disappeared for hours. >> there are protocalls definitely in place for firefighter down, a firefighter missing in a building. >> this is a completely different situation. >> reporter: we viewed video today of a man sources say is quinn inside a bar. he is seen approaching the server station and consumer up to nine glasses of water. even going behind the bar to refill a water pitcher. quinn's crew did his best to treat the motorcyclists. >> i think our members under the circumstances did the best they possibly could with everything that was going on and everything they faced. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the chief declined comment today describing the case as a personnel matter. there is an ongoing police investigation. at 6:00 the motorcyclist victim in this case and the changes he wants to see in the san francisco fire department. for now reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. we have breaking news now

from sunny vale the valley transportation authority says an individual was stabbed near the ream wood station on taszman driver this afternoon. that person was taken to the hospital for several stab wounds. and police say a suspect has been taken into custody. the vta tells us some southbound trains were delayed for some time. a 14-year-old girl is on life support after being hit while crossing the street right outside of her high school. it's part of an alarming trend in the south bay. patti lee is outside the girl's high school where counselors have been on hand for the past two days. patti. >> reporter: today teachers here at james lake high school have been told to keep an eye out for students who are acting strangely but have not asked for counseling. that's because there's a lot of miss information circling about this accident that took place here sunday night and it's causing some students to start mourning the death of bianca valdez while others are still

holding out hope she will recover. pray for bianca is the campaign friends of the 15-year-old are circling privately on instagram. >> she's a beautiful girl. i loved her. i just hope that her funeral is just the way she wanted it. >> reporter: but bianca's boyfriend says he started mourning sunday night after bianca was declared brain dead at the hospital. artiz was the last person to see bianca sunday night. she was hit by a mini van after he left his house. >> she got hit hard. she got hit right here. and ended up over there. >> reporter: bianca was thrown 100 feet and landed in front of her high school. the driver stopped and neighbors say he was visibly shaken so they called 911. >> it is upsetting to go and see an empty chair when you're

used to seeing someone on the daily. >> reporter: the accident is devastating to students and administrators. a new crosswalk with flashing lights was installed just a few weeks ago to keep students safe. but bianca did not use it sunday night. tonight her boyfriend blames himself for not driving her home. >> just seeing her out there like that, you know, i just wish i could have told her the last thing that i really wanted to tell her. >> reporter: bianca valdez is the third person in san jose to be hit and killed in the past two days. two of the three were not in crosswalks. so far this year in san jose 24 people have been killed. and i did talk to the city this afternoon, and these last three appear to be terrible accidents. reporting live in san jose, patti lee, ktvu news. people have been sending their condolences to the girl's family on our facebook page today. you can do the same, just search for ktvu channel 2. more details now a

california report card on pedestrian safety that was updated last march shows a 3.9% increase in the number of pedestrian deaths. in 2010, 601 pedestrians were killed. in 2011, that number was up to 625. as for the numbers of seniors who were killed it was just about the same. 150 seniors killed in 2010. 151 died in 2011. a teen who was set on fire on an ac transit bus is going home tomorrow. and today his accused attacker made another appearance before a judge. john sasaki has how the victim and the suspect agree on how this case should proceed in court. >> reporter: his attorney filed this motion to have the case moved to juvenile court. richard thomas' family lets an

oakland courtroom today saying nothing. but his attorney says that the high school student regrets setting sasma on fire. >> he's extremely remorseful. he's as remorseful as a kid can be under the circumstances. >> reporter: the skirt sasha was wearing was turned on fire. this morning sasha's father gave us good news. >> we're expecting sasha to be home on wednesday. >> tomorrow. >> tomorrow, yeah. >> reporter: how does that feel to know that? >> it feels great. we're not quite ready. we've been rearranging stuff to make it more comfortable for sasha. >> reporter: home in time for a small thanksgiving celebration. >> we have a friend who's coming over. and is bringing a precooked meal. >> reporter: back at the white house, richard thomas' acknowledged responsibility for sasha's injury. >> the security video from the

