complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> months after a shocking killing, police make a break in the case. good evening. >> a gunman shoots and kills a community activist in the parking lot of an upscale mall. now, 6 months later police announce an arrest and tell us the suspect came forward to offer information about the killing. lloyd is live with the report, lloyd? >> reporter: we are learning tonight, this man, 58 year old gregory elarms was a childhood friend of the man he's accused

of murdering. they both grew up in the same neighborhood and were said to be very close. >> we believe that greg elarms acting alone with a motive that is still unclear, gunned down mr. davis lewis in the parking lot of the hillsdale mall on that june evening. >> reporter: six months ago, an east palo alto community activist was gunned down in the parking lot of the hillsdale shopping center. police believe elarms went to the medical center where lewis worked in the aids outreach program and followed him to the mall. chief said elarms told police he had relevant informing. >> in our discussions with him as a potential -- as potentially having information, we determined that there were things that did not sound right about this. >> reporter: tonight at the

drug rehab program lewis cofounded we learned elarms did hang out here before the shooting. a friend says both lewis and elarms had drug habits they kicked. >> david was such an instrumental person, you know, in greg's life to help him with whatever he needed help with. so, you know, i'm just devastated. >> reporter: lewis' wife and daughter said they did not know elarms. his wife said she just wants to know why. >> i'm in the same field david is in. i work with severely mental health. schizophrenic and paranoid. i don't know what this person's reasoning was. >> reporter: the police told me they have solid evidence to believe they have their man. live in east palo alto, "ktvu

channel 2 news." . police are searching for three men they believe are were in a shooting tonight. after a man was shot in the head in the 1200 block of rock spring way, police say witnesses told them three men wearing hoodies were seen driving away from the scene. the car is described as a green ford escort. no word on the wounded man's identity. he's at the hospital in critical condition. we have new information tonight about a deadly officer- involved shooting. police say the officer opened fire on a man with a gun following a chase on interstate 580. when the suspect's car exited the freeway, it crashed. ken wayne is live on the scene now with new information, ken? >> reporter: julie, we're at the corner of 33rd street and 13th avenue where the chase came to an end and where the suspect's vehicle crashed through the fence.

if you step over here, you can see where the pursuing police car also hit the fence, knocking part of it down. the shooting happened at a house next door. police haven't identified the victim, but we talked to a woman tonight who said she went to the coroner's office and identified that victim as her son. >> for a teenage young man to hang out with his mom, i know, i know he was trying hard. he was hanging out with me. any time you get a young man to hang out with his mom, he's trying it change. >> reporter: edwards is talking about her 19 year old son. she says he's the young man police accused of carrying a hand gun when officers opened fire near highland hospital. >> that person did have a handgun, and he was shot. he was pronounced dead on the scene. >> reporter: it started at 2:15 this afternoon when undercover officers spotted this car in west oakland that was involved in a shooting last friday.

a chase began and the car exited the freeway and crashed through a fence. four suspects jumped from the car and one was shot while apparently running through a backyard. two have been detained and a fourth is still on the run. police also say they found an assault rifle in the car. edwards admits her son has had trouble with the law and was on probation, but she says her son was also the victim of overzealous police who tased him recently in a case where officers never filed charges against him. >> tased in the head, in his back, his finger was cut up. they never pressed charges against anything. >> reporter: these are late pictures of the crime scene where the shooting took place, and a short time ago the suspect's vehicle was towed away from this fence that was knocked down here earlier today. oakland police say they plan to hold a news conference sometime tomorrow to give us more details on exactly what happened and what charges may be filed against the people

detained. live in oakland, ken wayne, "ktvu channel 2 news." according to oakland police, today's shooting 1 the sixth officer-involved shooting this year. of those, police say four have been fatal. a judge is expected to decide tomorrow which of seven men and boys accused in the gang rape of a 16 year old girl from richmond will proceed to trial. final arguments are set for tomorrow. the judge will then decide if there's sufficient evidence to prosecute the seven for the sexual assault outside of 5 homecoming dance last year. the judge has indicated a 15 year old boy implicated in the case will probably not be tried. six other men and boys between 16 and 44 years old face 26 years to life in prison if convicted. a officer is recovering from injuries suffered when a pickup truck crashed into his patrol car about one this afternoon of highway 101 in

