the demonstrators are headed to the fruitvale station. paul chambers is live with more on this. >> reporter: we are live at the fruitvale bart station. there are vendors selling things to many people. within the last several minute, police came in here and told the vendors to close shop and to move out. the reason, let's show you from chopper 2. today's march is in support of derrek jones. jones was killed by police. marchers in this family members of jones and grant. the families are now connected. >> he could have been shot to be subdued, but he was shot to be killed. >> all they knew he is allegedly assaulted a woman,

and they wanted to make contact with him to investigate, he ran and they opened fire. >> officers think they can manufacturer the same generic story. >> reporter: the families gathered outside of jones barbershop which is where the near of where she was killed. today's march is to give more insight of the man who was her brother. >> a young black male who was respected in the community. had a huge clientele. >> reporter: oakland police say they are sensitive to jones' shooting. jones sooting is the fourth officer involved shooting, and the third where the suspect died. >> we want people to obey what officers command are. if the officer says stop, put your hands up, we want people

to obey that. >> reporter: we have officers near by just in case the march does not end peacefully. the coroner's report says jones was not shoted in back as reports said he was. and i believe they will have a couple of words out here and of course anything that happens within the time period of our show. we will bring it to you live in the fruitvale bart station in oakland. i'm paul chambers, ktvu. it was one of the worse traffic jams on the golden bridge. tonight we're learning new details about what may have led up to all of this. sal castaneda is live in yerba buena island with more on this. >> reporter: frank, let me show you where the man stopped his car. right here you can see the bay

bridge. he stopped his car about a mile from treasure island where we are in the right lane. minutes later police rushed by stunned commuters with guns drawn in the westbound bridge was closed. thousands were stopped at a huge traffic jam. police first became aware of the problem when the man was still driving and telling police dispatchers he was going to blow himself up and that he had his 16-year-old daughter with him. as the man drove his suv across the bay bridge, he pulled over about a mile past treasure island. police closed the lower level of the bridge almost immediate yachtly after they saw -- immediately after they saw the man holding what appeared to be a weapon. >> he pointed it straight in the air. from the police standpoint, it seemed to be a real weapon. >> reporter: police coaxed the man to letting his teenage

daughter then surrendered himself. the guns were later found to be fake. many more had to find a way to get into san francisco. >> to me was outrageous. the traffic was backed way up. >> reporter: 51-year-old craig valentino of antioch. police say he was distraught bauds of marital and financial problems. valentino is being held in san francisco, a restraining order was issued this morning to keep him away from his family. many we spoke to say they are reminded how one man's problems can cause havoc to others. >> it's horrifying how one person can bring things to a standstill in that way. >> reporter: it's interesting throughout the entire time, the upper deck was closed, but authorities never did close that lower deck of the bridge. police say they didn't believe that the bomb threat made by

the suspect was credible. live on yerba buena island, sal castaneda. bart ridership was up by 8,600 people over veteran's day last year. it may cause some confusion for some commuters who believe that bart was free today. this morning's traffic tie up was not the first to be caused by a distraught person. in 2004, a man was claiming he was going to commit suicide that topped traffic for four hours. now for the latest about the man involved in the bay bridge stand off and bay area traffic updates, you can visit our website ktvu.com. sunny vale police are

investigating an early morning shooting that led a man to the hospital. crime scene investigators examined several bullet casings, a neighbor says that there was an event at a near by bar and there was a lot of people in the area at the time of the shooting. >> i was asleep and i heard some gunshots, four or five gunshots. then may grandson got up, he looked outside and saw a man laying over there in the sidewalk. >> the victim's injuries are not considered life threatening. the tesoro isle refinery is back open. the fire led to a shelter in place. last night all six of the refineries flairs were burning off fuels during the outage and there was concerns about all of the smoke and particulates in the area. i want to show you a live

picture tonight of the refinery. the plant is once again fully operational. coming up, i'll tell you how this incident could happen over and over. teskigee airmen took first place in today's veteran's day parade. marin city's performing stars age 6 to eight were present. 11 of the original airmen were on hand for today's parade. veteran's day is a day to thank those americans who have served in the military. all of them potentially putting their lives on the line. risking death or perhaps serious injury to keep our country safe and free. today we talked to one who is

