ktvu's mike mibach is in oakland. >> reporter: people here are not happy because they say that jones was unarmed when he was killed. a couple of people out here say that the unidentified woman was the one trying to hurt jones and it started at this barbershop he owned. >> she was up in his barbershop and would not come out, tearing up his shop. hitting him with a cane and all of this and he kept trying to avoid the situation. >> reporter: according to witnesses, the situation escalated and moved to this laundromat. at least one officer fired his taser but did not hit the 47- year-old suspect. >> the suspect was seen

grabbing toward his waistband. an officer did see a metal object in the man's hand. >> reporter: the two officers continued their pursuit and chased jones. >> the entire time the officers are yelling for the man to get his hands up. officers then believes that they were in a life threatening situation disarmed their firearms. >> he was a very talented young man. >> reporter: jones sister says that he was married, a young man who was trying to succeed. >> over all he was not doing anything wrong to have deserved to have shot numerous times. >> reporter: police did not elaborate on that metal object that was found on jones. only saying that it was not a gun and not a knife. they also say that jones was on parol and had several arrests

for guns, drugs, assault. and this shooting came after the mehserle sentencing. for more on the press conference that oakland police held today and the family's response to police charges, you can go to our website and go to the bay area news tab. a man accused of killing a san francisco woman in her apartment while posing as a utility worker appeared in court for the first time today. 43-year-old gary scotholland is being charged with attempted rape, robbery and burglary. holland is accused of killing kathleen horan inside her russian apartment after claiming he was there to check on her gas tank. >> three special circumstances currently charged is murder during a commission of a burglary. murder during a commission of a

robbery. and murder during a course of attempted rape. >> holland is on parol for a 1999 attempted murder conviction in fresno. he's currently being held at the san francisco jail. today's arrest comes after city workers approve a tax and free structure for medical marijuana clubs but pot club owners are asking how can they be taxed if they can't stay in business. ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose tonight with more on this, robert. >> well, frank the medical marijuana situation here in the south bay has turned into what many people describe as a jumbled mess. pot club owners and customers came here to city hall today because of those numerous raids and they say despite efforts to run legal business they are being treated like criminals. >> reporter: demonstrators ralled >> reporter: demonstrators

rallied outside of city hall as the meeting got under way. the most recent county raid targeted the san jose dispensary. >> it's not going to make us stop using our medication. it's going to make us go to the black market and not do it legitimately and legally. >> reporter: the cannabis collective launched a new coupon program. the founder says it operating strictly as a nonprofit and so has avoided any raids but he points out the raids don't necessarily mean the other dispensaries were illegal. >> the important thing about what's going on is no one is actually proving for profit or nonprofit. and in many cases, the ones that they are raiding are truly not for profit businesses. but you have to prove it in

court. >> reporter: one customer said the raids are misguided. >> if the collectives are drug pushers, then the people who go there are drug users. and we're not drug users, we're patients who are using medication. >> reporter: the head of the county drug task force did not return our calls today. down here at city hall, about 20 minutes ago the protesters were inside asking the city to protect the clubs from raid. officials told them they cannot take any action today since the request was not part of the official agenda but the city plans a series of public meetings focused solely on medical marijuana starting december 13th. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu news. san francisco supervisors met today to try to come up with a plan for replacing mayor gavin newsom. it was suggested that they move ahead and try to appoint an interim mayor as soon as

possible. if mayor newsom had left his post yesterday, the city would have held an emergency election. david stevenson was at san jose in today's city council meeting. the alameda registrar's office says it is very close to having updated numbers for us. the latest numbers still show gene quan as the leading candidate. it's still unclear when the winner will be announced. keep in mind you can find more election coverage including the latest vote count update by clicking on the election 2010 tab when you get to the top of our home page at ktvu.com. new economic numbers out today show that small business optimism rose unexpectedly last month and is now within 10% of

