. >> pittsburg is an interesting city. it was never on my list of places i dreamed i would live in. >> but it's here, the rust belt, where this 42-year-old wife and mother is trying to make her dream a reality. ash wood started a company called truly accomplished. it's a web-based operation helping people organise their lives and businesses. >> if you have a good idea that can be proven in the mid west, and in pittsburg you can be successful in every other market. >> it was not always this way. 30 years ago pittsburg was at its worse. as the city lost steel and its industrial base the economy collapsed. 100,000 jobs were lost and a quarter million moved out. >> it was a steel depression in the 1980s. >> bill flannagan has the leading development organisation, and says after the economic bust reinvention was key in moving pittsburg forward. health care, education, technology fuel the economy here now. >> now we have hundreds of companies employing tens of thousands of people that didn't exist. with unemployment hovering abo

thank you. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: in pittsburg, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> the pittsburg city council did not make a decision last night. councilmembers did meet with environmentalists and residents before the meeting and assured them the city is listening to their concerns. >>> the world's best surfers are on alert. >> yeah. mavericks could be called up at any time now. organizers have issued a yellow alert. they say there's a good chance the world famous big wave contest could happen on friday. strong swells have been breaking on the coast in recent days and the waves are expected to get bigger by the end of the week. wax up the boards! i understand the great karnow and a appear on those waves. >> i loves my surfing buddy but not that he died, he just moved away, i lost my surfing buddy. >> a shark? >> so i don't surf anymore. [ laughter ] >>> a lot of sunshine again today couple of high clouds drifting in overhead. it looks like a very nice day outside as a couple of systems off the coastline -- nothing to breakthrough the strong ridge of high pressure. so i think anot

. >> pittsburg is an interesting city.was never on my list of places i believed i would live in. >> it's in the nation's rust belt where this 42-year-old wife and mother is trying to make her treatment a reality. elissa ashwood starred a company called truly accomplished. it's a web-based operation helping people to organise their lives and businesses. if you have a good idea that can be proven in the midwest, and in pittsburg, you can be successful in the other mark. >> 30 years ago pittsburg was at its worst. it lost much of its steel and industrial base in the '80s the economy collapsed. over 100,000 jobs were lost, and a carter million people moved out. >> so it was really a steel depression in the early 1980s, and pittsburg had a long road to come back. >> bill flannagan has the leading community development organization. and he says after the economic bust reinvention was key in moving pittsburg floored. health care, education and financial services fuel the economy. >> we have hundreds of companies employing tens of

reporting live in pittsburg, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> are you ready for the weekend?-hm. >> lawrence? >> yes. >> definitely. >> we are going to deliver. no rain. unfortunately, we would love to get the rain and bring down the fire danger. that fire danger high again today. very unusual to see the red flag warnings up for this time of year but here we go. red flag warnings now posted for all bay area mountain peaks until 1:00 this afternoon. we are seeing some gusty winds now and some very dry conditions. those gusts 20 to 30 miles per hour. humidity less than 25%. so be very careful outside today. still very hazy partly cloudy skies this morning if you are stepping outside. a little chilly in spots 39 degrees in livermore, 33 in santa rosa, 47 in san francisco and 42 in san jose. i think as we look toward the afternoon, yeah, we are going to keep things very mild outside. these temperatures expected to be up in the 60s and the 70s once again. maybe even a couple of records. these temperatures, guys, running a good 8 to 12 degrees above the average. that's the latest f

live in pittsburg tonight andria borba, kpix5. >>> a wild car chase ended in a violent crash at a pittsburg car dealership. it started when police tried to pull over a car on highway 4. the driver took off and didn't stop until she had slammed into two cars. >> this car, i heard a long screech, went down the ditch, went back up the ditch, slammed on the hard top, ran through two of my cars and then the driver jumped out and tried to escape. cops circled and got the driver and got the passenger. >> reporter: the driver and her passenger were hurt but are expected to be okay. >>> the fbi made an arrest in the new year's day arson attack on the chinese consulate in san francisco. you can see how badly the building was damaged. fbi says a chinese national by the name of yan feng called police and actually confessed two days later. the suspect told authorities he was hearing voices in chinese leading him to believe that the consulate was involved. >> we investigated the incident as a criminal matter and there are no indications at this time to suggest it was motivated by terrorism, politics or c

the fire in pittsburg started about 1:00 this morning. it took more than an hour to put it out. no one lives there but firefighters found marijuana growing operation inside. >>> a teenager mother is shot and killed and her 14-year-old brother is the suspect. kpix 5's joe vazquez says a fight about the laundry led to the shooting. >> reporter: family members tell me a brother and sister were fighting. brother apparently upset that his sister put bleach on his clothes. >> a good kid. just brothers and sisters just arguing. >> reporter: that argument turned to gunfire and mario tolliver can't believe it. he says his 14-year-old son shot his 17-year-old daughter justice tolliver inside the fifth floor apartment. police are now searching for the 14-year-old brother as are his family members. >> trying to find out, catch up with him. he doesn't have a cell phone. i don't want these police to find him because they got him armed and dangerous. and which he told me he don't have the gun no more so i just -- i'm praying on it. >> reporter: family members say justice was raising a little g

