alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:04. later today another march is planed in santa rosa for andy lopez, the 13-year-old boy shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. the march will head to the district attorney's office, demanding that the sheriff deputy, eric gelhouse, be indicted on criminal charges. he two weeks ago he shot andy lopez when he was holding a bb gun that looks like an assault rifle. the officer said he thought it was real, repeatedly telling lopez to drop it, but he did not. a lawsuit is now being filed in federal court against deputy gelhouse and sonoma county. >> we want this killer to go to jail. he is sitting comfortably in in his house right now while my son is sitting in a freezer with seven gunshots. >> gunshots. >> the board of supervisors will listen to community comments this morning. and since then there is has been a push for tougher bb gun laws all over the state. legislature has been introduced to require bb guns to be painted bright colors. the bill never made it out of the assem

ktvu viewers is sending us amazing photos. look at this a 100-year-old 60- foot high tree came crash into a cottage at the rear of their home. that happened late last night. everyone is safe but power was knocked out. i want to show you a photo from a viewer tony. a tree fell down in roanoke park taking out a street light pole and blocking roads. that is on the corner of adrian and southwest boulevard. and this photo from michael in vallejo where a tree and branches fell right on top of his car. pretty big tree there. we would like to see your photos. >>> happening today the holiday travel season kicks into full gear at airports across the bay area. san francisco international expects today will be the busiest day for the upcoming thanksgiving holiday with 130,000 passengers coming and going. 1.2million people are expected to pass through sfo from today through december 1st. passengers are being told to allow extra time to check in and get through the check point. the airport is predicting a 5% increase in passengers over the

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live from guerneville, i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:38. we are learning more about the victims in the deadly crash on interstate 880. one was 64-year-old zeng long liu of hayward. the other former oakland raiders linebacker thomas howard. the crash happened before 1:00 yesterday morning on southbound 880 in oakland. howard was traveling northbound at speeds of more than 100 miles an hour when he lost control, flipped into the southbound lanes and collided with liu. his wife received the news while she was on vacation in china. >> she was in shock, and she was -- she was crying so bad. >> howard who played with the raiders from 2006 until 2010 was on his way home from a comedy show when the crash happened, and he had just been released last week from the atlanta falcons. former teammates say he was a good friend and will be missed. >>> time now 6:39. we're learning new information about the sunday morning shooting in san fransisco's soma district that left one woman dead and another woman critically hurt. police say the women were shot in a

ktvu news checked u.s. tire safety records for the past ten years. 4.5million tires were recalled but less than one million were recovered. many of those potentially dangerous tires are still on the roads. darrell says he wishes he was told about the dangers of old tires. three years ago he was involved in a terrible crash. >> i think everyone needs to learn the age of their tires. i know it sounds strange and nobody has really given it much thought. >> there is a free tire fact app and website that can help you find out if your tires are safe temperature you can get those helpful tips by going to our channel 2 website ktvu.com. >>> time is 6:14. new this morning signs of a possible atreatment about iran's nuclear program. secretary of state john kerry is wrapping up a trip to the middle east before he heads to switzerland for an international summit. england, germany, and france will join the u.s. in talks about easing iran's economic sanctions in exchange for its limits on its ability to make atomic weapo

maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now. prosecutors identify their suspects as 37-year-old salina soriano of san jose, and 36- year-old regina palacios. both are due in court later this month. if convicted, they face eight years in prison. >>> new video tonight of a truck that crashed into a home in oakland. it happened about 6:00 tonight. people who live at seminary and overdale avenues say there have been several crashes at that intersection which is right off interstate 580. the driver of the truck tonight hit another car before crashing into the home. the woman who lives in the home says she heard a loud boom, and then felt a lot of shaking, fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. dozens of muni passengers have a story to tell tonight. they were onboard a train that left the operating station without anyone on the controls. noel, this is a crazy story, even for muni. >> reporter: yeah, it is, frank. that passenger was on a train here at the castro station. he told me, he was zoned out, listening to his phone, as you do,

i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> meantime, the drizzly weather is causing delays at san francisco international airport, as is often the case when there's low crowds. here is a live look at the airport. sfo is reporting delays just over half an hour on arrivals. we would like to see your weather photos to us. send them to us ktvu.com or upload them on facebook page. you can follow us on twitter and ktvu.com for the latest weather conditions in your neighborhood. >>> well, new at noon -- vote to increase the pay of san jose police officers was made in the last hour by the san jose city council. the police union has been at odds with the city for years regarding officer wages which has caused hundreds to leave the department. janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us what's in the agreement. janine? >> reporter: well, we're here at the police officers association union headquarters where a city representative just walked in and he went in with a signed copy of this tentative agreement. now

