on the floo two dogs were on top of her. >> a gruesome attack leads to a public warning. a san jose woman is maule by two pit bulls as she tries to get in her car. >> both those dogs are on the loose and she is not the animal's first target. officers are actively searching the neighborhood. terry mcsweey joins us live with the latest. >> animal control officers on foot and vehicles scouring this neighborhood to find the pit bulls that attacked that woman last evening about 6:30 because the animal control officers are

positive these animals will attack again. >> the dried blood in the driveway gives you an idea how savage the attack was. the viim susan can give you a better idea. >> did they put stitches in you? >> yeah. >> she w bitten twice on her back, le and most viciously on her arm while trying to get somethingrom her minivan. >> behind here. no. >> these dogs kept coming afte you and stopped you from getting back in your house. >> uh-huh, yeah. >> fortunately a neighbor just pulled int his driveway and saw the attack. >> this is when i hit one of the dogsfirst. >> saw one dog protecting the other dog and knocked her down and attacked her. >> i had a brick, hit one of 'em. and the her one on top of the girl. she was laying on her back. kept on shaking her. i grab a few more rocks. i hit i think the first one with the rocks, too. kind of look at me like this.

that's when i hit 'em with another brick. and then kind of took off to the bushes. >> just moments before that attack, the pitbulls had her trapped in her car just down the street. >> i can't out of my car because the dog is like walking around here. and i called my fami. said don't go outside and dot try to get out the garage because the dog might go inside. >> she and her father chased the dogs off but only towards another victim and only return moments later. >> the dogs go there and try to attack one old man. so we tried to, you know, again. >> animal ctrol is cruising the neighborhood and going door to door to find the animals. when they find them they'r prepared to remove them from the neighborhood. until the animals are caught -- >> scary. >> animal control officers are fairly certain these are not stray pitbulls. they belong to someone and they believe that the owner is

someon within about a mile ra radius of right here. that's how far they would tend to roam from home. >> terry, thanks very much. oakland police will hold a news conference to answer questions about a high-spee chase yesterday th ended with officers killing one of the suspec. the they arrested two others and a fourth man is still on the loose. the chase began in an oakland neighborhood. they spotted a car tied to a shooting that occurred last week. the suspects took off running. police shot one of the men. they foun an assault weapon nearby but the man's mother is questioning whether it was his. the fourth suspect they are still looking for is armed and very dangerous. >> chp investigators say a crash that killed a 47-year-old woma last month in san mateo county was caused by an unsafe turn she made before colliding with a big rig. that's from the san jose mercy news. lauren ward died after the big

rig hit her car on alpine road near interate 280 on november 4th. it was the third fatal crash the truck driver was involved in but officials ruled at least two of those were not the big rig driver's fault. this afternoon a contra costa county man is scheduled to make his first court appearance today in the shooting death of a popular east palo alto drug and anti-violence counselor. david lewis was gunned do six months a in the parking garage in the hillsdale mall in san mateo. but it wasn't until earlr this week that police developed a lead tha led to the arrest of the suspect. police said he had approached them to give them a tip in the case but during the quesoning earlier this week investators noticed inconsistencies in his story. they had known each other since they were teenars. >> a judge is expected to decide today whether seven defendants in the richmond high school gang rape case will stand trial. a contra costa jue indicated

that the youngest defendant 16-year-old cody ray smith will likely not stand trial in adult court. the judge ruled that smith's inteiew is inadmissible because he was questioned after he invoked his rights to remain silent. six other defendants will find out whether they go on tria for the rape, beating and robbery of a 16-year-old girl outside a highchool homecoming dance. >> today the oakland city council is expected to talk about legal concerns and the new law regulating and taxing marijuana farms. the council approd an ordinance in july allowing four cultivation permits. nancy o'malle is warni it could open up cy officials to arrests by federal drug agents. john russo told members law officials in wasngton have also expressed concerns about that cult vague law. >> san mateo county supervisors

