tell us what happened. tell us what the helicopter -- what happened here. >> reporter: we had a situation where it was -- a cannon was being shot at the bomb range. they had safety measures in place, it miss fired, that ball went off the hill at a very bad area and carried into this neighborhood and did the damage that you see. >> so, right here we have a van that's damaged, across the street we have a house with a big hole in the side of it that -- i took a photograph of it if you want to see it. how did that go through? >> reporter: just the inertia of the ball. it's a steel ball. as it came off the hill it went went in to the sky and came down, bounced, went through the house and into the car. >> there is a hole on one side of the house and on the other side. >> that's correct. >> reporter: and it hit a home on this side. >> i'm not sure if it hit any homes on this part.

you look at the hole through the house it looks like it may have come right down the street. >> what is this item look like? >> it looks like a ball. a steel ball. like softball-sized. >> reporter: this was myth busters? >> that's correct. it's from the television show myth busters. they are -- sending their people out to look at everything and make things right for the family. >> reporter: obviously not a myth that worked out for them. >> correct. >> reporter: thank you very much. alameda county sheriff's office. a lot of information to be gathered here but the one very positive thing is, despite the dam on the house and at the van, and this house's driveway nobody was hurt. live in dublin. >> san francisco's move to expand its ban on plastic bags hit a snag today. new, we are live in the city with what's causing the hold up. >> reporter: the hold up is the

language barrier between some of the business home here in china town and the mission, city supervisors say the communities need more time. >> reporter: all over china town the plastic bag is the way most pack up items for customers. china town community leaders say most here haven't even heard of the ban and have lots of questions. >> reporter: the supervisor who is sponsoring the law said a lot of the opposition is based on misinformation. >> one person saying -- he based is onto fact that in markets he wouldn't be able to have a bag for live animals or for wet food and that's not true. the law said that for that instance it would be exempt. >> reporter: also for produce, loose bulk items and restaurant doggie bags. restaurants at large pharmacy was banned in 2007. the new law would extend to all

retailers and put a fee for paper bags. the supervisor favors the proposal but wants to give small businesses more time. >> there is been so little outreach done and it's really getting rushed through, lot of people, lot of consumers really aren't ready for this. >> reporter: one organization called savor its plastic bag said if and when a ban passes they will sue the city. >> state law, the retail food code says that you can't make that decision for restaurants, only the state can. >> reporter: now the board meeting not one came out against the ban but they say he have to do more outreach, they will take this up again february 7th of next year. live in san francisco. ktvu channel 2news. >> new developments in the barry bonds case. attorneys are arguing for probation over prison time when bonds is sentenced next week on

friday the 16th. court papers filed by bond's attorneys also site a federal investigation making the same recommendation. he was convicted of obstruction of justice for misleading a grand jury. >> activists taking farther a coordinated day of action. in oakland they are rallying against bank that they say are taking homes away from families across america. rob roth is live outside of foreclosed home no oakland that protesters have taken over. >> reporter: we are in front of a house on 10th street, it's a house that had been abandoned, had been empty but now its been occupied by protesters yes -- take a look inside. people are having a meeting. the group here is called just cause and they took over the house to draw attention to the fact that banks foe closing on

people and they plan on using this house to provide services to the community mostly in the way of how to fight a foreclosurer or get a loan changed. >> the banks are owning empty properties and there are homeless people and it doesn't make sense to be empty properties while these properties can be put to use. >> reporter: >> reporter: earlier today another group of protesters tried to shut down and shout down a -- an auction that was going outside the alameda county courthouse. that's where bank representatives were auctioning off foreclosed properties, most of them developers and speculators. >> we are here to bring attention to the very parasitic role that the auctions play. this is the banks who don't have the nerve to come themselves, they send

representatives to sell their homes and unload the family homes on the market. >> reporter: we are back live at the house, protesters say they don't know how long they will be able to stay inn side the house. there are maybe 20 people inside. we can tell you we aren't seeing any police officers here, about ten minutes ago a patrol car drove by but didn't stop. rob roth. >> in san francisco, occupy protesters gathered in the city's bayview district. one of the hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis. >> banks get away with breaking the laws but millions of us are served evictions. >> reporter: the group said it plans to continue its protest against foreclosures again tomorrow. outside of city hall. san jose councilman marched with occupy san jose protests and the group people acting in community together.

