with late details. >> reporter: t-shirts are already being printed. a lot of excitement brewing outside of -- brewing. now they are starting to make their way inside the meeting. they are not quite popping champagne knowing they have still some -- they still have obstacles to go through. ♪ >> for the as fans looking on, they were smiling about a proposed ballpark near downtown oakland. >> i think it would be fun to have it there. i would be worried about how much the tickets are gonna cost. [ laughter ] >> if it were in walking distance of the lake and the

museum, it would be one of the greatest areas in the bay area. >> we're willing to put up redevelopment funds and -- we're not gonna make a commitment to the fund. >> we have enough traffic problems today. >> reporter: this man says he needs to see the numbers before being sold on the proposal. >> it's not gonna be cheap to move the businesses that are down there. you have the coffee shop. >> reporter: for him, he doesn't perceive victory on victory court. >> there's a lot of businesses down there. i don't know how god that would be. >> and those as fans are set to give their opinion about the proposed plan. the owner says he wants to move

the team south to san jose, but mlb does have the power to prevent such a move. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> and in san jose, the city there is still waiting for a major league baseball report before moving forward with the ballot measure for a proposed a s ballpark there. the today was the he deadline for the city committee to start the process by calling for a special election in march. the mayor's office tells us the earlier possibility for an election is in april. a richmond police officer took the stand in the alleged gang-rape case against a 16- year-old girl. thirteen out of the expected 19 or 20 witnesses have now t estified. once the hearth wrap up, the judge will decide whether there is enough evidence for the men

to stand trial. >> we're now learning that the inmate who broke free during a medical exam on monday, faked his shoulder injury in order to make his escape. sheriff's officials believe maurice ainsworth knew that he would be unshackled during his exam. steal her gun and make his get away. >> police released sketches today of two men accused of sexually assaulting and ronning three west oakland roommates. the attacks happened about a week and a half ago. police are offering a sizable award for information that leads to an arrest in this case. rob roth reports. >> reporter: oakland police released these composite d rawings today and they hope the sketches will help them break an especially brutal case. >> this is a very terrifying event that took place involving three women. they were sexually assaulted,

robbed. we need to get those suspects off the street. >> police say a 26-year-old woman was walking out of the west oakland b.a.r.t. station in the early hours of n ovember 20th. when she got to 11th and market streets about a mile a way, two men held her at gunpoint. police say she was sexually assaulted. her attackers then made her withdraw crash from an atm before forcing her to take her to an apartment where police say they robbed and sexually a ssaulted her two roommates. the sketches come from descriptions provided by the three victims. >> we're hoping that these sketches will help jog s omebody's memory on who the suspects are and help us identify them. >> reporter: the suspects are described as african-american. one is 20 to 30 with a mustache and goatee, the other is 20 to 25 years old with hazel eyes and police are releasing the description of a car the a ttackers were driving, a 1993 or '94 black honda civic. what's unique about the car, it has a square spoiler on the rear of it. so we're hoping somebody will

be able to identify the car. >> police say the three victims have since moved out of oakland. many women we spoke with say they dread walking in west oakland after dark. >> i try to get the early shift. when the nighttime comes, i can already be in the house. >> reporter: the oakland police is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the sexual attackers. in oakland, rob rocket, ktvu channel 2 news. the lucky chances casino is seeking a court order to force two youtube users to remove security cam true footage from the website. one video shows a fight between two people inside the colma casino's card room. people can be seen punching each other. in the other video, a security guard, yanks a seated customer to the floor. the casino wouldn't talk to us today, but in court filings, they say the video have -- the videos have hurt their reputation and business. concord police made arrests in the recent killings of the

chicken the case. this happened on the el monte campus the day before thanksgiving. today police arrested three teenaged boys who they say took part in the crime. the two 15-year-olds and a 14- year-old did not attend el monte. they were booked for animal cruelty and burglary and have been released release to their parents. the state is looking into technology that would allow people to send text photos and even video to 911 operators. today the state advisory board met in sacramento to discuss bringing the 911 system up to date with how people c ommunicate. they say photos and video of disasters or accidents could provide important information to dispatchers to pass along to first responders. there's no timetable on when the state would adopt this new policy. law enforcement agencies are giving people a second chance. starting today and running through the end of the month, people charged with certain crimes can turn themselves in

and avoid being booked in jail. maureen naylor is live with two specific impacts this program could have. >> reporter: frank, law enforcement in santa clara county hope more than 300 people will walk through their doors to get the apartment want -- to get the warrants cleared. the department says it will save them time and taxpayers money. >> in this system here -- let me see if i can get you a rollup -- i mean this -- so -- come on in. >> reporter: the santa clara county sheriff's office this afternoon took us into the classified records. >> this is where we keep the warrants in this system here. let me see if i can get you a rollup. i mean, this is just thousands of warrants for everybody. >> reporter: it takes about 200 bins to hold the county's u ncleared warrants to help clear some the department today l aunched operation second chance. >> you kind of messed up your

