>> by noontime, it will be warming up, but in the meantime very chilly outside.at weather for the morning with 30s around san jose, the peninsula, 25 in novato. notice san francisco. we've got that layer of haze. you can see it right there. we've got the warmer air aloft, kind of compressing down the cool er air trapped at the surface. it kind of acts like a lid over the bay area and it keeps the smoke building up underneath a lowering ceiling. that's why we have a spare the air alert today with the east bay and south bay seeing the highest levels of smoke pollution and very likely, yes, this will continue for tonight into monday and probably through about tuesday before the winds pick up and we see some improvement in those air quality lels around the bay area. part of the reason why the east bay is seeing the problem is the winds are turning slightly offshore, so some of that smoke which has been in the central valley around sacramento is drifting off towards the west, but that offshore breeze means around santa cruz we could see highs as warm as 70 degrees. fo

clouds by noontime 40 degrees.g the afternoon a possibility of a flurry or snow shower with a blustery wind. it will feel like 30 degrees with winds gusting to around 25, 30 miles an hour. the winds diminish tonight. down into the 20s tomorrow morning. how cold will it be? the temperatures dropping down to the low 20s by dawn christmas morning after a clear night. sunny tomorrow for christmas day. highs mid 30s. clear and cold again christmas night and then on thursday and friday, highs 40s. morning lows 20s. a settled pattern into the weekend. highs 40 saturday, low 40s monday. maynard edwards is checking road conditions and travel around this christmas eve. good morning. >> good morning, tom. you heard tom mention there were no travel problems up and down the east coast. that's our story. 95 north and dale boulevard. no problems to report. same story over route 1. a nice, easy ride. and even the earlier metro problem we had on the blue line, those delays have cleared. we are still, however, dealing with marc and

by noontime the mid-30s and just some light rain in the upper 30s and cloudy. the rain ending by early afternoon should be in the upper 30s by mid to late afternoon. >>> and now, maynard edwards, how are the roadways? >>> an outer loop crash, 495 at chain bridge road k. only the left lane getting by. another outer loop crash at vandorn. it's closing the right shoulder lane at this point. a live look at the crash scene. crews work iing on that one. westbound i-270 we have a crash that has been reported in the last few minutes and some slick conditions in that area. and then we have another downed tree, this one outside manassas. those are likely going to increase as the morning goes. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thanks, maynard. breaking news from the beltway. news 4's megan mcgrath is live at tysons now. megan, good morning to you. what's happening out there? >> reporter: take a look behind me here. you can see we only have one lane of traffic getting by to the left. we are on the outer loop of the beltway in tysons just prior to the chain bridge road exit. t

by noontime low to mid-40s.on maybe some areas could hit around 50, but overall once again we will be at

low to mid-50s and 40s by noontime. by the afternoon still

. >> we are learning new details this noontime about what happened in the cockpit, in the minutes before the crash. now we're learning the pilot of boeing 777 said he was very concerned about making the landing. his first ever about that particular aircraft at sfo. ken wayne is monitoring the ntsb hearing and joins us live from washington, d.c. good afternoon, ken. >>> 6 1/2 hours of testimony so far and we're only about halfway through this because they condensed the two day hearing into one day because of yesterday's snow storm taking place in the hearing room behind me. much of the warning was spent looking at the training of the asiana pilots and the use of automation in the cockpit. particularly the use of auto throttle during the landing of the boeing triple 7 at sfo. boeing played out, even though automation could be a huge help in the cockpit, it doesn't replace the pilot. >> the pilot is the final authority for the operation in the airplane. we try not to put in design elements that could override the pilot. as we fly out as nation as a tool to aid the pilot, not replace the pil

noontime looks great. that's when we'll see all of the sunshine in the clear and we'll keep it clear into the overnight tonight. let's look at how things are going to play out the next few days. the forecast will stay in the green basically into the 40s for today. that will be our high. a little cooler up north buff nothing to concern ourselves with winter weather wise till we get into the weekend forecast. blustery today because of the north winds. cold tomorrow with some sunshine pulling on through. partly to most si sunny -- mostly sunny skies. things improve saturday. that's when things ever shifting out of the southwest -- are shifting out of the southwest. i think we'll hit the lower 50s in and around town and the seven-day forecast is looking pretty good as we head in toward the beginning of next week. we do have some showers moving on in. that will be late in the day on sunday and for monday. so anyone who has to go back to work on monday, you'll see a little bit of that wet stuff. it does look lik

