that is the last day to file for assistance from fema. ktvu's noelle walker was in napa today where one family would like to repair some of the little things. >> reporter: the yellow tag has faded. >> all this is from the quake. >> reporter: but the memories have not. >> we literally heard it a couple of second before it hit. >> reporter: the earthquake rumbled through the carl's corner house. >> there was a chimney here that fell down. >> reporter: where a fireplace was stood, her kids now watch tv. >> in the kitchen. this is probably where we have the most damage. the quake shook inside that was inside on to the floor. >> the door doesn't close. >> reporter: it hasn 't worked properly since the quake. >> i just had an inspector from fema come today. i applied i think monday of last week. >> people have to get registered by the end of the day tomorrow. >> reporter: curt pickering is urging everyone who thinks they may have damage from the august 24, 6.0 quake to register for fema help by the monday deadline. >> that way if you don't get

fema can't pay what insurance covers.ere is a lot of political pressure, when you have a disaster like what happened in colorado to get people funded as quickly as possible. it has impacted more than 2,000 square miles with an estimated $2 billion in property losses. at the time the victims frequently urged to seek help. >> fema assistance is not guaranteed. however, if you don't register, it is guaranteed you won't get assistance. >> reporter: more than a year after the colorado flood, letters arrived from the federal emergency management agency demanding payback but the long-term flood recovery group for boulder county is still getting new cases from the flood, including people who need help understanding the letters. >> it is coming at a time where people are still recovering. they're traumatized. they get a letter like this and they're retraumaized. particularly difficult during the holiday season. >> reporter: fema offered a statement saying in part quote, federal law requires fema and other federal agencies to recov

the time to apply for fema assistance is tomorrow. ktvu's noelle walker was in napa today where one family is hoping for help. >> reporter: the yelly tag faded -- yellow tag faded but the memories have not. the earthquake rumbled through the house. where a fire place once stood her kids now watch tv. >> this is where we had the most damage. >> the earthquake shook everything. >> gosh. very scary. i still get the chills. the shaking it was horrible. >> reporter: there are still reminders. >> the crack on the wall. >> reporter: every. >> the door doesn't close. >> reporter: it hasn't worked since the earthquake. >> i had an inspector come today, i applied monday. >> people have to get registered by tomorrow. >> reporter: fema is urging anyone who thinks they might have damage from the august 24 6.0 earthquake to register for fema help by monday. >> if you don't get anything you haven't lost anything but what if you could have gotten the benefits. >> the local assistance center will remain open but fema will close at the end of the day m

fema in this district, three times in one year and i'm meeting with people who are victims.-- you never really understand. >> meantime, here in the bay area, a day off from school and a field turned into a lake presented an ideal opportunity yesterday for a group of kids to try out some water sports. take a look at this video. the baseball field at herbert middle school in santa rosa was flooded and there's a party. kids got into their bathing suits, decided to do a little jet-skiing out there. they also brought out a boogie board and a canoe for the newly- created area lake. have fun! >> never got a day off of school for rain. >> looks cold, though. >> reminds me of the video we showed you yesterday of the surfers on lake tahoe. bill, you told me water temperatures were 50 degrees at lake tahoe? >> i think it was probably upper 40s, low 50s, but, yeah, we get water out here sometimes, 52, 53. >> i don't go in there either! [ laughter ] >> it is definitely cold. we got a ton of rain yesterday, right? that was massive stuff. rainfall percents of average in san jose, almost 20

la agencia fema estÁ ofreciendo subsidios monetarios para los propietarios de inquilinos que sufrieronar en cuenta, mire usted. >> habitabilidad, sanidad y seguridad de la casa. cualquiera de sus elementos que se ha afectado, son importantes para hacer un estimado de los daÑos, de acuerdo con fema. >> ya lo sabe, hay tres maneras de registrarse con fima el tal informaciÓn en pantalla, usted puede ir en persona centro de atenciÓn en napa maÑana hasta las ocho de la noche. otra opciÓn es llamar al telÉfono, o a travÉs de la pÁgina que aparece en internet. ahÍ la tiene en pantalla. la historia se repite, otro vuelo comercial desapareciÓ sin dejar rastro alguno. el hecho se registrÓ la misma parte del mundo en donde le ocurriÓ lo mismo a otro vuelo en marzo de este aÑo. la bÚsqueda del aviÓn de air asia, hasta el momento lo Único que permanece latente es la esperanza de los familiares de que aparezcan convida los 162 pasajeros que iban a bordo. los pasajeros empezaron a reunirse en el aeropuerto, esto halla en singapur. precisamente una flota de barcos y aviones saliÓ en busca de este bien

