now at noon, four people are dead after a grewsome attack at a synagogue in jerusalem that included a meat cleaver and a gun. who is claiming responsibility for the attack. plus, police staffing levels in san jose are expected to hit a 30-year low in just a few months. what the mayor-elect says about the problem and how he plans to fix it. and we're getting ready for some rain in the bay area. rosemary will be here to tell you when it should arrive. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. world leaders are kron deming

the latest -- condemning the latest violence in the middle east. a bloody attack on a synagogue in jerusalem that left four dead, three of them americans. ktvu's sal castanedo is in the newsroom with reaction from both president obama and secretary of state, john kerry. good afternoon, sal. >> good afternoon. some are calling it the first attack on israeli civilians in three years. four people are dead after they were killed in the middle of prayers. the aftermath at the synagogue is graphic with blood, bullet holes and broken glass. this is where police say two palestinians armed with meat cleavers and a gun attacked people in the middle of morning prayers a at synagogue in west jerusalem. three of the dead are americansed a one is a british citizen. the state department has identified the americans killed. the men were said to hold dual

american-israeli sit stenship. eight others were injured including a police officer critically wounded in a gun battle that ultimately killed the suspects. president obama condemned the attacks and called for calm. >> the outrageous acts represent the kind of extremism that threatens to bring all of the middle east to the kind of spiral from which it's very difficult to emerge. we know how the violence can get worse over time. but we have to remind ourselves that the majority of palestinians and israelis overwhelming want to be able to raise their families, knowing their state is secure. >> reporter: the palestinian group hamas said the attack was revenge for the killing of a palestinian bus driver earlier in the week. celebrations by some palestinians have broken up in a gauzen city. israeli authorities dispute the bus driver was murdered and say he committed suicide.

secretary of state, john kerry, speaking from london calls the attack particularly disturbing. >> people who have come to worship god in the sanctuary of the synagogue were hatch eted and hacked and murdered in that holy place in an act of pure terror and sinceless brutality and murder. >> now, sometime after kerry spoke, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, condemned the attack but calls for a stoppage of provocative actions that he says will contribute to more violence. sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. a resolution to curb gun violence in san francisco that was written in part by school children will go before the board of supervisors tonight. eighth graders from buena vista in the mission district helped draft the resolution as part of a civics lesson. students are taking action after a handful of recent

incidents, including the fatal stabbing of ra shawn williams. he was killed by another student less than three months ago. >> they are taking a stand. they are advocates for themselves and they feel like they can make a difference in their lives and i feel like their teacher is teaching them to do that. i'm proud of them. i think that's one of the ways we go about healing. we do things, take action and make the world better. >> another shooting involved alan calloway in front of a crowd of children, including his own 10-year-old son. the resolution calls for students and family education about gun violence, gun buyback programs and gun safety along with district support of gun control policies. in just over an hour, san jose city leaders will be presented with a flu report that takes a critical look at how the police department is coping with its staffing issues. ktvu's janine de la vega shows us the latest numbers and talked to the mayor-elect about what the report means for the

future. >> in a city of a million people and growing, it's the police department that's shrinking. that's according to a report by the san jose police chief. city leaders requested a report showing staffing now and it shows soon the number of officers in the of the department will fall to the lowest level in thirst years. >> we know we have a lot of work to do. i look forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting back to work. >> by next july, the number of officers will drop to 998 and then to 939. that's with an increase in recruits. for the past several years, officers are retiring and others are resigning to go to better cities with better pay and benefits. >> as we can see, through attrition and retirement, we'll still be in the same situation if not worse in two years from

now. we need to find out what we do in two, three years from now. >> the department is trying to mitigate shortfalls pays officers overtime, hiring community officers to take reports and putting a policy in place for mandatory staffing. recruiting officers is also a challenge. the department's goal is to have at least 45 cadets in each police keaged academy but the last one only had 22 recruits. >> can change going forward. we have initiatives on the table now to improve. there is a lot we can do to restore this department. >> the police department says it's a positive sign that the city requested this report. the council will be discussing the results at 1:30 this afternoon. reporting from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. the man arrested in the deadly hit-and-run of a 14-year- old in san leandro last week is scheduled to face a judge in the next few hours. 34-year-old sonny anderson will

be charged with second-degree murder for hitting and killing ivan cruz. police say the deadly accident happened during a police chase through san leandro last tuesday. anderson was found and arrested the next day. cruz's family is grieving but thanked the community for supporting them. >> may ivan rest easy as we continue, as we continue to struggle and fight the actual fact that our brother is gone. >> we feel for the family. people have kids of their own. so, yeah, we were bound and determined to find him. absolutely. even before we knew who it was, we were bound and determined to find him. >> anderson has seven prior convictions dating back to 1989. among them, two animal abuse cases. in another case, he was convicted of beating and robbing an elderly san leandro woman. concord police have arrested a middle schoolteacher from yolo county accused of sexual battery. 40-year-old john o'brian is the

