guys on this sheet had been arrested. they had been terrorizing the area's residents. freemont police along with state and federal agents announced 16 arrests after several early morning raids today. the target the so called insane via thug gangs. >> we began an investigation into this organization about eight months ago when we learned that they were involved in distribution of mbma which is ecstasy and marijuana. and they are involved in drive by shootings. >> reporter: the gang was mostly made of vietnamese man, led by this man tran also known as piggy. they also found five marijuana grow houses, guns, more drugs, and about $100,000 in cash. witnesses who witnessed the raids told us what they saw. >> all of a sudden my backyard, these bombs started going off.

i jumped up and looked out the window and there were three s.w.a.t. guys in full military gear in the backyard. and bombs kept going off. >> there were a lot of bangs, one after the other. i thought it was coming from the backyard but no it turned out i saw, this whole street was full of s.w.a.t. >> reporter: today at one of the raided homes, the woman that identified herself as the mother of one of the arrests said her son was not the type to get into trouble. well that woman also by the way she didn't speak very good english, but she told us in her broken english that she is worried about her son. all 16 men are being he'll at the santa clara jail. they will be arraigned on friday. sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. an oakland family is demanding answers after police shot and killed a 37-year-old father. officers say they thought the man was reaching for a weapon, but the man was not armed.

ktvu's mike mibach joins us now with the latest on what happened. >> reporter: an unarmed man shot and killed in oakland, the reaction is starting to pour in. many of them have signed this poster up there on the wall, the main message written, stop police killing, murder is murder and today derrek jones sister agrees. >> no one deserves to be murdered. no one. >> reporter: this is a murder for you? >> it's a murder and we're going to prove that. >> reporter: oakland police reported to the scene at 9:30 last night. derrek jones was trying to kill a woman, reportedly. >> this man choked her and struck he repeatedly. >> reporter: jones quickly fled the scene and had a metal object in hand.

a foot chase insued >> he looked down and reached for something in his waistband. officers then believing they were in a life threatening situation, discharged their firearms. >> he wouldn't hurt a fly. >> reporter: derrek jones cousin charles and other family members say the shooting was unjustified and unbelievable considering it happened on the heels of the mehserle sentencing. >> never in a trillion years would i have imagined that i would be on the other end. i kept saying they need to sue the police for wrongful death. i kept saying wrongful death and here we are. >> we haven't even gotten over oscar grant and here we are. >> reporter: dd as his friends called him did not have a gun, did not have a knife on him. although they did see they found a metal object. they would not elaborate on what that objected was. both officers are on paid

administrative leave. reporting live, mike mibach. and you can watch more of today's press conference and the family's response to police charges on our website, just go to ktvu.com and click on the bay area news tab. the man accused of posing as a utility worker then killing a woman inside a russian -- families of the victim attended the hearing as well. the judge postponed an arraignment for parolee holland. holland is facing attempted murder, burglary, robbery and attempted rape charges for the october 29th killing. san francisco supervisors say they are moving quickly to find a replacement for outgoing mayor gavin newsom who was just

been select as attorney general. >> reporterwho will be the new mayor of san francisco began. john avalos moved to appoint an interim mayor by as soon as next week. >> if we're going to have an interim mayor it's best that we don't have an abrupt change. it's best that we do it earlier so we can do the work that we need to balance the budget. >> reporter: he says the potential for chaos will be the same, even if the board waits until newsom leaves in january to appoint a replacement. >> i believe it's going to be chaos no matter what. you have the vote in january for it, i guarantee you there's going to be a lot of that discussion going on, there's going to be people jocking for

a position. board of supervisors chu devised a process that could take several weeks to pick an interim mayor. >> my number one priority is to ensure an orderly transition of leadership. business interests say the board should choose wisely however and whenever they make their decision. >> the mayor will have to take an active role in aggressively managing the city. i think the interim title may be a one year term but they may not behave like an interim mayor. >> reporter: even if the supervisors adopt avalos motion, they will still have to be ratified by the full board again once newsom leaves officer in january. the wait continues in oakland tonight where election workers are still processing ballots to determine who will

be that city's next mayor. don perrata was in the lead. the registrar voters say provisional and mail in ballots are still being counted. the service employees international union, the seiu agreement calls for no furloughs for one year. the contract also calls for a one year 4.6% pay cut. that is in exchange for 12 personal leave days and a 3% hike in employee pension contributions. the new agreement takes effect immediately and expires july 1st 2013. there is late word tonight that ac transit has reached a tentativcontract agreement with the union representing drivers and mechanics. the new three year contract calls for contributions from employees through their health and benefits plan if their new contract is ratified. ac transit says it will not