we're live here from san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, brian. >>> the man accused of killing a federal investigator appeared in an oakland courtroom a few hours ago for a preliminary hearing. randy alano faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of killing san drew coke. police found her body in vacaville back in august nearly a week after she was reported missing from her oakland home. investigators say the man met coke about 20 years ago when he was intarscated at san -- incarcerated -- incarcerated at santa rita jail and they dated briefly. >>> new information about the man accused of opening fire at l.a.x. police say paul ciancia texted his family on the morning of the shooting that he was going to kill himself. los angeles police officers got to his apartment 45 minutes after he left for the airport. police say ciancia killed one tsa screener and wounded two others and a passenger. some are calling for better security at tsa checkpoints. >> part of that investigation will be a review of the securi

heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> if you have an idea for a ktvu special report, we want to hear from you. send your tip to i reports at ktvu.com. >>> and tomorrow night at 5:00, a new warning about the spread of a drug that is so dangerous the average life span of user is about two years. >>> if you take this drug, you will lose limbs and you will lose your life for sure. >> the drug is similar to heroin and it's now just being seen across the united states. in our special report on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, we look at why this drug is growing in popularity and why it can be deadly so quickly. again that's tomorrow night on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> she had a house full of trash and 300 pounds of dog food to feed this swarming rat. >> i assume she was getting over the trash to get from room to room. >> how the nightmare came to an end. >> overnight chills make for a pleasant day. can the patterns resume. >> and a >>> a father who allegedly abandoned his two children in a car for more than 12 hours is now facing felony charges. police in milpitas found the boy and girl

we are live in san francisco, cara liu ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in hayward is investigating a shooting that left one person dead. it happened right behind the baseball field at centennial park. the victim is a male teenager. so far no a and right now we have a crew at the scene waiting for the sergeants. >>> we learned the driver who caused the crash is a former member of the oakland raiders. thomas -- police say he was driving at a dangerously high rate of speed when the crash happens. >> in the last 90 minutes officers showed us of what's left of this bmw. the coroner confirmed thomas howard was behind the wheel hitting three other vehicles including a big rig earlier this morning. >> it goes end over end and passed the big rig and goes head on into a honda crv. the driver of the crv was also killed. howard was goin miles per hour and a detail that comes to a shock to who knows him best. howard can be responsible for the death of another driver. >> he was a laid back guy afunny fungi, he helped the community and he was a guy that you want to be around. >> howard started -- l

ktvu brian flores is joining us live. you are in west oakland where details that the unions say they are not budging. >> reporter: commuters were certainly breathing a sigh of relief when they reached that agreement an the bart strike ended. but now with this language glitch there are signs of a possible is another bart strike. when bart board of directors and management saw it there was language in it concerning paid family leave that management says they didn't agree to. that is being reported the issue resolves around how much they will receive under this new contract. the new contract would have given workers six weeks of paid family leave. prior language reportedly would have asked for workers to use sick leave and vacation time first. in any case bart board members say they are investigating while the union says they are not budging. >> they voted on what was presented by the district. the district had the same practice we have. its a complete agreement. we expect the borders -- >> it is under investigation how it e

. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. live at at & t park. there is talk that the ballpark might be shared. no said steve. its a very surprising comment but the a's and giants may be sharing the ballpark. a possibility. >>> let's check weather and traffic. steve is here. >> i am indeed. thank you. it is so cold she says. it is official. joslin says its cold, then it is. not everyone is in on that. a little bit of a breeze holding some temps up. sunshine and breezy for many. higher elevations out to eastern solano. tomorrow we will get an offshore push. some of the higher elevations will get that northerly breeze. but nothing outrageous. anywhere from 30-53. 33 antioch. napa is 53 degrees breezy. and i saw 43 at west portal. and 44 in the richmond district. a little chill. officially go for 48 for the high today. there goes our system from yesterday. which just flew on through. and resulted in sunshine today. breezy. a cold morning though for many. that north breeze might be holding some lows up. especially off to the east. highs today a lot o

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now on the california's high-speed rail. by 2029 it will be able to take passengers from the san francisco bay area to los angeles in under 3 hours. traveling at 200 miles per hour. the california's high-speed rail will have stops in the bay area, sacramento and several in los angeles area as well san diego. >>> leave it to virgin america airlines trying to keep the mood light during the holiday travel week. look at the sign for the washington, d.c. flight. our aircraft is arriving late due to traffic restrictions at sfo. once it parks a badger will be released at the rare of the aircraft to encourage people to exit quickly and then this sign, sunny tropical seattle awaits you. agents are coming up with the funny messages for each flight. love that. anything to get you to smile i will take that. >> gate agents having fun doing that. >>> ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin now. >> there is nasty weather, big travel time. tuesday and wednesday. look what we have. this is the system we talked about at 5:00 p.m. this will rol

