sheriff's report optimistic at best. they average officers are leafing twice as much. >> with it means more officer fatigue, more officers le higher response times, higher crime rates. and the city needs to get this under control. >> reporter: the union saying the court problem, voter approved measure be that changed police benefits. unless not fixed, it'll continue. >> we have proposals on the table today to increase pay for bilingual officers and increase incentives to those retirement eligible. >> reporter: they spoke on the common ground the city does have for the police union. he's remaining optimistic he can restore the department in due time. and at today's meeting, mayor chuck shows crimes are down in san jose. they say those numbers are coming down from historic highs and are actually higher than they should be.

>> you know, i'll tell you they want more police officers in every city. what will the department do itself to help with the shortfall? >> reporter: they have to think creatively. they just instituted a new program where they have these service officers. also one day a month officers who didn't have to before now have to work patrol. >> okay. stretch them out. thank you. ravens on their way to the bay area. want to show you this live picture west toward san francisco. a nice looking sunset there. you can see it's a little bit overcast. our certified chief meteorologist bill martin over here now. when do you think the rain will start? looks like a morning commute thing, frank. maybe some light sprinkles tonight, mostly drizzly. see how the weather is stretching out? here's the low center. see how it's stretched out? this system is not anticipated

to bring bring a lot of rain. but it will bring showers right on the morning commute. so we'll talk about that. but right now, reports of some drizzle shows up here around -- showing up around pacific -- these we don't have reports yet. but a few reports of drizzle around princeton by the sea and downtown davenport as well. those showers will get going for the morning. here's 10:00 tonight, the computer model. here it is. 6:00 a.m., it tees up. ready to get wet on your wednesday morning commute. we know what that means. when we come back, we stop it at 6:00 a.m. and roll it through the rest of the day. that's no. 1. we have two more behind it. i'll lay them out for you as well. see you after the break. >> thank you, bill. today was the first court appearance for the man in a hit- and-run crash that killed a 14- year-old man in alameda county. we're live at hayward on the

charges facing sonny anderson. >> reporter: he appeared alone today in court wearing just jail clothes. no attorney there. the judge made sure he's not getting out of jail any time soon. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: in an alameda county courtroom -- >> sonny anderson -- >> reporter: -- the man accused of hitting a boy with his car, leaving him for dead, shuffled into court and hid from cameras as the judge listed the charges. court documents charged sonny anderson with multiple felonies, including murder, evading an officer and leaving the scene of an accident, this scene at east 14th street and ashland in san leandro on november 11ing. they say anderson was the driver after who leading deputies on a high-speed chase slammed into 14-year-old ivan cruz as the boy crossed the street on his scooter, killing him. the worst ending for what

started as a stop for a broken taillight. >> that's an indicator how immoral he is. >> reporter: he points out most people would stop. >> but, oh, no, he has to run at the risk of the public. and what happens is he takes a human life. and now he's about to pay for that. >> set at no bail at this time. >> reporter: the only time he spoke faintly was when the judge asked if he wanted a private attorney or a public defender. >> what would you like to do? >> reporter: it's not his first time in a courtroom. his prior accusations include cruelty to animals. >> they say it's a big indicator you'll hurt somebody bad or kill somebody one day. >> reporter: it was too late for a boy just crossing the street. but this may be anderson's last trial. >> so when people ask, how can this happen? i can almost guarantee it's stopping here. he will be locked aware

forever. >> reporter: i -- locked away forever. >> reporter: i went to his family's home. his brother had choice words for sonny anderson, not good. his family feels horrible for the boy's family. back to you. >> noelle, thank you. coming up at 6:00, we talked to one of sonny anderson's past victims, saying he broke into her house and tried toed to kill her. >> he was disguised and looked like the joker. >> they looked into his long criminal record and found he's managed to avoid severe punishment in more than one case. government safety officials are asking an airbag maker to expand their major recall across the country. 8 million cars have already been recalled due to faulty side airbags by takata. they say they can rupture at a crash, sending shrapnel in the car. at least three deaths are

