figure out what happened and how to keep it from happening again. >> reporter: it is a very uneasy but quiet atmosphere today around the prospect heights neighborhood. where residents are still shaken after maurice haynseworth overpowered deputieses, escaped hen held a woman at a health care center, then hid in a home before being captured. >> it's a little traumatic. and then thinking man it could have ended a lot worth. >> reporter: kathie bromonti was attacked as she tried to put the shackles back on hayneworth. >> he struck her in the face, knocked her to the ground and even bit her index finger to the point of her losing control of him. >> reporter: monte chased hanesworth into the parking lot

but in that scuffle took her taser and gun. that's when she ran into a health care center. >> a parent tried to come in to pick up her child and saw him, she started screaming which alarmed everybody else, there's a man with a gun, there's a man with a gun. >> reporter: haynseworth escape was thwarted. he ran into a home on english driver then into another house where after a four hour stand off police captured him. police say the sheriff's department is going to review the hospital for having one

deputy accompany inmates to the hospital. haynesworth is now facing new charges. robert handa, ktvu news. a rally is taking place right now in oakland to protest alleged police abuse and demand that mehserle not be released on bail while he appeals his sentence for killing oscar grant. i want to show you live pictures now of the group from news chopper two. they are gathering outside the alameda county's district attorneys office which is located at fallon street. the group which is calling for justice for oscar grant also includes family and friends of derrick jones. he was kill earlier this month in an officer involved shooting in oakland. this group plans to march. on friday, attorneys for mehserle will ask a judge to free him while in jail while his conviction is appealed. mehserle is convicted in july of involuntary manslaughter for

killing of the -- killing oscar grant. they argue mehserle has no realistic chance of winning an appeal. a student who held 23 classmates and a teenager hostage has died from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. 15-year-old samuel hengel shot himself as police stormed a classroom last night. the hostages were held for several hours, none of them was injured. one of them said that hengel pulled a gun while in class and shot a projector as they were watching a movie. extending the bush era tax cuts. the president made the announcement after meeting with congressional republicans. >> will help breakthrough the

noise and produce real gains. >> the current tax cuts expire at the end of the year. president obama wants to eliminate the tax break for people who earn more than $250,000 a year. but today republicans repeated their demand that the cuts remain in place for all americans. >> it's the view of 100% of senate republicans and a number of senate tkep democrats as well. that we ought to treat all taxpayers the same. president obama has charged treasury secretary tim githen er for reaching a guideline with republicans. the results could boost efforts to repeal the controversial policy and allow gays to serve openly. >> as relatively open to my piers, but i did win this need

in my pier's for various reasons. that constant feeling of not knowing when your last day will be is very stressful. >> reporter: the survey shows many members of the armed forces believes it's time for a change. almost 70% said allows gays and lesbians to serve openly will not bring any open problems and might even have a positive impact. >> repeal of don't ask don't tell, though disruptive in the short term would not be the wrenching traumatic change that many have feared and predicted. >> reporter: president obama issued a statement saying it's time for congress to end what he called a discriminatory policy. secretary gates said if the policy is changed, he'll make sure the process is a smooth

one. >> i am determined to see that if the law is repealed, the changes are implemented in such a way as to minimize any negative impact on the moral, cohesion and effectiveness of combat units that are deployed, about to deploy to the front lines. >> reporter: one key republican in the armed services committee said the findings has not changed his mind. >> changing this policy in the middle of two wars could be very problematic. you don't pick living conditions in the military. the military is a unique environment. >> reporter: now the house already passed legislation to repeal the don't ask don't tell law and a vote in the senate could come as early as this week. after showing signs of strength strength this year, home prices in many the u.s. cities in an francisco dropped this month. prices dropped from august to september. the 20 city index is up almost 6% from it's bottom in 2009.

but it's still almost 30% lower compared to it's peak in 2006. analysts say record foreclosures all the across the country are expected to push prices down further through next year. on wall street, stocks finished off on a down note on fears. the dow was down as much as 110 points but stocks leveled off as president obama agreed to come up with an agreement on the bush tax cuts. the nasdaq finished just below 2,050 with a 27 point loss. tensions are tightened tonight with nummi operators.