by noontime, 53 degrees. back home numbers ranking from the upper 50s half moon bay with the offshore winds. san francisco. 61 on the peninsula. low 60s in san jose, 63 in isn't cruise. spare the air day and the accuweather seven-day forecast, milder tomorrow, warmest on monday, slightly cooler tuesday into wednesday. the coolest days only partly cloudy. thursday. and more sunshine friday. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. that's live doppler 7hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions rain or shine, plus get video forecasts, spare the air alerts, power outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. so maybe it's a good idea to get the tree if that's on your agenda. >> thank you. employees at a bay area technology parting are getting out of the office and ditching the party to give a school a complete makeover. lilian kim has the story. >> they are certainly not used to this kind of work, but they are having fun. >> i'm enjoying it, yeah. i've learn

middle 50's by the noontime hour. around 60 later this afternoon at around 4:00 and this upcoming weekend, we could be flirting with record highs if not record-breaking warmth with highs approaching 70. 70 degrees. the weekend before christmas. unbelievable. let's get a check on this morning's rush hour commute. >> good morning. hawaiian christmas. very warm it sounds like. right now we have a couple of problems on the road ways. we start off with construction. crews still wrapping up. this is going to be outbond on new york avenue, not inbound. most commuters are headed inbound into the d.c. area. this is at florida avenue. give them a little bit of space there. just one accident on the inner loop before richie marlboro. traffic moving in annapolis quite nicely so far. 95 in virginia moving along quite nicely and we have a live shot of 270 right there at that usual hot spot at 109 where it bunches together. you can see very light traffic conditions. if you want any more information, once you get in your car, you can

partly cloudy by noontime and mostly sunny this afternoon. we'll make it through the 30s no problem. most of us will get to the lower to middle range 40s by later on this afternoon but a clear and quiet night tonight means another chilly one is on tap. here's the satellite and radar. you can see higher elevations getting some of the wintry mix, some snow and a little bit of snow showers moving on through but i think most of that skims our area. we might see a little bit in the panhandle but it should head north toward baltimore and toward the east. cold temperatures. right now at reagan national we've bumped up just a tiny bit to 30 degrees but still sitting in the 20s from manassas toward harrisonburg, even out to southern maryland and out toward the eastern shore. quite chilly and cold. the forecast is quiet for the next three days. green alerts for the short term. slight uptick in temperatures on friday but look at saturday. southwest winds means milder temperatures and quite a bit of sunshine so enjoy saturday while it lasts. i'm tracking

and the noontime hour where we can get about an inch of rain.cast looks like -- 6:00 a.m. vita rain across the beltway. during the morning hours, the areas in -- and yellow is the heaviest rain. it should be out of here by 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. temperatures fall for today on monday and then another shot of cold air for the last day of 2013 on tuesday. clouds continue to increase. rain will develop. 37 to 42 for our low. temperatures around 40 to 45 tomorrow. the extended outlook shows question marks. that is when we could see a potential for wintry weather. temperatures will be cold enough. we will keep you updated. goingwe are talking about from sun and relative warmth into wintry weather? >> look what we had last week. we have temperatures in the 70's. >> a big changes for the redskins. >> we can find out maybe this time tomorrow. also a busy day at the verizon center. the wizards are in action after a tough one last night in minnesota. >> and now the toyota sports desk rot to you by your local toyota dealers. second game of a back-to-back

by noontime still cool, 51. around the bay, upper 50s to low 60s.akland, premont and san jose and palo alto, 61. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a spare the air today, milder tomorrow, rising temperatures monday, tuesday a little change and the coolest day should be thursday and with more sunshine. we have another great weather resource for you to follow. live doppler 7hd on twitter or the latest bay area weather conditions, rain or shine, plus get video forecasts, spare the air alerts, power outage info and whether tweets from your favorite weather team. and we are definitely getting the word out on that spare the air. >> no burning. thanks, lisa. next from toddlers to brothers to fathers. the holiday tradition that's been going to those whoworried...... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll no

