. the family of a 13-year-old girl on life support says they found a new facility to take care of her, but medical procedures need to be performed first, why the hospital says it will not perform those procedures. a desperate search for a missing vet in san francisco. the well known facility where he was last seen and what his friend told us just before he disappeared. subtle changes are under way in your weather today. what's in store for your weekend. i'll have that coming up. and hoping the third time will be a charm for the ac transit labor woes. the important vote happening as we speak and the commuting chaos the agency hopes to avoid. mornings on 2 starts now. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu mornings on 2. good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. these are live pictures from outside children's hospital in oakland o. the site of a -- in oakland.

the sight of an intense confrontation between hospital officials and the family of jahi mcmath, the 13-year-old on life support after complications from tonsil surgery. good morning, i'm tori campbell. >> good morning everybody i. brian flores, dave clark has the day off. never fear, rosemary is in for steve. >> good morning to you. tgif. the sun is on its way up. we have another 25 minutes until the official sunrise. as the sky turns late you'll notice an increase in clouds in the area. we'll have a weak system that's going to sweep across the area for today. unfortunately not going to bring rain, but it will drop our temperatures just a little bit. so in the forecast for your friday, partly to mostly cloudy skies. high skies, so they're not going to be o dark and gray. -- to be dark and gray. temperatures dropping off 3 to 5 degrees. in most areas, you may notice, for some it may be slight, you

may not notice as much. parts of the north bay, a chilly start this morning. temperatures dropping below freezing again. santa rosa checking in at 30 degrees. low 50s for the afternoon and 60s expected for the second half of the day. low 50s in the forecast for the afternoon. and low 60s expected for you. san rafael yell this afternoon, 61 in the forecast. temperatures not as warm as yesterday. 62 in fairfield for the afternoon. 63 in concord. low 60s for north bay. low to mid-60s for the peninsula this afternoon. 66 in san jose. where we go from here for your weekend, i'll have a look in the extended forecast coming up. good morning, we just had an accident happen actually in oakland. this is 580 eastbound on 980 westbound. we have a two car crash and two lanes are blocked. working to clear the scene of that so we don't get too many delays. we're going to take a live look at highway 4 through the bay port pittsburg area, you can

see the smog rose mare has been talking about -- rosemary has been talking about all morning long. hospital curve, the top portion of your screen, looks like it's picked up again. no delays to report. finally 280 near san jose, we have traffic looking good in both directions. 7:02. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you tara. and there's a new battle over o 13-year-old jahi mcmath the girl who is brain dead after tonsil surgery. the family's new plan is to keep her on life support, and the hospital is for now preventing that plan from happening. >> reporter: that's right. the family of jahi mcmath wants her moved. she is here this morning at oakland's children's hospital. still on life support and the court has said she'll stay on life support monday at 5. the family says they have a care facility to move her to and the fight to have that happen

continues. >> sir, do you have children. >> you don't want to answer. i think you do have children. >> you can see the interaction between jahi mcmath's uncle, and they found a care facility about 50 miles from here that has agreed to take jahi. they won't tell us which facility but a group of catholic doctors helped them find it and the family's insurance has agreed to cover in part that cost. there are two procedures that need to happen before she can be moved. >> a traik tube is where you put a tube in here. i had one when i was a child. you can see the scar. it's a hole that's cut in the windpipe and a piece of plastic is inserted. a gastric tube goes into the stomach wall and into the stomach. >> the judge did not authorize or order surgical procedures or transfer to another facility. >> reporter: so this morning, the fight continues, it's still unclear if those procedures will be performed and who would do it. it's still unclear if the

courts would need to step in again. remember, this is a very time sensitive battle. the courts have set monday at 5:00 p.m. for the time when life support can be turned off. live in oakland. claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. a nonprofit organization meanwhile is using jahi mcmath's story to raise money for its own cause. consumer watchdog recently sent out an e-mail asking people to donate a to help protect families like jahi's from medical neglect. a spokesperson from the hospital responded by saying the organization is taking advantage of jahi mcmath's situation and the allegations made in the e-mail are misguided and incorrect. time is 7:05. and friend and family of a missing bay area navy veteran are asking for your help to bring him home safe. the group called finding will, plans to hold a search for derek williams cell today. he was last seen at san francisco general hospital on

december 17th. his friends say they noticed a change in his behavior just before he checked in at sf general. he's 6 feet tall, weighs about 200 pounds. he has blue eyes and brown hair. we'll have more at 7:45. been a month since a sacramento couple went missing. 64-year-old van and his wife shantra has not been sen since thanksgiving. their boat was found running with freshly caught fish and several life jackets on board. the sheriff's department says it's likely they drowned and their son thinks more could have been done to find their parents. >> like this would happen in the future, you know, i think they should invest in the right equipment and the right sonar to help out. >> we have used all of our sonar methods, we have used them weekly. we agree with them that the first week is a very crucial time.

the conditions at the time were working against us. >> crews spent several day walking the banks and searching the waters, but there was no sign of the couple. investigators say they have no reason to suspect foul play as well. there was a mysterious odor coming from behind the oakland coliseum late last night. pg and e received several calls about a smell of natural gas. crews could not locate the source of the smell or any gas leaks and there were no gas readings. eventually the smell dissipated after a few hours. fremont police are looking for witnesses to a crash involving an alameda fire suv. the fire department tweeted out this video of the after math of the crash last night. this is on dakota road. police say the fire vehicle had its emergency lights on when it collided with another car. the battalion chief behind the wheel and the driver of the other car were taken to the hospital and released.

the intersection was blocked for several hours during the investigation. nexflix says it took less than an hour to fix a video streaming problem in north and south america. the company says it started having problems shortly after 7 last night our time. customers in parts of the u.s., canada and latin america received a message saying whoops, something went wrong when they tried to stream the videos. nexflix tweeted everything was working just before 8:00 p.m. several federal lawmakers want to hold companies accountable when their customers financial information is stolen. new jersey senator robert mendez is calling for financial penalties on stores that put profits above their customers. he's asking the federal trade commission if they can pose fines after hackers stole credit and debit card information from 40 million customers. >> we have gone through three major data breaches in the consumers credit cards. it seems to me at this point what we need is to have the

ability to levy fines and penalties. menendez says when a data breach occurred at tj max and marshals stores in 2006, the fcc was not able to fine the store's parent company as part of a settlement agreement. it's 7:08. amtrak passengers may be forced to pick up the tab for meals and wine, now served for free on long distance trips. >> two white wine selections, two red wine selections. >> the practice of offering the freebies has earned a spot on senator tom corbin's waste book because amtrak is subsidized by tax dollars. the amtrak inspector general says the rail agency lost $72 million in food last year. >> we're $999 million in losses in a dozen years and unfortunately those losses

continue to mount. >> amtrak says on the web site, food is included in a price in the ticket. the inspector general recommends that amtrak start charging for the food. there could be more golden gate transit buses rolling through sonoma county. they tell the press democrat they're considering new or additional service to growth areas including windsor and east santa rosa. ridership on golden gate transit increased 3% every month in the past year. a new study says alameda county has the highest population growth in the state this past year. new numbers show the county's population went up almost 2% between july of 2012 and july of this year. alameda county officials say homes are more affordable than in san jose and san francisco, and the family is close to jobs. contra costa ranked and san francisco ranked 8. the bay area is home to two of the richest areas.

