it. >> reporter: his history of violence spans across several states. authorities believe he committed two murders while on bail in nevada. he escaped prison twice. he was convicted in oregon but sent back to nevada to finish his sentence. >> they did not take his dna because he was there before they passed the law. >> reporter: in oregon his dna was entered into a national database and became a match here. >> when i required they guaranteed me i would be called back for this case. >> he is one of many who never gave up hope on the case. authorities are also thinking pacifica police, daly city police and south san francisco police -- thanking pacifica police, daly city police and

south san francisco police. >> thank you. happening now, the b.a.r.t. board of directors is meeting to discuss a possible ban on ecigarettes. they are not regulated on b.a.r.t. and they produce an emission that could bother other passengers. 15 times more formand hide is found in ecigarettes compared to traditional cigarettes. exposure could put long term ecigarettes users at a greater risk for cancer than cigarette smokers. but people who support ecigarettes are disputing the findings. they say users would never smoke as much or as often. and protesters are gathering at b.a.r.t. headquarters. they want charges and a recorder dropped for 20 people who trained themselves to a

b.a.r.t. train saying black lives matter. to the south bay, a attorney is accused of stealing from homeowners. the district attorney said he preyed on latino homeowners. ktvu's ann rubin is live outside the district district attorney's office. >> reporter: authorities say the victims were already in dire straits when they paid money they couldn't afford for services they never received. authorities believe this man was defrauding homeowners faced with foreclosure. he promised help and the help could never come. >> he would have his team contact the victims, about to lose their house, and he could collect fees and not do any work. >> reporter: according it the attorney general the fees were

high, $4,500 and he would collect them upfront which is illegal in california. >> the state of california passed legislation to prevent anyone from taking upfront fees. >> the district attorney believes jones waspuscly targeting im-- was specifically targeting immigrants. it is something they hear about too often. >> there are actors out there who exploit the fact that some immigrants do not have legal status and use that as a way of taking advantage. >> reporter: he faces six counts of grand theft. the district attorney fears there are other victims still out there and they are hoping they will come forward. >> we want it hold the people who are doing this accountable. >> reporter: jones also faces charges for practicing law on a

suspended law license. >> ann rubin, thank you. in oakland police are trying to figure out the motive behind a series of shootings that left six people wounded last night. one is in grave condition. two people were shot before 9:00 p.m. last night. minutes later two more people were shot. at the same time a fifth person was shot at 105. then at 10:30 p.m. the sixth victim was shot on east 15th street. the victim from the last shooting is on life support now. she is a 19-year-old woman from san francisco. she was shot while in a car with her husband. the other five victims are men and are in stable condition. police say two of the shootings may be gang related. the emergency is over. the threat to shore birds is no more. whatever was killing hundreds of birds on san francisco bay

appears to be gone now. ktvu's noelle walker is live now. you went out on a boat as crews surveyed the situation in the water. >> the water looks good right now. there is no sign of the sticky gunk. they moved to recovering the birds. >> reporter: to see what is happening on the water, we went on the water. >> it is mud in the boots work. >> reporter: fish and wildlife -- >> looking into the water. >> reporter: a week since birds started showing up. >> goo. >> reporter: coated in a sticky goo. >> this whole case is a mystery. >> reporter: today is a turning point. >> we found one dead bird earlier. >> reporter: whatever was contaminating the waters. >> the threat as we know it is

over. >> reporter: appears to have diluted. >> not sure what it is. we know what it is not. >> reporter: lab tests ruled out oil based products and synthetic rubber. could it be from industry or something else? >> that adds to the mystery. deepens what is going on here. >> reporter: more than 500 birds have been contaminated by the mystery goo. 200 of those have died. >> reporter: to prevent it from happening again investigators first have to figure out what it is. >> frustrating for all of us. we will get there. >> reporter: so volunteers said they might have been able to rescue and save more birds if they had more trained volunteers ready to go. they will offer a training course for a day on february 20

in san francisco. we will provide the information on our website of how you can register. >> i bet this mobilizes a lot of people to take the training. thank you. the fight over floigra is heating up. . >> today the case was back in court. the restaurant violated the ban by giving it away for free. in 2013 a judge ruled against the restaurant. that decision is now being appealed. the chef calls it a waste of time and says the group should drop the lawsuit. >> i am going to go back and serve it tonight. >> the ban was passed in 2004

