we're live in san jose where at this hour, police are investigating a series of armed robberies. we'll tell you why detectives think they may be connected. we are annoy in the final stretch of the holiday travel

rush from the airports to the roads and the shopping malls. why things could be easier today because of key changes. >> reporter: we're inside lefty o'doul's in san francisco. they are collecting new and unwrapped toys for children in need in the city. they are singing some beautiful christmas carols. we'll tell you about the last chance for the toy drive -- coming up. navorro! takes the 9ers to the playoffs! >> there you have it. wrapping up the candlestick era with a bang. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. the time is 7:01. welcome to "mornings on 2." this is a live look outside at union square. you see the beautiful tree right there of the macy's holiday wreaths that are up

every year, not a lot of traffic out there. but certainly there will probably be some people out there enjoying the last-minute christmas shopping and the clear skies will prevent the area from -- bay area from enjoying one holiday tradition, a roaring fire. there is another spare-the-air day. and rosemary will have your forecast coming up. it's tuesday, december 24th, christmas eve. i'm jana katsuyama. tori campbell is off. good morning. i'm dave clark. steve is off. rosemary? >> 20 minutes or so until the official sunrise. we're seeing a pretty sunrise with high clouds overhead and the haze providing us actually a pretty sunrise. but another spare-the-air day. i put arrows here to show you the ridge of high pressure. it's a little tough to see with all of the cloud cover. but the clockwise motion around that ridge of high pressure sending the high clouds into area. i will zoom in closer. you can see for yourself. some areas 2 to 4 degrees warmer than yesterday because of the blanket of clouds we had

earlier this morning. they are beginning to break away a little bit. also watching an offshore breeze right around half moon bay and that has driven the temperature up there but it has since gone calm and turned into a southerly breeze. i want to show you that here in a second. calm, calm, calm conditions and these calm conditions again contributing to the poor air quality for today. we are now calm at half moon bay for the last hour, maybe 90 minutes sore, we were tracking a north eefrtly breeze -- northeastly breeze -- northeasterly breeze. in napa, you are just a few degrees above freezing. another cold start for you. 40 in walnut creek. upper 30s in livermore. 46 in antioch. 35 for fairfield. spare-the-air day. air quality index above the hundred mark. that means for our sensitive

groups, asthma, respiratory issues, i'm talking about, you just keep that in mind. you will see the haze. slightly warmer for tomorrow. the northwest offshore breeze will continue. i will have a look at your afternoon highs coming up. good morning, tara. >> good morning, rosemary. no snow up in lake tahoe. roads are clear but near lassen park and south of there near the border, parts of 89 are closed tu to the snow. this is the pittsburgh/baypoint area. it's sort of hazy out there. be aware of that. highway 4 westbound traffic, the headlights driving towards concord. no delays. 880 near the oakland coliseum. traffic on the left-hand side of your screen headed southbound toward hayward. no delays there either. and finally in the south bay, 280 near san jose, we have no delays in either direction. 7:04. back to the desk. >> thank you, tara. in video you will only see here, a group of suspects have been arrested after a crime spree on the streets of san

jose. police say it appears they were robbing people throughout the city. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us why police think these crimes are connected. janine? >> reporter: jana, officers finally caught up with these thieves in this neighborhood near blossom hill and snell. now, in all of these cases, police say that the suspect and the -- suspect car description seemed to have matched. now, police say that from about 4:00 yesterday afternoon to 10:30 p.m., there were reports of 7 to 8 robberies. in some of them, the victims reported the suspects were recall armed. the suspects happened from almaden valley, downtown. there was one on the east side. officers say it appears the group was targeting random people in residential and commercial areas. >> for the most part, they were shopping individuals, robbing the individuals of personal items and/or money. that's what they were doing

with force or threat of force. >> reporter: the officers were flagged down and they were able to locate the suspect's car. they arrested two males and two females. out of that group, two of them are juveniles. they are being interviewed by detectives who are investigating whether the rob is responsible for all of the robberies. police say it doesn't appear whether any of the victims are seriously injured. a lieutenant mentioned to me that it's a possibility that there were other -- more thefts than the seven to eight reported and that people have not reported them, they were insignificant or didn't report them. live in san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:06. san jose police are still searching for the smash-and- grab robber who pulled off a bold heist inside the east ridge mall at a little before

6:00 last night when the mall was parked with shoppers. witnesses say the man wore a mask and smashed a glass case at valini jewelers. >> the crowd was panicking. i was scared for my family, for my keds -- kids. >> several stores shut their doors but several opened back up. bay area airports expecting less holiday travelers today. these are live pictures of sfo. we did check in with the three major airports in the bay area. sfo is expecting a busy morning to say things will slow down throughout the day. san jose mineta international airport also expecting a slower day than expected. oakland airport is not expecting delays or problems. we're also live in san francisco. happening now, the last-minute christmas eve shopping rush has begun. these are live pictures of

macy's, san francisco's union square. now, the store there is open, it's been open 24 hours a day since december 20th. it will finally close at 6:00 p.m. tonight but a lot of shoppers are already there taking add advantage of last-minute deals. if you do plan to head to the city to shop today, christmas eve, expect to be in big crowds. and the clock is also winding down to collect enough toys for thousands of needy families in san francisco. ktvu's alex savidge is live at lefty o'doul's where volunteers want to collect 10,000 toys today. how is it going? >> reporter: good morning. i want to update the forecast a little bit. flurries here outside of lefty o'doul's in san francisco. take a look. the kids are enjoying the snow as it comes down here, a white christmas eve, as they enjoy this. they are inside collecting toys as part of the last chance toy drive here at the lefty o'doul's. they've been doing this for 13

years. the kids obviously love the snow. they are trying to fill up all of the barrels and collect at least 10,000 toys here at lefty o'doul's. they do this every year and all of these toys go to children in need. these are children without the help, might not have ever had a present to open. they've been asking people to come by and they ask people to come by throughout the day to drop off new and unwrapped toys. maybe we can get a shot and show inside there some of the toys. we also have -- santa in the house. he's urging people to drop off their toys. listen to the message from stan ta this morning -- from santa this morning. >> i hope everyone had a safe shopping season. now we have to concentrate on just making the kids happy, make sure they enjoy christmas and share the love and the peace of the christmas season. >> reporter: and you can see here, the hundreds of toys that have been dropped off so far as

part of the last chance toy drive but they want more toys. they want to collect at least 10,000 thois-- toys. later on, san francisco firefighters will be taking the toys, leading them onto fire trucks and delivering them to children in the city. so everybody has a toy to unwrap. the toy drive lasts throughout the day. they will be collecting new and unwrapped toys until 2:00 a.m. christmas morningge -- morning. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. volunteers in san francisco still collecting donations for the needy at this curbside location. they still need help. today is the last day to drop off food, clothing and cash at the st. anthony's foundation. organizers -- organizers want to collect 500 hams and 2500 pairs of socks before christmas day tomorrow. if you want to help, drive up to the st. anthony's dining room on golden gate avenue in san francisco. nearly 70,000 excited 49er

fans filled candlestick park to park the end of an era. they watched fireworks over candlestick park at the end of a very emotional farewell game at the 53-year-old stadium. candlestick park has been the seen of some of the -- has been the scene of some of the most exciting moments in sports history. last night's game did not disappoint, ending with a thrilling spot in the playoffs. >> to the hands of bowman! [ cheers ] chrs. >> navorro! >> look at him go! navorro bowman, 89-yard touchdown. you can hear the crowd cheering. the 49ers beat the bal fons 34- 24. joe fonzi spoke -- familiar cons, 34-24 -- falcons, 34-24.

