between the spokesman for the hospital and the family attorney-- >> i will fight for them to the end. apparently you think for your client that you will fight to pull that plug. between the two of us, i would rather be on my side any day. >> creating a hope that some young lady coming back. >> reporter: her family is trying to move her to a long- term care facility. but before the transfer, jahi needs to have a breathing tube inserted in her throat and a feeding tube as well. children's hospital won't perform those procedures because a court-appointed doctor said jahi is brain dead and cannot recover. today, the hospital promised to help with a transfer. >> they have to prove to us, as well as the court that there is such a physician, as well as such a facility that will take a deceased person on a ventilator. >> reporter: however, the family attorney believes the hospital is dragging its feet and isn't looking out for jahi's best interest. >> what this hospital is doing

is telling this family we're going to decide what's going to happen to jahi, not you, even if it kills her. and that's absurd. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the hospital spokesman told me the hospital will allow an outside doctor to come in to the facility and perform those necessary procedures on jahi. but remember, a deadline is looming. after 5:00 p.m. on monday, the hospital can legally remove jahi from life support. that's why the family's attorney made it clear today that first thing monday morning, he will be filing for an additional restraining order to stop that from happening. live tonight in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2news. also in oakland, we're following breaking news near the international airport. airport officials say a generator on air cargo road was smoking. this picture was sent to us by a viewer. the oakland fire department has confirmed they are investigating the incident, after getting a call about an hour ago. no one was hurt and this is not affecting any flights there at

oakland international. a norovirus outbreak in the east bay is making people at a senior facility sick. we are more from the scene. >> reporter: all of the people who got sick are now doing well, but it's still very scary because the illness can be deadly to the elderly here at the nursing home and the health department says they may never know the source of the outbreak. a nursing home and a norovirus outbreak is a dangerous combination. the illness broke out atkin dread transitional care and rehab center in walnut creek last week. 30 people got sick, including patients and staff. the facility immediately reported the outbreak to the contra costa health department. >> they increased their cleaning activities, you know, high touch surfaces get wiped down more frequently, maybe the railings along the hallway, doorways. they placed signage in the entrances.

>> reporter: we tried to talk to the director of kindred, but they declined an interview. part of a statement reads, quote, the care and safety of our residents is our number one concern. we recently treated patients with symptoms of norovirus, in consultation with the health department and our medical director. norovirus can be deadly to the elderly. >> people can die from norovirus and it's usually because it aggravates an underlying condition that the person may have. or you can just get severely dehydrated, which can be a cause of death. >> reporter: the health department says kindred sent daily reports of their norovirus cases until they were cleared of the outbreak this morning. >> as of today, we have no new reports of illness in that facility. >> reporter: we do want to say this was one of 10 norovirus outbreaks since november, and right now is the peak season for norovirus outbreaks. you can protect yourself by washing your hands with soap

and water. now back to you. more details now. the centers for disease control says norovirus is the most common cause of food-borne disease outbreaks anywhere in the country. it can be serious, especially for older adults and young children. each year, norovirus causes 19 to 21 million illnesses and contributes to between 570 and 800 deaths. it is friday night football on a baseball field. the fight hunger bowl is set to kickoff at at&t park in about 90 minutes. happening now, the bowl game with a cause. paul chambers is live as the crowds gather for the face-off between the cougars and the huskies. it's something that san francisco nonprofits couldn't be happier about. >> reporter: very true. fans are making their way into at&t ball park, but this game is going through a lot of transitions. different names, and of course a different venue. that will be happening next year, moving to the 49ers' new

stadium. >> we've had a great run with the san francisco giants. they have been tremendous partners. but next year we will be moving down to levi stadium in santa clara. >> reporter: bowl leaders say it's not going to change things in san francisco. the only difference will be a change in venue, meaning glide memorial church and san francisco foot bank will still receive donations. when the game was first played in 1992, leaders say it was created to help boost tourism during the week between christmas and new year's. today, we saw fans from the university of washington huskies and byu cougars. both sides say they are are happy to be in san francisco for the game and appreciate the meaning of it, especially seeing that the players from both teams helped feed the homeless. >> it's a wonderful opportunity for the university and the players to give back to the community. >> it leads to this time of season and what the christmas spirit should be about. >> reporter: now, bowl officials say they donated more than 300,000 meals so far.