one that grabbed the top spot. san jose and silicon valley have the highest median income of 365 metropolitan areas in the country. not surprisingly that's because of the tech companies and the businesses that support that industry. we should add that washington d.c. ranked 2nd with bridgeport connecticut in 3rd. san francisco took the 4th 4th spot. and boston is number 5: >> san jose right at the top, richest city in america. >> yep. >> 7:11. a community comes together, what a neighborhood in richmond is doing to show support for a 19-year-old girl paralyzed by a wayward bullet. and a new poll shows a surprising front runner in the race for oakland mayor and the one big name that is not currently in the running. 880, traffic is looking good, but we have a pair of accidents in the east bay to tell you about. we'll tell you more coming up in traffic. while we slept, high clouds spilled into the bay area,

isn't that just a beautiful shot of the sun on its way up. high clouds for today. slightly cooler temperatures expected and this morning, it's a cold start. i'll have a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood coming up.

welcome back to mornings on 2. time now 7:14. damage to the ecosystem caused by this year's rim fire by yosemite national park may cost around $800 million. the report by earth economics for the san francisco public utilities commission says trees provide a useful function by absorb absorb carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. it has also reduced the value of nearby property. a two hour standoff with an armed man came to a peaceful end in san jose.

police used what they call a noise distraction device. the man surrendered and was later taken into custody. they were called to the home on north 14th street after the man threatened a family member with a weapon. no one else was hurt. new this morning, a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of international troops in afghanistan. we have just received the first pictures from the scene. nato says the bombing killed 3 service members and injured 6 afghans. however, nato has not yet released the names of the three killed or the nationalities. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack, which occurred half a mile from a coalition base in kabul. this incident is an example of rye analysts are saying the u.s. needs to worry about growing terror threats in the coming year. cnn is reporting that the u.s. recently intercepted messages among senior al-qaeda operatives in yemen about future attacks.

while the intercepts don't indicate specific targets, they are described as active  plotting. >> plotting attacks against the united states in multiple locations including trying to conduct attacks against the u.s. homeland, especially by taking down aircraft. >> with previous al-qaeda leaders such as osama bin laden gone, they have much more awe tonemy and freedom to -- atonmy. antiwar activist cindy sheehan is running for governor of california. she is the member of the peace and freedom party. two republicans have declared their candidacy. governor jerry brown has not officially said he plans to run for reelection, but it is widely expected that he will. a new poll shows oakland mayor gene juan is favored to win the election. he received 32% support.

and second joe tuman with 22%. third is oakland council woman lib by schaef, received 16% and the other 0% favored someone else or was undecided. president obama took time off if from his hawaii vacation to sign a bipartisan budget deal and a military spending deal. the budget deal will fund the government through 2015 and ease some of the sequestration cuts it gives military a 1% pay raise and cracks down on sexual assault and gives more protection to victims. federal unemployment benefits end tomorrow for more than 1 million americans. that's when a program signed into law five years ago is set to expire. an additional 850,000 workers will lose state unemployment

benefits over the next three months. a bipartisan proposal for a short-term extension could be debated when congress returns to work next month. well, we don't see this a lot, but happening now, let's go live to space. 300 miles above the earth, in fact, were members of the international space station crew were making their third space walk in about a week. this time, two russian cosmonauts are installing cameras, and checking on the progress of experiments being conducted on the exterior. last saturday and tuesday, two americans conducted space walks to remove and replace a vital cooling pump that failed. that project has already proved to be a success. >> a nice clear picture. it's 7:18. we'll hopefully get a clear picture of traffic. apparently an accident in the east bay. we have a car crash on eastbound 980 westbound, this is two lanes of traffic blocked. let's look at our maps. a tow truck has arrived. they're clearing everything at the shoulder. this map shows two crashes. actually there's only one. sometimes the accident gets reported twice to the chp.

at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a gorgeous sunrise starting, the bulk of traffic passed through an hour ago. many people having time off because of the holidays and in the south bay, 280 at the 880 split in san jose. traffic on the bottom of the screen, northbound 280 as you make your drive toward santa clara. it's 7:18. i know you have been talking about the atmosphere the air days. this sunrise almost looks fake. >> isn't it beautiful. >> the official sunrise at 7:25. and plenty of high clouds in the forecast. we have a weak system sweeping across the area, not going to bring us any rain. but we'll drive our temperatures down just a little bit, and going to shake things up a bit and improve our air quality slightly. another spare the air day for today. i want to give you just a comparison here. the a air quality index dropping just a bit. and i think tomorrow we'll see a slight improvement over today. that is good news. the inner east bay in the

moderate category. the rest of us above a hundred and in that shade of orange. storm tracker 2 showing you again those clouds that continue to sweep across the bay area. we'll be in and out of the high clouds for the entire day and in addition to bringing us high clouds, going to bring a cooler aromas. temperatures falling off a few degrees. take a look if i give you a broader spectrum. we have a little bit of rain way to the north, but we are not going to see any of that unfortunately and looks like we are going to be dry through the rest of the year. temperatures this morning, 32 in fairfield. mid-30s in napa. 34 santa rosa. 41 san francisco. 45 at half-moon bay. had a tweet from brandon this morning saying about 41 degrees at his home in pacifica. 44 mountain view. 39 in san jose as we slide along the peninsula. it's a chilly one for you pal low al to.

-- palo alto. and one last shift into sunnyvale where we have 37 and 38 outside your door at saratoga. for the afternoon, continuing with temperatures above average, not as warm as yesterday. oakland broke a record yesterday, not going to happen today. 64 expected for you. 62 san francisco. low 60s along the coastline from pacifica to half-moon bay. santasanta cruz checking in at 71. and the extended forecast with your bay area weekend always in view showing the cooling trend is not going to continue. we'll be back up in time for saturday. mostly sunny skies. the warmer day will be sunday and we're dry through new year's eve. back to the desk. thank you, coming up, an extex to sign up for medical benefits, like covered california, is allowing you more time to sign up and why the deadline could be extended even more. an unexpected surprise for shoppers at a sporting goods store in pennsylvania, the reason wildlife officials had

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7:23. in pennsylvania, shoppers looking for post christmas bargains got quite a surprise when a deer decided to join them. the deer walked through the front door of a dick's sporting goods store. the deer slipped on the floor and a customer tackled it to the ground before it did damage. but customers say it did add a bit of excitement toe their shopping experience. >> a deer would want to walk into a store that didn't have rifles and sporting good equipment. >> he could have walked into any store but he picked dick's. >> the deer was removed from the store by the gaming commission. this morning, the annual christmas bird count is underway in san francisco. it's been a 31 year tradition for the golden gate awe gate. making this week the perfect time for the count.

