a protest shuts down a fruitvale bart station as tensions simmer over police show of force. protesters are taking action after police shot and killed a man monday night. people marched tonight for about two miles to the fruitvale bart station. that's where oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart

officer last december. debra villalon is live with more. >> reporter: frank, just after five 5:00 tonight that protest reached that station and shut it down. no trains but lots of noise. protesters might have stormed the platform, expect police were waiting and dropped the gate. as much for the safety of the demonstrators as everyone educational. >> we can't control the safety of the people on the platform with trains running in and out. it's totally unsafe. >> reporter: trains whizzed past fruitvale without stopping and buses shuttled commuters to other stations. most riders taking the delays in stride. >> if that's what it takes, that's what it takes. i'll just be inconvenienced for the night. but a statement should be made. >> reporter: a statement about the death of derrek d.d.

jones shot several times by two officers who chased him down after a domestic dispute. the officers say they thought he reached for a weapon, he had none. >> at the end of the a day, a son is gone, a father is gone. >> reporter: tonight's march began outside jones barbershop demanding the name and prosecution of the officers involve. >> all the shots that were fired by the oakland police department were from the front. there were no shots from the back. we just wanted to make sure we got that -- information out there, tonight this night meant overtime for officers. and meant less sales. >> that's when we sold most of our food. we're not going to sell no food today. >> reporter: how much will you lose? >> about $200. >> reporter: this being

veteran's day, bart ridership was lighter than normal. but protesters are planning another march, same location tomorrow afternoon which could snarl friday's commute from any more people. reporting live in oakland, debra villalon. according to oakland police there have been four officer involved shooting this year. the department reported six in all of last year. and police say it's an improvement with the number as high as 11 or 12 in previous years. the alameda coroner says the man who fell off his wheelchair and on to the tracks has died. curtis fuller was rushed to the hospital with head injuries. he h had been adjusting his wheelchair when somehow it went off the platform. he fell on to the tracks and was hit by a train. san jose police are asking for help tonight in finding a man who beat up a pair of good samaritans. he beat them so severely that both of the samaritans were

taken to the hospital. the two had come to the aid of a woman on devine avenue in downtown san jose. lloyd lacuesta is there live with a live report. >> reporter: it is here where a passer by found two men lying unconscious on the sidewalk that had been beaten up, they tried to come to the aid of a woman who was beaten up but instead they became victims themselves. >> big blood spot there, big blood spot over here. >> reporter: the men had just left a restaurant, he came outside when he heard police arriving. >> one of the victims was severely facial wounds, they already had him in a neck brace. the other gentleman had a couple of deep cuts right under the bottoms of his eyes. >> they looked at me and said, greg, i can't believe what happened. the guy just started attacking us, beating us pretty bad. the woman he was trying to

help is described as american asian race or white or latina. in her mid-20s. the suspect is described as white, mid-20s, wearing a maroon shirt and black slacks. >> we are concerned for her safety. we don't know the relationship between the male and female. we don't know if it's a domestic situation or if they are strangers. >> reporter: police say the neighborhood is not a high crime area and there's speculation the man they are looking for is a trained fighter. >> i was actually very surprised that one guy could do this to two people. it was -- i mean i kind of used the phrase this guy must have been an mma fighter or something like that because it was pretty bad. >> reporter: mma stands for mixed martial arts fighter. police are asking for anyone

who has information or anyone who saw anything happen here. it's hard to believe that california's budget situation could get any worse but it has. now governor arnold schwarzenegger has called a special session to deal with the situation. the governor just signed a new budget last month but now the analysts say there's also a $6 billion deficit because of overly optimistic assumptions about revenue and federal funding that likely won't materialize. what's more, the state is a $25 over the next two years. the special legislative session starts december 6th when the newly elected lawmakers are sworn in. state prison officials are moving ahead with plans for a new death row. inspite of a lawsuit to block the new project. the state opened bids for the new death row complex in san

