our government be so inefficient cars for the downtown seattle to be fully restored and three years. hope an amended congress will be able to function under it. in washington as well. rte earlier i spoke with arches was called just back from counting the cracks on the capitol dome. at first esther about the metaphor she drew between the crumbling capital and are ineffective congress over the past year yes and a lot of people think that congress is broke and one hole after another reaffirms that indeed there is of very strong disapproval of the work and waited and then play now inside of that capital building. and that nine percent that is the historical i'll be hopefully can get much lower than that and that is not the only record love sam. you take a look so far there have been fifty seven bills enacted into law in the one hundred and thirteen legislature that is the least productive in the history and snow. a lot of records were sad to see them but not not good ones this year but didn't hear it here just a few weeks here we didn't get a budget deal we have another budget has been i

raised thousands to put this traditional ad up to have this put up at the stadium and the word is from downtown seattle. the sign finds it at the five super bowl victories. >> it makes me mad but i will have to get out of here. >> reporter: you remember they raised money to fly a banner over just before this month's 49er game at candle sticks. >>> a group of protesters was removed overnight after the federal reserve bank. the drew a mock version inside of the building at the foot of market street and crews were out pressure washing it away. the group reminded them, was protesting the 100th anniversary, the creation of the federal reserve. they are calling for it to be more transparent. >>> just a few hours ago, a one day grace period, they were hoping to get 2014 for the at affordable care act. that has -- there has been a lot of confusion about some of these deadlines. >>> sign ups are going at a record pace to make sure everybody who wants coverage from the first gets it, and they suspend it until tuesday. >>> christmas eve is the day for last minute shoppers. now it is the final shopping day for peo

again, the big news this morning is all the way in downtown seattle, we have snow. and at the airport the last hour. as far as the rest of the west goes, some of that moisture will be diving southward. but not so much towards portland or medford. as, again, that rain in arizona will be moving out during the day for your travel. you'll be doing a little better. all of california and arizona should be okay this afternoon. that's your national forecast. on all surfaces. did i mention seattle is a fun place to be to see it snowing. it doesn't happen all that often. the driving skills may be a little -- >> oh, no, they're used to it. the deal is it's just a beautiful town. >> yes. >> you'll love it. >> fresh coating of snow. >> a lot of good news from bill karins. very surprising. >>> russia's president putin pardons a chief rival and a tragic ending for a couple who won big on ellen's show. >>> plus, these ducks will be retiring to the jack daniel's distillery. i wonder if they hiccup a lot. oh, what a life. back in two. >>> welcome back. bad weather is causing multiple

>> the police declare downtown seattle a no-protest zone and begin chasing demonstrators into residential >> don't [ bleep ] push me. i did not do anything. and that was only the first day. as the week goes on the battles between police and protesters continue and mark and jeff and the rest of their media group are busy shooting and editing their footage into daily reports. >> we were getting some of the more kind of dramatic stuff happening. the direct confrontations between protesters and police. >> when you watched the evening news, when you saw the protests happening, the coverage basically told the story that the police were using minimal force, et cetera, and that these people were just crazy out on the streets here and they were just -- they were out to, you know, destroy the city. >> police say it all started with several hundred protesters against the wto, who had left the downtown area. police also say molotov cocktails and rocks were thrown at them. >> and the stark contrast with what we were seeing on the streets. the police really turned up the heat. but you wouldn't have got

in a great neighborhood, the queen anne neighborhood, the premier neighborhood that's the closest to downtown seattley the location is 110% here. this is a cute house. probably needs a little updating, but it's got a great view. sits on a nice greenbelt. it's a dead end street, too, so you don't have any cars going by. but really, the outlook really feels like you're in a treehouse. and again, you're so close to seattle. proper. people just -- you know, the walk score there is about 76 to 80. you can hop on the bus and you're downtown. >> quickly, what's your gut feeling about whether or not this would go at list or whether or not because of its location and the view, it will go for above list? >> you know, my gut on this one is it's probably going to go at list. we really priced this properly, right at where we think. however, queen anne has surprised us. we're getting multiple offers left and right here, so we never know. but i have a feeling this one is properly priced, yes. >> all right. let's move on to our second listing. 2317 42nd avenue east in seattle. the list price is $1.1 million. taxes a

