good morning. we are live in sun valley. christmas may be over, but the shopping frenzy is not. we have been talking to people. why they say they got up so early and what they are looking for. the investigation continues into a devastating house fire in san francisco. why fire crews are still on the scene investigating a blaze that critically injured two men. our decidedly un-winter weather conditions. taking a live look outside at another beautiful morning there is a change on the way. what it is and when you will see it coming up. also, it's been a sad holiday season for the family

of an oakland girl on life support after tonsill surgery. good morning. live pictures here of macy's in concord where there are already some shoppers inside stores. but are they returning, buying, or just looking? we'll find out in a live report coming up. welcome to morning's on 2. i am tori campbell. >> nice to have you back, by the way. i am brian flores in for dave clark. let's look at weather and traffic. rosemary, we are expecting another warm day today? >> yes, we are looking at a near repeat of yesterday. broke a record in oakland. could perhaps break another record today. unseasonly mild weather in place. ridge of high pressure. take a look at that high arch over the pacific. that shows you the storms are

to the north. now, we do have a weak system on the back side of this. it's going to swing through tomorrow. it's going to increase our cloud cover. could knock our temperatures down just a little bit. we are going to usher in some better air. that's good news, as well. unfortunately, it's not going to bring us any rain. temperatures a lot like yesterday. below freezing in napa. saint a rosa 28 this morning. 38 in oakland h this is actually at the airport downtown oakland reporting 40 degrees. 33 walnut creek. 36 in livermore. san francisco reporting station not working this morning, but i will say about 47-48 degrees this morning. sfo467 with no delays. 39 degrees in san jose. let's go to the inner north bay where we have 34 in hillsberg. as we get into the afternoon wide spreads 60s, a few low 70s. i will have a look at the afternoon highs coming up. good morning. this is one of those rare mornings when we're not seeing any accidents and really not a

whole lot of traffic either. so some good news for you as you head out the door if you have some last-minute shopping or, unfortunately, you have to work. let's take a live look outside. this is 101 at the golden gate bridge. looking good. over in the east bay highway 4, this is through the concord area as you are making your way through bay point pitsberg. a little bit of smog there. finally, 680 at towards fremont we are experiencing no delays. 7:03. let's head back to the desk. >> thank you, tara. happening now, shoppers are out a early looking for day-after christmas sales. the macy's store opened just about an hour ago. already seeing a few people out

there, claudine? >> reporter: i want to show you this parking lot because this is unbelievable. there are no parking spaces up in front and it's 7:00 in the morning because everyone has come here to do a little post-christmas shopping today. i got to tell you, you got to keep in mind the mall isn't open. macy's is, but the mall isn't open. these folks are coming here specifically to make sure they get in on some of the deals. you can see inside there is the shoe section, a very, very popular section of the store this morning. doors opened here at this macy's at six this morning and people were actually waiting outside the door when the manager came to open things up. surprised even him. certainly a good surprise because they were hoping that a lot of people would take advantage of some post- christmas sales. we are also in pleasant hill this morning at the kohl's store there. that store opened even earlier at 5:00 this morning. there were a handful of people out it that early.

and we talked to one of the first people through the door. >> i just love to shop and i go to the gym at 5:30 and i thought i would kill two birds with one stone and come here first. >> reporter: and taking a live look back here outside the macy's at sun valley mall, you can see some customers just leaving. yes, they do have bags in their hands. when you talk about this shopping period, obviously you have the big, very, very busy black friday. you have cyber monday. you have christmas eve. you have the last-minute shoppers. this is also, though, a very important time of the shopping season, especially when you consider that 2013 had six fewer days of shopping than they normally get because thanksgiving was later. they are hoping that people come in here, take advantage of a lot of teals that are in and around the stores so that their bottom line looks pretty good as they head into 2014. we have seen a steady dream. we will keep an eye on things

and check in with you. >> thanks, claudine. new video from walmart shoppers in san leandro who got up early to do some shopping. the store opened about an hour ago and there were already people waiting outside when the doors opened. but not everyone is out looking for bargains this morning. >> reporter: are you looking for bargains this morning? what kind of things are you looking for? >> just coming to look. >> reporter: plan on doing some shopping for yourself? >> no. save my christmas money. >> walmart is not the only store that opened early this morning. kohl's department stores opened at 5 a.m. and most macy's stores opened at 6 this morning: senator place that just opened at -- another place that just opened this morning is the paragon outlets in livermore. these are live pictures from just inside the outlets. our photographer says that people are just starting to show up. and right now it's really not too crowded. remember when this whole mall

end there was a parking -- rather a traffic all watt i out on 580. the mall will stay open until 9:00 tonight. fire investigators in san francisco are on the scene of a house fire where two men were critically injured. it started shortly before 9:00 last night on baker street near alamo square. want to go to some live pictures of the home not far from the panhandle. investigators could remain on the scene for the next two days since there were critical injuries in this fire. firefighters say they found two victims near the entrance of the four-story victorian head coach which you see there. the two men in their 60s are being treated for critical burns. one neighbor says she was impressed by the quick response by the more than 100 firefighters who raced to the scene. >> i too, live in a wooden victorian. we are all incredibly vulnerable to what happens in our own ancient houses with crazy electrical systems and what happens to our neighbor's

houses. >> firefighters were able to put it out in about 30 minutes, but the fire caused major damage. investigators are still trying to determine the cause. well, police in anitoch are looking into two separate shootings that happened less than two hours apart on christmas day. the first shooting happened just before 1:45 in the afternoon. a 19-year-old man was walking on the 4300 block of rock island drive when three men drove up, confronted him and his friends it, then demanded some jewelry and then opened fire. the second shooting occurred around 3 p.m. a 26-year-old man was walking on west 19th street when some people he did not know drove up next to him and shot him in the leg. 7:08. happening today a judge will consider the future of city college in san francisco. at 9:00 this morning the superior court judge will hear two separate requests to block a decision to strip the school's accreditation next july. the two lawsuits are filed by a teachers union and the city attorney of san francisco who

is acting on behalf of the people of california. an accrediting commission ruled that it was mismanaged. uc students will soon be able to take online classes offered by other campuses. the new cross-campus enrollment program starts in the winter quarter. only four uc campuses will be participating for now. berkeley, davis, irvine, and riverside. the $10 million program is funded by the state. in oakland councilman noel guyo hopes his hands on campaign it to clean up trash will help make the city a more attractive place. more than 1600 tons of trash, furniture, paint and other debris were dumped on open streets last year and it's an ongoing problem. he leads teams of volunteers to pick up trash every saturday and he says people cannot believe what they find on the greets. gallono says it's thacking of

education that may change the culture. 7:09. an east bay police are looking for real life grinch s investigators say someone broke into a house on cherry street and took all the presents under the christmas tree as well as computer and some jewelry. the family believes someone came in through an unlocked window while they were gone on christmas eve. the crime scene was not discovered until the 9 and 11-year-old kids who live in the house found nothing under their tree on christmas morning. dozens of families in sacramento county woke up christmas morning and found their tires slashed. neighbors say about 50 to 60 cars on three different streets were hit. surveillance video shows a man walking from car to car slashing those tires. investigators say it happened on tuesday between 1 and 2 in the morning. neighbors say it couldn't have happened at a worse time. >> you spend so much money for christmas and do all that stuff and then you have another expense that you weren't expecting. i mean, it can be hard on a lot of people.

