john creek monarchy. easton cyan boasts a harsh continental climates summers a very short and cool here while winter is a long and severe. temperatures have been known to plummet. forecasters monitor extreme frosts and climate changes which often occur in eastern cyan. that hello hello. we are if you would like to ask you a question our expedition is heading across the eastern is sajjan yeah so we would like to know the weather forecast for the next few days. no sharp changes are expected a short period of persecute ation including snow wins moderates temperatures are expected from ten to twelve below zero. despite the harsh winters in eastern cyan there is owns where snow never falls even during severe frosty periods. weather specialists believe the reason for such unusual zones is the strong wind that blows the snow way from such areas. local residents believe these places have magical properties. where there is a black rock in big black boulders. i had been told never to walk along that sacred place. i

police arrested john aster near his walnut creek home after serving a search warrant. he's accused of lewd acts with a child under 14. police are not naming the school in which aster worked or if the alleged victim is a student at a district school. muni says it's rerouting the stop. it will reroute between stockton and 4th street and mason and 5th street. check it out at sfmta.com. >> if you're just headed to the car, it's cold out there. let's join christina. >> you'll be happy with a carport or garage this morning. if you don't f you parked out there, the vehicle exposed to the element. not only to warm it up but to scrape frost off the the windshield. we're settling in for widespread frost in san jose, sunnyvale, oakland, 31 degrees. that officially makes this the coldest morning we've had in over seven months. we'll see the 60s later on. we're 25 degrees warmer than the day before. this morning we're 29 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. make sure you have the winter and spring wardrobe ready to go so you can interchange it throughout the day. won't be qu

. >> >> a walnut creek elementary school custodian remains in jail after being charged with molesting children. prosecutors say john astor sexually assaulted at least two children. and today he was charged with ten count, including performing lewd acts on a child. >> reporter: wednesday afternoon, the walmat creek police department turned its case against 44-year-old john astor over to the contra costa county district attorney's office. by late afternoon, the district attorney's office had filed ten felony counts against him. he stand accused of performing lewd acts on a child. police department arrested him on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a child under 14. in the past week, a second victim was identified. >> we learned of another victim. so there's two victims so far in the investigation that we've identified. and part of the charges involve two victims. >> reporter: astor is known to have worked at a custodian, including here in concord. the walnut creek police department says neither of astor's victim attended a school where he worked. >> there always could be more. and if there are others, we please ask

he has been life plateed to john muir no, sir walnut creek. >>reporter: police say there were other people in the car sitting with the victim but they were not hurt. investigators are still trying to pin down the motive and they have not ruled out drugs as a possibility. >>> thieves hit one particular storage facility in the south bay 28 times this year. police say the public storage on kurt avenue in campbell hit the hardest in the city. thieves broken that storage units there 8 times this month alone. according to our media partner the mercury news. company has not responded to our request for comment on this. police advice people with storage units to use lock that is can not be cut. >>> prison work program at san quentin means inmates give a little back to crime victims. inmates in the program get paid minimum wage to assemble medical supplies and 20 percent of the pay goes to the victim of crime. prisoners contributed 38,000 dollars to the victims fund this year. 7 organizations received checks today. that money will be used for direct se

he has been life plateed to john muir no, sir walnut creek. >>reporter: police say there were other people in the car sitting with the victim but they were not hurt. investigators are still trying to pin down the motive and they have not ruled out drugs as a possibility. >>> thieves hit one particular storage facility in the south bay 28 times this year. police say the public storage on kurt avenue in campbell hit the hardest in the city. thieves broken that storage units there 8 times this month alone. according to our media partner the mercury news. company has not responded to our request for comment on this. police advice people with storage units to use lock that is can not be cut. >>> prison work program at san quentin means inmates give a little back to crime victims. inmates in the program get paid minimum wage to assemble medical supplies and 20 percent of the pay goes to the victim of crime. prisoners contributed 38,000 dollars to the victims fund this year. 7 organizations received checks today. that money will be used for direct se

