taking out a full page ad. >> lucky is addressing its customers directly. strongly recommending any shopper to came to their stores before november 23 review their bank account for suspicious activity. >> making sure it doesn't happen again. no company wants that. >> reporter: in a statement, lucky said they launched the ad for customers incase they have a reason to believe their personal information was compromised to the scam uncovered last month. two customers say even though they haven't noticed money missing their bank canceled their atm cards. >> i was contacted by my bank, bank of america and they said my card was compromised. they verified the last six or seven transactions. >> i went to bank of america to

make a withdrawal and was told my card was on hold. so they had to order a new card because of the issues. >> reporter: one says the newspaper ad is one way for them to keep their reputations and how others will be managed in the future. >> by speaking with consumers directly is leading the way. >> reporter: lucky should have made this justture sooner but saying trust is easy to lose but difficult to gain. we will post a list of all of the lucky supermarket stores listed on www.ktvu.com. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. the group known as "anonymous" claims to have stolen information from a security think tank stratfor. they hit think tank stratfor.

"anonymous" said it stole thousands of credit card numbers from clients. some victims already have seen unauthorized transactions on their account. some people avoid it like the plague but for thousands of others you can't beat the after christmas sales. janine de la vega is live to show us how good the deals actually are. >> reporter: well, frank, as you know, it's after 5:00 and look, the sidewalks are packed and here at west field san francisco there are plenty of people shopping. >> reporter: the pressure to buy gifts is off but the need to spend is on for thousands of people who came shopping today. >> decorations for next year. and then, you know, christmas money you get you are spending

on yourself. >> reporter: like christmas again. >> it is. really fun. >> reporter: many prepared for crowds. >> we always come early because we know by noon this time it gets annoying. >> reporter: but it's the bargains that lure people here, mark downs up to 60% off. some gave customer as free gift. >> 2012, the charm. >> reporter: she scored a charm. >> they want to bring in new products for the spring season so, you know, they are willing, you know, do nice mark downs downs and get more shoppers. >> they predict foot traffic will be up 60%. many will be using their gift cards and will end up spending more. this shopper came into buy a coat for himself but -- >> then i decided okay, i should get something for my

brother. so we kept shopping and we are still going. >> reporter: retailers want to boost their revenue before the end of the year. one way is extending their hours here at west field san francisco center. they will be open till 9:00 p.m. tonight. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. some deals had shoppers lining up overnight. this morning we found a handful of bargain hunters outside the h&m store. they handed out free gift cards when it opened at 8:00. >> try to avoid shopping because i don'tlike the big crowds but i feel like the awesome deals were too good to pass up. >> other shoppers told us they didn't plan to do much shopping today but couldn't resist the deals. one woman spent more today than before christmas.

some shopped for sales online. online shopping jumped 16% yesterday over last year. there was a huge increase in the number of people who made purchases using iphones, iphones and smartphones. the dollar u. surged by 173%. they tracked shopping at 500 ebsites. -- websites. ktvu's robert handa tells us, a real problem for 7,000 people. >> we are outside a homeless shelter in san jose. trying to help people escape tonight's cold weather. we will show you some of the hazards that come, but with the homeness it's a more -- homeless it's a more immediate threat. there are about 7,000 homeless and many choose to deal with cold nights away from

shelters. >> you are freezing, and, i don't know, it's hard to explain. your body aches and it hurts and your mind isn't working right because there you are thinking about is getting warmer. >> we are ready because it is supposed to get down below freezing next couple of nights. we are ready for that. we will go above capacity if we need to. >> reporter: temperatures in the 30s causes concern for many people. especially those watching out for the elderly and the children. >> i feel her arms and legs to see if they seem cold. if they do i will put more layers on her. >> i know it's really cold. so i am glad i am inside. >> reporter: but the san jose fire department says people staying inside need to be alert to hazards. since the cold snap started,

there has been a rash of chimney related fires. including this one. >> if you haven't used it, fire can get into the walls and that's what happened here. >> reporter: this fire turned out to have dramatic twists and turns. we will tell you what happened and how the house was saved at 6:00. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up in 10 minutes, chief meteorologist bill martin will tell us how cold it will get tonight and why there is a chance for a change in the forecast. woman and two dogs died today in a fire in their home. firefighters were called at 7:00 a.m. they found the bade of a woman in her 40s and two dogs. officials say the home's smoke detectors weren't working. >> on these type of fires anything can happen. it's always important to make

