allie rasmus is in an alameda neighborhood tonight where a pack of raccoons got into a home and caused a lot of problems. >> reporter: alameda county vector control says the raccoons are getting around the city through the city's storm sewer system. they wait until dark and crawl out of these storms drain -- storm drains to start looking for food. >> raccoons were at least this long and, you know, they look big and fluffy like this. >> reporter: the cruz family dogs now how tough those raccoons can be. four came in through the kitchen -- into the kitchen through the family's doggy doer last thursday and got -- door last thursday and got into a scuffle with the pets. >> all this commotion broke loose. >> reporter: cruz says one of the raccoons had the smaller dog by the scruff of the neck. >> it looked as though he was trying to drag it out the back door, yes. >> reporter: she still has the battle scars to prove it. >> pretty big problem, especially this year. >> reporter: daniel wilson with alameda county vector control services says there have been 10 reported raccoon incidents in the

allie rasmus. >>> the total of yesterday's shooting rose to three. six people in all were hit by the gunfire. two died at the scene, a third died later at a hospital while three others were wounded. their shootings happened at 7:15 last night. members of one victim's family spoke out today. >> it is overwhelming, but i'm just thinking about all the good memories i had of my brother when he did live with me and when we were younger. >>> investigators describe the suspects only at three latino men in their late teens or early 20s driving a brown impala with tinted windows. >>> many shootings have occurred in the bustling downtown area. lloyd lacuesta spoke to police about this string of crimes, loyal. -- lloyd. >> reporter: what would you do if someone came up and demanded this from yo or simply takes it and runs away. >> my shoes would come off and i would go running after him. >> i would probably take him down. >> reporter: you would fight back. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: why? >> it's just my nature. >> reporter: police say that's the wrong idea. in t

live in colma, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> late this afternoon, a number of people living in pittsburg were evacuated from their homes because of a bomb scare. around 3:30 this afternoon, residents were evacuated from an apartment complex from meadow brook. residents said they saw a grenade and called the police. the bomb squad was called and confirmed it was a grenade. it was unearthed, manying many of the -- meaning many of the explosives were taken out. >>> the state department of pesticide regulation approved the use of chemical that will be used for another chemical being phased out for international treaty. there's concerns that the knew fumigate will harm food and water. >>> the mavericks surf contest is on but changes are being made to avoid the kind of problem that wiped out a lot of the fun last year. that story is up next. >>> right now, i'm tracking showers in northern california, they will move into your neighborhood. i will let you know when that will happen. >>> the commercial fishing season for dungeness grab opened today. this comes after the opening two w

allie rasmus. >>> the total of yesterday's shooting rose to three. six people in all were hit by the gunfire. two died at the scene, a third died later at a hospital while three others were wounded. their shootings happened at 7:15 last night. members of one victim's family spoke out today. >> it is overwhelming, but i'm just thinking about all the good memories i had of my brother when he did live with me and when we were younger. >>> investigators describe the suspects only at three latino men in their lateor early 20s driving a brown impala with tinted windows. >>> many shootings have occurred in the bustling downtown area. lloyd lacuesta spoke to police about this string of crimes, loyal. -- lloyd. >> reporter: what would you do if someone came up and demanded this from yo or simply takes it and runs away. >> my shoes would come off and i would go running after him. >> i would probably take hi down. >> reporter: you would fight back. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: why? >> it's just my nature. >> reporter: police say that's the wrong idea. in the downt

allie rasmus. >>> and police are investigating a shooting. this happened just before 9:00 this morning in the home on the 2400 block of depot road. the business owners feared for his own safety and opened fire on the man. >> the victim succumbed to his injuries. it is important to know immediately adjacent to the suspect on the ground was a large hunting style knife. >>> the officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting. >>> an investigation is under way on a san leandro chase. it all started around 10:30 last night when police say the woman and a male suspect stole a jaguar. we're told the officer shot the woman because he believed she was trying to run him over. the male suspect tried to run away when the car crashed but was arrested. the officer in this case was placed on leave while the case is investigated. >>> in pacifica, we have dramatic new pictures on that apartment that are teetering on the edge of a cliff. it appears the city of pacifica is on the verge of making changes. >> reporter: o

allie rasmus is in san francisco with details on how shoppers are avoiding the crowd and the weather, allie. >> reporter: the national retail federation has noticed the trend. soave companies like paypal and ebay. more people are using their mobile devices to do their shopping. on a day when the weather is like this, many shoppers told us it's an attractive option. >> reporter: huddled in their coats and armed with umbrellas, these shoppers appeared to be unphased by the weather. >> i feel a little more confident so i'm spending a little more this year. >> reporter: a growing number of shoppers are doing that in a different way this year. >> ebay, apple, h & m. things like that. >> reporter: on his smart phone. >> what comes up, compare offers and you just click. >> reporter: he's not alone. what percentage of your shopping is done this way? >> i do most of my shopping online. it's just easier to send pjs home and knock it out. >> reporter: sales to its sites from mobile devices are up about 300% compared to last year's holiday season. retail consultant says that it's not a surprise.

