several cars surrounded him and an officer fired his taser through the driver side window. >> i heardt. >> reporter: this man saw the chase end. >> -- sitting out and another guy, two of the cop cars t boned him and pinned him in, pinned him in to the car and they rushed him and pulled him out. heard the taser and that was it. >> a sergeant came out and broke out the passenger window. he was trying to flee so very dangerous. >> reporter: last we were told the officer who had severe injuries was -- pinned in his car was taken to regional medical. we expect to get updated on had his condition tonight. all we know is the suspect is a 27-year-old man. the other three officers had knee pain. they were able to continue on with the chase but they are goingo to get checked by doctors tonight.

at six how police say one officer moved to save a family in a crosswalk. reporting live. >> at this hour quiet vigil underway for a 5-year-old killed by gun fire last week. we will give you a live picture from the area of international and 54th street. that's where gabriel martinez was shot last friday night outside a taco truck. at 5:30 we tell you the roadblock police have run into as they try to find the killer. >> in the sierra state water officials measured the snow pack and it was at a historic low. we have team coverage tonight. bill martin will tell us what's behind the numbers but first to ken pritchett in the sierra with the results of the snow pack survey and why they aren't worried at least not yet.

>> reporter: measuring the snow pack is all about trying to look at what the spring runoff will be like this is 9 south fork of the american river. it's barely moving. if that's true in the spring we may have some trouble. now the winter so far isn't looking good in terms of the snow pack but it's important to remember winter is still young. december 28th 2010, this is what the snow survey is supposed to look like. snow shoes, warm clothes, took several measurements to size it up. now look at today. snow survey chief is sporting sun glasses and a light sweater. the snow course is mostly grass with just one tiny patch of snow to measure. >> well,. >> is that it? >> that's it. >> reporter: just 1, 7th of an inch. >> the lowest we have measured. >> reporter: that's the

smallest snow pack dating back to the 30s. statewide it's 19% of normal for this date. >> we have already lost december and you know we are starting to look at maybe losing half of january, then you are starting to think we are just not going to catch up. >> reporter: the upside most of the water is above normal because last winter's snow pack was huge so water supplies are not a major concern yet. right now it's the ski resorts feeling the most impact. sierra at tahoe is open but other resorts may close until the snow finally comes. >> we are staying optimistic as we believe the market will bounce back when it does snow. >> reporter: now the head of the snow survey said that the previous record january low snow pack measurement at that location was back in 1987. he said what followed that year was the miracle march. he said a recovery is possible but it would be unusual. ken pritchett.

>> let's go to bill martin. this really backs up what you have been tells you for weeks. >> reporter: i have to tell you if i was looking at the long range model and saw something in a few days i would be more optimistic but the long range models are dry. that puts us into the middle of january and even if things light up then, it's going to be hard to get back to normal. we will get the rain but i don't know if we will get to where we should be. take a look at where we are. talking act the mountains and how they are in the single digits. 31% of average in santa rosa. 30% in san jose. we are connected. if it doesn't rain here it really doesn't rain in the tahoe area. the storms come through, at least most of them and they go to tahoe. if we are 30% behind they are even more behind. that's where we stand behind. i have nothing in the long range forecast to indicate any

big storms. yeah the story right now is we have no rain, we are below average. the mountains and ski resorts hurting. they make their own snow m of the resorts have run out of water to even do that. >> a murder trial started today for a young man accused of killing three members of a family from san francisco. jury selection started in the case 25-year-old edwin ramos charged with murdering 48-year- old tony and his two sons, 20- year-old michael and 16-year- old matthew. prosecutors say he mistook one of them for a rival gang member. police also say they had a lot of contact with ramos as a juvenile for drugs and violent crime but the former sanctuary law wouldn't let them report him to immigration. >> this is obviously a case that brings a lot of emotions and a very tragic case, the