quentin. once completed it would replace the aging death row. they blame governor schwarzenegger for skirting funds to scrap that project. and police are saying that a marital problem shut down the traffic on bay bridge. valentino claimed to be armed with a gun and explosives but that wasn't true. authorities say the gun was fake and there were no explosives. the incident created a night nightmare for commuters. >> it's rather horrifying that one person can bring things to a standstill in that way. >> reporter: valentino's 16-

year-old daughter was in the vehicle with them but he let her go during the stand off. he was taken into custody at about 8:00 this morning and the bridge reopened an hour after that. now tonight family members and neighboring are speaking out about that man in the center of the bay bridge incident. jana katsuyama has that part of our coverage. >> reporter: family members say craig valentino is the father of three kids. his sister told us sacramento police station that during today's incident carlos valentino sent her a text message. >> i saw the vehicle and i thought, that's not him is it. then he got out of the vehicle and i said, that is him. he is not a terrorist by no means whatsoever. >> reporter: his sister says he

was under a lot of stress, working as security at several nightclubs. neighbors say the family moved in about a year ago. >> i say hi to him. i say him to him once in a while but that's about it. >> reporter: one neighbor said she had had trouble with carlos valentino once before. >> when he came to live, i had a big falling out to him. to me he's just rude. i don't feel for him. but the kids are wonderful. >> reporter: today one family member put a sign on the garage saying they didn't want to talk on camera. carlos valentino was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric investigation. a police spokesman said he did apologize for what happened. >> from talking to mr. valentino he was extremely remorseful. he was very apologetic. he feels very bad for what took place this morning. >> reporter: the family of craig carlos valentino says he

has no history mental problems. he is being held tonight. just a few minutes ago, ktvu news obtained a statement from valentino's wife. she calls herself a loyal wife. she says she and her husband have been married for 22 year and she feels extremely bad for what happened today. she says quote craig and i have been having marital status for the last two years. we're in the midst of divorce. he must have had a very hard time with this, and today he reached his boiling point. thug boats and coast guard cutters towed the cruise liner back to san diego this morning.

the 4,500 passengers and crew members were stuck on the splendor with no power. no one was hurt but the ship has no air-conditioning, no hot water, no telephone service and no working toilets. some passengers though tried to keep things in perspective. >> you think about titanic and lost and those kind of shows. we were fine, it could have been a lot worse. >> i rather just go home. maybe find an in and out along the way. carnival says it will refund everyone their money and offer them a free cruise in the future. the us navy tonight says it will not bill carnival for the time and effort spend delivering food and other supplies. the uss ronald reagan made the trips. it cost about $1 million a day. but the navy said they were training in the area any way

and they were just following marine time law. and chief meteorologist bill martin is putting together our forecast. and the struggle for bay area veterans both young and old. he if finished first, but today don perrata conceded to the woman who finished second in the race to become oakland mayor.

>> a group gathered in lafayette tonight to pay tribute to u.s. veterans on this veteran's day. the crosses of lafayette crosses were started two years ago. it recognizes service members who were killed in iraq and afghanistan. the white crosses represent the 5,800 troops killed. veterans return home alienating family members, hitting homelessness and doing drugs. >> reporter: for some people veterans day is one day, for the crowd that gathered here tonight at the grand hyatt hotel in downtown san francisco, veterans day is every day, it is 365 days a

year. tonight a ballroom filled with pride and purple hearts. with veterans and memories of time served. >> dreaming about it, waking up, still hitting them in their face. >> i feel proud that i served and earned well, but also that i took care of my troops. >> reporter: on this night if there was a theme, it was veterans taking care of veterans. >> how do you keep someone from slipping through the cracks. >> reporter: michael blecker is director of sews to plow shares. the program he says is packed, the funding not always there. >> it's a true cost of war. what's the cost of war to mend car, two through war. that's not just a week worth of pills. you know you take people years and years to get over there. it devastates you.

