all our hoses are ready to go and to keep a watch out. >> it is very possible to have a wildfire and we are asking everyone to be cautious during those times. >> reporter: cal fire is being cautious, keeping planes and helicopters staffed 7 days a week. normally they were be in maintenance and they are also hiring 125 seasonal employees, that is something they do during an official fire season. reporting live, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> she tracking the -- he is tracking the conditions. >> it is wind ethis morning -- windy this morning. look at the wind gusts over the last 24 hours. blowing up there in the north bay. 47 miles per hour wind gusts. 48 miles per hour in the east

bay hills and east bay, gusts of 41 miles per hour. the winds were there this morning. they lightened up right now. the red flag warning goes into effect at 10:00 p.m. tonight, the strongest winds will be after 10:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., something like that and the winds with that you will see lower humidity, high fire danger. coming back, i will talk about the wind gusts, and then the warmest cities. temperatures are back into the 70s. could see records. details on that in 15 minutes. >> and follow bill and our ktvu weather team online for more on the fire danger. they will post updates on twitter and facebook. an arsonnest on the loose has -- arsonnist on the loose, 13 fires have been set and no arrests have been made. ktvu's robert handa has been on the story since the beginning

and live with new pictures with the man they are looking for. >> people are on the alert and many fire victims are concerned about how persistent the arsonist has been. this building was targeted on two different days and we have new surveillance videos that shows the suspect being more determined. >> reporter: san jose fire investigators raised a number of kernfirmed arson cases to -- confirmed arson cases to 13. someone tried to set fire to a classroom wednesday and came back yesterday and this time it was destroyed. >> someone would do what he is doing we would never know what an individual might do. one thing, he is lost. >> the attacks occurred even though law enforcement put out a sketch of a white or latino

male. today ktvu obtained pictures from surveillance video of a house fire friday in which you see a man setting fire to the porch. the homeowner says the person came back three times to make sure the house was on fire. >> they hit our house and then hit the house across the street a day or two later. seems to be brazen. >> reporter: many people are on the look out and searching. >> i will do my own walk around and at my own risk. i don't recommend this to people but, you know, my anxiety and my desperation, i have to keep on look out. >> reporter: officials encourage more vigilance but warn not to confront the suspect but call 911. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a pastor is facing charges

in connection with the fire bombing of his ex-girlfriend's home. it was thrown through her window and six people were sleeping inside i. police arrested the past -- inside. police arrested the pastor and three suspects. >> i would not want to kill her. that is an intense statement. i don't know anything about that. >> i think she a cowered who hides behind a suit and a tie and a bible. there is no way that any man of god could act like he does. >> police say he has an active restraining order. new developments involving three new flu related deaths in the bay area. another flu death in the county. two more in santa clara county. the two people there were 61

and 62 years old and all deaths bring the total number of flu related fatalities in the bay area to 14. as we have seen the flu could strike anyone but it hits the young and the elderly hard. tonight ktvu's john fowler looks at one center is keeping the flu away and the residents safe. >> i am glad us the place takes care of us. >> almost 400 residence. >> a lot of us are in and out in the neighborhood. they are probably exposed. >> flu gets to take more of a strangle hold on the individual and cause more damage. >> reporter: yet here not a single case of the flu. a big reason is an aggressive infection control policy and

100% compliance with getting the flu shot. >> around october we have clinics that we provide. >> reporter: free to everyone. there are also hand sanitizers and programs that teach people to stay in the room when ill and the elbow cough. she is a professor and knows about diseases. >> illnesses that can attack and kill people 65 and over. but the flu is one that is absolutely preventible. >> reporter: this year's h1n1 flu may be less risky because similar viruses circulated 60 years ago. >> so people alive in the 50 may have been exposed to those viruses and gave them protection that younger people don't have. >> the message remains clear, the flu shot works.

