the founding principals that made this country great. >> ktvu's ken pritchett is live now at a huntsman event with more on the fight for second place. >> reporter: we are at the john huntsman event and we are waiting for him to take the stage. we've heard some of the crowd begin to chant. we thought he might have coming up to the stage. but sounds like we're going to have to wait a little bit on that. john huntsman his campaign was actually all in new hampshire. more than 150 campaign events since just the summer. the surprise of the night was not of course mitt romney winning new hampshire, the real contest here the suspense was over the second place position. and this campaign the huntsman campaign had hoped that they surged. as we're seeing now with the results coming in it was not enough. the question is, will the huntsman campaign go on to

south carolina. what does it mean for his came pain to have that third place mark. huntsman did speak a short time before, he talked to cnn and huntsman said that he believed there were three tickets out of new hampshire and on to south carolina. but, right now huntsman's polling numbers in south carolina are quite low. so he would need some momentum from this third place finish here in new hampshire to do well there in south carolina. we do expect when john huntsman takes the stage to put a positive light on what happened here tonight with this third place finish but it is clear that his campaign was hoping for more than third place. they were hoping to inch closer to that second place. or at least to have a stronger finish here in new hampshire. in manchester, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. happening now, want to show you a live look of ron paul. he is thanking his supporters right now, as ken mentioned ron

paul came in second. that is a good showing for ron paul. he will now head on to south carolina. he will continue on with his campaign. we'll hear what he is saying. >> i talked to romney and congratulated him. because he had a clear cut victory. but we're nibbling at his heels. but there is another victory tonight, he had a victory but we have had a victory for the cause of liberty tonight. there is no doubt, there is no doubt that this whole effort that we are involved in will not go unnoticed, let me tell you. i think the intellectual revolution is going on now to restore liberty in this country is well on its way. and there's no way they're

going to stop the momentum that we have started. and that is the victory that you have brought about because you have been the ones that have done the work, there's a lot of people here but the ones across the country, the donors and excitement on the campuses. it's just unbelievable. we don't always get the coverage or the interest shown on what is going on because if they did, they wouldn't be ignoring so much of what we're doing. but you know, i find it sort of fascinating when they finally get around, this is different people it could be in the media. it could be our opponents or whatever. but i sort of have to chuckle when they describe you and me as being dangerous. that's one thing they are telling the truth, because we

are dangerous to the status quo. >> ron paul finishing a strong second in the new hampshire primary. it was also the top choice among voters under 30 in new hampshire. and for ron paul it is now on to south carolina. and as you heard him say there at the top. he is nibbling at the heels as he put it toward mitt romney who is the leader. our campaign coverage continues on our website ktvu.com. you can follow live results from new hampshire and get the latest political headlines. san francisco's chief is reporting he is concerned what some officers are doing while on the job. sal castaneda is joining us now. >> reporter: many officers use social media to communique throughout the day. now ktvu is told, it is time to

enact some ground rules regarding social media. in the months leading to the move to take down the occupy oakland camp. san francisco police chief greg suhr says some officers unwillingly ticked off the public by sending facebook status messages or tweets. >> as we would activate officers or deactivate officers or move officers around depending on what was happening with the the occupy movement, officers were actually facebooking and tweeting to their friends and family when their hours might be changed. >> reporter: so when police got ready to move. >> we didn't tell anybody. because we didn't know if it would go out on some sort of social media which would have made the job harder. >> reporter: a new social media policy will be ready in days and a more formal policy will be presented to the police commission. social media experts say many organizations have had to come up with policies on the fly.

>> i definitely think thinks are moving fast. i think probably a lot of organizations were not aware that social media was going to have such a large impact. so it definitely hit them by surprise. >> reporter: many say social media rules make sense for the police. >> if they're trying to take down somebody that really needs to be taken down. it's important to keep that stuff confidential. >> it makes total sense. there's a big difference between sharing ideas and what's going on versus what's going on in the field. >> reporter: now chief suhr was careful to say he wants to encourage the officers to continue using social media. he just wants to provide some guidelines to do so. sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. the richmond city council will vote tonight on whether police can decline mutual aid requests if the agency asking for help uses violent tactics. richmond police helped university of california officers during a clash with

protesters this past fall. councilman jeff ritterman says they want to make it clear that richmond police will not be contributing to those kinds of quote criminal assaults in the future. we're learning new details tonight about the evidence against accused serial killer joseph nasso as a preliminary hearing got on its way. a probation officer testified about a search of naso's home a year and a half ago. he says he found a handwritten list of a list of women and locations in california. four of those locations matched the places where they found the bodies of four women. two of whom were from the bay area in the late 70s and the early 90s. a san francisco man was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to have sex with a minor. federal prosecutors say richard

