the crowd. you can see they are hear standing. they say they are out here for derrick jones. jones was killed on monday. his sister said he wanted to have this rally so people can learn more about her brother. she says she's not happy and wants oakland police to say. >> we have called the officers in to work this protest and hopefully it'll all go peaceful. we're here to protect people's first amendment rights and that's what we're going to do today. >> reporter: he was talking about what police are doing. you can see officers right here on stand by just in case anything happens. they want to make sure everything is peaceful. so far it's been a very peaceful protest. the people walked from the shop where jones was killed down here to the fruitvale bart station. as you can see i said officers were out here on stand by. i've been told there's no problems, no issues whatsoever going on. i do believe we have an

opportunity now to hear from the sister to hear what she wants to happen to oakland police. >> you know i want them to do jail time. they murdered my brother. i am appalled and shocked at the same time that something of this caliber would occur on the heels of the sentencing of mehserle. >> reporter: now once again we are live at the fruitvale bart station which has been closed for almost an hour now. the reason why is the protest, people are still right here having their voices be heard. police are allowing they will just to talk. just let them vent and get everything out. it's been a peaceful protest. there's been no problems whatsoever. the people are, as you can see have -- it was closed at 5:10 here at the fruitvale bart station. we do know bart is running a shuttle between the coliseum and lake merit to bring people back over here if they need to get their cars or things like

that. people were able to get off the fruitvale safely. no incidents whatsoever, but the train is not stopping here, it is going through fruitvale then people are being shuttled back to this area. ac transit has also stopped running things in this area. not sure how long things are going to be shut down, but police will be here to just in case something happens. we're live in oak ran, i'm paul chamber, -- we're live in oakland, i'm paul chambers, kt srurbgs news. valentino is in police custody. this morning he reportedly told his daughter he wanted to take her to breakfast but instead drove to the bay bridge where the drama unfolded. sal castaneda is live now on treasure island with the details. sal--

>> reporter: 51-year-old craig valen to the best tino first called a radio station then called police. he told police he had explosives and a gun. police said he was upset because he thought his wife was cheating on him. >> he seemed very agitated. he was very upset, very angry. and the discussions in which were taking place between chp and the suspect. >> reporter: valentino finally got out of the vehicle waving what seemed was a gun. he then told his daughter that he loved her and to go. after two hours after tense moments, police negotiators talked him into negotiating. the gun was later determined to be fake and no explosives were found. valentino later told police that he used to work for the red cross and is now security. it wasn't until about 9:15 when the bridge reopened. >> it was nervewracking and it

caused a lot of people a lot of money. >> it's rather horrifying that one person can bring things to a standstill. all right, you're looking at a live picture of the bay bridge. all it takes is one thing to go wrong and this morning something very bad did go wrong for two hours it was closed. it's interesting though, the lower deck was never closed and that's because police say they never thought the bomb threat was credible. live, sal castaneda. now to a story you will see only on two. coaches are known to teach students life lessons but in the south bay a coach is being credited with saving a life. ktvu's robert handa spoke with him just minutes ago and robert is live in santa clara this evening with more, robert. >> reporter: frank, we're

outside the home of christian selv era you can tell from his many trophies, he's a neighborhood soccer hero. but tonight he's a recovering surgery patient. so we appreciate the time to talk to us about what he's gone through as well as expressing the gratitude for the man who his family calls his guardian angel. >> reporter: 15-year-old sophomore christian salv era, a week ago he collapsed, had trouble breathing and his heart collapsed. >> i can't remember anything. after that morning, i can't remember anything. >> reporter: coach perez is a 20-year-old veteran paramedic and knew what to do. with the help of christian's teammates saved his life. >> i realized his breathing was irregular. i moved him to another part of the floor and realized he had

no pulse. at that time cpr was initiated probably within the first minute. >> reporter: last night doctors surgically inserted a defibrillator to jolt the heart when needed. >> his coach did an amazing thing for him and did it in a very quick manner with a level head. that's the most important thing. >> there's no word to describe or express a thank you for someone who saves your child's life. you just can't put it into words. over and over doctors kept the telling us how lucky we were that he was there. >> i'm so lucky that that happened, but it is -- that doesn't happen to very many people. >> reporter: and just a little while ago, we talked to coach perez and told him that christian was getting better. everyone though coach perez says that he is not a hero, he says that is his reward for what he did.

