we are live in vacaville. >> tara before you go. police are cig the 14-year-old suspect possiblely knew the girl's older brother. any word on where the older brother was at the time and if this is possiblely gang related? >> reporter: we do not know where the older brother was. we have very little information at this time. we do understand a grandmother also lives at this house but she was also not home at the time. a lot of the questions are unanswered. but hopefully when we speak to vacaville police we will get answers to these questions. >> thank you, tara. she is in vacaville. thank you. >>> 6:33. students at sonoma state university are on alert. this happened 7:15 saturday morning. police say two gunmen came in wearing black ski masks. they tied up a bookstore employee and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money. >>> there is a possible clue this morning into the theft of thousands of dollars of equipment from a belmont high school. police say recently reviewed surveillance video shows an suv there leaving a north gate park

we do have a reporter in vacaville this morning. we'll have an update coming up. >>> this morning a 12-year-old kidnapping victim remains in protect i have custody in the bay area waiting to return home. on friday san francisco police found the 12-year-old and accused kidnapper panhandling outside of this safeway store. investigators from virginia have arrived now in san francisco. at this point they are saying very little about this case. >> now she has been found and will be heading back to roanoke soon. the police department's focus has shifted to the murder investigation. >> the girls mother 41-year-old tina smith of virginia was found dead in her home. captured her daughter walking with the suspected killer at a walmart in roanoke county. that video was taken the very same day police believe the girl's mother was killed. police said the mother met easley on the internet and recently moved in with the mother and daughter. >>> the news is better this morning about a missing 15-year- old girl from redding. she was found safe in sa

in vacaville, police are investigating a bizarre and disturbing crime involving a 13-year-old girl and her 18-month-old brother. the s.w.a.t. team responded to a home in vacaville after getting a 911 call that a man had stabbed the girl and her little brother dozens of times. when they arrived, they found their suspect, but he wasn't a man. rather he was 14-year-old boy. remarkably, police say the victim's injuries are not life threat engine. leticia ordesz from our nbc station in sacramento has some more for us. >> seen guns drawn, which isn't a good sign in your neighborhood. so that told me somebody pretty serious was going on. >> reporter: it was a night of terror for a 13-year-old girl and her 18-month-old brother who were home alone. >> to see a young child stabbed so many times, it's definitely disturbing to see something like that. >> reporter: vacaville police say a 14-year-old suspect broke into the home on balsam way, sexual assaulted the girl and stabbed her in the back more than 30 times. the toddler was stabbed at least ten times. >> it's kind of mind-boggling. it's diffi

vacaville with more on the story. >> reporter: good morning. the suspect is a child himself. the house behind me is where the two children were savagely attacked while they were s leeping. they were home at -- they were home alone at the time. we're hearing reports that the 13-year-old girl was baby- sitting her 18-month-old brother while her mother was o ut. it happened on balsam way. the suspect, the boy, somehow got in the house and started stabbing her with a kitchen knife. >> unfortunately, the 13-year- old was also sexually assaulted. and when the 18-month-old woke up, he was also assaulted and stabbed. >> reporter: police say the suspect stabbed the baby more than denims are times in the stomach and chest area. the girl grabbed her cell phone, her brother and went to the neighbors house. the suspect faces mumm the charges. police don't have -- faces multiple charges. police don't have a motive. the victim's mother who was out for the night did come back about six hours after the a ttack, around 9:00 in the morning, completely unaware of

as you have a long eye-80 portions of vacaville as well. for the most part we're dry, north bay picking up a few sprinkles along 1013 heel spurs, wine country, a dose of wet weather. flash flood watch in effect in the afternoon and evening bring is the heaviest rain from 6:00 tonight until 4:00 a.m. on wednesday. of heavy rain from three-quarters of an inch to an inch per hour. the potential for small stream flooding is there. urban flooding, flash flooding is also a concern. future cast, a timeline of when you can expect a heavy stuff 3:00, the best chance the north bay, 5:00, evening

going on quite a bit of wet weather in the north bay from san rosa southward through and that was well vacaville getting heavy downpours that this hour and also trimaran by 1 01 through the valley. in to san rafael also picking up rain as well. the along the peninsula the rain based isolated showers your san francisco and san mateo up bin to the east is well. oakland bringing us rain drops this hour. your current temperatures sitting in the '50s in most locations 54 san francisco, 55 oakland, 56 mount, as we take you through the next few hours will continue with this weather pattern but we could actually gather strength by the afternoon by 2:00 p.m. all the yellow shows us where you can see cells embedded with moderate downpours discontinues 3:00 hour by your evening commute the best chance of heavier rain in the south bay. then it looks like a better chance