it's prerecession levels. but is that optimism justified where unemployment is still very high. tom vacar live in san leandro tonight with more on this, tom. >> reporter: the shopping mall, think about it. more than half of californians are employed by small businesses. what that means is businesses that have less than 100 employees. for 36 years now, -- >> as far as retail sales i'll believe it when i see it. >> reporter: his optimism such as it is is rooted in the here and now. >> we have a real good repair business, that's what's taking us through the last couple of years and hopefully it's going to take us through the next year. because i think it's going to be another year before we really see improvement. >> we don't know what happened the next day. >> reporter: a few doors away, the florez family fights to

keep their deli alive. >> my customs lost jobs and we lost them. >> reporter: florez has gone to selling half sandwiches to keep customers coming. fourteenthstreet is one of san leandro's busiest streets. now where there are six spaces only our truck fills one. besides the deli and clock shop you will also find a cleaners, chiropractor and home loan shop. >> if the economy is going to turn around, small business has got to drive that. >> reporter: scott helgie is president of small business california. >> there is more optimism now than there was six months ago. but there still is a frustration and a lot of small business that i talk to that are just hanging on by their fingernails. >> reporter: in this economic chaos, businesses own their owners. >> most of them are struggling, access to capital is a problem. they've maxed out on their

credit cards, they haven't been able to take paychecks for a while. >> reporter: hiring just won't happen until small businesses owners are really sure they can afford new employees and not just take them on to get rid of them. tom vacar, ktvu news. chevron announced today it's acquiring atlas energy. they will take on an additional $1 million of that company's debt. natural gas is a growing segment of chevron's portfolio. as well as africa, australia, southeast asian and latin america. stocks fell today and the price of gold surged to a record high for the second day in a row. analysts say investors are worried about the declining value of the dollar following the fed's decision to pump $800,848 into the economy over

the next few months. the dow fell 16 points. the nasdaq was off 17 points closing at 23,650. go to ktvu.com and click on the business tab. president obama is now getting ready for the next leg of his tour of asian after making a quick stop in indonesia where he once lived as a child. he focused on u.s. efforts to build a strong bond with indonesia. >> we mentions we're preventing terrorism, piracy. >> reporter: afterward mr. obama attended a state dinner where his mother was honored. his next stop is south korea where he's due to attend the

g20 summit. the justice department announced today no one is going to face charges for cia tapes depicting harsh interrogation of cia suspects. some of those interrogations included water boarding. prosecutors and fbi agents have been exploring whether the tapes have been part of a federal investigation into the rough treatment of those terrorist suspects. bay area political leaders visit a new clinic as they vow to repeal health care reform. and i'm using live storm tracking two to pinpoint showers that are falling in the bay area. i'll show you where those showers are and how long they could last.

newly enpowered congressional leaders say, one of the their agenda is to try to repeal the health care

reform passed by president obama and democrats. >> reporter: there was a feel good but also a feel anxious grand opening today of a new clinic in san francisco's exelsier's district. clinic by the bay on mission street, where retired doctors and nurses are volunteering to treat people who have jobs but don't have health insurance. >> i really do feel that the patients appreciate the care they are getting here. the fact that they get to see a doctor without waiting and waiting and waiting. >> it's very comfortable to know that there's a place i can come if i get sick. >> it is about neighbors helping neighbors, here doctors and nurses will practice the art of medicine not the business of health care. >> reporter: that's the anxious

part for democrats, and despite republicans just won control of the house now vow to repeal the recently passed health care reform bill that president obama and democrats fought so hard for. >> no matter what president obama does, they are going to oppose it. then i think that is very, very bad for the nation. >> reporter: since democrats do still control the senate and since president obama still has veto power. democrats can stop the republican plan if they want to, but at what political cost? peninsula congresswoman jackie spears says democrats will fight back. she thinks republicans are misreading the election results. >> i think the problem is the economy. it's not health care reform. health care reform was not the demise of our majority of the house it was our economy. >> reporter: in fact, exit polls on election day suggest

that at least half of those who voted do oppose the health care reform bill. but the other half likes it or actually wants to see expanded. political editor, randy shandobil, ktvu channel 2 news. after congress boosted benefits in the food stamps program, it may now take them away. the benefits are in jeopardy when congress returns for a session next week. the hike and food stamps prevented a hunger crisis in the u.s. and rolling them back would be a huge mistake. >> more people would be hungry, those people already hungry will be hungrier if they take away this extra food stamp. >> the house would cut food stamps for school lunches. local air waves waves were stopped after they fell victim