>> does it get any better? >> no. >> i'm gonna do more conditioning. i got tired at the 30. he made sure the bay area had a nice christmas surprise there. this was the final game at candlestick park. they move onto the playoffs with a slim chance of winning their third straight title. there is a chance the game could be played at candlestick. the 9ers may have left the locker room at candlestick for the very last time. san francisco police arrested 30 people during last night's game at candlestick park. >> you are under arrest! >> yep. our cameras caught one of the arrests. our photographer rushed over after hearing about a fight at the gridiron bar inside candlestick park. one man was hurt. most of the 30 arrests were were for being drunk or for

destroying property. 80 people were ejected from the stadium. the police were worried fans might try to steal the seats. we don't know if the arrests involve people stealing stadium seats. our coverage goes on on ktvu.com. our web team put together a slide show of viewer photos from the stick, plus you will find pictures of the stadium over the years. it is all under hot topics. this is an attack that grabbed national attention earlier this year. we'll show you the newly- release load video. and the happy ending to a terrifying ordeal for four california hikers. roadways are looking good at this hour. we did have some traffic earlier today. we'll tell you where it was. it is a -- this is a live look at 880 near the oakland coliseum. the sunrise is upon us as we brave the chilliest temperatures for the day. i will have a look at what's

happening outside of your door and the numbers expected for the afternoon coming up.

welcome back. 7:15. in central ohio investigators are searching for the cause of this train derailment. 11 train cars jumped the tracks late last night, south of columbus, ohio. no one was hurt. the train was not carrying hazardous materials. crews are working to get the train cars back on the tracks. also new this morning, a disturbing development in the crisis in sudan. a mask raid has been found as american marines get ready to evacuate stranded americans. officials say as many as 54 americans of the people's liberation army may be buried in the massed grave. the announcement comes as marines get ready to go in to to provide security for the

embassy and also to help evacuate the 100 americans still in the country. edward snowden says he considered everything that has happened since he leaked classified government documents a "mission accomplished." snowden spoke to a reporter from "the washington post" giving his first in-depth interview. six months afternoon his first revelations were published. snowden says everything he has been trying to do was validated. he poeld "the post" all he wanted was for the public to have a say in how they were governed. some people will see their long-term enemployment benefits expire at the end of the week. congress is considering whether to extend the benefits. the senate returns january 6th and is scheduled to take a vote on whether to provide another three months of benefits. most democrats support the benefits. republicans say it's no longer need the since the economy is improving. if it pass, it would be

retroactive. the national park service has growing concerns about the safety of visitors and participants in races. a lot of it is because there are more cars and bike traffic during events. they are conducting a safety review to set new guidelines for events. that should be completed by the end of march. four mountain bikers are safe this morning after spending the night lost in the mountains near los angeles. the men were found uninjured around 8:30 yesterday morning in the angeles national forest. several search-and-rescue crews were dispatched to find them when they did not return on sunday. the men who all cousins did not have cell phones with them and were not dressed for the night outdoors. >> we made a decision before nightfall to light a fire and stay warm. it was a campground. in the middle of nowhere. >> the temperature dropped to the mid to high 40s overnight. they say that is uncomfortable but people are able to survive

it. all right. 7:18. so far traffic has been light. tara is in for sal. what about bart? will it be running tomorrow? >> it will be. >> yeah. >> a couple of people asked that. it will be running. it will be on the sunday schedule. the same applies for new year's day. new year's eve, the trains run until 3:00 a.m. right now we'll take a live look at the bay bridge span. it's kind of foggy out there. rosemary has mentioned the spare-the-air day. earlier i want to mention that this bridge was absolutely packed about 12:30. one of our producers was coming into work and hit massive amounts of traffic with about half an hour late most likely because of the game and all of the people get let -- getting out of candlestick park. no delays to speak of at the callty cut tunnel -- caldecott tunnel. let's head to rosemary. how about the beautiful

sunrise? right about 7:23, the official sunrise for san francisco. and giving you a live look there. high clouds outside our door this morning. a mix of that hazy sun bringing us that beautiful sunrise. so kind of ironic how it brings us poor air quality but it brings us beautiful sunshine. give you a look at where we may find a little bit of traffic trouble? are you heading out? there's still snow to report. i wanted to got other direction. i wanted to show you what was going on to the east. we've got this system that was bringing a lot of trouble to the eastern seaboard yesterday. finely pushing off. but still a little bit of snow rye maining over the upper midwest. parts of new york state and pennsylvania and into west virginia. a little bit farther our way. areas like montana as well as wyoming and colorado reporting a little bit of snow for today. here at home, there are those high clouds we showed you. that picture just a moment ago. the high clouds stemming from a

system that's actually off and not going to bring us any rain but the circulation around the ridge of high pressure in our area bringing us the few high clouds and that's really about it. for today, we will have the patchy fog over parts of the north bay seeing it at times. it clears. it's not so bad. visibility anywhere from 3 to 5 miles reported in napa as well as santa rosa. a little bit of patchy fog along the peninsula. hazy sunshine will be the call for today. temperatures for today, quite nice. we're looking at temperatures in and above average by 5:00. perhaps even 10 degrees. take a look at your day planner over oakland, livermore and fremont, starting in the upper 30s to low 40s. mid-40s in oakland right now. by the lunch hour, upper 50s to low 60s and then for the second half of the day, mid-60s with a few upper sicks in the forecast for -- 60s in the forecast. 66 in fremont. 67 san jose. 63 for san francisco and if you are just joining us another spare-the-air day for the entire bay area. it is illegal to burn wood in

your fireplace unless you are exempt. the extended forecast showing you temperatures don't change a whole lot for christmas day and beyond. we do see a subtle cooldown as we get into the second half of your weekend. into the weekend, increasing clouds coming friday and saturday. but at this point, we do remain dry. back to the desk. >> all right. more confusion over the affordable care act. we'll tell you about the deadline to sign up for healthcare. that's been extended in some states. we'll explain the situation here in california. plus -- pleasant hill's new gun ordinance triggers a new lawsuit.

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flames. another reason for fires because your tree may be dry, they say it's very important to water your christmas tree. the sims recycling plant is working with redwood city on safety measures after two fires there. the company plans to increase staffing overnight and will allow random inspections. the most recent fire broke out last tuesday and caused very unhealthy air during the south bay on a spare-the-air day. the plant received a public nuisance citation for a fire last month that distributed a lot of toxic smoke throughout the bay area. time is now 7:25. a gun industry trade group is suing the city of pleasant hill because of a new gun control ordinance. the pleasant hill city council approved the ordinance back in november. it requires gun dealers to have a police permit and it bans gun stores from being within 150 feet of homes. but the national shooting sports foundation says the ordinance was improperly

approved and it violates existing laws. it's also filed a lawsuit against sunnyvale's new gun control ordinance. christmas came early for some kids in san jose during the christmas in the park celebration. some of the kids had a brand- new bike. it was part of a bike giveaway sponsored by san jose's environmental services department and the green team recycling program. in order to get one of those new bikes, parents signed a green holiday pledge offering tips on how to reduce energy use and consumption during the holidays. and the kids obviously couldn't be happier. >> and a helmet. pink. >> yeah, what she said. in all, 36 bikes were passed out to the kids at this year's event. our time now, 7:26 a very happy ending to a ticket hoax involving a heartbroken 49er fan.

