. >> la sala de despacho de virgin america parecia desolada. >> la mayoria de los vuelos cancelados vienek y washington . >> sólo en el aeropuerto de san francisco 18 vuelos se reportan cancelados, en todo el país son 1400 cancelaciones . >> respiran con tranquilidad las personas con vuelos directos internacional. >> que vengan a tiempo que vean el estatus . >> es posible que la cancelacion continue mañana por el mal clima, se recomienda llamar por si itinerario. >> gracias buenas noches . >> en el estado de virginia la nevada ha caido en demasia, tan sólo el domingo caerán hasta 20 pulgadas de nieve. >> se han pospuestos los partidos de philadelphia y minnesota . >> la navidad ya pasó pero eso no signifca que no hayan ofertas, los comercios esperan generar ganancias en estos días despuñs de la mejor navidad en 3 años . >> se ha aumentado el negocio en este año con un 4 por ciento . >> en el distrito de la misión en san francisco se vieron pocas personas, pero sólo estaban los comerciantes ambulantes que vendían globos. >> la economía ha mejorado pero no es cierto, un 40 por ciento más ab

i'm virgin america. and i come to you, and i say, i saw you on this tv show. what can you do for me? how are you going to make my product interesting to a lot of people? >> so, what we're going to do is -- whatever product you have, we know who the people are that are passionate about it. with "cover girl" we gave away lip gloss, like you'd never think that's something exciting -- >> oh, i would. >> but it generated huge conversation because we know the people are super passion bait it and talk to our network and we have data that says when these people talk to their network, their network responds so we can help you find your prosumers. >> you find this core of 20 tweeters or whatever, you say you don't have to write about it. >> hey, here is some lip gloss. >> i understand that. but it would be shady if they said they have to because there are ftc rules, et cetera. but here is the thing. >> look, what i don't want as a world where like i leave here and get on twirt and go on and on about d -- dress. but it's like me obnoxiously doing this. >> we reached that

---las aerolineas mas afectadas han sido "american, continental, united y virgin america".e un boleto para viajar, se le recomienda que llame a la aeroÍnea antes de partir al aeropuerto para enterarse de posibles demoras o cancelaciones. ---en el este de la baÍa, esta noche se realizo un evento para reconocer a los miembros de las fuerzas armadas, aprovechando que varios soldados recibieron unas merecidas vacaciones para pasar unos dias con sus seres queridos durante la temporada de fiestas.---"ramon adame" nos muestra Ómo recibieron a los soldados... ramon buenas noches. el acto se llevo a cabo en dublin, y los asistentes tuvieron la oportunidad de rendirle honores a los soldados activos que llegaron para reunirse por unos dias con sus familiares en estas fechas. un evento que fue organizado por un grupo local para ayudar a quienes han resultado seriamente heridos en el cumplimiento del deber. en los organizadores dicen que a traves de este tipo de eventos, tambien tienen como mision manifestarles su respeto y admiracion a quienes no tienen otro interes, sino el de servir

with dallas, virgin america now serves 12 cities across the u.s. >>> we often hear negative stories aboutit bulls but tonight something ditch. tonight we meet one who -- w ho -- meet one who is being called a hero. >> reporter: five weeks of separation ended this afternoon when darryl was reunited with his beloved put bull diamond at eden pet hospital. this beloved pet went through a hot -- went through a lot for the single father. >> she said i lied. i lied. she did it. she's a heck of a dog. >> reporter: around 1:30 in the morning on october 24th, his second floor apartment caught on fire while the family was a sleep. he says diamond started barking, something she rarely does. >> it was because of diamond. it was diamond that woke us up. >> reporter: the vet treating diamond says she suffered burn wounds to 30% of her body that will leave permanent scars. >> 30-degree burns? >> yes. >> diamond has nerve damage to one leg but is expected to make a full recovery. >> she's a very lucky dog. she easily could have been overwhelmed by the smoke. the bill for diamond's medical care is more tha

