following having area tonsils removed. >> the judge agreed to have an independent neurologist to determine if she's brain dead. >> the statute says there's a right to have this reviewed by an independent physician. the family did not speak to reporters after the hearing. the family is requesting if the hospital gets approval for jehigh to be removed they would like to remove her to another facility. a tentative aagreement has been reached between the

transit authority and the union. a special meeting has been called tomorrow for union members. the union has voted down two other tentative agreements. we're days away from the end of a court imposed 60 day cooling- off period. a janitor accused of sexually assaulting two women in the south bay. we want to show you 29-year-old milton mesa, he's being held without bail. >> this is the area investigators say the attacks took place. busy place day and night. >> a san jose man is charged with two sexual attacking on women. the district attorney's office

said milton mesa raped a woman drag her into bushes and attempted to rape another young woman in almost the same area. the prosecutor called the attacks brazen. >> returning to the scene of the crime and doing a second one is uncommon, typically they will go to different locations. >> according to court documents meza was found by dna match and tracked to a target store where he worked as a janitor. he's been on probation for past offenses including possession of a dagger, aggravated trespassing and trying to dissuade a victim from reporting a crime. a woman who leaves near the

sight was relieved to hear about the arrest. my heart goes out to the women who were hurt and hopefully justice serves and he's put away forever. the nature of the crime makes -- makes her believe there's other victims. >> to say there may be other women we'd like to hear from or other witnesses to give us more information. >> at the addressed listed for meza people say he moved out months ago. he's held without bail and scheduled for court january 21. a multiagency sting led to the arrest of a danville man accused of child pour knowing fee -- pornography. the investigation involved several agencies including the

san jose police department. lee faces possession of child pornography. he could be sentenced to three years in prison. a woman shot in front of the oakland courthouse. the woman was on her way to discuss a restraining order but the person she was seeking protection from may be the one that hurt her. >> that's correct. that man turned himself into police about 3: 30, it happened peacefully. the police identify him as sedrick webb, he was her ex- boyfriend and believe he was lying in wait. police were able to peace together what happened. cameras that caught the suspect's car and the victim herself. she's expected to survive. she was headed to a hearing

about a temporary restraining order. >> cedric webb was waiting for his victim to arrive at the courthouse. he approached her and shot her. she's at a local hospital in stable condition. >> people in violent or unhealthy relationship when they are most at risk when they are planning leave or left. >> domestic violence experts say there's steps you can take to protect yourself. we'll have more on bay area news at 7:00. no word on formal charges against webb. police are investigating the third fatal pedestrian accident in the city. the driver of a trash bin delivery truck was backing up in the tenderloin avenue when he struck and killed a man.

investigators are looking at surveillance video that clearly shows the accident. >> we do have video and witnesses we're reviewing and talking to and we haven't come to a final determination in the case. the truck driver is cooperating with the investigation. the name of the man who was killed has not been released. coming up we look at the dangers pedestrian face on san francisco streets and we talk to the district attorney about what he thinks could make a difference. a 24-year-old woman is sentenced to four years in prison for the drunk driving crash that killed another woman near twin peaks a year ago. the conviction is a strike under the 3 strikes law. she pleaded guilty the vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. she hit and kill a chinese citizen. the victim's son and two

friends were also injured. she fled but was found at a nearby parking lot. she had a blood alcohol content of .23. president obama said the u.s. economy is strengthening and better days are ahead. more americans are finding work and experiencing the pride of a paycheck. our businesses are positions for new growth and new jobs, i believe that 2014 can be a breakthrough year for america. >> the president pointed to you in numbers showing that the economy grew at 4%, and urged congress to restore unemployment benefits expiring for americans struggling to find work. >> because congress didn't act, 1 million will lose a life-line at christmastime. leaving a lot of job seekers without any source of income. the economy news is a rare

piece of good news for the president who's dealing with the lowest arolf ratings of his -- approval ratings of his presidency. a charity is in need tonight. sacred heart opening the doors to let parents pick out christmas toys for the children. >> parents were welcomed into santa's toyland, leg oh, dolls, stuffed animals and games. the opportunity to shop worry free was what they were waiting for. >> i'm excited. i didn't think they would have this much stuff. the parents waited for hours to preregister the children to receive toys for christmas. this morning they were waiting for the doors to open. they wanted the headphones, i can't afford that. other kids i want a bike. i can't get it. i will get you what i can get

you. >> they are able to now. they are struggling to provide for their four children. i was heartbroken. i wanted to get the kids something for christmas, now i'm able to through the help of sacred heart. >> they were able to give two gifts and a book or puzzle per children. the charity is depending on donors. >> i feel for them, but i'm glad i can donate something night a blessing, those that have, have take the time to donate for those who don't. they need more gifts for teenagers and could use donations of books. the charity will be giving away more toys and gifts on monday. they'll be open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. if you would like the donate.

