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contracted with an air ambulance willing to take her. >> reporter: doctors declared the 13-year-old brain dead following a tonsillectomy. a doctor from stanford also concluded she is brain dead even though the family says she shows movement. >> people on ventilators can show signs of moving but that is not a sign of life. that is simply is a sign an involuntary muscle reflex occurred. >> reporter: the hospital says it will comply with the court order. but for now it appears the family did receive some hope today. coming up at 6:00 p.m. we will hear from jahi mcmath's mother. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> jahi mcmath went in for a
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tonsillectomy on december 9. after complications she was declared dead. on december 20 a judge prevented the hospital from taking her off a ventilator. today the order was extended for another week. the crowd of media outside the hospital shows you how jahi mcmath's story touched people all around the country. coming up at 6:00 p.m. we talk with a specialist in end of life issues about why this case is drawing so much attention. dry december is sparking fears of a drought and fire danger. officials are keeping a close eye on reservoir levels and tell us late winter rain will be critical to keep supplies robust enough. cal fire issued a burn ban for several parts of the bay area because of the dry conditions and dry brush. rosemary orozco is tracking the dry condition but first oo
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robert handa -- to robert handa where the ban is affecting farmers there. >> reporter: for farmers right now is the time to plant and prune the waste. but the lack of rain is stop leg of it. -- topping all of it. -- stopping all of it. >> reporter: he hasn't had to deal with such a dry winter in a long time. today he piled up the green waste to let it crew for his winter burning. >> one of the requirements is it be dry when you burn. to not create a problem with the pollution so mine are ready to go and unfortunately they just put a ban on it. >> reporter: the burn ban went
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into effect today. officials say it is ironic because this is usually the start of what they consider the rainy season. >> our burning conditions and the fuels are as dry today as they have been in september, october. the only difference between today and september and october a is it is cold and the days are shorter. >> reporter: it could lead to an increase risk of crop disease. >> you probably have to go to a grinder and grind the material up. >> reporter: sounds like you haven't thought about it too much. >> i don't want to go there yet. that is more work. >> robert handa reporting. at 6:00 p.m. how much longer before the lack of rain causes more serious issues. rosemary orozco is in for our chief meteorologist bill martin and she looks at the conditions creating the concerns. >> we will wrap up 2013 bone
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dry. not going to see any rain here but i want you to look at the high pressure that continues to keeps the storms to the north of us. you can see the portion around the high-pressure system, this continues -- the motion around the high-pressure system, this continues, stays up and over the ridge of high pressure. the ridge of high pressure deflecting any possibility of scattered showers or any rain coming our way into the final days of 2013. we are going to go down with 20s 13 being the driest year on record. if you notice here, these reports date back to 1850 so very impressive. 2013 ending with 5-1/2 inches. bay area seeing the driest year on calendar. when we come back, a look at
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the extended forecast, if i see any rain, i will look at that and your afternoon highs tomorrow. the first winter snow survey friday and results are expected to be dismal. we have had near record dry weather this year. they will measure the snow pack. last year water content was 150% of normal but readings indicate today's content is 20% of normal. the coast is experiencing high tides this week. at 5:30 p.m. the king tides, when they hit. harry reid said they would vote to extend benefits to the long term unemployed. benefits expired on saturday, including 36,000 in the bay area. he hopes they will pass the extension bill but he had no
