but the suspect's attorney did speak, saying gina eunice is praying for the victims, the yao family. >> the entire eunice family is destroyed by what happened, and i think it's fair to say that their main concern is for the yao family. >> reporter: district attorney george gascon says he will prosecute this case agressively. he says this is another example why people should not drink and drive. >> we are very concerned about the use of alcohol and driving and especially during the holiday season when there's so many people attending parties. >> reporter: eunice did not enter a plea on wednesday. a judge set the bail amount at $2 million, citing public safety for the high amount. if she's able to make that bail, the judge says she will not be able to drink or drive. eunice is scheduled to return to court on monday. in san francisco, cbs 5. >>> other bay area headlines. a body was found floating in the lagoon at a santa rosa condo complex. an elderly woman was found with her luggage. >>> a night broke out and police say a 42-year-old woman at a party used a box cutter to injury three f

. >> reporter: the suspect gina eunice is locked up tonight. she appeared briefly in court at the hall of justice this afternoon. she did not enter a plea. a judge set her bail amount at $2 million citing public safety for that high amount. instead of up holing the law, gina eunice seen here in an orange jumpsuit found herself on the wrong side of the law. >> studying criminal justice hoping to become a police officer. >> reporter: her attorney says eunice was about to graduate from college. the san francisco district attorney charged the 23-year- old woman with driving under the influence, vehicular manslaughter. those are just some of the six charges she is facing after police say she drive her car into a group of people last week. the accident killed a 56-year- old woman visiting from china and injured two others. police say the injury knocked the three pedestrians about 30 feet down a hillside. while the victims' family did not appear in court, the suspects' relatives came to the hearing. they declined to talk on camera. but the suspect's a

it was here that police say 23- year-old gina eunice struck four pedestrians last thursday night. knocking them down a hill side and fatalally injuring 56-year- old ewi yao. >> i would do anything to get her back. >> the impact that is having on the entire family is horrible. >> reporter: eunice made her first court appearance this afternoon. she faces charges, including felony vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run driving. >> greena and the entire -- greena and the -- gina and the entire family are destroyed by what happened. i would say their main concern is for the yao family. >> it's dangerous up here. >> reporter: cyclists and pedestrians say even sober drivers can put people at risk. >> especially up here because it gets foggy. it gets pretty rainy and there's some blind turns. >> there was horrible behavior that led to a really tragic convention but i think it's -- consequence but it's important for all of us to be defensive in the way we walk. people may not see you, even people that are not drunk. >> gina eunice is being held on $2 million bail a judge said if she's free

gina eunice is charged with felony dui, felony hit and run and vehicular manslaughter. kron 4's justine waldman was in court and tells us what happened. return to index of stories... >> reporter: for her first court apperance. 23-year old gina eunice wore an orange issued jump suit. >> i know my rights >> reporter: the last time we saw her on camera. was when police put cuffs on her for a deadly dui accident on the twin peaks look out. police say eunice ran over 56-year old yuee yao. killing her. and then took off. her attorney says the charges don't match her clients character. >> sot pam herzig never been in trouble before and a quarter short of graduating from college, there are things family going through that prob has a lot to do with the full picture of how everything happened the way that it did. >> reporter: while she did not elaborate on those circumstances, the attorney did add that eunce is studying to become a police officer. the judge set her bail at 2- million dollars. if she posts it. she must wear a scram device - which makes sure she does not drink alco

gina eunice of san francisco is charged with felony d-u- i, felony hit and run and kron 4's justine waldman was in court and tells us what happened. >> reporter: for her first court apperance. 23-year old gina eunice wore an orange issued jump suit. >> i know my rights >> reporter: the last time we saw her on camera. was when police put cuffs on her for a deadly dui accident on the twin peaks look out. police say eunice ran over 56-year old yuee yao. killing her. and then took off. her attorney says the charges don't match her clients character. >> never been in trouble before and a quarter short of graduating from college, there are things family going through that prob has a lot to do with the full picture of how everything happened the way that it >> reporter: while she did not elaborate on those circumstances, the attorney did add that eunce is studying to become a police officer. the judge set her bail at 2- million dollars. if she posts it. she must wear a scram device - which makes sure she does not drink alcohol and is not allowed to drive. her family and friends offered no comment.

