sal castaneda live with more. >> reporter: as you mentioned, more five people did head out to sea. they had no idea that their boat would capsize and only one would make it back to land. a boat out crabbing had capsized and five people were in the water. a rope became tangled with the propeller and the boat lost power. at the same time the boat was also hit by a big wave. >> another wave hit them. the pump could not keep up with the amount of water in the both. a third wave caused the boat to turn over, sending the five people into the water. >> reporter: friends were in another boat and tried to take the five people out of the

water. the coast guard met with the bolt. two others were taken to the hospital to be treated for hyperthermia, another died at sea. >> this is obviously a very traumatic event. >> reporter: no one on board the capsized boat was wearing a life vest. many who heard about the capsized boat say they wouldn't have been out there in the first place. >> we've called out trips before because of the wind. >> reporter: you're looking at a live picture of another boat coming in after a day of crabbing, pulling pots. this is very typical. a lot of people are out there this time of year searching for dungenous crab. the coast guard says they perform 150 rescues like this

from bodega bay every year. sal kas castaneda, ktvu news. now to the weather, after all that snow up in the sierra and all the rain here, looks like the word for us this week is cold. we have team coverage tonight, ken pritchett spent the day up in the sierra where the new snow created gridlock on the roads. we begin with maureen naylor in the south bay with more on this cold weather. >> reporter: we've seen a little bit of everything today. right now we're having a nice sunset. the flag is still blowing and it's getting cold. san jose is expected to drop below freezing today. about 10 degrees below normal. the day started with a cede rain any day in san jose. >> i'm okay with it. i don't mind driving in it as

long as people pay attention. it's wet, it's cold but that's what fireplaces are for. >> reporter: bun running in the element wasn't so cozy. >> it's cold, it's wet. we're freezing, we're soaking, it started out, wasn't so bad. then it just started pouring on us. >> reporter: in downtown san jose, people in jackets and sweatshirts pulled out umbrellas and carried warm drinks. flags were whipping in the wind. >> it's nice, i like it. it reminds me of my old town. so-- >> where are you from? >> oregon. so i like it. it's snowing over there right now. >> reporter: even after the sun came out, these little ones remained bundled. >> we thought it was going to be very cold and it's turning out to be a very nice afternoon. >> reporter: this isn't cold to you? >> no, i grew up in chicago. by california standards, it's been a very cold couple of days. >> reporter: and it's going to get colder. >> rain is not the problem, just the cold. >> reporter: at the garden center in the santa cruz gardens, the birdbaths are full

after rain. workers will take precautions to protect their citrus trees. >> the citrus is prone to freezing. so we'll have to bring them in or cover them with blankets to protect them from the come overnight. >> reporter: and shelters will be opening earlier than expected because of cold conditions. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. from maureen let's go straight to ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin. we could be looking at one of the coldest days of the season tomorrow. >> it'll be the coldest we've seen thus far this season. there's a freeze warning that will go into effect tonight. let's go to the graphic and we'll show you what area that's in. let's go to the weather computer, freezing warning in effect. that freeze warning means temperatures are going to go below freezing for more than a couple of hours. that's a hard freeze. so if you're in the north, east bay inland bay valley bring in

the citrus, cover the plants. whatever you have to do to your pipes. south of there, you see the blue areas down toward santa clara and the san mateo area, that's a frost advisory. that's the majority of the bay area that is just around the edges of the bay. that's hayward, freemont, baymont. all of the bay area is under a freeze advisory tonight. so you'll be scratching windshields tomorrow. a freeze warning, i have to tell you, this is pretty early to be having one of these. it's been an interesting year. they're had major snowfall in the mountains. they are saying they have never seen this much snow before thanksgiving, going back 20, 30 years. we'll have more of this crazy weather, we'll see you back here. we'll see you then, bill. as bill mentioned up in the sierra they are dealing with a ton of new snow. that made for a difficult driving conditions for people trying to get to the mountains.

