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this evening and bart will not be free but they have extended service until 3:00 a.m.ay schedule and golden gate bus is on the normal schedule for new year's. >> a going mystery, a crop circle discovered. is it a prank? is it a message? >> cute puppies and kittens in macy's weapons get -- windows get a lot of attention. >> man's body is found on a busy airport tarmac. police reveal [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] ♪ but finally, it happened. perfection. at progresso, we've got a passion for quality, because you've got a passion for taste. to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. >> chec

untill be open 6:00 this evening. trying to make sure they get as many shoppers in the door as possible. they are trying to make up for lost time. the shopping season was shorter because black friday do not happen until much later and closer to christmas. if you are coming to the mall or hitting the stores today, look out for those major deals. a lot of people wait until the last minute, hoping to get a great price on all of their say try to bargain with some of the sales associates. retailers are hoping to get people in the door, as many as possible, before christmas. some might wait until after if you're going to be getting them home and wrapped in time for santa, you have a few short hours. >> you are absolutely right. thank you for that report. today is the new deadline to sign up for health insurance through healthcare.gov and make sure you get that insurance on january 1. all of this is thanks to a last-minute extension. the original deadline set for the affordable care act was on monday, but the obama administr

until then, certainly there is a lot of work on get done. don't mess live coverage of the rose par road in pasadena anchored by "good morning america" anchor and espn anchor next wednesday new year's day starting at 8:00 a.m. right here on abc7. >> what a contrast between the macy's parade in new york city on thanksgiving day and the rose parade, it looks like it will be nice there. >> they have been running temperatures in the 80's and we will see if that says through until next week. they had a red flag warning yesterday because of high fire danger. you can see the high clouds starting to encroach upon our sky as you look from live doppler 7 hd and these are going to be mid-and high level clouds that do not carry enough moisture for rain. right now it is freezing cold in petaluma and guerneville at 32 degrees and close in american canyon at 33. 34 in napa. 55 in bodega bay. novato is in the upper 40's along with mill valley. 51 in san francisco. low-to-mid 40's around newark and alameda and san carlos and redwood city and half moon bay. 40

road work this morning, westbound 80, until 5:00 into emeryville.ide from antioch is looking good, no delays moving to bay point and concord area. outside, we have light conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza with road work only in the left lane, until 5:00 this morning, and as you can see it is not causing delays into san francisco and no problems here. >>> coming up, a growing mystery, a crop circle discovered near the bay area. >> the cute puppies and kittens discovered near the bay area. >> the cute puppies and kittens in♪ in touch with the ground ♪ i'm on the hunt, i'm after you ♪ ♪ smell like i sound ♪ i'm lost in a crowd ♪ and i'm hungry like the wolf ♪ straddle the line ♪ in discord and rhyme ♪ i'm on the hunt, i'm after you ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. it is so good when you're on the hunt for something delicious. but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pocket-tastic pillsbury crescents. m

we saw it yesterday until 5 a.m., as well. this time in oakland, actually it's coming into san leandro southbound 880 between davis and marina right lanes closed until 5:00 wrapping up in the next 20 minutes. bay bridge toll plaza cruising along at the pay gates, westbound midspan they have two left lanes blocked until 5 a.m. you can guess. all right. eastbound 580 we also have some lanes blocked this morning from strobridge leaving castro valley y out towards san ramon. they have two left lanes blocked until 6 a.m. this is one of our longest running roadworks this morning. that's a check of your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >>> thank you, elizabeth. three major paint companies are ordered to pay $1.1 billion to remove lead paint from millions of homes across california. a santa clara judge found the three companies marketed paint they knew to be harmful to children. lead based paints were banned in 1978. but millions of homes painted before them still pose a health risks. the companies will appeal. >>> a couple of

that won't start until otherwise would not be due until 2035 onwards. 2.4 million 20 years early ucsf would be allowed to assign the dda to the developer and that amendmented dda would be 25 percent of the units on the block with the 7 west project to give preference to employees of the healthcare institution and liabilities under the dda so as i mentioned this gives us a 2.4 million about 20 years earlier that anticipated otherwise and paid march of this coming year 2014 or as we'll talk about later in the presentation if we're required to get additional approvals from the board that don't come in until after march 1st ucsf would pay about a month after those approvals came through so the first document you have in front of you is the assignment of assumption of a lease agreement transfers the document in its current dda directly from ucsf to -- with the requirement of prepayment of 2.4 million with an eligibility preference for 25 percent of the units. back in june the original proposal of about 33 percent had preference the commission had expressed concerns about that number so we