have to make third contract. the gathering is part of the ac transit accountability campaign. ac transit has cut service by 16% so far this year to deal with projected budget deficits. the oakland city counsel sill was set to start meeting a few hours ago. the public safety economy is set to present a record recommending procedures for people to apply for a pot growing license. if the plan is accepted, those who are chosen to legally grow marijuana in oakland could be announced in january. and there's another recommendation to raise the number of marijuana dispensaries from four to eight. meanwhile, in the south bay today marijuana advocates rallied outside the san jose city council meeting protesting raids on pot dispensaries there. dispensary owners say despite efforts to run legal businesses they are being

treated like crimins. supporters say in the long run, the raids are ineffective. >> it's not going to go away by doing these raids, it's not going to make us stop using our medication. it's going to make us go to the black market. the city is planning series marijuana in december. san carlos fire investigators tonight are trying to determine the cause of a warehouse fire that almost destroyed music legend neil young's collection of memorabilia. the fire caused a million dollars in damage but firefighters say they were able to save 85% of the contents. today young's representatives removed those items. san francisco firefighters today responded to a fire at a coffee roasting company in the

bay view district around noon. a fire department's spokesperson said the fire was on the roof of jeremiah's pick coffee. the black smoke was from roofing material, one person was treated for smoke inhalation. fire officials were still investigating the cause, but an employee said a coffee roaster overheated and that's what started the fire. american idol comes to san francisco today. a new option for bay area medical care, we'll tell you how this clinic is able to provide care completely free. showers falling right now in parts of the bay area. i'm going to use live storm tracker 2 to show you where it's raining, we'll see you back here. in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud.

a new health clinic opened in san francisco today. it is the first of its kind in

northern california. and it's designed to help the uninsured get better care and to give retired doctors and nurses an opportunity to continue serving. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live in san francisco now with more on the story, john. >> reporter: it's just beginning to drizzle now in stan francisco. it's diverse with plenty of low income family, they now have an opportunity to come here to the clinic by the bay where doctors and nurses offer high quality medical care completely free. >> we are creating a medical home for low income working uninsured adults who live near by. >> reporter: officially opening today in conjunction with nonprofit volunteers and benefits, doctors and nurses lured out of retirement including barbara quinn. >> serving the population that i love. under served people and people that are very grateful and

happy to see you. >> reporter: today's opening drew barbara feinstein. uninsured patients must make less than 27 $27,000 a year for adults. >> it's very comfortable that i can go some where if i am sick. >> people have been coming with chronic conditions that have not been dealt with for years. >> reporter: donations from hospitals, health care companies, and from individuals help them offer free x-rays, mammograms and mris plus very low cost prescription medicines. reporting live, health and science editor, john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. some san francisco 49ers took time off from the football field today to lend a helping help at the san francisco food

bank. walker, reggie smith and kevin j era vick boxed food for senior citizens. these boxes help feed some 10,000 seniors in san francisco. the players said the volunteer work is one way to keep the community that offers the team support. >> i'm just here trying to give back to the community, to the people that's left fortunate that don't have the supplies to feed their kids. >> reporter: the food bank says one in five san francisco residents does not have enough to eat. christmas came early at the state capital today. a 55-foot tall white fir was hoisted up in sacramento and is the state's official christmas tree. it'll be decorated with more than two dozen ornaments most made by children and adults with developmental disabilities. american idol hopefuls braved the cold this morning for their first chance to sing for the judges.

the singers lined up in san francisco all hoping to get a golden ticket. family and friends were also there for support. today's contestants were chosen by show producers that auditioned held over the summer. i've been like struggling between two songs, like i've gone back and forth. but i made my decision and i think it's a good one. this season the judges panel is almost entirely new with jennifer lopez and steven tyler joining original judge randy jackson. >> whole new make up. on to our weather, we saw john fowler in san francisco, we were saying that it's just starting to sprinkle there. what are we looking at for tonight? >> more showers in the forecast. moving through san francisco right now and headed to parts of freemont and milpedas. i'll show you the live storm tracker two, you can see the showers, they have moved through san francisco. we still have drizzle in the