bird watchers will head to 17 spots in san francisco from dawn to dusk to catch glimpses of more than 100 bird species. we're finding out more about a gilroy man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend on christmas day. police arrested 21-year-old ernesto rodriguez yesterday morning in connection with the killing of 21-year-old alma ortega. she had a restraining order against rodriguez. rodriguez attacked ortega with a box cutter. >> determining the current status of their relationship, the past status of their relationship, the past cases where law enforcement had contact. that is what our investigators are out doing as we speak. >> orr it testifying yankee's friends say she had just -- ortega's friends say she had just graduated from dental assistant school. anticipation is building for the last hunger fight game

ever at at&t park. a pep rally was held in union square. a battle between the washington huskies and the byu cougars. it benefits the food bank, st. anthony foundation. they'll donate one meal for every ticket purchased. kick off at 6:30. the game will move to the new santa clara stadium next year. a former oakland raiders star will return to the silver and black for one more name. corner back, namdi will announce his retirement from the nfl today. he'll officially retire as a raider. he played with the ers before k

today is another spare the air day. we want to mention 280 southbound on monterey boulevard. we have a stalled bus and we push that over to the side, and so that it doesn't block traffic. down in the south bay, 280 drive to fremont is looking good. 7:32. let's head back to the desk. happening now, ac transit workers are voting on a contract proposal. it could determine if there's

another transit strike in the bay area following the two b.a.r.t. strikes earlier this year. janine de la vega live in oakland with what's at stake and what drivers are saying this morning. >> reporter: brian, we're here at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station, and waiting to talk to drivers as they come here to pick up passengers. they're voting on a tentative agreement. if voted down, a possible strike may happen. now, these workers are part of the amalgamated transit union which represents bus drivers and mechanics. they have been fighting for better wages, health care benefits, scheduling and break time. some union workers say the agreement before them is not different than the ones from before. it increases medical payments from $0 to $120. one driver already voted this morning, and said he compromised and voted yes. >> am i satisfied with it, no,

i think we could have done better, but we serve the public and i think that we can best serve the public by being on the job, and the things that we do go through, the public knows what we go through and so as we serve them, they will in turn serve us by putting pressure on ac transit to do right. >> reporter: ktvu spoke with several members of the union about how they felt and some did el tell us they plan on voting no, and the president says she's confident the agreement will pass. as you saw they are continuing to roll for the 180,000 daily passengers. voting will take place until 7:00 p.m. they're hoping to have results before midnight. reporting live from oakland, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. meantime, it will cost you more to ride b.a.r.t. in the new year. starting january 1st, fares will go up 5.2%. that's an average increase of 19-cents for a one way trip.

it will use the money for train cars, improvements at its hayward maintenance yard and a new train control system. police in palo alto are investigating a shooting that sent two men to the hospital. it happened shortly before 9:00 last night. no arrests have been made. anyone with information is asked to call police. it is 7:34. a fundraiser is planned outside the raiders game this sunday for a young woman hit by a stray bullet two weeks ago. 19-year-old dominique romero was watching television at her home when a bullet came through the wall and lodged into her spine. she could be paralyzed from the waist down. she has been moved out of intensive care. no visitors are allowed except for her immediate family. donations will be collected outside the coliseum to help cover medical costs. with the new year days away, richmond police plan to crack down on a dangerous tradition, police will be out in full force to catch people who shoot their guns into the

air to celebrate. their shot spotter system can pinpoint within 25 meters. police say there were more than a hundred shooting incidents in six hours last new year's eve. so what does it sound like here on new year's eve. oh, it sounds like beirut, afghanistan. >> when you fire off guns, people can be hurt. property can be damaged. it's an arrestable offense. >> police say they will show up to homes where they detect gunfire. government watchdog groups call it a dirty little secret for local elected offices. it's taxpayer funded medical coverage for life. the bay area news group says local taxpayers spent more than a million and a half dollars last year for former part-time elected officials and in some cases their dependents. palo alto spent more than $115,000 last year followed by san rafael and the west contra costa unified school district. some of the people have not been in office in 30 years, but

supporters of the benefit say it's a perk for part-time elected leaders who receive a meager salary. if you had trouble signing up for health care on the covered california web site you have until today to get it done. the web site and phone, changes have been over loaded. health officials are encouraging people to try to submit applications online or try to get through to a call center. they say the deadline could be extended further if it becomes clear that people are continuing to have trouble. new this morning, a snowboarder with ties to the bay area has died in one of the first deadly avalanches of the season. 29-year-old michael kazange was at the jackson hole mountain resort when he set off an avalanche yesterday. his friend who was a doctor tried to save his life. they say he was at a high risk area. michael split time living in the bay area and jackson wyoming and has friends and family in the area. meantime michael's brother released a statement overnight,

which in part said "he loved his family, his cal bears, his skying body and san francisco ." he said his parents were lucky enough to spend christmas with him the day before he was killed. after almost a week without lights or heat. power is slowly being restored in parts of the midwest, northeast and canada. thousands of people from the great plains to maine and eastern canada have been without power since last saturday due to an ice storm. yesterday, more snow slowed down progress in maine. in michigan, utility crews have been working double shifts to get the power back on. but in canada, some people say the crews still have not shown up. and snow and ice is likely to blame for a pile up in pennsylvania that shut down a major highway. about 3 dozen people were hurt yesterday when 35 cars crashed about 50 miles west of philadelphia. the westbound lanes were shut down for several hours. a similar pile up happened on

the freeway in eastern pennsylvania. and snow caused a small plane to slide off an airport runway in massachusetts. it happened yesterday afternoon as the plane was landing at lawrence municipal airport after a flight from florida. the pilot and a passenger both walked away, though, without any serious injuries. well, warmer weather across the bay area is drawing people to the coast, but the coast guard warns don't turn your back to the ocean. hot o spot over the past few days has been ocean beach in san francisco. plenty of people played this the water, but the coast guard is cautioning people about sneaker waves because they could come up fast and grab you under water. >> you don't necessarily see them on the surface. it could be a rip current, an undertow. >> the coast guard says there was a high number of drownings this time last year. they say there has been a number of incidents this month where people needed rescuing and sneaker waves may have been a factor. 7:39. someone in a calaveras county town of san andres has a

lottery ticket worth $8 million. it's the talk of the town. the winning lottery ticket was pulled on christmas day. no winner has come forward. the ticket was sold at treats general store, which received $40,000 for selling the ticket. the owner says he plans to split half the winnings with his employees. >> that's sweet. i didn't know. i'm shocked. i was surprised. >> i was stoked. i was not expecting that at all. many people are speculating the winner might not know they've hit the jackpot because of the busy holiday time. and the person with a winning mega-millions lottery ticket bought in san jose has not come forward. one of the two winning tickets were sold at jenny's gift shop in san jose. it is common for big prize winners to delay come forward until after getting advice on how to handle the new winnings. the two winners will split $648 million. >> is that all?

>> that's all. coming up, the emotional case of on oakland girl on life support continues and takes an intense turn on camera. come right over, sir. let's have an open dialogue right here in front of the cameras. >> the new development that has given jahi mcmath's family hope and what the hospital is refusing to do. missing for ten days, the new search efforts by a very special group of people to find a missing military vet. 280 in san jose is looking good at this hour. we have had a little bit of traffic on the roadways, but not as many accidents. that's the good news. more on traffic. the clouds are moving in and for the afternoon, a cooler day. coming up, what you can expect outside your door this morning. and what we are looking at for your weekend. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive"

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stock markets up this morning, but turn around just down slightly right now, and light trading as the year winds down. the market moved ahead yesterday after encouraging signs in the job market. a report suggests japan's economy is also improving taking a live look at the big board, the dow currently down 3. the nasdaq is down 9. s&p down 1. ups expects to have all the packages promised by christmas at their final destinations by tonight. it's offering refunds on ofunds -- on shipping costs in my cases. they are working with customers who have not received their packages yet. many retailers including macies and the north face are reconsidering if they will guarantee on time holiday delivers next year. amazon's latest announcement

about the prime time service may be mistimed. a record number of people signed up for its free two day shipping program, the week before christmas. and that's the key week to qualify for guaranteed christmas delivery. amazon says 1 million people joined the prime program and says there are now 20 million prime members. apple is going back to a federal judge to ask again for a sales ban on some samsung products. apple already won a lawsuit against samsung for using apple technology in the older devices. but the judge did not tell samsung to stop selling them. apple is renewing its request for the ban after a federal appeals court ruling. apple says technology from samsung's older phones and tablets finds its way into newer products as well. time now 7:45. and we have new information about the search for a missing

