what caused students to stay home and police to patrol outside of vallejo high school. >> the pros tears' message was the same even if the demonstration wasn't as large. >> hundreds of paroled sex offenders are behind bars after a statewide crack down. we will show you pictures and tell you how many were brought in and why. ktvu channel 2 news at noon starts now. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at

noon. >> tboorch. topping our news this noontime a frightening threat at a local high school, an ominous text message has prompted some students to avoid going to hogan high today. the school is located on rosswood avenue in vallejo, gregg debro joins us with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. we have talked to several students and some parents, some of whom say they were leaving anyway for medical appointments or other reasons but a student said a text message sent to students across campus said the person that sent it needed to complete an initiation. >> he is trying to get into a tbang and he has to kill 5 people. i am not sure if it is true. >> it is kind of like a gang bang, e think it sphrung from that. >> reporter: a district spokesperson says there was

more one version or threat. the one she remembers says the shooting would take place in vallejo and involved hog april's kids. the principal would not give specifics -- >> -- cap you can you tell us -- >> at this time i cannot. >> according to students the context and who sent it it is related to their concern. >> i thought the odds out of me and my sister getting shot was up likely. >> if you thought it was going to happen would you keep them home? >> of course. nobody wants to take a risk, right. >> the district say they took precautions in case it is real. they say extra police are patrolling but extra sight supervisors, the men in the yellow jackets were shifted from other schools. the show of force is supposed to act as a deterrent but according to a student the only thing that has deterred anywithin is the threat itself.

>> a lot of people stayed home today because of the text because a lot of parents told them to stay home because they are scared. >> reporter: the principal denied that attendance is down. >> it was at this team yesterday that we told you the uc board of regents just passed the controversial tuition hike of 8% for undergrads and 10% for grad students. but the protests over this move are not dope. especially fact there was a protest that wrapped up an hour ago. jade hernandez joins us with more on why protesters came out today. >> reporter: good afternoon. awareness, really. they want other students to know what the university is doing. but the rain may have dampened any big plans for today's protest. still a small group came out to the campus to voice their opposition against the higher tuition approved for next year. >> this is an agenda for the

university. this is an agenda for the university. >> reporter: the protest was scheduled to begin at 10:00 this morning. a small group gathered at first and numbers grew to about 35 people at its peak. not the hundreds they were hoping for but the size of the protest did not bother her. she feels for the students negotiation year. she is lucky because she received a fellowship that will cover tuition fees for her but she still has to find a way to cover room and board. she said the system is not only making students cover the deficit but making illustrate harder for students to get a good education. >> it is not only the free increase, that are mapping us pay more money while they are cutting our classes. we no longer have spanish one offered here. >> reporter: they handed out

two flyers today, one detailing the tuition hike and what it means for students and the other referencing the incident that happened involving a uc police officer who pulled a gun out on students during a protest on wednesday. on wednesday that protest happened during a demonstration and protest against those higher tuition fees. the police chief defended the officer's behavior, say especially hewas defending himself. we have been told that protesters today -- charges against the students have been dropped 13 people were arrested, 11 students. no protests were held yesterday. they did not want to go on camera say police knew about the protest scheduled today and were keeping an eye out. in the last few minutes we have heard students gather on the plazaand chatting save our

schools. >> after days of sunny dry weather, gray skies and rain caught up with the bay area today. managers at san francisco airport say they are delaying flights up to 90 minutes because of poor visibility. what is in store for the rest of the day and the weekend? mark tamayo will join us for the forecast later in the program. a today rain fell in east bay. here is a look at soggy streets in oakland where the national weather service says rain started at 4:00 this morning measuring 2/100s of an inch at the oakland airport. the national weather service has posted a winter storm warning for the sierra. forecasters say motorists should consider not driving through the sierra this weekend and say people who are driving up to the slopes should expect significant delays and possible road closures. some ski resorts expect to have five feet of fresh snow by sunday. in san mateo county a

search is underway for a hit- and-run driver who injured a bicyclist this morning at the eastbound 84 off-ramp from southbound i-280 in woodside. officers say a driver hit a bicyclist around 6:00 a.m. and fled the scene. the bicyclist was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. two men have been killed in a car crash in san francisco. police say the car carrying five people was driving westbound on ocean avenue before 1:00 this morning. a witness tells officers the drive was going fast, lost control and hit a pole. two men were thrown from the car. one was pronounced dead at the scene, the other died at the hospital. two other were injured and a 5th walked away unhurt. friends and family gathered at st. mary's cathedral to

