west coast ports altogether locking tout workers instead of paying them to work at a slower rate. $1trillion in trade every year. tom vacar has been following this. even if this is solved in the next week, the long term damage is done. >> it is very long term damage but we have not seen a west coast shut down in 20 years. we have offered everything we can and now time is on no one's side. at 2:00 this afternoon, the pma, the pacific maritime association, they are off by 60% and cargo is so backed up, the system will gridlock, met down, an collapse in days forcing a lockout. >> ultimately, this will grind itself to a stop. five days from now, seven days from now. ten days from now. i couldn't tell you exactly. >> reporter: that is extremely

bad news for the folks at paramount. thousands of other u.s. businesses whose livelihoods depend on imports and experts from corner stores to big box retailers and internet commerce. >> it makes it difficult to plan ahead. it is difficult when we are trying to communicate with our customers. >> reporter: paramount exporting has a lot at risk because all perishables delay equals decay. >> probably somewhere around 100 containers, maybe a few more. that could get tied up in the port if there was any disruption. >> reporter: asia is looking elsewhere now. >> customers are thinking oh, what is going on with usa? >> reporter: the pacific maritime association says there are still major issues on the table which the parties are

very far apart on. the long shore workers say they are close on all issues and expect a successful conclusion to the negotiations. whatever happens, it is likely to happen within the next few days and that means trouble for the economy. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if they are far apart, but the workers say they are close, how can these two be true? >> all you have to do is go back to the bart negotiations. there is some public posturing going on here. but if you go back to the bart negotiations, you remember how that worked out. two strikes. this is a situation where we are getting the same thing. and at least knowledgeable people inside the industry most notably, the transportation association of agriculture exporters say this will end in a lockout. >> it is a bad situation already. thank you tom. san francisco police plan to keep tabs on the man they

think killed a person and carried the dismembered body in a suitcase last week. 59-year-old mark andrus was freed from county jail last night after the district attorney decided there wasn't enough evidence to charge him in the case. the dismembered body was found on 11th street near market. chief greg said investigators are hoping dna testing will provide name of the victim and lead to the arrest. >> we will do the best we can within the law to make sure we know the where abouts of the suspect in the event we get a break in this case and need to recollect. >> a source close to investigation told ktvu channel 2 news they are trying to determine if the victim is omar shawan. rain and winds in the north bay. that is where the storm will hit first. let's bring in chief meteorologist bill martin in.

we haven't seen a storm or any rain like this for more than a month now. >> this is like what we saw in december where we had all the rain which was great news for us. gots through january which was completely dry. now we go back into a weather system that is custom tailored for what we need. if i was to design a system for the bay area with the rainfall we are at and the snow pack, this system has enough rain to really make a big different in a lot of the problems we are seeing around the bay area and up in the hills. so, here is the koa focus of the system now. around cape mendocino north. as we head into thursday night and friday, this fire hose is going to focus right on the bay area. mainly santa rosa. san rafael, and portions of the north bay. but the rain will head south and we could easily see a couple of inches of rain in san jose as we head into the bay area weekend. there will be a wind advisory as well. wind gusts up to 50 miles an

hour. heavy rains at time. we will see urban and small stream flood advisories in all bay area communities. here is how it breaks down. right now, you see a little fog along the coast. watch the showers up north. thursday morning, at 7:30, you see what is happening there. the system is moving on shore. by thursday afternoon, the system starts to work its way south and by friday, everything is getting wet. when we come back, we will have the complete break down. we will time out the next couple of weather systems headed our way. students at sacred heart in san francisco are rallying against a new morality clause by the archbishop they call hurtful and discriminatory. it would add language against homosexual relationships. katie utehs is live where they are standing up for teachers who won't because they are afraid they will lose their jobs. >> reporter: frank, students, teachers, and parents are upset

about this as is evident by an online petition that garnered some 1600 signatures so far. and many of the student i speak with say the archbishop's actions are not in connection with their beliefs. >> we learn about social justice here. >> reporter: students at sacred heart in san francisco are fired up. >> it doesn't represent what our school is. >> reporter: because of a document released by the archbishop aimed at clarifying catholic teachings. >> i can not describe the shock of reading something like that that discriminates against so many. >> reporter: proposed morality clauses would be added to the teacher handbook. one addresses homosexuality of being contrary to the natural law. >> the teachers also have to respect the mission of the school and the way they live their public lives. what is private remains private. and no one is privy to that. >> i am gay myself.