family was obviously destroyed. >> reporter: today attorneys started questioning potential jurors a pool of about 1300 people. it's expected to take at least a few weeks to seat a jury. >> chp crews on the scene of a big accident that shut down a stretch of highway. it flipped over just after 2:30. this video shows the hundreds of card board boxes that spilled from the truck onto the side of the road. traffic has been blocked in both directions and is expected to remain blocked off until 7:00 tonight. now the driver was able to get out safely and appeared to have only minor injuries. >> now to election 2012. republicans hoping to battle the president are making their final push in the hawk eye state. >> craig boswell live where the undecided voters are getting a lot of attention. >> reporter: they are and it's time for them to speak. things are getting underway in

iowa as voters gather in about 800 sites across the state. the republican presidential candidates haven't wasted a second, using every moment to convention people to come out. they know that tonight it's about the turn out. it's a political conversation in the hawk eye state and in the final hours the words can l

with democrats attending the precinct caus, se. he plans to thank those who helped him win in 2008. he plans to outline the accomplishments of his first term . >> the president is getting high marks from a bay area company for being socially saavy. they are tracking social networking by all of the presidential candidates in the election. the online research group has rated the president and all of the republican white house hopefuls and coming up at 5:20 find who has the most facebook fans and who has gone viral. >> city leaders credited community policing and improved interaction with the public for continued historic low rates for violent crimes. san francisco saw 50 homicides last year, police say that's

the second lowest figure since the 60s. violent crime overall fell 6% from 2010. assault, down 9%. outreaches are also having a positive impact. >> in redwood frightening moments involving a trash truck. three worker was taken to the hospital. a street was closed, businesses evacuated and hazmat crews called in. rob roth here with what he has learned about what

>> the stock market has a great first day of the new year. how factories helped fuel the fury.

. stocks open sharply higher today on the first day of trading for the new year. analysts say manufacturing numbers and growth in china and india spark the rally. the dow closed up almost 180 points at 12397. the nasdaq jumped 43 points.

>> the stock market's dramatic rise was fueled by housing and manufacturing and tom is at a factory tonight in berkeley and said what all this may mean for the new year. >> reporter: berkeley's industrial section contributed to today's rosie news about strong, united states manufacturing. the stock market remains a major under pining of the economy in general and retirement specifically. many believe united states markets poised for much better days ahead, nagging doubts restraining growth. >> some of it is worldwide situation. europe, the fears for a recession there, but if they can -- at least be more confident the market will go higher. >> if the economy continues to recover the way it has been, i think there is every reason to think that prices will be doing reasonablely well. >> reporter: small investors

stuck by the market are very wary. >> the program trades and the computer driven stuff and call that, by the time the average guy gets wind of something that's -- he can make some money it's all the smart money is in and gone and you are just feeding them cup many change. >> i don't know a lot but i think it's a gamble. it's a gamble. hopefully for the people who have a lost money invested, it comes back up. >> reporter: kathy curtis sea are tells her clients to be caution. >> i think that the markets will continue to be extremely volatile like they were last year. i was feeling better about the united states right now than about the rest of the world. >> every quarter that goes by without the big bumps in the road, consumers would be more confident,. >> reporter: and willcox said if europe is in already or goes into a recession that won't derail the recovery but a collapse of european banks just

might. reporting live, ktvu channel 2news. >> a series of quakes in ohio is shaking up the debate over how wastewater is disposed of following a process to collect oil and natural gas. the late and he strongest quakes struck saturday measuring 4.0. the usgf is investigating if wastewater shot in to the ground for disposal has been helping faults underground. the water is a by product of fracking. >> the fear is we don't know what the impacts are. we don't foe if they could be bigger and cause more damage than others. we don't foe if there will be potential impacts to drinking water sources. >> officials prohibited the opening of the injection wells following the most recent quake. >> dense fog blanketed the bay area and is still causing

