eeze warning reflecting temperatures into the 20s to the lower 30s. including san jose. coming up, we wilook at the lows in your neighborhood and also a look at the weekend forecast. >> that sunset was spectacular. ktvu's john fowler is live in conquered where another tree -- concord where another tree has fallen. >> reporter: right behind me is a 60-foot pine. it couldn't stand up in the wind and it is one of many downed trees with hair raising stories but some with good fortune on this new year's eve. >> reporter: tree crews working late. gusty winds blew down this 50- year-old spruce. it smashed into his house in walnut creek. >> the trees were swaying. but i did not even think about

something like this happening. >> reporter: it drew a neighborhood crowd. a few inches either way this could have been a disaster. >> house looked find. no puncture wounds from the inside. i think we are okay. >> you see the dent. >> he was smiling on his family. his pine crashed on his door step, inches from where children were about to go out the door. >> people could lose their lives very easily. we were lucky. >> reporter: not so lucky, the owner of this truck in this surveillance video. the owner told us his toyota is a total loss. two trees crashed across the street. again no one seriously hurt. police said they closed the

road if 18 hours till pg&e could restore downed power lines. crews have almost completely restored the 201,000 bay area customers who lost power. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m. i will have the drama of a tree falling with kids around and why the tree is still here. back to you. >> a busy new year's eve. thank you, john. winds played a role in a deadly accident in southern california. an officer was one of two people killed after a wind storm on catalina island. the officer was swept off the boat as they were trying to help boats in distress. winds reached 40 miles per hour and pushing boats ashore. officials recovered the bodies this morning. police haven't released information about the second person who died. damage from the strong

winds left people without electricity tonight. power is out for 1500 of customers. 1,000 on the peninsula don't have power. 160 in san francisco and 1100 in the east bay. and 130 in the north bay. our coverage continues online. we will update our forecast on www.ktvu.com as the condition change tonight. >> happening now, i want to show you live pictures from times square in new york where it is just four hours away from midnight. a million people are expected in times square tonight. security is also going to be very tight. thousands of police officers will be there along with bomb sniffing dogs and counter terrorism units. the ball has been spruced up, polished and tested to make sure everything is all right for the ball drop.

32,000 l.e.d. lights and 2500 panels. thousands of police officers will be on patrol making sure that tonight's celebration is a safe one. a lot of people in the bay area will be heading to san francisco tonight where the fireworks show will be held. but there are also family events and black tie events. ktvu's noelle walker is checking out the spots where folks will be heading tonight. is it cold out there tonight? >> reporter: it is a little chilly if you are coming out here tonight, layering is the keyword. the planning for this night started shortly after new year's eve last year from the police to the hotels to party planners, everybody is getting the last minute details done to make sure 2015 starts without a hitch. >> reporter: the next time the clock strikes 12:00 san francisco will be ringing in

the new year. >> we start planning in august. >> the balloons are ready to drop at the hotel while thousands come to ring in the new year, there is a snow globe effect. a 20% drop in ticket sales from last year. >> growing to tahoe and enjoying the snow. we need it. a lot of people skipping tahoe for a long time. >> reporter: across town producers are working at light speed it transform city hall. >> lows to the party hats. >> the party in a beautiful space with history looking down while revelers look to the future. >> the lure of meeting new people and being around friends and the balloon drop, energy. here we go. people screaming already. >> reporter: in a few hours people will be dancing and these barricades will be along the embarcadero for the

fireworks crowds. >> family event. we are asking people to not bring alcohol. if they do they will be asked to dispose of it by a police officer. >> reporter: it will be cold. >> [ inaudible question ] >> warm -- i like my hat. warm. i made them. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and she hoping she will be selling lots of them this chilly new year's eve. >> happy new year. >> reporter: between the bay bridge and the ferry building is prime viewing for the fireworks but you can see it anywhere that you can see the open sky. when i was talking to the fireworks producer today he said back in the day they used to run around with road a flairs to -- road flairs to light the fireworks, and now it is very different. >> road flairs? >> road flairs. he said it was exciting.

