more now on the olympic-sized disappointment for the bay area's bid to host the 2024 olympics.k now in san francisco. tonight's decision to go with boston as the bid city for the 2024 games also dealt a big blow perhaps to oakland's plan for building a new stadium for the raiders. so the question remains what happens now for the fight to keep the raiders in oakland and build them a new stadium. let's bring in nbc bay area's jodi hernandez from oakland. jodi? >> reporter: raj, for a brief time today, there was a lot of hope and excitement here in oakland that the bay area's olympic bids could perhaps help save oakland sports. it appears now it's back to the drawing board. >> the thing is that the olympics will be here would be very positive to oakland. >> reporter: but those hopes have been dashed. less than 24 hours after learning san francisco's bid to host the 2024 olympic games included holding part of them in oakland. the u.s. olympic committee selected boston instead. >> that would be a bummer, a real bummer, yeah. because, i mean i would love to go see olympics up here. >

bid for the 2024 olympics. >> what we're saying to the olympics is if you want to come to san francisco we want to make sure that the taxpayers aren't left on the hook. >> reporter: several studies have been done on how the olympic games in host cities have exceeded their budgets. one in particular shows that every game since 1960 has overrun its initial budget by an average of 179%. four u.s. cities are bidding for the 2024 olympics, boston, los angeles, washington, d.c. and san francisco. on december 16th all these cities appeared before the u.s. olympic committee. >> i think that today it was very clear that the usoc is looking for a partner that will work together with the local with the big committee to bring the olympic games home to the united states. we think we would be a great choice. >> reporter: the members leading the bid for san francisco have said the existence of new venues in the bay area would reduce the price tag for hosting the games. today, that group declined to comment on daily's editorial and demands. san francisco supervisor john avalos said san francisco has be

olympic committee to see. they want billions it would take to host the games spent wisely. >> look to think we could manage infrastructure projects. do some of the good things they wanted to do with the bid without there being an olympics attached to it. >> reporter: back to the drawing board. have off to wait and see if the u.s. olympic committee invites san francisco to enter another bid for the 202 games. reporting live in san francisco. jean elle bay area news. >> could have guaranteed great weather. >> better weather than boston. >> for sure. >> or winter. >> jeff what do you think? >> why did they turn us down. come on. sat lilt radar right now. did have a storm system move across today. weak produced cloud cover. dropped our temperature. that with pollution for an extreme leap just nasty looking day out there. looked like it would rain all day long. it didn't. you can see here on satellite radar picture. tracking showers well off shore. lower atmosphere is dry. do not think any of that will make it acro

olympic committee is going to decide who will host the 2024 olympics. the bay area is one of four options to represent the u.s. and one new development that could help is the possibility of building a new stadium in oakland that would host the opening and closing ceremonies. both the raiders and the a's have been wanting ayou new stadium anyway. the original idea was to build a temporary stadium on the peninsula but a permanent one in oakland could be the ticket. >> original idea of erecting a temporary stadium at a tremendous cost didn't make a lot of sense. >> we believe that with the idea of it including the possibility of the major track and field arena stadium being built in oakland that could accommodate the raiders, that that is a good combination. >> reporter: but meanwhile, olympic opponents recently sent a letter to the selection committee listing their objections to the games coming to the bay area including the huge cost. the committee has until mid- september to make its decision. that city then goes up against those others from around the

for the 2024 olympics. >> what we are saying to the olympics is if you want to kilometer to san franciscowant to make sure that the taxpayers aren't left on the hook. >> several studies have been done on how the olympic games and host city have exceeded the budget. one in particular shows that every game since 1960 the has overrun its initial budget by an average of 179 percent. 4 u.s. city bidding for the 2024 olympics. boston. los angeles. washington, d.c. and san francisco. on december 16 all the city appeared before the u.s. olympic committee. >> i think today it was very clear that the ds o c is looking for a partner that will work together with the local with the bid committee to bring the olympic games home to the u.s. and we think we would be a great choice. >> members leading the bid for san francisco has said the existence of new venue in the bay area would reduce the price tag for hosting the games. today that group declined to comment on daily editorial and demands exploratorium supervisor john avila said san francisco has been down the road before. with the america cup. >> wh

