deborah madden accused of skimming cocaine from evidence during a three-month period during 2009. pros queue tors were force to dus miss hundreds of criminal cases. the state, trying to press charges as well, could not come up with enough evidence. well, nothing short of a december chill settling in right now in the south bay this morning. >> right. temperatures dropping the homeless are looking for shelter. we spotted a handful of people sleeping at saint jam's park in san jose. in vision shelter provides refuge for those. the director says the shelter opens up to the homeless 24 hours a day even when the shelter is full. >> meteor oblgs joining us right now. >> the good news is not quite as cold as it has been. in fact, let's take a look at your lows. this is the forecasted low in your city. 34 degrees in livermore. overall, i bumped your numbers up by about 3-5 degrees as that very, very dome of high pressure moves out to the east. so for us today, stagnant air ahead. the stagnant air leading to a spe the air alert for the entire bay area. the unhealthiest up in the north bay.

former sftd lab technician accused of stealing cocaine faces a federal indictment. 61-year-old deborah madden is named in the indictment. the woman allegedly skimmed cocaine from the city's police department during a three-month period back in 2009. this follows a state effort that failed to gather sufficient evidence to charge madden with any any crime. >>> a routine trip to the grocery store turned to a possible hate crime. a 32-year-old man says he was leaving a supermarket in san jose when he was assaulted by a group of men. they beat him, hitting him with a tequila bottle, hit hill and called him a terrorist no arrests have been made at this time. they called off a fiscal emergency in the city. the city counsel was scheduled to vote on whether to declare an energy to deal with an $80 million deficit. a new pension cost projection is expected to cut that deficit by more than half. the pension will go down, rather than rising, as the city predicted. it gives them more time to deal with the problem. >> all the wind advisories, maning sustained winds speeds have decreased. so they've allowed

technician pleaded not guilty to charges she stole cocaine she was supposed to be testing. 61-year-old deborah madden resigned two years ago when her work at the police lab came under investigation. she admitted she took the cocaine for personal use. they indicted madden for obtaining illegal drugs by fraud. her lawyer said the drugs landed on her desk as part of her job, not by fraud. >>> in redding, the 9-1-1 tapes in a deadly home invasion have just been made public. 66-year-old donna hopper was home alone on october 21st when she said she saw a strange man trying to get through her bedroom window. it was about 4:00 in the morning. she grabbed her gun and fired two shots, but that was not enough to scare off the intruder. >> he's coming in. he's coming in. >> coming into the house? >> yes! i got him. >> you shot him again? >> i shot him. he's coming through the [bleep] window. owe my god. he is on the ground. he's on the ground. >> the 37-year-old died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. the shasta county district attorney's office has cleared hopper of wrongdoing. >>> a suspicious package fou

technician pleaded not guilty to charges she stole cocaine she was supposed to be testing. 61-year-old deborah madden resigned two years ago when her work at the police lab came under investigation. she admitted she took the cocaine for personal use. they indicted madden for obtaining illegal drugs by fraud. her lawyer said the drugs landed on her desk as part of her job, not by fraud. >>> in redding, the 9-1-1 tapes in a deadly home invasion have just been made public. 66-year-old donna hopper was home alone on october 21st when she said she saw a strange man trying to get through her bedroom window. it was about 4:00 in the morning. she grabbed her gun and fired two shots, but that was not enough to scare off the intruder. >> he's coming in. he's coming in. >> coming into the house? >> yes! i got him. >> you shot him again? >> i shot him. he's coming through the [bleep] window. owe my god. he is on the ground. he's on the ground. >> the 37-year-old died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. the shasta county district attorney's office has cleared hopper of wrongdoing. >>> a suspicious package fou

deborah madden's attorney answered the plea in federal court on her behalf. after the proceeding her attorney said the prosecutors are overreaching. madden's admission to taking small amounts of cocaine from evidence in 2009 led to the dismissal of hundreds of cases. no state or city charges were brought. >>> a san jose cheer leading coach was arraigned on four counts of child molestation. anthony joshua losa did not enter a plea today. the 23-year-old worked as a cheer leading coach at andrew hill high school as well as energy athletics. losa is scheduled to enter a plea in january. the judge today set bail at $160,000 and said losa is not allowed to be around children upon his release. >>> today a santa clara county inmate faces charges in an alleged jail house crime rate. investigators say 26-year-old darren volk splitted a system set up to -- splitted a system set -- exploited a system set up to provide funds for inmates. they stole credit card numbers to fund the inmate account. outside associates withdrew the money totaling loon $17,000. -- totaling mor

deborah madden expected to attend two hearings. one to set the bond and condition of her release and the other to set the trial date. the former crime lab tech pleading not guilty earlier this week to the federal charge. she admits to stealing small amounts of cocaine in 2009. but state prosecutors did not file charges due to lack of evidence. the new federal charges do not apply to the case. several new firefighters are about to join the department thanks to a new federal grant. damien trujillo joins us live. this is has been closed for more than a year. good morning, damien. >> it's still a a shell of a station. sign of the times. the economic times here in san jose. but they are getting new in firefighters to help out in the front lines. along with the closure of this station. san jose had to lay off 49 firefighters. they were mostly new recruits. the department brought 22 of them back. the other firefighters found jobs elsewhere. now the department is able to hire more firefighters, nine today. the ceremony will begin at 3:00 a

