live from the cbs area studios, this is kpix news. more arrests in connection with the murder of a northern california police officer killed in the line of duty. why some are calling for changes to sanctuary city laws. a family is demanding justice for little girl hit by a falling tree branch. while local college is to blame. a modified ghost town right here in the bay area, a rare glimpse inside. it is saturday, december 29. >> we will get started with a check on your new year's eve weekend forecast. it is cold out there.

a lot of times we say it is chilly. cold is only when it is freezing, but it is cold. we are in the 30s for concorde. san jose, 37 degrees. definitely chilly, you will want to grab the jacket. we will not warm up a whole lot, temperatures top out in the upper 50s for most locations. most of us will stay in the 50s. it is mostly clear and cold this morning, staying dry through the weekend. we'll have more went on new year's eve but we will be dry for the fireworks. here's a look ahead. this is your new year's forecast. along the coast, temperatures are around 40 degrees midnight on tuesday. upper 40s for the bay area. inland we are a little cooler, low 40s, chilly and breezy. walnut creek, walnut creek on

ice, 56 degrees. you will definitely want to grab a sweatshirt. 57 degrees in san francisco. stan has no, 58 degrees -- stan has a -- san jose. we will take a look at the next sign of brain, coming up. gustavo perez arriaga is suspected of killing a police officer and is now in custody. there have been more arrests. the suspects girlfriend was taken into custody yesterday . his brother was arrested livermore. both are accused of helping him while he was on the bottom. five other people were arrested. this is his mug shot. according to the sheriff's department, authorities have also found the likely murder weapon. he entered the u.s. illegally from mexico years ago and may

have been heading back to the border when he was captured. he was affiliated with the sureño gang. cpl. ronil singh's brother was emotional when he thanked officers. >> i was waiting for this to happen. i would like to thank you for working day and night to make this happen. thank you. >> a vigil was held last night as people gathered to remember cpl. ronil singh. he was the first to die in the line of duty for newman. >> reporter: grief and togetherness at this candlelit vigil for cpl. ronil singh. his wife was holding their five- month-old baby, standing with their family, his k-9 partner was also there. >> i do not know how i am going to go back to work without him. >> one after another, those who loved cpl. ronil singh stepped up and talked about him.

>> if you were down, he would pick you up. >> he was always happy. he was always smiling. >> reporter: holding his slain brother son, also spoke, praising the work of police officers. >> i would like to thank all of you guys for all that you have done. >> reporter: speaking to this massive crowd was a moment for this sheriff's deputy will not soon forget. >> it was powerful. you really don't get the grasp on how many people are here until you stand up here and look out and see the sea of morning. >> reporter: there were also shared moments that brought laughter. cpl. ronil singh always wanted to smile and was a prankster. lexi would drive by my house on purpose and hit his airhorn to scare my wife.

then he would text her and start laughing. >> reporter: his uncle spoke about the pride his nephew has given his family. next he was a role model. >> reporter: a beloved corporal, killed in the line of duty. >> he was the most selfless man i have ever met. >> reporter: this vigil showing the pain his tragic death is causing his close knit community. >> law enforcement made sure cpl. ronil singh's clubs where the will -- cuffs were the ones used when gustavo perez arriaga was held in custody. adam christiansen says the murder suspect status as an atomic -- undocumented immigrant points to flaws in california's sanctuary policy. >> if he was not here, he would not have been driving drunk. it would not have been reported to cpl. ronil singh.

it could have potentially never occurred. why are we providing sanctuary for criminals? gang members? it is a conversation we need to have. >> the sheriff says current sanctuary laws placed too many restrictions on law enforcement and put communities at risk. a 2-year-old boy at the center of a legal battle has died. abdullah hassan was born with a rare brain disease. his father took him to the u.s. for treatment. he was placed on life support. his mother, a yemeni national, was barred and unable to visit. after a long fight, she was allowed to enter the u.s. to say her last goodbyes. a funeral will be held today. family is demanding justice for local girl hit by a fallen tree branch. the garcia family is filing a multimillion dollar lawsuit claiming their daughter's injuries could have been a -- could have been avoided.