>> i'm sorry, you got burned. >> thank you so much. >> that really happened? that's horrible. >> coming up, we'll tell you how a total stranger saved her christmas plans at candlestick park. >> reporter: no question. it's been an emotional few weeks for the family of 13-year- oldall. we'll have more on -- 13-year- old jahi mcmath. we'll have an update. and we'll take a live look at the golden gate bridge. we'll have more traffic ahead. mostly sunny skies. widespread 60s back in the forecast for your afternoon at this hour. some of us waking up in the 30s, once again. i will have a look at what's happening outside of your door for today, coming up. i love having a free checked bag

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good morning. the time is 7:30. live pictures right now. you are looking at the outside of oakland's children's hospital where the family of jahi mcmath continues their bat toll keep her on life support. there's another critical court hearing happening in about two hours. we'll tell you what will be revealed at that time coming up in a live report. and good morning. tuesday, december 24th. christmas eve. i'm jana katsuyama. tori campbell is off. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve is off but we're lucky to have rosemary. >> good morning to you. happy christmas eve. subtle changes in the forecast for today. that means today another spare-

the-air day with the air quality index going above 100. making it unhealthy for sensitive groups. who is within the group? if you have asthma, respiratory issues, lung disease, you are within the group. little ones as well as elderly. good idea to make limit that outdoor activity for today. 39 degrees in concord. 35 in napa. if you are outthe door to do some early morning shop, consider the winter coats. 39 in oakland. 39 in livermore. half moon bay, 48 degrees we're having fun when a breeze developed and drove the temperature up to 38 in half moon bay. 37 sebastopol. 47 for petaluma. as we shift to the east here, the inner east bay, 42 at pittsburgh. 38 san ramon and a chilly start. walnut creek as well as la fayette upper 30s to near 40 outside your door at this hour

but for the second half, well, take a look. 66 for oakland today. 63 san francisco. looking at 66 in fremont. upper 60s san jose. upper 60s for napa. temperaturewise a beautiful day. we'll have a hazy sun as well as again, the spare the air. howk i expect this -- how long i expect this warm weather to last -- coming up. good morning, tara. >> good morning. would he have a traffic hazard in marin county. bundle of wood fell off a truck, landed in two lanes of traffic. we can show you where it happened on 101 northbound right in this general vis tinty right here at the -- vicinity right here at the offramp. helpful truckers were passing along and decided to help out. most of it has been clear. but the chp still has not closed the incident. i will keep you updated. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see the sun coming up there. a little bit hazy as we mentioned earlier. rosemary has been talking about it all morning, a spare-the-air

day but smooth sailing into san francisco. finally, 280 near san jose, traffic is looking good in both directions. back to the desk. all right, tara. the very emotional pass couple of weeks for the family of 13- year-old jahi mcmath continues this morning as an independent doctor who performed brain tests on the teen is due to give his report today. brian flores is joining us live in front of the hospital to tell us what we can expect today. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning. ever since doctors here declared 13-year-old jahi mcmath brain dead after complications with tonsil surgery, the family remains adamant that eventually jahi will wake up, even though doctors say otherwise. now, the fight to keep her alive on a ventilator continues as another hearing on the doctors' findings is scheduled for this morning this hearing is not open to the public. we may not know the results for some time. we're hoping the family who has been speaking with the media will shed some light after the

hearing. yesterday, a judge appointed dr. paul fisher to perform a series of brain tests on jahi. these tests were performed yesterday afternoon around 3:00. now, jahi came to children's hospital for a routine tonsillectomy. there were complications and that led to her becoming brain lead. she's been on a ventilator ever since. this was not the doctor the family wanted to perform a train test. they wanted paul burn from ohio. they were hoping to include him in this process. it's unclear whether he's here. but no matter what happens, the family believes that jahi is alive. >> any day, any minute, any second that she's on that ventilator is a victory for me. >> it gives the family time to find alternative arrangements and it gives time for jahi to come back to life. >> reporter: hun dreped of people showed up at oakland's children for a march in support of what the family is doing.

many of those people wore purple. jahi's favorite color. meantime, david durant head of pediatrics issued a few comments yesterday say saying they look forward to hearing of dr. fisher's results and their hearts go out to the family. there was a restraining order issued to prevent the hospital from taking jahi mcmath off life support. the goal was to have her here for christmas. it looks like that will happen as the restraining order was extended until december 30th. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. in texas, another life support controversy is brewing but this one has a husband urging doctors to take his wife off life support. coming up in ten minutes. the state law that's preventing him from honor his life's last wishes. the police want you to be on the look outafter a hit-and-run crash injured an 11-year-old boy. thely was in a crosswalk when he was hit by two cars last

night about 5:30. one of the drivers stayed there at the scene but the driver of an older white van took off leaving that child lying in the crosswalk. >> i just seen something fly in front of my truck. i looked over and i seen the little boy laying in the street on the opposite lane. i was like please, god be okay. >> the light was red when the boy crossed the street. the child is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police released video of a car driving into a crowded walmart store. this was back on easter sunday. it happened on the story road at the walmart. police say after the driver crashed into the store, he started to attack customers. he was charged with two counts of attempted murder, assault and vandalism. police are hoping this new video will lead more witnesses to come forward. >> happening right now --

stores across the bay area are open to accommodate people looking to grab those last- minute gifts. many stores are extended their hours or are open around the clock. this is video from the union city walmart this morning. we talked to some last-minute shoppers who say they like the extended hours since it allows them to wark around their own hectic schedules. >> last-minute shopping, gotta get it done. didn't have time all week. been working a lot of overtime. >> many people we spoke with say they felt more rushed this year since thanksgiving fell on a later date. that gave people about six fewer shopping days than a traditional year. kohl's will be open around the clock for last-minute shoppers. on friday, the department store started its 100-hour shopping marathon session. all bay area stores will close at 6:00 tonight. yesterday, it was crowded at some shopping centers across the bay area. traffic was backed up for miles in some places. if you are planning to head to a shopping center, good luck and be careful. after a strong start to the holiday shopping season, sales

have fallen for the third week in a row. it comes as americans continue to hold back on spending during what is tradition lil the busy -- traditionally the busiest buying time of the year. the sales dropped $42 billion but those numbers doesn't include online sales. the number of consumer lawsuits filed because the target data breach keeps growing. there's a dozen lawsuits. and te they are hoping -- and they are growing. this is after 40 million cards were stolen. customers would still experience fallout for years to come. >> with a credit card, you could be using things all over the country. i've helped out a lot of people that have had their identity stolen. it's a mess. it takes time. it takes money. >> the justice department is investigating that security breach at target and the secret service is working with target on it own investigation. cash darn on its own -- on its

own investigation. target's red logo could take on a new image. experts say the image may be hurt for several months. positive perception by shoppers fell to a six-year low. target used to have one of the highest scores in the retail industry. now it's the only retailer in negative territory. the deadline for people to sign up for health insurance under the new affordable care act has been extended to midnight. for many people across the country. but not here in california. under the new law, california opted to run its own health insurance exchange called covered california separate from the national exchange. officials with covered california say workers at the call centers, including one in concord, say they are abiding by the original deadline of midnight last night. although the deadline has passed. you can still sign up for coverage. it just won't begin on january 1st. the time now is 7:39. we do want to let you know that administrators of the national healthcare.gov witness extended

the deadline 24 hours to alou for any tech -- allow for any technical problems. the deadline affects those who want coverage january 1st. open enrollment continues through march. 7:39. well, christmas came a couple of days earlier for one 49er fan who wassized by -- who was victimized by a ticket scam. she went online to buy tickets for the game last night at candlestick park. she wanted them for her boyfriend as a special holiday gift. well, the tickets turned out to be fake. however, the owner of the derby clothing store in san francisco heard about her story and he immediately took action. >> last night, i called her and i said, you are going to the game. i will give you my seats. they are real. you are gonna get in there. and i'm sorry you got burned. >> thank you so much. >> that really happened? >> yes. >> that's horrible. 500. >> she was able to make it to the big game along with her very happy boyfriend. >> a 6 and a half series of

robberies is brought -- a six and a half-day series of robberies is brought to an end. your bay area roadways are looking good on your christmas eve day. this is 101 through san francisco. a bit smoggy out there. we'll have more traffic ahead. it's a hazy start to the day. but the spun is up. our temperatures will begin to turn around. how warm i expect we'll be in your neighborhood -- coming up. [ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home.

