shut downs. we are waiting to hear if all councilmembers will be on board. when thousands of protesters moved in on the port of oakland for the second time in less than two months officials say it cost businesses four million dollars. >> i think it's fine if they want to protest but don't close down the 5th largest port in the united states. >> takes use of force, tear gas to stop that you okay? >> absolutely. that's what will have to happen. otherwise the customers will leave and go somewhere else. >> reporter: now some members want to put that message in writing. >> i think it's fine for us to make sure it's a message and direction that we won't tolerate. they have been critical of the mayor since police first clashed protesters in october but later let them reestablish a camp and interrupt business at the port. >> chief jordon working with

the port officials did what he was asked to do and in many cases we are out numbers by the demonstrators. >> reporter: she said she did everything she could to keep the port open. protesters say they have a right to demonstrate even if some of the tactics don't follow the letter of the law. >> if they march and protest meaning to bring light it'll break some ordinances. that's part of it. if you draw no attention out received out received the box you aren't doing anything. >> reporter: we are still listening to public comments. we will tell you at ten if the council does pass this. we are live in oakland. >> and ktvu.com has video and pictures the massive port protest, just click on occupy protest at the top of the home page. >> grand jury has indicted a

woman on charges for the murder of michelle lei. they say it was handed down after a three day hearing. 470 pages of transcripts have been sealed. she has not given a plea to the murder charge. lei went missing in hayward last may. she was found in september. >> today a judge sentenced a man to 65 years to life in prison for the murder of a security guard. prosecutors say the 20-year-old shot and killed gary jackson in revenge for jackson identitying him in a gun case. it's a story we first covered in 2009. his family and friends mourns 28-year-old. jackson signed a witness statement saying he saw the suspect carrying a sawed off shot gun . lee gunned down jackson in revenge even though the charge was dropped.

>> san jose officers say they spotted jarrick brown near capitol expressway and highway 101. he is wanted in connection with a carjacking on december 7th. police say brown crashed and ran. >> i saw the guy jump over the fence and went behind my house and my neighbor house. i didn't know. >> the neighbor said brown forced him into the garage, threatened him and stole his toyota camry. >> we learned the 7-year-old who fell from a chair lift in sugar bowl has died. the resort said that the incident is under investigation right now by state regulators. the unnamed boy was a member of the sugar bowl ski team. he and two others were riding the lift on sunday when the boy somehow fell out. so far inspectors say they have found that lift was functioning properly. >> it's still a mystery

tonight what happened when the lights went out at candlestick during the 49ers game last night. david stevenson is live with what we have learned about the power outages. >> reporter: pg&e said it all started here with this power line that they say is responsible for the initial outage before kickoff. there a number of unanswered questions about what happened when the lights went out at candlestick. >> as we were pick up some things to head in to the stadium, there was a flash, you could see the reflection and the lights went out. . >> reporter: that was captured overhead as a 12,000 volt power line separated, plunging the park into darkness for 20 minutes last night just before the kickoff between the 49ers and the steelers. >> when that wire came down to interrupted service to the park. we are still investigating the second power outage. >> reporter: that happened in the second quarter and stopped the game for 16 minutes.

it's not clear if that was caused by pg&e or conditionl stick park equipment. >> we sent out an emergency command letting them know something was happening. >> reporter: smoke forced 40 people out of two lucky boxes. san francisco mayor said he and others at the game couldn't get cell phone coverage. >> we will work on that. i think the 4thers will talk about that. they have plans to increase cell phone use at the park. >> reporter: for now pg&e is investigating what caused this power line to separate and what they call a rare happening. >> sometimes it can separate from just to much corrosion. we all -- in foggy environment but what we do is send these pieces to a lab that we have and we analyze it. >> reporter: the mayor called a meeting of pg&e the fire department and the constituent and local public utilities commission to try to prevent more outages, especially with another playoff game at

candlestick set for early january. reporting live in san francisco, ktvu. >> 49ers coach said the power outage may have been a surprise but wasn't disruptive. >> everybody was calm from the players to the coaches, just rolled, with it and -- impressed with the fans in the stadium too. lights go out and i thought they kept their composure. remained calm and -- let it get worked out. >> and how about those niners? they beat the steelers by a final of 20-3 and that win tied them with new orleans for the second best record in the nfc. the outages are another black eye for pg&e. coming up at 6:15 what they need to do to makeover its image. >> more people visited california this year and that means more money for the state. a new report on tourists show

