it is 34 in anchorage. right now, the temperature is 31 in vegas.rmer in anchorage, alaska than las vegas at this moment. and, today, it only gets up to 42 in vegas. still a very cold air mass. not bad otherwise. i mentioned the warmup is coming. it does look like as we go throughout the next couple of days it will get better. there is that 31 in vegas. a little fun with numbers this morning when vegas and phoenix are as cold as anchorage. >> do you think they were betting on that in vegas, i don't know. >> i don't know. a little cold. hands are cold. >> thank you, bill. >>> now time for entertainment news. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's 9:00 on a saturday ♪ >> you saw that right. "house of cards" star kevin spacey joins billy joel on stage during the upcoming special on pbs. the library of congress gershwin prize. >> are you impressed? >> i am impressed. i didn't know kevin spacey could do that. >>> remember when gwyneth paltrow and chris split up or as they said they would consciously uncouple back in march? well, paltrow reveals that -- in a february issue of "harpe

air space. >> the sun's hitting on anchorage. all the buildings have the reflections. probably the prettiest night we have ever seen when flying. >> suddenly, the plane's engine dies. >> we look over at mark, looks at me, that's not right. immediately, we start dropping and that elevator feeling, you know. >> the pilot scrambles to get the motor started. seconds later, the engine starts up. >> once he got the plane going again, it was happy times with me. >> but the happy times don't last. before the brothers can relax, the motor cuts out again. >> you just keep hoping get it started, come on, man, just get it started. he looked a little frantic up there. >> this time, the pilot can't restart the engine. >> i can see the color car, i could see people walking on the sidewalk down there. get it started. desperation set in at that point. come on, get it going, get it going. >> like on cue, i'm looking out the window, looking out here and we look toward each other, oh, it was just identical. we said we are -- that was our last partin

it was a similar story over at the bay bridge past the center anchorage. various lanes blocked were closed in the left lanes overnight. now that the commute has kind of begun, you can see just the slight delays in the cash lanes but all the roadwork is cleared and no metering lights means no major problems getting into san francisco. all of our cameras, you can see once again after yesterday really foggy conditions, westbound 237 looks great for the start of the silicon valley ride. and i know they are still working on getting another southbound lane across the golden gate bridge. but so far with the new movable median, everything is great in both directions between sausalito and san francisco. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> oakland's new mayor libby schaaf has been meeting the community in the hottest ride in town. i guess. kpix 5's christin ayers met the local artist who dredged up the fire-breathing snail car. >> reporter: grab the reins. queue the flames. the snail is on the move. >> at firs

continues to be a snowless winter in anchorage, pretty mild. 41 degrees at this hour anchorage at 20.lly in the interior fairbanks 7. this was a pretty good-sized storm. look at that swirl coming up. looks like it had been raining in juneau now taper off. not bad for alaska standards. it's the weather pattern. it's been warm in the west and warm up in alaska. >> all right. thanks bill. >>> now to some entertainment news at the box office this weekend. "american sniper" earned over $90 million -- did you see it? >> not yet. i take it you have. that's good. you like it. kevin hart's "the wedding ringer" earned $21 million while "paddington" grossed $19 million. $19 million worth? >> i took my $40 for my family. >>> brian williams stopped by to see jimmy fallon on friday night. and while he didn't get a chance to slow jam the news he did talk a little about his fashion sense. >> yeah, it's just -- it's a little -- you know, it's a mancessory. you and i -- >> what do you mean, like johnny depp? >> no, he has, like, lures in his hair. i don't do that. keith richards called. no, it's fine.

it was scheduled overnight from the center anchorage to about the harrison street off-ramp but i actually saw them picking up cones around 4 a.m. so all should be just about cleared. in the meantime no delay at the toll plaza. things cleared out early today. >> it's a great time to come to work. >> except for the lack of sleep thing. [ laughter ] >>> sam liccardo is now formally sworn in as the 65th mayor of san jose. he and four new city council members took the oath of office last night. mayor liccardo addressed the city's key issues including the dwindling police force. >> we face severe shortages in police staffing and make no mistake, we will compensate our police officers well and fairly for the critically important work and we will rebuild america's finest police department. [ applause and cheers ] >> the san jose police officers association remains skeptical. >> you know, we heard that all through the campaign trail that mayor liccardo was going to make the police a priority. we haven't seen actions that reflect that. >> there's been a mass exodus of officers from the city's polic