ktvu's john sasaki spoke with sasha fleishman's father. and john also learned that they support a more lenient punishment for the young man suspected of setting fire to sasha. >> reporter: the high school student regrets setting luke sasha fleishman on fire. the skirt sasha was wearing was set on fire and sasha suffered serious leg burns. this morning sasha gave us good news. >> we're expecting sasha to be home on wednesday. >> reporter: tomorrow? >> tomorrow, yeah. >> reporter: how does that feel to know that. >> it feels great. >> reporter: just in time for a small thanksgiving celebration. >> we have a friend who's coming over who's bringing a precooked meal. >> reporter: richard thomas' attorney -- >> he thought it would be a puff of smoke and everybody would laugh and it would be over. he is horrified. >> they are correct. and they're not the only members of the gay community who feel that way. >> reporter: later off camera thomas' aunt told us that sasha's parents for moving the trial into juvenile court is quote beautiful and that t

b.a. -- sources tell ktvu b.a.r.t. intended for employees to exhaust their sick leave before qualifying for that benefit. we learned the provision was not one of the last minute issues but rather something signed by chief negotiator hoch and paul overseers back in july. both the unions ratified the agreement. >> our members voted on the contract on its entirety i felt was signed and agreed upon by the district. that's what they voted on. they cannot go back after the fact and start pointing out. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. riders tires of the transit turmoil just want it to end. >> please don't go and strike again. >> reporter: to be clear, b.a.r.t.'s management has not made a recommendation about the contract. and whether the board should approve or reject it. we do understand they have a meeting scheduled tomorrow. closed session to discuss labor agreements. the board is scheduled to vote on the labor agreement with the fciu and atu one week from today. reporting live in el cerrito, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>

ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> this is cow and the get down stay down. they used the pedestrian and bike path to film their video. police eventually shut down their production because it was kind of a distraction for drivers. but the band said they had enough footage to put their video together any way. >>> the new world trade center in new york city is the tallest building in the country thanks to an antenna. it's on the left and that's chicago's willis tower on the right. it used to be the tallest building and was known as the sears tower. but the spire on top of the new freedom tower qualifying it as the tallest building and that making it 1,726 tall. >>> today is a day to remember for thousands of couples who decided to tie the not on the rare sequential date of 11/12/13. >> you may seal the deal with a kiss. >> reporter: a nationwide survey found more than 3,300 couples are planning to get married today compared with just 371 on the same tuesday in november of last year. we caught up with one couple at the chaplain inside the santa clara center. the

ktvu channel 2 news. >> and ktvu is kicking off our annual one warm coat drive tomorrow. you can drop off a new or gently used coat at several bay area locations. find a list of drop off locations at ktvu.com and a number of our colleagues will be on hand to greet you. >> in a rare coincidence, this year thanksgiving day overlapped the jewish holiday of hanukah. >> the chief rabbi lit the first candle to mark the start of what's called the festival of lights. imperial power of syria during the second century bc. more than a few food related traditions. >> hanukah is -- it's fun. >> the tradition of thanksgiving back to colonial times. wasn't until 1863 the president proclaimed a national holiday. the next time they coincide will be in 70,000 years. >> pope francis offered blessings today. clean up of the vatican bank. taking office in march, pope francis embarked on an effort to make the bank more transparent and root up krupgs corruption. >>> it wouldn't be turkey day without the macy's thanksgiving day parade. why >>> the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade went on as

maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now. prosecutors identify their suspects as 37-year-old salina soriano of san jose, and 36- year-old regina palacios. both are due in court later this month. if convicted, they face eight years in prison. >>> new video tonight of a truck that crashed into a home in oakland. it happened about 6:00 tonight. people who live at seminary and overdale avenues say there have been several crashes at that intersection which is right off interstate 580. the driver of the truck tonight hit another car before crashing into the home. the woman who lives in the home says she heard a loud boom, and then felt a lot of shaking, fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. dozens of muni passengers have a story to tell tonight. they were onboard a train that left the operating station without anyone on the controls. noel, this is a crazy story, even for muni. >> reporter: yeah, it is, frank. that passenger was on a train here at the castro station. he told me, he was zoned out, listening to his phone, as you do,

news to go, download the ktvu app. click on the live icon and you can watch all of our newscasts live on our mobile device. >>> new video tonight, firefighters attacking a fire at a home near san leandro where they uncovered a marijuana growing operation. we first told you about the fire last week but now we've obtained this firefighter helmet cam video. it shows exactly what firefighters were up against. they say that the fire was a real challenge because the three story home is built right into a hillside. the homeowner escaped along with five of his dogs, two other dogs though did not survive. firefighters say heat lamps used for the marijuana growing operation are what sparked the fire. >>> the remnants of a homeless camp in walnut creek are due to be cleared out tomorrow. the camp is located under an overpass along south california boulevard near newell avenue. we didn't find anyone there tonight but we did see a lot of trash and debris and cleaning crews are expected to remove all of that tomorrow. police told th