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prediction. the white house is reporting a surge in enrollment under the affordable care act. the numbers fall short of the president's goal. >> reporter: healthcare.gov moy be hitting hits -- may be hitting hits stride. with nearly a million coming this month. >> it changes my life. >> reporter: she suffers from crohn's disease, he enrolled with a call center after running into trouble on the website. her premium is dropping from 1300 a month to $400. >> it gives me the typings move out of my parents house. >> reporter: -- me the option to move out of my parents house. >> reporter: this latest surge of activity puts over all
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enrollment on pace to meet this bold prediction. >> i now have couple million people, maybe more, who are going to have healthcare on january 1. and that is a big deal. >> reporter: what is not clear, how many people may not have coverage starting january 1 due to problems with the site the government worked over time to fix. and not everyone is celebrating the numbers. california republican says too many people will be getting subsidized care. >> 318 million american, 1 million on subsidized healthcare, probably a million on medicaid and 6 million who had plans they like that are thrown off of it. i don't think there is anything to celebrate. >> reporter: while it is good news for the obama administration, it will still fall short of the goal to sign up 3.3 million people by
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january 1. those who missed last week's det line have till january 15 to sign -- deadline have till january 15 to sign up. >> www.ktvu.com has a section dedicated to the affordable care act and the covered california market. look for the link under the news tab. you will find resources to help you sign up. and an explanation of coverage. there it is. the san francisco 49ers kicked their way to a win and are headed into the playoffs against a big match-up this weekend against the green bay packers. playoff fever as hit the bay area. and some fans making plans for a long trip to lambeau field. ktvu's ken pritchett looks at fan options this weekend. >> reporter: one of the original 49ers bars, quiet
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today but come sunday -- >> it will be wild. >> he will be here. he likes the idea of what other fans will do, see the game in green bay at lambeau field. >> i would go. i don't have the money for it. >> reporter: how much money would it cost? first you need game tickets. a limited number of tickets were made available at 1:00 p.m. today. we found a ticket available for $130. but there is a need to act fast. this is where the 49ers used to play. it only seats 9,000 people. shows you how few tickets were available. fill it up, 4.5 times. that is it. the seats were expected to be gone today. next you need a flight. we found prices online from sfo to green bay, $800.
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sfo to milwaukee 500 bucks. he says consider driving a short distance to the game. >> stay in chicago and do the long drive or in milwaukee, 100 miles out. there are plenty of hotel rooms and the rooms are rel tivly cheap. >> cheap -- relatively cheap. >> reporter: rooms are cheap because it is winter in green bay. the temperature today zero degrees. sunday morning it should warm to 12. cold but she would go. >> definitely. definitely. but this is second best. >> reporter: she will be at the pub surrounded by red, not cheese heads. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have been doing research about green bay. we found fun facts about it. >> a population of 100,000 people. that is the size of daily city and the smallest city to host
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an nfl team. >> originally the cheese heads were meant as a taunt by football and baseball fans and green bay was known as the toilet paper capital of the world. >> it is cold there. the lowest temperature ever recorded in green bay, minus 36 degrees. >> the lows in san francisco, 23. >> it will be in the teens on sunday. tomorrow's forecast for green bay, i have a low of 6. >> as the 9ers go against the packers sunday we will carry the game live right here on ktvu. coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. kickoff at 1:40 p.m. >> ktvu will air road trip to a championship, a look back on the regular season and break down the match-up with the
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packers. egg it twice on, first time on friday night and saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. after the weekend morning news. using everything to create power. >> how the program is recycling lives as well as left overs. >> a ambulance stolen while responding to a emergency call recovered blocks away. what was inside that they didn't get back. >> and the bombing creating security fears fears for the winter olympics.