. >> we are mad because we missed our flight and because flights to anchorage are limited. >> police have not released the name of the company attached to that tractor trailer. >> i'm live in camden county bellmawr, chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> all right thanks chad. >>> speaking of traffic lets get a check of the "action news" traffic report midweek. >> lets go to matt pellman in the traffic center. those people want to get home to anchorage because it's probably warmer there. >> people want to get home for hot soup, they are getting stuck in a few delays eastbound side a little bit of slowing from montgomery drive on into downtown at the vine street expressway. 11 extra minutes on the travel time. one doesn't in jenkintown near summit avenue by the hertz and one near chestnut street near the deli, fire and police are helping you around chestnut tree road. and gloucester county this afternoon watch out for a wreck on 295 approaching 47 and on the black horse pike in washington county there is a crash involving a pedestrian, right there by the dump. we'll check it again

there are other wonderful examples, steward, anchorage and barrel to name but a few. with those who choose scholars, alaska is fortunate to have great universities across the state. time for the state to develop a different relationship with our university. we too often reach out to lower 48 consultants without first determining if the same or better analysis can be purchased here or in the private sector. arguably the greatest knowledge of policy studies can be found at the university of alaska burbank. the cat stevens marine research institute in juneau service on fishery management. they arranged science center served his state through research and training activities, these are fundamental to marine science and the competitiveness of the alaskan sea food industry, meeting important work force needs. last week i held our first cabinet meeting. we renamed the governor's conference room the cabinet room and plan to use it extensively and regularly with the cabinet. at my invitation also attending the cabinet meeting were university of alaska presidents railroads ceo

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the two head out to lake hood near anchorage, alaska, a picturesque water runway they viscid at leastthe spot we were standing in because that's normally where you can get some of the best shots. we were about ten feet off the water, above the canal. there's a little fence that keeps you from going closer, and we were standing right on the fence line. >> on the third day testing out his brand new video camera, kohler spots a small aircraft on the other side of the lake taxiing across the water. >> so we were jogging up to catch up. we had to get around the trees so we could get a good shot of the plane taking off. >> the single engine prop plane ready for flight begins to build speed. >> everything was normal, started revving up the engine. the plane started taking off, started coming into its turn. it did point at us for a while, but that's normal. >> suddenly, a gust of wind momentarily lifts the plane from the water, knocking it off course. >> the point where the windshield gust hit, then it actually lifted out of the water, then the wrong float came out of the water. then when the

didn't see any roadwork coming through the center anchorage approaching harrison street so you're good to go out of oakland into san francisco. and mass transit off to a great start. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> 4:36 now. california attorney general kamala harris plans to run for u.s. senate. sources telling kpix 5 harris will formally announce her intentions later today. she will try to fill the seat being vacated by senator barbara boxer. the news came a few hours after another prominent democrat, lieutenant governor gavin newsom, announced he is not running. so with newsom out of the picture, here are other democratic challengers. harris could face former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa. retired san francisco hedge fund billionaire tom steyer and alameda county congressman eric swalwell. >>> it's 4:36 now. the official twitter feed for the u.s. military central command is back online. susan mcginnis reports hackers claiming to have ties to the islam state took control of twitter and youtube, their page. >> reporter: u.s. central command

overnight left lanes closed from the incline out to the center anchorage. they will wrap it up shortly if they haven't already. here's a live look at the toll plaza. slight delays in cash lanes. and you just missed it about 10 minutes ago, the zipper crews were out there opening a fourth southbound lane in the commute direction. everything is very quiet so far out of sausalito. and checking mass transit, we're off to a great start here. bart systemwide on time, no delays, golden gate fer rest are also looking good and -- ferries also looking good. "ace" train number one is leaving the central valley problem-free. that is your latest "kcbs" drive to work. juliette, frank, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> 4:49. don't expect to find any sugary drinks at some stores in berkeley. the city is about to start implementing the new first-ever in the nation soda tax due to the extra costs, the dollar tree stores on shattuck and san pablo avenue have stopped selling soda altogether. >> i found water. water everywhere. water on the shelves, water in the coolers. wate