vacaville police say the sister and brother were home alone sunday morning when the teen allegedly broke into the house and stabbed the girl as many as 30 times. the baby was also stabbed repeatedly in the chest and stomach. we spoke to the girl's father this afternoon at the uc davis medical center. he said both children are now in stable condition. >>> there is no word tonight on why the 13-year-old was left home alone with her brother. >>> a 12-year-old kidnapping victim found in san francisco is back home tonight in virginia. police escorted her home today. she was found friday outside a safeway store in the city's richmond district. she was recognized while panhandling with her accused kidnapper, 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley. the girl's mother, who was easley's girlfriend was found dead last week at their home in virginia. police considered her death to be a homicide. an extradition hearing for easley is set for tomorrow in san francisco. >>> a pleasant hillman being held in the contra costa county jail tonight accused of two recent robberies. they searched the home of 27- year-

here is the video from vacaville at the scene. investigators say a 14-year-old boy was a friend of the older brother and assaulted the girl before stabbing her repeatedly. the brother was stabbed ten times before the girl managed to get him out and called police. >> multiple stab wound she had, to have mind to take her brother get out of the house and take her cell phone with her to call police. she saved both lives. >> i wish we had heard something >> it's truly hard to understand for a lot of people, why when the s.w.a.t. team found the boy he was sleeping in the master bedroom of the house. he is facing several charges to the sexual assault as well as investigators now trying to find a motive in the case. we spoke with the grandma of the 13-year-old and grandmother says she wasn't as home because there was supposed to be a friend there. the mother of the kids say they were left alone in the house because the ten-year-old was deliberately left alone to baby-sit the little brother. >> all right. thanks very much for the live repo

. >> y autoridades de vacaville arrestan a joven de 14 años que apuñaló a niña de 13 años y otro menor. >> el sospechoso entró de manera clandestina a la vivienda de la menor y la violó, luego acuchilló al hermano bebñ de la víctima . >> un muerto y 5 heridos fue el resultado de un tiroteo anoche . >> en la calle broadway hubo otro tiroteo , un hombre herido con una bala se encuentra bajo custodia en el hospital . >> el procurador de la ciudad manifestó su preocupación con respecto a la aprobación del uso de la marihuana . >> y aparece una legislación estatal que permite a los padres obligar a sus hijos a ir a la escuela . >> y este año varios no recibirían bonos ni de fin de año ni demáses . >> hasta 3 mil dólares han recibido en bono los trabajadores. >> al regresar . >> le podría costar dinero devolver los productos que compre en el comercio. >> y al regresar le diremos que vienen condiciones frías , y como se inicia esta semana con lluvias y aguaceros, todo el pronóstico completo se los tengo al regresar. la casa blanca pronostiÓ que el acuerdo fiscal entre el . >

santa rosa down to petaluma also wish you had over to vacaville heavier down forces well. just to the north also getting heavy downpours. down and to the south bay morton help as isolated showers but take a look at this mount hamilton is getting snow. so snowfall in the higher elevations. it into the sierra in yosemite as well getting snow showers. down to southern california you can see getting heavy rain there in fact we have a flood warning. that means flooding is imminent. also watch through loss angeles county. we have trees their root systems to it absorbed moisture there is a bigger threat for flooding. 7 day around the bay shows on and off showers tuesday by wednesday we will continue to see rain and thunderstorms thursday and friday could stay dry. the rain returns just in time for christmas. but traffic check as we take a look at your ride. westbound ride looks good. your commute to the upper deck light traffic still i would be surprised if the minute meter lights were turned on as they have been for the last several weeks. we're doing well coming in from the mac

as you have a long eye-80 portions of vacaville as well. for the most part we're dry, north bay picking up a few sprinkles along 1013 heel spurs, wine country, a dose of wet weather. flash flood watch in effect in the afternoon and evening bring is the heaviest rain from 6:00 tonight until 4:00 a.m. on wednesday. of heavy rain from three-quarters of an inch to an inch per hour. the potential for small stream flooding is there. urban flooding, flash flooding is also a concern. future cast, a timeline of when you can expect a heavy stuff 3:00, the best chance the north bay, 5:00, evening commute western media wet when. all of this yellow moderate downpour's picking up. heavy as we head towards the north bay, spreading separate bringing heavy downpour along the peninsula, east bay. it o'clock, at 10:00, still expecting significant amounts of rainfall in the overnight hours. continue to see heavy rain in to tomorrow, gusty winds, the entire bay area when the advisory in effect this afternoon. to about 4:00 tomorrow. just getting up to 45 mi. pe

on dose of that wet weather to vacaville. we've seen that sell pushed to vacaville in now looks like it's moving to davis. bay area forecast, wide picture showing all of that moisture streaming into the area. the low pressure system is central to our north with it we're getting is a wide band of cloud cover really pumping in quite a bit of moisture it looks like it will continue throughout the day today into into the next couple of days. future cast, 7:00, still kind of the same pattern. it o'clock, seems story, through the morning hours we will continue with plenty of wet weather. 9:00 letting up a bit. then as we had towards noon, we get another shot of it. afternoon, you can see the difference all of this liked me indicate light showers. still we're keeping a chance of rain every around, through much of the day. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. even in to tomorrow expect chance of rain showers continue on friday, saturday and sunday a break in the wet weather. lots of sunshine you notice the difference with muc