creek. ktvu's john fowler is live now at stanley hall which reopened but remains a very active scene. >> reporter: absolutely. this is stanley hall. university of california at berkeley bioengineering center. clean up cruise are still very much at work at this hour. >> reporter: crews are vacuuming spilled diesel fuel. stanley hall reopened after they dedelayed unsafe yesterday. 1700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled inside. >> good for me if i staid at home rather than coming here. >> reporter: she had to postpone her experiment. in the building basement you could still smell the odor. we learned the generator diesel fuel system passed a test monday but failed saturday night. >> there was some sort of misfunction that caused the fuel to overflow. >> reporter: league leaking down to this -- leaking down to this room. these pumps discharged 1300 gallons of spilled fuel into strawberry creek. agencies are now investigating. some fuel made it to the bay. >> light sheen. just a little residual. >> reporter: booms near the berkeley marina appear to be containing the spill. several hundred gallons may rem

john astor. in addition to the walnut creek resident coming forward, two months ago another alleged victim come forwardith details of a crime that reportedly took place 10 years ago in san francisco. >>officer: we want to make sure we get his face and name out there. we want any other victims to come forward. >>terisa: district badged was hanging from his car. it is unclear how long he has been working with a school district. terisa estacio, kron4 news korea >>jaqueline: we have been telling you about the very cold temperatures for tomorrow morning. here is a look at them. '20s and '30s. freezing in san jose and oakland. in the afternoon, temperatures will warm nicely. mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 50s and was '60s. in the '50s for more most of the north will have a book a year extended forecast coming up. >>grant: high-speed rail officials say the project will not create as many jobs as first thought. the project was first expected to 3 1 million jobs. now officials are saying that number is a little inflated. there is no word on how many jobs a high-speed rail is expected to produc

walnut creek police arrested john astor and are asking for more witnesses or victims to come forward. mount diablo school district says astor worked at cambridge and holbrook elementary schools in concord and walnut acres elementary school in walnut creek. >>> the driver of this big rig survived a crash in manteca yesterday thanks to a good samaritan. needed help. she rushed in. well, today the victim and his hero met face to face. we have more on that emotional reunion. >> i said, you got to smile. then he smiled. >> reporter: his smile says it all. anthony masa gets a visit from a woman he calls his angel. >> he hugged me and said god bless you and you're an angel and were you there for some reason. >> reporter: just 24 hours before anthony was in the cab of this truck. his trailer in flames while he nearly bled to death in his cab until sandra rushed to his rescue. >> he thought he was dying. >> reporter: this medical assistant applied pressure to his bleeding forehead and kept him conscious despite his head injury he remembers her. >> was very pleased that i came to visit him. the

police arrested john aster near his walnut creek home after searching a search warrant stemming from a complaint he engaged in lewd acts with a child under 14. police are not saying which school aster worked at or if the alleged victim is a student at one of the district schools. get ready for a few long term detours in san francisco that will affect muni routs, and they're going to last for at least four years. muni says it's rerouting the 30 and 45 union stockton lines. changes start january 1st as subway construction gets under way. a temporary eight-shuttle route between curry street and broadway to help riders get around the detours. for more details, visit the muni website at sfmta.com. we'll remind you here. >> 5:08 now. almost 30 degrees colder than yesterday. >> it's crazy. >> it is cold. >> it really is cold. it's so bizarre, too. you see a five to six degree temperature spread throughout the day. here in california, we have micro climates that really make for extreme conditions. especially in the north bay. just the setup up there. and temperature this is morning. that's w

. >>> a walnut creek school custodian has been charged with sexually assaulting two children. john astor was charged with 10 felony sex crime counts today. astor was arrested thursday at his home in walnut creek on a child under 14. neither of the victims were students at any of the walnut creek schools where astor worked. his bail is set at $1.5 million. >>> the manhunt for a suspected it car thief ended today with his arrest in oakland. around 11:00 this morning, police say they tried to pull over the driver of a stolen truck near the college campus. he took off, crashed the vehicle and then ran on foot. the driver surrendered after a police k-9 unit caught up with him. the suspect's name is not being released, but he is a parolee who is 40 years of age. the college was closed for winter break and no students were on campus. >>> there is an effort tonight to bring an arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration here to california. a petition drive is being launched to collect enough signatures to get a new -- a strict new immigration initiative on next november's ballot. here i

