the mayor of phoenix has been doing a great job here in phoenix on that front. to continue to improve it." the president said, "since i took office, we helped bring one in four homeless veterans off the streets. we should be proud of that. here in phoenix, thanks to the hard work of everyone from mayor stanton to the local united way to us airways, you're on track in phoenix to end chronic homelessness for veterans, period, by 2014." president obama said that in august. and you know, it sounds nice. great applause line while standing giving a political speech in phoenix. sounds nice, right? but it also kind of sounds like happy talk, right? i mean, how could a city ever get something like that done? well, phoenix now says it is the first american city to end chronic homelessness among veterans. they say they did it. they did it with a big coalition effort, a strategy called housing first that said you get somebody a permanent roof over their head without conditions, you get your housing set first and then you focus on everything else, including substance abuse a

that they believe he acted alone in phoenix. so we'll keep up on that for you. >>> this is the last sunday of 2013. >> it is. it just resonated. this is the last sunday of the year. >> i think because it is so cold outside our brain isn't working too well. >> take times to warm it up, like an old chevy, takes some time. >> look at the nasty weather so many of you are dealing with today. that doesn't look good. >> not at all. i mean, for people in parts of north dakota, minnesota, the best bet is just stay inside. look at this. just stay indoors. they have been dealing with blinding snow and brutally cold temperatures this weekend. and the wind is making it feel even worse. and this is what drivers -- >> can you imagine. >> who venture out of north dakota and minnesota are facing. i mean, what -- >> i grew up in ohio and that's not completely, you know, that's not foreign to me. but it is still never fun. >> yeah, never dealt with this in baltimore. >> come on! >> we had snowy days, but we could see the next 15 feet. let's check

joaquin phoenix.you knocked it out of the park again with this movie. "her," this is it. fantastic job. >> thank you. >> jimmy: yeah, i loved it. spike jonze directed this. and he wrote this as well. >> that's right. how do you know so many facts? >> jimmy: wikipedia. [ light laughter ] wikipedia. i was thinking, i was watching the movie and i go -- i think spike jonze must've gotten a headache writing this script. 'cause there's so many intricate things that he did. it's like -- you guys are going to be blown away. >> yeah, it's very detailed. he certainly got a headache from working with me. [ laughter ] i'm not -- >> jimmy: are you a headache -- you're not a headache to work with. >> well, you know, you saw me backstage. you were very unhappy. >> jimmy: yeah, i was a little unhappy. [ light laughter ] i just didn't like the way you were treating yourself and treating the people around you. >> i was just looking for a place to smoke. >> jimmy: this is unbelievable. this bothers me because i don't wa

phoenix police killed him after he fired at them. officers say he was trying to escape his third robbery in less than a week. the fbi believes garnet is the bunman who shot and killed this police officer on monday in tupelo, mississippi. another officer was also hit but survived. cnn's alexandra field tracks the suspect's movements which apparently started in atlanta. >> i heard one boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: for nearly a week a nationwide manhunt was on. but saturday morning a deadly shootout in phoenix, arizona ended the search. police believe they killed the man who killed one of their own. numerous people didn't get to celebrate christmas with their families. because they were trying to bring peace to our family. >> gail, tupelo, mississippi police officer, was killed monday. his colleague critically injured, following a gunpoint with the suspected bank robber. police say a masked suspect left a tupelo bank with a bag full of cash before opening fire on the two officers. earlier in the day they say the same man tried to rob a

the suspect wasn't spotted again until saturday in phoenix. that's when police say he robbed a bank and fired at an officer. >> the officer was trying to retreat and take cover. at that point, the officer fired at the suspect. >> reporter: garnett was killed. no one else was hurt. officials say cell phone records confirm the suspect was in atlanta, tupelo and phoenix at the time of the robberies. >> this investigation is not over. all of the evidence gathered by investigators following the phoenix robbery must be examined and compared with that gathered from the atlanta and tupelo crime scenes. there are numerous leads which we must continue to follow. and questions which we must answer. >> reporter: melissa rainy, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a controversial nativity scene outside a southern california church features a representation of a wounded and bloody trayvon martin. the clairemont united methodist church says the idea is to start a conversation about gun violence. george zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of martin. in the past

the fbi said that the gunman robbed this phoenix bank on saturday. while he was leaving gun in hand, he was spotted by a responding police officer. the two began shooting it out. >> i heard a loud pop one after another. >> reporter: a police detective arrived at the scene and joined in. >> he saw the suspect fire at the officer. at that point, the detective drew his service weapon and fired at the suspect. >> reporter: now the fbi says it appears he's the same man responsible for a crime spree that began in atlanta, georgia, moved tupelo, mississippi and finally, phoenix, nearly 1900 miles and triggered a man hunt that reached as far north as chicago. we believed that this suspect is the same individual. last monday morning, a bank robber attempted to hold up this atlanta bank, he's seen on this surveillance video in that bank. later the same day, the same man police robbed a bank in tupelo, mississippi and killed a police officer while fleeing. the man hunt from that suspect is very likely over. physical similarities are what led the same suspect in