southwest, united, delta, continental, virgin america and several other airlines matched the fare hikes immediately. one problem, many airlines also charge for checked luggage. so travelers may balk at yet another price hike. >> it would make me change my mind. but i would have to see what the options were if the flight's cheaper might result in you still saving money even though you have to check a bag you could get a good deal on a flight. >> southwest does not charge for checked luggage. the airlines say the increase also reflects higher fuel costs. >>> all right. let's check in with our meteorologist steve paulson. so a big storm coming, but it's nice and sunny right now. >> well, tori, for some. i think the sierra's really going to take more of the brunt of this and maybe santa cruz mountains south. depends on where everything finally develops and sets up. today it's a beautiful day. little cold this morning. but we do have sunshine. higher clouds are getting closer though. we had a lot of upper 20s and 30s this morning. temperature that is we have not seen for a long time at least

airways, alaska, frontier and virgin america. blames the hike on increases in fuel costs.hree san francisco friends have won a national online contest to come up with a new kind of fast food. >> what if we took the noodles you want and made them portable. >> the social gaming website sponsored competition to solutions. offered up pot ty as a healthy alternative. they'll get $5,000 to start up their business. the pot ty might hit bay area streets. >> pot ty wrap? >> it's an -- everything's wrapped these days. it's convenient on the go. >> it's true. 4:57 now. a gang of raccoons go on the attack in the east bay. next at 5 a.m. why some animal experts say humans are partly to blame. >> a high school senior known as gentle giant was stabbed to death waiting for the bus after school. the latest coming up. >> and a temporary state tax hike about to expire putting more cash in your pocket. you can see

late today jet blew and virgin america canceled the evening flights from sfo to new york city. airports on the east coast were still open and still operating on reduced schedules after the big snowstorm there, and most ticket counters had long lines again today as travelers scram belled to mind other flights and they say many flights are getting off the ground have been delayed by as much as four hours. >>> the recent rains and snowfall here in california had state water officials at an want on mystic mood today. the first snow survey showed the snow pack and the 400-mile long sierra nevada range has about twice as much water as normal for this time of year. in the central sierra at a test site off highway 50 the snow averaged about 158% of normal. >> i am pretty surprised. naturally the southern sierra is even more phenomenal. i mean, it started building back about two woks ago and just seemingly has not let up. >> experts say it is really too soon to tell if the rain and snow will continue to fall because of the climate phenomena known as la nina which usually means dryer mon

virgin america had one in a san francisco flight back in 2007. >>> those two died and those two survived the attack on pearl harbor 69 years ago are being honored this evening. the coast guard held it's memorial. one man recalls he thought it was an earthquake when he first heard the crash. >> i heard the shock when the arizona blew up. that's how strong, that's 8 miles away from where i was. and when that bomb went off, it really shook the building. >> george larson says two days after the attack, he was sent to chase submarines. he remembers the day he left to sea and the row of eyes that were looking at him like they would never see him again. >> reporter: and the beacon is lit just one day a year to mark the anniversary of the day president roosevelt said would live in infamy. nearly 2,400 americans died destroying 300 american planes. >>> fans waited decades for it. next how you can get a picture with the world championship trophy. >> and bill martin's forecast is coming up. >>> the san francisco giants call it a thank you for their most loyal fans. season ticketholders are being gi

virgin america had one in a san francisco flight back in 2007. >>> those two died and those two survived the attack on pearl harbor 69 years ago are being honored this evening. the coast guard held it's memorial. one man recalls he thought it was an earthquake when he first heard the crash. >> i heard the shock when the arizona blew up. that's how strong, that's 8 miles away from where i was. and when that bomb went off, it really shook the building. >> george larson says two days after the attack, he was sent to chase submarines. he remembers the day he left to sea and the row of eyes that were looking at him like they would never see him again. >> reporter: and the beacon is lit just one day a year to mark the anniversary of the day president roosevelt said would live in infamy. nearly 2,400 americans died destroying 300 american planes. >>> fans waited decades for >>> the san francisco giants call it a thank you for their most loyal fans. season ticketholders are being given a chance for a close up with the world series trophy. the team says thousands signed up. rita williams reports.

