>> it's still high and dry for probably the next seven to ten days. a little bit of fog. not much in the inland areas. but there's some on the post. mostly sunny. just a little cooler. highs, upper 6s. tomorrow will be about the same. then we have night and morning fog, cold, sunny. nice, warm days for your weekend. >> okay. thank you, steve. we want to take you back to chinatown where preparations are already underway for next month's chinese new year's celebration. ktvu's claudine wong joins us live to show us the progress that's being made. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yes. if you take a look behind me, you can see the department of public works crews here in san francisco. they are busy. they did this once a year and they say this is the time of year they do it because it's

right before the chinese new year's starts. it officially starts on the 23rd. the parade, of course, is next month. man on the lift, he says he's been doing this about four years. he says it really makes a difference. we talked to him about what it makes to clean up. >> we have to power wash all of this, get all of the bird stuff off. >> reporter: now, he is not the only one hard at work this morning. at 4:00 this morning, we started seeing the graffiti crews making their way around the city as well, cleaning up rollup doors, street signs, anywhere that they saw graffiti that they could take care of. they had the paint out and they were cleaning things no carrier

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good morning. just looking here, it's 18 in truckee. 22 in tahoe. but it's clear. it's mostly clear in here as well. 30s, 40s will give way to mostly sunny skies. a little cooler. highs in the mid to lower 60s. today, three airmen from travis air force base will be awarded the purple heart for injuries they suffered in afghanistan. technical sergeant ronnie bricky, saf sergeant david atkins and brian burg, they all work in an army that discharges

explosives. 7:14. in about a half-hour from right now, president obama will make his first-ever appearance in the pentagon briefing room. alison burns reports he's unveiling a new strategy for a smaller military. >> reporter: i just talked to a defense analyst about what this new strategy is going to mean for military bases in the bay area and across the country. i -- he tells me it's going to mean less people, less training and older equipment. the pentagon is facing a potential trillion dollars in budget cuts over the next ten years and this morning, president obama and defense secretary leon panetta will reveal how they are dealing with it. the plan shrinks the size of the military and makes clear the u.s. will no longer be able to fight two sustained ground wars at one time. there will be fewer soldiers

and marines, a refocus on threat from the china and iran and they will make surge cal spending cuts to weapons programs -- surgical spending cuts to weapons programs. back to you. >> thank you. 7:15. president obama has sparked a legal showdown with senate republicans over his recess appointment of the first watchdog bureau individual. jamie dupree has more. president from both parties have made these recess appointments. why are they calling this illegitimate? >> reporter: you are right. ronald reagan had them, bill clip ton had them, too. the -- clip ton had them -- clinton had them, too. the democrats started doing this back in 2007, tori, because they didn't like george w. bush making so many recess

appointments when congress was gone. now the republicans are returning the favor. basically what the white house has done here, they've changed the rules, how they apply them and say, no, these recess appointments can be made at any time. that's what has republicans hopping mad because they argue, no, the senate has been here every day in recent weeks and there's no reason this needed to be done. the federal courts have not been excited about meditating differences between the two branches of government. so we'll have to see what happened here. >> can you talk a little bit about richard cordray. what exactly is this bureau supposed to do? >> reporter: this is all part and parcel after the wall street collapse. republicans don't like this new watchdog agency. they say it really won't work and that's why they've been slowing down. let's be frank. they've blocked the core dare

nomination. that's why the administration wants to use the recess appointment. the situation is it's a change in the rules in how recess appointments have been allowed. that's what the real thing is. let's think of something else. if this is allowed to stand and it may help wal that way, then i would expect that republicans when they get in the white house, they will do the same thing to democrats. it's also part and parcel, too, i think both parties love to accuse the other of doing something terrible. they don't like to tell you they were doing the same thing just a few years earlier as well. tori, back to you. >> that's why we need people like you to keep them honest. thank you. you can find a link to jimmy -- to jamie's blog on our website. those of you would put off doing your taxes until the last minute, you will get a few extra days to procrastinate this year. the 2012 dead line to file --

deadline to file tax returns is april 17th. april 17th falls on a sunday. and the 16th is emancipation day. don't forget. this is a leap year. so february has 29 days. well, a group of economists want to get rid of the rotating calendar. they like the idea that in the past few weeks both new year's eve and christmas day fell on a sunday. the contra costa times reports that they want a new calendar where the dates fall on the same dates every year. the calendar we have now moves everything forward by a day, maybe two days in a leap year.

7:19. a well-known marine biologist is facing federal charges for allegedly breaking marine mammal protection laws. nancy black is featured in this monterey county weekly video on youtube and has been on the national geographic. she was -- she was watching the whales eating habits and had a permit to do this.

you may want to dress in layers this morning. the weather continues to be pretty unusual this time of year. up next, our meteorologist, steve paulson, will have our forecast. and a robbery gone wrong. the steaps a world war veteran took to defend him -- the steps a world war i veteran took to defend him. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity:

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kutratelli. they say he kicked in the front door and they say the man was able to get free and shoot -- and shoot the robber. >> i'm thinking he's defending himself. he definitely should. >> she spoke to leone and he's in good spirit. at last check, both men were in stable condition at the hospital. let's go to sal. what just happened on the peninsula? >> there was a crash at doray avenue in san mateo, just north of highway 92. it was in the lanes for a while but they moved it to the shoulder. northbound 101 at doray avenue. again, it's -- it's on the shoulder. if you are driving north, you will see it. 280 might be a better bet for

you. let's take a look at 80 oakland. that traffic -- 880 looks good in both directions. when you get to the taupe -- toll plaza, there is a little delay. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. a very good morning for those of you yesterday. had a lot of mid- to upper 60s and some low 70s. not today, my friends. not today. we had an easterly breeze yesterday. northeasterly that will do it every time. it's a good thing this pattern is not in place in july or august or it would be about 110. 110. 64 today in santa rosa. the city 59. out of the 60s. they are closer to the high 50.