. >> one of those is phoenix, arizona. mr. mayor, good to see you.morning. >> good morning, chris. >> i do want to start with the subject of homelessness among veterans because you've made it a priority and you've done something that's never been done before. you will break some news here and tell us what happened in your city. >> phoenix is one of the cities that has made ending homelessness a high priority. i as mayor made ending homelessness to all of the population and one of the highest priority, we've worked incredibly hard not only as a city and working with the business community and working with the non-profit community and working with the local united way and project vets and we are today, just yesterday, just yesterday, we were able to get our final, chronically homeless veteran off the street and into shelter. so right now in the city of phoenix, we have zero chronically homeless veterans on the street. it is a major accomplishment and i just owe a debt of gratitude to so many people that work their tails off. it's the right thing to do

war yrs hosting phoenix tonight.un came in having won 8 of the last then but golden state cooled them off. curry did it all. knock down the long 3. now he will find andrew for the nasty dunk. warriors led by 19 at the half. early third curry with the dribble sets up lee for the jam. curry had a triple double bit end of the third quarter. one more time. curry the bull to andre in the corner. this final in. warriors beat phoenix 115-86. >> over at at&t park washington by uchl play in the hunger bowl. cheer leaders have had a lot to cheer about. pick it up early in the second quarter after the cougars tied the game at 7:00. ross ensuing kick of off. find room down the side line and look out. he goes all the way. 100 yards for touch down. 14-7 washington. big night for the husband indication here two touch down and almost 100 yards rushing now in the fourth washington ladies 31-the sixteen. >> once considered top quarterback but after 11 seasons in the league fell officially retired as a raider. former cal star was first

but saturday morning, a deadly shootout in phoenix, arizona ended the search.ice believe they killed the man who killed one of their own. >> numerous people didn't get to celebrate christmas with their families. because they were trying to bring peace to our family. >> gail, tupelo, mississippi police officer was killed monday. his colleague critically injured, following a gun fight with a suspected bank robber. a suspect left the bank with a bag full of cash before opening fire on the two officers. earlier in the day they say the same man tried to rob a bank in atlanta, georgia where he also robbed an atm customer. law enforcement officials were put on the look out far money driving a gray chrysler sedan. then on saturday, a break. investigators say he turned up on the other side of the country in phoenix, arizona where he was spot leaving the bank with a bag and gun. police say he shot at two officer who were not hurt before one of the officers shot and killed him. >> we are in the process of healing at this time. this closure has helped us mend and begin to

the on the route from human to phoenix. many undocumented immigrants make the same trip i'm taking with the often don't have a color or enough water be be hundreds of items was hellish trips. those who make it often come here. phoenix the city with no population of over forty percent. but she knows are the fastest growing community in the us and that makes them an important political factors at that. real drama came from mexico in nineteen eighty nine. and she's still a document. if you forgive his effort at your picture to be deported. she wants that to change with the help of promise every zone an organization that fights for immigration reform the newest project eleven children of immigrants will go to washington dc. read ron will escort her two granddaughters were part of the trip although undocumented as possible for her because proof of legal residency it's not required for us like this. with the loud and in our domain. get out of the tasty the best thing that could happen is that we get support for reform. we are ver

look at phoenix, 17 degrees warmer this morning than this time yesterday. and six degrees warmer in medford. the warming trend, we're heading in the right direction. there's a weak storm pushing down to the pacific northwest. it won't have a lot of influence, but it will bring a little bit of light rain. we mentioned the snow bands before. there's a look. they'll head up towards buffalo, new york later on today. as far as the snow in the northwest, this isn't a big ordeal with the storm. in the northern extremely northern portion of the cascades outside of bellingham could get a little bit of snow, enough to make trouble on some of the roads that weave their way inside the mountains. but none of the major highways seem much of an issue in spokane, washington, not much for you, either. a tiny bit of snow. enough to shovel or take a broo sunny will feel warm compared to how chilly it's been lately. >>> who knows, this probably is a good chance this was the coldest air the west will see, the intermountain west in california, maybe all winter. >>> two major set