i want to show you i80 near truckee. 80 is the key road to get up to the sierra. for some time today there was grid gridlock. and ken pritchett is here with more. >> reporter: we are not at blue canyon, we are in auburn. normally when we do these snowstorms we do it from blue canyon. but when we arrived to blue canyon, what did we see in a 6- foot snow bank and where we pull out at blue canyon to give you those live shots, there was no place to park our trucks so we came back down. there was no other choice and we're here in auburn. but we did take some video of our drive on the way up the mountain. take a look. this is eastbound interstate 80 near the baxter exit. that was about noon during our trip up. as you can see, due in part to chain controls and a shut down

of the interstate this afternoon. here the roadway was wet rather than covered in snow. but higher up near nayak, the fire station at 5,000 feet, the interstate was covered and many drivers had stopped just to take a break after what was a several hour effort to get up near the summit. now, here you can see at least one casualty. you should be able to see this, the chp reported dozens of spin outs on both sides of the summit this afternoon. that's why they shut it down temporarily. on our way up we met the shimburg family. their aim was not to get to the top of the mountain but simply to find a good spot to stop and play in the snow. >> i think we're trying to go to nayak. >> reporter: you think you will make it? >> i hope, i hope, i don't know. >> reporter: well, once we got to nayak. shortly thereafter the shimburg family made it to nayak.

they went through the same traffic that we went through. they are going to hit a slow spot near the summit. checked with caltrans, chain controls are in effect from nayak to the nevada state line. so once you get to nayak you will have to put your chains on it could change later tonight. and crews are doing what they can to shore up a cliff side. crews are using a huge crane to shore up the wall. construction to have the wall is expected to be complete by next week. >> it's a little concerns but as you can see they are out here trying to fix it already. it's mother nature, what are you going to do. >> reporter: crews are working to build a concrete wall to shore up part of a bluff.

recent rain has brought down clumps of dirt. federal transportation officials said today they are considering possible changes to the controversial new airport pat down. the security procedure has been highly criticized with many air travelers calling the pat downs uncomfortable and an invasion of their privacy. at this point, officials say there are no modifications planned. some top u.s. government officials are exempt from the new tough airport screening. when flying, transportation security administration says senior government officials can opt out of the security procedures if they fly accompanied by government security guard approved by the tsa. one reason could be because many of the exempted officials have already gone through several levels of security clearances including fbi background checks. travelers going through those security screenings is

really the least of their concern. the top priority for many people just getting to their destination on schedule. the wet weather at san francisco international airport could have made for tricky cancellations. really nothing you wouldn't expect on a regular day. now of course we've checked in with the heads of san jose airport and they tell us they are not reporting any details at all. this by the way a live look at what's going on at san jose international airport tonight. according to the national association of realtors, the number of homes sold dropped just over 2% in october to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.3 million homes.

the agency also says the median price for a home sold in october was $170,500. that is down .9% compared to the same period last year. >> and those new figures on the struggling home sales market contributed to a down day at wall street today. stocks fell on negative news overseas. including the nasdaq drops down 37 points closing today at 2,495. we have breaking news surrounding the trial of a tracy man accused of torturing a teenage boy. a jury has found anthony waiters guilty of holding the boy captive and torturing him. waiters went to the home where the 16-year-old victim was held

and beat him. the boy eventually was able to escape. more in a moment on that clash between north and south korea. including what it means for koreans living here in the bay area. and what happened to if people that were inside that red car that you see under that big rig might surprise you. it's going ton real cold out there. on top of that we have more rain to talk about as we move forward this week. i'll have the specifics back here in just a minute. q

north korea fired dozens of artillery attacks on a south korean island today prompting the fiercest clash between those two nations in years. the attack killed two south korean marines and set dozens of buildings on fire sending

civilians fleeing for safety. south korea responded to the attack by returning fire. president obama called the incident a provocative act. the bay area is home to tens of thousands of korean americans, many have family and friends in korea and are closely following the escalating tensions between the two countries. rita williams joins us now from reaction from the bay area's korean americans. >> reporter: careen yap americans we spoke to today -- korean americans we spoke to today say that the incidents stirred feelings that the past is repeating itself. >> this is something that happened 60 years ago. >> reporter: lee was one of the organizers of oakland's annual