. >>> a walnut creek school custodian has been charged with sexually assaulting two children. john astor was charged with 10 felony sex crime counts today. astor was arrested thursday at his home in walnut creek on a child under 14. neither of the victims were students at any of the walnut creek schools where astor worked. his bail is set at $1.5 million. >>> the manhunt for a suspected it car thief ended today with his arrest in oakland. around 11:00 this morning, police say they tried to pull over the driver of a stolen truck near the college campus. he took off, crashed the vehicle and then ran on foot. the driver surrendered after a police k-9 unit caught up with him. the suspect's name is not being released, but he is a parolee who is 40 years of age. the college was closed for winter break and no students were on campus. >>> there is an effort tonight to bring an arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration here to california. a petition drive is being launched to collect enough signatures to get a new -- a strict new immigration initiative on next november's ballot. here i

john aster from walnut creek has been booked into a detention facility and is being held on $1.5 million bail. police want more information because he has a job as a janitor at a variety of schools and believe he may have had access to more children. we will be right back. >>darya: we are taking a look at holiday travel at san francisco international. maybe you are pointed or picking up some at the airport. will tran and is live at sfo. thicks >>will: this woman just found out her flight was canceled. the last thing that he's all, it was not so busy but it has changed. the line is wrapping around at the american airlines terminal. people are patient but we just learn from that woman that her flight is not going to take off. hopefully this is not a sign of things to come. we'll see if we can talk with some of the travelers working the phones and looking at their itinerary. as are could i speak with you? he is heading from sfo to chicago. i spoke with an earlier. this is the busiest day before the christmas holiday. what you think about the lines? >> it has been good for me. we were and on

walnut creek police arrested 44- year-old john asher last night. he works with mount diablo school district. if you have any information about the case call walnut creek police. >>> in the wake of last years san bruno pipeline disaster, pg&e says it's moving ahead with recommended reforms from the national transportation safety board. in a statement to the ntsb the utility company says it started to automate gas shut off valves, improve their recordkeeping, and monitoring equipment. they admit a lot more work needs to be done. >>> it is two days until christmas but this morning the house and senate are getting ready to convene on capitol hill to approve a stopgap measure to extend payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. stay with ktvu we will go live to our washington, d.c. newsroom for why there won't be many lawmakers voting. >>> 5:05. today is expected to be the busiest day of the holiday travel season at sfo. allie rasmus is live at the airport now to tell us how many travelers are expected to see today. good morning, allie. >> reporter: goo

john astor. and it is to walnut creek came forward.wo months ago, another alleged victim came forward at the killing a crime that reportedly took place 10 years ago in san francisco. >> and we wanted to make sure that we got his face and name out there in case there are more victims that are reluctant to come forward. >> i found his identification for the walnut creek district from the rearview mirror of his car if it is not clear how long he has worked for this school district. the district offices are closed for the holiday break. teresa estacio, kron 4. >> still to come, we have the latest details about the amopower outage at, candlestick park. also, we will be back. >> 9:40 some stores making stories around the bay. >> at the hilltop mall and man is taken into custody for allegedly firing a handgun was standing in line to purchase a pair of the nike air jordan basketball shoes. luckily, no injuries one that gun went off. they were on the scene, took command on custody and is being charged with illegal charging of a handgun. haazig

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they're asking for other possible victims to come forward. 44-year-old john astor was arrested at his walnut creek home after allegedly sexually assaulting a boy under 14 years old. astor is being investigated for another molestation that occurred more than ten years ago. >>> hundreds in new zealand could be without power for days after a quake. this video captured the madness inside a store. the first 5.8 quake struck yesterday afternoon 16 miles north of christchurch. there was a little bit of panic. minutes later a 5.3 magnitudeoff shock hit. no immediate reports of serious injuries or widespread damage. the city is still recovering from a devastating february earthquake that killed 182 people. >>> former tran mayor gavin newsom has made hisst permanent move out of the city and into marin county. the lieutenant governor and his family have caught a house in kentfield. it took a week to sell their house in the ashbury heights neighborhood and they've been living with in-laws. the move out of san francisco was supposed to be temporary but now seems to be permanent. the newsoms will be moving into