i sweep into phoenix and crime suppression. i don't know what the difference is. have dui task force, we stop everybody. we have a drug task force, so what's the difference whether i have a crime suppression operation, and average 80, 90 arrests, they're all criminal violations, so i don't know. this is all hype because they just don't want the sheriff to enforce the law. >> i'm here from washington, d.c. i've come all the way over here because we're standing in solidarity with the people of arizona and to really denounce the human rights abuses that are going on in maricopa. people are afraid and it's created a sense of terror in this state. >> everybody in that jail has violated a state crime. then they happen to be illegal, too. now, there is some fear out there when the fear could be, if you're here illegally, you're working and you're driving a car and we catch you speeding, and you're illegal, you're going -- you're going to jail. >> with the protesters making their way from a nearby park toward o-yard, sheriff arpaio has secured the perimeter. >> let's go.

he was killed in a shootout with phoenix police after allegedly robbing a bank in phoenix. >>> and aicide bombing in russia. at least 14 people killed. dozens woundsed when a female bomber set off of the dom. they have identified the bomber. it comes six weeks before the winter olympic games in russia. last week, a bomber blew herself up on a bus. >>> and the obama administration says more than 1.1 million people have now signed up for health insurance through the healthcare.gov website. white house officials say twice as many people enrolled in the week leading up to the deadline for coverage beginning january 1st. as did in the first week of december. the sign-ups don't include the number of enrollments through state-run exchanges. >> and women's ufc fighter ronda rousey defended her title saturday night and defeated a rival miesha tate. she won in the third round, making the first time that one of her opponents lasted past the first round. she is undefeated and the first woman thigh taut on the ufc top ten fighters list. >> okay, now over to meteorologist bill evans from channel 7

heading into the southwest, phoenix about 71, l.a., 75 degrees. up across parts of alaska, another storm system is sweeping in from the south. while most of alaska does look quiet for today, with gnonome 7 degrees. it's snowy across the southwestern parts of alaska, that's the only stormy part out west. most enjoying a nice christmas eve and christmas day, that's a look at weather acrosith highs in the 60s. >> so you're always hoping for a white christmas this time of year. the west coast not too used to that unless you're headed up into the mountains. richard? >> i'm headed there and it's lots of sun. >>> edward snowden says mission accomplished. also a christmas meeting of the pope and details on a real life bad santa in florida. >> private first class simmons in kabul, afghanistan. i just want to wish my wife kristi, kids dawson and kayla and family a merry christmas and happy new year. i love you, i miss you, and i'll see you in february. >>> i want to say merry christmas to my wife bridget, my kids and i'm from southern california, my friends

so when in arizona, support the cardinals, the phoenix suns, the coyotes, arizona state university sun devils, if you have to, the wildcats and lumberjacks. that's what you've got. being from detroit i respect that. >> that's right. >> but in arizona incarceration, we do try to indoctrinate you into our philosophy of arizona sports. >> i shall amalgamate these feelings, these thoughts and, please pause while i vomit. >> but harrington has taken some matters into his own hands.

and the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, is no exception. >> i'm born and raised here in phoenix, arizona, been here 24 years, my whole life pretty much. i actually live about seven miles down lower buckeye road. >> robert miner wound up here after being caught with marijuana and a loaded shotgun. even though his old job only required at most a seltzer bottle. >> i am a bum clown, man, it's kind of -- a hobo clown what they call it. i have a little hobo bag. it's good. i am a good guy, you know. there is a lot of good people in here. just unfortunately we break laws too. >> helen smith was a full time sales woman before being sentenced on drug charges. but her part-time job at least, got her familiar with handcuffs. >> i also do dominatrix on the weekend. >> it's a weekend gig? >> it's a weekend gig, yes. we have shackles and we have handcuffs that we use on them if they want that. >> and when the sheer monotony at life at maricopa known as tent city gets to william frost and timothy young, they take refuge in the identity of others. >> greetings, live from tent city. >> i be lik

here's the game-winning goal scored for buffalo by phoenix goalie mike smith.deflected shot ends up in smith's pants and he doesn't realize it, and he crosses the goal crease with the puck and ends the game. got to retire those pants. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and he designed the most popular rifle used in modern warfare. we'll remember the creator of the ak-47. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain... ♪ ready or not. [ female announcer ] ...so you can be up there. here i come! [ female announcer ] ...down there, around there... and under there for him. tylenol® provides strong pain relief and won't irritate your stomach the way aleve® or even advil® can. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. we'll have all the exciteme and the history from the fil regular- season game at candlestick . the future could be decided today for the oakland girl e family is battling to keep her on life support. the new information that will impace case. plus, a surpise move from se of the banks caught up in t