>> the surveillance video also shows someone sitting inside one of the cars while a tire was being slashed. investigators say the person apparently didn't realize what was happening and can be seen driving off a short time later. it is 7:10. developing news. police in salinas have fund a south bay man who had been missing for two days. 79-year-old howard cupper was last seen in morgan hill late tuesday night. just a short time ago police issued a statement saying he had been found in sal leonys in monterey county, but no other information is available. well, are you still waiting for a christmas gift to arrive? you are not alone. what amazon is doing to make up for a lot of deliveries that missed the guaranteed deadline. >> a chilling christmas video from al-qaeda terrorists. the emotional plea from an american held captive for the past two years. your traffic on this day after christmas is looking very bright. we take a look outside right now, this is highway 24 through

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were raised and it breaks my heart. >> not everyone is going along with the governor's plan. several homes have signs on them saying we are staying. and a few property owners that were not offered buyouts want to be included in those buyouts. it is 7:14. new this morning a holiday message from al-qaeda terrorists. they have released a disturbing new video of a kidnapped u.s. government contractor. it shows the 72-year-old man begging for help. ktvu's justin grey live with more. >> reporter: he says he feels abandoned and forgotten in. video he asks president obama for help to secure his release. the american government contractor was kidnapped in pakistan in august of 2011 and he has been held hostage for more than two years now. in a 13-minute video he says he is in poor heat with a heart condition and acute asthma. he says the years in cap i have

itty have, quote, taken their toll. this is the second video al-qaeda has released of weinstein, but the first proof of life since that first video back in september 2012. >> i am therefore appealing to you on a humanitarian basis, if nothing else, and asking that you take the necessary actions it expedite my release. >> reporter: i reached out to both the state department and the white house. coming up in the next hour, working to get reaction from them for you. the white house has repeatedly said they do not negotiate with terrorists. live in washington, justin grey, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 7:16. just a short time ago the leaders of kenya and ethiopia arrived in south sudan. this is new video from cnn. the two african leaders are trying to mediate the bitter dispute between south sudan's president and his political

rivals. the president has been saying they are trying to develop a coup. well, it was nine years ago today that a powerful susan mcginnis killed more than 200,000 people in southeast asia. communities from sri lanka were wiped out by the drive spawned by a 9.3 earthquake. the tsunami caused millions of dollars in damage and destroyed more than 2 million homes. livermore police are searching for two men who burglarized a walmart on christmas morning. it happened at the walmart on loss posidas road. police say two men smashed a window and stole electronic items. they then drove off in a light-colored newer model four-door dodge charger. it happened at 4 in the morning before the store opened so no one was inside at the name for many parts of the world the day after christmas is boxing day.

thousands of people lined up outside stores in sydney, australia today to take advantage of some bargains there. traditionally, boxing day is when servants would receive gifts known as a christmas box from their bosses. countries observing the holiday include england, canada, australia, and new zealand. it is 7:17. it is a san francisco tradition the day after christmas. there will be a giant wood chipper in front of city hall at 11 this morning to highlight curbside industry collections in san francisco. this is the 27th annual chipping of the trees. tree collections will run from thursday, january 2 to january 15 and be picked up on the normal trash collection day. 7:18. traffic for the most part is light today expect looks like there is a problem in the east bay. >> we have a traffic hazard. we haven't had too many problems on the roadways this morning. in fremont, if we take a look at the map, we have a tire on 880

northbound at 238. it's right in this general vicinity right here. i don't know if you can kind of see the yellow there. this tire is blocking an entire lane of traffic. so it's a pretty big tire. chp is working to clear that flight. if we take a look at the bay bridge, this is the eastern span and you can see what rosemary has been talking about for the past couple of days. a spare the air day. definitely some smog out there. but your traffic is looking good as you make your way into oakland. all right. up next we have a look at 280 in san jose. traffic is flowing well in both directions. 7:19. let's check in with rosemary. good morning to you. rise and shine. here it comes. over the east bay hills that hazy sky providing a beautiful, beautiful at least a beautiful looking shot, right? another spare the air day in store. we have changes coming for the second half of the week into the weekend that will hopefully bring us better air quality but for today we remain with the air quality index above 100 and

that shade of orange indicating for our sensitive groups something to be aware of. respiratory issues, lung disease, asthma. this includes our sensitive groups as we call it there or they call it @quality management district. for today we do remain with a ridge of high pressure in place. temperatures are going to be a lot like yesterday. this morning a chilly start once again. a frosty start in some areas over parts of the north bay and inner east bay. this ridge of high pressure is not really going to give over the next several days. at this point we are looking like we will wrap up december on a dry note. we do have a weak system that is going to pull through and bring us increasing clouds on friday. perhaps knock the temperatures back, mix the air just a bit hopefully and bring us better air quality we will pick it up here at this hour. a few patches of fog a possibility. it's a chilly start. but we're mostly clear for today. but now we're into friday. for the morning hours and into the afternoon widespread high clouds in the forecast. so that white sky filtered

sunshine in store for friday. by saturday it's out of here and you saw for yourself there was no rain involved in that. it will again just cool us down just a little bit and then we're back up for the weekend. right now talking about cool, santa rosa 28 degrees outside your door. this is one of the coolest spots this morning. san francisco 49 right now. oakland -- i should say concord checking in right about 33. and san jose you're looking at 39 degrees. we won't see much change over the next hour or so, but we will eventually get that warningup. 38 degrees in pal he alto right now. 39 mountain view. cupertino. 37 degrees morgan hill had. if you are thinking about getting outdoors and doing post-holiday shopping, mid 60s san rafael. 66 for you san francisco. 69 the in oakland. near repeat of yesterday. oakland broke a record yesterday warming to 69. 69 for san jose. low 70s morgan hill. a beautiful day at santa cruz. 74 degrees expected for the

afternoon. 66 half moon bay. we do continue with the advisory for our coastal beaches. large breaking waves and sneaker waves in the forecast through tomorrow. the extended forecast here, so an increase in clouds. temperatures cool just a bit. but we're back up in time for the weekend. upper 60s near 70 degrees with dry conditions. back to the desk. >> thank you, rosemary. it is 7:21. for the first time in 12 years some homeless people in san francisco have no one to turn to for help. >> people with their driver's license and birth certificates getting puppies and all kinds of things. >> there are questions about why the homeless youth alliance had to the shut its doors for good. when you cross a tiger with a line, you get a liger. what do you get when you cross a lion with a tiger?

7:24. check this out. when you cross a tiger with a lion, you get a liger. but one -- but what do you get when you cross a lion with a liger? you get these trip et cetera in an oklahoma zoo. one quarter tiger, three-quarters lion. these baby cats were born three weeks ago at the gw zoo. according to the zoo these baby cubs are the nation's first lilegers. they we will upwards of 800 pounds as adult. all right. it is 7:25. three vessels that break ice are headed to antarctica to rescue a russian cruise ship. they will arrive tomorrow at the earliest. the russian ship with 74 people on board was on a polar expedition when it became trapped. all of the passengers are said to be fine and they are not in any present danger. 7:25. some firefighters in san

francisco played santa for some kids in need. firefighters from station 1 along with various elves drove around passing out toys whenever they saw a child in the city's tenderloin district. parents and kids alike were surprised and grateful. >> what a sweet thing to do on christmas, you know, to go out and just give to strangers. >> for us to be able to bring our children and do this every single christmas for us has now become a family tradition. >> supervisor mark ferrell also helped deliver the toys saying it helps teach his children about the joy of giving. all right. it is 7:36. christmas is over, but the holiday travel rush still on. we'll check in live at san jose's manette a international airport and let you know why it may not be as bad as in years past. an important decision ahead for the family of a teenager. he remains on life support.

and your roadways are looking very clear at this hour. a live look outside. this is a look here at 680 at the snow grade. we will have more traffic straight ahead. another sunny, hazy day in the forecast. temperatures well above the seasonal average once again for your afternoon. this morning some areas bottoming out right about 28 degrees. i'll have a look at who is sitting at 28. napa, you're 41. and who is in the 40s in this morning? we'll have that coming up.

well, good morning. live pictures from san jose's mineta international airport this morning. people showing up for early morning travel plans. while aaa says more people are travel, it may not be as bad if you are flying. >> good morning. let's get a quick look at weather and traffic. rosemary in for steve. another warm day today? >> you're right, another warm day and another spare the air day. before we get to the warmth we have to get through the cold. some areas very chilly this morning. so please keep in mind it is not okay to burn wood in your fireplace unless you are exemption. the unseasonly mild weather will continue today 5, 10, 15

degrees above the seasonal average. oakland set a record yesterday at 69 degrees. the north and offshore breeze continuing for another day. 33 degrees right now in concord. 31 in fairfield. 41 anitoch. 36 livermore. over parts of the north bay pretty frosty temps. 28 in santa rosa. 31 napa. around the bay a chilly start in hayward. 41 for you. oakland airport at 38. downtown oakland reporting about 40. 42 redwood city. sfo reporting 46 degrees. i was checking out the website and aspen, colorado seeing delays today. 36 foster city. 34 menlo park. palo alto you are a few degrees above freezing this morning. 36 degrees. one last stop here. sunnyvale you are looking at 38 degrees at this hour. for the afternoon today a lot like yesterday. back into the upper 60s to low