linked to the defect, involving more than ten automakers. it was limited at first to those with high humidity like florida. they extended it later to florida. they're suspending adrian peterson for at least the rest of the season for switching his son. he says he was disciplining his son when he hit the boy with a switch. today, the nfl announced adrian peterson is now being suspended without pay and said he will not be considered for reinstatement until mid-april. roger goodell added that peterson has showed, quote, no meaningful refours. law enforcement agencies across the -- remorse. law enforcement agencies across the country are awaiting the decision of a grand jury in ferguson, missouri. a state of emergency has been

declared by the missouri's governor and a national guard has been activated. that has some experts saying the decision could some soon. since that august shooting, primarily peaceful protests have turned controversial. it's unclear how people will react. >> people have formed opinions about it. those who want to believe officer wilson should be indicted -- i don't think any decision by the grand jury will change their decisions about that. >> here in the bay area, oakland police say they are ready to respond to the event if the decision leads to protest es here. hundreds of students marched at uc davis as part of a protest over hikes in cost. this officer was fired for a prior incident.

no incidents during today's tuition protest. you can see the president proposed a 5% increase each year for the next five years. that proposed tuition hike was one of the main topics discussed in a three-day meeting underway in san francisco. governor brown and president popolatano clashed in opinions. meetings are taking place at the san francisco mission campus today through thursday. the 3rd baseman pablo sand value is being wined and dine -- san do value is being -- sandoval is being wined and dined tonight. they'll be getting familiar with the green monster. they hope to sign them. however, the san diego padres, the white sox and blue jays are also interested in sandoval. hundreds of gallons of fuel stolen from a bay area gas station.

what the owner discovered while talking to a friend about it. >> also, crabbed held up on the way to the dinner table. what's causing major congestion as a harbor. >> and the political resolution partly written by a group of bay area school children.

in september, a classmate was killed by a student in san francisco. tonight, the board of education will consider a resolution to curb violence. it was a resolution written in part by the victim's classmates. eighth graders in the mission district drafted as part of the civics lesson. they were all friends of rashaun williams, tabbed to death september 2nd. >> they're taking a stand.

they're advocates and feel they can make a difference in their life. they feel their teacher, ms. kinny is teaching them how to do that. i'm proud of them. that's how we heal. we do things, take action, and make the world better. another incident involved the fatal shooting of allen calloway. back in june, he was killed in front of many children, including his on son. the resolution is calling for gun control policies, lessons on gun violence and programs for gun buy backs and safety. a number of people killed in the attack in jerusalem has risen to day. they had dual israeli and american citizenship. the latest victim was a u.s. police officer. [ chanting ] >> these rabbis were killed during morning prayer. two palestinian cousins armed

with meat cleaners and gun -- meat cleebers and guns carried the attack. >> it's not hipful for, you know, the peace process. >> the two suspects were killed at the scene in a gun battle with police. the officer who died was shot in the exchange of gun fire. this was the deadliest attack on civilians in jerusalem since 2008. san francisco's mayor took a call from the white house today about what lies ahead on immigration reform. we're live at city hall. david, sounds like there's a lot of anticipation but no certainty on what those changes may be, right? >> reporter: that's right. the expected announcement from the president spurred a special meeting this morning aimed at imgets getting ready for

whatever the -- aimed at getting ready for whatever the president has planned. [ laughter ] [applause] >> reporter: it started with jokes and applause, but the subject was serious. how to get ready with immigration reform without knowing exactly what's coming from the white house. >> maybe not today but the next days for sure. >> reporter: that's when he's expected to confirm relief for some immigrants, including 12,000 undocumented people in san francisco alone. >> there could be surprises. we don't know. that depends upon what the executive branch wants to do by way of stray relief. >> reporter: lee met with public and private agencies on his plan to immediately implement immigration reform, whatever form it may take. >> the deployation of immigrants legally to family- based immigration, enforcement. >> reporter: san francisco says they're ready for what's ahead,