flight delays. san francisco international airport said conditions have improved but some flights are still delayed up to an hour. air flow control was in effect for much of the morning and into the afternoon. oakland international said the conditions did not affect flights there at all. fog advisories were also issued this morning for several bay area bridges including the bay bridge and the golden gate. >> it's the time of year when surfidg fans track the waves in an anticipation of the mavericks surf contest. waves aren't expected to be big enough in the immediate future to start the competition. the three month window opens this week. a public meeting is set for thursday to discuss this year's event and coming up at six we will have a live report on what

major changes are in store for the contest. >> you can seat fog through but once it burns off what a beautiful day. > >> you saw the pictures ken up in the mountains, looked like september, not january. up around echo summit where the snow survey was well below average. the large surf along the coast and a quick correction on that story. the waves are big enough for the contest. mavericks broke today at over 20 feet and will break again tomorrow and for the next week or so on and off because we have a series of strong pacific storms that are generating swells. off shore right now i have ten foot waves moving in to ocean beach. a westerly swell. that hits dead on, hits mavericks dead on. ten feet, that's not that big you think but you stick a 15 or 18 second interval and it hits the beach and has all that energy. some of the waves easily 20- foot and i would expect it to be big again tomorrow, bigener

to thursday. the contest, the reason they are -- they wouldn't run it. there are other things, have you to dot things before they can get it going. the waves there, it's just i don't know if they are in the position 62 vallejo. these were the highs from toyed. it was 57 degrees in fremont. 67 in mountain view. highs tomorrow, about the same. where is the rain? it's not around. two weeks of dry forecasts coming our way at least. at least a week and probably the next week as well. you hear the snow survey. we get to the middle of january, even if it turns on we will have a tough time catching up. i'm not -- it's not gloom and doom because last year was 150, 180% of average. the ground water from redding down -- that whole valley holds -- underground water and it holds a lot. the big drought that gets

drained. because of all the rain last year it's full. that's why you drive up to the wetlands there is water out there. it's not good but we are -- we had a wet year last year. the overnight 37napa above freezing, dense fog with in the bay again tomorrow morning. it causes lots of problems as we he told you about. ly be back in just a little bit. the forecast for your area. five-day forecast. >> thank you. we just showed you a candlelight vigil for a 5-year- old shot and killed outside his father's taco truck. we just spoke to the boy's relatives and that is coming up. and what a company is doing to track the 2012 candidates, which are the most socially savvy and what it could mean. >> and the unusual development involving the wife of murdoch and twitter.

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. the republican presidential candidates face their first test in the iowa caucses. most are astute but new research asks are they socially saavy. >> they don't have a choice but to reely engage their it audience and their voters by facebook and other social media. >> reporter: social backer social security keeping tabs on the candidates and their

popularity in the social media. romney has the most facebook fans. ron paul has the greatest viral reach. president obama was the facebook favorite with 24 million likes. >> he has had a loyal following. if you look back to -- he was a ready engaged and there are a lot of people that think that he won the vote of the youth because he engaged in social media. >> he also won the most engaging post for his christmas family portrait drawing almost 87,000 likes and there is more good news for candidates, the research center has found facebook users more politic alli involved. >> iowa is the first vote of the primary and some are asking

why does it matter? the small state but it developed a big voice in the election. coming up at 5:45 we look at their role in the race to the white house and what a win in that state means for a candidates. murdoch has a twitter account. today officials say an account they verified as belonging to his wife is a fake. news corp the company he controls owns the fox network. >> right now a growing crowd here praying for a 5-year-old where he was shot and killed. the area where police say they aren't getting enough of a response. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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. complete bay area news coverage continues. >> oakland police are frustrated with the investigation into the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy last week. they say that few people are coming forward with information that could help catch the man who opened fire at the family taco truck. we are live at the scene just spoke to the little boy's family. >> reporter: we did. they are still in shock. still don't know why somebody would have done this. if you look behind me you can see a large crowd for the second night in a row is out here praying for the little boy, almost in the same spot where he was shot and killed. if we go to the right you can see more people set up as another vigil just outside the area with candles lit tonight. on top of all the sadness family members say they are frustrated nobody has been caught. we found the taco truck back up and running in oakland just a block from where it was friday

