keepers discovered someone snuck into the back of the exhibit, climbed on to the stairs and into the roof. the thief grabbed banana sam, a 17-year-old male. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: there are surveillance cameras in the zoo, none captured the theft. the zoo visitors are appalled. >> that is pretty low. pretty disgusting. >> reporter: even the youngest zoo visitor was troubled by sam's disappearance. >> and i need something to dripping. and they can't be alone. >> reporter: she's right. the squirrel monkeys live in family groups and shouldn't be alone r. >> and stress is kill a monthy that small. they're highly social animals and shouldn't be alone. the cagemates here he's lived with and all of his life is that he's friends w he needs to be with them. >> reporter: the curator is concerned. sam is fairly old and eats a highly specialized diet. the monkey may look cute, he

has sharp teeth and will bite if provoked and could cause a serious infect. the zeal take the monkey back no questions asked. >> i don't care why they did it. i want the monkey back. >> reporter: the zoo closed the zoo monkey exhibit this afternoon to permanently repair the mesh fencing and hope to have it back open next week. live from san francisco. this afternoon, police arrested 10 occupy protestors during a chaotic afternoon in downtown oakland. >> let them go! let them go! >> reporter: oakland police say things got out of hand when police arrived with -- at the plaza at 2:30. the witnesses say that officers were trying to remove a man who was tree sitting. after several arrests, the crowd followed police on the 16th street. that is where all crews saw a driver getting verbally abusive with protestors for blocking traffic. the police say one person will be charged with with assault in

that confrontation. earlier, we talked to an obby oakland activist who spent the night in the tree at the plaza. they decided to occupy the tree because police would have a harder time removing hep. the protestors say they intend to keep up the occupation. and stocks ended the final trading day of the year on a down note. the dow jones closed down 69 points to 12,217. the nasdaq fell 8 to 2,605; however, the longer view of the year shows the dow gained 640 points for an increase of 5 1/2%. in 2010, the -- excuse me, in 2011, the tech-heavy nasdaq dropped 47 points just under 2% and remarkably, the s&p500 index ended exactly the same as it started the year. it was also a mixed bag this year for the housing and job vacar has analysis and projects for the upcoming year.

tom? >> reporter: question, will the season of lights give way to a brighter economic year? hiring and construction both on life-support a year ago, seemed to be waking up a bit. >> do you see any improvement in jobs? you think it's getting better? >> i do see people getting hired more, and i definitely think, you know, things are slowly coming around. >> reporter: a year ago, u.s. unemployment, standing at 9.4%, was down to 8.6 and 13.3 million manners -- americans are looking for work. the california joblessness 4% a year ago is down to ref .3, a point less here in the bay area well well -- 11.3 and a point less here and many remain jobless and some simply quit working. >> that keeps the unemployment rate, perhaps, artificially low. on the other hand, some of the people are retired. >> and looking forward, immersion it's going to be tough because of the kinds of jobs going away or being

eliminated or going overseas. >> reporter: nonetheless, there is nothing in common on constructions on the rise. the more we see of this, the more we have what is called household formation. why is this important? households need housing and increased demand for housing means more jobs. the median bay area housing price, $480,000 a year ago is now $550,000 sales are down 19% and the foreclosure way up. all of this is worsened by hard- to-get financing, a glut of homes for sale and continuing caution in the future. >> people in the past trade up and trade up and that is not happening more. people are staying put. >> reporter: the solution, easier financing for businesses and home buyers and loan modifications for those underwater. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. two men are hospitalized in a shooting in oakland and some say one of the victims is a

military veteran. the news crew was a block away covering the funeral of a young homicide victim when they heard four gun shots ring out at 82nd avenue near outlook avenue. it happened after 10:20 this morning. someone came up and opened fire on the two victims as they were sitting in an suv. >> and as far as the suspects were looking for one or possibly two suspects at this time, it's still unclear. >> police tell us the victim's injuries don't appear to be life threatening and there is no indication the shooting is related to the funeral. today, the family of the young homicide victim said goodbye and took cold front from a final act of generosity on. [ singing ] amazing grace. >> 23-year-old charles butler jr. was looking forward to his first assignmen with the merchant marines when he was shot and killed three days before christmas. butler's liver went to a fellow of the church member who was

