♪[ music ] good evening. tonight we bring you the sites and sounds of the holiday season through the lens of our ktvu photojournalist. we begin with these children. this year more than 13,000 children had their wishes come true. gregg introduces us to a little boy whose christmas spirit and fight to live goes far beyond his young years.

[ singing ] >> ho, ho, ho, hello, merry christmas, hello. merry christmas. give me a high-five. now i want to introduce you to a very special friend. this is thomas. thomas is five years old. >> that is my favorite number. >> and thomas, you see, he has leukemia. but i am happy to tell you that just relm his leukemia has gone into remission. isn't that wonderful? >> thank you santa. >> and i know that it would be your wish to go and see as many of the big cats as you can.

is that right? >> in here? here? >> yeah. >> your wish to go to sand diego and see the big cats, that wish is being granted by the make a wish foundation. [ cheers ] >> i been good and thank you santa. >> tell him what it says. >> children having that time of hope and looking forward to receiving something and that is why we are so happy to be a part of the make a wish foundation. and to be a part of granting wonderful wishes. >> i had swans and a doggy in my letter. >> shelby, when she was 4, had lymphoma. >> it was shattering. >> i started when i was 4, in the hospital. >> he watched disney movies all

day long and disney princesses loved to sing and she sang along with them. >> singing was kind of my coping mechanism after all the surgeries and stuff so it really lifted my spirits. >> she went full circle when she went to see disney princesses those ladies who helped her cope with the pain of treatment, she finally got to meet them in person. [ singing ] >> i know. [ singing ]

>> thank you everyone. [ applause ] >> thank you shelby. ♪ [ music ] >> oh, just the kids. just the kids. if you do it once you will do it every year. when you see all these kids just jumping up. some of them are afraid of you but most of them are just -- their eyes are that big, it is santa claus. oh, this is my christmas. if it wasn't for this -- i don't have children of my own so the san francisco children are my own. a lot of needy kids finally get something for christmas. >> i got a barbie doll, i

thought there we be inside but it is not. >> they are so excite since we first told them you are going to go to city hall and see santa and see the firefighters and get gifts they have been looking forward to it. >> i had one one year kick me in the shins because i didn't get him what he wanted last year. we worked it out. >> a gift from california helps adorn the u.s. capitol this year. it is a 65 foot christmas tree from the stanislaus national for of the. the journey took days and had a law enforcement escort. whether you are at the capitol or at home the tree can be the centerpiece but did you know if you chop down your own tree it can benefit the environment for years to come. we introduce you to folks in search of a very green christmas.

>> which one can i pick? okay. this wuch one is coming down. >> the charlie brown christmas tree event, we are giving these trees away which we would be essentially cutting down and leaving up here. >> you like that one or another one. >> i like that one. >> you want that one. >> yeah. >> for people to take them home and enjoy a christmas tree in an environmentally sustainable way. >> togetherness. you know, blessing. >> memories. >> yeah. >> yeah, we talk about doing this for a while. the old-fashioned way, the old tradition way. >> makes my heart sing. you know, it is so cool because you know many of us don't get outside much anymore and to be able to get outside and be in nature and understand what is native and what is not native and to know that there are places like these where you can

escape and you can have peace. you can see the ocean. >> this is open space preserved for the people of california. >> it reminds me of when we used to go camping. >> this is the extra large charlie brown christmas tree her and it is just going perfect. >> great to show her when i was a kid up here and nice to share that with her. >> that is nice. >> big for air apartment don't you think? >> yeah, probably. >> we normally go to a nursery where they are already precut, and this is a new experience for us cutting down our own. >> we are out here to get his first christmas tree. well, it is an opportunity to get out and see the sites and enjoy nature and also helping to preserve what was out here and remove some of the none native species. >> there is your tree, nate. >> so nice to have people out here. >> who would not want to be

santa for a day? in its 17th year they gave people a chance to do that. we show you the cheer 1000 santas can spread. >> this is none commercial, just for fun. >> out of the closet, 10 minutes before and i am ready. >> kind of like the christmas for adults. >> i wanted to. >> this is the first time i do it. >> what do you do. >> yeah, for the naughty kids, nice kids you know they get everything good. >> maybe he will give me a boat to play with, a big boat. >> i am going to give it out. >> yeah there are rules, don't mess with kids, don't mess with police officers and don't mess with santa. pretty much don't mess with anybody, those are the rules. >> he is giving me a boat. [ singing ] >> we are going to head into the city and see what cheer

their city had. >> we got a boat cast. >> that is good. >> we are going to santacon. >> he mentioned one of your balls. >> the balls. >> oh. >> the tennis balls. >> oh, santa. >> i think when i first started there was probably less than 300 and i think we had on facebook we had 500 rsvps so it is not a lot larger but we do a lot more. we do less destructive things. in the beginning they were more destructive but we avoid that now and now about spreading cheer. >> the best thing is seeing friends you maybe have not seen for a year and it is a red and white tie. >> i am sorry. >> each year we have a twitter announced that kinds of tells us where the santas are. you know the elves, they got

excited but technology, santa doesn't care but the elves set it up. >> he doesn't give us anything but candy, that is why we have bad teeth. >> and diabetes. >> yeah, diabetes, too. >> i don't pass up an opportunity to dress up and have fun with my friends. >> it gets worse every year you know. >> i am not doing anything. i woke up just like this. >> i doesn't matter if you drink or not or don't think, it is not actually specifically just a public crawl. that is obviously part of it. but we frequent all the businesses. santa is good for the economy. everybody is having food at the local restaurants here and taking public transportation, it is not just about a public crawl, it is about you know holiday fun and spirit. >> that is first, i will never separate again.

♪ [ music ] [ cheers ] >> the strength of these guys, these santas, the young fellows light up. >> thank you santa, thank you santas. >> go santa. ♪ [ music ]

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♪[ music ] earlier this month the governor brown announced nearly 1 billion dollars in state spending cuts, some of those buts will impact our public schools and extracurricular activities such as music programs tend to be sacrificed when money is scarce. as our photojournalist shows us a couple has been able to keep music playing out of the generosity of their own heart and pocketbook. ♪ [ music ] >> there are moments when a band of 80 kids who have only been playing for four or five

months can pick out a song and play it and even as a musician you think you know i think i know that, because they are not spot on. they are way off. they don't know they are way off. to them -- >> such happy faces. >> yeah, i mean -- >> the bobbing. heads trying to keep the beat. >> there might be a band program without stan and mary ann but it would not look like it looks now. >> i am a parent of kids who play music and they play music, they study and play in the school district. in a time where schools are losing sports and are losing arts and they are losing music programs, we have a situation here in venetia that it is

brightening and stan and mary ann are key to that. as the schools in california started to cut the budget to music programs we were able to jump in and today subsidize some of those programs that have been cut, so we offer band programs after school, they are enrichment programs. we work with the school district we have stores in and through their cooperation are able to give those kids music from programs that were cut before. so it is great. we have had a number of people come into the stores and say i want my child in a band program i simply can't afford it and mary ann and look at one another and say you know we can't turn this person down, so off goes a free trumpet and we don't charge them a rental fee. >> it is good. i just want to go home and practice my guitar and stuff. >> well, he is an awesome

teacher and i -- i hope that i will be able to be as good as him one day. >> i don't everybody know what it would be like if i had him -- if i didn't have anything to do with music. i don't even think i would be the same person. >> all my free time i just go up there and kind of hang out with pretty much everybody there. just you feel welcome there, definitely feels like home away from home i guess. >> thanks for giving me music. >> that first winter concert is all about showing up and having made it. and that -- that is like that first step when you are growing up. it is cool. >> having all those parents stand up and applaud for them. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah. [ applause ]

