been looking for the 14-year- old. they released his name after two similar robberies and assaults near west oakland middle school this month. >> we do know that during the robbery and the assault he simulated a hand gun so we treated him as armed dangerous. >> is he a mentally ill child and they got his name exploited. >> reporter: the family say they are furious over the release of his name by police and have contacted the naacp. >> and i ain't going quietly in to the night because i am going to file my three million dollar lawsuit for slandering a 14-year-old. >> reporter: a 14-year-old they say can't read or write while schools confirm he wassen romeed at oakland high his family said he has been in and out of juvenile hall. >> he turned himself in because his mother is scared for his life because people are thinking he rared somebody and my family turned him in because

they don't want him hurt. >> reporter: and the grandmother said he has only admitted to stealing a bike and not the assaults. we talked to the da which said it's not decided whether he will be tried as an adult. we are live, ktvu channel 2news. >> santa clara county launched a new effort to curb what they call an ectasy epidemic. we are live in sanious with the deadly trend that lead the county to take action. >> reporter: a lot of people come to this area, a lot of nightclubs here and now the santa clara county health authority want to reach the same people that come to the clubs and tell them that the drug they are using -- is very dangerous. santa clara county health officials say more and more young people are getting high on ectasy. >> started to see more deaths than we ever saw before and at that point we felt we needed to do something about it.

. >> reporter: today county officials launched an anti ectasy campaign and released this dvd called lives out of balance. the documentary features young people negatively affected by the drug. it includes a 23-year-old who died in 2010 after taking ectasy at a rave. the officials say the popularity of the drug is bad news for teens and young adults. >> it's created what i feel is a public health emergency. >> reporter: one in phorotones said they tried it. it's not cool at all. it damages you. it doesn't do anything good to your future like your brain. it won't help. >> reporter: many think the campaign is a good idea but can only go so far. >> i think that it's a great effort to make the video and get out there but the kids are -- the young adults, the preteens, whatever you want to call it'll get out and want to

live railroad life, not listen to the parents, teachers, to anyone really. >> reporter: the county firms said that their aim to is to deglamorize the drug and save lives. >> ktvu has documents give egg new details about the domestic violence case against the sheriff. a court complaint said police spoke to a neighbor who reported the alleged abuse. that neighbor said lopez said her husband hurt her before and threatened to take away their son. the video reportedly shows lopez pointing to a bruise on her arm, crying and saying she wanted to work on her marriage. another neighbor reported lopez saying their son witnessed the alleged abuse. >> the bay area is locked in a cold snap and robert honda is live with the safe a concerns. >> reporter: over here near downtown san jose and this is a

shelter that opened up around 5:00 and now you see more activity going onto help the homeless stay warm. the community homeless alliance ministry is passing out blankets and anyone who needs them and they say that's thin protection against the cold. there was a rush to get in to the shelter after the homeless agency invision opened. when temperatures drop in to the freezing range they drop their red tape. >> we go into a cold weather instatus and montgomery street and the other shelters we have open up and take anybody in off the streets and that will happen tonight. >> it gets hard to keep your body temperature warm so a lot of times we to double up on the clothes. >> reporter: the county public health department is recommending people take precautions against the cold but warn against drastic measures or shortcuts to save on the heating bill. it's not just the homeless that feel the chill. one man we talked to had just

returned home to the bay area from the freezing cold of asia did said its must was cold here. >> that's a surprise for me. to be this cold. real cold korea, terriblely cold. >> reporter: how does san jose compare? >> almost there. >> reporter: so will san jose's temperature actually get there? let's go to bill martin to find out. >> our freeze warning in effect for san jose for the valley tonight. the rest of the bay area okay, it'll be cold but the freeze warning for the valley, another very cold night. last night coldest night of the year. 23 in napa. look at downtown oakland. 34 degrees for a record. it's hard to get that cold when you are on the bay like that. san jose downtown last night 29 degrees. freeze warning in effect as i said. the santa clara valley in effect about 11:00. it'll still be freezing, but a few clouds coming in and those

will warm it up. into the upper 20s. not the teens. it'll warm up. southern half it'll stay pretty darn cold. when i come back specific forecast overnight lows and daytime highs and i will show you when that rain will get here. just around the corner. >> and stay with us we are live satellite radar and will keep you posted on any severe weather alerts. just click on weather. >> jerry yang is stepping down from yahoo, the company he created. that late this afternoon two weeks after the company hired scott thompson as ceo. yang has been on the board since it was founded back in 1995. the new c, o said jerry leaves a legacy of innovation and customer focus. having shaped our culture by fostering a spirit of innovation that started 17 areas ago and continues to grow stronger today. >> several major websites planning a one day blackout