for each ticket sold tonight, they will donate one more meal and they expect about 35,000 people to be in attendance. live in san francisco, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2news. now to the weather, showing you a live picture of the oakland estuary, beautiful sunset tonight, but definitely cooled off today. meteorologist mark tamayo has been tracking the conditions. >> he joins us from the weather center. mark, how is it looking right now? >> we still have lingering clouds setting the stage for the beautiful sunset we just saw, but temperatures today cooled off a good 5 to 10 degrees here in the bay area, as advertised, with all of that overcast on the increase. that was a different story to our south. lots of 80s, you can see in santa maria. los angeles, 85 for the high today. ocean side in the upper 70s. temperatures coming down a good 5 to 10 degrees in the bay area. we had upper 50s to lower 60s. santa rosa, 56 degrees. san francisco, 61. concord, in the upper 50s. san jose checked in at 60

degrees. this is a short-term deal because we do have changes coming up with our weekend forecast. coming up in 10 minutes, we'll take a look at the forecast track of all the clouds. the warmest weekend day with temperatures near 70 degrees, and any more rain prospects in 2013? we'll answer that question coming up in 10 minutes. >> you can follow mark and the rest of our ktvu weather team online. they post updates on conditions on twitter and facebook, even when we're not on the air. the bay area will be under yet another spare the air alert tomorrow. it's the sixth straight alert and it means the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs, or any other solid fuel is banned. wood smoke is the major source of air pollution in the bay area during the winter. winter spare the air season runs through the end of february. time is running out for the estimated 1.3 million americans set to lose unemployment benefits tomorrow. as aaron mcpike tells us tonight, analysts don't expect that money to be restored any

time soon. >> reporter: by most measures-- >> the economy is stronger than it has been in a very long time. >> reporter: but there is a glaring soft spot. long-term unemployment. almost 11 million americans cash unemployment checks. but the money is about to run out for 1.3 million on saturday. one study says another 1.9 million americans will lose benefits by mid-2014. president george w. bush started the federal unemployment program in 2008, to help ease the pain during the height of the recession. when states stopped providing assistance to the unemployed after several months, federal benefits then kick in, giving some americans nearly two years of benefits. but those benefits wound up on the cutting room floor for 1.3 million people when congress passed its first budget deal in several years. and even though he was lukewarm to the new budget billow oh. >> for many people who are still looking for work, unemployment insurance is a lifeline. >> reporter: president obama signed it, while vacationing

thursday in hawaii. but the liberal group americans united for change still blames republicans for the slashed funding in a new tv ad. >> to the 1.3 million americans losing benefits, merry christmas from the gop. tell republicans restore unemployment benefits now. >> reporter: with such a gridlocked congress, that outcome seems unlikely. >> the democrat in the white house, democratic-controlled senate and republican house, that's historically a unique set of circumstances and not a lot gets done. >> reporter: in washington, i'm erin mcpike for ktvu channel 2news. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi blasted the gop for the loss of benefits, saying, quote, for the americans affected by this republican inaction, there is no time to waste. the first item on congress' agenda in the new year must be an extension of unemployment insurance. starting tomorrow, enough people to fill oracle arena twice over are losing their benefits right here in the bay area. we found how this national

issue is affecting people here on a very personal level. target is reassuring customers that their pin numbers are safe, despite a new report claiming they were stolen during a massive data breach. today, target confirmed that hackers did in fact steal the pin numbers, but the company says those numbers were strongly encrypted and target is insisting that customers' debit card accounts have not been compromised. the hackers stole information from as many as 40 million customers between november 27th through december 15th. it's one of the largest recorded data security breaches in the country. oakland police are hoping a picture taken on a stolen cell phone will help them find the thief. take a look. investigators say this man took a selfie on the stolen phone. it was stolen from a woman walking her dog on east 28th street back in august. the picture showed up on the victim's icloud photo stream the very next day. the woman says the thief and another man were armed and also stole a gold necklace.

police say the men may be responsible for similar street robberies in the area. decision day for ac transit workers. >> if everybody votes no, probably going to go on strike and be a big old mess. >> the outlook for the new contract as the last votes come in. >> internet shopping has created a giant mountain of cardboard that must be recycled. in two minutes, name the richest city in america. the benefits and big drawbacks to san jose residents.