. >> reporter: supporters of gina eunice covered their faces. she is charges with felony manslaughter, driving under the influence, and hit and run driving on a twin peaks road, high above the city. police say she was drunk when she drove a car into fur to pedestrians walking along the road. she had come from china recently to help care for her grandson. her son spoke to us about the crash. >> i can't hold her in my arms. i just called for help. >> reporter: investigators say eunice drove away from the site with two passengers, including a minor. >> the entire eunice family is honestly destroyed over what happened. their main concern is for the yao family. >> reporter: a judge said if freed, she cannot drive, and must wear an alcohol detection device. eunice's lawyer said she has never been in trouble and is just a quarter short from graduating from college. >> criminal justice. hoping to become a police officer. >> reporter: gina eunice is hoping to enter a plea next tuesday. >>> a head on collision killed a richmond woman this afternoon. the a

. >> reporter: supporters of gina eunice covered their faces. she is charges with felony manslaughter, driving under the influence, and hit and run driving on a twin peaks road, high above the city. police say she was drunk when she drove a car into fur to pedestrians walking along the road. she had come from china recently to help care for her grandson. her son spoke to us about the crash. >> i can't hold her in my arms. i just called for help. >> reporter: investigators say eunice drove away from the site with two passengers, including a minor. >> the entire eunice family is honestly destroyed over what happened. their main concern is for the yao family. >> reporter: a judge said if freed, she cannot drive, and must wear an alcohol detection device. eunice's lawyer said she has never been in trouble and is just a quarter short from graduating from college. >> criminal justice. hoping to become a police officer. >> reporter: gina eunice is hoping to enter a plea next tuesday. >>> a head on collision killed a richmond woman this afternoon. the a

. >>> 23-year-old gina eunice made her first court appearance. eunice was drunk when she hit a group of people while walking a long twin peaks last thursday. a man was knocked down a hillside and killed. >> this case is a case that will be handled very aggressively. >> the entire unit's family is destroyed by what happened and i think it is fair to say their main concern is for the family. >> eunice's lawyer said her client has never been in trouble with the law and was studying criminal justice to become a police officer. >>> and taking the life of an 11-year-old, coming up, it may all be linked. >>> the california highway patrol days between 74-and 75th, more than 1100 people were arrested for dui. police have set up a series of sobriety check -- sobriety checkpoints during the holidays. tara is in for sal castaneda. here is more. >>> we have a stalled car blocking the lane be aware of it. we will show you inn dense here to rewrap, this is between high street and we also have a closure near 4th street so be aware. 880 near the oakland coliseum,

she was studying criminal justice hoping to become a police officer. >> reporter: gina eunice is expected to enter a plea monday. coming up at six, the dangers of this twin peaks roadway and what the district attorney says pedestrians can do to prevent a tragedy from happening there again. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new details are emerging in a bicycle accident in berkley that claimed the life of a well- respected professor from israel last summer. berkley say a review of security video indicates a dump truck did not not strike the professor as initially reported by witnesses. investigators say instead the truck passed so close to benton he may have maneuvered quickly to avoid being hit, causing himself to be catapulted over the handlebars. he was a visiting lecturer at uc berkley. >>> al meada police are investigating a stabbing at occurred at a family christmas appear. the attack happened last night in the shin say garden apartments. during the argument, a woman grabbed a kitchen or pocket knife and stabbed a relative in the chest. a 16-year-old and two other people were

