at noon, another smash-and- grab robbery in san francisco has police searching for three men and an audio/video store adding up all of the damage. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. a mess of shattered glass still covers the sidewalk where the break-in in happened. the same store has been hit twice now in three weeks. katie utehs is live in lower pacific heights where neighbors are no longer surprised by these smash and grabs. >> reporter: good afternoon.

a man walking by earlier today looked at the damage behind me and shook his head. wouldn't you know, five minutes later, he came back to tell me that his own car was struck overnight by smash-and-grab thieves. >> my car got broken into it. everywhere you walk you will see glass. it just happens so often. >> reporter: he walked by music lovers along bush and steiner, an audio store hit by smash-and- grab thieves. >> literally, every morning, you hope your car is not broken in there and walked over there, and sure enough, the window is broken into. >> reporter: he's not sure what's been stolen. back at music lovers, thieves made off with valuable equipment. witnesses describe three men in masked, armed with bats. >> one guy had like a handful of speakers, mainly just multiple speak. >> reporter: the burglary happened at 4:00 under the

cover of darkness. >> pretty much smash and grab but they definitely knew what there were doing. pretty quick. >> reporter: the owner tells ktvu his store was also hit three weeks ago. burglars cost him some $20,000 that time. >> we see it every day. there is a playstation three blocks from here. >> reporter: but police say tracking down stolen equipment is nearly impossible. >> gonna explore all. different avenues. we will be on craigslist, ebay, local markets, what have you. they are out there. going 40 different directions with a couple of different people times gets tough. >> reporter: the owner of music loverrers is preparing to put gates over his windows and he will clean up the mess he's facing with his car. >> this is no surprise. now i have to deal with my car. >> reporter: now, san francisco police have been out here combing the area for surveillance video as well as dusting for fingerprints and my colleague will be picking up

the story. if that surveillance video is released, we'll be sure to bring it to you, tori. >> all right. thank you, katie. this burglary comes five days after another smash-and-grab at a high-end audio store 11 blocks away at california an polk street. police say someone in a pickup truck backed into audio vision several times and made off with boxes of merchandise. these are surveillance photos of that truck. damage to the store was estimated at $100,000. a big rig driver suffered minor injuries when his rig flipped over in oakland this morning. police tell us the accident happened after 9:00 a.m. at 7th and maritime streets near the port of oakland. for some reason the truck went over to its side and breechly caught fire. but the driver was able to get out. he was treated by the scene by paramedics. part of 7th street is closed while crews clear up the accident. a police search is underway after someone stole a prosthetic leg out of the car

that blocked to a bay area man who is training for the 2016 paralympics. steiner posted this photo of his car with the smashed window. it was broken into monday night in san francisco. steiner was a star athlete at gun high school in palo alto who whose leg was amputated four years ago after he developed bone cancer. the thief stole a laptop, a carry bag and a right prosthetic leg. stein sear says it's specially designed to him and is useless to anyone else. it will be different to train without it. steiner and police want people to share the image of the leg on social media so that if it's spotted it can be recovered. we have posted the image on our ktvu facebook page if you would like to share. a second suspect has been arrested in the killing of robert highser found dead last month in gilroy. 22-year-old rodrigo was already in custody on another matter. the first suspect, 19-year-old

gabriella ortiz was arrested last month. police are still looking for a third suspect scene with ortiz on a convenience store video. investigators say the video shows the two women using the victim's credit card shortly after the murder. that third suspect is identified as 17-year-old isabella. highser was found dead in his home two weeks ago. investigators in vallejo are working to figure out what started a huge fire inside an abandoned building. the building on via vista once housed the main offices of the vallejo school district. police say it since has become a haven for squatters. when vallejo firefighters arrived around 10:00 last night, they were told a man and his dog were trapped inside. after crews out the fire, they carried out a room by room search but found no one inside. neighbors say this fire does not surprise them. >> it was just a matter of time, you know, it's been -- the weather, it's been cold in the mornings and i'm sure

people are trying to provide themselves heat and probably trying to cook food. it's a matter of time before something would go up in the blaze. >> police had removed homeless people several times in the past. san jose city council has decided to apply for federal grant money to hire more firefighters but at least one city leader worries this may be a temporary fix. the city had to close firehouses and cut staffing during the recession. because of that, san jose is not meeting its goal of responding to 90% of fire calls in eight minutes or less. if the city wins the $3 million grant, it could help pay for 14 new firefighters. >> we're trying to get back to the staffing. our peak staffing was 758 in 2007, 2008. we're 659. we're in thing in the

aggregate struggling. >> the goal is to continue to grow it. not take the money and hire and watch the firefighters leave. >> san jose will be in competition to get the federal money but the city has been successful in receiving grant money the last two years. the trial of the alleged boston marathon bomber began today with his attorney saying, it was him. 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev is accused of helping to set two bombs that killed three people and injured 260 others near the finish line of the race in 2013. but in her opening statements, dzhokhar tsarnaev's attorney said the suspect's brother was the ringleader. he was killed in a shootout with police shortly after the bombing. today, the jury was shown graphic video of the deadly attacks. a woman whose two sons both lost a leg in the bombings says she hopes he will be sentenced to death. >> that would be justice for

