in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> back to weather again. this is system we are watching, this one behind me. w rainfall rates up to one half inch and three quarters of an inch in our, so you are noticing it out on the roadways, especially in the north bay. to come in closer, you see the radar returns. there is the system moving onshore and then boom! this is what's happening right now, and you can see the yellows and reds and oranges. that represents probably nearly an inch of rainfall in our through concord, feel food -- fairfield, antioch, so it's really coming down. out by fairfield, vallejo, we are getting reports of heavy rain out there as well. this thing -- if this thing were to stay still with rainfall rates like in vallejo and concord, we'd be seeing urban, flooding. we have seen a lot of standut i is moving through fairly quickly. now behind this system, there is another system, and that system is going to slide in behind the system, sort of a secondary deal. it's going to raise heck on the morning commute. it will be more widely

ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >> a trusted neighbor. right? i have a really great ups a and postal carrier. they find places to hide it for you. >> they just don't make it easy. >> they put it behind bushes. >> i have neighbors that are always home. even throughout the day so come even if i happen to be -- oh, sal, you are wearing a different suit -- they notice everything. >> i like those neighbors. >>> good morning, everyone. let's take a look at what we have with the commute. traffic will be okay. we're looking at the san mateo bridge and traffic is moving along all right as you drive across the high rise. the gilroy super commute looks okay. northbound 101 in south point 101 through gilroy and getting up into san jose, a nice drive. a little bit of roadwork in the south bay but it's not affecting traffic too much. we do have a closure northbound 101, in palo alto. they are doing some road work. there was a full freeway closure on the northbound side. they should be getting rid of that soon. you may see slow traffic right there as they have

frank. >> ann rubin outside mineta san jose international airport tonight. thank you. >>> new details on that nationwide recall to stop eating romaine lettuce. according to the california newspaper the romaine lettuce tainted with e. coli is very likely to have originated in monterey county or the surrounding region. that's according to the county's agricultural commissioner. henry gonzales said the date of the 32 reported illnesses from october 8th through the 31st corresponds with the romaine lettuce season in monterey and san benito counties. the grower-shipper association of central california an organization made up of local companies, said its partners are removing products from store shelves and restaurants. >>> 45 years after the body of a young woman was found near stanford university, detectives from the santa clara county sheriff's office say they have her killer. >> the victim was a law clerk who disappeared back in 1973. our crime reporter henry lee is here now with more. >> reporter: this case was solved like so many others we have seen recentl

ann rubin has our report tonight from the south bay. >> reporter: around san jose, people are breathing easier now that rainy skies have replaced the smoke filled ones we have been having. >> i work in a school so we were indoors for, like, god knows how many days. it seems to be getting way better. >> there's work but i can't complain about the air being cleared. i lose work but i can't complain about the air being cleared. >> reporter: what cleared the air caused gridlock on the roads. the timing of this rain on one of the busiest travel days of the year was not ideal. >> but there's so much traffic, you can't go fast. so you're definitely keeping the speed limit. >> reporter: highway 17 was slick. the santa clara county fire department responded to crash after crash. they were advising holiday travelers to plan ahead and use caution. david cortez says he does. >> yeah, all-wheel drive car, not a problem. >> reporter: and at mineta san jose international airport, no real problems. the airport is expecting half a million travelers in the 11 days around thanksgiving, up% -- -- up 8% fro

in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news . >>> isn't that something? >> just to see how touched he is by that. >> yeah. just beautiful story. >>> all right. still ahead ea codes 415, 510, among others. in a few weeks bay area. the new number and where it's going to be added. >> and there's rain coming to you. it's going to get going tonight and for the morning commute. >> still ahead, at 7:00 on ktvu plus, a building at rohnert park rec center tagged and trashed. the arrests we are learning about tonight and the people the authorities are still looking for. >> why a san francisco supervisor is fighting to remove mark zuckerberg's name from sf general hospital. al. [ phone rings ] what?! ready for christmas? no, it's way too early to be annoyed by christmas. you just need some holiday spirit! that's it! this feud just went mobile. with xfinity xfi you get the best wifi experience at home. and with xfinity mobile, you get the best wireless coverage for your phone. ...you're about to find out! you don't even know where i live... hello! see the grinch in t

