j.r. won the ted prize helping him with this process. j.r. is the name of a photographer whose identity is semie anonymous. he calls himself a guerilla artist. he got his start after finding a camera in a paris subway. his photos have been displayed in unusual places. along the barrier dividing israelis and palestinians, in the slums of kenya and shan'ty towns of brazil. i caught up with him at his studio in new york. >> j.r. good to meet you. nice to meet you. >> what a pleasure to meet you. you have asked the world, literally the world, to help you essentially turn the world inside out. >> someone i met in the streets told me that the warnings - it takes what issed in of you and it puts it out there. that's what it is. people taking their own portrait. you don't have to worry about technical stuff. themselves. >> yes, yes. that. >> what have you learnt in the process. this is a project that is two years, two years old. >> exactly. >> what are you learnt during the process. >> yes, yes. for 13 years i travelled around the world doing my own

j.r. stone standing by live. >> thank you, gary. >> reporter: richard take me through the final play. >> when you try me, like crabtree, that's the result you will get. don't you ever talk about me. >> reporter: who was talking about you? >> crabtree. >> i am not a t.v. guy. you make one play and you talk. there is a lot of respect between teams. i don't even know. >> seeseattle's richard sherman went off. we have more with j.r. stone. you were in the locker room. that was a deflating loss, wasn't it? >> reporter: it was. a difficult night in seattle for the 49ers, a team who comes up short again, very quiet in that locker room. you look in the distance, you can still see a blue tint and green tint from the confetti after seattle won this game. i want to go to some of the video of colin kaepernick. he had 3 turn overs during this game. looking off as he walked off the field. he didn't even take off his uniform for 10 or 15 minutes just looking and not really doing much of anything. nobody

j.r. stone is at eden valley medical where smith was taken after the shooting. >> reporter: all is quiet, but this was hardly the case tuesday afternoon when officers came here to remember their fallen comrade. tragically tuesday tom smith's body was covered with an american flag as it was put in the coroner's van. >> good evening. it is really hard i have to announce the tragic loss of the first officer kill indeed ed in the line of duty for bart. >> reporter: he was talking about retirement last weekend. he is survived by his wife kelly smith who is a bart police officer, and his 6-year- old daughter. >> our condolences go out to his family, our bart family, and the district. >> reporter: they didn't say much, but the pain was seen in their actions and on their faces. >> we ask everyone to please give us a chance to catch our breath. we will do an update tomorrow morning. no questions tonight. again, our condolences to the family and keep us in your prayers. >> reporter: they said tom sh

j.r. stone has hilts highlights and sports next. good. good answer. 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 pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> good evening. i am j.r. stone. stanford took on michigan state in the 100th rose bowl in pasadena, california. kevin anderson picked off conner cook. with the return, touchdown stanford. the 4th quarter not looking good. 25-yard pass to tony lippit. despite that there is still hope. a a minute 46 left, they dodge the gatorade bath. first win for michigan state since 1988. >>> rg3 cheering on baylor with central florida. look at this run. right in the end zone. flipping right in there. mom can't believe it until she is told he is o

j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> reporter: lee dublin police department has taken over that investigation. i am right at the date of the apartment complex and if you push in here you could see the mobile command center in turley lift up. they are still out here and it will be a very blunt knight for investigators. it will be a very long night for a investigator spiri >> they went dan and dave were searching for a suspect. the suspect was not there. one officer wound another officer fatally shooting him. >> reporter: making forceable entry into the apartment unit. one officer shot officer smith one time. they had their guns drawn up when they make entry and all of them were wearing bulletproof vest. as for the purpose that they were looking for? the person? >> a suspect in recess that occurred in the bart system train. >> was this a case of the gun accidentally firing and potentially? or target with miss identification? that is what we have to work through and find out. >> reporter: investigators

j.r. stone kron 4 news. dids >> reporter:developing tonight. >> reporter:another person dies because undoubtedlyit was a female san francisco resident who did have a medical issue prior to getting the flu. the victim was under the age of 65 but it's unclear it the strain was the popular h-1-n-1.and health officials are not releasing any other information. >> reporter:san francisco goes from 2 to three flu related deaths. across the bay area.the number of fatalities this season has now risen to 32. >> reporter:santa clara has the hightest number of flu related deaths.with eight. this list only includes people under the age of 65. >> catherine: a vicious pit bull is now off san francisco streets police say it mauled two men in golden gate park last night near 25th avenue and lincoln. >> catherine: police shot and killed one of two dogs - then spent the night looking for the second one. >> catherine: kron 4's mike pelton shows us where they found the dog - and what police believe led to the attack. >> reporter:

the start with j.r. stone he is at the eden medical center valley >> reporter: >> pam: what else can you tell us about what is happening there j.r.? >> reporter: last two ministers show the least 40 to 60 officers have left this area and that came a short time after what, like you said the casket was draped in a u.s. flag in place inside the corners fan. decide before that time the officers did to us last year were lined up on the sidewalk a that you are looking at it from a distance. there were somewhere in the neighborhood of two dozen vehicles. there were at giving that corners and a police escort as they left. for also a number of hulks that were given. we cannot tell you for certain if those were from family members or not. a number of hugs >> reporter: although some of the officers have left the area you can see that some of the officers from a distance that have yet to leave. now you can see such a fluid situation here at the hospital pam. >> reporter: >> pam: there were representatives from other

j.r. stone in seattle this week and will be chatting with him live later this morning. in the meantime back here in the bay area let's find out about our forecast. erica, good morning. >>: the morning james. we are looking forward to another warm day but a touch cooler. we're starting the morning off with colder conditions. low 40's along the east bay shoreline three richmond at 38 degrees. most of us colder than where we were 24 hours ago. the wind is not as strong as slow as a result half moon bay 21 degrees cooler than where it was yesterday. by 3 this afternoon '60s and '70s really dominate the bay. temperatures to well above average. in fact some spots but to get specific with those afternoon highs for today. sunnyvale 733714 santa clara. 71 for castro valley. high pressure will be dominant around the area. we do have a few changes to highlights looking ahead. a lot of folks off on monday celebrating martin luther king jr.. tenders will be in los '70s are wrong most of the bay area. t

j.r. stone is in the sierra. >> : first >> : were not us see any significant addition to these numbers that you're looking at right now rainfall total under a 10th of an inch. if you put that in perspective of a good winter storm. and generally bring us to one to 2 in. of new rainfall. we just got a mere fraction of that kind of rainfall. . that's because the storm and have a whole lot of moisture. but it didn't need a whole lot of moisture to kick off a good snow storm. we got anywhere from the 5 in. to foot of new snow. and snow is still ongoing at this hour. were continuing deceit in the sierra is going to continue out there this evening as well. also the overnight hours. the winter advisory's effect. j. r. j.r. stone is in tahoe. >> : rose on the early thursday morning road snow eat and i >> : in fact some of those that will open tahoe 0 c. to about half of the foot of snow. >> : we'll settle with 5 ft.. >> : that's unlikely to happen but into the weekend will be likely to have to 1/2

j.r. stone joining us live now. he has more on what's next for the college. j.r.? >> reporter: grant, we've heard so much about city college and how they would lose their accreditation in july of this year. today we found out that will not happen. according to a judge, that accreditation can't be revoked until there's a trial to determine whether a commission acted lawfully when it came to determining how well that school was run. so it won't happen in the near future. city attorney dennis herrera says that the commission making the judgment on city college of san francisco used unfair and unlawful conduct, specifically delay tactics. that is why the accreditation can't be revoked. >> it is a cherished public institution. as long as i'm city attorney, we're gonna be doing everything we can to make sure it continues to serve the people of san francisco. >> there have been findings that the accjc failed to comply with certain aspects of federal law. >> reporter: so the accreditation of the c

. >> pam: that's where we find kron 4's j.r. stone who talked with the lawyer representing the officer who fired the fatal shot. >> reporter: beleaguered did talk about his client. >> klay it is deeply concerned with the welfare of the smith family. and, how they are doing in regard to this incident. >> reporter: representing officer may ease the officer that was accused of accidently shooting sgt. tom smith >> i'm going to respectably declined to comment on that particular question. there are things that are privileged in this investigation is ongoing. in regards to why officer mace has hired a me. >> reporter: his client is currently with his family. it is inkberry difficult situation >> it should be heartfelt in the interest of not only officer maize but the smith family should be taken into consideration and that asks the public to extend their prayers and boston both families. >> reporter: this is an open investigation in sacramento j.r. stone kron4 new spirit >> reporter:we have a section of our website devoted to the late

