South. The cold snap started. The front crossed. You saw that clearing line push to the south and that freeze watch has been upgraded to a freeze warning. Tonight its you in the north bay. North of the golden gate, youre under a freeze warning for tonight. Then the entire bay area with San Francisco being the only exception, you are under a freeze warning for tomorrow night. Widespread cold temperatures. This is what youll wake up to tomorrow. 27 in rohnert park. St. Helena 29. Dublin tonight 34 degrees. Its not even the coldest yet. Well have the full forecast coming up in a few minutes. For more on just how cold it will be right down to your neighborhood, go to our kpix. Com and enter your zip code to get the lowdown on the low temperatures barts largest unions filed a lawsuit today asking a judge to force the Transit Agency to sign off on new contracts including that disputed family leave provision. Ann notarangelo is in Pleasant Hill with the latest twist in the bart labor saga. Ann. Reporter allen, this is just a portion of the paperwork that was filed today in superior court. It accuses bart of breaking the law three times. First, they say, for refusing to ratify the contract. Then for refusing to execute the complete contract. And finally, for what they say is sidestepping months of negotiations. The unions say this is at the heart of bargaining in good faith. So we think theres a statutory obligation to sign the agreement, live up to it, put it into effect. Delays things by several months if not longer. A lawsuit isnt needed to fix a mistake. A mistake was made. Bart will not be able to show they have good cause to back away from this total agreement. They are claiming it was a mistake on their part. That cannot be. If it were a mistake, it would be a mistake committed by a number of their agents over a number of months. It just doesnt make sense. Reporter the unions signed off on their contracts last month, and they expected the barred board to essentially the bart board to essentially rubber stamp it. Instead bart said a temporary worker accidentally typed in a provision for family live which they say would cost the agency 5 million to 10 million. The bart board approved the contracts minus the provisions. No one knows when the judges ruling might come down or whether or not they will be able to settle it out of court. What everybody wants to know is will there be another bart strike . At this point the unions say they have not even discussed that. But they are leaving that open as an option. In Pleasant Hill, ann notarangelo, kpix 5. We now know what caused a fire under a bart train in orinda back in october. Bart says that a piece of equipment under the car overheated and sparked the flames. Two parts intended to cool the equipment were missing. Nobody was hurt. The fire caused major delays force, the closure of the orinda bart station for several hours. Palo alto is looking to save the city money but it may cost some workers their jobs. As our len ramirez reports, street sweepers are getting the word their jobs may be outsourced, right at their busiest time of year. Reporter street sweepers in palo alto are like turkeys and football players. It wouldnt be fall without them. These people have been here years and years. They have experience. They know their jobs. They take pride in their jobs. Reporter and in a leafy city like palo alto, it is a big job. Take a look at the size of those piles of leaves swept up from the streets and gutters of just a few city blocks. A crew of seven city workers has been doing this job for decades, but that may be about to change. The city is considering outsourcing street sweeping to private contractors to save money. Seven employees will lose their positions in the city and they will hire contractors to do the functions that the employees currently do. We are sensitive to the fact that these are employees, its their positions, and so what were trying to do is our Due Diligence in terms of whether this would be a cost savings if in fact we did go out and outsource this service. Reporter besides outsourcing, the city proposes cutting back the street sweeping schedule from once a week to once every other week during most of the year. Palo alto estimates that outsourcing could save the city more than 400,000 a year. But whats the cost of losing jobs . Thats what resident ann badilla wants to . I think local jobs should stay in the city of palo alto. Its a significant employer. And im all pro keep jobs local. Reporter and were joining you live now from palo alto where the finance committee will take up the issue at 7 00. Just prior to the meeting several city street sweepers and supporters will be out here to let city hall know their feelings on the possibility of losing jobs. Reporting live in palo alto, len ramirez, kpix 5. A city Spokesman Says if the city does eliminate street sweeping jobs, utility bills for residents probably wont be cut. But it could slow down future rate hikes. A handful of protestors on hand for the opening today of a planned parenthood facility in redwood city. Hundreds of people in the surrounding neighborhood signed a petition claiming that it will decrease their Property Values and hurt nearby businesses. Planned parenthood insists that there is a need