they are hoping to march 14th miles from the city south of seattle into downtown seattle to hold a rallyt city hall a little bit later today. symbolic march. this is the area where organized labor pushed an initiative that won at the a ballot work but is being recounted today. 14 miles, are you going to make that? >> i'm going to try. >> you are working at mcdonald's? >> yes. >> how long have you been working there? >> three months. >> how much do you make? >> $9.25. >> and how much would $15 an hour help you? >> it would be great. it would pay bills off and pay for school. enough to put me through school. $15 would do a lot for me. >> thank very much i really appreciate it. it's a pleasure meeting you. >> you too. >> it is very cold out here too. do you think that keep people from coming out? >> no, it's a great march and a great movement, and i think people will show up. >> all right. they say they are expecting about a hundred people to get involved with this march. stephanie. >> thanks, alan. >>> millions of people are being urged to check their pass words after several media and soc

seattle has been captivated by a huge machine nicknamed "big bertha." it's the world's largest tunnel bore magazine, standing five stories tall, it's digging a nearly two mile long tunnel underneath downtown seattle. >> absolutely it's the way to go. every city should have a big tunnel underneath it. >> reporter: gregory hauser is deputy project manager. >> with the older technology it might not have been physically possible to even do this. >> reporter: big bertha-- named after one of the city's early mayors-- is 326 feet long and does much more than drill. moving forward at 35 feet a day, it cleans up after itself, carrying rock and dirt out on a conveyor belt. then it installs concrete panels, building the walls as it goes, leaving a finished tunnel behind. best of all for seattle's drivers, everything is done underground avoiding the traffic jams and irritation created by cut-and-cover projects like boston's infamous big dig. >> it's challenging, it's difficult, it's not going to be perfect but it's a project that is going to transform the face of seattle and technology and transportation of the future. >> reporter: but deep beneath seattle, the huge drill may have hit an equally huge

. >> unfortunately, the 49ers fans, the billboard is 27 miles from downtown seattle. it was funded by the donors on the website go fund me. >> the pay back, i love it. play of the day is a holiday homecoming surprise in west virginia. here it comes. . >> ladies and gentlemen. currently serving the united states air force. >> mo watson's parents thought they were at a high school basketball game to accept an award on their daughter's behalf. and instead she was waiting in the wings for a surprise reunion. this stuff never gets old. >>> it's 5:26. got health insurance? if you've been holding off on signing up. now is the time. what you need to know about today's big deadline. >>> plus why chase banks all over the bay area were suddenly open on a sunday. >> and a bay area family seeking a second opinion. what we may learn today about the fate of 13-year-old jahi mcmath. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >> this is kpix 5 news. >>> we're live in oakland, a family of 13-year-old jahi mcmath is planning to make an announcement in court today. that teen is still

the mystery is fueling lots of speculation. geologists point to how seattle's watery edges were filled in with just about anything by the city's pioneers. >> old shoes, newspapers. there's a boat buried in downtowntle. so, you name it. it could be down there. >> reporter: another theory is it's a massive boulder left during the ice age. residents have their own guesses. >> some kind of burial ground. >> merry christmas, big bertha. >> reporter: if that's the case, her christmas break started two weeks ago. since then, the $3 billion tunnel project has been on hold, as workers drill wells to alleviate water pressure in front of bertha in hopes of sending workers to the front of the drill to see what she's up against. >> you can't back the machine up. you have the segmented lining behind you. all you can really do is proceed forward. >> reporter: bertha won't be moving forward until at least early next year, after the mystery is solved. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >>> as we mentioned earlier, more than 100,000 people are still without lights and in some cases heat, after ice storms knocked out power in the north. and many could remain in the dark until this weekend. meteorologist jennifer gr