but didn't go into effect till 2012. a judge threw out the ban because it conflicts with a federal law. new developments from the uc board of regents meeting. to aition increases and coach compensation. ktvu's christien kafton was at the meeting and he reports board members -- reports board members voted on one region. >> reporter: creating a committee of two with governor jerry brown and nancy pelosi to look -- janet napolitano to look into tuition increases. the governor countered with a proposal to look for new ways to cut costs. >> had the board rejected the committee the governor could have called janet napolitano and they could have sat down with their staff. >> reporter: he is confident the deal will be reached but

says finding common ground is in everyone's interest. >> good thing. public stance of collaboration and trust. right now you have mistrust. everyone has their own set of facts. >> the board voted to table the issue of tying bonuses to achievements. >> even if we were not to take formal action from now on, you will see these discussions will go on. >> berkeley has taken it upon themselves to do much more than we discussed here today. >> reporter: there is no time line on when coach compensation will be raised again. the committee will meet again next week. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. a short time ago stephen curry from the golden state warriors was officially named

as a starter on the nba all star team. in fact, stephen curry was the top vote getter. he beat out lebron james. the game is february 16 at madison square garden in new york. stephen curry will take part in the three point shooting contest contest. warriors head coach steve kerr named as the head coach. he is off to the best start for a rookie coach in nba history. right now the warriors have the best record in the nba with 34 wins and only six losses. >> it is surreal. it is. just got into this gig and to be coaching the all-star game, it doesn't seem real. >> the last person to coach an nba all star team in his rookie

season was larry bird in 1998 and the last time a warriors coach was in the all-star game was back in 1992. new details about a chp officer whadeclined to check -- who declined to check out an accident that ended with a man's death. his past is raising new questions. >> and it appears the new movable median barrier is changing how people drive for the worse. what people are doing and how the chp is cracking down. >> and new england patriots quarterback tom brady opens up to reporters about deflategate. >> i would never do anything to break the rules. >> in weather the clouds are clearing out of the bay area right now, coming up, how much warming in the friday forecast.

. it looks like the new movable median barrier on the golden gate bridge is giving people more confidence to speed up. there has been an increase in speeding complaints since the movable median barrier went in two weeks ago. yesterday they set up speed traps and wrote more than a dozen speeding tickets on the golden gate bridge. the chp says the design of the bridge makes it a bigger problem for speeders. >> a crash has nowhere to go. they will be blocking the lanes. traffic will stop real fast. anybody driving 70 miles per hour is likely going to cause another accident. >> 45 miles per hour is the speed limit for the bridge but that drops to 25 miles per hour through the toll plaza.

>> i haven't gone over the new bridge yet but mark, you have, when you went by on the bridge, did seem like people were going faster than they should be? >> everybody is always going faster than they should be on the golden gate bridge. yeah. seems to fit right in so people feel comfortable. yeah the golden gate bridge is in the clear. a few high clouds paying us a visit. beautiful looking towards across the bay. you can see the bay -- this is glassy. glassy conditions out there. the reflection there. beautiful for your thursday evening. a few high clouds moving in as well. we are waiting for the rainfall and that will not be a factor in the forecast as you can see. high deludes the south and -- clouds to the south and north and west. drying to detect rain but that is not the case. current temperatures after a cold start this morning, somewhat on the cool side this

morning. get ready for a big change in temperatures towards the bay area weekend. san jose 53 degrees. santa rosa 56. walnut creek mid-50s. looking towards the bay bridge, still lingering haze out there. a stable atmosphere out there. for tonight, partly cloudy skies, hazy sunshine tomorrow. temperatures trending up for the weekend. lots of 70s this weekend. that is the headline coming up. sunny skies for this weekend. temperatures 10-15 degrees above the average. talking about records as well. and breezy conditions. especially the north bay hills and east bay hills. beaches will be tempting the weekend. the waves picking up into friday and into the weekend for saturday and sunday. as a result the high surf advisory through the weekend. look at that. the jump in the wave height from today 5 feet to 15 feet friday, and going up saturday