regardless of what the cost may be. they launched a program last year to help immigrants apply for citizenship. >> we are very excited. all of the immigrant groups, the irish, latino, asian communities, everybody has been working together to encourage the president to do something. >> reporter: early this morning, we're told even he didn't get the specifics of what the president plans to announce in the coming days. >> david, thank you. within the last two hours, senate democrats narrowly defeated a bill to approve the international keystone pipeline. we're in the newsroom with the showdown leading up to today's critical vote and what's expected next. tom? >> >> it was a nail biter to the end. they needed 60 votes to reach

the white house but went to a slim 59-41 defeat. the plans opposed by many democrats that are concerned about the possible environmental impact construction would have had. democratic mary landru pushed hard for the bill. the senator from louisiana is locked tight against bill cassidy who offered the house bill. >> it makes sense for jobs here, jobs in canada, jobs in mexico, and it makes sense for us to stand against the tyrants of this world which would be putin and the leaders of china in some ways. >> not even if it passed the senate, president obama was not expected to sign the bill into law. republicans are already planning to reintroduce legislation early next year when they have a much better chance for the 60 votes needed to pass in a republican-led senate.

in the newsroom, tom vacar, channel 2 news. a response from the mother of brittney mator, the -- maynard, the mother whose child moved to oregon for euthanasia. they said physician-assisted suicide should be condemned. her mother issued a statement. she said, quote, my 29-year-old daughter's choice to die gently rather than suffer physical pain does not deserve to be labeled as reprehensible by strangers a continent away who do not know her or the particulars of her situation. she goes on to say that reprehensible is a word i've used as a teacher to describe someone like hitler. comedian and act rest mart chow -- actresschow helped out

this charity. she took $5 donations for selfies for the homeless. she said she took action in the honor of her friend and fellow comedian, robin williams. >> he was such a philanthropist and raised $70,000 for that relief. count have a big theater or all that stuff. but i can do this. >> reporter: she went to dolores park and distributed all the donated items to those in need. get this. she says she plans to do more such donation drives twice a week on through the end of the year. she says she'll be announcing the locations on her twitter page. what a great way to give back! i love it. selfies, $5. >> good for her. every little bit helps there. excellent work. now let's talk about the weather now. we have some changes on the way. i was looking at the pictures off east where they're just

getting hit by the snow. >> oh, yeah. a little bit of rain. not just one but a series of weather systems, albeit weak weather systems. putting a little bit of water on your lawn and keeping things cloudy the next few days, even the part of the weekend. that's not a forecast model. just showing rain showers there rotating on shore. these are light showers showing up a little tonight but mostly in the form of intermittent windshield activity. not a lot, more like a drizzle. here we have some light drizzle on the hills. hi have up toward monero, looking toward -- montero, looking toward st. carlos for activity. you can see the rain forecast through 12:00 a.m. on wednesday, tomorrow morning. you see the clouds offshore. and here we are about 7:00 a.m. so your morning commute,

showers in the north bay for the early and beginning to have commute. and then showers move -- beginning of the commute. and then showers move south. it'll be wet on the ground. you will get a little bit of drizzle, trace amount. it'll glaze the roads. >> this system looking like the last system. >> noon tomorrow, heavy showers. you'll notice that's a top graphically-driven area right here from the -- topigraphically-driven area right here from the mountains. you'll see a popup from that. 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, maybe a little bit wet on the roadways. widely scattered showers. not much. 1/10-inch, 2/10-inch? we'll see what the models say. you get an idea. the models -- 1/4-inch in santa

rose, 5/100 there. trace amounts. we have a couple nice days. okay day today with clouds increasing. and wednesday through thursday, boom, boom, boom. three weather systems click on by. this one right here, 3/10. this one, about the same. third one on saturday, that may drop more like an inch of rain. that's our hope. tonight, mosquito. extended forks -- tonight, mostly cloudy. hopefully that will do something for us. we'll see how it works out. but it's an unsettled weather pattern and will affect the drives. you'll notice it tonight and tomorrow afternoon. >> they'll be here bright and early tomorrow morning. thanks, bill. thousands of dollars of gasoline stolen under the cover of darkness and it's not the first time it's happened in the area. how they made up with hundreds of gallons of gas. >> and julie here on what we're working for 6:00. >> a man accused of hitting and

