. san francisco police are making this case a top priority. vain moving through, is there any more on the way or are we done ? two local marine units are about to fill their carts with $22,000 with toys for tots and we will tell you where they still need help. ktvu channel 2 news still continues. well, good morning, welcome

to a brand-new day, december 15th, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, steel paulsen is here with the -- steve paulsen is here with the forecast, is there any more rain coming? a little bit of rain and we have a little bit of snow up in the sierra no advisories for snow and after the advisory, we may start to see some sun here highs in the mid-50s, here is sal. no major problems heading out to the mcarthur maze and it is getting busier, and 6:01 let's go back to the desk. well a san francisco community is on edge nothing two sexual assaults. -- on edge following two sexual assaults. tara moriarty has more and they are making this a top priority?

>> reporter: yes, because of the brutality of the attacks. the fire department had to clean blood off the sidewalk here at the corner where that second attack happened. police are beefing up patrols and neighbors are hanging flyers like the one you see here. a $25,000 reward is being offered. last night more than 250 people packed st. james church to talk about the attack. the first happened on 24th and the latest the victim was heading to bart. both victims were beaten raped and robbed. police have released new surveillance video taken after last week's attack. notice how he turns away when he notices the camera. >> she voiced it was particularly dark in the area

where she was attacked and she wishes that it was those areas particularly on the sidewalk were lighter. >> reporter: pg&e officials discussed how to make the areas lighter and they are encouraging residents to install meter lighting at their own homes. they want this rapest caught and they are trying to help out those two women who were sexually assaulted. coming up, you can find out how you can help on www.ktvu.com. >> if you want to look at the surveillance video, we have that posted on our website. just go to www.ktvu.com and look for the video player on the front page. an alameda sheriff's deputy is under investigation for rape. he was arrested as he showed up for work at the jail in dublin.

a contra costa spokesperson said he was booked and then released on 125,000 dollars bail. time now 6:03 a flag lowering ceremony in baghdad marking the end of the u.s. military mission in iraq. speaking there leon panetta said the sacrifice of american troops has not been in vain. coming up at 615, we bring you a live report with an event showing how the iraqi people are reacting to the department part to your of american troops. police are investigating an overnight shooting that injured one man. they found him in a complex parking lot just after midnight. now he was rushed to the hospital limpetted in serious condition right now the police say there are no suspects or a

known motive. a public memorial service will be held for hiram lawrence junior. the little boy was shot in the head outside of a liquor store late last month. doctors removed him from life support. the service will be held on 66th avenue in oakland and the service is open to the public and begins at 11:00 a.m. today investigators will reveal more information about a big pot club raid in the east bay. now drug agents targeted a club and a home tied to that club in danville. they took this video of the home yesterday afternoon. they spent hours removing information. it is newark's last remaining

pot club. >> reporter: how would you describe this operation? >> more like poke and prod see what they can find. >> we do run everything professionally and we make sure everybody has their validation. >> reporter: drug agents also searched a home where the three owners of the pot club live. one is a convicted felon with a long wrap sheet. well it's just 10 days until christmas. and they are teaming up to make this a happy season for bay area children. join us from san jose to tell us what is happening. you can see the marine corp out here, they are ready to go and buy some toys. now the marine corp and radio station has gotten together and as you can see i have sarah and

vin are we me from the morning show. you guys have a bunch of money. >> yes, this is a big deal for us, we do it every year and it is very important, it is like our holiday season kickoff. we raise a ton of money and we did it last week, it is through our generous listeners, we have nothing to do with it, we just sit there and say thank you and here is the payoff. marines will fill the baskets and we will fill a huge truck in the parking lot. >> and sarah, you can still collecting toys and money. we open up early here, 0 come on in, you will not believe how many toys 32,000 dollars will buy but come and add to it. >> it will take a long time.