nevada. the chp tells ktvu news the officer was standing next to his car and was thrown 10 feet in the air. the pickup driver was cited for unsafe driving. the search for a missing woman in southern california came to a sad ending tonight. after dark search crews identified the woman's body after discovering her mini van in the russian river. jim vargas reports. >> reporter: the search for the 62 year old began yesterday after friends reported her missing. they feared she drove into the river the night before. deputies found tire tracks about 30 feet above the river and concentrated their efforts here. the strong doesn'ts defeated -- currents defeated the first day's efforts. >> it's difficult to see, the visibility is zero. >> sheriffs along with the fire department and cal fire and

state parks personnel joined the search. they dropped a camera in the water and patrolled for almost four hours. when they didn't work, they used a rod with a strong magnet. just before dusk, the mini van found, her body inside. >> when you're dialing with moving water that's hard and you can't see. you never want to hurt anybody in that process. we took our time. >> reporter: friends told investigators they had dinner and left together with her driving behind them. within a few minutes they realized she wasn't following. they retraced their routes but couldn't find her. ben had planned to leave today to visit relatives in oregon for the holidays. "ktvu channel 2 news." the wet weather continues, live storm tracker 2 picking up

scattered showers. some sprinkles. things winding down now. still snow in the mountains. most of the energy is headed to southern california. they are getting hit. there are flood warnings and flood watches from santa barbara south. here's the next weather system out here. it's still a strong one. the main thing is tropical moisture, the really wet stuff has gone south. this will move through in here tomorrow, tomorrow night and we're going to get wet, might see a thunderstorm and strong winds and a winter storm warning. back in a bit with your specific forecast for tomorrow. southern california is seeing record rainfall and normally dry parts of kurn are feeling the brunt. heavy rains flooded roads turning some into rivers and forcing evacuations. in the city of bakersfield, the mayor declared a state of emergency after more than 4 inches of rain fell in 48

hours. bakersfield normally gets 6 and a half inches of rain the entire year. anyone who plans to head up to the sierra to prepare for snow and ice. a man from kansas wearing shorts and flip-flops today. he discovered he'd need chains on his car. on the upside, ski resorts have seen an average of 50 inches of new snow in the past two days. more on conditions up in the sierra coming up at 10:30. tonight is a night for sky watchers. for the first time in 372 years, the winter solstice is combining with a winter eclipse. the total eclipse will occur at 11:40 tonight. the good news, bay area weather is cooperating and we can bring you the live picture from our camera a laniary clips occurs when the earth's rise block the

moon. we'll have a live report later in the newscast. live in marin county as opponents take aim at target. should they open a second location? a vote could come any minute. thousands evacuated from a northern california mall. what prompted the order and why so many people were inside. what's in your water? we'll tell you what the epa is saying about a possible carcinogen.

the sacramento coral society says its intent was to spread holiday cheer, but a flash mob event promoted on the internet drew so many people in roseville it ended up triggering an evacuation. firefighters say about 5,000 people ended up inside the mall. they say they could hear noises such as pops and cracks that sounded like the foundation might be failing. the society decided to move the singing outside. a big crowd is on hand where the city council is expected to vote on a proposal to build a new target. target promises jobs and sales tax revenue, but opponents say it will snarl travel and shove out small businesses. live with this story. debra? >> reporter: jew lee, it's standing-room only here. about 200 people onhand. city staff has spoken, the

public has asked questions, now target is giving its presentation as it tries to close the sale. target fans don't want to drive to the nevado store and they like the 200 jobs and $700,000 in sales tax target promises. opponents say that's money siphoned from existing merchants. >> no, it's not competition. we don't need a big box store. >> reporter: bill daniels may have the most to lose, the owner of a locally-owned supermarket for more than 50 years. target will offer groceries too. but he says it's less about turf than traffic. most would have to funnel to the outskirts of town where the store would sin sit on a former land phil. >> it's going -- hand fill. >> it's going to be dangerous and an issue with safety. >> reporter: the proposed store has had a dozen hearings and