thanksgiving dinner for the poor today. but his mind was on korea. >> this is my community now. and that's my other community in korea. >> reporter: lee now 69 an accountant and college professor was four when his family fled from the north to the south as korea was divided. by the time the korean war was over, all his family was dead. a former south korean marine, lee came to the united states alone in 1965. >> there seems to be divided. >> reporter: korean americans are keeping up with what's going on back home. >> this morning the russian newspaper said. if both sides don't refrain,

there'll be closer disaster, you know. >> reporter: kim's mother, brother and sister just left the bay area for a two month long visit in south korea. >> we called, they say everything is fine. they are scared, they said too many times that happens. >> reporter: now everyone we talked with today said their greatest sadness, that their lifelong dream of seeing their homeland reunified seems even more distant now. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. the war in iraq may be over at least officially. tens of thousands of the american soldiers will still be there this thanksgiving in the line of danger. the video we're going to show you depicts a deployment ceremony with thousands of army

members are ready to deploy to iraq. an official military language, american troops are in iraq to advise and assist iraqi troops only. one soldier we spoke to said the danger is very real. >> this is them having to make life and death decisions on a daily basis which their reality is very harsh. they've been doing this for years, there's no end in sight. you have to consider what they are going through mentally. >> reporter: 500 members of the california national guard left land sunday for a yearlong deployment in iraq. nearly 400 california soldiers have been killed in the seven years since the war began. an entire football stadium got to be part of a great holiday surprise involving a military hero. the nashville family, this one right here was out on a field at halftime during sunday's titans football game. they thought they were there because they won a veteran's day essay contest. they were actually there to be surprised by sergeant mark foster. will you look at that.

he's been deployed in afghanistan for eight months. it's his fifth tour of duty there and his family had absolutely no idea he was home. this is the first thanksgiving in three years that the foster family will spend together. that is just a great story. >> you can't hug him hard enough, right. >> let's think about the weather back here at home for this thanksgiving. bill, you'll be cranking up the heat here soon. >> in the valley, we're looking at a hard freeze. freezing temperatures for more than three hours. that's up in the napa valley, the alexander valley and livermore valley. what i want to point out right now, you can see those blue lines. those represent, the north bay is under a freeze warning. what i'm picking up now is napa and santa rosa is in the upper 40s. it's in the upper 40s right now. so the dewpoints in these areas

are in the 20s. so overnight lows could easily drop into the upper 20s, and low 30s tonight. it'll be the coldest night of the season. if you have tender vegetation in the north bay or inland. you know who you are. if you live in redwood city, you're not going to see a hard freeze. if you're around that bay it'll keep you relatively warm. there is a frost advisory there. but it's those inland bay valleys, the freeze will impact you. if you have outdoor sprinkling system that's exposed, and if you're in any of those areas i would consider wrapping it tonight. because you will have some issues or drain it a little bit. you know how you can shut it off so the water is not as full in there so it won't expand. north inland bay valleys, in the extended forecast we do have a chance of sprinkles in the forecast as we get into saturday. here goes the system, that was rainy this morning up to 1/4 of an inch. there it goes but there's the

cold air. all that up and cell cumulous. that respects cold air. when you get cumulous clouds, that means the ocean is warm enough and the air is cold enough that there's -- and we'll talk more about specifics about how cold it'll be at your house tonight. i'll see you back here in just a minute. we'll see you then, thank you bill. a frightening accident this afternoon involving a big rig and a car with two people inside. it happened around 2:30 at 76 and san leandro avenue. what is remarkable, the two people in that red car got out relatively unharmed. we're told the big rig hit the car that was carrying a 25-year- old woman and her 21-year-old brother. both of them were taken to the hospital to be checked out. >> wow. late this afternoon the san francisco bard of supervisors sent a message to gavin newsom overturning his veto, which one

and why, next. get out your holiday shopping list. we'll tell you which toys you'll have to think about twice this holiday season. and the fate of the remaining swan. a meeting is under way to discuss its future. the options coming up in a bit. a story we first told you about. a bay area moving company allegedly disappeared with his belongings. now we're digging deeper into the potential scheme may have taken in more than 100 victims. also, they survivorred a nightmare. three roommates sexually assaulted at gunpoint inside their own home. we're learning what could help authorities catch the suspect. and we're continuing to monitor computer models showing a big temperature drop. the updated forecast for your neighborhood, tonight at6:00.