>> ann rubin, thank you. >>> you read, studied and then you voted. coming up some updated stats on statewide propositions that may make you wonder, is it even worth doing? >> 72%. >> 72% are found unconstitutional. >> plus, poll workers and voters racing into action and save a life on election day. >>> governor brown is celebrating the successful outcome to the midterms. today he said his top priority for the election was defending california's gas tax increase and proposition 6 was soundly defeated at the polls. the measure would have ended the 12-cent a gallon gas tax and vehicle fee increase that brown signed into law last year. the money pays for road improvements. critics accused state leaders of misleading voters by using confusion lack on the ballot tie and they voted build. that'sto everybody that helped out and it was -- it was an arduous effort. >> supporters of proposition 6 have said they will start a recall campaign against attorney general xavier becerra for writing misleading voter information about the measure. a spokesman for caltrai

in mountain view, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the district attorney in napa county has determined that a sheriff's deputy was justified when he engaged in a brief shootout with a gunman holding hostages at a veterans home in yountville. the report on the incident back in march also contained new pictures of the crime scene and the weapon used by nad albert wong was about to kill a hostage when he opened fire. neither man was hit during the ten second exchange of gunfire that ended when the deputy took cover. investigators say wong then shot and killed three staff members before turning the gun on himself. >>> oakland police are asking for the public's help tonight as they investigate a double homicide. it happened last night on east 22nd street near 14th avenue. the two victims were found lying on the street suffering from gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. they have been identified as 41-year-old jason fields and 45-year-old jermaine brown. so far, no word of any arrests. >>> now to the south bay where firefighters in san jose pulled off a daring rescue today.

ann rubin, thanks. >>> let's get over to chief meteorologist bill martin now from paradise. you know what they're going through up there, and you said you were there a couple of days ago. >> i was there 24 hours after the fire started. remember when it started that morning at 6 p.m.? i was here at 7:00 at night. it had burned 100,000 acres. >> do you have any sense of how bad it is in paradise? how much of the town was destroyed? >> yeah, because everybody calls. i had been talking to people all day. nobody has a house. very few people. even the house i grew up in is gone. my dad's care facility is gone. it's just complete and utter devastation. and, the principal of the school put it nicely. when you said, you don't have parks to go to. that's what the town is like. the back story on the football team which is kind of cool, they are good. they are ranked to win. but, they basically were supposed to play red bluff on friday. red bluff said, you guys win. but, the team can't continue, because they don't have the infrastructure to get to the game. the school did not burn down,

ktvu's ann rubin reports from san jose. >> reporter: this is the sixth time the county and advocates have put on this health fair. but today, at least part of the focus shifted to helping the homeless cope with the smoke. >>> reporter: as smoke settles over the bay area the advice from experts is to stay inside. but for the homeless that's not easy. >> you have nowhere to go, you can't help it. you just forced to be out here. >> i notice it in my lungs. >> reporter: many living on the streets of san jose already have health issues. the smoke makes them worse. so advocates used a planned free health fair to try to help. in addition to health screenings, shots and haircuts, they gave out masks, too. >> tremendous blessing. >> reporter: still santa clara county officials say it isn't enough. >> we have 5500 people tonight who will be out there in the smoky conditions unsheltered struggling and most of them just need a leg up to know, you know, how to get themselves enrolled in some of these programs and some of these resources. >> reporter: while libraries and community centers are open

ann rubin tells us about the circumstances surrounding the man's disappearance. >>> reporter: police are searching the streets around levi's stadium, the dumpsters and creeks, hoping for any sign of 32-year-old ian powers. powers has been missing since he left the 49ers game monday night. >> it's tough. it's tough. the phone call i made it my sister was the toughest phone call i have ever made in my life. >> reporter: loved ones can't understand what happened. powers' girlfriend said he went to the restroom in the fourth quarter and didn't return. her last contact was by phone as they tried to meet up at the stadium entrance. >> it was like facetiming him but the background was black. there was some random building. it disconnected. his phone died. i kept calling. he didn't answer. >> reporter: he had been traveling from spokane to l.a. but stopped with his family in the bay area. relatives say it's unlike him to disappear. but he is an army veteran and a family man with no history of trouble. >> most responsible person in my family quite honestly. so we are concerned as to his well-