and sunday as well. be extra careful this weekend beginning tomorrow. over night lows, cold in the mornings. 30s for santa rosa, napa. san francisco 48 degrees. more sunshine for your friday. warming trend begins. deludes the south and to the north. high pressure returns. this will bring the warming for your friday and into saturday. temperatures on saturday will take a snapshot of those, a few 70s showing up for santa rosa. concord 68. san jose 72. look at santa cruz upper 70s. flirting with 80 is degrees and with that we could be talking about a few records january 24. the records to beat, napa, san francisco, livermore, san jose, we will have a few records to report i think into your weekend. central valley fog tomorrow morning. and then partly sunny skies for the afternoon hours. lots of 60s on the maps for

tomorrow. approaching a new low 70, santa cruz. 70s in january is the case for your friday and into the weekend. trying to bring us rainfall for tuesday, but not a done deal. we will keep an eye on the shower chance. >> this is a get out doors and enjoy the weekend. >> definitely. >> thank you. facing accusations that they cheated in the afc championship game. >> i would never do anything to break the rules. what tom brady and bill belichick said about the controversy involving underinflated footballs. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> frightening moments at a salon, the investigation after two people with guns storm the business and why officials say

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new england patriots quarterback tom brady answering questions today for the first time about allegations his team deflated the footballs in the afc championship game. >> i felt like we won the game fair and square. >> you heard it called

deflategate. the nfl said the footballs used by the patriots were deflated below league standards but tom brady and bill belichick say they don't know what happened. >> reporter: from celebration to scandal. new england patriots quarterback tom brady says he had no knowledge of any wrong doing, disappointed and would like to know how the patriots footballs in sunday's game became under inflated. >> play within the rules. >> reporter: bill belichick also speaking out for the first time today saying he had nothing to do with it. >> i came in monday morning i was shocked to learn of the news reports about the footballs. >> reporter: nfl rules say the balls must be between 12.5-13.5 pounds. 11-12 game balls were under inflated. giving them an edge with an

easier grip. the nfl is investigating. >> it will be interesting to find out how the air came out of the 11 footballs. why it didn't come out of the colt's footballs is confusing to me. >> reporter: confusion and controversy casting a shadow over the super bowl against the seattle seahawks. [ indiscernible ] >> tom brady says at this point he hasn't been contacted by anyone from the nfl involved in the investigation. two members of california's delegation are blaming each other for derailing a drought relief bill last year. the back and forth was between barbara boxer and kevin mcarthy. he says republican lawmakers worked out a bill with dianne

feinstein last year. but he says barbara boxer's objections spoiled the negotiations. barbara boxer said they fell apart because people who would have been impacted weren't allowed to participate. the bill would have boosted water exports to southern california. secretary of state john kerry said the u.s. and allies made gains in the battle against isis. john kerry made the comments in london during a conference. he says they killed thousands of the group's fighters and 50% of the leadership and ground troops backed by 2,000 air strikes had retaken 270 square miles of territory. >> we have seen the momentum halted in iraq. and in some cases reversed. >> the deadline for ransom is

growing closer for two japanese nationals being held by isis. coming up, 2 investigates uncovers new questions about a former chp officer accused of stealing nude pictures from women he pulled over. why his path is raising concerns about a car fire that ended with a driver dying inside his burning car. >> drones used used for an illegal purpose. >> people try to modify the radios to have a longer range. >> what police found along with that drone that has them concerned. >> and there is hardly any snow in the sierra and that is making things tough for ski shops in the bay area but there is still one thing they are selling like crazy.

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former officer and her story helped make a surprising connection. it turns out the officer was the same officer who did not check out a crash and deadly fire just up the road from where he pulled over that woman in august. ktvu's eric rasmussen broke the story and she back with the debate over what happened -- he is back with the debate over what happened. >> reporter: some think the chp need to look at all his stops involving women. others say he and his partner were put in a no win situation because they were already investigating a dui. now we are hearing from the woman he pulled over. >> pretty much alone on the freeway. >> reporter: 12:30 a.m. on interstate 680. this 24-year-old woman says she didn't know why she was getting pulled over by the chp. >> he was apologetic. he asked us where we are coming