moorehead contacted an undercover agent and made plans to meet an underaged girl. he was also found in position of child pornography. >> reporter: emotion and elation today from the people most involved in what they call a miracle. by all accounts this fire ball 4-year-old brendan flirtish might be alive. an suv ran over his head and chest. >> looking at him, bleeding out on my driveway, he was my baby, my youngest son. so, all i could think of was, he has to get through this. >> his life flashed before my eyes. >> i can't tell you, i mean i

felt most -- it was just really tough. >> reporter: contra costa fire and paramedics arrived in minutes. dan brooks was first to the boy. >> time was a factor, all the crews on scene did everything in their power to get to where he needed to be and the time he needed to be there. >> reporter: minutes later reach air ambulance landed. >> my main thought was we need to get him to an aircraft as quickly as possible to get him down to oakland children. >> reporter: the flight took just eight minutes. nurse stacy brown first saw brandon. >> i was concerned about his survival, and i knew the trauma he had gone through. >> reporter: he sustained five brain surgeries. today just seven months later. >> it's good to have him running and jumping and laughing and being a completely normal boy is a miracle. >> his being is still the same. he's still the same little man

i remember. >> that's why we do our job and that's why we do all the training that we do. >> i think there are miracles. look at him. >> reporter: miracles from teams out there 24/7. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. some advocates for the disabled say they're concerned about talk of making changes to the disabled parking plaquered system. >> the mta is looking for money for financing nummi and etc. on programs, you don't go to the people on fixed incomes. >> reporter: the san francisco municipal transportation agency says it's exploring reform in part because of plaquered abuse. at -- advocates say they fear disabled people will be paid for plaquered which are currently free. the agency has not come up with any specific recommendations. an animal rights group is now claiming responsible for

setting trucks on fire. fresno county firefighters say 14 cattle trucks were placed on fire. containers of accel era nts were placed under the trucks and set on fire. edward amatori targeted fliers yesterday. a para glider says one projectile flew right over his head. the other landed on the ground. also tracking the flu, how google is helping scientists and doctors predict where the flu virus will strike next. another spare the air night, and it'll be a cold one

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♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on the u.s. department of transportation today gave the b.a.r.t. to san jose project a $900 million stamp of approval. the 10-mile extension will bring b.a.r.t. from fremont to the bariesta district. u.s. transportation officials recommended congress approve $900 million in funding. congress now has 60 days to ask for clarification but no vote is necessary. i think it's something that's long overdue. i think the bay area has needed more infrastructure to ease the car pool issue, the transportation issues around the area. there's so much congestion here. even during this recession that it can only help. the new line could be open by 2016 which would be two years earlier than first projected. san francisco elected officials announced today they plan to restore nearly $2

million in funding for people with hiv and aids. congress eliminated $1.8 million in federal funds. supporters say the supplement announced today will help maintain health care, housing and other services for those living with hiv and aids. these are not optional services, these are not luxury services, these are basic bedrock services for a significant number of people living in this city. >> the money comes from city reserves. the full board of supervisors must approve the funding. new at 6:00, ktvu's health and science editor john fowler live at the oakland international airport with how the internet is now being used to track the flu, john. >> reporter: planning a trip to washington, d.c., chicago, las vegas, even san francisco? you might want to check for flu hot spots on your smart phone. travelers are at higher risk of

the flu. the virus is airborne and symptoms unmistakable. >> you feel like everything hurts, you don't want to move. >> i felt kind of nauseated and extremely fatigued. >> fever and chills for seven days. >> you're tired, you can't do anything. it's horrible. >> reporter: in the bay area, san francisco has the most cases of flu according to an innovative google tracker. research shows when people search certain terms related to influenza. flu cases follow. here's washington, d.c. right now. the dark line trending above last year. check out chicago, same thing. and las vegas. >> it's exciting technology to be able to see where the changes in the epidemic are. at times when there's more illness in the community and you know there's more illness in the community you can up your guard. >> reporter: dr. o'brien says it can also give emergency rooms to be prepared. >> headaches and nose running. >> reporter: the u.s. has the

most active flu around the world it's also searchable by state and u.s. city. people we talked to said they'd use it when traveling. >> it was in an area that was a hot spot for the flu, i would go any way and try to protect myself. >> reporter: by reaching for hand sanitizers and remember to wash your hands regularly. stay home if you have flu symptoms and get a flu shot. the flu system peaks in about a month. for more on this go to our website ktvu.com and click on web links. reporting live health and science editor, john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. the votes are in and former massachusetts governor mitt romney is the winner in the nation's first gop presidential primary. here is a look at the latest returns. you can see romney there with 37% of the vote. ron paul coming in second here with 24%. and former utah governor jon huntsman coming in third.