by noontime we will be sunny. it will be haziest in the south by with mid-50s there. by the afternoon. we are a few degrees warmer. once again, a chilly night tonight. it looks like the trend is going for warmer conditions and not wetter. i'll explain coming up. katie. >> lisa, thank you. >> five people, including a child are being treated for injuries after a high-speed chase in pittsburgh. a car was speeding through a construction zone and rear ended another car. the impact shoved that second car into two other vehicles. four people were taken to the hospital by ambulance and the two-year-old was airlifted to the hospital. no word at this hour on any arrests. >>> we know know what killed the woman who was found dead in a locked stairwell at san francisco general hospital. this morning the autopsy report is not sitting well with friends of the woman. abc7 news anchor homo dates has the latest. >> this is the autopsy report for a woman who was found dead in the san francisco general hospital in a stairwell. report said she died of probable electric light embillions wi

temperatures by noontime, near 40. a lot of clouds during the afternoon.pper level disturbance might trigger a passing snow shower during the middle of the afternoon, maybe between 1:00 until around 4:00 or 5:00. passing snow shower, few flurries. a partly sunny afternoon. then clearing out tonight and turning much colder. in fact, by dawn on christmas morning we'll be down into the low 20s. a clear night tonight for christmas eve. should be in the upper 20s by midnight and low 30s christmas day. clear and cold christmas evening and down to the mid 20s by dawn thursday. thursday afternoon mid 40s and partly cloudy. highs again mid 40s on friday. 20s in the mornings into friday and saturday. afternoon highs saturday, low 50s on sunday. little bit colder starting off next week with increasing clouds. >>> maynard edwards in for danella checking the road conditions. everything pretty dry, right, maynard? >> yes, everything dry. volume is down. we had a crash cleared westbound 50 had been closed. it is reopened. tow trucks pulled away in the last 30 seconds or

that was sunday at noontime. when they failed to return home, family members reported them missing.0 square miles. authorities were able to trace their last known cell signal, strong enough to register on the tower, but too weak to place a call. >> the last ping that we got, from their phone yesterday afternoon was in the area here. >> reporter: that still left a huge area to cover. >> best choice right now is to hit this as heavy as we can with aircraft. and then our ground teams here are basically waiting here, we launch them out, soon as they see anything. >> 200 volunteers on the ground. plus aircraft up top. armed with infrared sensors, sensitive enough to read human body heat. they found nothing. >> want out there last night. went back out today. it is getting more and more urgent as we, as we go. we're running out of time. and, time is not on our side. >> but the searchers refused to give up hope. >> we just got to find them. we have known them forever. and those tiny kids. they can't beep out there. none can beep o out there in th cold like this. they were working against th

right around noontime at the international airport, about 61 kilometer per hour sustained winds. even farther towards the north in hokkaido, over 100 kilometer winds. i also want to show you a video coming out of iwata prefecture. you see the accumulation on the ledges, that's just how much snow has fallen in that short period of time. people getting out and about, their shovels have to clear it out. good news, this part of japan, not uncommon to see the snow come down. it's hard, but it is causing some travel problems out here. and for those people that are a little bit surprised to see the snow, that's going to be farther towards the southwest, because you have that sea effect snow machine, there's a very cold air coming in, it picks up that moisture and even parts of western japan, you're looking at the snow. as far as the heaviest, it will be towards the north and farther towards the south. you could see up to about 60 centimeters of snowfall in the next 24 hours alone. hokkaido, you're looking at widespread areas about 50 centimeters. even areas towards the east on the pacif

we are following two breaking news stories this noontime. one in san rafael where a pedestrian has been hit and killed at the downtown farmers market. we begin in livermore where a deadly accident is causing major traffic problems. the crash was first reported in the westbound lanes near first street just after 10:00 a.m. the chp says a hummer rear ended a jeep cherokee and the jeep burst into flames. the officers say one person in the jeep was killed. the hummer also caught fire. the chp initially shut down the highway in both directions causing a huge backup. right now the even lanes are open. traffic is moving slowly, but the chp expects the westbound lanes to be closed for several hours. >>> we're also following a breaking news story out of san rafael where a pedestrian has been hit and killed. it happened near the facialer's markets. mike, what happened? >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. right now i am on civic center drive basically between the civic center and the marin county fairgrounds. behind me you can see the yellow crime scene