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bus killing 14. yesterday a bomber hit the train station and 17 people were killed. the bombs were similar proving a link between the two attacks. tonight the state department is not aware of threats made against the u.s. or americans for the games. >> threats have been made against the winter olympics and acts of terrorism continue to occur. >> reporter: a blast on a drawly car killed -- trolley car killed 14 people. 17 died sunday when a bombloaded at a train station -- bomb exploded at train station. >> this is an exciting, positive, happy sporting event but people going there need to maintain vigilance and watch out for security and safety. >> at this point had state department is urging americans
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to be careful. coming up, ktvu's allie rasmus spoke with the family of one athlete about their fears has it games approach. we know the name of the pedestrian killed near interstate 80 in san francisco. mese say he -- police say he was hit and killed around 2:30 a.m. yesterday morning. the driver stayed at the scene. police are still investigating. pedestrian deaths in san jose -- deaths in san jose, 26 pedestrians and bicyclists have been killed this year. $40million have been earmarked to try to reduce that number, including improving roadway wheres there have been a number of accidents. traffic signals will be modified and beacons and signs will be added. san francisco is preparing
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to ring in 2014. once again it will be a huge fireworks show at midnight. fireworks launched from barges in the bay. taking public transportation always recommended. b.a.r.t. will run till 3:00 a.m. and you can ride muni and cable cars for free. around the bay, catch a fireworks show at 6 flags. and for early celebrations, thecise center in oakland is -- the science center in oakland. we caught a break today but tomorrow will be another spare the air day. >> a live look outside. pollution will reach unhealthy levels again tomorrow. they issued another ban on wood burning to reduce the amount of particulates in the air. the only ones exempt are those who are a fire place as their
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only source of heat. rosemary orozco is here now. >> temperatures cooling off but yes, back to the air quality. today as opposed to what we are expecting for tomorrow, air quality will be moderate, continuing for the coast, central bay and east bay. into the north bay, valley, the air quality is expected to go above 100 and the orange indicating if you are sensitive, asthma sufferers, lung disease, something for you to consider if you will be outdoors. try to limit that activity. a look here at a still shot of satellite and radar. rain and snow to the north. areas around northern oregon and washington state. the ridge of high pressure over the west coast is keeping us
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high and dry. there are a few clouds and that is where we are getting the high clouds. you saw them and we will continue to see those high clouds from time to time. high clouds aren't going to go away till tomorrow morning. tuesday, the dry weather continues. that dry forecast is expected to continue through the end of 2013 but we are going to start 2014 dry and looks like into next weekend dry conditions expected. temperatures similar to this afternoon. right now 58 degrees in santa rosa. 58 in san francisco. oakland 55. temperatures will begin to cool by 8:00 p.m., upper 40s. 46 degrees into the evening and temperatures continue to slide into the over night hours and tomorrow morning. 56 concord. san jose 58. temperatures beginning to cool. by 8:00 p.m. 49 expected and late evening
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46. we will continue with this kind of weather, dry, mild, chilly mornings. 43 oakland. 45 san francisco. 30, below freezing in santa rosa tomorrow. freezing in napa. 33 concord and livermore. into the afternoon, temperatures in the low 60s. above average for this time of year. we broke a few records yesterday. 62 san francisco. 64 oakland. 62 antioch. into the valley tomorrow, 62 san jose. 62 fremont. 64 morgan hill, 66 santa cruz. extended forecast here showing you dry and more dry weather in the forecast with subtle changes for our temperatures and into the weekend, bay area weekend showing you temperatures remaining on the mild side and dry weather. >> not a rain drop in sight. >> no. >> thank you.
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rescuers hoping for a break in the weather to rescue passengers of a research ship in the accreditation a -- in the antarctica. three ice breaker ships tried to reach them but they had to turn back. the ship has plenty of supplies and passengers are talking about celebrating new year's eve on board. commercial drones are being launched, where and who will monitor them. >> and paramedics respond to a 911 call and somebody steals the ambulance. the unusual theft and what was still missing when police found the vehicle. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> fighting for a life that is legally dead. why jahi mcmath and her family's story are resonating all over the interstate. >> we are inside this jail learning why inmates are
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getting prepped for jobs long before their release date. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california.