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. one of the men arrested in oakland has been ordered to stand trial for murder. police say she was shot after answering the door in july. two other children were hurt. darnell williams will stand trial but a judge dismissed charges against a co-defendant because they couldn't prove the theory it was carried out in retaliation. san jose police identified the victim in the second homicide of the year. anthony thompson was found estabbed to death saturday morning on willow glen way. so far police do not know a motive for the killing and say no arrests have been made. two boys are back in custody. the sheriff's department said they escaped at 8:00 a.m. this morning from the boy's ranch. deputies found the boys three

hours later. one nearby middle school went on lock down after the escape. continuing coverage on the 49ers quest for six. we were there last night as the team returned to the bay area greeted by a crowd of happy fans. the 9ers are gearing up for their nextgamy on sunday against -- next game on sunday against the tia fuller. -- the the seahawks. >> reporter: fans had choice words for seattle and that decision not to sell tickets to california residents but if you want to you can go, it is just going to cost you. >> seattle, you are going to let us up in there. we are going to get there. >> reporter: today the talk wasn't just about the playoff game but the tickets to the game. >> i went online and checked them out. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i thought maybe if there was a chance, yes.

>> reporter: since seattle announced it wouldn't sell to california we started seeing posts on craigslist like this one from a man touting his 49er loyalties, his washington residency and his willingness to buy a ticket for a smaller percentage than ticket brokers. he didn't have tickets to sell, they sold out too fast. >> the game is our most searched for term on stub hub. it is in demand. >> reporter: brokers had thousands. stub hub 6500 at one point but the price was from 374 to one for more than $122,000. at ticket master, availability grew to 3700. prices ranged from 400 bucks to more than 7,300-dollars.

>> i will pay a thousand. >> reporter: thousand? >> no problem. >> reporter: $122,000. >> oh, my god. ridiculous. i am a fan but not that big. >> reporter: okay. the 9er fans are not happy but the broncos are doing it to the patriots and the chargers have done it and the bears have done it. tickets is one part of getting to the game. we will talk flights and lodging coming up at 6:00 p.m. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> as we mentioned there is controversy over why the seattles fanned california residents. -- seahawks banned california residents, at 6:00 p.m. we will have more and watch the nfc championship right here on ktvu. kickoff at 3:30 p.m. sunday. live post game show will air

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happening now, the action that could bring an tend to a contract battle that distributed the roadways and frayed commuters nerves. they are voting on a b.a.r.t. contract that came after two strikes and 8 months of

disagreements. ktvu's cristina rendon is live where the road to contract approval appears to be in sight. >> reporter: that's right. so far we are hearing a positive response from the members about the probability this contract will pass and keep them from striking for at least the next four years. we have seen people coming into vote here. across the street from the b.a.r.t. station and they are voting on a contract that took 8 months to negotiate. earlier we reported that this new version would leave out a family leave provision after b.a.r.t. said it was mistakenly included and it will bring changes to safety for riders and workers, it has been approved by the board of directors and the union, so now it is up to union members to make that vote official. they are confident it will pass

tonight. >> it will bring the stabilities for the workers that we will have a contract and both parties will honor and live up to the letter of the contract. >> reporter: voting continues through 7:30 p.m. tonight and results could be known as early as 8:30 p.m. if it gets approved it will automatically go into effect, which means workers would not strike for the next four years and that would be a relief for the people who use b.a.r.t. daily. live in oakland, cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. in sacramento lawmakers are considering legislation to ban transit strikes. some say they provide essential services and should not be allowed to strike. 400,000 commuters were stranded during the strike last year in july and october. police say thefts of catalytic converters are on the

rise in morgan hill. investigators say they have a value of $200 each. police are advising residents not to park on the streets over night or go to a muffler shop because they could make it more difficult to remove. police are not saying how many thefts there have been but there was similar thefts earlier last year. the bay area bike share program hit a milestone. a spokesperson for air quality management district said the bikes were used for 100,000 trips. participating cities include san francisco. this year the program will expand up to 1,000 bikes in the system. lot of people -- a lot of people woke up to gusty winds. let's go now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> the winds died down.

