the 26-year-old man worked in construction and was one of two people killed yesterday at the intersection. ktvu obtained this video of the crash. it began after he fired a gun at three people at housing complex. investigators say he fled in this black car and struck a white car. the passenger in the car was killed. he was struck and killed by the car. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: one of 7 brothers and sisters. surveillance videos shows the car smashing into the store. police are charging him with two counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and being a felon in possession of a fire arm and gang enhancement charges. >> i felt for everybody.

not only the people that got killed, but the young man who did it, he has to live the rest of his life knowing what he did. if he has any conscious at all. >> reporter: he is expected to be arraigned tomorrow. the driver of the white car is in serious condition. at 6:00 p.m., what the brother of the victim told us about how it is effecting his family. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco police released video of the man accused of robbing a woman and killing her dog. here is a look at the suspect as he ran. police say he just thrown the victim's dog in front of traffic. the dog had to be put down because of her injuries. we spoke with the victim after the attack. >> i heard the impact of her little body hit and she

screamed. >> witnesses set up a reward fund. it was up to $3,500 at last check. we posted more stories on www.ktvu.com. >> we learned more about a man swept out to sea while working on the beach with his wife new year's day. ktvu's mike mibach is live with the existing danger. >> reporter: her husband loved the outdoors but as the coast guard warned today, surf can turn in a second and hurt the most experienced. >> reporter: the pacific ocean slamming in. >> i think it is pretty. >> reporter: pretty but it can be deadly. the coast guard responded yesterday after witnesses say a large wave rolled into the area. >> the woman and dog made it back to shore but the man was

unaccounted for. >> she tried to rescue his dog. but lost his life in doing so. her husband was a sailor, loved hiking and bicyclings. last -- and bicycling. >> a lot of reports that kids are coming too close to the the water and the parents are not minding with it. people don't realize -- they see the warning but they don't realize how dangerous it can be. >> the conditions remain rough. stay clear of the waves. today we saw this woman who is visiting stumble as she tried to avoid the water. >> playing with water is not something you joke about. and you be to be -- you have to be careful.

>> reporter: he was married with no children. services are pending. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. oakland police are looking for two bank robbers who were caught on camera. the man here on the left held up a bank of the west on the afternoon of december 10. and police believe the woman in the picture on the right of your screen was his accomplice. there is a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest. the chp issued its second silver alert. investigators are looking for 67-year-old rafael -- raymond smith. he suffered a stroke, partially paralyzed and depressed. he left his home sunday morning. smith is a white man about 6 feet tall, 155 pounds, blue skies and straight shoulder -- blue eyes eyes and straight

shoulder length hair. police found this man, robert grappi, he was discovered by police. investigators say he shown signs of dimension and left his home monday without medication. >> at that point we thought it reached the level of contacting chp to have a silver alert issued. >> silver alerts are not for every missing senior. the person must be in danger or must be in the presence of a dangerous person. long an amber alert a silver alert will not be flashed on signs on state highways. >> stocks soared today. here are today's closing numbers. the dow is up 308 to 13,412. the nasdaq is up 92 at 3,112. the s&p is up 36 at 1,462. a deal on the fiscal cliff

may have been reached but get ready to see a smaller pay check. ktvu's lorraine blanco is live with how much taxpayers will soon lose. >> reporter: for someone making $50,000 this is how much less you will get every other week, 40 bucks. that adds up at the end of the year, making it hard for some to justify a lot of spending from shopping to vacations. >> the holiday is over and we are not talking about new year's day, for the last two years americans paid a 4.2% social security tax, this year we will pay 2% more. >> i will make sure i focus on what is essential. >> reporter: if you make $30,000 a year you will see $600 less. for those making $70,000,

$1,400 less annually. and $100,000, expect to see a $2,000 decrease. in the bay area a couple making $100,000 a year, taking a $2,000 cut in that income is massive. completely different where $100,000 goes a long way. >> reporter: she says the first things we will cut out, shopping, eating out and travel. >> it will keep me from taking trips. i got a big family. it will really effect me. i worry about my kids because what are -- they can't do anything now. things are tough enough. >> people have trouble aadjusting to less money -- adjusting to less money coming in. they are used to a particular amount. >> reporter: this could have a domino effect on small businesses and the economy as a whole. we will talk more about that at

