their homes for a new housing development. ktvu's cristina rendon is live with more on why they are investigating. >> reporter: hud is investigating because they filed a complaint against the city. the city says they have done everything and more they are required to help these families but they feel differently. >> reporter: these homes near the b.a.r.t. station sit on prime real estate. for the last 25 years a number of latinofullys have been -- families -- latino families have been renting here. >> i don't want to think about it. frustrated. >> the families filed a complaint claiming discrimination by the city for not providing information or holding meetings in spanish. [ speaking foreign language ]

>> reporter: this man says they never understood what was happening. >> i want my kids to grow up in a safe environment and we want to stay here. >> reporter: finding them housing is not the city's responsibility. they gave tenants four months notice to move and will pay two months worth of rent. >> we have not done anything to cause discriminatory actions. so we will be responding. >> reporter: he says the city went above and beyond what they are required to do, helping some families get on a priority list for low income housing. >> we don't find people places to live but we have a long standing history of building affordable housing. >> reporter: they must be out by february 22. they are running out of option and time. >> where are we going to find a place where the rent is $900?

especially in the city. >> reporter: hud says they will be doing investigation. they aim to have the investigations complaint within 100 days. the city says the doors are always open and if they request a translator they will have one available but they say they won't believe that till they see it and going to court is their next option. >> cristina rendon, thank you. barbara boxer announced today she will not run for reelection in 2016 opening up a seat in washington. ktvu's john sasaki is live in san francisco. john, all day here leaders have been paying tribute it barbara boxer. >> reporter: barbara boxer wants to come back to california and spend more time with her family. >> reporter: barbara boxer posted the video in which she said the media has been dogging her for months over whether she will seek election.

>> have you made a decision? >> reporter: she gave her grandson the honor of asking the questions. >> i am never going to retire. the work is too important but i will not be running for the senate in 2016. i will continue working on the issues i love. i will have more time to help people. i have to make sure the senate seat stays progressive. >> as soon as word of her decision came out tributes started to pour in. governor jerry brown said barbara boxer has been a forceful advocate for the people of california. the lieutenant governor said she has given voice to the voiceless, spoken truth to power, shined a bright light on injustice and california attorney general kamala harris said she is a champion and a advocate for california's priorities. >> i said, you know, just not fun anymore and she said that wasn't the issue. she said it is time to come

home. >> reporter: he talked with barbara boxer before her announcement. she worked for him when he was in congress. >> very good senator. environmental legislation, fights against over spending in the pentagon. >> she was a advocate of global warming, helped build national parks. >> reporter: he says the field of likely replacements lean towards the democrats. >> the california attorney general kamala harris, the lieutenant governor, the state treasurer. >> reporter: on the republican side i talked with one man who is considering a run for the seat. that is former state party chair. also possibilities, a congressman and a former assemblyman. >> thank you. >> barbara boxer's decision surprised a lot of people,

including house minority leader nancy pelosi who learned about it from reporters during a news conference this morning. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> she called me before i came down here. she called me. she wanted to talk to me. i thought she wanted to have dinner. oh, my. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> well, you know, her decision is an important one for her and her family. it is all personal and individual. >> nancy pelosi said barbara boxer has been a champion for the people of california and the country and that her leaving will be a great loss. you can tell us what you think about barbara boxer's announcement, join the conversation on facebook. an adult near a b.a.r.t. station has policing for the public's help. the woman was punched so hard

she is still in the hospital tonight. ktvu's noelle walker spoke to a man who saw the attack. >> the b.a.r.t. station is busy. a lot of people walk to and from b.a.r.t. >> we are about here. >> reporter: but few saw what he witnessed just after noon on wednesday. >> grabbed her purse. started taking off down there. >> reporter: a 72-year-old woman assaulted as she walked to the b.a.r.t. station. >> looked when he punched her in the face. he hit her so hard that i saw her feet fly up in the air. >> he saw the suspect get into a toyota camry and drive off on to the 680. police were nearby. a man who lives in the area took this picture as police swarmed where the attack happened. we saw police officers patrolling the area around the station.