they might have hoped to get it closer to the seahawks stadium -- but it's about 27 miles from downtown seattle> catherine: money was raised through the website "go-fund-me." the seahawks lead the n-f-c west. san francisco has a chance to pull to within one game if they beat the falcons tonight. >> catherine: coming up at 5:30. >> catherine: as what's likely to be the last football game is played - a look back at some of candlestick's most defining moments. but first. the latest on a real-life christmas miracle. kron-4 reunties a homeless ex-bandmate, with bay area music legend carlos santana. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. (male announcer):

you can see the beams behind me, it is a bridge that lloyds to downtown seattle, it is also a way to update the sea wall. >> tonya joining us live, thank you very much. that is the first one in more than 100 years. london has made laws more rigid which drove a lot of dill stillers -- the owners have to wait another few years before they can brew and it can be called whisky. in madrid, the spirit of christmas is being celebrated on a rather unusual spot. a nativity scene has turned up in a shark tank. with figures of jesus, mary, and joseph nearby, the annual nativity scene has become quite the hit. it has been festive and a tradition at the madrid zoo since 1995. all of them by the way doing quite well. when we come back, devin has your national forecast, stay with us. coming up, a shop owner who is turning retail on its ear, why she radically reinvents her store every few weeks. also what the budget compromise will do to both businesses and consumers, plus, the come back of this, the cassette tape. all that and more, on real money. >> start with one issue education... gun snow coming

the last ice age. >> you find old shoes, newspapers, there is a boat buried in downtown seattle. name it, it could be down there. >> those in charge of the project want to make sure they know what they are doing with before they go any further because they do not want to damage big eartha, the name of this five-story tall machine. >> and u.s. senator in the best spirit.-- festivus the grievances he is airing on twitter. ven on your side helps a her christmas wish. taking care of her son who has special needs. >> marines arrived at the station to pick up some toys provided by some of you viewers. there were there to help load up the toys without -- that are being sent out in southeast washington. enjoy. thanks to natasha they can get their a batteries for those stories. >> we are wondering how cold it will get for christmas day. >> probably in the mid-30's for the highs and christmas day with a lot of sunshine. kind of chilly although -- that we have had the past several days. this is lagging behind, a few scattered showers left but they will be leaving shortly. in the way, clear

downtown seattle. but it was funded by donors on the website go fund me after seattle fans had banner flown over their game a few weeks ago. >>> live coverage of the game starts at 4:30. and stay tuned of the game. for bye bye baby. >>> and our website is loaded with memories from candle stick. you can hear from jim harbaugh. talking about the park there. and submit your own stories. check out kpix 5.com/candle stick. what should be a memorable night tonight. >> it shouldn't be bad weather wise either. >> weather should be great. and all those memories. all those great games played there. not only football but baseball games. >> concerts. events. >> the weather is very windy at times. folks throughout the bay area today, high pressure sitting overhead. still chilly this morning. into the 30s and 40s. by the afternoon we'll squeeze sunshine in. these numbers running well above the average. mid 60s in the valleys and the bay. low 60s toward the coastline. hazy sunshine continuing. out the door we go. over sfo. not too bad right now. but chilly temperatures in the valley. 31 and freezing in santa rosa wi

seattle. the intent was to have this close to the state yum-- stadium. instead it's about 27 miles away from downtowneattle. that sign brags about the five super bowl victories for the 49ers. it's still getting the attention of fans. >> it fires me up. gets me mad. get out of here. [laughter] >> you remember, some seattle seahawks fans raised money to 4th of july a banner over -- to fly a banner over san francisco. >>> you can still say farewell to the stick by sharing our facebook badge. and sharing your memories. you can tweet to us with the hash tag farewellcandlestick park. >>> there are growing concerns about crime. all year long police reported a growing number of homicides in santa cruz, watsonville and other cities across the country. local law enforcement leaders have formed a public safety task force to find solutions to this year's increase in crime. >>> there are questions being raised at the state public utilities commission. 375,000 was returned to pg&e. the safety enforcement division had ordered pg&e to pay that money for 41 years of pipeline monitoring violations. but other safety re