war causes wounds beyond the battlefield. >> it causes drug use, falling apart everywhere in my life. >> reporter: mike corton served four years, he came home, he lived on the streets but he found help at plows to serve. every day they say is veterans day. >> we're seeing in the military, i mean it is every day. because you go in, one person and you go out as another. >> i mean every day a veteran has to deal with becoming a civilian again. if they are in my position so that takes a lot of work. for me at least. >> reporter: and at tonight's dinner was a bronze statute dressed with memories of war. a reminder of vets lost and of those who still need help. reporting live tonight here in san francisco, mike mibach. since president obama is in asian on this veteran's day,

vice president joe biden presided over the ceremonies at arlington national cemetery. the vice president and army sergeant first class devin mccann laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. later the vice president talked about the sacred obligation that the united states has to the men and women who serve in the military. the first lady surprised soldiers by showing up to serve dinner. she met with troops who were injured in iraq and afghanistan. it wasn't just the first lady serving food to military men and women today. several national restaurant chains including apple bees offers free meals to vets and their families as well as

active duty personnel. we found several vets who took advantage of the offer. this was also the anniversary of the day mr. bellardi enlisted in the air force that was in 1942. in addition to apple bees, crispy creams and tgi fridays offered special meals for vets. the race for the state's 11th congressional district is still too close to call. the most recent tally shows mcnerney with a lead of less than 13,000 votes. 11,000 provisional ballots still need to be counted but mcnerney says he is confident his lead is insurmountable. >> it's a great day, the votes are in, the voters have spoken. election officials don't

expect a final count on the provisional balance until later this month. the 11th congressional district covers parts of alameda and san joaquin county. any doubt of who will be oakland's next mayor ended today after perrata conceded to quan. political randy shandobil has our report. >> reporter: the rush of being oakland's new mayor elect, quan today in more demand than ever. one of her first duties as mayor elect. a veteran's day salute to veterans living in a veteran's complex. last night perrata seemed to be the victor, easily winning the most first place votes. >> i defeated jean quan in 78%

of the precincts in oakland. if this would have been a normal election, i would have been the winner. >> reporter: have you congratulated quan. >> i have done, i have done. >> reporter: he did concede and promised to help jean quan. >> i intend to do whatever i can, whatever i am asked to do. >> reporter: when he was the state senator, he was the state's most powerful. >> i don't have plans to run for anything else. i'm 65, it probably is.

>> reporter: quan said she welcomes perratas's help but disagrees over his thoughts on the race. >> reporter: quan's victory has set off a debate on the new voting process. but both said it is time to move on. these are the highs from today. they did warm up but overnight lows are the story tonight. we're going to see more fog and patches in the inland valleys. warmer as you go into the bay area weekend. no rain in the forecast. overnight lows, 34 in napa, above freezing but you get out

into the off areas, you could find freezing temperatures, frost as well. patchy valley fog out toward patch point. it's cold, when you wake up tomorrow morning, your friday looks cool to start with. then temperatures increase. we're going to see mid-50s, upper 60s and even some low 70s. when i come back i'll show you the five day forecast and we'll show you which cities will reach into the 70s. new information about last night's refinery flair up, why we're learning it could happen again. i'm riding with the rippen police department and what may be the safest town in california. the high tech reasons why, still ahead. to us, chevy chase.

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one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, others were treated at the scene. firefighters say they don't know at this point how it started. tonight the power at tesoro's refinery is back on. but the problem that caused toxic smoke to be emitted could happen again. that's because the plant does not have the capacity to produce power on its own. the refinery is forced to shut down and burn off gases that are caught in the pipes. we checked with other major refineries in the area and they have resources on-site. san francisco is again considering a controversial plan to charge tolls. the idea is to ease congestion but it will cost drivers as much as $1,500 a year. if supervisors approve the

plan, the earliest they could take effect is 2019. it could cost $3 to cost the city line in the morning and afternoon. the dow dropped almost 17 points the third time in the last 17 days that the dow has posted a drop. cisco cut its sales forecast for a second consecutive corridor, a negative sign to investors, that sent the stocks tumbling about $4. cisco's outlook spilled over to other tech stocks as well. analysts consider cisco as a measuring stick of the technology world since it is the world's leading maker of networking equipment. yahoo is denying a report that it's planning to lay off 20% of its work force. the website tech crunch posted the 20% figure this afternoon.

