32 degrees redwood city. you cannot escape the cold. we have clear skies out there this morning. our temperatures will continue to fall as we move closer to sunrise. calm. no surprise; right? very dry atmosphere and calm conditions allow pretty decent cooling. clear skies, less wind for today. a very cold start. we will see a rapid warmup and our dry pattern will continue. that warmup will come at noontime. we are starting this morning the white shades indicating 20s. you can see in the valley locations. takes until about 9:00 we are in the pinks and purples meaning 30s and 40s. still a shade of white near vacaville and fairfield. noontime we are sitting in the 50s. wide spread upper 50s and low 60s indicated by the spotty green patches. we will take a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood coming up in a few

moments. hi sal. good morning, rosemary. traffic is moving say long pretty well as you drive out to the commute here. westbound highway 4 looks pretty good. also the morning commute looks good here on 880 north and southbound. there is road work southbound 880 near broadway. they will picking it up now. at 4:30 let's go back to the desk. there has been another holiday shooting at a san leandro walmart. a shopper got into an argument with a gunman in the parking lot. we are there to tell us exactly what happened. >> reporter: for the second time this month this very walmart parking lot is a crime scene. i will step out of the way and give you the proximity of these two shootings. the first one on black friday happened at the edge of the parking lot. as you follow that up the center aisle about 30 yards away it happened again last night right there. it was just before 10:30 when

police say a man that was waiting in the parking lot for his wife to come out of walmart got in a fight with a suspect in the parking lot. the suspect pulled a gun and shot the man in the leg. and it didn't stop there. >> the victim got into his vehicle and drove home. the suspect and this is what we have been told. that he possibly did follow them and continued to shoot at them as he drove. >> reporter: now that victim went to the hospital by ambulance from his home which is about two miles away from where the shooting happened. he is expected to recover. you might recall on black friday surveillance video caught a shooting at the same parking lot. the victim in that shooting is out of the hospital now and recovering at home. the suspect in that case surrounderred in front of our tv cameras after a standoff with police earlier this month. back here live this walmart is expected to open at 6:00 this

morning but by all appearances that will happen because the crime scene appears to be cleared upright now. the suspect in this case by the way is still on the run. reporting live in san leandro noelle walker. investigators in investigation are investigating the cause of a major fire that left as many as 60 people homeless. that broke out at pierce street and golden gate avenue. it took 150 firefighters more than three hours to bring the fire under control. four people were hurt including two firefighters. none of the injuries however are serious. san francisco fire chief said it started in a victorian house and spread to another home and nearby apartment building. >> i could see the smoke was coming into the building. i saw the flames through the windows. >> the red cross is helping the displaced residence. at least 16 people have been put up into hotel rooms until wednesday.

kraig debro is at the scene. a pedestrian was hit and kill by a car while crossing the street in daly city. it happened on highway 35 shortly before 6:00 laciniate. police tell ktvu the victim was in a crosswalk when he was hit by a car. he's only been identified as a 45-year-old man. the driver wasn't cited but they impounded her car. a traffic stop ended with two people taken to the hospital. deputies pulled over or tried to pull over a small compact car in hayward. the driver refused to stop the car. while attempting to enter northbound 880 hit the freeway sign. police say both people will likely be arrested when they are released. south san francisco police are cracking down on gang violence. we want to show you video or extra patrols that are put on

the streets last night. the shooting was gang related even though the families of the three victims disagree. since then the city has hired four extra officers to focus on gang violence. a community action group was also established. those three men were -- the suspects fled the scene. new zealand southern island is being rattled by more earthquakes. there you see people running for cover. several hours ago a series of earthquakes hit christ church. the first was a magnitude 5.8 followed by a 5.3. the final one registered 6.0. buildings and airports were shut down. this of course comes after that devastating earthquake in february that killed 182 people and destroyed the downtown area.

early christmas gift for five bay area police agencies. those agencies received big checks for their role in a drug bust. back in 2006 federal agents rated a hay ward store and seized more than $1 million in assets. hoe leo call agents that aided that investigation were given a share of that money yesterday. the police department each received $475,000. police departments in livermore, vallejo, and south san francisco each received $95,000. this morning the house and senate will convene on capitol hill to approve the stopgap measure extending payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. today's rare session comes after house republicans agreed to a bipartisan deal. house republicans tried to hold out for a one-year extension but eventually caved after pressure from the senate, president obama and the

editorial board of the wall street journal. >> i'm ready to sign that compromise into law the second it lands on my desk. >> the deal if approved prevents the average worker of seeing an increase of about $40 of payroll taxes. today is get away day for many holiday travelers. bay area airport is preparing themselves for a rush of people. right now there are no major weather disruptions anywhere in the country. hopefully that travel will be smooth. as always you should check with your airline about any potential delays. time is 4:37. let's head over to sal castaneda to see if there are any delays on the road. hello sal. >> hello miss claudine wong. i should say mrs. claudine wong. today on december 23rd we are expecting tumble weeds on the commute. a lot of people are off now for