late afternoon united had canceled 11 flights san francisco, american scrapped five, and some virgin america planes sat on the tarmac after four flight was canceled. . >> right now its not stressful because you know what can you do about weather? it's not anybody's fault. >> reporter: this woman was on her phone all morning trying to reschedule her daughter's flight to boston. >> on hold for like 8:00 this morning. nobody picked up. so i thought it would be better to come here. >> reporter: international travelers aren't safe either. >> the connections they may have a problem. check with your airline today. >> reporter: owen's flight to ireland was canceled because it was supposed to stop in new york. >> see my mother. bummer. >> reporter: now he is waiting to see if he can fly stand by. >> make if i can't make it today i probably won't go. >> reporter: the bad weather on the east coast is expected to get worse tonight. the delays and canceled flights could continue well into tomorrow. ktvu channel 2news. >> as we said that blizzard is expected to pack a punch and residents are officials are

. >> virgin america terminal has pete's coffee and panda express right next to each other and the dayed, i flew back to l.a. and that day at the airport i scarfed down orange chicken, beef and broccoli, chow mein and eggplant tofu. it was delicious! it was amazing. >> jimmy: really? >> oh, yeah, and not like little baby portions either. i mean, i was like, just give me a lot. just everything you have. >> jimmy: this was -- this really is some movie. when i heard it's a movie about ballerinas, i'm like, oh, no, really? but it's very interesting. i don't want to ruin too much. we have a clip. maybe you could set it up for us. >> okay. so this -- natalie and i play somewhat of rival ballerinas but kind of not really. we're in the same ballet company. and she just got the starring role in "swan lake." but she's having a hard time with the director played by vincent casal and this is what happens after she has a little bit of a breakdown. >> what? >> so -- do you want to talk about it? >> playing a little too rough? come on -- >> he's brilliant. >> sure, but it's not like he's all warm and

late today both jet blue and virgin america cancelled their flights to jfk. the storm has created huge back ups. for some weary travelers at sfo, this has been a tough holiday get away. >> i'm just going to try to hit anything in the eastern seaborg at this time. i will drive, take a train, take a bus whatever it takes. >> we're trying to get home and it's very important. i have to work tomorrow and i have three cats at home. >> i came to the airport twice, i've had four flights cancelled, and i just want to get home, that's the point. >> sfo duty manager told us about a half an hour ago that several other airlines have cancelled flights to the east coast as well. most of those that are getting out of the ground are seeing one to four hour delays. >>> the east coast snowstorm is causing flight concerns in oakland. oakland says two jet blue flights are being delayed. they were scheduled to leave oakland several hours ago. their destination is jfk airport which is snowed in. maneta says it's waiting to jet blue from jfk and another from boston will arrive on ti

compare, american airlines sparked the price hike and most of the others including southwest and virgin americaan american airlines spokesman blamed supply and demand and a fuel cost. >> the house of representatives voted to end don't ask don't tell. the bill allows gays to serve openly in the military goes to the senate. there may not be enough time left for a vote before the end of this session. the bill passed the house by a wide margin. 250 to 175. >>> congress is planning to push through other key pieces of legislation last minute. the deal to restart unemployment checks and prevent a tax hike is moving forward. the senate passed it and the house could vote today. president obama is hoping it will prompt leaders to spend and hire. >> they feel optimistic that by working together, we can get that cash off the sidelines. >> the short-term deal is important. we have to keep the economy going. >> lawmakers will work to keep government running as well as ratifying the nuclear treaty with russia. they could end upcoming back between christmas and new year's. this does not end until january 4th.

