be mentally capable of standing trial. we'll be right back.

>>james: watched wall street this morning it was a slow start for stocks and the new year. here's a look at yesterday's closing numbers. the dow lost 44 points. the nasdaq lost 80. and the s&p lost four points. the war starts a year and almost a decade. futures point to a higher opening today. opening bell at 630. we will see were the numbers go. >>darya: sony is delving further into the world will computing market with a smart man. smart and is a waterproof--smartband is a waterproof wristband that tracks everything from daily physical activities and nightly sleep patterns to how much you socialized with friends. the center packed van has the display and works wirelessly with an and android smart phone or tablet threat app called life lock. --lfie logifelog. it

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kron4's will tran is live as a pole with the latest on which you can expect with the way it and cancellations. >>will: this is turning into sfo hotel because a lot of people were supposed to take off yesterday and it found out they were not so they came back early this morning and you can see the long lines behind me. it's going all over the place of miami to other warmer destinations those are impacted but there are those who are not going technically to york. they're moving on to europe but

before you get to europe you have to get to new york jfk chicago and that's where the problem comes. including people like ralph who came here yesterday right? >>: we camry estimate for the same flight at 7 05. we waited for about five hours and they told us it was canceled and it was back to san jose. >>mark: did you think yesterday when you came here we touch it would have a problem since it was nice here? >>: he have exactly critic at same dull late late late. we get to that end of the stick. with time is your flight this morning when a 7 05. >>: you about another 90 minutes or so. no one's come up and said the of the call this number for any apparent reason so

>>will: have a safe flight. his mother lives and the bay area she is not going to be bamboozled twice. you could see her right there the reason why is her son came here yesterday. he was stuck and five hours later he just simply took the shuttle back to san jose to this time bomb dropped him off and she is right here. she's not the best of all for another 90 minutes of the sheik and visibly see it but plane has taken off. the >>: departure seem to be a fine it's just those are rivals. like jfk at new work boston made wait o'hare. those are the chicken places and that's why if you have families coming to the bay area is highly encouraged

that to monitor the situation because you could come here thinking they're ready to hop off curbside and there's nowhere to be found because they're still stuck. >>darya: let's take a look at exactly why. were looking at frigid temperatures lots of snow you name it. >>erica: right now not much act of some of law but a lot of snow is already on the ground. arctic air is settling in. temperatures in the southern states are currently in the single digits. for a lot of folks it's colder this morning that 24 hours ago. a very

frigid temperatures atlanta. usually known for its hot weather feels like it's not below zero there. in fact by tomorrow morning and good half of the country was the temperatures below zero hospital said to be packed. and only takes a few minutes to be out and at weather with the wrong clothes to actually feel the effects. here and the bay area crowded conditions will continue into the afternoon so that temperatures will be a bit cooler today. echoing trend in effect for the next couple of days. so what did your 7 day around the bay forecast coming up at 745. here is the george. >>george: westbound traffic still very light and lighter than usual still all around the bay area. your quick

commute check shows and interstate 580 as the only points in the east bay with a gesture in now. >>james: thanks george. and bay area news. a woman is being called a hero after calling police after the suspects' car and antioch kidnapping last week. seven year-old natalie calvo was found safe just a couple hours after her abduction on friday. roxanna ramirez noted david

douglas this strange behavior as he walked into the target she worked at and pittsburgh friday morning. she then went back to the opposite watched him on the surveillance cameras. douglas eventually left the store and went into the parking lot where he hung around for a few hours. because of his bizarre actions rocks and wrote down license plate number from his cold toyota camry later that night, there was an ever alert for seven year- old natalie--amber alert for seven year-old nathalie was kidnapped three douglas's description of a car fit what works and a saw earlier. rocks and called authorities in two hours later police were at her door thinking her for cracking the case. >>: _ at a family to put this behind him and move forward with raising their daughter. douglas remains in jail with $4 million bill. >>darya: a federal judge has canceled a hearing scheduled

today in the case of 13 year-old jahi mcmath. the united states district court judge says the request for the hearing is moot because the issue that would have been addressed as already been resolved. the mother of jahi has sought a court order requiring children's hospital oakland to maintain the team on a ventilator and to insert a gastric tube and it to test me--tracheostomy tube before transferring the team from the hospital to another facility. sunday a family announced that the team had already been moved to an undisclosed location for long-term care.