that heavier rainfall to the north of napa and just outside of vacaville. back behind that you can see a line of light rainfall moving into santa rosa pushing in toward the petaluma area and more showers off the coastline. let's take a look at how much rainfall we have picked up so far. this has been since thursday. more than 2" in napa, more than 2" in concord, inch and a half in livermore, close to an inch in san jose. oakland close to 3." san francisco not too bad. more than 2" of rainfall. and close to three inches in san rafael. more rainfall again expected today and also for tomorrow. we'll take a look at this afternoon's forecast the chance of thunderstorms, and also take a look at your christmas forecast in just a few moments. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. time now 5:32. >>> if you plan to travel contact your airline beforehand to find out if any flights will be delayed. the weather caused delays yesterday at all three of the bay area's major airports. the worst delays as usual were at san francisco, up to two hours at one point. keep

closer, vacaville, investigating a stabbing and rape. 13 year- old girl and an 18 month old baby boy. suspect 14 year- old boy. it happened at the trough wonder block, both are setting critical condition reggie kumar explains what happened. >> vacaville investigators are still searching for motive after a 14 year-old boy stabbed a 13 year-old girl more than 30 times. he also stunned trade team month-old brother more than 10 t. both are restricted to survive all this happens inside this home, police are not saying much in although it is gang-related. the suspect knew the victims or older brother. he faces homicide and rape, held in juvenile hall. reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> we get a chance to >> to one of the neighbors to describe rapine. >> phone call order for, the culture tongue is to stay indoors at the police in the area. nehemiah has been got up, came to the from window noticed a bunch crop cars. all of sudden there's all lanes on, the gun on the blow on announcing the kid's name to come on over, an hour after hours into words what team call that they came to the front door, and

. >>> a vacaville man who was fired as a salvation army bell ringer has been arrested because police say he kept ringing the bell and kept the money he collected. maurice van buren had been fired when it was discovered that he was a convicted sex offender. but police say van buren used boxes with the salvation army logo on them to collect money for himself at several vacaville locations. the money he collected has been recovered. >>> well, still to come, free screening to make sure your children's toys don't contain toxic metals. >>> officers found it hanging from the pipe of the living room in the apartment. >> bernie madoff's son falls to enormous pressure. the erie sign to his life that made her believe something was terribly wrong. >>> saying goodbye to elizabeth edwards. somehow she was remembered today at her funeral. >>> a day of extremes, at least when it comes to weather. it was sunny and warm, in the inland areas, and now chilly and some fog in other communities. and that fog is only expected to get worse. how much worse? i will have answers coming up in your pinpoint forec

police in vacaville investigating an attack that left two children critically injured, one ever them 18 months old. they were stabbed sleeping in their own home. we are in vacaville with the latest. >> reporter: nobody is at the home tonight where the attack happened. both of the children are at uc davis medical center in critical condition. their mother is by their side, she is distraught over what happened inside this home when she was gone. >> i was horrified. you can't imagine a child being stabbed 20 times. >> reporter: people in this neighborhood can't make sense of why someone would attack two little children inside this home. just before 3:00 a.m. a 13-year-old girl sleeping in bed next to her 18-month-old brother wassa weakened by an intruder stabbing her. >> unfortunately the 13-year- old was also sexually assaulted during the course of this and when the 18-month-old woke up he was also assaulted and stabbed. >> reporter: the 13-year-old girl managed to run from the house with her baby brother and got help from a neighbor. their mother had gone out for the night. police sur

. >> y se busca al autor de un asesinado en vacaville. >> los vecinos muestran su molestia ante la presencia de la prensa. >> jenny accedió a conversar, sobre el caso de la menor de 13 años que fue asesinada por un menor de 14 y que tambiñn mató a su hermano menor . >> el sospechoso entró a la vivienda en la madrugada y la apuñaló en 30 ocaciones y abusó de ella y luego asesinó al bebñ . >> y la madre de la adolescente se encuentra debastada. >> y un plagiario de 32 años enfrenta cargos por robo, secuestro y otros cargos. >> oakland anotó una gran victoria contra la medida jet . >> el panel de 3 jueces revocó lo solicitado por alameda por la malversación de fondos . >> las autoridades del hospital estatal de napa puso una demanda contra un hombre que atacó a un empleado. >> entre octubre del 2009 y septiembre de 2010 , 500 y fracción asesinados han ocurrido en este hospital. >> al regresar más noticias. . >> en breve, las bolsas de plástico que se ofrecen en san josñ podrían tener sus días contados. javi: juan, tu tv es enorme... juan: mirá, ahora todas querrán ser nue