. new census data shows san jose silicon valley has the highest median income of the nation's top metropolitan areas. washington, dc ranks second. bridgeport, connecticut, third. san francisco is number 4.

boston came in at number 5. ktvu's robert han robert handa is in san jose tonight to tell us why that city has a slightly different attitude about winning it for the second time in a row. >> reporter: well, that was definitely less fanfare than last year, mainly because people acknowledge being called rich brings about lofty expectations. san jose gets the attention, but the richest city title is really about the metro area that includes much of silicon valley and connects to the fourth richest, the san francisco area. one immediate benefit? >> helps with the image and the fact that there are people who have money and are staying here. >> reporter: the san jose area median income topped $90,000 a year, with high-paying jobs and desirable housing market. the south bay research group, known for accurate forecasting of san jose valley says san jose does a lot of things right, but they say the high cost of housing is something to watch. >> you have to pay people a lot

more to live in an area where expenses are ridiculously high. >> reporter: in san jose, almost one fourth of home sales are done with cash. >> so it does make it harder for the guy who has to qualify for financing to get that property, because sellers are more apt to lean toward the easiest deal. >> is there enough housing here to keep people in san jose? >> i think the city should do a better job in fast tracking housing. >> reporter: some city officials agree, but point out san jose is still scraping by budget-wise and needs more rich companies. >> although our region, our metropolitan area has many jobs and great wealth, for the most part what creates tax revenue in the city of san jose are employers. >> reporter: but south bay research is optimistic about san jose keeping its total. >> there's no huge obstacle for san jose. for 2014, wouldn't be surprised if they come back and do it again. >> reporter: the title could make it tough politically for san jose to keep cutting benefits and programs. how do you cry poor when everyone says you're rich?

robert handa, ktvu channel 2news. two bay area counties led the state in population growth for the last fiscal year. according to the figures from the california department of finance, the population of alameda county jumped by more than 15,000 between july 1st of 2012 and july 1st of this year. santa clara was right behind, increasing more than 11,000. analysts say affordable housing and jobs were the big draw. overall, california saw a population jump of 332,000 people during that time period. we learned today that a navy veteran who went missing earlier this month in san francisco has now been found safe. will sell vanished after leaving san francisco general hospital on december 17th. yesterday, family and friends launched a search in the city and they continued that search today. this afternoon, his family told us that they had located will sell. however, they are not releasing any details about where he was found or where he was while he was missing. the taliban has claimed

responsibility for a suicide bombing today in afghanistan that left three nato service members dead. the attack was carried out this morning in the outskirts of kabul, about a half mile from a nato base. military officials say six afghans were wounded, 12 coalition troops died in afghanistan so far this month, including six u.s. soldiers who died in a hospital crash on december 17th. this latest incident is an example of why some analysts worry about growing terrorist threats against u.s. interests in the coming year. according to cnn, the u.s. recently intercepted messages among senior al-qaeda operatives in yemen. while they do not indicate specific targets, they are described as, quote, active plotting. let's talk more about our weather. we have friends in from back east, wanted to show them the view of the bay. couldn't see a thing. it was so hazy, you couldn't see the skyline, but looks like it's cleared up now. >> a little bit.

high clouds mixing things out across the bay area. today we tracked a weak system that had the potential to produce a few showers here. that was not the case, with just a few high clouds. lots of overcast right now pushing through a good portion of the region. right now on live storm tracker 2, look at the overcast. this is the satellite loop over the past six hours. a closer inspection right now, most recent image coming in tighter, you notice the back edge beginning to approach parts of the north bay, mendocino county, but still a solid deck of overcast over san jose, san francisco and oakland. that will be the key factor for this evening. but no rain drops expected from the overcast in the short-term. current temperatures dropping off. in fact, fairfield at 49 degrees. lots of 50s for santa rosa. san jose, 55 degrees. today, the biggest change, the cloud cover and the cooldown we showed a few minutes ago. temperatures down a good 5 to 10 degrees from yesterday's highs. it's just a short-term deal because things will warm up back into the weekend.