concessions from target. residents are mixed. >> we have so many here already, just another one. >> i'm not ployed by cheap prices. i don't go to target or walmart. i don't do it. >> it's going to bring jobs. they need cashiers and stock people. if it's just a blank piece of land -- >> approval will expand an ongoing petition drive and referendum putting the store to a public vote. they have been at it since 8:00. again, target beginning its presentation now. the council does not have to vote tonight, but if they do make a decision, we'll come back to you with an update. reporting live, "ktvu channel 2 news." . the white house says president obama is expected to sign the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" into law this wednesday. during his presidential campaign, the president vowed to end the policy prohibiting gays from serving openly in the military. today officials said it's

unclear how long it will take to implement the appeal. the secondary of defense says up to a year. challenging the "don't ask, don't tell" policy say their lawsuits will remain in place at least for now. the log cabin republicans say they'll not move to end their case until the pentagon certifies the repeal, and a legal defense network says it will not withdraw until the three veterans named are reinstated. they were discharged under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. a break in the weather was welcomed today in the south bay and mountains hit hard by strong winds and pounding rain. they are trying to cope with the damage while getting ready for more stormy weather. ktvu's robert honda has this report. >> reporter: the storms finally let up today, giving the mountains a chance to go down and home owners an opportunity to recover. >> very, very scary. a lot of rain, at night

especially. we had a big tree come down last night, but it didn't hit anything. >> reporter: when the sun came out today, it gave people and animals a chance to do business outdoors. that activity meant examining storm damage. people were glad for the break in the weather. >> it's a blessing. it gives everything a break. the rivers were up yesterday, this morning with the respite, they recovered quickly. it's great to see. >> reporter: in the south bay, many are heeding the advice of the water district, preparing by clearing out vegetation. >> a lot of wind. that's why you have a lot of things in the street. it's flat, bad for me for my garage, so much water came out. >> a lot of times when we see street flooding, it's because storm drains get clogged up with leaves, branches or debris. >> reporter: many jobs will not be easy, the rain and wind

caused serious damage. if the job is too extensive or dangerous, the water district advises to call local public works. still, some people preparing for the next round of storms will be difficult, they haven't repaired from the first storm. >> our power has been out. last report, be prepared for an extended period of time. >> reporter: the water district says the south bay collected about 6,000 acre feet of water from the storms with more to come. robert honda, "ktvu channel 2 news." right now, passengers at san francisco international airport can expect delays of between 1-2 hours. cloudy, rainy weather locally teamed up with wintery conditions across the country to cause major delays throughout the day. starting 10 this morning and the rest of the season, the faa has ordered the ceiling so low. many passengers ended up

missing their connecting flights. some took it in stride. >> do what you have to do, right, to see family. get as far as we can. >> holiday travel makes this one of the busiest weeks of the year. airport official tells us he expects 124,000 people to pass through sfo tomorrow. that's 15-25,000 more than on a typical winter day. in europe at this hour, thousands of air travelers are waking up in crowded airports. heavy snow left travelers stranded. in brussels they ran out of deicing lick kid and british airways canceled all the shorter flights. . there's a lot going on. i've put in the watches and warnings and want you to know, all this air heading, you have

flood warnings, watches, all sorts of watches. southern california tomorrow, big problems. you might see the eclipse because of this. here's what's coming tomorrow night, we're getting rain. tomorrow night into wednesday morning could be a wet wednesday morning commute. showers continue tonight on and off. they are dying down. extended forecastings more stuff out there towards the holiday weekend. overnight lows in the 40s. it will be cooler and clear out a bit tomorrow morning. i have the latest computer model loaded up, ready toll go through christmas. the details. more rain coming. i'll let you know what it looks like in a few minutes. san francisco's bid may be coming up short. race organizers met today in new port, rhode island, and appears serious to hold the race there. just last week, san francisco's board of supervisors approved a bid to host the race here in