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board. the dow about 16,335. again a short trading day for this christmas eve. it ends around 10:00 a.m. the stock market will be closed in the u.s. tomorrow for christmas. if you waited until the last minute to finish your holiday shop, urmight find you are getting some of the best deals of the season. stores have a lot of items on their shelves. they are offering already the deep discounts they might have saved until the day after christmas. one retail an lift says she's seen prices cut by 50% the last day. she adds that foot traffic is down 21% in the week before christmas last year. nearly 900,000 u.s. owners of kia and hyundai vehicles could be getting some money back. the south korean automaker appear greed to -- agreed to pay $390 million to settle lawsuits. the suits claim that gas mileage numbers were exaggerated for the 2011 through 2013 model years. the average hyundai owner will get $350 while payouts will be

about 670. the model s sedan for tesla will keep their high rating for 2013. that's the highest rating the agency gives. it comes even though the model is being reviewed for safety after vehicle fires in washington and tennessee. the fires happened after the vehicles hit metal debris on the road. they won't say when the complete review listen finished. new this morning, from syria, at least 15 people have been killed after a new round of overnight air strikes. three children are among the dead. you are looking here at video of an earlier attack in aleppo. five children were killed there. more 360 people have died since an assault on that city started ten days ago. back in this country, at least 11 people have been killed in the winter storm that's rolling from the midwest to the northeast over the past couple of days. since saturday afternoon, more than 35 states have been hit with rain, ice, snow and

flooding. you utility crews are trying to get the power back on for hundreds of thousands of people. weather forecasters say the freezing rain and the ice storms are expected to die down but the cold temperatures, they are gonna stick around for the rest of the week. in a landmark ruling the judge invalidated some key parts of san jose's controversial measure b pension reform plan. the judge ruled that the city cannot force current employees to contribute more to their pensions. but the ruling does allow the city to cut employees' salaries to offset rising pension costs. both sides are claiming victory. >> it's clear that the city can essentially cut pay and utilize those savings to pay for those benefits. >> it guts the mayor's pension measure, measure b. it says that what measure b tried to do was illegal. >> city employee unions filed a lawsuit challenging measure b after 70% of san jose voters supported it last year.

it's expected that both sides will file appeals to the judge's lul ruling -- ruling. an oakland musician is hoping to get back a one-of-a- kind cello to perform in time for christmas. ♪ >> this is pawel walerowski who says that two cell lows, a bike and a smartphone were -- cellos, a bike and a smartphone were stolen. the cell low is worth $12,000 and is from poland. he has performances scheduled for christmas eve and christmas day. >> that changes a lot. it's also very emotional -- a very emotional loss. >> he says he struggled for years to be able to afford the custom cell low. he's been -- cello. he's been teaching with a

borrowed one but it's not the same. a woman has been kept on life support despite her husband's wishes to take her off life support. they are both paramedics. they agreed they never wanted to be on life support. but last month, eric found her unconscious at the home. she suffered a but mon narery embolism. she's brain dead. her husband wants her taken off life support but the hospital refuses to do it because she's 18 weeks pregnant. in the health and safety code, texas law specifically protects the life of an unborn fetus. >> we have a responsibility of making sure that we follow the laws whether they are state or federal when it comes to providing care to patients and that's what we're doing in this case. >> he says he's getting a lot of criticism for fighting to take his wife off life support. he says he's just tries to honor her last wishes. b.a.r.t.'s board will hold a special meeting expected to

vote next week on the latest union contract. that board vote was originally scheduled for thursday. a tentative agreement announced early saturday could finally end the long labor dispute that resulted in two b.a.r.t. strikes this year. the deal drops the controversial clause of granting union members up to six weeks of paid family leave. in return, they agreed to expand bereavement leave along with other concessions. we have good news for b.a.r.t. riders to want to catch a flight at oakland international airport. the long-awaited trarm is expected to open next fell. riders will leave the platform for a quick, eight-minute trip to the airport. the airport connector is a people mover system using automative driverless three-car trains. let's check in with tara. what happened in contra costa county. we have a traffic hazard. a mini haven't blocking the pacheco boulevard. right now we're gonna take a

look at the maps. we can show you a little overview of the bay area. that's as we zoom in. the concord area, you can see that everything is looking pretty good. down here the 680, 580 split, traffic looking good. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have no traffic as you are making your way in through the toll plaza across the span this morning. sun just coming up there. but it is polluted out there because of another spare-the- air day. in the south bay, 237 near milpitas, traffic on the right side of your screen, normally on a normal day, when we didn't have a holiday, this would be completely backed you. you could see the westbound traffic there is looking good as you make the drive towards sunnyvale. 7:50. let's head to rosemary. as tara mentioned, we have a hazy sky, giving you a live look toward the east, you can see high clouds overhead. if we get to the maps, i will show you where the high clouds are coming from. ridge of high pressure remains the dominant feature. that will keep us high and dry. the circulation around the

ridge of high pressure, i put some arrows for you to see. sunday the high clouds are away. that's about it. for today, high clouds in the forecast, the high clouds moved in in the overnight hours that kept some of our temperatures up. some areas anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees warmer than where we were 24 hours ago. pasmy fog over parts of the north bay along the peninsula as well. into the east bay, hazy sunshine expected. temperatures for your afternoon, going to be a lot like yesterday. perhaps even slightly in some some areas. at this hour, oakland 45. livermore checking in at 49. low 40s for fremont. how about that noontime, upper 50s to near 60 with mostly sunny, hazy conditions and then into the afternoon, mid- to upper 60s in the forecast once again. oakland actually broke a record yesterday. oakland warmed to 67 degrees. but for today, we'll go with 66 and these numbers anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees above the seasonal average. as you get going in sunnyvale, this morning, upper 30s to low

40s outside your door. 38 reported in an around san jose, morgan hill and then by lunchtime, low 60s in the forecast for you as well. mid- to upper 60s in the forecast. morgan hill, you are going to 68 for the second half of your day. it's going to be nice, at least when it comes to the numbers. 67 in novato for the afternoon. 65 for vallejo. 63 for san francisco, 64 in hayward. mid-60s for antioch. how about the santa clara valley, you are looking at 67 san jose, 66 in mountain view. 71 in santa cruz. so those numbers definitely something to enjoy. but we know we could use the rain. going to tahoe? overnight lows in the 20s. upper 40s to near 50 for the afternoon. partly cloudy skies and no new snow in the forecast there. we will continue with our dry weather as well through the week. increasing clouds finally as we get into friday and saturday. but no rain. temperatures will drop off just a tad with dry conditions through the weekend. back to you. >> thank you. i'm sure that they are

thankful for the dry weather at union square. it's a holiday tradition at lefty eduel, wes than a -- lefty o'doul's with less than a day to help those families. a daring space mission underway right now. what the astronauts of the international space station are hoping to fix. mastracchio ó@ó

welcome back. 7:55. happening right now -- two astronauts on dash crash on a -- astronauts are on a spacecraft. we're looking over their shoulder. these are live pictures from nasa. you see what they are doing in space. this is phase 2 of a repair job for a cooling pump outside the international space station 300 miles above earth. this is fascinating. the crew removed that faulty pump last saturday. they did so much then they should be able to completely install the new pump today.

i'm watching their hands now. but if they can't get everything done, they could finish the job on a third spacewalk tomorrow but we just wanted to take you live to space this morning here on "mornings on 2." 7:55. you can keep track of where santa claus is all day and all night as he makes his around the world trip. norad will be using its satellites and radar to watch out for santa today and tonight. u.s. and canadian military officials launched the santa watch in 1955. if you want you can watch his progress at google maps on facebook and on twitter. calls are flooding into the san francisco animal control center about that little puppy we told you about that was dumped at an abandoned recycling plant. or abandoned, rather, at the plant. animal control workers say they've received more than 100 calls in just two hours yesterday morning from people who want to adopt that puppy.

city workers found the dog friday night on a conveyer belt at the recology transfer space. the poodle mix has significant wound to the neck and legs and is being treated by a vet at the shelter. >> the whole situation that she just went through is traumatizing. we don't know how many days, you know, she was in the -- in the truck. we don't know. >> officials say the dog's injuries could determine what kind of homes the puppy named jim will be able to go to. they are still looking for the person who abandoned the animal. the time now is 7:57. preparations are underway for the last night hunger bowl ever at at&t park. the game will be played between the washington huskies and cougars. players from both teams are already in san francisco. they plan to process today. players from the huskies will help serve up meals at glide tomorrow. two women female officials will be on the field which is a first in bowl history.