the next primary moves to south carolina where these contestants, candidates will try to move on and catch the heels of mitt romney. right now what you're looking at is jon huntsman headquarters. he hasn't spoken yet. we're waiting for him to come up to the podium. new hampshire is key for jon huntsman. he essentially bet the farm on new hampshire. the question now is will a third place showing with 17% of the vote be enough for jon huntsman to continue on in this campaign and continue on down in south carolina which as julie mentioned a moment ago, is the next primary. we're waiting for jon huntsman to speak. when he does, hopefully we can bring you some of that live. you can follow all of the results on our website ktvu.com. a bay area metal recycling plan is trying to come up with a plan to clean up its toxic mess in the bay. sims metal management plan has been ordered to come up with a plan by monday. the company processes old cars and appliances and when the pieces are loaded on to ships

by conveyor belt, toxic chemicals drift into the bay. a near by sailing instructor talked to us about the problem. >> you would hope that that bay we play in is clean. >> pcb, mercury, copper and lead levels were found at higher levels. this morning police chief greg suhr said there would be plenty of officers around to ensure a safe game. >> there will be officers in plain clothes, motorcycles,

bicycles. we're going to do this right on game day. >> reporter: the parking lot opens three hours before kick off. after that officers sweep the lot to make sure it's clear. ktvu sports director mark ibanez will join us in minutes with more on what we can expect this saturday. a wood burning ban will be back in place tomorrow. bay area managers have issued another spare the air alert. chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the conditions now in the weather sister. >> reporter: we've had plenty of these this year. because high pressure has been owning the west coast. we are dry, way below average for rain and snow and we continue with these spare the air nights. we continue with mild days. these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow are going to be just a little bit cooler than that or about the same. no big changes. what you will notice overnight, very chilly temperatures, 32 in santa rosa. 32 in napa. and these cool temperatures or cold temperatures or low

numbers are indicative of that high pressure. all the cool air sinks and the valley air gets bad because of particulates. when you get a lot of wind or you get a high inversion, it lets that stuff mix out. but this time of year our boundary layer, basically the area that we breathe in is very short in terms of depth. the forecast then as the system remains out in the pacific, they are big and powerful. all that is doing is generating big surf along the coast. if it was a big system out across the bay that never really materialized. as we head into wednesday, there's high pressure all over us. it stays with us through the bay area weekend. so what does it mean? more of the same. no big changes. that means cold nights, frosty conditions. spare the air night tomorrow night. we might see another one of those next week. your computer model just

rolling through time. what we're seeing is no clouds because the pressure is so strong. 63 in napa. 64 in fairfield. it's not raining at least for the five day forecast. so enjoy what you have. it's a beautiful place where you live and it really is. it's been a stunning december and now january. and the highs what you would expect to see in march in the overnight low, very cool and just boy i will tell you with the five day forecast with your weekend in view. what do you say -- >> i'm embracing it. >> yeah. >> there's nothing really we could do. >> thanks, bill. >> thank you, bill. big changes today for the raider nation. the new manager taking over and the coach who's just been fired. 8

well they are in and they are they are out at the raiders. >> we're kind of used to this. when they do hire a new coach it'll be the seventh coach in 10 years. a bit of a surprise but you couldn't say a complete shocker. hugh jackson out after a second consecutive season of 8-8 for

the raiders. but it's hugh jackson's first as a coach. >> we're moving into a different era. it's no disrespect for coach jackson but this is something i want to do. i go with my gut a lot. so when it's time to make the final call, it's my gut is going to tell me one thing. >> i have a lot of respect for hugh jackson. and he brought a lot to this organization. but, as reggie said it is time to move forward. and that's what we're going to do. meantime the 49ers actually have a play off game to prepare for. of course everybody talking about the new orleans saints and their offense. but the niners have an up and coming that would be michael crabtree. really starting to come into his own in the last five games he has 28 catches, 365 yards worth of yardage and three of his four touchdowns. so he's coming on. niners have a little passing

game themselves. >> we've been together for a long time. his locker is right next to me. we talk all the time. it's probably a good thing. just us connecting on game day. we can connect all day at practice. build confidence and momentum going into the game. but once we get in the game, we have to do what we do. >> all right, so niners 1:30 saturday right here on channel 2. >> go niners. >> julie, frank. >> have a good one. all right, mark thank you. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. stay with us on ktvu.com for the very latest on the new hampshire primary. >> right now you will find live results as the polls get counted.