6:00 p.m. live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> how tense the last minute fiscal cliff negotiations were. last friday speaker of the house john boehner told senate majority leader harry reid to go blank yourself. harry reid called john boehner a dictator. the last minute deal in congress also should keep the price of milk from soring. they were faced with a milk cliff that could have doubled the price. a lot that allows the government to buy the products at market cost was about to expire. as part of the deal congress passed a temporary extension. president obama returned to his vacation. he returned to hawaii today after going to washington, d.c. because of the fiscal cliff

stand off with congress. michelle obama and their two daughters have been in hawaii since december 21. they are staying near honolulu where they are enjoying golf and work outs. and just when you thought we were done with the fiscal cliff it is not over. coming up, the next decision lawmakers will have to tackle. a couple exciting days for this congressman. he got the keys to his new office ahead of his swearing in ceremony tomorrow. he represents the 15th congressional district. he was the district attorney. >> i have known that area since i was a boy. the people want someone who will roll up their sleeves, work hard and bring new ideas.

>> more than 150 supporters made the trip to attend his swearing in. he is also among the freshman class being sworn in. he replaces lin wolfy. he is a environmental attorney who served six years in the california state assembly. the surviving children from the sandy hook elementary school massacre got a look at their new classrooms. >> the students complete the circle. >> students and parents attended an open house in their new school. the former school has been renamed sandy hook elementary school. the school had been empty for months and teachers and staff got the school ready for the children. they brought in the items left behind at sandy hook elementary school and police officers will keep a strong security presence on campus.

>> right now it has to be the safest school in america. we have many different options in place. >> classes begin tomorrow but the curriculum won't be heavy at first. teachers will help ease the children back in. pennsylvania's guarantee is taking the ncaa to court over the penn state scandal. it seeks to throw out the penalties. the sanctions include a $60 million fine and a 4 year ban from bowl games. this morning the governor said the penalties were unlawful and over reaching and only punished students who had nothing to do with the crimes. >> the only logical conclusion is that the ncaa did it because they benefited from the penalties. and because the leadership of the ncaa believed that it could. >> in a statement the ncaa said

it was disappointed with the governor's actions. algia jeera finalized a deal to take over current tv. the plan is to create a new channel in new york. 60% of the programming will be produced in new york and the rest will come from cutter. 60million americans will get current tv. crews spend the day repairing a water main break. why cold weather may have been a factor in the break. >> get ready for another cold night. coming up, the neighborhoods that will be in the upper 20s and a temperature change you can expect over the next few days. vñ

a small rock slide caused headaches today in the mountains. one lane of the highway was shut down after rocks tumbled on to the road. they reopened the lane about 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. cold weather and old pipes are blamed for the biggest water main break. ktvu's alex savage has more on the mess and the big convenience for businesses in the area today. >> reporter: water started pouring from the roadway around 3:30 a.m. this morning flooding the intersection. it took crews 4 hours just to shut off the water. the break happened where the lines connect. he says recent rain and cold temperatures may have contributed to the mess. >> the soil is saturated. with the cold it is expansion

and contraction of the soil and that causes old mains to break sometimes. we have had several small breaks all over town. this is the biggest one we have had. >> reporter: crews spent the morning digging down and vacuuming out water to look at the damage. workers will have to replace the section that burst. while that happens there is no running water for homes and businesses nearby, that is making it tough to prepare food. and here, the sign let customers know the lack of water forced the place to close. >> little bit. all right, though. go someplace else. >> reporter: one of the pipes involved is a cast iron line from 1927. the city was already looking at an upgrade before this happened. >> this is one pipe that was on schedule for us to replace in the next two years so now it is

broken. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> yes. it will. >> the city says the type of pipe that burst this morning is quite susceptible to cold temperatures and moist soil and so the city may look at replacing the entire line in the future. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. investigators say the delayed response by exxon mobil to a pipeline break in montana made the spill far worse than it would have been. it happened in july of 2011. investigators say the volume of the 1500-barrel spill could have been cut by 2/3rd if controllers closed off the sideline as soon as the problem emerged. instead crude drained for 46 minutes before it was closed. a website reports apple started testing a new version

of the iphone. according to the next web references to a next iphone are showing up. they say apple is testing compatible for applications. it is expected to be out this year. thieves staged a well coordinated new year's eve heist under the cover of the celebrations they forced their way through a service entrance. the criminals intimidated employees and went through boxes full of apple products. they got away with a million dollars worth of iphones, ipads and other stuff. microsoft is trying to convince regulators to crack down on google. they said the crack down was needed to preserve competition