sure you have the appropriate amount of smoke detecters and you change the batteries. >> they released the victim's name, valerie rogers. the cause is still under investigation. a man says his family survived a christmas fire because their smoke detectors were working. >> i still have my family and that's all that counts. >> the family was settling down in their home last night. just then the smoke alarm sounded and the fire was in flames. the fire captain on the scene says the outcome could have been a lot worse. >> having working smoke detectors is number one. we had a couple fires where it

saved people's lives. >> one person was hurt when she fell when she tried to run from the fire. community in connecticut is coming to gritches with a house fire that killed 5 people. crews democked what was left of the home today. the woman who owns the house escaped but the children and her parents died in the fire. >> we lost 5 of our residents this morning. it is of great sadness, as mayor, i even have to report this to you. >> i have been on this job 38 years, not an easy day. thank you. >> officials plan to release more information tomorrow. tonight a mother is facing

attempted murder charges for tossing her son out of a second story window. lupita cortez through the boy out and then jumped out after him. the mother broke bones in both of her feet. she faces charges of child abuse. a police spokesperson says she has a history of mental illness. a small earthquake in the bay area. the quake was centered near san leandro. there are no reports of damage or injuries. the costo oil spill happened 4 years ago but it is still having an impact on the bay. and another cool one tonight. not as cold as the previous ones and we have a change in the five-day forecast, maybe some stringles. take a look at it -- sprinkles.

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japanese government finds the nuclear disaster expects following the to anomie was a failure. it akilled 20,000 people and set off the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. investigators say the response was filled with errors. plant workers weren't trained to handle the emergency and assumed the cooling system was working when it was not. >> new information about the oil spill four years ago. ktvu's john sasaki is in the new room and tells us what has been discovered. >> reporter: a late start to the rainy season delayed the fishing season but a 2007 oil spill here had a more profound impact than expected. >> reporter: the bay waters are

important for herring fisherman. this afternoon we saw no fisherman. they are likely more outraged than four years ago. >> we actually found that the embryos, the eggs that were laid, were actually almost liquefying. >> reporter: by itself, 50,000 gallons of oil wouldn't have been so damaging but the only additive needed was pentful. >> in the dark it probably would have been slightly toxic, but in the presence of sun light they were liquefying. >> herring is not something you find on a lot of menus but it's good bait fish. so it's still big business.

>> seems there is a significant spawning activity of fish in the way. takes 2-3 years for it to come back. so we should be seeing this winter when the fish would be coming back to spawn. >> reporter: it's unknown how this season will be effected but there will be an impact. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. quite a site to share -- sight to share with you. thousands of dolphins swimming in the water. more than 15 dolphins varieties can be found in the water right now. >> san francisco international airport says this year it's on track to break its record from 2000. holiday travel is a big part of this. between december 16 and january 2 the airport is projecting 2 million passengers will have passed through sfo. that's 5% more than last year.

friday was the busiest day with 134,000 passengers. having fog delayed flights this morning. lot of flights were delayed by 30 minutes or so. and at san jose, one flight had to devert to reno because of fog. and oakland there were no delays reported. nights have been cold but our chief meteorologist bill martin says we are in for a change. >> the fog at sfo this morning was a fog off the water, more like a summer time fog, even though it was chilly. overnight lows were cold. what i have right now, here is the bridge, a wind censor, live wind censor. winds out of the west at 6 miles per hour. that's wind throw blowing from the ocean to the land. that's where the fog came from. chilly but that will warm us

up. no freeze warning. no frost advisories. a westerly flow and that should create a warmer environment. it's still cold. but last few mornings, freeze warnings, hard freeze warnings in the central valley that was a big deal. tonight, santa rosa, places colder than 33, but that's a far cry from the 24, the low temperatures we were seeing. very cool overnight lowes but not as cold. frost back in your bay area forecast tomorrow morning and we are still dry. looking at the long range model, there is a chance for change during the middle of the week. enough that it might bring moisture in here. 48 in santa rosa.