only 23 but who's life is changed forever. rob roth is in palo alto with our report. >> reporter: on this day to thank and honor veterans those here got to celebrate it with a little help from their fellow vets. the veterans here may be injured or sick, but this was a time to celebrate their sacrifice. and it was fellow veterans that helped them do that. the veterans of foreign war post4102 out of south san francisco prepared and served lunch today to 450 patients. for those here on veterans day is not a hollow holiday, it's a special day, special and for some bittersweet. penell served in vietnam. >> i think about may friends that are not here anymore. >> reporter: the many couldn't make it to the party. upstairs in the spinal cord injury wing of the hospital is navy coreman long.

long was in patrol with a marine unit in afghanistan, there was an explosion then gunfire. >> i just had a real bad pain in my spine. automatically i knew i got hit and i rolled over. after that i pretty much blacked out. >> reporter: andrew long is paralyzed from his waist down. doctors say he will never walk anymore, but long doesn't believe it. >> i'm going to give it two years before i am up jogging. >> reporter: long's mother sits by his bedside. >> when he was leaving, i knew he was going to get hurt. i knew from the moment he was getting on that plane, that something was going to happen. as soon as he got on that plane i stopped sleeping. >> reporter: long says she's not political but she is deeply concerned about all the men and women in the military. >> you don't have to believe in the politics to support our troops. these boys are over there doing their job. >> i would still join the

military. i would still have done everything over. >> reporter: on this veteran's day there are currently more than 100,000 u.s. troops in harm's way. reporting live in palo alto, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. dozens of people came to the campus of the college of san mateo today for a special flag raising ceremony in honor of veteran's day. >> ♪ >> san mateo is the first public community in the country to fly a flag flown in the army zone. freddie mac reports an average rate for a fixed loan fell to 4.17% from 4.24% last week. that is the lowest rate in

almost 40 years. the rate fell after the federal reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion of treasury bonds to help increase rates. analysts say the drop is likely due to the fore closure freeze by major lenders, but nay say fore closures may inch back up again -- foreclosures may inch back again since that drop is just temporary. cisco systems announced that it was having lower than expected profits combined with concerns over the g20 summit and the feds recent decision to buy billions in bonds it send the indexes lower today -- it sent the indexes lower today.

the nasdaq dropped 23 points to end the day at 2,555. the dow dropped 74 points. perrata conceded to quan. now hear what he plans to do instead. frost in many bay area neighborhoods this morning. i'll show you which cities will be the coldest and where you could see frost for tomorrow morning.

any doubts about who's going to be oakland's next mayor ended today when perrata conceded to quan. ktvu's political editor randy shandobil is in the newsroom tonight. >> reporter: jean quan is

suddenly in more demand than ever. today her first day as oakland's new mayor elect. in one of the first duties, a veteran's day salute to retired members of the military living in an oakland seniors community. >> mrs. ruby pain from the army. >> reporter: on election night nine days ago, don perrata seemed to be the victor. easily winning the most first place votes, but since he didn't cross the 50% threshold under oakland's ranked choice system. second and third choices were factored in. yesterday it became official that those votes pushed quan into the race. >> have you congratulated quan? >> i have done, i have done. >> i won by 11,000 votes on the popular vote. and i defeated jean quan in 78%

of the precincts. >> reporter: but perrata conceded and promised to help quan. >> reporter: i am willing to do anything i have to do. >> reporter: today he said he just wants to be a citizen again. >> so are you saying this is your political swan song? >> i have no plans to run for anything else. and i am 65. >> reporter: quan told us she would welcome perrata's help but disagreed with his view on the poll results. >> i think it was much more democratic process. >> reporter: well quan's victory has figured the debate about the merits of ranked choice verdict both quan and perrata agree that oakland has

more pressing problems, they both say it's time to move on. randy shandobil, ktvu. someone here knows a thing or two about bay area qualitities is speaking out on ranked choice voting. willie brown says don perrata is the victim of a flawed system. brown says he disagreed on the choice voting and making the process unpredictable. >> how can you say if you can't vote for me first, vote for me second, if you can't vote for me second, vote for me third. none of that makes sense, in a democracy it's the winner takes all. ranked choice voters allowed oakland residents to select a first, second and third choice. perrata had more first choice votes but quan had more