gravely ill, his pancreas and kidthy saved another man's life. butler's family said knowing he helps save lives makes dealing with his death easier. san jose police are looking into another alleged case of fan violence. the 16-year-old maggie harder of discovery bay on the left, was at the shark's game with her sister on wednesday routeing for the vancouver canucks. she tells the "mercury news" a woman hit her in the head celebrating a shark's goal and causing a mild concussion. the teen had surgery four years ago to remove a brain tumor. the sharks said witnesses say the contact appeared to be accidental. a turlock police dispatcher driving to work this morning struck and killed a crime scene investigator the stanislaus investigator said she was at the scene of the drive by shooting when she was hit at 6:30 a.m. it's being called a tragic accident. and marry loved her job and

loved serving the community. the community loved her. >> she was getting out of the car when she was hit. the driver is cooperating and appears to be driving under the speed limit. he has a 12-year-old son. and it was a rough morning for muni. the transit agency had two accidents that happened hours a part and before 6, a muni vehicle slammed into the driver's side of the san francisco police car in the intersection of third and 22nd. two officers, a muni driver and passenger were all hurt. all four were taken to hospitals and they should all be okay. and after 9er another train was hit. this is at the intersection of third and king. no one was hurt in that crash and no cause on either accident just yet. there was some light rain in the bay area and while it was not a gully washer, it did cause problems. ktvus patty has more on how this is campenning the new year's eve plans. >> reporter: drizzling the past

36 hours, enough to contribute to accidents. but not enough to dump snow in tahoe. new year's eves plans are change on the eve of the night. >> we're going to go to that he to see my -- tahoe to see my friend connor. there is no snow. they're making snow and that kind of turned us off. >> countless throngs, they're going to other cities like san francisco instead. even though hotel rates in the city are up 450% this weekend. and on new year's eve, cost is less important than weather. >> and i live going there for new year's and that is a big deciding factor. >> reporter: today's rains were enough to cause major accidents. this is in the park this afternoon involving six cars. it caused only moderate injuries and shut down northbound lanes on highway 101 for a half hour. even in cities that did not experience the dense fog or

rain, had problems jump we have seen a increase today because of the light rain. we have had a few vehicle accidents we responded to but other than that, it's more of a long-realm thing that we're looking at. >> reporter: the oakland battalion chief worried that the state's dry spell could mean major wildfires come may. >> and we have a potential for a fire season. >> reporter: he's currently more concerned about the immediate impact of the rains and that is ching new year's eve plans because of the rain. >> rather than tough it out and ski rocks and horrible snow, we decided to get on a plane and fly home and get some surf at ocean beach. >> reporter: and you're looking at a presentout of craig's list ads for luxury vacation rentals in tahoe this weekend. you can see it's filled with price cuts with many would be snow boarders and skiers. live at fort baker, patty lee, ktvu chapel 2 news. up ahead in 10 minutes, ktvu meteorologist will be here

at the rain totals and whether it will be a dry new year's eve. and san jose firefighters rescued a 24-year-old man this morning from a chute at a landfill. the man works at the landfill before 8 this morning, he got stuck in the loading part of the shot and the landfill. more than 20 rescuers were called in and to help pull him out. he was taken to the hospital and the extent of the injuries is not released. and the matchup between ucla and the university of illinois is more than a game but a chance to give back. the fighting illini served branch at the dining room in san francisco. they manned food lines in the kitchen and goes with the craft feet hunger bowl mission and food banks. >> it feels good to put back. >> ucla players donned aprons before shooting months at the church. about 90 players helped out.

kickoff is for 12:30 tomorrow. >> the san francisco food bank got a delivery from food and lucky and save mart and a giant shopping cart. represented a 130 check for the food bang. the money and food donated by lucky and -- 880,000 meals for people in need. for decades, this was a home for up ins and now it's a shelter for single moms. and we have a sluice i felt look inside. an arsonist strikes over and over again in los angeles and one of the damaged homes once had a famous owner. and also ahead, arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver, are they getting back together? why the couple mean on the road to sec ail -- reconciliation.

