live in san francisco alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:04.irefighters in san jose continue to look for answers in an apartment fire that killed a couple and their young granddaughter. janine de la vega is in san jose and tells us the red cross is helping others that were displaced by this fire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'll get to those numbers in a minute. we did get an update. people who lived in this apartment complex are in mourning. the couple who lived here were long-time residents. you can see the apartment is destroyed and completely boarded up because of all the smoke damage. this fire broke out late saturday night in the second story apartment on bridge port court. the latest numbers we got from the red cross is that 73 people were effected by the fire because of the smoke and water damage and electricity is out in the entire building. 56-year-old man and his wife and granddaughter died in the apartment before firefighters could reach them. the red cross is assisting the residents that have been displaced. >> a lot o

in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds are gathered in upstate new york to build their final farewells to a fallen firefighter. mourners packed the church for the funeral of the 19-year-old. he was one of two first responders who was shot and killed in an ambush on christmas eve. >> the gunman lured the first responders into a deadly trap by sing his house on fire. spengler then took his own life. >> reporter: preparations are underway for tonight's fireworks celebration in san francisco. coming up, we'll show you a behind-the-scenes look at the work involved and tell you the best way to get to the city tonight. >>> and steve paulson is up ahead in a few minutes to tell you if you will need and other coat to celebrate the arrival of the new year. >>> and we'll tell you about other parts of the world where 2013 has already arrived. [ cheers ] >> and 2013 is off to a festive start. here is a lightning at one of the first -- a look at one of the festive looks in sydney, australia. they rang in the new year at 5:00 a.m., our time. [ cheers ] >> and three hurt la

live this morning in berkeley alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:03. four people were shot last night near oakland lake merritt including one man who was walking to a liquor store. investigators are focusing on two crime scenes. around 10:30 last night police rushed to the 600 block of east 18th street. three people in their 20s have been shot. two men and a woman. also a stray bullet had wounded an apparent innocent bystander a man in his 50s. he was walking to a liquor store a couple weeks away. police haven't made any arrests yet but say they do have possible suspects. meantime police in palo alto were increasing patrols in the downtown area after two recent attacks on women. ktvu janine de la vega is in palo alto to tell us the very latest on what police are saying about a suspect. janine. >> reporter: i spoke to a woman who worked nearby and knew about the attacks she said she feels uneasy because she works an early morning shift. that sand the same time the attacks happened. now the first incident happened in the 200 block of homer avenue just pa

live in morning in berkeley, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> a man walkinga liquor store was among four people shot near oakland's lake merritt. investigators recovered dozens of shell casings at two separate crime scenes. at 10:30, officers were called to east 18th street. three people in their 20s have been shot there. two men and a woman. meanwhile, a stray bullet had wounded an apparent innocent bystander, heading to a liquor store a few blocks away. all of the victims are recovering in the hospital this morning. coming up at 7:30 a live report on what kind of weapons police think were used in this attack. >>> 7:03. grab an umbrella. we have rain. more of it moving into the bay area, coming down pretty good causing problems all over the bay area. ktvu's brian flores is live near larkspur right there. i can see you're wet. coming down pretty good. >> reporter: yeah, probably about a couple of minutes ago, dave, the rain started pouring pretty good here. yeah, but steve's been talking about it all morning. we're not expecting huge rain amounts from this st

alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the united states is warning syria it will cross a line if it uses chemical weapons against rebels in that country. this is video of troops who battled insurgents in aleppo. intelligence agencies from the u.s. and other countries say they've seen evidence in recent days that syria is moving chemical weapon components into combat areas. secretary of state hillary clinton has warned syria that using chemical weapons would bring action from the u.s. >>> the coast guard's small boat was rammed into another boat and one of the members died. his crew mate was treated for minor injuries. another coast guard stopped the other boat that was a smuggler boat and twos are detained. >>> prince william and his wife are expecting their first child, it was confirmed. tara moriarty has more on the future heir to the throne. >> the words are true. kate middleton is pregnant. the palace didn't what to release the good news this early but because the duchess was hospitalized with severe morning sickness, they decide to announcement. now, royals say kate was admitte

we're live in green brain -- greenbrae this morning, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> rising creek waters flooded roadways an temporarily closed highway 101. it happened on the peninsula in a creek that overflowed its banks. janine de la vega is live at the creek to show us some of the damage. >> reporter: well, we're right here on the border of palo alto and east palo alto. this is highway 101 and the creek flows right underneath it and the water was so high last night that it was flashing up over and onto the freeway. this is video of that same area of what it looked like last night. water was flooding on 101, north of the embarcadero. the highway patrol was helping motorists with traffic breaks. the creek crested at university avenue and woodland. the water spilled over and into the entrance of the four seasons hotel. fire officials say even though there was not massive damage, they remain worried about the creek. >> we need to work on these holes in this levy. can't leave it like this especially since we're early in the winter and this is the second signi