bus make that is very clear. there's no question about who is responsible in this case. the question is, under what circumstances and with what motivation he is responsible. >> reporter: skwraoud law make a mode to have the case tried in juvenile court instead of adult court. he was asked about sasha's family supporting that move. >> they're correct. they're not the only members of the gay community who feel that way. >> reporter: later off camera, thomas' aunt told me that sasha's parent support for that move to juvenile court is quote beautiful and that their hearts go out to sasha and the family. the whole case will be in court on december 20th for this motion. live in oakland, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. an update now on injured giants fan bryan stow who was badly beaten three years ago. stow's family tells tmz he needs to take 17 medications a day. his parents have been caring for him at their home in capitola as the family copes

with his traumatic brain injuries. the dodgers are asking a judge to rule if the team is liable for his injuries before the court addresses the issue of damages. crews recover the body of a 29 29-year-old man from pittsburg out of the sacramento river. the accident happened as the victim was driving an excavator. the excavator was 16 feet under water and partially buried sways in silt. no word on why the excavator fell into the river but calosha is now investigating. seven people shot. investigators are looking into what motivated several men to open fire at a celebration. a street corner was sprayed with bullets and how an

innocent bystander was just taking out trash. ken pritchett. >> reporter: given that it happened in a dense neighborhood with children near by it is not unthinkable that more people could have been hurt. where these three little girls are playing today, two gunmen stood last night. at 96th and auburn evidence is everywhere. a bullet passed through this truck's windshield. another shattered a window on an suv. and a mini market with one, two, three bullet holes where slugs passed from the outside and ended up inside. seven people were shot here just after dark. most of them gathered together at a street bbq celebrating a birthday. >> we didn't know where it was coming from. we just knew it was close.

once everybody drops on the floor everybody gets down. >> reporter: most neighbors were too scared to talk on camera after what happened here last night. despite what we saw today, patrol cars. one of the victims a man named raul was simply taking the trash out when he was shot in the neck. one of the shooters had a handgun the other a rifle. >> reporter: the two gunmen were standing here on the corner of 96 and olive. they fired toward the group of men. you can see a bullet hole in that truck. then there was a fan of fire moveing to the right hitting the man taking out his garbage and ending up here. seven people shot at once unusual. but shootings in this part of east oakland are not. as of november 15, there were 171 shootings in east oakland up 6% over last year. it is not hard to imagine why neighbors are scared. >> i feel like it's not fair.

the -- >> reporter: the man the neighbors say was taking out his garbage, police say he had his children near by. all of them are in stable condition however. one of them remains in critical condition at the hospital. in oakland, ken pritchett, ktvu news. hayward police tonight are hunting for a gunman who they say used a weapon to steal valuables from an apartment. an argument broke out between a man visiting the apartment and the couple. the man left but came back and opened fire. no one has been arrested. santa cruz police are investigating the suspicious death of man found partially naked in his driveway. a woman who was walking her dog found the body of a 57-year-old

man about 7:00 this morning on cypress avenue. police say the man had suffered several stab wounds and that evidence at the scene suggests a struggle of some sort. they've been talking to a person of interest. they plan to serve several warrants in searchover that evidence -- in search of that evidence. the incident is also unleashing harsh public opinion. it may be generating a second look at a previous race study. >> reporter: that's right san jose state is still dealing with a hate crime situation. but many student leaders told us today that the incident and the trouble that it brings also exposed a bigger troubled picture of the way the university is run. >> much of the talk on the san

jose campus was not just about the racial conflict but what it revealed about long simmering anger between university leaders saying they just don't listen. >> this hate crime is systematic of a larger issue going on in san jose state in regards to our campus missgovernance. >> reporter: students consider the campus ripe with racial stereo types and some felt animosity against them. they felt the administration showed little interest. >> i was very disappointed in the reaction and the response. i mean i felt like it's a very useful tool for us taking this to a deeper level. >> reporter: university spokeswoman pat lobe harris points out three task force groups are formed to help

blacks, latinos and over all diversity. >> we do have these three efforts under way right now in addition to a number of new measures that the president has announced in the wake of what we learned in the past week. and that includes an independent commission. >> reporter: daniels is skeptical. >> it's essentially a pr stunt. because students tried to take our concerns to the task force, the task force doesn't listen. >> reporter: on the hate crime itself, no decision has been made yet concerning other student who is may have seen the alleged racial incidents but never reported them. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu news. san jose is hoping to curb its homicide rate with a gun buy back. the police department will hold the buy back on december 13th at our lady of guadalupe church. police are offering gift cards for weapons. most of the weapons will come from legal gun owners but they also say gang members who want