>> a list of the bay area charities that need your help. there's time to donate or volunteer. look under hot topics on our home page. on lookers in utah cheered as the governor performed the first same-sex marriage. a ruling struck down on a ban on gay mare age -- marriages. coupled died the knot in albuquerque today. two people hit and killed in two days in a bay area city. why collisions are happening so often. then, letters to santa answered. the wishes mailed in from bay area children and santa's helpers are making them come true. winter starts tomorrow. the conditions you will see

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hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. visit vwdealer.com today follow we're following breaking news in tracy. officers are responding to a shooting at west valley mall. in the north side of tracy. the call came in this afternoon and medical and fire crews are heading there. we're working the phones to get you more information and will bring it to you when we have more details. the president signed a bill to give cash-strapped cities a break on upgrading their fire

hide rads. new hydrants need to be lead free. now when a city replaces an old one with a new one they don't have to have more expensive ones unless they can afford it. the fire in big sur could be contained. 917 acres have burned. 14 homes have been destroyed. 100 people have been evacuated may be allowed back in tomorrow. an hour ago full pressure was restored to the natural gas pipeline below san carlos. back in october san carlos tried to get the line shut down after receiving copies of internal e-mail that's the questioned the safety. the utility company lowers the

gas pressure, they were fined for failing to notify the commission about errors. the pipeline comes out of the hills and runs between interstate 280 and highway 101. customers will have the power restored after being in the dark for 24 hours. a transformer failed last night, initially affecting 5200 customers. a short time later crews restored power to most of the customers but 55 remained in the dark. >> electrical bolt, it was on flame. some of the neighbors were trying to put it out. i tried to get away from the

smoke. >> pg&e says one crews replace the transformer the remaining customers will be back online. that's expected by 8:00 tonight. the holiday get away is in full force and thousands are packing the airports. mike, it's going as smoothly as expected. >> dry last day of fall helping with. that coming in waves out here, long lines one hour, the next hour the traffic disappears. at the international terminal people are double parking as they try the drop off someone. it's a big travel day for folks taking time off next week. the attitude is get out when you can and enjoy the time off. four runways are operating smoothly allowing traffic to get in and out. flights are on time with the exception of some chicago in bound and out bound flights due

to weather. inside the terminals the check in counters are not too crowded. if it's busy it's baggage claim. it is the holiday season and folks are happy with the clear skies and a chance to get away. usually i'm on top of it and i'm paranoid about flying. i get to the airport earlier than most people. it's been pretty efficient so for. >> coming up at 6:00, we'll give you a unique look at terminal one as the uso allows us to hear the stories of service members trying to get home this holiday season. other bay area airports no cancellations or delays. in san jose flights are running on schedule. it's busy buttonnations are -- but operations are running

smoothly. >> the portion get float and skyline had been closed when high winds swept sand across the high school. the crews removed the sand and were able to reopen both directions. the wind is died down and it's been nice and sunny, but not typical winter weather. >> no, as we start winter tomorrow, we're talking about unusual weather, behind average for rainfall and snowfall. we had wind advisory yesterday. these are the highs from today speaking of not what you're supposed to see. 65 in santa rosa. 62 in antioch, it's not hot, but it's december. 59 in hayward, 62 in redwood city. tomorrow it's the same deal. we have more really nice weser

to talk about. no real rain in the forecast, as you look at the current weather conditions, it's mild. going ice kateing in the embarcadero, overnight lows will be in the 50s. it will get in the mid-30's and upper 30s. there will be frost. more of the same. what you got this morning is what you will get tomorrow. winds have died down, with less winds it allows us to get colder. in the city, 42 in heywood. frost to windshields tomorrow morning. high pressure sets up the weekend, the air starts to sink and blows offshore. in the summer months it's a high fire danger. this late in the season it warms the temperature or increases the temperature into the midand low 60s.