officers are looking for a man who robbed a gas station in vacaville. police received a 911 call from the cleric at the usa gustation. police discovered that the suspects had forced his way into the business shortly after it closed ordered the clerk to the ground. he may off with an undisclosed amount of cash. but the scene on threat. the description is fed, officers believe he was a black man, unknown 8, 6 ft. 2 in. tall, 230 lbs.. long black hair, last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, pulled the tape over his head. authorities in mexico are still investigating the cause of a muscle or oil explosion that killed a least 20 people. it shows is started from the illegal extraction a while. it happened in some we are seeing , it initially affected 5000 residents the fire from the blast incinerator cars, houses, trees will turn streets into and declaring reverse. facebook co-founder and ceo has started his visit to china with a tour of the office's top search engine wear his own slate moraines blocked. he is meeting with ceos no word on what they're d

now vacaville police want to know if last weekend's brutal rape and stabbing is tied to a deadly shooting. >>> and there is a new twist to the happy meal debate. find out the legal argument one northern california woman is using to take on mcdonald's. >>> good morning. if you're driving on the freeway, it's getting more crowded by the minute. tell you more about the morning commute and have another look at the weather. n-opooal.. i'a n !pooal.. e ysexdo llev wt emo? wi i-cl av csts. e earsst cl. >>> good morning. we have lots of 30s this morning. some down around freezing. it will be a cold morning and then mostly sunny today. temperatures will struggle to get to low to mid-50s. >>> well, with the wet weather on the way, the south bay's largest homeless agency is increasing the number of beds in their shelters. ehc life builders says they are responding to a need as they've seen shelters in san jose, sunny vale and gill roy spill to capacity in recent weeks. the agency says 20,000 people experience an episode of homelessness every year in santa clara county. >>> vacaville police investiga

they are aheaded into sonoma, moving into napa -- they're headed into sonoma, moving into napa, vacaville and fairfield. the green showing lighter rainfall currently in santa rosa and petaluma. but we do have some heavier showers moving into santa rosa, as well. into santa that's going to be the drill for the morning. so what can you expect as you head out the door? well, cloudy with rainfall. the heaviest rainfall currently is in the north bay, but we are going to kept a chance of rainfall for the entire bay area for the morning and the afternoon. highs today will be in the lower to the upper 50s. so not as mild as yesterday. how much rainfall when it's all said and done? 1.5" in the north bay. up to 3/10ths inch in the east bay, quarter inch in the south bay, half inch in the peninsula as well as the santa cruz mountains. today is when we are expecting the heaviest rainfall. tomorrow and friday still a few leftover showers out there as temperatures warm up a bit. saturday and sunday, speaking of warm, temperatures moving up almost 10 degrees warmer than today for the weekend. pretty mil

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--el ataque ocurrio el domingo pasado en la casa de las victimas, ubicada en "vacaville".--segun las autoridades, el atacante apuÑalo en mas de 10 ocasiones al pequeÑo de 18 meses y mas de 30 veces a la jovencita de 13 aÑos. ambos se recuperan en un hospital.--el movil del hecho se deconoce, pero se dice que el sospechoso era conocido de la familia. y usted que piensa de este caso... esta de acuerdo en que los menores de edad acusados de cometer crimen como el anterior deben de ser juzgados como adultos? --lo invitamos a que vaya a "univision14. com" y participe en nuestra encuesta... --en otro caso que ha conmocionado, sobre todo a los padres de familia... --"carlyle villazon" el sujeto de 29 aÑos que presuntamente abuso sexualmente de una niÑa en un "walmart" de san leandro, fue acusado formalmente de "asalto agravado y actos lascivos contra un menor.--el incidente ocurrio el viernes en el supermercado ubicado en el numero 19-19 de la calle davis. --la policia informo que aquel dia, la supuesta victima, de 8 aÑos, se aparto de su madre para buscar a su hermano.--al

reporting from vacaville, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> virginia officials today thanked those who spotted a missing girl in san francisco. as we report tonight, virginia investigators spent another day in the city building their case against the girl's alleged abductor. >> we spoke with both of them today. are. >> reporter: at the san francisco hall of justice this afternoon detectives from virginia held a news conference but said very little about the 12-year-old girl and her accused abductor found in san francisco. >> now that she has been found she will be headed back to virginia soon, the county police department's focus has shifted to the murder investigation. >> reporter: the girl's mother, 41-year-old tina smith, a nurse, was found dead in her virginia home monday. her dodge neon was located in a parking lot near sfo. suspected killer 32-year-old jeffrey scott easely was recorded with smith's daughter on this wal-mart surveillance tape december 3rd, the same day the police say they suspect she was killed. police have said tina smith met easely on the internet over the summer. he mo

