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Complete bay area News Coverage starts right now. This is ktvu mornings on 2. Good morning and welcome to mornings on 2. Welcome to december. It is sunday december 1st. Im Claudine Wong. Im mike mibach lets get into it and good morning to you Rosemary Orozco. We have another mild day. Today is going to be the warmest of the next several days. Subtle changes taking place this morning. I see patchy fog but it is not as dense and thick out there. Well take a look around coming up in just a moment, its a chilly one, some areas cooler than yesterday by a few degrees. Ill have your numbers slightly warmer for the second half of our afternoon. Ill have your afternoon highs and wintery weather headed our way. Ill show you when we may see that slight chance for a few scattered showers and just how cold our temperatures will be come midweek coming up. Happening now, now that this thanksgiving Holiday Weekend is coming to an end, the airports across the bay area are preparing for another busy travel day. Thousands of passengers are expected to pass through sfo, Oakland International and san san jose monett that today. At San Fransisco international 1. 2 million travelers are expected to pass through the airport this weekend. If you have a flight scheduled today you are encouraged to arrive 90 minutes early. And make sure you check flight status before you head to the airport. Oakland international is seeing fewer passengers flying out of its airport despite spending nearly a half billion Million Dollars to upgrade its terminal. Its seen a decrease of about 5 million passengers since 2007. Sfo has seen a 9 million passenger jump. The decrease is now raising questions about whether ridership on the 3. 2mile b. A. R. T. Connector to oaklands airport will justify that 484 million price tag. Right now about 3,000 people use the b. A. R. T. Airport shuttle bus each day. And we are following developing news in new york city where four people died after a metro north passenger train derailed in the bronx. It happened shortly after 7 00 this morning eastern time. According to reports, so far eight cars have gone off the tracks, and we can see from video that at least two cars are on their sides. Theres no word about how many people were on the train at the time. Fast and furious fans are mourning the loss of Actor Paul Walker this morning. Walker died yesterday in a car accident in southern california. The 40yearold was the passenger in his friends 2005 Porsche Carrera gt when it crashed and burst into flames. His friends say they tried to save his life. There was nothing. We tried. We went through fire extinguishers. The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Office says speed may have been a factor in the crash. The driver of the car also died. Prior to the accident, walker and his friend were attending a Charity Event to benefit victims of typhoon haiyan in the philippines. Paul walker started out his career by appearing in a pampers commercial when he was just 2 years old. His film career took off when he was cast in the fast and furious movies. I need to know for sure. Then im going with you. Walker was currently working on the 7th film of the franchise which was due out next year. Walker was not just a car enthusiast on the silver screen. Off screen he competed in the red line races series. He described himself as out doorsman, ocean addict, adrenaline juneky, and i do some acting on the side. Hes survived by his 15year old daughter meadow. Fans and stars are reacting to his death on social media this morning. Walkers costar vin diesel tweeted brothers i will miss you very much. Rest in peace, xxx. His other costar tweeted friends never say goodbye. Rip paul walker a truly wonderful person and marie osmond tweeted, my heart is broken for the loss of family friend paul walker. Such an amazing actor and person. Sending thoughts and prayers to his family. We have new information now on the toddler who fell into a vallejo pond. He does remain in Critical Condition this morning. Police now tell us the 2year old poi was fish boy was fishing with a guardian around 4 p. M. She was attempting to tie a rope around that child to prevent him from falling into the water. When she briefly turned her back he fell into that pond. She didnt know how to swim and couldnt rescue him. A Good Samaritan jumped in and started searching. Once on scene diane stomeyer jumped into the murky water and after three attempts found him. They arrived on scene, within 45 seconds to a minute they were able to identify the location of the child and pull him from the water. He does have lifethreatening injuries or is in a life threatening condition. The area this happened is a popular fishing spot near the fairgrounds and 6 flags discovery kingdom. The boy was first taken to Kaiser Medical Center in vallejo and transferred to oakland where he remains in Critical Condition this morning. The guardian went to the hospital because she was having breathing problems. Theres new information that might explain why north korea is detaining an 85year old man from palo alto. Friday night north korea released a video in which Merrill Newman apologized for his role in the korean war six decades ago. Reuters news agency and mercury news report he once served in a Top Secret Army unit in which he trained anticommunist gorillas. Because no peace treaty was signed north korea considers the conflict against south korea and the u. S. On going and that newman is basically a prisoner of war. A stanford professor who is an expert on asia calls the video propaganda that it