>> reporter: the parents of a toddler who was seriously injured when part of a massive tree came crashing down on her, on this campus last year. they are filing a multimillion dollar lawsuit saying the school should've known the tree was a tragedy waiting to happen. the video shows the 2-year-old zealyn garcia at her mother's company picnic in august 2017. an hour later, her father watched a large tree branch, 50 feet wide and several feet thick come crashing down on jasmine and zealyn garcia. the impact knocked her unconscious. x she was lifeless. she was either unconscious or dead. i thought she was dead. >> reporter: zealyn garcia suffered a skull fracture and underwent surgery. she is three now and some of her scars are still visible. her parents think about what happened every day. >> i still have nightmares.

>> jasmine sprained a hand and was left covered in scars. she was pregnant with their infant son at the time. >> the worst thought was i would have a miscarriage. >> two other women were also left bloodied and scarred. >> this incident was entirely preventable. had menlo college actually fulfilled its legal duty to inspect the trees, to maintain trees. >> the garcia's attorney says the college destroyed the tree after the incident, suppressing valuable evidence. not before experts examined it. >> their own arborist found that the tree bell had actually begun failing long before it actually came crashing to the ground.

>> the garcia's have filed a lawsuit claiming the tree had numerous obvious signs that a failure was imminent including visible decay, cracks, bacterial infection, stress fractures, and calluses. signs that menlo college allegedly missed or ignored. they have never publicly address the incident and did not return a call. the garcia say the school has never reached out to them. they are hoping for an apology and are still watching zealyn garcia closely for any future signs of permanent brain damage. >> i worry she will not grow up to have the normal life that she was supposed to have. >> we also left a message for the attorney for menlo college

and did not hear back. the partial federal government shutdown is in its second week. president trump once funding for border wall. he posted we will be forced to close the southern border entirely if the obstructionist democrats do not give us money to finish the wall. with washington deadlocked, 380,000 workers were told to stay home. over 400,000 will go to work without pay. >> this is a strategy of theirs that is a stupid strategy, a harmful strategy. a strategy that undermines the markets, morale of federal employees, and undermines the confidence of the international community. >> acting white house chief of staff expects the shutdown to go on for a while. democrats plan to pass a resolution to reopen the government when they take over the house majority thursday. the coast guard is assuring members it will get paid on december 31. they say an act of congress will be necessary to meet the following payday. the shutdown is not keeping people from enjoying bay area parks that are officially closed. in san francisco, people went around the closure signs.

people walked along the beach and enjoyed a sunny december day. the parks maritime museum is shuttered. the epa has begun furloughing thousands of employees. it will keep disaster response teams on the job. still had, a carjacking victim identifies her assailant as a san quentin escapee. what he allowed her to take out of the car before driving off. a new law that aims to help with custody battles during divorce has nothing to do with kids. details on a new doggie divorce law. here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. a clear and cold start to your morning, your full forecast, coming up.

a carjacking victim is speaking out think she recognizes an escaped inmate as the person who stole her car. >> i said oh my god, that is a dangerous prisoner. how can they escape? >> she says she was in a home depot parking lot wednesday night when a man approached her and demanded her keys. she recognized him as a 21-year- old who was first reported missing that night. >> he said give me the keys. if not, i will kill you. i have a gun. give me the keys. he jumped into the car. i asked him can you return my dog? >> he let her take her phone and her dog before speeding away.