night on international and 55th when someone shot and killed the owner's 5-year-old son. >> they got another -- a little daughter, she -- crying all the time. she asking for my nephew and that is hard. >> reporter: his uncle is holding out hope someone will come forward to identity the shooter. >> this is ridiculous. we need to stop the violence. >> reporter: while people continue to add to this growing memorial police say callers aren't filling up a special tip line. >> somebody may have been out there that evening that saw something or heard something and they may think it think this isn't important but it may be huge. it may be -- that piece of information that breaks this case open. >> reporter: police say the motive still isn't clear and they are lacking a detailed description of the suspect but that he and a woman may have gotten away in a silver american model car. the people running the truck said they are scared and long

time customers and parents want a resolution. >> i love oakland. i'm never leaves, i'm raising my kids here but i want them to be safe. >> reporter: we want to give you the number for that tip line. it's for anybody with information in this case. it's 510-773-2805. there is also a 25,000-dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. we are live in oakland. >> does a dog sniffing outside the front door of a marijuana grow house violate the constitution? that's what the supreme court is being asked. florida's attorney general wants them to reverse a state supreme court rule that a dog sniffing violates the sanctity of the home. lawyers say the dog's nose is different because it detects only illegal activity that's not entitled to privacy.

>> investigators say this man held up the advanced america store on snell on november 29th. police say he speaks with an hack entity. they are asking anybody with information to call the police. >> a lot of kids who thought they were pretty much done with car seats or booster seats now being forced to use them again because of a new law that took effect this week. sal tells us the reason behind this new law and what happens if are you caught breaking it. >> reporter: what will happen is you will see one of these guys in your rearview mirror, lue be subject to a heavy fine. it used to be the child had to use a safety seat until he they were six or wide more than 60 pounds, now state law make itself mandatory for children eight and younger to be in a

booster seat. the only exception is for children who have reached 4- foot 9. safety experts say children in booster seats less likely to be hurt because the seatbelt fits better. >> it makes sense. especially with a little one like that it does -- lift them up and the belt goes over him better. >> reporter: this 6-year-old has no problem sitting in her car seat and her mother thinks the new law won't be inconvenient. >> easy. she know how to put that on herself. >> reporter: though fine also vary from county to county police say they hope this new law will gain widespread acceptance. >> we feel e education is part of this and we are hoping that by putting out there that the parents and guardians realize this is the safest way to travel. >> reporter: now some police officers told me that it may be hard to determine what the age of a child is.

a 6-year-old may look like a 7 or 8-year-old so that will be a challenge. some parents worry their it 10- year-old who looks young may force them to be pulled over as well. this law -- may take a while to adjust to. live in pittsburgh, sal, ktvu. >> across the bay area the mountain of old christmas tree is growing as people take them down. in san francisco they will be turned in to wood chips. recycling expects reminding people that the safest idea is to put it along the curb the same day. experts say don't leave it sitting out unprotected for days. >> they are dry and we all know there can be flammable and we don't want to have a hazard. we don't want anybody to trip over them. >> reporter: >> the mystery involved in a body found on the grounds of the royal family grounds in

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signatures. in addition to the two year budget they would forbid the legislature from spending more than $25 million unless the amount is covered by spending cuts or revenue increases. people in much of the country started paying more for starbucks today. the company raised its prices by about 1% in the northeast and most of the southern states. the price of a tall latte in new york went up ten cents this say the high cost of coffee, mechanic milk and fuel is expected to cut into profits. they raised prices in california in november. >> i new study suggests that a high calorie low protein diet may mean slower weight gain but leads to increased body fat. researchers found people who ate high calorie diets gained the same amount of fat but with low in protein gained less weight overall than people with

moderate and high protein diet. researchers say that's because those with a low protein, high calorie diet store the extra as body fat while losing muscle mass which weighs more. people who over ate with high and moderate amounts of protein gained fat and healthier lean muscle. new research suggests young people with type one diabetes may have a hard time getting sleep making it more challenges to control. a study followed 50 preteens and teens with type 1 diabetes and found about a third of them had sleep apnea and high sugar levels. they say the lack of deep sleep was linked to high blood sugar as well as compromised academic performance. >> all the republican candidates, all the reporters, all in iowa tonight. does iowa matter when it comes to the race for the white house? we take a look back and ahead to make sense of the iowa race next.