2013. they expect to make a final decision by the end of the year. a toxic chemical in the drinking water of one bay area city, but how much. we ask if it's harmful. vacationers hit the road hoping to beat the holiday crowds. what cal tran is asking travelers to do to keep traffic flowing. there it is, a rare solar eclipse. expected around 11:40 tonight. a lunar eclipse occurs when the earth blocks the sun's rays from striking the moon.

san jose is near the top of a list that no city wants to be on. the water in san jose and many other cities contains small amounts of a dangerous chemical

made famous in a hollywood movie ten years ago. janet has our report. >> reporter: in any city when you turn on the tap, you're bound to find more than just pure h2o, today a non-profit released a study that water samples taken from san jose and 30 other cities have a possible carcinogen. >> we picked a few cities that found detections repeatedly and san jose was one of those cities. san francisco doesn't have a problem. we knew that, so we didn't test there. >> reporter: researchers say the san jose sample was taken from a public library. among the cities tested, san jose had the 5th highest level at 1.3 parts per billion. one above the .06 per billion california has considered adopting as an acceptable

minimum level. it's used in processes such as chrome plating and naturally in soil. water company supplies 80% of the city supply. >> san jose's water exceeds or meets drinking water standards. chromium 6 is not a chemical that is regulated by the united states environmental protection agency. >> late today, the u.s. epa released a statement saying epa regularly evaluates drinking water standards and we already launched a rigorous and comprehensive review of the effects of chromium 6 on human health. they'll review the research to determine if new standards need to be set. "ktvu channel 2 news." automationers are suing the environmental protection agency in a bid to overturn a decision of a new ethanol blend.

the epa has given the go ahead to sell fuel with 15% ethanol for use in 2007 or newer model cars. auto makers are concerned owners of older cars will use the blend and damage their converters. >> jerry brown has a new sacramento address. brown and his wife chose a loft in sacramento's mid-town neighborhood to be their home. a website for the four story building shows rent starts at $1700 a month. the browns will also keep their home in oakland. the old california governor's mansion has been vacant since 1967. new at 10, how toyota is settling a government safety investigation and the record that is being set. we are continuing to watch a lunar eclipse happening right now. a live report later this newscast.

in the sierra, the stormy weather brought up to 6 feet of new snow in the past few days. while that's attracting big crowds on the slopes, it's also creating tough driving conditions on the roads. >> reporter: forget night skiing, how about night sledding. these guys came up just to sled. unfortunately, their intertube was overinflated. too much air in there? >> yeah. >> reporter: on the roads, traffic was light but steadily. >> pretty icy, pretty icy, a lot of snow. pretty insane. >> reporter: the draw of several feet of fresh powder is too great. this bunch of college students came from the bay area.

>> straight out of berkeley. >> reporter: where are you going? >> tahoe city for a couple of days vacation. >> reporter: bracing for major crowds as the week goes on. they are asking for travelers to be prepared. chain controls keep moving and driving conditions keep changing. most we spoke with say the skiing conditions are so good right now, they are staying for as long as they can. >> i came up for the day, left my girlfriend at home, had so much fun that i might pick her up and bring her back for the next couple of days. residents of one neighborhood spent the day cleaning up after the storm. a pine tree about 100 feet tall crashed through the roof of this house yesterday. one resident told us she thought it was an earthquake. branches missed hitting two people sleeping on couches by inches. >> everything managed to get smashed, all my belongings and everything is done for. thankfully the people on the

couch didn't get hurt. >> six adults and an infant were in the home when the tree fell. they had to clear a drain clogged with leaves and other debris. toyota agreed to pay a record $32 million in civil fines to settle an investigation in two safety- related recalls. the feds began investigating after an investigator found a stuck accelerator played a role in the 2009 crash of a lexus. earlier this year, toyota agreed to pay $16 million in fines to resolve a related investigation. a mixed day on wall street where for a change investors heard little about the economy. dow lost 13, nasdaq picked up 6 and a half. positive economic news pushed stocks higher for the month. a deal reached between wells fargo and the state is expected to help with