-atlantic and virgin- america? >> i am not sure i can answer that. virgin is a franchise. >> there cannot be x% of foreign ownership. if this concept is so good for virgin-atlantic, i wonder why virgin-america cannot do the same? >> i can get the answer. >> what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander. i would think it is that great of a concept then all virgin affiliate carriers should be doing that. madam chairman, i have no further questions. >> i have a couple of questions for the panelists. given the comments about what was available on the internet, but all it would be worth it to do some checking myself. i have three children, but my children are 5, 8, and gen. it is been a while since i had a lap-held child. parents look to the airlines to tell them what is acceptable. i have to confess that i do travel with a lap-held child. i came to the board and one of the very first activities that i had to participate in was the 2004 decision in response to the diversion argument. it made a complete believer out of me. i tell all my

most of the others are southwest and virgin america who jumped on board.sman said supply and demand and fuel price are to name. the justice department sues bp in an effort to recover billions from the country's biggest offshore oil spill in history. the lawsuits allege that safety and operating regulations were violated before april 20th. >> we're intend to prove that these violations caused or contributed to the massive oil spill. >> this is about getting a fair deal for the region that suffered enormous consequences from the disaster. >> a figure disputed by bp. the obama administration lawsuits asked that the companies be held liable without limitation for costs and damages caused by the spill. >> in a landmark moment for gay rights, the house voted to end don't ask don't tell that. allows gays to serve in the military and goes to the senate. there may not be enough time left for the vote before the end of this session. the bill passed the house by eye wide margin, 250 to 175. they are trying to cram several piece of legislation through at the last minu

the increases are matched by united, continental, dealt statistic, southwest, alaska and virgin americablames the hike on recent increases in fuel costs. >> thousand of san francisco school students will walk or hitch a ride with a parent. that's because the city's board of education voted to cut school bus service by more than 50%. the cuts will be phased in over the next three years and will eventually affect 3300 elementary and middle school students. >> three san francisco friends that won a national online contest to come up with a new kind of fast food. >> what if we took the noodles you want, made them portable. >> the social gaming website yoshi sponsored competitions to promote solutions to social issues. offered up a healthy alternative to fast food. they'll get $5,000 to start up their business. it might hit the bay area streets by next year. >> if you're a fan of bay area food carts, you know burritos have been growing in pop layers. thai is the one in a wrap. an attack for christmas. the incredible threat that has counterterrorism officials on high alert. >> why the preside

. >>> america based airlines is adding flights virgin america will offer daily flights from san francisco to cancun from la and from san francisco the following day. the 3-year-old airline made its first ever quarterly net profit at the end of september earning $7.5 million. alaska airlines announced it will begin new service between mexico and san jose. the flights to go. uadalaj a. will operate four days a week. they have been flying to mexico for 32 years. currently san jose travelers can fly mexicoana airlines. >> they are signs that the obama administration are taking a tough stance on misleading advertising. danon company has agreed to pay $21,000 to pay fines of deceptive advertising. they worked with 39 state attorneys general saying they exaggerated the health benefits of danon danactive and the dairy drink. they claimed it relieved irregularity, and danactive helped people avoid getting sick. [ music ] >>> the government says these drop-sided cribs are dangerous. and today they outlawed them. >> and chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking a series . >>> parents have used the

. >>> america based airlines is adding flights virgin america will offer daily flights from san franciscoco and to cancun from la and from san francisco the following day. the 3-year-old airline made its first ever quarterly net profit at the end of september earning $7.5 million. alaska airlines announced it will begin new service between mexico and san jose. the flights to go. uadalaj a. will operate four days a week. they have been flying to mexico for 32 years. currently san jose travelers can fly mexicoana airlines. >> they are signs that the obama administration are taking a tough stance on misleading advertising. danon company has agreed to pay $21,000 to pay fines of deceptive advertising. they worked with 39 state attorneys general saying they exaggerated the health benefits of danon danactive and the dairy drink. they claimed it relieved irregularity, and danactive helped people avoid getting sick. [ music ] >>> the government says these drop-sided cribs are dangerous. and today they outlawed them. >> and chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking a series of storms headed to t