so this document has a lot of resonance to me. >> reporter: the grave evil of artificial reproductive. >> i think people are hurt by the words of the archbishop. >> reporter: but bishop ronald gallagher points out the words are not specifically his. >> it is not so much his statement. that is catholic teaching. >> reporter: marin catholic, juniper all fall under the archbishop's leadership. but why bring up teachings in conflict with current social norms, california law and the progressive nature of the pope? >> i thought it was unnecessary. >> reporter: students are leading the crusade with a social media campaign with the hash tag teach acceptance. >> because teachers are afraid for their jobs and they rightfully are afraid, you know. the language is dangerous.

>> reporter: alumni, parents, and students say they will fight the proposals an take it to a higher power. >> if the school decides maybe, you know, bring this further. talk to the vatican. >> reporter: the archbishop will be holing a meeting on friday to address teacher concerns, kind of a question and answer session and following that meeting, there will be a press conference as well, so we may learn more about the specific morality clause. but at this point, parents and teachers and students say that they are rallying and trying to figure out what they are going to do next to make sure their opinions are heard. frank? >> reporter: so katie, how would they enforce this morality clause and what would happen if you are caught? >> reporter: that is certainly one of the questions teachers are hoping to have addressed at the meeting. the archbishop said teachers wouldn't have to sign anything acknowledging the handbook.

it was a topic of discussion here at school todayened a much of the class time was spent discussing the issues. >> katie utehs, thank you. a large crowd gathered outside an oakland courthouse today to show solidarity with a group of protesters known as the black friday 14. about 100 people rallied this morning before an alameda county judge heard arguments in a motion to dismiss miskey may nor charges against people involved in the protest. they were exercising their constitutional right to free speech like many ores in the wake of the ferguson grand jury decision. >> even people who vandalized or shut down freeways, et cetera endangered the lives of other people, allegedly, those people are being cited and released but this all-black action that was peaceful, we were seeing protests songs and

spirituals. this is an action they choose to make an example of. >> the judge took the motion to dismiss under consideration and said the decision is expected in the next couple of weeks. a $20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest in the killing of a rapper who called himself the jacka. he was killed in east oakland monday night. they found him with a gunshot wound. he died later at a hospital. there is now a memorial of flowers and candles where he was killed. the woman shot and killed by officers yesterday pointed a gun at police. the shooting happened after 12:30 in the parking lot of a storage facility in west oakland right on the border with emeryville. police say they first received the call from workers at home depot who said a shoplifting suspect had become combative and pointed a gun at them. the suspect took off. investigators say she tried to carjack three different people at gunpoint before confronting officers. >> we have witnesses that tell

us that they saw the individual raise the gun and point it at the officers. as the gun came up, our officers fired on her striking her. >> police haven't released her identity yet and will only say she is a 38-year-old african- american woman. emeryville police say this is the third fatal officer involved shooting for that department in the last 40 years. senior citizens not leaving their homes after 3:00 p.m. we are looking into the safety concerns and the fears that are keeping them inside. >> a homecoming king decides to pay it forward. how he is using his art to give children a memorable experience as well. >> after the break, what looks like an average selfie caught the attention of police. how this picture could link this woman to a crime. sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. find the tempur-pedic that's right for you and see why they're the most highly recommended bed in america.