ballooning mortgage payments. 15,000 wells fargo customers will have their loans modified and part of their debt forgiven. borrowers who had homes foreclosured will receive an average of $2600. the securities and exchange commission reportedly launched an investigation into former executive hp executive after allegations of him sexually harassing a contractor. the wall street journal reports say he may have provided her with insider trading information and he had erased hp files related to his resignation. he has taken a job with oracle. hp stock fell immediately after his resignation and has not recovered. u.s. postal services are busy tonight sorting through last-minute nail. today was the deadline to --

last-minute mail. the postal service expected to handing 800 million pieces of mail throughout the country. on a normal day, that number is 550 million. express mail wednesday and still make it on time for christmas. sending out and receiving christmas cards is a holiday tradition, but over the past few years, the number of people sending cards through the mail is going down. it appears several reasons, among them, the growing popularity of e-cards. jeanine has our report. >> seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. >> reporter: cindy received 12 christmas cards this year. normally she received about 50. >> this one i thought was very impressive. >> we ran into people who like her have received fewer cards this year. it was easy to find people who

didn't send out holiday cards. >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> i guess i don't have time. >> not sending cards? time and the whole like process of going to the post office or stamps, i don't know, everything. >> reporter: a market researcher says sales of christmas cards started slowing down in 2005. by 2009, the industry reported a 17 million loss. some experts say social media played a part. fun cards, a facebook application has reportedly seen figures grow steadily since launching in 2007. the popularity of e-cards and video cards is increasing. this application, which enables users to paste their faces on dancing figures has become a hit. there's nothing wrong with

sending an e-card as long as it's not generic and includes a personal message. bottom line, paper cards still outnumber e-cards 20 to 1. >> i hope that traditional cards will not disappear. i think it has a place in our society and i know it's more costly, but it is much more valued than an e-mailed cards. >> reporter: an old-fashioned tradition many hope will not fade away. in san francisco, "ktvu channel 2 news." it has been called the train to nowhere. now there's a change in place for california's high-speed rail line. >> we have more rain in the forecast. i'm tracking another system that will bring a wet part of tomorrow into your neighborhood. also, a staggering statistic about pedestrian safety in san francisco and the action it's now prompting.

we are continuing to follow tonight's lunar eclipse and just now we're starting to see a shadow creep into the lower left side on the moon. the total eclipse occurs one hour from now when the earth is situated between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun's rays from striking the moon's surface. more on the story coming up in a couple of memberships. the -- couple of minutes. >> the train to nowhere is now poised to connect two bigger cities. the high-speed rail authority board voted to extend the length of the first segment of the regis o'high-speed rail. in-- of the high-speed rail. it will now go from fresno to bakersfield. the board was able to double the first phase after offered

an additional matching funds for the project. . sheriff's deputies say thieves made off with a haul of cash today. a business owner was walking around 10:50 this morning when a man reportedly ran up behind him and grabbed the bag containing more than $34,000 in cash. the thief jumped into a car with another man. the car is described as a green jetta or honda. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's department. the man who wrote a controversial guide for pedophile is behind bars tonight. colorado police arrested phillip grieves this monk. an arrest warrant was issued for grieves in florida after detectives there purchased his book and the authorshipped it to florida. the case was pursued by a sheriff with a reputation as a

crew saider against -- crusader against child predators. >> he actually wrote a how-to guide to commit sexual battery against children. >> no allegation grieves had any illegal sexual contact with children. his book had a boycott against it. amazon no longer sells the book. the new york times is reporting american commanders in afghanistan may launch an aggressive special operations ground raid into pakistan, areas that are considered strongholds for the taliban, al qaeda al qaeda and other militants. president obama would have to approve the administration. they have stepped up attacks on islamic targets. it's going to allow inspectors from the international atomic energy agency to ensure highly-