combined first and second choice votes. cooley is in the lead with a .10% of the vote. a new poll suggests that most americans favored more tax cuts but oppose a repeal of president obama's health care reform legislation. 53% of those questioned said the tax cuts that are about to expire should be extended for everyone including the wealthiest americans. 44 of those support tax cuts but only for those making under $250,000 a year. for all of the latest on last week's election you can always go to our website ktvu.com and click on the local politics tab on the home page.

the mystery over an apparent missile launch may now be solved and it may not have been a missile at all. officials both now agree that this video here was probably showing a jet that caused a billowing vapor trail that looked a lot like a missile plume. well we may be done with the rain but boy it is sure dropped. the temperatures, it is getting cold. maybe some frost tomorrow morning? >> we had frost this morning, your friday morning i think we'll see frost as well. we'll do a story last night about the ski resorts and how well their doing. it's been so cold they are making a lot of snow. right now as i speak. so tomorrow morning i'm looking for frost and freezing temperatures right around here. out in this area, you can see some frost, temperatures in the mid-30s, upper 30s and everyone some low 30s. so cool one tonight. that's your weather headline is how cool it's going to be. friday morning when you wake

up. if the kids have school, you are headed to work you will have your jackets on. give yourself a little extra time because you might be scraping the frost off your car. 36 in napa. 38 at fairfield. the last few nights i've pointed out you will get frost with the humidities we have right now. frost will form. you don't have to be freezing. 42 in freemont, 42 in san jose. that is cool, that is a very cool start for your morning. as we head into the morning hours, 43 at 7:00 a.m. lunchtime mid-60s. we are looking for temperatures tomorrow upper 60s, low 70s. so today there were a few high clouds but high pressure is basically owning up for the next few days. not just today and tomorrow. but into the weekend. now that's the reason for it being so cold and night in the evening hours. but during the day it creates

an offshore flow. break it all down, i'm going to have the forecast for the city where you live. and we talk about which days will be the warmest and into what will be a dry weekend. >> we'll see you in a couple of minutes. thank you, bill. and when we come back, we will learn the latest on the march to the fruitvale station. and we will find out what's going on now. a happy reunion between the woman and the dog that was snatched out of her arms. and a city is moving on with the plans to marijuana

farms. and a team collapses during try outs. we'll talk to the coach who saved his life. first, she lost her husband, then a landslide shattered her dream. until vets came together to help this gold star mom open a day care. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. diabetes testing? it's all the same. nothing changes. [ man then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna -- wow. [ beep [ man ye that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman did it just -- [ both target the blood? [ man yeah, drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. that is different. so freestyle lite test strips make testing... [ man easy? easy. [ man call for a special offer and go to walgreens to learn more about diabetes. and get freestyle lite test strips today.

back now to breaking news, our top story, we mentioned just a moment ago that the fruitvale bart station is now shut down because of a demonstration going on. paul chambers is live now with more on the situation. >> reporter: there are a lot of protesters, they finally just got here recently. they made it to the area. they have shut down the bart station within the last 10 to 15 minutes. as you can see there are a lot

of protesters and a lot of officers just in case something happens. so far there's been no issues whatsoever. but just in case something happens, police will stay out here. as you can see from our chopper, i'm not sure exactly what you can see from the chopper because a lot of people are within this bart station right here. bart has closed it down. we also know the ac transit has stopped running bus service through this area. they have removed everyone who is on the bart platforms out of the area. they got them away safely and they have shut down the bart station. as of right now they have a candlelight vigil going on. police say they are very sensitive to this case. they understand the hostility and is why they are going to allow people to speak and say what they have to say. and hopefully this will end up peacefully. we'll have another report

coming up in the 6:00 hour. reporting live in oakland, i'm pall chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. medical marijuana patients in marin county may soon have the option of getting home delivery. they will begin deliveries next week. fairfax approved the service back in june. now has insurance in place to protect itself and the city. couriers will carry no more than 5-ounces of marijuana at one time. and applicants would have to undergo extensive background checks, provide security and pay any bad taxes. it's unclear how the state or federal government will respond as medical marijuana is still illegal under federal law. tesoro is starting up their refineries one more time. but it is lacking something

that most other refineries have that has people thinking it is unsafe. cold showers and no toilets. passengers tell of their ordeal at sea after the luxury liner loses power.