why fema is cracking down on insurance companies and what it means for homeowners still struggling to recover. >>> plus, social media is playing a bigger part in people's lives these days now it's branching out to retail. why the experts say it could lead to problems for impulse buyers. dedicated to the first responders to put their lives on the line to keep us safe. nbc10 was on the boardwalk yesterday afternoon as city leaders revealed the memorial. it's called in the line of duty. it features two monuments. the first, a seven-foot tall bronze statue of a police officer, fireman, and canine officer. the second symbolizes the world trade center's twin towers. atlantic city's mayor talked about the decision to have the memorial there on the boardwalk. >> today we take these wooden boards and we make them hollowed ground for the men and women who dave gave their lives and millions of people every year will pass by and will be able to appreciate it. >> the casino reinvestment development authority along with the atlantic city alliance made the memorial possible. this morning there is mo

and then finally, fema -- one of fema's regions is just starting a tribal response plan. will that be duplicated in other regions? >> yes, yes -- [laughter] we do consultation before disaster. i was really referring to when we're rebuilding. so part of our consul talkings policy and, again -- consultation and, again, we're new at this, guys, we're not going to be perfect. but we're trying to, a, set up as we design these programs, engage before decisions are made. and we know that in some cases traditional means that we have oftentimes used such as blasting out e-mails or conferences calls, a lot of times we have to go sit down for the first meeting. so we're trying to adapt consultation based upon the tribal governance and tribal leadership to start the conversations. and it's not waiting million there's a disaster. i was really -- until there's a disaster. i was really referring to where we have dollars that you would talk about rebuilding. that's really what we've been looking at, how do we rebuild for that future and make sure we're not just replacing something that g

d, this is where the recommendation at the city should request an insurance premium estimate from fema and compare that against future flooding. the board of supervisors' response would like to suggest that we say the recommendation will not be implemented because fema's naksal flood insurance program does not offer it to private municipalities, only to private owners. and then for recommendation 12b the state said the city should create a local working group for stakeholders. the board of supervisors, i'd like to suggest that we say the recommendation will be implemented in the future because the proposed work program for developing a comprehensive adaptation plan will provide a robust outreach to community members an stakeholders. >> thank you president tang. so i'd make a motion to move those items as recommended by the board of supervisors in response to the grand jury. without objection those items are entered into the record and moved forward. are there any other comments regarding this item? okay. so with that, is there a motion to table this item? >> so moved. >> okay. without

jobve seen fema on a personally coordinating response to various different types of disasters come a tornadoes, mudslides. they do a remarkable job. today we are releasing the recommendations that an independent panel has made to me concerning the united states secret service. i appointed a panel in october to take an outside independent look at the role of the secret service. that panel has reviewed the recommendations with me. we will be releasing a summary of those recommendations later today. in my judgment, the panel's recommendations are astute, thorough, and fair. fundamental change is needed at the secret service, though they do a remarkable job of protecting the president, the first family, and other national leaders. they do a remarkable job of protecting world leaders who come to new york, the general a summary of the you and every year. they are the best protection service in the world. no other protection service can do with the secret service does. it is an organization that is in need of some change. and so it is incumbent upon the leadership of the secret as ace, as w

fema has helped 2,500. search napaquake to apply for aid. >> coming up next, well maybe broe brody brazil knows where jim harbaugh will go. sports coming up next! >> sport time. check in with brody brazil. the comcast studio. a guy is going to get fired. you generally feel sorry for him. not when there is more money waiting for him a minute after he is gone. right? >> this story continues and continues. we do know terry it should end this weekend. ball the 49ers tailspin is approaching its final descent. after sunday. likely that jim harbaugh will be looking for a new job. it does not appear it will take him long at all to find that new landing spot. according to fox sports. university michigan officials will be in tounl thwn this week talk to jim once 49ers/cardinal its over. those with the raiders are hoping spew teto speak with har. they would need permission from the 49ers before anything official. the nfl season is not over. for many this could be their final appearance with the sf on the side of the h