it's christmas ♪ ♪ one more more sleep ♪ yeah ♪ until we're rocking around the christmas tree ♪ ♪ untildays ♪ three more dreams ♪ mistletoe ♪ i can't believe i ever let you go ♪ ♪ five more nights of sleeping on my own ♪ ♪ four more days until you're coming hope ♪ ♪ three more wishes i can barely breathe ♪ ♪ if i can make it to christmas eve then it's one more sleep ♪ ♪ it will be one more ♪ it will be one more ♪ one more sleep ♪ it will be one more ♪ one more sleep ♪ one more sleep ♪ yeah [ applause ] >> and we'll be right back. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up tomorrow we'll get creative with those gifts that weren't quite for you. >> and we're going to show you what to two with all that wrapping paper. >> and ambush makeovers. >> and how to make money making videos. >> we like to look back at some of the fun we had this past year. >> and thank all the people here behind the scenes who make it all possible, each and every day. merry christmas and our love to each and every one of them. god bless you all. >> there is a beautiful shot of the sunrise. >> handing out roses

wait until you see how his friends came together to bail him out. and maybe it won't be as cold tomorrow, maybe eric has the full forecast when we come back. ♪ a tree for you. ♪ a tree for me. ♪ a tree for everyone in the family. ♪ ♪ we're shaking up how we deck the halls, ♪ ♪ and trimming trees that are fun for all. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ shopping for gifts online. ♪ the perfect way to get into the spirit any time. ♪ ♪ hello target.com. ♪ that's my kind of holiday. >>> what kind of person would steal a little boy's walker? this crime happened last week in oklahoma, but the story doesn't stop there. dozens of people pitched in this week to help little brian morrow. a pair of local doctors made sure he got a brand-new walker before the weekend. >> we just got on the ball and knew he needed it quickly, so we did everything we could to get it to him. >> brian's classmates made signs, their middle school mascot joined in. his grandmother was there. everybody got ready for the surprise and was there in time for thanksgiving. >>> the only statio

the food drive goes until december 25th. for a list of locations go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, search holiday food drive. >>> the brutal winter storm whipping across the u.s. has claimed 11 lives and will likely leave hundreds of thousands of people in the dark over christmas. the midwest is one of the hardest hit areas. crews are working around the clock to restore power. parts of michigan where some people have been suffering through cold weather for at least 24 hours now. more man 275 flights have been canceled just today. >>> speaking of flying here and there, traveling at the holidays, let's check in with rob mayeda and see what it looks like. >> the west coast is good. 73 in los angeles tomorrow. 46 and clearing skies in seattle. the problems in the upper midwest, up towards mipnneapoli, 17 in chicago, improving conditions in the east coast. new york, 40 tomorrow. still seeing snow at times tonight causing delays heading up towards the north eastern corridor. the biggest travel headaches, this is probably tops. tw

the kay plane for the next 12 hours we are low-to-upper 30's until condition and hang around 50 until noon and then, 4:00, we will fall into the low-to-mid 40's by 7:00. you will need heavy coat dug the evening hours. now a check of the morning commute. >> good morning, everyone. the commute is light. we have overnight road work, mike mentioned the cold and we have chain requirements in take saw sierra on 50 and 88. we have a hit-and-run accident on the shoulder, northbound 680 but not causing aniedlies. c.h.p. is on the seen. it will be cleared in a moment. eastbound 580, we have road work in the lanes on the bridge until 6:00. and to oakland 880 from 16th to broadway, the left lanes are blocked until 5:00 this morning and outside, it is brick. traffic is very light headed to the toll plaza. in san rafael headed southbound, will state lights headed into central san rafael at the limit. >> thank you, next, anonymous tips changing lives, the sketch rouse tips last at bay area stunts. >> riding danger, a director push under way to protect the north by coast from the impact of climate ch

we have until 3:00 a.m. service for new year's eve on b.a.r.t. now, as we take you right back into oakland we have this crash involving two vehicles and a big-rig also stopped nearby. it's blocking one lane eastbound side of 580 just past 980. look at drive time traffic westbound direction from tracy to dublin. 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco 18 minutes. and outside we go here's a live look outside. this is your drive on 101 as you come away from 880 right up to the san jose airport, accident free. matt, eric. >>> thank you, leyla. time now is 6:53. >> seven things to know before you go >>> it is 6:54. seven things to know before you go. number one, developing news in the case of the brain dead oakland girl on life support. her family wants to move her to a new facility, but childrens hospital oakland refuses to surgically attach a ventilator she would need first. the hospital is calling it unethical to perform surgery on someone who is deceased. >>> number two, the search for a navy veteran will kwet underget underway this mornin