in anchorage, alaska it never dropped below zero and in amsterdam it was 23 degrees above average.scientists say we are to blame with greenhouse gases driving the spike in temperatures. >>> also according to scientists, sea life could be in trouble if this warming trend continues. a report released this week warns that the oceans are heading toward mass extinction of many species, in part from climate change. other problem is that carbon dioxide pollution turns the water more acidic. >> stocks have gotten smaller, yes, but it's not drastic. >> at the beach tavern in monmouth beach that means that oysters and most other shellfish are still plentiful. scallops are more costly though. in some cases, overfishing and climate change are having real impact. >>> a tropical storm approaching the philippines is causing pope francis to change his schedule a little bit. he cut short his trip to tech techlabon. pope francis plans to celebrate mass in manila tomorrow. the storm leveled entire villages and left more than 7,000 dead or missing in techlabon. >>> are the phillies better off without

it's on the other side of the span coming into san francisco about center anchorage to the harrison street exit. they may still have those lanes blocked but the off-ramps are all open coming into the city those first ones and not causing much of a delay so far across the span. and, hey, all the delays have now completely dissipated in burlingame. this was the scene of a major injury accident involving a couple of cars southbound 101 at broadway. for a long time only the left lane was open but they cleared that traffic alert at 4:12 and it was a busy night overnight. i mentioned on 101 we had a couple of earlier accidents including one that landed a car on its roof. all lanes are now back open in santa clara though. northbound 101 at montague expressway. and we put up a speed sensor, 65 miles per hour as you clear that 101 area. 280 is also moving at the speed limit. so out the door here's a live look outside near the oakland airport. oakland coliseum. not seeing much roadwork right there in that area taillights that's traffic moving northbound to downtown oakland and so far you are in the

the bay bridge in the cash lanes but they picked up the overnight roadwork early from the center anchorage to the fremont exit. so problem-free. heading to sfo all green on the sensor on 101 through san bruno, millbrae. bart is also off to a great start with all trains on time. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> nice and easy. okay, liz, thanks. >>> new this morning a local assemblyman wants to add a third traffic lane on the richmond/san rafael bridge. democrat mark levine of san rafael introduced the bill that calls for designing to begin while the project is under an environmental review. levine says this would speed up the project by a good 18 months. >>> happening today, protestors plan to confront bart's board members at their meeting tonight in oakland. the issue is the arrest of 14 people during a protest on november 28. bart wants the suspects to pay $70,000 in restitution for stopping trains for hours by chaining themselves to a train. the protestors want the charges dropped. >>> 5 people recovering from gunshot wounds after three different shootings in oakla

field that's gaining anchorage every day. just this week three more hopefuls set up political action committees to help them raise money. one of them was south carolina senator lindsey graham. what is going to determine whether you do end up jumping into the race and when will you decide? >> if i can be competitive. i'm not going to put my family friends, and myself through the hell that comes with running for president. >> reporter: that's the same calculation a lot of potential candidates are going through right now. even though romney has decided to bow out he still made it clear today he thinks he could have won and he pointed to polls, scott that still show him at the top of the g.o.p. pack. >> pelley: nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you. nato said today it will set up forward command headquarters in six nato countries near ukraine. a cease-fire in ukraine collapsed, and the neighbors are nervous about russia's intentions. nato says russia is arming rebels fighting the ukrainian troops there and here is elizab

overnight roadwork cleared occupy early between the center anchorage and that first off- ramp heading into the city. here's a live look once again at the nimitz 880 in oakland. overnight they had roadwork in both directions between oakland and san leandro. the southbound may still be out there between hegenberger and 98th. san mateo traffic looks great between hayward and foster city. dense fog advisory for parts of contra costa county pretty thick through parts of walnut creek, lafayette and then a little bit once you reach the caldecott tunnel. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> speaking of the commute, it could be a rough one tomorrow morning for people who use bart. protestors plan to disrupt service at the montgomery station in san francisco and that could have a domino effect throughout much of the system. kpix 5's christin ayers explains what the protest is all about. >>> reporter: it was arguably one of the most effective protests in months, 14 people chained themselves to a bart train on black friday. [ chanting ] >> reporter: oakland