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>> demolition of candlestick park is underway. today, we were invited inside for the process. some of us grew up in the stick. watching it be taken apart hurts them. as you are about to see, it is all being reduced to rubble. a modern day brontosaurus takes it apart. some of the seats are now a pile of junk. and all of candlestick is in the process of being taken apart. this is the last time news cameras are being invited

inside before demolition ramps up to the next stage. a few markers remain. names of 49er greats are still an the wall. soon they will be in the scrap heap. plans to blowup the stadium were scrapped after neighbors protests. crews are spraying the ground in an effort to keep dust and toxins out of the air. soon more heavy machinery will be brought in for hard demolition. don't look for my wrecking balls because there won't be any. >> we gravitated away from wrecking balls because that is more widespread demolition. this is more precision demolition. so you will be using different cutters and hammers that are attached to the long reach. >> reporter: when it is all cleared, this spot will be the site of an outlet mall, homes, and a hotel. one question remains, what

happens to the patron saint of candlestick park. they are scrambling to find this statue of saint francis a new home. it weighs several tons and it will take a crane and a flat bed truck to get it to a secure storage site. though the new location is uncertain, the statue will be saved. insalinas, police are looking for a woman who took a selfie with a stolen phone. the person whose phone was stolen found this picture in i cloud account. the victim says she has no idea who this woman is. who took the selfie and she did not have permission to use her phone. police in salinas are asking anyone who knows this woman to give them a call. people who went to the winter ball won't forget it. one young manmade it memorable.

ann rubin tells us about brandon grouper's amazing generosity. >> reporter: photos don't do it justice. >> it was fun. it was epic. >> reporter: and brandon hopes the five others who went with him will call it epic too. up until this year, brandon who has downs syndrome thought his high school experiences were less than ideal. this year, he decided to make a change. he joined every club he could, participated in every spirit day and ultimately was crowned homecoming king. >> i did this whole school year. >> reporter: but that crowning achievement was just the beginning. brandon told his mother he would make sure others could go to school dances too. >> i want to help my friends, you know, feel included because he finally felt included. >> reporter: so brandon, also an accomplished artist began to sell paintings and note cards and used the money, nearly $4,000 to invite other student to the next dance with him.

people who might not otherwise have had the means to go. >> it meant a lot to me because i know i wouldn't have this experience as much. >> reporter: he paid for tuxes and dresses, dinner and a limo. >> everybody just thinks about themselves and he actually thought about others. >> that is really nice because he wants others to be as happy as he is. >> reporter: and he doesn't want to stop there. brandon hopes he can continue to make his senior year an epic one. >> i made this. so, let's create more. >> reporter: the dance was such a success, brandon is making plans to do it again. he hopes to bring even more guests with him to prom. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> that is awesome. >> that has to be the coolest story i have seen in a long time. what a great kid. >> yeah. >> brandon. just puts a smile on your face. okay, let's talk about our

weather now. >> we are going to get through tomorrow, thursday, pretty much dry. in the north bay, they will have showers by the evening. in san jose, you won't see showers until friday morning of afternoon, but the rain is coming. a lot of mid 60s , systems we are tracking, there they are. it is a nice-looking setup. lots of moisture, energy, and a jet stream that is cooperating and was up here the last 42 days. is now going to drift south. slowly, albeit, but it will get south and it will get us some rain. so as we push in close, we can swing the radars around. sacramento up in davis. these are doppler radars. another one in the santa cruz mountains. and there is another one as well. a lot of moisture in the air. the green areas representing just a ton of moisture. origin ifs the tropics.