management is blocked from highering any new drivers to replace the ones on medical leave. >> they told seniority, they pick a run that's worked it's got to be filled in over time by somebody else if they're not available. >> in addition, dozens of drivers have lost their licenses mainly because of medical exams. they do get to keep their health benefits. munni members say the release of this new information is part of management's effort to weaken the union's power. and supporters of the dream act held a rally today in front of the martin luther king monument today. >> currently the dream act, as

pelosi mentioned they're going to introduce it as a bill. we're urging them to do so and to vote yes. >> reporter: the dream act would allow immigrants to attend college. supporters of the dream act are getting support from one of the top democrats in the senate. today senator reid said he would work hard to advance the reelection bill. however it's unclear whether senator reed can get -- senator reid could get enough votes to pass the bill. testimony from a police detective that contradicts what one man told ktvu days after the attack. rita williams has more. >> reporter: gasia, this is now the third week in the

preliminary hearing here. but something has changed. a few defendants in other cases continue to be walked from the jail to the old courthouse. but no longer the seven men charged in the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old richmond high school rape paraded across the street. >> i'm certainly pleased that, you know my client is not being paraded through town. i think it's far better the way they're being transported now, but i think the damage has been done. >> reporter: they found courtroom space in the adjoining jail. alex smith testified today that he interviewed another man who smith said admitted being at the scene at richmond high that night. was briefly arrested but is not

charged. this is what that man, 21-year- old salvador rodriguez told ktvu last year. >> i kept saying over and over that's someones little sister, that's someone's daughter, that's someone's granddaughter, leave her alone. >> reporter: rodriguez testified that he tried to cover the girl's half dressed body. but then admitted to fondling the girl, saying everybody went for it. in lenghty cross-examination, trial detective smith says he doesn't believe all of what

rodriguez told him and tkupt know doesn't know why he hasn't been charged. this case is just half the half way mark. the prosecutor says she plans to call nine more people to testify here. reporting live in martinez, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. palo alto police are looking for a man they said tried to rape a woman on thanksgiving. the woman managed to fight off her attacker before he got away. we're showing you here a sketch of the suspect. the man is described as a man in his late 20s to mid-30s. he has short black hair and a goatee. right now they are riding their bikes through one bay area city to drive home a point. the battle over gang injunctions takes center stage right now. i'll show you which days

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every airline that flies through the united states will now be collecting the name, gender and birthday of every passenger. previously airlines were responsible for just checking names. a program called secure flight has been delayed for years due to privacy concerns. but now completes a recommendation from the 9/11 commission. it's no secret that the city has a gang problem, that's why the city is trying to put up a gang injunction. mike mibach live in oakland with our report. >> reporter: racial discrimination or tool to find gang related crime here in the fruitvale, that's the debate that's going on. one group tonight is peddling through these so called dangerous streets to prove a

point about gang injunctions. >> this is an attack from the city, what we're saying is we're standing here in solidarity. >> reporter: today the the coalition biked through town. >> we want more activity, more centers for our youth. >> reporter: the city of oakland is seeking an injunction on 16 gang members. >> most of the homicides, most of the killings have been gun related. >> reporter: the injunction prohibits the gang members to recruit within this designated space, carry guns,en intimidate witnesses or break a 10:00 p.m. curfew, if so they could be arrested. >> i have kids, man, you hear me. >> reporter: others are against

profiling. >> we're not in gangs, people who aren't in gangs look like people who are in gangs. >> to say that a group of people are doing activity, it's wrong. >> a waste of money doing all that. >> reporter: tanesha scott is talking about an injunction. >> this is a way of pushing our community out of our neighborhoods. >> reporter: councilman villafuenta disagrees. >> people want to look at it as profiling, it's not. it's definitely a tool to stop the killing in oakland. >> reporter: the injunction is going to be argued in court

december 14th. mike mibach. the controversial wikileaks website is accessible once again. the wikileaks website says hackers first hit the site on sunday. but today's electronic attack was more powerful. it flooded wikileak servers. traffic is now going to a rented back up server. no reports of damage tonight from that powerful earthquake that hit in japan last night. the 6.6 magnitude quake was centered about 500 miles south of japan's main island. it was strong enough to make buildings sway in tokyo. air quality management officials are issuing a winter spare if air alert tomorrow. officials say that weather conditions can trap unhealthy

smoke near the ground and cause serious problems for the elderly, children and people with heart disease. let's go now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> i mentioned that increasing clouds would warm us up and that did happen. it was cooler this morning. there's the cloud cover right now, i'm going to back it out. here's the main system i'm tracking. what's going to happen these next couple of days is this system is going to hang up here in california. suffice it to say these clouds are basically going to keep us on the mild side tonight. it's going to be cold but not 28. it's going to be 35 in cold spots, 28. still fog, just not as cold. we'll call it clear and cold with temperatures in the coolest valleys in the 30s. that's up from the mid-20s. morning freeze possible, mostly sunny and then as we head into the long range, we have showers in your forecast as we roll