i saw it was for things like that. >> fema says they will consider all claims. fema operations related to the earthquake will shut down at the end of today. >>> brand new this morning. police in san francisco are out there searching for two suspects involved in an early morning home invasion robbery near san francisco state university ever university. it happened at 3:00 this morning. two men broke into the home. they held two people inside at gunpoint. the suspects stole items from the home and ran away. police only have a vague description right now of the suspects involved. no one was hurt during that robbery. >>> we're getting a break from the rain but the recent storms did reveal an unexpected problem for a transit project in the north bay. coming up at 7:00 i will tell you about the damage that was done to the smart trains and the solution girls are search for. >> california may get stricter with how they treat those that drive under the influence. we will tell you what a convicted drunk driver may be required to put inside their car under a new bill being

on 11d on requesting an insurance premium estimate from fema. they do not offer flood coverage insurance to municipalities, only to private property owners. and according to the fee ma representative there isn't sufficient claim history so we wouldn't compete for that funding so we woend won't be recommending implementation of that measure. ma representative there isn't sufficient claim history so we wouldn't compete for that funding so we woend won't be recommending implementation of that measure. >> is frank felipe here? okay, come on up, please. just for clarity, are some of the departments here to make a presentation or are you handling the presentationover all. >> yes, we consolidated our presentation and responses together so what i've just presented to you is our group response. >> are there any members of any of the other departments who are going to be making a presentation in any capacity about this be particular issue? >> no other presentations, but they're here to answer questions. >> okay, that's good. >> planning department is here

all because of fema flood maps with the agency even admits contains errors.omeone who had property in new orleans, i know all about that in. >> i'm sure you do. of course, we all know feel wra is supposed to be assisting homeowners during natural disasters. it seems like in some cases they're creating man made financial problems for people all across the country. >> they said fema has redone their maps, and are you in the flood zone. >> san diego resident laura clemons got a big shot last year when she found out her home was suddenly in a high risk flood zone. >> i got a letter from my mortgage company. >> the homes that we're looking at up here, fema is designating as being under water. as you can see, the water is 40 feet below us. >> fema admits a lack of toppographical data has caused errors in many maps. they're leaving it up to the homeowner to prove it or pay up. >> that letter is a process that a homeowner can use to demonstrate. their property is on a local area of high ground and a letter for fema that recognizes and removes them essentially from th

and this comes into fema's role. going to be there and we do not have strong programs before ordering, but after an event occurs, the question we are asking ourselves, are we building to the future? too often times i did and information has only and based upon past events, which you're out there, you're seeing it. these are happening faster and with greater events than we have seen before. the weather service uses this term, hundred-your event. hundred-year event. you particularly look at how do you build resiliency? this is a term in government, how do we protect our way of life, our heritage, culture, faster than the environment allows us to change it? we are challenged because we oftentimes have based our decisions on past history. we do not look to the future. we really needre your input in the tribal council, the trouble climatetation on change, you know your history, you know your heritage, new york passed, -- you know your past, so help us find your teacher. if we do not make the investment for the future, we

and this really comes into fema's role.ing to be there, and we don't really have strong programs before or during. but after an event occurs, the question we are asking ourselves, are we building to the future? too oftentimes our data and information has always been based upon past events. but you're out there, you're seeing it. things are happening faster and at greater events than we've ever seen before. the weather service uses this term 100-year event. have you heard that in the news like every week? [laughter] and so it's really challenging us to work with noaa and other partners that when we come back and we look, and you particularly look at how do you build resiliency. this is a term we throw around in government, but it's really about how do we adapt to protect our way of life, our heritage, our culture? faster than the environment around us is changing. and for the federal government, we're challenged because we often time have based all of our decisions upon past history. we don't look to the future. and that's w

fema adjusted the maps in the wake of super storm sandy.sidents spoke to officials about their options when it comes to flooding and sfloo flood insurance. >>> speaking of super storm sandy we're finding it didn't just destroy property when it slammed into new jersey. a new study is revealing that it also caused health problems. researchers from rutgers university found the county's hardest hit by sandy had a 22% increase in heart attacks and 31% higher death rate within a month of the storm. that's compared to other counties throughout the state. researchers believe that blocked roads stopped some people from getting medical attention and some evacuated residents left the area without bringing their medications with them. the result of the study could help hospitals prepare for future weather disasters. >>> this time of the year a lot of people, maybe everybody wants to head someplace warm for vacation but the newest hot spot is beyond cold. explorers and thrill seek is are flocking to the mountains of antarctica. it's a fully serviced all