warm, moist air. game on for rainfall. we have flood watches and concerns in the north bay. we will see urban and small stream flood advisories, the mountains will see snow, but high snow. the storms are not great snow producers. great rain producers but not snow. a flash flood watch. gusts to 50 miles an hour as we head into friday. two of them right? storm number one on friday. storm number two on sunday. friday's storm looks to be the strongest of the two as it moves in. it will have the most moisture. you have two big ones. let's say last december was a 10 on a scale of 1-10. that big series of storms. this is a very similar footprint in terms of where the moisture is comeing from. this is probably an 8. could be a 9. that is not bad considering we got enough rainfall from that december to get us through december and january. january didn't rain. we are still 100% average in san jose. so, this is going to put us

well over the top in many places again. 8:00 a.m., there it is. thursday, look where the rain stays. thursday afternoon. it has been there 12 hours now. friday starts to make a move. friday morning, it is still up here, so you are getting significant amounts of rain in the north bay in the russian river drainage basin. it starts to go south in time for your afternoon commute so it is going to be a wet afternoon commute friday. good news, rain is a good thing and it is just what we need. trying to sit down at the drawing board. it would be a great, you know, it is the perfect storm for this for what we are at. this is it. this is perfect. if you see the little break on sunday? what you need. >> the breaks will help us. >> i have all three days hammering like that. we have problems with even the big rivers. that break should help. >> let's see as it works out. as you scripted. >> thanks bill. a startling outburst today in court for a man accused of

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>> at least six people have died after a horrible train crash in new york. it happened after the train slammed into an suv. authorities say all of the deaths on the train, all of the people killed were burned beyond recognition. the driver also died. david lee miller has the latest from new york. >> we intend to find out not only what happened, but we want to find out why it happened. >> reporter: federal investigators are on the scene of the fatal train accident in westchester new york. they are looking into why the suv that the train struck was stopped on the tracks. crews have secured several key devices to aid. >> in addition to the train recorders, there are event recorders on the signals so the crossing gates. they have event recorders in

them. >> reporter: meantime, authorities are working to identify the fatalities. while medical workers treat more than a dozen people who were injured. >> from lacerations to contusions. some crush injuries. we had some open fractures. some dislocation. >> last night's accident, a black suv got stuck. the impact was so powerful, the electrified third rail buckled and pierced the train car causing a fire and explosion. the driver of the suv is athe dead. >> we are trying to piece together how bad it was. >> reporter: this collision is the late nest a string of mishaps by metro north. there have been at least five

accidents since 2013. officials say this is by far the deadliest. in new york, david lee miller, fox news. we are learning some seniors are so afraid to leave their homes after dark. we will tell you what is keeping them inside and what police are doing about it. >> also, state lawmakers are trying to make it more difficult for parents to opt out of vaccinating their kids. >> plus, what the nfl had to say about marshawn lynch showing up but not answering any questions. >> i'm here so i won't get fined. >> i'm here so i won't get fined. hey. these are good. what have you been feeding us all these years? kfc popcorn nuggets. 100% white meat, extra crispy, and made from the world's best chicken. try our kfc bucket and popcorn nuggets meal. these don't even come with a toy and i don't care.

>> tonight, we are learning about seniors who are terrified to leave their homes at night. they are afraid of crime or being targeted because of their age or race. some say violent robberies are in some ways becoming a bigger problem. >> david stevenson is in the city where people are so afraid, they give themselves a curfew. >> reporter: several asia community activists say the robberies targeting the elderly are encouraging a lot of them to go home early. san francisco police chief greg surr went store to store in the city's china town neighborhood.

>> maybe chinese media. >> great. great. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: kicking off the 2015 lunar year campaign to warn shoppers about scams targeting the chinese communities. >> chinese new years, there have been certain exportions campaigns, robberies. scams. >> reporter: such scams are decreasing though community activists say robberies are scaring the elderly and vulnerable off the streets. >> the asian community, especially with the seniors, talking about lock-down. after 5:00, nobody wants to leave their apartments. >> reporter: hard numbers from the police department were not available, but members of the police station and the chinatown community showed a spike in violent robberies targeting the asian elderly. >> we have a large immigrant