military veteran in san francisco. pam cook live in the news room and why his friends are concerned. >> we spoke to his friends this morning of derek william cell. they say they noticed a big pattern change in his life shortly before he disappeared. he checked into san francisco general hospital with the help of his friends. he was last seen on december 17 december 17th when he checked out a couple of days later. he's described as 6 feet tall. weighs 200 pounds. there's a picture of him on your screen. he has blue eyes and brown hair. now, the group called finding will, plans to hold a search today. now, they're posting fliers around san francisco. they're walking the streets, talking to people who may have seen him. and this group of offends, they're not new to this type -- of friend, they're not new to this type of work. they're military professionals who have worked together at disaster responses before. now, we have a photographer in the area where friends will be searching today. we hope to have comments from his friends in the next hour of mornings on 2. i'm also going to have more on the community

service work that will has been doing that his father says may have contributed to his disappearance. reporting live in the news room, pam cook ktvu channel 2 news. thank you. a man with ties to a louisiana council member is accused of killing three people before turning the gun on himself. the former son-in-law of a council man in louisiana attacked his former inlaws. the councilman's wife was shot and killed as well. the councilman and his daughter were also shot and taken to the hospital. they are expected to survive. police are continuing to investigate the motive. today, connecticut state police will release materials from their investigation into the newtown school shooting. the information includes several thousand pages of documents, detailing last year's attack that killed 20 first graders and 6 adults at sandy hook elementary. materials include reports, photos and 911 calls. a summary released last month portrayed the 20-year-old gunman as obsessed with mass murders. investigators add that he taped

garbage bags over his bedroom windows to keep it dark. two people have been killed after a small plane crashed into the front yard of a home in fresno. it happened late last night near the fresno airport. a man and a 9-year-old boy were the two people killed in the crash. no one inside the home where the plane went down was injured. authorities believe the plane may have hit a tree. the crash is under investigation. it was a computer glitch that had people getting their hands on airline tickets for an amazing price. word spread fast about cross country tickets on delta airlines, for as low as $25. the wrong prices were available for just two hours yesterday morning, but the best part, delta says it will honor those super low prices. no word yet on how many low price tickets were sold. interesting problem here, san francisco could soon face a shortage of chefs. the city has the most restaurants per resident of any

place in the u.s. but profit margins at the most up scale restaurants are thin. the average annual salary for a restaurant cook is less than $28,000. and the median rent tops $30,000 a year. that means talented chefs are moving to portland, seattle and charleston where the cost of living is lower. >> i just had a meal in charleston south carolina. >> how was it. >> it was fabulous. it was one of the best restaurants in the country. and you know who else is a big fan sal castaneda, but he's not here. >> i'll head over to south carolina, i'll take your word for it. we have had a couple accidents this morning pop up because there have been so few of them this morning. it's been pretty quick clearing those. just a reminder that b.a.r.t. is running on new year's eve until 3:00 in the morning. all trains are on time. let's take a live look at highway 4 through the bay port

pittsburg area. you can see the heavy smog in the area. another spare the air day as rosemary has been mentioning all week. traffic westbound looking good. up next, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. and finally, down in the south obey, san jose 101 traffic on the right side of your screen folks driving toward the airport. 7:49. let's check in with rosemary, how's it going. >> going quite well. thanks tara. another nice day in store. i see a subtle cool down in the forecast for the afternoon. and those changes already coming this morning. outside our doors and overhead, high clouds sweeping across the bay area, and the clouds will stay with us through the entire day as this system moves through. not bringing us any rain, but stirring the air just a bit. the air quality slightly better today than yesterday. as tara mentioned, it's another spare the air day. and tomorrow, the air quality will be slightly better than today. there's some improvement. partly to mostly cloudy skies in the forecast for your friday. temperatures dropping anywhere

from 3 to 5 degrees for most of us. some may not notice so much. i have to point to san to cruz. today you're going to 71. still a mild day. again, just not as warm. temperatures are going to be okay cooler, today, but it's not going to last because as we get into the bay area weekend, the trend goes back up. temperatures back into the mid- to upper 60s for saturday and nearing 70 degrees once again by sunday. outside our doors this morning, it is a cold start over parts of the north bay where we do continue with temperatures below freezing in some areas like santa rosa. at this hour, still holding onto 30 degrees. 34 in napa. 43 san rafael. we will see temperatures turn around. we see our coolest numbers ride. into the lunch hour, low 50s. high clouds and into the afternoon, low 60s in the forecast for the second half of the day. look around here at what's going on. and 63 for novato. 62 in fairfield. low 60s in berkeley.

62 san francisco and for the coast not as warm. looking at low 60s for pacifica, and santa cruz happens to be one of the warm spots. yesterday 73 and you broke a record. 14 areas either tied or broke records this week. the extended forecast here with your bay area weekend always in view. again, today, one of the cooler days and then we're right back up for your saturday. mostly sunny skies, sunday is going to be the warmer day of the weekend. but we really continue with this trend. perhaps a tad cooler as we get into next week and new year's eve. 60s in the forecast with partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. back to the desk. all right. thank you very much. time now 7:52. and coming up. emergency workers in alameda county respond to a crash involving one of their own. the crash that sent two people to the hospital and what investigators are asking for this morning. we're going to disney world. , well her parents are hoping to surprise her with a trip to

disney land, but this little girl wanted to go somewhere else instead. she does not look happy. the unexpected reaction making waves across the internet. %g

welcome back to mornings on 2. time now 7:54. and this morning, the message from lake tahoe ski resorts, it's better than you think. they're hoping to bring up more skiers and snowboarder in the coming weeks. trying to convince skiers, that snow making makes for a good sky experience. last snow was on december 7th december 7th and no snow forecast for the next 10 days. meteorologists are expecting this to be the driest calendar year on record. a sonoma county man is accused of driving drunk while his 4-year-old daughter was in the car with him. the chp says 23-year-old rod rego reyes was on highway 101 in windsor when he went off the road, through a fence and hit a tree. investigators say he had an

alcohol level three times the legal limit. both he and his daughter suffered minor injuries. reyes faces dui. hit-and-run and child endangerment charges. meantime, law enforcement agencies across the bay area will be out in full force tonight looking for drunk drivers. officer say with an increase in holiday parties across the bay area, they want to make sure the roads are safe. officers say if you do plan to party tonight or this weekend, designate a sober driver. a san francisco judge will hear arguments on monday about whether or not to keep city college of san francisco open. hundreds of teachers and students gathered outside the courtroom yesterday as the judge began hearing arguments on two separate lawsuits. they're looking to block the decision to take away the school's accreditation next july. one teacher's union says the accrediting commission is bias. >> the commission according to the state of california is that

city college and all community colleges need to be open access to everybody. and the commission wants to see a narrow admission. >> an attorney for the commission says blocking the decision would cause headaches for the accrediting process for apparentlies across the country. if the -- for panels across the country. if the judge grants the injunction, it would remain in place until trial could be held. mary carlisle williams parents did not get the reaction they expected when they announced they were going on vacation to see mickey mouse and friends. >> we're going to disney world right now. >> i want to go to mobile. >> yeah, you heard right, the 3- year-old girl said she's rather go to mobile alabama than visit disney world. turns out mary's grandparents live in mobile. she's putting her head down. she is just not happy. this video went viral and the city of mobile named little mary as official ambassador to

the city. the family did go to disney world and her parents say mary had a great time. >> well good. >> so a happy ending. >> tears to smiles, we love it. coming up, a woman fights back after a man grabs her purse, the unusual item police say she used to try to stop him. the family of a 13-year-old girl on life support wants her moved to another facility. what the hospital is saying could prevent that from happening. and your traffic is looking pretty good on this two days after christmas morning. this is a look at the golden gate bridge, more traffic coming up. high clouds overhead: that signifies a change in the forecast for your friday. i'll have a look at what you can expect for your area coming up.