san jose, 64. a little system moving into the north. very little. it's falling apart. it will give us a few high clouds and coastal fog. you can see the cold air coming in. right there in the north bay. there are a lot of 30s around. we'll give way to sunshine. overall, the testimony doesn't have that much left. temperatures will be in the 60s. we'll see it clearing tonight and cold, not much change friday and then the weekend looks good to know. a lot of sunshine and warmer. temperatures. tori and dave? 7:25. treats lead to trouble for one california student. how pastries got him into hot water at school. a memorial service is due to begin in less than an hour from now, remembering one of oakland's youngest homicide victims. bay area police say he may have been drunk behind the wheel of a plane. why investigators say he should have never been in the cockpit.

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7:29. oakland police are investigating a shooting overnight that left one man dead. it happened at an apartment complex on the 1800 block of east 25th street last night about:30. paramedics -- about 8:30. paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. a neighbor said she heard three shots. this morning police told us no

arrests had been made. this is oakland's first deadly shooting of the year. a teenaged girl was detained on charges of distributing pastries laced with pot to her classmates. the 14-year-old attends lower lake -- school in clearlake. one of the students who ate the pastry reportedly became sick. how she obtained the marijuana pastries is under investigation. very serious charges face a sonoma pilot who was arrest on tuesday. two chp officers say his plane was driving recklessly over

infineon raceway. it was 50 feet off the ground. dangerously close to traffic. officers followed the plane to the petaluma airport. that's where they say he failed a sobriety test. >> this guy was kind of all over the place random. >> he rolled the aircraft inverted, rolled inverted, rolled back, did that three times. >> he faces dui charges and may possibly lose his license. this man reportedly approached a child playing in the 2300 block of arrow drive the day after christmas. he reportedly tried to lure the child in the car with candy. when he said no, the man tried to grab his arm and he was able to get away. a man accused of rape returns to court. antonio mutone is suspected of raping one woman and expected of trying to sexually assault two others. yesterday, a judge ordered him to stand trial.

if convicted, he faces 25 years to life in prison. a hearing is scheduled for january 23rd. >> there is a new allegation against a san francisco man accused of posing as a doctor. carlos guz gangarza is suspected of running a bogus dermatology clinic. a second woman has come forward and said she's a victim. she said she consulted with the fake doctor for a skin treatment. she accuses him of inappropriate contact and of making sexually explicit comments. he faces charges for working on a woman when he didn't have a

license. jury selection will continue in the trial of a suspected gang member accused in the fatal shooting of a san francisco man and his two sons. edwin ramos is accused killing -- accused of killing tony bologna and his two sons. they were shot in the car after driving home from a picnic. ramos mistook them for a rival gang member. that are people who want to repeal california's dream act it collect 500 signatures for a referendum. coming up, what their chances are to making it onto the 2012 ballot. hayward police are investigating a robbery at a nonprofit organization that helps day laborers. police say someone broke into the hayward day labor center over the weekend the thieves

went on to ruin furniture and take soccer uniforms. the center's director told us the -- soemed us the people we help have enough problems of their own. we're dealing with some of the poorest people in the south hayward area and in the county and all of them are looking for work. the thieves also broke a vending machine. your time is 7:33. a memorial service is set for today for one of oakland's youngest homicide victims. kraig debro is here to tell us how you the public can remember 5-year-old gabriel martinez. >> reporter: a memorial is being held here at the chapel on fruitvale avenue. i just talked to somebody inside. she said this is a -- this is a public memorial but the media

is not allowed inside. gabriel was one of the youngest victims. he was shot on interstable boulevard around 8:00 or 8:30. he was standing next to his father ataco truck at the time he was murdered. after his murder, a huge memorial sprang up on the screen, not whreeferning a boy -- believing a boy who was as young as 5 years old was shot and killed. there is going to be a funeral service tomorrow or saturday. we hope to actually speak to somebody here at the cooper chapel in just a few minutes. the memorial starts at 8:00 a.m. this moving.

reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:35. this is also inauguration day for district attorney george gascon is san francisco. later today he will be sworn in as san francisco's first elected latino district attorney. gascon was apointed po to -- appointed to that coast to replace -- to that post to replace kamala harris. he will be celebrating with an inauguration ceremony this evening at san francisco's mission high school. this sunday will be one year since the deadly shooting rampage in tucson arizona. congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who, as you know, was seriously wounded in the head, she will be at the vigil and so will her husband. she was meeting with with constituents at a supermarket last january when she was shot. the suspect is still in federal custody. while the event is called a candlelight vigil, participants will receive glow sticks

instead of kandals -- candles. a fire started around 7:00 last night and neighbors captured it on a cell phone video. five people including three babies were trapped. a grandmother saved it them by throwing them in the arms of a neighbor. firefighters say the crews and everyone worked as a team so everybody made it out okay. >> i'm so proud of these guys right now. i honestly believe we saved five lives tonight. >> the red cross is assisting. the fire in the gentry circle home that broke out about 10:30 monday morning, firefighters discovered 52-year- old bobbi mitchell's body in the bedroom. police say investigators discovered cigarette butts in her bedroom.

