are resisting the move. >> reporter: this is the plaza here behind us. as i step out of the way you can see a group of about 80 to 100 people. they are about their start their meeting. that's when they get together and vote on different issues, one of the issues is the idea of a new many contract many site on an empty lot four blocks away. some who believe near there say they plan to show up here to vote against it. tomorrow, november 19th. >> excuse me. we live here. this isn't an appropriate place to have this happen. >> reporter: they had a press conference this morning to talk about the plans for that new camp. the lot is owned by the constituent's redevelopment agency and it's on 19th and telegraph next to the fox theater and across from the oakland school for the arts. we talked to neighbor who said they still support the movement

they just don't know if the lot is the best place. >> my daughter hangs out here. she of loves occupy oakland but i'm not comfortable with a camp right here and i know a lot of people aren't. we need to do a better job. >> reporter: >> reporter: orange organizers say they have community support to set up a new support. one said that when they first voted for the idea of that camp in that new location that some of the people who voted for it live near it. we just spoke to the mayor over the phone about a half hour ago after about this -- the idea for this new camp and the mayor repeated the city's position that camping here at the plaz after or any lot anywhere in the city isn't allowed. the mayor said that the city does -- and the police have a plan to prevent new camping from springing up. live in downtown oakland.

>> the san jose protesters say they are keeping up their demonstration. san jose police say no structures being allowed and they are strongly enforcing that. last night one protester moved her tent on top of her car parked next to city hall. >> it's a symbol that we are still here. you put that asterix on my first amendment right. >> we also saw supporters sending supplies up to shaun okelly the man on top of the wall at city hall for 27 days now. he aid he plans to stay 99 days in support of the 99%. >> the holiday lights along san francisco lit up minutes ago but some say the camp nearby is casting a dark shadow. new at six david stevenson spent the day talking to nearby businesses about their concerns for this holiday season.

>> reporter: we are waiting for the lights to come on but tonight occupy san francisco and the big holiday festival is sharing space during what both hope will be a peaceful holiday period. santa came to san francisco this afternoon at the 25th yearly winter carnival aimed at getting shoppers in to the area. immaterial people see it though it's a week before thanksgiving they see it as the official cakeoff in the bay area. >> reporter: this year the celebration is sharing with the occupy san francisco movement. >> i'm calling the city a slumlord for not cleaning that up immediately. >> reporter: the head of the city's building owners and managers association said crime and conditions in the camp are hurting neighboring businesses. >> not only are sales down but they are getting ripped off, we are seeing leasing tours curtailed because we don't see people wanting to talk about leasing space in that area. >> reporter: police stats indicate the number of crimes reported with in five hundred feet of the plaza jumped 49%

since the camp was established here october 15th. today as he visited the mayor acknowledged the anger felt by some businesses but said he is proceeding carefully. >> i don't think the small business owners would want that kind of reaction that happened in oakland. >> reporter: occupy members say they have made big strides to keep the camp safe and clean. this is what it is. we don't need to affect their business and we don't want to. >> i think that there is plenty of room for everybody and we really are focused on kicking off the holiday spirit. >> reporter: managers at the holiday ice rink say so far business has been good, the rink is open here through january 8th. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson. >> thousands of people remain evacuated tonight near reno as firefighters try to control a wind driven wildfire. it started just after midnight southwest of the city.

authorities evacuated 9500 people. an elderly man died of a heart attack. 25 homes have been damaged and two thousand acres burned. right now firefighters say they have the fire largely contained. >> stop the forward progress of the fire. want to caution everybody this doesn't mean that the fire is under control. >> snow fall tonight is helping firefighters. officials say resident is be able to return home tomorrow. >> wind is playing a key role in the fire and bill martin is tracking the conditions for us in the weather center. what are firefighters looking at > >> the wind was -- this is a wind driven deal. the wins gusted to 70 miles an hour. these are down slope winds coming off that back side of the sierra nevada. dropping down six, seven thousand feet. they heat and warm and speed up. this morning they were at 10 miles an hour and then went to 49 and right now the check 27

miles an hour. this is -- the wind event is over. moisture is moving in to the area. that's treat news for firefighters. we are looking at live storm tracker two. the reno area. they are getting snow flurries that will help. the westside on 80 we have snow and rain mix now down to about 3500 feet. here is how to looked in kingville. a live camera shot. above 3500 feet. it's snowing hard there. we have reports of chains, traffic has been slow on 80 all day. these are pictures that am extook on his way up to the mountain, slow going earlier. he is in truckee. he file a report at ten. you can see this -- the going is slow. we have a holiday weekend coming up and this snow is not helping. more snow in the forecast, more rain for us. ly be back with the complete bay area weather forecast coming up. >> if you are heading up check the website before you hit the road. we have live traffic maps and conditions in the sierra to help a long the way.