killing a teenage boy while trying to escape from police. we talk to one of his past victims. >> did you think you were going to be die? >> yeah. i knew this was it. >> what we uncovered about his criminal past. the penalties he's been able to evade, and the mysterious death of a woman he was found in the middle of the road in the north bay. how we learned more about how she died. these coming up new at 6:00. ♪

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fire crews help remove a large crucifix that survived a fire from a church. this showed the picture of the firefighters hoisting the 5- foot tall crucifix just about undamaged in a fire that destroyed all around it. some believe that this was a miracle. early this morning, this happened in a waste water treatment plant in santa paula. think say the chemical was a type of peroxide that lights spontaneously. firefighters say water only causes the chemical to burn more. so they are letting the fire

burn itself out. it was cold in much the united states today. in fact, the national weather service reports that temperatures fell below freezing in parts of every state, including hawaii. arctic airstreaming over the great lake -- airstreaming over the -- air streaming over the great lakes. in buffalo, they're finding trouble for all the tow trucks to tow all the cars abandoned from the snow. they're hoping to get the cars in the way before they bring in the snowplows. the snow is expected to keep falling in many areas overnight. several inches of snow fell at the toronto snow. that wasn't enough for one of the giant pandas to hit the slopes. they caught the 6-year-old panda apparently trying to use greenery as a makeshift sled, going down the hills, getting back up and doing it all over again. [ chuckle ] >> okay, that was seriously cute. coming up, thousands of dollars of gasoline stolen from

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we have breaking news from san jose. police are on the scene of a standoff. it is happening on east court which borders highway 101 not far from the key road. we're learning a man may be barricaded inside an apartment there. but san jose police aren't giving us much more information beyond that. there's a lot of police activity, including s.w.a.t vehicles. we're working on more information and will bring it to you as soon as we get it. a gas station owner is dealing with a major crisis today, thousands of dollars of deasil gone. they say whoever did it knew exactly what he was doing. john sasaki, we're learning this has happened dozens of times. >> reporter: this is at the valero where the thieves accessed all the fuel.

this valero gas station has cameras here who caught it on tape. when he came to work that day, he found he was short 700 gallons of deasil. when he checked the video, he found the vehicles coming and going and staying long periods of time. it was clear to him they were taking the fuel. >> we did everything we could to really be able to stop him. now they're stealing from the tanks. there's nothing i can do! >> reporter: this storage tank has an antitheft mechanism. >> they have to be professionals and dung it so many times. it's very dangerous and has to be a professional. there's a drop on those which stops you to doing that. i don't know how they did it. >> reporter: only he and the police are eager to find the perpetrators. >> the angle of the cameras

didn't show license plates or driver suspect descriptions. we could see the two vehicles. they parked in a way to conceal themselves and conceal what they were doing. >> reporter: oyalei tells me the same thing happened in newark weeks ago with the same truck and minivan. >> i'm sure they're the same person. >> reporter: they're offering a $5,000 award to catch them in cash, he put it. >> is that thing locked? i imagine it would be. >> reporter: he says it wasn't locked before but is going to. he said he never locked it before because he didn't think it was an issue. but he says now that it's locked, he's not sure whether it will stop them from doing it again. >> thank you, john. the police chief of verunda -- orinda will propose license plate readers.

it will monitor who is coming in and out of the city. they're expected to coster about $10,000 each. and some residents supporting the idea have already offered private donations to pay for at least one camera. that meeting in orinda will begin at 7:00. the pan yule crab harvest in -- annual crab harvest is in full swing. we found out why some boats full of crab are waiting hours on end to unload at the dock and why that's good news for some lucky crab loafers in the right place -- lovers in the right place at the right time. [ engine running ] >> reporter: the crew is selling live crab direct to the public at the harbor, $6 a pound. >> i'm very happy for the price of fresh crab. this is incredible. you can't get fresher than this! >> reporter: fishermen are quite literally waiting in long lines to unload their bounty.