population that is being picked on. >> they always tell me i prefer to go home after 3:00, you know. after that, i don't want to go out. >> reporter: spokeswoman marlene tran says she fears seniors will be particularly targeted by criminals. >> especially now. some of them will have some money on them at lunar new year. >> reporter: activists we spoke to say they have done a lot to reach out to the china town community, but city hall needs to free up more resources. frank and gasia? >> thank you david. tonight, 2 investigates goes undercover to expose mounting problems at a hotel in if east bay used by tourists and bay area residents who have nowhere else to go. it is also the same hotel that a previous owner once tried to burn down to collect insurance. ktvu fox 2 news' eric rasmussen found out the conditions are no

better now. and why it has been difficult to hold anyone accountable. >> reporter: we are not getting any straight answers about who owns the imperian towers in downtown oakland. it used to be called in menlow. richard singer was sentenced to prison for paying someone to try to burn down the billing while people were still living there. in an e-mail, singer told me he sold the hotel. but four years later, tenants say the conditions are still unsanitary and unsafe. >> if an earthquake was to happen, we wouldn't know if the billing would hold up. or a fire, we can't get out. escape. and the fire alarm doesn't even work. >> may we speak to you for a moment about the towers? >> reporter: we caught up with a woman listed as a trustee of the company who now owns the hotel. she didn't want to talk to us

about the conditions there. 50 tenants want to seek possible legal actions against the owners. 2 i investigates went to see the hotel and we recorded some incredible video we will have tonight at 10:00. >> in case people can't watch at 10:00, can you tell thus. >> there were some images of holes in the walls. garbage on every floor and that is not considering the other photos that tenants shared with us of the conditions there. >> again, much more coming up tonight at 10:00: eric rasmussen, thank you. the california man who created an on like black mart for drugs and illegal goods was convicted. the jury began deliberating in the case of 30-year-old ross ulrich and his silk road website. it allowed bit coin for payment

and generated $213 million. he was arrested in san francisco. four of the counts carry potential life sentences. a wild day in a courtroom in sacramento as a man yelled out "i killed those cops." luis enrique is accused of killing two sheriffs during a man hunt last october. the deputies killed were 47- year-old danny oliver and 42- year-old michael davis jr. the man hunt started at a motel 6 in sacramento and ended hours later at a home in placer county. before today's outburst, people in the courtroom say they could hear bracamontes tell attorneys he was guilty of killing the deputies and he wants to be executed. coming up, trying to stop measles from spreading. >> not enough children are immunized to prevent an outbreak. >> state lawmakers are trying to make it tougher for parents who don't want to vaccinate their children. >> dozens of car break ins in

the south bay. why it appears the criminals are targeting a specific type of car and car owner. >> and back to the bay for more of the birds sickened by the mysterious gray goo. this time, they are being let go in a different location. female announcer: don't wait for presidents' day to save on a new mattress. sleep train's presidents' day sale is on now! save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing

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with another 14 hires by the end of the next fiscal year. president obama's choice to be secretary of defense appeared to pass his first confirmation test. ashton carter fielded questions from the armed services committee on a number of issues from arming ukraine to releasing guantanamo detainees. >> our ends with respect to isil need to be the lasting defeat. >> carter's nomination is expected to go before the senate next week. he is a theoretical physicist. the patriots celebrated their superbowl win. >> give us the thumbs up robert. >> it really is.

and ... >> they made their way through snowy streets. the parade was postponed yesterday because of a storm and we were complaining about the rain that fell in our parade. but they hailed their heros in temperatures in the 30s . tom brady shared the parade spotlight with his son. a local bookstore wins a grant, but decides not to pay it forward. >> we were thrilled. i mean, it is like whoa, we got it. >> how they are helping dozens of students and teachers in berkeley. >> a rash of break-ins this n this one part of san jose. the particular group the thieves are targeting coming up. >> back here right after the break, we have big rain coming. we have been talking about that. but let's get through tomorrow first. i will give you the specifics on your forecast for the morning commute. our vision for partnering with more farmers, growers manufacturers is that eventually organic and natural will be the norm.