are set to vote on formally asking san francisco mayor gavin newsom to veto the local hiring policy. last week san francisco supervisors passed a measure requiring contctors working for the city to set aside half the jobs on those projects for city residents. that would affect work at sfo which is owned by the city but located within san mateo county as well as the rebuild project. san francisco recely tabled a plan to charge toll to drivers entering from san mateo county during peak hours after the county threated to retaliate. >> the census bureau released state population totals tod and shows california experienced its slowest growth perctage rate since the census began back in 1790. the population grew by 7.2 million residents. used to reallocate 35 congressional seats. the new number in california will not gain any seats in the house of representatives for the

first time in 90 yea. california remains at 53. texas appears to be the big winner gaining four sea. nationwide the population has grown to 308.7 million and that is the slowest growth since the great depression. >> officials around the world are on high alert for possible terror attacks this holiday season. as t. j. winick reports one of the biggest concerns is home grown terrorists. >> the latest scare was in rome just this morning when an explive device was discered in a subway car. it turns out the bb wasn't equipped with a detonator but does underscore worldwide concerns of a terror attack around the holiday. >> the threat is real. the thre is different. the threat is constant. >> just last week an friday and homeland security bulletin went up to 18,000 law enforcement agencies warning them the holiday season provides attractive opportunities for terrorists it is imperativ law enforcement and security personnel remain alert for indicators of attack

planning. the attorney generatold abc news that home grown radicals are among its major concern. 50 americans have been charged with acts terrorism the last 18 months. >> the threat changed from simply worrying about foreigners coming here to worrying abt people in the united states, american cizens raised here, born here. you didn't worry about this even two years ago. >> british officia are just fast worried. yesterday pice arrested a dozen member, muslims of pakistani origin. police believe this was a plot to bomb multiple locations, shopping centers, nightclubs and iconic landmarks. >> with the infoation we had, i believ that today's arrests were absolutely necesry in order to keep the public safe. >> metro officials in washington d.c. began random inspections of passengers' bags and packages this morning five days after

first announcing the checks. >> we have someeveloping unless you now, a strong 7.4 earthqua has struck off the coast of southern japan. the country's meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning. the quake hit about 80 miles off the island in the pacific ocean. meteorogist are saying there could be a tsunami on nearby islands and don't have immediate report of damage or injuries. >> a new snag in efforts to save historic hangar one at moffett field. >> the date is set. we now know exact when a controversial power plant in san francisco will cse its door for good. >> on the brink of history, the woman's college basketball team suddenlyn the national spotlight and looking to break an incredi save $523! 16 minutes could save yo16%! come on... at's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivs who already have state farm.

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so for a limited time, get high speed internet fojust $14.95 a month with a 1-year pricguarantee. aren't you glad we switched at&t? yes...but i want my own invisibleord. you already have one. . ♪ >> caltran is hurrying to beat the next storm. this live picture from sky 7 hd, this is why they're trying to get the work done. maintenanc workers busy trying to fix potholes. this is sonoma county where they closed down one lane there. the one lane is getting by to carry out some of those emergency repairs. large potholes there have developed in that right lane. this is southbound 101 at west sierra avenue. the rent storm systems have weakened the highway and repair

crews expect to be filling the potholes well to the afternoon. >> san francco the power plant will be going out of business for the new year. san francisco mayor gin newsom just annoced the city's last fossil fuel burning plant will cease operaons at the first of the year. that closure after a lot of controversy. residents have fought long and hard to get that plant closed because of health concerns. and this morning funding to remore moffett field hangar one is in the air a month after this thought they had the money, would be available the funds had been recruited that congress ditched last week. it wouldave been used to reas to have the hangar after its toxic siding was removed. now $20 million for the project but it was counting on another $8 million from the now decsed congressnal earmark. the medi doesn't report on women's llege basketball often but tonight it will.