. >> pam: our j.r stone is live in truckee. kron 4's charles clifford is live in the north bay. we begin with our chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. who is tracking the conditions. >> pam: jacqueline, when can we expect to see the rain? >> jacqueline: overall nothing real significant. a few hundred of an inch of flowing everywhere else. looking as strong trecker radar satellite ryder picture showing most of the rain has been missing us to the north starting to approach. the rain will be hitting us in the north face starting at all around 10:00 will be in full swing separate charles clifford is live in santa rosa. kron4's charles clifford is live in santa rosa. >> reporter: i am in san sonoma county it is nice right now. action drove up from sampras's coach and around the edges said the molester off the coast headed this way. just a fraction of the rain for now that is the very latest here in sonoma county charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: a winter snow storm is headed to the sierra. it could be the first significant storm in nearly two -months. kron 4's j-r stone is liv

j.r? >> reporter:pam michael mae's attorney deeply remorseful and regrets what happened. >> reporter:this is michael maeshe is the bart officer that sources say accidentally shot tom smith. i'm told that he was hired by bart police back in february of 2000. that means he has been there about 14 years. before that time he was an officer with the moraga police department. and from what people tell me he has been a stand up cop over the years. this is video from a holiday shopping safety story that bart put together a little over a year ago. maes is the feature officer giving out tips and pointers in that video. his attorney tells me that he is with family right now. saying that smith was not only a fellow officer but also a friend. >> reporter:pam when i was on the phone with his lawyer he reiterated the fact that michael is deeply remorseful for what happened and certainly regrets what happened. >> reporter:j.r. you also talked with those who have known michael maes for sometime. >> reporte

kron4 j.r. stone is following the story and has spoken with officials exclusively to the students. >> i do not know why i am charged for charged with a criminal crime. >> reporter: and the white dress and the first to slap a girl sing a came after months if not years of being picked on. after the slap they started slapping the jewel. >> did not have anyone to talk to. >> reporter: everyone involved in the fight were suspended. now also, the only one to be facing a charge. >> read that i am charged with a crime... and, it is shocking. >> reporter: parents are petitioning that the charges be dropped against the jewel. >> reporter: says, they are still not there the things have become a little better since before the fight. >> going to school, like, ok well.. >> reporter: x schedules about being a pilot violent? >> know. no. just tired they did more damage than what i did. >> reporter: cannot as for the partition started what jill sister you can sign it at my facebook page j.r. stone now back to yo

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j.r. is following the story. >> : certainly the this city has an impact on everyone including the family and did detective who shot but accidental shot. . >> : to my note hills and wife who is currently officer and a six year-old off daughter. >> : i recall the impact of any losses father is an impact that devastated him. adjusting that example i know how much a family that he was. when he got married his wife i can see how it acclimated to family life not just as being a husband but also a father. >> : some of the specifics behind the searches and also how are differs from other police departments. those questions and answers and talk about tonight at 8. >> : >> : we look forward to your report later today are. >> : parts currently is chief give more details this morning. the information came at a regularly scheduled board meeting. he talks about outpouring support from the community. he also discussed what is in the investigation they were eight undercover and uniformed officers involved

a chance of showers, and j.r.be there in seattle telling us about the game, of course >> pam: today marks what would have been. the 85th birthday for doctor martin luther king jr. >> pam: today, the third annual "be the dream" awards ceremony was held in san rafael by the group marin grassroots organizations. >> pam: the ceremony is meant to further the civil rights leader's vision of equality for all americans. >> pam: the federal holiday will be celebrated this coming monday. >> pam: more events are planned that day including caltrain's "freedom train," a special train that will carry riders up the peninsula for a celebration in san francisco to honor king's legacy. >> reporter: coming up! san francisco, tell us how bad is in the next edition of people behaving badly tonight at 8 c >> reporter: e s has wrapped up and the dust has settled. we have the most robust and what is what are the big tech companies are focusing on this year coming up soon in my tech report. gabe slate tech report >> reporter: wiccan take