>> we couldn't believe it. >> reporter: it appears the man chose his victim carefully. >> the suspect was looking for a victim that couldn't fight back. coweredness. >> reporter: he was enjoying the sunny day from his bench when he saw all the police. until now -- >> i didn't know that. >> reporter: many here didn't know the victim was likely somebody's grandmother. >> who would do such a thing? >> makes me nervous. scary. yeah. not something i would have expected. >> reporter: for this eyewitness -- >> i am from missouri. real, you know, country boy, i don't see violence like that. >> reporter: how cruel and kind people can be. >> have a good day. >> reporter: if you were in the area by the b.a.r.t. station yesterday the suspect

is 5'5", african american, wearing a gray hooded sweat shirt. the get away car is a honda accord or a toyota camry. four door and gray or tan in color. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. the american civil liberties union is trying to push a lawsuit over government surveillance. they say it is an overly invasive law and allows any law enforcement to put suspicious activity into a federal database. >> we have five clients who were put into government databases based on innocent activities. >> this past july some of the 5

clients relayed their stories. the american civil liberties union said they are awaiting the judge's decision. authorities are conducting a search in the small city about 40 miles northeast of paris looking for the gunmen responsible for yesterday's mass shooting. ktvu's christien kafton is live with the latest on the search and how france is recovering from a national tragedy. >> the latest report that we are hearing is the gunmen may have been spotted from the a helicopter but so far they have not been found. >> reporter: france observed a day of mourning marking the loss of 12 people in the attack on the offices of charlie hebdo. the investigate focused on said kouachi and cherif kouachit. one of the brothers left their identification in the get away car. >> we are trying to track down the individuals who committed yesterday's attack.

we are working to guarantee national unity. >> the search is focused in a heavily wooded area. while the search continues french authorities warn the violence may not be over. >> it is not probably done yet. we will fight and fighting is -- [ indiscernible ] >> getting them oo jail -- to jail. . >> reporter: an 18-year-old turned himself in to investigators. cherif kouachit served time in prison for a recruitment organization. terror experts are saying this could signify a shift away from large 9/11 style terror attacks. >> i think what we are seeing is a frag menitation effect of -- fragmentation effect. . >> reporter: while france mourning police are

investigating the shooting death of a paris police officer responding to an accident. at this point authorities are saying it is too early to say if it connected to yesterday's mass shooting. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. he hasn't seen his class ring since 35 years ago. >> i remember the ring slipping off my finger and into the dark waters. just going. that is it. >> what was lost is now found. find out who found the ring and where. just one month ago. >> back after the break. tracking another spare the air day tomorrow. clouds moving in and in the 5 day, sprinkles. >> a live look right now at interstate 80 through berkeley. it is slow going on this thursday evening. >> a peak at what is happening

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cars. he has not entered a plea. he is suspect offend setting fire to eight cars in san jose. in richmond police say they have arrested sixmen after a gang and drug bust -- 6 men after gang and drug busts. they executed a search warrant last night. in addition to the arrests, they also found 60 grams of meth, 43 grams of cocaine base, 16 grams of finished cocaine and an undisclosed amount of ammunition. san francisco police are issuing a warning about burglars posing as water department employees. a victim was robbed last month by three men who identified themselves as water workers and talked their way into the home. they had no identification but the resident fell for the official looking safety vests while they made off with cash and valuables. >> work in teams. one will talk to you and the

other will try to get in the house. >> police say say they have i.d. badges and will arrive in a official vehicle. the bay area is officially out of the running to host the 2024 olympic games. the u.s. olympic committee announced this afternoon it has chosen boston as the city it will put up for bid to host the summer games. the 1996 atlanta games was the last time the u.s. hosted the summer olympics. boston and rome are the only two cities so far that have officially decided to bid. a final decision will come in 2017. new at 6:00 p.m. when a surfer lost his high school class ring in the ocean

