Courthouse with the latest on that. Reporter it was a very brief Court Appearance for the man. It maybe lasted two to three minutes. He had the preegings explained to him with the help of than interpreter, but he did not enter a plea today. He had an attorney appointed to him. He was wearing red which im told is for protective custody. According to Court Documents he burns the concentrate late because he was hearing voices in chine chinese. They told reporters that someone brought containers of gasoline and lit them. He was arrested for arson and damaging the property of a foreign government. Investigators say they have no reason to believe it had anything to do with terrorism or a political statement. The concentrate late has called for more security provided by the u. S. Government saying again that he is due back in court on january 15th to set a date for an arraignment. Live in San Francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. Thank you, new details right now in the beating death case of bryan stow. Bob joins us in the news room with what happened. Good morning this morning in a los angeles courtroom, you see the video right now, the two dodger fans reportedly accused of beating bryan stow appeared before a judge. We thought we would get a good look at the evidence. They are both charged with felony assault and may hem but the hearing only lasted about 5 00. They discussed pretrial motions. The judge postponed that hearing until february 20th. They allegedly beat up stow at Dodger Stadium in march of 2011. Stow was beaten so badly he is now brain damaged and permanently disabled. He is a former paramedic and he continues a slow recovery at home. We wish him the best. Tough story there. Today were learning about the priest that was beaten to death in his eureka churge has ties to the bay area. His body was found in his church on january 1. Gary bullock has been arrested for the murder, but they have not revealed a murder. They will have a mass for freed on monday and it will start at 11 00 a. M. Father freed was a vicar at a church in cotati. High profile kidnappings can lead to an increase in such crime an an increase in the the reporting of these crimes. Workshops talked to a couple current kidnapping cases. In both cases the women got away and reported instances to police. Both of them inspired to do so by a kidnapping why the 7yearold was rescued. Generally when we have a crime, there will sometimes be copy cat crimes or were more attune to it. Following a report helps get the suspect off of the street, and it helps get information to families that may be coping with the traumatic event. We got this cell phone video of a ambulance taking the girl from the hospital to the next facility. They did not say where she is being moved to. Her condition is not good and she has become frail because Childrens Hospital would not treat her. Her concern is deteriorating because she is deceased. If her heart stops beating while she was on the the respirator, we can expect that. That means she is done fighting and she is going home and we can accept that. We cant accept them trying to pull the plug on her early and taking her out. Thats something we cant live with. A test certificate was issued december 12th when they declared her brain dead. Police are asking for help solving a sevenyearold murder. The victim was killed here and he was confronted at club calienta. Lets look at the sketches here. Keep in mind these pictures are about 7 years old. Both men had dark complexes and were between 18 and 25 years old at the time of the shoots. There is a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of the murder. Monica spear and her husband, thomas barry were shot in their car in venezuela. Their 5yearold dar was shot in the leg and survived. Armed robbers were responsible for the shooting. They were stopped on the side of the road because theyre car broke down. She was mrs. Venezuela in 2004. Were watching a deep freeze that is blasting most of the country. The polar vorte, ax is moving t the east coast. Nbc bay area sarah doloff. Caller record lows in areas not used to cold like in atlanta where the city opened a temporary warming shelter. Were not used to it at all. In louisiana where growers scrambled to get their oranges before the frost did. We still have 4,000 to 5,000 boxes of fruit. Chicago closed Public Schools for the second day in a row due to the cold. 300,000 are without power in indiana. Weather related travel headaches continue as well. 500 amtrak passengers stranded outside of chicago were rescued this morning. He said we have come to a little delay. That delay lasted 12 hours. It ebb was not a delay. And this phototweeted today sums up the state of air travel. An iced over airline going nowhere any time soon. So who has the coldest temperatures in the country . Crane lake, minnesota, it dipped to negative 36. Those airport delays stretch all of the way over here to the bay area. Sfo packed with travelers waiting for word of when they can fly again. This morning 12 flights were canceled in and out of the airport. We talked with one man hoping to be back to work in columbia. They rebooked my flight two times. Hopefully, finally, they can solve my pob. I hope so. If not i will have to miss work. Jetblues 17 hour shut down ended this morning, they expect to be up and running this afternoon. Good news for local businesses, hotels near sfo say theyre enjoying extra guests. Management says that theyle flux wait with the airport. That also means more customers at the local bars, restaurants, and taxi services. Dozens have been arrested this morning on a crack down on fraud. The Manhattan District Attorneys Office says the former police and firefighters, in collaboration with lawyers and doctors, say while they collected disability they took on other jobs or enjoyed vacations. It cost taxpayers millions of dollars. The epic meltdown that everyone is talking about this morning. The famous hollywood director who forgot his lines out there on stage. The new gadgets that Everyone Wants to get their hands on. About time, winter in the bay area. Looking at San Francisco, our camera is shaking, its overcast, and were tracking showers. Chances looking more promising this morning. Well detail it all when nbc news at 11 comes back. comes b. In touch with the ground im on the hunt, im after you smell like i sound, im lost in a crowd and im hungry like the wolf straddle the line, in discord and rhyme [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. It is so good when youre on the hunt for something delicious. 