they are still trying to figure out how the fire started. a dog also died in the fire. hopefully things are doing well in the commute, sal. how are we holding up? >> we're holding up. the traffic has been lighter than usual. this is a look at highway 4. you can see traffic is moving along well. there are no major problems. if you are driving on northbound 101, that accident there is on the shoulder. it's causing some slow traffic here. all the way from belmont up to san mateo. >> let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. >> before before we get started here -- before we get started, it will be nice. it will be cooler. there's fog off the coast. but everything is quiet. i've treat -- i've tweeted. there are some hints of a pattern change. we'll see but back-to-back runs

on forecast models. 9.25, san francisco for rain totals. san jose is at 30%. only 1.50. that's really quiet. if we haven't had any rain here, they haven't had snow in the mountains. extremely dry conditions through jute much of the rest. there was a graphic sent down. it's below freezing temperatures for -- i mean, everybody east of the mississippi. all the way down into florida.

the la nina signature is there for the thief -- for the east. for us, we're getting some of the told but not the rain. the system coming in from the north won't do much. we'll see building waves today and also into tomorrow and then i think it will level off and just start to taper off as we go into the weekend. 30s. it's cold out there. 30s and 40s. a little warmer by the coast. but temperatures continue to be on the cold side. st. helena, 33. kentwood, 35. bethel island, 35. pretty cold for them. paul low alto, menlo park, woodside, all around 37. hidden brook, vallejo, 39. just to name a knew. try to give everybody representation and that system there, that's it. that's all that's left of it. but it gives you a westerly breeze, that sent the

temperatures up yesterday. they come down today. down about anywhere from 1 it 8 degrees. not much change friday. then with your weekend always in view, accept for light and -- night and morning fog, we'll have cooler temperatures. the reason stocks are down this morning despite some surprisingly good numbers from the jobs report out this morning. and lome workers on the picket line right now. why these licorice people plan to take it up a notch.

stocks are down this morning. the r roy -- the euro fell to a 15-month low against the dollar and stocks fell in italy and spain. right now, the dow is currently down 95 and the nasdaq and s&p are down as went -- are down

well -- are down as well. there were 372,000 claims for initial jobless benefits. that's down 15,000 from the week before and it's down 11% from the same time in 2010. economists say when first-time applications stay consistently below 375,000, it's a sign that hiring is strong enough to reduce the unemployment rate. the december unemployment numbers come out tomorrow. bloomingdale's is making some changes to its operation at stanford shopping center. the company plans to open a new r smaller store in 2014. it will replace the larger store that's there now. the company says there are no plans to cut any jobs. there will be a bloomingdale's outlet's in livermore and that's scheduled to open this fall. right now, local candy workers are out on the picket

lines. pam cook's in the newsroom to face the issues they are fighting. >> we're talking about union employees at the american licorice plant in union city. want to take you out live to the plant. as you can see, more than a dozen people are holding signs. we understand it's an attempt to block the driveway this morning. they did walk off the job back in the beginning of december. december 5th. some of them have been out and -- have been out there off and on. they are unhappy about the health care benefits. >> they want to take awha would we dash dwhash we have -- we belong to a union. it would be more cost for our members. >> the company makes red vines, probably the most popular

product you are aware of, also super rope and sour punch. they have about 178 employees there. the company did issue a statement when the workers first went on strike saying that negotiations had been underway since august and executives were optimistic that the dispute would be resolved pretty quickly. the company said in part -- the union workers just told us this morning -- renee castillo, they've not heard anything about bargaining. i'm cam poock, back to dave. >> thank you, pam. chevron could be heading back to court after settling the am blah done rain forest pollution dation. the ecuadorians who won a $900 billion judgment say they are gonna try to collect more. and they will try to confiscate chevron's assets and freeze its international accounts. no comment from chevron.

2 a 11 was the -- 2011 was the costliest years for disasters, $380 billion. the japanese earthquake and tsunami accounts for $210 billion. the thailand floods cost and estimated $40 billion damage. it's still winter but the obama administration is trying to get a jumpstart on the summer job market. the white house says it has

commitments from employers to hire 180,000 teenagers this summer. however, the newspaper is reporting that only 70,000 of those positions are actually paid ones. the rest are training programs geared to teach teenagers the skills they will need in the workforce. 7:47. round 2 of the republican race for president is now less than a week away. the candidates have focused on the new hampshire primary next tuesday. most of the polls show mitt romney way ahead of his rivals in new hampshire. but rick santorum supporters are predicting another come- from-behind. both romney and santorum directed their toughest attacks at president obama. >> this president obama is a crony capitalist. he's a job killer. and it's gonna keep america from creating the jobs we need for our kids and grandkids. >> because if we do not change this president and go in a

different direction, america will be just like every one of the countries most of your ancestors came from because any didn't want that type of government. >> as you know, michele bachmann has dropped out of the race for president and rick perry, after reassessing is pressing 0. he's focusing his efforts on the california primary coming up on january 21st. you are look at video of army corporal jessie thors it. on on tuesday night -- thorston tuesday night in texas. the problem is military rules prevent military members from making speeches. you can go to rallies but not

in uniform. 7:49. a california lawmaker says the security breach involving his gun at an airport was just a big mistake. tim donnelly of san bernardino is a gun rights activist and the state assemblies own tea party member. one teenager says he overslept on a southwest airlines plane and woke up in the wrong city. 15-year-old eric mcbewas on his way to -- mcbee was on his way