morning, welcome back to mornings on 2. time is 8:00. this is a sight of an intense confrontation between hospital officials and the family of jahi mcmath. the 1-year-old on life support -- the 13-year-old on life support after complications are tonsil surgery. the families wish the hospital

says it will not fulfill. i'm brian flores. dave clark has the morning off. >> good morning i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic now. rosemary in for steve. a little cooler today. >> yes, a little bit cooler. you may have seen the high clouds outside your window, and a little bit of an p air mass transition going to help our air quality just a little bit. take a look at the air quality index. still above 100 for most areas today. slightly better over parts of the north bay as well as the santa clara valley. and inner east bay reporting moderate air quality. tomorrow, slightly better than today. today is a spare the air day. we're seeing slight improvement. i'm giving you a look here at the source of the high clouds. here we are over the bay area. they begin to fill in while we were sleeping early this morning. they begin to shift. have to point you all the way to washington state, and in order to see some of the rain, fortunately we are not going to get any rain out of this. as tory mentioned, it's going to bring temperatures down for the afternoon, anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees. it will be a subtle one in most cases. 34 in napa.

41 in novato. 37 reported at the airport in oakland. and 33 in walnut creek. freezing temperatures for inland communities. a cold start once again around the bay. 46 at half-moon bay. low 40s in pacifica. and above freezing but cold. one last stop here for the inner east bay. 36 san ramon and 39 in pittsburg. how much cooler will we be. i'll have a look when we come up. >> a shout out to one of our most loyal ktvu viewers, margaret doherty will be 99 years old aft new year. she watches our station every morning and always has something nice to say about ktvu. margaret thank you. no delays into san francisco this morning: we had our peak at around 6:30 and it's been calm ever since. you can see the smog here, another spare the air day.

we have an accident in the south bay to report in mountain view. a two car crash on l 5 northbound at shoreline boulevard. both vehicles are blocking a couple of lanes. doesn't seem to be causing too many delays at the moment. 880 near the oakland coliseum, traffic looking good. southbound cars on the left opt screen heading toward hay ward. 8:02. the oakland o girl declared brain dead of complications from tonsil surgery. claudine wong live at children's hospital in oakland where the familiments to move her -- wants to move her and why the hospital says it can't make that happen. >> good morning, jahi mcmath remains here at children's hospital on life support, but keep in mind, the hospital is just waiting until monday to turn that life support off because they believe that she is brain dead. the family wants her moved, but getting her transferred out of this hospital, just isn't that simple. this morning, questions remain

about whether or not the family will be able to move jahi mcmath. because before she could move, the family says she would need medical procedures performed and they need the hospital to make that happen. >> two things are needed and they're needed to meet the guidelines of the facility as well as the guidelines for this care. and one of those is a trach tube. right now she's on a tube down into her lungs. this is a more permanent tube and would be safer for her than having this continually being in her lungs through her mouth. the others what we requested from the court earlier which is a g tube or gastric tube. it would provide her with nutrition. and we requested that the hospital allow that to occur or fa still at a time that to occur. -- facilitate that to occur. >> reporter: the hospital has and maintains that following the complications from the december 9th surgery, jahi mcmath is brain dead. because the hospital has taken the stance, it has made the determination that it should not perform the procedures

requested. the judge did not authorize or order any surgical procedures for transfer to another facility the children's hospital does not believe performing surgical procedures on the body of a deceased person is an appropriate medical practice. >> reporter: and to add to that uncertainty is the deadline set by the court. they have ruled that life support can be turned off by the hospital on monday at 5:00 p.m. so if the hospital continues to refuse to perform these procedures to get her transferred, it's still unclear what the family's next step would be. live in oakland. claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. meantime, a nonprofit organization is using jahi mcmath's story to raise money for its own cause. consumer watchdog recently sent out an e-mail asking people to donate to help protect families like jahi mcmath's from medical neglect. a spokesperson responded by saying the organization is taking advantage of jahi's situation and the allegation as made in the e-mail are

misguided and incorrect. it is 8:05. new this morning, police in el cerrito say they need help to find a man suspected of snatching a woman's purse. this is the man police are looking for. they say he followed a woman last friday afternoon and grabbed her purse. but the woman fought back. police say the woman pulled out a pot she had just purchased and hit the man with it. but he was still able to run off. there was a mysterious odor coming from behind the oakland coliseum late last night. pg&e received several calls about a strong smell of natural gas. the oakland fire department responded but crews could not locate the source of the smell or gas leaks. it dissipated after a few hours. fremont police are looking for witnesses to a crash involving an alameda county fire suv. the fire department tweeted out this video of the after math of the crash last night. this is on dakota road.

the fire vehicle had its emergency lights on when it collided with another car. the battalion chief behind the wheel and the driver of the other car were both taken to the hospital and released. the intersection, though, was blocked for several hours during the investigation: time now is 8:06. and it's been a month since a sacramento couple went missing during a fishing trip on the delta. 64-year-old van chanpansi and his 55-year-old wife have not been seen since thanksgiving. their boat was found running near their bridge with freshly caught fish and several life jackets on board. the sheriff's department says it's likely they drowned. their son thinks more could have been done to find his parents. like this ever happen in the future, you know, i think they should invest right equipment, and the right sonar to help out. >> we have used all of our sonar methods. we have used them weekly.

we agree with them that the first week is a very crucial time. the conditions at the time were working against us. crews have spent several days walking the banks and searching the waters but so far there has been no sign of the couple. investigators say they have no reason to suspect foul play. nexflix says it took less than an hour to fix a video streaming problem. the los gatos based company said it started having problems after 7. customers in the u.s., canada and latin america received a message saying ," oops, something went wrong when they tried to stream videos. everything was working just before 8:00 p.m. national lawmakers are calling for changes after the target data breach that affected 40 million customers. target is not saying exactly how the breach happened. it has apologized and says it has fixed the problem. now a senator from new jersey says retailers needed to more

than just apologize when security breaches occur. >> now we have gone through about three major data breaches in this country, consumers cards and credit cards. it seems to me at this point what we need is to have the ability to levy fines and penalties. >> it's not clear yet how much has been committed. with information taken in the cyber attack, but jp morgan chase is reissuing debility cards used by 2 million customers and limiting transactions until the new cards are activated. amtrak may be forced to pick up the tabs for wine and meals served on trips. the practice of offering these freebies has earned amtrak a spot on senator tom coburn's waste book list because am atrack is subsidized by taxpayer dollars. the rail agency lost 7 #

million 7 -- $72 million in food last year. >> we're at $999 million in losses in a dozen years and unfortunately those losses continue to mount. amtrak says on its web site that food is included in the price of the ticket. the inspector general recommends that hack -- amtrak charge for the food. transit administrators tell the press democrat they're considering new or additional service to growth areas including windsor and east santa rosa. ridership on golden gate transit has increased 3% each month in the past year. administrators did not give a time line for if and when this decision would be made. it's 8:10. a new study says alameda county had the highest population growth in the state this past year. new numbers show the county's population went up almost 2% between july of 2012 and july of this year. alameda county officials say homes are more affordable than

in san jose and san francisco. santa clara county, the second highest number of newcomers, san francisco placed 8th. and the bay area is home to two of the five richest cities in america, including the one that grabbed the top spot. san jose and the silicon valley have the highest median income of all three of the metropolitan areas in the country. not surprisingly that's because of the tech companies and the businesses that support that industry. washington d.c. ranked 2nd with bridgeport connecticut coming in third. san francisco took the 4th 4th spot because of its connections to the tech and tourism industries and boston rounded out with number 5. it is 8:11. a deadly avalanche at a popular wyoming sky resort, the snowboarder ties to the bay area and how friends and family are reacting this morning. and a new poll shows a surprising front runner in the race for oakland mayor. the one big name that is not currently in the running.