70s. 69 in oakland. 67 hayward. 68 livermore. 68 in napa. 65 in pacific a but low 70s for santa cruz. if you are thinking about heading to the beach for the afternoon there is an advisory for the coastal beaches. i will bring that to you coming up. good morning. that sunrise is gorgeous. it almost looked fake. all right. outside on your roadways it's looking pretty good as well. this is 101 through san jose. the traffic on the right-hand side of your screen there as you make your way towards the airport. no delays to speak of. 101 in san francisco we can see the haze and the spare the air day that rosemary has been talking about all morning. definitely smogy. no delays as you drive towards san francisco international airport on the right-hand side there. highway 4 through the bay point pittsburg area traffic in the bottom portion of your screen is westbound as you make the drive towards concord and on to 680. 7:32. back to the desk. today the family of 13-year-old jahai macmath is

expected to make another important decision. more on how the family spent christmas and what's next in this very emotional case. >> yeah, the story has captured the attention of people across the country. the 13-year-old went to children's hospital in oakland december 10 for what her family thought would be a routine tons i willectomy. it ended with complications that left her on life support. the family spent christmas day in the icu of children's hospital by jaha i's side. a court-appointed doctor confirmed that the young teenager is brain dead. >> he was very compassionate and very thorough with the examination. he was able to explain it very clearly to us. and, you know, it's heartbreaking to hear. but we still have a few days left for our miracle. >> family members will now consider moving her out of children's hospital in oakland to another facility where she can remain on a breathing machine. now, the decision today could likely affect other similar

cases. in our next hour, the reason many people are paying attention to not just the emotional part but the legal aspects of this case as well. pam cook. ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. this morning police in gilroy are searching for man wanted for a deadly christmas night stabbing. officers have identified that suspect as ernesto rodriguez. police say he may still be carrying a knife and should be considered dangerous. he is accused of killing another young man inside an apartment on kelton drive yesterday night. police say the suspect and 21-year-old victim had some type of conflict that resulted in a restraining order one year ago. anyone with information on this case is asked to call gilroy police right away. it is 7:34. happening right now the post-christmas travel rush is just beginning. i want to he show you live pictures from our crew at san jose mineta international. our photographer says curbside drop-off is getting busier. the terminals are getting crowded and parking lots are

starting to fill up. you see a few people there and some of the guards doing some calisthenic exercises, getting themselves all limber up. according to aaa more than 94 million people will have traveled by the end of the holiday season. that's up slightly from last year with lots of people driving to their destinations. fewer people are flying this year because of airfare increases. some people, including one man headed for chicago this morning, said they just have no choice. >> yes, i am traveling for work. last-minute call. duty calls. you got to go out. >> so far there are no reports of flight delays or cancellations for any bay area airports. time now 7:35. ups and fedex trucks will be making some late christmas deliveries today and tomorrow. the shipping services say the number of packages to be delivered exceeded what they are capable of doing this year. both fedex and ups say online shopping may be pushing that trend. some customers say late

deliveries this year won't stop them from ordering online for next year's holidays. >> i know i'm going to get it eventually. >> not a big deal. >> not the end of the world. >> some shoppers say they don't blame the ups and fedex workers, but they say the online retailers should have stopped promising deliveries by christmas. amazon is apologizing to its customers whose gifts did not arrive on time even though it says it did everything it could to process orders on time. now, amazon says they will make up for late deliveries by ups and fedex. they are offering shipping refunds and a $20 gift card to anyone whose packages arrive late. amazon says its prime incumbants who pay $79 a year for two-day shipping may get additional refunds as well. it is 7:36. the san francisco based on demand delivery service is growing in popularity this holiday season. it's called post mates. it's an app on your smartphone and the selling point is get what you want when you want it.

items range from food to medicine. click on post the mate's app and it sends your request into a incumbant service center. a courier gets a phone alert indicating what the incumbant wants and has one hour to fulfill the order. >> the best part about being a post mate is that you get to find new places that you might want to eat at, make customers happy when you bring them something that maybe they don't have the ability to get themselves. >> the minimum delivery charge is $5. post mate tells us the maximum is $15. volunteers at san francisco's glide memorial church are getting ready to serve up another hot holiday meal. this morning's feast comes after glide made more than 5,000 christmas dinners yesterday. this year glide also had some special volunteers. members of the university of washington football team were out there to help. the huskies are in town to face brigham young university in tomorrow's fight hunger bowl at at&t park. well, updating a story we

first told you about a few weeks ago. the homeless youth alliance is now officially shut down. the organization has helped as many as 100 young people a day in the city's haight-ashbury district. they gave away sleeping bags, toothbrushes and toothpaste to people who have nowhere else to turn. a woman we spoke with by the name of pixie says she uses the needle exchange program and hasn't figured out what she'll do now. >> don't s i live in san francisco. >> reporter: trying to figure it out? >> yeah. a lot of my friends don't know how they are going to shower. >> it's not clear why the alliance has to leave the haight location. there are ind cakes that the rising rents are a factor. meantime, albany is moving forward with plans to help the

homeless. the city's planning commission picked a commercial mixed-use zone which is basically on the west side of interstate 580 along the shoreline. a meeting will be held today for those affect bade huge forest fire earlier this month in the big sur area of monterey county. the fire is out but firefighters are still patrolling the area. they are concerned that increased temperatures could cause flareups. the fire burned 34 homes and 900 acres. all of the people who were evacuated are back at home now. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a brushfire in southern california came dangerously close to a highway. the fire started late yesterday in simi valley near the 118 freeway. while it only burned about ten acres, you can see the intensity of the flames. sparks from the trees. firefighters say they used as many resources as possible to make sure it did not get out of

hand. they say wind conditions this time of year can be unpredictable making even small fires a real threat. our unusually warm temperatures and stagnant air are fueling this string of spare the air alerts. today is the fourth straight day this week, and 19th overall this season. woodburning is banned throughout all of nine counties. it's illegal to use fireplaces and woodstoves unless it's the only source of heat. this latest string of spare the air alerts is due largely to the near record high holiday temperatures in the bay area. this christmas week in the bay area is now officially one of the warmest on record. there have been hot temperatures and clear blue skies everywhere in the bay area, even on the coast. many people spent their christmas day on the sunny peaches of pacifica s. i think it's about 47 in the water right now. usually, it would be in the 40s and be a little bit warmer in the water than it would be actually outside. >> now, as rosemary has been saying, there is no rain in

this week's forecast in the bay area and this bone dry christmas week means 2013 is almost certain to finish as the driest year on record. it is 20 minutes now before cape league. a little more time. that's the gift being given by covered california. out new deadline to sign up for coverage next month. >> getting into it. >> first the lakers. now the clippers have the rivalry between the warriors and the other team from los angeles. it's heating up. and your bay area roadways are looking great at this hour. this is a live look at 280 in san jose. 280 at the 880 split. you can see it is smogy out there. we will talk about the spare the air day up next. >> it's a cold start, even freezing in some areas. but the sun is up and our temperatures will begin to uribe. i am tracking that warm-up for you coming up.

u.s. stocks up modestly higher putting the dow on track for a sixth straight day of gains. twitter shares are up more than 170% from last month's $26 ipo price. right now twitter is selling for nearly $71. taking a live look at the big board, the dow up 66, the nasdaq it up 11, s&p up 5. the labor department reported jobless claims fell last week. 338,000 americans filed for first-time unemployment insurance. that's down 42,000 from the week before when new claims spiked to the highest level since march. it's also lower than most economists had forecast. but they add the numbers are volatile during the holiday

period. seasonal distortions are not likely to calm down until after the first of the year. apple has been ordered to pay a fine for attempting to influence iphone prices in taiwan. the taiwanese fair trade commission says apple insisted on signing off on iphone pricing plans for three of taiwan's largest telecom companies but some critics say they may consider it a regular cost of doing business because the fine only $667,000. and blackberry's co-founder and former ceo is walking away from a possible takeover bid for the company. mike lazardies is also selling off some of his shares of the struggling smartphone maker. blackberry's stock got a boost last week. time now 7:45. a volunteer firefighter in new hampshire made a horrifying discovery when he arrived on the scene of a deadly crash.