how can they not have a back up power plant. residents living near the refinery in martinez express their anger. at this hour, tesoro is restarting the refinery that belched toxic smoke when it experienced a power outage

yesterday. now there's serious questions. >> reporter: we gave tesoro every opportunity to answer this question, is this plant really safe enough to put back into service? during yesterday's flames, flairs and toxic releases, tesoro refinery spokesperson said something shocking. >> there's not enough system as far as back up type units to man a refinery like this in this situation. this is an emergency situation with a total loss of power. so we don't have those type of generators on hand. >> reporter: in other words if pg & e's power goes out this could happen again and again, and the neighbors such as those here in clyde don't like it. >> they should have some back up generator that if the power goes out, they don't have to

put those flairs. because it's release toxins into the air. >> how could they not have a backseat up plan? other refineries do it quite differently. >> we have to have the right kind of equipment to be able to isolate ourselves so we don't cause problems inside the refinery. >> reporter: three other major refineries, chevron as well as valero and shell have their own big power plants that generate 90% of the power they use. and even if they're power shut down, they can still produce power. >> it's important to generate our own power. we have ways to make up some additional power and we have procedures in place. we can get the refinery into a

stable condition. we don't know if the rodeo based conoco facility does or does not have back up power. the refinery did not go back up because of the veterans day, but it's something to consider. this isn't the first time tesoro has faced a problem at one of its refineries. the last time the refinery in martinez was forced to shut down because of a fire was back in march of 2006. the tesoro plant is also under an investigation. that explosion killed four workers. you can go to ktvu.com and click on the bay area news tab. stranded at sea no more. the stranded crew is over. now the nows of passengers on board a doomed carnival ship

are safely back on dry land. john fowler here now with more. >> reporter: some call it a vacation of a lifetime and it certainly may qualify. it is over now for 3,000 passengers on board the carnival cruise ship splendor. it was pulled into port in san diego. >> cold showers and no toilets for 14 hours. that was not fun. >> the toilets and the smell of the rotting food was just awful. it was just god awful. we had no lights for four day, no power at all. >> an engine room fire just 40 miles offshore cut power just hours after long beach. >> my husband is a boy scout of two proportions and he brought a flashlight and little head lamp. so i was walking around with a head lamp. he had his flashlight. >> reporter: the cruise line said auxiliary power provided

cold water. the crews passed out free drinks, many passengers seemed happy. >> we made it the best -pl and i will definitely -- we made it the best, and i will definitely come back to carnival. >> you have to make the best of it and that's what carnival did. >> reporter: some passengers said the worse was having to eat canned food sandwiches. carnival is offering refunds plus a free cruise to all passengers who want one. john fowler. back now to the breaking news from oakland, specifically the fruitvale station that has been shut down. here are live pictures of what's going on. there was a demonstration marching down, they have now parked themselves at the fruitvale station. trains are running through and there are a lot of police on

hand as well. it appears that their position right now is to wait things out and hope that after a while here the demonstrators will end their speeches, their talking, and will walk away that the point, the fruitvale bart station would presumably be reopen. more on this coming up at 6:00. what one bay area transportation agency decided not to do after it was flooded with 4,000 e-mails. and the centers for disease control says 88c is on the rise and the reasons why may surprise you. you inhale, they inhale.