walnut creek police arrested 44- year-old john asher last night after officers searched -- served a search warrant at his home. it's not clear which campus he works for or if the alleged victim is a mount diablo student. >>> in the wake of last years san bruno disaster pg&e says it's moving ahead with recommend reforms from the national transportation safety board. in a statement to the ntsb the utility company says it has started to automate gas shut you have valves, and modernize equipment. pg&e admits much work remains to be done. >>> the house and senate will convene today on capitol hill. they will approve the last minute compromise that will extend payroll tax cuts. make sure you stay right here with us on ktvu channel 2 morning news. coming up at 6:15 we will go live to our washington, d.c. newsroom to find out more about this compromise and what it will mean to your paycheck. >>> 6:07. happening right now holiday travelers are filling up bay area airports as they head out of town for christmas. these are live pictures from san francisco international airport. as you can see people

walnut creek police plan to file charges against john aster at his home.olice say the alleged victim is a boy who was shot a student at any of the schools where after the -- where astor works. >>> on friday at the national shrine, the church staff noticed smoke coming from one of the wooden collection boxes. they managed to put the fire out before it spread. >>> george gascon will release details about margarita mokia who was returned -- crushed by a machine. prosecutors piled criminal charges against the deposit. or be -- against the company. a judge ruled yesterday that he could be criminally responsible. >>> there are already more than a dozen stents at what he is being called the cypress triangle. this is oakland's first occupy encampment for the last five weeks. paul chambers will have more at 8:00 a.m. >>> and the governor is weighing in on the ports. he says everybody must do what they can to keep the port open. that would mean calling in as many law enforcement agencies as is mess. occupy has shut dune the port two times in the last six months. may

. >> custed toian john astoris under arrest for lude acts with a child under 14. holbrook elementary school, and a school in walnut creek. more victims could come forward. >>> we have a look at the man right now, this is surveillance of him right there, just released by police. officers say the suspected thief walked up to a cashier, and demanded money. the he was given money and took off. the suspect never showed a weapon police say. >>> they were taking off from buchanan field when the pilot radioed in an mechanical problem. the plane wound up land og a gravel area nearby. both men are recovering from major injuries at john meir medical center. >>> official his to tow a southwest jet after two tire blow-outs happened during taik off. they are trying to figure out how it happened, theiet was taking off to seattle when both tires blew out. >> they hosed down the plain, 130 were on board, nobody was injured. >>> this time, a vacant lot behind this fence on pralta street. the new camp side much 13 or 14 tents are set up. activists say they don't know who owns the land, but they haven't been asked to leave. >> something wo

walnut creek police are looking more for victims in connection with a child molestation case. john astor was arrested on ten counts of felon sex crimes. he's accused of assaulting a 14-year-old boy at his home and another boy more than ten years ago. investigators say the victims were not students at the schools he worked in. >>> police are looking for a suspect who attacked a woman on a trail. the woman says she was pushing her 2-year-old son in a stroller. that's when she heard footsteps behind her and was suddenly shoved to the ground. she said the attacker fell down and when her son started to cry, the attacker ran away. neither the woman nor the child were hurt. >>> in marin county police have a robbery suspect in custody. he set off an alarm just before 5:00 this morning. he entered through the roof after climbing a nearby tree. the 42-year-old suspect was booked on several burglary charges. >>> it looks like we're going to end up 2011 on a smooth, warmer ride. let's check in with christina loren to tell us what's happening. >> always a smooth ride with you two. we're looking