the bowl will move to the new 49ers stadium next year. all right. 7:57. the 49ers thrilled the fans on an historic night at the stick. coming up, you will see this again. what an interception. the highlights along with some brand-new information from the police just released hours ago. >> reporter: we're live in san jose, where our cameras captured the arrest of suspected street robbers. we'll tell you about the time spree and how police finally caught up with them. a traffic hazard in oakland at this hour. this is a live look here at 880. we'll let you know exactly where the hazard is -- coming up. mild forecast will stay in the forecast for your tuesday as well as another spare-the- air day. we'll have a look at the air quality for your area -- coming up.

good morning. welcome back. we're live with the kids and the singing. ♪ >> that's lefty o'doul's in san francisco this morning. the christmas carols and the last-minute toy drive is underway.

look at all of those toys. wow. you can see they have a party going on at lefty o'doul's. we'll tell you how officials hope this fun will turn into happy christmas memories for needy families. we'll bring you a live report. alex savidge is there. stay tuned for that. tuesday, december 24th. it is christmas eve. i'm dave clark. >> that's right. i'm jana katsuyama. tori campbell has the morning off. i'm glad to be here with everyone. it's been a fun morning. let's take a quick look at the weather and traffic. rosemary is in for steve. >> i want to go to that party. maybe you have your own party to go to. another hazy day, mild and dry. temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above the seasonal average. ridge of high pressure in control of the weather pattern. a few high clouds spilling over of the ridge. you may see the clouds outside of your door. sinking air associated with that ridge. really bringing us the stable air, the unseasonably mild weather. with that another spare-the- air day. air quality for today, even a

little worse than yesterday. across the board. the entire bay area in the shade of orange. air quality index above 100 and that means if you are very sensitive to the air pollution as my -- yas ma, respiratory issues -- asthma resry -- respiratory issues, take it easy. 39 degrees in concord. livermore, you are looking at 38. pleasanton, 38. san ramon upper 30s, 38 for walnut creek and antioch checking in at 34. as we get into the second half of your afternoon, temperatures again, just as warm as yesterday. even a tad warmer for some. mid-60s in concord. 68 santa rosa. have a better look around coming up in a few e mos and an -- in a few moments and an extended forecast. >> good morning, tara. we have a traffic hazard in 880 oakland. farther north at the fifth

street offramp, we have a stalled car and the chp has requested a tow. traffic along the eastshore freeway free flowing right now. no problems to report. the macarthur maze is also experiencing no traffic. let's take a look here at the golden gate bridge. you can see that it looks good as you are making your way into san francisco this morning. not many cars on the roadway this week because of the holiday. 8:02. let's head over to the desk. all right, tara. ktvu's cameras caught the arrest of suspected armed robbers in san jose. police say during a span of 6 and a half hours yesterday. several people were victimized. janine de la vega is joining us live from san jose to tell us how the police captured those suspects. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. well after the last robbery happened late last night, officers were flagged down and they were able to catch up with the suspect's car. they say that those suspects gave up and were arrested.

now, reports of the street robbery started coming in at 4:00 p.m. yesterday and they continued until 0 10:30 at night -- 10:30 at night. police say seven or eight occurred from almaden to blossom hill downtown and at least one happened on the east side. the suspect and car description matched. in some incident, the victims reported that the suspects were armed. police say the suspects were stealing personal items such as wallets and purses and money shortly after the first robbery. again, officers tracked down and were able to catch up with four suspects in a black car. >> it's a little alarming because, i mean, you want to have that freedom to be able to walk down the street and not have to worry, you know, if you are gonna get jumped or anything like that. so yeah, you know, definitely makes people alarmed of what's going to go around your sound rg -- of what's going to go on

around surroundings,. >> reporter: the suspects are being interviewed at the police department. they are investigating whether the group is responsible for all of the robberies. they say all of the victims appear to have been targeted at random. police are advising people to be aware of their surroundings, especially when walking out of stores. some of these street robberies occurred in commercial areas but they say some happened in residential areas like this one. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose police still searching for the smash-and- grab robber who pulled off a bold heist inside the east ridge mall at 6:00 last night. the mall was packed. witnesses say the man wore a mask and smashed a glass case at valiani jewelries and that it sounded like a gunshot. >> the crowd was panicking. they were like wow. i was really scared for my family for my kids. >> several stores there, including the jewelry store closed their doors during the

chaos but they soon reopened. no one was hurt but the robber escaped on foot and is still on the loose. >> reporter: hamming right now -- happening right now -- bay area airports are expecting fewer holiday travelers than yesterday. this is sfo. we did check with the three major airports in the area. sfo is expecting a busy morning but they say things are expected to slow down throughout the day. san jose is also expecting the slower day than yesterday. oakland airport has had no delays or problems. we want to show you another live picture. a look at that, a picture of union square with the beautiful christmas tree and the macy's store over there to the left of the picture. you can see the macy's store is open. there are some buses and trucks that are starting to go that way, but that store at union square in san francisco has been opened 24 hours a day since december 20th. it will finally close at 6:00 p.m. tonight for christmas. plenty of shoppers are taking advantage of last-minute deals.

if you are planning to head to the city to shop today, be preened for some crowds. happening now, the rush is on to collect 10,000 gifts for needy children in time for christmas. alex savidge has been live at lefty o'doul's all morning where all of the gifts are being able to be dropped off until 2:00 a.m. alex, how are they doing? >> really well. but they could still use a lot of help, maybe you've wrapped up your holiday shopping, crossed everybody off your list. how about donating a toy to a child in need here in san francisco this year. this is the place to do it. we're at lefty o'doul's the car -- lefty o'doul's, this is the 13th year they've done the last- chance toy drive. actually, right now, some lucky kids are picking out some of the toys they want for themselves. you can see hundreds of toys have been collected already today. but, of course, they need more. ♪ i'm i'm dreaming a white

christmas ♪ >> reporter: this was the scene as mayor ed lee dropped by the toy drive to sing carols. the chief on hand. they created a fettive atmosphere here and help out this toy drive here as people bring in the toys to donate. more than 10,000 toys is what they are hoping to collect this year to give children around the city who need them. one woman came by and dropped off several days and says she's been coming here every christmas eve for several years. >> for me, i have the best christmases with my parents and my mom. i wanted to give back to those who don't have that privilege. >> reporter: you can either walk inside lefty's and drop off the gifts. you can pull up and curbside, they have big barrels so that

you can drop the toys in. they are hoping some of those last-minute shoppers will be generous enough to drop off toys for children in need. the aim make sure every child has a toy. they can open on christmas morning a present under the tree, they will be doing the toy all day long and they will go until 2:00 a.m. live at lefty oduel's alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you for that. volunteers for the saint anthony's foundation in san francisco also are collecting donations for the needy at their curbside location. they still need your help. today is the last day people can drop off food, cloerkting and cash at the -- and clothing. the goal, 500 hams and 2500 pairs of socks before christmas. if you want to help, you did drive up to the dining room on geg avenue in san francisco -- golden gate avenue in san francisco. last night, 49er fans filled candlestick park park to watch the last regular season

game at the stick. candlestick has been the scene of some of the most exciting moments in sports history. last night, 49ers' game ended with a game-winning play that clinched a playoff spot for the 49ers. >> coming. to the hands of bowman! >> that's just ridiculous. line backer navorro bowman, touchdown, dove in. a minute before the game ended. they won 34-24. joe fonzi talked to bowman after the game. >> what do you think when you are streaking down the side and the crowd is roaring? >> i'm gonna do more condition, i got tired at the 30. [laughter] >> it was jim harbaugh's 50th birthday, too. 49ers move onto the playoffs. they have a slim chance of winning their third straight nfc title. there is a chance the game