>> every child should have a gift during the holidays. many groups do what they can to make that happen. for the last 13 years the san francisco bar pilots have assembled more than 1700 bicycles to donate. a dedication that has fulfilled many christmas wishes over the years. ♪ [ music ] >> for the past 12 years the san francisco bar pilots, we have been putting together bikes for the san francisco firefighters toy drive. we are really happy to give back to the community and make an impact and do what we can in these tough economic times. we have 60 pilots that pilot ships on the bay and they are here with their tool bags building bikes. >> every year it seems to get better, a bigger turn out. >> helping a lot of people who are homeless and don't have the

money to buy things like this. >> bicycles are not the only gifts you can build. you can create anything you can imagine. the do it yourself movement is taking the place of santa's workshop for many bay area gift givers. our photo journalist takes us to the workshop where they have access to the tools to build their dream. >> here we are where everybody is buying up a storm, but why buy gifts when you can make them or recycle them? >> what are we making? >> my dream. >> people come in here and have different ideas, they have different ideas in their life and really kind of dreams they are coming inside to build. >> this where we initially prototyped our product. when we started we had our parents garage but some of the tools and some of the just the

people, we didn't have all the resources that we need so a place like this is just infinite potential. >> to design this we used the router. >> we have made it with no knowledge, you can come off the street, just a random person with varying degrees of background, we have even used a people who only used american sign language and we were able to teach them the basics. this is kind of where people bring their projects to work on. more small scale things than do >> something just broken. >> they come in every day and make some little project. >> this is a gift for my sister but i am doing it on that water

bottle for practice. >> a lot of times i found just having access to tools and learning about how things work, your ideas kind of are born out of the of that, so you know most people might not know that there is such a thing as that and what it can do so it kind of limits what they think they can create. ♪ [ music ] ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours.

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♪[ music ] a place to be on black friday. better than a mall. better than wal-mart. [ whistle blowing ] [ bell rings ] >> tourists come all in just to see how beautiful this city is and we have a bunch of characters like a blue santa. >> come on in to fisher's. merry christmas folks. >> people want to experience other people's cultures and traditions and here at yawn square you can see the people are all gather ing as one. >> we are trying to bring equality and justice to america. >> we make a stand here. ♪ [ music ] >> the different trillions of galaxies of populations and

bill clinton has friends in 12 galaxies. [ singing ] ♪ [ music ] >> there is unnecessary and cruel. we don't need to kill animals for fashion. [ sirens ] >> what does it take is the blood of the living god. >> it is come one, come all for union square. we have it all here at union square. >> merry christmas everyone. how are you? >> the occupy movement, unemployment, the economy, current events can loom large on the minds of teenagers. photojournalist captured these young minutes as they considered their future. [ singing ]

>> it is a little disorganized and i can see that what they are doing a lot of it has to do with the economy. >> the generous consensus around berkeley high at least are people are kind of definitely supporting the movement but there needs to be kind of a idea of what the movement really is for. [ explosions ] >> i don't feel like that is a good way to be showing oakland. [ singing ] >> it is stressful for like us ourselves because we have to,

you know, find minimal jobs just to make friends and worry about other things like we are own welfare and like food stamped a it is like what we have to do to live now. >> pretty sad that people lost their -- like lost their job and they are really smart and they know a lot of stuff and they-and they are like good people but then they lost their jobs and that is sad. [ singing ] >> when they get a glimpse through the window into adulthood. it is a shock to them. they talk about, you know, the end of the penguins, you know global warming, war, the different wars. and then how am i going to get a job. how am i going to pay back student loans. it is frightening. and i think they are very concerned. but luckily they live in the

present and they are able to -- to find -- they are able better than adults to find happiness in the moment. [ singing ] >> tonight we leave you with some of the highlights of our holiday program. we wish you and your family a merry christmas and good night. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.

another child shot and killed in oakland, the search continues -- >> the san francisco zoo says a monkey was stolen from its cage, more on that shooting i was just talking about. >> getting ready to ring in 2012. it is going to be different at tonight's new year's eve celebration in san francisco.

♪ [ music ] >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning, welcome to mornings on 2, i am claudine wong. >> good morning, i am mike, it is the final day of 2011 and let's bring in meteorologist rosemary orosco for a look at your saturday forecast. good morning. >> good morning. we are starting out with foig inland, visibility down to a quarter mile and most of us cooler this morning by several degrees, by 5 and 10 degrees around the bay area, our inland areas 10 to 20 degrees cooler, so a chilly start. patchy frost out there. we are looking at a nice afternoon. mild conditions, partly cloudy skies. we will pinpoint your neighborhood in a few moments, back to you. >> oakland police are investigating the shooting death of another young boy. this time the victim was five years old. allie rasmus is live near where that shooting happened with who police are looking for this

morning. >> reporter: claudine, right now police have a vague description of the gunman, an african american male in his 30s with some sort of goatee, police believe that man walked up to this lot on 50th and international where you see two patrol cars. when this shooting happened in the evening they believe this man walked up to the lot and started opening fire, just shooting his gun into the crowd. tether there was a taco truck there and when that gunman started shooting a 5-year-old boy was struck, he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead later. at this point police don't know what the mootive was, they don't believe the child was the target and don't have reports of gunfire being exchanged so it appears the man who started shooting was the only one using a gun at the time but investigators still need more information and asking for the public's help. >> if you do have information please come forward. this is a small child who lost

his life this evening. and we are reaching out to the community. and asking and really at this point need information. >> reporter: along with the gunman police are looking for an african american woman who may have driven away from the scene with the suspect in a silver carp, possibly a pontiac. we contacted oakland police this morning to try and get some more detailed information about any developments that may have happened overnight. we are still waiting to hear back from them. as soon as we get more we will update you, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the shooting happened a mile away from where another child was shot and killed, carlos nava died from a stray bullet last august, standing with his mother at a shopping center during the drive-by shooting. police have arrested the gunman. they believe it was gang related. a memorial will be held this afternoon for each of the more than 100 homicide victims in oakland this year. the annual service starts at

