we're live in newark, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:32. man has died after he appeared to have a medical episode while being booked into the santa clara county jail. the sheriff's department says the 41-year-old man was arrested tuesday evening at a park where officers believe he was selling meth. as he was being booked into jail, officials say he started acting i radically. the man was rushed to the hospital. he was later pronounced dead. police are investigating whether he may have ingested meth at the time of his arrest. >>> we are learning that the mother killed at a sacramento strip mall sacrificed her own life to save her son. investigators say the 30-year- old shielded her son's body as stray bullets flew around them tuesday afternoon. sheriff deputies later found her body draped over her 2-year- old son who was sitting strapped in his car seat. the toddler emerged from the horrifying scene unharmed. his mother was pronounced dead at the scene. a second person has now died because of that gun battle. five others are wounded. >>> pol

fist and foremost he went to bridge port high school here in newark. he did play football for newark memorial high school, but that was last year. show you behind me here is a growing memorial surrounded by friends, family and loved ones. they set it up in honor of a young man gone too soon. >> i'm almost shocked and i want to cry. i don't even know how to feel right now. i'm just shocked that he's gone. >> i still don't want to believe he's gone. he's only 17. it's too early. i thought he'd be the one you know burying me. >> reporter: throughout the morning friends, family and even strangers came to pay their respect for the 17-year- old young man. justice was known as a gentle giant, willing to help anyone and was a huge sports fan. with christmas a little more than a week away all he wanted to do was celebrate the holiday in their new home. >> he wanted to decorate the house so bad. and we finally got a house to ourselves. >> reporter: instead his sisters are decorating a tree they're adding to his memorial just yards away from where he was killed.

. ♪ a of newark international airport.ort authority bomb squad is on the >>> this is a live look at newark new jersey. the airport, there are reports of a bomb found at the american airlines terminal. terminal a of newark international airport. we understand the port authority bomb squad is on the scene and terminal a, which is where american airlines -- the flights are based out of newark, it has been shut down. so again, there are apparently a lot of emergency vehicles in that area. but that terminal has been shut down now as police investigate a suspicious package that was found at a security checkpoint in newark, new jersey. we'll keep you updated on this situation. >>> showers in the forecast this morning. more rainfall expected across the bay area today. and not a lot going on in the east as well as the south bay. the north bay is where we are seeing a line of heavier rainfall moving into the parts of the napa area, sonoma area and towards vacaville. more showers off the coastline here and that's what's going to be s

i'm jenelle wang live in newark.olice are looking for the persons responsible for killing a 17-year-old high school senior as he waited at a bus stop after school. why he may have been targeted coming up. >> this morning the naacp will meet with oakland's mayor elect and the city's police chief to talk about accusations of police brutality and abuse in the wake of a police shooting with an unarmed oakland man. >> the fate of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" is now in the their hands. >> frost and we have one last dry day. i'll update you on the big storm coming. >> and chp has issued a sigalert on westbound 80 in hercules. and two fog advisories. all the details. >> good morning. it's 6:01. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. hours from now members of the naacp will gather with the police chief and other leaders for a hearing on allegations of police brutality and other abuses by oakland police. leaders call for the meeting in the wake of a police shooting last month. derk jones was shot by two officers respon

christie smith is live in newark.deal with the death of the former football player. christie? >> good morning. staff will have an emergency meeting and crisis counsellors will be here at the library helping students cope with the tragedy. we are told that students actually ran to the scene to try and help when they heard what happened, but it was too late. this morning there candles burning at the bus stop where the 17-year-old was waiting. a coach said he played football at newark memorial and transferred to a continuation for his senior year. his mom believes the attack could be tied to a recent incident where a cheerleader was being beaten up and her son tried to help. she is stunned that anyone would do this. >> i was shocked. your friends come out and yell and scream and i didn't believe it. i didn't believe it. >> newark police say witnesses describe two men in dark clothes and hoodies running away from the scene. so far no arrests. live in newark, christie smith today in the bay. >> 6:53 now and scott joins us