>> is they announced a reward in the opportunity for the serial arsonist and didn't stop until 4:15 a.m. 19 cars were set ablaze in hollywood and west hollywood. the intense flames spread to nearby homes and payment buildings. one of the house damaged was the former home. late rock legend jim morisson. and rumors are circulating arnold schwarzenegger and his estrangeed wife maria schieffer might be on the road to reconciliation. the recent paparazzi photo shows him wearing his wedding ring. the couple is said to have spent time together with their children over the holidays. she filed for divorce in july after learning he had fathered a child with the family's housekeeper in 19 everyone in. and -- 19 everyone in. 3,000 homeless women and

children will start the new year with the new home. david stevenson is live in san francisco with a unusual place here offering upativelyerary homes for the family. jason in. >> reporter: got you, that is right. we got an exclusive tour inside the closed-down convent as they prepare to reopen it for homeless mothers. it's been vacant for five years. it's about to become a home again for women. homeless mothers and children. >> this is phenomenal, rare that you get an opportunity like this. >> reporter: catholic charities cyo is rushing to refurbish the building, adding beds and cribs for 36 women and children. the agency this month received a $955,000 grant from sales force.com ceo mark beneoff and his wife lynn to help house some of san francisco's estimated 250 homeless families. catholic charities quickly moved to -- worked to move the convent from the parish. the first four of 12 families set to move in here on tuesday.

>> and this iso for 18 months, our lease, and we have been clear from the front end that this is only a temporary solution. >> they have been adding a play room, security cameras, monitors, fire supression unit, new deadbolts for key locks. >> it's a special place, all original, we took down the religious statuary to protect it to make sure it didn't get damaged. >> the painting, carpet, there is a bit of electrical work to do as far as working properly, plumbing, things like. that. >> reporter: it's a project that aims to get new life to the closed copvent. >> the idea is that formerly homeless moms with their children are going to be here. it's going to be a happy place again. >> reporter: catholic charities said that they hope to extend the lease beyond 18 months. in the meantime, they tell us that convent is so big. there is room for another 12 families up on the third floor.

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. and house minority leader nancy pelosi is downplaying statements made by her daughter. they're told a conservative website her mom is only sticking around congress because of pressure from her big donors. al,ander pelosi was quoted as saying her mother would retire right now if the donors she had didn't want her to stay so badly. they know she wants to leave. end quote. nancy pelosi's office denies any truth to her daughter's statements. california's lone gray wolf is moving deeper into the state tonight. one day after wildlife officials announced the wolf crossed the bodder from oregon. while some are excited, one group is worried about the wolf's return. here's more. >> reporter: as he feeds his beef cattle, he is in the hills and thinks what it would be like to have a wolf there. >> this is going to change

everything. >> reporter: soon 300 miles north of gallardo's rang, the gray wolf labeled or7 by biologists is rolling in easterns is key use county after cross the border this year. >> the group defended the wild life providing this video and celebrated the return of the california wolf but rangies like gallardo fear if they return in packs, they could decimate the state's $10 billion a year livestock industry. >> people will think it's great and they will go out and listen to him and go to the condominiums and leave us to deal with it. >> reporter: over the past two years, wolves have -- and the federal government pays rangers for each wolf-related loss. last year, 10 states received a total of $1 million california was not one. sam blake, finally living on road kill and that the only