ktvu's allie rasmus live in san francisco with that story. >> reporter: that event is still going on right now inside the center here in san francisco. right now inside the concert hall, there are about 3,000 people listening to folk- singing legend neil young perform. tickets for this event cost between $250 and $5,000 a piece. all the money raised helps pay for a new ucsf children's hospital, but neil young wasn't the only celebrity that donated his time and talents to the cause. >> even though people scream about it, i've had it for the last 52 years ago. >> reporter: general colin powell got a standing ovation at tonight's fundraiser. he criticized the current state of the country's health care system. >> intolerable we do not have universal health care. >> reporter: he said as long as there are people who can't afford health care, there will be a need for philanthropists and private donors to help. >> we won't be successful if we don't keep our kids healthy. >> reporter: it was a message echoed by other celebrities. >> they have to commit themselves to saying listen, even if we

ktvu's allie rasmus live in san francisco with that story. >> reporter: that event is still going on right now inside the center here in san francisco. right now inside the concert hall, there are about 3,000 people listening to folk- singing legend neil young perform. tickets for this event cost between $250 and $5,000 a piece. all the money raised helps pay for a new ucsf children's hospital, but neil young wasn't the only celebrity that donated his time and talents to the cause. >> even though people scream about it, i've had it for the last 52 years ago. >> reporter: general colin powell got a standing ovation at tonight's fundraiser. he criticized the current state of the country's health care system. >> intolerable we do not have universal health care. >> reporter: he said as long as there are people who can't afford health care, there will be a need for philanthropists and private donors to help. >> we won't be successful if we don't keep our kids healthy. >> reporter: it was a message echoed by other celebrities. >> they have to commit themselves to saying listen, even if we

allie rasmus is live with more on this. >> reporter: and neighbors in east and north oakland where the robbers are telling prospective car buyers to come meet them. a search for cars for sale on craigslist will turn up more than a thousand entries. the majority of them are legit but oakland police say online classified are how one group of robbers is luring in its victims. police say it happened at least six times in the last few months. robbers have taken ads on craigslist. police say the robbers then pose as residents in oakland's diamond district and north oakland neighborhoods. >> they lure victims using craigslist ads, they invite the victims to take a look at cars in a residential area of oakland. >> reporter: the victims are then robbed of their money and belongings at gunpoint. the most recent robbery happened on sunday afternoon when a man from lodite came to oakland to respond to an ad. >> what we're seeing about these suspects, they are becoming more brazen. >> it's a pretty hot neighborhood now. >> reporter: these residents say they expect news of the scam will come up in t

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> alejo police are depending their actions -- are defending their actions after police shot and killed a man on saturday. they say this is the same gun that the men carried the united the shooting and that the gun is now in police custody. the shooting happened in an alley pg&e -- and he had been displayed a weapon and the officers felt threatened. >>> a child and mother were struck by a car while crossing the street. >> she said mama, i am sorry been my fault. i said no, it is not your fault. she struggled with it. >> the mother and her 2-year- old were in the crosswalk at the time. they say that her daughter did not remember the accident that took her daughter's life. police said today they are wrapping up the investigation and will give their findings to the da in the next few weeks. >>> the national organization for women says the ktvu.com is violating state and local laws. they have filed a complaint with the san francisco police. at the heart of the conflict, is hooters a restaurant or adult entertainment? jana katsuyama is live at the story.

in oakland, allie rasmus, k tv u channel 2 news. >>> people who live near a san francisco intersection are commanding change after a rite and run. the intersection of 25th and bartlett in the mission district. they say on christmas morning a car hit a man riding his bike and the car sped a by a. the cyclist is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and the hit and run driver has not been caught. people in the neighborhood say a stop sign is needed because there are too many accidents and near misses. leaders say if they want a stop sign they need to petition for one. >>> negotiations are coming down to the wire for antioch for six police officers. city officials and the police union met privately hoping to keep the officers on the force. the city says the layoffs are needed because of a looming $500,000 budget deficit. >> we're broke. we're barely making it. we're trying to survive. >> crime has gone up in this town, so of course with less help from the police it is also going to cause a little stress to the community. >> the police union reacted to layoff notices in part by makin

allie rasmus is following this story tonight. she joins us from berkeley with details. >> reporter: berkeley police say the victim had left this berkeley b.a.r.t. station. he was walking across the street, he was also talking on his cell phone and that's when a man approached him and robbed him at gunpoint. it was the second gunpoint robbery in berkeley in a week. on december 2nd around 7:00 in the evening another man was robbed near california and lincoln streets. police said he had also walked back to his car after leaving the b.a.r.t. station. >> i had just stopped by the car to make his way home. when the suspect pointed the handgun at him and demanded his computer bag, his keys and cell phone. >> reporter: these latest incidents come in the heels of six other robberies in north berkeley last month. most of them farther away from the b.a.r.t. station. police have not made any arrests and have only vague descriptions of the suspect. >> we have already decided we're going to do things differently. >> reporter: this group of peo