newark, new jersey. this is newark liberty international airport terminal a in new jersey has been closed. police right now are investigating a suspicious package that has been found. now officials are saying they are closing that terminal as a precaution. according to american airlines, that package was found behind the ticket counter at a security check point where bags are being screened. this one here is where american airlines flights are based at newark. again they have closed terminal a at this airport. a suspicious package has been found. as you look around you can see there is a lot of emergency vehicles on the scene but we haven't heard any additional details. we will keep an eye on this and keep you posted. >>> back here at home two men are dead. three others were hurt after a violent week in oakland. three separate shootings have happened during a five hour period between saturday night and yesterday morning. the latest shooting happened around 3:30 yesterday morning on east 26th street. poli

we have moved to newark memorial high school. briefly before we move, i got a chance to talk to his mother to get clarification. students and staff members are arriving on campus. 17-year-old football star from newark was the person stabbed at bus stop yesterday afternoon. i just spoke with family member whose came to pay their respects. >> me and my husband, he wanted to see the exact spot where my nephew got -- where this happened. >> reporter: according to his aunt and uncle his father died in 2007. he lost his up a aunt in may. his mother spoke with ktvu and spoke about a confrontation. >> they were beating up a cheerleader. my son was the one who jumped in and stopped them from beating her up. >> reporter: this morning his mother told me that a car accident on the bridge made her late picking up justice from the football practice yesterday. she says justice normally would wait for a car ride home. witnesses told police two men assaulted him as he waited. he called his girlfriend and later died on the street. his mother says

i'm live in newark. police looking for the people responsible for killing a high school senior as he waited at a bus stop after school. a young man known as gentle giant. >> this morning congress moves a step closer to abolishing the ban on gays serving openly in the military. the votes to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." >> the skies' cleared. don't expect delays. that will change tomorrow with the big storm coming into our forecast. i'll tell you when the rain first gets here. >> good morning. heading out of san francisco on the bay bridge, we have road work to be on the lookout for. all deet tails coming up. >> good morning. 5:01 on this thursday. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. students wear black to school to honor a man imposing but just as gentle. he was murdered a couple blocks from school yesterday. jenelle wang is live in new washing with more on the story. >> eric, so far police have not made any arrests in the murder of 17-year-old justice afa who was a senior here. this morning a memoria

cancellations involving jfk, philadelphia, la guardia, and newark.hat is in part because faa reporting newark, la guardia, jfk airports closed at least until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon our time. on top of that snow related cancellations at sfo they are watching the fog to see if it may effect arrivalling the morning. so that is happening as well. now, at oakland international no reports of flights from the east coast. no cancellations anticipated there. we have not heard back from san jose. because of the east coast storms some passengers have been stuck for two days and trying to rebook flights many booked for wednesday through friday. airlines say they don't expect service to return to normal, until tuesday, so the best advice is to call your airline before you come down. grace. >> that weather packing a wallop. thanks for the update. >>> 6:57 a.m. mike singletary is out as head coach of the 49ers, team owner jed york fired him after the team lost in st. louis, 25-17 and was eliminated from playoff contention. during the game singletary got into a sh

justice was a star line backer for newark high. he had plans to play college football. >>> time now 5:31. well, construction crews on the bay bridge are working around the clock. they're hoping to finish work before a big storm rolls into the bay area tomorrow. ktvu's live on the island now with the details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, dave. crews are definitely speeding up the timetable on this current phase of construction. they are a bit worried about the weather. they say that tomorrow's storm could put a wrench in their plan. we are overlooking the eastern span of the bay bridge where workers are hoisting four massive steel columns into place on the tower. time lapse video from cal trans shows the recent progress. they started this work yesterday, one day ahead of schedule, because engineers were worried the weather might not cooperate and that would make a big job tougher than it already is. >> the rain isn't as much of a challenge as winds is. even though they weigh 551- tons, when you get them up on stran

