the freeze warning goes into effect tonight through tomorrow morning. these are the overnight lowes. 27 santa rosa. 28 napa. notice by fremont and concord, not that cold but the frost advisory -- you could see it, not hard to get frost. i got storm tracker 2, that's the freeze warning. redding, south of fresno. in effect tonight, a cold one. back here, i will let you know when things will warm up. a warm fire may be just the thing tonight but officials are asking people to hold off. a spare the air alert hasn't been issued. police near jack london square searched before arresting a gunman at an

apartment building this afternoon. news chopper 2 was overhead as officered closed in on the man who was hiding. they ordered him to crawl on his stomach towards them before cuffing them. police began the search three hours earlier. san francisco police say the bomb squad is wrapping up an investigation of a suspicious package. it was reported at 1:45 this afternoon near evans and keith street. they used a robot to pick up the package. police haven't said what they found inside. dump site is getting a new life where it will provide the first water front open space for local residents. a ceremony was held today at the site. ktvu's rob roth was there and he joins us with the plan to turn it into a park. rob? >> reporter: behind me is an 80-

year-old toxic waste dump. if all goes according to plan it could soon be a nature park. >> reporter: crews were turning a former toxic dump into a shoreline park. from the 1930s to 1960 this area at the end of bay road was the burn dump. the soil became contaminated. >> heavy metals. asphalt material. pesticide. anything you would find around. >> the federal environmental protection agency and others are funding a plan to cover the toxic soil with clay and fresh dirt. that will make the area safe. >> all that is left are stable metals. by building a layer over that there is no way you will -- >> reporter: hiking and bike

trails and an education center and the only place they will have access to the bay. >> place for the community. that's important. you can to create social space for communities to come together. that helps us address crime, taking care of our kids. >> being able to have programs that will draw residents to the area i believe will give them another piece of the community to be proud of. if the plan goes according to schedule it will be open by next summer. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco supervisors committee set a plan to close the shark park golf course to the full board of supervisors. it's owned by the city of san francisco. they want to close it to protect the california red

legged frog and the san francisco gardener snake. they will discuss the plan tomorrow. yosemite national park officials believe they recovered the bodies of all three hikers who were swept over the falls last july. officials identified a body in the merced river liassic as ninos yacoub. they found another body on saturday. a third body was found a month after the accident. the three all fell over the falls. "occupy oakland" protesters blocked burger thing this afternoon to discourage customers from entering. they said they targeted them because they don't give back to low income communities. the university of

california today named a task force to look in to the pepper spray incident targeting protesters at university of california at davis. that instant triggered protests, national head explains calls for the resignation of the chancellor. university of california's president appointed 12 students, faculty, staff and alumni to the panel. they will be responsible for making recommendations on police protocols involving future demonstrations. authorities issued an amber alert for three children kidnapped in west sacramento. the suspect is 30 years old, a white male, 5'11", brown hair, driving a black car. license place 6thu701.

it's a 7-year-old boy and a 4 and 2-year-old girl. anyone with information is asked to contact authorities. the san francisco 49ers are playoff bound for the first time in decades. t-shirts are already on sale following yesterday's victory over the rams. fans are getting ready to buy a piece of the excitement and the players are giving back. ktvu's paul chambers is in san jose. >> reporter: most people know the 49ers for what they do on the field, it's what they did off the field is what caught our eye. >> reporter: today 20 children got a chance of a life time. >> i never really met any famous people like that. >> i want to get to know one of the football players.

>> touches my heart. makes me feel, you know, like i am doing something great. >> 549ers came to this target in san jose. >> family is important. this christmas, probably wouldn't have gotten presents. >> mean a lot because every christmas we have -- we barely make it. >> this is the fifth time the 49ers put on this event. providing services to at-risk players mean a lot to the players. >> you get to see how hard they work to get to the places they are now. i don't know maybe they started where we did. >> if i had somebody that just came to our neighborhood and spent time with us and gave us

about to to give back to our parents, i think it would be great. >> reporter: not only did they buy flings their families they got a special gift for themselves. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up in sports, ktvu's joe fonzi talked to the players about their win. high speed rail system is losing steam with california voters. a new poll shows 64% now want another vote on the project because of the ballooning costs and delayed time line for completion. 30% oppose a revote. it also found if the bond package was put before voters again only 31% would approve it. 59% would eject it. lawmakers were debating on whether to approve 2.6 billgen

dollars in bonds to start construction. >> they will go through farmland, including my family's farm, which is 100 years old. >> leaders argue construction could be a boom for the economy and put thousands back to work. the projections put the cost of high speed rail system in california between 99 and $118 billion. more children are getting out of their cars and walking, biking or carpooling to school. the transportation authority says 52 schools are part of the safe route to school program. that's up from 9%. it is also credited for reducing traffic and pollution. governor jerry brown is asking californians to pay more taxes. he posted a letter today detailing the tax initiative he wants to put on the ballot. it would increase taxes on the

rich and raise the sales tax by half a cent. you could read the entire letter on www.ktvu.com. he was once known as american's worst serial killer. he was denied parole for murdering 25 farm workers 25 years ago. he admitted his gift, that was not enough for the board to grant his parole. he was first convicted of the killings in 1973. he was sentenced to 25 concurrent life sentences. former hewlett-packard patricia dunn died after battling cancer for years. she was 58 years old. she died yesterday at her home surrounded by family. she joined the hewlett-packard board in 1998. she was ousted in 2006 at the

height of allegations the company was spying on board members and journalists. fewer police officers hitting the streets, what could be behind a sick day trend officials are noticing. and the bay area is bracing for a freeze warning tonight. the extra steps you might consider taking a prepare for the cold weather. @ñ