ktvu news checked u.s. safety records. 4.5million tires were recalled but less than 1 million were recovered. darrell says he wishes he was told about the dangers of old tires three years ago. he was involved in a terrible crash. >> i think everyone needs to learn the age of their tires. i know it sounds strange and probably nobody has really given it much thought. >> there is a free tire fact app that will help you find out if your tires are safe. our channel 2 website ktvu.com we also have a link where you can check if your tires are safe. you will find it at ktvu.com. >>> it is 5:23. there is a special honor today for the first tsa officer killed in the line of duty. in 25 minutes the attribute that will help at airports across the country. >>> also a student at unlb turning heads. what makes him stand out from the thousands of other students on that campus. use chase freedom at amazon.com and get 5% cash back this quarter. so you can find the perfect gift for everyone. including you. activate your 5% ca

ktvu news spoke with donnie shortly after he left the hospital yesterday. the stockton man was hurt while breaking the fall of a woman who jumped from the third deck of the oakland coliseum after sunday's raiders' game. he said it was his experience as a marine in vietnam that helped him respond to this life- or-death situation. >> had i not done anything and did witness her hitting and the impact, that would have etched in my mind until i died. >> the woman is in critical condition. still. >>> word on why she jumped. >>> happening now -- president obama is wrapping up a three- day west coast visit that included the stop yesterday in san francisco. this noontime, he's at the dream works movie studios in los angeles. the white house says it's a chance to highlight a successful business that's creating jobs in california. dream works and its ceo are among the top campaign supporters of president obama and the democratic party. >> reporter: seven people are injured in a shooting in east oakland. find out how one family said they were made to feel better this m

ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning. we are live in san jose this morning where pg&e crews are hard at work. they have been there all night and into the morning. working on a pretty big power outage down there. san jose, morgan hill area. there is dangers because of the power outages as well. and we will have more coverage on that in a little bit. it is wednesday, november 20th i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. we have wet roads. steve, later on today more is coming. >> yes, sir. we will get a little break here. we are almost done with the system. actually out toward eastern contra costa county. there is not much left here. just a few blips on the radar. and out toward livermore that looks like it is done. we will have partly sunny and partly cloudy skies. this one has a little bit more umph. need a little bit more cooler air and a little spin in the atmosphere and it looks like that will give us a hint of that this afternoon. a little bit of break here. the roads are wet

ktvu news is over the scene. residents in parts of three counties were told to she woulder in place in san mateo, santa clara and alameda counties. >> that fire is at the sims metal management. it's a recycle center for scrap metals and electronics. it's located at sea port. we have team coverage tonight of this fire. mark tamayo has the condition for the fire and what direction the winds are blowing. >> but we begin with deborah villalon. >> reporter: it's a slow smoky fire fight because the seat of the fire is buried down deep. thick dark smoke spread far and fast. over the peninsula this afternoon and into the evening. all billowing from the sims metal yard where crushed cars go to be torn apart. >> it smells like, burning plastic. >> reporter: the fire marshal walked us in. some 600 yards from the fire. and shared his photos of what firefighters are up against. flames deep inside a debris pile 300 feet wide and 30 feet high. cranes have to pick it apart. >> they're moving tons of material. and they have to do

for now reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> we have breaking news now from sunny vale the valley transportation authority says an individual was stabbed near the ream wood station on taszman driver this afternoon. that person was taken to the hospital for several stab wounds. and police say a suspect has been taken into custody. the vta tells us some southbound trains were delayed for some time. >>> a 14-year-old girl is on life support after being hit while crossing the street right outside of her high school. it's part of an alarming trend in the south bay. patti lee is outside the girl's high school where counselors have been on hand for the past two days. patti. >> reporter: today teachers here at james lake high school have been told to keep an eye out for students who are acting strangely but have not asked for counseling. that's because there's a lot of miss information circling about this accident that took place here sunday night and it's causing some students to start mourning the death of bianca valdez while others are still holding out hope she w

stay with ktvu for the latest weather conditions. you can always go to ktvu.com where you can check out the stormtracker2 radar to see the forecast for the neighborhood where you live. >>> only on 2 -- we've just obtained video of a vallejo man moments before he was struck by two cars and then dragged nearly a mile to his death. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the scene of the accident where, tara, you've learned more about the victim. >> reporter: the victim was a disabled man, trying to cross this street in order to buy a pack of cigarettes. he was hit by a car, not once but twice. and now neighbors say something needs to be done about this dangerous stretch of road. this surveillance video captures edwin andrews, disabled, walking across the cane near broadway and hogan last night. he's not in a crosswalk but he looks both ways and begins to walk when he's knocked down by a car. he falls but can't get up. a few seconds later, another car sweeps him up and drags him away. >> i'm devastated. this is not the first time this h