. >> j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> tell us more about this 12th man that is so big in seattle. >> it is a little bit more. the fact is that everywhere you looked you see these flats in windows. you see them in stores. everyone is talking about. everywhere you look you see this. this represents of the crops. we have even been talking to the 49ers last week and they stated that this is something that cannot be ignored. this stated that this is a place that is allowed to play at. they stated that they have to do it and they have to get the job done. >> just walking around your bound to walk into some of these flags. i can see two of them hanging out of windows. you do not have to go far to find them. >> that was a j.r. stone reporting live from seattle. we're getting more of your niners fan pics this morning. as the team gets ready to take on the seattle seahawks tomorrow. we've been asking our viewers to send us pictures. wearing the red and gold. if you have some pictures to share. send them to us

the great j.r. stone on the field. last two times the clubs met in seattle those fans, argue ably are the loudest in profootball. 29-3 win. then you go back to last year when seattle really came to the front and said this club is headed in the right direction, they win 42-13. you add the two. seattle out scored 71-16. >> it will be a great challenge for both teams. it will be a physical team. everyone knows each other and techniques. we have to execute and be on time and make the play play. >> tough environment. this team has been in a lot of situations. we have been everywhere. it is look the johnny cash song. we have been everywhere, man. >> go on the internet. 49ers have been outscored in the last 2 trips to seattle. why will this be different? be part of the program. we will have a 49ers special at 9:00 on thursday night. boy, what people pay for memorabilia. one of the more famous shots in ncaa tournaments in the 1992 final. his jersey was sold today for $119,500. he gave it away at the time. someone decided 20 ye

j.r. talks about his new exhibit, women are heroes. that's at 10:00 pm eastern, 7:00 pm pacific. >> it's an annual tradition still ahead - why subway writers board trains without their pants. >> if we imagine what it was like, the company in china wants to give paying customers an experience. >> in upstate new york emergency crews are working to break up an ice jam, which built up under a brim. it will cause fear that water will overflow the banks and the city. residents are sandbagging just in case. >> you know, we have seen that kind of ice and slushy conditions across the north-east after that cold, cold weather earlier this week. >> that's right, and, you know, we are looking at the rain on top of it, and the warmer textures causing problems, especially with the rivers. it's not just new york, but other areas. the rain is pushing out. we'll see many conditions. flood warnings are decreasing. let's put this into motion. we are clearing out. there's snow in the forecast. it didn't last longer. temperatures looked like this. we are ab

. >> this week tony harris talks to french artist j.r. about his project "women are heroes." he's known for placing photographic images in public places. this time he travelled and caught the faces of women who find themselves victims of conflict. >> what did the women take from the project. the men are running the streets and things. okay, we understand that. did you have a sense that the women felt inspired by the process. >> you see it in the street, the woman have the dignity. they've been through conflict. you have to be humble because they carry so much intensity and strength, and i did my interview without glass, eye to eye. they gave he something and took me by the hand and said, "look, kid, it's great to bring the photo here, it's good for the community, but make the story travel", when i came back, for some it was moving to suddenly be the hero of their community, you know. >> you can see that entire interview next, after the news cast. artist j.r. talks about his new exhibit "women are heroes." at 7:00 pm eastern, 4:00 pm pacific. also ahead on al jazeera america..

kron 4's j.r. stone has the new details. >> the girls from the past are just upset. >> she has cheered for them for six seasons stated that they are upset about the lawsuit that has been filed. >> it takes so much for them to give us a lot more than what people think. >> the lawsuit filed claims that the girls were taken advantage of and that their pay was limited. she last cheered in 2006 stated that that cannot be farther from the truth. >> for years in a row i went to photo shoots. i went to four-star hotels. i went to japan. we also have a calendar signings and commercials. it was one of the calendar signings where one girl-- >> each promotion event pays hundreds of dollars but not everyone takes advantage. she admits that the salary could be more but no one has ever had an issue with that and many times the cheerleader's cannot believe that a lawsuit has been filed. >> just one person. just one fish in the sea. it is not like people are now getting compensated. i really do not know where she i

j.r. stone has details. >> reporter: we have heard about city college and how they would lose accreditation. that is unlikely to happen. >> it is a cherished public institution, and as long as i am city attorney we will do everything we can do make sure it continues to serve the people in the county and city of san francisco. >> reporter: the debate is heating up. the accreditation will not be removed until there is a trial. >> if their argument carried a lot of weight. >> reporter: the community and junior college had issues over how it was being run. >> deputy city attorney had factually incorrect information. accreditors engaged in unfair and unlawful conduct. >> reporter: institutions need to know the rules of the game and have oversight. that was not the case and city college san francisco. >> there is a lot of people involved in ensuring that the city college survives and thrives. >> reporter: the trial will take place early to mid-summer. we will not have a ruling on the accreditati