to turn in a gun they can do so anonymously. 44 people have been killed so far this year in san jose. president obama wrapped up a three day visit to the west coast today with an upbeat message for the entertainment industry. the president spoke before a crowd of 3,000 people at the dream works animation studio. chief executive is one of the president's biggest supporters. financial disclosure reports show that he gave $3 million to the political organization that supports president obama. but the president said he was there because of the studio's track record in creating jobs. >> i've come here today because this is one of the america's economic engines. not just dream works but this whole cluster of companies that generations have grown up knowing. disney and warner and universal and others. >> reporter: the president was in california to raise money for congressional candidates he

also spoke about immigration reform in san francisco and paid a visit to the family of a tsa agent in los angeles who was killed earlier this month. san francisco's mayor is facing some tough questions tonight about the sky high cost of housing in the city. new at 5:00, ktvu's christien kafton is in the mission district where neighbors are speaking out about all the evictions going on. christien. >> reporter: this mural behind me protesting evictions is a testimony to the frustration that many people here and throughout the city feel about the ever increasing rent and the fact that people are being forced out of their their homes so the owner can turn a profit. >> the richmond district as a whole has had 79 evictions and 202 no fault evictions placing my district among the highest of all neighborhoods.

>> reporter: he also addressed those eviction where is the homeowner can force tenants out of a rental property. the mayor said he is working with state lawmakers to change the ellis act. >> the ellis act is being abused by real estate specklators so we need to go to the state and change that law. >> reporter: mean while the city is looking at how to proceed with the inlaw units. they are looking to streamlining the property. we are live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. home prices when 6 news the prices continue to go up here in the bay area. but more slowly than in past months. according to the standard and poors case schiller home prices were up 25% from november to

september. in all, price gains slowed in 19 of the 20 cities tracked. the index showed prices in san francisco were up 9%. las vegas saw the biggest increase at nearly 3%. on wall street the markets posted gains on positive news in the housing industry. the dow edged up a fraction. the nasdaq added 23 points and closed above the 14,000 mark. developing news now many americans are preparing to travel this week and there could be some rough weather ahead of them. a cold and wet early winter storm continues to move across the country. it's bringing cold arctic air and dropping snow and freezing rain in the midwest and parts of the northeast. for drivers it has been slow and in many areas dangerous. at least a dozen deaths are being blamed on winter related crashes. the weather is threatening to disrupt travel plans. right now there are no major

delays or cancellations to report. that could change later however even for people not traveling to the northeast. that's because their plane may be coming from the east and could be delayed getting into the bay area. we talk with travelers at sfo today who say they are happy to be flying out ahead of the storm. i'm very glad i'm traveling today and not tomorrow. i don't even want to imagine what it'll be like tomorrow. that's why we're traveling now. >> you can't avoid the storm. i scurried away. >> reporter: the main part of the storm expected to hit the northern part of the east coast tomorrow. >> i'm so glad i'm not going to be any where near an airport over the next coming days. it sounds like it's going to be crazy out there. >> this weather system is massive ape covers cover --

and covers some ground. i'll show it to you. you're talking about 12 or 1,300 miles that are being rained on and snowed on. you have washington, new york, atlanta. so major stuff going on in the east coast. things are going to get better on thanksgiving day in the morning. but in the next 24 hours traveling out there will be dicey. here are the clouds that we saw today. and right over us right here. here's the next weather system. that's the thanksgiving day system. sadly it's going to kind of go right by us. it'll bring a lot of clouds like you see here. it's going to be a very cloudy day as we head into tomorrow and maybe a chance of a sprinkle on thanksgiving. i'll get to that. the current numbers is 53 in fairfield, 53 in concord. 59 in san jose. temperatures are kind of mild. overnight lows about where they were last night maybe a little warmer because of the cloud cover. you're still dealing with cool overnight lows. you're going to be in the upper 30s, mid-40s. tonight we've got clouds and cold again. just like last night.

