a suspect is dead after a violent confrontation with police ends with shots being fired at a developing right now at plan to, a suspect is dead -- at noon, a suspect is dead after a violent confrontation ends with shots being fired at a gilroy home. i'm frank mallicoat.

>> i'm michelle griego. this all started last night as a domestic violence incident. kpix 5's kiet do joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: we're live at police headquarters where the family members of the man who was killed by police yesterday are here giving statements to officers. they have identified him as 19- year-old hector alvarez. what's more, those who were there at the time of the shooting are making a bold statement. they are saying that hector alvarez had his hands up when cops fired. crews washed away blood from the driveway where the man was shot and killed by police and neighbors are getting a close look at the bullet holes from the shooting. eduardo and his family weren't home at the time of the incident. his girls sit and watch tv on the other side of the wall. what would have happened if you were home? >> i don't want to think. i don't really want to think about that. i asked the officer if the bullet could go all the way through. he said yes. >> reporter: last night at 7

p.m. gilroy police got a domestic violence call. when officers arrived they heard screaming coming from the second floor unit. as officers got closer, the suspect came out and they faced off in the carport. >> they are in the carport area. they met halfway between the parking lot and the apartment. some interaction occurred where the officer felt needed to fire. he fired at the suspect struck him and the suspect went to the ground. >> reporter: the man died at the scene. police couldn't say if he was armed. >> coroner's office needs do an investigation and once they start to sift through some of the evidence, then, um, we're expecting that that will confirm or deny the presence of any type of weapon. >> reporter: shortly after sunrise a woman arrived to gather belongings at the apartment. she didn't want to talk on camera but said the man who was killed was the father of her children. they were not married. he did not live at the apartment. she hinted there was a lot more drama to the story. the family making serious allegations against the police.

we are looking to confirm those statements the fact that gilroy police looks like they are giving a press briefing now. we'll have that for you later on or tonight at 5 and 6. kpix 5 kiet do. the bodies of two small children were found inside a storage unit. a third was found and is in critical condition. 39-year-old tammy joy huntsman and 17-year-old were arrested on friday. the suspects' relationship to the children is unclear. schools in los angeles are closed today after officials received what they call a credible threat. chris martinez with more on the scare that shut down the nation's second largest school district. >> we are closing due a threat that's come. >> reporter: calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning. the superintendent closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over a threatening email sent to

school board members last night. police say it targeted all schools in the system. >> the implied threat was explosive devices. the specific threat was attack with assault rifles and pistols. >> reporter: new york authorities say they received the same email but called it a hoax. los angeles officials are defending the superintendent's decision to close schools and say they took the precaution based on recent terror attacks in san bernardino and overseas. >> the first job is to ensure that people are safe in the city. >> reporter: some students are more concerned about their exams than a potential threat. >> i'm worried about finals. i studied a lot for my french final. >> reporter: the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school by the end of the day. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe. >> reporter: students who were already at school were supervised in an outside area until they were picked up. the shutdown affects about

640,000 students at more than 1,000 schools. chris martinez cbs news, los angeles. another apparent hate crime targeting bay area muslims after the san bernardino shooting. the islamic center of alameda started getting hateful phone calls then public harassment. last week it escalated to a shattered window in the center where women gathered to pray. church leaders say it's fueled by recent political rhetoric. >> those who are supposed to be our leaders believe that from the depths of darkness to the light they are taking us to darkness. . >> candidates will talk about it during the republican debate tonight. the stage is set for tonight's final republican presidential debate. weijia jang looks at the surge of support for the gop front- runner and how one rival is gaining some ground. >> thank you. >> reporter: donald trump held a raucous rally in las vegas monday and said he is excited about tonight's gop presidential debate. >> i think it's going to be

big. >> reporter: but the front- runner says he expects some fight. >> they are all coming after me! >> reporter: trump's lead in the latest national poll is 41% ahead of ted cruz and marco rubio. >> i'm committed to donald trump. i think he is what our country needs. >> reporter: tonight's debate is expected to focus heavily on national security and the threat of isis, areas of strength for trump. 38% of republicans in a new "washington post" poll say terrorism is their number one issue. and all gop leaning voters trust trump the most. cruz may be gaining ground. >> we are all, in the state of iowa. >> reporter: several polls in iowa show the texas senator lead there is but he promises he won't attack trump or anyone else tonight. that approach appeals to some iowa voters. >> he is not insulting. he watches -- he says things that make good sense. >> reporter: iowans are the

first to vote when they caucus on february 1. weijia jang, cbs news, washington. take outside now for a peek at san francisco and all its glory there. how about a nice shot of coit tower nice and clear? a little chilly but i guess that's all about to change. >> it is. let's find out more about that. roberta gonzales live at whole foods in potrero hill. >> reporter: the national weather service has issued a hazardous weather statement and basically, that's just to give you a heads up on what's to come. today it's nothing but blue skies as we take you on outside from whole foods here at potrero hill to oakland looking out towards the city of san francisco. and it is 51 degrees in san francisco at this hour. look at how tightly we have these numbers right now anywhere from 51 to 55 degrees but now what it is? it's not just a cool raw day here in the bay area. it is a little bit brisk. take a look at the wind speeds anywhere from the peninsula wrapping around the santa clara valley. right now in antioch, north winds to 15.