into thursday night, friday mid- morning, morning and mid- morning. that's exactly where they were last night in the computer model. the forecast low 36 in santa rosa, 38 in fairfield, you will still get frost in some of these inland bay valley. blanket of clouds, it really does feel like it's not winter yet but it really does feel like winter. cool in the morning, partly sunny, partly cloudy, a cool dome of air over the top of us. wide over bay area quality district called one yesterday. to tomorrow spare the air, actually it's a spare the air night, don't burn wood. forecasts as we head into thursday evening, bringing showers back into the forecast. when we come back, we have the latest computer model, i'm going to run you through hour by hour and we'll let you know

when you can expect rain in the forecast. right now i want to take you live out to uc berkeley in cals memorial stadium. at this hour, construction crews have just finished up their work for the day. this week they began removing the wooden benches and they're starting to take up the turf. it's a huge project that requires $250,000 donation to the school. again it is a large project, we'll have more on what they're specifically doing to that stadium tonight at 6:00. tonight, san jose sharks game will go on as scheduled despite a lengthy power outage today. the outage did interfere with practice today but the quality of the ice was not compromised. so tonight's game against the

detroit red wings will begin as scheduled at 7:30. help is on the way for a high school that was hit by a computer thief. and the attorney for governor arnold schwarzenegger went before the u.s. supreme court today, what he said would happen if the state is forced to release thousands of prisoners. a new development in the case of the ten goats found dead in oakland. find out what's happening to the owner of the goat who uses them in his company, goats are us. >> we reveal why amtrak will soon allow guns on trains and we'll see how this policy change will risk security. how the university of california plans to let some lucky fans take a piece of the stadium with them. some speeders to stolen cars, we're taking a look at new technology that will help police find lawbreakers on the run -- from speeders to stolen

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a local business owner has been ordered to stand trial for the death of a number of goats. according to prosecutors, ayarsa, owner of goats r us will stand trial for animal cruelty. an employee with the company has also been charged. as the justices heard arguments on the conditions inside the state's penitentiary -- >> prisoners dying, committing suicide, spending time in feces smeared cells because there's no more room for them. everybody knows crowding is a problem. >> last year the state urged to cut the prison population. governor arnold schwarzenegger

appealed that ruling although he did acknowledge that overcrowding violates prisoners rights. the state is making progress in reducing the prison violation. he says if the state has to release prisoners quickly, people are going to die on the streets of california. >> crimes are going to be committed. >> if i was a citizen of california i would be concerned, stated a judge on the supreme court. the state is not expected to issue a decision until next spring or next summer. according to a new government report, drugged driving is becoming an alarming trend. deaths from car crashes have declined in recent years but the number of deadly crashes

involving drugs has increased. according to the study, drugs were found in 18% of drivers killed last year compared to 15% in 2005. this victory party is kicking off today in san francisco. weeks after the polls closed. find out who's celebrating tonight, coming up. a bay area grocery chain hits hard times but some say don't blame the economy.

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attorney general. exactly four weeks after the election, san francisco district attorney camela harris declared victory over republican steve cooley. right now harris is celebrating her big win. also talking about her plans once she takes office in january. david stevenson live in the city. >> you can see some of the pamela harris supporters gathering in the ballroom. they are just coming in, even as harris and supporters are celebrating tonight, supporters say she is facing a tough challenge. harris declared victory in the race for attorney general, becoming the first woman and first african american and indian american to hold the post. >> we are here at delancey, straight. the home of the original smart on kline leader which is mimi

silver and the whole delancey family. humbly and with happiness declare that we won this campaign for attorney general, and -- >> reporter: harris today planned to focus on mortgage fraud. but political observers saying bringing invasion to the office will be difficult because the state has no money and they same coming up with new programs is going to be very tricky. it'll be a case of doing more with less. for now harris says she plans to exit the office on time. it leaves a little bit of a question about who will be replacing her. mayor gavin newsom is set to leave office. that's something that's going to be determined over the coming weeks, for now her and her supporters are celebrating

tonight here in san francisco. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu news. today voters in antioch finally learned the effects of two ballot type elections. antioch's november 2nd election was certified. agopian defeated anderson. wade harper also won a seat on the council. harper and agopian will be sworn in in tonight's city council meeting. two bay area companies stepped up today to help a high school hit by computer thieves over the thanksgiving holiday. apple computer is providing loaner congresswomen. the thieves made their way off with thousands of dollars of computers and equipment. >> the holiday season does