>> a lot longer than you think, it is a lot of fun though. and the actual visual does make christmas because you know you are helping kids in the local bay area. >> it is the san jose on blossom road and they especially need toys for zero to three. reporting live in san jose, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. are you still warning people on the east shore to drive carefully because the roads are well, sal? yes, they are wet, not a torrential downpour but cars have slipped off the roadway from drafting too fast i am assuming but let's look at 80 westbound and they are approaching a crowded bay bridge toll plaza.

it is essentially not a parking lot but a new building and it is not a huge delay but metering lights will be turned on soon. northbound, they are cheering a struck accident, so let's be careful with that. mendocino north, santa rosa 18, napa, 2 reports of / 100th and -- of 2 / 100th and concord .015. and our system is about done and it has a little more going on east but for us we are on the dryer side. now there is misty drizzling conditions but 40s on the temperatures and cloud cover held up here. this system has forecast models

for the 7 to 10 day outlook is relatively dry. we had more rain in southern california and this system will intense few. again it might be a wind event compared to the last one. we will be looking and focusing attention on the wind. all it takes is a little bit of sun and maybe a few upper 50s. the wind is turning more easterly and there are advisories up in the sierra. 60s for the highs, days will be dry and maybe more winds again early next week. all right, tragedy at a racetrack, the announcement today that could lead to big changes for indie car. plus california high speed

car, why the focus will be on the price tag and time line.

. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 news morning news, it is 6:13 and you are taking a look at a crash that happened earlier this year. later today indie car will release a report on the investigation into that crash that killed dan well den at the

motor speedway in october. the two time to winner was involved in a 15 car accident and the tragedy has raised many questions about racetrack safety. just about 5 minutes from now, the high speed rail will be scrutinized at a congressional hearing. a house committee will explain why they are billions of dollars over budget and is expected to take much longer than planned. they will receive stimulus funds for high speed rail and we will have coverage when that hearing begins this morning. leon panetta in baghdad officially marking the end of the u.s. military mission in iraq. allison burns has more on how the iraqi people are reacting, allison? >> reporter: we have satellite from just about an hour ago and

these are the celebrations in fell luge. today -- fallujah. earlier a highly anticipated ceremony marked the end of the war as the flag was wrapped up to the brought back to the united states. leon panetta told the troops their sacrifice in iraq was not in vain. >> you came to this land between the rivers and again and again and again... you did not know whether you would return to your loved ones. you will leave with great pride... >> reporter: as of yesterday there were just 4,000 u.s. troops left in iraq down from 170,000 from years ago. they could use this as a --

they could continue to use a rapid response force in iraq. sal son burns -- allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. a medal of honor was greatly exaggerated. he was -- according to the information meyer ignored orders and rushed into enemy fire saving 36 troops. they conducted their own investigation and said although meyer is deserving of the medal, most of the story behind his actions is just not true. back in march, san jose -- in march, san jose native pat tillman will be honored with a race in his memory. he left his nfl career to join the military and then in 2004 he was killed by friendly fire while serving in the army in

afghanistan. the race called the 408k is scheduled for march 11th. the proceeds will follow the scholarship program. the golden globe not makes wrapped up in los angeles. >> best animated featured film, the adamant to yours of 10 lash 10, cars 2, pus and boots, ringo... >> and cars 2, obviously produced by the bay area's own pixar, the new girl received multiple nominations such as modern family and rock, they held attribute sunday in beverly hills. and governor jerry brown is seeking help to fix damage left behind from last month's wind storm in southern california.

it left half a million households without power for days as well as disasters. they will be able to apply for low interest loans to help with the rebuilding process. what sealed the oak ridge shopping center, they will model the latest in reusable shopping bags and it is a reminder that a ban on plastic bags starts next month. the county's waist management is requiring a retailer to sell fresh or packaged food to charge customers a dime for every bag they need. it would require that all bags be reusable or made out of recyclable paper and they can

opt out of the bill if it does pass. i find myself apologizing to people if i forget my bags in the store. >> really? >> yes. >> but you never forget. >> well, if you take the paper bags, those are always reusable and compostable. but yes, bring your own bags. join us as you come to the and yack area, it will be slow no major problems heading to walnut creek. also the westbound bay bridge, metering lights are on and there is a big back up at the toll plaza. and 880, that traffic is moving along nicely, here is steve. some light rain out there, not much but enough to wet things up a little bit. we had system that left a few 100s, we could sure use a lot

more but the 7 day outlooks are not bullish for rain. we are getting stuck this morning so we will take what we can get, the rain moving through continues to show they are about done with it. snow up in the sierras. most of this label low the radar beam. quarter of an inch, napa 2 / 100th and hayward picked up .04 and .05. livermore 45, our system is on its way south and it will intensify in southern california and the end result will be wind. partly sunny skies after this

rain, mid-50s and tomorrow looks like a blustery day, sunny and warmer we will take that not a weekend and maybe more wind -- we will take that into the weekend and we will have more wind next week. it was offset by energy prices that were steady and it helped to keep inflation in check as it rose 3%. once it is taken out of that, the core index rose 1 / 10th of a percent. play station a vita, whyfie and gps will make it the don't knap player. it will not be in north -- dominant player. it will not be here until february and sells for $150. and we will find out if his