3:00 at st. columbia catholic church on san pablo avenue in oakland. there will be a white cross marking every life taken by violence in the city this year. in oakland about a dozen more people have been killed this year when compared to 2010. >> a 5000 dollar reward is being offered for the monkey stolen from the san francisco zoo. zoo officials discovered the 17- year-old squirrel monkey named banana sam missing early yesterday morning. it is believed someone snuck into the back, climbed on to the roof and cut holes in the measure fencing before snatching the monkey. zoo officials call it devastating to the other monkeys and themselves. >> these animals are like i said are part of our family here and i have -- my staff and i spend our lives caring for them. they are not our pets they are like a family member. >> zoo officials also say banana sam could be endanger because squirrel monkeys are highly social animals and easily affected by stressful

situations. the zoo now says it will take the monkey back no questions asked. someone is actually tweeting on banana sam's be half. 1 tweet reads i don't know what this 4 square is but i am the mayor of the tonga room right now. another sweet rides arrived fisherman's wharf, people still wear fanny packs, considering going back to the zoo. you can tweet there. >> 7:35, while you were asleep new zealand rang in 2012. [ cheers ] >> it was a big foggy but the fireworks still went off. some celebrations were cancelled because of heavy rain. they also celebrated the end of 2011 in australia with a 12 minute fireworks display in the sidney harbor. spectacular site there. planning for the big show started back in 2010.

>> tens of thousands of people will line the embarcadero for watch san francisco's annual new year's eve fireworks spectacular, a large loaded with thousands of explosives is docked near the ferry building and there is an added treat this year, the free fireworks show will incorporate the water. >> they are going to launch three, 4, 500 feet in the air, these are going to plop out into the water and do an effect right in the water. >> across the street from the ferry building the hotel is gearing up for its sold out party, 700 are expected to attend perhaps a sign the economy is slowly recovering, the hotel says tickets and rooms sold quicker than previously. if you are staying here we have a list of local events on our website. look for a link there. you can also ringing 2012 with ktvu channel 2 and me american country new year's eve live. performers include toby keith,

joe nickels and rodney adkins and airs after the 10:00 news tonight. >> drivers across the bay area can expect to see dui check points and officers on the hunt for drunk drivers. law enforcement agencies report more than 600 dui arrests since a crack down began in mid- december. next year there will be a new deterrent, drivers convicted of three or more face the possibility of having their licenses suspended. they are holding a sobriety checkpoint tonight from 8:30 until 3:00 a.m. at new year's day, during their holiday crack down police have arrested at least 84 dui suspects, up from 65 at the same time last year. >> if you are going somewhere for new year's eve several agencies are offering incentives to ride trains or buses. in san francisco muni is offering free rides beginning at 8:00 and lasting until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. there will also be extra

service on their overnight owl routes. you can also ride for free on cal train from 11:00 until 2:15. the santa clara valley transportation authority is offering free rides between 7:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. you will still have to take a ride on bart. >> starting tomorrow for the new year the minimum wage in san francisco will top 10 dollars an hour, the first in the nation, it will go up to 10.25 an hour, a 32 cent increase from the current wage of 9.92 an hour. voters passed a proposition in 2003 requiring the city to increase the minimum wage every year. the amount of each yearly raise is tied to inflation. >> some new state laws taking effect tomorrow are aimed specifically at protecting minor. once they have a medical prescription anyone under 18 will not be allowed to use tanning beds. in the past they could still

get bronzed with parental consent. a world health organization report classified them as cancer causing. the new booster seat law may force parents to reach for a measuring tape. children under 8 years old or shorter than 4-9 must ride in a booster seat. >> good morning to you. we have a fabulous day in store. giving you a live look at a mix of sun and clouds out there, just a few high clouds spilling over the ridge of high pressure building over our area for today. current temperatures it is a chilly one. santa rosa 33, mid-30s napa, fairfield, so again 15 to 20 degrees colder at this hour than we were 24 hours ago with the dry conditions partly cloudy skies, a little bit of patchy dense fog still remaining over parts of the north bay as well, meaning visibility down to a quarter of a mile if you do have an early

morning drive be aware of this, 45 oakland, 47 san francisco, 45 mountainview, low 40s around san jose. our winds are light. let's take a look at that fog forecast here now into the 7:00 hour we are actually seeing it improve quite a bit in the last couple of hours. we have watched it go from very thick and dense fog around the north bay and inland east bay as well, now beginning to burn off now that the sun has been up for 20 minutes 25 minutes or so. your forecast here into the afternoon, a few high clouds expected from time to time. going to roll you all the way into midnight because we are looking at partly cloudy skies for your evening. it doesn't look like it should get in the way of those fireworks this evening for san francisco. your satellite radar here it is a 24 hour loop. at the very beginning you see the soggy conditions that passed through yesterday. s a i as i back it up you can see that arch right here beginning

to build back in that will bring us dry conditions and offshore flow and that again will help us 3 the evening hours to remain with this dry pattern. fog through the morning expected once again tomorrow. our temperatures will be warming. anywhere from how to mid-60s by sunday. 63 degrees expected santa rosa for the afternoon. 61 san rafael. 63 hayward, 62 oakland, 64 mountainview, 64 san jose, so while we are starting out chillier warmer than yesterday, with more sunshine it will feel good. sunday going to bump those temperatures up more, then monday, tuesday, into wednesday we are dry, temperatures hovering pattern the low mid- 60s mark for the afternoon high, 30s, low 40s for overnight lows, shooting farther out it looks like we may see a little bit of rain come thursday. if you are out celebrating we will take a look at your new year's eve forecast in a little bit. >> all right, time now 7:41.

a very expensive deal between the u.s. and a middle eastern country, who is buying billions of dollars worth of missiles from our government. >> from the earthquake in japan to the death of osama bin laden and gadhafi. straight ahead a look back at the international headlines of 2011. >> first let's take you outside for a look at the golden gate bridge. the fog has lifted from there. traffic moving along just fine on this saturday morning. time now is 7:41 and you are watching mornings on 2. 3q