highway 4 pittsburg area, looking good at this hour. we do have some smog out there to report. and we'll talk more traffic next. a cooler afternoon is shaping up around the bay area. how much cooler and what you can expect for your bay area weekend coming up.

new this morning, an american service member is reportedly one of the three soldiers killed in a suicide car bombing in afghanistan. want to go to some of the first video from the scene. the attack also injured 6

afghans. nato will not reveal the name or nationalities of the three dead, national public radio is reporting that one of the victims was an american. no word on where the soldier came from. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack which occurred half a mile from a coalition base in kabul. and a powerful car bomb blew up in beirut lebanon killing 6 people, including a prominent prowestern politician. it injured more than 70 other people. it happened in an area filled with hotels and the politician was a form former lebanon ambassador to the u.s. a controversial u.s. militariuation, okinawa's governor approved a proposal allowing for construction in a new base in a recall area. the air base has been unpopular with the islands population because of crimes committed by americans stationed there. relocation comes more than 17 years after the u.s. and

japanese governments agreed on the original move. it is 8:5. happening today, antiwar activist cindy sheehan is running for governor of california. sheehan is a member of the peace and freedom party. two republicans have declared the candidacy. governor jerry brown has not officially said he plans to run for reelection, but it is widely expected that he will. if and a new poll shows that oakland mayor gene quan is favored to win reelection. the tribune also reported that a probusiness group commissioned last month's survey, quan received 32% of that support. second was san francisco state professor joe tuman with 22%. and third is oakland council woman libby schaef with 15%. brian parker received 10% of the survey and the other 20%

faired someone else or was undecided. and kaplan had said last year she would not run against quan but has deflected questions on the matter. time is 8:16. and president obama took time off from his hawaii vacation to sign a bipartisan budget deal and a military spending bill as well. the budget deal with fund the government through 2015 a and ease some of the sequestration cuts. the bill gives military personnel a 1% pay raise and cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and gives more protection to victims. federal unemployment benefits ends tomorrow for 1 million americans. that's when a program is set to expire. 850,000 workers will lose state unemployment benefits over the next three months. a bipartisan proposal for a short-term extension could be debated when congress returns to work next month. it's 8:17.

american shoppers spent $603 billion in stores this holiday season. that's according to the national retail federation. bay area shoppers certainly did their share boosting that bottom line. brian and i contributed also. malls are expected to be jammed this weekend. retailers say they are relieved to see sales numbers are up despite the shorter shopping season between thanksgiving and christmas. >> i'm probably going to do a little more for the economy. >> i'm taking a little break for a while. just a little bit. we hope traffic will be taking a break. tara is in for sal this morning. how is it looking out there. >> we have an accident in santa rosa. a car veered off the freeway and went into a ditch. 101 southbound on highway 12. 40 feet of guardrail is missing as well as a post. an ambulance was sent to the scene. it doesn't appear to be affecting traffic at the

moment. let's check out highway 237 in milpitas. we're not seeing much traffic. westbound are the taillights that you see heading toward sunnyvale. at the mcarthur maze. cars are moving along. no delays in oakland or onto the bay bridge this morning. at the golden gate bridge, you can see the smog there in the background. another spare the air day. no traffic into san francisco. but rosemary, we have had a lot of these spare the air days. i feel like a broken record. look at that behind you, you can see the pollution. you're right. we're onto 5. i mentioned air quality slightly better today. we have a little bit of haze out there. you may notice all of the high clouds overhead as well. soft sunlight in the forecast for today. let's take a look 60s.

partly cloudy skies. this morning, it's a cold start. received a tweet from crockett, sitting in the low 40s there. upper 30s in some cases. so we'll have a look around at your current conditions coming up. thanks

a homeless man accused in a deadly christmas stabbing in a santa rosa is scheduled to be arraigned in court. it happened outside the downtown public library near 3rd and east streets.

police arrested a 26-year-old man nearby. they say he had blood on his hands as well as on his clothes. the victim is identified as 22- year-old nicholas bloom who is also homeless. police are still investigating a motive. a 4-year-old boy in clayton is recovering after being rescued from a backyard swimming pool on christmas. the boy's family found him floating in a pool on inverness way wednesday night. the boy is expected to survive. the home where he was found is near a fire station that closed early this year due to budget cuts. despite the closure, a mobile command unit was able to respond within minutes. an increase in the number of people who ride their bikes nationwide is causing some cities to consider registering bicycles much like drivers register their cars. the goal is to raise money for fixes. the not everyone is on board

with a bicycle tax. cyclists and transportation agent a cities say it would create a big bureaucracy with weak return. >> when you look at building the equivalent which would include registering vehicles, ascertaining the worth of each bicycle, the system would cost more than the tax would bring in. >> san francisco considered and rejected the idea in 2009 finding that it would discourage biking and face strong opposition. well, now tattle -- now that the holidays are almost over, food kitchens are concerned they won't have the help they need to last them through the new year. st. anthonys in san francisco is encouraging people to drop off donations. people are also being encouraged to l volunteer now through new new year's. st. anthonies is located on golden gate avenue. hundreds of families in oakland were fed as part of a feed the children event at

oakland's bb memorial cathedral. john sasaki mc'd the event. people received boxes of o food to takes home for the holidays. and he had his father dell, and his 1-year-old daughter riley. he's been missing for a week and a half, the new search today for a bay area vet who disappeared. we're live in oakland where a big decision is being made by transit union workers that could affect a lot of commuters. we will tell you what's at stake. and your traffic is looking good this holiday week. this is a look at 101 through san francisco. but we have another spare the air day, more traffic still ahead. cloudy or cooler conditions in the forecast for your friday afternoon. coming up, i'll have a look at those numbers and what you can expect for your bay area weekend.

good morning everybody. welcome back to mornings on 2. time now is 8:29. i want to go to live pictures in oakland this morning. this is the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station and the ac transit bus stop right next to it. there is new developments this morning in the ongoing labor negotiations with the transit agency. what union workers are doing right now that could prevent a strike. we'll have that coming up in a live report. good morning everybody. i'm brian flores. dave clark has the morning off. let's get your friday started with a quick look at weather and traffic. rose mary in for steve. good morning. a minor cool down in the forecast for your friday. already beginning to see the changes brought on by a system that will be cooling us down. take a note. those high clouds going to be with us through most of friday. i'll show you the future cast model l, slide back here just a

little bit. this system not going to bring rain. find returns over the northwest corner of the state of washington. for today, this is going to be our case. we have the high clouds overhead. we have the possibility of temperatures cooling off. a few degrees in most cases. some of us may not notice it so much, anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees. and as we move through the evening hours, the clouds will begin to pull out. this isn't going to last too long. in fact, i think by the weekend we'll begin to rebound. but for today, a slight dip in temperatures. 31 degrees right now in santa rosa. we have the bay area, 48. san francisco, concord checking in right about 34, and around your neighborhood, we have 35 in livermore, 38 in pleasanton, 37 san ramon. 38 walnut creek and low 40s in areas around antioch. for the afternoon, 64 for oakland. 62 san francisco. mid-60s redwood city. low 60s for pacifica and half-