investigators in the natalie holloway case today

announce had the a jawbone found on the beach does not belong to holloway. holloway disappeared in 2005. 23-year-old dutchman van der sloot remains a person of interest in the case. he is currently in jail in peru facing murder charges in a separate case. the san francisco board of supervisors today overruled a law banning toys from children's food. but mayor newsom vetoed the bill the áf saying that it should be up to parents what children eat -- vetoed the bill, saying that it should be up to the parents to decide what their children eat. if you made a holiday

shopping list, you better check it twice. the trouble in toy land report is out. the u.s. public interest groups has released the report. there are still some dangerous items that have slipped by. such as toys that are too loud, toys containing toxins and toys with parts that are too small. >> the cpsc prohibits the sale of toys for children under the age of 3 if the toy or any part of the toy fits into this small parts choke test cylinder. like this. >> the agency has published a list of toys and it says you should steer clear of along with a guide of shopping. you can find that list by going to our website, ktvu.com. an autopsy was scheduled for today for a two-year-old

boy who died after falling from a third level luckture we box at the staple center in los angeles. the toddler suffered massive head injuries when he fell 28 feet and landed on a lower row of seats. autopsy results are expected to be released tomorrow. a san francisco student tells us what happened to him while it was held for two months in an arizona jail on immigration charges. his story is ahead and it's coming up. 30 years after people started dying in this neighborhood, there's new hope to stop hiv. that story is still ahead. we uncover a bay area landmark that the park service doesn't want you to visit. we'll take you inside, tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

just oh, search me, threw me in the car and handcuffed me. that's steve lee, a nursing student from san francisco. he came within days if not hours of being deported. steve lee has been living a personal nightmare ever since september when immigration officers came to his parents home. what happened next is something he hopes he will never have to face again. ktvu's david stevenson talked to lee today and david is live in san francisco tonight with our report. >> reporter: in his first public appearance, steve lee describes being taken from his parents and was held in a jail far away from home. >> it felt like my whole world just came down. >> reporter: 20-year-old steve lee today said he only discovered he was an undocumented immigrant on september 16. that's when immigration and custom agents arrested his family. they are charged with being

here illegally with expired visas from china. >> i was separated from my mom that morning. i couldn't ask any questions. they just searched me, threw me in the car and handcuffed me. >> reporter: his parents were released with monitoring bracelets. but the student spent two months in an arizona holding cell. >> there were just three toilets and four showers for 64 people. i was being treated like a criminal and i felt helpless. >> reporter: lee's case prompted thousands of people to petition to feinstein. >> it's my experience that once i.c.e. has unsuccessfully tried to remove somebody and they don't succeed it is unlikely that he will be deported again. >> reporter: lee remains in legal limbo he hopes the new

congress will pass the dream act aimed at aiding undocumented immigrants attended college. and lee is just happy he can be reunited with his family before thanksgiving. >> definitely have a big meal. >> reporter: lee is supposed to be deported next month. lee must regularly report into i.c.e. while he trys to make up the month he missed from school while in custody. david stevenson, ktvu news. a hearing began just under an hour ago to determine if a swan should be removed from the palace of fine arts for its own safety. on november 13th, someone broke the neck of her sister.

animal control is determining whether to remove blanch as they say the swan could be traumatized by the move. -- appears to be the first ever to help protect gay men from hiv. >> reporter: gay men from san francisco were the first to be a part of a study to see if this pill can prevent hiv. >> men who are using this pill are substantially protected from the acquisition of hiv. >> reporter: the pill is truvada from the gilead sciences. the dual action medicine prevents first infection of the

aids virus in 95% of gay men. the implication for the most vulnerable. >> young, promiscuous, not being safe. >> reporter: despite years of prevention efforts, there's still in san francisco on average one new hiv infection every day. today, for the first time hope to stop that. >> can we implement this at a public health level. will this actually have an effect on new hiv infections in san francisco and what's it's potential to so. we don't know that yet. >> reporter: community activists today asked for quick action, insurance coverage and widespread use of this new medicine. >> it has a potential for us finally to have a deep impact on prevention. >> i hope people still remember to be safe, being safe is the greatest part but it's definitely a great advancement.