maybe upper 60s in the 5-day forecast. we're still in fall, hard to imagine that. get into the shortest day of the year tomorrow, and then sunday, sunday and saturday the same in terms of temperature. mid-60's, where's the rain, glowing or be afterglowing or be. we're going to talk about the 5- day forecast. and take a peek of what you can expect. a lot of people are off the next couple weeks. the pilot of a small plane was rescued after he crashed at an airport in tampa, florida. that's the plane falling out of the sky. a tampa police officer heard the des tress call and heard the plane go down. he dragged the man to safety. the pilot suffered a broken enkel but is -- ankle but is

expected to survive. major changes to the health care law. the solution to americans who's insurance plans are canceled. a woman found dead in her home two days after calling 911. >> why paramedics responded to the call but never went in the home. we told you about pit bulls rescued from this abusive home. an update on the dogs saved and the man bit during the rescue. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world

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harire reed is rest -- harry reid is at home after spending most of the stay in the hospital. tests revealed nothing wrong. this came on the final workday of 2013. he suffered a mild stroke in 2005. president obama said 1 million people have selected coverage. now major changes are coming days before a critical deadline. who's catching a break and why you could pay more for health insurance. >> the obama administration is giving a pass to heal who's health insurance policies were canceled. for now they won't have to pay a penalty. >> i'm going to make

appropriate adjustment. >> insurance companies warn the charge could lead to a spike in costs. >> you will have a lot fewer insurers offering coverage. they will look at this and say forget it. >> he lost his plan, he's frustrated with the latest change. now it seems you are getting band aids and patchs. >> who's better equipped to make the decisions you or the government. president obama defended the law warts and all. >> we have several million people have health that works. >> monday is the deadline to have insurance starting january 1. ktvu.com has a intersection devoted to the affordable care act. just look under the news tab.

two former personal assistance no. >> i gela lawson were -- nigela lawsoner her husband were accused of embezzling money. in her testimony in a london courtroom law son confirmed using cocaine in the past but denied being a habitual user. lawson and her husband have split. the call to keep pedestrians safe is growing with two people hit and killed in two days in one bay area safety. the mistakes done in the streets and what needs to be down to stop the deaths.

>> when the bus driver lost control the teachers jumped in to keep the students safe. the ride is all caught on video. >> when it comes to monday's niner ticket prices everything is about location.

. a garbage truck backs into a man walking in the tenderloin be kills him. the city is struggling with trying to stop the high right of pedestrian deaths. 17 people have died this year along. >> these sidewalks and streets are busies and that worries people who try to keep the city safe for everyone. >> with san francisco streets filled with shoppers and cars. >> it's chaotic down here. the district attorney and pedestrian advocates urged traffic safety this holiday season. >> safe holidays are higher for

pedestrian, we're at 17. >> including two accidents in the last great hours. a truck backed over and kimed a man walking behind the vehicle. chinatown residents showed pictures of the crash that killed a pedestrian thursday morning. >> i saw one people was hurt, the shoes was right here and the person, the lady was over there. the deaths come as the district attorney announced a four year prison sentence for gina eunice acquitted in a dui crash that killed a woman one year ago today. >> they get cited and prowse cuted but that does not bring a life back. pedestrian and drivers say showing goodwill to others is a task. there's a problem for

pedestrian. >> the district attorney said the biggest safety issues is speeding, running red lights, failing to yield and drinking and driving. we have an update on the breaking news out of tracy and the shooting at the west valley mall on nationally road north of -- leaguely road. we spoke with an employee at the kays jewelry store. she can see broken glass and police activity but the mall was not being evacuated. no word is anyone was hurt. we'll bring you updates. the contra costa money man is -- county man is facing charges. trujillo was arrested last

week. suspected of killing a man in 95. barstow authorities have taken custody of trujillo. a man embezzled thousands of dollars from his son's school. he was sentenced to 90 days in jail. he embessed -- embezzled $14,000. california unemployment rate continues the positive trend. the development department said the unemployment fell .2 to 8.5%. 44,000 jobs were added and makes california one of three states to report strong job growth. 1.6million are jobless.