click on the traffic tab. >> a memorial is growing tonight for a veteran vallejo police officer gunned down by a suspected bank robber. we are live now in vallejo with what neighbors are saying today about the accused gunman. >> reporter: tonight police thanking the couldn't for their support. take a look. that memorial has grown to cover the entire landing in front of the police department and still growing. tonight the department is asking anyone who witnessed the shooting, the robbery or the chase to please call applies police. a tiny camera was one of the last witnesses to the officer's final moments in the line of duty. >> doesn't show the shooting, it does show the pursuit and the foot pursuit. >> reporter: its evidence against henry albert smith junior. a bank robbery that led to a police pursuit and then an officer shot. >> that suspect was arrested moments after the shooting

itself in the 100 block of janice by responding officers. he was in possession of a hand gun. >> reporter: the suspect was banging on esther's door. >> he was -- he kept saying open the door, open the door, open the door. >> reporter: she didn't open the door and today she thinks about what might have happened. >> he would have come in and probably killed me. >> reporter: officers arrested smith at the end of her driveway. a short time later more police went to the suspect's neighborhood. >> police officers came to our door and they went to the backyard. they said to stay in front of the mouse. >> reporter: nobody we talked to on this quiet street seemed to know anything about their neighbor on the corner. >> pretty to themselves and -- they would take their children for a walk around the block. >> reporter: a man who walks his kids down street the and who whose yard is filled with children's toy; it's a stark contrast to the suspect who agriculture allegedly robbed a bank and shot a police officer

dead. >> the people who did this to him i hope they rot in hell. . >> reporter: will there is just one suspect and he is in jail. reporting live in vallejo. >> those who knew the officer reflected on his impact on the val johan community as well as his lover love for his work. >> he came to work every day smiling, enjoyed what he did, enjoyed life. enjoyed his family. >> reporter: the officer leaves behind a wife and three daughters, last night his coffin was carried out of the hospital in val vallejo where he decide. in a soldier has been killed in action in afghanistan. the defense department said the 21-year-old shaun walsh died on

wednesday. his one year assignment saturdayed last december. he is the second national guards man to die in action. >> the unemployment rate fell slightly, dipping to 11.7% in october from 111.9% the month before. the state added nearly 26,000 jobs in construction, education, and health services, dozens turned out today to remember those who died this year while living on the streets. the 46 people were honored during a quiet memorial at concord. organizers say the homeless on average die 20 years earlier than the general population. project hope sponsored the event. >> santa clara health officials issuing a warning about babies dying in their sleep. they say 41 babies have died from unsafe sleeping practices in the last six years.

officials say three have been confirmed just this year alone. health firms warn that babies under the age of one should always sleep on their backs. they should sleep alone in a crib, never with adultser older children or pets. babies shouldn't sleep with toys, stuffed animals or a loose blanket. >> the holiday get away is gearing up. >> disturbing new information about the danger on the highways this thanksgiving holiday. >> also homes for the holiday. the women come waiting for this south bay soldier returning duty in iraq.

. oakland police have made

an arrest in a beating assault. it happened back in february. police say a 56-year-old was walking home from work when a man forced her into a basement and attacked her. dna evidence pointed investigators to 18-year-old derek parks. he was already in custody for an aassault. he is now charged with rape. an 18-year-old girl from brentwood was killed in a crash along highway 24 in lafayette. the crash happened at about 3:15 this morning on the eastbound 24 near pleasant hill road. investigators say the victim sydney plumber was a passenger in a ford focus that hit another car. they say after the crash she got out of the car and then was hit by a passing vehicle. the crash closed three eastbound lanes for two hours. >> most california residents say the higher many indication system is going in the wrong direction. the public policy institute found 62% of people hold that

view and 74% say there is not enough state funding for higher many indication. on the flip side 54% say they would not be willing to pay higher taxes to maintain funding and 69% are opposed to raising student fees. >> new effort underway to orer overturn a law requiring schools to teach history about gay people. opponents filed the initiative to try to overturn the law. supporters say it's inappropriate for children to learn about the community or does sexual orientation in school. aaa predicted a 4% increase in the number of travelers on the roads this thank giving. new at six john fowler has the findings about when it'll be the most dangerous to hit the road. >> with more travelers research he is predict more

crashes, blame weather, alcohol and holiday distractions. >> trying to focus on friends and family and then the next thing you know it's -- thinking about turkey and some northbound's bumper. >> reporter: holiday week crashes expected to rise 25%. >> maybe a little stressed out. maybe after drinking and -- you know having a good time with family and friends. >> reporter: researchers report a disturbing trend. during the past three years, alcohol and drug related crashes during the week have gone up ten%. >> more likely to drink because the economy is poor and -- that's sad. >> reporter: the university of alabama researchers report more out of towners will be on dangerous rural roads, deer strikes go up five times. >> i think there is are a lot of people on the road and i don't know if we are expecting rain. >> reporter: a decade ago the most dangerous drive was