he joins us from pittsburg. good to have you on the program. tell me how this got started. >> i began in 1992. it was part of my teaching career as a teaching physician in medicine. my feeling was that we were good at taking care of folks in a hospital setting, but we weren't good at understanding the reality that a lot of the people who were excluded from health care was experiencing. i was looking for a classroom, where we could be able and forced, really, to see our health system through the eyes of others. and the street homeless population seemed to be a perfect population to do that. >> how did you get them to trust you? >> well, you know, my friend mike sellows had been homeless at a time in his past. he was going on the streets. i met him. he agreed to take me to the camp sites, abandoned buildings and river banks. when i started i dressed like a homeless person. >> you did. >> i wasn't sure how to connect. so i thought that was the way to introduce myself to the community, and gradually i was accepted and embraced by the street people.

police say roxanna ramirez spotted david douglas in the pittsburg store friday morning. he was acting so strangely she wrote down his license plate number. >> he was pacing back and forth and he was changing his clothes in the apartment. started messing arnold with the backpack and at one point he was sitting in the car and like shaking his steering wheel. >> when ramirez herd about the alert friday night she called police with that license number. a short time later, officers found douglas with the girl at the antioch marina. douglas admitted with the bay area news group that he kidnapped the young girl. >>> achinesses national faces charges for allegedly setting the chinese consulate in san francisco on fire. it happened on new year's day. the fbi says 39-year-old yan feng turned himself in two days later. he claimed he heard voices in chinese leading him to believe the consulate was involved. >>> elsewhere in the bay area, police in antioch are looking for thieves who burglarized the same home twice. the homeowner says they broke into her car in pittsburg on christmas

live in pittsburg, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> developing news right now. five people are dead after a series of bombings today in egypt. a pile of rubble was left behind when a car bomb targeted police headquarters in cairo. hours later another blast targeted police vehicles near a transit station. a third explosion happened in a police station near the giza pyramids. >>> this morning an oakland father is trying to find his son before the police find him and arrest him for killing his sister. the 14-year-old boy is wanted for the murder of his 17-year- old sister justice tolliver shot and killed in the downtown oakland apartment at noon yesterday. family says the boy shot his sister because she bleached some of his clothes. their father is now pleading for sisson to surrender. >> please call me, son. we love you. it's a mistake. accidents happen. [ censored ] happens. you're 14. you have a long life ahead of you, son. >> justice toll irv had recently returned to school and had a 2-year-old child. >>> in hercules police are looking for a hit-and-run driver

we have the story if pittsburg that is taking twists and towns. amy? >> they say they found the real hero at target. police say a worker here helped lead them to the kidnapped girl. roxanna ramirez' job is to prevent shoplifting and saw 43-year-old david douglas and said he was acting strangely. he did not steal anything but something wasn't right. >> i seen him grab a steering while and shake it like something was wrong with him. i thought, okay, manage is wrong with this guy. he is not all there. >>> later she was told about amber alert and the car matched the car she saw at target. she took down the license plate and called police who found him and the girl. police say another woman lied about her involvement and said she said she helped find the kidnapped girl and she gave tv interviews, police say, she had no role. the free hero was here at target. the suspect gave a jailhouse interview to bay area news group saying that kidnapping was a "cry for help" to get out of a situation. >>> happening now, a family is asking for the public's health fining

our reporter is in pittsburg with the story. amy? >> look at this home.marijuana "grow" operation inside? firefighters estimated it probably brought in $1.5 million to $2 million a year and was full of plants all in flames overnight. firefighters had to fight this defensively it was so huge. they say it probably started because of faulty wiring because people who grow marijuana bypass the electrical system to pg&e will not see the huge amount of usage. the next door neighbor said he sometimes saw a couple coming in and out that he thought was living here but had no idea he was next to a home full of marijuana plants. >> it was an old are asian married couple. they were in and out and we figured they worked late hours. that is it. here they were, right next to me. >> no one was here when firefighters arrived and no arrests have been made. the home is standing but it is destroyed inside. firefighters were okay with no injuries. the next door neighbor is grateful that the fire is out and they kept it from spreading. his two young children sleep in the bedroo