me. for my voice, for myself, for how i feel. >> the prosecutor painted dzhokhar tsarnaev as unrepentant acting like he didn't have a care in the world after the bombings. he said he hung out with friends while victims were learning their limbs would have to be amputated. the justice department released a scathing report accusing police in ferguson, missouri of a pattern of racial discrimination. this follows the death of michael brown. he was shot and killed by a white police officer last august leading to natural protests. natural protests. according to the report, police used excessives force against african-americans. it also says they stopped black people twice as often as whites for traffic violations. the police department faces a list of 26 changes necessary to remedy the unlawful practices some are calling on ferguson's

chief to step down. >> that demands a certain level of accountability and i think the chief has to resign. it's the only way the community can move forward. >> the justice department says it will not prosecute darren wilson for shooting michael brown. federal officials said there was no evidence to dispute wilson's claim that he feared for his safety. sacramento lawmakers are introducing a bill that would teach sexual assault prevention in high school. the legislation would require classes on sexual assault, violence and information about developing healthy relationships. there would also be information on the state's new yes means yes law. that law requires colleges to teach students how to clearly state consent for sexual activity but if the new law passes, not all students would have to take the classes. california law allows parents to opt out of sexual education. the affordable care act was back before the supreme court this morning. observers say the justices

agreesively questioned attorney -- agres -- aggressively questioned attorneys on both sides. how the justices interpret four words can help subsidize health coverage for americans. >> reporter: deja vu outside of the supreme court as opponents an supporters of president obama's healthcare law faceoff. >> this is about real people. this is about putting patients over politics. >> we cannot have another decision like we did in the last obamacare case. >> reporter: inside the court, justices heard arguments focusing on really just four words in the law. "established by the state." the issue is whether meshes who bought insurance through the federal healthcare exchanges are entitled to tax subsidies extended to them by the irs. critics argue they are only for people who bought bol policies

-- who bought policies. >> it would be hard pressed for me to see the court rewrite the law here. >> reporter: this would impact between 7 million and 8 million people and the health and human services secretary washes of massive damage to the system -- warns of massive damage to the system. officials admit they don't have a backup plan if the highest court deals them a potentially fatal blow. >> we don't have an administrative action that we believe can undo you the damage. >> reporter: the president earlier this week didn't seem to worried. >> in our view, not a plausible legal basis for striking it down. >> reporter: this is the third time justices have heard arguments surrounding parts of obamacare, a decision on this case is expected by late june. in washington, back to you. same-sex marriage is on hold in alabama for now. the supreme court ordered lower courts to stop issuing licenses yesterday, nearly three weeks

after a state what ban was overturned. it's not clear if those who received marriage licenses during that time will be affected by this latest ruling. the u.s. supreme court will take up the issue this session and a decision could be handed down in june. still to come -- a controversial plan on a san francisco street. and the first round of lawsuits after the asiana crash at sfo. warmer temperatures are heading our way. mark tamayo will be here with the bay area forecast. without u.s. help, iraqi troops battle with isis fighters for control of saddam hussein's home town. an update and who is helping in the fight.

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the first lawsuits from the asiana jet crash at san francisco international airport are now settled. the boeing 777 from south korea was landing at sfo in july of 2013 when the plane clipped the sea wall at the end of the runway, crashed and burst into flames. three chinese students on the flight died and more than 180 others were hurt. a lawyer for 72 of the passengers announced an agreement to settle their personal injury lawsuits but details are not being made public. there are still dozens of other

lawsuits pending. meanwhile, more than 200 passengers on a turkish airlines jet had to use the emergency slides to escape after a very rough landing. the plane slid off the runway and ended up on its nose while landing in nepal. the rainway was -- runway was slippery and there was dense fog. one person was hospitalized with injuries. the fight against isis, this comes as iraqi fighters climb to retains town of tikrit with iranian support. here's more on the iraqi mission. >> reporter: iraqi fighters remain locked in a battle for control of tikrit, a city 80 miles north of baghdad. targeting villages in the surrounding areas today all without american assistance. iranian involvement in the

mission with concern. >> we're trying to support including our train equip is a strong multisectarian government of iraq. >> reporter: the u.s.-led coalition is taking on isis several elsewhere. several airstrikes destroying over the last few days. a top u.s. commander says hundreds of extremist vehicles and weapons systems have been taken out since the mission began. >> the fact is he can no longer do what he did at the outset which is to seize and to hold new territory. he has assumed a defensive crouch in iraq. >> reporter: recapturing mosul, taking tikrit key to the mission as it lies on the road connecting mosul to baghdad. the u.s. military's decision to announce the time line is drawing criticism. >> i never understood that report that came out a week ago that outlined in we dale what would question go -- in detail