to tulsa, oklahoma when he missed his stop and woke up in st. louis. he walked off the plane before realizing what happened. he also said airport security guards refused to help him. but a spokesman for the airport says eric was seen leaving the airport not talking to anyone. eric's mother wants an apology. >> the child wakes up in st. louis with no child, no money, no cell phone, no help. >> eric says a stranger took him to the police station the next day and they called his parents. the flight attendant said the head count was correct when they left the gate. the people of california, you are being warned about fire dangers. what calfire wants you to think about during this very dry winter. a big tuna? wow. look at that one, catch as big price. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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calfire on alert. calfire says its crews responded to more wildfires last month and is typical for december. as a result, they are increasing -- their increasing staff levels and burn days have been cancelled. they are asking the public to be extra careful, especially when conditions are windy. local cattle ranchers are praying for rain. this hay at the ranch should be thicker, taller and greener. but without rain it's thin and short. on top of that, there's less grass on the hills for grazing. with the cost of hay selling for more than twice of the usual price, we could see the effects at grocery stores. >> we lost a lot of cattle in the drought in texas and fires. if that happens again in california, which is a high beef producing state, beef prices in the grocery store are

gonna go even higher. >> in holister we found a man who said he spent $75,000 to plant the crop but it's a total loss. -- 7:54. despite our dry winter. san francisco water managers are not worried about the hetch- hetchy reservoir. they say hetch-hetchy is at 85% of the capacity. all thanks to last year's rains. officials say reservoirs on the peninsula and alameda rosier viruses combined, they are at 79% capacity. a japanese sushi restaurant paid a record price for this blue fin tuna. 593 pounds. this sold for more than $1,200.

the tuna was cut just north. area it was hit by the tsunami last mor of -- march. blue fin tu nay is prized for its tender meat and the cost for sushi is as much as $24 for individual pieces. opponents to the north bay smart feign have handed in petitions to get a measure cutting its funding force on -- course on the ba let. because of expenses, the train is only slated to go between san rafael and santa row za -- santa rosa. 7:56. sal are you still watching, highway 101? >> yes. we had an earlier crash -- we a watching 101 in san rafael as well and some slow traffic from about the fray tis parkway dash fratus parkway. i would say there's about a ten-

minute wait and the morning drive will be okay if you are drivel on the nimitz freeway heading south. it's a little bit slower than it was yesterday. and then 85 and 2 0 are looking a little bit slower getting into the valley. it will if to -- it will be sunny today. it's still cold out there. a lot of 30s for many. it's still cold out there. the system to the north really won't do much except for give us a cooldown, anywhere from 1 to 8 degrees. coast fock, not solid. it's a cold morning but it will be cooler. mid-60s for temperatures upper 50s for some. low 60s for others. temperatures kind of level off today and tomorrow and then with your weekend always in view, it will be sunny and warmer after chilly morning lows. >> all right, thank you, steve. we're getting word of a

disturbing incident at golden gate park. claudine wong is heading to the scene right now.

good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's jurs, january 5th. -- it's thursday, january 5th. hours ago officers moved in again on the occupy protesters in frank ogawa plaza. we know this latest raid targeted a teepee. alex is out there with more. >> reporter: that's right, a symbolic teepee that had been a fixture here at frank ogawa plaza, it's gone. all that's left are a few dozen

protesters. police removed the teepee because they revoked the permit for the structure. >> behind the line! >> all right. >> what line? >> hey! >> tell me what line? >> reporter: this was the scene around 11:30 last night as officers in riot gear showed up at the plaza, at least a dozen people were arrested although we don't have a specific number yet from oakland police. police pushed back a group of protesters who had been holding vigil here and the city group took down the teepee that had been here. protesters had a permit for the teepee but earlier this week, the city revoked that permit in part because they say there was overnight camping going on here. one demonstrator disputes that.

>> no one was sleeping in the teepee. people were -- a lot of people were sitting up napping. we did have blankets because it's as cold as heck. most of the time we were awake and -- you know, just socializing and being present. whatever, it wasn't like we were having a full-on campout. >> reporter: protesters tell me the teepee was meant to symbolize their occupation of this public space. it was put up in late november after the original encarmment was -- encampment was put out. >> :02. in oakland mize, oakland firefighters are crediting a smoke detector for awakening neighbors -- to a vacant apartment. the fire started in the kitchen of a downtown stairs unit being remodeled. the alarm woke up neighbors in the mall 30. anniversary complex and

investigation is under -- an. a new report in berkeley may fuel the hot debate over the police use of pepper spray. police used pepper spray nine times on potentially dangerous suspects last year. but it was only effective in five of those cases. many police agencies are reviewing their policy on pepper spray after police were shown on video. we're also getting a getter -- better idea how many shots were fired in the air from new year's eastern from two peninsula cities. it uses. specs placed microphone to

pinpoint the location of gunfire. police there and in east palo alto, their systems recorded up to 177 gubts. so far no arrests were made -- 177 gunshots. so far no arrests were made. president obama is announcing a new study. >> make us stronger. that's an achievement that every american, especially, those americans who are proud to wear the uniform of the united states armed force force -- armed forces should take great pride in. the success brought our nation to a moment of transition. even though our troops continue to fight in afghanistan, the tide of war is receding. even as our -- we have the opportunity and. responsibility to look ahead to the force that we're going to need in the future.