continental flight 3407 was on final approach from newark.i ñ >> 3407 buffalo. >> delta 1998, turn left. left heading 3-6-0. >> o'brien: then at 10:16, controllers suddenly lost contact with the crew. >> delta 1998... of your right side about five miles. >> o'brien: they scrambled to locate the plane. >> you need to talk to somebody. either state police or sheriff's department need to find out if anything is on the ground. >> it's just blackened and charred wreckage... >> i had the tv on, but all of a sudden a bulletin came on and they said there's a plane crash. all of a sudden, they announced it was a commuter flight from newark, a commercial airline, and i screamed, i just screamed. and i looked at my watch, and it was past the time she was supposed to land. and my husband sat up in bed, and i said, "i think beverly's on that plane." >> 100 feet away from where the plane went down. >> o'brien: karen's sister, beverley eckert, was an insurance executive. she had lost her husband in the attack on the world trade center and had become a leade

newark police had to shut down the street.r says someone out there knows who killed her son. >> i'm just hoping and praying to god that they found whoever did this to my son and i just want to ask anybody out there that might know anything about it, what happened the my son, please come forward. >> reporter: the high school junior was stabbed multiple times while waiting for a bus as possible revenge for an incident at a party a few months ago. his family says juts had rescued a cheerleader who was getting beaten by at least two men. >> he wasn't the type to look for trouble but he was the type to stand up for what was right you know. if it was a person who was standing up for somebody it would be him. >> reporter: newark police did not confirm the cheerleader story but said there was some history that may have led to the stabbing. >> there was a number of past incidents that might be connected and related to the unfortunate homocide incident that happened yesterday [ singing ] . >> in the samoan church him it says the gates o

reporting live in newark, jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> jenelle, thank you. meeting of heavy hitters in oakland this morning in the wake of police shooting and killing a man who turned out to be unarmed. the naacp, oakland's mayor he willeth, the police chief are all there. >> as for the naacp, the highest ranks of that organization have come to town, the national president, state president and mincing no words about their message here today. they say enough is enough when it comes to police killings in this city. they are here joineded by city officials, the district attorney and the police department top brass. this is not just a conversation. the goal is find solutions, ways to stop these officer-involved shootings. the victims have been denied due process and it's not unique to oakland. this is a historic problem, one that goes through history to lynching of african american males and persists around the country. the life of an african american man does not have the same worth as for other citizens. >> where the life of an african american male is not wor

in newark, police are asking for witnesses to come forward in the slaying of a weg liked high school football. investigators are searching for two men accused of stabbing to death a 17-year-old son cedar boulevard. it happened yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: dozens of people have been coming by all day long to pay their respects. behind me, that is still going on here at this hour. meanwhile, investigators say a large group of young people witnessed the killing, but so far, only a few of them have contacted police. his friends and family returned to the seen of his death today to grieve the loss of the popular young football star at newark memorial high school. >> he was loving. caring. he will be there for you if you need him. was not a person that you could find like justice. >> reporter: his mother said she was on her way yesterday afternoon to pick him up from the continuation school, but she got stuck in traffic and was delayed. >> i was shocked. friends come out and start yelling -- even now. >> reporter: police say about 3:40 yesterday afternoon, two men attacked him, stabbi

that is one of the questions police are trying to answer tonight in newark. related to the stabbing death of a popular high school football player. 17-year-old justice apoa was killed not far from newark memorial high school yesterday afternoon. nbc bay area's monty francis is at the scene of the crime where a vigil for the victim is now under way. monte. >> reporter: a few hundred students arrived here, having marched from the high school. you can see this vigil is now well under way. there is no question the death has deeply affected students. as for the investigation, police have made no arrests. they are urging witnesses to come forward. teachers held an emergency meeting this morning at newark memorial high school and grief counselors were on hand to help students cope with the death of 17-year-old justice asoa. just a few blocks away, friends and family of the popular football star gathered at the spot where he was killed. >> i looked up to him. he came to all my football games. he's the first person i'd see right when i get off the field. >> reporter:

he was a senior at newark memorial hospital and a member of the football team. friends say he had a kind heart despite his imposing stature. >> yeah, he was a gentle giant. he was very nice. he was the sweetest person i know. he was big and all of the he was -- big and all. he was huge. i was scared of him at first, but he was one of the sweetest people. >> justice was my bfg, my big, friendly giant. he had my bag and never saw him mad. always smiling and saying what's up and an occasional hug here and there and always helped me through little problems. >> students at newark memorial hospital plan to wear black tomorrow to honor him. police say two people wearing dark clothes and hood des ran from the scene. so far there have been no arrests. >>> the family of an unarmed man shot to death last month by oakland police is in favor of the possibility of an independent investigation by the fbi. derrick jones was shot by two officers responding to a domestic dispute. according to police they opened fire as jones repeatedly reached into his waistband as he ran. it tur

we are looking at the feasibility of completing that line from newark into the city. for example, we talked about the trans bay cable line which runs from pittsburg under the water and into san francisco. that is bringing power in from that part of the day. we're saying that this is an opportunity for us to have the technology applied and we bring our power that we can bring to the newark substation in to san francisco. this is another pass into the city. >> i have a couple of questions. did decoupling come up as a recommendation? >> we have not heard this much yet. there has been a number of hearings and i don't know if it will come up in that they knew. >> i'm trying to figure out how to crack that nat around incentivizing our municipal buildings to become more energy- efficient. we have not quite got there. i don't know what the answer is. i don't even know -- the bigger question is the purview of this elector resource plan. i and stand at the goal. -- i understand the goal. i don't know about this question and whether that is a conundrum or whether it relates to r

from new jersey, newark airport to southern portions of newark state and connecticut, all of those areas picked up between one to two feet of snow. very impressive. >> now it is centered right over the top of cape cod. here are some the of snowfall totals. yaup date and getting additional reports. newark, new jersey, 20 inches. 13, central park, boston 11, still counting. baltimore and washington, d.c. missed out. only picked up a half inch to an inch. still snowing out there bet definitely lightened up in intensity. new york city just about done. heaviest during the day today in vermont, areas of maine and even boston could end up with a couple additional inches of snow added. as far as wind gusts, we had winds gusting to 80 miles per hour at the peak of the store prp hurricane force winds out on cape cod. numerous trees are down. that's the biggest problem for iran everyone in this region. a light powdery snow. not a fun day for kids at all. windchills, single digits. windy all day, too. so no one will be out sledding quite yet. more or less towards tomorrow. >> hopefully tomorrow will

to newark, trying to get to new york city, newark delays at 2 hours and 8 minutes.hat's very technical. highs in new york city in the upper 30s. speaking of snow, take a look. boreal record snowfall last seven days up to 9 feet. look at this poor soul who waited to the last money clean off his car. that's crazy. i'm sure that took all day. >> i hope he is not spending his whole day doing that instead of skiing. >> lucky to find it. >> that's the weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the latest statistics show 40% of oakland's high school students don't graduate. for those who try to get their ged later in life there is some help. sharon chin introduce us to this week's jefferson award winners. >> because i didn't have confident in myself to think i could pass the exit exam. >> reporter: michole edwards dropped out of high school at age 17 but three years later she studying for the ged. she wants to be a lawyer. >> anything that i want to do is possible in that i can achieve my goals and dreams. >> i like it. >> i do, too. >> reporter: she is getting help from the

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. >> 5:31 and we're following breaking news out of newark.nal at one of the nation's biggest airports shut down because of a suspicious package. these are live pictures. newark airport security said a piece of baggage at terminal attested positive for explosi s explosives. an american airlines spokesperson said the package was found at a security check point. that's where american airlines flights are based in newark. the closure is just a precaution. we will bring you more information as it comes in. >> big changes to the u.s. military over the don't ask don't tell policy. the senate voted over the welcome to repeal it, but how will that change be implemented? today in the east bay's chris sanchez has a look at whapd what happens next. >> good morning to you. we watch this happen this weekend. what does this mean for gay service members who are serving openly and breaking the law or serving without being able to be clear about their sexual orientation. there were crowds are cheering people when the repeal was passed. 17 years ago is when it