allie rasmus is following this story tonight. she joins us from berkeley with details. >> reporter: berkeley police say the victim had left this berkeley b.a.r.t. station. he was walking across the street, he was also talking on his cell phone and that's when a man approached him and robbed him at gunpoint. it was the second gunpoint robbery in berkeley in a week. on december 2nd around 7:00 in the evening another man was robbed near california and lincoln streets. police said he had also walked back to his car after leaving the b.a.r.t. station. >> i had just stopped by the car to make his way home. when the suspect pointed the handgun at him and demanded his computer bag, his keys and cell phone. >> reporter: these latest incidents come in the heels of six other robberies in north berkeley last month. most of them farther away from the b.a.r.t. station. police have not made any arrests and have only vague descriptions of the suspect. >> we have already decided we're going to do things differently. >> reporter: this group of peo

allie rasmus live now with the very latest. >> reporter: this is where that man and 12-year-old girl was found outside the safeway on

allie rasmus. >>> a long time argument between the city of san francisco and the 49ers has come to an end. it was an argument with millions of the dollars at steak. now the question is will this agreement help keep the 49ers from moving to santa clara. david stevenson is live now in the city with our report, david. >> reporter: julie, today the mayor of san francisco told us the city and the 49ers have reached a tentative truce over the run down conditions here in candle stick park including the parking lot, luxury boxes and seats. >> 49ers, that is san francisco. >> reporter: 49ers fans at san francisco's oak greenburg's bar cheered news of the agreement. keeping the team here while they clean up the park. >> litigation goes away, the threat goes away. >> reporter: in addition to the 49ers dropping a maintenance claim, the city will provide as much as $13 million in rent credits to help the team pay for repairs to seats, leaky luxury boxes and lumpy parking lots. >> a long time ago, we agreed to disagree. now we have an agreement and a frame work where we'll invest $4.5 million for n

live, allie rasmus "ktvu channel 2 news." >>> local governments are also getting a boost. the state says the sales tax revenue it distributes to bay area cities and counties is up about 10% from last year. >>> new figures released shows a slightly greater rate of growth than previously thought. the economy grew at a rate of 2.6% in the third quarter. that's .10 higher than previousliest mated. the improvement comes from businesses beefing up their inventories. that kept the wall street rally go today. rising bank stocks also helped of the the dow gained 26 points, nasdaq up 3. >>> a local higher ordinance in san francisco is drawing county where officials are lobbying to get it vetoed. half of those hired for san francisco construction projects must live in the city. construction workers will are urging the mayor to sign the ordinance in the law. it was approved last week, but the board of supervisors say it would hurt the entire bay area economy by discriminating against workers that don't live in san francisco. >> everybody is out of work. 25-30 35% unemployment. in thes

allie rasmus. >>> police are still searching for suspects after another young man was gunned down in san francisco's potrero district. it was a second shooting this week in that neighborhood. on tuesday night a 20-year-old man was shot while parking his car on 26th street near connecticut. that victim has not been identified survives. police believe that shooting was gang related. >>> the number of people filing for first time jobless benefits slipped by 3,000 down to 430,000. the experts expected the number would be up. but the number of continuing claims increased. that now stands at 4.14 million. economists say it's difficult to draw a conclusion from the numbers this year because of volatility through the holiday season. >>> the median price of a home in the bay area dropped nearly 2% in november when compared to the same month one year earlier. mda data quick puts the medium price at $380,000. it was off $3,000 from october of this year. home sales also fell about 11% in november compared to one year earlier. >>> now the number of homes receiving late notices and another documen

live, allie rasmus "ktvu channel 2 news." >>> local governments are also getting a boost. the state says the sales tax revenue it distributes to bay area cities and counties is up about 10% from last year. >>> new figures released shows a slightly greater rate of growth than previously thought. the economy grew at a rate of 2.6% in the third quarter. that's .10 higher than previousliest mated. the improvement comes from businesses beefing up their inventories. that kept the wall street rally go today. rising bank stocks also helped of the the dow gained 26 points, nasdaq up 3. >>> a local higher ordinance in san francisco is drawing county where officials are lobbying to get it vetoed. half of those hired for san francisco construction projects must live in the city. construction workers will are urging the mayor to sign the ordinance in the law. it was approved last week, but the board of supervisors say it would hurt the entire bay area economy by discriminating against workers that don't live in san francisco. >> everybody is out of work. 25-30 35% unemployment. in thes