>> reporter: when gay men took the medicine or placebo they engaged in less risky sex. reporting live, health and science editor, john fowler ktvu news. some oakland residents today enjoyed a thanksgiving meal a little early thanks to the generosity of others. hundreds waited outside the marriott to be seated for the turkey meal. it was put together by the food providers committee. last year more than 2,500 people attended. here's something positive to think about if you're dreading the holiday travel rush. a new report lists oakland international airport as one of the most reliability in the country when it comes to flying on thanksgiving. oakland had the fewest kapbs

cancellations over the last three thanksgiving. the news is not so good for san francisco international airport. a passenger on board a southwestern airline today made a fightening discovery. the passenger found a law enforcement officers weapon on the flight. and what president obama is saying happened that moves -- it was the right move.

the u.s. job market appears to be picking up a bit in california and many other parts of the country. new federal figures show employers added jobs in 41

states last month. the jobless rate fell in 19 states. the state's unemployment rate remains at 12.4%. president obama says the bail out of american auto makers was the right thing to do as all three big auto makers show positive growth. the announcement came as the president and vice president visited pocono. the president says that of confidence in the nation's future. >> you're showing us the way forward. you're living up to that spirit of optimism and determination that grip that's always been at the heart of who we are as a people. >> the presidential trip comes at the same time that reports

were released that the economy grew this month. and apple has sold more than 450 copies of the beatles tracks. a long running copyright dispute kept the beatles from i tunes until a week ago. a computer more than 50 years old was sold today for more than $250,000. the apple i was one of the first ever personal computers. it went on the auction block at kristies in london. >> when i first tried the apple i i wanted to help a bunch of other people that were minded like myself that we could improve society, have better

communication, organize things better. have education that was superior. >> you can still feel the passion in his voice. apple's founder attended the auction. the computer came with a sales letter signed by steve jobs. a campaign was launched today talking about a skin condition that few people want to talk about. >> i have psoriasis. >> you mean dry skin. >> are you serious? it's way worse than that. flaky, scaly, it's horrible. >> that's actor john lovite. he suffers from psoriasis. he teamed up to produce ads for psoriasis. california's citrus growers on alert today. find out what they're doing to protect their crops from freezing temperatures.

a freeze warning in effect. i'll show you how cold your city will get tonight. a story we first told you about, a bay area moving company allegedly disappeared with his belongings. now we're digging deeper into the potential scheme that may have taken in more than 100 victims. also, they survived a nightmare. three roommates sexually assaulted at gunpoint inside their own home. we're learning what could help authorities catch the suspects. and we're continuing to monitor computer models shows a big temperature drop. the updated forecast for your neighborhood tonight at 6:00.

usually at this time our randy shandobil is tracking down a politician and maybe trying to dodge randy's question or working on a report that clarifies a political issue. in instead he's just about to clear out his desk. this is randy shandobil's last

day here. >> a young reporter named randy shandobil began his tenure at ktvu. >> dennis, despite that wide margin of victory it wasn't just until a few minutes ago -- >> as ktvu political editor, randy interviewed mayors and politicians, never shying away from his questions. >> come over here, i'll give you a hug. come over here. i'm going to give you a hug. >> you're warm and friendly. >> he says you don't make appointments quick enough. that you're not decisive enough. >> randy is no stranger of being a witness to history. he was one of the first to see the devastation of the loma prieta earthquake. he described what he saw from a helicopter. >> this is truly one of the most depressing, frightening sights one could possibly imagine. >> reporter: randy was on the

steps of the u.s. supreme court when it made the decision between george w. bush and al gore. >> it's time to wait and see here in washington tonight. >> reporter: randy moderated several debates including the one and only senate debate this year and henumerous awards throughout his career. for those of us here at ktvu, his departure is bittersweet. we and the viewers will miss his expertise and insightful reports on some of the biggest news makers of all time. we wish him well as he signs off from ktvu one last time. >> reporting live from washington, political editor randy shandobil, ktvu channel 2 news. and just a personal note here, i can honestly say that randy is one of the best reporters, political reporters, regular reporters, beat reporters i've ever had the pleasure of working with in my career. and we certainly wish him the best. coming up next at 6:00,