airways, alaska and virgin america.unfortunately when the holidays are over, high fares are not. >> looks like we'll be dring ound for vacation. at least in my household. thanks so much, courtney. >> thank you. >>> well, check out this. thiss a frozen lighthouse on the shores of lake erie. frigid winds blew water spray on the lighthouse and froze. making it look like a huge, giant ice sculpture, so is it cold there? yes, it's cold there. stop complaining, eun. >> why? what did i say? >> the shores of lake erie. >> i'd never survive. you know me. but it's so beautiful. isn't it? how cool is it that it can just rm that way. >> looks like a gingerbread ice house with a lot of frosting on it. >> the art of mother nature, tom. >> tons of ice on that lighthouse. that thing hopefully is well built. because it's taking a heck of a beating. good morning'm meteorologist tom kierein. no snow in shingn. leading edge of this snow is not reaching the ground. radar scanning the sky locally, showing that much of thiis a drying out. rad

southwest, united, delta, continental, virgin america and several other airlines matched the fare hikes immediately. they reflect higher fuel cost and stronger passenger demands. >>> time now 5:08. six police officers being laid off just as violent crime is on the rise in antioch. the police chief says the layoffs could be rescinded if the city works out a contract concession deal with the police union. just last week antioch's mayor called an emergency meeting to talk about the rise of violent crime in the city including a doubling of homicide rate this year. >>> the number of homes being taken back by the banks is dropping. but analysts say this year could still set a record for foreclosures. >>> also find out who's getting a pay raise in san francisco in this tough economy. >> reporter: and president obama releases his review this morning of the war in afghanistan. i'll show you what it says about troop withdrawal coming up. >>> good morning. westbound 24 a little bit of fog there on the way to the tunnel. tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> we do have breakin

fares were then matched by united, continental, delta, southwest, us airways, alaska frontier and virgin americalike stick. >>> our time right now is 5:26. today could be the day, the tax cut debate is put to rest. what it would mean foryour bottom line. >> plus, a lasting ima of the brutal winter, a tower of ice. what is under all that ice anyway? >> my head. and next, a fast-moving snowstorm approaching our area. when will it arrive? >>> ready to go. the plows are prepared to hit the streets to deal with a fast-moving snowstorm. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> good morning to you, i'm joe krebs. welcome back to "news 4 today" on this thursday. the 16th of december on a bitter cold night. investigators believe a space heater may be to blame for a fire that tore through an aspen hill apartment building. firefighters say it bre out just after midnight in the 2900 block of hewitt avenue. one person was taken into the hospital with smoke-related injuries. those can be very dangerous. >> such an important reminder. those furnaces, got to get everything checked to get your house ready and be safe. >>>

what to twitter talk about is latest beef with virgin america.ago sank according have lost two shares and wait for my flight home but first another airline breaks my heart, this is my does. coming up. he and his wife of then lost the flight on monday to check in the door before the horror flick, a tennis before the scheduled departure the attendants would not let the mondes in the fight was close to the the plane sat on the runway for about 15 minutes while they stood there on killing he was very upset about it but a little bit later the airline did make demands on his block he said on like this of course, virgin atlantic seems to care lovely apologetic e-mail for free fun for flight free ticket offer all before a blended i appreciate the gesture, effort. seems like a fix the problems. stay with us with kron 4 news at 6:30 p.m. coming up next. now at 6:30 p.m. tonight big story is the one big block of news. more cruz, more stories read our top story. >> here in san bruno's state officials have convened a forum for residents were concerned about a

-atlantic and virgin- america? >> i am not sure i can answer that. virgin is a franchise. >> there cannot be x% of foreign ownership. if this concept is so good for virgin-atlantic, i wonder why virgin-america cannot do the same? >> i can get the answer. >> what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander. i would think it is that great of a concept then all virgin affiliate carriers should be doing that. madam chairman, i have no further questions. >> i have a couple of questions for the panelists. given the comments about what was available on the internet, but all it would be worth it to do some checking myself. i have three children, but my children are 5, 8, and gen. it is been a while since i had a lap-held child. parents look to the airlines to tell them what is acceptable. i have to confess that i do travel with a lap-held child. i came to the board and one of the very first activities that i had to participate in was the 2004 decision in response to the diversion argument. it made a complete believer out of me. i tell all my

