modified for dogs. >> reporter: and there are weight vests to build muscle for fighting dogs. >> how much do you think that weighs? >> 30 pounds. >> another weighted vest. >> reporter: there were 11 dogs here all together. one dog was particularly aggressive. the struggle to secure him did not end until it bit him after earlier biting another officer. >> couple tet nushots we will be fine. >> reporter: the dogs will be taken to the animal shelter. why this operation was covered by accident. >> this is in the middle of a populated neighborhood. everyone knew the dogs were back there, no one ever called us. >> reporter: when police arrived at the home there was no one home and arrests are expected but they need determine exactly who is responsible for the care of the

animals. at 6:00 p.m. more inside that home and why animal control was focused on this neighborhood ebecause of previous disturbing -- because of previous disturbing fines. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. high winds have firefighters on high alert and residents are concerned. ktvu's john fowler is live where dry and windy weather is making for a tense 24 hours. >> reporter: firefighters said don't be fooled by the calendar, fire risk right now is increasing. >> reporter: today's gusty, dry north winds come on top of a long dry spell. >> we are still in high fire danger. we little precipitation. >> reporter: cal fire says just look at the big sur fire. in extreme fire danger. cal fire staffing extra

engines, air tankers six weeks past normal stand down. people asked to be careful now that spare the air is lifted. >> not a spare the air day but no burning -- no mowing like in the summer time. >> you have trees stressed. you have vegetation that haven't greened up. >> reporter: he says all it takes is one free branch across one power line. she asking -- he is asking for the public's help. >> if there are sparks call 911 as soon as possible. >> reporter: contra costa county fire says it responded to several small fires today, especially in the hills everyone is asked to prevent what could become a wildfire. coming up at 6:00 p.m. one neighborhood where the risk is especially great. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news.

ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the windy conditions. >> the winds did pick up today. the wind advisory is still in effect for the east bay. let's look at what we have. these are the wind gusts. 52 miles per hour along the path, windy conditions. 37 in fairfield. 40 hawk eye, north bay. the wind advisory has been dropped for much of the bay area. when you get towards vacaville, fairfield, you have a wind advisory that will stay in effect till 10:00 p.m. tonight and it is effecting the central valley as well. windy conditions continue. in your neighborhood you could see gusts up to 25, 30 miles per hour. the high fire thing, that is just about how dry it has been. rainfall, 30% of rainfall average. not good. when i come back, your bay area weekend. see you back here. >> thank you. rain and humidity helped firefighters get a better

handle on the wildfire around big sur, the pfeiffer fire burned 900 acres. it is 79% contained. that is up 5% from yesterday. it troyed 22 res -- destroyed 22 residences. highway 1 is open but traffic could be delayed. new developments tonight, the untilsub is asking b.a.r.t -- ntsb is asking b.a.r.t. to take measures. two were killed while inspecting the tracks and during the strike the men were working under the simple approval practice. ktvu's ann rubin is live with the changes federal regulators want mid. >> reporter: they want redundancies in place, extra protections to make sure

something like this doesn't happen again. the deaths remain under investigation. the ntsb wants to require a safety monitoring system, positive train control, warning devices or the use of a shunt. on top of that the ntsb wants them to review procedures and eliminate any that depends on the worker to provide his or her only protection. b.a.r.t. recently did that. as for the rest they plan to make them a priority. >> they need to listen to their workers, their trainers for advice on making it a safety system. and we hope that will happen. >> anything that provides a more safe work environment i have no problems. we will support. we have to have an opportunity review them and make sure we respond in an appropriate way. >> reporter: because the recommendations were just released b.a.r.t. officials haven't had a chance

to look at the time and the cost it would take to implement them. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. b.a.r.t. unions are criticizing joel keller for making the proposal today ban strikes. she -- he is going to draft a measure to prevent future b.a.r.t. strikes. he hopes it will appear on the november ballot. if it passes b.a.r.t. wouldn't be the first to ban strikes. muni drivers are already barred. state attorney general is expressing concern over the massive data breach at target stores that put 40 million credit cards and debt cards at risk. they reported thefts of credit cards and debt cards used at target from november 27 and december 15. stolen information includes