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. >>> barts trains on the pittsburg-bay point line were delayed this morning after a man fell on to the tracks around 7:00 at the orinda station. rescue workers say the man had a medical emergency and had passed out on the tracks. he was treated on site for minor head injuries. it caused delays of 20 minutes in both directions. >>> a father in oakland is trying to find his son before the police do and arrest him for murder. the 14-year-old is accused of killing his 17-year-old sister. justice toliver was shot to death in a downtown oakland apartment yesterday. family members say the boy shot his sister because she had bleached some of his clothes. their father is now pleading for his son to surrender. >> i don't want these police to find him because they got him armed and dangerous which he tell me he don't have the gun no more so i have -- i'm praying on it. >> justice toliver had recently returned to school and had a 2- year-old child. >>> marijuana grow house went up in flames early this morning in pittsburg. contra costa county fire got the call around 1 a.m. and found flames shooti

the r we have breaking news in pittsburg.ring a marijuana grow house. amy hollyfield is on the scene. >> kristen, this house looks like the other homes in the neighborhood in pittsburg. inside, though, it was not a typical suburban home. the entire house was full of marijuana plants and probably brought in $1.5 million to $2 million a year. it caught fire overnight. no one was here. no one was hurt. there were no arrests. officials say it was such a big fire, they had to fight it defensively but when they got inside they got the surprise. >> grow house fires are often related to the electrical use. our investigators are looking at that in this case. it is, unfortunately, relatively common. >> that is what has been interesting as we have been here listening to the investigators talk how often they feel like they are responding to fires like this in this area. i asked, is it illegal or could it have been a medical marijuana grow they had permits and they said, no, no, the amount here is so big this is illegal. they will be look

other places like san leandro pittsburg of a point hill walnut creek. to our web site kron4 and get a list of all the stations that are going up. some are actually going from 250 to $3 a west oakland bart is going all the way from 550 up to $6. there is a cap of $3 maximum for parking and bart stations except for the west oakland bart station. so $3 is as much as you're ever going to play. the tested very well on the heels of a lot of people. i will have peoples comments later obviously a lot of frustrated people here as we are talking about the heels of all the unrest. . jackie thank you very much. they're ready to dig a little deeper. >>darya: a pilot program was launched yesterday that will allow private commuter buses to stop at certain muni bus stops in exchange for a fee. city officials says the 18- month program will allow the buses to stop at about 200 of the city's 2,5-hundred plus muni bus stops if they pay a fee the fee for theerators, which tt employees for companies like google, apple and facebook will depend on how many stops a bus makes d

this is how a wild car chase ended in pittsburg with a violent crash at a car dealership. police tried to pull over a car on highway 4 yesterday. officers suspected the vehicle may have been stolen. the driver a wanted parolee took off and didn't stop until she slammed into two other cars. >> this car i heard a long screech. went back up the ditch and slammed on our hard top and ran through two of my cars and then the driver jumped out and tried to escape. cops circled and got the driver and got the passenger. >> the driver and her passenger were injured but are expected to be okay. >>> the chinese national has been arrested for the new year's day arson attack in san francisco. you can see just how badly that building was damaged. the fbi says the man called police and confessed two days later. he said he was hearing voices in chinese leading him to believe the consulate was involved. >> we investigated this incident as a criminal matter and there are no indications at this time to suggest it was motivated by terrorism, politics, ourself rights issues. -- or civil rights i

police say pittsburg target store security guard spotted him the morning of the abduction. she decided to write down his license number because he was acting to strangely. >> he was pacing back and forth. he was -- like changing his clothes in the parking lot. he started messing around with his backpack and at one point he was sitting in the car and like shaking his steering wheel. >> when ramirez heard about the amber alert later this night, shell called the police with a license plate number and a short time later officers found him and the girl at the antioch marina. douglas admitted in a jailhouse interview afterwards with the bay area news group that he kidnapped the girl. >>> a student pleaded not guilty to hate crime and battery charges. 18-year-old logan beaschler was in court yesterday. he and three others are accused of harassing their african- american roommate. the group allegedly champed a bike lock on the victim's neck and tormented him with racial slurs. all four have been suspended from the school and beaschler faces up to a year in jail if convicted. the ot

rich pittsburg--there is heavier traffic on the southbound side. you're up to 44 minutes from to 05. >> >> up in the sierra, the much needed rain is turning into snow. the national weather service issued a winter storm warning for the lake tahoe area early this morning. moderate to heavy rains and mountain snow developed overnight. rain and sleet hit the yesterday. then it turned to snow overnight. which is so important for ski resorts. they've been hit hard by the winter drought. of snow. other locations above 8 - thousand feet could get up to 2- feet of snow. >> the search for a 14 year old boy accused of shooting and killing his older sister is over. mario tolliver had been on the run for more than a week until he quietly turned himself in to the oakland police department. joining us live at police headquarters is kron 4's will tran with what's next in the case. will? >> those answers will come out later and i can tell you what is next for him. prosecutors will have to decide whether to charge him as a juvenile or an adult. that is key because i

a grow house in pittsburg goes up in flames.se in pittsburg up in flames this morning at 1:00. apparently no one lived in the home. firefighters found 1,000 plants worth about $2 million, though, inside. >>> larkspur, san rafael firefighters put out a brush fire this morning in a marsh area between east francisco and kerner boulevard. the fire started about 3:30 this morning. flames were visible from the freeway. >>> and surf is up in a big way. monster waves pounding the california coastline. the best surfers from all around the world are here in the bay area now for mavericks. waves are projected to be up to 40 feet for the competition in half moon bay that kicked off about an hour ago. if you can't make it to the beach today, we are streaming the competition live at kpix.com/mavericks. you can see them from mavericks all morning long. >>> and the weather in a word, lawrence? perfect, right? >> looking great. boy, can't get much better. very dry conditions outside, as well. the fire danger running high. red flag warnings now p