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sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. from the shelf, and to your home. starting at $99. police are searching for a thief who stole an ambulance over night. it happened while paramedics treated a patient in a home. someone jumped into the ambulance and took off. the ambulance was running to aluminate the walk way. the thief ditched the
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ambulance. a gas card was also taken. the number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2013 fell to its lowest level in 54 years. 111 officers died this year. that is down 8% from 121 in 2012. 10 were here in california. traffic fatallies were 46. 33 were fire arms fatalities and that is inlowest number -- the lowest numbers since the 1800. the six universities that will conduct testing on commercial drones. >> so we believe that with the selection of the sites we got a good range of the climate that
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exist. >> the faa said ground infrastructure, research,aveination experience and risk were among the factors. 24 states submitted applications. >> this is a very quickly growing sector and we are in the space right now. >> leaders estimate the drones could create 100,000 jobs and generate $82 billion. the faa hopes to integrate into u.s. air space by 2015. judge grants a family a one week reprieve. we are in the courtroom as the family said it is close to finding another facility for the 13-year-old deemed brain dead after a tonsillectomy. >> new information about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and why some lawmakers don't believe it. >> b.a.r.t. employees went on strike twice, now they are eligible for a
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tonight but this afternoon a judge extended that. >> the temporary restraining order is extended to 5:00 p.m. on january 7, 2014. >> the family says a doctor saw the teen today and said she is not dead. the family says it is arranged transportation and found a facility in new york willing to take her. the hospital says they have not been informed of such a place. >> we are doing everything in our power to help them transfer her body to another facility. we have yet to have one of the three facilities they named so far come forward and accept her body. >> the family attorney says they are talking to a facility in arizona that may be willing to take her. >> we posted the court
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documents filed today on www.ktvu.com. just look under hot topics. people along the california coast will see king tides through thursday. we have video to share here. they could be as much as a foot higher than formal and they could flood low lying coastal areas. people noticed the difference. >> seems like it is more and more. sometimes we run by here and you could see the water washed up and i don't think that is typical. >> scientists are asking people to help them track king tides by taking pictures and posting on social media. rosemary orozco is live with a look at what we should expect for the next couple days. >> today and tomorrow. i want to give you a look at if you are thinking about checking them out, ocean beach later
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this evening. starting at 10:13 p.m. san francisco bay to the oakland harbor, peninsula, on the east side, you will have high tide in the 11:00 p.m. hour starting at 11:00 p.m. it is not only along the coast, the strait going to see some of that rise and yours will come over night, 12:49 a.m. in the morning. santa cruz, monterey, 9:44 p.m. this evening. tomorrow morning high tide will arrive at 8:59 a.m. for ocean beach. 11:35 a.m. for the strait and 8:28 a.m. for the monterey bay. we love to see your photos of the king tides. post them on facebook or
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twitter or e-mail them to us. wells fargo sold bad mortgages during the housing boom and now it will pay to settle more disputes. they agreed to pay $591 billions to fannie mae. it covers loans originated before 2009 that fannie mae tried to force the bank to buy back. wells fargo acrossed to a settlement with -- agreed to a settlement with freddy mac. new information about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. an investigation is sparking a new debate about who was behind the attack that took the life of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. >> reporter: after months of investigation the times concluded the deadly wednesday wednesday attack because -- benghazi, libya attack was led
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by islamist militant tactics. says a video sparked the attack and not al-qaeda. mike rogers is skeptical about the report. >> there was some level of preplanning we know that. >> reporter: four americans were killed, including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the times interviewed several libiates who had information about the attack and found nothing linking them to al- qaeda. >> the intelligence indicates al-qaeda was involved. but there were plenty of people that were unaffiliated involved. >> reporter: he led several house hearings on the attack and believes the video did not play role. something the administration initially blamed. >> i blame the white house for sending out a little piece and
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making it seem like that was the cause where they had for months asked for more security because of a rising threat from islamist militant tactics. >> reporter: some of those involved in the attack took inspiration from al-qaeda ideology. >> at this point we have no indications the core al-qaeda, which is what people are referring to when they refer to al-qaeda, directed or planned what happened in benghazi, libya. republicans accused the times of paving the way for former secretary of state hillary clinton for running for president. the times says we have not chosen hillary clinton, we haven't chosen anyone. the warren afghanistan might be the most unpopular in u.s. history. 17% said they backed the war. that is down from 52%.
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at the same time 82% opposed it. the efforts to remove wednesday from serious hit a challenge -- chemical weapons from syria hit a snag. the organization says it is ready at the first opportunity get the weapons on to ships to take them to a american ship to be destroyed. the state department says it is not bothered by the missed deadline and considers it progress. the affordable care act is about to change what you see in the break room. the new information that is going up on vending machines and why the government hopes it will change the way you eat. >> now b.a.r.t. workers are eligible for a bonus.