first court appearance since being indicted on federal charges, federal drug charges. 61-year-old deborah madden was charged with a felony count of acquiring a controlled substance last year prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to show she was stealing drugs she was supposed to be testing. those allegations led to the closure of san francisco's drug lab and forced prosecutors to dismiss hundreds of local drug cases. >>> barry bonds' legal team plans to ask a judge for probation when the slugger is sentenced next month for obstruction of justice. bonds' attorneys have filed citing a federal probation report that makes the same recommendation that report highlights bonds' significant history of charity and describes his felony conviction as an aberration. bonds was convicted of obstructing a grand jury's sports doping investigation with an evasive answer. bonds faces a maximum of 15 to 21 months in prison. >> voters in san jose will decide the fate of a measure to reform the pension system if for city employees. council voted 6-5 yesterday to put the measure on the june ballot after sp

a judge agreed to release deborah madden on $25,000 bond accused of stealing small amounts of cocaine from the now closed city drug lab. where she worked. it led to the dismissal of hundreds of criminal cases. >>> a trial date for three men charged in the killing of the head of the san jose's hells angels. jeffrey pettigrew was gunned down in reno in september. a member of the rival game is accused of firing the fatal shot. another member and a hells angels are also charged in connection with the case. the trial is next october. >>> wow. a minute later? that's -- that is really crazy. >> yup. gone in 60 seconds. the choreographed heist to steal more than hundreds of ipads from a bay area store. >> how does it taste, good? >> why a bay area kindergarten is being given medical marijuana. >>> and how vineyards in napa are getting into the business of saving fish. ,,,,,,,,,, area best buy store. >>> gone in 60 seconds. that's how long police say it took two thieves to steal hundreds of ipads from a bay area best buy. gil diaz is in san carlos where police say the heist was carefully plann

deborah madden remains silent as her attorney entered the plea. the retired civilian lab tech faces a federal charge which carries maximum four year prison sentence. madden admitted to taking small amounts of cocaine back in 2009. but state prosecutors never filed charges due to lack of evidence. a federal grand jury indicted her last week. madden's attorney says the new federal charge does not apply to the case. >> the girlfriend of a man charged with running down a fire fighter in san francisco faces charges as accessory off to the crime. prosecutors claim 292-year-old alyssa tejeda, assisted her boyfriend after the hit-and-run on thanksgiving day. she will remain in jail until a bail hearing next week. the main suspect pleaded not guilty on friday to an attempted murder charge for allegedly hitting fire fighter albert bartol with his black mazda. the hit-and-run followed a confrontation between the two men at a local jack in the box restaurant not far from 9th and geary where he was hit. >> a coach embroiled in sex abuse charges only this time

deborah madden is expected to be arraigned this morning. of skimming cocaine from evidence locker rooms during a three-month period in 2009. the state tried to charge her with a crime but failed to gather enough evidence. she quit her job before supervisors began to suspect she was stealing drugs. >>> barry bonds urging a federal judge to take it easy on him. instead of prison, the home run king asking for probation. the 47-year-old giants legend will be sentenced next week for his conviction earlier this year on one count of obstructing justice. in court papers filed just yesterday bonds arguing he should not go to prison because he has no criminal past. bonds' conviction stems from his grand jury testimony in the balco steroid case. >>> police are looking for a to being ton man who may have lived in an apartment with a corpse for months. police think the woman died four months ago. they're investigating her death as a possible homicide. >>> one of the best places for finding a new job is right here in the bay area. new reports showing the

deborah madden expected to be arraigned in a federal court. san mateo women accused of skimming cocaine from evidence in 2009. the state tried to charge her with a crime but failed to gather enough evidence. she quit her job before supervisors began to suspect she was stealing from the job. >>> a new report show it is south bay leads the country in job growth. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us with the details. does it mean we could see another job boom? >> no, sir necessarily, laura. good morning to you. our economists aren't calling this a job boom, more of an upswing, another sign that the bay area son its way towards an economic recovery. later today, the ucla anderson forecast will release a report showing the south bay job market, covering san jose, sunnyvale and santa clara grew by 3.2%, the fattest growth in the country, almost three times the national average with houston at 3.1% and seattle at 2.3%. the tech industry is leading the charge in this burst of hiring. what makes this difference than the dot com boom and bust, inste

now, the hearings could lead to a trial date for deborah madden. earlier she pled not guilty to aols federal charges. she is accused of making off with cocaine she was supposed to be testing. she spent almost 30 years as a civilian employee of the lab at hunter's point. she did resign while under investigation two years ago. >>> 7:37. occupy protesters will hold a news conference today to discuss their next big move. on monday, they plan to shut down all ports up and down the west coast. that includes the port of oakland which is the fifth busiest in the country. how far, they will not have the support of the powerful union representing thousands of doc workers. reports from san diego to vancouver say they are doing everything as possible to make sure it's business as usual on monday. >> we've been working with our law enforcement officers at every level to make sure we can keep the port open and make sure people can get to work and got home. >> the goal is to repeat last month's chaos. thousands of occupy protesters shut down the port for more tha

. >>> ktvu has learned former san francisco crime lab technician deborah madden has been indicted onederal charges. madden left the lab after she was suspected of stealing drugs but the state and city declined to prosecute her. it's not clear what led to the federal charges. she is set to be arraigned on wednesday. >>> tonight is the opening night for zoo lights at the oakland zoo. look at some video from previous zoo lights events. tonight the zoo will once again be transformed with the lights, the sounds of sights of the holiday season. the highlights include a candy cane lane rides area, walking around the christmas tree and the children's zoo, and the light show. it's beautiful sight. the zoo lights will run until january 1. it will close for christmas eve and christmas day. >> cool because they flash to the music, for about 10 minutes or so. lot of fun. all right. 10 minutes before 8:00. a popular automaker recalls thousands of cars, the potentially dangerous malfunction causing the concern. also, an historic east bay building changes hands. the details of the deal that aims to