what about the grape that occurs when you go to a special olympics event. i described a story that is in the book. donald page. donald page is born to a dairy farmer and his wife in central iowa and called their dad to talk to the story and hear the capitol in the background and long story short i won't bore you with all of the details, but they are in the book. but donald gets a series of infections at an early age and almost loses his life many times but recovers and of course the the dad and mom committed to raising donald with their essential to. he goes to school eventually to a special school, meets a special coach that introduces him to voter activities, very simple activities, catching the ball, moving the ball. it may be pushing maybe pushing a bowling ball off of a ramp these kind of things. he gets asked to come to dublin and perform his activities so his mom and dad leave at 4:00 in the morning to drive to the big city, he boards the bus in his wheelchair to go as well and i get a call that morning from the the president to fire linda saying she

and one will host the 2024 olympics. the bay area's ticket to the u.s. bid. >> we have in play the possibility of an arena option in oakland. >> reporter: here's why. for years, the raiders have hit a financial wall when it comes to building a new stadium. at the same time, the bay area olympic bid has needed a stadium big enough to host the opening and closing ceremonies. >> the olympic committee is interested in actually supporting a stadium construction project that would be a permanent facility, a legacies facility. >> we believe that with the idea of it including the possibility of the major track and field arena a stadium being built in oakland that could accommodate the raiders, that is a good combination. >> reporter: meanwhile, olympic opponents shot off a letter to the selection committee listing their objections to the game's coming to the bay area. >> the taxpayers who are footing the bill for basically a three-week party for the wealthy. >> reporter: the bay area is one of four options to represent the u.s.

shot at hosting the olympics in 2024. kpix five's phil matier says a la >>> happening today we could learn whether the bay area will get a shot at hosting the olympics in 2024. kpix 5's phil matier says a last-minute change of venue could pay off. >> we have in play the possibility of an arena option in oakland. >>> reporter: here's why. for years, the raiders have hit a financial wall when it comes to building a new stadium. at the same time, the bay area olympic committee has needed a stadium big enough to host the opening and closing ceremonies. >> the olympic committee is interested in actually supporting a stadium construction project that would be a permanent facility, a legacies facility. >> we believe that with the idea of it including the possibility of the major track and field arena, a stadium being built in oakland that could accommodate the raiders that is a good combination. >> reporter: plus -- >> the original idea of erecting a stadium at a tremendous cost for a temporary venue didn't make sense. i have be

the olympic could provide some funding.s quoted as saying the committee liked the idea adding it enhances the overall bid. mayor lee says the olympic athletes village set to be built at the hunters point ship yard would be converted into affordable housing after the games. overall the cost of hosting the olympics is estimated at $4.5 billion, all from private funding. >> that would be contributions, ticket sales and domestic u.s. licensing. >> the olympic committee last met last december in redwood city. now l.a., boston, washington, the other three cities in the running. olympic committee spokesperson just told me this morning if the board makes a decision today, it will announce it around 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon our time. that city would go up against other international cities like paris, roam, burlin or has never hosted an olympics before. live in season fran, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> looking to clear hurdles to get there. thank you very much, stephanie. we're going to check your forecast but first g

and yes, the olympics might land in boston. >> just because we can pull off a very expensive elaborate event doesn't necessarily mean we should. >> but do bostonians want it. jericka duncan is there. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: hi, everyone, i am jeff glor, france says it was the largest rally in the country's history, an extraordinaryar gathering in paris in response to the attacks last week. some today climbed the statue of the republic, others showed off large pencils, showing unity with a satirical magazine that was attacked. world leaders often at odds with each other marched together. starting with elizabeth palmer. we have a series of reports starting with elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: here is paris's answer to the last week's terrorist attack. more than a million citizens led by an extraordinary lineup of presidents and prime ministers from more than 30 countries. >> we defend the values of freedom of speech, freedom of expression and we also stand against terrorism. a >> reporter: here is a new symbol of those values, pencils from smal

the bay area a olympic committee. >> the olympic committee is interested in supporting a stadium constructionct that would be a permanent facility, a legacies facility. >> we believe that with the idea of it includes the possibility of a major track and field arena, stadium being built in oakland that could accommodate the raiders that is a good combination. >>reporter: plus. >> the original idea of erecting a temporary stadium at a tremendous cost didn't make a lot of sense.