in the area. The push to build a park honoring the teenager killed by a Sonoma County deputy is gaining traction. Andy lopez was shot to death in october while carrying an air rifle designed to look like an assault rifle. County supervisors discussed that proposed memorial today but no final decision yet. Nobody hurt after this dump truck ended up in a home in cupertino this morning. The crash happened about 6 30 on foothill boulevard near Stevens Creek boulevard. Foothill had to be closed for several hours while crews fixed some power lines that fell. Dogs are helping some bay area travelers destress. Today was the first day of the wag brigade at sfo. The San Francisco s pca is bringing in therapist dogs for travelers to play with therapy dogs for travelers to play with. The dogs have vests that read pet me we want to provide stress relief and comfort to the passengers hanging out especially during the hectic holiday season. A few other airports also have pet therapy programs. Right now, there are eight wag teams at sfo. You can find the dogs near both the ticket counters and gates. Look for the big crowds. Anxious hours in the south bay. The search for the missing plane in idaho, piloted by a Silicon Valley ceo. The hopeful sign that came today. The Company Makes a lot of money off our data. Those Credit Scores that mean so much when you borrow. What you need to know about their accuracy and how getting the true facts could soon be a lot easier. Why does it smell like apple pie . Ah, just mom calling. The technology that could turn ring tones into aromas. Pilot whose plane went downn the idaho wilderness. Today search crews detected weak distress signal from t developing news in the search for a san jose pilot whose plane went out in an idaho wilderness. Today a distress signal was heard from the beacon focusing the search. Teams are zeroing in on an area south of the Johnson Creek airstrip which is near yellow pine idaho. Now, the trouble is, the signal is very weak and its difficult to pinpoint in that rugged landscape. The significant uncle engine plane is registered to Silicon Valley ceo dale smith. He and four family members left baker city, oregon, sunday morning. And the aircraft was headed for butte, montana. Several agencies are now involved in the search including more than 40 people on the ground. But neighbors here in the bay area, they are saying that smith is known to be a very good pilot. He flies frequently so im surprised that he has gone down or missing or whatever has happened. You know, when he goes on these trips he stays in touch with everybody and all the airports or wherever he is landing of so its something to worry about. Despite the signal, no sign of the plane. The search was suspended at dark. It will pick up again at daylight tomorrow. In merced a father and two children died in a massive duplex fire this morning. The familys home went up in flames at around 12 30. The father, mother and 1year old baby initially climbed out of a window to escape. But then the 31yearold father climbed back in to rescue his two other children a girl and a boy, both 5 years old. They never made it back out. The 28yearold mother and baby were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. A popular tv host is dead after he was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle in San Francisco. Police say 38yearold Bill Beckwith died at San Francisco general after the crash at oak and styner last night. The car driver is apparently cooperating with investigators. Beckwith was a San Francisco based contractor and carpenter and cohost of the show, curb appeal, on hgtv. Five San Francisco Giants Minor League players are recovering from a crash near the teams complex in scottsdale, arizona. Were told a team van collided with a car while that van was pulling out of the Hotel Driveway this morning. The players were treated for injuries and released. The Giants Organization does begin spring training in scottsdale in february. A 100th Birthday Celebration like no other. The incredible story of how a chinese woman became an american citizen. And 18 inches apart but 20 feet down. How a woman ended up wedged between two walls. ,,,,,,, rare ceremony. As john ramos tell us that its nev every year, thousands of immigrants are sworn in as american citizens. But today, San Francisco had a rare ceremony. As john ramos tells us, its never too late to find a new home. Reporter when he rolled to the swearingin room it was the shortest leg of a journey that has spanned her entire life. But it was a first for the San Francisco citizenship office. They said, we have 100year old applicant and the first thing i said was, wow. Its once in a blue moon. Reporter mrs. Chang was born october 15, 1913 in china. But at 21, she moved to hong kong and was married. Her husband died in 1979 and in 1993, at the age of 80, she moved to canada to live with her son. But then in 2004, mrs. Chang moved again to the United States to live in fremont with her daughter, wendy, and 40 other family members. Can i have you raise your right hand please . Reporter mrs. Chang has wanted to be a citizen for five years now but it takes 20 years to be exempt from having to learn english. Her daughter convinced the department that that might not be