first chance to get this taken care of. we're giving you a second chance here with a cite and release and get you a court date. >> reporter: the people with n onviolent misdemeanor and criminal traffic warrants can walk into any law enforcement office in the county and get a court date. >> this san jose mother had a warrant for not paying court fines and was one of the first to you are sen -- dash s urrender. >> you can't beat t it's better than having you keep you up at night. >> reporter: this bails bondsman says these gets many -- many calls if this is a setup. she says it isn't. i. >> i save them a -- insave them bail money and it saves them from spending jail in the holiday. >> reporter: more than 1700 people have turned themself into this program in the last five years. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. the california public

utilities commission is s cheduled to vote tomorrow on whether to halt the installation of pg&e's smart meters. the ems safety network is asking for more studies on the health effects of those meters before additional ones are installed. it could be an uphill battle for it to convince the cpuc because a law judge already suggested dismissing the proposal. they say the meters are safe. a man from san bruno says he has a reason sell -- million reasons to celebrate. he became an instant m illionaire. he said he danced around the store when the ticket was s canned an his $1 million prize was confirm. he has two plans. first pay off his house, second take a trip to las vegas. into a season of n of giving survival for millions of americans. plus -- >> she said i lied. she did it.

she did it. >> this dog helped save her family from a burning home while barely escaping herself. tonight a happy reunion -- r eunion and the help 245 is still needed. right now, i'm -- i'm p icking up showers north of here i will let you know when they are gonna get here. see you back here in just a minute.

the government's u nemployment figures are not due out until friday, but there's suggestions that hiring sup. the dow closed up nearly 250 points. the nasdaq was up a little more than 51 points. this year's cyber monday brought in record-breaking revenue for online retailers for the first time ever, online

spending c limbed just above the $ 1 billion mark on the monday after thanksgiving with sales increasing 16% compared to last year. what this means for the rest of the holiday season is still u nclear. analysts say we're expecting to get a better picture on that tomorrow. 2 million americans are going to lose their extended u nemployment benefit unless it's extended. california will be hit the h ardest. tom vacar is live at broad way plaza in walnut creek with the details and reaction. >> reporter: for the long-term unemployed, a slight uptick in the economy has been overwhelmed by bad news. the bad news for the long-term

unemployed, the up to 99 folks of benefits that they have haven't counting on will last no long -- no longer than 26 weeks and probably less unless the senate changes his mind. >> we would probably be home l es. my husband is destroyed abled -- disabled. it's me. >> reporter: kyle fouler faces the same problem his unemployed wife continues to face. >> she figured she would network with her friends and have a job within weeks, not months, it's almost a year now >> try living in our shoes. i have a steady job, they don't have to worry about making ends meet feeding themselves, insurance, home, all of that stuff. even before the senate's inaction, california had already exhausted their extended b enefits almost

$500,000 more face the same fate by year's end and many more after that. >> the benefits should be e xtended until people can get full-time work again. shelters are full now. the food lines are fool. wait until that happens. >> reporter: reaction to the state senate being the grinch who stole christmas, that's not happening. the san francisco to dallas route is scheduled to begin on monday. this carrier began operations three years ago and just r eceived top honors. with dallas, virgin america now serves 12 cities across the u.s.

we often hear negative stories about pit bulls but tonight something ditch. tonight we meet one who -- w ho -- meet one who is being called a hero. >> reporter: five weeks of separation ended this afternoon when darryl was reunited with his beloved put bull diamond at eden pet hospital. this beloved pet went through a hot -- went through a lot for the single father. >> she said i lied. i lied. she did it. she's a heck of a dog. >> reporter: around 1:30 in the morning on october 24th, his second floor apartment caught on fire while the family was a sleep. he says diamond started barking, something she rarely does. >> it was because of diamond. it was diamond that woke us up. >> reporter: the vet treating diamond says she suffered burn wounds to 30% of her body that will leave permanent scars.