olympic committee that bans city workers from bad mouthing the olympics.r says no city employee will ever be punished if they speak out against the beantown bid. nevertheless, the decree is not sitting well with civil libertarians who are calling it unconstitutional. are they right? >> yes, probably they are. the reason is, you know the first amendment protects you against government action. if you criticize something you can't get arrested for it by the government. but it doesn't protect you against private action. you could get fired by your employer. but what happens when the government is your employer? that's where it starts getting really dicey, and the supreme court hasn't gone so far as to say you're protected, you know when you're an employee for the government, you can say whatever you want. they don't say that. but they look at what the speech is. if the speech is something they consider to be of public concern, then you have first amendment protections, and they apply a balancing test where they say, okay we're balancing your rights to speak ab

they will be 20 when the tokyo olympics are held.hey have just five years ahead to reach their goal. rumina sujimoto, mhk world, nagoya. >>> the new year grand sumo tournament is now under way in tokyo. more and more fans are crowding into the stadium even on a weekday. our sumo reporter hiro morita has the latest after five days of action. >> after winning five or six tournaments last year yokozuna hakuho is continuing his winning ways. he's been bowling over opponents right and left. to make things even more exciting hakuho and former yokozuna taiho are tied with 32 titles. if hakuho wins one more he becomes sumo's all-time leader. the fans are flocking into the venerable kokorikan stadium. for the first time in 18 years the house has been sold out for each of the five days since the competition began. these banners tell you there is not a seat to be had. this is the man who is bringing in the fans, a man who is on the verge of making sumo history. so far the yokozuna hasn't taken his foot off the accelerator since the tourney bega

no olympic gold for san francisco this time.to represent the united states in the effort to bring the games to america. vic lee is live with new details on this. vic, you were there when the mayor got this disappointing news. >> reporter: well, i think, frank le frankly, they were shocked and stunned. they thought, if not san francisco, maybe l.a. and i think that larry bair, the president of the san francisco giants who also sits on the city's olympic exploratory committee said it best he said when they got the call it was like game seven in the bottom of the ninth in kansas city. mayor ed lee and members of san francisco's olympic committee were in a no-regret mode after the announcement was made. >> we are holding our heads high. this is something that we are very proud to do. we have been honored to be invited in this. we did our best to represent our city and our region. >> reporter: san francisco giants president larry bair was the one who took the phone call. >> he started by saying this was their toughest decision they'v

. >>> an olympic disappointment. d.c. will not host the summer games in 2024. muriel bowser's message tonight to the winning city. >>> and cracked rails, water main breaks more school delays. when we could finally see some relief from this bitter cold. >>> news 4 at 11 starts now. >>> tonight's salt trucks are treating the streets of montgomery county after a water main break there left a coat of ice on bradley boulevard. another sight of sub freezing temperatures and even colder windchills. it's got more schools delaying their start tomorrow morning. fairfax, loudon and prince william counties in virginia and howard county in maryland are all starting two hours later tomorrow. fallker will start one hour late. we'll get the latest on the fridgeed temperatures. any relief in sight? >> not until we get to the other side of tomorrow morning. let's talk about the temperatures well below freezing in many neighborhoods right now. we're in the 20s, but the temperature, the air temperature has started coming up over the last couple of hours here because of a southerly