the person he pulled out of the wreckage was his own daughter. katy hamilton was the mother of three young children. a truck broadsided her car while she was driving alone on christmas eve. the holiday tragedy has stunned the entire community. >> it's a are who i can crash. i know she is a young mother. she's been in the community for a long time. her family are impeccable people who are very highly respected throughout the town of brookline and the surrounding communities. >> no one else was hurt in the crash. police are still investigating the cause. well, five days after a winter storm hit the northeast, midwest, and canada, thousands of people are still without power. many of them have been without power actually since saturday. in some areas it could be another day until the power is fully restored. freezing weather and ice have slowed down utility crews. one family in detroit has been using a generator, in fact, to stay warm. >> the generator helps out a

little bit. but it's how it is. we have ridden out ice storms before. i am sure we will have more. >> also in parts of maine and also michigan cold weather has been keeping ice from melting off power lines, which could cause more outages. rosemary has been mentioning it. there is a high surf warning on the coast between monterey and sonoma counties. there is a danger of sneaker waves hitting the beach without warning and covering land that had been dry moments before. out of town holiday visitors may not be aware of the dangers. this warning continues through tomorrow. californians who tried but could not sign up for the state's health insurance exchange are receiving a little more time to enroll. the state had set a deadline of this past monday for people to sign up to get coverage starting in january. but due to high demand, long waits, and delays the state has extended the deadline until tomorrow for anyone who started an application by monday but

did not successfully complete it. call centers for covered california opened at eight this morning. the man accused in a deadly shooting last month at los angeles international airport is scheduled to enter a plea in court today. police say 23-year-old paul ciancia shot and killed a tsa officer and wounded three other people at lax on november 1st. he is charged with 11 felonies, including murder and attempted murder. if convicted he could get the death penalty. 7:48. and kwanzaa is beginning today. san francisco city hall will host an annual celebration at noon today. the week-long holiday honors african-american heritage and culture. it was created back in 1966 by a cal state long beach professor. union square will be more festive than normal today as well. a pep rally is set for 11:00 this morning for university of washington and brigham young university. the two competing in tomorrow's

kraft hunger bowl. today's pep rally is open to the public. it will feature both schools' bands and cheerleaders. tomorrow's game is at 6:30 at at&t park. the rivalry appears to keep heating up. in oakland last night the warriors beat the clippers 105-103 in a nationally televised christmas game. the big story was the ill will between the two teams. two were ejected moments after the final horn. there was more yelling and pushing between the teams. it's going to be interesting when they face each other again on january 30th. there were like five nba games yesterday. >> there were a lot. but this one was the best one. time now 7:49. let's go to tara. an accident in the east bay? >> yeah, i am checking it out here on the cad. there is a couple of accidents, a couple of incidents,

actually, that we do want to mention. first one in san leandro. this is 880 northbound at the 11th avenue overcrossing. a two car crash. into injuries. in oakland on 880 at the 66th avenue there is a tire tread in one of the lanes there. all right. let's take a live look outside. this is 101 at the golden gate. you can see the sun coming up there and folks headed into san francisco this morning. absolutely no delays. at the bay bridge toll plaza same story. you can see that layer of smog that rosemary has been talking about as we have another spare the air day. and finally 880 at the oklahoma coliseum traffic is moving well on the left-hand side of your screen southbound towards hayward and on the top sit side downtown oakland. hazy sunshine in the forecast. a live look over the oakland estuary, the sun is shining. going to take a half hour to an hour before our temperatures turn around. in some areas it is cold. we will have a look at those numbers in just a moment.

i want to show you stormtracker 2. you can pick out the ridge of high pressure for yourself if you look close enough. take a look at the cloud formation here. the clockwise motion moving around that ridge of high pressure showing us that over the east pacific and over california it is locked in. we do have a weak system on the back side of this. it won't be able to break through and bring us any rain, but it will bring us an increase in clouds for tomorrow and it will not knock our temperatures down just a bit as we get into friday and we'll hopefully help to mix the air enough to improve our air quality but as tara mentioned a moment ago another spare the air day and it looks like at this point we will end december on a dry note marking the driest calendar year on record. we will be watching out between now and then. let's talk about a what's happening right now. into the east bay hazy sunshine will again be the rule for today. temperatures in the upper 30s around livermore. closer to the bay, low 40s.

9:00 hours mid 40s in livermore. still chilly. but around the bay we'll be, well, we will have low 50s. still cool but a lot more comfortable. and then by the lunch hour we're all in the low 60s. if i go to the north bay where we are a he dealing with a little bit of patchy frost and fog this morning, we are continuing to see temperatures quite cold. santa rosa 28 degrees right now. 31 reported in napa and 43 at san rafael. at the 9:00 hour low knorr san rafael, but santa rosa in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. by ten, 11:00 santa rosa catches up and by the lunch hour low 60s. afternoon 67 nevada, upper 60s for oakland. oakland broke a record yesterday. 69. we will do the same today. 66 in san francisco. mid upper 60s pacifica, half moon bay. 74 santa cruz. 71 morgan hill. and 69 for you san jose. bay area weekend always in view. increasing clouds for tomorrow.

high clouds in the forecast. white skies, filtered sunshine. the weekend a little change. perhaps slightly warmer. upper 60s to near 70 degrees continuing for saturday as well as sunday. back to the desk. >> no rain in sight. we need that. thank you. and it's an important day for the future of city college of san francisco. the hearing that's scheduled to begin at a little more than an hour from now. the two requests that will go before a san francisco judge. and a member of the los angeles police bomb squad on his way to work responds to an emergency. we'll show you his daring rescue caught by cellphone cameras. ó@ó

welcome back everybody to mornings on 2. time now 7:55. a lang police officer is being hailed a hero after pulling a man from this fiery crash. the whole thing captured on traffic and cellphone cameras. a 72-year-old man lost control of his car on the 405 freeway and then smashed into the

center divide. his black mercedes then burst into flames. but chance don thompson, a 26-year-old veteran of the l.a. police bomb squad, was driving by to go to work. without hesitating he went to the car and pulled the victim out. >> i reached in there and i fumbled a bit more. thank goodness i found that button and popped the belt and grabbed him and pulled him out. >> check this out. a los angeles firefighter also happened to be driving by and he, too, stopped to help making the rescue seamless. 7:56. speaking of lucky, a los angeles -- rather a las vegas cabbie is being recognized for honesty after he returned a paper bag filled with $300,000 in cash to its rightful owner. gerardo gamboa made the discovery after dropping off a passenger at the palm's hotel. when he got his next stop the doorman noticed the paper bag and brought it to the attention of gamboa. >> and i pick up this guy from

cosmopolitan and he wanted to go to palm place and he carry a brown bag. and, you know, who knows what's in there? >> well, it turns out it was $300,000 inside. gamboa called his company, turned over the cash. the owner of the money, a 28-year-old professional poker player, he was so thrilled and he claimed the cash right away once it was confirmed it was his. foris integrity gamboa was named driver of the year and received a dinner for two at a high-end steakhouse and $1,000 reward. no word had if he got -- no word if he got any money from the guy he returned the cash to. coming up in the 8:00 hour two people have been critically injured in a fire in san francisco. the high praise neighbors have for the fire department. good morning. we are inside the sun valley

mall. stores are open. trying to get in on the post-christmas shopping rush. we'll tell you what we're seeing and why people say it's worth to get up a little early. and your roadways are looking great this day after christmas. here is a live look at 101 through san francisco. we do have another spare the air alert, however. we will have more traffic ahead. our dry, quiet weather pattern will continue for your thursday. just how warm i expect it will be in your neighborhood for today coming up.

good morning everybody. welcome back to mornings on 2. these are live pictures actually inside the sun valley mall in concord where the post- christmas holiday rush is underway. the day after christmas. let's go shopping, everybody. coming up ktvu's claudine wong will get you some of the deals that you may be able to see. good morning, everybody. i am brian flores. dave clark has the morning off. >> probably shopping now. i am tori campbell. weather and traffic. rosemary in support steve. >> good morning to you. more of the same. that sums it up. with that said another spare the air day. ridge of high pressure still in control of this weather pattern and we will see a little change as we get into your thursday.