once the clouds get out of here, we'll bump from the 30s to the 40s by noontime. then in the afternoon plenty of sunshine. i think the city center should make it up to about 45 degrees late in the day. some areas will stick to those lower 40s but still it will be quite pleasant heading on out and sunset around 5:30, 6:00 we'll see those temperatures dip, heading back to the 20s, even 30s overnight. a few clouds still lingering in the area. all the snow showers remaining at the higher elevations and mountains so portions through west virginia, southern pennsylvania and panhandle of maryland you will see snow moving on through but the metro center is safe. we will get the opportunity, though, to bundle up, stepping out this morning. right now 29 at reagan national. 21 for manassas and down in the 20s in portions of southern maryland. so a chilly start but a lot of sunshine moving on through. futurecast breaks it down like this. morning clouds till about the 11:00 hour. then by noon we're looking at a pretty good dose of sunshine. into the afternoon and evening hours

i think by noontime we'll have our temperatures around 40 degrees. winds will be gusting to around 20 miles an hour and as a result our wind chill, even though temperatures near 40, the wind chills will start to be dropping down into the low 20s and it'll feel like the low 20s. even though it's hovering between noon and 4:00 or 5:00. it's between 1:00 to maybe 4:00 that we could get a few scattered snow showers, maybe a few flurries flying through the air. otherwise, just quite a bit of cloudiness for a time during the afternoon and the winds may be picking up a little bit more. i think gusting to around 25, maybe to 30 miles an hour by mid afternoon. that's going to bring in some colder air turning much colder tonight and for christmas day. how much the temperatures will drop, that's coming up at 4:51. now a look at the road conditions and travel around the metro area. maynard edwards is in. >> thank you, tom. good morning. wee have a single vehicle crash at falls church. we do have a disabled vehicle at georgetown pike causing the right shoulder to

that was sunday at noontime. when they failed to return home, family members reported them missing. and the search got under way. 200 volunteers on the ground, plus aircraft up top, armed with infrared sensors, sensitive enough to read human body heat. they found nothing. but then, on tuesday, one of the searchers on the ground spotted an overturned car through his binoculars. >> we just followed some tracks going up a road. and we found their footprints. so, we kept going up. and we started glassing with our binoculars. and we saw the jeep down there. >> reporter: to survive the 20-below temperatures at night, they burnt one of the car's tires. having been rushed to the hospital, the doctors have given them a clean bill of health. >> all of the patients are stable. preliminary examines, all doing well. not even evidence of frostbite. they did a very good job of keeping everybody safe. >> reporter: they have a mild case of exposure and an incredible story to tell. david wright, abc news, in reno. >> incredible story. we'll talk to the doctor treating that family coming up on "gma."

by noontime plenty of sunshine.

by noontime, we are at 51. again, limited sunshine. maybe a few breaks but with a high temperature of 52 degrees. folks, i'm still calling that cool. let's take a look at your storm team four day forecast. 55 on wednesday. rising temperatures for the week. at least through thursday. there's a weather system that is going to move through at the end of the week. when it gets over us and produces the best chance of rain, it sends the temperatures down into the upper 50s for highs. the warmest day of the workweek is thursday. in terms of wednesday's weather there, we are going to see, again, a lot of clouds. the possibility of morning sprinkles and a passing shower with a better chance of rain at the end of the week. when i return, your metro forecast for tomorrow afternoon. it's coming up. >> thanks, vj. up next, the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay. where workers could walk off the job this week. >>> an outpouring of grief for actor paul walker killed this weekend in a firy >>> i'm going with you. >> scenes from "fast and furi

at noontime, we get cooler. we top at 50 degrees. by 4:00, when you step out, it's rain an wind and turning chilly. a new weather system moves in. we'll get the timing on what we get sunday as well as an hourly forecast and a lighting for the national christmas tree. >>> used to be the second most powerful man in the world. now dick cheney may be powerless to stop a family feud. we'll have his reaction? >> and what tr the five keys to a longer life? >>> no matter how old you are you should be concerned about your health. once you hit 50 there are important steps to maintaining your health. five simple steps to take after 50. a family allergy and asthma care is here. she's about to turn 50. happy birthday in advance. >> thanks very much. >> so let's go through the five steps. first of all we know that knowledge is power. and we know we have to know our numbers. what are they? >> so, they are simple. they are your blood pressure, triglycerides and cholesterol. know them and take them often. >> but we don't pay a lot of attention to the