so yeah, really only hit some overnight roadwork once you hit about the center anchorage out into san francisco. here's a little bit of haze. you can see it across the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 the drive time is 13 minutes right now clear between 880 and 101. we'll talk about overnight roadwork coming up. in the meantime, 880 looks okay near the oakland coliseum and airport. southbound traffic out of downtown should be about 14 or 15 minutes in both directions between 238 and the maze. mass transit is all on time so far with all bart trains more than 25 all good to go. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." looks like michelle has another golden gate bridge update. >>> the golden gate bridge is going to shut down for the weekend starting at midnight tonight. electronic signs have been warning drivers of the impending closure which is expected to end at 4:00 monday morning. the reason for the shutdown? crews will be installing a new movable median to more safely separate northbound and southbound traffic. golden gate transit buses will still be allowed on the bridge and will operate o

they have the left lanes blocked off from the center anchorage to the harrison street exit overnight.s scheduled to wrap up by 5:00 and sometimes they do it ahead of schedule and just some minor delays there. at the bay bridge toll plaza san mateo bridge looks clear in both directions and mass transit is also on time. kcbs traffic. back to -- that's your latest kcbs traffic. back to you. >>> 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev was in court yesterday as the first potential jurors filled out questionnaires. the defense suggested plans to show tsarnaev was under the psychological control of his older brother who was killed in a shootout with the police. federal prosecutors may seek the death penalty. >>> one of the things that's going to happen in this jury selection process is that you have to do what the lawyers call death qualify a jury and what that means is, even if you are against the death penalty, but you say this, you know? i can follow the law. >> tsarnaev is being held in total isolation now in a federal prison. the trial will likely take months to settle. >>> if you know a teacher,

and no overnight roadwork by the way between the center anchorage and harrison that may have slowed you down in some earlier commutes earlier in the week. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. there's that one lonely headlight heading out of sausalito into san francisco and they should be doing lane changes here any minute. that is "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> some drivers in the north bay are about to run into some traffic troubles at the golden gate bridge. it's going to be closing. but this has the story about putting some other folks at risk because of a big cliff there. if you have ever driven on highway one recently you may have comes across the recent storms washing out a section of the high and it shut down the road there. kpix 5's sharon chin shows us what it looks like today. it's a story you'll see only on 5. >>> reporter: the sign says road closed. but some people ignore it. so you've seen people drive -- >> just right now a guy's driving through. >> reporter: and john seller can see why. the detour to muir beach can add up to 20 minutes travel

on the stand there was a stall westbound on the old suspensions and the upper deck at the center anchorage and it is clear now but not before it had a chance to back a plan for all the way to the meter and light which meant they were slow down was made the back of is being pushed for the macarthur maze and look at the 880, iraq already backed up all of the westbound lane of the seoul plaza this is not go well for the risk of it we will often reported the start until this all occurred. >>george: now that is gone will still likely be dealing with this effect for a while longer we're not tracking any hot spots and that is good news >>george: you're ride on 92 in december sale bristol's good and just in a 11 minute drive times as you head across the bay. >>mark:developing news this morning. >>mark:at least half a dozen people are recovering after a car slammed into a macy's store in newark. at the newpark mall with mike? >> reporter: investigated at the same behind me you can see it is boarded up this morning after a very hectic night tech a look at the incredible video just before 5 yesterday

time to have something in place that anchorage is this kind of cooperation so you can balance not only within your state but on a regional basis. on a regional basis -- what you mentioned about the market between canada the united states and mexico it is where you have imports and exports of a time. with nordic countries having a lot of hydropower exposing it to northern europe. sometimes in northern europe there's a lot of -- exporting it through northern countries so this kind of mechanisms are very important to solve their problems. >> the united states, there is this set of different regulatory structures various boundary is that do not match physical realities. state regulatory authorities that need to be addressed. they need to be addressed. we need solutions within this system. we also have another challenge, in different parts of the country business structures a utility's and how would you structure simple tax incentives, they are irrelevant to another class of utilities. what we are doing in the quadrennial energy review is focus on states and regions, and carried out 14 regi