forecast model, tonight on the 10:00 10:00 news, we'll show you the clouds to the south. into the weekend, full sunshine once again, another warming trend kicks in as the story you have been hearing a lot about over the past few days, for both saturday and sunday. in fact, sunday, warmest locations could be around 70 degrees. temperatures on sunday, that will be the warmest of your weekend. overnight lows, that's a different story. cool spots, around 30s. subfreezing in santa rosa, napa. san francisco, 45 degrees. san jose, upper 30s. not a big change tomorrow morning compared to this morning with partly cloudy skies and cold temperatures. for the north bay once again, we showed you cold overnight lows, but patchy frost as well. into the afternoon hours, very nice recovery, back up into the 60s by 3:00. lingering haze. have the spare the air alert for tomorrow. still haze building up across

local skies. san francisco in the peninsula, starting out with partly cloudy skies, increasing sunshine into the afternoon hours. across the board at 7:00, widespread 40s. widespread lower 60s by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. east bay neighborhoods, more full sunshine, so we have the overcast right now, but then tomorrow we'll bump up the sunshine, bump up temperatures as well. oakland starting out the day in the upper 30s. forecast high of 64 degrees. fremont, 65 by 3:00. in the south bay, hazy sunshine once again and temperatures still a nice recovery. today, we cooled off, but tomorrow, mid to upper 60s, especially toward morgan hill. morgan hill, by 3:00 on sunday, these are the saturday temperatures, but morgan hill by sunday could be around 70 degrees for the forecast highs. temperatures for tomorrow, we'll take a look at those. these numbers, back up, basically matching levels from yesterday. oakland, 64. pleasanton, 66. san jose, 65. santa cruz, one of the few 70s. san francisco in the lower 60s. here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. we are counting down the days of 2013. it remains dry.

sunday will be the warmest day, with gradual cooling. no rain clouds on the five-day forecast. it will be dry on new year's eve, but i am tracking increasing rain chances for january. we'll have more coming up with our next weather update. >> thanks, mark. there are reports tonight that the a & e network has lifted the suspension of reality show star phil robertson. the network suspended robertson from the "duck dynasty" program after he made controversial comments about both gays and black people during an interview with gq magazine. in a statement today, a & e said it would resume taping of "duck dynasty" with robertson in the spring. the network plans to start a public service campaign promoting unity, tolerance, and acceptance among all people. up next, an ac transit strike hanging in the balance tonight. >> probably going to go on strike and be a big old mess. >> the contract being voted on at this hour and what the results could mean for commuters. >> flu season hitting the bay

area. the advice doctors have for families who missed out on their flu shots. >> tomorrow, for 222,000 californians and more than a million americans, a financial disaster is about to take place. >> the huge number of unemployed bay area residents preparing to lose their benefits. these stories and more, all coming up at 6:00. aaçó@

. happening now, ac transit workers are casting votes to accept a tentative contract

agreement or reject it. after two previous agreements were rejected by workers, union officials are hoping this third time is a charm. but if it goes down in defeat, it will likely mean another strike, affecting tens of thousands of bay area commuters. >> i'm going to vote yes. i don't want to go on strike. >> members of the transit union local 192 represent about 1700 bus drivers, mechanics, dispatchers, clerical and other workers. they have been fighting for better wages, healthcare benefits, scheduling and break times. some of them say they are willing to strike to get a contract that works for them. >> am i satisfied with it? no. i think we could have done better, but we serve the public and i think we can best serve the public by being on the job. >> this tentative agreement being voted on today offers a 9.5% raise over three years. but it also increases workers' contribution to health

insurance from zero to $120 per month and critics of the deal say that increase in healthcare costs basically wipes out any pay raise. voting goes on until 7:00 tonight. results should be made available before midnight. the people who manage the clipper card payment transit system say there are changes in store for 2014. in san francisco, the price of muni passports will go up $1 on january 1st. one day passports will be $15. three-day, $20. seven-day passports, $29. several transit systems offer transportation on new year's day. the golden gate transit district is looking into expanding its service in the north bay. the press democrat reports ridership on buses has grown 3% each month during the past

year. 10 years ago, the transit agency cut service on four routes because of low ridership. last week, golden gate transit started long-term planning about increasing bus service. up next, a new poll shows the least popular big city mayor in the bay area may be making a comeback. >> reporter: the body of this missing visiting brazilian student has been identified. the question bay area police have about his disappearance and death. >> and developing news, a man driving his car, shot and killed near an east bay elementary school. what we've learned from police and family members. >> and all those boxes, wrapping paper and bows, they have to go somewhere. we'll tell you why christmas time is now a huge time of year for recycling.