from, where we are going. >> reporter: and whether she had been drinking. >> i had 3, 4 glasses of wine over 7 hours with dinner. >> reporter: a breathalyzer showed she was just over the legal limit. this woman says the night took a turn when another car pulled up to them. >> and a man had his window down, honking, he was yelling. >> the man in the car told ktvu he was trying to get the officers to check out a car that crashed and caught fire. >> i say we have a car off the road, a fire. he goes we will get to it when we are done right here. >> reporter: records identify one of the officers as shawn harrington. at the time allegations of stealing women's photos had not yet come to light. while he called in the crash he and his partner did not check it out. the calls to 911 turned

frantic. >> somebody -- person is in there, burning to death. >> 2 investigates found it took 7 minutes for anyone to respond to the accident. the driver did not survive. the woman who was pulled over said they were here when they got that plea for help down the road. running a stop watch we found it would have taken 36 seconds to get here to the scene of the crash and fire. instead this woman says his questions turned to his cell phone. >> he asked my husband if he could use our cell phone to call someone to pick us up. so we decided to call my mom. my mom called back and he answered and he had my phone for an hour, hour and a half. >> i don't think that is true. i think that is false. >> reporter: his lawyer told us his client never looked through

this woman's phone and prosecutors found no evidence he took any of her photos. yet according to records investigators found he had stolen nude photos from the phone of another woman just two days earlier. text messagesry vealed he share -- rementions he rereeled he -- next messages revealed he shared them. he resigned from the chp. >> i imagine you have a lot of pictures on your phone. >> yes. >> reporter: did it give you pause he could have looked through those? >> yes. you know, it is a private thing. it is frightening. you assume the best from the people who serve the public. i still do. i place so much trust in police

officers and firefighters and first responders. but when you have a situation like this it is -- rattles you. >> reporter: his behavior with her continued the next day. >> knock at the front day, i answer it, it was the officer in his street clothes with my purse. he apologized. he found my purse in his patrol car. >> reporter: was it appropriate for him to go back to her house? >> well, i will tell you this it probably wasn't the preferred way that police officers are taught to deal with the situation. >> reporter: he says it was the woman's husband who left the purse behind and he was doing her a favor by returning it. yet it is this crash so close to a fire station and chp officers down the street that continues to haunt her. >> should i have asked them, do whatever you need to do, put me

in your car, take me with you, go investigate. >> in that moment they have to make the decision what will be the most appropriate resources. >> reporter: last september the california highway patrol defended the response. firefighters were already on the way when officers were contacted. but the chp declined a second interview it talk about the officer's involvement or whether his behavior would cause the chp to look that case differently. >> i suspect had they made the decision to let them drive away, they would have been criticized for that. the problem is in the situation. there is no perfect decision. >> reporter: an autopsy found the victim was drunk. but it also revealed he died from second degree burns. the crash itself didn't kill him, it has some wondering whether he could have been

pulled out alive. >> heart breaking. >> reporter: the woman says there was unexplained data usage on her phone. his attorney insists he wasn't responsible for that. he is expected to take a plea deal and ktvu channel 2 news will be there when he is in court. >> what about the family of the man who died, any reaction to this from them? >> reporter: we have reached out to them since this occurred. we had some contact but they hired an attorney so we are waiting to see what their next move will be. >> thank you. if you have an idea for 2 investigations e-mail 2investigates@ktvu.com. smugglers using drones to get illegal drugs into california. >> only a matter of time before someone tries this. >> what is interesting is how the drugs on board the drone may have been what caused the

drone to crash. >> a man arrested for arson in san francisco. his strange past and why his attorney says he may have been set up. >> and look at this. a college student transforms his dorm room into a pall bit -- ball pit.

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dirt bikes are taking over oakland. you can see the fields have been replaced by dirt. we have a preview of all the action as riders gear up for the championship. the race is saturday, tickets are $15 to $75. learning about a proposal to at an extra lane on the richmond san rafael bridge. it would only be open during commute hours. the plan calls for a new bike lane on the upper dect. it is estimated -- deck. it is estimated to cost $60 million. republicans passed new legislation prohibiting federal funding for abortions. the bill passed along party lines. except for one republican who voted no and three democrats

democrats voted yes. this comes one day after republicans scrapped a vote on a anti-abortion measure. today also happens to be the anniversary of the roe v. wade decision. two hours ago saudi arabia announced king abdullah has died at the age of 90. the cause of his death wasn't made public but king abdullah had been hospitalized since december with a lung infection. he had a reputation as being a cautious reformer and he was an ally of the u.s. king abdullah was wealthy and powerful and his position made him the guardian of the holiest sites. president obama offered his condolences. police in mexico are looking for a drug smuggler who tried to use a drone to bring