real windy this morning and windy tomorrow morning, that is why the red flag warning goes into effect at 10:00 p.m. the winds will be strongest in the early morning hours. lots of upper 60s. oakland 72 degrees. 70 redwood city. 68 mountain views. highs tomorrow, low activities. warm. there is the high pressure over the top. look at that. it is just everything is going -- see how high tup is. it is up into the gulf of alaska, coming down here. that being that far away is something you see in the surm months. there is a red flag warning, north bay hills, east bay hills, not a worry, well, you always have a worry. these are the current winds.

the winds died down, right? calm. fairfield light. san francisco airport calm. livermore east at six after a day of windy conditions. right now it is beautiful sunset. temperatures outside mostly -- still in the 60s. 62 oakland. 64 hayward. 65 mountain view. pretty mild for this time of year. this pattern, never seen anything like it. so dry. over night lows chilly, 32 santa rosa. 42 hayward. 37 redwood city. frost inland. be ready for that. highs tomorrow, lots of 70s. 70 castro valley. 70 oakland. push it back. go forward. that panel burned out. 70 clear lake. 70 sonoma. the warmest cities in the north

bay. 66 brentwood. 69 livermore. santa clara valley, santa cruz, mid-70s. warm day. not a spare the air day tomorrow. these winds, right, the winds get the stuff out of the air. 71 palo alto. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view there you go. it is right -- where is the rain? nothing. bay area weekend right here. the rain in the models gone away. right now. it will change. there is the five-day forecast with no rain. if i had another five-day forecast behind that, i would have no rain in that one. another five-day forecast -- i mean -- >> last week you were talking about a possibility around the 20 -- >> 20th. you are right. >> not anymore? >> looked like multiple days of wet. it was in the runs but they pulled it out. dang, you know, we got to get

something going here. nice weather. enjoyable. enjoy it. great for living here but we need rain. >> thank you. the southwest jet landed at the wrong airport is back in service but the pilots are grounded. it landed at a smaller airport 7 miles away. no one was hurt but the pilot had to slam on the breaks and the plane came close to a embankment. this is the second time in two months as large jet landed at the wrong airport. the faa is investigating. up next foster farms is shut down again. >> we are not going to have a government shut down. >> another deadline to avoid a government shut down. why some say this year won't be like the last. >> the emergency technology that could change your tripe the store and e-- trip to the

store and keep your personal information safe and an off- duty officer opens fire, what surveillance video reveals. those stories and more coming up at 6:00 p.m. good. good answer.

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could we be in for another government shut down? congress doesn't have a deal. >> we are not going to have a government shut down. >> that is the hope of many.

congress was able to reopen the government after coming to a compromise. lawmakers decided how much money to spend but not specifically how to spend it. the deadline for that is wednesday and despite not having a deal, experts say do not expect the repeat of last year. >> politicians are good at counting. and so when they saw their ratings go down from 50% to 20% it gave them a hint maybe their constituents didn't like what they did. >> leaders are at odds over healthcare spending. environmental regulation and other matters. congress is expected to pass a 3 day extension to give them more time to work out their differences. california continues to lead the nation. obama administration officials

say 500,000 enrollees are in california. a high percent of older enrollees. 33% are older adults between 55- 64. the key to the program's success is to get younger people to sign up because they are healthier and cost less. officials expect younger sign ups towards the deadline. troubled foster farms plant in california is closed again. one day after being reopened. foster farms says this shut down has been ordered to improve safety procedures. the plant may stay closed for several more days. the plant was linked to a salmonella outbreak several pucks ago. crying -- months ago. crying foul over their energy bill. >> why a utility says energy bills may be unusually high but after the. >> the 49ers -- aren't.

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this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. abateddal in seattle but -- a battle in seattle but if you want tickets you will have to pay up. >> as we told you earlier, the seahawks restricted ticket sales which meant fans in california were out of luck when the 49ers share went on sale this morning. >> live from our sister station in seattle. the tickets sold out quickly. >> reporter: because a lot of people want them. the seahawks made 6,000 seats available for face value plus fees at 10:00 a.m. this morning and sold out within minutes. we heard from lot of seahawks fan whose tried to get them with no luck. but apparently no one is more frustrated than 49ers fans. the hawks restricted sales to buyers with billing addresses