bring an increase in crime for almost every police department. we have never seen a burglary at this high school in at least ten years. >> belmont police are still reviewing surveillance videos. five contra costa school districts have been warned to tighten their belts or be taken over by the state. the county says it has approved their budgets but with a condition. each district must now present a recovery plan within two weeks before the county decides whether further action is needed. the simple act of getting groceries is about to get a lot harder for people in san francisco. customers at delaney supermarkets will have to find a new place to shop. ktvu's rob roth live in san

francisco with more, rob. >> reporter: we're inside the delanos in the mission district, delanos is having a going out of business sale. this is one of three delanos markets in san francisco plus two more that are closing for good. customers of the delanos were shocked that a market that stayed open 24 hours is closing for good. >> it's my all night refrigerator, and i don't think it's going to be an all night anymore. they are like family. >> reporter: delanos did not return our phone calls but the employees say they got the word the day before thanksgiving. leaving the chain with just two stores open one in fairfax and another in davis. attorney for delanos told us

the company owed more than a million dollars in back rent. and customers say they dread having to drive farther to go shop for groceries. >> you have to jump in your car and go to safeway. >> reporter: delanos didn't keep up with the times, didn't stock a wide array of ready made meals customers could just reheat. >> if they had put together the types of offerings you see in a molly stones department or dranacos or whole foods or many of the independent grocers out there, they would have been more relevant. and they didn't do that. >> reporter: once delanos clears out, vacant store fronts will remain, no word yet on who will move in or when. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. an east bay steel pipe factory is warning that it

could lay off most of their employees. the plant manufacturers pipes for the emergency industry. california employees of a major phone company are entitled to $6 million. find out why. a new recall for it involves one of the company's most popular cars. and a bay area based tech giant known for making big deals could be close to making it's biggest one yet. the discount service google is eyeing.

verizon has agreed to pay out $6 million to it's employees to settle a class action lawsuit filed by the state. the suit challenged the cell phone company family care and medical leave practices. it says workers were denied time off when they or their family members were sick or were fired when they called in to work. verizon agreed to review it's policies on medical leave. toyota is grappling with one of it's models. this time it's a challenge with it's popular prius models. when pumps malfunctioned, the car's system switches off to

prevent overheating. repairs will be done on prius from 2004 to 2007. google is reportedly close to making it's largest acquisition yet. google is in talking to buy groupon for $6 million. neither of the companies is commenting on the deal. a new study finds that a diet that's rich in fruits and vegetables helps children avoid heart disease. after following them for two year, researchers found that children who regularly ate more produce as they grew had a 6% lower pulse velocity. that means they had more flexibility in their arteries

and a lower risk of heart disease. a new guideline increased the daily intake. that's about doubled the previous recommendation. experts say that most americans should be getting enough bone strengthen calcium in their daily diet by sticking with the curt dietary supplements. on the eve of world aids day, new reports show success in battling the disease and new set backs. i'm going to pull out the computer model and show you when you can expect rain in your neighborhood. we reveal why amtrak will soon allow guns on trains and how this will affect your security. find out how the university of california plans to let some lucky fans take a piece of the stadium home with them. from speeders to stolen cars, we're getting a look at

new technology that will help police find lawbreakers on the run.

a red ribbon now graces the entrance of the white house. the ribbon has been put out in awareness of aids. president oe obama will host an event tomorrow with leaders leaders. ktvu's ken pritchett is live with san francisco, ken. >> reporter: frank, at this time tomorrow night san francisco city hall will look quite different. it'll be illuminated red to mark aids day.

there has been progress made but also a rise in the disease. >> young people always feel invincible, looks like it's less severe. that it's not as important a disorder because there's a treatment for it. but this is so wrong. >> reporter: dr. chou says while infection rates are steady, youth rates are rising. the past year has seen advances in treatment and outreach and cuts to aids programs. center mark leno says the governor vetoed $56 million in treatment one of which provided medicine to indegent patients. >> it's the humane thing to do because it keeps people alive.