>> 30-degree burns? >> yes. >> diamond has nerve damage to one leg but is expected to make a full recovery. >> she's a very lucky dog. she easily could have been overwhelmed by the smoke. the bill for diamond's medical care is more than $5500. he told us his own injuries, third-degree burns to his back, arm and foot help kept him in the hospital until two weeks a go. it's now preventing him from returning to work as a forklift driver for two months. >> i have to buy everything all over again because i lost everything. >> reporter: he's now looking for a new home to rent, one that will allow him to keep diamond. the hayward animal shelter is accepting donations to help pay off the medical bills. he says there's no way he will be parted from his dog again, diamond, precious and truly amanda -- a man's best friend. >> wow.

well, it's time to get the forecast now. another cold day. we're hound wondering if rain is gonna be heading our way in time for the weekend. let's go to bill in the weather center. cloudy today as we talked about last night. a lot of clouds have moved into the area. showers will remain north. these clouds have actually warred us -- warmed us up. overnight lows out of the f reezing level for many. tonight it will be warmer still. the clouds providing a bit of a blanket. they also allowed temperatures to warm up the mid- to upper 50s. cloud cover can sometimes warmle you up. you just see sort of 24 hours worth of moisture moving t hrough. here's the most current stuff heading our way. the showers lingering in the north. i'm gonna show you the latest computer model. and what you will see is that line from about -- marin county north it's gonna keep the rain up there today. today we had a lot of clouds up there. as we head into thursday and friday. more showers and then showers. there will be showers in the north bay on thursday, light

shower -- more light showers for friday. that's how it looks. it look like friday is kind of your wet dey. is this a -- wet day. is this a ton of rain? no. .25. so kind of a non-event in terms of accumulations. there will be snow in the mountains. thursday at 7:00 a.m., okay, watch where it hangs. there we are thursday, 7:00 p.m. rohnert park, sprinkles. the model is keeping us dry tomorrow -- keeping us dry tomorrow. and here's fry night to late saturday. there's the showers. that's the bulk of it. then they kind get out of here. it looks like there may be a sprinkle possible on fund. i will -- sunday. i will watch for that. it will be enough to slow you down on the afternoon and morning commutes. the north bay you probably see

something up there tomorrow night. >> okay. >> thank you, bill. the annual mavericks surf compel tigs wind -- window officially opened. for start, it's now up to the 24 contestants to decide when the waves are big enough to hold the competition. once the contest is on, the s urfers will have 24 hours to get to half moon bay. as far fans organizers want to keep them off the beach during the contest because of injuries caused by what you are looking at here, that rogue wave last february. the window for the big waves for mavericks runs through f ebruary 28th. california health officials reopened enrollment for a s tate-run breast cancer s creening program for low-income women. registration has been closed since january due to a lock of funding. recently the state decided to r eallocate 20 million from the budget to keep the program up and running. we're just very happy to be able to reopen enrollment to

women that -- to women that need these services. >> department of public health says it expects the funding to help pay for screening and diagnostic services for almost 3 00,000 low income women throughout the state. store some bay area preschoolers with whose families suffer finances, today was a skate in the park. more than 200 low-income families were joined to -- were treated to skating. each kit of the kids received a gift card for target stores. the bay area golfer's sex change.

players and officials of the hbga tour have voted to remove the female at birth requirement from constitutional bylaws for women golfers. it's in response to a lawsuit filed in san francisco by the 57-year-old former police officer who had a sex change five years ago. now he's a transgender woman, she argues this violate the california's city rights laws. mark is here with sports.

the bad news got a little better today. >> yeah. >> just a touch. frank gore is still going to miss the rest of the season but at least he will not require surgery on his fractured hip. 49ers will be heading out to green bay without his offices and anthony and westbrook locked very strong. mike singletary has been calling the two thunder and lightning. but who is who? >> i gotta be the thunder. i like to drop the boom a little bit. we've been working together all year. i learn a lot from them. i'm just looking forward to working with them more. we gotta pick up the slack. we're gonna get the job done. college football isn't it about 24 time every year, we start hearing about complaints about the bcs system and stanford, no matter what they decide will be going to some sort of ballgame, the bcs bowl

is to be determined this weekend after auburn and oregon played their final game of the season. it's expected to most likely go to the fiesta and the orange bowl. the coach let his team react. >> i think it's good to let them have a little bit of time here where the sprinkle with i magine -- where you are sprinkled with magic dust for about a week or so and we'll get back to work and get ready for the ballgame. >> can't help love what he's done for the entire stanford program. they are just hoping he doesn't go elsewhere. sharks and warriors both o ff. that's the sporting life for right now. >> harbaugh is so passionate, isn't he? >> oh, absolutely. he just exudes that and the p layers catch it just like a cold. it's good stuff. >> he's done great things. >> they just want to headache him around. >> can't blame them. >> thank you, mark.

coming up on bay area news at 7::00, bay area restaurants is joining a push to promote the safety of gulf coast seafood. that story and a lot more coming up in 30 minutes on tv36. that'sure report for now. i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. have a good night. ocooer feoel cort eeit t totr r