it's beautiful out there. the embarcadero is lit up but cloudy. often times the clouds warm us up but that's not really going to happen this time. the clouds -- well they warm us up but it's still going to be pretty chilly. forecast highs then for tomorrow under a mostly cloudy sky. 64 in san helena. 61 in salsalito. mostly cloudy all day tomorrow. more clouds as we head into thursday. 63 in pittsburg, 63 in brentwood. so temperatures mostly in the low to mid-60s. no spare the air day tomorrow. cloudy day, plenty of mild temperatures. no real cold ones during the day. the five day forecast then with the bay area weekend in view. the clouds start to thicken up here. as we head into thursday more clouds and maybe just maybe especially down toward monterey bay, santa cruz, maybe a few sprinkles will fall out here as we head into friday. which for many the rest of your holiday weekend things start to clear up a little bit. and temperatures hover in the

same zone. mid-60s through the bay area. we could use the snow. we could use the rain. but right flow that thursday system which was promising about four or five days ago is not very promising at all. >> staying home is better than heading out this year. >> yeah you don't want to be traveling. >> we'll be right here. calfire say it is wildfire burning in sonoma county is 95% contained. the mccain fire broke out saturday morning when the winds were really howling. the fire is burning in the geo thermal area and a cooling tower has been destroyed. so far the mccain fire has burned 2,500 acres. it's the largest of the fires that broke out last week. five firefighters were taken to the hospital but all injuries are considered minor. >> he was sprinting at me. he was really trying to hit me hard. >> reporter: but he didn't get

knocked out. the surprising reaction that sent his attacker running. >> now to julie haener in the newsroom with what we're working on for 6:00. >> using the holidays as an excuse to abandon their pets. >> we had at least a couple of litters of puppies that were dropped off. >> we explore the sad trend overwhelming family shelters and the efforts to stop it. >> and new details about the motorcyclists hit by the fire truck and his legal fight for justice. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00.

unsuspecting people targeted then knocked out cold with one big punch. that's part of a dangerous so called game that is now apparently making its way across country and is in california as well. >> it felt like a brick coming to the back of my head because he was like sprinting at me. he was really trying to hit me hard. >> reporter: this knock out game involves people randomly targeting unsuspecting strangers and knocking them out with a punch to the head. these attacks you're looking at here were captured on surveillance video on the east coast. incidents have been reported in at least six states including here in california and washington, d.c. at least four people have been killed. now 14-year-old shane gagan was attacked last week in modesto. he says it happened while he was walking home from a mixed martial arts class. instead of falling to the ground he used his skills that

he had learned on the mat. >> i just hit him back and that's all i was thinking about was just protecting myself more and don't get any more injuries. >> reporter: the attacker ended up running away. shane ended up with a concussion but says could have been a lot worse had it not been for his martial arts training. police say it's hard to find the attacker because the victims in general are knocked out and don't remember what happened. george zimmerman had five weapons in his possession when deputies arrested him. zimmerman had a 12 gauge, an ar15 and three handguns when he was arrested at his girlfriend's house. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to charges included aggravated assault and is currently free on $9,000 bail. the 30-year-old zimmerman was acquitted of murder back in july for the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin in a community where zimmerman was a neighborhood watch volunteer. up next here, a big break

in a decades old murder case out of east bay. what authorities say happened more than 20 years ago. and what the suspects daughter told us today. and take a look from the outside, you can't really tell anything is wrong but we'll tell you how a brazen thief did a lot of damage and grabbed some very valuable loot from a union square jewelry store.

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they have been divorced for 15 years but today they were both in alameda county court facing murder charges. a former couple was arrested in connection with a cold case dating all the way back to 1990. >> ktvu's allie rasmus live outside of superior court where the daughter of the two suspects is peaking peak -- is speaking out in this case. >> reporter: the young lady was spoke to was not even born but now both of her parents have been charged with a murder. william devenci stood behind a glass wall. his former wife hid behind her attorney as the judge read the charges against them. the two face charges for the

murder of retegurer. the daughter says it's the first time they've been in the same room. >> we try not to talk about him. it's something we don't want in our lives. >> reporter: she blames her estranged father. back in 1990 sheryl was married to steven ruteger. they had been married for five years then divorced. several months later he was found stabbed to death. they were going through a dispute over the house they owned together. and they believe money was the dispute. >> i can't describe it. what we're feeling. it's-- we finally that's all i can say. we finally, we've arrived. >> reporter: and irving and devenkesti are expected to appear in court. right now they're both being held at alameda jail without