ktvu tea alex savidge is live in -- ktvu's alex savidge is live in sonoma county where there's been off-and-on showers for the last few hours. what is the weather like right now? >> reporter: i haven't taken any measurements but it feels like the raindrops coming down are bigger than the ones throughout the morning, at least so far. we're here in rohnert park. on-and-off showers is what we've had all morning long. as we take a peek at highway 101, you can looking at southbound traffic. the roadway is certainly wet which means if you are ifl driving through -- if you are driving through this area, you want to take it slow. let me show you some light showers. any time we get any decent amount of rain, it tends to lead to a lot of accidents with slick roads. as this storm moves into the bay area, the chp is asking everyone to take it slower as they head out the door. leave some extra room between you and that car in front of you so you have time to stop. more rain expected later today. that's why one commuter told me he's worried about the ride home this afternoon. >> absolutely we need it. even

ktvu channel 2 morning news. later at the nasdaq hopefully we can dip back in right at the beginning of mornings on 2 at 7:00. they are going to observe a moment of silence on this it has been 50 years to the day since president john f. kennedy was assassinated. there are ceremonies going on throughout the country. i have a lot of people responding to me. they remember very clearly exactly where they were when they heard the news. there is the opening bell live. the dow is beginning the day at 16,000. first time ever it has broke through three big marks this year. up 22% this year for the dow. we will keep watching all the business news. >>> we will smile and say good morning, to you. thank you for joining us here. ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time is 6:30. very windy out there. steve, how long will this last? >> most of the day. but decreasing throughout the day. wind advisory through 10:00. still 40-50 is possible. still stronger up in the hills. its a north, north

just download the ktvu app. and watch our newscasts live on your mobile device. >>> breaking news now in oakland where firefighters have a handle on a two alarm fire. these are live pictures here of a vacant building on international boulevard near 54th. it used to be a supermarket. it caught fire less than an hour ago. here are some pictures we took earlier. this fire was called in by a fire crew. it has been contained to the back of the building. high winds made their job everyone more difficult. since the wind was blowing smoke in their path. we want to check back in with bill. these winds are strong as advertised. i was out earlier, it's howling out there. and it's not just in the hills. >> that rain we had yesterday, if we didn't have the rain, we would have fire warnings in extreme conditions. i want too -- to show you the areas that are getting the most wind. big gusts up to 50 miles per hour. santa rosa into petaluma. 55, 65 miles per hour. the wind is continues to ramp up. we will give you the forecast

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only on 2, ktvu's heather holmes is live in martinez. >> reporter: detectives here tell me that they were shocked, surprised by the large amount of drugs and large amount of weapons all of which they say were loaded. that included an assault weapon. i want you to listen now to the phone call we obtained that first tipped off police. >> martinez police department. >> we have a weapon being fired on the street. taking off very quickly. >> reporter: this 911 call about a gunman opening fire led police to swarm this house on valencia court. >> i heard a pop, pop, pop. and they told me, get in here. cops are coming. >> reporter: police released these photos of firearms they found. in the center the most dangerous of the weapons confiscated an ak47. >> it actually had fixtures to it. it had the handle reconfigured. >> reporter: the suspect was arrested. >> every day there's cars up there. that area gets filled they come and go they come and go. >> reporter: people in the area say they suspected drugs were being sold. >> was it rapid fire or single shot. >> it was rapid fire and he's headed

ktvu spent today tracking down the board members to get their take on the policies. they are supposed to vote thursday, board members expect to reject the contract because of the family leave clause. the provision was never agreed upon, they say, but union leaders say it was no mistake. >>> a judge has blocked dozens of university of california employees from striking tomorrow. more than 2100 members are set to walk off the job at a one- day strike including radiation therapists and mri technicians. this is video of their last walk out back in may. the state labor board received an injunction to exempt about 50 critical care workers from the strike. the university and the union are at odds over staffing, pay, and benefits. >>> a california based nursing home company will pay $48 million in a settlement over medicare claims. the enson group operates nursing homes in several states. the federal settlement involves claims where they claim ensign turned in false medicare claims more than a decade. the company does not admit wrong doing. >>> preventing another fire storm