47 napa. 46 heyward. 48 in livermore. overnight lows not as cold as they have been. look at that. there is the system right there. a weak system. that is creating the westerly flow. clouds moving in. that change will keep us off the bottom for temperatures. towards the north, the wester system trying to drop down. couple systems as we go through the week, could mean changes. not a ton of rain and snow but a change. when i come back, tomorrow will be a nice day, when i come back we will gets into the chances of rain and no. >> thank you. >> nasa's mission to the moon is on trek for a milestone. the space craft was learned a in florida. the two probes will enter the moon's orbit on new year's eve

and day. they are collecting measurements about the moon. they a week till the iowa caucuses and things are heating up. we will show you mitt romney's latest tv commercial and why one former candidate says who wins iowa could all come down to the weather. and very merry lottery winners in the bay area. we will have details. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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pot idspensaries. i am going to make it simpler and smaller and smarter. >> mitt romney released a new tv ad in iowa. other candidates are also making a last minute push. iowa holds the first vote of the primary. the candidates made a final sprint for iowa, they are taking close aim at one man. ron paul. >> reporter: looking to derail ron paul. >> all of the talk about the ron paul spurge the support he has, the momentum he has going into the january 3 caucuses is

real. >> reporter: mitt romney, michele bachmann, rick perry and newt gingrich kickoff bus tours sunday night. hand cheesecake coming baby kissing assign, the winner of the caucuses, mike huckaby says it boils down to the elements. >> if the weather is good mitt romney is good. if the weather is bad, ron paul will win. >> reporter: on january 10 the nation's first primary is scheduled in new hampshire. a new poll shows is newt gingrich and ron paul tied for second. the road may soon get rocky for mitt romney. >> he will take new hampshire by storm and do well there and that will propel him into south carolina where he will have problems. i think the southern states are problematic for mitt romney. i don't think that's the case. >> newt gingrich continues to

lead in many polls but his support has slipped as other candidates released criticism. a bay area man is holding his contest it could result in a new law for california. it's the fourth year for his there ought to be a law contest. folks are encouraged to submit their ideas. the winner will get to testify in support for their idea. he says the contest is a great way to learn about the process. applications can be found on his website. go to www.ktvu.com to get a link. this christmas just went from good to great for lucky folks in the bay area. one woman from san francisco won a million dollars from ascaper ticket and other others won $155,000 each in the mega

millions lottery. no one picked all of the correct numbers, which means tomorrow's jackpot will be $206 million. a pot idspensaries shuts its dures. plastic bags are about to be a thing of the past, how stores are preparing for the big change. cçrrú

complete bay area news coverage, continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. this medical marijuana clinic shut down. but out of loss can come opportunity. and in this case they said if the people can't come to us, we will go to them. ktvu's david stevenson tells us

what you might call medical marijuana to go. david? >> reporter: medical marijuana advocates say door to door delivery makes sense, especially with the government targeting pot clubs. >> reporter: after two years in business they closed its doors and hit the road. >> we morphed into a delivery service. >> reporter: they closed after the department of justice warned the land dorn they were subject to seizure because they were next to a school. >> it's about 785 feet. they are around the block, behind us. >> reporter: this is how they looked last year. today the cases are empty. the cash register is closed and 20 people laid off. they are now sueing the government. in the mean time it moved

operations to an undisclosed operations. they are using a smart car to deliver medical marijuana to customers. >> those who have had to close, due to the federal crack down. >> reporter: a growing number of bay area pot dispensaries are offering delivery service. their permit includes the right to make deliveries. couriers are careful to limit the amount of medical marijuana delivered per trip. >> anything can happen. it's a safer when you have a store front. >> reporter: besides the daily delivers and the lawsuit, they are now doing community organizing to rally support to help them reopen their doors. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. investigators say they believe alcohol was factor in two crashes. the first happened this

morning. a car hit a fire hydrant. firefighters had to shut off the water. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. later he went to jail on dui. the second crash happened this morning. the driver slammed his car into a light pole and street sign. it triggered the air bags. the driver was also taken into custody on dui. what could be the largest plastic bag ban is looming in san jose. it takes effect next week but ktvu's eric rasmussen found out, not everyone is ready for it. >> reporter: a familiar sound at the supermarket in san jose that is about to go away. the store is among thousands of retailers effected by a ban on single use plastic bags

starting next week. it also means big adjustments for customers. >> i use them for trash and carrying things around. i will have to stock up on garbage bags. >> reporter: they voted to ban them in 2009 out of concern for the environment. this year city counsel members made it even tougher, requiring all retailers to follow it. fines for those who don't go as high as a thousand dollars a day. the city said nobody should be caught off guard by the law. they are posting signs. come january 1, these bags are history. >> big change here. yeah for the people. >> reporter: this manager expects most of the customers will bring their own bags. but there is another option. >> pay for the paper ones. >> will you get your own? >> i have to get them now.