pittsburg high school and san jose's oak grove high school are both taking part in the parade. they posted these photos of the kids bringing in the new year. they will march almost 1.5 miles to parliament square passing by some of the most famous landmarks in london along the way. both pittsburg and oak grove's bands are expected to march just before 7:00 this morning if you are looking to see them. it is game day for the stanford cardinals football team. this he will go head to head with michigan state at the 100th annual rose bowl. they beat wisconsin to talk that title. before the game, it is the rose parade and the concord playground designed for children with disabilities will be featured on one of the floats. concord resident and visionary, liz lamont will road on the float along with christian campbell, a boy with cerebral palsy. mateo, who was wheel-chair bound and blind has since passed away. you can see the rose parade right here on nbc bay area. hoda kotb and al roker will cover the parade from pasadena. our coverage will follow at 8:00 a.m. 5:42 right now. the new y

pittsburg 67. 72 santa cruz. it will be close for others.nd on the coast just as nice there as many locations as that breeze kicks in. well sunshine and sunny side up will take us all the way to wednesday. tuesday and wednesday could be warmer. a little cooler but still dry friday and saturday. >>> they predict this years housing market will be calmer. that is good news for buyers as there will be fewer bidding wars. its not necessarily bad news for sellers though. home prices are expected to rise. mortgage rates will top 5% in the coming months. >> rules of engagement say we cannot touch them. >> lone survivor was the surprising winner. the story of navy seal starring mark wallburg earned $378 million. now disney's animated film frozen still in second. two months after its opening. the wolf of wall street came in third. >>> time is 5:51. you may want to get a flu shot like steve but can you find one? the reason it may be hard to find a place to get flushots here in the bay area this week. but is a new batch on the way? >>> putting a new fac

one of the high schools pittsburg high and the other from oak grove high in san jose.he kids from oak grove celebrated the new years last night before getting ready for today's big parade. this is a picture there. the oak grove band pictures posted a photo online. the post red new years disco. happy new year from london. bring on 2014. >>> 6:37 is the time. waiting for their money. some unemployed californians say there are still problems getting benefit checks on time. >>> people are heading to disney world for the holiday season but the park is not welcoming them with open arms. why some visitors are being turned away. >>> its a colder one out there this morning. we'll see if that translates into a cooler afternoon highs. is there any rain in the forecast anywhere, any time soon? >>> welcome back on this new years day. 6:40 is the time. thousands of people in russia enjoyed a huge fire works display. festive spirit though had been over shadowed by those two bombings in volgograd last week that killed 30 people. >>> russian president vladimir putin made a -- he added

pittsburg is 42.d american canyon and petaluma. from mount tamalpais, bouncing around a little bit and wind at 2,600' and partly sunny and cooling trend bringing our temperatures back closer to average as we head through the week and systems will miss us to the north and brush the north bay with a chance of light rain thursday and saturday and a pattern change keeps us locked in clean air for the better part of the week. our temperatures are well above average with low-to-mid 60's and we hit 72 in oakland for a record high. 64 in san rafael. record high. tonight, low pressure 30's inland and clouds bring a blanket effect and not is cold as early this morning and clouds now are bringing in the blanket effect with temperatures as cool as they will get. a low is bringing us high clouds and two areas of high pressure are shoved to the south and the east so the jet stream will be closer to us but not enough to bring us significant chance of rain. tomorrow morning you can see a system passing us to the nort

. >>> california attorney general kamala harris sent a letter to the bits burgh planning -- pittsburg planning department. a draft report fails to disclose the effect the terminal would have on local air quality, or analyze the environment aal effects of producing the new crude oil. -- affects of producing the new crude oil. >>> dating websites that want to advertise on facebook will have to take a rain check. they are blocking adds till after valentine's day. they got a number of complaints from users who said there were too many ads. >>> electronic vehicles are catching on faster than the number of outlets to charge them and that is causing problems at work. managers say 61 people drive electronic vehicles to the office but there is only 16 charging stations. and that is creating issues. some cars are getting unplugged while charging. the company says businesses should provide one station for every two electronic vehicles. >>> another mild day around the bay area. with new records set this afternoon. giving you a look at what is happening for today. we saw new records around san fra