to the economy. pacifica air waves let go of all their morning show. a union representing the staff filed a complaint with the national labor relations board last week saying management failed to consider an alternative to the cuts. but with a half a million dollars deficit. the board said it had no other options. there's still no word on a replacement program. and bill, after last night's cooler temperatures, we're seeing showers. >> these are very light showers. we have reports of drizzle in napa. we have reports of light showers in santa rosa. may not be showing up here. and you can see light and scattered showers here. let's put a motion so you can

see which way it's moving. you've got light showers in san rafael. you have light showers headed for berkeley and oakland over the next few minutes or so. it's coming a little closer here and we'll put a track on this we can put some timing. this isn't light stuff, out toward el cerrito showers or sprinkles. albany 5:33. you see little white squares those are the areas as these light showers move in. you can anticipate, just sprinkles but it's neat when the computer model. we look at these models and there's many of them. some of them are half an hour, 20 minutes, maybe they're off on the timing. but this can actually nail the rain right on. we're looking for clearing tomorrow. it'll be cool in the morning. not as cold as it was this morning. we had frost this morning, overnight lows tonight not as cool but clearing and warmer as

we go through time. so dry weather pattern grabbing hold of the bay area. it's not going to get hot but it's going to warm up. so overnight lows tonight, 40 in napa, it's cool. and you could see maybe some frost in the north bay but it'll be in very cool spots. as you get to work or school in the morning, definitely get the car warmed up. when i come back, i'm going to show you which cities will be the warmest in the next few days? -z the navy has been told -- the navy has been told to reduce their use of sonar technology. the atmospheric administration released those guidelines today. the navy announced this summer that it'll be carrying out more training exercises off the north western coast. the u.s. commission on the

gulf oil spill found no smoking gun on issue. >> so i can't tell you why they continued step after step after step to miss the point. to not go into high alert, to not go shut her down, we don't know what's going on here, we have to get this figured out. i can't tell you that. but i can tell you that there is continued pressure to move forward, make progress, get her done. >> reporter: 11 people died in the explosion that spilled millions of the gallons of oil into the gulf. for the first time a federal court will decide if what someone says on facebook can get them fired. it's going to happen and what it could mean for millions of

the facebook users. and some big names and a lot of aspiring stars gather in the bay area for secret american idol call backs. new at 6:00, we're learning about several major raids around the bay area. and more than a dozen suspects arrested. find out who authorities were targeting and what they found. also, the search is officially on to find the next major of san francisco. we're talking with insiders about who can take over the high profile jobs. and the life saving program giving free medical care to patients who can't afford it. why it's the staff that makes the clinic so rare. tonight at 6:00.

too many text messages or hours spent on social media sites can harm children's health. 4,000 ohio high school students

were studied. 1/5 sent 100 to 160 text messages a day. 1/4 used social media sites. those who did both were more likely to bing drink and do drugs. a woman from connecticut was fired from her job in december as an emergency medical technician after she posted disparaging remarks about her supervisor on facebook. the national labor relations board claims the firing was illegal. it says the woman's comments are protected speech under federal law that allows employees to discuss their jobs and working conditions with coworkers. and administrative judge law is expected to hear the case in january. the second round of auditions for american idol began in san francisco today bringing lots of excited

contestants and very big names to the city. this time the contestants performed in front of the three judges. ryan seacrest also made an appearance. >> we're seeing more people here in san francisco than we've seen the entire nation. so there's more of an opportunity to make it through. there'll probably be a lot more golden tickets. >> the contestants will begin lining up tomorrow morning. i wasn't nervous last time. i don't know why? something is wrong with me. >> you don't get nervous. >> i don't get nervous but i'm excited to see j.lo.

i here she's very beautiful in person. >> american idol is not saying what happens inside until after the san francisco audition episode airs at the beginning of next year, you will see that here on channel 2. a new memoire hit bookstore shelves today. the book is titled decision points. it lays out the 14 critical moments in bush's presidency. he criticizes the government's response of katrina as unacceptable. preorders of the book have already made it a best seller. wait till you see what bay area gamers did to get their hands on this game today. a music legend's prized possessions go up in flames. the story behind a three alarm fire in san carlos.