lasting until tomorrow morning. this is the only area not under this advisory. s want to shift just a little bit and show you parts of areas like -- as well as fairfield. this area actually under a hard freeze warning. what that means temperatures below 27 degrees definitely a possibility and likely the hard freeze warnings lasting until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. if i take a look at your temperatures right flow 33 degrees. already in the nevada. you are one degree from the freezing mark already at this hour. 36 in concord. 35 in liver moor for moore and as we get going widespread 20s and 30s. >>> a 21-year-old man pleaded not guilty today to charges he shot and killed a man over a play station game console in san francisco. ron nicol collins accused of gunning down the victim. collins defense attorney may be try together prove the video game console was gotten illegally. he's asking for a receipt. >>> and crime scene technician worked to excavate the remains. yesterday a father walking with his two children came upon a skull and tennis shoe in a dry creek bed.

i'll smoke until i get sick. the damage is done. if you drive drunk and make at home, that can kill you. but every cigarette is like the old saying, like a nail in your coffin. so there is a chronic continuous hazard to the body that can be detected in virtually every tissue of the body. there's no other consumer product that kills half the users and kills even the way it's used as directed by the manufacturer. there's no other products like this in the modern world. >> what are you seeing around students regarding smoking today is supposed to 10, 20 years ago? >> it's changed a lot at elite universities like stanford where only five or 10% of the students will be smokers of cigarettes. there's also been the recent fad of the hookah pipe with its middle eastern residence. that comes and goes. what is interesting is a lot of kids don't even know if it tobacco. students come up and say wow, hookah is not bad, is that? what do you think is in a quiet they don't even know it's tobacco. there's lots and lots of myths about tobacco. the p

although he will only be on desk duty, it will be until he is complete.was -- had mistaken the real weapon for a replica. the shooting led to many large protests and sue partyers of -- supporters of lopez will march here at the sonoma sheriff's department to protest and others will return to work. live in santa rosa, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the 25-year-old ban is due to expire at midnight. today's vote is to extend the ban for an additional 10 years. plastic guns should be made with a computer with an additional extension next week. play station 4 is expected to run a plea in court. it happened last week in the bay view district. he had agreed to sell him one on ins gram. he is being held on $5 million bail. >>> he was in a driveby shooting which injured a 15- year-old. a 15-year-old girl was shot in the hand and she is expected to recover and police are looking for two suspects and asking anybody who did see this, give them a call. >>> chris cain was out walking with his 2 young children and they saw a skeleton under leaves. later police plan to

the books are available from 10:00 in the morning until 5:00 p.m. daily until the end of the week and will be sent later to his family in south africa. >> new information in the crash of an airline in july. sources tell the associated press that investigators will highlight overreliance on congress pick computers and the need to adjust pilot training. investigators are expected to reveal the pilots misunderstood exactly how the boeing 777 automatic speed will control features function. three teen girls died in the crash. the ntsb hearings begin tomorrow and last two days. what the vatican and twerking have in common. >> games the government may have been playing with online gamer and how you can get in on the best seat of the house. really. best 49s player their last >> san francisco, not for sale. >> new in san francisco, dozens of proffers gathered to protest google's use of a city bus stop to shuttle employees from the city to maintain view. activists say the internet giant should not be able to use a city bus stop for free. they should the priva

until his warden shut that down. >> the warden sate, this is a threat to our security. we're not a university. this is a prison. still he says that enabled him to the focus on writing, aided at that point by his wife carroll. they met while michael was behind bars and have been married for ten years now. while in prison, michael published more than half a dozen books about his experience and prison life in general. professors around the country began adding his work to their courses. but it was one school, though, that decided to add michael himself. >> i said really? it was an amazing moment to think the university was going to hire me. >> the transition though was not about its bumps. >> the biggest bump was learning how to drive. i don't know that i didn't know how to drive, but as soon as i got behind the wheel, i realized i don't know how to drive. >> but if you are the bright mind that this institution cultivates -- >> michael true to form has conquered that by now. now traveling the country, spreading the word about what he sees as the biggest evil in our country

target and toys r us stores remain open until 9:00. >>> those workers don't get to go home until late. get it done. >> coming up, you can't light your fireplace on christmas day. however, the loophole that will still let you burn even though it's spare the air day. >>> it's the first christmas celebration as head of the roman catholic church for pope francis. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, though it's a spare the a' day. the air in the bay area is unhealthy levels. as paul explained... it's because of stagnant conditions... with many pollutants getting tra close to the gro . >>> the bay area is at unhealthy areas because of the pollutants close to the game. the bay area air quality district did notice how the air was dirty and they decided to do something about it so they had to act like a grinch and tell us not the burn the fires. >> there's a traditional feeling, a feeling warmed by the two fireplaces in the lobby. they are burning natural gas but the wood upstairs burns wood or manufactured logs. but on this day, the wood fires are banned. >> this is what we have. the hayes is sitting there