noontime, updates to everyone. >> i'm not hearing you say anything about the tricky rain/snow on sunday. >> it's too early to tell where the line is going to set up. right now, i would say, if i had to make my best forecast would be along areas of i-95. >> okay. >> so, anything to the west of there, i think we are talking snow. to the south of there, rain, mixing with freezing rain at times. >> potentially dangerous conditions for all of us. >> exactly. >> thanks. we'll stay tuned. we continue to gather reaction to the death of nelson >>> thanks to a news 4 viewer, a maryland man has been reunited with something near and dear to him. we told you about bob and his stolen tractor on monday. as pat collins reports, someone who saw that story had the clue police needed. >> reporter: in this part of the country, owning a john deere is special. it's like having a cad lock. bob loved his john deere tractor. his antique john deere, taken from this yard in mount airy in november. found in the garage of this home about 13 miles away. found last night after a tip to the sheriff from a news 4 viewe

eve mass, they are expected to fill the square for the midnight mass and the pope's annual mass at noontime christmas day. the nativity scene was erected and was more than 80 feet high. this will be his first christmas at the vatican. >>> we will send it over to tara moriarty and there is now something about snow, tara? >>> do you have a white christmas? >> farther north and south of there, near the nevada border from the 395 junction which is closed for the winter and then near chester in the national park in shaster, it closed due to the snow. >>> closer to home near lafayette, i know it is westbound on the left-hand side of your screen there. >> youyou can see it is very clear and last minute shoppers are perhaps okay and in the south bay, westbound traffic on the upper portion of your screen, that is headed towards sunnyvale. >>> let's head over to rose mary. >>> another hazy day, and if you are just joining us, look at the air quality for the region, you can see the shade of orange, air quality above 100 and indicating if you are susceptible, if you have asthma, bronchitis, this will d

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the rain, i think, will be ending before noontime.old sunshine for us with a high of 41 degrees for saturday. sunday, in the 30s with another weather system moving in. again, if it's cold enough here, sunday night especially, there could be some areas where there's a changeover taking place. as you know, storm team 4 is going to be monitoring that system for you closely in the days ahead. barbara? pat? >> thanks. >>> a mother sentenced after trying to rob a wig store and getting into an altercation with a store clerk while pushing a child in the stroller. it was caught on surveillance. >>>. >> reporter: there's a problem with the silver line project. tonight, the head of the >>> wildlife experts are searching for a bear that attacked a woman walking her dogs last night. it happened in central florida in the town of longwood near orlando. she suffered serious injuries but was able to get away from the bear and run to a neighbor's house. bear sightings are not uncommon in florida but this is the first bear attack they recall. the bear m

your planner for today, temperatures are going to warm to 50 degrees by the noontime hour. sunny skies through the morning hours and then clouds will gradually increase as we work our way through the afternoon hours. 3:00 we'll hit our high temperature of 56 degrees. skies cloud up overnight but that's going to keep temperatures from getting too cold. at 6:00, we're looking at a temperature of 50 degrees. now satellite and radar right now not tracking a cold around the immediate area. but storm team 4 radar, this is the rain that will push up the eastern seaboard through the course of today and tomorrow and this is going to bring us our soggy sunday. so, for tomorrow, rain arrives around 7:00 a.m. most people will be seeing rain around 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. 10:00 a.m. we're looking at a steady rain. potentially heavy? spots. 41 degrees, you can see temperatures tomorrow hover in the low to mid 40s. rain continues during the afternoon. heavy at times then as well. so you want to be careful for hydroplaning tomorrow and then around 6:00 the rain will start to move out of the ar

by noontime we will be into the 50s.rend. another chilly nig

and noontime everyone is in the 60s. look what happens at 4:00. the warmest day we will see maybe until spring with temperatures in letter 70s. mid-60s coastside. it will be clear tonight but we are talking about some very cold air, the possibility of a frost warning, and freeze warnings for a couple days in the upcoming work week. i'll have the accuweather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. breaking news in new york city where a commuter train with 100 to 150 passengers derailed just outside of a station in the bronx, killing four people and injuring 63 others, including the train's operator. 11 are seriously hurt. these are live pictures from our sister station in new york. you can see some of the train cars there. new york governor andrew cuomo is on the scene where the metro north passenger train jumped the tracks just before 7:30 this morning new york time. train was being pushed around a sharp curve along the convergence of the hudson and harlem rivers had the first four passenger cars left the tracks, almost p