in the northwest states plus hawaii, not california. but before you complain too much, even coach applauds the restriction. >> its within the spirit of the rules of the national football league. i respect it. that you are trying to do for your team, put them in the best position to win that you can. and i respect that the organization does that. >> reporter: but there are still seats available, you will just have to pay more than face value to get them. back to you. >> we saw coach being diplomatic about it all. if 9ers fans bought up all the tickets i can't imagine that would sit well with seahawks fans. >> reporter: it wouldn't. i agree. but there are still seats available. so that means it is time to put your money where your mouth is

or stop your whining. >> thank you. if you want to go, you will have to pay. at 6:00 p.m. we will give you the cheapest options to get to the game. frugseration and confusion is what -- frustration and confusion after some received a bill higher than they expected. ktvu's allie rasmus is live to tell us why the city says customer's bills may seem high. >> reporter: the first thing they look for is the price. they don't check the small print to see if it is based on an actual reading or an estimate. >> that is a meter. >> reporter: he never read the meter. >> i never look at it. >> reporter: but he looked twice at his bill. >> $400s which is high. right? normally would be high 200s in

the winter. >> reporter: he wasn't the only one surprised. doesps complained about -- dozens complained about a spike in their bills. they didn't have enough meter readers so they estimated. >> how can you estimate? >> guess based on what they used last year. and when the meter is read there is anything out we reconcile it. >> reporter: they checked and adjusted bills. >> because of the cold weather people used more than last year. much more than last year. so there was a big chunk to put on their next bill. >> reporter: the city notes the estimated readings. >> seems like they should tell you about that when they send the bill. >> reporter: estimating energy use is a common practice.

we checked with pg&e, and others, they all on occasion will bill based on a estimate but they all say they go back when they can and make sure they have an accurate reading and adjust the bills. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. after 40 years in congress, george miller is calling it a career. he announced today he will not seek reelection this fall. >> this decision was not easy to make but i am comfortable with it and i think it is the right one. congress is a great snogs, i am proud -- institution, i am prod of what i accomplished. >> he was 29 years old when he was first elected in 1974. his top accomplishments including helping to pass the

affordable care act in 2009. and the no child left behind education over haul in 2002. nancy pelosi released a statement, she said he has written some of the most creative legislation of our time. on healthcare, education, child policy and labor rights. and on the environment. after the announcement, he became the first person to declare he plans to run for his seat. he has been in the senate since 2008. he also served in the assembly and been a city counselman and a supervisor. he is the dean of stanford's graduate school. they are expected to approve

his appointment next week. he will take the post march 31. snap chat is apologizing for spam over the weekend. they allow users to send texts and images that disappear after being viewed. it recenty suffered a data breach but -- recently suffered a data breach. but the span is unrelated. theysay users can make adjustments under settings. facebook with the purchase of branch media. they will help facebook develop its conversations group. the purchase price is $15 million. concerns growing over the dry condition in california. >> this is the worse year i have seen. >> how a drought would effect you at the store. >> an argument over a cell phone call during a movie turns

deadly. wait till you hear what the suspect used to make his living. >> taking playoff fever to church. the one minute service to get fans out the door for the 49ers game and what the pastor is saying about it today. ó@ó

former israeli prime minister was layed to rest today. joe biden was among -- vice president joe biden was among those who paid their respects. he was a celebrated war hero at home in israel but a controversial figure on the world stage. he spent 8 years of his life in a coma after suffering a stroke. dennis rodman is back from north korea tonight as controversy flairs up. he arrived in new jersey this afternoon. during a stop in beijing he apologized for the situation in north korea although he didn't specify what situation. he said he did nothing wrong by organizing a game to celebrate

the birthday of the leader. critics want him to advocate for the release of kenneth bay. he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. alex rodriguez not going down without a fight. he fired a lawsuit against major league baseball and the players association and the office of the commissioner of baseball. he is calling to over turn his suspension. it will cost him $25 million. a church pastor in montana is a huge 49ers fans. he fooled everyone into thinking he was holding a 1 minute service because he wanted to watch the 9ers game. >> he is from the bay area.

he said he stayed at the church and held a full one hour service. up next, drought concerns about to reach grocery stores. >> the cows have to eat but the lack of rain means no pasture, what the dry weather means to milk. >> a flight out of this world, literally. the step bringing virgin closer to taking passengers to space. >> i am back after the rain, the red flag warning goes into effect tonight, the areas that will be the wimbledoniest and how -- windiest, and how warm it will get, not just tomorrow but the rest of the week.