one of the victims died at the hospital. >> gina and the entire eunice family is destroyed by what happened. and i think it's fair to say that their main concern is for the yao family. >> bail is set at $2 million. she will be back this court on monday. her lawyer says she was about to graduate from college with hopes of becoming a police officer. >>> getting a check on your other bay area headlines, the search is on for suspects in a gang-related shooting in south san jose last night. it happened shortly before 9:00 in the area of serenade and lullaby drive. officers say the suspect started an altercation with the victim, shot him and then took off. the victim was taken to a hospital. no word on his condition. >>> a man cleaning out his basement in oakland found more than five pounds of dynamite. the explosives had been there for more than 30 years without him even knowing. officials say they date back to world war ii. bomb squad was called in to remove all the explosives. >>> the rain may be gone for a day or two but saturated hillsides can still pose a danger. you don't have to look far

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one of the victims died later at the hospital. >> gina and the entire eunice family is destroyed by what happened and i think it's fair to say that their main concern is for the yao family. >> bail is set at $2 million. she will be back in court on monday. her lawyer says she was about to graduate from college with hopes of becoming a police officer. >>> the holiday vacation is over early for members of the united states senate and for president obama. he took the red eye from hawaii to washington overnight. senators will be busy working on a plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff" today. but house gop leaders say they will not return to washington unless the senate passes a bill. with no deal on the horizon, a new poll finds the gop gets the biggest share of the blame for the stalemate. >> both sides here have a problem with the american people and it's why congress has 11% job approval rating. >> even starbucks is getting itchy for an agreement. its employees are writing "come together" on coffee cups to encourage compromise. >>> hawaii's democratic governor will replace daniel inoue to repre

eunice was just arraigned on felony vehicular manslaughter, dui and hit-and-run this is last week. police say she hit four pedestrians at twin peaks lookout december 13th. one victim thrown down a hill, another victim, a 56-year-old woman died at the hospital. investigators say eunice left the scene. others found her damaged car a short distance away. the judge has reduced her bail from two million dollars to one million dollars. if she makes bail she will face mandatory monitoring. >>> oakland police investigator going through video and talking to witnesses to try find the killer of a a 15-year-old girl. the girl and trends was walking yesterday when a teenaged boy approached and opened fire with a handgun. the girl and 14-year-old boy were wounded she died at the scene he's expected to survive. the shooter was about 13 to 16-years-old no word on a possible motive. >>> several prominent oakland religious leaders and city officials will remember this year's homicide victims this afternoon in front of st. clump catholic church the public is invited. >>> fire investigators will be ba

eunice was just arraigned on felony vehicular manslaughter, dui and hit-and-run this is last week. police say she hit four pedestrians at twin peaks lookout december 13th. one victim thrown down a hill, another victim, a 56-year-old woman died at the hospital. investigators say eunice left the scene. others found her damaged car a short distance away. the judge has reduced her bail from two million dollars to one million dollars. if she makes bail she will face mandatory monitoring. >>> oakland police investigator going through video and talking to witnesses to try find the killer of a a 15-year-old girl. the girl and trends was walking yesterday when a teenaged boy approached and opened fire with a handgun. the girl and 14-year-old boy were wounded she died at the scene he's expected to survive. the shooter was about 13 to 16-years-old no word on a possible motive. >>> several prominent oakland religious leaders and city officials will remember this year's homicide victims this afternoon in front of st. clump catholic church the public is invited. >>> fire investigators will be ba

police say 23-year-old gina eunice had four people on twin peaks earlier this month then left the scene. a woman she allegedly hit later died. >>> tomorrow san francisco's minimum wage increases again. it will rise from $10.24 to $10.55 the highest in the nation. the city is adhering to an ordinance approved by voters in 2003. it ties the minimum wage to the regional rate of inflation. >>> time now 4:42. sunday drivers beware. the change impacting your change if you want to park in san francisco. >> plus, a deadly plane crash in russia. the dramatic video seen here just moments after the aircraft hit a highway. >> and on this ice how a day of sledding nearly turned tragic. ,,,,,, share everything. share brotherly love. share one up's. mom ? mom ? the share everything plan. lets your family share a pool of data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. now get a lucid by lg, free. angeles county... this is cell phone video taken at jackson >>> this is pretty scary here. nearly a dozen people landed in icy waters in the mountains of los angeles county. this is cell phone video taken

