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KTVU KTVU News At 6 December 29, 2013

A braindead teenager is still on life support after tonsil surgery. Now her family is dealing with a new setback as they struggle to find ways to move her to a new facility. Jahi mcmaths mother has begun raising money to move her daughter to another facility, possibly out of state, after learning her insurance wont cover the costs. We get new developments now from ktvus tom vey car, live at oakland Childrens Hospital, where the girl is set to be taken off life support as soon as monday. Reporter at this point, all anyone can do is simply wait. Mir rack reducely reporter childrens opt, the scene of a conflict of deep beliefs. The certainty of science versus the power of prayer. Rise up now reporter the Court Ordered monday evening life support disconnection deadline is approaching quickly. Still a lot of pressure. Im optimist nick my faith that god will make another way for us. She is making little movements. Shes still getting prayed for. Its time to find peace in this very tragic situation and move on. Reporter but the family, hoping for a miracle recovery, using Group Funding site go fund me, is trying to raise 20,000 to transport jahi to a longterm care facility, because the family says the Insurance Company wont pay. There is a place in los angeles and a place in new york, which is the reason for the fund and the p. O. Box. Childrens hospital has tried to have a conversation with the medical directors at the facility that the family would like to move the body of jahi mcmath to, but they have been unable to speak with the medical director there. Reporter nonetheless, jahis mother remains determined. Thanks to everybody out there thats been sending their prayers and sending cards and letters. She reads every last one of them. That gives her strength to keep going even further. I dont think that its a responsible decision. That is my opinion, but its up to the babys mother and her family to make the final decision on that. We declare her a brain alive. Reporter a conflict of beliefs, where a life may or may not hang in the balance. Reporting live, ktvu channel 2news. Late this afternoon, jahi mcmaths family and attorneys issued a stronglyworded statement saying, among other things, quote, we believe that in this country, a parent has the right to make decisions concerning the existence of their child, not a doctor who only looks at lines on a paper. Taking a live look now at the go fund me website that has been set up for jahi, you can see about 4200 has been raised so far, from about 151 people since the page was launched yesterday. The family is opening to raise 20,000 before monday, when Childrens Hospital can legally take her off life support. You can go to ktvu. Com for a link to that site, under our web links. An unusual weather alert to tell you about for this time of year, as we take a live look at mount diablo just before sunset. A red flag warning is in effect for the east bay and hills. Meteorologist mark tamayo joins us with more. Weve been talking a lot about the lack of rainfall over the past few days. Been very dry over the past couple of weeks. With a pulse in the winds increasing tonight, fire officials declared a red flag warning in place for tonight and into tomorrow. Now, as far as the winds right now, they are calm, right around 5 to 10 miles an hour. But the winds will be picking up in the hills up above 1000 feet. As a result, we do have the red flag warning in place for the north bay hills and east bay hills, in place right now until 10 00 tomorrow morning. Winds could be gusting to around 25 to 35 miles an hour and low humidity levels right around 25 . Coming up, well take a look at our forecast. The areas that could hit the lower 70s for tomorrow and ill let you know if we have any rain clouds in our fiveday forecast to wrap up 2013. Managers are calling for a seventh consecutive spare the air alert tomorrow. Its the 22nd spare the air alerts of the season. That means wood burning is banned. Violators can be find up to 500. Officials say prolonged dry weather pattern is allowing air pollution to reach unhealthy levels in the bay area. Fire crews in oakland battle add house fire this afternoon. The singlealarm fire was reported at 3 00 at a twostory home on hanover avenue, near lake merritt. Firefighters say the fire started on the first floor, managed to get there and contain the flames before they spread. Residents were gone at the time and nobody was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A man shot while hosting a Birthday Party for a friend in oakland last night has died. It happened just after 11 00 last night on 96th avenue near bancroft avenue. Police say the 43yearold victim was standing outside his friends house in east oakland and Apartment Building when someone opened fire. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died. So far, police do not have a motive and have not made any arrests. The killing was oaklands 88th homicide of the year. A 19yearold richmond woman who was hit by a stray bullet earlier this month is getting better. Dominic romero was shot through the arm and a bullet is still lodged in her spine. Ktvus katie utehs tells us how the raider nation is rallying for her recovery. We all have hope for her. Reporter Dominique Romero faces hours of grueling physical therapy, a mountain of medical bills. The helicopter bill alone was 20,000. Reporter but right now, her cousin says the young woman is worried about finding a place to live. She is 19 years old. She should be focusing on healing. Reporter two weeks ago, a stray bullet traveled through the wall of her familys home on waller avenue. It went through dominiques arm and lodged in her spine. She is currently paralyzed from the waist down. She doesnt want to go to a place that was once called home, where she got shot. Reporter john mere Medical Center will discharge dominique soon and the family is struggling to find a place for her to go. You cant