the fbi says the suspect was killed today in a shootout with police in phoenix. here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: a phoenix detective is being hailed as a hero tonight for jumping in when he heard a fellow officer under fire, not knowing the suspect was the same man wanted in a brazen cop killing just days before. >> because he responded, we have two officers that were involved in this ordeal and they're both alive. >> reporter: according to officials, the suspect's deadly crime spree started two days before christmas in atlanta when the man with a black mask, pattern jacket and semiautomatic handgun made off with money from a customer at an atm. that same day 300 miles away in mississippi, officials say the suspect hit another bank then ambushed responding officers. >> when he engaged those officers, he seemed to have gotten into a firing position or firing stance similar to someone that has a background in tactics. >> reporter: a 38-year-old husband and father was killed. his partner severely wounded. and a massive man hunt began. then saturday more t

casey wian joins us now from phoenix.d about the passenger believed to be inspecteded and potentially contagious? >> well, very good news for that passenger and for the other 70 passengers on that flight from austin, texas, to phoenix. maricopa county health officials say after several extensive tests over the last several days, the passenger has been determined not to have tuberculosis. he was originally determined as a tuberculosis risk on saturday 56 one positive and one negative test back in texas. authorities with the centers for disease control were alerted. they put him on a no board list. by the time they got him on that list and by the time air officials were notified, he was already en route in an airplane on his way to phoenix. what happened after that? the fire department here at the phoenix airport was notified that they had a passenger on the do not board list on the flight. they met the plane. they got this passenger off the plane. and then they warned all of the people on board the plane that they will had

>> reporter: bill, police in phoenix.l: arizona, say that mario garnett was originally in the midwest and served in the army for four years. a secret service spokesman tells the associated press that garnett was arrested back in 2010 after making threats online against president obama. the clarion ledger newspaper reports that garnett served time in federal prison for those threats. phoenix police say they have no information that would suggest the suspect had any family or friend in arizona. so it remains unclear what drew him there after bank robberies in georgia and mississippi. in phoenix, a 911 caller reported seeing a man wearing a mask, walking into a bank. police responded to the scene as the suspect was leaving. officers say the suspect opened fire. that's when a detective who responded from an unrelated nearby investigation fatally shot the suspect. bill? bill: so back in the mississippi matter, two officers were shot then. what do we know about them, jonathan? >> reporter: one of the officers, the one officer w

you're also seeing supplies rise in phoenix up 40% from a year ago. investors are putting those homes back again noornon the ma. one analyst is using words for those markets like crash and crisis. >>> wow, diana, thank you very much. some pretty dramatic language there. all right. cutting out the middle man, beyonce surprising everybody by releasing her latest album straight to itunes. amazon take on costco in the food business. and google may be thinking about making its own chips bypassing intel. what does all this mean for consumers. we'll talk about that plus making cell phone calls on planes. we're getting closer to making that a reality but the backlash is already growing. bill, tell us about it. >> sue, a lot of people don't like the idea and now there's some in washington who are saying you know what if the agencies won't ban cell phone calls on planes we'll do it. we'll talk about the latest of this controversy when "power lunch" returns. business overni? ♪ like, really big... then expanded? ♪ or their new product tanked? ♪ or not? what if th

. >> a lot of phoenix on vacation for the holidays so you can enjoy these sunny conditions.ve doppler 7hd sweeping around the bay area ask just picking up a few clouds off the coast that will clear quickly today. namely clear conditions all around the bay area and another shot from sutro looking down toward alcatraz. you see blue skies out there. temperatures right now, milder in san francisco at 47. oakland 42. currently 47 in san jose. we've seen some really chilly numbers this morning as we look live from mt. tam. you see some of the haze develop and even a little bit of of the breeze in in the higher elevationing from the treetop on the bottom. hazy sunshine later on this afternoon. check out how cold it is in santa rosa at 25 degrees. fog has developed in the overnight hours. there has been patchy fog in some areas. napa also pretty cool at 27. fairfield 29. and livermore hazy at 34 degrees. as we look toward san francisco from the east bay, we see lots of blue out there. so we have a clear and chilly start for your saturday. it's another spare the air day today. dry an