. we have sad news tonight in the case of a brazilian student who disappeared in san francisco two months ago. ktvu has now confirmed that a body found floating in the water mcmccove cove last month has been identified as the missing student. but how did he die?

that's the question. we have new information tonight from ktvu's david stevenson in the city with how all of this is raising a number of questions. david? >> reporter: frank with, confirmation of identity, police are now waiting for the cause of death because that will shape the next phase of this investigation. san francisco's medical examiner this morning confirmed that the body found floating in the water near mccove cove six week ago is that of 23-year-old paolo netto, a visiting brazilian art student. he disappeared in the city's mission district october 28th, after a panicked call to his sister in which he said he was being followed and asked her to call the police. a friend described to ktvu the call he received that same night. >> he's, like, kevin, please help me, please help me. if you're in trouble, call the police. they are the best people that will help you. he's, like, oh, oh, oh. then he hangs up. >> there are a lot of unanswered questions that we're hoping to find answers to. >> reporter: a big question, who is the man in this surveillance camera picture? police believe he used netto's

credit card at this mcdonald's a few days after the disappearance. at the time the body was found, investigators told police the death did not appear to be suspicious him. >> if it's homicide, we'll initiate a homicide investigation. otherwise, it stays as the medical examiner's case. >> reporter: his family came to san francisco soon after his disappearance, distributing flyers and seeking help from the public. >> it's sad. when there was first notice the body had been found in the bay, i had kind of a bad feeling about that. >> reporter: castro community on patrol says it will update these missing student flyers to encourage tips about netto's whereabouts during his final hours. >> as time goes on, people's memories will go fuzzy. >> reporter: we spoke to the sister of netto, who tells us she is waiting to talk to the police department and the medical examiner's office to determine what the family's

next step will be. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2news. developing news right now, oakland police are looking for the shooter in that city's latest homicide. it happened just after 11:00 this morning near 8th and campbell streets in west oakland. the victim was in a car, which rolled to a stop in front of prescott elementary school. ktvu's christien kafton talked with the victim's family and police and he tells us oakland's homicide rate is down compared to last year. >> reporter: neighbors near campbell and 8th street say they heard gunfire at 11:15 this morning and looked outside to see a car coasting to a stop. the man inside, dead. >> we're his family. >> reporter: by this afternoon, the victim's family had identified him as albert ghosten, saying they hope his death does not contribute to a cycle of violence. >> he is my nephew. he's young and he has two children and it's very sad these youngsters is killing one another.

>> reporter: police are looking for a possible motive and the shooter or shooters. >> our investigators are out right now, trying to canvas the neighborhood and see if there's any witnesses that are willing to talk to the officers. >> reporter: despite today's deadly shooting, officers are crediting the cooperation of the community with bringing down the city's overall homicide rate compared to last year. in all, 131 people were killed in oakland in 2012. with today's homicide, this year's total stands at 87. >> we appreciate the partnership with our community that's providing us the information to help us resolve these incidents. we also appreciate the officers working hard to try to combat the violence. >> reporter: oakland police say even with the overall decrease in the homicide rate, they realize every death has a human cost and it is a personal tragedy for one family. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2news. in eler cerrito, police are asking for help catching a

purse snatcher. investigators say the man in the surveillance video grabbed a woman's purse about 1:30 in the afternoon and hung onto it, even though the woman hit him with a kitchen pan she had just bought. the robber ended up getting away. if you recognize the person in this picture, please contact police. a new poll out today suggests many oakland voters want to stick with mayor jean quan, come election day. the oakland tribune reports the survey taken last month showed her with 32% support. san francisco state professor joe tuman came in second with 22%. libby schaaf came in in third. brian parker received 10% in the survey. the poll found mayor quan dropped to second place in a separate mock race, including councilwoman rebecca kaplin. however, kaplin said she is not running for mayor. google's music site is offering free downloads of some of the highest rated albums of the year. users can go to google play and

download kanye west's new album and the church's. the site also marked down other albums listed on rolling stone magazine's list of the best albums of 2013. not exactly what you would call a winter wonderland in the sierra. >> haven't been canceling, but waiting to see what conditions are before they book. >> how businesses are making do when the snow they depend on isn't there. >> plus, locked and loaded for the new year. not so fast. we'll tell you about some gun laws effective january 1st. >> and up next, changes to the way schools can treat children's food allergies. why more campuses could have epipens in stock.