enriched uranium is not being processed there. the announcement was made this afternoon. richardson also said north korea showed its pragmatic side by not retaliating to military drills carried out by south korea today. reporters mobbed a former presidential candidate released today after 7 months in captivity. still unclear who kidnapped him because he didn't disclose details. he was taken from his ranch in may. the 69 year old conservative former senator ran for president in 1994. tonight san francisco threw a fairwell water for the outgoing director of the public health department. he has served for 13 years. he is now headed to los angeles county to head its public health department. during his tenure, he oversaw the rebuilding of the laguna hospital. he passed a bond measure for an

inpatient tower and established the healthy san francisco program. >> really proud that we've been able to provide coverage to over 55,000 of the 80,000 uninsured. los angeles has more than a million uninsured and five directors during the time i've been director here. >> he says the biggest lesson he takes with him, when there are hard decisions to be made, always put the patients first. it's a once in a lifetime phenomenon. we'll hear from the people experiencing it right now. and chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the next round of wet weather. how it will affect your commute tomorrow.

san francisco mayor signed an executive directive today he

hopes will reduce pedestrian accidents in the city. >> i've almost gotten ran over a couple of times. >> an average of two people a day are hit by cars in san francisco. pedestrian accidents are five times the national average in some neighborhoods, including china town, tenderloin, financial district, and south of market. in some cases, narrow streets are to blame, in others, high- speed traffic. >> this is a walkable city, but we've had a lot of streets that act more like highways than like city streets or neighborhood streets. >> the mayor wants to see lower speed limits near schools and an increase in traffic-calming measures such as wider sidewalks. after five months in service the shuttle could be expanding. they announced today the city is close to extending operating hours to 1:00 a.m. on weekends. it currently runs from 7 in the morning to 7 at night.

it provides transit from oakland's downtown, uptown, and square. . >> we've been watching the slow but steady progress of the lunar eclipse. the science center is celebrating. amber lee is also there tonight and joins us with our report, amber? >> reporter: we are at the science center where a large crowd has gathered to get a glimpse of the lunar eclipse. you don't have to be here to experience it. if clouds are not obscuring your view, you should be able to see the total lunar eclipse in progress right now. they sold more than is 2 200 tickets to tonight's event. a mixture of astronomy fans and those hoping to learn more. >> seeing something that doesn't happen every night. it's going to be pretty amazing. >> we're not really sure actually what like the eclipse

is. but we just thought it would be kind of cool to see it. >> reporter: this is an animation provided by nasa of what a lunar eclipse looks like. the eclipse started at 9:30 tonight. at 11:40, an event occurs when the earth completely blocks the moon's rays. in this case it should last until 12:53:00 a.m. it will become orangey or red and this is because the light shining through earth's atmosphere is becoming reddened, sail effect you -- same effect during a sunset or sunrise. >> lunar eclipses occur a few times a year, but a total lunar eclipse during a winter solstice is rare, happening once in a lifetime, about once every 50-100 years. >> if you haven't seen one, you must. it's hard to describe. the moon almost becomes three

dimensional in the sky, looks like you could reach out and touch. doesn't look like a flat, white disk. >> reporter: back here, you're looking at a live picture of the moon obscured by clouds. the earth will completely cover the moon in less than an hour. a part of the earth's shadow will remain until 2:00 tomorrow morning. "ktvu channel 2 news." and www.ktvu.com has more details on tonight's eclipse including a slide show with ten things you may not know about lunar eclipses. look for the right now section. and you saw those live picks, the reason you're able to see it, you see the clouds to the south of us. those are pummeling southern california as the moisture that's tropical. our clouds thicken up tonight and tomorrow again. we have another shot at showers in the bay area.