j.r. joins me to tell us. you were on a business trip to dallas. cabdriver asked you how you lost your arm and what happened? >> yeah, i told him i lost my arm in iraq. he immediately said, what city? i said baghdad, i was on my way back from anaconda. i told him it was an iranian charge, efp. after that he got pretty quiet. a couple minutes went by, he a thick accent and i wondered where he was from. i said do you mind telling me where you're from? >> he choked out the words i'm a kurd. he said he can't look at you without crying, i'm so incredibly grateful for what you've done for me. he was overwhelmed and grateful for what i had done. >> not only your service but the fact you were injured so significantly. that made him so grateful for what american soldiers did in iraq he, in fact -- he didn't want you to pay for your cab ride. he wanted to even pay for your hotel room. >> yeah, first off, it took a little by for him to compose himself. we had an additional conversation. he didn't really want to look at me because he was trying to keep it toge

>>j.r.: at the bridges conditions are good.gate bridge and here at the bay bridge like an easy traffic for the ride westbound as southbound in the case of the golden gate bridge. still looks good here through the east bay. a little slowing of 24 for the caldecott tunnel. the major delays. there's an accident on the shoulder. 580 still looks good so does 880 through hayward. future pa 880 southbound nonetheless are problems for you there. sulfate traffic looks good. a little slowing here on 101 just north of the guadalupe parkway still an easy trip out of the model for the southbound 101 ride. >>mark: thanks george. >>mark: more than 150 people arrested for drunk driving this holiday season in san mateo county. the latest arrest numbers show that between december 13th and new year's eve at midnight san mateo deputies arrested 168 people. that's down from last year when they made 201 arrests. at last check. santa clara county reports about 340 d-u-i arrests. and 540 d-u-i arrests in alameda county. but final arrest numbers for th

j.r. stone is following the story and joins us with new details. >> reporter: well, it's no surprise that it has been a very dry winter but new numbers they have acquired on friday show how dry is actually is. we're talking about water content. on an average year we would have 11 1/2 inches at one location in the sierra of water content. last year that was at 12.1 inches at this time. right now, and get ready for this, 2.3 inches of water content. yes, 2.3 inches at one location in the sierra. that is 20% of the average. teams with the department of water resources made measurements at numerous locations friday, lowest elevation was 6800 feet. highest 7600 feet. they found "more bare ground than snow ." they tell me we are tieing for the driest read on record, a tie with what we saw back in 2012. officials talked about what they found in the sierra on friday. >> and obviously the results are not particularly encouraging and it just reflects the fact that we've had minimal storm activity th

kron 4's j.r. stone was in smith's neighborhood-- where the community is still remembering him as they prepare for his funeral today. >>j.r.: it has been a very difficult week for those who live in this section of san ramon. those who know sergeant tom smith. and the neighborhood where he lived u.s. blacks can be seen all over the place. we're talking about small flags, big flags hanging from a second-floor windows and even little kids carried the u.s. flag. all this in memory of sergeants and mess. and also to show that those here in the neighborhood are in the morning. many of these flags put up by homeowners and others by volunteers. i spoke with one man whose u.s. flag was hanging from his garage. he told me that this has been a very difficult week. he did not think he would even be able to sit a few words without getting an emotional about what has happened. other neighbors told me they won't soon forget sergeant tom smith and these flags are a sign of that. one man says that he did not know s

. >> j.r. seattle. >> : >> gary r.:. >> : they are stone >> : terrace don't >> : talk about earlier and tonya you look around everywhere in seattle #12 flag flying here or there. if it'll have the flag it they have something in the window saying that 12 man represents. >> : are you still there. >> : i heard a producer i guess i thought those you. by producers talking of the storm. >> : the baldwin >> : >> : and you j.r.. the comeback to promote our 9:00 show in a moment. good. good answer. 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 pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. bulldog: bulldog: through monday, save up