. >> the "anchorage daily news" or whatever actually put a $100,000 reward on this thing. so i was thinking about that, too, wouldn't that be nice if i could bring this baby in. >> but, despite an exhaustive search, he returns empty-handed. >> i really had high hopes about finding this thing. i'd love to go back up there. and when i get a little older, a little more time on my hands, i will go up there, and i'll disprove or prove this thing. >> until then, the myth of caddy lives on. after all, perhaps the mystery is what we love most of all. >>> unexplained images that captivate and perplex. >> the alien in the film i saw looked like it had been very badly injured. >> an eerie evening in a junkyard. >> the thing was out here just twirling around up in midair. >> it or she is looking for something. >> and formations that seem to appear out of thin air. >> it's very mysterious. we don't know what it is. >> in this episode, film and

in anchorage, alaska, it never dropped below zero. in amsterdam it was 23 agrees above average.scientists say we are to blame. sea life could be in trouble if this warming trend continues. a report published in "science" warns the oceans are heading towards mass extinction of many species in part because of climate change. one of the scientists exists there are still time to reverse the impact. we spoke to a monmouth county charter boat captain. >> stocks have gotten smaller, yes, but it's not drastic. >> experts say if we don't make changes soon though extinctions could start within the next 20 years. >> they apparently bent to pressure. it's a slap in the face to muslims. >> a call to prayer at one college has drawn national attention. more on the religious controversy at duke university. at perdue, we pride ourselves on the freshness of our chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but i can guarantee the freshness of our chicken because we go beyond what the usda requires... with extra inspections in american family owned farms, refrigerated trucks that deliver daily and everyw

the ryans are from -- >> anchorage, alaska. we brought our summer clothes.brought some hoodies and some sleeping bags. and we'll be fine. >> you can watch the rose parade tomorrow morning at 8:00 on abc 7 on channel 7. >>> high winds are believed responsible for the deaths of two men overnight on santa catalina island. officials say a harbor patrol officer was killed after being pin between a boat and a rock around 11:00 last night. another man's body was found floating in the water nearby off green pleasure pier. it's unclear if the two deaths are related. winds 40 miles per hour hit the island and beaching several boats. >>> the blustery storm dropped snow at several elevations stranding dozens of motorists on mountain highways. firefighters rescued more than 140 people whose vehicles got stuck near crestline in san bernardino county. another 50 people had to be rescued near mt. baldy. >>> huge flames ripped through the western wyoming town of dubois last night. firefighters had to contend not only with the fire's brutal heat but the nail biting cold. temp

point at what's now the southern anchorage of the golden gate bridge. >> when i heard the story that my grandfather wanted to get the logs, that's when the ship went down because it went down within a matter of minutes. >> reporter: 128 people died. mostly chinese and japanese immigrants. >> the captain stayed on. he died with the ship. so did my grandfather. i don't feel happy when i see waves going in. you know it just -- i can't explain. >> reporter: the ship's remains lived in murky silence until a recent expedition by noaa pinpointed the wreckage in 287 feet of water near baker beach. >> it's great they finally found the ship that's very historical. it's over 113 years since the sank. >> reporter: now noaa released new 3d sonar images showing the ship in its grave of mud. >> it's the san francisco's "titanic." granted, there wasn't that many people compared to what happened with the "titanic." but the tragedy of the amount of people that died. >> reporter: along with the ship the story of the last moments of thomas brady are also emerging from the water. >> here this man was, yo

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cleared out the overnight roadwork on the other end of the span into san francisco between the center anchorage the harrison street off-ramp. you can see everything looks great all along the corridor on highway 4 out of the pittsburg bay point area. southbound 680 continues to move well out of concord, pleasant hill, and all the way into walnut creek. and 880 we'll show you a live look heading to oakland airport. this is what it looks like right now. it's clear in both directions. that's your latest "kcbs" drive to work. it's hard to count how many "spare the air" day have we had in a row? >> eight. we may have a record here because i don't see us getting out of this anytime soon. >>> good morning, everybody. out the door it is such a quiet start to your day. a very quiet weather pattern. out of the 30s into the 40s and 50s. no winds at this hour. no airport delays at sfo at mineta or oakland airport, either. the 14th "spare the air" day of the winter season. we will be partly to mostly cloudy today a few sprinkles are possible that's about it. the chance of rain is pushed back to january 20. t