the sunny vale based company responded with a statement saying, it is always evaluating expenses but called the figure quote, misleading and inaccurate end quote. tech crunch is standing by it's report. caldwell bankers has bought cash in realtors. it's not known how much caldwell paid for the firm. cash in will be folded into caldwell's northern california operations. police say if there's a crime, it will not go unnoticed. ktvu investigates how a northern california city slashed crime and it's police force and is now serving as a model for other police departments. well show you how retailers are trying to get you to buy early and spend more.

at a time when tight budgets are shrinking, law enforcement agencies say they want to start installing surveillance systems. those who question the effectiveness need to look no further than a town not far from the bay area. while you may not see them, police are almost always watching. >> reporter: nine square mile, 14,000 people, just south of stockton, rippen may be the safest city in california. despite police lay offs, crime rate has plummeted the last three years since they installed these. 77 day and night live cameras blanket the city. the video monitored 24/7 by

police dispatchers. >> from this point, i can control and move pan, tilt, zoom any camera. >> reporter: last year police arrested robbers moments after they held up a rippen bank. the crooks did not know police monitor live cameras in and about every bank and stores. >> the video camera that caught the two suspects leaving the bank and back store. >> reporter: the robbers did not know that cameras automatically scan license plates. >> every vehicle entering the city. >> reporter: not only on streets and intersections but also at schools. public buildings, park, really any where that people gather in the city of rippen they should know police are watching. you are on camera. police cars cruise with live cameras transmitting day and night. >> it took criminals that didn't live here but in

surrounding areas and said, maybe i should go do crime elsewhere. >> reporter: officers can watch live video from another patrol car like this fire truck or any other camera. >> it's just like having more officers on the field basically. >> reporter: to top it off, rippen has california's only police powered parachute. rippen air one, the 24 hour eye in the sky that can also carry a camera. >> we can launch our own aircraft and look for missing people, lost rafters, suspects who flee from officers. it's an excellent photographic platform. with the parachute we can get over the subdivision and see the entire subdivision in a few minutes. >> reporter: police make no apology. they are warning bad guys. >> if you commit a crime it may or may not be on video, but if it is we are going to get you. >> reporter: retailers we spoke

to welcomed the cameras. >> i feel myself comfortable having the cameras. having that security here. >> reporter: cameras watch the skateboard park once the site of drinking, fires and fights. and two dozen cameras are focused on schools. >> they like over power us. they watch us too closely, they think we're bad and stuff. >> they're everywhere. it's okay to have a few but they're everywhere. >> reporter: many adults seem to accept the cameras. >> i'm not opposed to them. >> no worries about privacy. >> a little bit maybe, i don't know. i don't lose sleep over it. >> in some ways i believe it's invasion of privacy. others it's, you know it comes in handy for the police department. >> reporter: police say the half million dollars system records everything and keeps it for at least a year. next year, alameda, san francisco and santa clara county police and fire agencies are to get the first elements of a similar system. health and science editor, john

fowler. ktvu news. ktvu.com has more details on rippen's surveillance system as well as a study published. just look for the special report tab. two san jose police officers who were fired earlier this year reportedly are getting their jobs back. will manyon and patrick viarrigo are expected to be back at work on december 5th. they were fired for allegedly trying to cover up a former officers drunk driving following an accident. in that accident, a teenage girl was injured. nissan is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the u.s. the company said today steering columns in front wheel drive trucks could corrode and crack. that would limit steering. nissan also found battery

problems in sentras 2010 to 2011 vehicles. the company says it needs to fix the cable that could ware through the power steering line and cause a fire. also chrysler is recalling jeep liberties from the 2008 model year. in those cases, water could get into the motor causing the windshield wipers to stop working and cause visibility problems for the driver. some young folks got the opportunity to shake their hands before they took part in the parade. nearly a thousand black pilots, 19,000 support personnel were part of the first black unit in the military. until the 1940s, blacks were not allowed to fly in the military. the veterans at the va were

served a meal. this holiday was bittersweet for many of the veterans. >> it brings back memory, some are good. some are bad. some are just sad. i think about my friends that are not around anymore. >> reporter: not everyone could make it to the lunchroom. some who are recovering from very serious injuries had lunch brought to their rooms including those from this country's current wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> i grabbed him so quick he didn't have a chance. a happy reunion. how a woman got her dog back after a robbery. right now i'm using live storm tracker 2 to track some dropping temperatures. and a young soccer player that's very happy tonight. the quick action his soccer coach took that doctors say saved his life.