and d c for the 2024 summer olympics.unching a campaign to stop the city's olympic dreams. this is the letter sent to the u.s. olympic committee promising to take political action. one city voters to decide whether told the global games here in the bay area. yes the temperatures are favorable for summer athletes but the negative climate could be another matter. and mayor ed least as $4.5 billion price tag for the games would come from private donors but that to beat back a double. >> reporter: 0 pull kids are worried that the cost overruns could lead taxpayers holding the bag they also said the traffic will be more of a nightmare that already is and a point to places like grief when the aft and summer games left behind and use that look like ghost towns. san francisco organizers said that lee by stadium the new soccer stadium as well as college facilities and a new warrior is a real not the bay area is already equipped. but you have to go you have to wonder if this latest anti olympics campaign might affect san francisco

writers are competing in the olympics. -- riders are competing in the olympics.re are incredible role models in japan does not have that and it does not have as many people either. >> how important what a winter olympics in beijing as opposed to those expand? -- kazakhstan? >> it would be great, a huge opportunity. >> for your business, obviously a beijing this would be more beneficial than a kazakhstan olympics. >> sure. but i have no control over it. snow we winters are better than warm winters. >> this is a bone dry basin there is very little snow and moisture. is that a concern? >> it would be great if it was colorado or something along those lines but what is happening with technology and snowmaking is incredible. i live in vermont and we had rain and then it up freezing cold beer on top of it in terms of technology. >> does the uncertainty in europe that are showing weakness make it more -- >> economically? >> economically. weather we do not know. whether global warming is having an effect. but economically, doesn't make developing a market like china more

olympic committee decision on which u.s.will represent the united states in its bid to bring the summer olympic to the u.s. in 2024. >> despite the big effort from san francisco the committee chose boston. vick was at san francisco mayor ed lee office when he received the bad news. >> san francisco giants president was the one who took the phone call. >> started by saying this was the toughest decision they have made in the careers. if and it was prolonged and difficult meeting. >>reporter: mayor ed lee and members of san francisco olympic committee were in a no regret mode after the announcement was made. >> we are holding our head high. this is something that we are very proud to do. we have been honored to be invite entered this and we did our best to represent our city in our region. >> u.s. olympic committee board of director made the decision from denver. 4 finalist san francisco, los angeles, boston and washington, d.c. iconic san francisco regional bid had a lieutenant to offer. privately funded 4.5 billion dollar pl

olympics. >> we have been telling you it's going to warm up just a little bit in the day ahead. don't get used to it. the big temperature dip we will see in your hour-by-hour forecast at 6:41. . >>> plus why googling it could >>> virginia is considering a bill to raise the threshold for reckless driving. it would go from 80 to 85 miles per hour. he tells news 4 scott macfarland it treats drivers like criminals and catches people from out of state used to higher speed limits. >>> could google help you get a better car insurance quote? google may develop a shopping site where consumers can compare policies. google has been planning that move for s. >>> you can google everything else. >> why not? >> add that. anything to save you time and money on google. >> we have added 16 degrees to the temperature compared to yesterday but still only 27 degrees. >> weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:41. good morning, tom. >> we are getting a few flurries and snow pellets in prince george's, anne arundel, north

you don't win six olympic gold medals by giving up on a dream.o walk again. here's matt lauer. ♪ >> amy! >> this was amy van dyken-rouen last month, proudly riding as the grand marshal of the fiesta bowl parade in phoenix. the story of how she got here is one of determination, hard work and courage. before this, what was the biggest adversity you faced in your life? >> that i'm a severe asthmatic. that was the biggest adversity. that's nothing compared to this -- nothing. >> at the age of 41 amy is in the fight of her life. >> van dyken stretching for the wall -- she's got the gold! >> she was one of the greatest olympic champions of all time. but now -- >> i'm now paraplegic. although i aim to not be one day, that's what i am. >> it happened in arizona last june. a near-fatal atv accident that severely damaged her spinal cord and left her paralyzed from the waist down. this is the last picture of amy taken before the accident soaking up the sun with her beloved dog, kuma. >> when i look at the it now it breaks my heart because that was my old li