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. we could get the first results the iowa caucus and they could be the begin beginning of the independent for some of the republican candidates. why such a small state can play such a big role. >> reporter: for almost 40 years now this little state has had the first big say in president alley elections to

the dismay of some california residents. >> think one of the biggest states should have more say. >> let's get to the main course. let's see what happens. >> reporter: iowa is unlike most of the country. the entire state's population is less than the city of los angeles and mostly white. unemployment is low, only 100,000 vote but it gives voters a chance to see candidates up close and personal. >> you hear them on the news saying i haven't made up my minds, i have only met them twice. you don't see that here. >> reporter: cory cook says recent history shows that the democrat who wins iowa usually wins the party nomination. with the exception of bill clinton who only got 3% of the vote in iowa. on the republican side it's

more mixed, george w bush won in iowa, but in 1980, ronald regan didn't. john mccain came in 4th and still won his party nomination. >> so you can come back from a -- not doing well in iowa and still win but said -- it tends to thin out the field. >> reporter: and with primaries coming up next in new hampshire and then south carolina we will see which republican candidates are still standing. reporting live. rita williams. >> consumer groups pushing for the president to bypass congress and appoint a new consumer watch dog. republicans are blocking the confirmation to head the consumer financial protection bureau. the president created that agency as part of his wall street reform act. actists want the president to take matters in to his own hands and make the appointment. >> the president has an important opportunity to use

his power to make appointment that will benefit americans. >> republicans hava posed the new agency calling it anti business. >> california isn't the only western state praying for rain. they are having beautiful -- beautiful spring like weather in utah when they should be seeing rain and snow. december was the dryest month on record in salt lake city and if the trend continues, the snow pack will be well below average this spring. they believe that last year's wet spring will keep the water high but they say if it stays dry for the next couple years they will start getting nervous. >> the united states had more than a dozen disasters in 2011 costs tens of billions in damage. the states state -- texas was put at the top of the list. they saw a year of wildfire,

drought, heat and tornadoes, they but alabama and missouri near the top this. some point to global warming as a factor. >> sciencists today reported an unprecedented find find, the world hybrid shark. it was made in australia. they say the hybrid suppose social security a combination of the local australian black tip with its global counterpart the common black tip. the australian one can only live in tropical waters but the hybrids have been found in cooler seas. they say it's a sign they are adapting to cope with climate change. >> another foggy morning turned in to a nice day. let's go to bill martin. still pretty warm. >> yeah. really warmed up and you mentioned earlier in the newscast and we were talking about the flight delays, sfo and -- that's because of the valley fog and coastal fog. they mix inside the bay to give

you the dense fog advisory and that gives you the issues. tomorrow maybe a little bitl more valley fog and maybe coastal fog. san jose peaks out at 64 degrees for a daytime high so wednesday looks like a pretty nice day. no rain in the forecast. i just tell you it's weird to stand here after last year, every week i had rain in that five-day forecast. started in october and went all the way through march there. were periods where we didn't but it was so wet and that is the opposite. one of the wettest winters on record and so far this is one of the dryest winters. i don't think we had a time with such a swing from -- plenty to -- just such a dispart. thick fog tomorrow morning. patchy valley fog, as long as the pattern stays dry you can expect more of the same. spare the air. frost, and -- this case a little bit of rain to the north this is wednesday the models saying look it's trying to do something but fall as part.