come here because your arms still in a cast, or you cant come here because you dont have any insurance. You cant come here because you cant afford to be here. Reporter Additional Support is coming from a family of a different kind. The raider nation. The tailgating group make oakland better, also known as the 66th street mob, wants to help. Were not just a tailgate. Were a communitydriven tailgate. Reporter along with dominiques family, they will be collecting donations at tomorrows raiders game. Dominiques family is working on putting together tshirts. They have also created teal ribbons, one of her favorite colors. If you see someone in the stadium tomorrow wearing one of these ribbons, know they have donated to dominiques cause. Regardless of what the teams record is, raiders are diehard. Were raider fans and fans for humanity. Reporter in oakland, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2news. You can go to ktvu. Com for a link to the familys fund raising page. Our web team has posted it under web links. Newark police say they arrested six people in connection with a series of Christmas Eve burglaries. On thursday, we told you about armeda torres and her two kids, who woke up Christmas Morning to find the gifts under the tree were gone. Police and firefighters wanted to help out, so they scrambled to raise money for new gifts for the family. Police havent said if the suspects hit the torres house, but do say they were involved in several burglaries that night around newark. Dozens of passengers at Oakland Airport were stuck for almost 11 hours after Allegiant Air delayed a flight to oregon. The flight was supposed to leave at 7 00 a. M. An allegiant spokeswoman tells us the delay was caused by a pilot calling in sick. Another plane was set to leave just before 6 00 p. M. They told us that if we didnt get a refund, that we could get another flight with them in the future, but i mean, after an experience like this, i mean, i dont know if i would want to. An Unlikely Group of passengers banded together and decided to rent a car and drive to eugene instead of waiting any longer. They include a teenage boy and his dad, a college student, a 91yearold woman, and a pregnant woman. It took three tries, but on the third vote, ac transit workers narrowly approved a new contract late last night, after rejecting the previous two efforts. The union rep calls the ratification a big relief. The contract affects about 1600 drivers and mechanics and other staff. They get a 9 raise over three years and will now contribute to their own health coverage. The ac transit board is expected to approve the contract in january. Today is the last day for more than a million americans to receive unemployment benefits. Since the recession began in 2008, congress has extended benefits 11 times. But this time, lawmakers left for the holidays without voting for the funds. Reporter this is what the last six months have been like for paul housey. Ive answered over 500 want ads on one site alone. Reporter at 52, hes been out of work in educational publishing and now another blow. Hes one of 1. 3 million americans losing unemployment benefits. On average, they have been getting 300 each week. Hows check wasnt nearly enough to cover the 1100 rent on his apartment. Now it will stop coming. I wont be able to buy food. I wont be able to pay my bills. Reporter congress failed to pass an extension in the budget deal, teeing up a nasty fight for the new year. Its going to be classic messy washington politics over an issue with the two parties just dont have you a nighted view. This is one of those issues that the right flank wants to fight on. Reporter some republicans say its time to end the program all together. When you extend benefits to 73 weeks or 99 weeks, it encourages some people to stay unemployed too long and that makes it increasingly hard for them to get back into the work force. Reporter democrats say benefit checks get spent right away, spending thats necessary to boost the economic recovery. This is what these people need in order just to get by and its what the economy needs in order to keep its momentum. Reporter but the political blame game doesnt help paul houseys new reality. Its extremely stressful. I mean, ive gotten physically sick. I havent been able to sleep. This is the best season to go shopping. A lot of other bay area shoppers seem to agreement agree. Well tell you the big sellers this season. And the big tipper strikes again, as rumors swirl on who the tipper might be. And a spectacular sight, there it is, in midwestern skies. Why Officials Say they cant tell exactly what it is yet. Rescuers scrambled to save the life of a teen driver in southern california, after the car he was driving careened off a cliff. This video captured First Responders frantically working to free the 19yearold man stuck inside the vehicle. It happened yesterday in palos verdes. Investigators say they believe the driver may have intentionally driven off the edge in an attempt to take his own life. Shoppers at bay area malls and stores on this first post christmas saturday. We spoke to people at bay street in emeryville, who were returning Christmas Gifts that werent quite right or looking for postholiday bargains. I would expect all the stuff that they didnt sell during christmas to be on sale, so i can get it now. Most of it was 50 off at victorias secret. When do you see that . Its always during the season. This is the best season to go shopping. According to a report by spending pulse, jewelry was the clear winner in holidayrelated shopping categories. Clothing retailers saw modest growth over last year. And sales for luxury electronics were flat. The new year rings in a major change for the boy scouts of america, with the organization now saying it will accept openly gay youth. The new policy follows a may vote when 60 of the scouts 1400member National Council approved the change. There had been concerns that the inclusion of openly gay scouts might spark some massive