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>> police have arrested a woman accused of running down a man while escaping from police. fremont and hayward police say they detained 27-year-old erica roho, he was wanted on two warrants when she drive on to a sidewalk evading police and hit a man, he is still in the hospital and is expected to survive. >> 7:45. the cause of a crash between a san francisco police patrol car and a muni light rain trail remains under investigation. as we first reported to you yesterday here on morings on 2, the crash hatched on third and 22nd streets in the dog patch neighborhood. the train slammed into the patrol car's driver's side door, two officers, the menu driver and a passenger mad to be taken had to be taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. a few hours that after

train collided into a car. that left a large dent in the car but nobody was hurt. >> the city of fremont is remembering its mayor this morning. bob wasserman died on thursday. he was 77. he became mayor in 2000 and before that served in other poverties posts. >> he strived to match the department to the community, he did that with his mayorial aappointments, a lot of people don't recognize that. >> wasserman dealt with big issues during his chef years 7 years as mayor, including trying to keep the plant open and brought other companies here. he also tried to keep oakland here. with the passing of bob wasserman she takes over and

will handle the mayorial duties until the fremont city council makes a decision on filling the vacancy, the council has 60 days to decide. >> today hundreds of people will pay their last respects to a long time oakland city hall reporter. a memorial service will be held for her. earlier this week she was found dead inside a friend's home. police have not determined the cause of death but say there is no sign of foul play. today's service is at 11:00 a.m. at the chapel of angels on fremont boulevard. >> new developments from iran and its nuclear program. the country now says it wants to resume nuclear talks with six of the world's powerful countries in the world including the united states. iran's ambassador to germany made that announcement this morning. other countries set to take part include russia, china, britain, france and germany. talks between iran and the six world powers took place a year ago in istanbul but ended in failure, western countries have accused iran of using its

nuclear program to make atomic weapons, iran says that is not the case. >> north korea this morning official with named kim jong un the country's supreme military commander. they bestowed him with a string of titles, the title supreme commander shows he is fast consolidating power after the death of his father. in light of his experience and his age, he is in his 20s, north korea moves quick he to show a unified front. he insists his policies will not change, even calling south korean politicians foolish puppets. >> his death was one of the stories that made headlines, gregg burke takes a look at some of the international disasters, scandals and civil unrests from the past year. >> reporter: japan hit by a 9.0 earthquake triggering a tsunami. death tolls reached 16,000,

4000 missing and the worst nuclear crisis since chernobyl. in tunisia civil resistance leads to the ouster of their leaders and leads to removal of their president and it leads to a full-scale rebellion there. in syria an uprising erupts. despite pressure the crack downs continue. the eyes of the world on westminster abby as three billion people watched the wedding. in what may be the biggest news story of the year -- >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> reporter: u.s. navy seals shoot and kill the terror leader in his compound in

pakistan. the managing director of the international monetary fund arrested in new york city for allegedly sexually assaulting a hotel made. charges against dominique strauss-kahn are later dropped send comments to comments@captioncolorado.coming a credibility issue with the accuser. after more than 50 years of struggle sudan declares its independence, becoming africa's 54th country. british newspaper news of the world closes after allegations that journalists hacked into voice mail accounts. in norway a man describing himself as a resistance leader bombing the government building and carrying out a shotting rampage at a youth camp, killing 77. japan beats the usa, becoming the first asian country to win the women's world cup. london suffering widespread rioting after a police shooting of a young man. the deadliest single loss for u.s. forces in the decade old afghanistan war. a helicopter crashes killing 30 american service members, most of them elite navy seals.

more than 10 million people in east africa hit by the worst drought in six decades some malia becoming the epicenter. they are arrested after accusing of spying return home a year after their female friend was released. in a direct challenge to the u.s., the the palestinians request statehood. they clear amanda knox of murder. a powerful earthquake rocks turkey, killing 600 people. north korean dictator kim jung il dies of heart failure, his song named his successor. >> a very busy 2011, again that was craig burke reporting.

>> the u.s. will 73. sell 3.5 billion dollars worth of missiles to them. the critics are worried about it. the deal includes 96 missiles, with iran a threat the u.s. have been building up defenses in the region including there. >> the new year will bring a new start for some san francisco families. a vacant building transformed into a place to live for homeless mothers and their children. >> a pleasant day in store for your saturday. a live look from ktvu, partly to mostly cloudy skies, 46 degrees right now in oakland. light winds, patchy fog out there this morning.

grail a is expected to to arrive today. they will look at the moon's surface. >> a san francisco plan is starting 2012 with an extra 1 million dollars after winning a lotto jackpot, state lottery officials say the man only identified as javier b purchased it at glass doughnuts, it was the last one he said he was planning on purchasing. turns out his new year's resolution was to stop playing the lottery. javier says he cannot believe he won. >> that is a good way to end it. >> not bad. >> lots of people going out and trying to make sure there is good weather wherever they plan to celebrate. >> yes, it is going to be chilly as well progress through the evening hours, afternoon today going to be nice, we are dry, with partly cloudy skies, 33 degrees right now, santa

rosa. so just above freezing. thrive in areas right around napa, our inland areas east bay upper 30s to 40s, 44 livermore, 42 san jose, for the bay area right now 40s. 44 oakland, 44 san francisco. that is reported at the airport. in the city even a little bit warmer. white spread upper 50s, 60s out there for today, so some of the warmest temperatures we have seen in at least a few days. it is going to feel mild out there. if you are out celebrating this evening partly cloudy skies in the forecast. as we move through the evening hours it is going to grow pretty chilly by midnight. we will be sitting in the low mid-40s once again. so that to plan for, bring along a jacket. it is going to be a little cold. your extended forecast there dry over the next several days. may get a shot of rain thursday but between now and then temperatures 60s for the high and 30s to 40s for the overnight lows. back to you. >> all right, time now 7:56. a shut down san francisco

convenient is about to re-open with a new mission. the convent dates back to 1937 and it has been vacant for 5 years but now catholic charities c y 0 is getting ready to re-open it as a home for homeless mothers and children. it is all due to a nearly 1 million dollar grant from sales force ceo and his wife. now the first 4 families are set to move in on tuesday. >> we negotiated the fastest lease in the history of the archdiocese of san francisco, we pretty way much put it together in one day and needed to get inspectors in here and everyone from the city has been fabulous. >> the lease for the old convent is only for 18 months, catholic charity c y 0 says it wants to find permanent housing for their families. >> while the search continues for the pen responsible for shooting and killing a five- year-old boy, what police say about the possible suspect and an accomplice. >> plus new car fires overnight

in los angeles add up to more than two dozen is the last two days, the reward offered for what police are calling a serial arsonist.

a bay area family is mourning the loss of their 5- year-old son, shot and killed in east oakland.