stafford city with the olympics and king's cross that we just looked at.a total of over 22 million square feet of development. 63,000 plus jobs. almost 8,000 housing units. >> i have a question. what type of housing unit are we talking about market rate housing, below market rate, subsidized? >> it's a mix. i'm happy to get the exact breakdown, but they have very similar to san francisco looking at affordable housing issues. >> this part of london where this build-out took place, is it -- was it in the industrial part? was it in an abandoned part of the city? or was it already an economic hub? >> king's cross was an existing station and it was already part of the metroline and more developed part of london. where the olympics took place is the largest urban brownfield redevelopment project in europe in recent history. so that was a very industrial, very polluted, very low-income neighborhood. the legacy actually aecom designed the plan for the olympics and the master plan and i'm happy to provide that as well. >> so now that the olympicks have come and gon

. >>> will the bay area host the olympics? there is a big decision tomorrow.ast minute change that could improve our chances. >>> first they were yelling, then this happened. tonight, what would you have done if you had been on the bart train? would you step? >> plus even jeans are going high-tech. find out how this special pocket created by a bay area >> some say it is not that new. a brawl on bart. take a look at this one. >> [bleep], i'm going to [bleep] >> do it. what's stopping you? what's stopping you? [ screaming ] >> well, two women get into a shouting match as passengers sit and watch. then it escalates into an all- out beat-down. riders scatter and some 45 seconds later people eventually step in to break up the two. no word on what these two women were fighting about. >>> we can learn as soon as tomorrow whether the bay area will get a shot at hosting the olympics. phil matier on the last minute change of venue that could pay off. >> we have in play the possibility of an arena option in oakland. >> reporter: here is why, for years they had a financia

bid for the 2024 olympics.ter was followed by a local newspaper editorial written by former supervisor chris daily. >> what we're saying to the olympics is if you want to come to san francisco, we want to make sure that the taxpayers aren't left on the hook. >> reporter: several studies have been done on how the olympic games in host cities have exceeded their budgets. one in particular shows that every games since 1960 has overrun its initial budget by an average of 179%. four u.s. cities are bidding for the 2024 olympics. boston los angeles washington d.c. and san francisco. on december 16th all these cities appeared before the u.s. olympic committee. >> i have a gut but i don't have a gut on this. it's the kind of thing where i'm sure all the presentations were excellent and we just did the best we could. >> reporter: the members leading the bid for san francisco have said the existence of new venues in the bay area would reduce the price tag for hosting the games. today, that group declined to comment on da

2024 olympic games.n and ktvu reporter tara moriarty is? the east bay with a big project included in the local olympic bid. tara? >> reporter: we are talk agnew stadium built in oak -- we are talking about a new stadium built in oakland that would be built specifically for opening and closing ceremonies and track and field events. the proposal was delivered by the mayor and san francisco yesterday. the bay area bid would include the new stadium for opening and closing ceremonies and track & field events. the olympics may provide just the push for the new stadium deal and funding to get it done. >> that is a good idea. yea, sure. why not? >> it will be exciting for all the people, actually. yes. >> reporter: are you a big raiders fan? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: you are really fired up? >> i am excited about it, yes! >> reporter: the original bid was to have a $350 million temporary stadium in brisbane service the venue. that could still happen if the oakland proposal doesn't work out. other cities being c

when you don't win six olympic gold medals by giving up on a dream.s time she's dreaming even bigger, she wants to walk again. here is matt lauer. >> this was amy van dyken rune last week riding last week. the story of how she got here is one of determination, hard work and courage. before this what was the biggest adversity you face in your life? >> i'm severe asthma, that's nothing compared to this, nothing. >> at the age of 41 amy is in the fight of her life. she was one of the greatest olympian champions of all time. >> i'm a parapa lee jik. >> it was an atv accident that damaged her spinal cord and left her paralyzed from the waste down down. this is the last picture of amy taken before the accident soaking up the sun with her dog. >> when i look at it now it breaks my heart because that was my old life. that was the last day of my old life, and the first day of my new life. hi, matt. >> how are you? >> doing awesome. >> i met up with amy and her husband three weeks after the accident. >> am i allowed to sit here? >> come on up. >> we talked abou