. >>> walnut creek school custodian has been charged with sexually assaulting two children. 44-year-old john astor faces 10 sex crime counts. police say neither of the victims were students at any of the schools where as for worked. his bail is set at 1.5 million dollars. >>> police on both sides of the bay are looking for a man an us a ed of intentionally ramming his -- accused of intentionally ramming his car into a police car. plainclothes officers responded to oakland around 6:00 last night on reports that a suspect was in the area. they spotted him, but detectives say he spotted them as well and rammed his car into theirs then drove away. nobody was hurt. >>> a judge has ruled a san francisco business owner and his manager will face trial in the case of a pregnant employee who was crushed to death by a machine in the 2008 accident, the woman was loading a device used for cardboard at digital pre-press international. prosecutors allege the woman was not trained on the machine and there were not safety guards. they say, as the woman was leaning over the machine, it suddenly activated and

creek. federal and state agencies are investigating. >>> beyond global warming the weather can be altered by pollution in the air and it's happening in california. but as johnke stone shows us -- black stone shows us, who's the blame, china. >> chinese officials insist the murky air is fog. measurements show dangerously high levels of air pollution. so bad traffic is does instructed and -- does erupted. >> we hit her at a conference in san francisco she was presenting research showing what's in the air over china can affect the weather in america. the atmosphere has no walls, pollution on this side of the world can make it to the other side of the world in five days it is carried across the pacific. it can stop the clouds from producing rain and snow. more pollution, less precipitation. >> in general, yes. too much pollution in the cloud you cannot grow rain. >> the particles of air pollution from china collect moisture in the clouds but the particles don't falls arain or snow. the water stays in the clouds. while flying over california collecting samples she found something else that may make up or the lost rain. it's dust from huge storms in chinas desert

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. >>> walnut creek police in the process of looking for more victims in a child molestation investigation involving a school janitor. john esther was arrested on ten counts of felon sex crimes. he's accused of assaulting a 14-year-old boy at az home and another boy ten years ago. neither victims were students for the list of schools he works out in the diablo, school district. >>> police arrested two men accused of a four-month long robbery spree. 27-year-old darrell doug and 32-year-old matthew howard will appear in court january 18th. the pair would identify potential victims and follow them home before robbing them at gunpoint. they robbed 20 people from oakland and fremont before they were caught. police say they targeted older asian victims who were wearing gold jewelry as they shopped. >>> a san jose mom is due in court accused of an unimaginable crime on christmas. the 24-year-old cortez initially faced several charges for tossing her 22-month-old son out of a second story window. now she'll face child abuse charges, not attempted murder. she barricaded herself and the boy in a bathroom, then dropped him out of a

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. >> walnut creek place say they have arrested a man on suspicious of committing lewd act was a child. they say they took the 44-year- old john astor into custody. then they serve aid search warrant. >> what we collected from his home is computer related, anything he can store, images on, notes, photographs, anything like that. >> police say the victim is a boy under 14 who was not a student at any of the schools where astor works. because he works at several schools they are trying to find if there are other victims. >>> a san francisco man accused of posing as a doctor is in jail tonight. coming up in nine minutes what he is a accused of preforming on patients and the charms is he chases. >> earlier the mayor called those two power outages at candlestick a national embarrassment. now it turns out the city is admitting responsibility for one of them. the stadium went dark at the start of the game between the 49ers and the steelers. the power then did it again during the second quarter. in a letter the mayor said a switch on the stadium's back up power system malfunctioned and the city is responsible because it operates and m

year-old john astor faces 10 counts he was arrested last thursday at his home on suspicion of lewd acts against a child under 14. neither of the victims were students at any of the walnut creekschools where he worked. his bail is set at 1.5 million dollars. >>> police are looking for a man accused of intentionally ramming his car into a san francisco police cruisers. investigators say plainclothes police officers responded to oakland around 6:00 last night on reports that a kidnapping and assault suspect they were looking for was in the area. they spotted the man but detectives say the suspect spotted them and rammed his car into theirs then drove away. nobody was hurt. >>> the san francisco business owner and his manager will be in court next month to stand trial for the death of a pregnant employee crushed to death by a machine. the accident happened in 2008. a woman was loading a device called a ing and cutting machine used ford cardboard -- prosecutors allege she was not trained and there were no safety guards. the woman was leaning over the machine when it suddenly activated crushing her upper body. >> not only are we proceeding legally, we are coming out publicly this