welcome back to mornings on 2, every 1, the shooting happened near a taco truck owned by his father. >> this morning police are searching for two people they believe were involved, allie rasmus is live with that information. >> reporter: claudine, this is where the shooting happened, an empty lot near 55th and international. right now there is a single patrol car. they have been here overnight teaching watch over the area, yesterday evening parked in the middle of this parking lot was a taco truck. there was a number of people around and at 8:40 a man walked up to the area and started shooting. a 5-year-old boy was struck by one of the bullets, extended family members of that young victim told ktvu he is the son of the man who owns the taco truck, who is family also owns a restaurant across the street, he was transported to the hospital where he died. at this point police don't know the motive or have reports of

gunfire exchanged. it appears the gunman was the only one using a weapon. police have interviewed witnesses, but they say they do need more people to come forward and want to remind anyone with information they can remain anonymous. >> you don't have to provide your name. you can remain anonymous. we do have tip lines available. you can contact our dispatch center. you don't have to provide any identifiable information, but if you do have information please come forward. >> reporter: now police are still looking for people that they believe are the two suspects involved in this, a man believed to be the gunman an african american male in his 30s with a goatee and an african american woman who may have been driving some sort of get away war, some sort of silver vehicle, possibly a pontiac. out here live you are looking at the restaurant across the street. according to some of the family members and the people who work on this street, the family that

operates that taco truck also operates that restaurant across the street. we went by there 20 minutes ago and it still wasn't open. again we are waiting to get more information and more updates from police. we put in calls to them this morning as well. allie rasmus ktvu channel two news. >> this is the latest reminder of violence in oakland. while covering a funeral yesterday a ktvu photographer captured the chaos following a double shooting in broad daylight. two men were shot while sitting in a parked vehicle. two them was a father just returned from military services. >> he got a baby, just got out of military service, got a job, on the right track, doing what he -- trying not to be a tactic. >> both are expected to recover, police are looking for the shooter or shooters and are asking for witnesses to come forward. police say it was not connected

to the funeral held blocks a away. chart butler was charles butler was shot and killed. he donated organs to others. no arrests have been made. >> they are investigating the 37th homicide of 2011. they arrived after getting a 911 call and when they arrived they found two adult women hurt due to some sort of attack. police say one of them died at the scene from her injuries, the second went to the hospital but has been released. police say the attacker was seen leaving the area on foot but has not been located. in overnight news an arsonist may have hit again in southern california, los angeles police are investigating several new car fires in north hollywood. lapd says 10 cars went up in flames around 1:00 this morning. no one was hurt.

these come after 21 other fires early morning, all involved vehicles and in some cases the flames spread from cars to nearby homes and apartments. los angeles officials are calling the fires one of the worst arson rampages in city history. >> my house, my home, i live there. like i could have died you know, like lives could have been lost here and these people who are doing this just need to stop. like what is wrong with them like you know it is terrible. >> investigators believe it is possible there may be more than one person involved in the fires, saying it is not uncommon for copycat crimes to take place, especially involving arsonists. >> tomorrow new year's day marks the third anniversary of the shooting death of oscar grant. now a rally will take place in his honor, this is video of the rally to mark the second anniversary of his death, he died on new year's day 2009.

today's rally starts at 12:30 at the plaza in oakland, and a march will follow. >> new information in the killing of nursing student michelle le, recently released transcripts show texts from them. among the messages, esteban. she is scheduled for trial. >> the encampment may we gone but tensions remain.

protesters and police clashed yesterday afternoon when public works crews responded to clean up part of the plaza. that led to an arrest which caused more angry outbursts, including a shoving match. >> the protesters were running up trying to fight the cops. >> the crowd was aggressive toward the police, it wasn't a peaceful thing at all. >> after the clashes they marched to the jail where some of the month protesters are in custody, they say someone threw water on them. >> the coroner is tracking down the next of kin before releasing the identity of a man who died in a house fire. flames were seen yesterday inside the home. after firefighters knocked down those flames they found the victim's body inside a garage apartment. neighbors believe he was in his 80s and frail and reclusive. >> you know, the -- a walker

and you know he had a guy that took care of him, and he would go do his shop in and what not for him you know so you department see him out too much. >> the family of 4 living in the main house woke up and escaped the fire. inspectors will look if the structure complied with building codes. the cause of fire has not yet been determined. >> well up to a million people are expected to cram into times square in new york city tonight. we want to show you a live picture of times square this morning, it is a little after 11:00 there eastern standard time and as you can see there are people milling about and crowding in there, nothing like what it is going to look like tonight. they will start closing off those streets to traffic both for security reasons and to create more people for all those people heading in there. and that is what they are all going to see, the ball dropped at midnight. crews worked on it ed.

more than 32,000 lights covering near 3000 waterford crystals, the ball will drop down a 130 foot pole. once the clock strikes midnight a ton of confetti will fall from buildings. vegas is another popular tourist destination, it predicts it will draw more than 300,000 visitors breaking a record set in 2008. but it is not all fun and games. they are trying to stop rowdy revelers from damaging them. >> it is incredible everything that goes into it. you have several casinos working together. >> fireworks are going to be launched from eight rooftop locations on that strip. >> of course, we in the bay area have our own fireworks shows, the largest the one along san francisco's water front. city officials estimate 200,000 people will line the embarcadero for the free event. producers say this year will be even more memorable and will launch fireworks into the water

to create a special effect. if you are looking for something else to do tonight we have a list of events on our website. you can also ring in 2012 with ktvu channel 2 and the american country new year's eve live. it airs right after the 10:00 news tonight. >> 8:08. the new year will bring a new ban on plastic bags. starting tomorrow retailers in san jose can no longer give them out and applies to unincorporated areas of the county. retailers are going to have to charge 10 cents per bag. that fee will go up to 25 cents in two years. >> one of the many new laws

going into effect will phase out incandescent light bulbs. and beer with added caffeine is also about to become a thing of the past. those drinks will be banned starting tomorrow. although beer brewed from coffee will still be allowed. 7 other states have a ban on it. they say it makes hard for people to tell how drunk they really are. ♪ [ music ] >> good morning to you. we have got a fabulous forecast for your holiday weekend. high clouds out there this morning. you can see the sun already shining. it is a chilly one. even patchy frost for the north bay valley locations where we have sunk to the near freezing mark in many cases but the sun is up and we will rebound. satellite radar showing you partly cloudy skies and mostly cloudy skies over the bay area, this loop is 24 hours so that rain you see was yesterday's

soggy weather. picked up a few 100s around the bay area, but that linger moisture, the overnight cooling, the clear skies have helped us to develop fog. patchy dense fog over parts of the north bay although improving. 35 napa, santa rosa below freezing. widespread 40 also but colder than yesterday. yesterday santa rosa, napa low 50s, not this morning. patchy fog out there for the weekend as we start the morning. we are going to see a nice warm up for the afternoon. 60s in the forecast and a light offshore wind will help to dry us out, that will keep us partly cloudy through the evening hours and the fireworks show tonight should be okay. 33 degrees -- actually 31 in santa rosa, we saw that a moment ago. it actually flip. afternoon highs is what i want

to show you. those are your highs. 62 for oakland, 62 danville as well as livermore, santa clara valley some of the warmer locations, 65 expected morgan hill, 64 los gatos and 65 sara to go apartment saratoga. along the peninsula nice for you, the city has several micro climates so we could see low 60s there as well. the extended forecast shows a dry pattern over the next several days, lows sinking back into the 30s but the afternoon high nice, even above average for this time of year and we will try to hold that pattern, subtle changes in the forecast through went. may get an opportunity at more rain come thursday. i will pinpoint your new year's eve forecast coming up in my next report. >> thanks rosemary,.

time now 8:12. more trouble for pg&e, why it says it failed to inspect miles of pipelines and what is being done about it. >> let's get a look outside at the traffic. 680 looking clear in both directions there. want to alert you about an accident inside the caldecott tunnel. highway patrol responding westbound 24, saying the right lane is blocked due to an accident. we will continue to monitor that situation for all you folks headed to oakland or san francisco. again right now the right lane of the right 4 blocked due to an accident. time now is 8:13, you are watching mornings on 2.