an 80-year-old alameda woman tell us she is exstatic to have her yorkshire back. 11 days ago a man robbed her of her purse and her dog, deuce. >> i grabbed him so quick, he didn't have a chance to say anything. i think deuce said, where have you been. >> animal control workers scanned a microship microchip in the dog and confirmed it was deuce. in santa cruz, police say they arrested a bicyclists for

running over a 3-year-old boy in a park yesterday. 38-year-old eric lamb is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and willful cruelty to a child. lamb was screaming and deliberately swerved to hit the boy. in news of the world tonight, in baghdad the iraqi parliament convened today. shiite leader remained in office, but later sunni leaders walked out. at least 15 people were killed, more than 100 others were injured. a two story building that housed the investigators who track down terrorists was destroyed. coordinated attacks like this one have been relatively rare

in recent years. and in south korea, leaders at the g20 economic summit hope to reach agreement on ways to get the global economy moving better. but disputes over trade barriers are getting in the way. president obama says the united states cannot keep borrowing lavishly and spending it's money over seas. he says other countries need to buy american experts so that americans can buy their exports. some pilot unions are coming out against those new body full scanners. union leaders are urging pilots for american airlines and u.s. airways to ask for a pat down instead of passing through a scanner. they worry about the health effects of going through such scanners multiple times a day. the transportation security administration says the radiation is too low to pose a risk. the demolition didn't go quite as planned. a 275-foot tall smokestack in ohio was supposed to fall in

one direction. unfortunately it didn't quite work out. >> get out of here, get out of here. >> the smokestack sent a lot of spectators scrambles. no one was hurt. that smokestack stood at the mad river for 83 years until yesterday. >> and the plan goes bad. retailers are hoping for a good holiday shopping season, what they are doing differently this year and why you may not have to wait too

doctors at sanford hospital are crediting a high school soccer coach for saving a young

players life. during try out, christian solv era collapsed. coach jason perez is also a paramedic. he began performing cpr within a minute saving the teen's life. christian underwent surgery last night and was released from the hospital today. yesterday he spoke to david solano and thanked his coach. >> i'm so lucky that that happened. but that doesn't happen to very many people. >> reporter: christian's family tells us it's impossible to put into words how much they owe coach perez. christmas is still six weeks away, but because of the tough economy, retailers are trying pretty much everything they can to get folks to start their holiday shopping early. so is now the best time to buy or will there be better deals in the coming weeks. ktvu's amber lee is live in walnut creek for us with some answers for us.

>> reporter: this newspaper illustrates many retailers strategy, early black friday. in walnut creek it was the official opening of it's annual holiday ice skating rink. dozens of families laced up the skates and started the holidays. with high unemployment numbers lingering and consumer confidence anemic, retailers have their game on. this year's stores started their sales right after halloween. retailers are already offering big discounts for a limited time to create urgency. >> does it make you shop any earlier? does it make you want to buy any earlier? >> it sure does. it sure does. it feels like yesterday we just bought the halloween costume and today we're looking for christmas tree ornaments. but it definitely gets you in the spirit. >> there's a sense of if i don't do it now, it'll be gone. but i think what people need to

remember is that another best is going to come along. there will be another three hour sale shortly, right around the corner. >> reporter: this family told us early sales and discounts they received through the e- mail urged them to shop. >> last year i did it all in december. >> reporter: and this year? >> this year i've been doing it for a month. >> reporter: in some cases, consumers can buy items ahead of time online. when you should buy that coveted item depends on how much you want it. retailers are keeping small inventory to make sure that they will not have a surplus. >> right now if you're getting 50% off. you're getting the deal that you're going to get. >> reporter: experts say there won't be deeper discounts until just before christmas or the days after. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. the u.s. postal service is looking to reclaim some of the