continuing coverage on that boat accident that killed one person today. including what we're learning about how it happened. julie haener is joining us with some of the other stories we're working on. >> a community alert after a woman is sexually assaulted at gunpoint while walking home from b.a.r. t. that's just the beginning of the nightmare for her and her roommates. and we aired a special report a man who's moving company packed all of his things and then disappeared. plus the proposal being debated tonight. a freeze watch is in effect for the federal and southern parts of the valley which is the fresh orange producing area. freezing temperatures can damage citrus if the cold

enduring for more than three hours. they are dealing with the first severe storm of the season in washington state and it has been deadly. at least people so far have died. the storm also caused problems for air travelers, flights were delayed yesterday after a cargo plane skidded off an icy runway. the boeing 747 stopped about 100 feet too far down the runway. the storm also left tens of thousands without power tonight. mainly because of windy conditions which brought down power lines. back now to our weather and boy we've had pretty much a little bit of everything over the past several days. now bill we're really talking about cold weather. >> we've been talking about this weather system since last week. last week we had record heat. this year we're dealing with record breaking weather. let's go to napa, i just checked the current

temperature. 48degrees doesn't seem that's that cool. but when you consider that the sun is going to set and the temperatures start to plummet rapidly. and you will see the rain come down, about .1 of an inch .25 of an inch. that cold air once that wind dies down tonight in the inland bay valleys is going to settle in and it's going to get very cold. temperatures could get into the 20s in the north bay. we have about .1 of an inch, .25 of an inch. it was a wet commute this morning. overnight lows tonight in the north bay easy in the 20s. mostly sunny with cool air. really the story the next two mornings, will be the frost advisory on thursday morning.

but i wouldn't be spiced surprised if we start with a freeze warning. 49 in napa, 27 in santa rosa. i'm being pretty easy on these. san jose, when i go back in the weather center i'm going to drop down to 32, 33. saratoga those temperatures can get below freezing. the frost advisory is this, freezing temperatures will be under three hours. the north bay a hard freeze. the forecast for the rain then comes in friday night. you see it starting to move in. this is the next system, we're dry through thanksgiving. there's your saturday morning, there's your saturday afternoon. here comes your sunday. not bad. we will watch that. now especially anything cold,

not especially wet. tomorrow your high temperatures 49 degrees in livermore. that would be an overnight low just a couple of weeks ago. the forecast five days, looks like this. wow a lot of snow in the mountains. the most impressive thing i've seen all day. i talked to folks in the mountains, talking to everybody. never seen this much snow in lake tahoe this time of year this early. that's amazing. we've been doing this a long time so it's a lot of snow. >> thanks, bill. well, save the date. we now know the date of the royal wedding in england and what it will mean for british citizens. it's only 2.5-inches tall: but find out how this figurine embroiled two universities and two nations in a strange oddity.

april 29th will be a public holiday in england. that's the day prince william and kate middleton chose for their wedding. a mexican artifact day-to- daying back 150 years it is heading back to where it

belongs. >> i want to express our deepest gratitude. >> reporter: a recreation ceremony was held this morning for a figurine. over the past several months, experts determined that figurine was created by indigenous people during the precolumbian era. >> i don't know that we can could place a monetary figure on it. it's really an archeological find. >> the figurine was found in the luggage of a man arriving from mexico. they don't believe the man had any malicious attempts and no charges have been filed.

stay with us, there is more much news coming up. a kidnapping, robbery, three sexual assaults. tonight the hunt is on for the men responsible. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next.

oakland police issue a community alert tonight after three women were sexually assaulted at gunpoint. what all three victims have in common and what you have to watch out for. >> he came to ktvu after problems with a moving company. tonight he found his belongings and much more. now we've uncovered he's not the only victim. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. a community alert tonight after three women were sexually assaulted. ktvu's mike mibach live in oakland with more on this. >> reporter: frank, the attack began around 12:30 a.m. and