>> i went last year. it was so much fun. we took b.a.r.t. in, they couldn't have squeezed one more person on, it was packed. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is the way to go. >> absolutely. noelle walker in san francisco, thank you. following a series of threats across the country the san jose police department has decided to have courses riding -- officers riding two to a car mentioning violence against officers. the police department thought it was necessary to take action. riding with two officers in each car offers an extra set of eyes and a measure of safety. >> the premises to go ahead and ensure officers are safe during new year's eve. we did receive information that some of these threats did involve new year's eve 2014

specifically. >> the procedure began this morning. it will run all night. it is new year's eve, of course, and while we get ready here, they are already celebrating in other parts of the world. >> reporter: revelers around the world saying good-bye to 2014. and ringing in the new year. new zealand. japan marking the new year and tokyo adding a balloon display, in front of tokyo tower. north korea puttingoon huge fireworks -- putting on a huge fireworks display. hong kong, the crowd launched

into singing. calling for friendship and unity. in indonesia -- [ singing ] >> reporter: the celebrations scaled back following had loss of 150 people in an air asia crash this week. many cities holding prayer services instead of fireworks. a similar tone throughout eastern europe where the year was marked by fighting in eastern ukraine. 2015 can bring an tend to the crisis if europe remains united in its response. [ speaking foreign language ] >> europe decided to not let itself split but acted more strongly than ever. >> reporter: dubai is going for the largest l.e.d. display in history. there are unique traditions before the ball in times

square, atlanta, 800-pound peach is dropped. and north carolina, a live possum. this year they are doing road kill possum or possum stew. in boise, a potato drop. on www.ktvu.com we put up a slide show of new year's eve celebrations. an alarming text message. >> forced pine prostitution. -- into prostitution. >> the girl arrested after the victim contacted her parents. >> fighting for the right to be your ride. how new year's eve competition between taxies, uber and other services mean big deals for passengers. >> coming up, a 5-year-old hears for the first time. >> the first thing this mother said to her son.

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caltrans is threatening to fine the main bay bridge contactor for work that was supposed to be completed by the end of this day. when the opened on labor day, some work was still left to be done. the work was supposed to be complete by the end of 2014 and now caltrans is threatening to fine $25,000 a day. the investigation into the crash of air asia was solved today -- stalled by rough weather. so far the bodies of 7 people have been recovered out of the 162 on board. two of the bodies have now been returned to indonesia. >> coffins holding two victims of the air asia plane crash

receiving a military transport to the originating city. labeled one and two, the deceased received a guard of honor. autopsies are being performed and authorities are focusing on accuracy rather than speed. [ indiscernible ] >> many relatives of the 162 on board the missing plane providing dna samples, photos photos and otherrered to help officials -- other records to help officials i.d. their loved ones. >> we believe life and death is in god's hands. we never know when we will die. >> reporter: bad weather is complicating recovery efforts

today. rough seas preventing divers from entering the water. the weather is expected to get worse with heavy rain through friday. poor conditions causing the wreckage site to shift 30 miles. >> our priority is not osearch for the plane -- to search for the plane but the retrieval of victims. >> the plane disappearing sunday. it is not known what caused the plane to crash. fox news. the bay area's freedom train will be shutting down after next month. organizers say there isn't enough participation or sponsors to keep it going. it runs from she is san francisco each year on -- from san jose to san francisco each year. the train is the last one running in the country. monday january 19 will be its

last trip. all right. imagine that your child is 5 years old and has never heard your voice. now imagine your child getting surgery that allows him to hear for the first time. that is what happened to one boy who was born death. the remarkable moment when he heard his parents' voices for the first time. [ screams ] >> reporter: it is easy to hear him but he never heard anymore. he is autistic and he was born deaf. he has never been able to talk. >> his language is its infancy. >> reporter: on this day they will turn the switch on a device that may change his world. >> live a normal life and help him communicate. >> reporter: parents brought him to children's hospital. they used the device to restore

hearing for 300 kids but none like david. >> hard to get a child with autosome accept something that is knew -- autism to accept something that is knew. [ screams ] . >> reporter: till moment when it is activated and david hears. >> david. you hear me? >> reporter: he hears the voices. the noises. the world. >> i didn't know if it would work or not. but he heard for the first time. amazing. >> reporter: life changing. >> it is amazing to get to be a part of a big change in

someone's life. >> reporter: what would you say if your child had never heard before? >> david, i love you. >> i could tell he heard. >> reporter: fox news. >> that was so nice. seeing the mom smile, though, for the first time, the little boy. incredible what they can do these days. >> life change. our meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking the conditions. this new year's eve, people better dress in layers. >> yesterday talking about the strong winds, it is all connected. once the winds back off the temperatures drop off. get ready for 2015 with the clear skies across the bay area. right now a few high clouds paying osvisit -- us a visit. it will be cold in northern

california and the bay area. clouds streaming in from the incorporate. a good sign of -- north. a good sign. livermore 56. san jose 53. san francisco downtown 56. strong winds yesterday, still a breeze, fairfield, 54. no wind advisories right now. livermore calm winds and san jose winds at 5 miles per hour. our live camera towards san francisco bay. clear skies and calm conditions on the bay waters. yesterday completely different story, strong chop. freeze warning tomorrow morning for the bay area and the dry weekend. a look that over night lows. that zips by in the north bay. lots of 20s in the north bay. santa rosa upper 20s. near 30 degrees for san rafael.