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man! marcus the magnificent malone. it is a reunion that was seen around the world. music legend carlos santana and receive a former band mate who is now living on the streets of oakland. a chance encounter with kron4 stanley roberts may have been the turnaround and the hard luck life of a forgotten man to read a story only see on kron4's dallas's down one on

one with marcus the magnificent alone. >>: meeting for the first time in 40 years. the reunion that was seen all around the world. >>: now, that how you doing man. >>: i sit down with markets for an exclusive one-on-one interview to see just who is the legendary percussionist whose been homeless for close to 30 years. >>: who is markets? >>: marcuses just a person that's trying to make happen in life proper and successfully hopefully spain to soak where i tried to create music and anything else i do permit >>: i've never had homeless

to the level that you've reached what is that like? >>: homeless is a constant day-to-day struggle and try to keep your health club cold nights food in your body sleeping outside. sleeping in parks and old cars or wherever you can find shelter. you know. it's a very hurtful and painful thing, sometimes. people might approach to with a lot of negativity. get out of here. you don't belong care. we will call the police permit to go through life listening to something you created on the radios and deck cars passing by i would hear my music. >>stanley: what's it like you hear cars going by and you hear your music plane and you can't do anything

about it? >>: i would say to different people around it that i know. i would say a man that's my song. and then they go man are you crazy. that's santana. and i would say i was with that band from day one. >>: the interview turned out to be a blast from the past and a peek into the future. there'll be more on markets in the coming days. so stick around. and san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4 news street >>darya: it's amazing the different than all of this has made and that it shows you you don't know anybody has. stanley brand to him just passing by a homeless guy and said. >>: most people just write him off. >>: everybody has the story. it was spectacular to watch this play out >>darya: let's listen to erica store which is all

about the weather. we're talking about national freezing temperatures nicole blizzards. and here in the bay area they continue to drive. >>: the bay area will be the cool down. perhaps a few raindrops later on this week. right now we are off to a mild starts. 36 currently. we are well into the '40's for the rest of of the bay area. that's because of all those high clouds that are stubborn. until we are looking up to warmer conditions this morning that he will be severely a limited later on this afternoon. a stick a look at satellite and radar. we're also dealing with a westerly flow. that ocean sea breeze will close down. and although we could see some rain from some parts of northern california and i don't think we will see in here and the bay area. in moscow down with temperatures still warmer than average. sunnyvale and 63, 62 and mountain view. we'll see low 60s in the san

ramon valley and los 60s in i think will stay and upper 50s for san bruno napa today and have 64. here's a look at the temperatures spread for san francisco. a high of 60 today. back and the '60s friday and saturday the saturday this is our next opportunity for rain with a 10 percent chance. here's a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast. overall very mild conditions for this time of year. i don't think we will see much end to wet weather until the middle of january 3rd but could see a significant break for a permit for the meantime we are high and dry for probably the next several days. at 550 on the traffic now. hey george. >>george: we are still enjoying great conditions as traffic has not yet clear

return to full normal levels until after the holidays. we're still looking at lighter than usual traffic here at the bay bridge toll plaza even as we approach 6:00. it's a lighter back up what we would normally expect to see at the golden gate bridge. and on 92 at the san mateo bridge is still an easy ride with just 11 to 12 minute drive time heading across the span. looking at your ride through the east bay. we have not yet to pick up any delays for the e shore freeway or for southbound 680. but if today is like guest today we was a slow traffic, both of those freeways. san ramon valley looks good. 580 have some high traffic a lighter than normal loads their permit south bay freeway still look great and in the north bay there are no delays for 101 southbound and the ride through central san rafeal down to the golden gate bridge. public transit still and join in on time schedule. no delays reporter for a string out of the central valley or parked

around the bay. >>james: the 49ers are a step closer to the super bowl after a frigid wind and green bay. and the countdown to carolina is now on. 49ers vs panthers is this sunday. this is what it could cost you to get to the game. your best bet is to fly out of san francisco-out of san jose to charlotte. round- trip 365 bucks for a flight leaving on saturday and

returning monday. tonight's and the-two nights in the lacasa inn south charlotte will set you back $90. a cross-country train trip is an auction at $761 roundtrip. each way with taking four days and because of track work and you'll have to take a bus at times. finally, driving is an option if you leave tuesday. google maps says your 2,700 mi. trip from san francisco to north carolina will take you 39 hours. 10 hours a day and you could do it in for days and more than 600 bucks and gas money that's run for. finally tics of the games start at $140 much cheaper than plastic it's at candlestick. >>darya: and just as we were

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