his hope is to raise $200,000 to donate to the phoenix children's hospital. >> i don't doubt some donor there would love to have this beautiful car and also have the money go to a good cause. >> i have to say, this is a lot for a young guy to pull off. >> restoring the car, that's impressive enough. just because he wanted to do it for a good cause. now, because it is somebody that affected his life in a positive way. hopefully, he can do it. >> hot dam. >> grandpa goes nuts when he opens tickets to the sugar bowl. >> wait a second. there is a problem with the ticket. >> uh-oh. >> i thought that was playing in louisiana. >> how a ticket mixup was all in th >>> these days, barefoot running and being barefoot has become quite the trend. what do you do in the winter? these guy s in california, created the earth runners, minimalist winter sandals. >> do you wish to go barefoot year-round? now, you can. >> they created these sandals made with recycled car tires. it is very ecofriendly. the design is very custom molded to fit your foot. >> we offer the closest thing to going barefoot where you

and san francisco about a third of an inch and vegas and phoenix similar ball game. because of that it's so dry. when we get warm and breezy with low relative humidity, we have the threat of brush fires. even outside the mountains in l.a., red flag warnings. this is how long-living this drought has been. look at this extended forecast in southern california and this just -- i mean, it's beautiful. it's nice, it's just not what you need. we're just not getting the snow pack. we're well behind in the sierra for the snow pack too. not just for the ski resorts but water supply and everything else and could lead to another dangerous fire season in the spring. we are going to have a little bit of rain up in the northwest. it's not even that significant. that will mostly be about after 4:00 p.m. today in seattle. 80 and sunny t and sunny. we chalk up these graetd days at a cost. you spent some time out there, people starting to talk about it, when is it going to end? >> too much of a good thing. look at the pictures of reservoirs, they're really at record lows. >>> a major

especially because you are a child psychiatrist and as i said, the founder of the phoenix house. >> whatis does to adolescent brains and the damage it does to young people do you think regulating it and making it legal this is a bad thing for -- will this keep it out of the hands of young people. >> it won't. we'll have a lot of it that goes to them and they will use it. and it will hurt them. they will fail in school. 10% of them will become marijuana dependent and as howard was saying, many of them will go on to other drugs. you know, for 50 years, i've been dealing with people who've had problems with marijuana. it's very serious when you see them. i don't think people in colorado are going to be smiling and laughing and having big parties in two years. i think i'm in some ways it's useful they are doing this big experiment. not everybody in colorado is happy about it. many parents feel that there shouldn't be advertising, that there -- there has to be a real cap and a real control on sale to minor also. but there won't be. there will be a black market for minors and i think we will s

. >>> when we decided to shoot "lockup: extended stay" at maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, we knew we were going to a place where most of america had heard about. it's a controversial jail with a controversial sheriff. our approach was to embed our crew for four months, i mean, really spend a lot of time and tell the true story of america's toughest jail. >> on any given day, there are more than 9,000 male and female inmates incarcerated at maricopa. most have not been convicted of the crimes with which they've been charged, but are on or are awaiting trial. they're housed in six different facilities. >> i would describe maricopa county jail as, like, no other jail i've ever seen before. first of all, the sheer volume of it is staggering. so just walking in there and figuring out who's important, how the systems work, even how you get through the doors is a challenge. >> go to the west gates, see officer von reagan. >> the maricopa county jail has been the subject of more media attention than probably any other jail in america. in recent years it's been due to the county's pol

that's right, university of phoenix. enroll now. yeah, it's that time of year. we're gearing up for new year's eve. we have a great crowd outside this morning. braving the dropping temperatures. gearing up, marking their spots, possibly. the incredible new year's rockin' eve just days away. where all the action will be. we bring on 2014. things are already popping outside, right? rachel is here. >> nice. very subtle. >> very subtle. good morning to you all. great to be here with you today. something that is still buzzing this morning. britney spears kicking off her two-year residency in planet hollywood on friday. starting with a wonderful surprise. a bowl of roses sent backstage from the reigning queen of vegas, miss celine dion. the show features 24 songs and 28 outfit changes. somehow she works it out. her family was in town and kitty perry, miley cyrus, and adam lambert cheered from the vip section. >>> some casting news. the producers of broadway's s t cinderella asked carly rae jepsen to call me maybe. she'll taken to role. he

the sharks were also playing phoenix. the coyotes took the lead in the first. he makes him pay. a nice move and brett burns to joe thorton to joe pavel ski and his 16th goal of the season. back comes san jose on the power play. it is tied at two. this game was decided in a shootout. marlow beats mike smith to -- who turns away larson. the sharks win it 4-3. washington took on byu in the kraft fight hunger bowl. he has been washington's interim head coach. he had his players ready after the cougars tie it at 7 and he takes the ensuing kickoff and goes all the way 100 yards for a touchdown and make it 14-7 washington. he had a big tbaim with 95 yards rushing and two touchdowns. the huskies win it 31-16 and they finish the season 9-4. >> it is a great win, a great team win. we had guys making plays right and left. this is one of the plays we had to come together and we did that. we enjoyed san francisco. great hospitality and great city. >> pro bowl selections were announced. the raiders have one representative, marcell reece. this is the second straight year reece has earned the h