business it's lost to the internet in e-cards. it's planning to test allowing e-cards place the correct postage. >> political gridlock in washington -- congress has an extended tax break that allows seniors to withdraw money for charity from their social security for free. that's keeping many seniors from giving. >> with thanksgiving just two weeks away, glide memorial church is getting ready for their big thanksgiving dinner. reverend cecil williams says

more turkeys are needed. glide memorial plans to feed 9,000 people on thanksgiving. you notice that chill in the air this morning, it is going to be out there friday morning. tomorrow morning big time. near freezing temperatures in some spots. frost in others, maybe some fog but cool at your house. we'll come in close, these are current temperatures just pointing out where the cold will be. in these inland valleys, out toward sebasta pool, you're going to get frost. it's going to be darn cold tomorrow morning out toward -- on the silverado trail. it's not freezing temperatures it's just not very warm. temperatures tonight will get into the mid-30s, and mid-40s. for many of us a warmer weekend. temperatures increase every day. temperatures on sunday perhaps in the mid-70s. weekend looks good. we've had a couple of weekends in the 60s.

that's your friday temperature, saturday, sunday 72 on saturday. 75 on sunday. nice weather pattern. today we had high pressure starting to set up. that's why the sun came out. that's why we warmed up. high pressure intensifies over the next 72 hours. the air starts to sinking it'll stay offshore and we get a nice day. you will notice a little bit of wind. forecast highs tomorrow then, 60s low 70s. 69 in nevado, 69 in clear lake. temperatures both days in the weekend are going to be above average and lots of 70s. tomorrow nothing to sneeze at

either. keeps these areas overnight lows in the 40s. a nice weekend ahead. tomorrow is friday if you can believe that. a lot of people are off this week, kids are out of school thursday, friday veteran's day. so maybe you'll be off tomorrow. nice day to go to the beach. >> we'll be here. the stars of cavalia trotted into california today. it's a story about love and love of nature. they say it's a gift to return to san francisco where that show premiered back in 2004. cavalia opens on november 16. sports is next, we'll be right back.

okay, mark is here with spores what do you say we talk a little hockey tonight. >> i know you like that, it's even better when there's victory to talk about. although the sharks continue to live dangerously tonight. over time serves them well. it wasn't beautiful in victory, but joe thornton is back in the line up. and christie yamaguchi great skater in his own right, check

him out. but it's not a good start. the isles risking at home. sharks have had trouble in the power play. up 5-3, dan boyle taking advantage of the situation ties it up 1-1. the shoot up, dan boyle again, beautiful work on the back hand side. and it is victory in shoot out. 2-1, you know sharks will take it. back to back road games, david lee out with an injured el bow. the odds were stacked against the warriors from the get go. by the end of it the entire stack had fell on chicago. and they may have needed a lot more than just -- tonight the way the bulls were moving it and playing defense. derrick rose fields it. he is gone like lightning on

the other end. 22 points, the bulls were up at the half. and they did not let up. this time rose will dish it for noah. ram at home he had 17 all over the defensive board as well. was noah, six points and 11 rebounds. they blow by the warriors no contest tonight. way out here in the west coast it wasn't the kind of thursday night nfl match up to make your dinner plans change or anything around it. but ravens-falcons turns into a pretty good entertainer as it turned out. as the ravens were down all night long. but joe flacco flips it toed to heap from 13 down in the fourth quarter to up 21-20 inside a minute with time running out however.

matt ryan of the falcons leads them. up top 33 to white. and the 49ers know a little something about the last seconds heroics of the falcons. 45 second to win it 26-21. could be another champion among bay area franchises. the quakes of san jose just a couple of years removed from just being an expansion team. if they can get past colorado's rapids saturday they will play for the mls championship. this year's version of the quakes has a few similarities to that of the other team that won a championship around here a week or so again. >> we have a lot of similarities to the giants almost. we are misfits, played all over the league. and two games, that's all we need to win. once you get rolling, anything can happen. >> quakes on their way looks like. that is the sporting life for a thursday night. >> all right. >> could we have two champions in the bay area.

>> we'll take it. it's contagious. >> that's it. thank you mike. be sure to join the ktvu channel 2 morning news that starts at 4:55. >> have a good evening everyone. >> good night.