the ladies in connecticutn the brink of history. they'll break a record that's lasted 37 years. karen traverse reports. >> november 16th, 2008, the connecticut women's basketball team beat georgia tech and since then they have kept winningnd winning and winning. the huskies have wracked up 87 conservative victories. >> one more win and they'll breaks the rerd met by the ucla men's basketball team in the 1970s. >> the reason they are having a heart attack, a brunch of women, breaking the men's record. >> don't try to call them the lady's. they are crushg their opponent

averaging 30 points since the start of th streak. >> if this were a men's team trying to reach and break the ucla men's record of almost 40 years ago, there would be saturation coverage by now. >> pat summiare bitter rivals. even she had to give credit where credit is due. >> amazing. i mean, what gino and his staff has been able to do -- records are something everybody hangs on. and this is a great record. this guy's not over by any means. >> it may se routine but last sunday the huskies celeated number 88. >> taking a minute to realize how special it is. >> the huskies take on florida state and histor tonight on their home court in connecticut. karen traverse, abc news. >> wow! >> 89, whoa! >> meteorologist mike nco ahead with the forecast. >> not like theye been beating up on cupcakes, the two, three, four ranked teams. amazing. still flight arrival dela into

sfo only 41 minutes so that's down from this morning but they will pick up tonight along with our storms. we'll lk about flooding and potential for hail and power outages in evening and overnight hours. >> also ahead, why researchers say milk and cheating can lower your chances of getting diabetes.

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dairy products some experts have sd are not all that good for us. they may be od for some of us after all. they may lower the risk of type two diabetes. people with the highest blood levels of this fatty acid reduced their odds of type two diabetes by 62%. researchers warn it's a littl too soon to make any specific dietary recommendations. >> you' not recommending ice cream! >> high-fat cheesecake? >> no, no, no. >> maybe a little hot chocolate. if you're up la watching the moon and the stars. >> the eclipse? >> prett nice last night. why don't we take a look what happened overnight. the clouds cleared just long enough and thin enough for people to get a glimpse of something that hasn't happened in more than three centuries. a lunar eclie coinciding with

the winter solstice. this is a shot from one of our viewers who sends us a lot of photos. we appreciate christopher. the last time the lunar eclipse coincided with the winter solstice was december 21st, 1638. that was a long time ago. if you have weather or video photos you'd like to share, you can upload them or e-mail them. especially with what's going to happen tonig. let's take a look outside, show you what's going on. quiet weather from emeryville back to san francisco. a multi-layered left of clouds out there. pretty quiet right now but as far as live doler 7 hd shows, there are a few radar returns that anythin that does fall is going to be very light. a couple hundredths of an inch. the big bad storm still to our norm. that's what's going to move in during the evening hours. until then moly cloudy. upper 40s antioch and los gatos. the rest of us low to mid-50s. around the monterey bay, pretty

much the same across the board in the mid-50s. mostly cloudy today with scattered light rain. heavy rain tonight. it will also have some thunder small hail. may see some flooding, breezy conditions that could cause power outages. mainly dry tomorrow, thursda and friday and anher storm will roll in for the weekend. as far as our temperatures today, i think we hit e low to mid-50s in the north bay with mid to upper0s for the rest of us. around the monterey bay, pretty much seeing the same thing. mid to upper 50s, mostly cloudy, a scattered light rain, less than a couple hundredths of an inch. tomorrow morning looking at just leftovers of this storm. temperatures mid to upper 4s inland, low to 50s arnd bay. take a look what's going on. to our south the records. the heart of the storm is still down to the south rounding through the trough now picking up energy and moisture. this is coming down from alaska

so it's going to be a colder storm for the sierra. lower those snow levels and bring us heavy downpours along the front. that's why we'll see flooding. a whole lot of rain in a small litt window. look at the scatted showers for the evening commute and the heavy rain blasts through and out of are here by 7:00. we'll see even some sunshine by the afternoon. a little cleanup time. three-quters of an inch but in the mountains 1 to 2 inches. here's what we're looking at for the sierra. winter storm watch tonight 4 to 8 inches at lake level. almost two feet above that. seven-day forecast, once we get past that thursday and friday should be dry but another pretty stro storm for saturday and sunday and monday should be dry. temperature mid to upper0s through the seven-day forecast. this will be gog on during our newscast tonight. coffee tv 20, 9:00 and backs

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