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i'm not coming down for 24 hours. at least. it is the hottest video game in town. what a local lawmakers says it should be off limits for certain people. the video game in question involves scenes that would make some people's skin crawl. rob roth is live in emeryville where stores there can hardly keep it in stocks. >> reporter: here it is, black ops hit the stores today. it's intense and it's selling

like crazy. black ops fever ran so high that stores opened at midnight. the line went around the block. >> we're here for the greatest game ever this year, black ops call of duty. great experience. get online. get to meet people from around the world. get to shoot them with guns. >> the game is about war. it involves gun battles, and other adrenaline charged challenges. the mission is to make it out alive. tv commercials for the game have been hard to avoid or ignore. state senator lelan yee says

that games should not be sold to children 17 years of age or younger. >> you are not to be selling it to kids. and while they say that you are not doing it, why are you advertising to children. that's part of the problem we've had with these ultra violent video games. >> once i get home with this game, it's going into my x box and not coming out for the next 24 hours, at least. >> reporter: the game sells for $60. more people reserved copies of call of duty black ops than for any game in the company's history. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. tuition for university of california students could get even more expensive come next fall. ucf officials are considering an 8% tuition hike to close a $1 billion deficit. that's on top of the 32% fee hike that already took effect

this year. the newly proposed hike would amount to an extra $820 for undergraduates and would bring tuition for more than $12,000 a year. compare that to 1990 when tuition at uc berkeley was less than $2,000 a year. mayor gavin newsom had an angry reaction to the fee increase, saying it's absolutely unacceptable. >> if i were given a vote i would say absolutely not with an exclamation point. >> reporter: a vote on the plan is scheduled for next week. some fliers are already circulating among uc students calling for a protest. firefighters on the peninsula had to work quickly this morning. some memorabilia was saved while other items were destroyed in a warehouse fire in san carlos. jade hernandez has our story.

>> reporter: music legend neil young is like everyone else, saving his prized possessions, storing them away in a safe place. but overnight, that place a san carlos storage warehouse went up in flames. >> it's going to be a significant amount that we're going to be salvaging in there. the structure, we estimate about $1 million lost. about $750 to contents at least at this point just from an observation. >> reporter: an overnight guard noticed the flames along quarry road here before 3:00. the department arrived and captured this video as they entered the building containing flames to the front. guitar, film archives, band equipment and half a dozen cars one of which was destroyed all were housed here. young had representatives out here surveying the damage but no one would comment on where the items would be transferred. firefighters told us though the representatives were grateful. >> we're very thankful to the fire department that we saved the vast majority of mr.

young's equipment and a lot of his film material the way that the firefighters took good care of a lot of material and film that could never be replaced. >> reporter: this fire wasn't deliberately set but the fire is still under investigation. this wear house did not have a sprinkler system inside, not unusual due to the age of the building. firefighters say if it had had one, more could have been salvaged. transportation officials may soon be looking into the possibility of building a new bridge across the bay. the new bridge would be located in between the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. the metropolitan transportation commission will meet tomorrow to decide whether to hire a consultant to look into the possibility of building that bridge. the study would cost about $400,000. the midday bridge is being discussed as a way to take traffic off of other bay area

bridges. environmentalists have long opposed the plan. new information shows that there are now more older drivers behind the wheel than ever before. the national transportation safety board is holding a two day forum in washington, d.c. on older drivers. it says there are 32 million licensed drivers age 65 or older in the u.s. the number is expected to increase by up to 20% by the year 2025. the safety panel says it's considering new safety recommendations, such as new designs for automobiles and roads to keep those older drivers safe. an apology from the director of pg & e's smart meter program. we'll explain why he's apologizing. also the city of san francisco took a giant lead into unchartered territory today. what it's doing when it comes to fast food that no city has done before. and it's been proven that breast-feeding is good for babies. and new information shows that it's also better for moms.