unemployment is before the national average. here's how it looks. all but one of the counties unemployment rate is below the national average of 7%. . it's a modern day goldrush over monday night football tickets for the last chance for 49er fans to watch their team at candlestick park. the pretty penny you will pay for that piece of gold. it's about supply in demand. demand is through the roof. that's what ticket broker stubhub says about a game that embodies a playoff bound team and the home they have occupied. >> for a lot of people it's not just about the 49ers it's last game, people who saw giant

games at canadian old stick -- candle stick. >> at fran san francisco double play sports bar what's the most they would pay. $400 would be a price that would be, if i wanted to do that i would be willing to do it for $400. what if i told you a good seat is over $1,000. that money should go to other causes. >> like a thousand dollars or more. that would be bad. i would probably pay it. >> what you pay has everything to do with the location in the stadium. on numerous sites we saw upper deck seats for $250 to midfield gems for 2000. here's the view from the second hottest ticket the cabbedel stick parking lot people will pay big bucks to party.

they want on the tailgate. it's about the experience. >> tailgate only parking passes were $300 to $500. >> that's the fun, if they want to do that. for me, that locks they out. all prices inside or outside change by the minute. >> let's go back to the begin. construction crews broke ground in 1956 with the initial cost at $56 million. fans helped pick the name. richard nixon helped throw out the first pitch. the giants played their last season in 1999 and the 99ers played -- 49ers played 43

seasons there. vials of gardasil are being recalled. shards of glass are in the vaccine. new information about secret service agents who hired prostitutes in south america. was this an isolated incident. what a new report determined about the scandal. >> going on the defense about a car fire. why people should not fear the car.

. this is new video in to our newsroom in tracy where shots were fired. it looks like the shooting happened outside a mallen trance -- mall entrance. we don't know if anyone was hurt. tesla is to defense following another fire. this latest report comes after two other battery related fires. there are reports the fire in a home garage on the uc irvine campus may have been caused by

an overheating system. it is prompting musk to sound off. he says why does a tesla fire with no injury get more media? 45 students tested positive for exposure. indio high school students are getting screen. one student tested positive. the risk of contracting tb is low. >> very worried. i have a younger one and four at home. >> today is the last day of school before winter break. students have to return on monday to have the test results evaluated. a school bus ride turns

frightening. a fast act:00 teacher who's put the brakes on the runaway bus. letters to santa answered. how his helpers are making wishes come true. we head into the holiday weekend. we'll talk about the rain chances and the long range forecast.

. it's a harrowing bus ride caught on video. we'll get to that in a minute. we're hoping to bring you stories of people answering wishes to santa. >> the requests are sweet, but some are heartbreaking. we met with santa's helpers as they tried to make christmas wishes come true. the countdown to christmas is on and the postal service is busy collecting presents. kristina shows how some of the

wishes mailed in from bay area children are being answered. >> the u.s. post office on evans street in san francisco is santa's workshop. over a thousand letters to santa were mailed in from bay area kids and these are some of the volunteers making the wishes come true. we're blessed and it's a good time to help out. >> they chose to be santa's helpers gifting presents to seven children. it's not easy when a child wants pictures of santa's reindeer. i said we couldn't get them together at the same time. >> folks found traditional favorites like a barbie bike, lego and cars. >> some kids are not asking for toys. one asked for food, so the helper got a kitchen set and 100-dollar gift card to safeway

inside. >> i know how it feels not having a lot of money. now i can give a little bit back. some asked for simple things. >> like a pair of walking shoes, the boy has problems with his feet and wants to stay healthy. in another letter a mother asks for gifts for her daughters she can't afford. >> i want to do that all the time. can't talk about what santa got at the workshop. but we will make kids happy. >> they love helping santa in a pinch. >> in san francisco, channel 2 news. teachers but the brakes on a terrifying situation on a school bus and it was caught on video. >> you can hear the screams when the school bus driver runs a stop sign and missed a turn. when the driver fell out of his

seat the teacher got behind the wheel. it took another teacher to bring it to a stop. i asked if he could reach the brake and he said no. i stopped the bus. >> both teachers near charleston said they would do what anyone would have done. i wish it didn't happen. it was very scary. it's nice, it's very nice, it feels strange. >> none of the 26 students were seriously hurt. that school bus driver is no long we're the bus company. >> that was frightening. >> let's check in with bill martin and what's happening with the weather front. still dry. more of the same, we haven't had a big rain event orser's of rain -- or series of rain

