Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the northeastern United States braced for a wallop of winter on this second day of 2014, as the midwest dug out and faced frigid temperatures. Kwame holman has our weather look. Reporter the first major snowstorm of the new year began shutting down cities across the midwest today. Arctic winds brought thick snow as much as 12 inches in some places with more to come in new england. Residents there started pr
Indicative of the rest of the traffic seen this morning as we expect holiday like conditions. Now condition and no hot spots. Our top story this morning unless the court steps in a 13 yearold oakland girl will have her ventilator removed at 5 00 tonight. Kron4s will tran has been following this story and joins us live now from Childrens Hospital in oakland. Will she is down to less than 10 hours from now because as you mentioned 5 00 p. M. Is the deadline set by the court. Jahi mcmath is right behind me surrounded by her family. The family would try to get before a judge to convince them they have more timeas they need more time. If theyre unsuccessful 5 00 p. M. Is the deadline and a family will have to say goodbye. The hospital would like to remove her from the ventilator but it was the family who went to court to get the deadline we are talking about 3 heres a picture. She went to the hospital back on december 9th to get a tonsillectomy because she was having sleeping problems. Afte
Kron4s dan kerman is in the county with the most in the south bay. Reporter jacob cook is getting his flu shot. He decided this year it was in his best interest. People are passing away. I figure i better do it and take it seriously. 1, 2, 3. Reporter the deaths are on the rise. Two more people have died as a result of the flu. The death toll is from 2 to 4. One individual was 56 and one was 62. Both did die in january. Both were the h1n1 strain. Reporter santa clara is reporting last year 9. 13 people in santa clara have been admitted to the icu due to the flu. The flu season is far from over. It is unpredictable. People should get their vaccine and protect themselves. Reporter it takes effect in a couple of weeks. Jacob will no longer have to worry this season. It is not too late getting the shot. There are plenty at the Santa Clara Health department. Dan kerman, kron4news. It is affecting people of all ages. 23yearold died last wednesday at kaiser. Walker went to the er after christ
This is todays a worldwide exchange. Im ross westgate. Here are your headlines from around the world. Chinese exports blow past expectations in december. Raising expectations for next weeks Fourth Quarter gdp. Investors are still cautious ahead of the Interest Rates issues in europe. Three issues, the new 2015 included a clause to make restructuring easier in the event of default. All right. Welcome to the program. If youve been watching in europe or asia, you might have seen squawk box in europe today. Well miss that. But shes done her days work. Tim cook is back in china for the second time in less than a year. Well be back in shanghai for analysis. This is what the future looks like. No, not me, but in vegas where we view the latest gadgets at the Electronics Consumer show. Well find out how mario draghi plans to shape the year. Plus, the oscars, well look at the favorite to pick up the golden statue from los angeles at 11 40 e. T. Lincoln got ten nominations yesterday. But first, c
We will find out what is going on. Leyla gulen . As we take you over to 80, i can tell you it lookings like traffic has dissipated if you are traveling eastbound 80 and come up to sunol valley it is look clear. We had an early sigalert because of a bigrig fire and that is is on the shoulder. Westbound direction, unfortunately, we have this problem involving a big rig that last a trailer and it is block one lane there. It is not causing any delays which is the great news but you will find some delays as you head we beyond University Avenue to the maze. If you are making the drive you could run into slowandgo traffic. Definitely warmer weather on the way this afternoon but we still have to contend with dry air this morning. That is possibly yielding some freezing temperatures up in the north bay which continues until 9 00 for the freeze warning but it could be the last time you have to worry about the pets, plants, pipes and yourself with the freezing temperatures. We have close to avera