♪[ music ] good morning to you. a live look there at san jose. a few high clouds streaming overhead. a pleasant day in store, low 60s for the afternoon in san jose. >> new year's celebrations in the philippines are turning dangerous, 200 people were injured, many hurt were children. firecrackers and gunfire are traditionally part of new year's celebrations in the philippines. bay area law enforcement are turning to technology to catch anyone firing a gun to ring in the new year, police in cities including east palo alto, redwood city and others plan to use shot spotter. >> this morning pg&e says missing maps led it to miss almost two dozen leaks in pipelines. the utility says it failed to inspect 14 miles of pipelines in contra costa county because

several maps had been misplaced, the missing mapped by an employee earlier. one of those leaks was considered an immediate danger, pg&e says repairs should be done by tuesday, they say they don't know how they were misplaced and they are investigating. most customers can expect to pay more for gas and electricity, that starts tomorrow. the average customer will pay between 3 and 5 dollars and 40 cents a month. rates for large industrial customers will actually go down, the company says the revenue will go towards repairing and replacing any aging infrastructure and will not be used to pay for the cost of the san bruno explosion. >> they say fall play is expected in her disappearance. her father says he put her to bed and she was gone in the

morning. it was evolved from missing child to criminal investigation but did not elaborate. they are not giving up hope she will be found. >> tragedy strikes the sheriff's department. mary donna ho was a crim technician when she was hit and killed by a truck driven by a dispatcher, hours before she celebrated her son's 12th birthday. >> it is not often we lose a member here, it is a tragedy when it happens and in this case it is simply a tragic accident. >> the chp says because it was dark out it may have been tough for the driver to see the victim. she was a nine year veteran of the department and leaves behind a son, parents and sisters. she was 46 years old. >> in our election 2012 coverage, three days until the iowa caucuses and the gop candidates for president are

not wasting any time. mitt romney and ron paul leading most polls in the state right now bought the other 4 are working hard to pick up support from the evangelical community. he teared up when talking about his mother. i get teary-eyed every time we see that. let's start there. my -- excuse me. >> the iowa caucuses will be followed by the new hampshire primary on january 10th. >> while campaigning in what rick santorum received a glittering surprise. >> stop the hate. hate the rainbow. >> thank you, sir. >> a gay rights activist threw that fist full of glitter at the former senator yesterday in johnson, iowa, santorum took that glitter in stride as you can see and walked on without

reacting. he is known for his strong conservative views on social issues including his opposition to same sex marriage. >> in his weekly address the president says congress' willingness to come together and prevent year end tax increases makes him more hopeful for economic progress to come in 2012. >> i am hopeful because of what we saw right before christmas, when members of congress came together to prevent a tax hike for 160 million americans, saving a typical family 40 dollars in every paycheck and also made sure americans looking for work won't see their unemployment insurance cut off. >> president obama says he expects congress to finish the job by extending the provisions he mentioned through the end of 2012. >> it turns out verizon customers won't have to pay a convenience fee after all. they admitted a backlash from

angry customers prompted that move. the sec has also promised to look into it. they are already struggling with customer relations after network outages and a strike. >> today marks the final day of business for a san francisco landmark. the market in japan town is closing, partly due to japanese food prices which skyrocketed after the earthquake and tsunami. the market has been doing business on post street since the 1906 san francisco earthquake but now the third generation wants to retire and the 4th generation does not want to run it. the market will close at 5:00 tonight. >> time now is 8:21. at&t park is set to host a bowl game a few hours from now but the coaches from one team are threatening to boycott. >> plus could changes be coming to college football's bowl season? a conversation with them ahead. >> a few high clouds ahead and

a nice afternoon. we will take a look at your temperatures coming up.

well there is controversy coming from this afternoon's kraft sight hunger bowl in san francisco. the university of illinois had already fired its head coach but now 4 other coaches are threatening to boycott the game. they claim they have a year left but they are still worried they are going to lose their jobs after today. the game pits ucla against illinois, the are highlights of

last year's game between nevada and boston college. today's game is unusual as both ucla anaxed their head coaches. they spent yesterday fighting hunger. diners say they appreciated meeting them and eating a good meal. the players say they enjoyed serving the community. >> opponents of the current bowl system could get their wish, organizers are considering changing college football's post-season. proposals include a playoff. college presidents will discuss the issue next month. >> i expect there will be 40 or 50 ideas. and they will roll up their sleeves and begin to narrow the field and collaborately come up with what is best for the game.

>> any changes won't happen until 2013 pat the earliest. >> no snow, some are saying no problem, they are heading up and leaving the skis behind so they can break out ice skates. take a look, this is a lake frozen over creating a rare treat because there is usually snow preventing people from getting out there this time of year. the ice is clear and thick but it is still a little questionable. >> as we were pulling it we got creeped out a little because it is like this is a lake and there is water underneath. >> lake the greatest thing i have ever seen. >> a once in a live time chance. you should run up here. >> rangers say they are getting 150 ice skaters a day. they are holding a family friendly new year's celebration several hours ahead of 2012. hundreds of balloons will drop from the ceiling at three different times as part of the 12th annual new year's eve drop, it is a way of celebrating with their

children. the balloons will drop at 11:00, 1 1:00, and 4:00 and then turned into com post. we have a list of events happening today to celebrate the new year, look for the link at the top of ktvu.com. >> 8:26, let's check back in with rosemary on this new year's eve forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. a great day, a ridge of high pressure building in will bring us dry conditions, 31 degrees, napa 35, with that linger moisture fog a possibility. san jose 44, the warmest spot 48, san francisco, so although most of the bay area sitting in the 40s at least off of golden gate it is chillier than when we started yesterday. afternoon highs today 50s and low 60s, 62 oakland, 59 in the city. 61 san rafael.

south is warmer, 64 san jose, mid-60s mountainview. your new year's eve forecast chilly once gap with partly cloudy skies should be okay for the fireworks, notice how temperatures drop off. we will be chilly into the evening hours, those 40s for our inland areas, 45 degrees a little bit closer to the bay. a quick look at your extended forecast here. going to be dry through wednesday. just subtle changes in the forecast. overnight lows in the 30s once again tomorrow morning. mid-60s for your sunday afternoon. back to you. >> time now 8:28. the search crchlts this morning for the person responsible for shooting and killing a 5-year- old boy. what police say about a possible suspect and acom plus. >> plus using public transportation on new year eve. where you cap live you can hitch a free ride.