. officials in fresno say this fiery small plane crash yesterday killed a man and his 9-year-old nephew. an faa spokesman said the cessna 172 was trying to land at fresno's chandler executive airport, about 6:30 last night. emergency workers say the plane clipped a treetop and crashed in the front yard of a home about 800 feet away from the runway. no one on the ground was hurt. the victims' names have not been released. the santa clara county coroner's office today released the name of a woman killed christmas day by bta light rail train. 47-year-old caprice crawford of santa clara died after being hit by a train near the willow

glenn neighborhood. police are treating the death as an accident, but the investigation is not over yet. a valley transportation spokeswoman said crawford was wearing dark clothing as she walked on the track and that the train wasn't able to stop in time. state police in connecticut today released their final report on the masacre last year at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. the information includes photos, text messages and 911 calls. the gunman was adam lanza and one of his teachers told investigators that lanza would write pages and pages on battles, destruction, and war. the teacher also said that some of his work was so graphic, it couldn't be shared in class. last month, prosecuters summarized their findings, suggesting that adam lanza was obsessed by mass murder. however, they said they still don't know his exact motive. a new federal law takes effect january 1st, urging schools to stock epinephrine in vecht tores to help children suffering from potentially life-

threatening food allergens. the new law doesn't require schools to stock the epipens, but does give them financial incentives if they do. according to some experts, food allergies seem to be a growing problem. >> food allergies have increased by about 50% in the last decade alone and currently approximately 2 to 6% of all children have some form of food allergy. if you think about that, that's really about one to two children in every classroom in america on average. >> individual states will have to pass their own versions of the law before schools can get the injectors. supporters say with very little training, any teacher or staff member can be taught to use them in the event of an emergency. new research suggests that men and women with severe symptoms of anxiety may have a higher risk of stroke. until now, few studies have even looked at psycho social factors other than depression or psychological stress that might contribute to a person's stroke risk. researchers in this case

followed more than 6000 people over a 16-year period. overall, anxiety was linked to a 14% higher risk of stroke. researchers also found that the risk increased with the increase in severity of anxiety symptoms. the findings appear in the journal stroke. looking for snow in the sierra? >> there was some snow just a few weeks ago. i thought maybe there would be enough. >> instead of hitting the slopes, many are finding bare rocks and hillsides. what some resorts are doing to try to lure skiers and snowboarders. >> trapped in ice. that's what happened to a research ship and the ice breaker vees they'll went in to rescue it. >> clouds and cooler temperatures for today, but changes for your weekend. coming up, the warmest weekend day, when temperatures could be flirting with 70 degrees, and when rain chances increase in the long-range weather forecast. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive"

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. dealy city police are investigating the discovery of a body found in a vacant store this morning. workers remodeling the old sports authority store made the discovery when they arrived for work this morning. police haven't said yet how the man died or how long he had been there, but they say workers were at the store yesterday and didn't report anything suspicious. san francisco police have arrested a teenager in a shooting that killed another teenager two weeks ago.

police say the suspect shot a man who he and some other teens were trying to rob on alameda boulevard near interstate 280, but the bullet glanced off the man's face and hit one of the robbery suspects, killing him. the 16-year-old who died has been identified as clifton chapman. the robbery victim survived. police have not released the name or picture of the suspect because he is a juvenile. this year is going down in the record books as one of the driest in bay area history. that also means little, if no snow in the sierra. reporter kevin oliver has more on the toll the lack of snow is taking on businesses. >> reporter: what is normally a winter favorite, full of parents and kids sledding, stops short at the asphalt right now. the snow park at nyack is usually filled with families around the holidays. today, there were only a handful of cars in the parking area, and the sledding runs here were hard to come by. >> there was snow a few weeks ago. i thought maybe there was going