a little bit of hazy sunshine for today. unseenly -- unseasonly mild to warm temperatures. now, with that said you may be thinking about heading to the beach for the afternoon. the coast advisory continues through tomorrow for our beaches. sonoma down into monterey for sneaker waves, those larger breaking waves. never turn your back to the water and keep an eye on the little ones. 32 in concord right now. it is a cold start. not necessarily beach weather at the moment. 40 degrees in anitoch. 30 in fairfield. 32 in napa. santa rosa rebounding just a bit. santa rosa 28 in morning. 39 at the oakland airport. 45sfo, if you are headed that direction this morning. let's head to the north bay where we are seeing some of the coldest areas. 40 petaluma. 35 degrees outside hillsberg.

and the inner east bay upper 30s. 36 degrees for lafayette. 50 degrees in lorinda. temperatures well above the seasonal averages. even a few low 70s. morgan hill 71. santa cruz today 74. how long i expect this mild toe warm weather to last coming up in the extended forecast. good morning. we have been lucky this week with the holiday. not a lot of traffic to report. and virtually no accidents. a couple of fender-benders this morning, but nothing too exciting. we are going to take a live look at 680 near walnut creek. is if you are prone to asthma or any sort of respiratory illness take it easy today. up next the mccarter maze. traffic headed towards the bay bridge. you can see the sign flashing there. $40 million jackpot. all right. and up next down in the south

bay 237 million peadis traffic on the right-hand side towards sunnyvale no delays. 8:02. let's head back to the desk. happening now shoppers are out early to find day after christmas deals and also to return gifts. ktvu's claudine wong is inside the sun valley mall in concord where you found some very long lines forming for some air jordan shoes? >> reporter: we are live inside the sun valley mall. you look across there, that's macys. it's been open since early this morning. then you have a lot of the stores that are still closed because technically the mall isn't open. but i'm going to walk you down here to one of the entrances. we should show you as we are walking, yes, you can get coffee. starbucks always opens early for the folks who need a little joe to get them through the morning. look at what we found as we walked in the door. look at all these folks standing outside. yes, the mall is open. yes, they could come inside. but they are here for something

very, very specific. so we're going to walk out this way because we found one of the gentleman out here who is going to explain what's going on. reggie, you are in line and you told me you're going to explain why all of these people are standing in line. >> well, yeah. everybody is standing in line mainly, you know, we heat fans out here. we are out here for the christmas day lebrons. you got the jordan pack out there. >> >> reporter: look at the shoe line. >> this is a definitely a shoe line. >> reporter: how many people are in line? what time did you get out here? >> i got out here at five. other people got here at 12 and 11:40. >> reporter: you guys are crazy. >> it's all for the shoes that they was wearing yesterday. >> reporter: how does this work? these are shoes that nba players were wearing yesterday? >> correct. and it sucks that they come out the day after christmas so we can't wear them on christmas. >> reporter: they are going to come out in the next few minutes and give you tickets? how does that work?

>> first come, first serve. they will let people come out here. they are going to do the release and do first come, first serve. >> reporter: everyone is going to be well behaved, right? these shoe things can get a little crazy. >> ful it. that's why we have the main man right here. he controls everything there. >> reporter: security keeping everyone this line. i don't want you to lose your place in line. but, yeah, as we have seen these kind of releases can be very kind of crazy and busy. so we didn't even know this was going on until reggie said have you seen those people outside? we wanted to come out and show you all these people outside. these are for shoes. and don't mess with people as they are searching for shoes. so there are the post-christmas shoppers. we have seen those folks. then there are these folks who are just about heading to go in. we'll keep an eye on this situation and let you know how things are going as they are trying to keep everything under control and not out of control here at the sun valley mall.

we will keep you updated on how it's going. >> claudine, thank you. we want to go to new video of walmart shoppers in san leandro who also got up early to do some shopping. the store opened about two hours ago and there are already people waiting when the doors end . but not everyone is out looking for bargains this morning. >> reporter: are you looking for bargains this morning? what kind of things are you looking for? >> no, just coming to look. >> reporter: plan on doing any shopping for yourself? >> no, save my christmas money. >> what are they doing there then walmart is the not the only store that opened early. kohl's opened at 5 a.m. and most macy's stores opened at 6 in the morning. another popular shopping spot that opened an hour ago is the paragon outlets in livermore. taking a live look out there this morning it was busy before christmas and malad morers says today will be more of the same. these are live pictures from inside the outlets. our photographer says there is not much foot traffic at this hour. however, we understand that

traffic around the mall is starting to pick up on interstate 580. so be aware there. a short time ago we talked to one family who came in all the way from marin. >> it took us an hour to get here. we hope to find seem bargains. >> the mall will stay open until 9:00 tonight. as an added incentive people making a donation to the mall's youth foundation will receive a free gift. investigators say two men were critically injured in a house fire near san francisco's alamo square on christmas day. it started shortly before 9:00 last night on baker street. two men in their 60s are being treated for critical burns. investigators could remain on the scene for the next two days due to the serious injuries. one neighbor says she was impressed with the quick response by the more than 100 firefighters who raced to the scene last night. >> as a neighbor and as a matter of young children i am so

grateful to see the dozens and dozens of firefighters and other emergency responders. so grateful to see on christmas day, making sure that the fire was put out and making sure that the rest of the neighborhood was safe. a remarkable show of support. >> fire crews knocked down the flames in 30 minutes but it still caused major damage. investigators are still trying to determine the cause. police in anitoch are looking into two separate shootings that happened less than two hours apart on christmas day. the first shooting happened just before 1:45 in the afternoon. a 19-year-old man was walking on the 4300 block of rock island drive when three men drove up, confronted him and his friends, demanded some jewelry and then opened fire. the second shooting occurred around 3 p.m. a 26-year-old man was walking on west 19th street when someone he did not know drove up right next to him and shot him in the leg. time now is 8:08. happening today a judge will consider the future of city college of san francisco. at the top of the next hour the

superior court judge will hear two separate requests to block a decision to strip the school's accreditation nexium. the two lawsuits are filed by a teachers union and the city attorney of san francisco who is acting on behalf of the people of california. an accrediting commission ruled that city college was mismanaged and failed to keep standards. uc students will soon be able to take online classes offered by other campuses. the new cross-campus enrollment program starts in the winter quarter. only four uc campuses though will be participating for now. they include berkeley, davis, irvine, and riverside. the $10 million program is funded by the state. city council noel gallo hopes his hands on campaign to clean up trash will make oakland a prettier city. trash were dumped on oakland streets last year and it's an ongoing problem. he leads teams of volunteers to pick up trash every saturday. he says people can't believe

what they find on the streets. he also says it's that kind of involvement that may teach people it's not okay to dump things on public property. it is 8:09. east bay police are looking for the real-life grinch who stole christmas from a newark family. investigators say someone broke into a house on the 36000 block of cherry street and took all the presents under the christmas tree plus a computer and some jewelry. the family believes someone came in through an unlocked window while they were gone on christmas eve. but the crime was not discovered until the 9 and 11-year-old children who live in the house found nothing under their tree christmas morning. for many parts of the world the day after christmas is boxing day. thousands of people lined up at the stores in sydney, australia today to take advantage of bargains. what's interesting is a lot of people in t-shirts. it's summer there. day after christmas summertime. traditionally, boxing day is

when servants would receive gifts known as a christmas box interest their masters. countries observing the hol are eng land, canada, australia and new zealand. it's been a sad holiday season for the family of an oakland girl still on life support after tonsil surgery. coming up at 8:30 pam cook will tell us about the important decision family members could make today. also a chilling christmas video from al-qaeda terrorists. the emotional plea from an american held captive overseas for the past two years. a live look at highway 4 shows traffic moving very nicely through the pittsburg bay point area. we have an incident that we want to tell you about, however, in the east bay coming up. our near record warmth continues for your thursday. if you are stepping out early this morning perhaps to do some shopping you just may need the winter coat. i'll have a look at just how cold it is in some areas coming up.