tomorrow to protest anti piracy legislation being debated in congress. wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours. twitter and google will stay up but google will post a statement opposing the bills. the senators sponsor the protect the ip act and the stop online piracy act. movie studios and recording companies say they are necessary to fight online piracy but content presenters like wikipedia say it'll hurt free speech giving the government the right to shut down websites. >> occupy san francisco is planning another protest promising the biggest turn out since anti-war demonstrations in 2003. organizers are calling occupy wall street west. it's set to happen on friday. the group's website said

protest from dozens of organizations will rally in the city's financial district to protest big banks. >> a proposal to provide universal health care is on hold over coast concerns. analysts say if passed the measure will cost the state $200 billion a year but a state senator who wrote the bill said it would have the opposite effect. him will savor the state huge amounts of money. costs of premiums are going up five times faster than the cost of inflation. >> critics also hear the bill would hurt the quality of health care. >> basically handing over a personal lives, personal bodies to a state government that can't even balance ballet budget. >> the senate is expected to take up the issue again in a couple of days. >> supports circulating petitions for ballot measures to require teens to get parental consent to have an abortion. two measures have been approved for signature gathering, one

would require consent when someone under the age of 18 seens an abortion. the other would require both parental consent and a 24 hour waiting period. >> apple is reportedly working on an alternative to text book publishing. a special media event is set for this thursday and sources say that's what apple will announce a new program to create interactive e books. the former ceo steve jobs started working on them before he died calling text book publishing an eight billion dollar a year industry ripe for digital destruction. on wall street stocks started the week higher after signs of improvement in the my. the dow closed up 60 points, the nasdaq picked up 17 points. >> the final hours of the emotional golden gate bridge battle. i will tell you why crews put up this fence. >> the 49ers success and the new fox tv show alcatraz

putting san francisco in the spotlight. how all that national attention is turning in to a boom for the city.

. facial officials crediting working smoke detectors for saving a family of five from this early morning house fire in martinez. it started at 4:00 a.m. smoke alarms woke up the family anyone side who then ran through flames to get out safely. it's believed a pellet stove started the fire. >> a judge today set a preliminary hearing for the two men accused of attacking brian stow. they face charges include agriculture assault and

battery. the preliminary hearing set for march 13th. that's almost a year after stow was beaten unconscious in the parking lot of dodger stadium. stow continues to treatment at a rehabilitation center. in the most recent update his family said it was noticed his left foot wasn't lying flat on the ground so they fit him for a cast. he wears that cast two hours at a time and they say its helping. >> san francisco is showing it's 49 pride ahead of this sunday a game against the giants. a live look at the center. the switch was flipped just about two hours ago. lighting up the light its on the top floors of the centers. >> a new show putting san francisco in the spotlight. alcatraz premiered last night using the famous prison as it's setting. film and tv production in san

francisco is up 11.5% since last year and all the exposure is encouraging touart tourists. >> the more they are exposed the more they want to come. >> reporter: officials say the 7ath anniversary celebration of the golden gate bridge along with the united states open and the america's cup trials slate late their year will bring a big boost. >> gold enargite bridge officials will destroy a brick walkway tomorrow despite a battle with people who say the bricks belong to them. john fowler live tonight where people are still trying to sneak away with their bricks. >> reporter: we first brought you this controversy yesterday and here at the bridge you can see crews now put up a fence to keep people away from taking the bricks they say belong to them. the walkway was laid 25 years ago over 7,000 people paid up to $100 a brick.

the district promised they would be permanent. steven feels betrayed. he wanted his brick. >> it's really the only thing i have left of my dad. i don't have a head stone. this was it. we were told it would be here as long as the bring bridge was here. >> so many untold storey that people come out and visit their brick. >> reporter: yesterday we showed you this couple who saw a news story and drove 120- miles to get their wedding anniversary brick. they were stopped. police also stopped mary from getting her brick. our cameras were there early this morning when one came back with power tools. >> my mother found out she just want the brick. she is in a nursing home. she wants it. >> reporter: again bridge officials stopped him. the district said the walkway must be removed to comply with

disabilities laws and the bricks are so fragile to be saved. >> a couple dozen people have expressed strong emotion about the brick. >> reporter: some thought the lack of public notice was on purpose. >> they didn't call me, call my mom, you know, just kind of sneaky. >> reporter: the district plans a wall with names and digital images plus a website but many people say that is just not the same and they think it's more like bait and switch. reporting live. john fowler. >> a typeo has delayed the governor's effort to put a tax measure on the november ballot. the measure turned in to the secretary of state transposed numbers in a section on the amount of tax for high wage earners. the correct paperwork has within turned in. supporters should be able to start getting saying tours by the end of the month. >> analysts expect the move to push for taxes in his state of the state address tomorrow morning. >> in the state that's rapidly