feasible for health reasons. So today was the big day. So help me god. Thank you. Mrs. Chang, congratulations. Reporter mrs. Chang says her favorite things about america are the weather and the people. In that order. And whats the best part of citizenship . The best part of being american is the sense of belonging and also happiness and everybody in the family asks, youre citizens, so why not her, right . [ laughter ] reporter so after being chinese and canadian, mrs. Chang is now an american citizen with all the benefits that come with that. You can run for public office. You can apply for a government job. Reporter think she is going to do that . Sure sure. [ laughter ] reporter she might. If she starts working here, i want to know what her secret is. Reporter in San Francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. The number of people who have become citizens at the age of 100 or older is short. Its only 7 times since 2000. Some day that phone call from someday that phone call from a friend may come with a smell not a sound of a Japanese Company has created a device that alerts to you called, calls with scents. It comes from soup to cinnamon buns. Its already a hit in japan. Its due to roll out in the u. S. Soon. And selfie is not the only hot word of 2013. While those personal photos were the pick of the oxford dictionary, merriamwebster went a little less trendy. Ities number one word of 2013 is science. There was a 176 increase in searches for science on its website. Well, truly free Credit Scores are coming. A number of Credit Card Companies are going to be offering monthly reports along with your bill. If you think you already know your credit score, you may be surprised. On the consumerwatch, julie watts explains what you think is a fico score may actually be a fakeo score. [ music ] reporter it seems everyone is trying to cash in. [ music ] reporter claiming to give it to you for free. But what you may not know is the credit score you get here isnt the one the lender actually looks at. To know exactly where you stand, its better to get a fico score than a fakeo score. Reporter he calls the scores you get from sites like these fakeo scores generated by credit unions. They are not the proprietary fico scores used to determine the consumers Interest Rate for over 80 of all loans. And rideout says the two scores are rarely the same. For instance, my fico score is actually 14 points lower than my fakeout score and in some cases the scores are off by as much as 100 points a difference that could cost thousands on a car loan, hundreds of thousands on a mortgage. Frankly, this is information that comes from you and me and all consumers, and there are private companies that make a lot of money off our data. Reporter now fico is trying to get lenders to give you your score for free. So far barclays, First National of omaha and discover have signed on and fico expects more next year. For now, anyone can purchase their score at myfico. Com and even fakeo scores can be useful to track if your credit is Getting Better or worse. [ music ] reporter but when it comes to improving your credit, keep in mind youll need more than just a score. Its not as important to look at the score as it is to look at the contents of the report. Reporter and everyone is entitled to one free Credit Report a year. The only truly free report is from annualcreditreport. Com but you wont see your score there, just the report itself and that is useful for finding any red flags and correcting any mistakes. In other consumer news we get bombarded with questions about covered california and the states Healthcare Exchange so we are gathering the experts tomorrow for a healthcare consumerwatch hotline. Covered california representatives will be here at kpix 5 all day tomorrow to answer your questions. Simply call between 11 a. M. And 7 p. M. Tomorrow, that number 18885 helpsu. 11 a. M. To 7 p. M. Reporter not tonight. Tomorrow. Thank you. It was a tight squeeze for firefighters in orange county. They had to rescue a woman after she got stuck between two buildings. The 28yearold woman was apparently for whatever reason jumping between rooftops and she fell into an 18 space between the buildings. Firefighters had to get down in there, put a harness around the woman. Then they lifted her up. Rescue took an hour and a half. The woman is okay. Treated for some minor injuries. There has to be a story jumping between two buildings. Afraid to know the details. [ laughter the weather is going to be cold. This is a very demonstrative statement. Its going to get cold and stay cold. This is not going away soon. Usually cold snap one, two, three days . Not this time. Several days beginning tonight. Knee it felt chilly today. Its going to get chillier tonight and the next few days. We are clear at the oakland touchdown of the bay bridge. The air is drying out and temperatures are falling. Concord welcome to the 40s. You wont see 50 again until friday. Oakland and livermore 51. San francisco 52. Santa rosa 51. We can give you a current temperature in dublin using the kpix 5 mobile weather lab. 48. 9 degrees. And check out that humidity. Its down to 47 . And it will be falling and in dublin tonight, about 34 degrees. Tomorrow night likely a freeze. Here are your lows overnight tonight. Thank you, mobile weather. Here we go. 28 tonight in santa rosa. 29 for napa. 30 for fairfield. 