bail. allie rasmus. a brazen theft at a jewelry store on sutter street. this happened just after 5:00. the thief ran off after taking a significant number of diamonds. investigators are reviewing surveillance video but say it may be difficult to identify the thief. >> he was wearing a white facial mask and also wearing gloves. dark sweater and dark pants. then simply once he smashed the case and grabbed the diamonds he fled out without saying anything to the employees. >> investigators say they'll be monitoring websites, pawnshops and flea markets to see if the diamonds show up. the store is open for business today. holiday shopping may be a little more dicey this year if you're not aware of your surroundings. new at 5:00, ktvu's tom vacar joins us from one big shopping

area in walnut creek with some important things to consider when you're out shopping. tom. >> reporter: when you're in this parking lot or garage the bad guys hope you're on one of these things for a very good reason. because you'll be immersed in what you're doing and not what they're doing. you could lose your phone and christmas presents because you're not aware of what you're doing. security has been beefed up 24/7 for the holiday season. >> we're always looking for people that are in our parking lot without any real obvious direction or any purpose. >> we do have people on patrol, on foot. in vehicles, and on segways. we also have people conducting surveillance. >> reporter: malls and law enforcement officials are keenly aware that many of us

are distracted. >> we're talking, we're texting while we're walking, this is an area that you need to continuously think about your surroundings. the phones stolen, they get hurt. >> reporter: parking lot burglaries are almost always made easier by the victims themselves. >> almost every break-in into a car is proceeded by someone looking through the window. seeing a package. >> reporter: when putting stuff in your trunk don't keep running out to your car to put bags in the car. >> make sure when you're walking, people are not following and watching you put bags in your car and walking away. >> reporter: what the bad guys are doing with these things is they're carrying them and using them to break into cars then if they get searched, guess what not an obvious burglary tool. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. a group out of richmond

that helps families struggling handed out hundreds of food bags today. the rescue mission said it would hand out 1,500 food bags today and more to come. director anderson says each food bag has enough food to feed 10 to 12 people and the the need is larger than it ever has. >> in the last 12 months the bay area rescue mission has provided almost 1.5 million meals. earlier today anderson said the bay area rescue mission is 500 turkeys short of what the organization needs. a warning tonight about potentially dangerous toys. some of the specific things you should watch out for before you buy holiday gifts for children. plus questions about the city of oakland plans for a

multi million dollars project right near the coliseum. 2 investigates while the group tapped by the city could keep it from ever getting started. grade -- google makes good on a promise. what you will see at the east bay location where at one point you could see the body of this teenager.

google made good on its promise to replace an imagine from google maps that contained the imagine of a teenager. the imagine has an x marking the spot where the teenager was seen. after our story air, google reachedded out to him promising to change that map. the u.s. supreme court has decided it will hear argumenting about a controversial part of the affordable care act that requires coverage of health care reform. one involves the oklahoma arts and crafts chain hobby lobby that is fighting an appeal by the obama administration. >> business owners should not have to violate their most deeply held convictions in order to own a business or

operate within society. the other case involves a pennsylvania cabinet making company that's appealing a lower court. exceptions have already been given to churches and faith based nonprofits. pope francis is releasing any word that he is going to change the church. he also slammed materialism and unchecked capitalism as a new tyranny and he reaffirmed the church's position on male priests but he also called for more female input when it comes to decision making. on saturday china claimed the air space above some disputed islands in the east china sea. today two air force b52 bombers flew over the sea without notifying beijing. the planes were on a joint u.s. japan training exercise. they were in china's air space

for about an hour. the training exercise is a challenge to china's claim. beijing has issued a protest with japan and the u.s. government over that exercise. a puppy traped in a storm drain for several days is capturing the hearts of a texas community and beyond. dallas firefighters pulled the puppy out today. they say he was hungry but other wise okay. he had been down there during bad weather since last friday and the puppy kept hiding from people trying to set him free. firefighters you see here finally lured him into a trap and brought him up. his mother was a stray white lab that gave birth to the litter under a near by portable classroom. shelter officials now plan to hold a drawing on sunday because so many people have come forward wanting to adopt this little guy. up next, 2 investigates. >> transforming a b.a.r.t. dock. but one city pledged taxpayer dollars to a developer that has

a spotty record with the state. and later, getting an upgrade the changes you will see on the road for some bay area chp officers. and the holiday weekend right in front of us. i have the latest computer model i will show you what the chances for rain are as we head into the holiday. we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all.