numbers expected to increase 4% for 2011. travel and tourists are expected to generate more than $104 billion in direct spending. that's 10% more than last year. travel related employment is expected to account for 4% of the tollal employment. >> the state controller said he has found more than $3 billion in waste, fraud and abuse in state and local government. that's more than any state controller has found in the history of california. the office said it gets tips from both the public and the media. >> you know we are identitying the dollars that could be savored at the state of california. the win here is for the taxpayer. >> the controller's office said its working on 200 to 300 audits on any given day and their goal is to return that money to the state's general fund. one of the audits involves

hercules. they started auditing them after reviews raised red flags. they were questioning the acruracy of their transaction reports. the controller is also looking at millions of dollars in deficits in the redevelopment agency. >> bay area sciencists did it again. they made another discovery of planets outside our solar system. new john fowler join us with the find of the first earth sized planet around another star. >> reporter: they are important because of their size. what that means for answering the biggest questions of all. they are 950 light years earth. two of five planets orbiting a star. they are the first earth sized planets found around another star. >> today we change our frame of reference. no longer is the earth one out post. now today earth is one of a

multitude it. >> reporter: one by nasa the telescope watches 150,000 stars for faint dimming. when a planet transit across. 209 candidate objects so far could be so-called goldly locks planets, just right temperature, size, she is convinced they are out there. the team reported a planet with the right temperature for liquid water but it's to big, a ball of gas. toadless two planets, are the right size. they are solid rock planets but they are both broiling hot on 20e, glass would melt. >> we are getting in on the right temperature and size. >> reporter: she showed me this graphic you will see nowhere else. size verses temperature of new planets, earth is lower right, the finds are zigzagging toward that ideal and fundamental

answers, are there other earths, are they habitable, do they have life? >> all of those questions are with in our reach. we will know the answer to all three of them with in the next decades to come. >> reporter: data is coming in and we should prepare for a major announcement in about six months. she wouldn't say more. john fowler,. >> the electronic arts is redwood hopes the force is with them for the debut of its new game star wars the old republic. chewbacca was on hand for the opening bell to launch it. industry exports say ea spent between one hundred and $300 million to create the new game. obviously a lot is riding on its success. the stock gained 3.5%. a great day overall on wall street as stocks closed way up.

investors were encouraged by positive news out of europe and a 9% jump in housing construction here in the united states at the closing bell, the dow was up 337 points, the nasdaq was up 81 points. >> need yeah families would came for a holiday food box fought a christmas surprise. dozens got a free tree. it's a story we brought you last flight from san francisco. a tree grower in oregon donated 100 trees to the salvation army in each city. he said he wanted the trees to go to people who wouldn't otherwise be able to get one. >> it hasn't happened in 90 years. what ski resorts doing to make sure this dry december still provides a white christmas. . >> and you can bet it'll be another cold one. temperatures getting down into the low 30s in the inland bay valleys, fog back and frost. we will look at the five-day forecast with the weekend in view. 8@

senate san jose police officers association approved a 10% pay cut for another year. it was set to expire in july of next year. now it'll continue into mid2013. the union said the agreement will save san jose taxpayers $30 million and keep officers being laidoff. the city of alameda's interim fire chief has been named official chief. he was in his second week as interim chief when a man drowned just off crown beach on may 30th. firefighters did not try to save him. he was believed to be suicidal because of a policy they say prohibited them from making water rescues. the city later changed that policy. last month a state cleared

paramedic was the fire department of wrongdoing for that drowning. >> today california attorney general filed suit against fannie may and freddie mac demands answers about foreclosures. she is asking them to list all of the empty homes they foreclosed on and provide information on the agency's role in selling or marketing risky mortgage backed securities. pg&e is taking new steps tonight to keep its customers happy. new at six john is live now in oak hand where he spoke to the utility about how it's trying to get back in its customer's good graces. >> reporter: this is tower substation c which is running a major port of the power. they have had an image problem which they appear to be repairing. in downtown berkeley where street musicians bring their own power people said pg&e needs to do some damage

control. >> they have a definite pr probm. it's a mess. >> i don't think it would be a bad idea to try to create a good pr campaign for them. >> reporter: this month they have changed their approach toward two controversies. first they accepted liability from the san bruno explosion and fire that killed eight. >> we have a commitment to the customers and we are committed to delivering safe and reliable energy. >> reporter: some residents have also complained about smart meters. pg&e said it hopes to allow people to opt out of the program for a price. >> what are you seeing in -- the most recent comments is a really good step forward for those who want a set of options. >> reporter: this woman is happy with her smart meter but said pg&e has some work to do. >> i don't think that they totally understand how annoyed people were about what happened in san bruno. that is sort of unfortunate. >> reporter: crisis