to be enough. >> reporter: with little snowfall this december, you have to search for snow-capped mountains in this part of the sierra. one exception, boreal ski resort, where workers have been firing off snow-making machines whenever it gets cold enough. >> i don't know what the rumor is down there, but we have plenty of it. we have an extensive snow- making system here at boreal. >> reporter: skiers and snowboarders took advantage of it, packing the slopes that were open. >> lot of fun. there's not a lot of break for school. >> haven't been in a couple of years, so i was determined to make it up. it's been overall good. >> reporter: the lack of snow is taking its toll on other businesses. for cabin rentals, the christmas and new year's holiday are prime booking times. this year, rental agents say the lack of snow has left lots of vacancies. >> people haven't been canceling, but they have been waiting to see what conditions are before they book. >> that was kevin oliver reporting. we want to head to meteorologist mark tamayo on our weather situation here in the bay area. it is a shame for those folks there in the sierra. >> i remember growing up here,

you head up to the mountains for new year's eve, and boy, hit the rocks, always -- not a fun feeling out there. >> it hurts. >> yeah, but we do have the dry weather pattern and maybe hints of a pattern change. not for this year, but heading into 2014, by january, we're expecting a change out there. for today, we had temperatures still on the cool side. not cool, but cooler than yesterday. 5 to 10 degrees cooler. san francisco topped out at 61. fremont, 62. livermore, 63 degrees. and the time lapse from this evening, just beautiful with all the overcast out there. but we also have the haze. that's why we have the spare the air alert. clouds breaking, sun sets, just before 5:00. we still have mostly cloudy skies out there. the latest on live storm tracker two, overall weather pattern, not much in the way of shower activity, but widespread overcast from basically santa barbara, hint of clearing in

portions of sonoma county. air quality, this was the scene over the bay this afternoon. all the cloud cover and haze, and once again, a string of spare the air alerts, another issued for tomorrow, and more for sunday into monday, because the weather pattern is not changing too much. the stable layer of air, trapping the pollutants, the haze closer to the surface. we want to keep the numbers down. you can see for reference for today, for the north bay, east bay, santa clara valley, most areas come down by just a little bit into saturday. but not by much. that's why we do have the spare the air alert in place for tomorrow. as far as tonight, mostly cloudy skies. weekend, hazy sunshine, readings warming back up. it will be on the mild to warm side. here is our live camera in san francisco. tomorrow, 45 degrees in san francisco. by noon, 60 degrees. still a dry weather pattern. no rain clouds for the rest of 2013. here's the overall weather setup. high clouds still drifting to our south. by 10:00 tonight, by midnight, basically to the south of the bay area. so no rainfall expected, just

overcast skies. high pressure returns this weekend. here's the trend. we are warming back up for saturday, into sunday. sunday will be the warmest day of the weekend. that will translate to a few neighborhoods approaching the 70-degree mark. we're warming back up for the weekend and the mild to warm weather pattern lingers into next week as well. warmer weekend out there, starting tomorrow morning at 7:00, temperatures, low 30s to mid-40s. we could have patchy frost. by 12:00, hazy sunshine. by 3:00, here's the eventual temperature range, warming up a good 4 to 8 degrees from today's highs. you can see the numbers. 63 in san francisco. napa, 66. san jose, 65. here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast. temperatures, as mentioned, with your weekend always in view, trending up for sunday. after the cold start, talking lower 30s. by monday, warm weather pattern sticks around. partly sunny skies on tuesday. as we greet 2014, no major changes. warmest locations back up into

the mid-60s. but possibly we're seeing a signal by january 5, 6, 7, we could be tracking a pattern change which could bring significant rainfall. significant rainfall. we'll keep an eye on it. won't bet on it just yet, but still a possibility of change in the overall weather pattern. >> that would be good. >> thanks, mark. a chinese ice breaker trying to free a russian research ship that's trapped in the ice in the antarctic, now stuck itself in the ice. the stranded russian ship is carrying 74 professional and amateur scientists, researching climate change. the ship got stuck on tuesday. the chinese ice breaker was hoping to reach the stranded crew by tomorrow, but this latest development will likely delay that for at least a few days. all those christmas presents mean a lot more to recycle. >> i've been here for 20 years. i haven't seen volumes like what we've got today. >> up next, a look at just how much holiday trash there is and why they are seeing so much more than in the past. >> unemployed in the bay area. the financial disaster hours

away from hitting enough people to fill oracle arena twice. >> more than 67,000 people have gotten a flu shot at this medical facility. why health officials say everyone else should as well. >> we'll have those stories and much more, coming up at 6:00.