by noontime well into the 60s, low to mid-60s bay and inland. the coast not far behind. today the warm effort day out of the next seven with potentially low 70s around the bay. quick cooling tonight and the potential for a freeze watch as soon as tomorrow. details on that. and the blustery conditions headed our way. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. familily members of a bay area man held captive in north korea are happy to see the 85-year-old korean war vet is in good health. he appears in a videotape released this weekend by north korean state-run news agency. the palo alto man is apologizing for his role in the north korean war. he said he secretly trained anti-communists during the war. lisa has the latest >> laid the munitions for it, using explosives obtained from attacking the mine. >> reporter: merrill newman read from what the state news agency calls an apology letter. in it he confesses to acts against north korea committed during the war and even during his recent trip. according to "royters" he served in a top secret army unit that trained a south army anti-commun

sunshine across the area, still, folks, that means little melting with 27 to about 28 degrees by noontimeso we'll hit just over the freezing mark, and then it's back down again. a very cold night coming our way for thursday. we'll take a look at thursday, what we'll have to deal with in the next storm system for the weekend in a few minutes. >>> one of the hardest hit areas has been loudoun county. news 4's mark seagraves took to the roads in the 4 x 4. >> reporter: the sun came out today which made digging out a lot easier than yesterday. >> yesterday was really heavy and wet and icy. so it was really hard to shovel. each load was very, very heavy. today it's more powdery, packable and fun to play in. >> reporter: snowplows and sand trucks hit the roads early and hard today in north even virginia. by midday most of the main roads as well as the secondary roads were clear. but earlier this morning it was a different story with power outages, road closures and, of course, the ever-anticipated school closings. >> no school and i'm a teacher. we had two days off. it's been wonderful. >> repo

numbers in 309s and 40s the next hour and then well into the 50s by noontime. talking temperatures into the 60s and beyond by about 4:00. so the numbers will climb to near 70 around santa cruz. we do have an abrupt change to this warming trend. a big cool down and maybe some showers in the 7 day forecast coming up. carolyn. >> thanks, lisa. >> south africa has said good-bye to nelson mandela this morning. we have all the details now from this emotional farewell. >> with full military honors, nelson mandela is carried toward his final resting place. ♪ the casket draped with the south african flag. the funeral mixes tradition with tributes. >> today marks the end of a journey that began 95 years ago. >> in front of 95 candles, one for each year of his life, a stream of family, friends and dignitaries emotionally remembered the life and struggles of the anti-aparti icon. the coffin stood on a rug of skins in front of the president and the extended mandela family, including his widow. ♪ lead us to a place, guide us with your grace ♪ ♪ to a place where we will be sa

so at noontime, boom, you see the sun whitish, huh? how about at sunset? what happens at sunset? can we do this next week and do this experimentally? we can do this experimentally. i tell you what? let's just do it right here. here's the atmosphere of the world right here. here's the atmosphere of the world, huh. no. let's do it this way. here's the atmosphere of the world, and here's the sun. now, the sun, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, okay? [makes noise] --swoosh, what do you guys hear? well, let me just do it now. i'll do it again. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet-- [makes noise] --what do you got here? blue. white, do you know why, huh? all the frequencies together give you white. isn't that true? right? so you hear what? what's the color of the sun? begin with a w. white. end with ite. try it. - white. - white. all right, whitish, anyway, all right? white sun, all right? here's our atmosphere down here. the atmosphere, these tuning forks, blue, blue, blue, blue, violet, violet, blue, blue, red, blue, blue, pink, blue, blue, chartreuse, blue, blue, get the

about look what happens by noontime and the afternoon. into the upper 50s. we will get into more cooling this evening but we have christmas it talk about and the new year head our way. i'll let you know if there are any changes in store in a few minutes. matt. >> thank you, lisa. in developing news, a small victory for the family of a 13-year-old girl who is now brain dead following tonsil surgery. yesterday a judge granted the family a temporary restraining order to keep the eighth grader on life support at least through the weekend. she went into cardiac arrest and was declared brain dead by children's hospital decemberth after a routine went terribly wrong. >> we are happy to cooperate with the judge's instruction that an independent exam should be provided. >> we had a chance to sit down with the girl's mother to talk about the ordeal her family is facing. >> it's not exactly what you want? >> no, it's not exactly what i want. but i'm grateful just to have those three more days with her. but it is hard because i just fell like i'm on borrowed time with m