coming up on 8:14, it was nine years ago today that a powerful tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in southeast asia. communities from sri lanka were wiped out by a 9.3 earthquake. the tsunami destroyed more than 2 million homes. there was a bittersweet holiday for some victims of superstorm sandy. it may have been the last time some families will ever celebrate christmas in their ocean breeze neighborhooden

staten island. new york governor andrew cuomo is offering buyouts to 129 homeowners. the land will be turned into a buffer zone for other communities in case there is foresaw storm. ronald and samantha foster say moving away will be one of the hardest thing they have done. >> i hate that we have to leave. this is where all the kids were raised. it breaks my heart. >> but not everyone is going along with the governor's plan. several homes have signs on them saying "we are staying," and a few property owners that were not offered boy scouts want to be included in the buyouts. time now is 8:15. a new message from al-qaeda terrorists. they have released a disturbing new video of a kidnapped u.s. government contractor. it shows the 72-year-old man begging for help. ktvu's justin grey live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on the story. justin. >> reporter: it is a direct appeal from 72-year-old warren

weinstein begging president obama to step in and help negotiate his release. weinstein is a u.s. government contractor who was working in pakistan when he was kidnapped by al-qaeda terrorists back in august of 2011. the christmas video message was released by al-qaeda to news organizations. it's the first sign of weinstein since a previous video released back in september of 2012. in this new 13-minute video weinstein says he is in poor health with a heart condition and acute asthma. he says the years in captivity have, quote, taken their toll. >> nine years ago i came to pakistan to help my government and i did so at a time when most americans would not come here. and now when i need my government, it seems that i have been totally abandoned and forgotten. >> reporter: i have reached out this morning to both the white house and the state department. the white house has repeatedly

maintained that they do not negotiate with terrorists. live in washington, justin grey, ktvu channel 2 news. >> justin, thank you. just a short time ago the leaders of kenya and ethiopia arrived in south sudan. the two african leaders are trying to mediate the bitter dispute between south sudan's president and his political rivals. the president has been accusing those rivals of attempting a cup. the recent violence tied to the political chaos threatens to though the world's newest country into civil war. livermore police are searching for two men who burglarized a walmart on christmas morning. it happened at the walmart on los pacidas road. police say two men smashed a window and stole electronic items. they drove off in a light colored newer model four-door dodge charger with a sunroof and dark colored rims. police say the burglary happened at 4 a.m. before the store opened so no one was inside the at time. it is a san francisco

tradition the day after christmas. there will be a giant wood chipper in front of the city hall at 11 this morning to highlight curbside tree collections in san francisco. this is the 27th annual chipping of the trees. tree collections run from thursday, january 2 to january 15 and will be picked up on the normal trash collection day. all right. it is 7:17. want to check in with tara who is in for sal. apparently an accident? >> yeah, a fender bender. the chp website says it happened in concord. the accident is partially blocking the number 4 lane, if you take a look at our maps we can show you here at the concord avenue exit where i have that red arrow marked. so it's not really causing any delays perhaps because we have so little traffic out there. at the bay bridge toll plaza you can see what i'm talking about. not too many folks headed into san francisco this morning. but a lot more folks than we saw yesterday. and finally in the south bay 280

at the 880 split you see the haze and fog that rosemary has been talking about all morning. the traffic on the bottom portion of your screen heading northbound. 818 rosemary i have to say these shots are incredible. they almost look fake. you're right. beautiful, beautiful sunrise. haze, actually, helping to provide those good locking pictures. the haze can be unhealthy. especially if you are sensitive to the pollution. today is another spare the air day. giving you a look here, air quality has improved somewhat in some areas, but we still remain within that shade of orange meaning if you fall within the sensitive group this includes you from the north bay along the central bay into the south bay. the santa clara valley was in the shade of red yesterday. is again somewhat of an improvement, but spare the air nonetheless. so this morning waking up mostly clear. that hazy sunshine will be with us again today. some areas waking up below freezing. but the sun has been up for almost an hour and we will gibb

to see a turnaround. for the afternoon we are going to be unseasonly mild once again. one of the warmest locations low 70s. santa cruz 74. even going above that number. tomorrow notable changes in the forecast. you will notice an increase in high clouds coming our way. this futurecast model doesn't show you any rain for our area. that ridge of high pressure in place so incredibly strong that this system will bring us an increase in high clouds. it will cool us down just a little bit. it will hopefully stir up the atmosphere and bring us a little bit of a better air quality, but it's not going to bring us any rain. 31 santa rosa. creeping back up. 48 in san francisco. 46 in oakland right now. for the afternoon temperatures looking pretty good for oakland. as we get into the second half of the day. 54 degrees at 11:00. 60 degrees by lunch hour. low 60s in the afternoon. sun setting right around 5:00. just a few minutes before four

today. concord freezing at the moment but a nice afternoon. that temperature not accurate. i will give you one last look here. san jose at 39. you will go to 67 by 2:00. expected to-out at 68 this afternoon. highs for today 65 san rafael, 67 hayward, into the santa clara valley looking at 69 san jose, i was off by a degree. 74 santa cruz. 72 for gilroy. the extended forecast here with your bay area weekend always in view, dry mild weather in time for the weekend. we will see increasing clouds come friday. temperatures will cool slightly but back up for the weekend. are you still waiting for a christmas gift to arrive? you are not alone. what amazon is doing to make up for a lot of deliveries that missed the guaranteed deadline. i just want to say hi, rose. merry christmas. >> and a touching message of love to an unsuspecting teenager sent by her father halfway

around the world.

welcome back. when you cross a tiger with a lion, you get a liger. what do you get when you cross a lion with a liger? you get triplets from a oklahoma zoo. these baby cats were born four weeks ago at the gw zoo about 70 miles south of oklahoma

city. according to the zoo these baby cubs are the nation's first liligers based on genetics these animals will weigh upwards of 800 pounds as adults. three vessels that break ice are headed to antarctica to rescue a russian cruise ship. the vessels are not expected to arrive until tomorrow. the ship was on a polar expedition when it became trapped. all the passengers are said to be fine and they are not in any present danger. it is 8:25. a teenager near sacramento received a really heartwarming christmas gift from her dad who is currently stationed in afghanistan. >> i am rose nelson's father and i just want to say, hi, rose. merry christmas. i hope you have a happy new year. >> they arranged for that to be broadcast during school announcements. he wanted to do something special for his daughter since they could not be together during the holidays.

>> to have him thinking of me, doing that, just knowing that my dad knew me so well and knew that would make my day was just -- it made me feel so special. >> well, rose's reaction was recorded and the video right here was posted on youtube. what's really cute, her father says he has watched it more than a dozen times. so is heartwarming to see her reaction to that. so sweet. right now a manhunt is underway in southern santa clara county. how it's tied to a deadly christmas night attack. >> an important decision is ahead for the family of jahi mcmath. what's next in this heartbreaking story and legal battle for the young teenager. another nice day in the forecast. it sure is a chilly start but temperatures will rebound well above the seasonal average. i will have the numbers expected for your area coming up.

good morning everybody. welcome back to mornings on 2. time now 8:28. this picture never gets old. it is the beautiful golden gate bridge. it is a beautiful but hazy morning, as you can see, and it is another spare the air day. what that means for your forecast coming up with rosemary. good morning. i am brian flores. dave clark has the morning off. let's get your day started with weather and traffic. rosemary in for steve. >> how about more of the same, brian? that means another nice day in store. brian mentioned it is a spare the air day. by now i am sure you know what this means, right? illegal to burn wood in the fireplace unless you are exempt. it is a chilly start to the morning. so perhaps cozying up to a

fireplace sounds good but please do not. we have an offshore breeze for today. it's going to be light but it is there. meanwhile, our temperatures this morning sink to go below freezing for some of us. we will turn around the next half hour or so. 32 in napa. 31 for santa rosa. these are some of the colder spots this morning, although concord and walnut creek are right in there as well. freezing in concord. looking at 34 degrees outside your door over parts of walnut creek. the oakland airport reporting 39. 44 redwood city. 40 in mountain view. we will go to the north bay first. 37 degrees outside your door in hillsberg. 31 in se bast pool. this is a different reporting station. you may have noticed sometimes when we show that wide shot, the temperatures usually differ. it's because we have multiple reporting stations around the area. this station reporting