live this morning in san francisco alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> firefighters in san jose continue to look for answers in an apartment fire that killed a couple and their young granddaughter. the fire started saturday night just after 11:00. they died in the fire. more than 50 other people were displaced and being helped by the red cross. >> when we got here there were people standing out here. they were slivering. we provided blankets, comfort kits. later on we provided a hotel room. >> three people were treated for smoke inhalation. ktvu reporter janine de la vega will have a live report coming up at 5:30. >>> thousands of people are expected to head to san francisco for the annual new years eve fire works spectacular. the free show will start at midnight and last about 15 minutes. 250,000 people are expected to attend. officials are encouraging you to take public transportation. police will also be out in full force looking for people who are intoxicated in public. as people ring in the new year highway patrol officers will be cracking on drunk drivers as well. all available chp

we are liveness morning in lafayette alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> classes at a marin county middle school are canceled because of a weekend storm. white hill middle school suffered significant flooding damage. the principal also says much of the campus is covered in mud. school officials have not yet decided when classes will resume. >>> this morning people who live in napa county are keeping a close eye on the napa river. the river is expected to stay below flood stage while the flooding isn't as bad as many people feared, several feet of water are covering a peach orchard. the water also flooded roads and vineyards. >> pretty flooded coming down deer park and silver are doe and deer park where the peach trees are. >> one of the hardest hit areas was mount st. helena. forecasters say the russian river won't jump its banks afterall. a flood warning has been canceled. sonoma county had opened an emergency center but it has clayed after -- has closed after the danger passed. coming up the damage done at a mobile home park in vallejo. >>> hundreds of people still without power.

live in berkeley alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland say four people were wounded in a late night shooting. investigators say there are two crime scenes in connection to the shooting. atat 10:20 p.m. police responded to shots fired. officers discovered a stray bullet had wounded an apparent innocent bystander in his 50s heading to a liquor store. >> it's still early on. th investigation just -- the investigation just happened. we have our officers canvassing the area. >> all the victims are reportedly in stable condition. police have not yet made any arrests but say they have potential suspects. >>> we are back on storm watch this morning. new system is expected to ramp up making it the wet roads again. the wet weather arrived late yesterday with the heaviest showers up in the north bay. in mill valley workers at goodmans hardwood store hope sandbags will keep the water out. we talked to customers who were also making storm preparations. >> i bought a hat and rain boots. why? because everything is slushy and wet and don't want to get sick. >> the latest storm not expected to

. >>> live this afternoon in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks. >>> a chp chase early this morning ended in a crash on the streets of oakland and an innocent victim is dead. the suspect's bmw broad slided a lincoln town car there not far from the zoo. a female passenger in the car was killed, three others injured, this startth at 11:20 after office, tried to stop the bmw for speeding. >> the driver of that vehicle initially yielded to the officers and then as the officers exited their vehicle to approach the vehicle that driver did a u-turn and sped away from the officers. >> now after the crash the driver identified as 34-year- old cant dejuan moore of oakland and a passenger got out of the bmw and ran off, office, caught moore but the other suspect got away. >>> with new year's eve around the corner police are trying to get a jump on catching drunk driver, janine de la vega joins us to talk about new legislation introduced targeting offenders and the enforcement happening later today. >> reporter: tara tonight deputies will be here doing a dui checkpoint, that is one

get the ball rolling on construction and hopes to have the playground open by next spring, alex savidge, ktvuhannel 2 news. >> that is nice, thanks, alex. >>> on capitol hill the debate over the fiscal cliff continues to strike a partisan tone with only days left before the deadline. on the senate floor today harry reid blasted john john boehner, accusing him of inaction, he called on him to round up his colleagues so a deal can be reached. >> john boehner seemed to care more about keeping his speaker s hip than keeping the nation on firm footing. >> a speaker for him said he should legitimate more and talk less about that. major tax cuts will hit by then, the president cut short his vacation in hawaii to resume negotiations. >>> a new survey shows u.s. consumer confidence tumbled as the fiscal cliff nears, the consumer confidence index fell to 65 in december, the lowest level since august, last month it was at 71.5. economists say the decline is due to fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next week. barkley is considering a plan to change the face of d