another child shot and killed in oakland, this morning some of the people are coming by to light candles and remember the young victim. the search continues for two people who may have been involved in the shooting. >> the san francisco zoo says a squirrel monkey stolen from its cage could be in danger, the reward offered for his safe return. >> getting ready to ringing 2012, the new twist to tonight's new year's eve celebration in san francisco. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning, i am claudine wong. >> good morning, everyone, i am

mike kneeback. here is rosemary with your forecast. >> highs upper 50s to 60s, above normal for this time of year. this morning a few clouds out there, patchy dense fog and a frosty start for some of us. we will take a look at what you can expect outside your doors at this hour plus this afternoon and this evening. back to you. >> time now 8:31. police are investigating the shooting death of another young boy. this time the victim was just five years old. allie rasmus is live near where that shooting happened at 55th and international with who police are looking for this morning. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. the shotting happened in this lot behind us where there was a taco truck last night. this morning though we have seen neighbors come to light candles and remember the young victim. you live in this neighborhood. your name is juanita. right? >> yes. >> why did you feel the need for come out and leave a stuffed animal and candle. >> because i have kids and i can't imagine what the parents are going through and it is just wrong. it just keep happening and the

violence just needs to stop. because when kids lives start getting took it is just too much going on. it needs to stop because this is just getting ridiculous. >> thank you for talking to us this morning. you can see it definitely had a big impact on some of the people who live in this area. now, this all happened around 8:40 last night. again in this lot here behind us, this is where police say a man walked up to the lot where there was a taco truck here, a number of people eating, and that man just opened fire and starting shooting into the crowd, a 5-year-old boy in the crowd was struck by one of the bullets, extended family members told us he is the son of the man who owns the taco truck and a restaurant across the street. the little boy was transported to the hospital where he died last night. at this point police don't know the motive. they don't have reports of any gunfire exchange. it appears the man with the gun was the only one using a weapon during all of this. we spoke to people who live in

the area, one woman you just heard who just lit a candle. we talked to other residents and other neighbors who say they are sick of the violence. >> it happens like frequently like that. every night. in the middle of the night sometimes. you know early in the mornings. 3:30. >> they are killing the children now you know. it is sad that anyone gets killed but you know when you start killing the babies it is a terrible thing you know. i wish i knew the answer. >> police are still looking for two suspects, a man believed to be the gunman, an african american male in his 30s with a goatee and an african american woman who may have been driving the get away car, if there was a vehicle involved. you are looking live at the restaurant across the street from where the truck was. according to extended family members and witnesses, the man who operates this taco truck also owns that restaurant

across the street so we went by there earlier this morning and it appears to be closed. operating hours are spoas supposed to be starting at 8:00 but this morning it aer poos that restaurant is closed, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> that shooting happened a mile away from where another child was shot and killed, carlos nava died from a stray bullet last august. police have arrested the suspect gunman. they believe the attack was gang related. a memorial will be held this afternoon for each of the more than 100 homicide victims in oakland this year. that all service starts at 3:00 at st. columbo catholic churching oakland. there is a white cross mark k every life taken by violence in the city this year. in oakland a dozen more people have been killed this year when compared to 2010. >> a 5000 dollar reward is now being offered for the monkey stolen from the san francisco zoo. zoo officials discovered the 17- year-old squirrel monkey named

banana sam missing early yesterday morning. it is believed someone snuck into the back of the exhibit, climbed on to the roof then cut holes in the mesh fencing before snatching the monkey. they call the theft devastating to the monkeys as well as themselves. >> these animals like i said are part of our family here and my staff and i spend our lives caring for them. they are not our pets. they are lick a family member. >> zoo officials say he could be in danger because squirrel monkeys are highly social and easily affected by stressful situations. the zoo says it will take the monkey back no questions asked. someone is tweeting on behalf of banana sam. 1 tweet reads i don't know what this 4 square thing is but i am the mayor of the tonga room and another rides arrive

fisherman's wharf, people still wear fanny packs, considering going back to the zoo. you can tweet us there. >> just over an hour and a half ago they did ring in 2012 in south korea. [ cheers ] >> this was the scene in seoul as that bell was struck, it signaled the coming. new year. now to where australia. look at that sight. 10s of thousanded crowded into the harbor to watch the fireworks display. >> tens of thousands of people will line the embarcadero to watch san francisco's fireworks spectacular. a barge is docked near the building and there is an added treat. they will incorporate the water. >> they are going to launch three, 4, 500 feet in the air, these are just going to plop

out into the water and then do an effect right in the water. >> across the street from the ferry building, the hotel is gearing up for its party. 700 people are expected to attend and perhaps a sign the economy is recovering, the hotel says tickets and rooms sold quicker than in previous years. if you are staying here we have a list of local events on our website. you can also ringing 2012 with ktvu channel 2 and the american country new year's eve live. it airs right after the 10:00 news tonight. >> drivers across the bay area can expect to see dui check points and police officers on the hunt for drunk drivers tonight and through the next few days. law enforcement agencies report more than 600 dui arrests in the bay area since the crack down began. next year there will be a new

deterrent, drivers convicted of three or more duis face the possibility of having their license suspended for 10 years. they are holding a check point tonight in the south of market neighborhood from 8:30 until 3:00 a.m. new year's day. during their holiday crack down san francisco police arrested at least 84 dui suspects, up from 65 at the same time last year. >> and if you plan on going somewhere out tonight this new year's eve several agencies are offering incentives to ride trains and buses, muni is offering free rides at 8:00 tonight until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. and there will be extra service on their overnight owl routes. you can ride for free on cal train from 11:00 tonight until 2:15 tomorrow morning. the santa clara valley transportation authority offers free rides tomorrow. you still have to pay to ride on bart but service is extended until 3:00 a.m. >> starting tomorrow for the

new year the minimum wage in san francisco will top 10 dollars an hour, the first for the nation, a 32 cent increase from 3 current wage of 9.92. they passed a proposition in 2003 which requires the city to increase the minimum wage each year. the amount is tied to inflation. ♪ [ music ] >> good morning to you, a live look here at union square. we have got a little bit of sunshine bouncing off the buildings there. high clouds overhead this morning. a little bit of patchy fog. a little bit of patchy frost out there. a lot colder than what we saw yesterday morning. satellite radar, this is a 24 hour loop. as it begins it shows you that weak storm that brought us soggy conditions yesterday. a few 100s reported in some spots is about it. we have a ridge of high pressure building in the area. you can see a arch there that will continue for your weekend, that is going to bring the offshow flow that will help to

dry us out a bit and keep the storm track to the north. a look at what we can expect for the weekend. we are waking up with fog, great clearing overnight helped our temperatures sink over the north bay and once we reached that dew point we see the fog actually come on in. it is thick in spots although improving. temps low to mid 60s, warm for this time of year, perhaps tying a record in some spots. we will be slightly warmer for new year's day. your fog forecast, hard to pick up by fog reported in areas around napa, maybe fairfield or the delta. by 5:00 or so high clouds, patchy fog but again our offshore flow is going to continue to strengthen and will continue to bring the winds this direction. by midnight i want to point out partly cloudy skies, should not be enough to actually obscure

your view from the fireworks over san francisco but partly cloudy and cool conditions expected once again. 31 degrees right now santa rosa, 36 in napa, upper 30 also concord, and around the bay ride spread 40s, cooler than yesterday, by 10 degrees for some of our bay area locations, inland closer to 20 degrees colder. 53 expected for the afternoon at santa rosa, that would tie a record. 61 san rafael, 62 oakland, san francisco, mid-60s morgan hill, 66 in santa cruz. you have got a nice day in store. tomorrow just as nice, off to a cold start then a nice warm up for the afternoon. monday rj of ridge of high pressure breaks down, more in the wave of clouds but we will remain dry through wednesday. an opportunity of rain come thursday. we will take a look at your new year eve numbers coming up.