una casa en pittsburg por poco termina en cenizas.es, se presume que el costoso inmueble localizado sobre la calle "tampico" era utilizado para cultivar marihuana. ---las fuertes llamas obligaron a los bomberos a llamar refuerzos con los que lograron controlarlo y evitar que este llegara a otras casas. ---afortunadamente no hubo heridos-- pero la causa del incendio continua bajo investigacion. blanca ---este fin de semana se realizaran los actos funebres de la joven que fue arrollada cuando cruzaba los rieles del tren. vo ---"danika garcia" la menor de 14 aÑos de edad murio en el momento que atravezaba las vias del tren del "vta" cuando se dirigia en su bicicleta a la escuela de preparatoria "del mar". ---el hecho ocurrio en la interseccion de de la calle "stoke" y la avenida "southwest" en san jose. ---decenas de compaÑeros de "danika" han dejado varios altres en el lugar del accidente, mientras las autoridades revisan videos de seguridad para conocer mas a fondo lo ocurrido. blanca ----hoy se realiz en santa rosa un concierto a bene

in delta the dry conditions fanned a brush fire on winter island near antioch and pittsburg.chop flew over the fire which was spewing smoke for miles. >>> cloverdale is now being hit with severe warnings against unnecessary water usage and people abusing the order could be hit with fines. residents are being asked to water outdoors every other day and not during the daytime. swimming pools can't be filled up. you can't wash your car except at a recycling car wash. >> we are spoiled with the little things we take advantage of everyday. it won't be that hard. >> the city will stop watering landscapes and washing off sidewalks. bars and restaurants are exempt from the restrictions right now, however city officials are warning thing comes get tough for them later. >>> house republicans met here in california to unveil legislation dealing with california's drought. they want to temporarily bypass laws that impact endangered spectatorscies of fish. house speaker john boehner promised to push the legislation through house in the next couple of weeks. in his state-of-the-state addres

we learning new details of the recent graduate from karl moment high school held in a jail eve of pittsburg. nick? we half a mile from the childhood home of vladislav miftakhov but we know that he attended high school here. i spoke with the administration and they not ready to speak right now but we have new information about the teen and the serious charges he is facing. >> the f.b.i. and federal prosecution are reviewing the case much according to the complaint the two devices found in his d has exposed fuses and when miftakhov was asked what he was going to do with the explosives he said set off devices in a field. this morning, we went to the san carlos home of the freshman. his family has decided not to speak with media. the russian born teen has been charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction. there are ten charges, a combination of weapons and drug which weres. originally police searched miftakhov's apartment for marijuana grow operation. that is when cops found the materials in question. the document goes on to say that miftakhov told authorities it took three weeks to bui

but beyond that, highway 4 looking good through pittsburg into concord. now, we are seeing delays for the altamont pass and it's the usual stuff where westbound 580 slows down from the 205 interchange, stays heavy in patches heading to and through the livermore area. but still no delays as westbound 580 makes its way through pleasanton. now, the bay bridge commute westbound traffic is okay leaving oakland heading into the city, all the roadwork picked up and it's wide open here at the pay gates with the metering lights still off. silicon valley drivers just know that there are no accidents there for you. no major traffic delays both for 880 and 237 in milpitas. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to michelle. >>> happening today, hours before president obama's state of the union address, we have learned the president is increasing the minimum wage for new federal contract workers to $10.10 an hour. cbs news' susan mcginnis has more on what you can expect from tonight's speech. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama is expecte

pittsburg's band and oak grove's band are expected to march by the cameras in london just before 7:00 this morning. >>> a lot of people looking forward to the 100th annual rose bowl. the cardinals are looking to make it a back to back win. they favor stanford by a touchdown. >>> the rose parade and a playground for children with disabilities will be featured on one of the floats. visionary liz lamach will ride on the float along with a 17-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. >>> you can see the rose parade with hoda kotb and al roker. they will cover from pasadena. it follows at 8:00 a.m. following a special one-hour addition of the "today" show. welcoming 2014 with new predictions for you. what some expect to see in the coming year. plus, the pope welcomes the new year as well. the message he had for the world during his first mass of 2014. passengers aboard that stranded ship near antarctica celebrate the new year together. the latest on the efforts to bring them home after this. >>> three, two, one, to the fireworks! there you go. the las vegas strip lit up with fireworks early this m

una casa en pittsburg por poco termina en cenizas. autoridades, se presume que el costoso inmueble localizado sobre la calle "tampico" era utilizado para cultivar marihuana. ---las fuertes llamas obligaron a los bomberos a llamar refuerzos con los que lograron controlarlo y evitar que este llegara a otras casas. ---afortunadamente no hubo heridos-- pero la causa del incendio continua bajo investigacion. blanca ---si usted acostumbra enviar correo en la manera tradicional, ponga atencin por que un nuevo cambio podria afectar su bolsillo. take vo ---a partir de este domingo, el costo de una estampilla sera de 49 centavos... lo que representa un incremento de 3 centavos del precio actual. ---segun los reportes, este es el aumento mas grande en estampillas en la ultima decada. ---la razon del aumento se debe al intento por recuperar parte de los 5 mil millones de dolares en perdidas del pasado aÑo fiscal. live: weather cam live blanca ---ahora pasamos con nestor flecha... ---que nos tiene el pronostico del tiempo... nestor... take pkg tak