tomorrow's forecast starts like this, kind of cool in the morning, we are getting clearing. partly sunny at lunchtime, mostly cloudy, partly sunny. late in the day, probably right about after the afternoon commute, showers begin. by 9, 10, 11, 12:00 in the night, should start to rain good into the morning dnesday. what are we talking about here? overnight tomorrow night into wednesday morning. i think the wednesday morning commute would be your best bet for something impacted. there's the system on track. i can't get enough of this wide shot. that -- well, almost 3,000 miles worth of pacific ocean lit up with energy right now. you don't see that that often. you don't. we have tropical moisture plume focused on the west coast of the united states. mainly on southern california, but it is going to bring more rainfall as we move into tuesday night, break on thursday, break on wednesday afternoon, thursday, friday, then bang, gets going again

saturday. we're getting some breaks. i think the headline with this whole event when it's done is lake tahoe, all the snow they are getting in southern california, all the rain they are getting. they are not set up to get 4 inches of rain in 24 hours. here's what we got. tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., showers offshore, they are staying there. slow to come onshore. here we are in the afternoon commute, sprinkle showing up, there we are at 8:00. raining, raining harder at 11:00, then overnight, few sprinkles linger to wednesday morning. winter storm warning goes back up in lake tacoma toe. then tahoe. there's the system i'm tracking, it will be here tomorrow night, temperatures in the 50s, overnight lows cool. 58 in mountain view. starts off not a bad day, then tomorrow night and early wednesday morning, wet, just a moist pattern. i have to tell you, southern

california is getting hit and the mountains are getting hit. those are the two focuses of the storm now. tomorrow night and saturday again getting wet. >> christmas day. all right, bill, thank you. iphone users hoping for better wifi connections may get relief. at&t announced it's spending nearly $2 million to introduce a strong 4g network next year. iphone users are limited to contracts with at&t which only provides 3g connections. rival verizon began 4g this month and is rumored to offer service for iphone next year. earlier we had a report where the city council is expected to vote obligations a proposal -- on a proposal to build a target superstar. the meeting is still going on. right now, representatives of target are briefing the council. one council member told us there maybe questions the vote could be postponed. bottom line, no decision as yet

and the meeting is still underway. mark is coming up next with sports.

okay, mark is here with sports. say this about the warriors, they have some of the most die hard fans in the nba. >> got to be one of the most

great mysteries in all time. crowd screaming their lungs out and supporting the warriors only to see the same mistakes and misfires followed by the same lame excuses after the game. why do they continue to show up? great fans that deserve better. .04 seconds, wide open and he hit it. houston up 4. rookie, sparking things in the second half. nice put back there, comes here beautifully with a block. 7 rebounds and 3 blocks to go with his 5 points. monta ellis with a slam. all fell apart and the rockets kevin martin had a lot to do with it. warriors have lost 9 out of their last 10. been said before many times but we may have seen the last of

bret farve. mind is willing, body won't cooperate anymore. after missing last week, the prize starter tonight, vikings first home game played outside since 1981, freezing. farve, to harvin, 23 yards and a touchdown. all chicago from there. hesther with a couple of punt returns. jay cutler, he'll go it. 67 yards for the touchdown and here's where it may have ended. corey wootin slamming farve hard to the turf. headache and concussion-like symptoms. he will not return or may never in his career. home for the holidays, san jose sharks, two home games this month. back for a 3-game home stand at the tank. added benefit of the home crowd

behind them. they are getting a nice bump from couture, saw action in the playoffs last year. now leading the team in goals. team-leading total of 17. something of a surprise even to himself. >> you know, that game in st. louis hit me in the pants, i had a tip. the pucks are going in for me. for me to be leading the team, i don't think many people would have said that at the start of the year with this talent on the team. i think it's good. those guys are going to get their goals. >> 21 years old. looks younger than that. sharks tomorrow night against the orioles. that's the sporting life for a monday night. >> wow about farve. >> the turf frozen there in minnesota, makes it extra hard on the helmet. head injuries have been a big deal. i'd be surprised if they'd risk him coming back again. >> be sure to join the morning news beginning at 5:00 a.m.

tomorrow. they'll have the latest on the next round of heavy rain in the bay area. as we leave you, a look at the eclipse going on right now, the solar eclipse.