moon bay. the beach weather slowly out of here. i think santa cruz may get to 71. i'll show you what you can expect into your weekend. we have a car fire in oakland o on highway 13 at thorn hill drive. two lanes are closed at the moment. we'll keep you posted. 880. we want to look here near the oakland coliseum and you can see traffic is moving nicely in both directions and at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's been a smooth morning. we saw sort of a peak at 6:30 and ever since it's been really calm. just a couple cars here and there making their way into san francisco. finally 680 near fremont, you can see it is hazy. and rosemary's been talking about the spare the air days, a lot of cloud cover out there, and right now, it is 8:32. we are going to head back to the desk. all right. tara, thank you. at this hour, ac transit workers are casting their vote on whether to approve the latest contract proposal. if no agreement is reached. tens of thousands of passengers will be forced to find another way to get around. ktvu's janine de la vega live

in oakland with what could happen if the unions rank and file reject the deal. >> reporter: brian, it is possible that a strike could happen. and that's something the ac transit passengers do not want. we're here at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station. right where there is an ac transit bus stop and we have been talking to drivers about how they voted this morning, and we're getting a mixed reaction. now, these workers are part of the local 192 which represents more than 1600ac transit bus drivers and mechanics. they have been fighting for better wages, health care benefits, scheduling and break time. they already rejected two other tentative agreements, some union workers tell ktvu the new deal before them is not much different than the others. the agreement offers a 9.5% raise over 3 years and increase in medical benefit payments from the current $0 to $120 a month. we spoke to drivers last night and this morning about how they're voting. >> if a no vote passes, then,

we might be looking at a strike and an economic strike puts us at risk. you know, of losing your job. that's not somewhere i want to go. >> i'd rather go on strike to get what we want. the way they're treating us here is not right. it's not right at all. >> reporter: the atu president says she is confident that the new agreement will pass. buses are continuing to roll for ac transits 180,000 passengers daily. voling will take place until 7:00 p.m. hoping to have results by midnight. reporting live from oakland, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. it will cost you more to ride b.a.r.t. in the new year. starting january 1st, fares will go up 5.2%. that's an average increase of 19-cents for a one way trip. b.a.r.t. says it will use the extra money for new train cars, improvements at its hayward maintenance yard and a new

train control system. new this morning, a snowboarder with ties to the bay area has died in one of the first deadly avalanches of the season. 29-year-old michael l kazange was at the jackson hole mountain resort with five others when he set off an avalanche yesterday. his friend who was a doctor tried to save his life. michael l split time living in the bay area and jackson wyoming. and has friends and family in the area as well. in the meantime, michael's brother released a statement overnight which is in part "he loved his families, his cal bears, his skying buddies and san francisco. his brother also said his parents were lucky enough to spend christmas with him the day before he was killed. police in east palo alto are investigating a shooting that sent two men to the hospital happening shortly before 9 last night. no arrests have been made. anyone with information is is asked to call police: a fund raiser is planned

outside the raiders game this sunday for a young woman hit by a stray bullet two weeks ago. 19-year-old dominique romero was watching television at her home in richmond when a bullet came through the wall and lodged into her spinal cord. she could now be paralyzed from the waist down. she's been moved into intensive care, but no visitors are allowed except for her immediate family. donations will be collected outside the coliseum on sunday to help cover medical expenses. time now is is u 8:36. i want to go to breaking news in contra costa county. a large power outagings in walnut creek and laugh lafayette. -- lafayette 11550 customers do not have electricity. there's not an a estimated time on when power is fully restored. government watchdog groups call it a dirty little secret for local elected offices

called taxpayer funded medical coverage for life. the bay area news reports that local taxpayers, spent more than a million and a half dollars on health benefits for former part-time elected officials and in some cases their dependents. palo alto spent more than $115,000 last year, followed by san rafael and the west contra costa unified school district. some of the people have not been in office in 30 years. supporters say it's a perk for part-time elected leaders who receive a meager salary. in the meantime, having trouble signing up for health care on the covered california web site, you have until today to get to done. the state i said tended last monday's deadline because of the -- extended last monday's deadline because of the web site. health officials are encouraging people to keep trying to submit applications online or to try to get through to the call center. the deadline could be extended further if becomes clear if people are continuing to have trouble. it's 8:37. almost a week without lights or

o heat. power is slowly being restored in parts of the midwest, northeast and canada. thousands of people from the great plains to maine and eastern canada that have been without power since last saturday due to an ice storm. yesterday more snow slowed down progress in maine. in michigan, utility crews have been working double shifts to get the power back on. but in canada, some people say crews still haven't shone up. the truce are still down. the power lines are still down. nobody has been to our street to fix anything. >> these crews left their families prior to christmas, haven't been home but are here to help bring power back to michigan. >> in michigan, more than a half million customers were in the dark. that number has been released to about 65,000. many people say they have been surviving the bitter cold and dark by using generators and candles. there's a problem. police in michigan say the ice

storm have led to the increase in theft of the generators. they say the homes are more vulnerable to crime. one man says his generator was stolen hours after he put it in his home. police were able to track it down a short time later. warmer weather is drawing people to the coast. the coast guard warns don't turn your back on the ocean. hot spot over the past few days has been ocean beach in san francisco. plenty of people played in the water, but the coast guard is cautioning people about sneaker waves because they could come up fast and grab you under water: >> you don't necessarily even see them on the surface. it could be a rip current. it could be an undertow. >> the coast guard says there was a high number of drownings this time last year. they also say there's been a number of incidents this month where people needed rescuing and sneakerrer waves may have been a factor. 8:39. someone in a calaveras county town of san andres has a lottery ticket worth $8 million. the winning ticket was pulled

on ouakaris mas day, but no win -- pulled on ouakaris mass day but no winner -- pulled on christmas day but no winner has come forward. the owner says he plans to split half the winnings with his employees. >> i was stoked. i was not expected that at all. many people are speculating the winner might not know they've hit the jackpot because of the busy holiday times. the person with the winning mega-millions lottery ticket bought in san jose still has not come forward. one of the two winning tickets were sold last week at jenny's gift shop in san jose. lottery officials say it's common for big prize winners to delay coming forward until after getting advice on how to handle their new winnings. the two winners will split $648 million so if you split that up, take the lump sum, after taxes it's still over a hundred million. >> that's all. airline tickets at an

amazingly and we mean amazingly low price, the unbelievable discounts delta airlines passengers received when they went to book a flight. the family of a 13-year-old girl on life support here at oakland children's hospital says they have found a new place that will take her and take care of her, but they need the hospital's help to make it happen. why the hospital is refusing. and we have virtually no traffic on highway 24 and this is through lafayette. we have a situation regarding downed wires out in contra costa county. colder temperatures in the forecast for friday. i'll have a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood coming up.

research shows people waited until the last minute to buy holiday gifts this year. mastercard says heavy spending in the final days of the season boosted sales 3.5%. come score says online shopping led the way with spending of 10%. companies as telling you were caught off guard and many packages not delivered by christmas. light trading once again for the days between the christmas and new year's holiday. the dow is currently up 1. the nasdaq down 7. s&p is flat.