events. outside clear skies, a beautiful sunset. you can take a peek of the current temperature. 57 in concord, 59 in livermore, kind of mild. if you are outgoing out to dinner, out to the movies you will need a jacket. when you get home it will be in the upper 40s, low 50s. overnight lows in the upper 30s and low 40s. you will get frost as well. clear and mild. the best thing about the wind, cleaning out the atmosphere, you can see the star, spare the air day. 11 in a row, when you get the wind going it changes things around. it will be sunny and warm. temperature in the mid-60's, and going way out in the long- range forecast, that's a ridge of high pressure going over the top. not a lot showing in terms of rain for the bay area as we

move into the next week or two. overnight lows, upper 30s, tomorrow morning like this morning but not as cold. it was getting bad, that wind advisory of late and blew that out of here yesterday, we have great air quality. high clouds as you head into the bay area weekend. high pressure will set up, the winds will come offshore, it will be a heat wave had the summer, this time of the year mild to warm. if this was august or september you would get triple-digits but it's not that time of the year. tomorrow is first day of winter, shortest day of the year. long night. 65 in napa. these are forecast highs tomorrow. and then santa clara valley. 63 in santa cruz. we live in a great place and get good weather. i put this in here to be

clever. christmas holiday will be dry, it wasn't that funny. i would never do that. the of the -- the five-day forcast looks nice. >> make the best of it. for a puzzle fan today's google goodel was a hit. it marks the 100th anniversary of the first cross word in 1913 by arthur wynn. you can save your answers and come back to finish the puzzle. the . the wait is over and we know the name of the san francisco zoo's newest baby

gorilla. kabibi. that means little lady. it received the most number of votes. she was born in july. the zoo says her grandmother the mattery arc -- mattery arch is taking on the role of caretaker. you won't believe what was found in vials of vaccines. shards of glass. how it got into the vials of gardasil. we're learning more about the secret service scandal when aids hired prostitutes. what a new investigation reveals about the agents misconduct. a woman called 911 but never received help. >> the last thing my mom wanted to do was die alone. paramedics broke a window, left a note and drove away.

we told you about a dog abuse bust and what's next for the dogs rescued and the man bitten while trying to help.

merck is recalling guard sil.

-- guard sil. only 10 vials may be affected but they are recalling the whole lot. that's 743 vials. the glass shards are small enough to fit through the needle. the fda wants the food makers to make a plan to ward off terror attacks. the food facility would need to create a written good defense plan. the fda said such an attack is unlikely. we have the long awaited results of an investigation into secret service misconduct. a report on new details involving alcohol and prostitution and bad behalf yore is putting the president's safety at risk. >> this report calls it

isolated but the secret service needs to do a better job policing its agent. >> alcohol, prostitution and the u.s. secret service. congress ordered this investigation to find out if last year's prostitution scandal in columbia is regular routine with the law enforcement agency. >> really serious problem is this management and creates a culture agents say we can do what we want. when it comes to prostitution and alcohol, individual employees engaged in miss continue adult we did not find it's widespread. >> sort of inference that there is a culture of look the other way and a culture of partying and misbehave your which could

not be further from the truth. >> the report did find problems, one other alleged case on foreign soil that the secret service did not adequately investigate. >> so much against the grain, against the culture of what the secret service does. the inspect have general recommends 14 different changes to prevent another scandal. the city of paolo -- palo alto fire department is turning gray. firefighters hired before 2001 can retire at the age of 50. that could put a strain on overtime budget if replacements can't be found in time to replace the retirees. victory in court for the family of a little girl being kept alive by machines.

what the judge is making the hospital do. >> a woman found dead in her home two days after the call to 911. >> the last thing my mom wanted to do was die alone. >> paramedics responded to call but didn't go inside. >> it's a home away from home for american troops. we'll take you inside and hear the stories of the uso. . we have an update on breaking news we've been following in tracy. officers are responding to a shooting at the west valley mall. these are live pictures over the scene. we spoke to an employee at kays jewelry store. she could see broken glass and police activity. someone may have fired shots.

there's no reports anyone is hurt or arrests. >> west valley mall is on nagle road. the mall is not being evacuated. we'll update you with anything new we have. it's a story we started bringing you yesterday. disturbing conditions in a east oakland home. >> we have new information on the dogs found in horrible conditions in oakland. we brought you these videos yesterday with dogs and puppies in bad shape and equipment used to train dogs for fighting. john joins us live from oakland's animal services where it's a different story for those dogs tonight. a day after we exposed this shocking investigation, investigators know the nd