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. good morning, right now traffic is going to be busy if you are driving in san francisco, we will look at the 280 extension and you can see

traffic is moving along relatively well. steve says the rain is here, it is not deep but wet enough to cause some slow traffic. 6:25 let's go back to the desk. occupied protesters say they are in it for the long hall. there have been several evictions around the country but protesters say they are not going away. they have moved out of parks to the water and they have continued to stable coordinated demonstrations like the one this week at the west coast port block aides. >> there is always that movement that wants to protest and they see it is a protest movement and we support their actions too. >> now the occupied movement is organizing a national day of action for january 16th to coincide with dr. martin luther king, jr. it turns out the woman featured on the magazine for

the person of the year is from california. they are paying tribute to the protesters this year. it is sarah mason, an occupied member of the l.a. movement and as for the artwork, it is the same artist who created the president barack obama posters before the 2008 campaign. the fastest rising search terms, rebecca black tops it. social google networking comes in second. now to the fastest, planking one. it is one somebody steps up in an unusual location. kate upton is followed by justin bieber. it is declared a disaster

zone and why this is good news for people who work in the area. we are live where the local marine corp is spending thousands of dollars for toys for tots and we will tell you where they still need your help. we have a data flurry, stay tuned.

. welcome back, there is the opening bell, inside over at the nasdaq, between oklahoma, december 30th is that ballgame and michael coors is there because of that company going public. he is an american designer in high-end shoes and purses.

$20 a share and it was lowered to $19 but pretty big ipo activity which is usually a good sign. nasdaq and new york stock exchange is nicely decorated and dow jones industrial average is up almost 100 points. we will go ahead and smile and say good morning to you on ktvu channel 2 news, it is thursday december 15th i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, time now 6:30. it was declared a disaster and that may be a good thing. kraig debro is there to tell us why it's good news for residents and business owners, kraig? >> reporter: because they applied for small business loans and take a look at the building here, the actual address is on haste but if you look at the front you can see the bottom floor of that building faces tell graph and a lot of those areas are

businesses and now they are eligible for low interest loans and the agency that approves those loans is ready to set up shop here on tell graph later this morning. now the residents who lived here in the building which caught fire were students and they too can benefit however the bottom floor housed businesses so business owners and students are eligible for the loans. tenants are eligible for 30 year loans up to $40,000 and businesses will be eligible for loans if they qualify. the sba office is scheduled to open this morning at 9:00 a.m. and the office will be located at the center for independent living and they have donated space. i am trying to reach the director of the small business association so we can get a

conversation with him. reporting live in berkeley, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. time now 6:32 an overnight fire means that business will probably be closed for business today. there was a fire in the kitchen. it started just before 10:30 at a strip mall on center road. firefighters think the fire started in the kitchen and the cause is still being investigated now. it will be closed until repairs are made. tomorrow is sentencing day for barry bonds. he will return to where he first gave grand your are you testimony. he was later convicted for lying to the grand jury for that steroid use. prosecutors want to send bonds to jail for 15 months and the

lawyers want to have time enough to appeal the conviction. it happened yesterday afternoon and one neighbor took this home video just moments after the gunfire in the city's area. now police pull under over a driver for a traffic violation. the man then bolted from the car and ran towards the next street. >> at that point officers gave chase and the suspect turned around and fired several rounds at the officers. they were able to fire back on the suspect who was firing upon them. >> the suspect was taken to san francisco general hospital with what police are calling serious injuries and police are still looking for a woman who drove off in the man's car. a new way to pay for parking meters, coming up, 6:45, how your cell phone can make feeding the media a lot

easier. call trans plans on shutting off traffic to the bay bridge this is over president's weekend in february. they are looking at ways to speed up construction on the eastern span and they will be shut down for two or three days unless rain makes them postpone it. now it is 10 days until christmas and they are teaming up to make this a happy holiday season for bay area children. lorraine joins us from san jose where all of the action is taking place, lorraine? >> reporter: good morning, i am literally surrounded by thousands of toys right now. this morning, it is for a very special reason and as you can see, we've got our local marine corp units as well as san jose and they are spending 32,000 dollars in toys. now the reason why they are doing this is for their famous