on the internet and on smartphone markets. they said they have abused its internet searches. sansan francisco's exploratorium offered free admission today. they are known for their hands on exhibit but it is now leaving its location. in april the exploratorium is scheduled to reopen at peer 15. the museum says it hosts 500,000 people every year. freeze warning for the north bay valleys and mountains this morning. 29 degrees. residents bundled up as they headed out to face the chilly temperatures. >> we are going to buy some coffee. >> reporter: pretty cold? >> pretty cold. >> i got sweater and i got my jacket. >> reporter: you have four

players? >> yep. >> other chilly spots, santa rosa, napa, livermore, redwood city and morgan hill. more about the weather now, during the day it is nice, but as soon as the sun goes down it gets cold. >> yeah. dress in layers. temperatures off to a cold start again. a look at the chilly over night temperatures from this morning. this list of 20s showing up, santa rosa, napa, livermore. fairfield 27. walnut creak 29 degrees. over night tonight we do not have a frost advisory or freeze warning but still cold. patchy frost will be "likely" as we -- likely as we head into your thursday. one thing that could warm us up, high clouds off shore. they will continue to drift into had region with partly cloudy skies across parts of the bay area.

as far as current numbers, updated for 5:00 p.m. hour, cooling off back down into the 40s, fairfield, concord, livermore, livermore 49. san francisco downtown 54 degrees. chill in in the air. over night lows, these numbers 1-3 degrees warmer than the temperatures from this morning but still very cold. upper 20s. upper 20s santa rosa, napa 29 degrees. fairfield 28. san jose mid-30s. san francisco, coast line, low 40s. these temperatures will check in at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. morning very cold. 20s, 30s, 40s. into the afternoon, a nice recovery. by p.m., links up with the 50s here. this blue. most areas 52-57 degrees for the afternoon highs. and more warming over the next

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today is the final day of the current session of congress in washington, d. any legislation left over from the past two years will incidentally die. >> reporter: out of thousands of legislation introduced by congress, only 219 bills have been signed into law. grid lock gripped washington. he should down, 53 bills he introduced, only 5 passed. >> i don't think it is fair to say we didn't do anything. >> reporter: the big things, reforming the postal service. the senate passed a bill in april, the house never approved it. tax reform, time ran out. >> everything that happened in

the last week is an indication of the lack of responsibility by members of congress to do their job. >> reporter: they tried beating the clock to extend the violence against women act, provides funding for domestic violence. but 2012 ended with them not seeing eye to eye on the bill. >> do nothing congress. >> reporter: efforts to add internet sales tax also fell short. they are vowing to reintroduce that in the new congress. ktvu channel 2 news. the holiday is over at union square and streets are blocked off for the subway project. today construction restarted. stockton street is now closed and a number of bus lines have been rerouted. work had been stopped in the

thanksgiving. -- since thanksgiving. >> it should stop during the holidays and we did. we stopped the work to allow for shoppers to shop. >> $1.6 billion protect will extend the t third line and add four new station. patti page has died. she died yesterday, 5 weeks before she was set to receive a life time achievement award that grammies. she sang tennessee waltz. the wong was one of the -- song was one of the best selling recordings ever and one of two songs the state of tennessee officially adopted. patti page was 85 years old. we will show you what it means to owe more than $16

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news. the day after the deal, an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, yet a big problem still exists. the government is still spending more money than what is coming in. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us with a look at what is next and a break down of how much money is on the line. >> reporter: we are just weeks from another nastier fiscal cliff. >> the increases.

the deal -- now uncle sam borrowed and spent that money and needs another credit line increase. these days increases are measured in trillions. >> reporter: do you think most people have any concept of how much a trillion dollars is? >> no. [ laughter ] >> no clue. >> reporter: the debt limit has been raised 94 times in the last 69 years. $16.4trillion. more than four times the current federal budget. and today the current federal debt is greater than the entire economic out put of the u.s. for a year. >> taxes are going up every year. that is not a good thing. you know, how much taxes is he going to have to pay?

going to be amazing. >> reporter: what if each dollar represented one second? one in a billion, one second in 32 years. one in a trillion, one second in 32,000 years. $16.4billion debt, enough seconds to fill 5200 centuries. >> i think it is more important to understand that we have a check book and there is nothing in the bank. >> reporter: if congress won't approve another increase, uncle sam won't be able to pay all his bills. throwing us off another financial cliff. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. jackie speers said while lawmakers kept the country from going over the fiscal cliff, the debate is far from over. >> what we have witnessed in the last few weeks is something that will be occurring over and