in maryland you have until friday. today is the deadline in virginia, too, since it follows the federal government's time line. >>> not making the grade. the problems with dc public schools teacher evaluations that wrongly cost one teacher his job. >>> also ahead, a holiday surprise. why the generosity of people in our region could help make the holidays special for extra families in need. >>> after a taste of spring, the chilly temperatures have returned to our region. you'll feel it when you get out there. how things are sha >>> welcome back. at 4:39, another successful year for toys for tots montgomery county. in fact, it was so successful the organization had 20,000 extra toys to hand out. yesterday families that originally couldn't get into the program were able to take part. montgomery county toys for tots collected about 98,000 toys this year. that's compared to about 36,000 toys last year. >>> head to national harbor this afternoon if you're looking for something to do with the kids. you'll see this guy cruisin

yemen has put forth a motion to ban until attacks in the country. the motion is now awaiting approval by the present is probably impossible to force unless they can build a really big net or something. isn't it strange that now after years of drone strikes in a country the parliament just wakes up to affect the system getting blown up from the sky to the ferry yemen doesn't have a ton of cash and i could see how having a well equipped and funded us military to take care of the al qaeda problem for them for free could be really enticing. i mean let's be scary to be a politician with lots of power hungry terrorists. this would be the first time in history have stronger foreign power for a weaker states battles for them but the problem is that according to the huffington post the former us state department official in yemen says that every year toward tax creek eight from forty to sixty new terrorists why the creek terrorists because according to the human rights watch said the cost of the people killed by growth in yemen are civilians. you know if the

you have not very much time, until 11:59 this morning to do it. we will donate a dollar to bay area food banks for you and you will be entered to win $7,000 just in time for the holidays. >> we will announce the winner tonight at 11:00 but you must be entered by 11:59 a.m. today so that is half an hour to go. we do need your help. "who wants to be a millionaire is next." we leave you with a gorgeous picture dreaming of a white christmas if lake tahoe. to those whoworried...... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can bdeed because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 1-800-752-6631. [cheers and applause] >> yeah. whoo! hey, what's up? what's up? all right. all right, let's go. let's go. all right, good. hi, honey. how are you? >> good. how are you? >> get in here. come on. [cheers and applause] yeah! hello. i am cedric the en

shop until your heart's content or until you run out of cash. >> we an go shopping right now.ajor retailers won't be closing their doors tonight or tomorrow night. in fact, they're staying open 24 hours a day until christmas eve. >> nbc bay area is live in san jose, where it really is shop until you literally drop. >> reporter: it is really possible, jessica. finally, if you have shopping to do, come on down. kohl's is open. shop now or at 4:00 a.m. the parking lot is full. there are lots of people here. kohl's will be open 24 hours a day until christmas eve. the retailers are lopie in hopih in on unlimited shopping hours. >> i want a lego barbie. >> a jet pack. xbox. a wii. >> i asked for new jeans. >> reporter: holiday wish lists are long and the hard to shop for people. >> my grandmother zbli husband. he's the hardest one. >> reporter: dreaming of profits, some major retailers like kohl's are making it easier for you to shop, staying open 24 hours a day until christmas eve. >> that's crazy. people are shopping all during the night? >> reporter: with holiday sales sluggish a

wait until you see. i am in the lab.to makey are about me do could be on a platter in your house. >> and has to be something he is beingth sanitized for it. >> an unusual delay this morning on the green line. a train hit a deer near the prince george's plaza. no one on the train was injured but he did slow down the morning commute. metro runs on a normal schedule today and tomorrow. on wednesday, christmas day, the trains operate on a sunday schedule. on the traffic situation. joe conaway is in the traffic center with more. >> we're looking live here at this shot of can it -- connecticut avenue. not too much of a problem as you are making your way around the rush-hour. a lot to the south will go on to cameron. taking a light look at 385 heading through landmark. a bit busy but nothing too terribly complicated. you should be in shape. -- toward the interchange. a lot of this is dealing with through traffic. most of the way, very few breaks along the way. [inaudible] back to you. county leaseliam are looking for the driver