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golden gate ferry riders will not be facing significant fare hikes in the near future. district officials have backed down from a plan that would have raised fairs for some riders as much as 32%. that's after they received more than 400 e-mails and letters complaining about the proposed increased. a new proposal raises fares for some ferry riders by about 10%. a pg & e executive involved

in a controversy involving the smart meters has resigned. debreo is in charge of the $2.2 billion smart program according to pg & e he has apologized for his actions. the dmv has run into a roadblock in it's plans to roll out new driver's license licenses. the state has rolled into a new system to send out licenses. the dmv is issuing temporary licenses that are good for 60 days. that will give the state time to work out the case. an 80-year-old woman now reunited to her dog named deuce. she is exstatic to have him back. the dog was stolen two weeks ago during a purse snatching. >> he rubbed his head on the carpet when he first went in. he drank water and wanted a treat. things are back to normal. >> boy does she look happy or

what. a tipster called about the sale of a dog fitting the description for $20. police were finally able to return the terrier to its owner last night. >> you only have to meet the victim to know that this was a serious loss to her. not only to her home but to her heart. we're very glad the dog is back. >> christopher parkins is one of the suspects. police are still looking for another person of interest. invest investigators do not believe that the man and woman who sold the dog have any connection at all to that robbery. as we continue to follow breaking news, we will bring you another look at the fruitvale station. right now it is closed.

an unarmed man who was shot and killed -- family and friends of an unarmed man who was shot and killed by a police officer are holding a vigil there. i'm tracking a warm up in the area for friday, i'm going to show you which cities are going to be the warmest. new at 6:00, a teen collapses during high school soccer try outs. we talk to the heroic coach who saved his life. and jerry mcnermie declares victory. but not so fast. the reason his opponent is not willing to concede. and vets came together to help this gold star mom open a day care, tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

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right now. it is a major inconvenience for commuters. you are looking at live pictures now from live chopper 2. they are supporter of a man who was shot and killed by police last week. and they have marched, they are talking ability -- talking about the man who was killed. at this point we know that trains are not stopping at fruitvale, instead your opportunities to get on or off would be at lake merit or at the coliseum oakland airport station. we also just heard from bart that they had set up a bus bridge. taking picture from the coliseum station to the fruitvale station. but again trains are not stopping at fruitvale. the reason that the people chose the fruitvale station, the shooting happened in east oakland, fruitvale is important to them because they are drawing a direct line of what

happened to derrick jones and what happened to oscar grant, the man who was shot and killed by bart police on new year's day of 2009. we will stay on top of this story and let you know when fruitvale reopens. some people slept under the stars, they weren't camping but they are raising attention on what it would be like to be homeless. craig debro has their story now from san jose. >> reporter: it's called poverty under the stars. every year for five years now, san jose state university students pinched tents and sleep outside to highlight poverty and homelessness. they soon learn a night outside is nothing compared to a life on the street. >> it got really cold. and it just, it makes you think. if we're cold, wearing a jacket and a scarf in a sleeping bag in a tent, how do people feel not having any of those. >> reporter: the 9-year-old son

of the group's faculty advisor has spent one night here since he was in kindergarten. >> i think the government should provide health care, food and housing for the poor. >> reporter: according to santa clara county, more than 7,000 homeless people were counted here last year. merely 5,000 of those were unsheltered homeless. people who sleep every night like these students did last night outside. >> poverty is not only for people who are identified as a guy with a long beard and sleeping on the street. it encompasses the whole community. >> reporter: a day before they set up their tents, the students found out that they too would have to pay a little more if they want to attend school next year. the cal state university system yesterday announced a 15% tuition fee hike for next year. >> there could have been better

timing, waking up, like we're planning for an event and we wake up tomorrow morning and read something that our tuition is being hiked by 15%. >> if you block education, access to education there's going to be more poverty because they're not going to be able to get the decent jobs. so it doesn't make any sense to block the pipeline into better jobs. >> reporter: none of these students would ever think it but students do realize that their dreams aren't reachable because of costs, one day poverty under the stars for them could be a reality and not just a once a year event. in san jose, craig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. federal district judge walker who ruled that proposition eighth was unconstitutional is set to become an instructor at uc berkeley bolt law school next semester. walter is retiring at the end of the year. he will coteach a class covering high profile cases like his ruling against the same-sex marriage ban. the ninth circuit court of