americans have paid down $1 trillion in personal debt after it reached a record high of $72 trillion. the number of open credit card accounts have dropped 25%. mortgage rates have also dropped since 2000. consumer spending fell $130 billion in the last year alone. san francisco became the

first major u.s. city to prohibit fast food restaurant from including toys in unhealthy children's fast food meals. under the ordnance, toys cannot be given away with kids meals that are 600-calories or more and have 640-milligrams of dium. the law also would limit fats and transfats and require fruits and vegetables to be served with each meal that comes with a toy. the director of pg & e smart meter program has been fined after he was monitoring blogs. his identity was discovered when a site moderator discovered his real name and e- mail address. debro now says quote it was a

mistake to use an alias. a new lawsuit has been filed against the oakland catholic diocese of something that happened 13 years ago. the lawsuit says teachers knew of abuse but reported breen to the diocese and not child protective services as required by law. the monsignor died in 1986. the proposal to push the first day of school from august 18th back to august 16th that would allow time for high school finals before the christmas break. critics say it would benefit high schoolers vacation. we have something to think about for pregnant women or concern that they won't get enough sleep if they breast food, scientists found no

difference in total sleep time, quality of sleep or fatigue between womens who breast-feed and those who use formula. while breast-feeding women breast-feed their children more often, they might fall back to sleep more quickly. because they don't have to get up and prepare the formula. there's growing consensus that less innovative surgery should be the preferred choice for hysterectomies. they say many surgeons don't perform as many of the surgeries because they haven't been trained on the procedure. and already there is an outcry about new cargo rules.

who says they are off the markwhen they are off to improving national security. i'm tracking showers throughout the bay area out over the bay bridge we have light sprinkles, showers up in the berkeley hills. i'll let you know what you can expect, see you back here in a few minutings. -- in a few minutes. new at 6:00, we're learning about several major raids around the bay area. and more than a dozen suspects arrested. find out who authorities were targeting and what they found. also -- the search is officially on to find the next mayor of san francisco. we're talking to insider to take over the job. a life saving program giving free medical care to patients who can't afford it. but we reveal why it's the staff that makes the clinic so rare. tonight at 6:00.

the pentagon is trying to figure out who launched what

appears to be a missel near los angeles. defense officials say it's not a security threat to the nation. rocket launches are common off the southern california coast but they do require notification. starting this week, air cargo coming into the u.s. will come under even more scrutiny. as new rules are building into place, already some are questioning whether this cargo crack down is just another knee jerk reaction to a long- standing problem. first lighters, then liquids now printer cartilages weighing more than one pound on the list of items homeland security is banning. >> it shows you how much more valuable human intelligence than good information is than anything else. >> reporter: because it was an

intelligence tip that foiled the plot, not good screening. there should be better information screening of people and shippers everyone if it means invading their privacy. >> it's time to tell the public what they know any way. we have to know more about who's flying on our airplanes. >> and who's doing the shipping. the organization representing the air cargo airplane seems to be on board, especially if the alternative of screening every piece of cargo. >> be careful what you wish for, because you're right this could lead to delays and obviously it's going to lead to higher costs. >> reporter: now lawmakers will get a chance to grill key security chief about cargo when they hold a meeting on cargo next week. a plane heading from lax to redding landed safely after it hit a bird shortly after taking

off. the horizon air turbo flight had to land after the turbo plane hit a bird. the plane was flying near dodger stadium then safely flew back to l.a.x. 73 people were on board. police launch a major gang sweep. the bay area locations that investigators say were at the center of a crime ring. julie haener is looking at the stories we're working on. >> san francisco could soon have a new mayor. the action taken today to choose one. and bay area residents roll up their sleeves and help feed people in need. these stories and much more coming up at 6:00, we'll see you then. a man arrested in the case of a woman who had her terrier stolen is now changing his story. 19-year-old christopher orlando