>> we already have a lot of cranes and buyers. when we came in, there were 11 in front of us. we're trying to offer it to the public. >> reporter: the time for them to get back to their pots is at a premium. in fact, some crab boats have been waiting up to 24 hours, because this year, a huge number of boats from the north have arrived. >> it used to be a bit quieter down here before the influx of the larger boats from oregon and washington came down here. >> most are saying it's the largest crab they've seen in decades. everybody is pretty much filling up. >> it's created problems with the massive amounts of crab coming in such a short amount of time. >> reporter: not enough trucks to hall them. the -- haul them. the processers are backed up.

tom vacar. two penguin chicked just days apart and now nesting where their parents. no word whether they're boying or girls. but they're going to fish school soon to learn how to swim and fish. african penguins are endangered and are at a high risk for extinction. a new clue to predict earthquakes. they say they've identified the likely epicenter of the next big earthquake in the bay area. >> why a bay area zoo wants to expand and why environment lists are against it. >> new de-- environmentalists are against it. >> new plans for charles manson to get married. why his new fiance says he shouldn't shouldn't be in prison.

a 26-year-old woman engaged of mass murderer charles manson is speaking out. she told the associated press he did not plan or do the murders, therefore, he should not good b in prison for him. she says she thinks there's a lot to his case that didn't come up 40 years ago. he is 80 years old now.

the soonest afton elaine burton would get married is december 26th. the 9th circuit of appeals upheld a lower court eninjunction against 35, a crackdown on human trafficking. registered sex offenders were made to report their online screen name within 24 hours of registering themselves. california voters overwhelmingly passed proposition 35 back in 2012. the berkeley city council is scheduled to vote tonight whether to put warning labels about global warning on gas pumps. supporters say the stickers could encourage them to drive less, walks more, and look for alternative energy services. critics call it a politically motivated attack on freedom of choice. it'll cost about $25,000 the first year. tonight's meeting begins at

7:00. p.m. obama has ordered -- president obama has ordered a review on how they responds when hostages are held overseas this. comes after the murder of peter kassig. the thought is by paying ran somerville, it would -- ransom. the thought is that paying ransom would encourage more hostages. they're looking at diplomatic efforts to get hostages released. nancy pelosi has been elected for a second term as the house leader. there were no challenges, despite grumbling it's time for fresh faces in party leadership. she dismissed questions on whether she should be stepped down as being sexist. she's been house democratic leader since 2003, including four years as the first female house speaker. her victory comes two weeks after democrats lost more than

a dozen seats on capitol hill. oxford dictionary announced its word of the year, and it goes to "vape." "vape" referred to an e- cigarette. as a verb, it's used to describe the inhalation of the use of that e-cigarette. the unersup include bae, which is a slang term of endearment for one's romantic partner or baby. slacktivist, someone who works very little. budtender and contractless which including a smart hub to connect an ereader to make a payment. last year's word of the year

was "selfie." i didn't know any of those words, quite honestly. >> we'll have to explain these to our grandchildren one day. [ laughter ] a final vote to expand the zoo in the east bay. what environmentlists say it's a bad idea. unlimited flights and you don't have to way in security lines. the new routes that a members- only airline has added and how much it'll cost tow join. >> some wet on the roadways. tomorrow, rain in the forecast not just for tomorrow but the five-day forecast. see you back here with specifics. ♪ 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.

oakland zoo is one of the east bay's most popular attractions. there's been a backlash on a major expansion in the works more than a decade. it would add more than 60 acres to the property in east oakland. rob ross live there now on details who's against the plan and why, rob, tonight really could be key. [ chanting ] >> reporter: those opposed are rallying behind me. this is front of oakland city hall, as you can see. this is the head of the oakland city council meeting. this could be the last round of a fight that's gone on for some 16 years. more than 1,700,000 people visit the oakland city view each year.