dozens of workers went on strike today in the union city plant that makes red vines. the main issue is over costs for healthcare coverage. they tell us its final contract

proposal includes health insurance. the san jose police department says the use of sick days increased by 40% this year. police officials say sick calls spiked in february after layoffs were announced and again in june when the cuts took effect. >> you have people that are not 100% who may have come in normally and worked and said that's why they give me sick time as a benefit. >> right now officers are allowed to bank sick time and get paid attempt because of budget restraints it might bequeathing. >> san jose police surrounded a home looking for a suspect in a shooting that left two men injured this morning. police used grenades to force the suspect out of the home. investigators say a vehicle associated with the suspect was outside the home but officers did not find him inside. 2 hours ago police called off the search. new number show a statewide

drop in the number of homicides last year. the report shows total number of home sides fell from 1,970s in 2009 to 1,809 last year. the figures show more than 80% of the victims were men and almost 3/4 of the deaths involved a gun. >> apple learns whether the international trade commission agreed android phones violates pattens. a decision will come on december 14. wall street saw small games tonight a threat to germany's credit rating tempered a rally. the dow rose 78 points to 12,098. the nasdaq rose 29 to 2,656. alameda county may require a new recycling rule that may

come with penalties for those who don't comply. they are considering an ordinance requiring residents to recycle or face fines. a freeze warning is going out tonight in the north bay. we have the reparations that some folks are taking tonight. >> reporter: my photographer and i noticed noticed the temperatures dropped off. temperatures drop into the danger zone for people, plants and pets. >> these are susceptible to frost bite. >> reporter: pet owners should be on alert as temperatures drop. he treated animals for frost bite. even though they are covered in

fur, animals will all need extra protection tonight. >> if they are not a house pet, put them in the garage, make sure there is no poisons there. close to the hot water heater, the heater of the house. >> reporter: she says some plants may need to be bout indoors. -- brought indoors. >> i bring mine in as a house plant. >> most plants should be able to tolerate the drop in temperatures. protecting exposed pipes and wrapping citrus trees with frost blankets. the key is keeping moisture off the leaves. >> plant protection. right now, 28 degrees, so burlap over the top, anything that creates the barrier for frost to land.

>> reporter: this afternoon i called homeless shelters, they are trying to make more beds available tonight. the freeze warning runs from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. over night. i pointed out earlier the extend of the -- expent -- exent of the freeze warning is large. redding, north bay, south into the salinas valley. day time highes today, 67 was the warm spot in santa rosa. highs tomorrow cooler than these. cool out there. fairfield 38 degrees right now. it's chilly throughout the bay area. forecast, tonight, frost advisory for the east bay, inland bay valleys. it occurs when you have conditions ripe for frost.

38, 36 degrees you will get frost. tomorrow cold to start, especially in the north bay, frost advisory, and not just in the east bay, frost in other areas as well. the reason? the low-pressure system giving us the winds, as that heads east you get cooler overnight lowes. high pressure sets up. no rain in this five-day forecast. 60 in napa tomorrow. 60 fairfield. a big spread, start optomorrow morning in napa at 28 degrees. you will move 30 degrees in your forecast high for the day. a big jump between the low and the high tomorrow. 62 in san jose. cool inland bay valley. it will be cold for folks out and about. and for the pets as well and

plants. five-day forecast, is dry, cool, wind has gone away, plenty of sunshine as we head towards the bay area weekend, still on the mild side. wintery five-day forecast with temperatures -- north bay, 26, 27 degrees. >> the dry, cold air, static electricity. >> the winds dry out the atmosphere. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 nasa makes an amazing discovery. why scientists say this new planet could lead them to life beyond earth and a presidential pant meets on the university of california at berkeley campus to talk jobs. join us at 7:00 on tv 36. holiday surprise for students learning the arts. the generous gift that is

keeping music alive at one school in the south bay.

. christmas came early for one music class that has been

struggling to provide the instruments they need. >> as students watched, they paraded in with $30,000 worth of new instruments. >> i just -- i have been wanting to play for a long time. and now i have to opportunity to. it's cool. >> 170 students are enrolled in the music program. mark is off, joe is here. we are getting close to an nba season. >> tangible evidence there will be a season for the warriors. warrior players were working out. among the players were steph curry, david lee and thompson. the team is expected to be in

by tomorrow. they begin on christmas night against the clippers. the youth of the warriors could work to their advantage. >> guys look like they are in shape. guys come in out of shape, you have hamstring pulls and training camp and by the time they get healthy, 20 games of the season well start of the season is gone, i think mistakes and blown games will be highlighted and teams get off to a good start will be a big deal. >> 49ers are still basking in the first championship in 9 years. all sometimes yesterday as the final seconds clicked off the talk. jim harbaugh avoided the hit from the gator aid bucket. -- gator aid bucket. frank gore will be playing for the first time in the post season but there are still

regular season games left. >> the saints on our back. couldn't afford to lose no games. we want to get the first round bye. extra weekend. more arrest. it's not like an extra two weeks, you don'ts know who you will be preparing for. >> stanford quarterback, andrew luck is one of the finalists for the heisman trophy. saturday night the winner will be announced. joining andrew luck will be richardson, matthew and ball. andrew luck was the running up last year. today he was named -- demonstrating outstanding character, citizen ship and he didn't live to see it but ron sando is going into the baseball hall of fame.

that announcement today. >> thank you. >> what about andrew luck? >> the other guys there, he struggled the last three games, we will see what happens on saturday. >> and griffon had a good gain over the weekend. >> thank you. stay with us on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. bookmark our home page to get the latest on breaking news and the major stories of the day. alright, so we have $10.

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