defections. However, most major sponsors including the Roman Catholic and mormon churches are continuing to work with the scouts. The gay and Lesbian Alliance against defamation today slammed the a e network for reinstating Phil Robertson of duck dynasty after he was suspended for making antigay and racially insensitive remarks. Glad released a statement saying robertson should look African American and gay people in the eyes and hear about the act of praising jim crow laws and comparing them to terrorists. A bartender in arizona is the lucky recipient of a big tipper. She said some men came in last night after buying a round of shots. She said afterwards the men were acting a bit peculiar. They said hold this up. I said what is going on . The girls were gasping and stuff. I looked down and it was 2000. Jonas says she shared some of the money with her coworkers and plans to use the rest testify to pay off Christmas Gifts she bought for her daughters. The big tippers around the country include harris steakhouse in san francisco. While the secret tipper hasnt officially revealed his identity, there are reports that he is former paypal executive jack selby. The record dry weather in california has caused water at full folsom lake to drop. Parts of old mining towns that are normally under water are now starting to reappear. Reporter its terrain that hasnt been touched for years, usually submerged under folsum lake. Alex and his father hold about the emergence of the gold rush town, so they went for a short hike. Its history, kind of sad they knocked out a lot of these towns, but they had to do it. We came out for a Little Family thing. Its pretty cool how a lot of its still here and theres still a lot of pottery around and stuff. Reporter along the retreating waterfront are stone foundations believed to once support a winery and a dairy. Theres even an old well capped with a large piece of concrete. The ground is covered with rusty nails and other debris. Little bits of history left behind before the area was inundated in 1955, with water from the manmade lake. I like to imagine what it was before the water came and compare it to the hills around and just think about what a Beautiful Valley it used to be. Mormon island was once home to as many as 2500 people. It had four hotels, a school, even seven saloons. Some of the foundations are started to emerge, but most of the town is still under water. Reporter park rangers say people are welcome to scout around the emerging relics, but add you can look, but its illegal to remove anything from the area, so dont touch. Kevin oliver, ktvu channel 2news. A program backed by president obama and aimed at helping California Homeowners improve the Energy Efficiency of their older homes has fallen short of its goal. When the Energy Upgrade Program First started three years ago, its original goal was to improve the Energy Efficiency of 100,000 homes. The state records show that since the Program First began, just 12,200 homes have been upgraded. Lets check in now with meteorologist mark tamayo and talk about the weather out there. Dont need a heater right now, do you, mark . Temperatures have been trending up over the past few days. Lots of 60s. Yesterday was a brief dip in the numbers, but today, rebounding nicely, back up into the 60s. Even a few low 70s, after the pretty cold start this morning. In fact, the coolest spots in the upper 20s in parts of the north bay, but a nice recovery in santa rosa. 71. Santa rosa, 66. Livermore, 70 degrees. Time lapse from this evening, just beautiful. We have a haze out there and the spare the air alert issued for your sunday. Mostly clear skies out there with the sunset. With the clearing skies, temperatures will drop off rapidly over the next few hours. Right now on live Storm Tracker 2, the main storm track, way up to the north in the bay area. Current temperatures, checking in on those for the 6 00 hour, showing you already upper 40s in napa, at 47 degrees. San francisco were in the mid 50s. San jose, 56. Antioch in the upper 50s, checking in at 59 degrees. We talked about the fire danger. It felt strange to make this graphic earlier today. Red flag warning in place for the north bay hills. In fact, this was the scene today and also for the east bay hills. In terms of fire danger, the winds increasing out of the northnortheast. Offshore winds we typically talk about in september and october, but they return for tomorrow, with all the dry weather, temperatures on the warm side. But the humidity levels are really coming down to around 15 . The red flag warning reflects an increase in the fire danger for the north bay hills and east bay hills for tonight, lasting until 10 00 tomorrow morning. For tonight, clear and cold. Tomorrow, hazy sunshine. That spare the air alert issued. Here is our live camera toward the bay bridge. In san francisco, the plan for tomorrow, starting out the day in the chilly 40s, on track to reach the warm 60s. And the extended, still the dry weather pattern is here to stay. Overnight lows tomorrow morning, coolest locations subfreezing. Napa, santa rosa, upper 20s. San francisco, 44. San jose in the upper 30s. The warm weather pattern continues, as High Pressure offshore is building into northern california. So with that we warmed up today and those offshore winds stick around for tomorrow. That means were talking widespread 60s, warmest locations approaching the 70 degree mark. So tomorrow, the warm numbers return. Santa rosa, 71. Vallejo, in the mid60s. Around the bay, showing you mid to upper 60s toward oakland and walnut creek. San jose, forecast high of 69. Los gatos at 70. San francisco, look at that, 65. It has been beautiful near the immediate coastline and a nice beach day for tomorrow. Here is the look ahead at your fiveday forecast. The last few days of 2013, were going to wind it up with a warm note. Temperatures, a little cooler for monday and tuesday. Ken, typically were talking about the umbrella needed for new

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