reporting live in pittsburg, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> the experts estimate that u.s. crude oil production will reach 8.5 million barrels per day by the end of this year. >>> developing news tonight. a 17-year-old girl was shot to death inside an oakland apartment early this afternoon. police have confirmed it was her 1-year-old brother who pulled the trying -- 14-year- old brother who pulled the trigger. kpix 5's joe vazquez has more from oakland. >> reporter: it's a chaotic scene here now and we're still getting new information to confirm it with police. this apartment complex is where this homicide happened on the second floor. according to police they are looking for the person responsible for the homicide. according to family members that we have talked to, the victim is 17-year-old justice tolliver. she was shot to death by her 13- year-old brother. family members say they were arguing over laundry, of all things, apparently he was upset with the way she had washed his laundry. just moments ago we talked to justice's cousin who rushed here to the scene. >> someth

are still below freezing for many locations, except when you get down towards washington, towards pittsburg. some locations saw up to 2 feet of snow, especially in eastern massachusetts. that will stay on the ground. we can move it to the side, but it is there. it's not until we get to sunday that we see melting, considerable melting. we could see some flooding because of all the water that is going be across the regents. drive safely. some places will be close to freezing. that means standing water may freeze over. bad situation. for new york we'll see a nice day on saturday, 27 overnight lows down to four. rain showers on sunday, unfortunately, but as we go towards monday and tuesday, a big drop in the temperatures, 42 on monday, 13 degrees as we go towards tuesday. up towards the north we are looking at blizzard warning conditions. in effect, from many people, drive safely. >> as winter storms drop, there are concerns of power out ints. we look at why more powerlines in the u.s. are not below ground. >> strong winds and ice, no matter the season, severe weather wreaks havoc on power line

a company wants to convert the old terminal near downtown pittsburg into a storage facility.ds of barreled of fracked -- barrels of fracked oil would be stored and then transferred to refineries. a report admits to quote significant and unavoidable risks of air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, spills, and accidents. >> we're just not going to put up with this. there's a lot of pride in pittsburg and so when people come together, we're in a david and goliath battle. is it -- we're fighting big money and it's a community against that and we're going to win. >> now west pack insists its facility will be safe. the city council is expected to take up the plan come january 21st. it must approve the project before it can move forward. >>> vice president joe biden will lead a u.s. delegation to aerial sharon's funeral tomorrow in israel. the former prime minister died yesterday eight years after a stroke left him in a coma. sharon began his career as a soldier fighting in most of israel's wars as defense minister, he masterminded an invasion of lebanon in 1982. and in various isr

it's 33 in philadelphia, 4 below in pittsburg. the cold air will spread east. there are the drop of temperatures, 34 degrees on wednesday. talking about the snow on the south-east. it's not today that cold front pushes to the south and by tomorrow the light snow through the area, as far south as south carolina. >> for one night in oklahoma a children's hospital transforms into a winter wonder land for patients. that was a prom theme. the winter dance put together for children of all ages, some patients are battling cancer, kidney disease. prom goers picked out special outfits, had stylists do their hair and make-up and several kids. thank you for watching al jazeera america. "inside story" is next. >> on the day americans pause to honor the memory of martin luther king, the world is boiling over with religious oppression and strife. the world hot spots, and that's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. if you would like to spend a few depressing moments on this kin

. >> the city of pittsburg is dealing with a spike in overdozes, two dozen people have decide from heroin dosed with morphine. >> spy agencies in the u.s. and u.k. can collect data from cell phone apps. according to documents from edward snowden. the leaked document reportedly shows intelligence agents taking information from gains in social networking apps. >> during an interview with the bbc sochi's major said there are no gay people. the social network pointed several gay and transgender networks. >> the arctic weather slamming the mid west to the south. more than 100 million people reeling from the deep freeze. america tonight with antonio mora is next. you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com. highlighted her story to galvanize america, hadiya pendleton. >> whether he is backed or not is a different story. >> and true moral courage to stand against your own. the rebel rabbi tells us why he must speak out.

. >> officials in pittsburg called it a public crisis, an increase in drug-related deaths. nearly 200 people dyed overdosing on heroin. >> fam lines in pennsylvania have been -- families in pennsylvania have been reached out to. authorities are concerned about a batch of heroin. not in years have so many died from drugs. users call it butt ice but it's heroin, laced with pmentonel. authorities suspect it's killed at least 22 people in western pennsylvania. most in the past week. four overdosed in one day. that's three times as many as formal. if you take it you'll die. last week police caught a suspect with 9,000 bags of heroin. it's worth $100,000, but authorities fear more remains on the streets. >> we need to get the message out to those in our community that are in recovery, and those addicted. nationally the number of heroin users soared 60% in four years to 620 thoud people. across the u.s. drug overdose deaths tripled. heroin is popular in rural areas because it is cheaper than prescription pills and easier to get. >> a growing number of consumers are pulling the plu