>> reporter: at the asian and pacific wellness center, new and ominous the research was discussed. hiv infection rates will surpass latinos in five years and african americans by 2020. senate director thomas says outreach is more critical than ever. >> we are seeing huge rises in the epidemic, particularly in men and men same-sex and the transgender community. >> reporter: hundreds are expected to gather for the lighting of the aids memorial grove. and despite progress being made, unicef says millions of the people across the world still lack access to proper

aids treatment. 1,000 african babies are infected through mother to child transmission every day. but unicef says there's good news this year. a marijuana dispensary in redwood city is falling for now. the collective won approval from the county licenses board, but the da, the sheriff and residents appealed. today the collective withdrew it's application sighting support from the community and city council. in 15 days passengers on amtrak trains will be allowed to bring guns on to the train but only with certain restrictions, why the change is

being made. you can already see changes at memorial stadium. plus it is a new era for american car makers, the car that rolled off the assembly line today for the first time, how california is one of only seven states that will be selling it. we'll see you at 6:00. julie, thank you. the largest hazardous waste management company has been fined more than $300,000. waste management failed to clean up soil tainted with pcp. residents around the area have blamed the site for births with birth defects. caltrans today raised the speed limit back to 65 on

highway 101. the limit had been lowered down to 55 two years ago years ago for a highway widening project that has been completed. it's still cold out. we have clouds moving in, a weather system coming our way. we have rain in our forecast. moments from now i'm going to show you the latest computer model. right now i want to show you the live radar, storm tracker 2. tracking showers, what you pick up here are showers showers north. but you're seeing a north flow, we have a westerly flow that's going to continue to bring things off the pacific, moisture. this is what the cell looks. this is satellite imagine, 24 hour loop, we go back 24 hours here and then we move it through. see the moisture flow. the dynamic, the lift, the thing that's going to make it

rain is up here. it's coming down though. that's what the computer model is going to show us. a couple of moments from now i'm going to show you what the computer thinks is going to happen with the dynamics. san jose 62 degrees for a daytime high tomorrow. we have a spare the air night tomorrow, kind of one of those winter deals. we have a lot of clouds in the forecast. clouds will keep the daytime highs a little warmer and the overnight lows a little warmer. that's a deal where the clouds help it out. open it up so you can see northern california, because that's where the bulk of the activity is. wednesday at 9:00 a.m., tomorrow morning, then we get into thursday at 7:00 a.m. maybe some sprinkles in santa rosa, thursday morning. thursday afternoon showers north of san rafael. afternoon commute is red here, afternoon commute is dry. then you get into friday, 7:00 a.m. then you see what happens here,

timing is going to change a little bit. right now friday afternoon looks okay. look at sunday, that's going to change everything else. the models change every model run. these models run about four tiles a -- four times a day. don't think that weather system is going to be intensifying, it's just going to be the timing of when this thing gets here and leaves. these are some of the warmest highs we've seen in a while. highs today were in the mid- 50s. highs tomorrow we're going to see high 60s. here's the forecast, thursday mid-morning, early afternoon. friday morning, friday afternoon i think we'll see sunshine and a little blip on sunday. looks like quarter inch, half inch over the course on friday. >> everyone though the start of winter is still a few weeks away it feels like we've been

in it for a while. >> five feet at lake level right now. >> five feet at lake level. that's really something. >> ten feet at the top. >> 60-degree temperatures tomorrow are going to feel great. compared to what we've had. taking action, what happened today in the u.s. senate that could make the food we eat safer.

scientists in boston say they were able to reverse signs of aging in mice which could lead to treatments for age related diseases. they say they were able to reverse brain damage, restore sense of smell, even restore fertility in mice. mice dna was manipulated in the experiment, that cannot be done though to humans. doctors hope this study will help develop new drugs for diseases like alzheimer's. the u.s. senate has passed the most sweeping food safety over haul in decades. it gives the food and drug administration new powers to ensure the food we eat is safe. >> first time in seven decades that the congress says, address this issue. the senate bill follows a house bill passed last year that gives the fda new power to serve recalls. the fda will make it easier to trace contaminated products but critics say it's going to cost food makers more to meet the

new standards, costs they could pass on to the consumer. you're going to see a will the of small food manufacturers no longer making food, we're going to raise the cost of our food and by the way, those significant increases. >> this legislation follows in the wake of recent e.coli and salmonella outbreak. the house and senate still have to work out some differences in their bills before it goes to president obama. coming up next on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00, continuing coverage on new developments in several fronts

fronts. plus, a local team will let you take a piece of the stadium home, but for a price.

a gun right airline passengers have enjoyed is now being extended to train riders. the way that guns is going to be allowed on board of amtrak trains. the unusual way fans can get a piece for themselves. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. train passengers on amtrak will soon be allowed to bring their guns on board with them. as you might expect there will be some restrictions and ktvu's maureen naylor is live in santa clara tonight on details of how guns will be allowed on trains. >> reporter: right now passengers can legally check their bags in their luggage if they are doing on an airplane but not so if they are going on amtrak trains, and that will be changes in a few weeks. the new policy for