committee will make a bid to bring back the olympics to the united states. i want it in the united states and certainly in the bay area. >> the mayor and oakland mayor schaaf made a last call to the united states olympic committee yesterday boosting their pitch with talk of a new stadium that would be built in oakland to hold track and field events. a final decision by the olympic committee is expected in 2017. >>> a 25-year-old woman is arrested in connection with the arson at house made fame out in the mrs. doubtfire movie. the woman was arrested in san jose yesterday morning facing arson and attempted murder charges. the current homeowner is a plastic sun would specializes in gender reassignment procedures and told police welch was disgruntled former patient. >> the san francisco map is back in court tomorrow to answer to an added hate crime charge in the stabbing of a transgender woman. the 54-year-old jones is accused of stabbing 24-year-old samantha palsy and jones pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. jones harassed the victim and a frie

olympic committee to submit a bid to the international olympic committee by this fall. boston now has to work out venue details, a budget and transportation plans. the ioc will then decide on a host city in 2017. boston could be competing against rome, paris, berlin, hamburg and istanbul. >>> not everyone, though, is upset that the bay area lost out on the olympics. >> kpix 5's mike sugerman reports, it is the news one local group was hoping to hear. >> well, we're, you know, delighted and relieved that san francisco did not win the bid for the olympics. >> reporter: steve helped start the sf no 2024 coalition which can now retire. the usoc turned out also to be of the same mind. >> we're talking about $4.5 billion to have a three-week party for the wealthy, um, there are much bigger priorities we need to be spending that money on. >> reporter: if it's going to be private money and private money won't be spent on affordable housing and better transportation but who wanted the olympics anyway? >> i think the olympics should be here in san francisco being it would bring w

olympic committee's pick to host the summer games in 2024. it's up against boston san francisco and los angeles today and then whoever wins will then have to beat out cities from around the world to actually win. download the nbc app for breaking news alert as soon as today's decision is made, you'll get it on that app. >>> you may want to add some avocado. a new study shows including this favorite in your diet can have some important benefits to your heart. nbc's erica edwards reports. >> reporter: as if guacamole fans needed another reason to adore avocados there's that evidence of their benefits. >> i love guacamole. >> reporter: penn state university led a study that included a moderate amount of fat. the only difference in the moderate fat diet was the inclusion of one whole avocado a day. within a month, all of the eating plans lowered participant's levels of ldl or bad cholesterol but one was superior. >> the avocado diet decreased ldl cholesterol almost twofold more than the other diets. >> reporter: it's also found in many nuts and v

future olympic hopefuls jessica and abby.l, it wasn't that long ago they were in the same spot themselves. >> not only is she showing the world what ski jumping is, but she's showing the world from her perspective. but for her, it was something that i think not a lot of people feel. you know, that adrenaline rush and being scared, but excited at the same time. and the first time i met her, i was just -- i was so excited that this little girl could bring herself to do that. >> when we're going to a new hill or we're jumping a bigger hill, there's always a little bit of adrenalin rush, and you're really questioning what you're doing. and then you jump, and you land, and you want to cheer every time. >> yay! whoo! >> back on the mountain, student and coach savour the moment. >> i thought it was like really scary at the top. but then at the bottom, i'm not sure if you heard this, but i was kind of exploding. >> really? >> yeah. i was like, yeah! >> oh, yeah. i saw the video. >> whoo! >> that was awesome. >> it's so moving to the

olympics in boston we think would be fantastic for the city and region.is interesting, the olympic committee, internationally came up with a new set of standards for the 2020 to make games more accretive to cities you go to. our plan will be first that dovetails into the new plan for the olympics. >> you mate it through the first hurdle. boston is the u.s. bid for the olympics in 2024. >> it takes my breath away. >> i need you to handicap it wins everything and becomes the host? >> we think it has a real shot. we think boston will be attractive venue for olympic athletes and the tinner national officials come look at itc one of the only cities in the world to put olympic games on in three-mile radius. it will be walking, environmentally friendly games and fits right into the 2020 plan. >> uncomfortable question. do you think boston marathon bombings might hurt the chances? >> absolutely not. boston is used to plan big events. you saw how boston strong, how we took care of those people. i think we're very tested and ready that. there are security issues ev

