Mostly hazy skies by the waters edge, here is sal. We are looking at the commute, there is not a lot going on, incase you are just joining us. Here is a look at the Mcarthur Ranch mcarthur maze getting out to the bay bridge toll plaza and it doesnt mean it will not show up but its just not there now. If you are driving this traffic looks good as you head out to highway 101. It is looking good on highway 4, this is the unusual part and normally we have slow traffic right here, it is just not there yet, traffic continues to look good all the way to concord. 6 01 lets go back to the desk. Investigators are hoping surveillance tape will lead to an arrest on a suspected arson attack on the chinese consulate. Tara moriarty has been talking with arson investigators joining us live from the scene, good morning tara. And from the Fire Department, i should say, i spoke with them this morning, at 8 30 he will be sitting down with the Police Department to review this surveillance. I will show you where it came from. Reporter if you look to the left, you can see this video camera and that camera can yield some important clues. The fire broke out at about 9 30 at the chinese consulate at the corner of gary and lagooner. A person got out, poured two buckets of gasoline on the front door before torching it. They are working with the fbi to figure out who is responsible. They called the arson attack a Violent Crime in the United States. Security has been beefed up and you can see the police cars patrols are beefed up here and we know that the fire chief will be speaking with investigators. San jose police are investigating the first homicide of the year. A man was shot 1 30 this morning near south 33rd street. He died at the hospital shortly after. Right now its not clear what led to the shooting but so far no arrests have been made. Janine de la vega is gathering information at the scene and will have a live update in the next half hour. And they found the discovery of a human skull at one of the areas most popular parks. Here is more on what led them to this gruesome discovery new years day. This is obviously a very popular park in the Oakland Hills. We are just a short distance away and this is where people come and take a look at the view and this is where the discovery was made just a short distance from where it was. When police were out here, it was 5 30 when they got an anonymous tip. They got up here found that human skull on a plate surrounded by bees. Obviously a lot of questions about how it got there and there were some people up here, the family was trying to enjoy the view and certainly they were taken back by the discovery. It was kind of scary to think you can come up here and Something Like that can happen to you. So what is happening today. Well, we do expect to learn more information and at least that is the hope. We dough know we we do know we spoke to the Alameda CountyCoroners Office and they are giving us some more details and maybe giving us a few more details in terms of where it came from. The Coroners Office said they do expect maybe by midday they will have more information and in the meantime the scene is clear and the questions remain. Live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 morning news. Time now 6 05, a vigil will be held for a 13yearold boy who was shot and killed new years eve. He was shot on walnut street. His mother said he was walking home with two other boys from a party at the boys and girls club at international boulevard. Reportedly two young men started shooting. The victims family thought it was a case of mistaken identity. It was a simple death. He was a good kid. Everybody knows he was a good kid. And it will be held at 5 00 where the 8th grader was shot and they have made no motive and no arrests. And they are expected to vote with two of its biggest unions. It ended the strike in october. Bart is expected to approve the contract when they meet in oakland at 9 00 this morning. And they will decide whether to grant a law license for a man living in the u. S. Illegally who passed the state exam on his first try. Sergio garcia was brought to the u. S. When he was a toddler. He applied for citizenship in 1994 and is still waiting for his application to be pros application to be processed. The attorney general said citizenship status is not a requirement to receive a California Law license. House speaker will be looking. Senator john mccain said there is hiring as well as the reason criticism of tea party influence and it is indicating he is serious about making changes to the immigration system. And a strong winter storm is headed for the u. S. And england and more than more than 1,000 flights have been canceled. A blizzard warning is covering long island. Boston de boston declared a state of emergency and temperatures there are expected to fall below zero. More than 1100 flights have been canceled because of this storm. At fso this morning several flights have been canceled. Brian floor risk, it is coming up in ten minutes. It happened at the park. First responders said they were not able to recover the mans body and they will try again this morning. Two other men were caught in the avalanche but they were not seriously hurt. The trapped passengers stuck in the ice on the expedition ship are finally being rescued. They have a helicopter to take them home. Thanks everyone. There is a happy video posted by the extra extradition. They were ferried on a helicopter from a chinese ship. Today they begin the program which reminds us all the Holiday Season is just about over. They will officially kickoff the collection recycling program as residents are urged to leave their trees out with their trash on the regular pick up day between now and january 15th. And people usually