the city's pioneers. >> old shoes, newspapers, there's a boat buried in downtown seattle. ave their guesses. >> a burial ground, maybe? >> reporter: if that's the case, bertha's christmas break started two weeks ago. the tunnel project has been on hold as workers drill wells to alleviate water pressure in hopes of sending workers to the front of the drill to see what she's up against. >> we can't back the machine up. all you can do is proceed forward. >> the transportation department says she's not moving forward until at least early next year, after the mystery is solves. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >>> you are in the cnn news room. the fbi is on the hunt for a man they say shot one police officer to death and badly wounded another. the officers were shot in mississippi when they faced off with the

seattle, washington. it's a quiet sunday and denise rides a king county metro bus heading into the city. >> i was on my way to a cheese festival at pike place market in downtownle, and it's an annual event, and i was on my way down to go do some workshops and wander the booths and try new cheeses. >> though denise doesn't take public transportation very often she recognizes a woman named jeanie sitting near the front of the bus. >> she is a musician. she performs at the market and i just saw her and she was on her way to the market just like me. >> everything about the ride seems normal until the bus stops at the corner of 15th avenue west and west armor street. >> a young man got on the bus, very nicely dressed. had i think like a mariners season ticket thing around his neck so obviously on his way to a game. he came on, paid his fare, turned around, and punched jeanie in the side of the head so hard that it snapped her sunglasses right off of her face. >> before the bus can even pull away, the man punches jeanie in the face screaming, the sick must die! he continues to hit jeanie until the passenger sitting next to her tries to push him off of her. it's all

the mystery is fueling lots of speculation. geologists point to how seattle's watery edges were filled in with just about anything by the city's pioneers. >> you find old shoes, newspapers. there's a boat buried in downtownso you name it. it could be down there. >> reporter: another theory is it's a massive boulder left during the ice age. residents have their own guesses. >> some kind of bur yell ground maybe? >> taking a christmas break saying, merry christmas, big bertha. >> reporter: if that's the case, bertha's christmas break started two weeks ago. since then, the $3 billion tunnel project has been on hold as workers drill wells to eye leave yatd water pressure in front of bertha in hopes of sending workers to the front of the drill to see what she's up against. >> you can't back the machine up because you have the segmental lining behind you. all you can really do is proceed forward were the transportation department says bertha won't be moving forward until next year, after the mystery is solved. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >>> still to come, while a number of children want shiny new gadgets, big expensive toys this year, some kids just want a pair of shoes. up next, letters to santa and ho

. >> reporter: gregory howser is deputy project manager for the tunnel which is planned to stretch 1.7 miles under downtown seattleoncrete freeway built across seattle's waterfront in the 1950s. >> the viaduct is old and ugly and dirty, and it's going to pfall down if the earth moves, and it shakes any more, it's going to fall. >> reporter: big bertha doesn't just drill, it installs concrete wall panels as it goes leaving a finished tunnel behind. >> this is a work of art. this is absolutely a work of all. and it's going to be beautiful when it's finished. >> reporter: the $3 billion tunnel is scheduled to carry traffic by the end of 2015. but engineers always knew they could run into obstacles. >> we've got a general idea of how many boulders there might be and what size they might be. but there's no guarantee that there couldn't be a 20 footer sitting in the way. >> reporter: the project director says it could take two weeks to figure out what is in the way, and how to remove it. wells are being drilled to lower the pressure of groundwater in front of the machine, and divers may be sent in to have a look. big be

the pioneer's shoes. >> there was a boat buried in downtown seattle. so you name it. ould be down there. >> reporter: another theory is it is a massive boulder left during the ice age. residents have their own guesses. >> some type of burial ground maybe? >> she is taking a christmas break. >> reporter: if that is the case, bertha's christmas break started two weeks ago. since then, the $3 billion tunnel project has been on hold as the workers drill wells to help with the water pressure in front of bertha, in hopes of sending workers down there to see what the problem is. >> you can't back the machine up. so all you can really do is proceed forward. >> reporter: but the transportation department says that bertha won't be moving forward until at least early next year, after the mystery is solved. cnn, los angeles. >>> well, stranded on a cruise ship wedged in antarctic ice. the rescue, the emergency and the stunning pictures ahead. >>> and there were many memorable moments in entertainment this year, what was your favorite? we'll count down the top ten talkers from stag