credit. today kamala harris -- names, credit and debt card numbers, expiration dates and its security code. today kamala harris offered advice. >> in this era of tack neck, it is -- technology, it is important to change pass codes frequently, review statements. because there are great benefits from the techology and pit fall -- technology and pit falls. >> they are looking at the situation but couldn't elabbrate -- elaborate. it doesn't include purchases made online. the family of a girl on life support wants a change in the care she receiving and an assurance she will stay on life support till christmas. ktvu's rob roth is live with more. >> reporter: right now the family of jahi mcmath and their attorney are meeting with

hospital officials and doctors here at children's hospital, they went in at 5:00 p.m. earlier today jahi mcmath's uncle spoke with reporters. the family requested doctors agree not to remove jahi mcmath from life support before christmas and they are asking the hospital to give the family 48 hours notice if they plan to take her off life support to give them time stop it and they are asking the hospital to provide jahi mcmath with a feeding tube. right now she is getting fluids. he said it is hard fighting the hospital. >> i have been thinking about this, preparing for this moment. i know that they will try make a move. i know that. they are not going to hold out forever. >> reporter: the family asked people to pray for a medical

miracle. hundreds of people gathered last night for a prayer vigil. doctors declared jahi mcmath brain dead after she began pleading after a tonsillectomy. the family fought the hospital's attempt to take her off life support. the hospital agreed for now. those closest remain at her bed side. >> to me it looks like she is at peace, resting. when she is done going through the stuff she is going through right now and she feels well enough she will wake up. >> reporter: the family says it hopes to get some answers at the meeting right now and when they come out we will bring it to you. for now reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. after two fires at scrapyard officials met with company leaders to try to prevent future fires. smoke from tuesday's fire set

off a health advisory. the same advisory was issued after a fire on november 10. the company imp l.ed new policies -- implemented new policies but officials say more could be done. >> it could be additional fire suppression systems, we are going to evaluate potential staffing. maybe we will do adjustments and recommend staffing adjustments for them. flame detection equipment. we will evaluate all processes. >> the bay area air quality management district fined them for a violation for last month's fire. they expect a similar suitation for tuesday's fire. smoke bought neighbor's attention today but chevron says it was routine flaming. people have been on edge since the fire last year.

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drug resistant bacteria. >> reporter: raw chicken. a report said 97% harbor bacteria that could make you sick. >> i like to buy organic. >> reporter: the study tested for six types of bacteria. half of the chicken tested positive for a bacteria, resist tonight one or more antibiotics, which is cooking thoroughly and cleaning is a must. >> reporter: we want wanted -- we want tad know how thur -- wanted to know how thorough you had to be. how to properly handle raw chicken. we simulated what germs look like under a black light. >> all this is, potential germs. >> reporter: i washed my hands.

>> is that clean? >> let's see. >> reporter: the germ jell is still there. he recommends washing your hands for 20 seconds and wiping the area clean with bleach when you are done. >> any germs can make you sick. best thing is not get exposed, proper hand washing, cooking thoroughly, that could help you. >> reporter: those things are the last line of defense. they believe the government isn't doing enough to protect consumers. >> we believe from farm to fork measures need to be put in place to limit this. >> reporter: consumers hope for a change too. to keep them safe before raw chicken with harmful bacteria hits the store shelves. >> check the temperature. >> the more information we have the more transparency the more we are able to make choices as

consumers and we can effect change that way. >> the health department says you should be extra careful when preparing family meals that is why washing your hands for 20 seconds is the best defense against any germs. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. there are few steps you can take to reduce the risk. don't wash raw chicken. that spreads bacteria. use non-porous cutting services. cook chicken to a internal temperature of 165 degrees. www.ktvu.com has more information for you to help you avoid food born illnesses. to read the consumer report for yourself. antioch unified school district settled a lawsuit in a

student abuse case. $8million will go to the families of 8 students. it surrounds mno grant elementary school teacher theresa allen-caulboy. she is accused of slapping, pinching and verbally abusing students. parents sued in april for failing to report the abuse to the proper authorities. stanley cup on home -- theresa allen-caulboy is on home arrest. the city of walnut creek to settle claims involving a center by two employees. it reimburses for legal feeze. they were among four people failing to report child abuse. all four have been cleared of wrong doing. he pleaded guilty in august. dozens of people were injured inside a london theater when the ceiling collapsed. the apollo theatre.