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crews were busy repairing a broken water line that caused flooding and street closures. it broke around 5:30 a.m. and sent water into the streets. as high as 18 inches in some areas and damaged 10 parked cause. the cause is not known but it may have been due to construction work. fire swept through a home doing $800,000 in damage. a photo shows the home engulfed in flames. last night at 10:00 p.m. the owners were out of town.

firefighters say pg&e had to shut down a gas leak near the home. the cause is undetermined but it is not suspicious. dairy farmers say these are scary times. the dry weather is leaving their fields brown. ktvu's rob roth spent time with one farmer who says milk prices could go up as a result. for more than 70 years this dairy farm has been producing milk. these days the winner wishes he could produce rain. you don't have to look far to see the problem, the pastures are brown, nothing to eat here. typically 30 inches of rain would fall, this year, 2 inches. last year the hills told a different story. >> it was a foot and a half tall. green. lush. and lots of milk because the cows got good nutrition.

>> reporter: now he has to feed his heard hey. he has some on hand but that is for the dry summer months so he like the others have to buy feed from oregon. >> 10% more right now. and not even available at times. >> the price is going up and with the summer stashes depleted they will need another supply in a few months. that is squeezing the farmers. the farm bureau says if the dry weather continues some of the local dairy farms may not survive. the price to the consumer for his organic milk could go up by 20 cents a half gallon. >> it is anxious and difficult time. we -- we are praying for rain.

>> reporter: so far the prayers have not been answered. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. he wants governor jerry brown to issue an emergency drought declaration for the state. in a letter he said with no relief on the horizon there is no doubt california is in the middle of a severe drought that requires the urgent attention of state leaders. our chief meteorologist bill martin has been looking for rain, we haven't had it. we ask, bill, still nothing? >> yeah. that could change but the models are turning up dry as i showed you in the five-day forecast. temperatures above average. there they are. note that tomorrow they will be warmer. all this week. 67 santa rosa. 67 napa. 72 oakland. 70 redwood cities. tomorrow more 70s.

jet stream is to the north. that is the key. look. shouldn't be that far north. in the gulf of alaska. that jet stream should be closer to us. which is typical for a winter month. works its way south. way up there now. it is not summer. that is the problem. here is the red flag warning areas. north bay, east bay hills. above a thousand feet. into effect tonight at 10:00 p.m. beautiful sunset tonight. current temperatures, the numbers are mild. 61 santa rosa. 64 hayward. mild. tonight will be chilly. over night lows down into the low 30s. napa frost, fairfield, antioch, frost. temperatures around the bay,

most of us, shows, antioch -- san jose, antioch, numbers in the upper 30s. cold. chilly. not freezing. breezy tonight. warmer tomorrow. extended forecast, the ridge of high pressure continues. continues over the top. till that changes we are in this dry pattern. now, high pressure is going a settle in. when it does we get this warming trend that lasts -- not tomorrow -- notlet l -- not all week. high pressure is dominated. 69 fairfield. warm. 71 santa rosa. red flag warning tonight. big deal. we get them -- i remember them in the winter but we had a couple now, a red flag warning for fire danger. how dry it is. 79 san francisco.

71 menlow park. highs into your bay area tuesday. five-day forecast dry, dry, dry, dry, dry, dry, dry, dry. cools off friday & saturday. there is something here friday and saturday, might get wet weather but right now looks like clouds and cooler. it can change. models say no rain. but things change. they could change. right now it is not looking promising for wet weather in the near future. >> middle of january and mid- 70s. >> and red flag warning. >> thank you. virgin is three flights closer. they took off on friday and flew for 10 minutes. the third flight marks the highest flight at 71,000 feet. richard branson plans to fly on the first passenger flight

later this year. a new controversy for governor chris christie. >> seems like a good message but this commercial could mean big trouble. >> coming up at 6:00 p.m. a story only on 2. >> are a late night -- a late night officer involved shooting, what surveillance video showed about what happened before the shot was fired. >> plus the game aeveryone wants to see, how much -- everyone wants to see, how much will it cost? we break down the price of getting to seattle. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. good. good answer.