but not when you went to school it didn't pass until late 80s. i want to you contact the state and see what they're doing about this. contact them. >> get a hard copy. >> right. right. >> connie ee mailed a store issued a gift certificate 17 years ago. is the new owner obligated to honor it? >> one more reason to love california. only only great weather but laws saying they can't go away until worth less than $five. one caveat is that they just bought the store >> so totally new business or not? >> right. if they took over it they have to honor it. >> good luck. >> yes. >> thank you. >> candle stick park days are numbed. >> the man with the plan. >> coming up hearing from a hospital now for the first time since a judge issues a ruling in favor of the family of a brain dead teenager. that will be in a live report. plus, teachers coming to the rescue of a run away school bus, you'll see wh to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quali

didn't stop until 5:00 a.m. this morning.he popular union square bar holds the toy drive every year. they collect presents for children who did not get anything for the other various toy drives. most of those toys have already been distributed on this christmas morning. well, still to come at 11:20 right now, a surprise proposal in louisville. what this firefighter had to do to get his police officer girlfriend to show up. ♪ ho ho ho [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] ♪ but finally, it happened. perfection. at progresso, we've got a passion for quality, because you've got a passion for taste. >>> good time to stock up on those forever stamps. in a couple of week, the cost of first class postage is going up. the postal service raising the price by 3 cents. the stamp will cost you 49 cents. the hike is said to

the freeze warning is extended until tomorrow morning. this afternoon, we have the sunshine, but look at where we are now, up to 10 or 15 degrees colder for the afternoon in some spots and 30 in fremont and 31 in san jose, with 28 in los gatos and the temperatures will drop another two or three degrees and records in jeopardy today with numbers right here. the records are in blue. we are close in oakland and livermore and we still will see the freezing code temperatures tomorrow morning. it is really not until saturday that we get more into the 30's but we are looking at a winter mission on friday and saturday morning. more on that is heed. our still trying to get over the christmas tree thing, how elegant. as i head into san jose, we still have this problem with c.h.p. closing down one lane with a big rig off the freeway and threing fuel there. we do have a driver taken to the hospital with injuries. wide view of san jose, you can see everything is moving at top speed at 73 miles per hour, which is too fast headed away from 880 to the sa

many consumers didn't realize what they were getting into until it was too late. offered as interest free but deferred interest cards really. so if the entire balance isn't paid off the consumers has to pay 27% interest on all the money they borrow including the paid off. >> has been ordered to pay $347 million in refunds. it will also have to do a better job of disclosing the terms. >>> many facebook fans like the idea facebook is experimenting with a symptom button since like isn't always aappropriate. >> injuries or ailments. according to the huffing ton post a facebook engine year came up with the less cheery response but not all new ideas make it to the web site. >>> no more waiting weeks for a doctors appointment or getting stuck in the waiting room. now you get a doctor on demand. >> hi this st. louis doctor with doctor on demand. >> he's one of about 1,000 doctors nation wide treating patients veiia app. but it's not intended to replace your doctor, rather offer an alternative to long waits using the mobile technology. they can wry preparations and give ai

so we had to wait ten days until it finally stopped. very short window of time. the only reliable means of. c. . receives its full of food and fuel supplies. some unexpected events. in the area is downloaded using a special antenna this vital information is used not just to plot the ship's course but to select the right block of ice on which to land croft. still remember the fourteen lifting off from a cracking ice book imagine it lifts off the ice cracks right after it it was terrifying. taking its first flight. and assembled the ship will take off. from the station as usual. close to the ship. moved down to the ice but the plane is disassembled. that's when the waves came. it started swinging all the way out. i was doing something down in my cabin. sudden i heard a huge noise out there i went to check it out it was the shore. screaming . taxed and the fuel tanks were empty water was very close within just two meters so we had that aircraft up fast and get it onto the hatch cover thank god we did it gone the other way it would have caused a lot of trouble now we

a person molested a student and the incidents took place from 2011 until now. it happened at all saints catholic school and she is being held on $800,000 bail. >>> sensors in walnut creek after two mothers complained about speeding cars, sensors were installed yesterday. they will measure the amount of cars and this is part of the required procedures. two mothers started the process. one woman now drives her children to school even though it is only a block away. >> we have a near miss on average twice a week and i am not doing it anymore. >> she has spent $500 warning people to slow down. after the sensors are analyzed it could take months before they are finally installed. >> the most successful public schools are not doing a good job with those who need the most help. learning english with many who are poor have much lower test scores than those in the wealthiest neighborhoods. schools are seeing more success with those same students. >>> and those being detained in north korea, -- merrill newman said he ran into trouble after asking about the people he trai