let's take you north now to vacaville. if you will be traveling tonight, we actually have a wind advisory up that will go into effect overnight. take it easy if you drive a high profile vehicle. 55 degrees. a rainy christmas, but clearing by sunday. marla, the burning question. have you been naughty or nice this year. >> come on. i have been a little of both. thank you very much, christina. 5:25 now. santa has loaded up his sleigh and making his first stop. he left the north pole and visited homes on his route. for more on his progress, we are talking to john at nor add. good morning. how is he doing? >> good morning and merry christmas to everyone. >> when did he leave? >> this morning around 4:00 a.m. we have been tracking him on his journey. things have been going smoothly honestly. the latest numbers we are showing is nearly 17 million gifts have been delivered. >> already? >> already. >> where was the first stop? >> in russia. that is the normal first stops for him every year. we have been tracking now for 55 years. w

seeing some showers on i-80 from fairfield right onto vacaville. why did out, that moisture continues to sit off the pacific. it looks like we could see a few sprinkles along the peninsula. current temperatures on the warm side compared, 57 san francisco and oakland, 58 hayward, monday, fear or fremont.mt. view into fremont. y warming up a few degrees 59 san francisco, and santa rosa. 60 richmond, fairfield inn concord. 62 san jose, 63 morgan know. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. rain drops in the forecast, mainly to mark best chance north bay peninsula should stay dry. saturday, sunday lots of sunshine warming up into the '70s. james. >> headlines here, last week we talked about the low temperatures inside of oakland schools because of furnace problems students, teachers and staff to what they can to keep warm. today's people behaving badly they follow up on that chilly classroom. >> this is a heater donated to a teacher at kaiser elementary school located in the oakland hills. here is a teacher taking mighty to keep warm even with a

in the north bay it's beginning to sag a little bit further to the south, to vacaville. if you're headed in this direction, yeah folks you might want to watch this. we're going to see showers here, even a cell that's moving a little further to the south. some of that wrapping around in and around the peninsula. but not a whole lot and it's just about over. we're going to catch a break from the stormy weather. maybe some snow in the bay area. all right, in the latest satellite imagine, you can see the system moving through now. not really well organized but bringing the moisture offshore. high pressure building in just yet to switch south. tomorrow you are going to start with patchy fog. we're seeing some of that in the valleys right now and more on the way for tomorrow morning. temperatures in the afternoon the 50s and 60s. right now we're looking toward the 40s and 50s. visibility is down to about 1/4 of a mile so be very careful in the north and east bay valley. traveling into the high country. you get up in the high country, lots of snow up there and well pretty good

vacaville police said the 13-year-old was baby-sitting her brother while their mothers was away. a 14-year-old boy stabbed her with a kitchen knife and raped her. the teen stabbed the girl's brother when he woke up during the rape. the girl managed to grab her brother and ran to a neighbor's house to call 911. when a the s.w.a.t. team arrived, the suspect was ark sleep in the victim's house. he is a friend of the victim's older brother. >>> the police are trying to piece together what happened to a 12-year-old girl who was kidnapped from virginia and found in a bay area way. they were interviewing brittany smith and her mother's ex-boyfriend. 32-year-old jeffrey easley is the prime suspect in her mother's death. the girl's mother was found dead in her virginia home, but police will not say how she died. police have not said when brittany might head back to be reunited with her dad and grandparents achl good samaritan recognized the pair at the safeway on friday after seeing a story about them on cnn. police are not releasing her identity. it was by chance officers say a cousin of

. >>> 13-year-old girl from vacaville and 18-month-old brother remain in critical condition after they were stabbed repeatedly yesterday morning. a 14-year-old suspect is independent arrest. police say he broke into their home while the mother was away and sexually assaulted the girl and stabbed her more than 30 times with a kitchen knife. police say the toddler woke up and the boy stabbed him more than ten times. the girl managed to escape with her little brother. the subject is aan acquaint wins the victim's older brother but a motive is unknown. >> a 12-year-old girl that was kidnapped in roanoke, virginia will be escorted back home by police. the alleged kidnapper is expected to be extradited back to virginia the next few days, will face kidnapping charges and murdering her mother. they were discovered panhandling last friday outside a safeway store in san francisco. >> the nurses union is calling for more security at napa state hospital after two more attacks. latest happened in a secluded area the campus. one person is hospitalized in serious condition with four skull fractures.