31 for livermore. 34 mountain view. San francisco 42. San jose down to 34. The entire bay area except for San Francisco shaded in red behind me. Thats a freeze warning for tomorrow night, thursday morning, the coldest night we have had since after christmas last year. Thats coming up. Heres the reason why we are getting cold. We have switched air masses. We are on the south side of this front yesterday. Mild. Now on the north side of it and we are just seeing that arctic air just spilling in behind that front. Well get cold and stay cold for a while. And theres another little wrinkle moving in. We have a shower chance on friday and saturday being carried down by the jet stream. Tomorrow night 3 to 5 degrees colder and the chill is going to be with us well into next week. Look at these highs tomorrow t livermore not 50. San jose 51. Palo alto 50. Rohnert park 49. And cloverdale 51 degrees. Heres your extended forecast. Thursday, upper 40s. Thats it. Couple of showers, friday and saturday. Snow level down to 2,000 feet. And we will stay below 55 degrees all the way through the middle of next week. Cold here, cold staying here. Okay. Be prepared. Wintertime. Its here. Thanks, paul. Whats a few extra pounds as long as youre working out . Now doctors weigh in on the theory you can be healthy and heavy. ,,,,,,, carry extra weight and stil healthy. Now doctors say when it co th reality check for those who think they can carry a little extra weight and still be healthy. Doctors say when it comes to obesity, there is no such thing as being healthy. Keep the leg straight. Reporter 48yearold grace newman hitting the gym hard these days. At 52, 178 pounds, she is the heaviest she has ever been. I have to lose the weight because every day, going up and down the stairs, you just are out of breath. Reporter some studies have suggested being overweight or obese may be a benign condition. If a person doesnt have problems like high cholesterol, Blood Pressure or diabetes. Now new Research Finds being healthy and overweight is just a myth. Being obese, even in the absence of measurable risk factors, is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. Reporter canadian researchers looked at studies published over the past 60 years and also found the rates of death, heart attack and stroke were higher for obese people. Going to alternate stretching legs. Reporter personal trainer eli ingram recommends easing into lifestyle changes. A lot of people start programs and fall off because they try to make too many changes all at once. I want to lose 25 pounds. Grace is hoping to drop her extra weight in the next four months. With nearly 155 million adults overweight or obese in the u. S. , doctors say its critical to eat right and exercise to maintain a healthy weight. Now for a look at whats ahead on the cbs evening news. Scott pelley is in new york. Scott. Reporter hi, allen and liz. Great to be with you in the bay area. Late today, we received the results of alcohol and brake system tests from that rail disaster in new york. In california, were going to show you a Warning System that might have prevented that train crash. Well have those stories tonight on the cbs evening news at 5 30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,, new proof its becoming more able to buy a ho im ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. Coming up at 6 00 tonight, new proof that its becoming more unaffordable to buy a home anywhere in the bay area. How the Ripple Effect of San Franciscos redhot Real Estate Market is causing home prices in other cities to skyrocket. You ever get frustrated over how long it takes to get off a plane after it lands . How new Solar Technology at a bay area airport makes your admit a whole lot easier. Well have those stories and why its so cold outside coming up tonight at 6 00. Allen, liz and paul . Yeah. Its a question we have been asking. And we know its coming, right . Yeah. Got the jet stream coming down. Ah, the jet stream is down in southern california. This is going to be something thats going to get everybody. Its going to be everybody west of chicago is going to be 10, 15 degrees below normal. Tonight upper 20s, low 30s in the north bay. Youre under a freeze warning. Tomorrow night, its the entire bay area with the exception of San Francisco. We are going to see widespread 25, 26degree readings. So a lot of people have fruit trees. Maybe your dog likes to sleep outside. No. Cover or bring the trees inside if they are in a pot and pets absolutely inside for the next couple nights. See you at 6 00. Captions by caption colorado comments captioncolorado. Com pelley tonight, br news on the derailment. We now have the results of brake and alcohol tests. Jeff pegues reports. Bill whitaker on a system that might have saved lives. A judge o. K. S detroits epic bankruptcy. Dean reynolds reports pensions are in jeopardy. I feel angry. Pelley Clarissa Ward discovers a scorchedearth war where reporters are banned. Reporter you can see the scale of the destruction from those shells. Pelley and the chinese order teachers to ease up on the home work. 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