by noontime it will be well in the 50s. 60s at 4:00 but in between we will warm well through the 60sfternoon today. the warmest day of the week. and when the pattern changes coming up next. thank you, carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. >> after ten days are mourning, south after cru has sid good-bye to nelson mandela. >> >> with full military honors, nelson mandela is carried toward his final resting place. the casket draped with the south african flag. >> today marks the end of a journey that began 95 years ago. >> 95 candles, one for each year of his life, a stream of family, friends and dignitaries emotionally remembered the life and struggles of the anti-aparti icon. the coffin stood on a rug of skins in front of the president and the extended mandela family, including his widow. ♪ lead us to a place, guide us with your grace ♪ ♪ to a place where we will be safe ♪ >> among the many bold-face names in the audience were oprah winfrey and richard branson. reverend jess is he jackson and prince charles. but it was the personal rememberances that were the highlights of the service. includin

by noontime plenty of sunshine. low to mid-60s, yes, in december and into the low 70s around the bay today with mid-and upper 60s at the coast. a quick cooling tonight. we will be look at some big changes headed our way in about a day and a half, carolyn. >> whether he look for that. thank you, lisa. family members of a bay area man held captive in north korea are happy to see the 85-year-old korean war vet is in good health. he appears in a videotape released this weekend by north korean state-run news agency. the palo alto man is apologizing for his role in the north korean war. he said he secretly trained anti-communists during the war. >> laid the munitions for it, using explosives obtained from attacking the mine. >> he read from what the state news agency called an apology letter. in it he confesses to acts against north korea committed during the war and even during his recent trip. according to royters, he served in a south army unit that trained a anti-communist group. >> a senior agent wrote about north ko

by noontime, though, we are looking at plenty of sunshine. numbers in the mid-and upper 50s from the bay and coast. we will look at more mid-60s around the bay. a couple degrees warmer today. looking at a cool evening had it's one of the shortest days of the year. and perhaps we are looking at the driest on record for san francisco. so we will talk about if we are going to see any rain before the end of the year coming up in a few minutes. matt. >> thank you, lisa. in developing news this morning, a small victory for the family of a and 11-year-old girl who is now brain head following tonsil surgery. yesterday a judge granted jahi mcmath's family a temporary restraining order to keep the eighth grader on life support, at least through the weekend. jahi went into cardiac arrest and declared brain dead by the hospital december 12th after a routine con sylectomy went morefully wrong. the judge said they can obtain an independent medical examination. >> we are happy to cooperate with the judge's instruction that an independent expert be provided

then by noontime we are feeling better. low to mid 50s in the forecast. [ inaudible ] concord you are below freezing at this hour. for the ash today upper 50s to low 60s. 61 in novato. 59 in berkeley. 58 this afternoon san francisco. into the south bay you're looking at 59 san jose. 59 for mountain view. low 50s in santa cruz. along the coast partly cloudy skies. half-moon day checking in at 57. these temperatures right where we should be for this time of year. as we get into the weekend, take a look. your bay area weekend always in view. temperatures slightly warmer for tomorrow. we may actually peak on monday. temperatures drift just a little bit on tuesday. under mostly sunny conditions. it is a spare the air day for today. so that to be aware of. we have good looking and good feeling weather as you get into your weekend. back to the desk. >>> thank you. 6:52 is the time. shocking news out of north carolina-- out of north korea. >>> and a show of support. the bay area members of congress who join in a 24 hour fast draw a

a spare-the-air day today. 40s by noontime for everyone. upper 30s to near 50 by about 4:00. we are not done with our cold snap. the coldest night that we've seen in the past week, it's coming back tonight with another freeze warning. i'll have that for you coming up with another accuweather sevendy forecast. >> in the south day officials are working to save lives as the conditions drop low enough to create life-threatening conditions. at least four deaths have occurred this week at location throughout santa clara county. but a new effort to get people off the street and into a shelter are making a difference. we report from a san jose shelter protecting more than 200 cold snap refugees. >> in addition to all of the beds, they had to bring in mats to handle the people that will need a place out of the cold. about 225 are expected at had shelter in san jose. >> i have people out there who are freezing and i worry about them because i don't want nobody to pass away like it has been the last couple of days. >> four homeless men froze to death in santa clara county this week, eve

by noontime low to mid-40s. by the afternoon maybe some areas could hit around 50, but overall once again we will be at least 10 degrees below average. just in the upper 40s today. less wind and a spare-the-air day this afternoon. we will look for a moderating trend coming into play as soon as tomorrow. katie. >> warming trend sounds good to me. thank you, lisa. meanwhile in the south bay officials are working to save lives as the temperature drops low enough to create life-threatening conditions. at least four deaths have occurred this week. but to get people off the streets and into shelters is making a difference. we report from a san jose shelter protecting more than 200 cold snap refugees. >> in addition to all of the beds, they had to bring in mats to handle the people that will need a place out of the coal. -- out of the cold. about 225 are expected at had shelter in san jose. >> i have people out there who are freezing and i worry about them because i don't want nobody to pass away like it has been the l