enjoy it. 55 in vacaville and 54 in lovely petaluma. here's the outlook. 50 mountain snow possible as of saturday. snow levels drop to about 4,000 feet. it's going to get chilly. break out the blankets. back to you. >> there fewer women and minority lawyers working for major law firms. for the first time in a decade, the number dropped. the decline was less than 1%, but recruiters fear it could have a long-term effect they will see fewer women and minorities. >> use it or lose it. many are scrambling to spend their flexible spending account. you lose the money if you don't. it's to be spent on medical expenses, but they expire at the end of the year and spending will be harder next year. over the counter drugs will not be an eligible expense without a prescription. now would be the time to buy band origins and band-aids and adhesives and crutches or eyeglasses or contact lenses. >> the average american leaves $85 in his or her account and loses that money. to avoid this, experts suggests front loading the expenses if you can. >> the sta

vacaville checking in with 55 degrees. just a little bit warmer by two or three degrees. where we ended up yesterday, showers moved through quickly on saturday and clearing early sunday and another round on the way next week. a couple of dry days in between. hope you have a holly jolly christmas. >> merry christmas to you. most celebrities make headlines for diva demands and bad behavior. under the make up, some stars have a heart of gold. >> charity websites put together the most charitable stars. >> ellen degeneres donated to the dangers of bullying. >> afton kutcher and demi moore on work for trafficking. taylor swift raised money for tennessee flood victims. >> alicia keys helped raise more than $1 million for aids research this year. >> the number one spot goes to lady gaga for work to end the military controversial don't ask don't tell policy. we all have people on the christmas list who are hard to shop for. i can't imagine shopping for lady gaga. two grads went to the extreme when it came to picking the perfect gift for their college roommate. >> my roommate is a

then is your head that i-802 vacaville, dealing with selector bring jobs. seeing 50s in all locations. also into napa, do tend to is getting close to 60. as we head into the afternoon temperatures warm up a few degrees so. the system is breaking up over california will we will see is is clear conditions to a club that there. if from somalia catch a dry day of new highs getting up to 16 some the warm response. santa rosa, fairfield, concord. the common number is a series in the afternoon here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. partly sunny for the afternoon, wednesday expected chance of rain. sarah is continuing to friday. time ran down 932. erica. >> real hot spot, knows low spots around the bay area to contend with. a northbound 101 approaching troubled the liquor is at last check a big back up stretching towards the bottom of your screen at the budget that scorching the exit, 87 interchange is clear that although you can see that rocking and rolling from our camera it's a little windy but no more delays. you can also take north spent 280 as that righ

as you take it up to vacaville rain on 80 as you head towards sacramento. kron temperatures, 50s pretty much everywhere you go. 53 in livermore, said a 54. san jose as well. we are starting to see the wind died down a bit. 13 half moon bay and not put. 12 through novato, oakland and san jose. future cast, as we had toward 7:00, may be defused by the showers left over the looks like really light rain every see anything at all. 9:00, best chance to the north bay. a cell does its between santa rosa and petaluma. after that, in the dry as we head towards the afternoon and evening. afternoon highs bring as temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s. 58 san francisco, 59 richmond, 62 the delta, livermore. tomorrow, catching a break from all this what whether bringing it bought into the picture on wednesday. transfer rain continues to rate onto your thursday evening showers expected on friday. it is shaping up to be a pretty nice one. countries warmup across the '70s. the character. >> traffic is beginning to build westbound easier your perch the bay bridge toll plaza

. >>> the mother of the son accused of the killings in vacaville is speaking out. she did not want to show us her face or give out her name. >> they take him there, push him on floor and then he heard the girl crying and crying and then he said, they robbed me. they took all of my clothes and threw me on the bed. >> her son is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and repeatedly stabbing her brother. the two children were home at the time. the young suspect is currently in juvenile hall as the investigation continues. police say he does have a criminal past. >>> still to come -- problems could be ahead for b.a.r.t. passengers who use e.z. rider cards. why they may have trouble g etting through the turnstile. >> are we about to see even more rain? channel 2 meteorologist steve paulson will be here and will have the complete bay area forecast. >> reporter: i'm paul chambers in san francisco, where new equipment needed to keep the bay bridge project on time has arrived. i'll have the details -- coming up. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors will begin the proces

that cell continues to head out towards vacaville and fairfield. you can see the trend and the showers we have. hit and miss areas of rain and the cool air aloft swings through the bay area and a chance of isolated thunder in the mix as well. rain especially across the santa cruz mountains and hit and miss areas of rain until the next main event arrives late tuesday into wednesday. probably another two to three inches of rain. towards wednesday morning and afternoon, this hints at a brief drying trend that shows up thursday into friday. a look at the totals between now and the middle of the week. we will add two to three inches and probably an inch or less around most of the bay areas. mainly the first half of the week. highs in the mid 50s and isolated thunder especially for areas around napa county. a slight risk of thunder for the rest of the bay area. snow continues to fly around and stays close to 5,000 feet. the seven-day forecast looks soggy off and on through wednesday. we should catch a break thursday into friday and more raindrops in as w