police found his prison jumpsuit not far away. authorities are going through surveillance videos to see if he left the area. this next story is one for the dogs. just like kids, pets are often caught up in bitter divorce custody battles. >> a new state law will allow judges to decide who keeps the pet. >> reporter: many people love their pets just like any other member of the family. when married couples get a divorce, who gets to keep the dogs, cats, and other animals is one of the most emotional and contentious issues. >> it is very tough. it could get ugly. >> reporter: it was tough giving up his pop when he untied the knot. >> he wants to come back with me. it's like losing a kid. >> reporter: this family law attorney says under current

california law, judges are forced to consider pets as community property. >> they have not really looked into the details of what is best for the pet. because it has been treated more like a piece of furniture. >> reporter: a new law is allowing courts to decide what is in the pet's best interests. >> the judges really looking at the pet as a family member and considering which of the two parties will actually care for the pet more. >> reporter: it is a new law many animal lovers support. >> they are not a piece of furniture, they have feelings and emotions. >> it needs to be taken into consideration. >> reporter: there is some concern it could add extra burden to a divorce and further slow the process. >> there is already so much backlog. >> reporter: in the end, it's a new way for courts to rule, hoping to make divorce is a little less rough. >> the new law will take effect

on january 1. let's go to the weather center and get a check on the weather. >> if you're heading out for a walk, grab a jacket. it is chilly. temperatures are in the 30s. we are officially freezing in santa rosa. 36 degrees in livermore. 43 degrees in san francisco. it's the end of the year, our last newscast of the year. we are looking at rainfall totals. this is the year totals. 80% of average for santa rosa, 81% for livermore, 71% in san jose. not bad, it could be better. we do have high pressure setting up, this will keep us dry. not warm but dry for the next 10 days. a few clouds moved through sunday and monday. monday and tuesday are clear

for firework festivities. we will stay dry through the extended forecast. future cast shows next week the storms get closer but we are looking at a week and a half of dry weather. high temperatures today are on the cool side, topping out in the upper 50s. a couple hotspots near 60 degrees. here's a look at the high temperatures around the bay. southbay, 58 degrees. 57 degrees in mountain view. pacifica, in the upper 50s. 55 degrees and haywood. heading east, antioch is 55 degrees. 56 degrees in pittsburgh. dublin, upper 50s. around the bay, temperatures are in the mid-50s. oakland, 57 degrees. 57 degrees for san francisco. 59 degrees in novato.

a bit farther north, 60 degrees in lakeport. your new year's forecast, take a look, monday night. any outdoor plants around 7:00, temperatures near 52 degrees, mainly clear. temperatures dip, clear and cool for midnight for the firework festivities. we are looking at 47 degrees at midnight. the extended forecast shows we are dry through the extended period temperatures topping out at 60 degrees through the rest of the week. we will be cool, dry, and mostly clear. a rare look inside a bay area ghost town that many people never knew existed. coming up, sports has not been good to teams. what is going on with the warriors? the coach has what he wants to

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pass and leads to the game- winning three. after the christmas day blowout, the warriors have lost two in a row at home for the third time in the career. >> for whatever reason we are not quite clicking, not quite together on all fronts. >> i think not winning and playing the way we have done for many years. i think our guys are a little disappointed. maybe that is affecting them. that is when you have to fight even harder. >> the cavaliers have signed patrick for a 2 year deal. they have a chance to match cleveland's offer but reports say they are unlikely to do so. he has been holding out after rejecting a deal in october. last year, he averaged four points a game.

the athletics lose jonathan to a division rival. the free-agent catcher was a steady presence behind the plate as they dealt with numerous injuries to the pitching staff. the one year deal is reportedly worth $3.5 million. the warriors will be back in action tonight playing the trailblazers. coming up, the bay area town at that time forgot. the end of an amazing year for lottery players. we still have another hour -- half hour of news ahead of us. this is our final broadcast for 2018. >> we would like to pay tribute to prominent people who passed away the past year. [music] this is not a bed.

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live from the bay area studios, this is kpix news. welcome back. let's get started with another check on the forecast. it is going to be chilly and dry. right now, temperatures are in the 30s. 36 degrees in concorde.