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ktvu has uncovered questions about the status of a nonprofit group tapped by the

city of oakland to lead a multi million dollars project redeveloping the area around the coliseum b.a.r.t. station. eric rasmussen got a tip this summer and now 2 investigates the plans for the project and what could stand in the way of it ever getting started. >> reporter: walking distance from a coliseum. this b.a.r.t. station is also steps away from an east oakland neighborhood struggling to get back on its feet. >> it looks like a desert out here to begin with. >> reporter: they welcome affordable housing and a new shopping center. an official sounding name for what head describes as a nonprofit volunteer run group in charge of the transit village project. phase one building workhorse

housing is a $30 million job. >> this type of housing is critically needed. >> this summer city council members approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with oedc and a loan worth more than $500,000. the only problem the oakland economic development was no longer in business as far as the state of california was concerned. 2 investigates found its officers occupied by another group. the state attorney general which regulates charities listed oedc as delinquent. the group had not filed any returns since 2008. >> there's literally nothing there for anybody to evaluate. >> reporter: ken chou is the director which evaluating charities of all kind. the lack of information raises serious questions. >> there's simply no oversight and there's no information and no transparency into understanding what's happening with this organization. >> head says his organizization

started working with the city nearly 10 years ago but the housing market crash and the loss of redevelopment money put the project and the oakland economic development corporation on hold. >> the state assumed that because there was no activity that we were done. that we were finished. after 2 investigates started looking into the status of the company, the new office address is listed as head's home in oakland. >> why not allow developers to compete for this project? >> i can't answer that. >> reporter: it was b.a.r.t. that selected oedc in 2005. yet neighborhood investment manager gregory hunter was among staff that described the group as a nonprofit when they recommended the city approve an exclusive deal this summer. >> did you not know their status has lapsed. >> at that time we were not aware. we were under the impression that they maintained their

status. >> reporter: head says he and his fellow volunteers are the ones willing to see it through. >> any time you can get a group of people who are really committed to trying to better our city and the community you know, i'm up for doing that everyone if there's criticism. >> reporter: we reached out to b.a.r.t. about this project and have not received a response. the city of oakland has said no money has been handed over to oedc and planners are now seeking the opinion of the city attorney. eric rasmussen. >> if you have a tip, let us know. just e-mail 2 investigates. and when we look at weather across the country it makes our weather here look mighty nice. >> we could use some rain and snow, but we're not going to see it. it's going to be nice.

right now it looks pretty minimal. mostly cloudy out there. i will show you the satellite group. and you can see the system winding offshore. going to drive to the north of us. offshore into the south of us and that just means it's going to miss us. the clouds out there now are significant. there's a lot of them. those clouds are going to continue. tonight was mostly cloudy, partly cloudy. tomorrow mostly cloudy again. thanksgiving day mostly cloudy all day too. mainly south of san jose. temperatures outside today was mostly in the upper 50s and low 60s. the winds are mainly calm. things are just kind of flat i mean very similar to what we saw yesterday but with more clouds today. so the forecast then as we go into the next couple of days will be for more temperatures kind of like these. these are the highs from today. highs tomorrow will be about the same. so we're not going to really cool off much.

64 in napa today. 59 antioch. that was one of the cool spots. as we go outside tonight. as you know it's cloudy out there for the most part. beautiful night and there's a shot of the bay bridge. no wind, cloudy conditions and overnight lows tonight are going to get down there. they're going to get down to the low 40s. this is the latest computer model mostly cloudy for thanksgiving day. this green would represent rain but look where it is. it's well offshore. at one point the model had it pushed right up against us. it would have spun up moisture and we could have seen showers. right now it's offshore. it looks like it's wants to move into our area. keep tracking it. but right now it's becoming less and less of a likelihood we're going to see rain or snow. greens are 60s. like we saw today lots of mid- 60s. the cloud cover forecast for tomorrow you see all the clouds kind of moving in wednesday morning and then partly cloudy mostly cloudy then as you get into thursday. see what's happening you see