over again. we are going to lurch from one crisis to the next. we have three more fiscal cliffs. >> those cliffs are the fight over the debt sealing and the -- debt ceiling and the fiscal cliff deal. all that deal did was delay the spending cuts for three months. the speaker of the house promised a vote on hurricane sandy relief funds. >> no help from anyone. you see that garbage? >> it has been 9 weeks since hurricane sandy slammed into the east coast yet the victims are still waiting for help. speaker of the house john boehner triggered outrage when he delayed a vote but today he set a vote for friday. democrats and republicans say it is long past time for that help. >> for us to turn our back and ignore their needs is just

plain wrong. >> we respond to innocent victims as natural disasters. >> on friday congress will vote in $9 billion in flood insurance. and you can keep up with the latest developments in the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling by going to www.ktvu.com. click on the tab near the top of the page. the gunman in the aurora colorado movie shooting is due in court monday. he is accused of killing 12 people and wounding others. it is expected to draw a large crowd. many relatives of the victims are rejecting an invitation to attend theater's reopening.

family called the offer disgusting. the invitations were sent two days after christmas. law is forcing hundreds of companies to reduce their emission output. ktvu's pappy l is here now -- patty lee is here now with more. >> reporter: the individual impact can be huge on carbon foot print. for every gallon of gas i am releasing 19 pounds of carbon into the atmosphere. at it is from the time the oil is taken out of the ground to the time it reaches my tank. for a major corporation, reducing the size of a carbon foot print is no simple matter. >> reporter: when he looks out, he see as global warming disaster. >> running tremendous amount of

electrical power, lights, power servers. >> reporter: it requires companies to reduce emissions by 10% over the next two years. and reach 1990 emission levels by 2020. by taking the trash generated by employees he can help shrink a company's carbon foot print. the cost is high and polluting companies will be forced to pay. >> if they are pumping up -- bumping up the cost of gas because they are going to be effected by this. >> reporter: pg&e supports the bill and is making changes despite the cost. >> we are increasing the amount of renewable energy, wind and solar. >> evolutionary type of process. you got to evolve with the

times. >> reporter: he says he switched to a hybrid car because it made sense. he says he does not mind if companies are forced to go green. >> it also helps up my business. prevents people from driving. >> the impact on the prices at the pump are unknown but utility companies will see rebates to off set rate hikes but details are still being worked out. reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. kamala harris is suing for environmental violations at 560 gas stations in california. it was filed today and alleges the companies failed to inspect and maintain underground tanks used to store gas.

they have a statewide investigation that found violations. a late development involving the health of secretary of state hillary clinton. the announcement from doctors at the hospital where she was admitted. >> and a list of the colleges that are the best value, which california schools made the cut.

it appears that color may matter when it comes to medications. it can play a part in the amount a patient takes. patients are up to 50% more likely to stop taking a generic medication if it doesn't match the color of the brand name. new research finds teens who were born during a recession may be prone to risky behaviors. researchers found the higher the unemployment rate the greater the chance those children would drink, smoke or use pot in their teen years and more likely to be arrested, join a gang or steal.

researchers say fructose, a storm of suge -- a form of sugar can trigger over eating. they tracked 20 people. the scan showing glucose turned off the brain's desire to eat but fructose did not. secretary of state hillary clinton is out of the hospital tonight. these are pictures as she was driven away from the hospital. she had been at the hospital since sunday after a blood clot was found. she suffered a concussion last month and doctors discovered the clot. doctors say there should be no damage and she will make a full recovery. 100 best values when it comes to public colleges. and several california

universities made the list. ucla led the way at number 6. university of california at berkeley and uc san diego 8 and 10. >> we start with things like graduation rates, test scores. as far as cost, we look at financial aid, sticker price. debt upon graduation. we take all that and put them together into a formula and out comes the list. >> six university of california schools were ranked in the top 25 and 8 were in the top 100. the university of north carolina was the top spot since the first analysis back in 1998. it is the first week of a new year, time for california to make its first check of the snow pack, why it is so far so good. >> weather, few high clouds moving in to the bay area.

coming up, the temperature change and when shower chances rhesuses on the five-day forecast -- reservice on the five-day forecast.