time now is 8:44. let's get you updateed on top stories. many homes and businesses in walnut creek and lafayette are in the dark right now. the power outage is affecting 11560 customers. the utility tells us it's trying to locate the cause of the problem and so far there's no estimated time on when power will be fully restored. ac transit bus drivers and mechanics are voting on whether to approve a labor contract. it raises salaries 9 1/2 percent over three years, and union members tell us they will vote against the proposal because it increases worker contributions for health insurance. workers say that wipes out any salary increase. there's a new battle over 13-year-old jahi mcmath, the oakland girl who was declared brain dead after complications from tonsil surgery. claudine wong is at children's hospital in oakland where a plan to transfer the girl to a long-term care facility is causing new tension.

claudine. >> this case has been very difficult, emotional and this morning takes another turn. jahi mcmath is still here at oakland o children's hospital, still on life support, but the hospital still maintains that she is brain dead and should be taken off that life support. the family, however, says they want her to continue being kept on that support and they say they found a care facility willing to do that. first they have to get her there, and the battle to make that happen is now heating up. >> sir, do you have children? do you have children? >> i'm not going to answer you. >> you don't want to answer? >> reporter: and as you can see from that interaction last night between jahi's uncle, the family attorney and a hospital spokespersons, they did find a care facility 50 miles from here that has agreed to take jahi. they won't tell us which facility but they tell us a group of catholic doctors helped them find it and say the family's insurance has agreed to cover in part the cost of

her care. but there's a catch. there are two procedures that need to happen before she can be moved. >> trach is a tube you put in here. i had one when i was a child. you can see the scar. it's a hole that's cut here in your windpipe and a piece of plastic is inserted. a gastric tube goes into the stomach wall. >> the judge did not authorize surgical procedures for transfer to another facility. >> reporter: this morning, the fight and the uncertainty continues. it's still unclear if the procedures will be performed and who will do it. it is possible that the family would have to go back to the courts because remember, the judge had an independent doctor take a look at the jahi and made the determination that life support could be turned off on monday at 5:00 p.m. if anything is going to change the hospitals position may be that a court must order them to do so. at this point, we wait to see what the family's next move

will be. live in oakland. claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. 8:47. happening now, family friends and volunteers are gathering in san francisco to continue their search for a missing military veteran. as pam cook reporting from the news room, many of the people searching have a lot of experience in this kind of rock. >> it's very interesting, the group searching for the man known as will is made up of experienced veterans and search and rescue volunteers. derek williams cell was last seen on december 17th when he checked himself out of san francisco general hospital. his friends helped him check in a couple of days earlier after they noticed changes in his behavior. will and many of the people now searching for him are part of a disaster response team that was formed after the earthquake in haiti. his father has flown in from nebraska. he's particularly concerned about will's frame of mind. he says that he's afraid his son has been deeply affected by not only his time in the military but also at the

disaster response sites, which also include superstorm sandy. now, the group has established a command center on market street. they're very well organized. they're going to be handing out fliers, talking with people in the area who may have seen him. now, again, here's a picture of him on our screen. missing man is 6 feet tall, weighs 200 pounds. he has blue eyes and brown hair. i just got off the phone with a couple members of the search team. they need help. asking for volunteer. we have more information on will and the search team. a link on our web site to their web site that can give you more information on that if you can help. reporting live in the news room. pam cook ktvu channel 2 news: thank you time now is 8:49. and it was a computer glitch that had people getting their hands on airline tickets for an amazing price. word spread fast about cross country tickets on delta airlines. for get this, as low as $25.

the wrong prices were available for two hours, but the best part of the story, delta says it will honor the super low prices. no word yet on how many low price tickets were sold. an interesting point that our executive producer brandon brought up. do you think it was a mistake or do you think this may have been marketing. >> it's hard to tell. in this viral age. how word can spread. coming up on 8:50. i want check in with tara and a traffic hazard. we have some wires down in the roadway, at hawthorne drive, very close to interstate 80. the wires are arking in the roads so the fire department is on scene and pg&e has been called. this is what you're looking at happened about 5 minutes ago, the chp opened southbound lanes of highway 13 through oakland. firefighters were battling a car fire at the thorn hill exit. the car was fully enculled. flames -- engulfed. flames shooting everywhere.

in san francisco, a live look at 101. you can see it's smoggy still. another spare the air day. traffic on the left headed downtown and onto the ridge experiencing no delays. 280 at the 880 split, traffic looking good in all directions. 8:50 let's check in with rosemary. >> a soft sunlight in the forecast. take a look at the high clouds. this is going to be what we see for most of the day. in fact, i don't see them clearing out all together until late tonight, well after the sunset. by the way, sunset just about 5 these days. here's a look at the system here on your screen. we've got just a very weak, dry trough that will move through and bring us an increase in the bit of on shore flow, and that will help to stir the air just a little bit. it's only going to be a subtle change, but it's just enough to improve our air quality just a bit. another hazy day, spare the air day, and slight improvement. i'll show you the numbers in just a moment. slightly cooler temperatures and with the soft sunlight, it

may feel a little cooler, even though temperatures are expected to drop 3 to 5 degrees. not a big change. they're going to take is dip and they will remain above average for the most part. friday, going to be the coolst day and then as we get into your bay area weekend, we are going to see temperatures back up with a ridge of high pressure beginning to reestablish itself and the hazy sunshine continuing. inner east bay, moderate air quality in the forecast and for the rest of us still unhealthy for the sensitive groups, asthma, respiratory issues, on and on, you know the drill at this point. air quality index improved over yesterday but still within the shade of orange. 31 degrees santa rosa. 48 san francisco. concord checking in about 34. san jose outside your door you have 39. so widespread 30s for the inland communities. upper 30s to upper 40s arounded bay and san jose, you're checking in around 64. 2:00 in the afternoon, expect to top out right about 66 and

then into 5 you have 60 degrees and cooling down into the evening hours. the forecast around the area how about 61 for san rafael. 62 in berkeley. yesterday we broke a record in oakland, not likely to do it today. how about into the south bay. 67 morgan hill. yesterday morgan hill went to 73 and broke a record. 66 los gatos. 71 in santa cruz. one of the warmer numbers on the map. a notable change there as well. the extended forecast with your bay area weekend always in view, showing you dry conditions through perhaps the rest of the year. at least that's what the models are pointing to. we have temperatures in the upper 60s for saturday, sunday, slightly cooler as we get into new year's eve. back to you. thank you very much. coming up, it's a vacation almost every child would love to take. >> we're going to disney world. her reaction is priceless. you'll see the reaction coming up in the video making waves across the internet.

welcome bark. we have an update on the developing news we have been following in contra costa county for the past half hour. we just got off the phone with pg&e about this morning's parrottage in parts of walnut -- power outage in parts of walnut creek and lafayette. there is now 54060 customers without power. they are investigating the

cause of the outage. there is not estimated time on when power will be restored. mary carlisle williams parents didn't get the reaction they expected when they announce iowa announced they were -- when they announced they were going on vacation to disney world. >> we're going to disney world right now. >> i want to go to mobile. >> yeah, you heard right, the little girl, 3 years old said she'd rather go to mobile alabama than visit disney world. maries grandparents live in mobile. this video went viral and the city of mobile named mary as official ambassador to the city. the family did go to disney world and the parents say mary had a great time. >> let's go to tara with a last check of traffic for this morning. everything is looking pretty good. minor incidents on side streets. major freeways are looking good. 880 near the oakland coliseum and at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is moving nicely into san francisco. 8:57. let's head to rosemary. subtle changes in the forecast

and seeing them outside your door. high clouds, slightly cooler, temperatures back up for the weekend and we are dry through new year's eve. perhaps new year's day. rosemary, thank you very much. >> that is it our report for this morning, we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> and be sure to watch ktvu channel 2 news at noon, we're always here for you on ktvu.com is as well as twitter and facebook. thanks for joining us.

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