32 degrees in santa rosa. 43 degrees in san francisco. high temperatures today stay on the cool side, we talked about in the upper 50s for most locations. 6 degrees for santa rosa. mostly clear and cold this morning. we are staying dry through the weekend. there is more wind for new year's eve. the good news is, it will be clear and dry for the firework festivities. here is your new year's forecast. along the coast, temperatures in the upper 40s. this is your midnight forecast. two pitchers in the low 40s, chilly, and breezy for firework shows. we will talk about when we will see the next sign of rain. gustavo perez arriaga is suspected of killing a newman police officer is in custody. his girlfriend was taken into

custody yesterday afternoon. his brother was arrested in livermore. both are accused of helping him while he was on the run. this is his mug shot. according to the sheriff's department, authorities have found the likely murder weapon. investigators say gustavo perez arriaga entered the u.s. illegally years ago and may have been heading back to the border. they say he was affiliated with gangs and had two prior arrests. his younger brother -- cpl. ronil singh's younger brother was emotional. >> i was waiting for this to happen. i would like to thank you for working day and night to make this happen. thank you. >> a vigil was held last night as people gathered to remember the slain officer. he is the first to die in the

line of duty in newman which has a 12 member force. >> grief and togetherness at this candlelit vigil for cpl. ronil singh. his wife holding their five- month-old baby standing with their family. his k-9 partner was also here. >> i do not know how i'm going to go back to work without him there. >> one after another, those who loved cpl. ronil singh stepped up and talked about him. >> if you are down, he would pick you up. >> he was always happy. he was always smiling. >> reggie was holding his slain brothers son and spoke praising the work of police officers. >> they did an amazing job. i would like to thank all of you guys. >> speaking to this massive crowd was a moment the sheriff's deputy will not soon forget. >> it was powerful.

you really don't get the grasp on how many people are here until you stand up and look out. you can see a sea of morning faces. >> there were also shared moments that brought laughter. cpl. ronil singh always wanted to smile and was a prankster. >> he would drive by my house and he would hit his airhorn just to scare my life. [laughter] he would text her and start laughing. >> his uncle spoke about the pride his nephew has given his family. >> he was a role model. ask a beloved corporal, killed in the line of duty. >> he was the most selfless man i have ever met in my life. >> this vigil shows the pain his tragic death is causing this close-knit community. >> law enforcement made sure

cpl. ronil singh's handcuffs were the ones used on gustavo perez arriaga . he leaves behind a wife and a five-month-old son. adam christiansen says the murder suspect status as an undocumented immigrant points to flaws and california's sanctuary policy. >> if he was not here he would not have been driving drunk and it would not have been reported. the encounter potentially never would've occurred. my point is, why are we providing sanctuary for criminals? gang members? it's a conversation we need to have. >> the sheriff says current sanctuary laws place too many restrictions on law enforcement and put communities at risk. a 2-year-old boy has died in an oakland hospital. abdullah hassan was born with a rare brain disease. his father took him to the united states for treatment and he was placed on life support.

his mother was barred by the travel ban and was unable to visit. after a long fight, she was allowed to enter the u.s. a funeral is to be held today. switching gears to talk a little about something fun. mega millions is making history of the holidays. the jackpot has climbed to $370 million. >> the winning numbers are in. this is the largest jackpot ever offered on the last draw of the year. a megamillion ticket six months ago so it is no surprise people drive out of their way to buy tickets here. tonight is no exception. for two dollars a play, someone out there in 44 states that

participated is hoping their ticket holds the winning numbers for tonight's $370 million jackpot, including margarita, who drove out of her way to buy her ticket. >> do you feel like it gives you a better chance? >> definitely. >> they sold the winning mega millions ticket to a regular customer who organized an office pool. each went home with a little more than $29 million. >> last time, i missed it. >> has a said he will never forget how he decided not to buy a ticket at ernie's because of construction. >> it through me off, i went home. >> it could've been you. san jose is known for pumping out winning tickets. in 2014, a man one a megamillion jackpot. another lucky winner bought a $9 million lotto.

it is no surprise this crew would want to try their hand at a window. lucky for me, if i lose, i still have jose to count on. >> go on vacation and take you with me. >> we have that on record, thank you. >> the owner of ernie's got $1 million for the big win a few months ago. he said he has had enough of the spotlight and did not want to go on camera. >> the winner of the october mega millions jackpot still has not claim the prize. >> a ticket with all six matt -- matching tickets in south carolina was sold. the winner has 180 days to claim the $1.5 billion jackpot.