christmas. there are no major problems on 80 as you head out to the mccarthur maze. no major problems on 580. you can see the bay bridge toll splay is light. we'll have less of a commute and more of a drive around the bay area. let's go out and take a look at northbound 280 in san jose getting up to highway 17. that traffic moves very well through downtown san jose. now to rosemary. quite the difference a day makes. temperatures sitting in the 40s and 50s in some cases. today calm conditions clear skies and boy did our temperatures tumble. 27 degrees right now in santa rosa. 21 in napa. you take the winning trophy for being so cold this morning. napa spit degrees colder than where we started yesterday morning. the valley sees the coldest temperatures because the cold air sinks to the bottom where

it is trapped until the sun comes along to rebound our temperatures. 39-degrees in oakland. 32 redwood city. if you're heading to the airport it's closer to 37 degrees at the airport. 35 degrees san jose. yes, make sure you bundle up the long john, the thermals, whatever you need. the freeze warning will last through the valley locations. northeast and the santa clara valley locations. mostly sunny skies lighter winds. our temperatures will be slightly cooler. it helps to bring up those temperatures. especially in the north bay. your satellite radar showing a few high clouds passing over northern california. we will remain dry for the weekend. it looks like by next tuesday night into wednesday we may get a shot at rain. between then and now we are looking at high pressure flattening just a little bit on sunday but we will remain dry. forecasted highs for today. upper 60s -- upper 50s and low

60s. 58 for oakland. 5 dan -- 58 danville. 59 for san jose and along the peninsula upper 50s and low 60s. 57 degrees in the city. your exfended forecast -- your extended forecast into your holiday weekend will be a nice one. temperatures slightly warmer into your weekend. overnight lows will be quite cold. we will begin to build those overnight into right about freezing and come tuesday night that slight chance now in the forecast for maybe some rain. if you're heading to the sierra for your weekend we'll take a look at that forecast coming up. a recent officer involved shooting in san jose helped solve another important crime. lost in the desert for five days. a sad update to the search for two missing atv.

traffic on westbound 92 looks pretty good as you drive out to the high-rise. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and where the trouble spots are. liability insurance

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pleased. a 66-year-old man tells the chronical several men beat him up leaving him with a concussion, black eye and three missing teeth. one of the accused assailants them them the alleged victim was an aggressor. there was about a dozen reported fights on monday. they instituted tougher tailgating rules. pg&e has sent a letter of apology for monday night blackout. the utility blames the first power outage of a wire splice outside of candle stick park. they are replaced the faulty splice. gop candidate mitt romney is getting support from a former president. former president george h.w. busch announced he is backing the massachusetts govern.

bush says he's supporting romney because of his stability, experience, and principles. the former president lives in texas and supports perry. his attorneys filed the paper work and paid a $450 fee on wednesday. bonds is asking the ninth circuit court of appeals to throw out his conviction. last week the judge sentenced bonds to 30 days in house arrest, two years of probation and a $40,000 fine. the start of the sentence has been delayed until bonds finishes his appeal. striking nurses will be locked out of work until tomorrow. an estimated 4,000 nurses walked off the job yesterday. the california nurses association the union behind this one-day walkout has objections to changes and sick

leave. sutter health says a significant number of nurses did crosses picket line. a search for two missing men in the moe ha bee desert comes to a sad end. they were last seen on sunday when they wasn't out to test small terrain vehicles early in the night. their bodies were found in a ravine but no further details have been revealed. it was a wild bus ride in the east bay that passengers did not expect. seven people were injured when a transit bus lost control and crashed through a fence. it happened yesterday afternoon and one witness waiting for another bus described what she saw. >> she started hitting the curb and knocked out a light. she has a full bus. she came this close to hitting our bus. our bus driver said to get off the bus get off the bus fast. >> fire officials say a lot of the passengers were thrown around. they reported neck pain,

dizziness and other injuries. an investigation is under way into what caused that accident. california high speed rail authority is responding to a report that the bullet train project will not create one million jobs. the mercury news story which we reported on was correct when it explained how the number of jobs was figured but that does not change. san jose police say they have linked a gun at the center of a recent police shooting to the killing of a woman more than two months ago. last week a police officer shot and killed valenti galindo. now the same gun was used to kill valerie. she disappeared october 2nd and her body was found dumped in the south bay. they arrested her husband in connection to the death. oakland police are are investigating the death of a man shot while driving his car.

yesterday morning neighbors near west and 46th street called police after hear ration series of gunshots. that was followed by what they said sounded like an explosion. the man crashed into several parked cars. >> you wouldn't even know it was a car there because there was so much smoke. all you heard was a motor running. the 23-year-old victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. they have not released information on a suspect for a motive. starting nine days from now san jose police will stop responding to many burglar alarms. they are sending out thousands of mailers explaning their policy. officers will not show up if there is no independent verification of a crime. that will include a witness or surveillance spotter. that could send the wrong message to criminals. >> it's saying knock knock nobody is home. or something. it's an invitation.