eunice is accused of a hit and run drunken-driving in vehicular manslaughter. the accident occurred three people and killed 56 year old yuee byao who was here visiting her new grandchild from china. the judge set the bail at $2 million. if she posted she must wear a scram device that checks to make sure she is not drink alcohol and is not allowed to drive. she will be back in court for arraignment on december 31st. we will be right back. >> the layout has settled car owners over unintended acceleration in 2009 and 2010. the automaker has agreed to pay more than a billion dollars to install new safety features and compensate owners. driver's suit toyota becmats for gettingp causing their fee of vehicles to accelerate. under the agreement toyota will install a break over ride system. the company will also set up a fund of $250 million to compensate former toyota employee owners who sold their cars at a reduced value because of the negative publicity. despite bad news for toyota is still set to overtake general motors and reclaim the world's biggest car maker titl

killing one of them. 23-year-old gina eunice faces several felony counts. including hit-and-run. police say that thursday night she hit four people on christmas tree point road. knocking them down the hillside. the woman who died was a 56-year-old chinese citizen. eunice is due to be >> the search for a suspected drunk driver who escaped police by jumping into a rain-swollen creek has been called off-- for now. police stopped the man in the area of sir francis drake boulevard and college avenue around 12-30 this morning. they say he ran off - and lost sight of him. the man san jose police have who was stabbed to death at a graduation party friday night. 30-year-old being held in the office of an insurance agency owned by his cousin -- on oakland road. his death it is the san jose. there are no this man is in custody tonight in connection to a pipe bomb investigation. witnesses say they saw frank trout walk out of a home with burned hands. police say he later admitted he'd been making pipe bombs.streets in the area were closed and some residents were evacuated. bomb making materia

. >> the driver of the card 23 year old gina eunice who you see here faces several felony counts including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. coming up on the kron4 morning news at starbucks makes a political statement with its cups. what is it trying to prevent from happening in washington? heading to the tahoe area vernier's we can? we have new information about conditions in the area you will want to know about. and happy birthday to muni. ! what it's giving you for its 100th year of service.... >> 6:09 a.m. is the time and you may want to sell up as we continue to watch gas prices across the bay area. the average price per gallon of regular gas is $3.60 in san francisco this morning. in the south bay the price is $3.48 today in san jose. across the bay in oakland, the average is $3.49. this all compares to the state average in california at $3.52. starbucks is launching a political campaign this week it helps to get the ball rolling on at averting the fiscal cliff. in a letter to starbucks employees made public this morning, chief executive howard schultz ask employees at its ap

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one of the victims later died at the hospital. >> gina and the entire eunice family is chronically destroyed by what happened and i think it's fair to say that their main concern is for the yao family. >> bail is set at $2 million. she will be back in court on new year's eve this monday. her lawyer says she was about to graduate from college with hopes of becoming a police officer. >>> a terrible stench was the first claw that somebody was dead in a vallejo neighborhood. two people are under arrest in connection with a body found in the backyard of a home on warren avenue. the body of 56-year-old richmond romer of alameda was badly decomposed. he has been dead for two years. romer's 22-year-old son joseph romer is accused of hiding his father's body in relative's backyard. the body was found earlier this month. >> my sister had walked over there and got about to where the red car is and she is like, wow. i mean, she could smell it from that far off. so that's a good 40, 50 feet away that she could smell it. >> the cause of death is under investigation. joseph romer and his girlfriend are acc