they used today as a day of action to call for an end to so- called predatory loans, they say that is when victims like the woman you saw there in the middle don't understand the complex terms of the loans they have taken out and end up losing their home. >> ban dates targeting bart tracks for their copper cables. patty lee is live where one theft was found just this morning. >> reporter: that's right. the find was here near the trakas round jack london square. in is a high voltage area and thieves are not only risking their lives but putting the public at risk. >> copper taking a hopping three dollars a pound on the market bandits are risking being electrocuted. >> some of them have been happen while the trains are running. >> reporter: in the past week they have raided bart tracks at least three times. bart police have leads, on

friday at 1:30 they stopped two people with a truck acting suspicious. they let them go but took down their license plate number. >> we are targeting one individual at the moment and then we have a couple of people of interest. i don't know we have established there is any link among them. >> reporter: on sound at ten in the morning a train conductor got a look at the may on the tracks believed to be involved in the thefts. and just before 4:00 a.m. this morning an employee noticed the latest theft. >> it's an example of the type of cabling that's in the bart system. >> reporter: the cable, one inch conducts power up to one thousand volts. it'll cost about $90,000. a burden on taxpayers that could cause major train delays and fire on the tracks. >> there is a lot of power that can hurt or kill a person. i avoid it. >> reporter: the board of

directors is hoping new laws may help stop the problem. >> we get the driver's license, we take a thumb print and we screen everybody that -- when it doesn't look right. >> reporter: police are expecting to make a arrest the next few days but they know there is a market for even stolen goods, stealing copper cable from the rails won't derail the trains but could slow them down and that's why bart is asking the public to help keep watch along the 104 miles of tracks. reporting live. patty lee. >> the former manager of a san francisco housing clinic plead guilty to embezzling. he kept more than $30,000 in rent checks tenants of the housing clinic. he was arrested in october. he now faces one year in jail. >> groups opposed to new taxes in california are taking their fight to the ballot box. >> the legislature and the

elected officials unable to spend restraint. >> reporter: people against new taxes want voters to decide whether to set a state isn'ting cap. any excess money would go to education, a rainy day account or back to taxpayers. they filed in sacramento today. the measure just a day after the governor announced is he he is seeking a ballot measure to increase the state sales tax for five years. >> many say government workers are getting to much money from the state. a new field poll finds 41% think pension benefits are to high. 35% say pensions are just right, 14% say workers don't get enough. if reforms are made 64% of them say they should affect new and current employees. >> city leaders in san francisco, today announce new locations for two companies being displaced by the

america's cup. the show and the shuttle bus company are leaving the piers. the village and the new terminal will be built there for the yacht race in 2013. the city announce the deal to move to the site of a parking lot at broadway. they are headed for pier50. >> the 49ers say they have reached a long term deal to help bring the team to santa clara. the president of the 49ers announced the agreement today on parking construction with the company that owns the great americaa amusement park. the mayor said he plans to meet with york on thursday in a last ditch effort to try and convince the team to stay. >> i was trying to understand what was happening a couple years ago. why that was being rejected the interest @includeztitleed

turning elsewhere. >> san francisco officials say one auction would be a private stadium that would cost less than santa clara's proposal. >> element on the periodic table could soon benigned after a bay area city. why they are receiving this honor. >> no freeze warning but it'll freeze in some areas and there will be frost. where it could happen.

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. a breakthrough at lawrence livermore will likely get the city a permanent spot on the table of elements. how livermore is being honored. >> a team of sciencists found element is 116 many on the

lower right hand corner of the table. now that element is set to be named after the bay area city where it was first found, livermore ium. it's a science lesson hitting home for the class at livermore. named after the place they live. >> it makes our town feel more special. >> yeah. it's amazing. people all over the world just will know the name of livermore now. there is an element named after us it's a cool thing. >> reporter: the table on the wall here has been updated the symbol lv to represent livermore ium. they say this is as cool as it gets for a teacher. >> it's scary how excited i was about living in a town with an element named after it. special to teach science in a town where it's so support.