the mystery is fueling lots of speculation. geologists point to how seattle's watery edges were filled in with just about anything by the city's pioneers. >> you find old shoe, newspapers, there's a boat buried in downtown you name it, it could be down there. >> reporter: another theory is it's a massive boulder left during the ice age. residents have their own guesses. >> a burial ground, maybe. >> she's taking a christmas break. >> reporter: if that's the case, bertha's christmas break started two weeks ago. since then the $3 billion opportunity project has been on hold as workers drill wells to alleviate water pressure in front of bertha in hopes of sending workers to the front of the drill to see what she's up against. >> you can't back up. >> reporter: bertha won't be moving forward until at least early next year, after the mystery is solved. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >> how did that conversation go? i've designed a five-story tall, completely dominant digging machine but it doesn't go in reverse. >> i'm sorry. it isn't funny. it's going to be expensive to figure it out but it is funny. >> they just assume wherever they pointed this thing, it would always go. >> when it's that big. >> i was

. >> so far this year, seattle police have written a grand total of just 28 tickets for open use of marijuana. the business community is noticing a different feel to the downtownourist areas are loaded with homeless and drug dealers. business leaders complain the level of crime is unacceptable and people don't feel safe down there. police say they sympathize but they're just doing what they're told. instead of enforcing these so-called quality of life laws, they're supposed to warn pot smokers and direct the law breaking homeless and mentally unstable into social services. >> we do have somewhat of a fickle group of folks that we serve. they want order. they want a crime free area. but they want it done in a particular -- what we call the seattle way. >> the big winners in this battle over how to enforce the laws on the books? the criminals. >> oh, okay. good news story. dan springer, thanks so much for that. >>> if you're in the path of that big storm, you asked you to send us a picture of what it looks like where you live. man, have you responded. >> i can't wait to see your surprise as well. >> i've got a nice one for you. >> one minute away. >> one you wou

downtown seattle. so, you name it. it could be down there. >> reporter: another theory, it's a massive boulder left during the ice age. >> some kind of burialig bertha. >> reporter: if that's the case, bertha's christmas break started two weeks ago. since then, the project has been on hold as workers drill holes. >> you can't back the machine up. you've got the segment of lining behind you, so all you can really do is proceed forward. >> reporter: but the transportation department says bertha won't move forward until at least early next year, after the mystery is solved. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >>> up in the sky, it's not a bird, not a plane, is it a meteor? a fire ball lit up the midwest sky thursday night. caught on security camera in iowa. people in seven states reportedreported ed seeing it. stay with cnn for breaking news. meantime, a cnn special report. extraordinary people begins extraordinary people begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the following is a cnn special report. >>> i'm anderson cooper. welcome to special report, extraordinary people. >> and i'm robin meade. extraordinary might be in the e

seattle looking at 41 degrees and the way it looked right now. as you can see for today, sunshine up and down the east coast and we'll have 79 degrees in beautiful downtown miami and 40 in boston. icy conditions. and this is going to start spreading out even further today, tomorrow on into saturday and sunday as this system makes its way across the country. look for light snow making its way throughout the plain states and the good news for southern california, southern nevada. looking at wet weather temperatures about 59 degrees and gorgeous day and some snow down in parts of southern alaska today. >> how about on hawaii? >> we did have snow in hawaii. >> yes. >> about 12,000 feet above, they got some snow. that's what's going on around the country, but we're going to >>> this is what al was trying to show you. look at how the start to the day is in san francisco. temperatures mostly in the 40s. headed towards the 60s for today. about 60 degrees today, we'll be in the low 60s. about 60 degrees, mid-60s in the east bay and the trivalley >>> that's your latest weather. you guys ready for nearly 70 degrees on sunday? >> i thought we were going to the islan