this comes into fema's role.e strong for strong programs before or doing, that after an event the question building for we the future? too often our data and information has been based on the past. you are out there and seeing it. faster, andppening greater events than we have ever seen. the weather service uses the term a 100 year event. have you heard that in the news every week? is challenging us to work with new partners. you particularly look at how do you build resiliency? this is a term we throw around, but it is about how do we protect our way of life, heritage, coulter, faster than the environment is changing? for the federal government, we often based all of our decisions on past history. we do not look to the future. this is where we need your input in the tribal council and tribal representation on climate change. you know your history, heritage, and passed. help us find the future. if we don't make the investments for the future, we may lose that . we are past the point of talking about the changes t

dollars. >> spokesperson >> reporter:this family was rushing in make the deadline to register for femahelp. >>laurie beaufils/napa resident we have a lot of damage. it has been horrible to deal with. chimmney needed replacing. foundation damaged. >>deborah todds/napa resident we noticed cracks and then another. >> over 10,000. >> reporter:for this napa resident - she says it has been a slow process to realize just how extensive the damage has been to her home. >> we were yellow ted britt it took awhile to find things in the home. we found cracks and other things. i do not believe for must is enough time to figure out all the things that are wrong. >> reporter:it has taken a long time to see all of the damage. four months is not enough. >> reporter:while this is the last day to register for fema aid in connection with the earthquake. here at this office, the center will remain open. >> reporter:this is napa county spokesperson kristi jourdan >> reporter:besides coming here, you can also go online to register. a fema spokesperson says so far they have given out 30 million dollars in aid.

so far fema has helped more than 2,000 people. to learn house of representatives to apply for aid, go to nbcbayarea.com and search napa quake. >> with the clock ticking for new year's eve police around the bay area are already looking for drivers letting their holiday celebration get the best of them. and within the first 15 minutes, several but 20 expurr effect. me -- it is already the law in two dozen states. >> in those 24 states that are utilizing these interlock devices, ignition air lock device, they're showing a 30% to 40% reduction in deaths caused by drunk drivers. >> significant number. the breathalyzer ignition lock program is now being tested in four california counties. >> the restaurant that served as a meeting spot for silicon valley executives and stanford students alike is no more. now the owner want to tear down the building and build a hotel in its place. >> the video is making me hungry. markets are open in less than an hour. the futures are pointing lower. it a much different story from friday. after two. >> e

so far, fema helped 2,500 people.ust go to nbcbayarea.com and search napa quake to learn how you can apply for aid. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, on the eve of what looks to be his final game on the 49ers' sideline, teams are lining up to make their pitch to jim harbaugh. >>> the 49ers' disappointing season is approaching its end. it's quite likely jim harbaugh will be looking for a new job following tomorrow's game and doesn't appear it will take long to find a new landing spot. university of michigan officials will be in town this weekend to talk to harbaugh. there are reports the raiders are hoping to speak with harbaugh but they would need permission from the niners. tomorrow's game could be the final appearance in a niners' uniform for many veteran players. coach harbaugh says there is still plenty to play for tomorrow. >> how the players respond is last ballgame of the season is go out there and show and prove there's another year of football. you as a football player can play for a whole

. >> fema will consider all claims. but if you have damage and don't register by this afternoon, you will not be eligible anymore for help. fema operations will shut down at the end of today. >>> thousands of undocumented immigrants will be able to apply for a california driver's license. the new law takes effect on friday and allows immigrants to get driver's licenses. all they have to do they are living in california. most people should be able to get a license without any trouble but they are advising anyone who previously obtained a driver's license under false name or used someone elses social security number should speak with a lawyer before applying. >>> there is a new bill. it's aimed at stopping people with dui convictions from driving drunk again. coming up at 6:00 what offenders would have to do before they could start their car. >> talk about a new years resolution. after the break one elderly mans quest to run across the country. >> that is simply amazing. we are keeping an eye on your bay area traffic. thi