upper 20s to lower 30s. oakland 34. 20s inland valleys. san jose 31. sunnyvale 33 degrees. san francisco 39. and pacifica 40 degrees. san rafael 32. santa rosa 26. cent field 32 degrees -- kent field 32 degrees. that is how cold it will be in the north bay. keep the plants warm and the animals warm. southern california storms, strong winds towards los angeles and san diego. this is cold air pushing into the region. you can see it moving into the north. a dry weather pattern through the weekend. starting out the day, 20s and 30ss and into the afternoon hours low 50s. 52 to 55 degrees. after the cold start,

recovering back up to 53 in santa rosa. hayward 55. san jose 54. and half moon bay 53 degrees. a look ahead, 2015 tomorrow morning, we have the freeze warning to talk about and a frost advisory. friday morning not so much relief here. a chance of warnings and advisories could be extended friday morning. into the weekend it is dry with partly cloudy skies for sunday and monday and temperatures trending up by the weekend. target is underfire for ads based on the remake of the movie, we will tell you about the response from the store. >> new at 6:00 p.m. police commissioner hauled away in handcuffs. police are staying little about the arrest of the police commissioner but he had a lot to say to ktvu's rob roth. >> a witch hunt between the

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violent individuals. request denied. a judge is not going going to allow the boston marathon bombings suspect delay or move his trial. barring any complications jury selection will begin next monday. his defense attorneys argued it would be impossible to find an impartial jury because of all the publicity. target is under fire for ads that protray the cast of the -- protray the cast of annie but the ads don't feature images of the star or any african american models at all. now there is a petition on change.org to pull the ads.

target says they went in a different direction. flight from san francisco makes an unplanned stop after a woman went into labor. >> a 19-year-old girl arrested on human sex trafficking. how text messages led police to her. >> new video of intense winds in southern california. look at that. sending people running for cover.

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. they happen down there and there she was with one of the suspects. 17-year-old forced into prostitution found far from home in san rafael. a text from the teen led to her rescue. ktvu's mike mibach tells us just last month a 16-year-old girl from out of state was also

rescued. >> reporter: inside police headquarters there was a phone call. >> we were contacted by the fbi. >> he says the agent was very specific. >> information there was a juvenile who was texting their parents saying she was forced into prostitution. >> the 17-year-old victim texted on her phone how she was too scared to run away, saying they might hurt me. the victim and her captors were in the caw nal. after -- canal. after striking out police moved the investigation west into the downtown area. and within hours they found what they were looking for. >> one of our common areas is the transit center. >> reporter: officers immediately began toscan the -- to scan the center. . >> there she was. we separated both parties. got the victim by herself. she immediately said thank you.

>> reporter: she was take aback by the crime. >> i have a child of my own. blows me away that our humanity has come down to that where that is still, you know, going on. >> reporter: one suspect in custody, the second suspect nowhere to be found. police found a 16-year-old from seattle who was forced to turn tricks in a hotel room. >> these girls are tricked into this lifestyle. >> reporter: he did not say if the 17-year-old was reported missing. he did say she will be reunited with her family soon. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. 35 people were killed today during a celebration in china. 42 were injured. a huge crowd came out to celebrate in sang high and that led -- shanghai and that lead

to a stampede. no word on what caused the people to stampede. christine cavgnaw has died. >> beautifully done. >> babe was one of her biggest roles. according it the times she passed away december 22 in utah. he was 51. her family hasn't disclosed the cause of death. other characters include dexter and chucky on rug rats. we said good-bye to robin williams and shirley temple and joan rivers. a look back at those we lost in

2014. >> rustle johnson. the professor. -- russell johnson, the professor. [ music ] [ singing ] [ music ] >> yeah.

sure, that is it. [ music ] >> we neither devils nor divines. when we come to it. [ music ]

>> these are all my jokes over the last 30 years. [ music ] [ singing ] today we learned about the passing of edward herrmann. he is known for his roles as the grandfather in "gilmore

girls." as well as max in the lost boys. he died at a new york city hospital where he was treated for brain cancer. coming up, how taxi cabs are using uber's price as it to their advantages and the cheapest ways to get home tonight. >> scalbling for cover, wind -- scrambling for cover, wind whipping through the road bowl.

he says he didn't do it and he wants to prove it. a man suspected of killing a woman turned himself in. he surrended yesterday. he -- surrended yesterday. he fled oo -- surrendered yesterday. her husband was accused of hiring him to kill her. murder charges were dismissed in october. he returned to had united states because he feared that he would have him killed.