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>> new at 5:00, a warning in north san jose tonight as police are on the hunt for a man suspected in a number of car burglaries. more than 50 break ins have happened in the past four months alone in the area of first street and brocaw and most of them happened in broad daylight. ktvu fox 2 news' asna smith is live. >> reporter: we are here at the

international airport and police say this area is a hot bed for car travelers here on business. the first street corridor in north san jose, a prime spot filled with out of towners away on business and rental cars. it has become a prime spot for thieves to do business of their own. >> if they notice personal property, computers, laptops, they are smashing the window, taking the property, and fleeing the scene. >> reporter: since november, 53 car break ins have occurred. burglars taking personal belongings. 28 victims have filed police reports. the majority of them happening between the hours of 6:00 and 11:00 in the morning. >> if they are in a hurry, they sometimes don't lock their doors. sometimes, they just don't think they are in a high crime

area. they are not privy to the trends. >> reporter: they canvassed the area and identified this man, police believe he is part of a sophisticated crew. she wanted on two outstanding warrants. >> they case the cars so they know. they watch the cars they know have stuff in them. >> reporter: this san jose resident says caps have been stolen off his wheels and he has installed a surveillance camera. >> they will hit you when you least expect it. >> reporter: at least one hotel has posted signs alerting visiters to lock their doors. again, police say if you have seen this man, to call 911. he has distinctive tattoos on his face. he was seen in this area this morning but took off running. frank? >> azenith smith, thank you.

international bird rescue released 20 birds that had been covered in that mysterious gray goo. this is the second group of birds to be released. hundreds of birds were sickened by the goo along the bay area shoreline. the birds were released on the east bay at shoreline park inside the port of oakland. >> it is important for us to be releasing birds here. that will bring the number of birds released over 100. >> last time, the birds were released up in sausalito. these birds were rehabilitated 2-and-a-half weeks. we called fish and wildlife to see if they have any information on what the goo is yet. they are still not sure. international bird rescue says the last time they found a coated bird was on january 22. two california state senators proposed legislation that would change vaccination laws for school children. state senators richard pan and ben allen are responding to the

measles outbreak in california that would eliminate personal and religious belief exceptions. it would also establish a requirement at schools that parents are informed about the vaccination rates at their children's schools. >> too many schools, not enough children are immunized to prevent an outbreak. our current laws are not strong enough to protect them. >> we have rates in certain districts up for the 15% of nonvaccinations. >> he helped pass the law in 2012 that made it more difficult for parents to get a vaccination exception for their children. this led to a 20% decrease in a number of parents opting out. when we hit the road this morning, it was kind of gray. we thought this is the beginning of the change. >> it kind of is. you saw the clouds increasing. such a difference from the

month of january where we had 20 spare the air nights. record warmth. that is done. it will still be warm because this is all coming from the south. it is also going to get wet. so, i was talking about this earlier. remember, it has not rained in january really. 120% in san jose. all the rain came from that december storm. same with san francisco. santa rosa going down quickly. santa rosa will be well over 100 pecuniary again. so this is exactly what you want when you want to get some rain. that will fill the reservoirs. sadly enough, we are not going the see a major snow imput here. and that is a problem with that, you want to get that snow up there that sits. we are going toe see a lot of

run-off. flood warnings in the northern portion of california on the northern sacramento river. a lot of snow melt. a lot of rain. a lot of it will get captured. we are going teachers get a lot of rain and that will help out in a lot of ways. the flash flood watch thursday evening through friday in the north bay. that is tomorrow night. but i suggest for most of us, we are not going to see much tomorrow in the bay area. it is all going to be up here. it will be raining the whole time up here in sonoma. marin. and the napa area. let's be ready for a wet period in the north bay as we head into tomorrow and in the real rain shows up for the bulk of the bay air rallying friday. friday afternoon in san jose. eight to ten inches in the coastal hills. that is not bad. that number could change quite a bit if the front stalls out which it could do. two systems, the first one gets