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streaming subscribers. the company retunely adds and deletes -- routinely adds and deletes services. b.a.r.t. workers can earn $500 in bonuses as long as ridership exceed projections part of the final agreement reached between b.a.r.t. and the unions. b.a.r.t. workers can earn 500 bucks for every 1% rider projections are exceeded. the bonuses are capped at $1,000 a year. b.a.r.t. will honor the bonus because they dropped the family leave clause. judge has not yet made a decision in a court battle over weather to keep city college of san francisco accredited and open. a judge today heard from
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lawyers representing the commission. they want lawsuits filed thrown out. they are seeking injunctions to keep city college of san francisco open. they say city college of san francisco has serious financial and administrative problems that render it unfit to fulfill its duties. the court was packed with students and teachers that say otherwise. >> excellent academic institution. we have the number one and number two rated radiology department in the nation. one of the best nursing programs. finest science departments. >> no word on when the judge will rule. city college of san francisco will lose their accreditation on july 1. in a few minutes the security concerns for bay area athletes hoping to see their olympic dreams come true in russia. >> turning food waste into energy, the program to power communities and why homeowners
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story. >> reporter: with the winter olympics 6 weeks away athletes in the bay area are gearing up for the competition but for friends and family members who made plans to go and see them, this is one more thing they are thinking about. >> reporter: watching your daughter like this could be nerve-wracking. >> that is training. if she could go down the hill, i need to stand here and watch her do it. that is what moms do. >> reporter: qualifying to compete in the olympics would be a lifelong dream. >> she spent so many years. >> reporter: she started skiing when she was 9. when she made the u.s. ski team her mom started making plans in the
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2014 winter olympics in sochi. bombing in the host country was the last thing on her mind. two bombs in volgograd in two days. the explosions killed 31 people and officials believe they are tied to an extremist group. she thinks the distance and the high level security will keep the competition safe. >> i try not to think about it. i -- i think the security will be really tight. >> reporter: her daughter was in sochi a year ago for a skiing competition and said the area seemed to be well guarded. >> really tight and getting off the chair lift there were armed guards everywhere. >> the violence won't change her plans. >> you got to trust your country is taking care of you and the security is in place over there. >> reporter: we reached out to representatives of the u.s. olympic committee to ask if there will be security changes, we haven't heard back but when
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we do we will update this story. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. magazine said the national security agency targeted computers. there are documents bute special hacking unit. in some cases the nsa intercepted new computers and equipped them with spy software and. facebook may be losing its cool with teenagers according to a study. researchers say teens are embarrassed to be on facebook because their parents use it and they are worried about their parents monitoring their activity. twitter, and instagram are more popular. the loss from the rim wildfire near yosemite national park could reach 2 billion- dollars. the study puts the range from
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250 million to $1.8 billion. things like environmental damage, carbon storage and proper damage. here we are in december and we are still talking about fire danger because we haven't seen rain. let's check in with rosemary orozco. >> very concerning and i don't see rain. some push it out to mid-january but it is way too off to tell but what we know is we will be closing out 2013 on a dry note. outside this afternoon temperatures were cooler for most. 64 oakland. 61 san francisco. low 60s in santa rosa. 66 san jose. this is what we have outside right now. 58 san francisco. mid-50s in oakland. 56 concord. 58 san jose. along the coast, half moon bay, 50 degrees. and 58 for santa rosa. sunset before 5:00 p.m. and temperatures are already beginning to slip. we have a lot of high clouds
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and you can see here no rain in sight but plenty of clouds over this ridge of high pressure. storms well to the north of us and that is where they will stay. as it moves over the ridge, some of the high clouds is filtering into the bay area. this is what we will have for the evening hours, tomorrow morning, plenty of cloud cover as well. tonight, tuesday morning, high high cloud cover. afternoon it clears out. if you have plans, partly cloudy skies. cool conditions for your new year's eve. 43 degrees tomorrow morning. 32 napa. 30 degrees santa rosa. 31 fairfield. 32 antioch. mid-30s redwood city. 37 san jose. 36 morgan hill.
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for your afternoon, 64 oakland. 62 san francisco. 64 hayward. low 60s for napa, santa rosa. 64 morgan hill. low 60s along the coast. partly cloudy skies. and tomorrow is a spare the air day. you may notice tomorrow's temperatures look like what i showed you a moment ago for today. new year's eve, temperatures begin to cool. seeing the fireworks, should be in good shape, bring a jacket. 55 at 8:00 p.m. low 50s by 10:00 p.m. and midnight, 50 degrees in the city of san francisco. many areas cooler than that, especially inland. subtle changes temperature wise, cool as we start the morning, mild afternoons. and your bay area weekend, showing you the first weekend of 2014 is a dry, mild one.