the low spinning out here. you see it coming close to us. that's the low. but it's moving into the area. forecast highs tomorrow. 63 in antioch. 64 in brentwood a lot like what we saw today. a lot of clouds. a lot of just kind of you know the conditions that are similar to what we've been seeing. above average temperatures and dry. you've had lots of low 60s. no fog to speak of. more clouds tomorrow. you knew that. more clouds on thursday. maybe a sprinkle in here but i took the verbiage out. then clearing on friday, saturday and sunday. that's when you will see more sunshine certainly. but compared to what they're seeing in the eastern seaboard. that storm is really going to whack that 24 hour travel. if you're traveling east washington or atlanta you're going to have some tough going tomorrow. >> the temperatures dipping down into the 30s at night. people have to worry about black ice at all? >> no. the cloud cover is keeping us warmer so we're really staying above freezing for the most

part. most temperatures mid-30s and upper 30s. >> so no excuse to get out there on the early part of thursday and do the turkey trot. >> you can do it all. news chopper 2 found something a little unusual while flying over golden gate park this morning. it's snow and santa claus. it was the annual tis' the season for science exhibit at the california exhibit of science. visitors will be allowed to play in the snow and build their own snow men. the pair of reindeer will enjoy the snow as well. you will find snow flurries if you go inside as well. three young san franciscans do what the federal government can't. >> we allow you to browse and explore your options without going through the pain of the sign up process. >> how they're helping to make the health care.gov website easier to use and why they're not making a penny off their creation. >> back now to julie haener with more of what we're working on for 6:00.

>> honoring a long time teacher and coach who died trying to help others the emotional outpouring at the school tonight where he touched so many lives. >> plus eating turkey, buying presents and abandoning pets. the sad holiday trend that's putting a strain on shelters.

consumer advocates released

a warning about dangerous toys still in stores despite new safety laws. add a news conference in san francisco the california public interest group or calperc presented the trouble in toy land report. a spokesperson showed toys that contain toxic substances along with toys that are so loud they could damage a child's hearing. there was also a warning about small magnets that can easily be swallowed. >> when a child swallows two of these magnets they can actually cause internal damage by pinching internal or begans. >> reporter: calperc is also urging parents to test by using something everyone has at home. a common toilet paper roll to

test for choking danger. while president obama has been doing damage control over the rocky roll out of health care.gov. it's a guide that allows users to compare plans. >> we allow you to browse the options without going through the pain of the sign up process. >> reporter: they added a user friendly interface. type in your zip code, family members ages and whether you smoke. >> in those quick steps i've gone from knowing nothing about my options to knowing exactly which plans exist. what subsidies i can get for them and what the -- what the premiums are for my family. >> reporter: close to half a million people have logged on and tens of thousands of them have clicked on the sign up tab. these three are not making

money, for them it's a public service. >> i decided i wanted to focus on health care in general and really have the biggest impact on society that i could possibly have. and this is a great outlet for that. >> reporter: there are a couple of glitches being worked out. for example some zip codes don't return any information. unlike a lot of people the health surface gives a lot of credit to the federal website and the contractors who did all the leg work to gain provider data. and this year's model year escapes with a 1.5-liter engine. the heads could crack and that could lead to oil leaks that could lead to fires. the escape has been recalled seven times since the spring of 2012. highway patrol officers in the bay area will be trading their bmws for harleys in the next few weeks. the chp office in castro valley tweeted that the new bikes are

coming in december. in fact, a harley davidson dealership is supplying 121 new motorcycles in all. they'll replace a fleet of older bikes some of which have more than 100,000 miles on them. now at 6:00 a new look at a san francisco fire engine colliding with a motorcyclist. tonight we're learning about the punishment that the firefighters are facing. he was an institution for this east bay community. tonight students are gathering to remember the impact coach john web made in their lives. a sad holiday tradition. the influx of pets filling up east bay shelters this thanksgiving and the incentive being offered to give them a home. so look at the top of your screen here and you can see in this surveillance video the moment a san francisco fire

engine slammed right into a motorcycle. tonight it's what happened after that crash that has five other firefighters facing suspension. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the firefighters that was driving that engine is facing charges and now the other firefighters on that truck could be in trouble too. david steven -- stevenson joins us now. and steven, you looked at two key pieces of surveillance video involved in that case. >> reporter: we also spoke to the attorney for the motorcyclists who says he's still recovering but lets us know he's still very angry about what happened to him right here. surveillance video shot june 29 shows a san francisco ladder truck striking