go into friday and coastal fog and nothing. as we look at the big surf off shore this high pressure center -- the storm that generated that can't get through this high. storm goes over the top, surf goes underneath. that's why it's big surf and there is a good bet -- some sources are saying friday they will run the mavericks contest. it's big today. they have to do some things. didn't run it today. most likely friday. the weather will cooperate. the well is big. it's a westerly swell and that's -- sometimes the most dangerous, they get very large because the coast faces west. forecast highs tomorrow looks like the 60s, 64 san jose and mountain view, at warm day, bay area weekend in view. there is no rain in view. the snow survey, well below average for rainfall. throughout the state and good thing -- well last year and it was wet. last year was like two winters.

maybe we will need it. now we will have to see how it goes. >> all that benefit from last year this time is essentially gone now with you say? >> no there is a aquifier that's full. its been -- when that goes down. it holds the water, there is -- it's high. that is great news. that's what happened last year. that got filled up and it's -- the big drought that goes down and you have real trouble. it's not as bass and we could get more rain. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> investigators have a murder mystery after a body turned up at one of queen elizabeth a estates. they searched all over the estate. on new year's day a citizen came cross a woman's body in the woods near a tiny village. authorities say it's a favorite hunting ground for prince phillip. the queen's husband. detectives say they are treating the death as a murder but didn't reveal why they

suspect foul play. >> there are -- experts currently working in the scene looking. >> they will have more answers including the victim's identity once an autopsy is done. >> one of the best known las vegas hotels is getting a name change. it's now the las vegas hotel and casino. the logos were taken down. the h is covered up by a sign saying same thing, new namet. opened as the international hotel in 1969 and became the hilton two years later but the agreement ended on sunday. >> a new bay area fan frenzy. >> what people are willing to pay for 49er playoff tickets. ♪

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. the hottest ticket could be an advertising slot during the super bowl. nbc has sold all the commercial air time and there is even a waiting list. a 30 second time slot costs about 3.5 million dollars. this year's adds are still a secret but regulars include go daddy and coke. >> 49er fans had a chance to

do something they haven't done in years, buy playoff tickets. craig says some fans missed a golden opportunity because they went to the wrong location. >> we are trying to work on the -- >> reporter: victor hopes the 49ers win so he can cover the last spot on his jacket sleeve. first he would like a ticket to see his first playoff game. >> i'm excited. i want to go get the tickets and get this going on. >> reporter: they heard a rumor. >> friend said they would release them here at 9:00. >> reporter: or convinced themselves. >> it doesn't say online only. it's -- just general public. >> reporter: that the 49ers are selling them at candlestick park. they were not. >> all of the tickets are through ticket master. that's what we have said. >> reporter: not everybody is looking for emotional boost. some want to gain financially from the success. >> there is a starvation tax,

waiting for this. >> reporter: ticket exchange website stub hub said it's a silver's market. lower deck seats going for more than 100% over face value. it's not just seats, it's gear. the manager said sales of gear has tripled over last year when they didn't make the playoffs and if they make the super bowl he expect that number to double. >> pretty much -- jerseys, jackets. >> all the fuss over tickets and tees and they don't even have an opponent yet. in san francisco, ktvu channel 2news. >> coming up in just 90 seconds a father and his two sons killed by a gunman many say shouldn't have been in california. why a city's immigration policy has been called into question as a result. and the faces of the world face surfers are familiar lue changes in store on shore. what you can expect from this year's mavericks contest.

. >> a carjacking suspect leads police on a wild chase. now six officers are hurt. the tool they used to finally subdue their suspect.

>> >> this is ktvu. >> good evening. >> we start with the iowa caucus. here is a look at who is leading as of right now. former senator rick santorum of pennsylvania has 26% of the votes, he is followed byron paul with 23%, mitt romney with 18% of the vote, gingrich has 16%. some critics asking why so much attention is being paid to iowa held 11 months before election day. cory cook says candidate dear sir come back from not doing well in iowa and still win the nomination. a science professor cory cook