when the ceiling fell it brought down part of a balcony. 81 people were injured. some people were trapped but emergency crews got everybody out. people were watching the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. san francisco city attorney is helping investigate the partial collapse of a house in the twin peeks area monday night -- peaks area monday night. it was being renovations at the time. he sent a letter to him indicating this case could end up in court. bay area weather seen changes. the beginning of the week, how warm it was, and now our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking winds and cooling. >> definitely. cold wind, but no rain. that is what we need. a few sprinkles yesterday. most part it is dry. whether system slides through today. winds kick up.

a few green areas. showers. snow flurries. that is it. high pressure building in. the wind advisory has been dropped. last night for the east bay hills and north bay hills. now it is just for the delta area till 10:00 p.m. tonight. winds are still blowing. you will get breezy conditions. 20 fairfield. that is out of the north. i expect the winds 7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. will die down. what the winds did was clear out the atmosphere. made for a beautiful afternoon. if you are being bothered by the smoke from the fires or the particulate, much better scenario today. over night lows tomorrow morning are in the 30s, low 30s in the coldest spots. breezy and cool. air quality, you can see nicer. beautiful sunset. there is particulate in the air. nothing like the last couple

nights. sunset pictures, a lot had to do with the spare the air night. 11 in a row. poor air quality stuck with us for 11 spare the air day in a row. it lifted. the winds come up. as you go forward tomorrow, friday, air quality much, much, much nicer. 63 napa, 63 fairfield. more sunshine. less wind. that will warp us up a -- warm us up a bit. 60 in san jose. half moon bay 60. 62 santa cruz. we start off cold tomorrow morning and then we end up mild. into saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, umer 60s, mid-60s. tuesday -- upper 60s, mid-60s.

tuesday, upper 60s. looks like we are running dry through christmas and perhaps beyond that. there is your five-day forecast. enjoy it. we need the rain and this 5 day isn't going to provide it. >> thank you. report accuses the irs of doing business with tax cheats. the government vendors who are skirting the tax code and why the irs says it has to hire them. >> at 6:00 p.m. police tell house how fighter dogs could be connected to other discoveries in the neighborhood. >> parking tickets, how you could be eligible for cash after one city breaks the law. >> these stories and more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. wouldn't it be nice if there was a wireless company that put you on their gift list?

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>> facebook plans to sell 7 million stock shares. they are getting ready for listing on the s&p tomorrow. most of the stock will go to index funds that track the s&p. oracle closed at its highest level in 13 years. after the company issued a forecast that exceeded projections. stock rose $2 to close 3660. a gain of 6% on the day. it hasn't been that high since october 2000. the irs is doing business

with tax cheats. that is according to a new report. it is against federal policy for the irs to work with tax evaders. how much the companies owe. >> reporter: $589 million. that is how much irs vendors owe in back taxes. the irs is not following the rules. the irs says it checks whether vendors owe back taxes before awarding contracts but the irs does not follow up afterwards. they recommended the irs require an annual tax check but the agency disagreed. >> this is about checking the box. making sure they are not making payments to cheats. >> reporter: while the contractors were not paying all

of the taxes, the irs paid $700 million for work done. >> don't give somebody a contract. don't give them more tax dollars if they are not paying their fair share. >> the irs said they were improving and the majority of irs contractors do pay their taxes and on time. ktvu channel 2 news. >> we spoke with an irs official who said of the are vendthers irs has no choice but to work with -- vendthers irs has no choice but to work with -- the vendors the irs has no choice but to work with. >> the new restriction a judge put on a defendant and why the father didn't come to court

today. >> a fire above a gas station, the high-speed chase that caused all of this. >> and getting a break from the spare the air alerts.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now,

this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> the woman at the center of a crash that killed a teenager came to court today. jennie zhu faces three felony charges from the crash. ktvu's david stevenson reported on monday what documents say jennie zhu told investigators after the crash. now he joins us with the hearing and why the victim's father decided not to go to the hearing. >> reporter: jennie zhu entered a plea but she had little to say today. >> reporter: jennie zhu rushed into courtroom 9. the san francisco mother faces manslaughter and two counts of reckless driving in a crash that took the life of a 16-year- old, kevin san and sent his mother to the hospital. >> this family has been through