[ indiscernible ] >> he is held without bail and set to appear in court on january 8. flight out of san francisco to minneapolis was diverted so a passenger could make a special delivery. it landed after a passenger went into labor. the airline says the woman was lucky a doctor on board helped her out. she was taken to the hospital where she gave birth and the baby is doing fine. restaurant that was damaged in a fire is set to reopen. it is serving a special new year's eve dinner tonight and is expected to resume full service on friday. it has taken six months to restore the restaurant. the fire happened in july and caused $240,000 in damage. the fire began in a trash can

outside the restaurant. how the fire started is still under investigation. a dog was left for dead till someone spotted her trapped in a bag at a recycling plant. >> people opened the bag and there was gem. >> her story is more common than you think. >> public transit tonight, urb, lyft and the cab companies. >> clear and cold across the bay area this evening. coming up we will look at the numbers for this evening. and how long the cold snap remains in place.

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tense moments in las vegas. a police helicopter crashed into a residential neighborhood. two police officers were hurt and taken to the hospital but their injuries are not life threatening. police do not think anyone on the ground was hurt. the helicopter is one of five operated by the las vegas police department. tonight people going out for new year's eve will have more transit choices especially if they be been drinking. ktvu's tom vacar tells us how competition is effecting prices. >> reporter: tonight public transit will be free from 8:00

p.m. to 2:00 a.m. muni is free. a.c. transit b shuttle will be free. b.a.r.t. is charging but it will run till 3:00 a.m. the real wars are in the private sector, after midnight uber goes to surge pricing where fares could be 10 times the usual fares but that will put more service on the streets. >> makes sure we have enough drivers on the road. >> we are offering folks a choice. >> reporter: beyond uber lyft will impose higher pricing. side car claims prices will remain unchanged. >> people are willing to wait. people are willing to miss flights to wait on these ride sharing companies. >> reporter: sf cabbies are fighting back by charging 10

bucks a ride within the city tonight. >> the difference is you can see where the customer is. >> advertisement to bring the business back. >> reporter: tonight and any night the alternative systems changed completely in terms of cost and availability. >> a lot of cab companies trying to keep up with the technology. >> competition is always good. but difference is -- [ indiscernible ] >> with all the options it is crazy to think about drinking and driving. that can all add up to $45,000. . gusty winds caused havoc at

the rose bowl. we found this video on youtube. you can hear people screaming as tents were blowing around in the wind. four people were hurt. all part of the weather system that blew through the bay area this week and expecting to bring freezing temperatures for the rose parade tomorrow. >> crazy. you get hit by one of those tents. our meteorologist mark tamayo is filling in. >> that storm drifted down the coast. they had winds 40 miles per hour in los angeles. and snow fall as well in the southern california mountains of los angeles. especially towards san diego, interesting weather scenes for that part of the state. you can see the radar coverage over the past six hours. you can see the rain showers, that is the snow that popped

up. as far as our numbers, they are cooling off rapidly. a look at the current numbers. santa rosa upper 50s right now. north bay, napa, petaluma 50 degrees. san rafael 52. san francisco right now 54. san francisco will be in the 40s for this evening for the new year's eve festivities and low 50s for oakland, fremont, sfo and inland, concord mid- 50s. lots of 50s. walnut creek 57. livermore 56 degrees. pleasanton 51. san jose 53 degrees. more spots cooling off into the upper 40s for sunnyvale and morgan hill. across the bay area we are all cooling off. frost advisory first thing tomorrow morning for the bay shoreline. san mateo, oakland, fremont. north and east and south we

have a freeze warning, temperatures back down into the lower 30s. the valleys. happy new year as we wrap up 2014. we are expecting clear skies. the key headline, clear and cold. a breeze. you can see the temperature profile throughout the evening. midnight, mid-30s for inland areas. san francisco, 45 degrees. live camera, beautiful, towards san francisco bay, we have the clear skies. we talked about the freeze warning tomorrow morning. it will be a dry weather pattern through the weekend. over night lows, the cold numbers, 20s for santa rosa, napa, livermore, 20s, san francisco 39 degrees. that southern california storm, this is a key factor pushing the air in. that remains tonight and also