fema announced the federal assistance for the august quake has already reached more than $30 million.ere's new research out showing the west napa faultline where the big quake in august was centered. it can mean a more dangerous quake. a lot of buildings in downtown napa, they are still being repaired. fences surround the areas that still show damage caused by that magnitude 6 quake. now, the quake happened when a ten-mifl stretch of the faultline ruptured. the scientists thought the fault was 30 miles long. but that quake shows the fault is actually bigger. >> we added additional 15 miles on the north end. so now it runs from one side of the valley to the other. >> now, he adds if the entire faultline were to rupture, it could produce a magnitude 7 quake which is about 30 times more powerful than that quake in august. >>> 7:25. a billboard just outside chico is causing some controversy. it shows rather stern-faced santa in shades holding an assault rifle. you see the tag line there, it reads, rebuild ars for santa. that's assault rifles. the owner said he's received a lot of feedback

. >> es importante que vengan a fema rellenar una solicitud y cÓmo le devolvemos el dinero. >> tome encuentraa casa cualquiera de los elementos sonimportantes para hacer un estimado de los daÑos. >> al parecer hasta una rajadura en la pared o el techo podrÍa contar respecto a los requisitos tener un nÚmero de seguro social es clave. >> y tienen un niÑo que naciÓ en los estados unidos el ciudadano norteamericano, y tiene seguro social se puede utilizar el seguro social y el nombre del niÑo para hacer la solicitud que no tenga ningÚn temor en venir a hacerlo. >> hay tres maneras de registrarse con fima pueden ir al local de existencia el lunes hasta las 8. lago pueden atender maÑana y lago pueden atender maÑana y el lunes llamando al 18006213362. cabe mencionar que otros agencias locales que seguirÁn prestando asistencia en napa pueden averiguar mas llamando al 211. contigo regreso los estudios. >> gracias, de actriz en medio de las cuantiosas pÉrdidas la navidad finalmente llegÓ para numerosos vecinos afectados en su casa mÓviles en la ciudad de redbull city este lugar llegaron voluntarios con

senators from new jersey are announcing major fema actions to help homeowners who are still trying to recover from sandy. senators robert menendez and cory booker are holding the news conference right now. it has been more than two years since sandy devastated the jersey shore. earlier this week, they were among a group of senators who pressed the fema administrator on the handling of insurance claims. a federal judge found possibly widespread efforts to low ball federal flood insurance payments to sandy victims. >>> the second time is the charm. nasa's orion spacecraft is on its way back to earth after a successful launch into space. the capsule is expected to splash down in the pacific ocean any minute now. jay gray has more on today's mission. >> five, four -- >> reporter: a ball of fire. >> two, one. >> reporter: and blast of smoke. >> liftoff at dawn. >> reporter: just after sunrise as orion pushed away from pad 37 and into history. >> a new era of american space exploration. >> reporter: mission managers called the liftoff and flight perfect. cameras on orion providing a view fr

. >>> now, time is running out for financial help from fema for the earthquake. they will shutdown their center at 6:00 tomorrow. >>> making a stand and changing the world. how it this 5th grader turned a little lemonade stand into a global crusade for good. changing the world. lori wallace on how one child --- turned a philanthropic project into big -- one glass of >>> she is only 11 but a 5th grader is change canning the word. more on how a child is putting a project in there. >> >> it started easily. >> putting our compassion in here. it is a family thing. but she really took it on. did everything. putting an end to child slavery. that was just the beginning. >> doing a lot of things that grown-ups can. >> reporter: the skies the limit. >> it is astonishing what one person can do in the world. >> reporter: she was the first kid if in american history to pwotel -- to bottle her lemonade. >> i have a business and a child's book. >> reporter: 5% of the revenue going back to the cause. >> i think i was putting crayons in my nose at 8. she is taking on the world. w

so far, fema has helped more than 2,000 people. to learn how to apply for aid, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search napa quake. >>> well, impressive early returns for a movie that at one point was not supposed to be released. sony says "the interview" has earned $18 million since christmas. >> would love it if you could take him out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea. >> yes. >> the comedy about the assassination of north korea's dictator earned close to $3 million in about 300 theaters, but the big haul was through online streaming sales like youtube and google play that earned it another $15 million over the weekend. north korea's cyber attack on sony and threats of violence against theaters showing the film caused many major theater chains to back out of screening that movie. >> i did not get a chance to see it over the holiday, but i was talking to our business and tech reporter scott budman and he wrote a review for nbcbayarea.com. >> he said he liked it. >> i trust scott's judgment. who else's judgment