>> an expensive deal between the u.s. and a middle eastern country, who is buying billions worth of missiles from our government. >> let's take you outside for a look at your east shore freeway, sun is shining, traffic moving along well. but there are a couple of problems, the caldecott has cleared up but on southbound a couple of lanes blocked there, so f you are headed in that direction you may want to give yourself more time. time now is 8:43. you are watching mornings on 2.

good morning toy. a mix of sun and clouds over bay point this morning. mid-upper 40s reported right there close to the water. >> police have arrested a woman accused of running down a man while escaping from police. fremont and hayward police say they detained 27-year-old erica roho. she drove on the sidewalk and hit a 54-year-old man throwing him 50 feet. he is in the hospital but expected to survive. >> the cause of a crash between a patrol car and a light rail train remains under investigation, as we first told you yesterday here the crash

happened and third and 22nd streets. the train slammed into the driver's side door, two officers, the muni driver and a passenger had to be taken to the hospital but their injuries are non-life-threatening. a few hours after that pap another train collided into a mazda hatchback. that happened at third and king street. as you can see that left a department in the driver's side of the car, fortunately no one was hurt. >> the city of fremont is remembering its mayor this morning. bob wasserman died on thursday. he was 77. he became mayor in 2004 but before that severed on the city council and also served as the city's police chief, first taking the post in 1976. >> he strived to diversify the department and he did that as mayor with his pointment, a lot of people don't recognize that. >> wasserman dealt with big

issues, including his fight to keep the plant open and when that plant did close he helped bring tesla to the city. wasserman also tried to bring the oakland as to fremont. a memorial will take place on friday. we the passing of bob wasserman, the vice mayor takes over. she will handle the duties until the city council makes a decision on filling the vacancy, the council has 60 days to decide how it will proceed. >> today hundreds of people will pay their last respects to a long time reporter, a service is held in fremont this morning for him, earlier this week he was found dead inside a friend's home. police have not determined a cause of death but do say there is no sign of foul play. today's 7 is at 11:0 chapel of angels there. >> iraq is celebrating the end

of u.s. involve. in the country. the prime minister has declared today a national holiday. in a statement on tv, he praised the iraqi people for getting rid of saddam hussein but he made no mention of the u.s. >> they say they want to resume talks with six of the world's countries including the u.s. their ambassador made the announcement. talks between them took place a year ago in istanbul but ended in failure, western countries have accused them of using nuclear power to make weapons, they say that is not the case. >> they named kim jong un the supreme commander. they bestowed him with a string

of titles. analysts say it shows he is fast consolidating power after the death of his father. in light of his age and experience, north korea has moved quickly to show a unified front. they insist their policies will not change, even calling south korean politicians foolish puppets. >> the u.s. will sell technology to the united united are united arab emerates.

they are expected to arrive there. they will look at the surface. >> a man is starting with an extra 1 million after winning a jackpot. the man identified only as javier v purchased it there. ironically they say it was the last 1 he planned on purchasing. his new year's resolution was to stop playing. he says he still can't believe he won. >> the niners and raiders have a couple of critical games, oakland with us min must win and hope for another team to lose, while the niners take them on, a victory means a higher seed and a bye. we will have more and the niners kick it off at 10:00 in st. louis. >> the new year will bring a

new start for some families, the vacant building transformed into a place to live for homeless mothers and their children. >> outside our doors this morning it is a cool start. we have a fabulous forecast for your new year's eve as well as your new year's day. we will take a look at those numbers coming up.

am time now is 8. 54. here is a look at some of our top stories, the search is on for two people in connection

with a shooting that claimed the life of a 5-year-old boy. he was with his father at a taco truck when he was shot. a 5000 reward is being offered for the monkey stolen from the san francisco zoo. officials discovered the monkey missing early yesterday morning. the zoo says it will take the monkey back no questions asked. there are estimates that 200,000 people will jam into san francisco water front tonight. it is the city's annual new year's eve fireworks show. producers say the free show includes a special effect this year involving fireworks into the water. >> 8:55, a closed san francisco convent is about to re-open with a new mission. the convenient dates back to 1937. it has been vacant for 5 years but now catholic charities cyo is getting ready to re-open that convent as a home for homeless mothers and children, all due to a nearly 1 million grant from sales force ceo and

his wife. now the first 4 families are set to move in on tuesday. >> we negotiated the fastest lease in the history of the archdiocese. we pretty much put the lease together in 1 day. we needed to get inspectors in here from building and health and fire marshal and everyone from the city of san francisco has been fabulous. >> the lease is only for 18 months. catholic charities cyo says it wants to find permanent housing for this families. >> beginning tomorrow it will cost you a few more dollars for visit there. those of you without a park pass will pay two dollars more. some of the extra money will help keep the nearby park open. one of many parks threatened with closure because of budget cuts, mere woods will still offer free admission on several major holidays including martin luther king day. the mavericks surf contest window opens tomorrow. organizers want too make sure there is not a repeat of two

years ago when several people were hurt after rogue waves swept on the beach. when and if it happens next year no one will be allowed there or on the bluffs aabove. they plan to hold a community meeting on tuesday. >> 8:56. if you have got plans outside rosemary says you may want to bring a little bit of maybe a sweater so to keep warm. >> oh, yes, grab that jacket, near freezing some of our inland areas, patchy fog as well. 40s around the bay area, by noontime most of us seeing a nice warm up, 20 to 25 degrees inland spots, your lunch hour looks nice and cool, mid-50s to upper 50s. then for the afternoon upper 50s near the coast, low and mid- 50s around the bay and inland areas, your celebration tonight, dry skies, partly cloudy skies april and a cool 1, temperatures low 40s and

around the bay low and mid-40s expected so if you are outdoors late grab a jacket. >> shocking. >> i know we could use it. right? >> a quiet end to 2011 though weather-wise. >> right. going to be nice. >> thanks rosemary. >> sure. >> that is or report, thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> be sure to join us at 6:00 and we are always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu, be safe tonight everyone. we will see you in 2012. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.