. >>> in the nba, during a free throw, new york's j.r. tries to untie the shoe of dallas marion, really? it didn't affect the free throw, but the knicks did win. >>> well, the olympics in sochi, they're just one month away, if you're not quite linebackolympir but want major air, there's an answer. snowboard participants were able to soar 20 feet off a ramp landing safely on a big old bag of air. that's one easy way to do it. i'd say. >> kind of scary, i'd say. >> no, it's an air bag down there. you're all good. >> pretty gnarly, thanks, betty. >>> just ahead, the late paul walker's fate in the "fast & furious" has been decided. we'll have details. >>> welcome back. just a little fun fact from the national weather service in minneapolis. had a negative 35 windchill. your hands or your face, any exposed flesh will freeze in ten minutes. that was just their little safety advice for what is expected and what is happening now throughout the region. you notice that negative 35 windchill is found pretty much everywhere throughout the northern pl

j.r. stone is represent home team for us. >> : home team for us.dly the case here it's not quite. or on the 74th floor here in seattle. you see it often the distance you that is the central link field. that is where the game will be at the 30 on sunday. >> : these seahawk fans they're talking a little bit of snack. nine >> : seattle where to get this year. >> : trash talking in seattle where thousands of seahawk fans rattled up on friday. systemically when asked what the message was for 40 niners fans listen in. >> : or going next year going down. it's all about the 12th man. >> : the loss last year were eager lose this year. go home. >> : i second that. >> : sure what his thoughts of plot. >> : unfortunately it they have to listen to people like this. >> : what's your message to 49¢. >> : i held my town and did not respond to some of the seahawk fans. >> : what i find out where my family members works for the forty-niners. organized it have to disown him but he liked it so you what else is family for. >> : but the best team win assure the seahawks

. >> j.r. smith was fined $50,000 by the nba for for untying the shoe of an appoint. >> that's a big sign for untying a shoe. >> well, he did it not once but twice. he was warned after the first instance against dallas but did it again when the team played detroit. what's with the shoe laces? >> i don't get it. i don't know. >> silly but he's paying for it. the miami heat are getting pumpedorirecond annual charity singing event. it's going to be great. it's on january 27th. listen. [ music playing ] ♪ i'm sorry miss jackson, i am for real ♪ ♪ and it's all because of you >> what's with the wigs? >> i don't know which was worse? they were all terrible. >> the wigs or the singing? both. colin kaepernick there after a press conference, teammate dunks right over him and into a trash bin. a little joke. the niners play sunday and into the second round of the playoffs. who are you pick something the 49ers. >> dallas is out of it. what can i do? a huge night for the people's choice awards and a first f

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>> that's scary, j.r. [ laughs ] >> watch out. >> he's the man who brought a generation to warp speed. although george takei is perhaps best known as playing lieutenant sulu on star trek, he has a decades long career, and recently wrote and start in a musical, regarding japanese internment. something he has an intimate knowledge of. he went to a camp at the age five. he's a bold outspoken supporter of gay rights, he has 800,000 twitter followers, let alone his own youtube series. george takei, good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> i turned on my tv set not long ago and your face, was there, you're talking to journalists and knowledge legislators. you have as much of a passion for politics as you do for star trek. >> i'm a passionate guy and we live in a world that has so many things that you can be passionate about. either positively or l sometimes in rage. >> talk about your political came. where -- l activism. where does that come from? >> japanese, we were captured by the japanese -- we are american citizens, brn and raise -- born and raised. my mother was born in sacrament

on sunday, the knicks' j.r. smith untied shawn marion's shoe during a free throw.he nba warned smith after the game, this was a big no-no. smith then tried to do it again tuesday night. the nba said enough is enough and slammed him with a $50,000 fine. smith has apologized for his actions, but the knicks are reportedly fed up with his act and are now trying to trade him. >>> all right, huge upset in college basketball last night. georgia took down missouri in overtime, and you've got to check out georgia head coach mark fox on the bench. he was overcome with emotion in the waning seconds. his father, raymond, who is a former coach as well, passed away five days ago. fox couldn't hide his feelings on how big a moment this was for him, and his dad was definitely on his mind. >> it is a special night. it was a hard week. the greatest compliments i got this week were from my dad's former players. and i'm sure he'd be really proud of mine tonight. >> that was a great moment, guys. this was a huge upset. missouri had the longest home winning streak in the nation and geor