today, senator robert menendez and other new jersey lawmakers announced that fema will take new stepso help these people. menendez and others have called on fema to look into claims that insurance companies handling sandy-damaged claims are manipulating them to support and shortchange home owners. a task force will meet in the coming weeks to address the issue. >>> it was a solemn ceremony on board the battleship "new jersey" today. officials gathered on the fan tail of the ship in camden to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. the actual anniversary of the attack is this sunday, december 7th. on that day in 1941 japan attacked the pearl harbor navy base in hawaii. the attack killed more than 2,400 americans. the u.s. ended their war on japan when president franklin roosevelt called the attack, "a day that will live in infamy." donald norcross delivered the speech today. the commemoration has been a tradition for 24 years now. >>> it's not long distance. >> but the impact will be far-reaching. how one local town's loss becomes another city's gain with hundreds of j

so far fema has helped 2,500 people. go to nbcbayarea.com and search "napa quake" to learn how did apply for assistance. >>> hills borrow residents on edge after a mountain lion was spotted. police warning people to be extra vigilant. the sighting happened on el cerrito avenue near brentwood road in a residential area. a homeowner says he first heard rustling in a tree over his house. >> awakened us. then seconds later our window was open, and there was a high screech, scream, like a mountain lion scream, and i screamed right back at it to scare it away. then i heard a lighter scream just a few seconds later. >> he called police. when officers got there, they found a dead deer in the yard. that might have been that weaker scream that he was talking about. they believe the deer was mauled by that mountain lion. now they're telling neighbors and passersby to keep a lookout for that mountain lion since that spot is not far from two schools. >>> new at 6:00, heavy rains and swollen creeks. biologists are not seeing a rise in

so far fema has helped more than 2,000 people. you can go to nbcbayarea.com and search napa quake to learn how to apply for aid. >>> the stanford football team is days away from taking on the maryland terrapins in the first ever bowl game played at levi's stadium. but today players from both teams are focusing on something completely different. the entire stanford team volunteered to serve meals at glide memorial's free lunch service. organizers say by volunteering they not only fight bay area hunger they also can give people new perspectives on athletes on and off the field. >> football is such a platform to do so many other things. it's such an attention getter also. but using that attention for positive things in a day where so much negative is approach to athletes away from the football field. >> the players for maryland volunteered today at st. anthony's dining room. the two teams face off tuesday for the big game at levi's stadium. >>> still to come major changes on how california regulates day cares. >> it's significant. it

. >> alert fema. >> look at the little pee footprints in the road. >> that's why i don't believe in the three second rule. >> you fly a glider with no engine. you have one chance to get your landing right. up there turning base, turning final. getting ready to line-up for his landing. everything going perfectly well and so does his landing. there he goes. perfect landing. >> look at that. >> not even the little bumps. how do you ruin a perfectly good landing? >> oh shoot. >> yeah, derrick says he fly twos gliders normally. the one he is flying on this day has a different brake set up. they're a little touchy so he gave it too much brake and causes it to tip over on its nose and also didn't check the wind speed on the ground and he had a little bit of a tail wind. but you have to give him credit for posting his mistake on hien and you learn from your mistakes. >> i was looking out that way and i came in. >> what is this little 5-year-old adorable girl explaining to mom behind the camera? what did she let in the house? >> that's not a dog. >> that's a cow. >> that is a cow. that's their p

fema will shut town the local assistance center at 6:00 tomorrow evening.so far the agency says it helped 2500 homeowners, renters and businesses. the 6.0 august quake did an estimated $3 million in damage. >>> researchers say they are finding lower levels of toxic flame retardant in the water. the government ordered a phase out of the chemicals if in consumer goods a decade ago in high enough concentrations the chemicals can harm sea life, birds and people. >> we have seen a significant harmful effect in wildlife in laboratory studies and with birds concerned about repro ductive and development toxicity. now, people it could be hormone disruptors. >> the chemicals were used in dozen of household products including couches and mattresses. >>> after 60 years it in business, mings served its last super tonight. john ramos explains in a way the popular restaurant was a victim of its own success. >> reporter: mings restaurant first opened in palo alto about the time hewlett-packard opened its headquarters here. not until the '60s when they moved into their curr