she says the thieves broke into her car on pittsburg on christmas eve and got her address.hey stole electronic and jewelry while someone was in the shower and last week the burglars returned. >> same individuals came back to my home. opened the garage. there was one individual walking away. >> the woman's daughter was home and she snapped a picture of the getaway car. along with a close up of the license plate. and antioch police are reviewing the material. >>> it is 6:38 now. muni riders won't have to walk around the private buses you should a new deal in san francisco. under the plan private company shuttles can get city permits now the use 200 specified muni stops but they have to be sable labeled and yield to -- abled and yield to muni vehicles and pay to use the bus stops as well. >> the $100,000 figure is i think about the average per company but some companies are very large and some companies are very small in terms of how many stops they have. >> those permits are expected to bring in about $1.5 million over the next 18 months. but the money can only be used to cov

the fire in pittsburg started about 1:00 this morning. it took more than an hour to put it out.here but firefighters found marijuana growing operation inside. >>> a teenager mother is shot and killed and her 14-year-old brother is the suspect. kpix 5's joe vazquez says a fight about the laundry led to the shooting. >> reporter: family

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it will be discussed at the next pittsburg city council meeting. >>> ariel sharon died eight years after a stroke that left him in a coma from which he never woke up. the former statesman is expected to be buried next to his wife at the sharon family farm in southern israel. sharon was a life-long freedom fighter for the state of israel. he helped form the conservative party and considered a hardliner as prime minister. >>> coming up next, getting ready for the ride of a lifetime. it's a rocket ride that may launch by the end of this year. next, the flight that plans on taking paying customers into space. >>> blasting tourists into space is no longer the stuff of science fiction. a spaceship launched its test flight on friday. that means more than 650 people will soon be headed to the stars. tom costello has more. >> reporter: sunrise in the mojave desert as virgin galactic space ship 2 attached to its mother ship soared into the sky for a critical test flight. 50 minutes later, at 46,000 feet -- >> three, two, one. >> reporter: -- space ship 2 dropped from white knight 2. then fired the

. >> reporter: it started as one crime in the pittsburg parking lot. they are taking a more direct route. right into the store. for this woman who didn't want to be identified, the trouble began in christmas eve where the car was broken into while shopping. >> i noticed that they had a compartment, which was a concern to me because my dress was in the compartment. >> reporter: when she finally got home, she put the pieces together. >> as i approach the driveway, i went to reach for the garage door opener and it was missing. >> reporter: with someone in the shower, the thieves struck. >> i had a tv sitting over here right here. and another tv. >> reporter: along with the jewelry including the mother's wedding ring. she filed a report moving on until this past friday afternoon when her daughter was home and the crooks used the magic button again. >> the same individuals, they came back to my home, opened up the garage. there was one individual walking away. >> reporter: this time her family fought back, shooting this cell phone video of the getaway car.

starting today, parking fees going up by 50 cents, the increase affects the fremont, pittsburg, bay point, daly city and millbrae lines. these will increase to others later this month. b.a.r.t. evaluates and it can increase or decrease the fee. >> it's 4:41. our coverage of the 49ers continues. colin kaepernick. >> the south bay skater has a shot at her dream. she is just 15 years of age. >> and new worries for shoppers after another big store announces there was a credit card security breach during the holiday shopping season. >>> 49ers continue their quest for six in seattle on sunday but the talk this morning how colin kaepernick showed up cam newton. check this out. show on the left kaepernick finishing off a touchdown run with a little performance there, busting open his shirt like super man and then kaepernicking. look at the right. superman is cam newton's signature move. panthers weren't pleased. one player shook his head in disgust. fans also displeased, they booed. but the scoreboard tells the final story. niners win it. we'll have continuing coverage all morning long. >> a numb

everything and moving along at continue spied you can see 62 miles per hour in antioch and into pittsburgt is getting better at 65 miles per hour. the bay bridge toll plaza shows how it is moving along from emeryville to san francisco, wide open and not seeing too many cars as they trickle in to the bowl bowl bowl a quick drive to san francisco. >>> former basketball tar deb necessary rodman is back in north korea accompanied by retired nba players and play a game against a north korean teal on wednesday which happens to be the birthday of the leader, kim jong-un, calling this basketball diplomacy designed to she the communist nation isn't so bad. including former stars include ben bicker. >> scientists studied britain activity of a group of students reading a fictional novel. they saw heightened connectivity in the language and primary sense i motor areas of the brain daze after the subjects finished reading. reading fiction can improve your brain muscle memory. the study is published in "brain connectivity." >>> a have a waitress is starting the year with the biggest tip she ever receiv

overhead yesterday afternoon as flames spread through extremely dry brush on winter island near pittsburg. the fire isn't threatening any buildings but cruise are watching it. they say the fire will burn out in a day or two. official say the warm weather has increased the right of fire. >> there is a high surf advisory today and tomorrow for the coastline. in hawaii, yesterday, huge waves hit the north shore of oh ahua. the coast guard today is urging people to be careful here today. surf up to 20' will create dangerous rip currents at most beaches with potential for sneaker wave that can catch the beach gories and fishermen by surprise creating perfect conditions for mavericks with the 24 best surfers in the world hitting half moon bay tomorrow morning for big wave competition much these surfers were captured early in the week and we saw the pictures a few seconds ago. organizers expect a crowd of 30,000 people to watch. >>> mike, what size waves can they expect? >> anticipation of breakers over 20' is high. at 10:00 this morning through 9:00 tomorrow evening, that is when the high surf