>> reporter: in san jose, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. according to the environmental group save the bay, a half dozen other cities passed plastic bag bands. san francisco led the way. since there santa clara, sunny val, marine county and fairfax approved plastic bag bans and dozens of other areidating similar playoffs. >> san jose has tips to help shoppers. keep reusable bags by the door, in your car or by your keys and keep feddable bags. run bags through the washer or wiping them. and return any plastic bags to the store to be recycles. plenty of shoppers hit the sales early. >> mark down to 50% off.

>> at target there were few people making returns. most shoppers were snapping up bargains. many getting a jump on decorating for next year. taking advantage of the half price items. many wal-mart customers caught the sales. some heading off to do even more shopping. >> i got to go to patienties and return shoes. -- maceys to return shows. it will be difficult. lots of crazy customers. but it's fun. >> they are calling today mega mega monday. it will be the third biggest shopping day of the year. san francisco is set to kickoff its tree recycling program next week. this is the 25th year. the trees are put into wood chippers and turned into fuel. folks who live in san francisco

are asked to put out their trees after they stripped them of decorations. the trees need to be out before 6:00 a.m. on regularly scheduled days. pope benedict xvi is denouncing the terror attacks. a string of bombs targeted churches. the peb is inviting everyone to pray for the victims. the death toll from the attacks isn't known yet. a muslim sect is claiming responsibility. the group has ties to al-qaeda. >> a jihadist group. like al-qaeda. >> the white house says president obama is monitoring the events during his vacation in hawaii.

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planning project to figure out what the service should look like 40 years from now. the project is called the metro concept. it will look at how they can increase capacity tea and make service better for other -- capacity and make service better for others. gas prices are far above where they were this time last year. a live look at traffic on i-80. the average price-price for a gallon in san jose is $3.55. a month ago most were paying $3.70. today it's $3.57 in oakland. and $3.64 in san francisco. last year they were $3.30. the national average is $3.23. >> stony and samsung are

desolving their partnership -- devolving their partnership. they are pulling out with samsung. the partnership was set up in 2004 when they invested in a samsung factory. sony says it's more cost effective to buy them from samsung rather than investing. drug companies are working to develop a new pain killer. it could be 10 times more powerful than vicodin. which we are showing you here. researchers say the drug would contain pure hydro codone. critics are raising concerns the medcon must be closely monitored to avoid abuse. a company at the center of a recall of breast inplants was

supply implants to american companies. several women sued the company between 1996 and 2009. officials said last week it would pay for the 30,000 women in that country to have them removed. the family of bryan stow say she participating in discussions for his pair. he suffered brain damage after a beating at dodger stadium. on their website they say they asked bryan stow if he was okay with that. brin is back on a -- brian is back on a feeding tube now but he was able to eat on christmas day. prince philip is recovering from heart surgery. she in good spirits. he went to the hospital on friday after complaining of

chest pains. it's not known when he will be released. christmas is over but the need for donations continues. that's true at st. anthonys. not as cold tonight. look that fog off the water. not as many freezing temperatures tonight. no freeze warnings. warmer. when will the rain get here? i will see you back here in a minute. ;

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the church. the church fed 5,000 people for christmas eve and christmas day miles. 500 volunteers helped. they provide mealalize year long. last year it served 1 million meals in san francisco. st. anthonys has also helped. but this year their dining haul will be -- hall will be torn down. >> the donated food arrives daily and thousands of served i this is the routine every day. in fact, it is busier today. >> yesterday there was food all over. today we are one of the few serving food. >> reporter: he says donations will continue strong through the end of the year as some

seek a tax break but then it's low. >> we received 60% of its donations. we will use that in the drier months of january, february, march. >> reporter: but stretching donations will come with an added challenge this year. >> reporter: the meal we saw here yesterday will be the last in this building you see here behind me. the foundation will have to raise millions to raise a new dining hall. it will be complete in 2014. $6million still need to be raised. >> we will be reaching out, giving them a opportunity, once in a life time to help build a new dining room for the next 60 years. >> reporter: it is a call for donations that worked year after year as their doors stay