now into arizona giving phoenix and tucson rain and snow. for us it will be a nice day and kind of a breezy day. sunny and breezy. cold morning though. definitely felt that. more of a northerly breeze at times. 50s to upper 60s. and this kind of pattern napa and santa rosa can warm up. here is is sal. >>> good morning, steve. traffic is doing well around the bay area. as we can see by these pictures traffic at the toll plaza is light and we are expecting a pretty good day on the traffic scene. >> the morning commute will be okay on westbound 580 as you drive through livermore. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. we begin this morning with the case of jahi. she is declared brain dead. paul chambers is live at oakland children's hospital. they are trying to stop doctors from taking her off life support this morning. paul. >> reporter: its been eight days since jahi was declared brain dead. last night the family met with hospital officials here asking the young girl stay on life support until christmas. that meeting did not end well. >> s

the sharks were also playing phoenix. the coyotes took the lead in the first. he makes him pay. a nice move and brett burns to joe thorton to joe pavel ski and his 16th goal of the season. back comes san jose on the power play. it is tied at two. this game was decided in a shootout. marlow beats mike smith to -- who turns away larson. the sharks win it 4-3. washington took on byu in the kraft fight hunger bowl. he has been washington's interim head coach. he had his players ready after the cougars tie it at 7 and he takes the ensuing kickoff and goes all the way 100 yards for a touchdown and make it 14-7 washington. he had a big tbaim with 95 yards rushing and two touchdowns. the huskies win it 31-16 and they finish the season 9-4. >> it is a great win, a great team win. we had guys making plays right and left. this is one of the plays we had to come together and we did that. we enjoyed san francisco. great hospitality and great city. >> pro bowl selections were announced. the raiders have one representative, marcell reece. this is the second straight year reece has earned the h

you can see a little bit of a spin over phoenix and new mexico.hat's what we call the upper-level low. that's the storm system that's going to cause all the problems across the country with the winter weather. in the pacific northwest, we have a weak little system and now on-shore flow continuing. we're seeing rain showers in the higher elevations. that on-shore flow is a warmer air mass. it's almost always this time of year warmer than the north like it's been. that's why temperatures have moderated significantly, especially coastal areas of oregon and also washington state. you can see the green there. a little bit of rain showers. we've gotten rid of those snow showers from spokane across northern idaho. that's all over with. temperatures are not exactly warm but warmer. 37 in portland. 43 in seattle. much warmer, we're at 45 in san fran. still holding on to a little cold in sacramento. we're about 14 degrees warmer in medford than this time yesterday. this afternoon, 46. showers will be plaguing you on a little bit. 63 and sunny in tucson, one

the police caught up to him again in phoenix where he robbed yet another bank. >> i heard boom, boom, boom, boom. >> the officer is trying to retreat and take cover. at that point, the detective drew his servicewomen and he fired with the suspect. >> the suspect died. nobody else was hurt. the suspect's name has not been released yet. >>> from tougher gun regulations to newer rules on the road for texting teens. bringing hundreds of new laws to california. kpix-kelly had has some of the highlights. >> gun owners will see new regulations on lawn guns, rifles, shot guns, tracked. the department of justice will store the make, model and serial number of your gun. the laws fire up gun law owners. >> reporter: three are law- abiding citizens. not trying to beat the system or anything like that. just people who don't want to be trapped. >> for california's workers. more rights in 2014. july 1 starts the minimum wage bump to $9. $10 by 2016. and those in agriculture and landscaping will have required rest breaks working in the hot california son. for young drivers a crack down, teenagers can

. >>> and take a look at what happened on christmas day at the airport in phoenix.an managed to jump a fence, make it onto the runway and walk right up to a southwest airlines plane. police quickly closed in. it's the second time somebody has breached security in phoenix since security upgrades were made there. but the airport does not have an electronic detection system along fencing. >>> i heard people screaming in the background don't let them burn. and i thought it was now an never. >> the daring christmas day rescue on a california freeway. >> and showing support for a bay area family. >>> five in a row, another spare the air day for tomorrow. but sunny and warm. again. will it last through the weekend? will it last into next year? your forecast which now stretches all the so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through