they do plan to look until 6:30. so a few more minutes here. the day distributing food boxes and brought food handed out today, a tradition and joined by his wife and member of the family was signed by memphis grizzlies this week. >> san francisco putting new meaning into term christmas tree lights. that is because they're turning trees into bio fuel. each provides enough from bio fuel to light up a home for a year. one thing you should never do is put knit a compost bin. >> there is too much acidity in leaves and doesn't turn into good compost. >> don't think of burning the tree, either. spart air restricks >> shocking i know. >> still to come how bad the drought could get >> also, tourism bringing in big buck buzz one check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some

meaning they won't close until 6:00 p.m. on christmas eve. >>> coming up an outpouring of support. >> i break down and cry all the time because i can't believe the generosity. >> two girls in the same elementary school diagnosissed with cancer within days of each other. the amazing show support from their community. >>> its cold here. one of the biggest ice storms in years. coming up in ten minutes in other parts of the country the damage being done. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. 6:25 is the time. and scientists are concerned that water off the sonoma coast could become a dead zone for crab and fish a a lack of oxygen was detected in the water. scientists think climate change may be to blame for the low oxygen levels in the water. >>> the city of pacifica is showing an outpouring of community support for duolittle girls both recently diagnosissed with cancer. eight-year-old bella hung was diagnosissed with leukemia the day before thanksgiving. a few days later annika johnson was diagnosissed with a rar

but wait until you see how long you have to wait coming up. happened.r talking... buig collapses." the building was 124 >> firefighters were getting the media on a fire when this happened. >> we have a total of ten engines....♪. >> that building was, was 124 years old. already slated for the wrecking ball. the flames did most of the work for the city. nobody was hurt in the fire or in the collapse. >>> two ice breaker ships have failed to free a large vessel stuck off the coast of antarctica. another rescue ship is on the way and crews are hoping the third time is the charm. >> for the 74 souls aboard the academic ship, hope was in the form of a tiny ice breaker. >> it is going about two knots. >> reporter: so close, but so far away. the snow dragon was halted by heavy ice. >> it is reassuring to see the vessel there. >> reporter: those aboard the ship have been keeping the world updated on their progress or lack thereof by a social media. >> we are keeping busy. we have try today make the best use of time. as a result, i think that is helping a lot wit

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the airport has been shut down until the source of the crash can be found. government officials are telling people not to panic. understandably, they are, it's been a tense few days. there are rom mothers and speculation that it has perhaps been shut down. the government is telling people to stay calm until it investigates to find out why the plane crashed. people are trying to get food. those in the u.n. compound are still too afraid to go home. the big concern is the fighting going on. they are hearing that things are getting worse, the army has sent in reinforcements and people are concerned that the violence will spread elsewhere in the country. >> jousted egyptian president mohamed morsi could face the death penalty as he stands trial on charges connected to the deaths of protestors while in office. the egyptian military deposed morsi back in july. >> u.s. ambassador to the united nations is now in the south african republic. she says if there is to be stability, rebel groups must be disarmed. >> it took a jury 20 minutes, 90 minutes to reach a verdict

if you still need to find some presents, the toys r us is open until 9:30. the target until 11:00. tonight at 6:00, we'll tell you why people saw so many men at the mall today. nbc bay area news. >>> panic today at a long island mall after security guards tried to arrest a shoplifting suspect. the suspect was running from security when he knocked over a display case. shoppers mistook it for gunshots. three people suffered minor injuries in all the chaos. the suspect was taken into custody. >>> after one of the largest retail breaches in u.s. history, investigators are warning customers of possible scams. target is going to post copies of all communications between customers. the secret service and the department of justice investigating that breach. >>> fugitive national security agency edward snowden has given an interview to the "washington post post." after 14 hours of conversations, his impression of snowden was he acted like he has goals were achieved. >> he's talking about his whole purpose was to make the information available to the american public so it could decide what k

it's going to take until the middle of next week until we see overnight lows just at freezing.still you want to keep the plants inside and the pets and you're going to have to keep the heat on, as well. here's a look next hour through the next hour. still could see cold coastal showers. higher elevation snow in the santa cruz mountains. breezy and cool today but dry and we'll look for the winter storm warnings, still for another hour. the west slopes getting there. we are looking at this until 4:00 and then one to two feet above 7,000 feet very gusty winds and a big problem if you're trying to head there now but then by tomorrow, should look pretty good, traveling conditions. temperatures only 44 napa, santa rosa, 47 in san jose. and a quick look at candle stick where temperatures tomorrow will just be in the mid and upper 40s and looking at temperatures, oh, just barely coming up into monday. we'll get back to normal middle of next week an maybe rain on thursday. >> lisa, thank you. >>> sports, late this afternoon, st stamford will try to clinch a spot in the rose bowl. kick-o