at the same time we have to review our economic strength here at home which is the foundation of our strength around the world. that includes putting our house in order. to that end, to the budget control act passed by congress last year, with the support of republicans and democrats alike, mandates reductions in federal spending, including defense spending. i've insisted we do that responsibility. the security of our nations and the lives of men and women in uniform depend on it. >> you've been listening live to president obama making a rare announcement in the room we will continue to monitor the president's message here and coming up at 8:15, we'll have a

live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom with a rundown of president's proposed changes. the san jose city council will consider a proposal to cut their own pensions. mayor chuck read has been pushing hard for cuts. and now he and other members say they should eliminate their even opiniontion. the pension plan allows full retirlt at age 55 and pays 2% salary for every year worked. council members will consider a plan to eliminate pensions for the city council and the mayor leeching them only with a 401(k) type plan. 8:06. you will see -- you will be seeing a lot of christmas trees waiting to be picked up by sanitation crews. while most of these have a set policy for the christmas tree

removal. it's really becoming a controversial issue in the sit of richmond. the local trash company charges a $15 fee which a lot of residents refused to dash be refuse to pay. city crews pick up more than00 trees a year. richmond officials are hoping to work hout a deal with the local trash collection service. a special creanup is happening right now in san francisco because of this year's chinese's new year. this isny video we just got in this morning. the crews are out there making sure the area is nice and clean before the celebrations begin. cleanup crews are taking down graffiti, picking up new year, chinese -- the chinese new year's parade will air next.

month -- will air next month. push parking citations at the new meters were down 35% compared to a 21% decrease at the old meters. sf park uses sensors to track real-time parking meter. they are reportedly taking in more money but fees have eaton up some of the profits. >> yeah, uh-huh. 8:07. let's quickly go to sal and see what's happening on the roads. what are you watching now? >> i had the mile on my face. i like those new meters. maybe that's why fewer people get tickets. let's take a look at what we have. this is a look at 880 northbound and southbound. the traffic is moving along relatively well. no major problems here heading up to oakland. this morning's commute and the last few have been lighter than usual. you can see that yourself. we're not at the full strength. about yoush -- it's not like where it was last week where things were really light.

if there is a crash, thins will get back up. that's just the way it's going. san jose, a little busy remember than yesterday. a little bit slow traffic there on 85 north and 8:0 8. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. there's high include to the north. it's a crisp and clear morning. temperatures are really cold for -- well, for another hour or so, then we'll start to warm up. some patchy fog was in the north bay. most of it is off the coach and around it. all over the place. we will have some a sunny day. a little bit cooter some fog near the 70. down 4 for livermore, 7 for the city and then a pretty good drop there for santa rosa. you lose that east or northeast

wind and you get more of a westerly breeze. we could see something on the horizon, maybe the 16th maybe, maybe. 14 1/2 is what santa rosa should have. he have 4 1/2. 3.1/3. san jose is only 30%. this system won't do it and there aren't any in the next five, seven days, maybe ten but that will give us a big -- i think it will top off tomorrow start to trop off as we head into the -- drop off as we head into the weekend. livermore, 38. same for san rafael. 38 santa rosa temperatures will start too rebound here pretty fast after that system goes a. today, a little bit more fog on

the fast. a -- mid-60s. 50s near the coast and the low 6 as around the bay. extended forecast, it's just really quiet. it will be warmer over the weekend will be dry. >> thank you. 8:10. another tragedy police officering police officers what led up to the death of one officer m utah and the -- in utah and the injury of others.

good morning. except for maybe a few patches of fog and one or two high clouds, it's still clear. temperatures will end up from 30s, 40s, to mid-60s. still a little cooler but nice. 8:13. three airman from travis air force base will be awarded the purple heart for injuries suffered in afghanistan. ronnie brookie, david atkins and brian burre are all in a unit that disarms explosives and they were injuredded by -- injured by improvised explosive devices. president obama announced his plan for a smaller u.s. military. it's a new strategy to deal with drastic defense department

budget cuts. alison? >> reporter: tori, that's right. we have been reporting for months now that billions of dollars in defense cuts were coming. now the obama administration is reviewing how it's going to deal with it. this is a live look at the pentagon briefing -- briefing room. president obama has just wrapped up his statement. now they will be taking questions. the about tom line, the strategy shrinks the size of the u.s. military but president obama insists our safety won't be in jeopardy. >> so yes, our military will be leaner but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed, agile, flexible and ready for the full range of threats. >> and the president's strategy makes clear that the united states will no longer be able to fight two sustained ground wars at the same time. the president just said u.s.

troops are going to have all of the training and equipment they need to succeed. the specifics about what's going to be cut from the pentagon budget, that's certainly going to be a subject of much debate, right here on capitol hill in the weeks and months ahead. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:15. in overnight news, iraqi authorities say a series of bombings bear the hallmark of sunni militants linked to al qaeda. since we first reported the bombings on ktvu channel 2 morning news at 4:30, the death toll has risen from 30 to 72. car and motorcycle bombings in baghdad's shiite neighborhoods killed 27 people. later a suicide bomber killed 45 shiite pilgrims who were heading to the southern holly city of karbala. a miff has died -- a police officer has died after a shootout where fire other officers and a suspect were

wounding. officers were serving a drug- related search warrant last night at a home in ogden when gun battle erupted. the five other officers shot are in the hospital with serious to critical conditions. the suspect is in the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. the grieving parent of an 8th grader in brownsville texas are furious over the teeth of their -- death of their son. police shot and kimed jamie gonzalez after a tense confrontation in a middle school highway. officers say the boy point what appeared to be a handgun directly at him and ignored their repeated orders to drop. the gun was a pellet gun that looked like the real thing, they say. the boy's father said they didn't have to use use of force. >> shooting him three times and one in the head, that's