. >>> in vacaville, a 14-year-old boy is under arrest after police say he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl then stabbed her more than 30 times and also stand her 18-month-old brother ten times. both victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition but they're expected to survive. police say the suspect broke into their home around 2:30 this morning. the girl escaped with her brother, and the s.w.a.t. found the suspect sleeping inside the house. police say the suspect is a friend of the victim's older brother, but they're still trying to figure out the motive for the attack. >>> in oakland, at least one person was killed and six others wounded over the weekend. a 20-year-old was shot this morning at 82nd avenue and birch street. he is expected to survive. last night, a 19-year-old man was killed and three other people shot on international boulevard. police believe one victim was a 32-year-old woman who was simply waiting for a bus. and four hours later, police say there was a shootout between rival gangs on broadway and 12th. the 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old bystander wer

our news this noontime, we're learning more information about the weekend attack on two siblings in a vacaville home, including a change in the condition of at least one of the young victims and who the 14-year-old suspect knew at that house. ktvu's tara moriarty has more on that and reaction from the children's father. good afternoon, tara. >> reporter: well, good afternoon,er tory. we've been receiving updates from the victim ally father all morning long. now, he only learned a few hours ago that his 13-year-old daughter was viciously attacked yesterday. we just spoke to him by phone. he tell us that his daughter is doing better. she's talking to him and has been upgraded this from critical to serious action. >> i'm just shocked. i can't believe it. >> reporter: martin perez and his daughter deanna were driving by this house when they heard this morning the news. >> to do something like that to my little girl? how can a guy -- i don't know. >> reporter: police say early yesterday morning, the girl and her 18-month-old brother were home alone sleeping in bed together. someone broke into the ho

the light green showing light rainfall from vacaville moving into the sacramento area some heavier rainfall illustrated by the yellow and light rain to redwood city. more rain is on the way. we'll take a look at today's forecast, how much rainfall we're expecting, when does it move out. i'll let you know coming up. for your traffic, here's liz. >> yeah, tracy is showing off her hi-def doppler. i have been showing off on my traffic cameras. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. you can see it in the commute direction. westbound 92, we have seen several spinouts already this morning mostly in the east bay and the north bay and traffic is very slow right now on westbound 580 out of the altamont pass because of an earlier accident in livermore. i'll have much more on your morning commute coming up in a few minutes. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. 6:01. prosecutors in contra costa county are facing a dozen furlough days. attorneys say public safety is at risk. let's go to anne makovec at the contra costa county courthouse with more on today's vote. anne, good morning. >> report

month-old brother under critical condition tonight following an assault, a violent assault and n.their vacaville home yesterday morning. the toddler repeatedly stabbed. the teenager stabbed more than 30 times and sexual assaulted. the girl able to grab her little brother and run to a neighbor's house. police arrived they arrested the 14-year-old boy inside of the home. neighbors say he lived nearby. >> he's in there for different things and just -- he's does not -- not -- . >> the suspect is facing charges including atempted murder and sexual assault. investigators say he's a friend of the 13-year-old girl's other brother. >> if you're waiting for a california driver's license in the mail, have you to wait longer. it's currently taking as long as six weeks to get a new license. usually taking about two to three weeks. state officials unveiled a redesigned license with hidden photos and raised lettering. >> this is a security strengthened card in the country. our expectation that everyone of the cards is 100% correct. >> the problem for drivers comes when a police officer comes when you find a ex

rainout, showers rate to the north bay, 80, vacaville. also disturbing to see the showers bridge and i'm sure toward santa rosa. for the most car very late, and through the afternoon that brings the heavy stuff. 3:00 up into the north bay, 5:00, ranges spread southward. moderate showers lasting three evening our seventh call, notice of this red, orange, very heavy rain coming down in the clock the peninsula, the east bay. intensity is high rain, wind we do have a wind advisories in effect for the entire bay area from 4:00 today until 4:00 tomorrow. if you are along the coast gust of up to 55. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. rain, wind continued the next few days thursday will catch a break, see some sentra and cold mornings by the end of the week and factory could dip below freezing. we'll be right back on the kron 4 morning news after this quick break. and the back, breaking news justin in this field of the sugar left in maine has the wealth, sending five tears falling to the ground, there are injuries reported the extent is

vacaville is 62. snow levels up high, close to 7,000 feet with the mild air. there you go for the weekend. look at the temperatures and upper 60s near the coastline by sunday. scott? >> new this morning, wall street will be watching washington for signs of movements towards the tax deal. julia is at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you. futures are pointing higher right now ahead of yesterday. they ended mixed as the tax cut extensions stalled in the house although it is expected to pass. there is a vote monday afternoon. asian stocked dipped on growing expectations that china will announce a rate hike. it's requiring banks to hold more cash to go against inflation. we have import prices, the trade deficit and the nasdaq rose seven points to 2616. companies may be ready to hire more people as revenues pick up. a survey by bank of america shows nearly half plan to add to their workforce in 2011, up from 28% who said they were hiring more this year. many say they are confident they weathered the storm and ready for expansion. here's good