north ridge. let's track this area as it moves south into the freemont area. let's grab the leading edge, these are real little light showers. nothing to get alarmed about but just know that the niles district, 7:08 you will see increased showers. so just a real kind of slow moving light shower event deal. but showers nonetheless and the computer model kind of nailed it. i showed you, this model is showing rain and light and it's moving through the bay area. it's not unusual to be within 30 minutes of those models. we are seeing the shower, they'll be gone in the morning. temperatures on the cool side. no frost advisories tonight. but still cool and you could find frost out toward clayton. there goes the weather system. there's some cool air that will kind of filter in over us tomorrow. so tomorrow's daytime highs upper 50s, low 60s at best. we go to mountain view where tomorrow morning it'll start

out pretty chilly, upper 40s. lunchtime is just 60 degrees. that's a good 20 degrees cooler than it was last week at this time. 20degrees cooler. today we had this weak system go through. warmer weather moves through, when i'm saying warmer i mean six 0s. the showers are done for a while. this system is moving on, moving out and we dry out. we got some good rainfall totals in santa rosa and san rafael. 62degrees for a daytime high, 61 in napa. 62 in vallejo, these forecast highs come under clearing skies tomorrow. slightly breezy conditions and you know what, tomorrow might be a good day for a jacket because i think even heading off to school in the morning for the kids. i think they'll be wearing the hoodies or light jacket all day. 62degrees, 62 in san mateo that's kind of chilly. the showers will end in the next few hours. we'll be tracking some showers

frank and julie. but very light, none of it is a big deal. then we warm up for the week end, maybe some low 70. >> are we getting any snow in the mountains at all? >> they'll probably get a few inches above 6,500 feet. >> you were talking about the frost alert. boy it was cold this morning. >> it was cold this morning. military officials still don't know what was launched off the coast of south everyone california yesterday. it looked a lot like a missile though. the government said today it was definitely not a launch by a foreign military and it's not a threat. the military says the object may have been launched by some kind of private company. some security experts say it may simply be an airplane and an optical illusion due to

weather conditions. and the dow lost 60 points, the nasdaq dropped 17. small business owners are feeling more optimistic these days. the national federation of independent business said today it's optimism index rose 2.7 points last month. small business owners here in the bay area say unemployment is still a thorn in their side. >> my customers lost jobs and we lost them. >> experts say unemployment won't improve until small business owners are they can afford to hire. the premier of conan drew 4.1 million viewers that is more than his competitors only

comedy central and jay leno's the tonight show. coming up next, the fans get a chance to get up close and personal with a bay area native who is a world champion.

world super middle weight champion, andre ward. andre. there he is, oakland native and boxer champ andre ward had a meet and greet with fans. the event is a promotion for andre's next fight against the contender from australi >> we have the date, we have it at home. >> ward is an olympic gold medal winner. he is undefeated with a record of 22-0. >> that's a lot of wins. >> he's a good fighter. and mark ibanez is here now. >> they are a team that's off to a good start but they are not real deep as far as being

loaded with talent. considering this nasty spill here in the final moments of last night's victory in toronto, they are happy about the medical report today. as he under went x-rays and a ct scan revealing a strained lower back as you take a look at that. it certainly looked like it could have been a lot worse. nba leader scorer right now is monte. that seriously hurt, listed as day-to-day. meantime i'll tell you what, world series hero edgar renteria, certainly a man worthy of his own parade in columbia. speaking to the kind of guy he is, he has made it official that he accepts, and he really appreciates the fact that they wanted to plan a parade in his honor. but he has requested that money be used to help flood victims

in columbia. a gesture that truly speaks the character of this gentleman. the a's making some international news you might say, winning the right to bid for the rights to negotiate with japanese pitcher, iwakuma. the a's have 30 days to reach an agreement on the contract with the 29-year-old who is 10- 9 in japan with a very fine 2.82 era. and some sad news today in the world of sports, quintin daily, you may remember him as a great basketball start. and they are saying, officials that it was of natural causes just 49 years old. quintin davis a well known player around here. >> way too young.

>> 49, wow. >> that's sports right now. a clipper card could end up costing largely. passengers can theoretically go any where for $3. the full story on a sticky situation in 30 minutes on tv 36. and that is our report for now. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. for all of us here on channel 2. thanks so much for joining us, have a great evening. >> good night. the black widow spider's severe bite

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