cool and increasing clouds from that system, the rain i don't think arrives until thursday. cool highs, there will be cool highs, 50s, upper 40s and lower 50s. speaking of cool, here is sal. traffic is doing well, although as you mentioned, when it is cold you could have some black ice. it is hard to see and that's why they call it black ice. you can't see it so give yourself some extra time to get to work this morning. the traffic is moving along very nicely as you drive passed the coliseum. there could be some road work on the bay bridge so watch as you head to oakland. 4:34 let's go back to the desk. and ktvu channel 2 news christian joins us live, good

morning christian. >> reporter: good morning, you are nice and warm in the studio and we are definitely feeling that cold temperature in downtown livermore. there is a clock we have been monitoring the temperature on that. when we got here it red 28 so temperatures are still dropping here in livermore and those temperatures could drop even more as we approach sunrise. they prompted the service to run and it could be extended if those cold temperatures linger. it will not be unusual for commune ters -- commuters to finds ice on their windshields and more importantly black ice on roadways especially on overpasses and bridges. we spoke to one man who was braving these temperatures in shorts. those freezing temperatures

could be a precursor to other big changes to come. we will have more details on that for you. i have a hint, it could be rain in the forecast so cold weather now, possibility of rain a little later on, for now we are live in livermore, christian captain ktvu channel 2 news. it is not only cold but snowing. coming up, we will let you know how the city is bracing for the biggest storm in more than 25 years. overnight a pacific train collided on the tracks with a car in oakland. it happened shortly after midnight. nobody was hurt. the driver was the only person in the car and apparently there were no guardrails or stopping lights on this stretch of track. they were said to be out signaling but that driver missed the warning and kept driving through. in other overnight news, they

lifted a shelter in place for the pacific heights warning. it was after 10:00 last night when they were called to pacific avenue near lion street after getting word of a possible natural gas problem. officers sealed off several streets and told residents to stay indoors. they discovered an electrical problem involving an unground fault. -- underground vault. italians have announced they have now recovered a second black box from the ship. you can see the ship is still just sitting there and the discovery of the other black box comes from their search of the other missing 29 passengers. they will continue the search and today they will use small

explosives to create holes to make it easier to enter cab bins and other areas. the ship flipped on its side after the ship hit a wreathe. that same ship is back in california. the couple had spent some time on the costa concord and they made a last minute change and got off one stop before. they did have a chance to meet the captain. >> i met the calm attain and -- captain and my first impression was, and i told my wife, that captain does not care about anybody but himself. >> he said he will never be part of costa cruises which is owned by costa corporation. he is charged with killing

four women since 1977 and 1994. they want to know if naso is connected to a homicide case there. they found a journal that rereferred to a -- rereferred to a girl near heelsberg. a woman was found there and her body has now been he can zoomed and -- he can automaticked and they are now in the process of doing dna tests. 38-year-old union city high school teacher was arrested thursday in hayward. he is accused of beginning a sexual relationship with a 15- year-old student in march of last year. they believe there may be other victims and they are asking parents talk to their children about the arrest. marie johnson is accused of having a relationship with a 14- year-old boy who was a former

student. the teacher was originally scheduled to be arraigned on friday but that was delayed. san francisco's new charges, there were accusations he physically abused his wife. he met at dr. martin luther king, jr. day and received a warm welcome during the breakfast held there. he has been a city supervisor for eight years. >> i am here to support dr. martin luther king, jr. day and i come every year and i was not going to let anything stop that. >> he is charged with child endangerment and domestic violence. they stem from problems new year's eve and both he and his wife deny the charges.