the results are in from the first snow pack survey of the year taken today. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us now. the results look positive? >> reporter: they do. this is part of the snow pack. crunchy snow at this location. we have a healthy snow pack to speak of so far this year,

compared to last year, there would have been no snow at this location. >> reporter: there is no doubt for the ski reverts, this winter is working -- vesorts, this winter is working out -- resorts, this winter is working out. >> over half way to our annual season snow fall total, 480 inches. >> reporter: but there is a difference on what is good for the resorts and what is good for the water supply. >> 48. 49. >> reporter: this is one of dozens of snow courses where they measured the snow pack for the first time this year. the snow is four feet deep with a foot of water content. >> that is almost right on its average. 101% of its average. >> reporter: he calls the readings encouraging and promising for water supplies. >> off we go. >> reporter: last year this

field was devoid of snow but we have seen winters that start strong in january before. >> we still have the majority of the winter to go and it could easily shut down. >> reporter: it is early. recent januarys have been dry, stretching into february. they could make or break the snow pack. genp, ktvu channel 2 news. -- ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. early storms replenished replenished replenished the reservoirs. shatta lake, 100 -- shasta lake, 115% of normal lake. an 87-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shooting his neighborhood neighbor and a

goat. he was using his gun to scare away animals yesterday. he wounded his neighbor. the get was also hit. the neighbor was taken to the hospital and treated. he and the goat are expected to survive. in los angeles a photographer was killed after taking pictures of justin bieber's car. it was a friend of justin bieber's who was driving it. the photographer was hit and killed while crossing the street moments after taking pictures of the car. he had been warned he was in a unsafe location. justin bieber today became the latest celebrity eto call for better protection -- to call for better protection against paparazzi. woman was killed after her helicopter crashed. it is not known why it went down but it was constructing

frost control when it crashed. car company is being sold. they will buy zip car. they said car sharing is complimentary. zip car is a fast growing company that does $400 million in business in the u.s. >> reporter: fines and a shorter training period is part of the punishment for team u.s.a. they aused them -- accused them of spying on them last november. now a jury ordered oracle to return photos they took of the boat and fined them $15,000 and cut 5 days from the team's training period. the start of 2013 has been chilly. now over to mark tamayo for how

long the chilly weather will last. >> temperatures dropping off. chilly but dry. fair weather pattern but things will be changing for the weekend. right now, mostly clear skies. high clouds off shore approaching the bay area shoreline. current numbers updated, dropping back down to the up ur40s. fairfield, concord, livermore and the north bay neighborhoods down into the 40s. already the 40s showing up in the inland valleys. tonight, clear skies. high clouds. temperatures on the cold side. tomorrow, frost, fair skies. nice afternoon. high clouds for the weekend. increasing saturday. and we introduce shower chances for the weekend. first thing tomorrow morning, temperatures starting out the

day, 20s, 30s, 40s. as we warm up into the afternoon, all in the 50s. a new neighborhoods approaching the lower 60s. as far as the satellite, a weather system in the pacific, but still lots of sunshine today. high pressure in command of the weather. as a result the clouds, the main storm track heading to the north. tomorrow partly cloudy skies. after that chilly start, temperatures from 53 to 60. here is the forecast model, not much in the way of clouds, maybe a few high clouds thursday and friday. here is the change. saturday, increasing clouds throughout the day. most of saturday should be dry but saturday night into sunday, scattered showers. not a big deal but that is a change. temperatures for tomorrow, in

the mid-50s. look that lower 60s. san jose 58. numbers about the same as today, could be warmer in a few spots. minor warming friday. into the weekend, increasing clouds for saturday. maybe showers by saturday night and sunday. coming up at 6:00 p.m., we will look at a meteor shower, more details on the meteor shower. >> thank you. a man confronts a burglar using an unusual weapon and a tax break for race tracks? who else is getting tax release. of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. if your resolution is saving money, safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. now's a good time to pack your lunches. lean cuisine is just $1.99. yoplait yogurt is just 50 cents. resolutions, kept. and charmin is $13.99 for 30 double rolls.

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a non-profit is using its technology to preserve california's spanish missions. the group plans on scanning the missions and making 3d model structures of them. in the event of damage those models will provide an outline and make construction -- reconstruction easier. the new fiscal cliff deal does more than preserve tax hikes it contains tax breaks. >> showing once again all we are doing is throwing money,

picking winners and losers. >> he voted against the fiscal cliff deal. who benefits? rum producers, tv and film production, nascar. and mining companies. >> benefits are very, very big benefits that are concentrated for those special interests. the costs are spread out over the american people. >> nascar says it is for new tracks. the rum tax break helps puerto puerto rico's company and hollywood says it creates job and tourism. a man is in custody after he broke into a occupied home

yesterday morning. police say he is a transient. a woman called police to report she woke up at 4:00 a.m. in the morning to find him in the house. the boyfriend confronted him with a sword as he took off. police later found him urinating on their front door and they arrested him. coming up, a city asks the state to fix a broken levy. >> and a change for san francisco parking enforcement goes into effect this weekend, why businesses businesses and local clergy are angry.