police arrested 23-year-old gina eunice for leaving the scene after hitting four pedestrians last week. the victims were flown over the embankment, a 56-year-old woman died at a local hospital police found her damaged car a short distance away, today she will face felony dui, felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter. >>> manhole cover explosion forced closure of san francisco intersection. what sounds like popcorn came from a fire in an underground vault, the fire was caused by equipment failure after 5 last evening at third and mission the fire was quickly put out, no outages or customers losing power as a result. >>> president obama is cutting short his christmas holiday in hawaii to resume talks on averting the fiscal cliff. the president and first lady spent part of their christmas visiting troops on the marine base in honolulu. mrs. obama and the couple's hawaii until january 6th. the president will leave hawaii tonight. lawmakers have less than a week to agree on how to avert tax increases said to go into effect in january. >>> holiday gift-giving season brings a fresh crop

eunice made appearance in court last week she charged with felony dui and vehicular manslaughter bail was set at two million dollars. police tell us eunice hit four pedestrians, knocking one over an embankment and that person died. police charged eunice with leaving the scene. arrangement scheduled for 9:00 this morning. >>> this time -- tomorrow minimum wage workers in san francisco will be enjoying a pay raise from $10.24 to $10.55. in 2003 voters approved ordinance tying minimum wage to invasion in the bay area and compensation has gone up every year since except from 2009 to 2010. san francisco has the highest minimum wage in the country. >>> homeowners in california will get more protection for foreclosure, new law+)nÑ taking effect at midnight. lenders will be banned from foreclosing while evaluating a request for an alternative to foreclosure. homeowners can sue lenders who violate the new law. >>> january 1st, plastic bags no longer available at most grocery stores, and other retailers that sell packaged food in alameda county, at least 10 cents for paper and reusable bag. 51

eunice remains in jail charged with felony dui. she did not a plea during that court appearance yesterday. she is accused of being drunk behind the wheel and taking off after plowing her car into a group of pedestrians last week. one woman died at the hospital. bail was set at two million dollars. >>> state investigators plan to look into deadly fall that took the life of a construction worker in san francisco he plunged between 12 and 35 feet yesterday while working on a house built near the west portal district he was unconscious when co-workers found him. firefighters needed to use ropes to reach him he died after being rushed to the hospital. >>> neighbors in antioch can get a peek at progress made to build a local playground torched by vandals at city park in september. local group called tack back antioch has raised $8500 so far, --. today the utility will present a giant check at 10 a.m. insurance will cover rest of the $$250,000 repair bill. >>> thieves are hitting the malls in large numbers taking full advantage of the lar

&oq%ñ gina eunice issjgt chargeder her bail was set at two million dollars. this month police tell us eunice hit four in the twin peaks area, knocking one person over the embankment, that person later died. police charged eunice with!+s+0 leavnng the scene. arraignment set for 9 a.m.. >>> death toll has reached nine in a tour bus crash in oregon it happened yesterday in frigid conditions on i-84 near pendleton northwest oregon. police say the driver of the charter bus lost control on the slick pavement. the bus skidded through a guardrail and tumbled several hundred feet. 40 passengers were traveling from las vegas to vancouver, in addition to the nine passengers who died, more than 20, including the driver, were injured. they are being treated at hospitals in oregon, washington and idaho. >>> the highest minimum wage in the country is about to get higher. the pay increase coming to some san francisco workers in less than 24 hours. >>> bag charges are coming to a store near you. we'll tell you where the new fees will hit in the new year. >>> last trading day

. >> 2023 your role gina eunice is accused of vehicular manslaughter, d.u.i. causing injury in here and run causing death. >> the accident occurred three people and killed 56 year-old yuee yo who was here visiting her new grandchild from china. >> officials and sent to an accidental alarm fire at san of the apartment complex that killed three people and injured three others. >> a fire broke out late saturday night in 3000 block of bridgeport court. >> a party save three people were killed were couple and a four year old granddaughter. >> san jose police officer will help with rescue efforts was one of the three people transported to area hospitals after suffering smoke inhalation. >> michael crabtree caught touchdown passes of 49 is 7 yds and finished with career high one under 72 yds, leading this effort cisco 49 a to a second straight nfc west title with a 27-13 victory over arizona cardinals on sunday. >> called a cabinet of a cam slow start to throw for a career best to attend is a charge and two touchdowns as the niners did their part to control the posts