and to the north we have winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. so it's a brisk day here and that's why i'm inside whole foods right now and here with casey terrell wilson. casey is a representative of whole foods and we have had a great partnership, kpix 5 has, with you on feeding our community. how has that impacted whole foods? >> it's huge. just to be able to connect and support our families in need is important to us. >> reporter: every year for the past nine years you set a goal that you want to reach. how close are you this year? >> we are coming up on 50%. it's easy for people to get involved and to help out. when you're in the store donate cash at the register. it's wonderful the food bank is actually able to leverage that and basically buy six times the amount of produce you would be able to with just your dollar so really incredible. >> reporter: so i could come up could the cash register and say i want to donate $10 to $20? >> they amount that you would mike to do, exactly. we collect that funds and give

it right to our local food banks. another easy way is picking up your favorite 365 non- perishable products thinking about your healthy products, cereal, chili that kind of stuff. it's great. >> we have a huge donation coming on a little bit later on in this newscast. so frank and michelle, you're going to want to get the drum roll ready for this one. >> it's a big one. >> yeah. frank is ready. ready with the drum roll. with freezing temperatures this winter having a place to stay could be life or death. starting today temporary shelters are popping up all over san jose. last week, the city council approved a measure to convert spaces like churches into temporary housing. at its next meeting the council will consider expanding the program. this afternoon, supervisors in san francisco will hold a final vote on a new bike yield law that would allow cyclists to yield rather than stop completely at any intersection where there is a stop sign. the proposal requires police to make enforcement against slow

rolling stops, a low priority. this all follows protests from cyclists after officers at the park station implemented a crackdown. up next, a popular holiday gift bursts into flames inside a bay area home. what that family is saying about their frightening experience when we come back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

want to do something special this holiday season? support i have a dream foundation. help a child achieve the dream of a higher education. cbs cares. east 18th street new at noon a police chase from oakley to antioch ends in a fatal crash on east 18th between phillips and wilson at 8:30 a.m. according to the police the suspect's car crashed into the fire hydrant before bursting into flames. contra costa chp confirmed at least one fatality. another suspect fled from the scene but was arrested and taken to the hospital. supervisors expected to vote today on whether to build a new jail in san francisco. the mayor and sheriff's department say they need more space to hold all the inmates. it also would replace some of the existing county jails. six members of the board of

supervisors have already expressed their opposition and that would be enough to reject that proposal. a popular holiday toy is going up in flames. kpix 5 reporter jackie ward spoke to one bay area family who says a hoverboard almost burned their house down. >> but never think that might happen to us. you hear reports of it but you never think that's going to be my family. >> reporter: the 18-year-old was upstairs when she heard her little sister on one of the new hoverboards the family purchased a week ago on amazon.com for $235 apiece. after her sister took it off the charger, it started popping and sparking when she stepped on it. denny's 15-year-old sister then quickly dragged the hoverboard from the living room to the front door where seconds after she dropped it, it exploded. she got it out of the house in a matter of seconds but not before it scorched part of the rug and wall. >> we are all really scared. my mom was like okay if this is

going to happen, we are never going to get these again. it was unexpected. >> reporter: even if you want to get one, it's harder to find. online retailers like overstock.com and amazon aren't selling them anymore after too many scenes like this have happened. there have been 11 reports of hoverboards catching fire in 10 states. even if it doesn't catch fire it can cause serious injury. denny got a concussion from falling off the hoverboard that caught fire last night. >> it basically launched me off and i hit the floor. >> reporter: the family plans to return both of their hoverboards to amazon. they want a refund and want harsher regulations against selling these items and they plan to file an insurance claim. in redwood, jackie ward kpix 5. airlines like delta, american and united are all banning hoverboards because of concern the batteries can short- circuit and catch fire. new details on the shipping containers knocked overboard during the stormy weather last

week. two more were spotted this morning near the golden gate and pacifica. heavy seas knocked 12 containers off a ship on friday. one washed up on baker beach the other over the weekends and they hope to have it cleaned up today. all right. let's check back in with roberta. she is at whole foods in potrero hill. doing some shopping? >> you know what's great, every, single week when i come down to whole foods because they are partnering with us here for bay area "food for bay area families," i get to do a little bit of shopping of my own. i'll share with you what i am picking up here at whole foods. i'd like to share cool temperatures happening outside. 53 degrees we have a span right now 51 degrees in san francisco to 55 degrees around the immediate bay. northwest winds at 20 miles per hour. your weather headlines for this tuesday, first off, boy with a really fresh north breeze, we