35 years ago he thought it was gone forever but he just got it back. ktvu's rob roth spoke with the man who lost the ring and also the man who found it. >> never give up. >> reporter: he never thought he would see his high school rin again. it -- ring again. it has been lost in the pacific ocean for the past 35 years. >> when i saw the ring it was -- joy and -- just -- that this could happen. >> the story begins here in 1979. the 18-year-old went surfing but was wearing more than a wet suit. >> i remember the ring slipping off my finger and into the dark frigid water and going -- that is it. >> reporter: the ring stayed

buried till last month. that is when he was trolling the beach with his metal detector. he found this. a gold ring and took a picture of it. >> sand and like rocks. things like that. it was down 8 inches or so. >> reporter: he knew mts stood for the school. it took a lot of detective work but he finally tracked down the ring owner. >> i feel great. you know, the guy like won the lottery for the day. >> reporter: they met yesterday for the first time in this san francisco whole foods parking lot where he got the ring he lost as a teenager. >> invokes nice memories from high school and growing up and surfing. >> reporter: he lets his wife

wear it. it fits her better. >> i can now be your high school sweetheart. >> reporter: he gave the treasure finder a special bottle of bubbly in appreciation. >> giants addition. >> reporter: now that he is reunited with his ring he has learned a lesson. >> don't wear jewelry when you surf. >> reporter: if he does he can call him to try and find it. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> don't wear jewelry when you are surfing. our chief meteorologist bill martin a big surfer. what have you lost in the waves? >> that reminds me. my honeymoon we were kayaking. this ring was on my finger and the water is really cold, i am putting them in the water and the ring falls in. i dive down -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i remember, oh, my god, i

got to find my ring -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i did find it. i didn't tell her till i found it. i dove for 35 minutes in freezing cold water. yeah. [ talking at the same time ] >> as we head outside today we have mild temperatures. cooler than they were yesterday. these were -- those are the highs from record. today was cooler still. right? temperatures in the 60s. mid-60s. 10 degrees cooler than they were yesterday at this time. so more in some places. that is to be expected. what is wrong with 65 degrees in january. minneapolis right now, minus 6. clouds moving in. that is the reason for the cooling. i wish the clouds were more productive in terps of prescription -- terms of precipitation. keeping the over night temperatures mild, not warm, mild. over night forecast.

the clouds stay in. these clouds. they keep things warmer. there will be patchy fog. we had fog last night in santa rosa. fog in petaluma. look for more patchy fog. on sunday a weak system along with the clouds come in. doesn't look like much of anything. but it will drop temperatures. thursday, 6:00 p.m., that is us now. friday. doesn't look bad. friday morning. clear. and there we are on saturday. fog comes back to the coast saturday morning. still nice. here is the chance for a sprinkle. see it? sprinkles in the area. not a big deal. highs tomorrow, 62 in concord. 62 in the livermore valley. 63 pleasanton. the five-day forecast, looks like this. no big rain but looks like towards the 17th that could happen. >> thank you. think twice before you throw away your old baseball

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james is hurt. can you imagine all the people who paid big money to see that game and he will not be playing. an interesting side note, mark jackson last year's coach with the warriors will be calling the game as the network will televise that. that will be side show action going on. working on it today. 28-5 record and, well, doesn't seem to matter who they put out there, the guys play together as a team. the scary team for the opposition they might even be able to get better. >> when i got to this team, it was a 51 win team a year ago. the group they put together over the last two years has impressed us and continuity in the league is important and i love the growth that i have seen. i think it is a fun thing to see a young group grow

together. >> that will be a great thing to watch. how many times have you heard it? do not throw out your old baseball cards. great one. here is another example of why you don't do it. back to 1871. these cards are for the boston red sox. they have been passed down for generations and here is the reaction from the owner of the cards when they were assessed. >> going to insure it. i would insure it for at least $1 million. >> are you serious? >> dead serious. thanks mom for not throwing mine out. mean time, rex ryan says he would like to be the 49ers next coach. we don't have a lot of progress to report with who will be the 49ers next head coach but ryan was with the jets last year and

he said he would like to coach the 49ers, his number one choice. number two choice is the falcons. if you are looking for a job, i wouldn't list who -- [ talking at the same time ] >> we will see. we are not any closer. >> the baseball cards were in mint condition. >> thank you. tonight at 10:00 p.m. the count down till the golden gate bridge closes, what drivers need to know and why it may be an opportunity see sights tourist free. have a great night everyone. >> good night. female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on now at sleep train.

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