by noontime we are looking at 50s and 60s. it will be warmer than yesterday with mid-670s around the bay. clear and cool tonight. we are closing in on the driest year on record for san francisco. will we stay dry through the end of the year? i'll let you know coming up. >> thank you, lisa. developing news, a small victory for the family of a 13-year-old girl that's brain dead following tonsil surgery. yesterday a judge granted jahi mcmath's family a temporary restraining order to keep the eighth grader on life support, at least through the weekend. jahi went into cardiac arrest and declared brain dead by the hospital december 12th after a routine tonsilectomy went horribly wrong. the judge said they can obtain an independent medical examination. they can also access her medical records. >> we are happy to cooperate with 9 judge's suggestion that an independent expert be provided to confirm once again that brain death is the outcome that has occurred here. >> abc7 news anchor dan ashley had a chance to sit down with jahi's moth

hid 30s by noontime. not getting warmer than that, upper 30s to 40. and one more opportunity for rain for the week ahead. i'll show that to go coming up. >> thank you. and sticking with the cold area, the frigid temperatures have been more than just uncomfortable. they have actual le turned deadly. in the south bay four people have died from hypothermia in the past few days. nick smith has more on this story. >> i've been homeless for almost a year now. >> he's one of the men we met at this san jose shelter. without a home to call his open, the cold snap blanketing the south bay has forced him and others to look for a warm place to city. >> knowing there was a warm place to go and you call and have nowhere else to go and in this is the right place to go. when you are town and out, you are cold, this place will help you out. >> others haven't been as fortunate. four men, each in their lit 40s or 50s, have been found dead in different parts of the county. >> we want to try to get folks who don't have a home into shelter, particularly this weekend when i

senate that the all nighters they have been having will end today coming up in just a few minutes at noontimery reid took to the floor to say the senate will adjourn today after the noon votes, not be in session and come back on sunday -- sunday to start work on bills and nominations that will be considered into next week. reid also said the senate will be considering the budget agreement on tuesday and the defense bill coming up on wednesday. but that talkathon there, the all nighters they are pulling appears to be over in a couple minutes. that's going to wrap thing up for me today. i'll see you back monday at 11:00 eastern time. have a great weekend. stay with us. in the next hour, alex wagner special women in politics, nancy pelosi, former senator kay bailey hutchison and others join her. that's coming your way in just a few minutes. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. mom make you eat that? i happen t

come back onto campus and retrieve the cars that they left here after yesterday's shooting around noontime. christi and victor? >> case, let me ask you something. initially, authorities thought two people would have been shot, but now, they think it's just the 15-year-old girl. what do you know about her, or how that confusion came about? >> reporter: actually, what happened christi, was the second victim, the second student was splattered with blood from the first victim. she thought she had been shot. paramedics initially thought she had been shot when they took her to the hospital. they found out she had no gunshot wound, just blood splatter from the other victim. there were also three other students treated for what authorities say were anxiety /panic attacks, very understanding in a situation like this. >> sure. okay, casey wian, we appreciate the update. thank you. >> the shooting from yesterday brings back all of the painful memories for the families of sandy hook elementary. today marks one year since 26 people were killed during that massacre. >> moments ago, president obama paid

by noontime widespread mid to upper 50s and then for your afternoon, upper 50s to low 60s for most ofing to hit 66 for the second half of your afternoon. it is a cold one. i will have a look at your current temperatures for you coming up. >> thanks rosemary. handing over cash for weapons. we're live in san jose where police are ready and people are lining up around the block to turn in their weapons. i'll tell you why they say they're turning them in. >> plus the surprising twist in the investigation of the death of a woman at san fransisco general hospital. >>> it's the first anniversary of the mass shooting at a connecticut elementary school that killed 26 people including 20 children. today cities across the country are working to get more guns off the street. good morning everyone and welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. san fransisco, oakland and san jose are three of the cities hosting gun buyback events today to mark the one-year anniversary since the sandy hook shooting. katie utehs live in san jose where that city's gun buyback starts in about