here friday. the second one sunday. we get a break on saturday. the week is a wash-out. you need umbrellas. jackets because it will be wet. highs tomorrow in the mid 60s . tomorrow, evening, probably 10:00, some showers up there. then it progresses south. so when i come back at 6:00,ly take that computer model and shoyu what i'm talking about. it hangs. the last one did that in december, too. it hung there a long time. this is going to live in the north bay for 24 hours before the rest of us see it. gasia noticed saturday. >> we canceled plans already. >> you look for the gap. that hole in the rain. because that makes all of the difference in the world. yeah. and if you have mountain travel plans, travel easily because there will be a lot of wind friday. >> that friday commute sounds like it could be messy.

>> maybe we will take friday off. >> maybely be right here. [ laughter ] we will be here. thanks bill. a local bookstore wins thousands of dollars but doesn't spend it. >> the look on their faces when i opened each box. it was awesome. every little bit helps. >> how this store is really paying it forward to dons of students and teachers in the east bay. >> now to julie haener. >> marine biologists say it is the worst they have seen in a decade. stranded and sick sea lion pups washing up on bay area beaches. the change at sea that could be the blame. plus, she was being held hostage by bank robberrest. now the family of misty holt singh is suing claiming police failed to follow protocol. these story and more coming up t at 6:00.

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out happened in september. new at 5:00, a bookstore in berkeley found out they won a grant worth thousands of dollar. but ktvu fox ktvu fox 2 news tells us what the bookstore decided to do is what is so interesting. >> reporter: inside this classroom. >> that is a long time to be in school said hannah. >> reporter: kindergarteners are captivate at story time. she has to pay for books out of her on pocket. >> we get some money from the pta. and such. but really, it is not much to support what we need from year to year in the classroom. go out of pocket for a lot of different things. >> reporter: they get an extra $100 to spend books. >> every little bit helps. >> reporter: the windfall came

after mrs. dallaway's bookstore applied for a grant by james patterson to support pendent bookstores. instead making physical improvements she wanted to encourage a love of reading in the youngest viewers. she couldn't believe it when the grant came through allowing her to give a $100 credit to every student and teacher at berkeley unify. >> we want to thank james patterson. we are grateful to him. >> reporter: she plans to buy books that teach empowerment. >> it is something we are working on as a school in terms of, you know, building self- esteem. helps friends when nay are hurt. and you know, standing up for people and what is right the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 starts now. >> friends and family insisted

he had nothing to do with a string of fires set in alameda but it is what police found during their arson investigation that has them facing new criminal charges. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. steven peterson and another man were arrested on arson charges last september, but then they were dropped. ktvu fox 2 news' john sasaki is at the scene of one of the fires with the evidence that the police collected in that case that has now led to new charges for both men in two unrelated crimes. john? >> reporter: frank, these businesses were set on fire last september and it led to serious but unrelated charges against andrew gutierrez an steven peterson. several businesses still stand in ruins after eight arsons on the morning of september 28. >> dry cleaning decimated. >> reporter: here is what bright cleaners said at the

time. >> there is nothing i can say. my life is gone. >> reporter: 22-year-old andrew gutierrez and 23-year-old steven peterson were arrested independently for the crime. peterson was cleared and gutierrez is still charged. >> we have really undisputable proof that he set the arsons because we use video. yes. yes. showing him lighting one of the fires. >> reporter: police say this security video shows gutierrez at the scene of the dry cleaners fire. investigators connected him to a rape that happened nine days earlier. >> i can't say it was a stranger rape. >> reporter: a man had passed out drunk in her car. when she came to, she was being raped by an unknown man who police say was gutierrez. >> his fingerprints were found at the scene. >> reporter: petersen was in jail for several weeks. there is this free stephen petersen page on facebook.