. >> closer to home new this morning a pot grow house in pittsburg went up in smoke. take a look. the flames were so big firefighters had to call for backup. they were able to keep the fire from spreading to other homes. investigators say the house was vacant, nobody was there when the firefighters arrived, no injuries of course. and the cause is under investigation. >>> to a developing story now. police in oakland looking for a 14-year-old accused of killing his older sister. 17-year-old was found dead in her apartment complex in oakland's china town neighborhood. the 14-year-old mario shot and killed his sister during an argument and ran away. it's unclear what the two were arguing about. she leaves a 2-year-old daughter. >> a good mother, good person. >> justice was a beautiful young lady. she was -- a young mother, she is a caring -- she just wanted to be there for her daughter. >> coping with the loss of their daughter the family is urging their son to turn himself in. they already lost one family member and they don't want to lose another. >> in the east bay counselors will

from antioch to pittsburg and bay point. we'll track it. back to you for now. >> thanks so much. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," an update to breaking news, a deadly stabbing in san francisco. we'll have a live report. >> the arctic blast in the midwest having a direct impact here in the bay area. what you need to know if you're planning on catching a flight out of the bay area. >> new questions this morning around the sunday transfer of a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead. why the jahi mcmath's family is not releasing the name of the new facility. >> a cool start to our monday morning. first monday of the new year. >> happy new year. >> a lot more ahead. a lot of people heading back to work today. >>> the teen declared brain dead moved overnight. what we're learning about where jahi mcmath could be, coming up. >> plus, almost half of the u.s. waking up to subzero temperatures this morning, that's causing trouble in the bay area. we're live at sfo where many travelers prepare for a long wait to get out of town. >> fog won't force f

low to mid-40s in pittsburg, antioch and livermore. san jose and los gatos 30. so some frost possibly forming. 33 in napa. 54 in san francisco. 66 in half moon bay. here's your emeriville camera. talk about sunny, warm and calmer conditions. fire danger not as high but we'll have to deal with it as i don't see any rain once again for the next seven days. 73 in san jose. 76 in gilroy. the record highs down south. santa cruz 78 will be the warm spot. low to mid-70s on the peninsula. 74 today in half moon bay to a record 71 at record time, 71 in down. we'll have 69 sausilito. 69 at brentwood. low to mid-70s in east bay valleys. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. the air will modify to the cooler side and have a few high clouds and that's why temperatures won't be quite as warm this weekend but near record highs. tuesday and wednesday we'll have more clouds and onshore flow won't get those temperatures back in the 60s. have a good day. >> we have some construction in the east bay. first as we take over to i-80 traveling between highway 4 and the westbound d

. >> abc 7 news reporter allen wong live in pittsburg for us tonight where the absence haven't target employee works with the story. allen? >>reporter: this is an example of how ordinary people can help the police who can't be everywhere at the right time. investigators at very general description on the kidnapper and car but it was the information from an employee here at the target store that led them straight to the suspect and the little girl. >> just financial iting around. i didn't, i wasn't getting a good vibe off him. >>reporter: it's her job to prevent shoplifting at the pittsburgh target store. she says the man she was watching didn't steal anything but she kept an eye on him any way. >> at one point i saw him grab on the steering wheel and shaking it like if something was wrong with him so then i thought there's something wrong with this guy. he's not all there. >>reporter: rocks ann took down the license plate of the gold toyota camry then later that night her girlfriend read her the amber alert for an abducted 7-year-old girl. >> car looked the same. it might be the same

low 60s for pittsburg and walnut creek, san ramon 58. alameda 59 tomorrow. santa rosa, sonoma, 60 or 61 degrees. clearlake your high 56. and cloverdale 61. so watch out for those showers tonight. tomorrow afternoon will be partly sunny highs around 60. the weekend looks dry on saturday. there's a slight chance of shower coming up on sunday. but i think the best chance will be right along the coastline because you will be closer to the low that's passing by. monday we are dry. tuesday we are dry. next wednesday and next thursday we are also dry. so back out here live in san anselmo, it was something, it rained. it wasn't much. it didn't help the drought. and we are going to have to look for more significant storms to move through. right now the outlook for the month of february is calling for drier than normal conditions. not what we want to hear. but it kind of is what it is. so we need the rainfall here in the north bay. we're 30" below normal since the start of last year. we won't make it up the next week. >> shorter showers, paul. thank you. >>> it's a pi