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people near by were told to stay indoors until the line was capped. another gas leak shut down the west grand avenue approach to the bay bridge in oakland this afternoon. this was also caused by a construction crew. knew perhaps one of the more concerning gas leaks was in oakland where a distribution line burst underneath an interception. tom vacar is live there. tom-- >> reporter: this had the potential to be a very significant event. but since the pipe was much smaller nowhere near san bruno. at 8:30 this morning the intersection of golf links road and fontain road became a pool of fire. a pool that burned for four hours until pg & e capped off a pipeline that ruptured 6 feet underground. that was no surprise to former neighborhood resident sharra cuvari who's father still lives in the neighborhood. >> i know where the fire was i would smell gas there for a long time. i smelled natural gas. the scent that they add to natural gas when i went for walks and sometimes i could see it coming up off the street. you could see the gas and you could smell it.

olympics -- the olympics until sochi -- in sochi. sending twoama is openly gay athletes as part of the u.s. delegation. attend the king will opening ceremony. will attend the closing ceremony. this is a clear jab at russia. for allld be good news the people suffering from migraines. is testing alinic device that could provide relief without any drugs. she has had migraines since she was a child. she said they steal her hours and days. to 11ses get turned up and i can't stand the smell of the shampooing my hair. >> on medication works most of the time, she is interested in a new device. forfirst approved by fda treatment of migraines by or as. -- auras. this is video of the second generation of the device sold in europe. >> i think it is exciting because it is safe and gives us a nonmedical alternative. a lot of headaches are worsened by overusing medications. anything to use less medications for headaches tends to be better. >> held against the back of the skull, it sends a pulse of magnetic energy into the brain. >> it can change th

10:00 this morning and the higher will vases quote have the winds until about 6:00 this evening. gusts are 35 to 40 and possibly even 60 and the highest elevation show the net effect which are trees and power lines coming down. so far we have not heard any word but the winds are just starting to ramp up and should be faster when the sun comes up. as far as our wind gusts we will look at what will happen, we will hit possibly 50 to 60 miles per hour with gusts and that will bring us in cleaner air and you can see it chasing away 9 clouds on live doppler 7 hd. we will talk about what is going to happen temperature-wise when you step outside, it is pretty mile out there and look at all the mid-to-upper 40's, 45 at woodside and menlo park is 46 and 47 in palo alto ands for store city and san mateo at 48, and san bruno at 49 degrees and we have 50 at half moon bay for the warm spot, and napa at 37, and fairfield at 38, and san ramon is 40, and the rest of us are not mid-to-upper 40's and the peninsula and from our roof camera this morning, we are going to deal with this forecast cycle

a second >> is that with the 2 or nil 1. >> until 1. treasure island objects to 2 o'clock and they're the land use authority so it has to be until 1 o'clock >> okay second. >> on the motion to approve until 1:00 p.m. ash commissioner joseph. commissioner hyde and wanting at an >> all right. the motion passes. next up we have some guests here today. we have some guests from jan who have a presentation about public safety at our treatment function and come to the microphone >> thank you all for having us here to talk about something we care about. i'm the president of the bay chapter of democrat face. i want to talk harm production it's a pragmatic health policy. some example would be say for sex education shown to be more important for things like unwanted pregnancies or preventing stds. similarly the use of save injection sites it is for the prevention of blood diseases being triumphed. how is this relevant to the admit life community. this is a nonprofit that was founded in 1998 by the members of the night life community. we focus on h

the san jose mercury news reports that the city voted yesterday to wait on enforcing the law until a federal appeals court rules on a similar law in loss an. some residents have raised questions of the scope of the new law and support more review and outreach. >> the oakland 18-year-old who suffered second- and third-degree burns after being set on fire aboard an a.c. transit bus is offered by a high school basketball team. the oakland high school basketball team will wear blue shirts with the name of sasha fleischman on the back. sasha fleischman was caring a skirt at the time of 9 attack and does now identify as male or female. the suspects 15-year-old richard thomas faces felony assault with a hate crime enhancement. >> now the weather forecast. what is going on, mike? >> we will take a look and on the weather window from the east bay hills and lock across emeryville to san francisco. we have the possibility of poor air again today mostly in the east bay for a record 10th consecutive. there is no burning of wood through midnight. now, the next 12 hours: high clouds. milder this mo

