and then a low will form down in southern california and that will give us a breezy cooler windy pattern for awhile. at least into friday. san francisco out of those 50s. 57 for a high today. lows have definitely been coming up. still a few 30s to 40s and 50s. higher clouds favoring systems to the south. turning cooler today. sun to the north. clouds to the south. could be a few light sprinkles. a little breezy at times. it will be more of a westerly breeze. 50s and 60s now. here is sal. steve, good morning. we are looking pretty good out there. so far any way. as you can see from these pictures it is light at the bay bridge toll plaza. there are no major problems there. as a matter of fact its a very nice drive continuing into the city. also the traffic in san francisco itself along the freeways that looks good.

coming up northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. if you are driving this morning on the freeways traffic is looking good in the south bay. let's goal back to the desk. we are fallowing breaking news in san francisco where police have just recovered a stolen atm after a mild chase. just an amazing story. >> that is correct. i will tell you we were the first ones out here on the scene. there is gait a mess out here. i talked to witnesses. he said it sounded like a car accident that happened just before 3:30 this morning. he said he saw a white van back up and hit that pillar. then he put that chain. there is a chain right there. he wrapped the chain around the atm. they basically dragged the vehicle or dragged the atm behind the vehicle and took off. as you can see there is paper and a lot of debris.

a lot of broken pillar right there to show where they pulled it and the force. the witnesses tell me there were two people in the vehicle. they say recently police say they just found that van in -- of course we are staying on top of this and bringing you the very latest as it develops. once again we are told the people are in custody. there were two men driving a van that tried to pull. well they didn't try they successfully pulled the atm. live in san francisco i'm paul chambers ktvu channel 2 news. a san francisco elementary school has received dozens of complaints and threats over an internet hoax. th san francisco chronicle officials they report that officials at argon elementary school have been overwhelmed with e-mails and phone calls since a story claiming a student was suspended for wishing an atheist teacher a merry christmas started circulating on the internet.

the story is not true and the school had to hire extra security in response to the threats it has received. the story originated several days ago on a website called the national report. check your mega millions lottery ticket because someone until the bay area is a multimillionaire this morning. jenny's gifts and kids ware on fully road in san jose sold one of the two winning tickets to last night's jackpot drawing. it was worth $636 million. the whole drawing. it could reach $648 million because of last minute ticket sales. no one has come forward to claim the prize but the owner of the gift shop will receive $1 million for selling one of the winning tickets. here are the winning numbers. another winning ticket was sold in georgia. we will have a live report from the san jose store at the top of the hour. in canada a lottery winner there is sharing his good fortune.

tom says he will give away his entire $40 million jackpot to charity. he recently lost his wife to cancer and already donated more than $1 million to a treatment center. while chris is generous, it has happened before. three years ago a couple almost gave away all of their $11 million jackpot. firefighters in monterey county are getting the upper hand on the huge wild fire in big sur. it started sunday night. now the rare december fire has destroyed about two dozen structures. half of those are homes. the fire has burned nearly 800 acres. its now about 20% contained. full containment is expected within the next few days. no injuries are reported. that is the good news. still no official word on how the fire started. time is 4:34. a record streak of spare the air alerts continues today for the 11th day in a row. people with breathing problems are being asked to stay inside

and wood burning is banned. there have already been 15 spare the air days so far in the winter season compared to ten last year. th streak could be broken tomorrow if increasing winds dispurse some of the air pollution. a fire at a recycling plant we have been reported in redwood city and the wild fire in big sur are contributing to the poor air quality. people whole live near the sames metal management yard was asked to stay in their homes after that fire started early yesterday morning. it was put out by 7:00 a.m. but the smoke and chemical smell lingered for most of the day. >> it smelled like it could be toxic. it was definitely an electrical fire or something we shouldn't be breathing. >> schools moved pe classes and lunch breaks indoors. people with breathing problems still being advised to keep the doors and windows shut. traffic investigators in oakland are trying to sort out

through a grizzly crash last night in which a big rig ran over and killed a bicyclist. the 62-year-old victim was hit at fifth and market street. bike torn apart and wedged into the back of the truck. officers eventually stopped the big rig a few blocks away. the crumpled bike was still lodged beneath it. >> sometimes when they make those turns, the back trailer portion will swing around and get reallyless to the curb. she may have got caught underneath there. >> now the cyclist was wearing a helmet and had flashing lights on her backpack and bike. the big rig belongs to alegray trucking which is out of lodie. police in reno are trying to determine the motives behind a shooting at a medical center

where a gunman killed one person and injured two others before turning the gun on himself. it happened yesterday afternoon. now reportedly the two people who were injured in the shooting were in surgery at the time. one was a doctor. until word on the identity of the person who -- no word on the identity of the person who was killed. counseling is being offered at those the the medical center. we brought in a number of resources to help the victims here. a lot of them work here. they deal with trauma. obviously they are in the medical field. but when it hits home like that, its harder. authorities in colorado say the high school student who opened fire on a classroom planned a much larger attack. he written plans to attack at least five areas of the school. and he showed up at arapaho

