those patterns where it will be mild maybe a good pattern towards santa cruz and maybe a cool down but that's about it, 30s and 40s on the temperatures and in the next couple of hours 34 in ukiah, 36 in sacramento, maybe some clouds late in the day. we will have chilly to cold with a lot of temperatures, a few 70s especially towards the santa cruz capital, here is sal. we are looking at a commute that looks good around the bay area, as a matter of fact it is light and we are not expecting a big crowd but you never know what will happen and there are a few major problems on the bridge. on interstate 880 and oakland some of the roadwork is normally there and it is nice and clear there and we will

drive up to oakland. it looks like we have a crash near greenville and you might see some activity on the shoulder there. >> 430, let's go back to the desk. we begin with developing news, they suspect arson, tara moriarty is on the scene where the chinese government is responding to this fire. >> reporter: the scorch marks go 3 stories high and it is completely burned and those scorch marks go up and if we pan over to the left, you can see there is a video camera there and surveillance from that camera is being poured over by local investigators as we speak. firefighters arrived within 3 minutes and had the flames out within 6. according to the

chinese couldn't slate, a person got out, parked and poured two buckets of gasoline on the door and it is being handled as an arson. officials are working with the diplomatic security to figure out who is responsible. they have called it a violent crime targeting the chinese consulate. we will look into it to see more about the damages and how extensive they are and investigators have a lot of course to do to figure out who started this fire. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. new this morning, san jose police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. a man was shot on east and

antonio street. he died at the hospital shortly after. right now it is not clear what led up to the shooting, so far no arrests have been made and we will have a live report in the next hour. more information could come out later today regarding the discovery of a human skull found in the oakland hills. somebody phoned in an anonymous tip. the skull was phoned in and was on top of a paper plate surrounded by a silver chain. people who used the park were surprised. >> i am trying to not think about something terrible like that. >> there is no word on the identity of the skull, its original gin or its -- original gin -- original gin or its age. a three month old boy is fighting for his life after a

tragic accident that killed his young mother. people gathered to remember 19- year-old ashley who was hit by a truck walking on the parkway new year's eve with heresies and son -- her sister and son. >> i don't want to believe it was her time. i think things happen and that's why they are called tragedies. the intersection is one of the most dangerous in the city. the driver is cooperating with police and is not expected to face charges. police in brentwood are searching for a 4th suspect in a new year's day invasion. it happened yesterday afternoon and during a car chase, the suspects were seen tossing a loaded gun from their car. they tracked them down and arrested them. they face armed robbery and

false imprisonment. one person was caught while another one remains at large. police tried to pull over a car matching a description of a vehicle in an armed robbery. the pursuit lasted as a car crashed into a pole in the bay view district. one suspect was taken into custody while the other escaped. and being injured in fairfield, the deputy was chasing after a stolen car. the suspect crashed on pennsylvania avenue while the second suspect was caught about an hour later. the extent of the injuries have not been released. they are expected to vote on a new contract with two of

the new biggest unions. this comes after a disputed leave when they left and ended a strike in october. bartz board of directors is expected to approve them and the meeting gets underway in oakland. passengers on a ship in and the art can -- and or are art can are -- in a certain area are finally being rescued. 52 passengers are now safely on board and they were ferried there in document of 12 on a helicopter from a chinese ship. also happening now, a strong winter storm is bearing down on the midwest canceling more than 1,000 flights. new york city could see 10 inches of snow while long

island is under a blizzard warning and temperatures are expected to fall below zero. more than 100 flights have already been canceled mostly at chicago's o'hare airport but not everybody is afraid of the cold. >> every time it snows, everybody got to go get rubber. >> if you are flying today, it will be a good idea to check the status of your airport. a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in oakland. he was shot on 104th avenue and walnut street tuesday night. he was walking home from a party on international boulevard. two young men in a dark car

pulled shots. >> why did this happen? what did he do to deserve this, nothing at all. >> a vigil will be held at 5:00 on the street where the 8th grader was shot. so far there are no motives. a memorial service was held for 17-year-old claire davis. horse jumping was one of her loves. her father asked people to forgive the shooter. >> we ask all of you here to search your hearts and also forgive carl pier son, he didn't know what he was doing. >> the victim's father said the world was a better place with his daughter in it. the world was attended by missy franklin. an he had cordial -- ed

tore you' all board was asking him to offer him some sort of chem i. the new york times admitted edward snowden may have stolen classified documents but edward snowden has done the count trip a great service by exposing the government's lack of privacy. some say edward snowden should return to the u.s. for punishment. and there is a big decision expected in san francisco and a strange sky surprise on new year's eve, what was reportedly seen all the way down to the hollywood sign? right now we are looking at a commute starting off very nicely and we are off to a good start and i will tell you where you might see some slowing. the weather is not slowing down any time -- slowing down

any time soon, we will have your forecasted highs and temperatures coming up.