ktvu's ann rubin is at the police command post near levi's stadium where they are packing up for the night. >> reporter: they are trying to cover as much ground as possible before nightfall in the hopes of finding some clue about his whereabouts. but not so far. >>> reporter: police are searching the streets around levi's stadium, the dumpsters and creeks, hoping for any sign of 32-year-old ian powers. powers has been missing since he left the 49ers game monday night. >> it's tough. it's tough. >> reporter: his girlfriend said he went to the restroom in the fourth quarter and didn't return. her last contact was by phone as they tried to meet up at the stadium entrance. >> it was like facetiming him but the background was black. there was some random building. it disconnected. his phone died. i kept calling. he didn't answer. >> reporter: he had been traveling from spokane to l.a. but stopped with his family in the bay area. relatives say it's unlike him to disappear. but he is an army veteran and a family man with no history of trouble. >> most responsible person in my family quite h

in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the storm clouds are returning tonight after a break from the rain this afternoon. now a second round of rain is heading into the bay area. >> i really like it. i love the rain. it's, like, kind of get to go out and kind of let things go and i don't know, so it just feels good. >> rain and thunderstorms are on the way later tonight. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. that rain is just beginning to live in parts of the bay area right now. want to take a picture of the golden gate bridge. if we have that. also, our forecast model shows us -- we're not seeing it but it shows us scattered showers this evening. they will only get heavier overnight. >>> today crews in san francisco spent the day getting ready for the rain. you can see here a person clearing trash and debris from a storm drain. the video was posted by the city's public utilities commission. >> and up in the sierra, gas stations are stocking up on winter gear entire chains with snow, a lot of snow in the forecast. right now, the main route into ta

in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the british parliament seized internal facebook documents as part of a hearing over privacy and false information on the social media site. the documents were taken by british investigators from an american app developer on a business trip to london. facebook is fighting the release of those documents and its unrelated legal battle in california. the international hearing begins tomorrow in london. mark zuckerberg was invited but declined to attend. >> translator: we have to do more in terms of cooperation between countries and with private actors but, the devastating effects of what has happened are there. >> reporter: meantime, facebook has lost more than $100 billion in value since the cambridge analytica scandal back in march in which millions of users had and a lot of applause, as nasa's insight successfully lands on mars. still ahead, we'll tell you about what the insight plans to do over the next few years. >>> and we're tracking the rain heading your way. it's going to be here over the next 24 hours. wet commutes in store for the res

ann rubin, thanks so much. >>> an evening commute through the smoky air. here's a look at highway 24 in walnut creek. okay, i guess we don't haright >> very dark. >> it's a little hard to see since the sun went down but it has been smoky all afternoon. not only there but across the bay area. >> it seems like it was better today and all of the sudden got very smoky again. >> it really did. the numbers kind of deny that. in other words, the epa numbers. the air quality, because i think the higher clouds have shaded things and made it feel smoky. with that said, i would not be surprised if low pockets are holding density of these particles. >> from the oakland hills on a clear day, you could see the golden gate bridge. today i was up in the oakland hills and you could not even see the bay. >> really? you couldn't even see berkeley marina? >> no. it was really smoky out there. >> it's unprecedented stuff. and i go back, like, our parents, our grandparents. i don't ever remember hearing air to concerns like we've been seeing this last week or so. tomorrow, it's

in santa clara, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >> that game is right here on ktvu fox2. our coverage of the raiders- 9ers begins at 4:30 with kickoff at 5:20. if you are looking for our newscast, we're moving those newscasts the 5 and 6 to ktvu plus from 4:30 to 8:00. >>> still ahead tonight, hundreds of people in the east bay left without running water for days. up next, we'll update the repair work and find out what the property manager plans to offer the residents who have been left high and dry. >> and the city of boston threw a victory parade for the world champion boston red sox. later in sports, mark will tell us about a beer throwing incident that ended up damaging the trophy. >> first new at 6:00 the owner of a historic lighthouse in vallejo now offering something else. california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's