high school armed with a gun, ammunition, and three molotov cocktails. >> what i hear a lot of times is well, the sooner we get back in the school and get back in classes and we get back to normal -- things will never be normal again. just like columbine. >> pearson was looking for revenge against his debate coach who is also the school's librarian. when he couldn't find his target he randomly shot 17-year- old claire davis who remains in a coma. its 4:38. the family of a teenage girl who's daughters say is brain dead will hold a vigil tonight in oakland. friends and family have been keeping vigil. she remains in the intensive care unit at oakland's children hospital a week after her tonsil surgery went terribly wrong. her family says the hospital

wanted to terminate life support but their lawyers sent a cease and desist order. >> we are happy they have backed off. we are not on doctors times anymore. we are on god's time. it has provided us more time to get together and pray. >> now the family has asked doctors to feed her through a tube and give her antibiotics. once a patient is declared brain dead there is no obligation for life support that the hospital is only doing so out of compassion for the family. now that vigil with the family and friends starts at 6:00 tonight at the paradise baptist church in east oakland. newark police need help identifying the woman accused in a bank scam. the woman in this photo and another woman asked the bank of america customer to cash a check. they gave him a check made out to cash.

the check bounced and police discovered that the woman's check was stolen. the incident happened december 4th. anyone that knows this woman is asked to contact newark police. if you have waited until today to start your online holiday shopping, you may be in luck. you may have saved yourself some money. this is free shipping day. more than 900 businesses will guarantee your order arrives before christmas and there is no minimum purchase. some of the stores involved include nordstrom, rei, the body shop. you can find the complete list at freeshippingday.com. 'tis the season for crowded stores but this year does not seem to be the case. inside the pottery barn until walnut creek they are helping shoppers cross off their shopping list. but they have noticed fewer people at many of the malls and stores. consumer psychologist says the popularity of online shopping is one reason there are fewer people out and about. still she predicts a modest

increase of 4-5%. >> i don't see any reason to be concerned or panic about this holiday season at all in terms of what it means for the economy. >> people are buying big ticket items such as cars and furniture. purchases they have put off in years past. as a result they are buying fewer gifts. we have more details for the last week of holiday shopping. kohls plans to stay open for 108 straight hours. toys r us opening for 87 straight hours. k-mart they will open at 10:00 p.m. christmas eve. and target stores will be open until 9 or 10:00 p.m. until christmas eve. 4:41 is the time. another set back for bart and its unions. the new glitch in an already disputed contract. 49ers game could be the last one played at candle stick park. we take a look at the historic

stadium. and the history that has been made there. highway 4 westbound looks okay as you come up to the willow pass grade. some passes believe it or not showing signs of traffic. well, there has been some little bit of light rain down toward monterey. there is a definite change in the weather. we will see how much cooler it will get. good. good answer.

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welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. it is 4:45. a gay rights magazine as followed time magazine naming pope francis the person of the year. he has so far shown a stark change in rhetoric from his two predecessors. earlier this year in response to a question about gays and the church. he said if the person is gay and speaks the lord with good will, whom a i to judge?

president obama has tapped janet napolitano. napolitano also led a delegation to the 2010 winter olympics in canada. two openingly gay athletes are -- billy king will attend the opening ceremony and katelyn will represent the u.s. at the closing ceremony. the move comes at a time when russia has been under fire for national laws banning what they call gay propaganda. time is 4:46. following in the footsteps of bat kid the city of ray vallejo is going to launch a super hero of their own. a group of people in vallejo wanted to surprise her with her own day as a super hero. especially when they found out that the young girl was a big fan of wonder woman.

the itinerary for tomorrow's super hero event has not been released yet. this is a time to look back for many long-term giants and 49ers fans. candle stick park is in its final days. the catch from 1982 is one of the historic moments in sports that took place at the stick. the niners will play their final regular season game at that windy and chilly stadium next monday night. >> its almost like leaving your neighborhood and coming back and seeing your house again that you grew up in. it may not have been the prettiest house on the street, but those are your memories. >> candle stick park opened as the new home of the san francisco giants back in 1960. it became the home of the 49ers 11 years later. candle stick will continue to host sporting events and concerts for the next several months. the wrecking ball will come

crashing down in 2015. its hump day. what better way to celebrate than a camel beauty pageant. nearly 2500 camels are competing in the pageant. they are put into different groups according to their species, body type. 4:47 is the time. what day sit? >> its hump day. [ laughter ] >> who knew camel pageant day. >> some of those camels were very attractive. [ laughter ] let's move on. let's talk about the commute here. it is nice so far. and as we get closer to the holiday, we are going to start seeing people take time off and hopefully it will help out the commute although there will be a lot of traffic on the roads at the malls. at the bay bridge toll plaza it is light. on the facebook page i asked

people last week, what day is the drop off going to become noticeable? and you can weigh in on my facebook page if you feel like it. not that you are busy or anything getting to work or school. westbound 92 as you head to the high-rise the traffic is moving along okay. if you are driving on 580 westbound coming up to the 680 interchange, the traffic is moving along nicely. there is a little bit of road work. its not causing a lot of slow traffic just yet. we are looking at the at mont pass. already a little bit of slowing before you come over the hill. let's go to steve. you know, sal, i have a facebook page now. >> i know you do. >> there is a lot of steve paulson's out there. sun and clouds. cooler today. there has actually been a little bit of light rain. sweet little low merging with another one coming down. increasing clouds. the wind will pick up as the low forms in southern california. so windy and cooler tomorrow. and probably the lows will get back into the 20s and 30s for