they slept on the floor last night in a hotel ballroom in newark. some of their group had actually gotten out today. >> part of our group here at the hotel last night left this morning to go to dulles in washington, d.c. >> reporter: and somehow this group still left behind just did not read gloomy. he puts it this way -- >> there's two ways to do this. you get upset or you keep your chin up. >> reporter: in fact, he called it a character-builder. >> you know what, i think for kids, and my business is kids anything that teaches them something about the world they live in is good. >> reporter: and it's true. there wasn't much good about this for most people. >> terrible. >> reporter: this bad combination of all-out holidays and all-out weather. but it's also true you could find bright spots here. enough for the kids to say this. >> good evening, "nightline"! >> reporter: i'm john donvan for "nightline" in newark new jersey. >> character-building indeed. and we got word that the family trying to get back to india had their flight canceled again tonigh

heather childers is live in newark new jersey tonight. she says there's chaos inside the airport. >> reporter: good evening. that's not the only place there's chaos. it's out here as well. we can tell you there's good news for travelers heading through this area across the northeast. the three major airports i ncluding here at newark they've started resuming flights that happened earlier this evening, not too long ago. here at newark, la guardia and j.f.k. take a look at the scene out here. this is going on all across the northeast. people digging out, trying to get to where they need to go, a lot of people waited 27 hours, 30 hours and they finally d ecided to go along and it looks like that fellow back there may be stuck for a little while, may not be going far any time soon. it looks like this mess will last for days to come. a power winter storm still p ounding parts of the northeast. heavy snow and strong winds cut power to nearly 40,,000 homes and businesses. and officials at boston's logan airport say some stranded passengers may n

and newark 3:00 a.m., but i don't have a current update right now if that's changed. >> reporter: so have a lot of patience then if you're traveling and make sure you call your airline. >> correct. >> reporter: thank you very much, joseph walsh. so the airlines are saying that they don't expect service to return to normal until tuesday, so you can expect it's going to be a very, very busy day at airports across the country, not just here at sfo. juliet. >> call ahead. sharon at sfo, sharon, we'll check back with you, thanks so much. >>> this could be the worst possible time for this blizzard. a lot of people trying to head home after the holidays. passengers are stranded in the northeastern part of the country right now. whit johnson is in the blizzard in new york city. >> reporter: the first monster storm of the season continues to hammer much of the east coast this morning, crippling virtually every type of travel. >> everything is horrible. >> reporter: overnight two of the busiest airports in the world, jfk and newark shut down completely. airlines are hoping to get passengers ba

. >>> we want to bring you some breaking fuzz right now from newark -- breaking news right now from newark where we understand there has been some type of shooting. you can't see a whole lot but from what we understand, witnesses are telling us that there was some type of shooting at cedar and burch in newark. we are working to gather more information and we will have complete coverage on this coming up in 30 minutes on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 and that is our report for now. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. good night. >> good night. >>> the bay area's major news of the day, frank somerville, julie haener, the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2 news, complete bay area news coverage.

i not only did not get a standby ticket, but i got two tickets out of newark. >> reporter: but anger is boiling over here, too. one passenger just told us he was a passenger on a jetblue flight to west palm beach, that security was called to a gate full of frustrated travelers. he said they were angry because the flight was canceled. harry? >> smith: michelle miller at laguardia tonight, thank you. while travelers may curse it, all that snow has been a godsend for ski resorts. but today, there was a serious accident at sugarloaf in maine. one moment, skiers, including children, were riding to the top of the mountain on a chair lift. the next, they were tumbling through the air and on to the slope. more now from seth doane. >> reporter: the serenity of maine's premier ski resort was shattered today when a chair lift suddenly derailed in high winds, causing dozens of skiers to plummet 30 feet to the snowy trail below. >> i just realized we're dropping. and then i... and then i slammed into the ground. >> reporter: eight skiers, including children, were taken to local hospitals with inj