remember the police chief. he collapsed last week in london from an apparent heart attack. while chief he made headlines during when hisson was involved in a fight over a bag of fajitas. those charged were dropped. he was awarded several times for ats of bravery and was considered by many to be an outstanding police officer. this morning family and friends of a hayward girl kidnapped in 19 88 held a yellow rib won ceremony in her horner. they gathered at the spot where she was snatched when she was just nine years old. her mother says this year has been the most difficult because of the kidnapping of jaycee dugard and her reappearance. she says more than ever before she has hope that she is still

alive. >> it is obviously a possibly, we know that from the other case, that changed all of the expectations regarding missing children and a lot of children who have been gone for a long while and have come home. >> she says investigators still believe accused dugard kidnapper phillip gar rite to may be tied to her daughter's disappearance but the investigation is going slowly with many restrictions on who can talk to who about what happened. just a couple of hours ago the department of corrections held a press conference announcing the completion of operation safe playgrounds. the state wide crack down focused on sex offenders and is part of an effort to improve supervision of parolees. claudine wong got an exclusive inside look at that prayings as it got underway and joins us live we the story. >> reporter: good afternoon. these paroled sex offenders where gps bracelets and they should be able to find them but

sometimes they cut those off or let the batteries die and sometimes they don't tell them what they are doing. and that is what operation safe play grounds was all about. >> open the door. >> reporter: in this week wrong crack down many sex offenders on patrol were taken in, some for cure low violations. >> i had a seizure on friday night. i woke up and i was with a friend of mine and e had told her i thought everything would be all right. because i was going to call my parole officer and let him know. >> reporter: 140 police agencies took on operation safe playgrounds. looking for and checking in on sex offenderrings some, like that man, failed a drug test. >> post test man. >> you are in violation of parole for a dirty test for cocaine and that is why he is going to jail right now. >> what do you think about this positive drug test? >> i don't know. >> almost all said they didn't

realize they did anything wrong. this man says he didn't know he was not supposed to have an internet cable phone. >> if i knew about that phone i would not be staying here right now and not be going into custody. >> this comes in the weak of harsh criticism. parole agents say there is a new focus and it is making a difference. >> -- sleeping? that is what i am saying. where do you sleep? >> i think with the reforming we are implements will go a long way in not leaving those stones unturned. >> reporter: those agencies fan from eureka to san diego. they all took part in the crack down and 285 offenders were taken into custody. special teams dedicated to tracking down parole violators are critical to that goal.

>> thank you, claudine. tense moments on a jet liner headed for california, we will show you what made passengers nervous. a dispute involving schools and cell phone towers. we will tell you what some parents are doing in just a few hours. the bay area is about to get very cold and wet. meteorologist mark tamayo with details ahead including a snowy forecast for the mountains. >> we are starting our thanksgiving rush. traffic will pick up dram exly today. >> some people can't wait to get out of town for the holiday. details ahead on what you can expect at the airport.

a nato summit is underway in portugal and president obama just announced he expects it to be a landmark event. he says nato leaders are supporting an effort to rescue the stalled nuclear start treaty with russia. he arrived for two days of meeting and first addressed the economy but expected to focus on building support for a plan to end the combat mission in afghanistan. >> here in lisbon i look forward to looking with our nato partners as towards a new phase. a transition to afghan responsibility that begins in

2011, with afghan forces taking the lead for security across afghanistan by 2014. >> president obama nts to keep nata forces especially the country after that date, for training purposes. he is scheduled to meet with afghan president hamid karzai tomorrow before he gathers for a brief sum met with european leaders then heads back to washington. scary moments for passengers after a plane's windshield cracked in midair. a passenger took this photo. the flight was headed to john wayne airporting orange county from atlanta yesterday when an emergency was declared. the pilot told passengers that no air was leaking in and that no glass had broken but the flight was diverted to dallas. the plane landed safely. an investigation is underway. san francisco international airport is preparing for a busy hole they travel season. some thanks 57ing travelers are expected to leave today. officials at sfo expect travel to be up by 4% over last year.