. >> the fbi says investigators have linked a suspect killed by phoenix police to a string of bank robberiesin three states. the man who served four years in the army was also wanted for the murder of a mississippi police officer. here's don dahler. >> reporter: the witness in a restaurant drive-thru who tipped off police about the masked suspect going into a bank had no idea the series of events his phone call brought to a close. when police responded 40-year-old mario edward garnet emerged from the bank with a bag of money and a handgun. into a rental car an opened fire on officers. >> five explosion, kind of like a big flat tire. >> what did it sound like. >> it sounded like boom, boom,. >> reporter: steve lopez lives across the street. >> a detective working near the bank shot garnet who was pronounced dead near the scene. it wasn't until the fbi compared the former soldier's coating, statements and cell phone records that they realized a violent nationwide crime spree had come to an end. it started at 9:30 monday morning when police say garnet tried to hold up a bank of america in atlan

the fbi says a man killed by police in phoenix may be responsible for both crimes.investigators say the suspect walked into the phoenix bank wearing a mask and carrying a gun. one witness who did not want to show his face on camera described what happens. >> he saw the police and he walks in back of the car and he pulled his gun. he started shooting the police. >> so far phoenix police have not made any comments and have yet to release the name of the suspect who was killed. but they also believe he was responsible for a bank robbery in atlanta. a news conference is scheduled to start at 8:00 our time. >>> police in new york are reviewing surveillance video footage. witnesses say stores began closing their doors after that mob swarmed into the doors on thursday. some stores reported smashed displays but it's not clear how much damage was done. >> nothing but kids. i'm talking about dangerous. they had dozens of bags and started running. >> reporter: this comes a couple of days aftera similar incident in florida. on christmas day police in jacksonville said about 600

how about las vegas at 63. 73 as they start the new year for phoenix's high temperature. along the gulf, there will be showers around texas, gulf coast. and then, they really start to spread in tomorrow. but they're going to be pretty mild. at least until that cold front comes through. and that cold front comes through hard and stays. look at washington, d.c., in the mid-40s. and dropping to 22 for a high behind that storm. boston, will be at 12 for a high temperature. and when it's 12 and then there's the wind, >> this weather report brought to you by progressive. i'm going to need to get one of those really loud noisemakers to make any noise out here. back to david and amy. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, why one of beyonce's new songs has angered some astronauts. and what she's saying back to them right now. >> yeah, nasa very upset this morning. >>> and coming up here, either they clicked with you or made you click them off. the best and worst tv commercials of the year. just this year. we're not going back many years. just this year. >> 2013. >> your picks, coming

and check out this scene from christmas day in phoenix. a man managed to jumpt jump the fence and make it to a plane. the police did close in quickly. it's the second time someone breeched security in phoenix since upgrades were made. the airport does not have an electronic detection system along its fencing. >>> i heard people screaming in the background. don't let them burn. i just sairksd said, it's now or never. >> instinct, a daring christmas day rescue. >> trapped in the ice, the mission underway to get this ship and the people on it free. >>> and turning their bad holiday luck around in a big way. the unexpected show of support for a bay area family. >>> friday will mean we go 5 for 5 when it comes to spare the air for the day and for the week. we're looking at unhealthy air quality and also the south bay, but, it was 70 degrees for some of you today. find out how long the bad air and the high temperatures both stick around. coming up in your forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a rescue mission is underway tonight in antartica. ice breaker s

. >>> in the nba, phoenix took advantage of an injury-plagued lakers david lee and miles plumlee grabbed17 points as the sun easily handled l.a. 117-90. and denver's steven curry had 24 points and david lee with the nuggets 89-81. it was the nuggets fourth consecutive loss. >>> and in hockey thanks to unintended help, the buffalo sabres got a 2-1 win over the phoenix coyotes. check this out. scored by mike smith in overtime. a deflected shot ends up in smith's pants and he didn't realize it. and he crosses the goal crease with the puck and ends the game. got to retire those pants. >>> when we return, another look at the top stories. >>> and he designed the most popular equipment in war fare. we'll remember the creator of the ak-47. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain... ♪ ready or not. [ female announcer ] ...so you can be up there. here i come! [ female announcer ] ...down there, around there... and under there for him. tylenol® provides strong pain relief and won't irritate your stomach the way aleve® or even advil® can. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. t