but her persistence with the ticket agent got her on a flight out of newark airport this afternoon. >> i stood in the long line and a miracle happened and i got on. i did -- not only did not get a standby ticket but i got two tickets out of newark. >> reporter: anger is boiling over here, too. one passenger on a flight to west palm beach told us security was called to a gate of frustrated passengers. he said they were angry that their flight was canceled. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >>> in miami's main airport tied up tuesday after a bag exploded on the tarmac after it came off a plane. police had to search every other bag on that american airlines flight from boston after that blast. officials say the luggage contained hundreds of bullet parts. one exploded setting off all the others. the bag's owner was arrested but the fbi says there is no connection to terrorism. >>> inspectors will check out a ski lift in maine that broke tuesday causing eight injuries. witnesses at the sugarloaf resort said it could have been much worse if is hadn't been for the blizzard. the victims' f

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traffickers held the girls in several houses in newark and east orange.raffickers no longer live there. this is the neighborhood where these girls were being held, and just look at it. manicured lawns, nice houses, it looks like any neighborhood in america, and it definitely doesn't look like a place where you'd expect to find slavery. who would commit such a crime? these are the traffickers. akouavi afolabi was the ring leader. lassissi and dereck the son were accomplices according to court documents and law enforcement. why did they do it? money. pure and simple. they made about $4 million off the girls. paul fishman is the u.s. attorney for new jersey. his office prosecuted the case, rutting in convictions. >> i think it's hard for someone to believe that in the year 2010 we have people who will actually put people in slavery. it's the most fundamental and intolerable violation of human rights. >> reporter: a newark court recently sentenced akouavi afolabi to 27 years in prison. the father got 24 years and the son? 4 1/2 years. >> after all the promise

and into the east bay, 63 in oakland and newark. heading inlnt temperatures low to mid-60s. and 66 inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is 60s across the board. more rain for thursday. there is low to mid-60s for the weekend considering we're about two weeks from winter, it's looking fabulous. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> and still ahead, the facebook posting from elizabeth edwards giving a clearer idea of where she is in the cancer battle. >> remarkable technology preventing yourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrc [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. >>> sad news about the health of elizabeth edwards, she stopped her cancer treatment and say any further treatment would be unproductive. the 61-year-old is now home in north carolina. a family friend says doctors told us she only had weeks to live and her estranged husband is with her along with their three children and other family and friends. edwards posted

in fact, some flights did take off this morning for jfk, laguardia and newark.hey're leaving out of here late. if you need to come to the airport, be prepared. there are some very long lines at the ticket counter. this is a continental airlines counter at passengers arrived hope to catch a flight out to newark at 11:25 this morning. the latest word on that flight is that it has been delayed a couple hours but people are hopeful many of these travels have been stuck days due to those snowstorm and airport closures back east. it is a hopeful sign because you see not as many cancellations today. little by little flights back east are taking off. they're leaving late but they are getting out of here. but it has been a long and tough couple of days here for a lot of stranded people. and some this morning are hopeful. others are still worried. >> on time, on time, on time until 15 minutes before departure when they say cancelled without any explanation and saying the next flight would be january 1st. >> i feel we're in a better situation since we had this flight confi

in fact, some fligh did take off this morning for jfk, laguara and newark.hey're leaving out of here late. if you need to come to the airport, be prepared. there are some very long lines at the ticket counter. this is a contintal airlines counter at passengers arrived hope to catch a flight out to newark at 11:25 this morning. the latest word on that flight is that it has been delayed a couple hours but people are hopeful many of these travels have been stuck days due to those snowstorm and airport closures back east. it is a hopeful sign because you see not as many canceltions today. little by little flights back east are takin off. they're leaving late but th are getting out of here. but it has been a long and tough couple of days here for a lot of stranded people. and some this morning are hopeful. others are still worried. >> on time, on time, on time until 15 minutes before departure when they say cancelled without any explanation and saying the next flight would be jaary 1st. >> i feel we're in a better situation since we had this flight confirmed so f