may be a sign of something positive to come. Its clearly something that he did under some duress and hopefully to lead to his release. Officials with the Swedish Embassy were allowed to visit newman yesterday. The White House Security council says its deeply concerned to newmans well being due to his age and health which includes a heart condition. Happening today, people around the world are uniting for the 25th annual World Aids Day. Its an opportunity to show support for people who live with the disease and to honor those who have died. An estimated 34 Million People worldwide test positive for hiv. Nearly 1 million of those people live in the united states. While there have been many scientific advances in hiv treatment, research for a cure continues. About 400 people came together last night at the National Aids Memorial Grove to remember loved ones lost. Event organizers transformed that grove into a magical forest with dancing fairies and lights. Many of the people who pinned notes on a symbolic tree did so in honor of people who died. It was a place for prayer, tears and heavy hearts. That pain doesnt ever completely go away, but you do incorporate it in your life, and you hope that it makes you a little better person. Todays world aids event at the National Aids Memorial Grove runs from 11 30 until 1 30. Organizers will be providing a free lunch to anyone who attendance. As you said at the top of the newscast, december is here and were starting the month a little colder than we ended november. Lets see how were looking this morning. Were just as cool this morning. By the afternoon well be mild once again. Mostly sunny skies around the region and big changes next week. Lets enjoy today, giving you a live look outside our doors, mount diablo, a little bit of haze. Patchy fog around the area. As i mentioned a little while ago, its not as patchy and thick as yesterday. We have an offshore breeze that is developing. Its a light one, but its enough to help push that fog away. 38 degrees in napa right now. 36 in novato. 36 in santa rosa. Some of us are waking up a few degrees above freezing mark. Walnut creek, 40 degrees in livermore. 40s around the bay. 43 at the airport in oakland, 48 San Fransisco, 49sfo and halfmoon bay with fair skies this morning. 41 outside your door at low 40s in mountain view. If we shift to the east, 49 degrees in orinda, 42 lafayette, another reporting station near walnut creek reporting 40 degrees. We have two reporting stations in walnut creek. Low 40s in areas around pittsburgh. Midto upper 40s around antioch and brentwood. A ridge of High Pressure still in place although its beginning to well, you can see, we pushed out just a little bit. That ridge is weakening just a bit. It has to do with this system right here. This is going to be making tracks towards areas right around washington. By tomorrow and then by tomorrow night we will begin to feel those changes, although we wont see so much in the way of rain, we could see a few sprinkles. Its the cold weather that will be coming our way. For today temperatures well above average, once again even nearing record temperatures in some cases. Normally were in the upper 50s to about 60 degrees this time of year. Take a look at these numbers. 70 degrees for santa rosa, 69 for fairfield. 68 in vallejo, 69 for oakland and 66 expected in San Fransisco. Low to mid60s along the coastline with partly cloudy skies. 69 in mountain view, 70 degrees san jose and 71 degrees this afternoon. In santa cruz, low 70s morgan hill as well as gilroy. In the extended forecast with the second half of your weekend in view. As you notice, temperatures warmest today, cooling trend begins tomorrow. By the second half of the afternoon, including clouds, especially over parts of the north bay, and then monday night into Tuesday Morning a slight chance at a few scattered showers. That will go away but the cold weather settles in. We are looking at mid to upper 50s in the forecast for tuesday afternoon. Low 50s on wednesday. Low 50s on thursday. Those are the afternoon highs. Take a look at the overnight lows. Upper 20s to upper 30s expected by thursday morning for inland communities as well as the bay. I will show you that futurecast model on the possibility of rain coming our way in a bit. Plans are moving forward to build a new park along the bay bridge. The artist rendering shows the park near the eastern span. It would be a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. It includes a fishing pier, a zip line and rock climbing wall. The area would also include 300 spaces for people to park their cars and then walk or ride their bicycle on the popular new path of the eastern span. Other proposals include a small cafe, large sculptures as well as some trees. Time now 7 11. The 49ers preparing for a critical game today. The key player whos getting ready to get back on the field. Plus the deadline has come and gone. But was the Affordable Care act web site fixed as promised. First lets take you outside. Thats look at highway 24 in lafayette. It looks like things are moving just fine. We should tell you up the road that chp is investigating an accident on eastbound 24 near Pleasant Hill road. It involves two cars and minor injuries. Well keep an eye on that for you on this sunday morning. It is 7 12 on the clock. Youre watching mornings on 2. Middleearth is back at dennys with the build your own hobbit slam. Twenty delicious options, like sweet potato pecan pancakes, hearty Breakfast Sausage and honey cake french toast. A meal to satisfy the hungriest of hobbits. See the hobbit the desolation of smaug. Good