ann rubin says authorities are crediting a text to 911 for helping them crack a home burglary case. >> reporter: authorities in sunnyvale say it was a discreet text to 911 that alerted them to burglary in progress. thieves were ransacking a home an mary avenue while the homeowner hid upstairs. >> she was hiding under the covers of the bed and no one knew she was there except for us. >> reporter: it was the first time since sunnyvale introduced to the text to 911 function this year that it had been used in a real emergency. >> then we were able to communicate and commget informa her let her know what we were doing let -- kind of find out what the suspects were doing. she didn't see them, just heard them. >> reporter: they fled with the victim's valuables and her tesla but authorities quickly track them. alejandro garcia, marcos rodriguez, allison martin and another woman were taken into custody. >> we later located that vehicle in north san jose. we surveilled the vehicle and were able to catch the suspects as they came back to the vehicle to take property out of it. >> reporter: sunny

in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> new at 5:00 tonight, northbay firefighters are crediting a mother and her young son with avoiding what could have been a tragedy at a senior care facility. >> ktvu's rob roth talked with two people including the 10- year-old boy now being called heroes. >> reporter: building inspectors red tagged the magnolia manor monday. but, fire ravaged the senior care facility on sunday. and while there isn't much left of the building, all six patients got out safely, thanks not only to the woman who owns and runs it, but to her 10-year- old boy, carlos. >> i feel like i did a pretty good job on what i was supposed to do. >> he is a hero because he went out and was able to make a phone call. >> reporter: at 6:00 sunday evening, carlos noticed smoke coming from the stove and told his mother. she opened the broiler at the bottom. >> huge flame shot up and started catching the upper cabinets on fire. >> reporter: she told carlos to go outside and call 911. >> there's a fire. i don't know what happened. >> what's burning? >> the stove, the oven. >> they sa

and as ktvu's ann rubin explains, they are predicting big numbers at the polls. >> reporter: getting immigrants, especially latinos to the polls, advocates have been working toward that goal for months. they have registered 15,000 new voters, send 3500 texts, and knocked on 5000 doors. they think, election day, they will be a force to reckon with. >> we hold the power to shift the political landscape in our region and state. we don't console the sleeping giant. we are the sleeping giant. >> reporter: community organizers say it's the political landscape that has galvanized them. for some latino voters, it has been immigration issues like detention centers and the migrant caravan. bualone. women voters are also rallying in large numbers. this woman is with mark san jose. >> i think there have been ions not been there before. from personal experience. i have seen my friends go out and canvas not just in their own neighborhoods, but travel to different districts. >> they see even though this is a midterm election, there seems to be more at stake >> certain rights are under attack, and p

as ktvu's ann rubin explains, they are planning all day bus service in the hopes of getting people to the polls for early voting. >>> reporter: it's a push to get underrepresented voters to poll. saturday san jose community leaders will offer bus service for early voting all day. >> we want to make sure we take away all the other barriers whether economic, transportation, lack of clarity or understanding. >> reporter: the rally and march itself will take place at 11 a.m. and the bus will go all day to the mexican heritage plaza, la tropicana plaza and the african-american community service agency and drop people at the santa clara county registrar of voters to make it easy for people to vote. >> it benefits multiple groups that we feel have not been traditionally voting or maybe disenfranchised. >> we're looking at churches and community centers and organizations to help us get the word out. >> reporter: community organizers say they are expecting a big turnout saturday. they have extra suvs on standby in case the buses fill up. >> the people is more motivated urging people to go out

in santa clara county, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we want to head back to breaking news in san jose where a fire is burning near interstate 880 and coleman avenue. we saw smoke coming from this picture earlier on in the newscast but chp has actually just corrected earlier information. there you see the smoke we saw earlier. chp says that all southbound lanes of 880 are closed because of embers that are blowing across the freeway. again, we are going to continue to monitor this situation. >> if you going there, you may want to avoid it. >>> right now is just -- the situation is going to be -- >> a red flag warning. >> yes. pardon me. that we have been talking about all day. we turning things over to meteorologist mark tamayo with more on that. mostly in the north bay and east bay hills but the weather is there for us to cause a problem all over. >> that's a good point. it will be dry everywhere. so fire danger is elevated even if you're not under the red flag warning. so something to keep an eye on especially for the first half of the weekend. outside right now, though, the weather c