a lot. we will do everything we can to bring justs to the family. >> reporter: jennie zhu's attorney entered not guilty pleas. >> i was surprised by the charges. jennie zhu doesn't even have a parking ticket. a mother, a citizen and a good driver. >> reporter: court documents say video shows she was driving her suv at speeds above 75 miles per hour. jennie zhu said the suv accelerated without warning and said she did not remember making any attempt to push the break. i should have wanted to stop but i didn't know what to do. on monday kevin san' father said he would be here for the arinement, he later changed his -- arraignment, he later

changed his mind. >> he felt being here seeing her would probably stir up feelings that he is trying to work through. >> reporter: jennie zhu is out on $320,000 bail as a condition of that the judge told her she not allowed to drive. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose police say a gang crack down has taken dozens of gang members off the streets in one troubled neighborhood. according to police, the area was a hot spot for gang activity and an afternoon shooting on september 25 sparked police to begin operation williams street. it is a collaboration with the gang unit, university police and probation officers. the team made 50 arrests and made contact with 100 gang members. >> a lot of gang members out.

more police presence. doing a good job. >> officers also connecting with people who live in the neighborhood to build trust. chase involving sheriff's deputies ended with a crash, a ball of flames at a casstation and araphic -- gas station and a rescue. ktvu's paul chambers reports it happened today in the east bay. >> reporter: take a look at this ball of fire. it stayed lit for 2 hours. as residents were evacuated. >> i heard a boom. i saw a explosion and i heard another boom. >> grab everything and go. we high tailed it out the house and it blew up a second time. the man hole went up. >> reporter: he is one of 20 people evacuated before 2:30 a.m. this morning that is when sheriff's deputies pulled this vehicle over. as deputies approached the vehicle investigators say that is when the suv led them on a

high-speed chase. down 98 for a half mile before the driver lost control and crashed, taking out two gas pumps before getting pinned behind the wheel. >> the deputy who -- has to save this driver from this burning vehicle. >> quick reaction from workers inside the gas station prevented the fire from spreading. >> as soon as the gas pump were struck the attendance hit the emergency gas shut off. >> the driver of the vehicle was taken to a hospital with a possible broken leg. according to officials, once released he will face dui charnels. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. a school bus was involved in a crash just before 8:00 a.m. this morning. it was carrying 8 children to

school. one person suffered minor injuries. at this point is not known if the person hurt was a child. the cause of the crash is under investigation. prosecutors in texas are trying to get a teenager seb to prison -- sent to prison in the affluenza case. last week a court judge sentenced him to 10 years probation after he pleaded guilty to four counts of manslaughter. his defense included a psychologist report that his wealthy parents did not place limits on him and he did not appreciate the consequences of his actions. prosecutors say he was drunk when he drove into four pedestrians killing them. he faces charges of intoxication assault for two teens in the back of his truck. prosecutors want him behind bars for those but -- those

counts but it is unlikely. new details about private voicemails. in one message he calls her baby and says he was almost shot during a military training exercise. it comes during the trial of several former employees of the news of the world who hacked the phone. after 11 straight spare the air night tonight the ban on wood burning is lifted. we are getting a look at how many people broke the ban and which cities were home to the worse offenders. >> struck and killed by a big rig. tonight a friend tells us about the safety passengers she also took. >> and wonder girl, the surprise for this little girl who is battling cancer.

the new mexico supreme court ruled the anti-gay marriage laws were unconstitutional. it validates marriages in eight counts. new mexico joins 16 states and the district of columbia in allowing gay marriage. brian boy tono announced he

is gay. he won a gold medal in 1988 and he will join billie jean king as gay athletes on the delegation. some see it as a message from had it white house about russia's anti-gay laws. they said it represents the diversity of the united states. friends remembered a 62- year-old woman killed while bicycling in oakland tuesday night. they have not released the victim's name because police are trying to reach or family. a big rig hit her. she met her while both were riding to work and she said the woman traveled all over the world. >> while we were home dealing with our families over the thanksgiving weekend she was hopping off to south america because that was a four day weekend. >> friends say she was a

researcher in san francisco. the president of the california state senate wants to restore money for mental health programs to help jail inmates. money would be used to help mentally ill inmates. >> it is focused on mental health departments and supervisors putting together the best strategies that they can to help people living living with mental illness when they are in jail and help them with care after they leave jail. >> the sheriff was at the news conference. he said 10% of the inmates need some sort of mental health treatment. first batkid, now wonder girl. >> i just keep a smile on my face. that is pretty much it. >> however she does it, she got a super hero welcome.