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dispute over texting in a movie theater in florida led to a shooting of his man and his wife was injured and the gunman is a retired police officer. he was there with his wife for a movie. witnesses say the former police officer was irritated that the other man was texting in the row in front of him during previews. someone threw popcorn before he pulled out a gun and fired. the suspect was detained and taken into custody. in minutes the community task force created to discuss the use of deadly force by

police is said to meet for the first time. the panel was created after a 13-year-old was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy. beginning tonight at 6:00 p.m. they will meet once a week to create procedures for reviewing officer involved shootings and make recommendations for community policing. today is national amber alert awareness day. the program is credited with helping to rescue hundreds of kidnapped children, including a 7-year-old who was kidnapped earlier this month. in california that system has been activated 218 times and assisted in the recovery of 255 children. the program is named after amber hagarman who was kidnapped in texas in 1996. the bridge scapeddal in new jersey has been -- scandal in new jersey has been a tough blow for governor chris

christie. now a second controversy. a federal probe has been launched to investigate the governor's use of federal super storm sandy aid funds. >> reporter: looks like a campaign ad but it is not. it used $4 million out of 25 million in super storm sandy relief fund, money to promote tourism. a new investigation will look deeper to determine if governor chris christie running for reelection at the time spent the funds properly to produce the ads. >> taxpayer dollars that could have been used for relief were used for ads promoting the governor. >> reporter: the governor's office says the plan was approved by the obama administration and that the ads

were developed with the goal of communicating the jersey shore was open for business during the first summer after sandy. last year they raised eyebrows immediately, even from some fellow republicans. >> come to new jersey but i don't want to pay for ads out of the relief funds. >> the investigation will take several months to rule on wrong doing. another dark cloud hanging over the governor while he is trying to recover from other storms. ktvu channel 2 news. the woman known as octomom is headed to court on charges of welfare fraud. nadya suleman is accused of failing to report $30,000 in earnings while on public assistance. she was ordered to appear in a courtroom friday. the 38-year-old mother of 14 children made national

headlines after giving birth to octuplets. she could be sentenced to 5 years in prison if convicted. a study suggests 16 and pregnant may have prevented 20,000 teen pregnancies in 2010. the report makes the case that the show reduced the birth rate in the united states by 6% that year. 16 and pregdant follows teen girls through their pregnancies, births. now at 6:00 p.m. an investigation is underway after a off-duty officer opens fire at a gas station. only on 2, what police say the victim did that prompted the officer tadraw her gun -- to draw her gun. >> fire danger, we go out with fire crews responding like the middle of summer.

>> target launches its free credit monitoring program, the warning along with the benefit. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. punches are thrown and then a gun is fired. ktvu channel 2 news obtained this surveillance video of a gas station confrontationed at the ended with a off duty police officer -- confronted that ended with a off duty police officer firing. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. ktvu's david stevenson spoke with the man that sparked the shooting. >> reporter: this is the first officer involved shooting of the year and the video shows how things became physical before the gun went off. >> reporter: ktvu obtained surveillance video showing the shooting at this san francisco gas station. police say it began after a fender bender between after off

duty police officer and a suspect. surveillance video shows the suspect's truck pulling in to exchange ainformation. -- information. the suspect appears to inspect the car's front end. >> she identified herself and the suspect punched the female sergeant in the face. >> the video shows the punch ask the sergeant drawing a gun. >> she discharged her fire arm and that struck and grazed the suspect in the lower body. >> reporter: the wound may have come from a ricocheting bullet. >> he was booked on battery on the police officer, threats and threats against a peace offer. >> reporter: he is out on $115,000 bail. he told us he is seeking a