perkins was arrested on thursday, last thursday in connection with the october 30th robbery. according to police, perkins first told investigators he sold the 6-year-old dog named deuce. now he says he left it in a holiday park -- at holiday park in stockton. the investigators believe his new claim and say they are trying to track down deuce. there is also a reward being offered now for anyone who finds and returns deuce. that reward currently stands at $1,200. we have a day's warning to get prepared for the rain that we're seeing right now. especially up in the north bay, right bill? >> it is super light rain and as we mentioned last night. of no consequence other than maybe some wet on the roadways as you drive around in the north bay and now on the great highway in san francisco out in the avenues. i have showers, we go to live storm tracker two, we go right into this rain area out toward twin peaks. daily city, san francisco. it's dripping out there, yes,

it's wet. there's rainfalling throughout the northern portion of the peninsula. out toward san francisco and pacifica. i have a little bit of wet rain. you see a little enhancement, that's mount diablo ringing out a little more moisture out of the light rainfall or the light cloud cover and precipitation that is occurring. there you have it, the showers right on time. a mist the afternoon commute. that's good. didn't completely miss but it's late in the afternoon commute. we had reports of .1 of an inch at the most from this. you see this system migrating rapidly. what that's going to mean for us is a cool day tomorrow. brisk day if you will. low 60s as best. as we move into the end of the week, through the weekend clearing and dry. and a little bit warmer,

theover the overnight lows are going to be cold. this gets you through thursday, friday and sunday. we're going to have a nice run of weather here. it's just not going to be real hot around here, it's going to be upper 60s, low 70s by the weekend. overnight lows, no frost advisory. with moisture in the air it's going to be a little warmer tonight. you can still get frost, maybe there toward san helena. you are concerned about plants you can be. not a big frost event tonight. tomorrow's forecast highs you're looking at 60s at best. lots of 50s, no 70s. as we go into the five day forecast, we show you cities where you live or near where you live. compared to last week when we were doing 80s. we're going to get 15 degrees below where we were at that time. five day forecast then looks something like this. clearing and cool tomorrow. breezy on thursday but warmer, then warmer friday, saturday

and sunday. a nice forecast ahead. showers out of here quickly. they could linger, sprinkles could linker into tonight, a little bit into tomorrow morning. i don't think that's going to impact your drive in tomorrow morning. by tomorrow, clearing and warmer. >> that weekend, wow. the death toll from that erupting volcano in indonesia has now reached 153. about 200,000 people have fled to refugee camps afraid that the volcano will erupt again. it is still spewing ash but it has not had a major eruption since last week. in the biggest eruption yet, entire villages were smothered and hot gases and rock fragments are coming off the mountain. a massive rescue ordeal is

unfolding tonight off the coast of new mexico involving thousands of californians. this cruise ship is stranded at sea, what the navy has planned to get the ship back to port and how a bay coast guard cutter is involved.

and here you see a cutter on its way to tow a stranded cruise ship. >> that cruise ship has been left with no air-conditioning and no hot water. >> as of now the cruise ship is still disabled. dead in the water, the passengers are being monitored carefully. this is home video of the carnival splendor shot by a passenger in june. according to the coast guard, navy helicopters are now air lifting 70,000 pounds of supplies including bread, utensils and other foods. mexican tug boats are now at the the scene and will start the slow process of towing that

cruise ship back to port. >> as far as we know right now, the plan is to bring the vessel into the mexican port of inconada where the passengers will be disembarked and run through customs and they will be on their way to wherever their destination might be. despite being only 150 miles from enconada, the cruise ship is not expected to land until next wednesday night. repairs could cost the company a significant amount of money. depending on how serious the ship has been damaged. and there is much more news just ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. find out what tip police led to more than a dozen

arrests of a violent street gang.

23 locations raided, 16 arrests. a major take down of a suspected bay area gang, we'll tell you what prompted today's sweep. plus, replacing gavin newsom. tonight one supervisors new proposal to speed up the process of finding an interim major in san francisco, how soon that could happen. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. police say a gang ring leader and 15 of its members are off the streets tonight after a major gang sweep. 23 locations were raided in seven cities across the bay area. ktvu's sal castaneda live in freemont tonight with new information about these raids, sal -- >> reporter: frank it's not often, but police today handed