what we were gonna do. >> reporter: the fight could be pushed back if iraqi forces need more time to prepare. back to you. as expected, we just learned the republican-led senate failed to overturn president obama's veto of the bill approving the keystone xl pipeline. president obama will sign the just-passed funding bill for the homeland security department as soon as he receives it. the republican-led house passed the bill yesterday that will fund the department through the end of the fiscal year. john boehner told republicans they have few options. he said it would be worse politically, if they allowed homeland security to shut down. conservatives have been insisting on tying the money to the president's expect -- executive orders on immigration. they plan to take on immigration separately. san francisco is green lighting a controversial plan we told you about yesterday to redesign polk street. business owners and people who live in the neighborhood packed

yesterday's meeting. the $8 million construction project adds new crosswalks along polk street and bike lanes for one side of the street. the city is concerned about pedestrian safety. 122 people have been hit by cars while walking or bicycling in the area in the past five years. >> a few years ago, i have a bicycle accident and it's bad. they need to -- i don't know do something. >> i've been working here in the city for 37 years. i'm here. i'm not happy. that will be less people to come and buy in the stores. >> business owners are against this because it would eliminate 140 parking spaces in an area where parking spots are already difficult to find. a bicycle group also opposes the plan because they won't project tection -- protection

along both sides of the street. a lot of sunshine once again. temperatures in the perfect, comfortable range. nothing too hot. not too cold as well. you can see san francisco bay. i'm looking at the bay conditions. we call it almost like glassy out there. the wind is not too much of a factor. winds maybe around 5, 10 miles an hour shaping up to be a beautiful wednesday afternoon. on the satellite, we have the clear skies. we saw the clear skies in that live camera and the clear skies on the satellite here. the storm track heading way up to the north. it's coming closer to california. there is the satellite loop. the entire state is in the clear. that's a different story on monday where we had the active weather especially down in southern california with the thunderstorms and the hail. right now, mostly sunny skies and temperatures look at this after the cool start this morning. a nice recovery already back up to the 60s. for santa rosa, walnut creek, san jose, 65. look at san francisco we're just looking at san francisco at that live camera, 63

degrees. forecast headlines. more sunshine for today. more sunshine for thursday and friday. it will be a dry weekend and a warmer weekend as well. so sunny and mild for today as we take a closer look with temperatures in the 60s. here is the wider perspective, once again, as high pressure is developing out here in the pacific. this will push the storm track up to the north. with that, low 70s this weekend. a few neighborhoods could be approaching the mid-70s this weekend. no sign of rain the next five days. could be changing, though, maybe a week from now. maybe tuesday into wednesday of next week there is the chance. here we are into the weekend. a few high clouds, approaching northern california and then into next week, there's the chance of a few rain showers paying us a visit. we'll keep an eye on that potential weather pattern change. forecast highs this afternoon, we're heading up. you can see those readings in the upper 60s to around 70. san francisco 65 degrees and a look ahead to your five-day forecast, you can pick out more sunshine into your thursday.

no rain clouds to talk about on any of these panels. in fact, you can see temperatures, that will be the big story into the weekend backup into the low to mid-70s. the chinese new year's parade looks pretty good in san francisco with the temperatures mild. could be in the lower 60s. it seems like every other year we're tracking a major storm. for the parade it will be dry. >> should mean pretty big crowds. >> absolutely. >> thank you. still to come, another round of layoffs, why starkt employees are -- why target employees are finding themselves in the bull's eye of layoffs.

stocks lower on wall street pulling indexes further below record highs. however, u.s. businesses added more than 200,000 jobs for the 13th straight month. the latest sign of strong hiring. the dow is down 110. the nasdaq down 11. and the s&p down 9. target plans to cut several thousand jobs over the next two years. all of the cuts will be made at the company's headquarters in minnesota where 500 employees were let go less than a month ago. the unprecedented move will reportedly save the company $2 billion and create what it calls a more efficient and guest focused team. moving forward, target says it wants to attract more online shoppers and opennate express stores across -- open eight express stores across the country to attract younger shoppers. breaking news in oakland.

a car ran right into a 7-eleven on piedmont avenue. this is skyfox over the scene right now. you can see some police activity right there. so far we don't have any confirmed information about any injuries or the circumstances of the accident. as we get more information, we will keep you posted online on our facebook page and website as well. friday morning will be your last chance to see the light sculpture on the bay bridge. 25,000 computer-programmed l.e.d. lights were installed on the western span in 2013. caltran said they will have been to be dismainsled to do -- dismantled to do work. it will take about a year to do the work. they should be back up and running for super bowl 50 next year. tonight at 5:00, bay area doctors prepare for a surgery that will involve a six-way kidney transplant that takes part over two days and the dramatic rescue of dogs from a

california fire. body cam video that shows the dogs being thrown from a window. thank you for making cute your choice -- ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook.

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