. >> in vacaville a 14-year-old boy is facing charges of sexually assaulting his 13-year- old neighbor and then stabbing the girl and her 18 month old brother. the girl was able to escape and run for help. the suspect knew the family but the motive is unclear. >>> police questioned the 12- year-old virginia girl and the man who allegedly kidnapped her. they were found on friday. what detectives are learning. >> reporter: detectives met here with 12-year-old britney smith and jeffrey scott easley. he reportedly is under mental observation. >> everybody's goal for the past week has been to find 12- year-old britney and get her back to her family. now that she has been found the roanoke police department's focus has shifted to the murder investigation. >> reporter: that is a reference to tina smith, mother of britney and girlfriend of easley whose body was found in their home. britney ask and easley were last seen in a camera in salem virginia. after that police felt as if britney dropped off the face of the earth. until the san francisco police called her. >> being questioned by the poli

. >> a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a vicious attack on two children at home alone in vacaville. tonight we spoke with the suspect's mother who says her son was framed. he's accused of stabbing and sexually assaulting a 13-year- old girl, then stabbing her baby brother who woke up during the attack. ktvu's janine de la vega live in sacramento with the very latest developments on this evolving case. >> reporter: we are here at uc davis medical center where both victims are recovering. the father of the 13-year-old girl just talked with us about an hour and a half ago after he saw his daughter. she says that she and her little brother are both out of intensive care and now in stable condition. >> when she talks about it sometimes she will start crying but, you know, we have been telling her that -- to, you know, we don't have to talk about nothing. just on your health and just kind of be be calm. >> reporter: martin perez says it was heart breaking seeing his 13-year-old daughter in a hospital bed with more than 30 stab wounds on her body. police say early yesterday morning a 14-y

even out to napa, fairfield, vacaville and vallejo. as we move down to parts of the east bay, you're also look at light rainfall through richmond, berkeley, alameda, san leandro and hayward as well as san francisco. the batch of showers is moving east. forecast for this morning, grab the umbrella, maybe the cute rain boots you have been dying to wear. cloudy, fog, showers well into the afternoon, highs in the upper 50s. more of your forecast in just a few moments. here's more with liz on the traffic. >> she is wearing cute boots with pompoms on them. >>> here's the green on tracy's high-def doppler radar so it is a wet start to the morning commute. live look at the golden gate bridge. so far delay-free across the span but we are hoping people drive a little extra slow this morning. we were already seeing several accidents before even 5:00 this morning including this one right here in livermore. westbound 580 before north greenville road. everything is gone now off to the shoulder. it was blocking a lane it sounds like for a while and u

. >>> in vacaville, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for assaulting a 13-year-old girl and stabbing her. he also stabbed her 18-month-old brother 10 times. both are in critical condition, but are expected to survive. police say the suspect broke into their home around 2:30 this morning. the girl escaped with her brother and salon solano county s.w.a.t found him sleeping in the master bedroom of the house. >> very unusual. tells me he was on something. >> we are awaiting tests to see if he was under the influence of anything. >> the suspect is a friend of the victim's older brother, and they are still trying to figure out the motive for the attack. >>> two separate child abduction cases ended safely in san francisco this weekend. a 12-year-old girl from roanoke, virginia and a 15-year-old from redding, california are safe. the 12-year-old was found on friday and today cecilia vega learned more about her cross country ordeal. >> britney smith ease aunt told abc7 she met jeffrey easily for the first time on thanksgiving and was suspicious about the way the 32-year-old man acted with her 12

. >>> police in vacaville are investigating whether last weekend's brutal attack on two children is connected to a fatal shoots last month. 13-year-old is charged with the crime which occurred while the two children were home alone. police have now learned the brother of those two children was arrested for supplying drugs to two people who were later found shot to death in a vacaville apartment. another man with no ties to the stabbing case is in custody for that killing. >>> and a federal appeals court in san francisco ordered a new trial on a long running civil rights lawsuit. this case involves homeless activist robert. he claims his free speech rights were announced. the future trial was thrown out because his behavior was disruptive as the city council claims or because of his point of view. >>> a sacramento mother has teamed up with a public advocacy group to file a class action lawsuit targeting mcdonald's. the suit filed in state superior court in san francisco claim the ads unlawfully entice children into eating food that can do them harm. the mother along with the center for science

the 13 year-old girl police say was raped and stabbed more than 30 times in her home in vacaville, is said to be improving. that word comes from the jobs father. the day after her alleged attacker alex appeared in court. the 14 year-old suspect is being charged as an adult. he's also accused of stabbing the girls' 18 month old stepbrother more than 10 times. the girl's father who did not one appearing can ross says that he is proud of the way his daughter was able to escape with her baby brother after the suspect fell asleep three >> started panicking and running out to the front door, she made sure she made no noise of one of the back. is not amazing to think like that, instead of going out the front door and yelling. >> the girl stepbrother also survive the attack, both victims are still being treated go at uc-davis medical center. their new photographs of a man being tackled after police say he sexually assaulted to childish in a wal-mart store. a surveillance photos from the san leandro wal- mart, show customers taking down carl on friday. they say he molested in the euro girl ins