unnecessary. he was a juvenile, he was a child. he was my child. i don't have any more. >> the police chief in brownsville said his officers had every right to protect them selves in a very chaotic situation. several student witnesses also thought the 8th grader had a real gun. it's 8:18. organizers of the reno air races are selling tickets for events this september. even though they don't have the necessary permits yet. investigators are still looking into the cause of the accident that killed 11 people and injured 70 others during last year's races. the race committee said if it cannot get the approval needed for racing, it will still hold an airshow. the air racing adds about $08

million economy. the state supreme court will hear a case involving six brothers who allege they were all molested by an oakland priest during the 1970s. the catholic diocese in oakland maintains the men waited too long to sue under state law but the brothers contend the time limit should not apply because they suppress the memories of the -- surprised the memory of the -- suppressed the memory of the i -- the abuse for years. kabala submitted his regular is nag to the pope. roman clcket priests are required to remain celibate. orange county norths are searching for a serial killer who -- authorities are searching for a serial killer who prey on the homeless. people have been stabbed. there's also a new video out there going viral. apparently it's from acquitted

murder suspect casey anthony. >> this is my first video diary. it is october 13th, which is a thursday, 2011. >> this video was posted on the website caseyanthonyisinnocent.com it was uploaded to ub. a woman who -- youtube. a woman who sounds like casey anthony, the woman -- the woman who has a blonde bobbed hairdo and glasses, she was found not guilty of killing her daughter caylee. many people in east palo alto are worried facebook's new corporate home in nearby menlo

park will lead to huge traffic jams. last month, facebook completed its move from palo alto to the campus of sun microsystems. facebook wants to remain the. a texas longhorn in australia has set a rrd, for having -- record for having the longest set of horns in the world. the horns are over 9 feet long from tip to tip. it's bred from pure texas stock. he's part of the largest set of -- >> junior, he's a big boy. >> yes. 8:21. it's a wild idea. it's stemming from this past holiday season. how your calendar may change forever. and our weird winter weather continues. meteorologist, steve paulson, will be back.

people who put off doing their taxes until the last minute will get a few extra days.

the 2012 deadline this year is april 17th. that's because april 15th falls on a sunday and april 16th is emancipation day, which is a holiday in washington, d.c. that's treated as a federal holiday for tax purposes. and this is a leap year so february has 29 days. also a group of economists wants to get rid of the rotating calendar that we used. the contra costa times reports researchers want a new permanent calendar where the days of the week fall on the same date every year. the current ga gagorian calendar has been around for years. supporters say the idea frees peel of businesses, even sports organizers would not need to worry about changing schedules and the big game between cal and stanford will be this early

-- early this year. >> they don't want it to clash with the other game. they are gonna move it up to october. let's take a look at the commute now. this is what i do. san mateo bridge, bay bridge, richmond bridge and golden gate bridge. we look at the bridges this morning. we're looking pretty good as you head out it the high rise. no major problems. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. the to is not an issue but -- the fog is not an issue but there is a little bit off the coast. it's clear except for a few high includes off to the north. 30s, 40s. a few areas had a little bit of a breeze. that kept temperatures up. it's rather cold out there. but it will end up being sunny, nice to mild. we lose the easterly breeze.

so it will still be all right, just about 1, 7, 8 degrees cooler. 50s, 50s or upper 50s low 60s close to the water's edge. a little bit more of a westerly bridge. things will start to warm up a little bit but get windy on sunday and monday. 8:26. treats lead to trouble for one california student. how pastries got her into hot water at school. >> reporter: a public memorial service this morning for a 5- year-old boy shot and killed late last year. also another big stink in the east bay. the new smell that's died to an old problem.

a memorial service is taking place right now for a 5- year-old boy who was shot to death in oakland. ktvu's kraig debro is now there to tell us about an already emotional morning. kraig? >> reporter: hey, good morning, dave. i just ran back across the street from cooper's chapel in the 1500 block of fruitvale. the guard told me -- we were watching people go in the church. the family members are arriving here at the chapel bringing -- bringing food in. i did speak with somebody from the family and she was very adamant that the media was not

allowed in the chapel. the father of the boy does not want to talk to anybody. he's very, very upset. he was standing next to his father's tahoe -- taco truck on international boulevard around 8:30. it was a friday night. he was shot. police don't believe he was the target of the shooting. it this doesn't make it easier for the family to take. a memorial immediately sprang up at the location and that brings us essentially back here. it's already underway. tomorrow the funeral is scheduled at st. mary's here in oakland. the time is yet to be determined or at least given to us. oakland police are investigating the first

shooting of the year. it happened on east 25th avenue. it happened last night around 8:30. the paramedics rushed the victim to the hospital but he was pronounced dead. one neighbor told ktvu news she heard at least three shots. this morning police are telling us no arrests have been made of yet. 8:31. an incident involving bison is being investigated at san francisco's golden gate park. claudine wong just arrived on the scene. claudine, what can you tell us? >> reporter: bheef been chasing down the story and have been able to confirm there was an incident in this bison pen yesterday afternoon. if you take a look -- [no audio] >> we're having technical problems. claw deep's telling us the situation about a bison at the park.