35 degrees. 37 san ramon. low 40s for pittsburg. 37 lafayette. one last shift to the peninsula. 30s to mid 40s. 36 in palo alto. today well above the seasonal average a lot like yesterday. i will give you a tour of the afternoon highs coming up. good morning, tara. >> good morning. we have pretty good roadways right now. not the too many folks out there on the roads this day after christmas. a couple of shoppers out there. this is a live look at highway 24 through lafayette. traffic westbound as you make the drive towards the tunnel, no delays. 880 near the oakland coliseum sun coming out in full force and it is quite a hazy day. another spare the air day. but no delays here in either direction. finally, in san jose this is 280. this is a look there, you can see traffic is flowing very nicely. 8:31. back to the desk. >> thank you. no question this christmas has been an emotional roller coast he for the family of jahi

mcmath. ktvu's pam cook live in our newsroom with the next step for the family of the 13-year-old oakland girl still on life support. >> reporter: good morning. the family is weighing some very important and emotional decisions now that a judge has allowed oakland children's hospital to remove jahi from life support. the mcmath family took a break from the legal turmoil to try their best to enjoy some christmas traditions. they spent the day in the icu. they managed to bring a tree into the lobby complete with presents for jahi and her siblings. they played board games and sang christmas carols to jahi, who has been declared brain dead. the family's attorney says they now have to discuss whether or not to appeal an alameda county superior court's decision that allows the hospital to take jahi on life support. >> this case is very important not only just for this family, but for all families to know that they have rights when it comes down to these decisions. >> reporter: now, the judge ruled that jahi must be kept on the breathing machine physical

the evening of december 30. that verdict came after testimony from two different doctors. now, they examined the 13-year-old and confirmed that she is brain dead, meaning she is only alive because of that ventilator. now, the decision to keep jahi alive and move her to a long-term care facility is expensive one. but the family attorney says they have received offers of help from around the country, but that they have to look into that as well. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. new this morning police in gilroy are searching for a man wanted for a deadly christmas night stabbing. officers have identified that suspect as ernesto rodriguez. police say he may still be carrying a knife and should be considered dangerous. he is accused of killing another young man inside an apartment on kelton drive last night. police say the suspect and 21-year-old victim had some type of conflict that resulted in a restraining order about a year ago. anyone with information on this case is asked to call gilroy

police right away. happening right now the post-christmas travel rush is just beginning. want to go to some live pictures from our crew at san jose international airport. our photographer the talented george bustees says curbside dropoffs are getting bigger. terminals are getting crowded and parking lots are filling up. according to aaa more than 94 million people will have traveled by the end of the holiday season. that's up slightly over last year with lots more people driving to and from their destination. here people are flying this year because of airfare increases. but some people, including one man headed for chicago this morning, say they have no choice. >> yes, i'm traveling for work. last-minute call. duty calls, you got to go out. >> yeah, do what you got to do. so far no reports of flight delays or cancellations at any of the major bay area airports. ups and fedex trucks will be making some late christmas deliveries today and tomorrow. the shipping services say the

number of packages to be delivered by christmas just exceeded their capacity this year. both fedex and ups say online shopping may be pushing that trend. plus, inclement weather in parts of the country earlier this month didn't help. at least some customers, though, say late deliveries this year will not stop them from ordering online for next year's holidays. >> i know i'm going to to get it eventually. >> reporter: it's not a big deal? >> not the end of the world. >> people have more problems. >> some shoppers say they don't blame the ups and fedex be workers, but they say online retailers should have stopped promising deliveries by christmas. and amazon is apologizing to its customers whose gifts did not arrive on time even though it says it did everything it could to process orders as promised. now amazon says it will make up for late deliveries by ups and fedex. it is offering shipping refunds and a $20 gift card to anyone whose packages arrived late.

amazon says its prime customers who pay $79 a year for two-day shipping may get additional refunds. time now 8:35. a san francisco based on demand delivery service is growing in popularity this holiday season. the company is called post mates. it's an app on your smartphone and it's selling point is get what you want when you want it. items range from food to medicine. a click on the post mate's app sends your request into a customer service center. a courier then gets a phone alert indicating what the customer wants and has an hour to fulfill the hour. >> the best part about being a post mate would be that you get to find new places that you might want to eat at. make customers happy when you bring them something that maybe they don't have the ability to get themselves. >> the minimum delivery charge is $5. post mate tells us the maximum is $15. it is 8:36. updating a story we first

brought you a few weeks ago. the homeless youth alliance is now officially shut down in san francisco. the organization has helped as many as 100 young people a day in the city's haight-ashbury district for the last last 12 years. even during its final hours the alliance gave away sleeping bags, toothbrushes and toothpaste to people who have nowhere else to turn now. and one young lady who spoke to us, picks is i, says she uses the needle exchange program and hasn't figured out what she will do now. >> i am new to san francisco. so i'm trying to figure it out. i know a lot of my friends, they dent know how they're even going to shower. >> it's not clear exactly why the alliance had it leave the location but there are indications rising rents in the city have pushed past what the organization can afford to pay. the city of albany is moving forward with plans to helple host. there is a proposal to change

zoning laws to comply with the 2008 state order that selects one zone to build an emergency shelter without a conditional use permit. the planning commission picked a mixed use zone. a meeting will be held today for those affected by huge forest fire in the big sur area of monterey county. the fire is out but firefighters are still patrolling the area. they are concerned that increased temperatures could cause flair-ups. the fire burned 34 homes and 900 cakers of land. all of the people who are evacuated are back at home now. the cause of the fire still under investigation. meantime, a brushfire in southern california came dangerously close to a highway. the fire started late yesterday in simi valley near the 118 freeway. you can see the intensity of the flames there. firefighters used as many resources as possible to make sure it didn't get out of hand. they say wind conditions this time of year can be

unpredictable making even small fires a real threat. it is 8:38. unusually warm temperatures and stagnant air are fueling the string of spare the air alerts we've had lately. today is the fourth straight day this week and the 19th this season. wood burning is banned throughout the nine counties. it is illegal to use fireplaces and woodstoves unless it is the only source of heat. and again these string of spare the air alerts is due largely to near record high holiday temperatures in the bay area. this christmas week in the bay area is now officially one of the warmest on record. there have been hot temperatures and clear blue though sometimes hazy skies everywhere in the bay area, even on the coast. many people spent their christmas day on the sunny beaches of pacifica. a city known for fog. >> it's about 65 outside and i think it's about 47 in the water right now. usually it would be in the 40s and be a little bit warmer in the water than it would actually be outside. >> there is no rain in this

week's forecast in the bay area. this means 2013 is almost certain to finish as the driest year on record. a holiday hero. how a quick-thinking police officer took immediate action in a life-or-death situation. plus, bargain hunters searching for after christmas day sales. where the deals are and which stores are opening early coming up. and we do have an accident in daly city that just popped up. a vehicle versus a tree. here is a live look outside -- there we can see the bay bridge. the eastern side looking good at this hour. we will have more traffic straight ahead. as tori just mentioned, another spare the air day for your thursday. but air quality in most areas slightly better. i'll have a look at the index for your neighborhood coming up. [ laughter ]

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stocks trading higher. light trading following the christmas holiday. a boost from today's report that fewer americans are filing for unemployment benefits. that number fell by 42,000 last week. a bigger drop that economists had expected. the dow is currently up 68, the nasdaq up 10, and the s&p up 5. man analysts expected today

it to be a good day for tech stocks. twitter and facebook closed at all-time highs. yahoo is up 105% this year. that could mean more gains today. since 1945, the day after christmas tends to be the day the s&p 500 gains the most for the entire year. checking right now, twitter stock, in fact, is soaring. it's up 5%. facebook is up a fraction while yahoo stock is down slightly. time now is 8:44. let's get you update on some top stories. investigators a two men were critically injured in a house fire near olmos square on christmas day. it started shortly before 9:00 last night on baker street. still no word on how that fire started. the family of jahi mcmath is expected to make another important decision on this very emotional case. family members will consider moving the oakland teenager out of children's hospital in oakland to another facility

where she can remain on a breathing machine. and shoppers are out looking for day-after christmas deals. ktvu's claudine wong live at the sun valley le mall in concord. >> reporter: there is still a line outside the sun valley mall for people wanting to get those shoes. we came to the footlocker stores because this is where they are picking them up. look at this line. a lot shorter than what is outside because we have gotten the inside scoop on how this is all working. a week ago they had a raffle and everyone got tickets. they show those tickets as they walk in the door here. they are taking them in small groups, ten or so, where they can get their hands on these shoes just being released today. there is a couple different groups of shoes. let's show you what all the fuss is about because we have some pictures of the shoes that everyone wants. they are air jordans and then nba shoes that were worn by players just yesterday. so they have been waiting to today to get their hands on

them. this is all very organized. very worked out. they are making people stay far away from the store because we have seen problems in the past when they have these releases. and make no mistake. the people who want these shoes are very serious shoppers. >> i have like 300 pair. >> reporter: you are kidding me, right? >> no, i'm serious. >> reporter: how much money have you spent on shoes? >> i'd say about 50 grand. roughly. >> reporter: you are scaring me right now. >> every week he buys shoes. >> every week. about four pairs a week probably. jordan, nike. whatever they drop. >> reporter: back out here live at the sun valley mall you are looking inside the footlocker store where folks who got these raffle tickets a week ago are back here this morning. there is another release at a different shoe store in the mall. i got to tell you that shoe everyone wants are the ones worn by the current nba players kobe bryant, k. d. and lebron.