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>> you told us about tomorrow night it will be cool. what about fog? >> we are looking good. we still have a off shore wind. we are looking at partly cloudy skies. should be okay. >> thank you. you may one day be able to find out the calorie count of snack food in vending machines, part of the affordable care act. most will have to display the calories from the machines. the fda is working on rules that will beifiable -- be finalized next year. it will cost them millions of dollars to comply. program to find a new use for food waste. >> east bay mud is using everything to make power and to rebuild live in the process -- lives in the process. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> the family of a brain dead
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girl clashes with hospital officials, how the controversy led to an explosion in media attention and has the world watching what is going on. also ahead a jail house job fair. how inmates are preparing for the work force while working towards their release. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. at ikea, we don't just design furniture.
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new at 5:00 p.m. collecting compost bins might not seem important to some but for these men it is a life changing task. a program is generating good job training and new hope for the disadvantaged, electricity for all of us. ktvu's tom vacar has a story only on 2. >> reporter: they are learning the skills needed to recycle restaurant waste. they were once trouble makers who did -- >> nothing at all. being in the streets. up to no good. learned the hard way. >> just playing basketball for fun. >> reporter: those were dead ends. >> they get more musure and they real -- mature and they realize the short cuts after the there. >> reporter: the food waste
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they collect will go to the treatment plant, hundreds of ton as day. >> we can recycle and do it in a way that provides us renewable energy at the same time. >> reporter: when they are digested the gas that comes out of them goes into this turbine that could create enough power for 2500 homes. >> at the same time we develop a product used for agricultural fertilizer as well as cover at landfills. >> fulfilling lives. >> i see this being a stepping stone, just opening up doors. >> excited to know i am a part of something big. >> this program saved me from doing a lot of bad stuff. i focus on my future, my family, my son. >> we recycle it as well as recycle young people's lives.
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>> reporter: lives recycled by their own self worth. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. a new law days away from taking effect is giving them a new meaning in colorado. the first state to allow the recreational use of marijuana to adults over 21 beginning wednesday, january 1. colorado began issuing licenses friday to businesses to grow or sell marijuana. even though sales are legal it is still against the law to use marijuana in public or drive while under the influence. >> illegal to drive impaired, take the product out of state, resell it, give it to someone under 21. >> they estimate taxes will generate $67 million every
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year. voters also legalized marijuana. voters in california may get the chance to decide if the use of marijuana should be legal. a group is in the process of gathering the 500,000 signatures needed. mean time a poll finds support for legalizing marijuana in california is growing, 55% favor its legalization. colorado authorities are revealing new details about the deadly shooting at the high school. karl alverson pierson entered the school through a door that should have been locked and he went bowling before going to it school seeking revenge against a coach. that details offering a connection to the 1999 common bine high school massacre. the shooters also went bowling before the attack and karl alverson pierson legally bought the shotgun he bought. now at 6:00 p.m.
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more time for the family of a 13-year-old girl left brain led after a tonsillectomy. >> what judge is ruling and why the case gained world wide attention. >> a burn ban for the bay area, what you need to know and why firefighters say your safety depends on it. >> a first of its kind job fair inside a jail sell, where inmates are getting a chance to shape their future. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. a ruling keep as brain dead girl on a ventilator and her family continues to try to move her to a new facility. i am ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. >> i am julie haener. >> this afternoon a judge granted an extection to the family of -- exattention to the family of jahi mcmath, hours
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before the hospital planned to take her off the ventilator. ktvu's john fowler explores why the case is getting so much attention but we begin with rob roth, with the last minute reprieve. >> reporter: right now the attorney for the family is in front of the hospital addressing the media. now he won a reprieve for jahi mcmath less than two hours ago. the judge extended his restraining order keeping jahi mcmath on a ventilator till january 7. >> i was going to -- [ crying ] >> please give her more days. please give her more days. >> the original court order was to have run out at 5:00 p.m. that would have meant the hospital could have
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