>> ann rubin at levi's stadium, anne, thank you. >>> and ktvu has you covered for tomorrow's battle of the bay. join us at 4:00 for 30 minutes of news. the pregame starts at 4:30 followed by the game at 5:00. then after the game, join us for fox 2 sports wrap. >>> arizona homeless encampment in the south bay up living there have to leave. clean-up crews moved in near the tully ball field in san jose today, this after the city says it received a number of complaints about trash, drugs and human waste littering the field and the surrounding area. last week, people at the encampment were given a 72- hour notice to move out. >>> ium, morecoming up, our sports director mark ibanez will join us in a moment. more on the death of willie mccovey. >> also ahead a woman charged with two counts of murder appears in court for the first time. coming up at 5:30, a family mourns the loss of a father and his baby girl after they were killed by a suspected drunk driver in the east bay. plus -- >> the last 15 or 20 years thousands and thousands of new living units have come to jack london square. and mor

in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> san francisco state university has received the largest donation in its history. george and judy marcus are donating nearly $27 million. both graduated from fs state. morstead will go towards helping liberal ard the rest wi after spending hundreds of dollars on holiday shopping today is a day for people across the world to get back. it is giving tuesday. this year is expected to break records. people will contribute $360 million. more than half the donations will be given online. religious nonprofits benefit the most. there are several organizations you can donate to here in the bay area. we posted a link on our website, go to ktvu.com. >>> as it turns out it was a record-breaking cyber monday with more people thanever looking for the hottest deals. according to adobe analytics data a shoppers that $7.9 billion making it the biggest shopping day in u.s. history. cell phones were the most popular item. making up about $2 billion worth of sales. other popular items included lg tvs and laptops. most people did their shopping yesterday on onei

ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police are asking for the public's help who may know something about an unsolved death case. this home security video shows a gray suv, possibly a newer model toyota rav4 driving south about 7:00 on the morning of november 12th. police say the car went by about a minute before a woman was found in the roadway, badly injured. was taken to the hospi where unfortunately, she later died. the san mateo county coroner identified her as 61-year-old belmont resident maria castro. anyone with information about the suv or case is asked to call belmont police. >>> violent crime on the rise on b.a.r.t., but why? 2 investigates spent weeks looking for answers and going beyond statistics. >> are investigated reporter has a preview of what she found. >> reporter: riders have seen a spike in robberies since 2013 and several senseless deaths this year alone. we want to look at what the numbers really show and what's contributing to this increased crime. a recent snapshot shows violent crime on b.a.r.t. has gone up 60%. most of those reported crimes are robberies, which

in the south bay studios, and -- ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> dianne feinstein was at city hall to drop off her ballot. she's running against fellow democrat state senator kevin de leon. while talking to reporters, the senator urged everyone to get to the polls and vote. >>> the final poll by the uc berkeley institute of governmental studies out last week found feinstein is ahead among likely voters, with 45% support. state senator kevin de leon has 36%, but 19% say they are still undecided. >>> president trump is out on the campaign trail tonight. he spoke before a large crowd in cleveland, ohio this afternoon, before heading to indiana and missouri to turn out republican voters. in the house, all 435 seats are up for grabs and more than a third of the seats are up for grabs in the senate. 36 states are voting on their next governor. while president trump is not on the ballot, the results will be seen as a referendum on his administration. >> the contrast on this election could not be more clear. democrats produce mom's, republicans produced jobs. >> how we conduct ourselves in pu

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