but the zoo has plans to expand, and it's been fought every day. >> this is open vistas. >> reporter: they hope to build on the park to create a california trails exhibit. it would allow the buy son to have more room and add grizzly bears and other wildlife and install a gang da la so more people -- gandala so more people could travel to the top and see the exhibit from afar. right now, the oakland zoo is smaller in the exhibit re. >> but many -- exhibit? a. just ory. >> but many are opposed to it. >> -- exhibitry. >> but many are apposed it. >> reporter: environmentalists have gone to court in the hopes of stopping the plan but lost and previous council and city votes have gone in favor of the expansion plan. the council vote tonight is

over one last plan to protect a species of snake. >> what's at stake is use of private land. any time that happens is historic. >> reporter: they hope to make it accessible to more people. >> people with walkers, wheelchairs, mobility problems, kids from east oakland, kids from west oakland will all have access now to the same great view up in the northern park. >> reporter: tonight's final city council vote is expected to take place about 8:00 tonight and should be lively. in if the zoo prevails, the $60 million expansion project, gasia, should be ready by 2017. >> we'll keep watching it tonight. thank you, rob. uc, berkeley, and stanford are getting donations for cyber programs. they're getting $15 million each for programs that deal with cyber threats.

cal will focus on the paths they may take in the future. stanford will assess the trustworthiness of networks and mit will develop policies for makers. a members-only airline for california commuters is expanding for more across the bay area and southern california. surf air offering flights between st. carlos and carlsbad. flights two and good -- to and from oakland are set next month. it provides service between the san francisco bay area, los angeles, santa barbara, lake tahoe and carlsbad. they pay a monthly $1,750 fee. for that, they get unlimited travel on scheduled flights. >> carlsbad in northern san diego county, a place that bill has surf many times.

>> and i went to school in san diego. >> you did! rain the next couple days. there's three weather systems with an impact on the morning commute, maybe the afternoon commute thursday and your day. saturday's system largest in terms of rainfall. but none of them look what we need in terms of significant rain. i would like to see each one with a bring of rain. this is the live radar. in this case, the storm each one when it comes through will drop about 2/10 -- 3/10 an inch. north bay, maybe 1/2 an inch of rain. green. just some light green areas as the first system moving in. no. 2, thursday afternoon and thursday evening and friday morning and here's saturday. this one looks smaller on the diagram but will be the biggest one, will have the most widest spread of rainfall and most rain. and again, 1/2 inch of rain. that would be a good one.

the forecast model. here we are. there's wednesday morning, tomorrow morning. there's your morning commute. even though it's not showing it -- i know the roadways by berkeley and alameda will be wet, drizzle if anything. as you go from the evening commute, kind of out of here. but still some potential light showers. so that's the story for the commute. then into thursday morning, huh, not mump yet. maybe a little drizzle. thursday around -- much yet. maybe a little drizzle. thursday around lunch, more rapidly. timing around noon. and here comes saturday, right? saturday looks like you can see it. more clouds moving in slowly. not as quick a mover. should be work out better for us. maybe 1.5 inches but that's wednesday through saturday but probably in the north bay and coastal hills. most of us when all is said and done, maybe 1/2 inch. oakland maybe a half inch. san francisco, maybe 1/2 inch

as well. something like that. anyway, rain coming. that's good. tomorrow morning's commute will be a little slower than you may like because of this. temperatures on the mild side tomorrow, mid-60s. and that's because the weather system's kind of -- not a real cold one. temperatures will be up there. temperatures will be mild, slightly warm for a cloudy day. but kids going to school tomorrow, right? they'll neat jackets and maybe have them on when they come home tomorrow. no. 1, tomorrow morning. no. 2, thursday afternoon. and no. 3 kind of kicks in on saturday. that's the plan, anyway. some things could change. my biggest hope is i'm wrong about the accumulation forecast on these. i hope i'm way off! i hope we get an inch from within each one but i don't suspect that. you hope to see 1/2 inch of rain. but there's a chance that's not enough. a new way to predict how big earthquakes will be and