ktvu tom is breaking down the financial impact that one sentence could have in that contract. >> but first, ktvu's jana talked with union members who blasted bart saying bart's negotiating team is to blame for this mistake. januarya >> julie, there are a few people waiting here. the board has been in closed session now. no one wants to see another bart strike, but this is a huge mistake, and it could unravel this tentative deal that both unions have already passed. tonight's public comment, union leaders said bart negotiators were the once who presented the final draft of the section on paid family medical leave for the union and both sides reviewed the language. >> you must stand behind what you signed. this was hard negotiations that was not done overnight. >> that is what you paid for. we have a signed tentative agreement that we gave to our members that the district of what it contained as we were fully aware of what their understanding was, and they are the same. >> the unions proposed the sentence in section 4.8 which gives workers six weeks of paid family medical leave. manage

you can join the conversation on our ktvu facebook page. if you have an idea for 2 investigates, we'd like to hear it. you can e-mail your tip to 2investigates@ktvu.com. >>> she traveled from bra difficult to the bay area to find -- brazil to the bay area to find her missing brother. >> at this point the hardest part is going home without knowing something. >> a chance of showers heading >>> a long awaited report on the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut is, revealing new details but little additional insight. last december 20-year-old adam lanza shot and killed 20 children and six adults after killing his mother. the report said lanza shot his way into the school, but his motive is still unknown. the shooting took about 11 minutes, then lanza shot himself. the report tells us lanza was obsessed with the columbine school shooting and the computer game called school shooting. >>> a well known anti-communist activist from san jose has lost his appeal of a conviction for assault and resisting arrest. prosecutors s

ktvu channel 2 news. >> and ktvu is kicking off our annual one warm coat drive tomorrow. you can drop off a new or gently used coat at several bay area locations. find a list of drop off locations at ktvu.com and a number of our colleagues will be on hand to greet you. >> in a rare coincidence, this year thanksgiving day overlapped the jewish holiday of hanukah. >> the chief rabbi lit the first candle to mark the start of what's called the festival of lights. imperial power of syria during the second century bc. more than a few food related traditions. >> hanukah is -- it's fun. >> the tradition of thanksgiving back to colonial times. wasn't until 1863 the president proclaimed a national holiday. the next time they coincide will be in 70,000 years. >> pope francis offered blessings today. clean up of the vatican bank. taking office in march, pope francis embarked on an effort to make the bank more transparent and root up krupgs corruption. >>> it wouldn't be turkey day without the macy's thanksgiving day parade. why some of the iconic balloons were grounded. >> a black fr

ktvu obtained an update on the motorcyclists. he suffered broken ribs and punctured lungs. >> he's still trying to recover. he's been hospitalized several times and still in not so good shape. >> reporter: the firefighters later resigned he was charged with driving under the influence and faces a police investigation. fraizer is suing quinn and the city alleging negligent conduct and that quinn consumed alcohol a violation of fire department rules. >> i think we all want to see this no tolerance policy enforced to the point where this never happens again. >> tending the patient, making sure patient care which is always paramount in our business was done. >> reporter: sources say quinn went into this near by bar after the crash. video views by us shows a man said to be quinn drinking nine glasses of water. sources say he returned later to his station and tested above the legal limit for blood alcohol. >> i don't think any one of us can ever truly put into perspective what those members faced that evening. >> reporter: the firefigh

coming up tomorrow night on the ktvu news. a rare look inside these law enforcement disciplinary documents and how this deputy kept his job, 2 investigates coming up tomorrow night. >>> there could be some signs of hope when it comes to that epidemic of cell phone robberies in san francisco. ktvu's eric rasmussen comes through the last 90 days of police reports and found one hot spot in the city is actually cooling off. >> reporter: shambien just moved to san francisco from colorado he says he did not realize how much his cell phone could make him a target. >> do you ever think about it when you have it out? >> no i haven't had any threats like that. >> reporter: the northern district had 18 alone. that's more than the mission or bay view. we went through crime reports for every day. the northern district which includes the polk, and marina neighborhood has routinely had the most reported cell phone robberies but not in october. there were 84 cases city wide. the northern district had only eight of them. that's fewer than six

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all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. i want to take you out to a scene right now ktvu janine de la vega is down at a fire seep. we understand this is some kind of party supply store. caught on fire. we can see a very big response down there. we understand we still see smogs there million but will go bag down to the scene. its friday, black friday november 29th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. you brought steve paulson? >> isn't it nice to see steve back? >> clear skies and everything as far as active weather. and its not that active down in southern california. for us we have clear skies. we will start off 30s, 40s, and 50s. for san jose we will start off with 42. here is sal. >>> the chp is investigating a deadly crash. it happened around 12:40 this morning. a driver got out of his car after crashing it into the center divide. another car struck and killed him when he left the crash scene and walked across the freeway. the chp says the driver immediately stopped and is cooperating wi