science teacher at harper junior high. he's suspected of inappropriately touching a 16- year-old boy at the teen's home in davis two months ago. investigators say the young victim was one of o'brian's former students. it's still not clear what led up to his arrest last friday in concord. mostly cloudy skies across the bay area right now and rosemary is tracking wet weather. she joins us now to let us know when we can expect it to arrive. >> yes. giving you a look over walnut creek where we have the overcast skies. now we're into the afternoon, aren't we? pretty much around the entire region, if we dive into stormtracker2, you can see the entire bay area coverrd in the bray. gray. the cold front or the rain line is about 300 miles off the coast. this will come our way tonight. i think for today, we are mostly cloudy, but mainly dry. in fact, i can roll you through

the future cast model all the way until 11:00 this evening where, again, we will remain dry. so perhaps a few sprinkles out there today. but the rain event coming in just in time for the wednesday morning commute and once we get going, we're looking at a few days of off and on rain. i'm going to pinpoint that for you coming up. >> look noord to that. thank you. law enforcement agencies across the country are bracing for a grand jury decision on the police shooting case in ferguson, missouri. a state of emergency has been declared by the governor and the national guard has been activated. a grand jury decision could come at any time on whether to indict darren wilson, a white police officer in the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown, who is black. since the august shooting, primarily peaceful protests have often turned confrontational. it's not clear how people will react to the decision whatever it is. but many are displeased with the state of emergency declaration. >> i would go as far as to say the entire region is gripped by

fear from the announcement of the national guard, police, grenades, helmets, shields. it's like they are preparing for war instead of peace. >> here in the bay area, oakland police tell us they are prepared to respond in the event the grand jury's decision leads to protests here and san francisco police are reportedly also ready to respond to unrest. minnesota vikings star running back adrian peterson will not be allowed to play in the nfl for the rest of the season. the nfl announced today it has suspended peterson without pay. this comes two weeks after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault. he was charged after using a thin tree branch to spank his 4- year-old son earlier this year. the nfl says peterson violated its personal conduct mol -- policy. the players association will appeal the suspension. been an ongoing battle for 16 years and tonight, the

oakland city council is scheduled to take up the issue of expanding the city zoo. why environmentalists are against the idea and say they are not giving up their fight. and wicked weather is pounding parts of the u.s. we'll show you the incredible pictures of the nationwide deep freeze that has 50% of the u.s. now covered in snow. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it.

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another east bay city is getting ready to take on the debate over privacy and safety. as orinda city council considers installing cameras that can read license plates. orin dawn's police chief says -- orinda's police chief says despite downtrending crime, some are concerned about burglaries. the chief says license plate readers would help deter crime but understands privacy concerns. some residents want to be proactive in fighting crime. >> this is the deal -- the criminals are watching our houses. they are watching when we come and go. that's how they are getting in, breaking in or attempting to break in. so why not be proactive. it's a data collection. we can't guarantee anything but what we can guarantee is a safer community. >> the proposal is to install cameras alonghy traffic areas

off highway 24. each camera costs $10,000 apiece but some private donors have offered to pay for one. tonight's city council meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. the oakland zoo is on the verge of a major expansion. later today, the city council could give final approval for a controversial project. alex savidge explains why environmental groups say it's a bad idea for the zoo to get bigger. >> reporter: the long, drawnout fight over expanding the oakland zoo could come to an end tonight. the city council can give the final go ahead for the zoo to widen its footprint, building on more than 70 acres of land in nol a. in. park. environmentalists call it a disaster plan for the plants an animals that call this area home. >> it will destroy and damage the heart of the park, the place where most people want to go and also the place where the most rare animals and plants use for habitat.

>> reporter: lawyer you are  baker is with the california native park society, part of a large coalition that spent the past 16 years trying to stop the zoo from encoaching on this -- encroaching on this space. >> what's at stake is public verses private use of land. >> reporter: the added land will be fenced off and used for a new exhibit called california trails which will include species native to the states like the grizzly bear, california kondor and jaguar. the zoo plans to build a gondola to carry visitors to the top of the ridge. the president of the zoo calls this an important vote tonight and believes the council will pave the way for expansion. >> i think now we'll be able to have a zoo that is literally known through just the united states as one of the -- throughout the united states as one of the premiere zoos of the country. it will give our ability to provide education about california native animals to all of the schools throughout alameda county. >> reporter: over the years, environmental groups have filed a number of legal challenges

trieding to stop the -- trying to stop the expansion. none have been successful. tonight may be their last chance to take a stand against the project. the council is expected to vote on this issue at about 8:00 tonight at city hall. in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. a three-day meeting starts today for the uc board of regents and already a controversy is brewing. the meetings are being held at the uc san francisco mission bay campus. one of the main topics will be a proposed tuition increase. governor brown and uc president janet napolitano have clashed about this for weeks. governor brown has also appointed two new members for the university's governing board. that may mean more opposition to the plan for the tuition hike which comes up for a vote this week. buffalo, new york is used to being slammed with lake- effect snow but it is getting hit earlier than normal, as much of the u.s. is shivering from a powerful arctic blast and even southern states are