j.r. stone up there to track their conditions. >> there is a bit of a confusion of where i am because i woke up this morning and i can tell you it was wide snow all over the place. when i went to bed,-as i am looking off at alpine meadows in the lake tahoe area. there is wide snow all over the place. a lot of the signs are covered up. that is one of the reasons why i am on the side of the road because i took a couple of wrong turns. these roads are not in the best shape. nevertheless, i woke up and we had about half a foot of snow. it really took me a long time to get out. it is slow on the road. >> we have not seen a snow up there but how are the locals to take it? >> they have been waiting for this all week and i spoke with some people from north star and they stated that people do not understand that we have had pretty good scheme because they have became cold and they have has no makers of but was something like this comes, it is all energy. hopefully, if you want to go skiing it was t

j.r.it will definitely be warmer. when chilled readings are in the single- digit and others. things are going to improve dramatically. movie out another system and a new system will be moving again. warmer air high temperature in the '60s for sunday to purchase will remain in the fifties. still a far cry from the frigid temperatures we did see in green bay. >>man ...marcus & the magnificent malone. >> pam: a story you have to see@ >> pam: the worst opening a >> pame pa staed uppening a e ba of my hea and wrped oundo thfront. coul'that felthrohoutmy wholeea. the isteng a theashwas movi do. thdoctors at the coul'that felthrohoutmy wholeea. at iave checked emerout an e door.d erwhen hadhinglesmyyesight. the sic opped. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any

. >>> so, of course, the knicks are brutal, but j.r.bring a little creativity to the game. take a look closely. smith is going to bend down and tie his shoes but he unties shawn manning's. >> that's funny. that's funny. >> that's a sense of humor. so he was forced to play until the next time-out with an untied shoe. that's classic. >> that's the only good thing he's done all year. >> that's just funny. must be buddies for that to happen. >>> i had black ice and then went into some wet roads. >> fog, black ice. these temperatures are ridiculous. >> yeah, for 25 years or younger, you've never seen an arctic outbreak like this. '96 was the last big one. this one was massive in size. encompasses from the rockies and soon the east coast. the wind chill, these are the temperatures first. we dropped to 7 in oekklahoma city. the coldest spot in the country, northern wisconsin, is minus 27. we just got done with that snowstorm yesterday in chicago, st. louis, indianapolis and now you have these wind chill values on top of it are incredible. minu

tonight they took on -- >> new york's j.r. smith bends down and actually unties the shoe of dallas's shawn merian. really? it didn't affect the free throw but the knicks did win 92-80. what a childhood prank that is. >>> the olympics are in sochi. they're just one month away. if you're not quite olympic caliber but still want to get some major air like the proses, we have the solution. the arizona snow bowl. they were able to soar 20 feet off the ramp landing safely on to a big ole airbag. that's the way i want to land. >> seriously. pretty cool. thanks, betty. >> sure. >>> straight ahead, the answer to what this circle is all about. plus, dennis rodman arriving in north korea with former nba stars to play a game on the birthday of kim jong-un. [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: is your tv powered by coal? natural gas? nuclear? or renewables like solar... and wind? let's find out. this is where america's electricity comes from. a diversity of energy sources helps ensure the electricity we need is reliable. take the

. >> take a look at j.r. smith. he unties the left sneaker -- how lame is this?icks forward shawn marion. that is so old. it appears smith gained no advantage. the knicks did go on to win. when they say cheaters never win -- >> you wonder, how do you get away with that anyway? everything's on tape these days. >>> a special debut for the national zoo. >> we'll show you the second cub born at the zoo ever. ♪ too big. ♪ too soft. too small. ♪ mmm! ♪ too happy. ♪ [ male announcer ] at progresso, we've got a passion for quality. because you've got a passion for taste. >>> great story to leave you with this morning. the smithsonian national zoo's newest baby panda had a chance to meet the press this morning. >> take a look at this. he was a bit shy to begin with. look at that face, right? a little bit unsteady on his feet. he wanted that shot. he said here i come, world. take a look at my cuteness. this giant panda cub was born on august 23rd. he's only the second surviving cub born at the national zoo. his name means precious or treasure in chinese. >> oh! >> bowbow f