their predexes may be due in part to a record number of passengers last month. more than 3.5 million travelers made it sfo's busiest october ever. but airport officials say travel is more spread out this year due in part to the state's on going budget proproblems. >> my wife is a teacher, most districts are having trouble. she has three extra days of vacation, so she has for the the whole week off, so we are seeing more and more people travel through the entire week. >> the airport expects more than 1.2 million visitors between now and a monday afternoon thanks giving. passengers are advised to arrive at least 90 minutes early because travel is heavier and those new screening procedures are now in place. let's check in with our meteorologist mark tamayo, a lot of attention on the weather and some rain moving in. >> that's right, tori. so far today a new light rain showers, but the activity will pick up beginning tonight and

into part of your weekend. you can see activity on live storm tracker 2 in the north bay, north of santa rosa and between santa rosa and heelsburg. p napa the airport reporting light rain. you can see light showers approaching parts of ma rep county or that heavy mist or drizzle. right now we can show you this in san francisco, currently 54 degrees, big game this weekend. we are expecting the clouds, the cooler temperatures and a fairly good bit of some rain showers. as far as current numbers, san francisco 54, santa rosa mid- 50s, livermore currently at 55 degrees. satellite shows you the cloud cover moving into the state. the part i am watching is the speckled cloud cover. for today mostly cloudy skies, temperatures only mid-50s, more

showers, at least the activity ramping up for this evening, for one part of the bay area. then for tomorrow the system drops closer to the region. as a result cool showers developing. we could be tracking a heavy rain band, possibly packing thunderstorms. that will be for saturday evening and showers, the possibility remains into sunday as well. winter storm warnings a few hours away for lake tahoe area at 4 time this afternoon. snow fall easily around two to maybe four, maybe approaching 5 feet for the highest peeks and wind gusts approaching 100 meals per hour. we will put this in motion. the main action will be for the central and southern portion of the region. into saturday, especially saturday night we increase the rainfall potential. once again the possibility of some isolated thunderstorms developing offshore and pushing back into the bay. here we go for this afternoon. mostly cloudy skies, a chance of a shower for this evening.

rain likely for the central and southern portions of the bay area. for the north bay just a chance. temperatures this afternoon mainly mid to upper 50s. not changing too much from the current level. san jose 59. half moon bay 57. here is a look ahead. your five-day-forecast. rain a good bet for saturday, especially late saturday afternoon, saturday night. showers likely near sunday and then some lingering showers into monday and tori, i think we are all looking forward to a break by tuesday as the storm clouds move out of town. at this point thanksgiving looks like it should be dry. >> okay. sounds good. thank you, mark. this afternoon some parents from oakland and emeriesville will march to a local store to protest the placement of new cell phone towers. verizon wants to mount several antennas on top of a vacant building near the schools. parents say they are worried about potential health risks. they raised $1000 to appeal the

proposal but lost. they say not enough is known about the effects of radio frequency radiation on children. >> this group is -- is calling for a responsible placement of cell phone towers. i think that is a key statement. we are not saying no cell phone towers. we tonight want them near our schools. >> the project conforms to local, state and federal guide lines and officials have given their approval. a march is scheduled for 3:00. big fight to -- all right. we will have more of the noon news right after this.

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♪[ music ] >> the latest state unemployment report is out today and it shows no change in the number of people out of work in california. the state employment officials reported a jobless rate of 12.4% in october. that is the same as it was in september. the data also shows the state's unemployment rate has remained above 12% for 15 months in a row. the national average is 9.6%. tomorrow's 113th big game between uc-berkeley and stanford will be the last one played at cal's stadium before it is renovate. the $321 million project will

give the 87-year-old stadium safety improvements and renovations. the new todd imshould be done before the 2012 season. one way to avoid the rain this week especially is to spend time inside at the progressive international motorcycle show in san mateo. hundreds of the latest street bikes, dirt bikes and more will be on display. there is a special exhibit just for female riders. we have more information on ktvu.com. click on the weekend extra tab. the new harry potter movie is making audiences happy and is likely on its way to being the biggest theatrical release of the year. >> it is just so awesome. >> fans of the young wizard and his friends started lining up yesterday afternoon, even when they had guaranteed tickets.

around the country more than 3000 showings sold out. fandango says it sold more advanced tickets than all but two other movies, both of those from the twilight series. we have an extensive section devoted to they movie. click on the top of the page. another holiday tradition is set to take place tonight in san francisco. the holiday lights will go on. the festivities saturday at 4:00 this afternoon and organizers have planned carnival games, cookie decorating, face painting, pony rides and more. for more information please visit our website at ktvu.com. san francisco's golden gate park is celebrating its 140th anniversary with an all new display. called the garden railway the display re-creates the garden,

lake and architecture that made the park a world landmark. the replica's include the dutch windmill, japanese tea garden and the boathouse. the exhibit is set to run through march 13th. falling temperatures, wednesday and snow, you are looking live at the golden gate bridge and the clouds rolling in. we have got an eye on what the weekend holds. tune it tonight at 5:00 to live team weather coverage. that and more coming up in our next newscast at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great weekend. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.