former state senate don perrada conceded today. perrata led on election night but fell behind when thousands of second choice votes were counted on oakland's first ever ranked first election. >> i won by 11,000 votes on the popular vote. and i defeated jean qaun in 78% of the precincts in oakland. >> i think it was a more democratic process and allowed more people to have more discussions. >> quan says she's planning for the transition. she spent her first day as new mayor elect with veterans.

mcnerney conceded today -- >> this is where congressman jerry mcnerney gave his victory speech late this afternoon. it was in his dublin campaign headquarters. as you can see now this office is completely barren. it is done, this race is over. >> the campaign workers have waited nine days to hear victory declared in one of the closest congressional rations in the nation. >> the votes are in, voters have chosen me to be the next congressman. >> reporter: mcnerney campaign says they have a lead over harmer. while 11,000 votes are yet to be counted, mcnerney says the trend is clear.

>> the lead is unsurmountable. >> reporter: we heard from harmer's campaign and they said they had no comment. the office was closed for the holiday. and the campaign will continue to monitor the vote count which will be complete before the thanksgiving holiday. >> job creation and the economy is job one and i am laser focused on creating jobs throughout our country but especially right here in our district. >> reporter: all along the 11th congressional district it was expected to be a tough fight. what has long been a republican held seat in this district. that is prior to congressman jerry mcnerney. governor arnold schwarzenegger is calling a special legislative session to deal with a $6 billion deficit

in budget. the new figure emerged a month after lawmakers find a new budget. the legislative analyst office project the congress office will balloon over the next 18 months. that includes a $6 billion shortfall in the budget package already signed in october. the session is set to begin december 6 when new lawmakers are sworn into office. a crippled carnival cruise liner inched into san diego today after spending three days adrift in the pacific. thug boats and coast guard cutters helped tow the ship back in. passengers were stuck on the splendor with no power after a fire on monday. passengers had to live without air-conditioning, hot water, telephone service and working toilets. passengers seemed very glad that the ordeal is over. >> the smell of the rotting food was just awful. it was just god awful. we had no lights for four days.

no power at all. >> you have happy people, people mad at the whole situation. but what can you do? i mean you have to make the best of it and that's what carnival did. >> reporter: carnival says it will refund everyone their money plus offer them a free cruise until the future. the national transportation safety board has launched an investigation of the engine room fire. this day care room is ready, but there are no children in it yet. what's keeping a gold star wife from getting the day care working. and you may want to put an extra blanket on the bed tonight. overnight lows will be freezing in some neighborhoods, i'll show you which ones. the black widow spider's severe bite

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more live pictures now of the bart fruitvale situation. it is shut down by protesters upset about a shooting. you can hop on a bus that will take you back to the fruitvale station. from what we understand, no problems so far. police are letting these folks express their anger and hopefully once the rally winds down. the fruitvale bart station will reopen. we'll update you if we get any current information during this newscast. america's war veterans are being honored with events that are both solemn and patriotic. veterans, politicians and school kids all turned out for the veteran's day parade through downtown san jose. it's one of the oldest veteran

day parades in the nation. spectators said americans should honor service members every day. >> shows that we have to go out and fight for our freedom. but that's just how it is. the least thing we can do is support and let them know we appreciate them. >> also on hand, the final three survivors uss arizona. a pittsburgh widow and daughter of a soldier who was killed in afghanistan are learning a heartfelt lesson on this veteran's day. they are learning that dedicated veteran supporters never forget the sacrifices military families make as well. rita williams report, a sad beginning is turning into an uplifting story. >> reporter: the flags is the first clue, the gold star in the window is the second that this pittsburgh house is different. >> he had his rifle to his head

and so he died instantly. >> reporter: jessica lonjevine is talking about her husband john. he was killed with four other soldiers in afghanistan three years ago this week. he was 23 and jessica was six weeks pregnant with their taughter zoe. >> daddy. >> where is daddy? >> in heaven. >> i am thankful that we were pregnant and i have a little bit of him left over. >> reporter: jessica used his insurance money to buy this home and open a day care. she built a contractor to build a retaining wall. but last year's rain sent the a landslide. she couldn't get her day care license and fell behind with her mortgage. >> we can get this lined up for

the matting. >> reporter: these veterans might not look like it but jessica says they are some of her angels. navy reservists and warriors spike shall who was a motorcycle escort at sean's funeral heard about her plithe, stepped in and organized a rally of volunteers. blue star moms raised money and survivors outreach services is getting a flag flown over her husband's unit in afghanistan. >> that will be delivered here to jessica to be flown above her home. >> reporter: there's still more to do, maybe two weeks of work. >> it's been hard but there's a light at the end of our tunnel. >> reporter: a light she says her hero husband continues to shine. in pittsburgh, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. and we have just learned within the last few minutes