it's a big invitation for burglars. >> police say they responded to 16,000 burglar alarms. 48% of them were false alarms. they say that takes more staffing than they have because of layoffs. firefighters spent the night looking for a hot spots for a fast moving fire. it all broke out yesterday afternoon at a junction between highway 37 and 29. high winds spanned those flames feet from homes. neighbors had to jump in with their own water hoses. no structures were damaged. this winter is an unusually dangerous one for fires because of the recent dry conditions. >> we have not experienced significant rain fall. in fact no rainfall in the entire month of december. >> the lack of rain and strong winds has led cal fire to call for an outdoor burn ban for all of the bay area south of the golden gate. that goes into effect for today. 4:49. it was a major policy change that led to hundreds of

thousands of customers jumping ship. how the ceo of netflix will pay the price from his own pocket. >> for the first time ever how you can watch a super bowl live even if you are not sitting in front of a television.

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like headache, upset stomach, weight gain, or dizziness. work with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist to make a plan to use your medicines safely. for more information on diabetes medicines go to f-d-a dot gov slash womens diabetes. there are just two shopping days until christmas which means a lot of people are just starting to feel that stress. thousands of people are bumping into each other at most of the bay area largest malls. that does include west valley fair where the crowds start in the parking lot. >> took me about 20-25 minutes to find a parking spot. there are a lot of people here. >> some businesses are letting shoppers avoid the big crowds by staying open that late. that does include toys r us that opened at 6:00 tuesday morning and just stayed open.

others are easing the stress by sticking to a market by offering new markdowns. the ceo of netflix is paying the policy. he is cutting his stock in half. his half million dollar salary remain unchanged but he will only have options on 1.5 million shares of netflix stock. for the first ever you won't need to be near a television to watch super bowl. it will be streamed online and on mobile devices for a great price. it's free. viewers will be able to see additional camera angles, in game highlights. but the super bowl that airs on television will not be streamed live. it's the end of the road at least on x-factor for santa

cruz native chris rene. >> the act finishing in third place is chris rene. >> on last nights finale rene was voted into third place. rene a former drug addict says he's grateful for the stage he was given to share his story. >> i feel amazing i got to do this that i'm here and that god has blessed me with so many opportunities i got to touch a lot of people's hearts out there. and i just got to say thank you. >> while rene's birthday is christmas day and he plans to return home to santa cruz so he can celebrate it with his friends and family he will continue to pursue his dream of a musical career. let's head out to sal. you said empty highways this morning. >> empty highways for now. one of the things that you and i know since we've been doing this for a long time is that when there are empty highways

there tend to be more serious crashes. people are going faster so just take it easy out there. make sure you watch out for the oh guy that may not be paying attention. westbound bay bridge traffic is moving along nicely coming into san francisco. no major delays here. the morning commute is looking good on interstate 880. they have picked up the road work in oakland. the morning commute also looks good on highway 4 from piths -- from pittsburg to bay point. we'll keep watching it. it's 4:55 here is rosemary. >> before you step out that door this morning take a look at the temperatures. it's a cold one out there. anywhere in the north bay valley locations you are looking at 20-30 degrees colder than yesterday. parts of the bay we are looking at five and ten degrees. san francisco looks to be one of the warm spots. 31 in concord. san jose slipping below 30

degrees. we do have a freeze warning for the north and east bay valley locations lasting until 9:00 this morning. temperatures expected to sit in the 20s and 30s. by the way if you want to protect those plants, it may not be too late. we are looking at several hours of very cold weather. it could equal several hours of protection. we have less wind out there. it will be very calm. our dry pattern will continue. upper 50s, low 60s for today. a expected san rafael. looking at 61 degrees for our friends in santa rosa. 58 oakland. mid upper 50s inland east bay. we're talking 56 for antioch. 56 in concord. 57 in the city if you will be out doing shopping it will be a cool one. we'll have sunshine and pesky wind. 59-degrees san jose.

are you going to the sierra? it will be a sunny one. cold in the overnight hours. ten degrees or so and 40s for your afternoon highs. look at this way you won't have any trouble getting up the hill. extended forecast dry throughout the weekend. temperatures sitting in the low 60s and it will be very cold not overnight hours. monday into tuesday we cloud up just a bit and by tuesday night it looks like we may get a shot at rain. back to you. 4:57. another shooting in the parking lot of a san leandro walmart. the scary events that occurred after a man was shot. how dozens of families are coping with the loss of their homes just days before christmas. !

the bay area is up from a year ago. we'll show you a look what it looks like at sfo right now. a rare holiday session