communication specialist brian baker said they are working on its image. >> policy makers, regulators, there are employees, they need to recruit some of the best and brightest and it's hard to if you have a bad reputation. >> reporter: baker says that they appear to be sincere in its approach is and is back up its words with actions. >> a once gritty street has a new look now after a six month long makeover. the $1.6 million model block project has turned the avenue in the bayview district into a sustainable streetscape. the improvements include landscaping that soaks up rain water and measures to slow photograph tick reduce accidents. even the street lights part of the design. >> the lights, they aren't

these tall light that over hang. they are designed to hit the neighborhood. >> the city chose the street for the pilot program following a city wide search. >> the league of conservation voters says independent voters support environmental causes. in a poll, 65% said they consider themselves conversationists, 65% said clue mate change is a problem and 69% said environmental regulations provide an important benefit to society. >> the department of water resources said this is the second dryest december in 90 years. several resorts are making snow now as fast as they can and do have a limited number of runs open. boreal says it has already made 34 million gallons of snow this season. >> something we have to deal with. lot of people see it as not snowing assume we don't have

anything. >> reporter: not all ski resorts have snow making donnor ski ranch hasn't been able to open. >> a warm fire tomorrow will be forbidden again. air quality managers have issued the 8th spare the area alert for tomorrow. bill martin is tracking the conditions right now in the weather center. >> more of the same. no rain or snow in the forecast, what's interesting, the story about snow making in lake tahoe. going up there for years skiing mountain bikes and over the last ten or 15 years you ride around the summer on your bike and key them working the slopes, they have the water holding systems, liting lakes and they have pipe that reason out like sprinklers out to the yard and when it gets cold enough as it has been they start making snow. its been bad for natural snow but the conditions have been really good for making snow. that's why they will be able to accommodate skiers.

we talked about the biggest weekend of the year for them. it's interesting when you go up and see these pipes or where they went in and it's just like you do our sprinkler system on your lawn. little bigger flow. several changes, the long range forecast and that's the way it'll be. subtle changes meaning a little less frost, maybe a little more, cooler, few more clouds but just about the same. cool erin stead of, 29, 28. few clouds in to thursday and friday. high pressure owning us. as it does we have had a little wind. i wouldn't say -- the hills it has been breezy. today it was. in those winds are allowing the fog not to be such a player right now. if we didn't have wind the fog would own us right now and build up. when aim thinking about is the travel for the holidays. you don't want to travel around the central valley with that valley fog. we don't have a lot of that.

san jose 62 degrees for a daytime high. 60 as you head in to the vallejo area, 60 concord. nice day for wednesday. no rain in the forecast as i said but i was peeking at the long range stuff before new year's. longer than the five-day forecast that you see here and there are indication that we have some shots of getting snow in the mountains and rain. nothing big but you know a few showers. that will break it up as we move in to the new year. >> the sierra they will take anything. >> absolutely. they would love three inches. >> thank you. >> coming up, on tv36 immigrants gather for a unique celebration. >> also, new evidence that winning on the football field may have a negative impact for certain college students in the classroom. these and more coming up at 7:00 on tv36. >> they are out of their element so their element came

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>> i was probably -- probably the best 49er night -- just can't do it, i won't make excuses, i played a bad game and i turned the ball over and that was on me. it's frustrating. they are a good team. they got after us. they beat us. you know, i need to be a lot better. >> our defense, when we can get turnovers for us, they can get stops three and outs, you know all that is -- all that is rates really way up there in terms of winning defense. >> kind of an interesting story in baseball. can you imagine paying more than $50 million just for the rights to talk to somebody? the rangers won that right paying $51.7 million to a team in japan that owns the rights to a right handed pitcher. he is considered the best pitcher in japan. the rangers would like to have him on their team. the team that owns his rights

will pull in a big, big payday. however if the rangers can't sign him with in 30 days they do get their money back. a name to remember in the majors this year. very expensive. over $100 million. . >> month pressure. >> really. thank you. thank you for trusting us. our coverage continues online. >> and follow us on twitter for the latest breaking news and updates on the major news of the day. just follow ktvu on twitter. ng