airways are virgin america. >> much of the nation continues to be pummeled by wintry weather.out a dozen states can expect an icy and cold commute as a wintry mix makes its way across the southeast and mid-atlantic regions. >> here in our environs rain the issue. >> yeah. and this morning it's the fog and the cold, too. >> yes. the winter precipitation in the form of frost with us this morning in our neighborhoods. if you're heading to the sierra we'll talk about what to expect. mount tamalpais this morning. what a beautiful picture. you see some of the fog hanging around the san francisco san pablo bay. thick frost to contend with. 29 fairfield, 32 napa and santa rosa. mid to upper 30s in the east bay valleys through the bay shore and out to the coast. the warm spots antioch at 40. san francisco at 44. sarned the monterey bay and inland salinas upper 30s but gilroy a frosty 31 also. highlights three important things. the afternoon high clouds roll in that will be our last completely dry day. cloudy but sprinkles possible but the big story not quite as cold tomorrow morning, t

shopping season their release their monthly sales numbers for november, and sentences get placed the virgin americang to texas. the three world airline will fly to fort worth. starting with four flights of. as to the owners if you might want to use the extra cash after new crash tests found that even minor from under benders of suvs can lead to big repair bills. the insurance institute found repairing damages to suvs involved in low-speed crashes could cost anywhere from 3 to $10,000. in tests of toyota corolla hitting the rear of what to wear red for incurred more than $6,000 for the damages to the fore, when the four for august at the back of a ford of state this year tallied more than $2,200 in damages. the main problem is different bumper heights but automakers are reluctant to changing their designs. bart is encouraging people to use public transportation to go shopping during the holiday season by giving away free tickets on thursday, a spokesperson said.bart employees will be giving out a pair of free tickets to some 60,000 bart customers between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. on thursday.each ticket is

-atlantic and virgin- america? >> i am not sure i can answer that. virgin is a franchise. >> there cannot be x% of foreign ownership. if this concept is so good for virgin-atlantic, i wonder why virgin-america cannot do the same? >> i can get the answer. >> what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander. i would think it is that great of a concept then all virgin affiliate carriers should be doing that. madam chairman, i have no further questions. >> i have a couple of questions for the panelists. given the comments about what was available on the internet, but all it would be worth it to do some checking myself. i have three children, but my children are 5, 8, and gen. it is been a while since i had a lap-held child. parents look to the airlines to tell them what is acceptable. i have to confess that i do travel with a lap-held child. i came to the board and one of the very first activities that i had to participate in was the 2004 decision in response to the diversion argument. it made a complete believer out of me. i tell all my

. >> by the way southwest united delta, continental, virgin america and others maxed the hikes immediately. >>> san francisco police are looking for the cause of a crash at a location well known to music lovers. happened at the now closed virgin mega store. police say a driver some how lost control of his car and smashed through the front windows at market and stockton, the crash caused significant damage. it's not clear if anyone was hurt. >>> time is 8:37. let's see what sal is seeing on the roads. >> it's not good. i have to say that if you are taking the dunbarton bridge i advise you to give yourself plenty of time. the accident had all lanes blocked past newark boulevard. the wreckage is on the shoulder. if you have to go of course give yourself extra time. i did say i think i said last time that badly wasn't a word. badly is a word. i probably just used it badly. put that to rest. westbound 92 san mateo bridge, that looks good. no problem. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound traffic backed up all the way out to the maize. that's a 15 minute delay. to the bridge loo

america. our organization is made up 600- plus legislators in 42 states, including the district of columbia and the virgin islands. we're learning more about this issue called reapportionment and redistricting. we would like to invite to the mike mr. fraser mississippi. >> our father in heaven, that to -- can you for the blessings of bestowed on us this week. -- thank you for the blessings you have bestowed on us this week. we thank you for all the blessings we have seen. we thank you put the good things that happened this week. we thank you for the camaraderie and leadership you have given us. we thank you for the opportunity to sit down and discuss an important issue today. this we ask in jesus' name, amen. >> again, we want to welcome c- span2 this is the second time in the last four years they have been -- we want to welcome c- span to this the second time in the last four years they have been with us. there were with us on the digital divide we want to thank all of the panelists. we welcome our longtime friend and supporter, mr. roland martin. would you give him a round of applause? he has been with