where they'll hit. why there's already signs a big earthquake could be centered in oakland. >> julie is in the newsroom for more at 6:00. a theft that has even the victims asking why. >> who wants an old prius wheel? that's totally weird. >> the black market that may be enticing thieves and the thing you can do to protect your car. >> also, 2 investigates finds out more about the man accused of fleeing the police and hitting a teenager. how he's dodged previous crimes. these and more coming up.

the san jose police department is getting ready to launch it's annual gun buy back program. last year, they took more than 400 guns off the street from that program. tonight, they plan to kick you have this year's event at the rosy cam's restaurant at the shopping mall. >> we want to bring awareness not only to the fundraising efforts but the program itself. you have guns in your home, bring them in. we want to prevent the opportunity for criminals to break in a home and now be in possession of a weapon. >> the buy back is scheduled for december 14th at the our lady guadeloupe catholic church. the police department will offer a $100 gift card for

exchange of guns brought in, no questions asked. and a $200 coupon will be given to those brings in assault weapons. the way some faults behave could help prevent the size, even location of future earthquakes. experts say some fault lines and gradual move may help them from shaking. what it could mean for us in the bay area. >> reporter: the devastating tsunami in japan three years ago from a 9-earthquake. they discovered a key clue predicting such quakes, something they call slow slip. >> if we can figure out what parts of the fault move slowly and which ones move quickly, we'll have a better idea of the house of the damaging earthquakes we can expect. >> reporter: they used super accurate gps receivers, like this one ucf geologists showed

us. they found earth movements within the tiniest fraction of an inch before earthquakes. they discovered the bigger the area that is not slow slipping, the bigger the quake. >> away we can get a better idea of how large an earthquake will be and we fry to do that for all -- try to do that for all faults. >> reporter: they found a slow slip on the bay area's fault, discovering a locked segment here near oakland's mont claire area. the white area is where rocks are stuck, not slipping and building strain while either side is slow slipping. this new understanding does not predict when a big quake will hit but is a big step nor preparedness, detailing where -- for preparedness, detailing where and how big. >> if it's smaller, you have a

smaller magnitude. >> reporter: they're using a northern california network of these receivers in realtime to give you better warnings of ground shaking when a quake does strike. john fouler, news 2. a memorial service in the bay earmarked the 26th anniversary of the jones massacre in guyana. more than 400 victims of jonestown are buried in oakland. they reminded the crowd most of them went to guyana for a more spiritual way of life. that ended when james jones, the order of the temple, ordered a mass suicide. >> monuments are important. and we need one truly dedicated to the victims. but the most important memorial is in our hearts. >> 918 people died, including

san mateo congressman leo ryan who went to investigate and was shot to death at the airport when he was about to leave. his aid, current congresswoman, jackie spear was seriously wounded but managed to escape. new at 6:00, an east bay man faces a judge for the first time after they say he hit and killed a teenage boy while trying to flee from release. the penalties he's been able to evade. >> a string of thefts hah has even the victims asking why would someone steal that? the black market for tires and how you can make sure yours aren't stolen. >> an aging system hampering police officers and firefighters. the problems they face while responding to emergencies. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. he's accused of leading officers on a high-speed chase and hitting and killing a 14- year-old boy. the suspect faced a judge as we

learned more about how he's been able to escape some severe penalties for crimes in the past. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somevville. >> and i'm cougar ii -- and i'm julie haener. 14-year-old ivan cruz was crossing the street on his razor scooting while hit. anderson is expected back in court tomorrow to be arraigned. we dig through anderson's lengthy and disturbing crass. eric is live in the newsroom where he's been looking over the papers. >> this victim, an elderly woman says anderson tried to kill him six years ago. we found anderson