. >>> newark police are asking f witnesses to sart coming forward to help them find the killers of 17-year-old justice afad. the popular football player was stabbed to death while waiting for a bus just blocks from his school. jenelle is live at the scene. >> kristen, newark police have no suspects and no motive in this murder. meantime famils and friends have gathered here at th intersection of cedar boulevard and birch street where the 17-year-old was murded in broad daylight. they have been here all morning creating a memorial to remember and honor him placing candl and pictures. he was one of six children in the family, three brothers a three sists. the 17 year old was a senior at the high school and was described as gele giant. police say he was stabbed to death just after 3:30 yesterday while waiting for the bus after school. friends and family are still processing the whole thing. an autopsy is being performed this morning. >> it's hard. we haven't got to see him yet so it's hard to believe. we have to go to the coroner's, you know. it's just hard to believe that he's gone. >>

here's another great holiday tradition: the morgan family christmas light show in newark.he show features 16,000 lights >>> great holiday tradition called the morgan family christmas lights show. goes on every year in newark featuring 16,000 lights running from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. undertaking tune into a local radio station to listen from the warmth of your car. >>> and this christmas we are celebrating the countless cbs5 viewers all of you out there. our supportive donors who contributed to our ninth annual food for bay area families drive. tracy humphrey shows us who all made a difference. >> people should not go hungry. this is in support of the san francisco food bank in the amount of $50,000 for the past year. >> we are so proud to present this $50,000 to the food bank. >> we are collecting collections in the greater bay area. >> bank of america donated $50,000 to the san francisco food bank. donations spanning the spectrum. big corporations, bank of america, grassroots organization. >> the demand is great to feed those hungry in our own backyard and this year we

kennedy and newark are planned to reopen. but there is a huge backlog and flights are at full capacity. when it comes to passengers trying to rebut, having had journey's canceled, they may find it extremely difficult to get out. >> from washington to russia where it unusually mild weather causing problems around moscow. rain has fallen to frozen ground, causing the city to is over. the heavyweight brought down many power lines, including lines that serve the airport. thousands of people were stranded. >> temperatures have risen inside the airport, but not in a good way. with thousands delayed and facilities stretched well beyond the breaking point, feelings have got little heeded. >> the toilets are not working. there is no water in the sink, no coffee or tea. there's only bottled water or beer. >> it is not the snow that has caused the problems but unseasonably warm weather. it allowed rain to fall which froze on power cables. the weight caused the lines to snap leaving the airport in the dark until a solution could be impro

if anyone has any information, they're asked to call the newark police department. cbs 5. >>> an armed suspect gets away after robbing a bank in san jose. here's a look at the guy who did it. he walked into the chase bank on monterey road and demanded money with a gun. that teller complied and the robber took off. man is about 5'5", weighs about 150 pounds, considered very dangerous. >>> san jose police say these two men scammed and elderly woman out of $12,000. police say that she was inside a target store when a man came up to her, offered to sell her a bar of gold. a second man shows up, pretends to be a bystander then offers to have that gold appraised. he comes back and says it's worth $25,000. both men followed the woman to two banks while she withdrew $12,000 to buy the gold bar which turned out to be fake. similar crimes have occurred around california recently. >>> getting to the bottom of alleged police brutality violations in oakland. that's the reason the naacp held a meeting today. it comes in the wake of the shooting death of derrick jones. fifth offic

host of msnbc's "morning joe," former republican congressman from florida, joe scarborough, mayor of newark, new jersey, democrat cory booker. republican strategist and co-founder of no labels and former adviser to senator john mccain, mark mckinnon and nbc news chief foreign affairs mccain, mark mckinnon and nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> eight republicans join with democrats to end the ban on gays and lesbians in the military. fell short of the 60 needed to overcome republican opposition, the fate of the new start treaty, nuclear arms treaty with russia, which will continue to be debated today in a rare sunday session. i sat down late friday with the president's point man in dealing with congress, the vice president of the united states, joe biden. >> welcome back to "meet the press." >> good to be back. >> good to have you here. it's an important time. end of the week saw you and the president closing a very important deal. this compromise over an extension of the bush era tax cuts, a bill signing at the wh