. a federal judge today ruled the nsa's controversial phone

surveillance program is legal. the judge said the program helps fight terrorist networks. the ruling today comes after another court decision earlier this month that said the nsa surveillance program likely violates the constitutional ban on unreasonable searches. the city of denver today began handing out its first retail marijuana licenses. licenses were issued to a few dozen people, who previously received approval from the state to start selling marijuana as ofian 1st. colorado voters approved legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana last year. those new taxes are expected to generate almost $70 million in additional tax revenue next year. new gun laws are set to go into effect next year in california. newly sold long guns will have to be registered and new owners will have to pass a safety test. also, magazines that hold more than 10 rounds will be banned by july.

changes are not signature well with the owner of one gun store in sacramento. >> they have taken away people's rights to defend themselves. bad things happen. new at 5:00, all those christmas presents are keeping recyclers very, very busy. from boxes and bows, to tissue and wrapping paper, we got a look today at all the holiday garbage. we learned today the volume of all of that trash was much higher this year than in years past. and the increase is due in large part to the internet. >> reporter: here on pier 96, trucks that can usually drive right in the door and drop off loads had to wait in line for what's easily double the normal volumes. the reason? internet shopping shipping boxes. >> i've been here for 20 years. i haven't seen volumes like what we've got today, and we got to get all of this stuff

recycled because there's another group of big loads coming in tomorrow. >> reporter: for tens of millions of americans, internet shopping is part of, if not all of how they now holiday shop. >> have a lot of boxes at home that i don't know what i'm going to do with. >> i probably do 50, 60, 70% of shopping on the internet. >> reporter: but they are rethinking that. >> retailers like amazon should cut down on the amount of packaging. it's shocking. it actually puts me off, doing online shopping because it's pretty unsustainable. >> i think we should think about that, especially since there's so much trash nowadays. but it's also easier for consume stories purchase things. >> reporter: most of the cardboard is bailed, then trucked to the port of oakland, headed to asian cardboard mills. >> when they ship materials over here that we're buying, electronics, other things, they all come in a cardboard box. and the ships go back, they carry these bails of cardboard, because they got to manu cardboard boxes. >> reporter: if you think all of this is a lot, monday it will be much, much larger, a virtual avalanche of product

boxes, shipping boxes, and wrappings, all of which have to be recycled in a single day. preparations are under way in new york city for the famous new year's eve ball drop. electricians are installing more than 2600 crystal triangles that give the ball all its shimmer. this year's design features a kaleidoscope pattern that will reflect light. the ball drops at the stroke of midnight. millions will watch from home and at least half million are expected to watch via an app that can be downloaded to mobile devices. it's here. the flu season, in full swing in the bay area. how bad it is right now and what you can expect in the weeks to come. >> finding peace is justice. >> emotions boiling over in oakland, over what will happen to the brain dead teen on life

support. >> starting tomorrow, enough people to fill oracle arena twice over, will be facing potential financial disaster in the bay area. . the sounds of the season, the flu season is here. we haven't been slammed like other parts of the country, but experts say it is only a matter of time. good evening, everyone. i'm heather holmes, in tonight for julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. it's the time of year again, where millions of americans fall victim to the flu, sometimes unfortunately with deadly consequences. as john sasaki tells us, doctors say there is still plenty of time to take the most important step to protect yourself. >> reporter: 1-year-old isabella sanchez knew something was coming, but she toughed it out and her mother felt better, getting her the flu shot. flu season is here. officials at kaiser permanente in santa clara say flu season

is official when 10% of the cases with flu-like symptoms test positive for influenza. for weeks, it's been at 6%. in the past week, numbers jumped to 19%. >> most of the time it manifests as a high fever, respiratory illnesses, achiness, usually a cough. >> reporter: lots of people are going to their local drug store to find medicine to treat the flu, but the best medicine is prevention. most people we met at this cvs store said they had gotten their flu shots, but one family is not planning to. >> we've never gotten them. we feel okay. we feel like getting sick is a part of keeping yourself healthy as well. >> reporter: doctors say the patients they have seen have been hurting. >> some of them are quite miserable. it can be a very unpleasant illness. more importantly it, can be a dangerous illness, particularly in people who are chronically ill, maybe have some problems with their heart or lungs. occasionally, even in otherwise healthy people, it can