Looks a lot more crowded than it did earlier today. Its a beautiful night to see those fireworks were told the barge is already in the water. The crowds are out. Happy new year. Reporter and partys are just beginning. You know hopefully we make some new friends tonight. Reporter as San Francisco gets ready to ring in 2014. We kind of wanted a low key new years eve. We thought why not spend it with people who mean the most and spend it with them. Reporter thats how many people are expected to be at the embarcadero for the new years eve. We go to the same particular place that we go to so theres not many people. Reporter the same company that did the Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary is doing the new years so were pumped. Were excited. Reporter inside sinbads restaurant friends are celebrating the new year. Looks like a lot of time. Were staying at the hotel. We dont have to go any where afterward. Staying safe and with friends. All thats left to do is count down to midnight and start
Ktvu Rosemary Orozco is in tonight. Its tender dry out there. This is an area that had a red flag warning. Again not bad at this hour. In fact looking pretty good for the san jose area, only about 26 of normal. Until we get some decent rain, we are going to be dealing with this high fire danger. Thank you rosemary. Its already 2014 in parts of the world. Little over an hour ago people in london rang in the new year. Spectacular show this years fireworks display featured something unique. Food artist created peach flavored snow, edible confetti and orange scented bubbles. In dubai a record setting fireworks show. Look at this, 4000 pyrotechnics lit up the buildings. Staff at Guinness World record said dubai now holds the world record for the fireworks display. New zealand was the first country to ring in the new year. The tower featured a giant led count down clock. People all over the bay area getting ready for new years eve in San Francisco tonight. The Main Attraction a huge firework
Thats what we did. And how many of you stood up to do that . None. Zero. Zero. Lets talk. Lets not water the wine here. Lets say it like it is. Let me bring in Washington Post National Political reporter Malia Henderson and wendell potter. Well have congressman pascrell in a second. But lets start with the admission from steny hoyer that some policies, people would need to get more extensive coverage. It is not that you would be abandoned and left without anything, but if your coverage was a basic coverage and did not meet the stand r standard of the new law, there would be adjustments made here. Yeah, of course, thats the case, because one of the whole purposes for the Affordable Care act was to make sure people had adds quaut. 30 million are under insured because they are lured into policies that dont provide them the protection they need. Weve known or should have known all along, i have and most people who have been following this knew that a lot of policies available now that peop
Together if that is thick and fast hundred pounds. All that remains for u s predator drone strike right here in yemen that killed two suspected members of al qaeda but also send billions to is the loss of innocent life to justify can fight against al qaeda. Stay with us as we report on one of the front lines in the war on terror on the rio rico with five actual currency pickling peaks as nourishment in the lives of kids names and objects in the financial status at the Us Senate Hearing the new. Hes a comment like promotes good pieces on skype with me. Its up to twenty three people have been killed and powerful blast in the Iranian Embassy in evidence capsule buried and iranian cultural sharing is among the victims of the bombings that are injured more than one hundred and four c Lebanese Group links to al qaeda has reportedly claimed responsibility for that not only discussed conference was the house in a text. It also opened at nine thirty this morning to an awesome to see the possum
His lawyers tried to make a case for his reputation. Kpix 5 reporter anne makovec reports from the federal building. Reporter no bail Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow will stay in custody for now. This really turned into a mini trial on his character. We saw four of his friends and family members take the stand speaking about how good a person he is and how he is a reformed criminal and not a danger to society. Also saying that in no way would he flee. He would show up for future court dates. That again was according to some of his neighbors and friends. This is video of shrimp boy from the past. No cameras were loud at todays federal bail hearing. Chow is charged with Money Laundering and conspiracy to sell stolen liquor and cigarettes. The charges themselves are not violent. But as the judge pointed out, chow has a criminal past and ties to chinese gangs. Yes, he was a gangster yes, he went to prison. Yes, he committed a number of crimes but the whole theme is that he has reformed himself. Re