toys for tots programs. the money was raised for the program but they are still in need right now. i am here with the major mason now and major, tell us what you need. >> certainly, thank you very much for calling us out today and we appreciate the support from the community and it is something we need. we have 17,000 toys which have been requested. we are 2000 toys short and we have until the 22nd. we are running distribution operations from the 12th of december to the 22nd of december and we would like to close that gap. this morning what we are doing is focusing on a non-profit organization which is helping the redwood city community and we are handing out toys for ages two to -- deficient in

toys ages two to three and girls, ageels 11 to 17 about 400 and we are outdoing purchases specifically tailored to meet the needs of the community in red wood city and we will continue doing that for the rest of the week. >> reporter: now major, this is your first time doing toys for tots, it is exciting isn't it? >> yes, it is interesting to deal with the community and march marin county and it is very interesting to deal with, very exciting to support the children. >> reporter: thank you major, it will be exciting to get involved and as they said they need hundreds more toys for ages zero to three for boys and 11 to 17 for girls. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2

news. early in the morning there is a reason to smile and sal wants you to be smart because the roads are slick so you have to be careful driving, right? that's right and the roads have been the blame here, -- the blame here, it happened around 1:30 this morning eastbound 580, there was a crash. police were able to clear this car and the rest of the scene way before this morning's commute. the cause of the crash -- we saw they took down the sign there -- is still being investigated and police do not know if alcohol was involved yet. it's going to be heavy, it is about a 10 to 15 minute wait here. also northbound still looks good and we are looking at my accident from chp.

we don't have a lot of things, a spin out, this is a look at it. 80 westbound getting busier now driving in from richmond and marin county southbound 101 does look good. 6:38 let's go to steve. this is only our second system, we had one a week ago and it didn't do much. this one had a little more punch and it is also moving south. it is weakening rapidly, a little stronger there but for the most part, it is about a 10th of an inch. some snow up in the sierra nevada, they do have advisories for winds tonight. our system will wrap up and intense few. we have light rain and pockets of fog. a little more of an easterly breeze and will turn

northeasterly and westerly. by 9:00 it should be done and tonight we will start to watch for that wind to pick up over the sierra. this is our cloud and wind forecast and by 9:00 not much left. 10:00 everything starts to clear. partly sunny skies, we will start to see a northeast wind strep and we will be middle and especially overnight lows are beginning to develop. a quarter of an inch is the most i could find santa rosa 18, napa, two reports of 12 / 100th. concord oakland hayward, .05 and .04. temperatures will start to be cooler over the next few hours and we'll see if that system

comes up probably holding into the 40s. high and dry for us everything will stay to the north or dive into southern california. 50s on the temperatures because of the mid-40s. with your weekend in view it will be breezy friday saturday and sunday and again early next week. time now light to moderate snow, forecast for the truck areas, and high win advisories in effect. this is interstate 880 at the truck scales. snow has been falling on and off throughout the morning. it is good news for ski resorts who were hoping for snow. employees were taking advantage of the nice weather to paint and fix up. employees are concerned because the christmas to new year's week long holiday just ten days

away, they say the loss of christmas business revenue will drop between 45 and 50%. you can get all the weather up to the minute information straight to your cell phone and all you have to do is sign up at www.ktvu.com. right now at 6:42, causing a divide at the air force base. >> it is what our country is founded on, it is upset. >> why they have two sides at odds. live in san francisco where a mission district is a top priority. downtown san jose, we will wet roads throughout, we will have more on weather and traffic. stay tuned.

. well, good morning to you, welcome back, here is a look at some of the top stories we are following, a flag lowering marked the end of the u.s. military missing in iraq. all american troops are due to leave at the end of this year. and residents were affected by a huge fire and can start to apply for low interest loans which is after they declared

that part of berkeley a disaster zone. and tomorrow sentencing for barry bonds. prosecutors want the judge to send him to prison for 15 months in the steroid investigation and and his lawyers want time to appeal the conviction. there were two sexual assaults in the mission district and tara moriarty has reaction to how neighbors have reacted. >> reporter: neighbors said they always felt very safe, we are here at the corner of 24th and fair oaks. you can see they have a sketch of the suspect and this is acquaint street which neighborhood children walk to every year for halloween. last night more than 250 people