drugs across the boarder. police found this when they got a call of an object falling from the sky. a drone experts says this is made to carry small cameras. more than 6 pounds of meth was probably too much. >> this has a total take off weight of 18 pounds maximum. so that includes the craft, the batteries. everything that will be in the air. >> investigators say this drone can fly autonomously. video of a woman throwing a tantrum on new year's eve has gone viral. it happened after the woman just missed her ferry. [ screams ] >> you don't see that every day. she was screaming and stomping in british columbia.

the ferry was still there but she missed missed the boarding time by 3 minutes. the video has been posted on youtube and it has a million views. new details about the puppies rescued after they were abandon. they are just two young to adopt right now and won't be available for three weeks. amman and woman found -- a man and woman found them when their dog started focusing on the bag. they are getting a lot of calls about the pups and while they are not ready to be adopted there are plenty of dogs there that need homes now. man arrested for arson in a community plagued by suspicious fire. his criminal past. >> very little snow in tahoe. that is impacting ski shops in the bay area. coming up, we will show you how one shop prepared for the slow down, how they are catering to

skiers. >> we are waiting for the storms, rain and snow not showing up in the immediate forecast. significant warming, possibly records. we will talk about that after the break.

new information about a arn arson -- about an arson arrest. a neighborhood plagued by suspicious fires and the suspect is no stranger to police.

he was convicted in the death of a man whose body was then set on fire. ktvu's david stevenson is here with information on the expression why the suspect's attorney says he may have been set up. >> the man arrested lived here since he was released from jail last fall. >> reporter: investigators responded to a fire behind this salon in san francisco saturday morning january 17. it was the first of four arsons in the neighborhood in 48 hours. last night police arrested david munoz diaz of san francisco. >> taken into custody on the streets and charged with arson. >> reporter: david munoz diaz lives near the salon and his boyfriend owns the bar next door. he is known by his conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge. he strangled a ban and set the body on fire.

he was released after his conviction based on good behavior. david munoz diaz denies setting the fire. >> his life was going well. i can't imagine him running around the castro lighting small fires. makes no sense. >> reporter: police indicated surveillance video and tips from the public lead to the arrest. he has not been charged in connection with two trash can fires set monday. >> at this time he is only charged for the incident from the 17th 17th. this is an active vision. >> reporter: his attorney says -- investigation. >> reporter: his attorney says -- >> doesn't seem that far- fetched there would be gossip. >> reporter: his bail stands at $650,000. >> david stevenson in san francisco tonight, thank you.

police say the owners of two pitbulls that attacked a landscaper are cooperating with authorities. police were called yesterday morning when a man reported being attacked by two aggressive dogs. officers arrived to see the dogs atact a landscaper and run towards women. one of the officers hit the dogs with his car. one dog was killed and the other injured. we have photos here. police say a woman was also bitten by both dogs before officers arrived. a warning tonight for anyone hoping to hit the beach this weekend. the national weather service is issuing a high surf advisory along the coast line. starting tonight there will be powerful fast moving waves 10- 15 feet high. those waves will be strong enough to sweep people into the

water. stay back from the water's edge, that advisory is in effect till sunday morning. and if you get pulled up by a rip current, swim parallel to the shore. out of the current and then swim back. don't swim back through the rip current. >> good advice. this weekend is going to be a warm one. >> a lot of people heading to the coast to enjoy the heat, the warm temperatures. when you see the kids climbing on the rocks, that is a dangerous part because you get that wave that could cause problems. that will be the case over the next few days with the high waves. right now the waves are 5-6 feet. look at all this energy approaching the shoreline. a swell building and that will be approaching for later on tonight. through the weekend. right now, looking for a powerful storm. it is not showing up yet. just high clouds fizzling out

along the north coast, and right now we have mostly cloudy skies and hazy conditions and 50s across the maps out there across the bay area. current temperatures, santa rosa, san francisco, concord and san jose. 53 degrees. san jose tomorrow will be warmer than today. mid-60s. by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon under sunny skies. a cool start tomorrow morning, bundle up, you dress in layers in the morning hours. temperatures in the 30s. santa rosa, napa, 40s for san francisco, mountain view. and san jose. lots of sunshine for tomorrow. warming trend begins. talking about this over the past few days. the forecast remains on track. the clouds pushed up to the north. as a result warms up into friday. the real warm temperatures move in saturday and sunday. 10-15 degrees above the average. there is a chance we could be