threat is to the wolf itself and he predicts that'll end up shot. >> the hysteria of wolves has not deplead at all. the population there now is two dozen. 's few light showers across parts of the bay area probably in the form of drizzle out there and there is a time lapse and toward the bay, plenty of overcast and patchy dense fog regrouping and writes around parts of the bay. as far as rainfall totals, not impressive at all and you can see some of the numbers and you can see napa at .03. san francisco and oakland, just both barely measurable at .01 and mountain view taking up the most, .04 of an inch of rain and you can't pick out on live storm tracker 2 radar, the live doppler sweep, no coverage and there is a possibility of drizzle for tonight and also

into early saturday morning. and, once again, we're going to have patchy dense fog, partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures will be noticeably cooler. coolest like, especially for the inland valleys back down and starting on saturday morning in the 30s. for this weekend, the high pressure rebuilds and has the dry weather pattern, the patchy morning fog again and back up into the lower 60s for tomorrow and the warmest locations approaching the mid-60s, especially on sunday. and this is our forecast model, not aggressive with the overcast for tomorrow morning and i expect patchy fog especially to the eplan valleys starting on saturday. for the most part, partly cloudy skies expected into the afternoon hours. and temperatures for tomorrow, a touch warmer than today's highs. that means santa rosa, 63; hayward, lower 60s as well and san francisco in the upper 50s

around 59 and san jose, tops out 64 degrees and for the new year's eve festivities, we're expecting partly cloudy skies, the patchy fog is regrouping by late tomorrow night and you can't pick out the temperature profile as we go to mid-night, the readings back down into the 40s. this is a look ahead, the extended forecast with the weekend in view and we'll start off 2012 on the dry side and to reach the mid-on to upper 60s. holding stead into monday, tuesday, and wednesday of next week with no significant rainfall and frank, typically new year's eve are tracking powerful and tense storms into northern california. the complete onset this year. >> 2012. who would have thought? >> definitely. >> thanks, mark. >> we're following the okay boy protestors in oakland. earlier, we saw arrests and one demonstrator was in the tree. the crowd has been marching in the downtown area this evening. and see how the massive earthquake and tsunami in japan

led to the closing of a landmark store in san francisco. join us for these stories and more at 7 on tv 36. football fans are gearing up for college football this weekend and some changes may be on the horizon for the bowl game system. this is pressing for an leave haul.

>> it's that time of the year when college football fans debate the bcs bowl system and say there has to be another way to crown a national champion. next month, the college presidents will start looking at options and the head of the bcs told the washington, d.c., bureau that there are between 40 to 50 different options on the table. congress is still considering requiring a play-off system to where some are saying doesn't congress have better things to do? let's switch to basketball and talk about the warriors. not bad. >> a good start and they're playing at home so far. the 2-1 warriors are off today but they will host philadelphia tomorrow night and after sitting out the last game, stephan curry said his sprain ankle is rescued and worried for more actions and -- may not

pray tomorrow night. and to an end to the grandmother's funeral. mark jackson told him to take as long as he needs to take care of home. and the raiders got good news, two days before the big of the game in nine years. they missed the last six teams with the foot injury and today, pronounced himself ready to play san diego on sunday. ford armies over 15 yards per catch and is not expecting to resume the kick return duty. today in yankee stadium, rutgers and iowa state met in the pinstone bowl and they won the fifth straight bowl game. to brandon coleman, can you say big play? sure you can. that is an 86-yard touchdown, rutgers beats the cyclones 25- 13. let's go from secleans to golden hurricanes and met brigham young in dallas and told us, gee, jayy, fining him in the end zone, the hurricanes take it, a 21-17 lead.

byu with the two-yard line and the quarterback is going to spike the ball to stop the clock. no, he fakes and lobs to hoffman for the game-winning touchdown. byu wins, 20-4-21. a little trickeration. >> that works. >> thank you. >> and for a list of bay area events, go to our website, www.ktvu.com. have a good evening, everyone.