wednesday before. research now says the last three years, crashes have evened out across the week the safest thanksgiving day when carroll will head out. >> it took us three and a half hours to get up tolin confrom concord. there is a lot of traffic. >> reporter: the chp said they will have extra patrol. people told us they notice more speeding. >> it's things speed up because everybody speeds up during the holidays. >> reporter: researchers say to leave early. >> keep my eyes open and pray. >> reporter: traffic officially starts sunday. john fowler. >> it was an emotional homecoming for a soldier. the 46-year-old is home in time for the holidays. arrived this afternoon at san

jose international airport after spending the past year in iraq. his family and the patriot guard riders greeted him at the airport and then escorted him to a party. >> it's great. i'm really relieved, traveling from iraq is one of the more stressful parts, it takes a long time to get home. >> reporter: he said he is proud to have served his country and his family said they have a lot of plans now including helping him find a job. >> welcome back. live storm tracker 2 picking out showers in the bay area. made slow gown for parts of the afternoon drive. right now the heaviest rain just north and east of fremont. south of hayward. you can see it up in the hills, rainfall accumulations have been light today. this area out by dublin and pleasant on looks nora guessive. we are seeing more and more light showers, throughout the peninsula as well. very light on this side.

are seeing on the bridge light showers, the forecast verified that's what we are looking for. widely scattered showers, with the showers moving out the ground gets wet. the night very cold. valley fog, wouldn't be surprised to dea dense fog advisory tomorrow morning. if you see fog normally on a morning after a rain, places like this, expect it tomorrow morning. i always -- you get a lot of phone fog. the fog -- the moisture up in the mountains, turning to snow. winter wind advisory -- chaining unon 80, i showed you pictures, he is talking about snow, showed pictures -- looks like it's going real slow, saturday, best day on the weekend. the system, the next system, into sunday the cold system

drives down the coast. showers start to show up along the coasts in other places, i think right now the bay area will see widening scattered showers sunday morning. clearing in the afternoon. most systems go like this. this system going soup. as it moves through it'll move outwickly. just the coastal area also see significant rainfall. thing things like that. tonights tomorrow. see the widely scattered showers, overnight -- what's happening then dropped south and 8:00 a.m. widely scattered showers and then gone. the bay area weekend looks good, saturday the best day on the weekend for rain. may see a few sprinkles in the first quarter of that game. the big game forecast. the stanford area. temperatures in the 50s. breaks out like this with the bay area weekend. more unsettled weekend. no rain not bad for the big

game. >> thank you bill. >> coming up, on tv36 danger in an east bay neighborhood and a high speed chase. officers explain the dramatic way he this caught the suspect and it could be a major coup for google. the key hurdle they cleared today, join us in 30 minutes on tv36. it's friday night and that means the high school game of the week. >> it's north coast section playoff football. castro valley, we will hear from san ramon coach when we come back.

. hypped designer label is set to launch bargin designs tomorrow. a small group lined up outside the retail in san francisco with the goal of camping out overnight. the line will debut tomorrow at eight and to keep shoppers haring there is an item limit. customers can buy two pieces per product. now to the friday night high school game of the week. tonight it's the opening round of the north coast section playoff. >> this should be a good one. it's san ramone valley. joe -- live there on a wet field in danville.

>> reporter: this is division one playoff action and he we have coach mark with us. i guess mark the first thing when we talk about a hayward team, and -- you all season end up beating each other up. have you to face cal, does take make you more ready for banged up? >> reporter: probably a little bit of both. i think it gets you read yes. the kids go through a growling end season or league. asas we face in the playoffs, we are fortunate enough to play someone out of our league. something to look forward to as far as a challenge. >> coaches love balance. i lack at your team. you have a quarterback. four interceptions action the entire year. jordon, that's what i call balance. definitely. more importantly as far as play call that's something we look for. we like to be a play action

team. make you guess and guess wrong and think offensively the quarterback has been great this season. two of his interceptions my fault and a half type deal. has been fantastic. i think with the running game it makes ace sound team for the playoffs. >> you think this rain and it's not raining right now but does that affect you? >> a lot of the kids are from last year and we went through a monsoon. i don't think they even notice it. and what kind of reward is this for the kids, to make it into the playoffs, it's a sign they have had a successful season. they routinely win but they are still in the playoffs. >> i think the kids would answer that -- they aren't done yet. this is next. our goals higher than that and the expectation is also. they are out here to really get after it and move on. >> we appreciate you coming out and talking to us. good luck. >> coach mark, hosting castro

are and round one. we will have it for you tonight and also hear from nick coming up at seven. reporting live. back to you. >> thank you for trusting us, our complete bay area coverage continues on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. >> right now to get a closer look at that wildfire that has burned 25 homes and injured a firefighter, just click on the reno wildfire slide show at the top of the home page.

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