open till the last person eats. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. shoppers in london packed the stores today for a boxing day sale. they reported its bigger ever first hour of sales this morning. 10,000 people came to its doors in the first hour it was open. there was initially concern about post christmas sales because of a strike by subway workers making it difficult to get around. the annual tournament of roses parade. float preparations went into high gear today. the parade is one week from today and the theme is just imagine. today workers focused on this float float which will feature a surfing dog. it leaves little room, if any,

for error. >> we will have 1200 people in here at one time and every one of these floats has 2-3 supervisors that are well versed on what has to be done. schedules for strict. >> the rose bowl game and parade fall on january 2. january 1 is a sunday which is reserved for nfl football. family is making an emotional plea after a crime. last week someone broke into their home and made off with their presents. the family thinks they also stole their dog. the dog is named sharky. this is making it a painful season for them and they have just one simple request. >> he mean as lot to me and i really love him. please, just give him back. >> investigators were able to gather finger prints from the home and they have been sent to

a lab for tests. two of the best cities in the country for dating are right here. they ranked 25 cities based on singles, cost of living and health. san francisco came in 8. san jose at number 25. yahoo named wallimate creek as the greenest place to retire. they have 20 parks and 2500 acres of open space. there are many organic places to eat. and they appreciate having enough space to ride bikes, run and go on hikes. you see people putting hats and coats to good use. that will be the case for a while. >> yeah. we have had a run of cold weather.

freezing temperatures. frost. frost continues but the overnight lows are coming up because the winds are blowing out of the west. this is a live reading. winds are west at 9. that's a direction that will get you a colder night. winds are still light but the wind is coming off the ocean. ocean temperatures right now, 56, 55 degrees. that's warmer than 34. when you bring in the warmer air -- you bring in moisture too. makes it warmer. in december, it's been dry. one of the driest decembers we have seen in many years. probably top three, depends on how this next event goes out. a chance for sprinkles around here as we head into wednesday, thursday, around there. doesn't look like a big deal. the fog, maybe patchy fog.

more likely you will see frost. high pressure is set up, keeping everything north through tomorrow. and wednesday. a pattern changes wednesday night. it's already changing. we got clouds moving in. the real changes could come towards the end of the week. wednesday, thursday, friday. we will watch it. it's not a big change. lot of times i am looking at something, three days away, we don't have anything like that. we got a tweak that could change the long wave pattern so we could see more rain. best i can do. highs for tomorrow, 60 in san jose. 58 redwood city. 57 livermore. five-day forecast, dry, and -- dry. few sprinkles in the forecast. there is your five-day forecast with the weekend in view. the bay area needs rain in the winter.

it's wet in the winter, dry in the summer. when you don't get rain, it's ominous. everybody is starting to feel that. there is nothing staring us down. >> all we need is a couple of big stores -- >> we will be okay. couple big ones put us close to where we need to be. this mean as below average season no matter what. >> thank you. the mission impossible movie series took the top spot at the weekend box office. >> jump. jump. >> mission impossible pulled in $29.5 million. that's $3 million than they expected. sherlocksherlock holmes came in 2nd, 18 million. alvine and the chipmunks and

the adventures of tin tin round out the top 4. a reconciliation between arnold schwarzenegger and maria maria shriver, tmv is reporting she isn't sure if she wants a divorce. and they report she made a number of gestures in an attempt to win her back. an internet sensation and now a bowler bear is doing -- polar bear is doing something new. next.

a baby polar bear who became an internet sensation opened his griz the first time. look at that. the cub is has attracted fans from around the world. the cub is being raised by human. he was 4 pounds at birth. he now weighs 7 pounds. politicians had to shake a lot of hands and kiss a lot of babies but president obama, one

baby game new meaning to the phrase face time with the president. president obama celebrating the holidays in hawaii. yesterday he and jose baez visited -- michelle obama visited children. the real photo op append here when he picked up a baby boy to pose for pictures. [ laughter ] >> reporters heard the president say the baby was after his nose but missed. he is the son of captain greg wagner. their son's encounter with the president gave them the family

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chrisplace is over but a new shopping rush is just getting started. why many people wait till mega monday to hit the malls. and a mother accused of tossing her baby out of a second story window. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. i am gasia mikaelian. >> and i am frank somerville. mega monday, thousands of bargain hunters have been out there day. making this one of the busiest shopping days of the year. ktvu's janine de la vega is out with the crowds to tell us there are very good deals out there. >> reporter: frank, it is so crowded out here at the west