appeals delayed his ruling about proposition eight while it reviews the case. cases of adhd rose by 22% between 2003 and 2007. researchers think they believe that better diagnosis is responsible for the increase. 2/3 of children with adhd take medication to reduce their hyper activity. north carolina has the highest adhd rate with 15.6% of children affected there. coming up next at 6:00, continuing coverage on the breaking news from oakland where the fruitvale station is shut down and surrounded by police. julie haener is in the newsroom with some of the other stories we're working on. more on what we're learning about that 51-year-old man who threatened to blow up the bay bridge and in the process created one of the worse traffic jams in recent memory. what police are saying led to today's incidents. she lost her husband in the war in afghanistan, she almost

lost her house and business. what happened next has restored her faith and left her almost speechless. a bay area soccer coach who is being hailed a hero. how he saved the life of a student who was trying out for the team. julie, thank you. just days after a the -- astronomers discovered something they didn't expect. the jet spraying off the side is dry ice. exploding carbon dioxide. scientists had thought the comet jets were water. turning now to the weather. we have a little more cold to get over the hump. >> things are heating up but we start off very cold in the morning just like we did this morning. we'll go outside, i'll show you what we have in terms of the jet stream position. this is how i know it's going to be dry this weekend. jet stream is up here, that's where the rain, that's where

the cold is. we're down here. weather is looking good as we go into the next 72 hours. here is how it breaks out. it's going to be cold tonight, it was cold last night. warmer weather tomorrow afternoon and into the bray area week end. -- into the bay area weekend. we've had rain. we're going to see rain. daytime highs tomorrow 60s, upper 60s, maybe some low 70s. but in santa rosa it's cold when you wake up. 38degrees. 65degrees at lunch and 70 degrees in the afternoon. high pressure with us today. it's strengthening right now. overnight it's one of the reasons it's going to be cold. because the high pressure calms everything down and lets the cold air sink into patchy fog. it'll show up toward vacaville as well. the winds got going 15 to 20

miles per hour. that blowing wind will create a warm up tomorrow afternoon. it'll take us into the 60s and low 70s. so tomorrow cold start, the yellows and the greens, the greens are going to be 60s. then you see the yellows trying to creep in by 6:00. we saw some 70s in santa rosa. but for the most part upper 60s tomorrow. gradual warming into the weekend. this weekend, get out there and enjoy yourself because the weather looks great. friday forecast looks good. commute is dry, i don't think the valley fog will slow you down tomorrow. frost on the inland valley windshields. nice weekend forecast and enjoy it. because it's been a wet fall and enjoy this week. >> kind of feels like we're

already in winter. >> especially this morning. >> we had some skiing happening up in boreal this morning. >> what's working out for the ski resorts, they've been able to make their own snow. they're they can make a foot of snow overnight. a new bay area business is making a slash on you tube, in fact, their video has prompted a call from vice president joe biden. we'll explain why, right after the break.

vice president joe biden today paid tribute to veterans who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. in a speech afterward, biden thanked those who have served the country. vice president joe biden called the owners of a santa cruz business to thank them for a recent you tube video that they made. praising the stimulus plan that helped their small ice cream shop hire more employees. the video by the owners of the

two -month-old penny ice creamery thank president obama and congress for the stimulus that helped their shop. vice president biden says the video is well done and says soon he's coming out here for some ice cream. users cannot watch shows on fox's website through a sony google tv or live detector box. sony television that -pl cos with google software can still access network like any regular tv just not the online versions. there's much more news ahead at 6:00. including more live footage from the fruitvale station. it's shut down over a deadly police shooting. late word on what happens next and how bart is dealing with all the stranded passengers. plus -- >> reporter: this empty office space was the campaign headquarters in dublin for jerry mcnurney hear why he says he no longer needs it.

we're live where a protest march has caused oakland's fruitvale bart station to be shut down. >> there's no words to describe or even express thank you for somebody who saves your child's life. some call him coach, now some people are calling him a guardian angel. on a story you will hear only on two, hear from a team and a father who says a soccer coach saved a boy's life. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we begin right now with more on that developing situation in oakland where protesters who say they are angry following a deadly officer involved shooting have forced the closure of the fruitvale bart station. ktvu's paul chambers is on the scene and he joins us with late detail. >> reporter: we