anti tax to temporarily increase taxes on themselves so we can have stronger schools, safer communities and fix this budget problem. >> after tomorrow's speech the governor is set to fly to los angeles to lobby for more support for his tax plan. we are going to bring you the governor's state of the state address live. our coverage starts at ten tomorrow morning. you can watch it online at ktvu.com. >> starting next weekend muni will reroute bus lines to make way for construction of the central subway. the stockton and 45 union lines will reroute from stockton street starting saturday. the new route will take passengers to sutter, south on mason, over to market and to 5 street. the changes will last four years. >> overnight the bay area hit record low temperatures, livermore the 26-degree cold formed ice on cars and roadways. bill martin is tracking the conditions and has more now on

what we are looking at. >> it was icy this morning. coldest morning of the year in many locations, some records as we talked about. its going to be cold again tomorrow but not as cold because more clouds are coming in advance of the weather. it warms it up. that's where we are heading. it'll be cold. a freeze warning in effect for the santa clara valley. fort the rest of use a cold night. 23 degrees in naa. it was oakland at 24. the airport 28 degrees and san jose was 29 degrees for daytime high, overnight lows. very cold out there. the system out in the pacific. you can see them. just lined up and -- continuing to just really head our way. there is -- one after the other . none of them look extremely big you this he but they dock productive and each has a bit of moisture it. one of anymore are monsters

bone are coming through and there is a series. rainfall overnight lows look like this. it'll be just about freezing in many locations, plenty of frost when you wake up. then increasing clouds tomorrow and then thursday, some rain and wind. in mountains it'll be messy. this -- thursday it night. as this system romes in on thursday it'll -- deposit rain. the afternoon drive looks wet. tomorrow morning there is the rain north. let's go in to the afternoon. rain still north but kind of working its way down. now into thursday. there is thursday morning. then watch the afternoon. that is what i'm talking about. that is thursday afternoon. probably starting around noon, 1:00, showers in to the san jose area, a little break and friday morning looks wet, friday afternoon looks wet and then you have a little more

afternoon that. you get the picture. daytime highs in the 50s. changing weather patterning, good time to clean the gutters, do the stuff we haven't done because we haven't had a lot of rain. if you have mountain travel plans, this weekend will be a little sketchy as you travel to and from the mountains. the 49er game which is on everybody's mind it looks the latest model pup puts in rain. a very wet field. as far as rain from the sky it looks light and scattered with a little bit of wind. >> and cold. >> yes. >> pretty cold. >> low 50s. >> you know candlestick. >> san francisco police say they are searching for an 11- year-old boy reported missing. he was last seen in the area of v ernel heights park. he are ran away from school. he is described as 5'3'', weighs about 110 pounds and was last seen wearing a white t- shirt and blue jeans. if you have seen him pleas call

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. he was first loo anyone last month but word is spreading the apple co founder is a big fan of the android phone. he wishes i-phones voice commands as high end as the android one. he said i-phones are good for people who are scared of computers. >> mark is here with sports and interesting story involving tim. >> yeah. we have getting toward spring training. everybody is into the 49ers rights now and of course but interesting situation for tim. do i want to be rich or really

rich and that's the -- area he is in as he has asked for a record amount, $21.5 million in salary arbitration from the giants for the next season. the giants have countered with a 17 million-dollar offer. if they can't come to a compromise an arbitrator will decide either or -- there is no in between and the arbitration -- not quite set yet. we will find out more about that as we get closer. life after james for the cavaliers. warriors finding so far much to their liking. they are out on the road against the cavaliers and things looking good for them as they are breaking with david lee taking a pass, part of a 15- 1 run in to the 4th quarter. dead lee at 27 points at one point and then in the final comments nate robinson, nice work for the warriors, that

point there was 1 minute 20 and the warriors leading but that's not a fine. football, the raiders of course looking for a head coach. word today they were given permission to interview the eagles offensive coordinator. he used to be assistant with the 49ers a few years ago. he will interview for the raiders job and the colts have fired their coach, caldwell so a complete turn around for the indy colts and their organization. firing caldwell today. the complete musical chairs continues. no changes will be made with the 49ers. that's the sporting life for right now. >> colts have just cleaned house and they of course have the first pick, will probably take andrew luck. >> and to start a new -- with this franchise. we will see how that goes.

draft day a long day off. fans will get more news tonight at ten from them. >> and you have your pregame and post game show this weekend. >> yeah. it's a 3:30 start this weekend. later on sunday and with will start with the pregame activities in the afternoon. >> all right. >> good to go. >> thank you. >> only tuesday though. >> the website has complete coverage of the 49ers. a slide show of their amazing win against the saints and the latest headlines on the team. >> and thank you for trusting ktvu. stay with us 24 hours a day on the website and mobile ktvu.