eunice is accused of vehicular manslaughter, the you i causing injury and hit and run causing death. the accident heard three people and killed a 56 year-old yuee yao who was here visiting her new grandchild from china. the judge set her bell at $2 million. if you post it she must wear a scramble device that checks to make sure that she is not drinking alcohol and is not allowed to dry. >> officials continue to investigate 2 alarm fire at a san jose apartment complex that killed three people and injured three others. the fire broke out late saturday night in the 3000 block of bridgeport court. authorities say that three people were killed they were a couple and their 4 year old granddaughter. a san jose police officer who helped with the rescue efforts was one of the three people that transported to area hospitals after he suffered from smoke. >> michael crabtree caught touchdown passes of 49 and 7 yds and finished with a career high of 172 yds, leading the san francisco 49ers to its second straight nfc west title with a 27 to 13 victory over the arizona cardinals on sunday. colin ca

. >> 23 year-old the scene theeunice --gina eunice killed a 56 rolled woman who was here visiting her branch out from china. >> the judge set bail at $2 million. if she postage it must wear a scram device that checks to make sure she does not drink alcohol in is not allowed to dry. >> she will be back in court for arraignment on december 31st. >> public safety officials in east palo alto city emergency repairs to the levee that separates dozens of homes from the seventh sn francito creek are holding up. >> the creek overflowed on sunday night cause in mandatory evacuation for seven homes. >> police on was that disappointing uninhabitable. >> water levels in the creek had receded after sunday's overflow. >> all of the rain over christmas shutdown the southbound side of the agreed highway from lincoln avenue to slow oat boulevard. >> expose on is that is a good part of public works is the road floods because drain cannot handle all the water as a visitor a profit storm. >> the storm also brought out a massive tree in the east bay. >> this one fell right on the footsteps of the delta chi

police say 23-year-old gina eunice hit four people on twin peaks earlier this month and left the scene. a woman she allegedly hit later died at the hospital. >>> and tomorrow san francisco's minimum wage increases again. it will rise from $10.24 to $10.55. the highest in the nation. the city is adhering to an ordinance approved by voters back in 2003. it ties the minimum wage to the regional rate of inflation. so some people are getting some raises. >>> it's new year's eve. how about the weather? lawrence, what's going on? >> a little cold now around the bay area to start out the day some freezing temperatures early on, some frost in the valleys but a lot of blue skies out there. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. you see the clouds encroaching on the bay area now. more of that toward the middle of the day and the afternoon but should stay dry. temperatures expected only to be in the upper 40s and the low 40s. new year's eve looks good. new year's day okay. looks like the next best chance of rain will come on saturday. we're going to check your "timesaver traffic" coming up next [ male

eunice was arraigned yesterday but didn't enter a plea. bail was set at $2 million. she was arrested last week near twin peaks after allegedly hitting four members of a family from china and then leaving the scene. one of the victims died at the hospital. >>> stay with us, traffic and weather coming right up. >>> good morning. better news now in san mateo county. this is our one problem spot an overturn injury crash highway 92 approaching highway 35. all lanes are back open. the rest of the bay area is certainly "holiday light." no major delays anywhere you go. here's a live look across the golden gate bridge. northbound and southbound 101 moving fine into and out of marin county. the nimitz in the east bay 880 near the oakland's coliseum. 15 minutes between 238 and the maze and mass transit no delays so far on a regular weekday schedule. >>> talking weather now, and it is dry all across the bay area. you can put away the umbrellas. you needed them for the past couple of days but the storm system has officially left us. 46 right now in oak