shocked and angry packed into the st. james church to discuss what they can do. some have formed a funds and the first attack happened in november off 24th. the second happened the affair oaks at 60:00a -- 6:30 a.m. hill the victim was walking to the -- while the victim was walking to the gym. both victims were brutally beaten and raped. notice how he turns away as he notices the camera. most women are now walking in pairs. >> i never walk alone. >> police are beefing up patrols. >> reporter: they have updated the suspect's sketch and are offering a $25,000 reward. residents did not know about

the first attack until after the second attack. some people wish they would have known. back here you can residing around this area is poor and -- back here, residents have noticed the lighting is poor and they are trying to change that. >> we posted that surveillance video on our website, just go to www.ktvu.com and look for the video player on the front page. a nativity scene and menorah were set up to celebrate the holidays but the religious freedom foundation wants the displays to be taken down. they say the decorations should be moved to a chapel on the base. >> jesus, it's what everybody believes and what our country was founded on. it is upsetting. >> everyone in the military

takes an oath to support and defend not the testament or the koran or the great spaghetti monster but the u.s. constitution. >> they say they will consider moving the display but no decisions have been made. two suspects charged with the brutal beating of bryan stow, that story is coming up on mornings on 2 at 7:07. also san francisco drivers you no longer have to dig for change for parking in one part of the city. pay by phone is now running in the castro district. you can download the app and swap it. you will even get a reminder second. now there is a 45-cent fee and this service will eventually be available all over san

francisco. time now to check in on traffic, sal? traffic is moving along well but it is wet out there. it might surprise you and you can see from our pictures, traffic is a little bit slow, we have also had a couple of fender-benders. it is not as bad as it was yesterday and yesterday we had that terrible day but today we have slow traffic because of the wet weather. 880 in 0 -- 880 in oakland, it is moving passed the coliseum, it is backed up for a 15 to 20- minute wait. let's go to steve. nice tweet from jenny up in napa, this looks like only our second little system of the month and we had another one, this one is doing a little bit more and even that it looks like it is not going to last much longer. that system dives and then intensifies.

we had 20s yesterday through the cloud cover and rain, some clouds and sun is starting to show itself and we'll see clouds later on as it starts to develop. 50s on the high tomorrow. dare i say, it can actually be warm near 60-degree temperatures. fairfield, cordelia, just went through american canyon, row tell, -- row del, penol, it looks to be the heaviest. we did pick up .06 in san francisco, 12 / 100th, a point raised and it looks like this is it. if we get more sun it would not take much to get up to 77 which is what we went with today.

upstream high pressure will build and that low will really intensify in southern california so it looks like a wind event especially for the sierra. breezy as we head into tomorrow and today partly sunny skies, highs in the 50s, extended forecast, near 60-degrees and tomorrow will be dry as we go into the weekend and things will look rather quiet again. thank you steve. they are boosting their forecast for the holiday sales this year and the national federation is expecting sales to increase 4.8% and that's up since the october forecast. now if the prediction is accurate, holiday sales will hit a record. now delta airlines, they are hiking their tickets for a round trip and all say they have matched delta's fair hike.

but southwest has not budged on its prices and that could lead to the airlines rolling back increases as early as this weekend. well the american cup yacht race will be the focus of negotiations today and why the environment will be the major issue for those talks. the local industry that is planning on adding thousands of jobs next year, we will have more on that, stay tuned.

. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 news, dow jones industrial average went up 123 points, we have some ipos helping things out, fl1edl0ex reporting a very good quarter and they are up 5 and a quarter percent. they are expected to grow faster than any other industry and the local tech workforce should grow 5% which could mean 20,000 new tech jobs. the tech sector has a 3% unemployment rate and that leads to 8% for the region in general. the planning commission will consider the environmental concerns about the america cup yacht race. right now race organizers are

arguing over the role alcatraz will have in the america's cup. they have 22 paints of comments about the environmental impact which includes alcatraz. now the city wants to close alcatraz to the public so private views can be -- viewings can be hosted there. >> how is the traffic sal? well it is wet so you should leave the house early if you can. let's look at 237 westbound you can see slow traffic here. we have bound the traffic looks good passed the coliseum and if you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza you can expect a 15 minute wait. here is steve. the rain is something we desperately need and we will take what we can get, heavier rain is on the peninsular stretching back over towards the east bay but this system will be with us for another couple of hours and after that

it is gone and we will have partly sunny skies and upper 50s and up next we will have more on mornings on 2. the interesting military ceremony that took place this morning, we will have more on that. >> also berkeley was declared a disaster and we will have why it may be good news for business owners, stay right here with us.