. >> at a special ceremony in anchorage, he receives a stainless steel dog bowl with the alaska staterooper badge as well as some doggy treats. >> buddy saved us, i would say. buddy saved our home. it was just a miracle. >> he'll always be there for me, and i'll always be there for him. >> and for trooper shanigan who is now buddy's pal, honoring him means a great deal. >> i think that our animal companions do deserve a lot of credit for many of the things they do every day. for the heinrich family to have their own dog to step up and do something that people rarely get to experience, but i think was fortunate enough to be caught on a camera. >>> this example of heroism should open our eyes -- >> if buddy proves dogs can be heroes, winston proves dogs will be dogs. the 2-year-old pit bull mix is caught on camera chomping away on the bumper of a chattanooga, tennessee, police car. >> all right, fellows. this dog has almost got his whole bumper ripped off. >> on march 14th, 2010, the naughty winston unlocks the gate from his home and ends up here where he discovers a new doggie treat. t

at 5:14, it looks great because the roadwork is also cleared between the center anchorage and coming into san francisco. so eastshore freeway also fine. 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. the 580 approach looks good. you may hit some fog around santa rosa on parts of 101. they issued that dense fog alert there around 3:30 this morning. and westbound highway 4 this was a mess overnight. there was a police investigation. they had several lanes blocked in the westbound lanes between willow pass and port chicago highway. they reopened that before 4:30 as well and now speeds are showing 63 miles per hour. it is a bit slugish though already out of antioch. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." let's check the weather. here's roberta. >>> we have a lot going on. we have the king tides, it's the third day of that. we also have a little bit of fog out there. we also have an impending heat wave. and then on top of all that, we have your tahoe report featuring skiing and boarding all that. but first, the first temperatures in the area. we currently do have visibility three-quarters

security has gone from worst with federal agencies with the ability to communicate and play in the anchorage. one of my personal passions. in these challenging times ministry reform is a whole man security imperative. here is very are in the substance of some important issues. one year ago i said as long as i am secretary counterterrorism will remain the cornerstone of the department of the homeless securities mission. 13 years after nine above and it is still a dangerous world and in 2015 we must recognize we have the fault for to a new phase in a global terrorist threat. to day it is more decentralized and more complex to be concerned about those who leaves the home country to take up the fight to link up with a terrorist extremist and may return his home whether this country or one of our allies with the terrorist extremist purpose. we are concerned rand terrorist organizations new skills use of the internet to publicly recur within their own homeland to no longer build bombs in secret it is well-publicized in the instruction manual and calls for people to use it. we are concerned about t

and now they cleared the roadwork between the center anchorage and harrison. so yeah, very quiet.s is the time to go if you have to get into san francisco via the bay bridge. no metering lights. golden gate bridge traffic everything looks fine now. you may have heard anne makovec a little bit ago mentioning the golden gate bridge closure midnight friday night until early monday morning. so yeah, folks in marin county, richmond/san rafael bridge, bay bridge, those are going to be your best alternates or ride golden gate transit. the buses and the ferries will both be operating. in the meantime let's get out the door right now heading to sfo. this is what it looks like at 101, 280. everything is really clear right now coming into and out of the san bruno area all the way down into san mateo. no delay. highway 4 we have a few brake lights now. the commute has begun as you approach "a" street. 24 miles per hour. once you get through the roadwork there in antioch, everything is clear in pittsburg-bay point and concord. mass transit is on time. that's your latest traffic. roberta, there

roadwork into your the center anchorage is cleared.delay in any lane at the toll plaza heading into san francisco. breaking news in downtown san jose. we have our reporter kiet do live on the scene showing us that structure fire. in the meantime you try to get around it westbound julian is closed at coleman. and you will notice that the guadalupe parkway is not affected at this time. with the forecast, here's roberta. >>> there is a lack of fog. we have some very dense fog, however, in the central valley. and that's actually slipping in a westerly direction into the delta. and concord with a dense fog advisory in effect this morning. clear skies at the bay bridge. 35 degrees in santa rosa. it is 42 degrees in concord where the visibility is down to about a quarter mile. otherwise clear skies in livermore. san francisco at 50. the winds are very slight this morning but that's all we need to clear out our atmosphere here in the bay area. calm winds now in san jos. fluctuating winds 10 to 20 miles an hour in the afternoon hours. so it's n