j.r. smith. wow! what a finish. irving late to rotate. but he didn't want any part of that anyway.mith with 19 points in the game. and tim hardaway jr. >> you know what smith did to celebrate that dunk, i heard. >> what did he do? >> got a tattoo. >> he already had plenty of those. it was hard to tell which one that was. >> yeah. >> all right. that's all we got. now back to you. >> yes. >> all right, thanks, guys. >>> now to a remarkable feat by a talented young athlete. a shoo-in for our "play of the day." >> take a look. an amazing amateur skier here pulling off a pretty incredible double backflip. >> my gosh. >> and he's only 16 years old. his name is bryson colemere wowing the crowd at a ski resort in utah turning over high in the air, not once, but twice. >> you can see his landing wasn't quite perfect but if you can pull that off, who cares. >> he didn't stick the landing but it's not gymnastics after all. it's pretty amazing. >> the fact he was able to do that and not get hurt. >> tell the tale. pretty incredible. >>> up next, "the pulse." we knew jerry seinfeld was up to so

>>j.r.: and slow hot spot 101 marin county early backups. it's really slow.m a cannot see all tier linda. to the end of the road ended up striking a completely severing and or load. for getting reports there is a power outage in terror when doug that resulted it from this crash. --terra linda. the backup is growing to north of it now still pushing up to a tie with 37. in fact you should expect that this will start to affect the westbound 37 ride as it comes over to sears point in tries to connect with one no one southbound. likely this will take some time to clear and i imagine this will be quickly resolved problem. looking at other slow traffic a quick look around the bay here as we had first to the east bay with the e shore freeway is already backed up. earlier occurring problems. will pass traffic heavy for highway 4. 680 n. to 42 south bound of already slow as it is the 580 westbound ride is six '80s out heading down towards some know. picking up some heavy traffic from the nimitz freeway. and here at the nimitz freeway. it's not a solid backup but a slug

the knicks j.r. smith is at it again but this time he's going to pay for his antics.his one sunday night? he reached down and untied a shoe opponent's shoelace which we thought was amusing p. he got another one on tuesday night. now it's unclear if he was just joking but the move was enough to get him a $50,000 fine from the nba for reoccurring instances of unsportsman like conduct. i mean i guess you can -- shawn marion could have injured an ankle going up the court if his shoe is untide? >> yeah, first time is funny. second time -- >> you're done with it? >> got your attention. >> are we done with the cold? i walk in today and saw the temperature was 24 and it felt warm. >> yeah, actual lly got accustod to it. >> yeah, boca raton. >> you are still wearing socks. >> i quit untying my shoes. >> we'll get you the velcro shoes there's an old joke in there somewhere. >> it's in there somewhere? it's everywhere. >> oh, good morning, everyone. still one spot that is frigid and that is in green bay. minus 29. they'll even warm up considerably during the day to day. much of

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kron 4's j.r. stone continues our team coverage tonight. he spoke with a former bart police chief about these searches. probation searches were not frequent the not uncommon. former sergeant talk about prison should searches. >> : sergeant tom smith was killed earlier this week. a line we ask about the protocol and training needed in these situations. he says that when he was in charge will be discussions discussing the risks to >> : wears a located with surround the area. the crime rate. any other occupants in the building. any act as a unit all these things are checked off and memory system when it reaches a certain you bring in the sock as to >> : >> : the small team was not involved with sergeant tom smith was killed. parks station proficient that it is done and practiced in an assay five-to-10 proficient such as bar police had been involved in 18 probation searches last year. certainly a higher number in comparison investment five- to-10 five years ago. >> : san francisco and oakland but higher frequency of these types of searches it i

j.r, any love for the 49ers is seattle tonight? >> : so far the quick answer is no i really could use it. it's all about the seahawks out here. i even heard some harassment when people learned i was from san francisco. >> : we love the seahawks. in- line >> : specifically the 12th man meaning that loud crowd in center field. >> : it's a hot crazy eddie vinson's salmon that had the 12th man on it. >> : there's a it is easier to find. >> : we're a couple they wanted the kid get married before it begins started. >> : in fact this woman was buying thousands of napkins seahawks napkins to keep people clean while the epa >> : thousands of guns that have blue-green sea hawk colors. >> : people are going to remember your napkins. >> : laughter. >> : the lawyer as saw on thursday and and this girl's hair. >> : according gold look to your hair over their almost 40 natters colors. none and i have to get away for sunday. >> : why does got that on some and the critical he might be able to get that. >> : you saw there even. >> : ticket prices th

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