for friday. a dry weather pattern. chilly throughout. into the weekend, temperatures trend up saturday and sunday. highs for tomorrow, after the cold start tomorrow morning, 50s out there. san jose 54. half moon bay 53 degrees. your five-day forecast, 2015 with subfreezing temperatures and then we will warm up the numbers for saturday and sunday with partly cloudy skies. >> perfect. thank you. another live picture of new york's times square. the stage is set for new year's eve. a million people are expected to crowd in at times square to watch the ball drop. the ball has its own twitter account tweeting someone run me up a coffee. [ laughter ] >> people -- [ laughter ] >> people -- [ laughter ] >> i am sorry. >> people have a staring problem. [ laughter ]

>> people have a staring problem today. oh, my gosh. i am sorry. >> she is losing it. >> okay. new year's eve, three hours away -- >> you are beat red. >> sorry. new york times square three hours away. back here at home. a dog left for dead but an employee jumped in and saved her. how the pup is now giving back to the shelter. and the other dog they found in the same spot two days ago. >> here is -- a member of the police commission under investigation and facing charges. his answer to the charges that had officers leading him away in handcuffs and a family lost everything in a christmas fire but firefighters came to the rescue. now another donation gave them goose bumps and it had nothing to do with what was donated. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

(vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco.

(kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you. a factory caught fire today. firefighters say the structure of the building was significantly damaged and likely be uninhabitable. it started before noon. took an hour and a half to get under control. evergood fine foods opened in 1926 and moved to the bay view

neighborhood in 1966. new at 5:00 p.m. a puppy tossed into garbage cans and and left for dead and is now in a good home. ktvu's allie rasmus found out this story is actually more common than you think. >> reporter: we caught up with gem while she was playing puppy tag with a friend. >> makes me laugh. she is very social. >> hard to believe this is the same dog someone tossed away a year ago. one step away from being buried when a worker noticed something stirring in a bag. >> opened the bag and there was gem. >> she came to animal control with founds on her neck and injuries. >> makes me really happy.

my sid kick. >> reporter: she adopted -- side kick. >> reporter: she adopted her and she made a full recovery and now is giving back. taking part in fundraisers and benefits for san francisco animal care and control. >> raised 3500. >> we can do something good and give back to the community. >> reporter: she got a lot of attention after she was rescued but her story is more common than you think. she was also found at the recycling center in san francisco two days ago. this is what she looked like. hard to tell there is a dog underneath that matted fur. it is not clear if she strayed in or was dumped but she needs a home. >> the awareness brings in donationchise off sets -- donations which off sets the cost to care for them. >> reporter: reminds them behind the wounds there are

many diamonds in the rough at the shelter. in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. day long donate-a-thon just wrapped up at the goodwill in san francisco. [ music ] >> that is former mayor willie brown. he helped kickoff the event. people dropped off items like clothes, computers and cars. the donations help put people to work by funding job training programs. >> feel goods. they are super nice. there is a band today. you know? it is cool. >> goodwill hoped to fill 60 trucks. we are waiting to find out how many donations they received. now at 6:00 p.m. a police commissioner arrested arrested and being investigated for several felonies. he tells ktvu he didn't do it.

>> it is a witch hunt. >> he says it is all political. >> a favorite for san francisco giant fans in the east bay and it was packed bure during the world series -- during the world series but it is set to close. >> and a threat against police officers, changing the way the city patrols tonight. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> in six hours the bay will light up with fireworks to celebrate the new year and we will be on the embarcadero where it will be cold and crowded. >> 2015 is closer in new york's times square. packed as crowds count down to midnight. hello. i am gasia mikalian. >> and i am frank somerville. >> we will get to the new year's eve celebrations in a moment. first a police commissioner is facing several felony

charges after authorities searched his homes. new at 6:00 p.m. the commissioner spoke with ktvu's rob roth and says the investigation by police is politically motivated. >> reporter: police are saying little about the arrest of the police commissioner on six felony charges. but that commissioner had quite a bit to say to us about the arrest. >> reporter: police served search warrants saturday at this house and the one next stored and then they arrested the man who owns them. a police commissioner for 40 years who was also once police chief. >> rob roth from channel 2. >> reporter: he is 74 years old and denies doing anything wrong. >> a witch hunt between the incompetent chief of police that is there. >> reporter: ktvu channel