could be played at candlestick park. almost 70,000 49er fans were out for the game. over the years, a lot have complained about the cold and windy stadium. last night, most focused on the many years going to the stick. >> it's like saying goodbye to your favorite love, the atmosphere and the feeling of candlestick park is so nostalgic. >> still many other 49er fans never got into candlestick park. we found plenty who were hoping to buy a ticket outside of the gate. but they ended up going back home. police arrested 30 people during last week's game at candlestick park. >> you are -- you are under arrest! >> a ktvu camera caught one arrest. our photographer was at the scene after hearing about a fight at the grid bar. most arrests were alcohol

related and for destroying stadium property. another 80 were rejected for being rowdy. there will be several sporting events and concerts over the next 12 months. >> the wrecking ball is set to demolish long-time home of the 49ers and giants, in 2015. a huge redevelopment project involving homes and stores and offices will then begin. that massive project includes building a huge stadium where the -- huge center where the stadium stand. you can say goodbye to the stick by sharing our facebook beige. and you can -- badge. you can tweet us as well. it will be another critical day in a heart detective breaks case in -- heart-breaking case in oakland. >> any day, any minute, any second she's on a ventilator is a victory for me. >> we'll tell you what's happening today involving the oakland girl who has been declared brain dead.

>> we may find out more about the wildfire in big sur that destroyed 34 homes. and traffic is looking pretty good at this hour. we don't have very many delays at all to report. no accidents. this is a live look here at highway 24. we'll have more traffic ahead. the sun is shining and our temperatures are climbing today. slightly warmer than yesterday. i will have a look at the numbers expected for your area -- coming up.

new information -- we could

learn today the cause of the wildfire in big sur that began last week and destroyed 34 homes. a spokesman for the u.s. forest service told the newspaper that they likely will release what they believe is the cause of the fire sometime today. the fire was fully contained on friday but many people still haven't been able to return to their homes because of hot spots. about 180 firefighters remain on the scene. the sims recycling plant is working with redwood city on safety measures following two fires there in just five weeks. the company says that plans to increase staffing overnight and will allow random untiltions. the -- random inspections. the plant received a public nuisance citation for a fire last month that spread toxic smoke throughout the bay area. 8:16 a county clerk in utah says he will not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples even though sakes marriage is now legal in utah.

the county clerk in provo, utah is giving same-sex couples who show up a letter that says he's waiting to hear the ruling from an april peerles court. some couples say they showed up to challenge that clerk. >> i think they are in contempt of court. right after noon, the federal judge ruled it as unconstitutional. he think he's taking away my constitutional rights. >> not looking to extend this for weeks, a day or two. i think it's prepare out to do that -- i think it's appropriate to do that. civic leaders are now restricting water use in one city near sacramento after another dry year. the city of folsom is requiring residents and businesses to cut back water use by 20%. it's also put limits on

landscape watering. people can water no more than twice a week with watering days assigned by address. folsom lake could be at the lowest level since 1976 before the end of the year. there will not be any organized running or cycling events in death valley, at least for a few months. the park service temporarily suspended all permits. it will use the next few months to review safety questions and set new guidelines for events. the review can expected to wrap up before april. organizers for the bad water marathon say that doesn't give them enough time to plan. they have moved the event to lone pine in inyo county. a christmas show took a surprising turn for two little kids in massachusetts. [singing] >> that's 8-year-old james and 3-year-old ariana. they thought they were singing blue christmas to record and mail it to their parents in the

army. they didn't know their dad and stepmom were there ready to surprise them. it's been six months since they had all been together. >> my wish came true. i wanted dadly -- dad and mel list law -- melissa to come. >> so sweet. >> yes. we'll take it over to tara who has been looking at the traffic. also what the transportation options are on christmas eve day. >> yeah. some people have been asking is b.a.r.t. gonna be running tomorrow. it is. it will be on a sunday schedule, though. the same will apply for new year's day. new year's eve if you plan on going into san francisco to watch the fireworks, the trains will be running until 3:00 this morning after midnight, they start running them every 20 minutes you will be able to -- you will get in and out of there with not much delay. right now we're look taking a look -- we're looking at the

maps. concord, things are looking good. hercules, pinole, traffic is moving slow. at the macarthur maze, it is looking very smoggy out there. it's a spare-the-air day. traffic headed to the bay bridge where we don't have delays. 237, milpitas, traffic on the right side, westbound towards sunnyvale. 8:19. let's check in with rosemary. >> yes, that hazy sky. another view here over san jose where the air quality a little worse than even just yesterday. tomorrow, probably just as bad. so illegal to burn that firewood unless you are exempt in getting outdoors today. just be aware of it. starting in the west, we have a little bit of snow falling over parts of montana. stretching through wyoming down into colorado. the dakotas seeing snow. i just checked with the airports and the flight delays are minimal. in fact, you can't find any trouble out there if you are taking a flight over the upper

midwest. a little bit going on for today as well as new york state, pennsylvania and west virginia. back here at home. a few high clouds, hazy sky, dry conditions. unseason blip mild temperatures, temperatures once again. 35 degrees in santa rosa. san francisco, checking in at 48 one of the warmert spots at this -- warmer spots at this hour. oakland, 46. 39 in concord. and san jose, 41 right now. but for the afternoon, your temperatures, some of the warmest we're going to see for today. by 11:00 or so, 56 degrees. i'm thinking 60 for your lunch hour and then into the afternoon by 2:00, 66. you are expected to top out at 67. sun will set before 5:00 and there the temperatures go in the low 60s by 5:00:00 and then pack in the -- 5:00 and then back in the 60s for shopping. although the stores may be closing today. 67 in novato. 65 vallejo. 64 in berkeley. 65 concord. 64 hayward. low 60s at the coast for the

afternoon under mostly sunny skies. 67 san jose. santa cruz, look at you. 71 degrees. under mostly sunny, hazy conditions. the extended forecast. notice only subtle changes. when i say subtle, they are hard to find. we have hazy skies. temperatures remaining in the upper 60s for the next few days. we will see the numbers drop off increasing clouds friday, saturday. we were hoping for a little bit of rain. doesn't look like we'll even get that. we're going to be dry through the weekend. back to you. >> all right. 8:22. it was an attack at a bay area walmart earlier this year that made national news. the newly-released video from the police. why they think this will help them with this case. you will won't want to miss -- you won't want to miss this. how a san francisco company turned thousands of iphones into dominoes.

welcome back. 8:25. police in pleasanton, searching for a man who robbed a ups store yesterday afternoon. it happened at the store on pimlico drive. the man walked into the store, gave the clerk demanding money. she gave him the cash and he drove off. the man described is about 6 feet tall, weighing about 250 pound. he was last seen in an oakland raiders beanie cap, you blue jeans and a black jacket. he also had glak glove, sunglasses -- black gloves, sunglasses and appeared to have

a reddish/blond beard. any information, call pleasanton police. this year, people in the philippines just won the gift of recovery. people gathered in a church where you can still see signs of the typhoon. the roof has not been completely repaired. the typhoon destroyed more than 500,000 homes last month. it also left 7800 people dead or missing. if you don't feel like cooking a big dinner, there are a few options for eating out tonight. 7-11, denny's and eye hop, mcdonald's, pan daup express, all have limited hours for christmas day. many chains leave. decision or close up to the individual restaurants. you might want to call your nearest location if you are planning to head over there to make sure they are open. a san francisco animation studio has a very unusual holiday greeting. they substituted 2,000 iphones for dominoes.

check this out. ♪ push ♪ >> this is plain spectacular. video, this is posted on youtube. wow, the iphones reveal a fesstive message and the sound effects they fall like dominoes. you see the happy holidays sign there. the company didn't buy the iphones, however. the phones, the lighting, the sound effects, they are all computer generated. beautiful. 8:27. a holiday season doing damage control. the new troubles for target. it's dealing with that massive data breach. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where the fight to keep 13-year-old jahi mcmath alive continues. we'll tell you more about an important court hearing scheduled for later today. another warmup in store for the bay area this afternoon. although the view, not so good. another spare the air. giving you a look live towards the bay bridge where we have

hazy skies already this morning. i will have a look for the air quality -- coming up. ♪ checkin' target off my list, ♪ ♪ last minute deals on toys and gifts. ♪ ♪ that's my holiday, ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ wrap it up, pop, lock and shop, ♪ ♪ buyin' presents that i forgot. ♪ ♪ that's my holiday.

♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday.

8:30. good morning. these are live pictures we're outside oakland's children hospital. the family of jahi mcmath continues their battle to keep her on life support. there's another critical court hearing this takes place in about an hour. what will be revealed at that time we'll tell you about that in a live report in a few minutes. it is tuesday, december 24th. christmas eve. i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. rosemary is here for steve. >> yes. on one hand, fabulous weather. on the flip side, not so much. another spare-the-air day. air quality, even worse than

yesterday. i will have a check for your area coming up. ridge of high pressure remains in control of your weather pattern. we'll be slightly warmer in some areas for today. the north and offshore breeze will continue as well. pretty fabulous numbers. but can't help but keep the fact in mind that we could really use some rain. that's not in the forecast. giving you a look. we're unhealthy. it says sensitive groups. the air quality index above 100. if you do have asthma or a respiratory issue, lung disease, be aware of it. you are included in that sensitive group. temperatures right now, 39 degrees in concord. 39 in walnut creek. mid-40s around the bay. areas like hayward, redwood city, low 40s in oakland. san francisco holding steady about 48 degrees. 54 half moon bay. looking at 34 in napa. 34 for -- 35 for santa rosa. 42 in novato. still a few areas, very chilly. palo alto, 36 degrees right now.

menlo park as well. 38 for foster city. one last shift here, 41 in sunnyvale. as we get into the afternoon, temperatures as nice as yesterday. for some, even a tad bit warmer. we'll detail the numbers for you, take you into the extended forecast coming up. tara? we have a couple of fender- benders. there you go. 101 westbound near the great expressway. we do have a little fender- bender there. two-car collision. if we take a look over here on the peninsula, you can see that traffic is froing very nicely. san mateo, redwood city, and portola valley. across the bay there in the hayward area. we have a fender-bender on 580 where 238 meets it but no major injuries. san francisco, this is what rosemary is talking about, the spare-the-air day. you can see how poor the air quality is. traffic is slowing well -- flowing on the right-hand side towards sfo and on the opposite

side. 280 at the 880 split. northbound traffic towards slar on the bottom portion of your screen. let's check back in with the desk. the story of jahi mcmath is getting national attention. her family continues to fight to keep her alive even though doctors have declared her brain dead. ktvu's brian flores is live outside of oakland's children's hospital to tell us about a small victory the family had yesterday and the very important court hearing that take place later this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. you know, i've spoken with the family quite a few times now. you can see it in their eyes. they truly believe that jahi will eventually take up even though doctors think otherwise. but when it comes to the doctors here at oakland children's, it's all about trust, something the family says they don't have after a ton sill surgery -- tonsil surgery went wrong. another hearing is scheduled for 9:30. it's not open for the public. and because of privacy issues

we may not know the results for sometime, if at ula. the results will be from a third-party independent doctor on brain scans he did yesterday. dr. fisher was appointed to perform the tests. he's the head of pediatric neurology at lucille packard children hospital. as for jahi, she's alive but on a ven later. this -- ventilator. this after a ton sill surgery -- tonsil surgery. we spoke with jahi's mother and she appreciates it. >> i'm very happy people came out here to watch for my daughter. i'm gonna go and let you know you have hundred of people out here who live you. i'm sorry. i thank everybody for coming. this is so hard.

>> the chief of pediatrics, david durant here at oakland children's on behalf of the children offered deep condolences for the family. he says they continue to i've as well -- to grieve as well. he says a ventilator cannot reduce the brain dead that has occurred and it would be wrong to give false hope she could come back to life. hundred of people showed up. as we take it out here live, another small victory for the family, they received yesterday, that the court extended a restraining order to remove her from life support. the family's hope was to keep her alive through christmas. it looks like they will get that wish. we're live here in oakland, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. in texas, another life support controversy. but this one has a husband telling doctors to take his wife off life support. coming up for you in about ten minutes, the state law in texas is preventing him from honoring his wife's last wishes.

and san jose police released a terrifying new video of a car smashing into a crowded walmart store back on easter sunday. this happened on story road. witnesses say the driver started to attack customers after smashing into that walmart. he was charged with two counts of attempted murder assault and vandalism. police hope this new video will lead new witnesses to come forward. well, the police want you to be on the lookout for -- after a hit-and-run crash that happened yesterday in sacramento and injured and 11-year-old which boy. police say the.was in a crosswalk when he was hit by two cars around 5:30 last night. one of the drivers stayed there at the scene. but the driver of an older white van took off and left that little boy lying in the crosswalk. that boy has non-life- threatening injuries. happening right now, stores across the bay area are open to

accommodate people looking to pick up those last-minute gifts. this is video from the union city walmart this morning. we talked to some last-minute shoppers who say they like the extended hours since it allows them to work around their own hectic schedules. >> last-minute shopping. gotta get it done, you know, didn't have time all week. been working a lot of overtime. >> many people we spoke with say they felt more rushed this year since thanksgiving fell on a later date. that gave people about six fewer shopping days than a traditional year. >> kohl's is keeping its doors open for last-minute shoppers this is video from the store in hayward. the department store started its 100-hour shopping marathon session on friday. all bay area stores will close at 6:00 tonight. your time is 8:37. well, the consumer lawsuits keep growing because of that data breach at target. now there are more than a dozen lawsuits and more are expected. that's after the personal information of 40 million

target customers who use credit or debit cards was stolen. lawyers say affected customers could still have fallout from this for years to come target's image may have been hurt for several months. positive perception fell to a six-year low. target had one of the highest scores in the retail industry. now it's the only retailer that has a negative rating. but an informal survey of facebook and twitter comments shows customers are starting to lose some of tll anger -- some of their anger now that target has hired more people to answer questions about the data breach. the deadline for people to sign up for health insurance under the new affordable care act has been extended to midnight tonight for many people across the country. but not here in california. under the new law, california opted to run its own health insurance exchange called covered california. officials say their workers at their call centers, including one in concord, are abiding by the original deadline of

midnight last night. although the deadline here in california has passed, you can still sign up for coverage, it just won't begin on january 1st. administrators of the national healthcare.gov website extended the dead line 24 hours to allow for technical problems that might result from a last- minute rush. the deadline affects those wanting coverage january 1st. at least 11 people have died as a result of the winter storm that rommed from the midwest to the northeast the last couple of days. since saturday afternoon, more than 35 states have been hit by the rain, the ice, the snow and the flooding. utility crews are trying to get the power back on for hundreds of thousands of people in michigan and upstate new york and other places. at the peak of sunday's power outage, more than 500,000 people had no electricity. forecasters say the freezing rain and the ice storms should subside but the cold temperatures, they will stick around for the rest of the

week. whether you are planning to hit the roads to go to a loved one's house or to the mall, the chp is expecting a lot of traffic today. that's why officers will be out patrolling the roadways. later tonight, the chp will begin its dui enforcement that continues through thursdayed a mit night. last year, during christmas, 39 people were killed in crashes in california. most people killed were not wearing a seat belt. 8:40. a shocking theft. it happened just before christmas. ♪ >> the police search going on right now for a one-of-a-kind cell low and why it means -- cello and why it means so much for this musician. >> reporter: and san francisco is showing its generosity this christmas eve donating toys to children in need. we'll tell you about the goal for lefty o'doul's last-minute toy drive. we have a fender-bender out in contra costa county to tell