is the deadline for anyone in napa or solano county who had damage from the quake to register with fema. >> i thought it was for major damages. not for small appliances. i got a little letter in the mail during the weekend. i saw it was for things like that. >>> a new bill aimed at stopping people from dui convictions from driving drunk again. we will tell you what offenders will be required to do again. >> an attempted home invasion in oakland. how the suspect used two young children to get an elderly couple to let them in their home. >> we are keeping an eye on your traffic this morning. things are look really >>> oakland family is trying to get the word out about a home invasion scam that is targeting the elderly. 78-year-old exlba and her husband were conned into opening their front door. the couple said the officer told them their two daughters needed to use their bathroom and the man, two women, and two children all entered the house but the couples daughter that lived next door noticed what was happening and intervened. >> as i watched from my porch i was in disbelief and shock.

for anyone in napa or solano county who had damage from last august's earthquake to register with fema. the government is offering grants and loans to pay for repair and replacement costs. that includes everything from a house that may have fallen off its foundation to household items that just don't work right because of earthquake damage. >> i thought it was for major damages. not for small appliances but i got a little letter in the mail during the weekend and i saw that it was for things like that. >> fema says it will consider all claims and there's no cost to apply for help. but if you have damage and you don't register it by this afternoon, you won't be eligible for help. fema operations related to the earthquake in napa, they will shut down at the end of today. >>> a mendocino high school girl's basketball team that was disinvited from a tournament because of a t-shirt will be holding a rally today. the t-shirt reads, i can't breathe. those were the last words of a new york man who died after a police officer put him in a chokehold. the girls were reportedly planning on wearing

monday is when fema plans to shut down its assistant set up in napa following the quake. this includes essential home repairs and other disaster related needs not covered by insurance. >>> if you are headed to reno or tahoe be prepared for a lot of company. hundreds of skiers and snow borders from the bay area are expected to head to the slopes. the resorts have a lot of new snow from several storms over the last weeks. some have seen up to four inches in the last 24 hours. many hope to make up for a loss in business the past seasons. >> this is closer to normal. that's more than we have had in the last couple seasons. >> there is no snow in the forecast this weekend. the next storm is expected to roll into sierra next tuesday. >>> our bay area weekend will be dry as well. outside our doors the chilly breezy weather continues giving you a beautiful sweeping view of rolling hills and they're green. we've got blue skies, crystal clear for most of us and it has to do with the wind out there. the wind helped preclude fog from forming. we didn't see frost because of the winds

they say they were processing claims on behalf of fema and none of their money was at stake. >>> a show support for a missing local college student. nbc10 has learned that the jestersv% gomery. a volunteer team foundj+x belongings in the skooupa river last sunday. the 21-year-old disappeared last sunday after leaving a bar in manyunk. the mother said she won't stop until is home. >>> set to kick off at the pennsylvania convention center. nbc10 was there for yesterday's practice run. the annual event starts tomorrow and runs through december 31st. it's, of course a preview of the mummer's parade. on new year's day, visitors can learn how to dress up and strut like a mummer. the parade features a different and shorter route this year. start the performances in front of city hall and then head south and about a mile later. the state health department said more than 5,000 cases have been reported. more than 1200 of them are in our area however, health officials say those numbers are probably low because many people don't seek medical attention for the flu. the department said up to 2,000 pe

fema will shut down its local assistance center later today. so far, the agency says it has helped 2,500 homeowners, renters and businesses. the 6.0 magnitude quake caused an estimated $360 million in property damage back in august. >>> investigators in the sacramento area say a fire on school campus was deliberately set. it broke out last night at a campus for two charter schools on center court lane and antelope. flames destroyed 25% of a classroom. a broken window was in two different place where the fire started. that led them to the conclusion of arson. >>> a surfer has survived a great white shark attack. he was bitten before noon yesterday near san luis obispo. he was able to paddle back to shore on his own. he was treated for minor injuries to his right hip. the beach is open but shark warning signs are posted. >> because i am in there often. if my card is up, it's up. i love the waves so much that it doesn't deter me from going in the watt ther. >> witnesses say the shark was likely a juvenile about eight to ten feet long. >>> a lava f