that group is a first come, first serve. they do this one at a time. they have mall security as we showed you early out there making sure that everyone kind of just stays on track. the rest of the mall, if you look across, they are just opening their doors. macy's has been open since six. kohl's over down the road and around opened at five. so we've seen a lot of early morning shoppers. not just people who want the shoes, but people who want the late christmas, post-christmas shopping dealings and certainly retailers are hoping they get very busy today as they head towards the end of 2013. we are live here in concord, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:47. a los angeles police officer is being hailed a hero after pulling a man from a fiery crash and the whole rescue was captured on traffic and cellphone cameras. here is one of those clips. a 72-year-old man lost control of his car on the 405 freeway and smashed into the center divide. his black mercedes burst

inflames o flames. a los angeles police officer was driving by going to work. he pulled the victim out. >> i reached in there and fumbled a bit more. thank goodness i found that button and popped the belt and grabbed him and pulled him out. >> a los angeles firefighter also happened to be driving by and he, too, stopped help basically making the rescue seamless. the man accused in a deadly shooting last month at los angeles international airport is scheduled to enter a plea in court today. police say 23-year-old paul seans yeah shot and killed a tsa officer and wounded three other people at lax on november 1. he is charged with 11 felonies, including murder and attempted murder. if convicted, he could get the death penalty. five days after a winter storm hit the northeast, midwest and canada thousands of people are still without power. many have been without power actually since saturday.

in some areas it could be another day until the power is fully restored. freezing weather and ice have slowed down utility crews in maine and parts of michigan. rose maury has been mentioning it, but here is a high surf warning on the coast between monterey and sonoma counties. there is a danger of sneaker waves hitting the beach without warning and covering land that had been dry just moments after. out of town holiday visitors may not be aware of the dangers. this warning will continue through tomorrow. all right. 8:49 is the time. i want to check in with tara, who is in for sal. an accident in daly city? >> a car crashed into a tree right where highway 35 or skyline meets highway 1 on your way to pacifica. it's on the back side of the off-ramp. crews work to tow the car away. the driving was complaining about next injuries but it doesn't look like any serious

injuries. traffic on the bay bridge looking good. this is our new eastern span. very smogy out there. i want to mention that there will be construction going on under the bridge. there will be a boat working on a project until 4:00 tonight. so you might see some extra chp patrols, but it shouldn't impact your traffic. in the south bay in san jose 101 no delays. traffic on the right-hand side there northbound as you make the drive towards the airport. rosemary, how is it going? >> just fine. outside the doors temperatures finally beginning to turn around. some of those colder spots still below freezing. we are looking at a picture across the bay. you can see a bit of a haze out there. another spare the air day, although we are looking at the air quality index not quite as high as yesterday and that is an improvement in your air quality santa clara valley yesterday we were in the shade of red meaning unhealthy for pretty much everybody. children, adults. but now we're back in the shade of orange for the santa clara valley. we remain above the 100 mark when it comes to the air

quality index. what this means, that shade of orange is if you do have asthma, respiratory issues, suffer from lung disease or anything like that, then this includes you. outside of that a hazy day. a dry day. temperatures well above average once again with a ridge of high pressure in place. we do have a weak system behind the ridge that will bring us an increase in clouds for tomorrow. bring our temperatures down just a little bit but it's not going to bring us any rain. we continue with this dry forecast through the weekend and at this point it looks like december will end on a dry note and make in the driest calendar year on record. let me show you those clouds as we get going this morning. we are mostly clear. a few patches of fog out there and that's really about it. as we get into tomorrow, though, notice 9:00 tomorrow morning increasing clouds especially over the north bay. then as we progress into the afternoon and evening those high clouds will be with us most of the day. by saturday morning clearing out and you saw for yourself no rain involved with that system moving through. right now 31 degrees in santa rosa. 48 san francisco.

oakland 46. concord 37. san jose at this hour 39. so widespread low-to-mid 30s for our coldest inland spots and around the bay we're in the 40s. 67 right now in berkeley. 76 for san francisco. 69 the in oakland who hit yesterday 69 and broke a record. 69 san jose for today. 74 in santa cruz. if i had the day off, that's where i would be headed. the extended forecast here with your bay area always in view showing you again temperatures drop, a subtle one, a dip friday with increasing clouds and then clearing out for the weekend. dry and mild weather continues. back to you. >> rosemary, thank you. coming up, he is a [ inaudible ] -- he had no second thoughts about what to do after finding a fortune accidentally left in his taxi. >> i went to bellagio. i don't know that he knew there is money on my back seat. >> your jaw may drop when you hear how much cash was

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8:55. californians who tried but failed to sign up for the state's health insurance exchange are receiving a little more time to enroll. the state had set a deadline of this past monday for people to sign up to get coverage starting in january, but due to high demand, long waits and delays the state has extended the deadline until tomorrow for anyone who started an application by monday but did not successfully complete it. call centers for covered california opened at eight this morning. and kwanzaa begins today. san francisco city hall will

host an annual celebration at noon. it honors african-american heritage and culture and was created in 1966 by a cal state long beach professor. 8:55. a las vegas cab driver is being recognized for his honesty after he returned a paper bag filled with $300,000 in cash to its rightful owner. gerardo gamboa made the discovery after dropping off a passenger at the palm's hotel. when he got to his next stop a doorman noticed the paper bag and brought it to the attention of gamboa. >> when i pick up this guy from cosmopolitan and he want to go to palm place and he carry a brown bag. and, you know, who knows what's in there? >> what was in there? $300 inside. gamboa called his company and turned over the cash. the owner of the money, a 28-year-old professional poker player, claimed the cash. for his integrity gamboa was named driver of the year and received dinner for two at a high-end steakhouse and also a

$1,000 reward. >> it's not just sin city. there are people who are very honest there. exactly. 8:57. let's check in one more time with tara. hopefully traffic is quiet. there might be unusual patterns with people out shopping possibly? >> that's true. we did see a lot of heavy traffic last night. one of our producers saw a lot of people on the golden gate bridge. people trying to snap pictures of the sunset. here is a look at it right now. traffic is moving nicely into the city. up next we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where you see that layer of smog settling in in the oakland hills over there. we have no delays into san francisco. and finally over in the east bay contra costa county this is a look at highway 4 through the bay point pittsburg area, westbound traffic at the bottom portion of your screen as you drive towards concord. let's head over to rosemary one more time. >> thank you. our fair weather will continue. temperatures rebounding once again back into the mid-to-

upper 60s for the bay area along the coast our inland communities, a few low 70s today as well. as we get into friday increasing clouds. no rain in sight though. and for your weekend temperatures remain in the upper 60s. overnight lows not too bad. a few low 30s for inland communities but the dry weather looks to extend to the end of the year and perhaps into the first week of january. >> wow. thanks a lot, rosemary. well, that is our report for this morning. of course, we always thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> have a great day. wouldn't it be nice if there was a wireless company that put you on their gift list? well say hello to aio! at aio wireless you can get an android smartphone free with activation. free android phone?!?! yes please. plus, aio has a reliable nationwide network and no annual contracts. it's like the presents just keep coming! a wireless company that puts me at the top of their list? i'm in! stop by your neighborhood aio store

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