>> reporter: it was found at lawrence livermore when they slammed calcium -- livermore mayor thinks the new name has a better ring to it. >> speaks to the technology and the community and the sciencists and minds we that work with in our community. >> reporter: they also happen to be a chemist by trade. he said once are you on th table are you there for offer. >> forever as long as there is a table there will be a livermore ium. >> reporter: the new name is not quite final yet. it goes through pros. the organization in charge is now holding a public comment period on livermore ium for the next five months but the mayor said he thinks it's all a done deal. >> the population of california is on the rise.

a new rise. last year there were 37.2 million people in california. that's less than 1% of growth. officials say there were more births than deaths. >> one of the most popular pad application s is going overseas. flip board is partnering two networking companies similar to at which timer facebook to provide the flip board app in china. earlier this year it was blocked in china. it lets you flip through social networks in a magazine still format. on wall street the dow gained 52 points, traders said they hope the union will reach an agreement on handling the debt crisis. >> in san francisco today there were a lot of surprises and smiles at a gift give away at city hall. >> children enjoyed toys and

a visit with santa. the firefighters toy program. it's a tradition that goes back to 1949. >> this is my christmas. if it wasn't for this i wouldn't have children so the children are mine. i help with this program it's -- a lot of needy kids get something for christmas. >> organizers say the toy give away provides holiday cheer for about 40,000 families every year. >> a spare the area alert in effect now for the bay area tomorrow. that means wood burning isn't allowed inside and outside. the conditions could be unhealthy especially for children. bill martin is tracking the conditions. >> another cold night. despite the fact that there are no advisories or effects --

it won't be as cool as last night . we go outside in a blue area on live storm tracker two representing the freeze warning. you can see it creeps up here. like forestville consider out toward heels bug you will find temperatures below freezing and at freezing for more than a few hours. don't -- if you cover stuff last night in the north bay, cover it again, the plants or whatever are you worried about dlivermore, that will get you frost. high pressure stays in charge for the next week and a half. then the rain may come down the road. a cold start. the winds die down. no fog, frost possible, then mostly sunny and mild tomorrow. as you head in to the next

couple days it's high pressure to run the deal this sets up for the long range forecast. the next chance for rain after the 17th and the 18th. the models saying that. that is a very dry december as we go forward. that's not necessarily a good thing and you know that. ski resorts want snow. we may see something around its 22nd or 23rd. it's worth note that the long range models dry through a good portion of december. 60 vallejo, 60napa and fairfield. these are the forecast highs for tomorrow. one of those days where napa starts at 32 degrees, ends up at 60, 30-degree spread, that's pretty good spread, significant, morgan hill 61, 62 62 morgan hill. plenty of dry.

not expecting temperatures that are going to be on the warm side. everything will be chilly. kids going off to school in the morning. >> cold. >> and you --. >> i know my kids like to wear shorts. they never wear pants. boys i guess. >> it's a parent's nightmare. >> cool when you send them off. >> thank you. >> sparks flew inside a packed hearing in the east bay as union workers voice anger over a contract dispute. norma it appears the efforts may have paid off. and the latest on why the banking industry has yet to stem the tide of layoffs . >> the united states makes international commitment to fight for gay rights. the big stick the president is poised to use with foreign governments.

. the obama administration is using foreign aid to promote gay right around the world. the secretary of state talked about the move today. she said all united states agencies will now consider a country's treatment of its gay population, when considering how much aid it'll receive. >> in washington lady gaga met

with presidential staffers. the obama administration is working to prevent bullying, particularly of gay students. >> mark is off. joe is in. less talk. people are talking who will get the heisman. >> imagine we will keep doing that until saturday. this week could be quite a personal investigate are you lap for luck as we told you last night he was one of the five finalists in new york on saturday when the trophy is a warded. he was a clear front runner but the vote social security expected to be tight. >> he will go to new york and -- i hope he wins it. i think he deserves t he has earned it. at the same time this is what we try to schedule for. this is what we wanted to have, we wanted to have marquis players. with want well rounded -- that can be great examples.

>> no matter how it turns out luck has a chance to make a statementment in his statement in his final game. it's the number three team against number four and decided contrasting style. >> not only ahead of us but -- one of those team that got the first place, first place pushes and second place pushes and lot of teams want to put them in the championship game they completely understand. they are outstanding team that fin bed off in a high note. it's great, it'll be a great game. >> the biggest news to come out of the meetings is still the marlins signing of reyes, miami trying to make another splash with one of the big free agent fish. albert, according to reports the marlins have an offer on the table. he is said to be interesting the ten year deal. the cardinals are reported to

be pursuing him. the red sox met with billy bean and are interested in bailey. so far all just talk. sharks at home tonight. we will see you tonight at ten. >> he will sign for a lot of money. >> he will break the bank. >> thank you joe. >> and thank you for trusting us. our complete coverage continues online at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. >> right now on the facebook page viewers weighing in on the possible move of the 49ers to santa claire a. tell us what you think. what the mayor can offer them to keep it in the city.

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