her special day to honor her bravery in the face of cancer. >> we got a look at the permanent fix on the eastern span of the bay bridge, how strong it will make the bridge. >> after the break, we will talk about the winds that are dying down. the wind advisory that is still in place and the beautiful sunset and the bay area weekend, how warm will it be on saturday? i will let you know. yes you did. yes you did. no i didn't. no i didn't.

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[ cheers and applause ] listen to that. a wonderful surprise for a girl whose fight against cancer brought a community together. she became wonder girl for it day and -- for the day and shared her spirit with her school and city. ktvu's john sasaki reports, this day was memorable for her and for everyone she touched. >> reporter: police convoy took her to school on a day she will never forget. she arrived at school to a hero's welcome. they did a flash mob. >> they would confront the forces of evil. >> reporter: she had the

spotlight because of her battle with leukemia. >> i don't know how i do it. i keep a smile on my face, that is it. [ laughter ] >> reporter: what do you think other people can learn from this? >> a lot. but i don't know what. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> wonder girl. >> reporter: she also stopped at the high school. >> she told them, like, if a little kid can do it people our age could do it too. >> reporter: at city hall they showered her with recognition, including the police who gave her a award named for a officer who was killed in the line of duty. >> you are an inspiration for all of us. >> reporter: it was a welcome positive story in a city that had more than its share of problems. >> for wonder girl in her

battles battling leukemia it is a good day. >> reporter: wonder girl shared her message. >> the wonder girl excitement of the day wound down now with a lunch but it is clear her impact on the community will last for some time. >> reporter: john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. enjoying the conversation about wonder girl on facebook. viewers are sharing their well wishes and excitement for wonder girl. another surge in unemployment benefits. a spike of 10,000 jobless claims, 379,000. a 9 month high and the seconding increase in the row. but they are saying other job market data have been positive and the spike is due to the thanksgiving holiday. barbara lee spoke to people in oakland today who will be added to the list of

unemployed. >> they have families and children and they deserve to survive till we create the jobs. >> she met with people at the one stop career center. she concerned about unemployment benefits that expire on december 28. one woman said she lost her job a year ago and isn't finished with career training for a new position. >> you have more responsibilities so you can't run and be a cashier. >> he faults republicans for refusing to extend benefits. she will be pushing for new legislation in january. our chief meteorologist bill martin has been tracking winds in parts of the bay area. you have been telling us it depends on where you are. >> higher elevation, real windy. beach was windy. closed great highway this afternoon because of blowing

sand. windy at the coast. the wind advisories have been dropped for now. with that we are seeing a decrease in the winds. except in the delta, a wind advisory in effect till 10:00 p.m. this evening. that wind advisory, you know, the winds are still going there. we have 20 miles per hour winds in fairfield. concord, oakland, right? the winds are impacting the north and east bay area. livermore 10 miles per hour. san jose 9 miles per hour. the winds gradually die down tonight and it will get chilly out there. beautiful night. talked about how the atmosphere cleaned up because of the wind. we had the spare the air night and with the winds, nice clear atmosphere it will stay with us. the bad air quality thing of the past. this low-pressure system sunny and breezy today. tonight continued winds. up on the delta.