. >> antonucci's crime received substantial local press in phoenix. and much of it was negative.s a result, some inmates here don't believe his claims of remorse. >> you should recruit that hard every day for bible study, not just for the cameras. >> i do but i just got to get it right away. you know what i mean? >> that's real, real show some humility, brother. doing that for the cameras, man. >> just a year earlier, antonucci was a popular 19-year-old with a black belt in karate and known to the many children he taught as sensei jon working as a karate instructor for a company in phoenix called young champions. >> young champions is basically the -- they offer low-cost sports programs for kids. >> antonucci was fired when his employer suspected him and another instructor josh robinson of embezzling. prosecutors say they turned to arson to destroy the evidence. and that antonucci talked two other employees, also karate instructors, into helping them. antonucci says it was all robinson's idea. no one will ever know because robinson died in the fire. >> i was just a coward. i didn

that's right, university of phoenix. enroll now. for you. >>> checking our top stories -- target customers are angry and worried about the massive data breach. experts suggesting cancelling any card you used at target if you spot fraudulent activity, it's up to you to report it. >>> the ornate ceiling of a theater came crashing down during a performance last night. more than 75 people were injured. seven of them, seriously. >>> the president and his family head to hawaii tonight for the holidays for the sixth year in a row. there's no word when he will return to washington. but it should be after new year's. >>> and looking at today's weather. rain and snow for most of the northern states and southwest. dry in the southeast. and some record-high temperatures this weekend. >>> and finally from us, this christmas is right around the corner now. and the late-night comics just couldn't resist a controversial story involving santa claus. >> here, now, your "friday funnies." >> megyn kelly, the other night was talking to some people on fo

that's right, university of phoenix. enroll now. frame waiting for you. >>> is there a crisis in public education? depends who you ask you. education secretary arne duncan says america is facing educational stagnation. the latest proof, he says, international rankings which show american 15-year-olds slipping behind the rest of the world in math, reading and science. duncan is pushing new common core standards, a nationwide drive to standardize education to lift expectations in the hopes of stemming that slide, but not everyone agrees there's this crisis in our public schools. diane ravitch, one of america's leading education historians, she says the real crisis in american schools is poverty. she says teachers have been demonized and common core is not the answer. >> common core is harder, but nobody knows if it's better. ten solid years of tests, tests, tests, and arne duncan's strategies have not worked. when you see tenures in which there is stagnation, you change your policy, and what he's recommending is do more of the same. >

police caught up to him yesterday in phoenix where they say he robbed yet another bank. >> i heard one boom boom boom. >> the officer was trying to retreat and take cover and at that point the detective drew list service weapon and he fired at the suspect. >> the suspect died. nobody else was hurt. >>> tonight a russian ship remains trapped in ice off antarctica. people onboard play soon be getting a break literally. >> reporter: a helicopter from the chinese icebreaker snow dragon flew over the stranded ship to get a closer look at the problem in frigid antarctica. weather experts say the thick ice that has trapped the research ship since christmas eve is beginning to crack by itself and more help is expected soon from an australian icebreaker. the aurora is more powerful than the chinese very that has been unable to reach the ice bound ship. >> to see what the bet route may be to come through. >> reporter: while the international rescue effort unfollowed 74 scientists tourists and crew members have been making the best of it. some have been sending video diaries back home over the in

for more about this, we are joined now from phoenix by kevin quinn, he's the president of the national association of school resource officers, a non-profit whose mission it is to make schools safe. thank you very much for joining us. research officers are i'm sure more than a policeman with a gun standing at the front door. what exactly are they? >> absolutely. school resource officers are properly trained police officers from the local jurisdiction. they're assigned to a school on a full-time basis. again, like you said, they're more than just let's just put an officer with a gun standing at the front door waiting for something bad to happen. these officers are completely i understand greated into the school and into the school system as part of the faculty and part of the administration team. >> were there resource officers in newtown? >> they had an officer assigned to the junior high school and one assigned to the high school. >> but not at the elementary school? >> no, sir. >> putting officers in a lot of these schools obviously very, very e pen sive. to what extent has the tight

cool off the red-hot suns, they handed phoenix the worst loss of the season.olden state was never threatened from the second quarter on. he finds him for the jam and the warriors lead by 19 at the half. once again curry with the dribble and sets up david leigh for the slam. he had a triple double by the end of the third quarter. he had 13 rebounds and 16 assists. curry to iguadala. the sharks were also playing phoenix. the coyotes took the lead in the first. he makes him pay. a nice move and brett burns to joe thorton to joe pavel ski and his 16th goal of the season. back comes san jose on the power play. it is tied at two. this game was decided in a shootout. marlow beats mike smith to -- who turns away larson. the sharks win it 4-3. washington took on byu in the kraft fight hunger bowl. he has been washington's interim head coach. he had his players ready after the cougars tie it at 7 and he takes the ensuing kickoff and goes all the way 100 yards for a touchdown and make it 14-7 washington. he had a big tbaim with 95 yards rushing and two touchdowns. the hu