>> jerry brown is nearing the end of his governorship. it's anyone's guess what he will do next. melissa asked what the mayor thinks. >> he will be incredibly active in every way. it would not surprise me. >> we will have more of the interview tomorrow. still had, a special report, a rare look at the bay area's only ghost town. look back at 2018, stories that made headlines. >> this is a live look at the skyline in downtown has a.

this is a special project i have been working on. i'm excited to share with you. did you note there is a bona fide ghost town in the san

francisco bay? >> it does sound familiar. >> it is called drawbridge. for 100 years people lived there before they abandon it. >> what is it that we find so fascinating about those towns? is it a natural curiosity about places people lived and loved and left? what is left of this community is half a mile down the railroad tracks. we were given special permission from the government to tour a place that few people know exist. it is the bay area's only ghost town. >> it's the most relaxing place in the world. >> voices of the long gone residence. >> the owners had questionable characters. i did not know those people.

>> echoes that help us tell the tell of a place in history. drawbridge has been found, forgotten, brought back to life countless times over the years. >> they seem to call it a ghost town like no one lived there. >> even though it does not look like it now, for more than a century people called drawbridge home. starting in 1876, an employee of the south pacific coast railroad whose job it was to open and close the bridges, hunters and fishermen would soon follow. >> they were pioneers. >> for generations, his family has lived in alfie said, three hours -- three miles south. >> it looked totally different.

now it is all overgrown and dilapidated. >> in its heyday, nearly 100 families lived on the island and hundreds more came to fish, hunt, sail, and gamble. >> they enjoyed being out there. >> things began to change in the early 1930s. the island itself was sinking. the aquifers were pumped dry. pollution made matters worse. >> the sewage was being piped out and dumped into the creek, not treated. >> drawbridge became a stinking and sinking shadow of itself. the residence solely one by one moved away. >> vandalism became an issue. there were less and less people living there. it looked abandoned. >> even the train, to which

drawbridge owes its existence, eventually stopped stopping there. >> i have more bullet holes. >> the last living resident left in 1979. >> is the area restores, our goal is for it to become the wildlife mecca where there are birds and fish using the area. >> off-limits and inaccessible, job bridge became a ghost town, a label it had resisted. >> to get anywhere near drawbridge today, you need a

boat. we went on an overcast afternoon last month to get a closer look at the remnants of buildings on the northern end of the island. >> time waits for nobody. >> it has been neglected. >> in the dying light, what little is left of drawbridge comes to life, painted in a pallet of amber and bronze. >> i was there once. they share that with the spirits of this place. >> we want to emphasize drawbridge is off-limits, it is illegal and unsafe to go there. the condition of the buildings

are falling further into disrepair. they have monthly chores that will get you close. for that, check with the national wildlife refuge. >> that was incredible. incredible storytelling and visuals. what was the most interesting thing for you? >> you often think of cities and civilizations and the wheels of progress. he thinks cities get bigger, better. sometimes, the tide goes in the other direction. people live there and leave these remnants. >> especially in the bay area. there is a housing shortage. >> excellent work. a great way to end the year. we are going to take a look at your weather. take a look outside, we are off to a chilly start. 36 degrees in concorde. 36 degrees in livermore. 37 degrees in san jose. taking a look back at rainfall

and 2018, we are at 80% of average for santa rosa. 78% for san francisco. not bad, could be better. it certainly could be worse as well. this is showing high pressure setting up. we will stay high and dry. we will not be warm but we will be dry. future cast is showing just that. we see some increasing clouds sunday. for the most part, we will be clear. future cast is showing that we have a storm track getting a little closer by midweek. we are looking dry for the next 7-10 days. high temperatures today on the cool side. we will be topping out in the upper 50s for most locations around the bay area. temperatures top out at 58 degrees today.