> but now prosecutors might not charge them at all and a final decision on the matter may not come untilfebruary. mcdonnell has apologized for the relationship with the star scientific company and its ceo jonnie williams but insisted he treated star as he would any other virginia-based business. that company received no state grants, contracts or board appointments according to the post tonight. >>> the other big story tonight, the budget. nine republicans got together with senate democrats to pass a modest budget bill that came from a big bipartisan compromise. >> we'll avoid another government shutdown and ease the effects of automatic budget cuts. the measure save $85 billion over 10 years and rolls back some of the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration. some of the budget savings will come from scaling back pensions for military retirees who are still working age. lawmakers will try to find an agreement on raising the nation's debt ceiling. the treasury department saysof by march. >>> meantime minimum wage employees in d.c. expect bigger paychecks. >> by the summer of 2014 m

each year i wait until the last minute. >> yes, just about everyone we spoke with overnight admitted they cannot seem to get to the stores earlier than december 24th and now there are more stores than ever that cater to them open around-the-clock before christmas. >> i'm a last minute shopper. i don't like shopping. i always wait until the last minute. >> the hall in san lenadro opened at 9:00 this morning and had a fair share of last minute shoppers. some people work better under pressure. >> it is how men do it. we shop if a hurry, get what we need and get in and out. >> we are going to buy some more tough and try and get out of here so folks can go home the. >> retailers are delighted to seize these procrastinators. projections are sales are not so good this year. that could be why you see all the discounts. >> i have gotten a few things on sale so i can be happy about that, some shoes were on sale, too. >> old navy is offering 75 percent off of some of their items. check out this winter coat: $25! and check out the line at old navy that wraps around the store. even with a long li

terry pue's death, then 15 days until the next victim.oon 13, then 11, and before long, a body a week. fbi profiler roy hazelwood says this is not unusual for serial killers. >> they come to believe that they in fact are almost immune to mistakes, if you will. and they can take greater risks because it's more exciting and because they're so superior they don't have to worry about the inferior police catching them. >> after a month, lubie geter's body would be found in the woods. the boy left naked except for scraps of underwear. the medical examiner would testify geter apparently had been killed by, quote, a choke hold around the neck, a forearm across the neck. it's a question we'll have reason to ask wayne williams by the end of all of this. it's actually a very simple question. can you kill someone with a choke hold? >> you probably could. you probably could under the right circumstances. >> i know for a fact i could not. >>> when we return, the boy who wanted to catch a killer. >> the body was indeed another victim of atlanta's child

so i knit until it was full. you'd be crazy not to. is that nana?] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping liability of fedex. ♪ o canada >>> last friday, while america was working through the post-traumatic stress after thanksgiving i happened to stumble up on a terrific story in bloomberg. the canada's economy is the best in the last few years. while it's stoked by business investment and strong consumer spending. the canadian stock market has been on -- it's been a real dog for a while now. it's underperformed the s&p 500 for the last three years. only up 7.1% in 2013. the third worst of any developing country. meanwhile, the canadian dollar has been crushed with one equal to 1.95 u.s. cents. but if the canadian economy is coming back as the gross domestic product numbers suggest then the incredible underperformance could smack of a real opportunity here. yes, it might be time to play catch-up. as our neighbors to the north begin to pick up the steam. that's why tonight we're taking a page from the canadian national anthem. you know, o canada,

k-mart will be open until 10:00 p.m. christmas eve.get stores they will be open until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. on christmas eve depending upon the city. >>> bart riders out christmas shopping will have some special holiday helpers this weekend. safety escorts will be at three east bay stations friday night making sure bart riders get to their cars safely. the escorts will walk the riders through the parking lot to their cars at the fruitvale, west oakland, and bay fair stations. they will be wearing police uniforms or special yellow safety vests so look for that. >>> time is 5:39. san francisco's bat kid who everybody loves got a little competition. what the city of vallejo is doing tomorrow for its very own super hero. >>> uc president janet napolitano will lead the u.s. delegation to the winter olympics in russia. >> good morning. right now we are looking at traffic that is moving along very nicely on the bay bridge coming into san francisco. know problems there. we will tell you about where there is slow traffic. >>> i guess its time to b

the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until >> this could be a movie. it needed to be a book about both of them in their relationship and how they do things for one another and support one another. >> is it in assessing what their relationship or a little bit above? >> a little bit above, a little bit of john adams meets war and peace, and in that sense you get a sense of the war of 1812 in the global politics involved but you also get a sense of their strength and their relationship between the two of them and how they, together, one the czar of russia over to favor the united states. and he was so successful that the breast -- british prime minister said that the czar was now have an american. you would never hear that today. it is a good success story that way. >> and do you have another project coming up? >> i have been working on white house phoenix which is about the burning of the white house, dahlia, james madison, and a little bit about the star spangled banner because next year is the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812 and the st