recycle about 500 tons of Christmas Trees every year. All right, torii, 6 09 a popular priest, one piece of Evidence Police say they hope will lead them to the killer. Sharing photos could have put some users online of identity theft. They are looking at a commute pretty good, certainly people are out there and however we will let you know where things are getting busiest. Well the pattern is not changing too much, we have some hint but will temperatures slide back below average, we have details coming up. Three people are missing after a fire in an apartment. Firefighters have not been able to get inside because part of the roof collapsed and the cause of the fire is under investigation. The family of oscar grant are marking a sad anniversary. They gathered for a somber memorial exactly five years after he was killed at that same bart station. They released white difference and called for white doves and called for peace in the streets of oakland. Nobody knows the pain or the hurt, nobody know is the suffering that goes on behind each of our closed doors. The grant family said they will continue to hold these vigils each new years day to remember what happened january 1 january 1st 2009. Johanness messiliment to taser him over that bart platform. And the parents of a young girl killed in a shooting have forgiven her shooter. Horse jumping was one of her loves. Claires father asked the mourners to forgive her shooter. We ask all of you watching to search your hearts and to forgive carl pier son, he didnt know what he was doing. The victims father said the world was a better place with his daughter in it. It is 6 14, there has been another big Security Breach and this time it involves snap chat. They have used the names of hot shot users in snap chats internet security. It is popular with teens and adults and photos with this service disappear shortly after they are viewed. And hackers posted several fake tweets warning users not to use email from microsoft where owns skype. It involves the electronic arm which which claimed responsibility and they said they have reason attacks on New York Times and twitter. They are trying to convince young people to sign up for health insurance. The white house asked them, makers ask them to tell friends about the importance of health insurance. They need to offset the medical costs of older adults. Well the American People are beginning the view that elected officials will and can solve the biggest problems. They found 70 of americans lack the confidence in thability to make progress on important issues in 204. The americans feel better in their State Government and 54 in their local government. I think we should have confidence in our local traffic reporter. There is not a lot of traffic, right . Good one. I missed you guys and i also missed my scanners. Good morning everybody, lets look at what we have. It is a decent morning and we will get to highway 4, we have a little bit of slowing and we are getting back to normal slowly. We have some sluggish moving in pittsburgh and people are getting back to it slowly. Also the morning commute is looking pretty good if you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza and not a lot of activity at the corner of third. Just pushing in here, the carolyn is running right up third. We are still cold but not as cold as yesterday, that is for sure. Marin coast and High Pressure has been here for the longest time, occasionally backs out and reloads and gives us mild to warm conditions. We are above average, 30s for some, there is a little puff of a breeze, i have seen about 17 Miles Per Hour and the airport has a hint of a breeze, that is for sure which translates into slightly warmer pattern, stops that fog from forming and in the carolinas, it is all coming together to what looks to be a big system. The snow is now Southern Indiana and illinois, starting to draw in some of that moisture. For us, it looks like there will be bitterly cold temperatures throughout most of the country and there is signs of a pattern change, we have had so many of these that they dont materialize. Next week, we may have some rain to the north, but i would be really surprised. Mostly high clouds, 60s on the temperatures, up in clear lake and 70s in santa cruz although it is a little bit warmer in saturday, maybe topping out especially in to early next week. It appears the south behave is home for the first baby 001014. She is just adorable. She was born at keizer in san jose, two minutes passed minute night. The mom was too baseby focusing on labor to think about the clock. We didnt know which year she was going to be so lots of surprises. I have a lot of respect for that woman going through the pain, i know i could not handle it myself. She is the third baby in the family and the clock in her antioch delivery room does not show seconds so she is considered the first in the bay area. Twins were born in different years. Her contingencies inner entered and sophia was a bit stubborn and didnt want to come out two other babies were born at the stroke of midnight and the nice thing is they can have separate birthday parties. But they are still twins. And getting your hands on nfl playoff tickets, now the 49ers are hoping to pack more fans into the green bay stadium. The annual fans, more than a dozen people were arrested. Before you settle for another ordinary mattress, isnt it time you discovered the sleep number bed . 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You know a lot of the stamford fans who are watching the game either at home or local bars like this one, in palo alto it was packed with stamford fans buddies spite the loss, it was a memorable season. The first game was weird. I am all excited. There were a couple of michigan supporters. That was when stamford was still ahead. Of course. 