morning a live look there at the sun shining over the oakland estuary, thinking about heading to the Farmers Market at Jacqueline Don square right now. 46 degrees in oakland. There is new information ability a Police Helicopter crash at a pub in glasgow scotland. A crane did remove pieces of that chopper today. The accident killed three people on board the helicopter and another five people in the pub. 32 people were admitted to local hospitals with injuries. As of this morning, more than half were getting discharged. Investigators say the pub was packed friday night as people celebrated the eve of a major scottish holiday when that helicopter came down. As you see it was very emotional to see these people that would choke and even young guys crying just through the sheer shock of it. One man outside the pub with a cell phone picture of his father is holding it up. His father is still missing. A Prayer Service for the victims is being held today at the citys main cathedral. A passenger is being hailed as a hero for sacrificing her own needs to help survivors of a plane crash in alaska. The cessna prop plane went down in a remote part of southwest alaska on friday night. Four people were killed, but there were survivors, and a woman phoned for help while trying but failing to resuscitate her 5monthold boy. She then had to overcome that loss and walk nearly a mile in the cold and fog to reach First Responders and guide them to that crash site. New this morning, a strong earthquake has rocked parts of eastern indonesia. The 6. 3 magnitude quake hit early this morning. According to the u. S. Geological survey, there have been no reports of any injuries or damages from that quake. According to a local meteorology, that quake is unlikely to trigger a tsunami. The Obama Administration announced the Health Care Web site met the deadline for upgrades proposed by the president. Improvements allow more than 50,000 people to log on at once and 800,000 people each day. The site was taken down late friday night into saturday morning for additional upgrades that includes speeding up Response Times and reducing errors. Critics say theyre still underhemmed. There have been delays out of the what zoo. The president delayed the individual mandate. Now we find out Small Businesses wont be able to go online and enroll until what, another delay, a year. The first big test of the repaired web site will come in a few weeks when consumers are expected to meet a deadline. Hewlett packard is replacing Verizon Communications as the provider of Data Center Services for that site. Here in the bay area, volunteers are helping people sign up for covered california this weekend. A few dozen folks attended an event at the Concord Library to learn more about the Status Health insurance exchange. The cover ca. Com web site has received more than 385,000 applications so far. Cover californias web site has been pretty good. Weve had some slowdowns but by and large its worked very well and the calculator is excellent. More events will be held the next two saturdays at the concord and lafayette libraries. 60 of Young California kids eat fast food at least once a week. Now the number is even higher among latino children at 70 . Researchers say among all 2 to 5yearold children, 1 in 10 eats fast food at least three times a week. Researchers say the consumption of sugary drinks has gone down. The study was based on Health Surveys conducted by ucla between 2003 and 2009. Although the commercial dungeon this crab season begins on the north coast of california, theres a hitch. Crab fishing was supposed to start north of the Mendocino County line to the oregon border. However theres a dispute over the price. North coast crabbers want 3 a pound, the same price as San Fransisco fishermen but northern buyers are offering 2. 50. Negotiations are scheduled to resume this week. The commercial crab season started last month for the coastlines south of point arena. Jonathan martin will not play for the miami dolphins. The team replaced the player on the nonfootball illness list which freed up a roster spot. Martin left the team at the end of october accusing Richie Incognito of hazing. The team reached a deal with incognito in which it will pay him while extending his suspension. It is an important divisional game for San Fransisco against st. Louis as the 49ers trying to make the playoffs. San fransisco is getting reinforcements at the right time of the season. Michael crabtree expected to see his first action this season after being activated this week. He injured his achilles in a spring drill and has been rehabbing ever since. Kickoff set for 1 05. The raiders are off this weekend after playing the cowboys on thanksgiving. Matt mcloin has opened up the raiders offense with the ability to make big plays down the field. Raiders next play the jets on next sunday and just a reminder we will be ending mornings on 2 early at 9 00 this morning to bring you fox nfl sunday. Then stay tuned for the 49ers rams game at 1 followed by point after hosted by sports director mark ibanez. Fighting the fear of flying, how these four legged friends home to calm nervous passengers at a new program at sfo. Warmer weather is spilling into the bay area for your sunday afternoon. Then a drastic turn to wintery weather. Ill have a look at what you can expect for today and when that chance for even a scattered shower will come our way. The bay area is sending more help to the philippines. We caught up with Jane Sandoval a nurse in San Fransisco as she was packing up to leave for the philippines last night. She said she is honored and humbled