talking records as well. as far as rainfall nothing showing up. here is this weekend. this cloud projection up to the north and then into next week, moisture moves in from the south. this model is not generating rain in the bay area but enough moisture for tuesday and wednesday next week. the cloud cover paying us a visit. for tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and cool. 40s. and then into the afternoon hours, hazy sunshine. 60 to 70 degrees. already showing you a few 70s on the forecast maps. they will pop up here. morgan hill, gilroy. santa cruz. 72. half moon bay 64. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. there we go. the over night lows chilly.

mom said dress in layers. >> it gets so warm during the day but at night it gets really cold. >> thank you. another tough ski season for resorts in california and it is trickling down to some ski shops. >> even with all the bad snow there is still something they are selling out of. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up the measles outbreak at disneyland raised awareness about the disease. why doctors and officials say one bay area county could be the next hot spot for an outbreak. starting today, get a ride anywhere in san francisco for just $5. we will tell you how, these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. h

student in houston is having a blast in his dorm room with all these balls. 13,000 plastic balls. turned his room into ball pit. cost him $500. it caught gunshot the attention of -- it got the attention of officials but in the end he was allowed to keep all of the

balls. jeff gordon says 2015 will be his last season in nascar. he made the announcement this morning. he said this is the right time to step away. he plans to drive in selected races in the future amch -- future. she is eding to the national figurier skating championships this weekend. -- she is heading to the national figure skating championships this weekend in north carolina. she is one of two dozen bay area athletes competing in the event. new at 5:00 p.m. sunny skies and warm temperatures, what they don't want at ski resorts. the situation is so bad that some of the resorts shut down right in the middle of the ski season. but that lack of snow is also effecting ski shops in the bay

area which is why some got creative. ktvu's ann rubin shows us what they are doing to stay in business. >> reporter: you will find plenty of discounts and skis. you will just find fewer shoppers. >> trying not to go to colorado or utah. >> reporter: skiing in california is rough right now. with temperatures this warm resorts can't manufacture enough snow to make up for mother nature. >> trickles down. if you don't have a lot of snow fall not as many people are going skiing. we have to plan accordingly with our inventory and staffing. >> reporter: they learned their lesson when last winter proved to be the worse in 40 years. they took action, beginning to sell online for the first time, targeting shoppers on the east coast. >> they are looking for product and we have it. >> reporter: that will help

them through another dry winter. they are selling out of travel bags. >> so many people going out of state, that is a hot item. >> reporter: they say the dry spell has them worried. >> sad not to go up and get powder and have snow, it is sad because it has far reaching ramifications. >> reporter: skiers and stores are trying to stay positive. winter isn't over yet. >> hopefully we will get a storm soon. i am hoping anyway for them and for everybody else. >> reporter: for now they are keeping an eye on the forecast and with three day weekends and school spring breaks to come, they are hopeful the season can be salvaged. in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. now at 6:00 p.m. protesters pack the halls at

tonight's b.a.r.t. meeting. >> a glimmer of hope in a hot spot for a measles outbreak, what is changing one county that could impact all of us. >> a major break in a homicide case. the man who has been brought back to the bay area to face charges in the gypsy hill murders. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening everyone. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. protesters are gathering right now at the b.a.r.t. board of directors meeting in oakland and they have a list of demands. they want the board to drop the charges against 14 demonstrators who were arrested last november. ktvu's tom vacar is at the meeting and joins us live with the latest on the situation there. tom? >> reporter: we are out in the hallway where stuff is going on. the meeting is inside the room next to me. at this point we are out here. what we can say was this

b.a.r.t. meeting had a raucous start. >> just as the meeting opened activists broke out in a chant saying black lives matter. b.a.r.t. union used this to support the 14 people who were involved in the closure of the b.a.r.t. in november but they are now facing charges and a fine. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: b.a.r.t. may or may not ask the district attorney to drop the charges but that is up to the district attorney. b.a.r.t. will consider tonight stopping and banning ecigarettes on