. >> the driver of the car 23 year-old gina eunice who you see here on the screen faces several felony charges including the hit killer manslaughter while intoxicated. here is a live look at lake tahoe. looked at all the fresh snow that they have. if you are able to get there and the driver will not be easy you will enjoy it. >> we will be right back. welcome back it is seven 07 a.m.. we will not do a check with the markets. the dow is up by 23 points as we continue to see what happens as we get closer to the fiscal cliff. >> we are also watching gas prices across the bay area. the average gas price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.60 in san francisco this morning. in the south bay the price is $3.48 today in san jose. across the bay in oakland the average is $3.49. this all compares to the state average in california at $3.52. >> starbucks is launching a politician's campaign this week in hopes that will get the ball rolling on averting the fiscal cliff. in a letter to star birks employees made public this morning, chief executive howard s \cc chultz next employees that is approximat

a drunk driving accident at the twin peaks look out as a matter first court appearance. 23 year-old gina eunice is accused of heading off and running, drop in driving and vehicular manslaughter. >> the accident heard three people and killed 56 droveyear old yuee yao less here visit a branch of regina. >> the judge said uses bill that $2 million. >> it should post she must wear a scramble by statute to make sure she doesn't drink got caught and is not allowed to dry. >> he will be arraigned in court december 31st. >> approval ratings for president obama and his cabinet are mixed. >> a new poll shows 52 percent of people surveyed approve the president's performance while 42 percent disapprove. >> vice president joe biden numbers are in line with present. 54 percent approve of his job performance of 4% not. >> first lady michelle obama has 72 percent approval rating. outgoing secretary of state your clinton is also popular with the 66 percent approval rating. >> education officials at santa cruz city schools are expected to consider resolution next month calling for stricter gun control law

police arrested eunice nearby at a parking lot and today the judge set bail at $2 million. >>> president obama will be on a red eye tonight on air force one of the he is cutting his hawaiian vacation short heading back to washington to deal with, you guessed it the "fiscal cliff." so far, nobody knows if any significant strides towards a compromise have been made. no negotiations have been scheduled. lawmakers now have less than a week to figure out a deal. the senate is due in session tomorrow. the house has no plans to convene. >>> a weak holiday shopping report to blame for today's wall street losses. all three indices down. >>> also not so great, retail sales. mastercard says americans ended up spending just 0.7% more on holiday gifts this year than last. the worst numbers since 2008, all this is a surprise since analysts were expecting up to 4% increase in sales. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman found the after-christmas sales aren't so hot either, at least at union square. >> reporter: the sales are good. people just aren't buying. i was at union square earlier. the place was empty. no

eunice faces charges. she's jailed in lieu of $2 million bail. >>> fremont police chief has retired after more than two decades of fighting crime. today was chief craig steckler's last day on the job. steckler joined the department as deputy chief and became chief in 1982. he's been in law enforcement for 42 years. richard lucero has been named interim chief. >> the board of supervisors apointed a new fire chief. demetriuos shaffer has been appointed fire chief. >>> it was one year ago today that a boy was shot and killed in front of his father's taco truck. that father is calling on police to solve this case in the coming year. >> reporter: at 55th and international dozens honored the life of martinez shot when playing by his father's taco truck. gabriel martinez says he fell apart after his son's death. closed his taco truck for weeks and the áf considered leaving oakland, but then decided something had to be done. >> it's been a year and nothing has happened we're just angry. >> reporter: police releas

eunice is accused of hit-and-run, drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter. the accident hurt three people and killed 56-year old yuee yao. who was here visiting her new grandchild from china. eunice's attorney tells us. her client is studying to become a police officer. and what she is accused of does not match her character. >> she is someone who was never been in trouble before. she was one quarter short of graduating from college. there are things that her family has been going through that is probably having a lot to do on the full picture of what happened to her. >> the judge set her bail at 2-million dollars. if she posts it. she must wear a scram device. that checks to make sure she does not drink alcohol. and is not allowed to drive. eunice will be back in court for her arraignment on december 31st. thousands of previously unpublished boy scouts of america files that detail suspected sexual abuse by employees and volunteers have been posted to an online database. grant lodes has more on where to find it. and where the accused offenders are here in th