many. here's the one from the north. this almost push these out of the area south and east. for the morning cloudy to the south. 30s tos and 50s -- 30s to 40s and 50s. a wind advisory is out for tonight. small craft advisory there. 20s up in the mountains. cloud cover definitely holding up some of the temps here. 50 in monterey. you can see the cloud cover associated with a weak little low. the combination of the two means a cooler pattern. we will get more of a westerly breeze here. it will be windy on thursday and cooler. temperatures will settle in upper 50s and 60s. tonight north and east bay hills. i think everybody will get on a breezy pattern. turning cooler today. clouds to the south. sunny to the north. highs today 50s and now low 60s. you can say goodbye to the 70s that is for sure. even santa cruz was 73 degrees.

extended outlook i can see there is rain. i see nothing through the end of the month. awful. sun and clouds cooler. 20s popping up again north bay and east bay but then sunny and a little warmer. pamela. thank you. 4:50 is the time. giving the gift of life this holiday season. the gift san francisco police say they desperately need and how you can help. three kids came with their mom and gave their allowance. >> a homeless man in california expressing gratitude after a total stranger stepped in to save the life of his only companion.

welcome back to the morning news. police in vallejo are looking for the robber that snuck into a mcdonald's restaurant that entered a drive through window. the armed suspect broke into the mcdonalds on east lincoln road at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. or 2:00 yesterday morning that is. he held a night manager and forced them to strip their clothes and lock them in the freezer. there is surveillance video of the crime. also in vallejo an autopsy has determined a body found on july 5th was someone who was murdered. the decomposed body had wounds

to the skull police have not been able to match any dna. the victim was a latino man between 30-50 years old. 5'6"-5'10" tall. a mill valley man is facing attempted murder and domestic violence charges after prosecutors say he tried to throw his wife off the san mateo bridge. instead 47-year-old xavier clinton fell from the bridge himself and into the bay. he was rescued from the water. now prosecutors say he got into an argument with his wife and tried to drive their car off the bridge. when it crashed into a barrier he allegedly pulled his wife from the car and tried to throw her over the railing. other drivers that had stopped and grabbed the woman's legs and pulled her to safety. arson and bomb technicians are looking into the cause of

an oven fire. that happened just before noon yesterday as inmates were preparing lunch. six inmates were treated in the infirmary and four were taken to the hospital. the sheriffs deputy was checked out for ringing in his ears but that sheriffs deputy has been released. the jail was locked down for several hours following that explosion. and anen usual holiday donation drive is under way in san francisco to help police save lives. the adopt a police car is raising donations to help put defibrillators in all 320 patrol cars in the city. they can meanth difference between life and death when used in the first ten minutes after cardiac arrest. >> the police are often the first people to arrive. they are often there before the paramedics or fire department. >> donations are being accepted at wall greens through san francisco. each defibrillator costs $1900. if you'd like to help, we have a link to the program on our website just go to ktvu.com and

click on web links. homeless man in california who almost lost his best friend is thanking total strangers. >> i'm crying all the time now. i'm happy. >> on monday river was hit by a car. the driver took off without stopping. then jennifer martin pulled over and drove them to the hospital. that is when the donations and gifts started pouring in. >> they there is is still good people out there. >> if they hadn't saved him i would be gone too. >> rivers is now recovering. anthony is receiving job offers as well as a place to stay. now 4:56. one of the most anticipated movies of the year is in theaters today. >> we haven't seen you in awhile america. you haven't changed a bit.

>> anchor man 2 catches up with his news crew in new york. the movie reunites the original cast. early reviews call it silly and ideal for the holiday season. coming up next in our 5:00 hour. we continue to follow that breaking news. an atm theft led to a wild police chase in san francisco. we have new video of where the pursuit ended and the search under way. there is a new multimillionaire in the bay area. they may not even know it yet. good morning. right now we are looking at the commute where traffic is continuing to look good on the sunol grade but already getting busy on parts of another major freeway. definitely a change in the weather today. it will be cooler. how much cooler? and plus can we get better air flowing?

we are live in san francisco where police are getting ready to tow a white van. you will not believe what is in the back of that. a stolen atm. a holiday hoax. the reason it is no laughing matter at one school in san francisco. more bad news for bart.

there is another glitch in the new contract. somebody is waking up a whole lot richer this morning. the winning mega millions ticket was sold right here in the south bay. we will tell you where coming up. good morning. we want to take you to a wild scene in san francisco. this is where it all started. this the fillmore district. a smash and grab robbery. police tell us someone in a van took the atm. then we're also over at the scene where this all ended as it complete -- hasn't completely come to an end but a wild chase through the streets of the city from where the atm was taken to this spot where they have found the van. inside is an atm. we will check in with both paul chambers and tara moriarty at both of those scenes for a