when we reestablish the signal we'll go back to claudine. a teen girl was detained on the charges of pastries being laced with marijuana. she goes to lower gate school in clearlake. one -- one student who eight the pastry became sick. the suspect was cited, released to her family and now -- how -- somehow she you got her hands on these pastries is being investigated. a snow na county pilot accused of flying a plane under the influence is facing serious charges. michael ferrero of pen grove was arrested on tuesday. the chp says two officers spotted his plane flying recklessly over highway 37. they say the plane was flying as low as 50 feet off the ground dangerously close to freeway traffic. officers followed the plane to the petaluma airport where ferraro failed a sobriety test. this fi was just kind of all

over the place random. >> he rolled the aircraft almost completely inverted. didn't roll all the way over, rolled inverted, rolled back, rolled inverted three times. he's facing dui charges and could lose his pilot's license. we're also following an overnight development in the real life cliff-hanger on san francisco's telegraph hill. police are still watching and waiting for a burglary suspect to come down from his hiding spot on a steep cliff. investigators say the man raced there after breaking into an apartment house. neighbors saw him coming down to escape. police cannot confirm the reports. they are no longer there 24/7. but they are monitoring the area and believe the man could still be hiding object hillside. four firefighters in rancho

cordova say good samaritans helped save -- look at the cell phone video that the neighbors captured. five people, including three many babies were trapped in this. a grandmother saved her three grandchildren by actually throwing them in the arms of a neighbor. firefighters say their crews and the community all worked -- all worked together as a team to rescue those victims. >> i'm so proud of our guys. they did such a great job. along with the community, i believe we saved five lives. this pileup involving at least 50 cars in texas. the pictures speak for themselves. now they are saying this may

have been caused by fog and smoke from a nearby wildfire. this happened about three hours ago. this is on a highway near port arthur, texas. that's east of houston. investigators say the bomb combination of smoke and fog made it almost impossible to see. you can see the wreckage. no one was killed in this chain reaction crash. but eight least 40 people had to be treated for injuries. 8:35. cleanup of an old crude oil spill is making some concord residents pinch their knowses. it's stemming from an underground conocophillips pipe line that burst two two months ago. the contra costa health department says the area began to smell again this week. once cleanup crews got back to work after the hoyle days. they're monitoring the situation. they say the sulfer -- sulfur odor is harmless -- harmless. police say arson charges are spending -- pending against a student.

according to the contra costa times, students saw him trying to set fire to the administration bill led -- building. possibly with lighter fluid. he once attended livermore high but police say he's enrolled at a continuation school. let's check back with sal. everything still okay? you are looking at something. >> we don't have a lot going on. you can see -- we haven't had the same volume that we normally have, we do have people coming back. it's kind of a gradual return to work as some schools most likely the colleges don't go back. they have an extended break and their semester begin -- begins. certainly a lot of traffic out there. you can see the bay bridge. it's been lighter than usual. it remains that way. if you are driving in san jose, northbound 280, we'll see some miner fender-benders here and

there. for some reason, there's -- there's a bunch of fender- benders all over the place. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. a very cold morning. but mostly clear. a few high clouds. no big deal. just not as warm as yesterday. we might see snore round of -- another round of wind kicking in. just so you know, i know a lot of people don't like the wind. that's kind of been the pattern for the past few weeks. temperatures will be okay. they are just starting in the 30s and 40s. we'll end up with a lot of 60s. we have a couple of locations around 30. fairfield was 1 -- was 2 31 -- 31. one system moves through. any rain out of this? no, no. if anything we'll see another system break off and dive down to the four corners.

there's no rain. i don't want to hang my hat on this, but around the 16th there are signs two of our forecast models are changing the overall pattern. not just here, everywhere. they are indicating lower pressure. that's pretty far out there. but there are some signs. coast, fog, but very kind of patchy. it's mainly clear. cold morning. even though the highs will be in the mid-60s. 60s though for many today. mid-60s. it's still nice, fog. a little patchy fog. it looks okay on the weekend but the wind will be picking up. morning will be told the days will be all right. 8:39. as we told you a few minutes ago an incident involving bison is being investigated at san francisco's golden gate park. this involves a baby bison. what's going on? what did you find out, claudine? >> reporter: that's right. there were seven baby bison

brought here to golden gate park just last month. you can see the top of one of those babies just over this hill. they are kept in this area and certainly this is a big tourist attraction for people who want to come see this bison. we're hearing this incident happened yesterday afternoon and we're able to confirm a few things for you. what happened according to the person i talked was that a dog actually made it underneath this fence. some people tell us there are a lot of coyote hills. the bison got scared and ran into the electrical fence. you take a look at this fence and then there's another fence in there, that is an electrical wired fence and apparently the baby bison ran into that and was severely injured. we don't know the condition of the bitsen now.

but we're expecting to get more information from the officials -- bison now. but we're expecting to get more information from the officials. we're told the owner was cited. but again at this point, trying to figure out the condition of this bison, the young bison who apparently ran into this electrical fence. bison herd, there's three adults down there. but these baby bison who have this area, obviously, it was a big deal when they were able to be brought to the geg gate area. the fact that this happened and the fact that it was a doing

offleash, certainly has people talking this morning. this is a story that will continue to develop. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. organizers of the mavericks big wave surf competition will meet today to lay out plans for the event. police firefighters and county harbor officials will talk about public safety. access to the beach and nearby bluffs will be offlimit -- offlimits. a fewing party will be held instead. organizers want to prevent -- organizers want to prevent what happened two years ago. the opening ceremony -- the opening ceremony for the competition will be held tomorrow. there are big waves currently pounding the shore. lifeguards have been busy rescuing people caught in giant swells. they worry the high tide could lead to flooding or surf washing over the roadway. new problems this morning in candyland. ktvu's pam cook is coming back to tell us why licorice workers are back on the picket line in the east bay. also a worth woferld war ii -- a world war ii veteran is wounded. an update on his condition. b?úxú#ú#ú/ú/