it was the clear target among last night's debate among candidates in south carolina. >> we need for you to release your income tax so the people in this country can see how you made your money. >> mitt romney responded to the call to release his tax returns and said he would do so but not until april. they criticize dollars newt gingrich -- criticized newt gingrich for a series of attack ads from mitt romney's people. >> for talking about super pack ads, mr. speaker you have a super pack ad that attacks me -- now just hold on. it is probably the biggest hoax since big foot. >> and there is one more debate on thursday before the south carolina primary on saturday. a review by the associated press shows political ads are

affective and they have more with personal appearances by candidates with some speeches an opportunity hall meetings. they spent more on campaign ads on just the primaries alone. tickets at candle stick park go on sale tomorrow but you have a chance to get them for free. this person is offering the tickets. he said let me know why i should give you four tickets plus four game passes to the nfc championship. and for those paying for the tickets, season ticket holders get their first shot and regular season tickets sell three hours later. the prices range from just over $300 all the way to $30,000 for

one ticket. this is the first time 49ers have posted an nfc championship, let's toss it over to sal and tickets will be hard to come by. they are, you don't have to be rich to watch the game, remember that. good morning everybody. i think it will be played right here on ktvu channel 2 news. westbound 80, as you head out to the mcarthur maze, all the way out to the bay bridge toll plaza and at the bay bridge toll plaza, a little bit of work between san francisco and oakland. a little bit of road work as you head towards the san ramon area and they are going to pick it up soon but the traffic may be affected until they do. let's go to steve. a very good cold morning lots of 20s, i would not be surprised and it is a clear day just not very warm.

in the sun, it is not too bad, then you go around the corner and you say oh, my goodness it is cold. at least we don't have the breeze. until this morning, a lot of temperatures are under 32 degrees so hard freeze for some and lows 20s to 30s and you can see a lot right now. fairfield 21 and 10 degrees warmer for concord and livermore and they are getting down to oakland airport. also santa rosa and moffett is 22 and that tells you closer to town it is 29. temperatures will be upper 40s, lower 50s and increasing clouds tomorrow but it is leaning north, leaning north for a while and we may have to wait until thursday to get me in here. when you break down a ridge of high pressure it has been slow for a long time, cool, upper 40s and lower 50s an extended

outlook has increasing clouds, it may be sweeping over the area thursday and we are really unsettled and we are waiting for this pattern to establish itself, but we will wait until we go into the weekend. maureen? protesting by shutting down for 24 hours. plus 66 years, this family will finally be awarded today. traffic looks good in marin driving south, we will tell you more about the commute and the bay area weather.

. seattle is preparing for what could be a major storm. much more is on the way. 48 hours they say they could dump twice the amount of the annual snow fall. crews have been out salting and deicing the streets. 66-year-old person was rescued after spending three days in mt. rainier. he was alert and conscious when they found him.

he is experienced but his family was still worried. >> when they called my mom it was tears everywhere in the room. it was pure happiness. >> reporter: he was leading the group on a snow shoe hike on the mountain when he disappeared. and the alaskan city of nome -- alaskan city, they are bringing them fuel and without this special delivery the town would have run out of fuel before the next delivery was due. three men charged with the shooting death are due back in a courtroom today. arrival member is accused of

killing jeffery. the trial is scheduled to begin in october. time is now 445, we are expecting to learn more about the former marine an iraq war veteran accused of killing several in california. theythey will discuss the charges and they arrested the 23-year-old after he stabbed a 4th victim to death. >> basically it has been a criminal license and make him look -- make him look to look like he is a criminal but he is a monster. >> he returned home from iraq in 2010 from a much darker place. they are shutting everything down but only

temporarily. the english version will go dark for 24 hours. the online encyclopedia -- encyclopedia is protesting laws. they are going to crack down on pirated products and they are saying it could hurt the tech industry. on a brick rockaway it happened at the golden gate bridge. it is a project that led to tears and some anger. people brought the commemorative bricks for the 50th anniversary of the bridge. many have now learned from it and it is now said to be destroyed. one couple took matters into their own hands. a modesto man came with a brick he had inscribed for his wife.