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the time is 8:43. here is a live look at the new york stock exchange numbers. they will close at 10:00 for a half day and then they will be closed tomorrow. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now -- a six and a half hour crime spree in san jose ended with the arrest of four people. police say between 4:00 yesterday afternoon and 10:30 last night, at least eight armed robberies were reported. police say two boys and two girls were arrested. two of them are juveniles. a doctor from stanford is expected to present his diagnosis of jahi mcmath. she's the 13-year-old girl declared brain dead after a routine surgery to take out her tonsils. yesterday, there was a restraining order granted to keep her on life support until at least december poth sphoo -- december 30th. stores are open. ready to accommodate people who

want to get those last-minute christmas gifts. many have extended their hours or are open around the clock. if you plan to head to the mall, be ready for a lot of traffic. happening now -- the time is 8:44. and donations are pouring in still for needy and homeless children in san francisco. they still could use your help, though. ktvu channel 2 reporter alex savidge is live at lefty o'doul's with the toy drive that runs until 10:00 a.m. i see you are outside. >> reporter: this is where you can pull up, if you have a new unwrapped toy and you want to give it to a child in need here on christmas, eve the folks here, these are volunteers from lefty o'doul's, they will take your donation, gladly and put it in the big barrels and they will try to fill up as many as they can possibly today. they are hoping out doing the last-minute shopping will feel generous and drop off some toys. this is the scene inside.

right inside the front door, a huge pile of toys. these are the toys, hundred of them, that have been donated so far this morning to children in need in san francisco. new unwrapped toys is what they would like. they have a lot of them already but they still really need your help. ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas ♪ >> it was a festive atmosphere inside here earlier this morning as mayor lee stopped by to sing carols with the children's choir of the third baptist church. they created a fun atmosphere. the police chief and fire chief were onhand. the folks have been doing this for 13 years. it's the last chance toy drive. they do it every year on christmas eve. the goal this year, try to bring in more than 10,000 toys. that's more than -- that's what they collected last year. they really want to do better this year. this morning we talked with one

woman from here in san francisco who came to drop off a couple of toys. she said she was doing what she could to give back. >> about six or so. i think a lot of the people i know have everything they need. and so this is the little i can do. >> and the aim here is to make sure that every child has a toy to unwrap on christmas. they are hoping to collect more than 10,000 toys. the drive goes throughout the day here at lefty oduel, you up up -- you can pull up, drop it off. you can come inside. the folks from luxor cab will pick you up to do it. later on this afternoon, some of these donated toys will be loaded onto fire trucks. to find

a texas law is keeping her on life support despite wishes to remove her from the ventilator. they are both paramedics and decided they would not want to be on life support. last month, they found her unconscious at the home. she's brain dead, doctors say. her husband wants her taken off life support. the hospital is refusing because she's 18 weeks pregnant. texas law specifically protects the life of an unborn fetus. >> we have a responsibility of making sure that we follow the laws, whether they are state or federal when it comes to providing care to patients. that's what we're doing in this case. >> he says he's getting a lot of criticism for fighting to remove his wife from life support. he says he's trying to honor her last wishes. an oakland musician is hoping to get back a cello in time to perform on christmas.

♪ >> pawel walerowski says two cellos a bike and a smartphone were stolen from his studio apartment in east oakland last tuesday. one of those cellos was cut tim made in poland -- custom made in -- made in poland and is worth $12,000. he edz into the instruments to teach and has performances for christmas eve and christmas day. next week, b.a.r.t.'s board of directors holds a special meeting to vote on the latest union contract. that board vote was originally set for thursday. a tentative agreement announced early saturday do finally end the long labor dispute that led to two bart strikes this year. the deal takes out a controversial clause granting union members up to six weeks of paid family leave. in return, bart agreed to expand bereavement leave and made some other concessions.

we do have good news for braurt riders who want to catch a flight to oakland airport. the long-awaited b.a.r.t. tram is finally expected to open next fall. riders will leave the b.a.r.t. pratt form at the -- platform for a quick eight-minute ride to the airport. bart's airport uses automated driverless, three-car trains. and bart will be running both today and tomorrow and tara moriarty is joining us with a look at what the schedules will be and how that might help with the holiday travel. trains will be operating on a sunday schedule. same deal for new year's day. and hopefully, you will get to where you need to go. see the fireworks show in san francisco, et cetera. contra costa county, this this highway 4 -- this is highway 4. we have a stalled vehicle at bailey. it's been moved over.

so hopefully it won't be causing too many problems. you can see that traffic is flowing very nicely into san francisco at this hour. down in the south bay, he would want to show you -- we want to show you a map here. we have a couple of fender- benders, nothing creating too much of a problem. also over in the peninsula, it's looking good and then over in the fremont hayward area, the traffic is not too bad. let's head over to rosemary. only subtle changes in the forecast for today. giving you a live look there. jack london square very calm out there. hazy skies. and if you are just joining us today is the spare the air day. ridge of high pressure in place. a little tough to tell with all of the clouds in there. i put a few arrows there. you can see the clockwise circulation moving around the ridge of high pressure. for us, a few high clouds feeding in and that's going to be about it. we're going to be mild and dry through the holiday and really beyond. we're hoping for the possibility of make a -- of maybe a few sprinkles coming

our way. right now the models are not making it happen for us. let's talk about what's happening outside of your door right now. still trailing behind in the 30s. napa, santa rosa, you are 35. 43 san rafael. san francisco, 48. san francisco, holding onto that 48 all morning long. concord, a chilly one for you. >> 39. for the afternoon, you will be back in the 60s. by 11:00 or so feeling pretty good. 55 degrees. into the lunch hour about 60 degrees and then as we get into the 2:00 hour, low 60s in the forecast. topping out at about 65 for concord. sun will set before 5:00 and temperatures beginning to slip already. 61 degrees at 5:00. 50 degrees by 8:00. 41 right now in san jose. san jose looking at a nice warmup once again for today as well. 65 in fair field. for the second half. 67 in napa. 68 in santa rosa. 67 in novato. 63 for downtown san francisco. 66 for downtown oakland. into san jose, there you are.

67. 68 morgan hill. 67 los gatos. and low 70s for santa cruz. if you are going to tahoe, dry weather there as well. no snow in the forecast. overnight lows in the low 20s. afternoon highs upper 40s to about 50 degrees with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies through the holiday week. giving you a look here at our forecast here at home. the extended forecast, bay area weekend, always in view. notice only subtle changes from day to day. in fact, today going to be a lot like tomorrow. the following day. we finally will see a decrease in numbers. a subtle dropoff into the second with an increase in clouds. back to the desk. a little boy from san jose has a deal with lebron james. the business deal he has with the nba superstar and what lebron wants him to do.

new this morning, right now, dozens of the oakland police officers are playing santa's helpers on this christmas eve. they are handing out dmas toys to needy children -- christmas toys to needy children. this is new video we just got moments ago. we spoke to one oakland a parent who says the toys will bring some holiday joy to her children. >> we've been going through changes and everything. i thank you all. >> this toy drive will continue for several more hours in oakland. an 11-year-old boy from san jose has been picked by lebron

james to design lebron's next t- shirt. his name is raul montora. he was picked out of hundreds of bidders from all over the country. yesterday, le brown announced it -- lebron announced it on facebook and said he killed it. lebron james one his second title last year. his slogan is not one, not two. the shirts are on sale online for $30. they will be coming to local stores soon. it's ticket tuesday. viewers can win tickets to mama mia. the tickets will for march 28th at the orpheum theater in san francisco. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight and enter the secret word "abba." tara? >> everything is looking fantastic at the bay bridge toll plaza. we literally have know traffic. it's been like this all morning. 280 at the 880 split, same

story. happy christmas eve day. to rosemary. hazy skies for today. a little change in the forecast. temperatures remain above the seasonal average through the weekend. >> all right. thank you. >> you are welcome. that's our report. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we want to leave you this video of san francisco mayor ed lee drink -- drink -- of mayor ed lee singing christmas carols. ♪i'm dreaming of a white capacity ♪ and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com.

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