6 26 history was made in pasadena. A samesex marriage couple got married and it is the first samesex marriage at the parade. Opponents organized a protest but it went off without a hitch. A people for the ethical treatment of animals animal protesters were arrested during the parade and demonstrators were trying to stop a sea world float. Many were taken into custody on a misdemeanor charged and they did not slow down the parade. New information on the case of jahi mcmath the girl declared brain dead after surgery and why somebody from new jersey is now stepping in. We are live in san jose at the scene of the citys first homicide of the year. A man was shot and killed and we will tell you what he was wearing and thats what helps police learn more about this case. And we are looking at a commute which is mostly good as we creep up to local capacity in the next few days. We have a hint of an offshore breeze, what about next week, we will have a look at it. Ho ho ho [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. Some are giant. Some not so giant. When managing your weight, bigger is always better. Ho ho ho green giant tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] but finally, it happened. Perfection. At progresso, weve got a passion for quality, because youve got a passion for taste. We are waiting for the opening bell, weekly jobs numbers showing last week it fell and there is nutrisystem on your right which is popular and futures are down with manufacturing data, showing that the economy is slowing and we will be taking a look at the numbers shortly. Thanks for joining us, it is thursday, january 2nd, i am in for pam cook. Lets check weather and traffic, steve, how is it looking . Weatherwise, it looks pretty good but is a little cold. I will tell you, we have some bad air quality again and it is called an inn version and story said she liked this graphic and it is cold apt the surface. All of a sudden you hit a layer of warm air this time of year and it just traps everything. High pressure and it will equal a few. Lots of sun, hazy, high clouds and patchy fog on the coast, 40s and 50s on the temperatures, it is 3 to 5 degrees warmer than it was yesterday, occasionally high clouds and mostly sunny and favoring the afternoon, we have another beautiful sunrise, 60s for some, i think a couple of lower 70s to the south, here is sal. We do have traffic which is busier than the years passed. Lets show you traffic is going to be okay at the bay bridge toll plaza with no major delays and traffic continues to look pretty good as you drive onto the bridge and we dont have anything major going on. Lets look at the commute here on the interstate 880 and traffic is actually not bad on the nimitz freeway and it continues to look good if you are driving out to the area. In the bay view, near 3rd and this area, it is not causing a big delay but the streetcar is only going after them heading into the downtown area from there. San jose police are investigating the first homicide of the year and there is new information about the victim, janine de la vega . Reporter we just learned the victim was wearing an ankle bracelet and they are still trying to confirm who he is and making some new leads into this case. Crime scene technicians are fanning out in this neighborhood of east and san antonio, they want to find out what led up to this and they called to say gunshots had been seen but they spotted a man lying on the driveway of a home in san antonio. It appears he had been shot at least once. They performed a c pr but were not able to save of him. It doesnt appear there are any witnesses. At this point we have no idea what the motive may have been. We have no idea at this point, it could have been just about anything. Police say it appears the victim is a latino mail in his late 20s male in his late 20s but investigators say it is too early to tell if it is gang related. After talking to people in the neighborhoods we learned they did hear gunshots but did not call it into police for some unknown reason and the passersby called 911. And the coroner has not been called yet because detect tis are all calling for more investigations. Ktvu channel 2 morning news Tara Moriarty is talking to arson investigators and she is back live to tell us what will happen in just about two ours from now, tara. Reporter security has been beefed up here at the consulate and you can see police cars patrolling the area and the damage is quite extension sufficient. Extensive. The front doors are charred and a lot of the stucco is completely damaged. In an hour and a half they will be meeting to look at surveillance footage. We pan over to the left and thats the video camera i which can provide a look. And the fire broke out at the corner of lagooner. The chinese consulate said a person got out of a minivan and power poured two buckets of gasoline on the front doors before teaching it torching it. They are working with the fbi to figure out who is responsible. They have called this a Violent Crime in the United States and we are expecting to receive an official statement from the Fire Department later and we do know the chief is speaking with investigators, Tara Moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. At 6 35 police in eureka are talking about the killing of a popular priest. His body was found in st. Bernards church after he failed to show up for the morning mass. It has become an important part of the Community Since he arrived at the church three years ago. This is a tremendous person, for the st. Bernards parish but for the reason ones and if they have not identified a moat live, new york city may get 10 inches of new snow while a blizzard warning is covering