. >> the ship smashed into the rock at what's now the southern anchorage of the golden gate bridge. >> when i heard the story that my grandfather went to get the log and that's when the ship went down because it went down in minutes. >> 129 people died. >> the captain stayed on and died with the ship and so did my grandmother. i don't feel happy when i see waves rolling in. i can't explain. >> they lived in americay silence until a recent expedition pinpointed the wreckage in 287 feet of water near baker beach. >> it's great they finally found a chip that's very historical and over 113 years since it sank. >> now noah released new 3-d sonar images showing the ship covered in it's mud. >> it's the san francisco titanic. granted there wasn't that many people compared to what happened with the titanic but the tragedy of the amount of people that died. >> the story of the last moments of thomas brady are also emerging with the water. >> this man was keeping the ship afloat for a lot of immigrants to that time. he was a real hero. >> brady's body was never recovered. to his tail and heroic

sadly yes it has been there for nearly an hour perhaps a little more than that a chapter to the anchoragend of central no. 280 is even affected try to get all 2101 it is backed up to third street in the mid and is the traffic here still have the around the 92 interchange in getting to it. >>george: 01 sought from backed up was bounced the backed up into the macarthur maze is still a 90 minute drive times. if >>mark: the humane society wants to know who put these puppies. scientists say the house on oil in a. dioverrookde andiscer aexcing mbinion tass. ch, rk ccola veri sofcents. avor wit oticruituice it's cholatand uit avor likeou've ner expeencebefo. dioverrookde. ♪ ♪ all e gonessf milk l thdeliousness of hshe's rup. >>darya: me for a total about early this month hundreds of birds died and rescuers were able to save a few. >> reporter: i am out here in sausalito on this wednesday morning i just spoke with an organizer of the bird rescue group they are in route to come here from fairfield to have about 30 birds in a sign man they're going to be released they will study birds right here an

they tell you the situation, you have to see that the ship has gone somewhere which qualifies an anchorage and hasn't moved for six or eight weeks before you know that it is definitely -- >> and your sense is? >> our sense is that the amount of storage is rising and will continue to rise. there is availability of ships. all this oil that is surplus in the market is going to have to go somewhere. >> nice to see you. thank you very much indeed. neil atkinson. and of course, mark barton. what else is on our radar? alibaba set to report earnings today. estimates compiled by bloomberg suggest a 6.8% rise in net income. investors will be looking for clues on alibaba's mobile business performance and response to government allegations it isn't doing enough to combat online fraud. eu prime ministers are gathering in brussels to consider new sanctions against russia. the meeting comes after violence between russian-backed rebels and ukrainian troops. greece's new government has questioned the need for further sanctions. mcdonald's is in its worst sales slump in over a decade. it ceo is paying the p

duluth minnesota, burlington vermont, buffalo new york and anchorage alaska. >> what great partners burlingtone final tally of our eighth annual warm hearts drive. drop roll please! 153,357 coats. >> whoa. fantastic. >> whoa. that is a record. that is 30,000 -- oh. >> i just echo what robin said earlier. we want to thank our partners burlington and thanks to everybody out there who donate add coat including these families right here. >> thanks for the poppers, too, a lot of fun. thank you very much. we'll be right back with a tribute in honor of dr. martin luther king, jr. ...look you've really been letting us down. ...the half-fast job you did uploading our big proposal or updating our website. u're starting to make our siness look half-fast. i'm gonna have to let yogo. ouch.... was he talking to jim? no - our cable company. were you just talking about me? ah......no it's time to fire your half-fast cable internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch -- upload speeds s as fast as downloads. so switch to fios ininternet and phone starting at $99.99 a month with a 2 year agreement and get $

duluth, minnesota, burlington, vermont, buffalo new york, and anchorage, alaska. >> what great partnerse you ready? it is time now the final tally of our eighth annual warm coats warm hearts drive. drum roll please! 153,357 coats. >> whoa. fantastic. >> whoa. that is a record. that is 30,000 -- oh. >> i just echo what robin said earlier. we want to thank our partners burlington and kids fashion and thank to everybody out there who donate add coat including these families right here. >> thanks for the poppers, too, a lot of fun. thank you very much. we'll be right back with a tribute in honor of dr. martin luther king, jr. luther king, jr. ♪ >> last night in selma, alabama we heard john legend perform the academy award nominated song "glory" from the film "selma." that's part of a recreation for that famous march. the song was written as a tribute to dr. martin luther king, jr. and echos the dreams dr. king had for this country. as you'll see and hear in a tribute of our own. >> i have a dream! my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the col