and high wind advisory for fairfield, vacaville, vallejo. 8:00 a.m., tomorrow morning, cold. 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night. something going on up here. saturday. fog tweaks by the coast and winds off shore. fog goes this way. warms us saturday afternoon. sunday, sunday should be the warmest day on the bay area weekend. no rain in the model run at all. 63 fairfield. these are the highs tomorrow. 63 santa rosa. 62 berkeley. temperatures warmer than today. they will step up as we go into saturday and sunday. 60 san jose. 58 morgan hill. 60 gilroy. the five-day forecast, few clouds tomorrow, breezy. warmer on saturday. saturday probably the warmest day on the weekend. sunday behind. similar. and then monday and tuesday, temperatures come back up. great forecast. if we had a series of rain

events great to get a run like this and dry out but we haven't had inclement weather. it is been a long time. the runs of nice weather are starting to take a toll because we need rain and snow. they will have a tough time this weekend, holiday weekend for skiers. >> thank you. nasa is defending itself against wasteful spending. the production of green ninja videos were listed in the waste book. he said most reasonable people see it as a necessary but some say you can't take them out of context. >> if you grab one piece and say what is the value, you are missing the whole picture. >> nasa explained that a nasa scientists develop new ways to

keep astronauts healthier when they spend time in space. group of investors has one month to resolve -- the group announced plans to assume the $6.6 million in death to host a repeat festival. last night they approved the move but if they don't settle the debt before next month the board will consider other proposals. the bay bridge is as safe as it was designed to be. >> since we heard about the problem the question is how do you fix it. the engineers said time to saddle up. >> over charging for parking tickets. >> people leave their money. >> the mistakes forcing a city to refund millions to drivers and how you could get your fair share and video of a thief steeling a package from

someone's door. at 6:00 p.m. why police say catching criminals on cameras isn't enough to investigate cases like this. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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continuing coverage now. here it is, the bridge, making the eastern span of the bay bridge as safe as it was

intended to. it is meant to be the permanent fix for the broken bolts. >> tom vacar shows us what is being done now. >> reporter: we took the work boat out to where the span meets the causeway. the site of the broken bolts. 200 feet up we found what we were looking looking for. here they are. these two structures are the things that replace the bolts that broke and they are just as strong. >> they need to paint the sat tools protect against corrosion, there are caps that need to be put on the heads of the rods and this needs to come down. >> reporter: at least for the next century and a half the bridge is ready to with stand the largest quake expected in

1500 years. testing other bolts throughout the bridge will continue for the next 8 months to be followed by a final report. >> that data will tell us what we need to do if anything. >> reporter: the three year plan to demolition the old span continues. you will be seeing the progress as you cross. >> late january or so is when they will start getting up into the section and take the steel out. >> reporter: caltran says the eastern span of the bay bridge is the most studied in history. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the bay area will be saying good-bye to a floating structure dominating the bridge for years. there it is. depending on winds and weather the left coast lifter will be shipped 5,000 miles away to new

york city. it is the largest floating crane on the west coast. it placed deck sections on the new span. tesla is getting a tax break. they will not have to pay $34.7 million. that is the taxes it would have paid on $415 million worth of equipment purposed to build new cars. california exempts clean technology companies from sales tax on manufacturing. no spare the air day but a look at how many citations were issued for violations. we had a record 11 straight days that ended yesterday. officials released the number of violations by city for november 1 through december 12. 1900 complaints about wood spoke were received, and 88 citations were issued. most were in santa rosa and

pacifica. half moon bay and noo -- novato were the most with citations. video only on 2. barking and biting dogs being taken away from a home. >> some have dog fighting wounds, scars. things like that. >> along with the dogs, the thing found inside the home that point to sees dogs trained to fight. >> our weather here is effecting the u.s. olympic team. >> and thieves walking up and taking packages. it is happening everywhere, what you can do to make sure your packages are safe this holiday season. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news 5:00 p.m. >> have you got a parking ticket in the last couple years? you may be getting your money

back. one city owes $2 million in refunds for parking tickets. i am ken wayne. >> i am gasia mikaelian. frank and julie are off. tryingtrying to put cash in your pocket is what oakland is looking to do. ktvu's mike mibach is live with an audit that uncovered millions of dollars in the wrong place. >> reporter: you walk up to your car, and there it is, a parking ticket waiting for you. giving you that empty feeling we have experienced. tonight we know the city of oakland broke the law when it came to keeping the revenue generated from the tickets. revenue it should not have kept. >> reporter: you park, you pay, you are on your way. every now and then there is a ticket. >> horrible. horrible. >> reporter: 7 for her this year. each one -- 0

vendors that owe, 77% of them