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They turned in 30,000 signatures, but during complaints, Election Officials checked every signature and found that only about 18,000 were legitimate. Thats about 3,000 short of the number needed to make the bal t ballot. About 1300 were ruled jgibberis. Another 1500 signed twice. Some bizarre behavior by michael bay. Tell us what you think. Excuse, im sorry, im sorry. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, lest thank michael bay for joining us. He was there to talk about the new 105 inch curved hd tv. Something went wrong with the prompter, it threw his speech off. He posted saying the t teleprompter got lost, and i guess live shows are not my thing. We all have been there. Consumer electronic show wants people to check out the new gadgets that could be on our wish lists. We see one of those meant for the workplace. Reporter there are a lot of devices that are cool, but every once in awhile, we find one that may help us get healthier. Thank you for joining us. Tell me how this desk will make me a healthier person. Its about feeling getter and getting more done. It moves from sitting to standing, you can double tap on the screen and it moves to the next position. It is also sensing your presence. So it can respond and adapt to you. What that looks like is the desk can give you these gentle indications to move, and that comes in the form of these one inch rising and falling of the desk. So you can make it go down and up as well . Sure, when you want to make it go to the next position, you tap on the screen and there you go. It encourages you to move around more and fit seamlessly into your day. When can we get our hands on one of these and how much will they cost . Were taking orders now on our website. First units ship next month, and theyre 38 the 3890. It looks like the set of the jetsons. The show is focused on the future. Soon you will be able to send a text to your appliances. This oven and stove come with an integrated tablet that can download recipes, cook them to perfection, and text your kids to let them know dinner is ready. Text back and forth with your fridge or washer. You might tell it youre going away on vacation for a couple weeks, theyll respond maybe i should go into low energy mode for that time. This is weird, isnt it . If youre going out for dinner, you will not have to leave your phone on the table, a fashion able bracelet or necklace, they call them fashionable, will let you know if you have a call, text, or email. For the first time in six years, snl will have a africanamerican female. She starred in several web shorts. She will be the first black one to join since mia rudolf left. Her snl debut is set for january 16th. Prince william returns to life as a student this week. Was he gone . Today he visited cambridge where he will take a 10 week course. It will involve once a week meetings in addition to essays and field trips. He will learn about issues facing Rural Communities and the farms industry in the uk. Last year he completed his duties with the air force after a threeyear tour as a search and rescue pilot. A new young dad with a lot go withing on. Also more going on in the whether defendant. Lets go to christina loren. Hey, everybody. There is a lot going on. Not so much here, but on the east coast and the midwest. Zero right now in chicago, nine in new york city. Were at 54 right here in beautiful san jose. So its cold enough for a jacket, and that will continue to move on shore as we head throughout the day. Overall were looking good. We need the rain, and now its looking promising. San jose shows you that mostly cloudy sky. We will climb out of the 50s and into the 60s. That goes for the east bay and the the south bay. Lets get to the good stuff. We have been waiting to tell you about these showers. A lot of people have been asking when is it going to rain. We stop on your future cast as we head throughout the day today and tonight, the showers will be right off shore. Were fair game up and down the peninsu peninsula. Isolated showers certainly possible. And as we head throughout your wednesday, the general sky will be cloudy and cool out there. Then look at what happens as we wake up and meet back here on thursday. Measurable precipitation in the north bay. That is where showers from so somona. We need the rain here. We could measure maybe a tenth of an inch. Then it will head into the tahoe region, and this looks good for skiers and snow bordarsnowborde. We he will have a update for live today in the bay from tahoe. Still to come, team canada announces its hockey roster for the winter olympics. And the man who made the cut from the san jose sharks, after the break. Ok, its time to set the record straight. Covered california is how californians can take advantage of the Affordable Care act. 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Old el paso says diced tomato stand n stuff chicken tacos. You say whats for dinner . Old el paso says start somewhere fresh. A number of sharks players found out this morning they will be representing their countries at the winter olympics. Joe pavelskis name was added to that list, and antti fie, many e was added to team finland. And vlasic, marleau, both made teams. And now theyre reporting that he will have hand surgery tomorrow. He is expected to miss three or four weeks. Lindsay vonn is going to skip the sochi games because of a right knee injury. She tore two ligaments in her knee last year. That sidelined her for months. Then she praned her mcl in a race last might. She will have surgery shortly. The 49ers super fan says he is calling it quits for good. This is jim cunningham. He says he will hang it up. He has covered his home with trinkets in tribute to the niners. The memorabilia has been mostly donated by other fans. Im at a time in life where i have to slow down. Its my fourth down, and if im not careful, ill have a kick. It has become such a draw, that former 49ers have stopped by to say hello. Pretty cool. Yeah. Local fcc celebrating a very happy holiday season. Doing something not seen in nearly three decades. Finally this morning it was a banner year for the San Francisco spc, a. Theyre window of adoptable kittens and puppies saw a record breaking 339 animals new homes. Thats the most in one year since the Program Began 27 years ago. Cash donations were also strong with more than 80,000 coming in. Thats so great. I like that more than your typical christmas display. These animals need homes, you know . Yeah, you go by, and if you like them, you go inside to the adopting room. Maybe next year. My boys want them all. Thank you for joining us, our next newscast is at 5 00. 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