it is a story you will see only on ktvu channel 2. a ktvu investigation found extra virgin olive donated found for sale. it was donated by mazeta foods and loaded on to trucks. >> with the number of quantities that we gave them and at $8 a bottle over $30,000. >> the company says it has no idea how the olive oil ended up the the flee market and is in facing. >>> starting next week coit tower will be closed for renovations. a sign has been posted by the parks and recreation department warning visitors of the closure. starting monday crews will begin to work on a water leak that has damageds murals inside. when venom visions are complete new vendors will be added and work will be complete by mid april. >>> coming up an east bay school district renews its focus on bullying. more on the school fight caught on video. >>> and down to the final seconds. the amazing finish during last nights warriors game. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. you are looking at a fight involving a transgender student at hercules high school. i

live in oakland, sal sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> what a difference a day makes. we're seeing blue skies. yesterday at this time, most of the bay area was experiencing this, quite a downpour. the rain continued in some areas throughout this morning. mark tamayo is here to tell us just how much rain we got. >> hi there. the rainfall moved in quickly. it moved out quickly. right now we have partly to mostly sunny skies. you can see the live camera in the south bay. as far as live stormtracker2, the bulk was heading to the south and to the east, we had a few scattered showers this morning for the morning commute but the intense rainfall from yesterday has moved out of town. it's been a very productive the past few days. kentfield, 3 inches of rain. orinda, 1.86. palo aloe over toe over -- palo alto over an inch as well. increasing winds for 60-mile-an- hour gusts are expected and a wind advisory expected is coming up in 15 minutes. >>> happening now at san jose state university, members of the black campus student union are gathering to raise awareness after a black

ktvu's jana katsuyama joins us now. she's in vallejo and learns that poor visibility on this rainy night may have been a contributing factor. >> it was raining hard and dark. the police tell me that the pe december -- pedestrian with us at this intersection and tried to cross the street. you see there's no street lights, there's no crosswalk. the first car that hit him stopped the second one continued more than a half mile down the road. police blocked off the corner of stanford. across the street neighbors watched. one said her children watched the car stop. >> the children they heard the tires of the car squealing to stop. >> reporter: investigators said the driver is 89 years old and passers by flagged him down to alert him that he was dragging a person. they had often seen the neighbor around the area and that he was in shock. >> he's somebody we recognize from here in the neighborhood. he walks around a lot. very friendly. older gentlemen. very shaken up about it. >>> vallejo police say the initial call came in at

robert honda, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> coming up, a stoory will you see only on 2. flooding, but the problem isn't the rain. >> i just talked about the storm that soaked us today. coming up, a detailed look of showers and strong wind headed our way. >>> it's been a source of tension for years, but tonight in vallejo they decided to change the controversial indian mascot at vallejo high school. reaction is split. >> reporter: julie, after listening to people on both sides of the issue, the board voted to drop the apache mascot at the end of the school year. of a years of waging a change the mascot campaign -- >> the city of vallejo stood up, and got rid of that racist mascot. >> they made history tonight. >> reporter: wounded knee has led the 13 year push for the mascot to be eliminated. he and other native americans have long complained, it was offensive. >> i am a living and breathing human being and i am not a mascot. >> reporter: but some students and alumni opposed the change. >> it's not derogatory. we're praising them. we're proud to be, what our mascot is. >>

ktvu tara moriarty is out there this morning. this is the west oakland bart station and you see people showing up. hoping to hop on a train. we hope they can too. we will check in with tara in a moment. it is friday, november 22nd i'm pam cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. lots to talk about with weather and traffic. let's go to steve. >> absolutely. wind advisory 40-50 miles an hour. stronger up in the hills. i've seen 60. its a northerly breeze. it will turn more north easterly. petaluma 55 miles an hour. fairfield 53. half-moon bay 44. the oakland hills 63. at last check 56. livermore up to 36 miles an hour gust. napa 24. you can see its all out of the north, northeast. as long as that holds there will be temperatures -- there will be warmer temperatures in the north bay. if it wasn't for the breeze, these would be much, much colder. tomorrow morning ordinary person sunday morning they will collapse inland to some 30s. this is extremely dry air mass. its all down here. that is the reason why its so windy. as that low s

this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon, i am tori campbell, it was a signature promise of obamacare, if you like your health insurance plan you can keep it. but it turned out not to be completely true, so today president obama announced a change, he says will help him keep that promise for everyone. ktvu's justin gray is live in washington, the president had to respond after facing growing criticism from within his own party. >> reporter: yeah, tori, the president says millions who got cancellation notices in the mail are owed an apology by him. he says even more than that, they deserve the ability to keep their current healthcare plans. >> if this letter makes more promise for us, that we don't need at this moment. >> the letter says due to the affordable care act gloria's health insurance care is cancelled. >> i don't know what is going to happen. >> they don't know who to trust. >> this came on us like a ton of bricks. >> i think it is fair to say the roll out has been rough so far. >> facing credit simple from them the president announced a change to the act allowin