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olympics and to the sydney olympic in 2000.ind one day that i'd received a letter inviting me to carry for only a quarter of a mile the torch was such a thrill to me. >> that's long enough. >> well -- >> i mean, you look great, but you're not a spring chicken. a quarter mile, that's not enough -- >> i came here thinking i was a spring chicken. what -- what happened between then and now? suddenly i'm a kind of tired old -- >> no. >> a quarter mile -- i want damage to be done. >> let me tell you -- i took this thing seriously. somebody tipped me off the torture was quite heavy. so i had -- do you know whatdkñ a walking stick is? the thing you foal out -- i have a heavy version and a flat level of road out my house, out in the country. and this is not in brooklyn. this is in the u.k. >> yeah. >> i measured out a half mile. i thought, if i can jog at a decent pace for a half mile then i would rest for five minutes, and i would jog back the half mile. i can do a quarter of a mile with the torch. two thing went wrong. >> yeah. >> oka

two sons olympic hopefuls. late details coming in. plus the a 0 million americans bracing for deadly cold. from washington state all the way to the east coast. >>> the boston bombings. tonight, the brother entering the courtroom, facing the death penalty. what his family is now saying about america. and young american girls supporting him. >>> breaking news. the son now under arrest. did he murder his hedge fund father and then allegedly stage it to cover his tracks? >>> and nothing wrong with rooting for the cowboys -- unless you're from new jersey. governor chris christie hugging the cowboys owner. and tonight, his new explanation, right here. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here in the new year. and we begin two major stories. the deadly cold. 50 million americans affected. first, the avalanche. two young americans with incredible promise, olympic hopefuls, gone in moments. one of them from new hampshire, there on the left. the other from utah. both of them in the alps. fellow athletes horrified by what they wit

boston has never hosted the olympics. but the city lacks an olympic stadium and village and venues for events like cycling, swimming, and diving. >> a lot of people were concerned about the extra crowds it would bring to the the bay area. so we'll see what happens. >>> 4:41 is the time. no tuition? coming up at 5:00 the plan that could help millions of college students nationwide. >> teenager suffering from cancer. up next the reason she is is being forced to under go a medical treatment that could save her life. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute where traffic is doing pretty well but this is the golden gate bridge. remember this is the weekend where it's going to be closed. we'll give you the details on exactly when it's going to close and what it's expected to do to other traffic. >> the week started off sunny. we got record setting warm on wednesday. those clouds continue to roll in today. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. oakland police and the chp are investigating the discovery of a sku

olympic committee rejected san francisco bed to hold the 2 to 24 summer olympics san francisco was competingne would be the u.s. cities to compete as siegel is the host the game they chose boston and san francisco had been chosen and given to the hill at venues all over the bay area. this proposal was very unique and a lot of the venues as ever since on the bay area have not had in recent years the new stadiums stanford and the by stadium the war is already coming up that i exist in previous years. the big committees of forces is not at this time to rally around boston because that city is not want to be up against several others internationally that also was hopes the olympics as expected to make a final decision in 2017. >>will tran: we are less than 19 hours away from the golden gate bridge been shut down this is one of the options if you want to get into san francisco coming up out to you another option and a live report. female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight. because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event.