. welcome back, the 13-year- old was declared dead after surgery. jahi mcmath's uncle said they found a plane and ambulance to support her but they still have not found a facility. three doctors have declared her brain dead. >> no amount of time or surgery and no amount of hope will bring her back. we hope the family finds peace in 2014. >> jahi mcmath is the victim, our family is the victim and it is not fair and very cruel to try to spin the story and make it as children's hospital is the victim. >> jahi mcmath had their tons

sills taken out and was declared brain dead three days later. they are trying to keep her on life support but an investigator is trying to launch her own investigation into what happened at the hospital. a four-year-old boy is listed in fair condition following a crash that killed his sister an injured his mother. it happened in the tenner loin neighborhood. the family was in the crosswalk when a honda pilot turned into them. he was taken into custody shortly there after. >> the pedestrians had the right-of-way and unfortunately as a result of the driver's action and what appears to be grows negligence, there is one fatality. >> authorities have identified

them as sophia lou. >> the number of u.s. arrests -- dui arrests was about the same since previous years. it happened over a two day period and statewide there were 124 124 dui of arrests. and elected officials can be getting a raise. they recently had a 3% pay raise and some department heads could get a further pay boost. they already released information for elected officials and they make more than 17 $7,000 and the county controller makes $188,000 and the district staff makes 27 $7,000. police in our reek why are -- eureka are investigating the

murder of a popular priest. it happened at st. bernard's church after he failed to show up for mass. he has become an important part of the community since he arrived two years ago. >> this is an absolutely tremendous loss -- tremendous loss. >> they are currently looking for the car and have not identified any suspects or a motive for the killing. a memorial service is being held for the hit 90s show, fresh prince of bellaire. >> a pub publicist for the actor said avery died following complications of heart surgery. the news left the stars shocked

and upset and he said avery was a father figure to him. he is currently in a jerusalem hospital with several essential organs and declined. he has been in a coma after a devastating stroke in 2006. barbara bush remains in a hospital and her condition has not changed. the 88-year-old was admitted for what was a respiratory issue. a family spokesperson said she is in great spirits. >> our love is with her and she is the first lady of our hearts. >> first lady michelle obama is rooting for her. and the flu season has started and the swine flu is

apparently making a come back. it caused a global pandemic and five people died from the virus. however the virus is not as big of a concern this time around because there are now vaccines to treat it. happening now, responding to a massive fire at a strip mall, this is a live picture on the scene or the extent of the damage, you can see white smoke coming from that building and we will bring you more on the story as we get it. fireworks typically lit up the sky and at this point they swore there was a ufo. and now audubon and stockton, glowing lights were also reported including this you tube video at a fireworks display. >> i have seen like 6 bright

orange colored lights and they are almost in a triangular shape. it is not the first time ufos have been reported, a 2008 sighting turned out to be a plane with an electronic light under its wing and the light was flamed on power lines. some would say sal is out of this world and he joins us after vacation. >> i miss that. >> good morning everybody. let's go out and see what we have now. we are off to a good start traffic wise and i have a feeling it will be a little on the light side until next week when traffic hits. mcarthur ranchmcarthur maze, no problems here driving through

this area and san leandro, 880, it continues to look good on contra costa to walnut strike and from the venetia bridge. -- venetia bridge. we have mostly clear skies, it is another hoe hum pattern for us and it does not look good for fair weather, especially out towards capitoa. high pressure is not going anywhere any time soon. santa rosa, fairfield, some patchy fog, boy, it is active and all of this tropical moisture it coming up from the deep south and they are merging some of this coming up from southern illinois and that's all heading off towards the middle east, boston new york, this could be a pretty significant system for them. hazy skies, it is about what we

have seen for a long, long, time, it is also their dryest time, and 50% of normal, it is top to bottom, a weak system will be here next week and i don't think it will do anything. maybe dive towards the east and other than that, high clouds, 60s to near 70s. there is a little bit of fog favoring the southern marin coast, it may be a little warmer one day but it's still dry. >> they are ready to conduct the dryest on record here in california and they are showing the water content, it is just 20% of normal this time of year and that's raising concerns

after facing the third straight year of drought and they are facing water rationing here in the bay area. how another child missed out being number one in 2014 as well. and trying to bring the green bay to the frozen tundra.

. there are some sad alumni fans this morning. >> the rose bowl had started well, they jumped to a 17-17 lead and michigan state spartans, they rallied to beat them 2 24-20 and stamford's record in the rose bowl, 7 losses and one tie. so many stamford fans didn't get to go to the area, they were packed with cardinals faithfuls buddies by the that, they are still in good spirits. >> it is still good.

it is awesome after half-time. >> there were a few michigan state supporters, they even bought them a round of drinks. from college to the pros, san francisco 49ers are still selling packages to fans at green bay. the 9ers e-mail ticket holders are offering rebates and there is even travel packages and the deadline... >> they are expected to sellout and there are less than 75 tickets left, they range from 102 to $125 face value. earlier packers had 25,000 tickets available. well, you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars, not

to mention sitting in single digit temperatures, kickoff is at 1:40. we will take a look back at the 49ers regular preseason. you can catch the show right after the cotton bowl immediately following mornings on 2. well, it is a time honored race among storks and it is the first baby of 2014. >> oh, cute. >> there she is. she was born at keizer two seconds passed midnight. she weighed in 2 pounds 7 ounces and she said she was too busy to focus on the clock. >> we i don't know which year,

which year she was going to be so lots of surprises. >> i have a lot of respect going through that pain and i know i couldn't hand it will myself. >> lilly is the third daughter and her antioch delivery room does not show seconds so she is considered the first of the year, welcome to the world. a fire is sparking an international investigation, the new clue we just learned police are looking at, at the chinese consulate. and police are investigating their first homicide of the year, the new details we just learned from police. they are off to a pretty decent start, not everyone is staying home, we will tell you where traffic is likely to be slow. we will have more on where

those 70-degree temperatures could be, coming up.

. first homicide of the year, we will tell you what questions police have.

the target of an arson attack, we just spoke with the lead arson investigator and we will tell you what he had to say next. the shocking thing police are now investigating. and they are finally on their way home, news video of the rescue of 52 passengers stranded on the ship. it is all a heat indices ktvu channel 2 morning all ahead. ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, we are following breaking news live from san jose where police are investigating their first homicide of the year. ktvu channel 2 morning news' janine de la vega just arrived and she will have a live report in just a few minutes. it is thursday january 2nd, i am in for pam cook. >> good to be here. >> let's check