not being spared. another frigid night for millions as bitter cold air grips nearly the entire country. temperatures shattering records across the midwest with some parts in the single digits. in northern texas, temperatures dropped to 9 degrees yesterday, the lowest on that date since 1959. the nationwide deep freeze has 50% of the u.s. covered with snow crippling some parts of the midwest. in cincinnati, parents and volunteers of a high school football team were shove. ing 400 tons of the white stuff off their tougher. >> it will be an ice pack. if we don't get it off today, they won't be able to practice on the turf all week. >> reporter: salt covered the streets of louisville after 5 inches were dropped closing area schools yesterday. >> my employer is -- we're on a three-hour delay.

>> reporter: adding to the misery up north, lake-effect snow is pum memberring michigan -- pummeling michigan and update new york. treacherous weather there. here at home, we have the gray skies. we have rain and snow on the way for us as well. not as much as what is going on in those states. but giving you a live look over the east bay where we're covered with plenty of gray skies, it will be gloomy but mainly a dry day. giving you a look at stormtracker2 where the clouds continue to move in ahead of the system that will bring us rain as we get into late tonight and early tomorrow morning. the system way back here and the rain line way back here as well. so for today, mainly dry. you can see a little bit of moisture here embedded as it moves through. we may pick up a sprinkle or two. for the most part we'll continue with the dry weather for your tuesday. i will show you here as the

future cast model rolls through, it takes until the overnight hours and then into wednesday morning, we'll stop it because it is going to be a wet commute for most of us tomorrow morning. the scattered showers are going to remain for your wednesday. so wednesday we'll call wet as we go get into thursday, another system moves through. that will be round 2. it looks like we may see round three friday into saturday. a few days of wet weather coming our way when all is said and done. we're looking at anywhere from .25 to perhaps an inch to an inch and a half. we'd love to see more but we'll take this. we've got temperatures also coming down from the mid-60s to near 70 degrees today into the low 60s as we get into the next few days and we'll have snow for the sierra dropping down to the pass level. temperatures right now, 56 degrees in concord. 60 degrees in san francisco. a 9 in novato. half moon bay, 68, mostly cloudy. for the afternoon, temperatures will remain in the mid-60s a few low 70s out there for today. 678 in berkeley as well as san francisco. you are looking at 71 fremont,

72 san jose and 70 degrees expected this afternoon for santa cruz. the extended forecast here, again, the rain will eventually move in late tonight as we get into tomorrow morning. expect the slick roads. pretty much for the entire day. may end up being wet for the afternoon dry home. we get a bit of a break with the second system rolling in on thursday followed by another mini break and the chance of rain returning friday into saturday. at this point, it looks like sunday will be drying out. but again, we could use it and we welcome it. >> definitely. we need everything we can get. thank you. today marks 36 years since the jonestown massacre in guyana where 918 people lost their lives, most of them from poison. today the victims are being remembered at a ceremony at evergreen cemetery in hoekd where more than 400 -- in oakland, where more than 400 of the victims are buried. most were members of the people's temple based in san francisco.

temple leader jim jones moveled the group to guyana. congressman ryan went there to investigate and was shot to death. jackie spear who was his aide at the time was also there and was injured. coming up, we'll introduce you to toyota's new hydrogen fuel cell car. how many hundreds of miles you will get on the two fuel tanks and when it will be available for purchase. charles not having coverage stressed me out.

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u.s. financial markets moving higher in afternoon trading. healthcare stocks among the biggest gainers. nokia rose 4%. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is currently up 77 at 17,725. the nasdaq is up 35 exactly and the s&p is up 13. toyota is set to begin selling hydrogen powered cars which produce no emissions. the cars go on sale in japan next month and here in the bay in the u.s. by the middle of next year. it's not cheap. the car costs almost $58,000 before taxes. and hydrogen filling stations are scarce with only a few located here in california. but toyota claims the car can get more than 400 miles on its

two full tanks. it was a rough night for passengers at sfo as a taxicab protest made it impossible to get out of the airport. [horns honking] >> starting at 9:00, hundreds of taxis circled the arrival areas of the domestic and international terminals. they were protesting the decision to allow uber, lyft and other raid-sharing companies to transport passengers tlurg a three-month pilot program. taxi customers say this could make them lose customers and end service. the protest lasted until 11:00. jet fuel prices are continuing to drop but ticket prices seep soaring. inspect past 12 months, u.s. airlines saved 1.6 billion on jet fuel. but in the same time period, the cost of a domestic airline ticket rose 3.5%. experts say airlines have no compelling reason to offer passengers any price breaks

right now. they say planes are full. investors want a payout and need to pay for more planes. crab season is underway. we're learning it may not be going as smoothly as it has in the past. fishermen may experience backups as they unload. we're working to learn more about that on the news tonight at 5:00. thank you for making cute your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us on facebook and twitter. @@@

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