however, when the house mover from anchorage left valdez without moving any of the houses we purchased we once again had to adjust. we became house movers. this is what i learned from my parents. don't panic. when times are tough. make a plan. stick to it. stay focused. stay positive. and get to work. now is not the time to sound the alarm, my fellow alaskans. now's the time to pull together. to make a plan. sharpen our focus. and get to work. we have the tools. we have the ingenuity. we have the team. and we will work a way out and build an even stronger alaska. on december 26th, i took immediate action. i issued an administrative order directing that all mega projects stand down until we can assess their overall cost and benefit to the state. i thank the leadership of both bodies here tonight for your offers to assist and for your helpful suggestions regarding our state's financial situation. we have reached out to all alaskans to solicit their input on the budget situation, as well. my website has a form for anyone to use and we have received thousands of responses. we have asked st

i don't know the correct pronunciation, she is from anchorage alaska, from king island. received the writers award for her first book of poetry and recently received a native arts and culture is foundation literature fellowship among many other honors. joan naviyuk kane, one of the best poets of her generation and at the top of the next wave of indigenous poets. joan naviyuk kane. i want to read in little bit of a quote from d.c. walter about her books. heavy-handed and a blue slopes. in these vivid, disturbing and mysterious poems written in english, joan naviyuk kane writes out of the landscape and language of the fine arts. "hyperboreal" is situated at a threshold between cultures between inner and outer worlds and the poems are voice with throat slight swell her compelling vision is earned through a language that will dislocate in order to relocate and whose shifts are exact and existing. that was a quote from arthur z.. now let's switch to thomas mcgovern and juan delgado. it is my pleasure to introduce these two authors. juan delgado and thomas mcgovern traveled to

there are other wonderful examples in the matsu valley, anchorage and barrow to name but a few. for those who choose college, alaska is fortunate to have great universities across the state. it is time for the state to develop a different relationship with our university. we all too often reach out to lower 48 consultants without first determining if the same or better analysis can be purchased here within our university system or in our private sector. arguably, the greatest knowledge of arctic policy studies can be found at the university of alaska in fairbanks. the ted stevens marine insresearch institute here leads. kodiak serves the state of research, education and training activities. these are fundamental to marine science and the competitiveness of the alaska seafood industry in meeting important workforce needs. last week i held our first cabinet meeting. we have renamed the governor's conference room to the cabinet room and plan to use it extensively and regularly with the cabinet. at my invitation also attending the cabinet meeting were the university of alaska presid

at last check, it was only 2 degrees colder in anchorage, alaska than downtown los angeles.rection. we're warmer in kansas city. all the bright colors on the map, we're going to see a nice afternoon across the nation. >> sounds good bill karins thanks and happy new year. >>> the first victim of air asia flight 8501 has been identified today. seven bodies recovered so far. authorities say one is a woman flight attendant. she was identified by fingerprints and other means. a short window of good weather has closed for search teams. who were scouring the java sea for the plane's wreckage. as fierce winds slammed the region. nbc's katy tur has the developments. >> reporter: it's nighttime here in surbaya. the weather was a problem today hampering the search effort it the bodies they were able to recover were brought back today, including the first one to be identified. her remains were given to her grieving family members. so far, only seven bodies recovered from the water. they're hoping they'll be able to get some more. but the weather has just been a problem. in fact, divers

the snowmobilers were riding northeast of anchorage when they spotted the animal's snout sticking outhey're amazing animals. >> big. >> huge. a lot of weather going on across the country throughout the day today, eastern half of the country at least. all of this rain, some will be severe and there's snow to be had as well snow starting this morning across the panhandle of texas and oklahoma head spoog towards kansas. throughout the day that is going to spread off towards the north. you also notice this right here, that's the next disturbance moving in from canada and that's going to bring some very cold air and some snow. so over the next couple days some areas of chicago you'll see a couple inches. we'll see some areas maybe up to about 5 inches across parts of iowa. that's the snow. then the cold air comes in and it's going to be really cool. take a look what happens in chicago during overnight hours. typically this time of year you get to about 17 degrees for your average low. tonight you're going to be 29 and then everything changes, much of this week thur looks like it's the cold