hayward is at 55 degrees. east bay locations, mid-50s. upper 50s for livermore. 57 degrees in concorde. almeda county, 58 degrees. 56 degrees in alameda. san francisco, 57 degrees. 60 degrees in santa rosa. further north, 60 degrees in lakeport. your new year's forecast, monday night, we start off chile but not to chile. 52 degrees around 7:00. at midnight, as we head into 2019, 47 degrees, clear and cool. downtown, in san jose, mainly sunny. if you're looking for something fun to do, the holiday ice rink

is there. walnut creek on ice, 56 degrees. the union square ice rink, 57 degrees. the extended forecast shows we do not see a lot of change, we stay dry with wind picking up new year's day. we are looking at temperatures topping out in the upper 50s to low 60s through the extended forecast. overall, status quo. back to you. still had, we are taking a look at 2018. the national stories that shaped the year.

[music] sheriff's lieutenant is under arrest in las vegas.

police say they caught her working out when she was supposed to be out on workers comp. she is accused of faking the extent of her injuries and is currently in jail awaiting extradition to san jose. her boss said, if these allegations are true, it's a violation of the public's trust. for that, she should be held accountable. >> this is the final saturday morning podcast for 2018 so we are taking a look back. >> here is nicole with some of the national stories that shaped the u.s. >> reporter: 2018 marked the deadliest and costliest wildfire season on record in california. fast-moving flames wiped out the northern california town of paradise, killing more than 80 people and destroying 18,000 structures. the southeast took a pummeling from hurricanes, florence barreled into the carolinas, killing 20 people. michael roared a short just shy

of a category five, flattening coastal communities and florida's panhandle. hawaii's volcano erupted, sending rivers of lava into neighborhoods. a country facing an increasing number of school shootings watch the deadliest mass shooting at a u.s. high school on valentine's day. a former student killed 17. >> we cannot keep america great if we cannot keep america safe. >> parkland survivors organized the march for our lives in washington, dc, advocating tighter gun-control and students across the country walked out of classes. 10 were killed at santa fe high school in texas as a gunmen stormed a capital gazette newsroom, killing five. violence found its way into the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> it's a horrific crime scene.

>> a gunman killed 11 people, the deadliest attack on a jewish community in the u.s. days later, a shooter opened fire at the borderline bar in thousand oaks california. sex abuse allegations rocked the catholic church with 13 states launching new investigations. pennsylvania officials release the names of more than 300 priests accused of sexual misconduct. 17 passengers, including nine from the same family died when a duck boat sank on a missouri lake. >> i did not see any of my family. >> a limo caring wedding party crash into a car in upstate new york, killing 20. hawaiian residence panicked when a worker mistakenly sent out a false ballistic missile alert. >> let's see if i can make you billionaire.

>> one lucky ticket from south carolina won the $1.5 billion mega millions jackpot, the second largest in world history.

new video out of palm beach showing a ferrari speeding off the dock into the water. -- cam video shows an officer talking to a driver. the driver gets into the car, backs up, accelerates, and plunges into the water. the car sank 30 feet. crews had to use inflatable

bags to reflow to. no word on what caused the driver to crash. let's look at weather. mostly clear and cold this morning. we stay dry this weekend. we have more wind in store for new year's eve. folks are wondering what it will be like. if you're heading out for midnight festivities, upper 40s along the coast. it will be chilly. grab the jacket. it will be chilly and breezy at midnight. temperatures around the bay top out in the upper 50s for most. near 6 degrees for the warm spots. union square on ice, 57 degrees. the downtown ice rink in san jose is also mainly sunny. that will be the weather headline. clear skies, dry, and cool. cool and 56 degrees at the ice

rink. your new year's forecast, we will be down into the 40s on new year's eve. we will be warming up the following day. right now, if you're just heading out the door, we are at 36 degrees in concorde. 36 degrees in livermore. 37 degrees in san jose. >> it is time for us to call the morning. thank you for watching kpix news. >> we will be back here at 6:00. enjoy your saturday.

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