it was our 10th anniversary. >> we are going to kick them off the property. it is vandalism and stress passing. >> they must tear down the bridge walkway because they have to help those with disabilities. some people in sonoma are not happy with the plan to return to its routes. they opened their first store which launched in to a chain of made up of 250 nationwide. but the companies planned to come home where they are located and where they are getting mixed reviews. >> they are in a lot of malls and larger venues and that's not what sonoma is about. that is what makes us charming. >> it is a high quality store, it has history here and wants to get into the town. i just hope that the power

brokers and the gatekeepers done shut them out because i just think that would be shooting ourselves in the foot. >> they proposed a temporary chain moratorium on chain businesses. today a memo park man will be honored from 66 years ago. carl clark was on board the u.s.s. when he was hit by 6 come course i plains -- kamikaze planes. he is hailed with bring injured say lores to safety. he is one of six african- american sailors on board the u.s.s. ward. and an east bay bart station has search and rescue dogs taking part in a training exercise. they navigated commuters and

training is going on with the california dog association rescue -- rescue association. they say exposing the dogs to different scenarios is important. >> the more you can get them out and about interacting with the people and the noises and trains and escalators, it is a better opportunity and provides a better foundation. >> after the organization responded to 74 missing calls and they receive 74 calls a week and they welcome the additional help. pushing for a new olympic sport. the activity one group wants to add to international competition. plus the new findings about how babies learn to talk and how they could learn more about autism.

. good morning to you and welcome back, a new study is key to teaching babies how to talk. it was a study where they studied them around six months and instead of looking at their eyes, babies look at their mouth. once they learn the mouth movement they start looking at the eyes. a study could diagnose children that could be on track for diagnosing them for autism at a certain point. >> one begins to perhaps suspect there may be something wrong here if they are not shifting their eyes at a certain age. >> most of the time they make

icon tact and a nuns wait -- a nuns wait naturally. we had a slow day with dr. martin luther king, jr. holiday. >> yes, today will be more crowded maureen, right now it looks good, it is nice and early and cold out there, traffic is moving well in both directions on interstate 880. we are not expecting it to be as light as the traffic was yesterday. san mateo bridge looks good heading out to the high-rise. 4:53 let's go to steve. very good morning, it is cold out there and i just heard from robby and it will be a lovely day just not very warm. very cold lows and we have a freeze warning and there is one again tonight for tomorrow morning. i don't think it will be as cold tomorrow so high freeze and teens and 20s to 30s and it

will be cold across the board here. we had 20s yesterday across the coast. and there is some cold numbers and it does not matter where you are. temperatures now you can see some of the increasing high clouds and it is going towards the extreme northern california and there is a lot out here. it will get into northern california starting tomorrow morning. low 20s, 21, take your pick it's either 20s or 30s and 29 degrees. with the lows in the 20s we are hard pressed to warm up and first couple of weeks, it looks like things are changing and it is a cold start, upper 40s lower 50s, increasing clouds on wednesday and middle of the weekend, that first system that comes through is the one that needs to knock down the ridge and after that i think we can focus some attention which will not be until friday and

saturday. it is that time of year when pacifica is warmer than san jose and the inland areas are just too cloud. clouds start to increase on thursday and rain sweeps across the area and off and on unsettled conditions, best bet for sunday would be windy and cool maureen. >> thank you, steve. a new zeal land sheep sheering group is attempting to bring their talent to the stage. they are bringing it into the sports and the sport received substantial attention. i hope the upcoming championships will provide them with more international attention. and with the golden globes wrapped up, the focus turns to the british academy awards. the black and white film, the

artist received 12 nods and they took home best drama. brad pitt had been nominated for best actor for billy bean in money ball and they are considered an important indicater of prospects at the academy awards. and that freeze warning you just mentioned across the bay area, coming up how long the cold snap could last and what others are doing about it coming up in our live team coverage. the crews cruise disaster continues and what a couple is saying about the captain . traffic is moving well on 880 we will have more on your commute straight ahead.

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