police are looking for two suspects after a high school student was stabbed to death after school in newark today. fellow students were horrified as they watched paramedics try in veain to save his life. the attack happened at 3:05 at cedar and birch streets. that's where jean is right now. jean, do police have any leads on suspects at this point? >> reporter: right now new york police say two men stabbed the teenager in broad daylight in the middle of cedar street here, and tonight teenagers are learning a well-liked student, 17-year-old justice faloa, is gone. someone stabbed a student several times, killing him. tributes are being posted on facebook. >> people were saying may he rest in peace and support him by wearing black to school tomorrow. >> reporter: a school coach says the victim was a junior at newark memorial high school last year, playing on the varsity football team. he was a well-liked, quiet jo joker. but the coach said he transferred to bridgepoint senior high school for his senior year. the stabbing happened at cedar and birch this afternoon. a person on the memorial trac

passengers now headed into newark airport this morning after a scare closed one of the busiest terminals. >>> extreme weather, california braces for mudslides and avalanches, while a freak winter storm strands thousands of americans trying to get home for christmas. >>> and will and kate go on sale. the royals' major move to include you in the celebration. >>> and good morning to all of our viewers in the west. rob season off this morning. we're beginning with breaking news out of britain this morning. police swept in arresting 12 men in london and other cities after a plot was uncovered. >> that's right. police swept in on an attempted terror plot arresting 12 men in london and 2 other cities. the arrest came after intelligence warning of potential al qaeda attacks over the holidays. both in the uk and the united states. we'll start our coverage with jim sciutto in london. jim? >> reporter: the arrest involving police, intelligence, and counterterrorism forces. the plan to bomb unspes fied targets. three cities across britain are where the people were arrested. this is not directly time

. >>> friends and family are mourning the death of a star high school football player in newark. he was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon. sharon chin shows us why the young man was so well liked and admired. >> reporter: 17-year-old justus's brothers around sisters, friend and even strangers gathered where the star football player was stabbed to death wednesday after school. his older brother. >> devastating to hear what happened. so we couldn't believe, you know,. >> reporter: when police arrived at the intersection of cedar boulevard and burt street he was lying on the ground bleeding and died on the scene. police say apparently witnesses ran off but officers need their help to identify suspects and a motive. >> there may have been an incident that occurred prior to this approximately two months ago that may be involved. so investigators are going back to see if this is something retaliatory in nature. >> reporter: loved ones mourn the defensive lineman with a promising future in college football. they called him a faithful friend. >> he was a loving, caring person. he woul

they gathered near the newark bus stop where two men stabbed him. girlfriend shaken up by his last words. he called her. >> he just called me and all he said was they stabbed me they stabbed me. i said where are you. he wasn't talking to me anymore. i was trying to yell. i was yelling his name. he wasn't talking. >> newark police are investigating whether his death was in retaliation at a teen party two months ago. the football star came to the aid of a cheerleader that was being beaten up by two men that crashed the party. >>> we have new information on the story we first brought you last night at 10:00. ktvu has obtained photos on the head on crash that seriously injured two people on the dunn bar ton bridge. the car going the wrong way slammed into another car just before 9:00 last night. the westbound side was closed to traffic for two hours. each person had to been extricated. they were taken to local hospitals. >>> san francisco police are investigating a crash involved a ucsf shuttle bus. it happened around noon yesterday. outside of san fran

again, terminal a at newark international airport completely shut down while officials investigate aomb threat. if there's any impact on sfo traffic into or out of newark, we will certainly be bringing that to you this morning. 4:57. next at 5:00 we're on the storm watch for you. michael has another look ahead to the next round of storms descending on the bay area. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in marin county with the story of storm damage. not just here in marin county but in santa cruz county, over in alameda county and san francisco the rains really came down but also some beautiful lightning shots to show you, beauty and the beast coming up. >> and construction of the new eastern spspspspspspspspspspspsp