have great air quality. the visibility is unlimited at this time. but those winds will continue to blow out of the north and northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. and we have pretty much the same weather pattern again tomorrow. the reason is, take a look at your california satellite-radar image. notice the clouds to the north off the coast also wrapping around southern california. but we have that dry slot all due to weak high pressure building in over the area. let's get down to business. this is our futurecast. i'm going to walk you through your tuesday. notice absolutely nothing going on. so let's head to wednesday. absolutely nothing going on! but notice some clouds gathering to the north. that sets the stage for thursday becoming mostly cloudy with an outside chance of the north bay getting nicked with a passing shower. let's back up to today for your tuesday. 50s throughout the central valley. mid-50s monterey bay and we have 20s in throughout the high sierra. back at home temperatures kind of below average for this late

autumn day. we are talking about under 60 everywhere. the wind makes it feel raw at times. sun goes down at 4:52. and by then it's going to cool off very quickly. overnight lows freezing away from the bay. 40s bayside. meanwhile, the seven-day forecast, that slight chance of rain showers on thursday followed up with rain friday night into sunday. another storm moving in sunday night. so that's why we're indoors. we are here at whole foods. it's food and drug administration. we are being joined by julie from sutter health. she is the big woman on campus the ceo of all bay area hospitals. of course we have leslie here. tell me about your partnership here. >> well, we are here from sutter health today because we believe that food banks are a

critical safety net for our community. it's part of our mission to support the food banks in the community. >> that's because if people eat properly nutritiously they don't end up in your hospital. >> exactly. we are committed to the health of our community. >> how committed are you? [ laughter ] >> we are committed today with a check for $50,000. >> $50,000!! let's hear it! >> how are you going to be able to feed our community? >> we actually use this $50,000 for a campaign that helped us raise a half million dollars. that's enough for 1 1/2 million meals. we can do that every day with sutter health and whole foods and this goes a long way towards helping us meet the needs this holiday season. >> and people like sutter health have been helping out for the past nine years. how has that helped? >> we have seen dramatic growth in the need in our community throughout the recession and we continue to see that growth. and by having these kind of

long-term partnerships, it's really helped us to be able to plan and open more food pantries in the community. sow no, we have 240 of these weekly farmers -- so now we have 240 of these weekly farmers style pantries distributing great nutritious produce to everyone in need. >> we need to you help out. it's easy. one dollar feeds three people and it makes you feel good, too. just visit us online at cbssf.com/give. frank and michelle, we're feeling really good here in san francisco today. >> doing some good work. okay, roberta, thank you for that. let's check the dow. it's a very good day on wall street, as well. up 180-plus points at this hour. we are going to be right back. stay with us. ,, ,,,, [ dog barks ]

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trip nearly one-third of the nation's population is expected to travel this holiday season. aaa says some 100 million people will venture at least 50 miles from home between december 23 and january 3. that's an all-time high for holiday travel. over the last seven years, more and more americans have celebrated the holidays away from home. it is the perfect complement to your holiday

meal. are you serving asparagus? >> i might. >> okay. here's tony with a few shopping tips. >> reporter: well, today's tip of the day is going to be is going to be with asparagus. this time of year it's on a lot of tables. it's great and it's nutrition. it's great for us. but selection and storage is very, very important. otherwise, especially this time of year, you're going to lose on your money, flavor and nutritional value. let's talk about this beautiful green asparagus. when you buy it green from top to bottom. make sure there's no white in the bottom whatsoever. if it's just a little bit maybe might pass. but try to stay away from it. this time of the year they are a little thin which means you have to cook them differently to retain the flavor and squeeze it. when they are squeaky they are fresh. in the wintertime watch how you buy it. that's -- when it's cooked this time of year, in the oven, a cookie sheet a little bit of aluminum foil, then asparagus

lay it out, washed first, olive oil, salt and pepper and that's it. two or three minutes under the broiler, roll it around, it's done. that's all you have to do. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. ♪[ music ] ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

holiday season. but after a hoverboard just exploded hen the bay area, we coming up on kpix 5 it's expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season but after a hoverboard

just exploded in the bay area, we'll tell you what to look for and avoid when picking up the hoverboard. that and more at 5:00. >> might want to keep them outside. >> outside. >> and just be safe. >> on cement far away from homes. >> like i said, jewelry, that's a nice gift. >> good to know. [ laughter ] >> hey, folks have a good day. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com

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