funding is going out now for a fema project that will stop flooding, they will replace gates that have not been used in decades. >> they had them from the 1910s to the 1940s and prevented flooding. >> we have closures all over coastal towns today and we are still going to be dealing with some of this flooding until we get past tonight's high tide and the wind here is awful, live in brant beach, i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> can you go to 6abc.com/weather, to track the winter weather, we'll update current conditions and follow the panel of any storms on storm tracker 6 radar. >>> and coming up on "action news," masked men attack a man in chester county and police believe the same men are behind a crime in montgomery county. >>> and the eagles assess sunday's loss and look ahead to the rematch with the dallas cowboys. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> in other news tonight, a fight turned into a stabbing this afternoon at a subway restaurant in mercer county. police responded to the dover park plaza at 1:00, a man st stabbed a woman and the

so far 2500 home owners-representers and businesses asked fema for assistance. the 6.0 earthquake damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings. federal disaster grants can help pay for repairs, help tenants cover rent and pay for some disaster-relate out needs not covered by insurance. >>> opponent on the field became allies in the kitchen, serving up a helping of good sportsmanship in san francisco while helping the lest fortunate. >> heading outside, brisk end to 2014. meteorologist >>> a chance for people to have dinner at a peninsula restaurant that many consider an institution. mings has been serving up chinese food in palo alto for the past 58 years. the large 500 seat restaurant will make way for a four-story hotel. 49 people will lose their jobs but two years frow now they'll return as a 150 seat restaurant inside the hotel. ming's is open until 9:00 tonight. >>> football players from maryland and stanford traded in their game jerseys for aprons to help feed the hungry in san francisco. today the two squads teamed up and served lunch at glide memorial c

learned a fifth person died from the storm and fema is ground to find out where the area q f aid. >> we have the new year coming up and the weekend, how's it going to look? >> the coldest air is coming in for new year's eve. >> it is about time. but the timing not exactly the right thing. in colorado something different. they with snow. now a white new year. snow coming down in boulder, i know so many of you are wondering what's going on in this area. there have been more winter storm warnings in hawaii than around our region. that's just amazing. we have not seen that kind of snow. that again right outside of boulder, colorado. some locations picking up three to ten inches over the next day or so. for us we're just on the mild side. 44 degrees right now. we have some cloud recover and temper of e region into the 30s. but we're not cold just yet. 36 gaithersburg. the coldest area at 33 in haguerstown. but these are still e highs for the year. radar showing a few showers. rain and snow showers across portions of the area sprinkles or flurries and that will continue through early tomor

fema says the aid includes disast-related needs that aren't cover by insurance, such as house and repairsrnia has a host of new law always taking effect this thursday with the new year, including the nation's first consent law. that law requires colleges and public schools to adopt a policy that only an affirmative yes means consent to sexual aactivity. in response to the state's long drought, homeowners whoet their lawns go brown despite home association rules and another would require police to check gun data bases during welfare calls. >> . >>> now a alt 10:00 the story of chance meetings and the creative spirit. >> ktvu's katie utehs explaining how it helps an artist reach his customers and idols. >> reporter: we all have a morning routine, nearly every day -- nick sits in the shadows the mcarthur star numbers san leandro. >> i was born to paint. >> and stretching his talent beyond the canvass. >> on a trip to my own morning coffee i met nick sitting exactly where he is now and it was a chance encounter, that he was wearing his own item that inspired his business. >> they were like wh

it's vary that you have to go back to grover cleveland who refused to use fema or . it's this theory of let's steel everything that is not tied down, and it grows with the administrative state. it makes most of our laws in the sense of regulations and it has power over those who don't have independent agencies. so now the power is quiet vast. >> are we able to move forward to world war ii, either to the depression era acts of fdr or even as back as far as the decision to make war in spain grow the government during the prerogative era, and then go to war to save europe? >> certainly by the time the presidents will play a role in shaping the government, you see this huge accrual of power. it's true that presidents claim power at every turn. much of the power they have has been handed off to them by congress, and presidents again have powerful political incentives to guard what powers they have. you talked about a pendulum, and i'm not sure that's right. because once the powers are granted to the president, they'll do everything they can to hold onto them, and congress