right now, the dow, currently down 46. the nasdaq is up, though, almost 4. s&p is down 2. the kodak company could file for bankruptcy as early as next month, according to several reports. the pioneering photographry company saw earnings drop as digital cameras replaced film cameras. it's now trying to sell some of it's 1100 digital imaging packets as a way to raise money. right now it's trading -- it's raiding at $43 cents. the new year has ushered in record low mortgage rates. the 3.91% from freddie mac is the lowest record -- on record

since the '50s. the low rates have done little to boost the depressed housing market. the mortgage bankers association says mortgage applications have fallen slightly. let's bring you up to date on some of the other toimpts we are following for you right now -- top stories we're following for you right now. just a half-hour ago at the pentagon, president obama announced plans for a new, smaller u.s. military. the president laid out a defense strategy dealing with military cuts. police raided an occupy camp at frank ogawa plaza last night. police moved in on two dozen protesters who set up a teepee. police say they violated the terms of their permit which says they have to take the teepee down during the overnight hours.

and activists who want to repeal california's dream act say they are confident they will get enough signatures to -- signatures to qualify for the 2012 ballot. the dead line is midnight tomorrow night. local candymakers are out on strike this morning. >> i just talked with the bakers' union representative in union city. he sounds frustrated but determined. we tant to take you back out -- we want to take you back out live to union city to the picture lines right outside the plant there. you can see the union members holding signs walking there in front of the gate. the union represent says the employee the walked off the job -- employees walked off the job on the 25th and have been out there without any word since from the company. they are trying to get someone from the company to talk -- from the company to talk. >> no response from the company. >> the company best known for red vines issued a statement when the workers first went on strike. i've been watching the company website and twitter for any

updates but the company says "we regret these long-time and highly valued associations have decided to walk away from their jobs over the terms of this offer which provides comprehensive healthcare and competitive wages in the market." the last offer from the company includes full healthcare coverage but it also includes a deductible that would kick in in the next month or so. that's something the employees don't want at all. and that's what they are fighting. reporting live from the newsroom, i'm pam cook. back to tori. >> thank you, pam. it's still winter but the obama administration is starting to get a job on the summer job market. the white house says it has submitments from lawyers to hire 180,000 tigers this -- teenagers this summer. but only 70,000 of those are paid positions. the rest are training programs to teach them the skills needed

to work. three batteries caught fire after side impact crash tests performed by federal safety regulators and the fires reportedly occurred days after the test. repairs will include strengthening the batteries in the electric cars. an official announcement is expected lateert today -- later today. chevron may be heading back to court. the ecuadorans will try to -- who won the case, will try to get billions more from courts in other countries the. will try to confiscate -- other countries. they will try to confiscate assets from them. the candidates, most of

them, are focused on the new hampshire primary. most polls show mitt romney far ahead of his -- ahead of his competition. >> the president failed to rein the size of the federal government. i think it's immoral por -- immoral for us to spend a trillion dollars or more, more than we take in. >> if you want to be the jnration that end -- generation that ends the american experiment, go for someone who doesn't believe in you. vote for president obama. [ laughter ] >> as we mold you yesterday -- we told you yesterday, michele bachmann dropped out of the race. rick perry after reassessing is pressing on. he's focusing his efforts on the south carolina primary coming up on january 21st.

a soldier's port for ron paul may get him in trouble. this is video of jessie thornston stepping up to the podium tuesday night -- ties ni. he expressed his support for -- tuesday night. he prex -- he expressed his support for the candidate. 8:52. twin cities police investigating a robbery shootout where an elderly marin county man was shot in the case as he defended his home. police say it all happened inside 90-year-old jay leonea's home yesterday morning. police say the robber, 30 years old, joseph kutatrelli, kicked in the door and detained mr.

leonie, but he was able to get free, grabbed a gun and shoot the intruder three times. police say the robber shot mr. leone in the face. he is not afraid, he's a war veteran. >> i was the best sniper. i'm good. don't worry about it. >> she told us that she later spoke with him and he had trouble talking but he was in good spirits. >> he and the suspect are still recovering in marin general hospital. 8:53. new clues in a tragic house fire. what investigators likely started the fatal fire in vacaville. a record price paid for

this. a mere00-pound tuna -- a near 600-pound tuna.

priss in vacaville -- police in vacaville that claimed the wife of -- life of a woman was an accident. >> firefighters found the body of bobbi mitchell. investigators say they found cigarette butts in her bedroom. they are still trying to figure out you who it started and by the way -- how it started and by the way, a dog died in the fire. san francisco walter managers say they are not

worried -- water managers say they are not worried about water levels at the hetch- hetchy, they say it's at 0% capacity thanks -- 80% capacity thanks to last year -- last year. a japanese restaurant paid a record price for a blue fin tuna. it sold for over $1200 a pound. fish mongers say the tuna is high quality. it was caught north of the area that was hit by the tsunami last march. blue fin tuna is prized for its red meat used for ssh shy that costs $24 an individual piece. we do have traffic that's moving along slowly on 880 northbound. you will see it there. also the toll plaza, it's light

in san francisco or getting into san francisco. and then going to san francisco that looks good. >> let's go to steve. a little cooler today. it's still sunny. mild, mid-60s. and a little bit of fog by the coast. weekend looks okay but the wind may be cranking up a little bit -- a little bit late saturday into sunday. that's our report. we thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you next time news breaks. thinks for watching. -- thanks for watching.