can handle the olympic games? your answers to our question of the day coming up. >> and less than two weeks before the d.c. streetcars is set to open, another problem. >> we are not alone in our cold weather troubles today. this is a water main break in atlanta, georgia, looks like a geyser with water shooting straight up out of the sidewalk. workers were on hand to try to turn it off. they had to bundle up to do that. >> don't you know that water was cold. >> you know it. you know it. here in the d.c. streetcar scheduled to start carrying passengers in two weeks. but this troubled project now seems to have a new problem. >> that's right. "7 on your side" i-team investigator is back on h street now. chris, what's going on now? >> just in the past five days a d.c. streetcar has been in two crashes and most recent one being at an intersection right behind me at h street. vdot telling me it's expecting to have these type of issues when a new transit system is introduced into an area. the people that we spoke to is an

. >>> next on abc7 news, bar sports in the olympics? >>> that kid's day in the spotlight is far from over. jewel you yeah roberts agreed to produce and star in a movie about a pint-sized super hero. 25,000 people packed the streets of the city to cheer on miles scott. a 5-year-old recovering from leukemia. he was granted a wish to be a super hero. the movie will be a documentary called "bat kid begins" and will make its world premiere tomorrow in utah. >>> 8 ball corner pocket may be a call you will hear at the olympics. professional bill yesterdays organizations have found a spot in the tokyo olympics. they say their sports popularity has grown to an unprecedented level the last few years and they would like to see it represented on a global stage like the olympics. billiards will be up against squash, baseball and softball. billiards is terrific, but it doesn't seem athletic at all. >> i'm sure larry can find some highlights in there. >> the bank shot right now. he is calling the eight ball. >> here is a real sport. michael jordan nev

olympic committee will make a bid to bring back the united states -- back the olympics to the united states. i want it in the united states. >> mayor leigh and libby shaf made one last plea. it will be held at a new stadium in oakland. a final decision by the olympic committee is expected in 2017 ?ie. bill cosby was applauded by fans in a canadian theater as angry protesters booed the comedian outside and chanted at fans. cosby took the stage tonight for the first time since november. at least 10 perform ns ma -- performances on his north american tour have been canceled in the light of sexual assault allegations from 15 women. hours before the 77-year-old took the stage three more women came forward accusing him of drugging and assaulting them between 1981 and 1996. >> an alameda county resident is one of nine people who got the measles visiting disneyland. all nine were at the park between december 15th and december 20th just before christmas. the patients are all between eight months and 21 years of age. six were not vaccinated. disney is the parent company of abc7. >>> we are jus

olympic committee invites san francisco to bid for 2028.ication. >> we will see. they're going to miss one of our many beautiful vistas here. time to check the microclimate forecast. get ready for cooler temperatures. we're taking a little dip here with anthony. >> boston doesn't have any kind of bridges that look like that in the bay area. so, yeah, we got it good. >> trying to take whatever consolation you can. >> i'm just saying, i'm from boston, i live here, right? the fog out there is not overly thick. it's all because of low pressure to our south. this thing is going to bring some rain to southern california. unfortunately no rain for us. we're just going to get the fog and the cloud cover. you can see as it's spreading all the way across the entire state this morning. because of those onshore winds, that's also going to mean better air quality. we've had to spare the air all week and now we're finally talking about things turning around. 51 in san francisco, 50 in oakland, it's not bitterly cold because we have the ocean air being tr

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olympic committee will bid to host the 2024 olympics. this news just breaking out of denver where they met today, and they have decided that d.c. san francisco, and los angeles are out, and boston will be the city of choice, that they will bid for that 2024 process ahead, but we talk more about this decision coming up in sports. send it back to you. >> okay dianna thank you. >>> turning to our weather now, and what's been the coldest day of the season, the conditions created big problems for people who rely on metro to get to work and school. adam tuss will have more on that. but first, to veronica with a look at what we can expect tonight and overnight. hey, vj. >> hey there, yeah it's been uncomfortable throughout the day today, for being outside for any prolonged period of time. we still see that as we head into the evening and early part of the day tomorrow. our wind chills at one point this morning down well below zero. now tomorrow morning, though they'll be in the teens. a few locations could drop to the single digits. all as we c

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