ktvu's brian flores live in west oakland. people are getting nervous about that and what are the unions saying about this, brian. >>> the unions saying they are not budgeting, but there is concern as you mentioned from commuters this morning that it may lead to a strike. we just so don't know at this point. that's what one b.a.r.t. board member told me here in west oakland. commuters glad the trains are running and frustrated the contract has not been ratified by all sides, including b.a.r.t. management. it was ratified by both sides but there was language about paid family leave that they say they didn't agree to. a glitch if you will. the issue resolves around how much paid family leave they are to receive under the contract. reportedly the contract would have given the workers 6 weeks, and prior language was to use sick leave and vacation time first. we spoke with the unions, in any case as we should say b.a.r.t. board members say they are investigating how this happened. the union says they are not budging and this was cl

pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:46. boston mobster turned fbi informant whitey bulger is being sentenced. the 84-year-old man was found guilty of racketeering, extortion and money lawnerring. he was -- money laundering. prosecutors want a life sentence and say he's one of the most violent and dispicksable criminals -- despicable criminals. he was arrested here. >>> the man accused of killing oakland federal investigator sandra coke will go to trial. the judge in randy alanaa's hearing said prosecutors presented enough evidence during the case. during the hearing we learned that they had a 15-year old daughter together. randy alana is due back in court november 26th. that's when his trial date will be set. >>> the peninsula's major transit agencies are looking for a funding solution. caltrain and samtrans have benefited from the improving economy. in fact, caltrains ridership has been at an all-time high with average weekday boardings around 55,000 people. but not all funds come from fares. a lot comes from grants. samtr

ktvu katie utehs is live at the oakland marriott. katie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, brian. some 14700 members should be here -- some 1400 members should be here to cast their vote during a 12 hour period today. we could hear the results of that vote as early as 11:00 tonight. very important vote to ratify that contract. sisu which represents barts mechanic, custodian workers require that they have five days to review the proposed contract before the vote can be scheduled. members will have from 10:00 this morning to 10:00 tonight to cast their vote at the marriott. bart's other union will also vote today. if the two unions approve the tentative agreement, then barts board of director will vote at their regularly scheduled meeting or call a special session. today's votes are vitally important to making sure that contract is accepted. earlier in the week we spoke to union leaders and rank and file members and indicated they thought the vote would be a yes volt and that this contract would be accepted. when members

eric rasmussen, ktvu 2 news. >>> ktvu remembers when the beatles took to the field for one final show. >> they sped through a set, i think in under 30 minutes. >> your thanksgiving day outlook. i'll break down the best time to get outside to walk off all of that turkey. >> a beloved coach loses his wife and the mother of his four children. >> definite grief and sadness. >> how the community is supporting him tonight by playing basketball. >>> new at 10:00, a bay area community rallies around a beloved coach on this thanksgiving eve. he is raising four young children alone after his wife rently died of cancer. live in walnut creek, where the coach told us, he is overwhelmed by the support. >> reporter: julie, jeff loving graduated from here in 1987. he also coached basketball at this school for 12 years. tonight, a grateful community came here to let him know, he's not alone in his loss. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: jeff loving tells us, this is his first time at a public gathering since the loss of his beloved wife brenda to cancer, less than three weeks ago. he came with the

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> unbelievable they're at this point again. jana is there any talk about a possibility of another strike? >> i asked both sides about this and both of them said that they really want to do everything they can to avoid a strike. right now though there are so many questions, they're just trying to focus on how to bridge this last minute glitch that has come up when they thought everything was all said and done. >> all right, jana. thanks very much. more details now the board of directors also said former chief negotiator thomas hoch is no longer associated with b.a.r.t. and b.a.r.t. will name a new chief negotiator. b.a.r.t. complained they were often absent from the talks until the very hard line when he was there. go to ktvu.com for more details on the guidelines and costs released by b.a.r.t. tonight. look for the top stories section. >>> happening now the final preparations are under way and in just hours the new fourth bore of the caldecut tunnel is expected to open to traffic. when that happens boy is it going to make life

ktvu brian flores just got there. brian will have a live report coming up. >>> also coming up next in our 6:00 hour the amber alert this morning for a missing bay area baby. where the missing little boy was taken, who may have taken him, and what investigators are telling us about the search. >>> good morning. right now northbound 280 at the 880 interchange looks pretty good as you drive through san jose. we'll tell you more about the south bay commute. >>> our unseasonally warm weather continues but for how much longer? and will the clouds have any impact? and what about rain next week? >>> we continue to follow breaking news in the south bay where the search is on for a two week old baby. what we have learned about where he and his father might be headed. the last known area that it looks like they were in. >>> we are live in san francisco where police are investigating an early morning shooting. we'll give you an update on what we know so far as well as an update on the victims condition. >>> one bay area universit