that the fruitvale bart station in oakland is now reopened. it has closed down a short time ago because of a rally and march there. but we have just learned the fruitvale bart station back open at this hour. all right, let's talk about our weather now, because the word tonight is cold. >> yes, you bet, frank. frosty as well in the inland valleys. it's been a cool start to the year. we were talking about the snow making in the mountains. what we're going to see to be the in these inland bay valleys. i'm just kind of drawing some stuff in here. i want you to get a feel of where the frost and cooling temperatures. you get the picture, it's going to be real cold tonight. tomorrow morning when you wake up you will notice it. these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow will come up a few more. about two, maybe three degrees. you may top out at 70 degrees, 69 degrees something like that. but a warmer day tomorrow. and warmer into the weekend. but what's happening is the winds kind of calm down and as the high pressure sits over us

it's really beginning to cool. and so in those inland valleys, we're seeing patchy valley fog and cold frosty temperatures. it's not freezing, it's not a freeze warning but it's as we transition to winter, these temperatures are cooler than you might expect for this time of year. just be prepared. 36 in napa. that will get you frost. i'm sure if you go up towards forestville, you will hit a 62. 38 in livermore, when you leave the house tomorrow morning for school or work, you will notice it. it'll warm up quick, daytime highs tomorrow are going to come up. there was a few clouds today. high pressure is strengthening. there's no coastal fog to speak of. as the air goes offshore it actually sinks. out of this high pressure the air is sinking, so this pressure system will allow for our temperatures tomorrow to warm a few degrees. so lots of upper 60s and low

70s. the thinking is not dramatic -- the sinking is not dramatic. it's enough sinking that temperatures will hit the 70s. the big smile is, the weekend is dry. next weekend looks relatively dry. there are some long range molds that show very dry conditions as we get into the thanksgiving. this weekend, plan some things outside. wal-mart is giving holiday shoppers a break on shipping. free shipping for some 60,000 items sold online. and there is no minimum purchase required. the incentive will last until december 20th. competitors target and jcpenney also offer free shipping but require shoppers to buy a

minimum amount first. and people feeding the hungry are counting blessings, 700 of them.

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feed all of the hungry. aaa of northern california delivered 700 turkeys to the memorial church today. those turkeys will help feed 60,000 people on thanksgiving but a lot more donations are needed. >> there's a tremendous increase of people who are jobless, people who have not only lost their jobs but many of them have lost their homes. >> reverend williams says they have served 300,000 more meals so far this year compared to the same datlast year. >> reverend williams works so hard every year. >> he sure does. mark ibanez joins us now. warriors and sharks in action right now. >> warriors in action, and it's the only time they will play the islanders ks happy ab game because they will have

back on the ice joe thurton. he was suspended after his hit on david perron. it's circled here, watch it. joe instills the punish. didn't fit the crime but just wants to put his first nhl suspension behind him. >> i thought it was clean, the league thought it was illegal. i'm going to still play the same way. >> this is ironic because you're the nice guy. you don't have this reputation. >> no i try to play the game pretty clean. and sometimes they don't think you do. but whatever, i'm excited to play again. >> you know what the secret is. you can only hit guys that are 6'6" or above. >> i can hit you. i can hit you. >> i'm not 6'6". >> that's true. i thought you were a little bigger than that. >> fred inglis there he knows how to talk some hockey with those guys.

they tease a little bit about winning being contagious. but we have another team that are a couple of victories away from a victory. that would be the california quakes they will take on the rapids on saturday. the winner of that game will play for the mls championship. similarities, with another team you might say around here. the giants. >> we have a lot of similarities to the giants almost. kind of misfits all over, played all over the league. they brought us together. we really think it can happen. we have to take this game saturday. it's just two games that's all we need to win. once it gets rolling anything can happen. >> i'm excited about this one. friday night, dellasalle versus cal. both those teams are 9-0 going into tomorrow's activities. so that will be our featured high school game of the week. we'll preview it at 6:00 and then show the highlights at 10:00. something has got to give both

9-0. >> thanks, mark. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. an update on the tonight's rally at the fruitvale station. also new details about the plan who stopped traffic at the height of the evening commute. neighbors are telling us about the trouble with the man that police arrested. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. thank you so much for joining us. you can always find more information online on ktvu.com. have a good evening everyone. we'll see you at 10:00. >> good night.