ktvu aalex savidge live at the -- ktvu's alex savidge is live at the van ness station. what do you know? >> reporter: well, right here on market street, i did an interview with the mta spokesperson, he came out here and updated the situation. he says computers who use subway systems can expect a smooth right. all of the issues has been resolved. he tells me all of their trains are running on their regular schedules. let me show you the scene inside the van ness station. all of the trains again moving this morning. there was a shutdown, though, last night. it was about 6:00 when the entire subway system stopped because of a blown transformer at the van ness station. crews had to work throughout the night to fix the problem. and then finally at 1:30 this morning, they had everybody up and running again. with all of the subways out of service. you can imagine it was a major hassle for tens of thousands of commuters. many had to take the bus. the mta spokesperson said the hard work helped with service this morning. >> we thought we would have to provide modified office on t

alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's 8:47.uard is dead and another member hurt after their boat was rammed off the southern california coast. they were investigating reports of smuggling off. channel islands. their small boat was rammed by a larger smuggler vote operating without lights. terrell horn and another person were thrown in the water. horn suffered traumatic head injuries and died. his crew mate was treated for minor injuries. two suspects have been detained. >>> four people were found shot to death outside of a home in southern california. the bodies of two men and two women were found early yesterday morning in north ring. police say the -- northridge. police say the victims were face down along an outer walkway from what appears to be a unlicensed boarding home. no arrests have been made. >>> an investigation goes on in kansas city into the tragic murder/suicide of an nfl player and his girlfriend, the mother of his 3-month-old daughter. police say early saturday morning, jovan belcher of the kansas city chiefs sh

live in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> its 7:03. congress has 14 hours to keep the u.s. economy from going over the fiscal cliff. if lawmakers don't reach a solution by midnight tonight, east coast time, income tax rates will increase for all americans. coming up at 7:15, the two key players who are now in charge of negotiating a last-minute deal. >>> time now, 7:03. grocery stores and other stores in alameda county who sell food and alcohol won't be able to give you plastic bag. in place of the single use bags, stores can use paper or reusable bags but will have to charge you at coast a -- at least a dime per bag. those who collect food stamp the won't have to pay -- stamps won't have to pay. >>> minimum wage goes up to 10.55 tomorrow. university of kentucky economists say that's hurting the youngest members of the work force because employers don't want to pay teenagers more than $10 plus benefits to get their first jobs. >>> just over an hour ago, millions of people in sydney, australia, rang in 2013. [ cheers ] >> crowds gathere

ktvu alex savidge is there. he's outside long fellow middle school so what do you know? >> reporter: just a couple minutes ago they took down the crime scene tape so this investigation has wrapped up here on sacramento street. this man was riding a bike was shot and killed. it happened on the sidewalk. this is as you can see right outside of long fellow middle school here in berkeley. lieutenant here on scene told me it's much too early to say what the motive may have been here. at 3:30 in the morning we watched as a coroner took away a man's body. berkeley police were called out here around 11:30 last night. they got calls of a bicyclist who was down on the sidewalk. officers arrived and the first arriving officers quickly realized this man had severe injuries and he had been shot. eventually he was pronounced dead. homicide investigators at this point are trying to track down witnesses but a lieutenant tells me they don't have a whole lot of clues to go on. >> we received a call of a person being down on a bicycle. the officers arrived to find out the person had been a

live this morning in lafayette alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> don't forget log on to our website ktvu.com and our mobile apps for the very latest on weather. >>> time is 5:34. police still searching for the criminal's blamed for friday's deadly home invasion. ktvu janine de la vega is live with more on who the police are looking for and why there are still a lot of unanswered questions. janine. >> reporter: dave, police worked all weekend and they are following up on leads. they are continuing to do that. they analyzed all the evidence to help them track down a killer. now let's go to a sketch here of the man that police are looking for. he's described as a white or latino man between 23-24 years old. he's around six feet tall and skinny with black hair and dark eyes. investigators say this man and several others broke into this multimillion dollar home when officers arrived they found the house was ransacked and the body of 66-year-old koomra his wife was beaten but did not have any serious injuries. he is reportedly the former owner of the historic mountain winery. he also owne

live in oakland this morning alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle fleeing from the chp in oakland. this incident all began with what appeared to be a routine traffic stop. christien kafton is at golf link road. christien. >> reporter: let's walk you through what happened here in the last 30 minutes as part of that investigation in the last 30 minutes we were asked to dim our lights so investigators could come over this hill to try to video tape and recreate the last moments that that driver of that silver bmw may have seen before this deadly crash. oakland police and highway patrol out here investigating. that silver bmw still in the middle of the road. back in the distance you might be able to see the black lincoln. that was a vehicle that the bmw smashed into. reportedly trying to run away from the police officers. that was after a routine pull over. >> the driver of that vehicle initially yielded to the officers and then as the officers exited their vehicle if approach the vehicle, that driver did a u-turn and sped away from the officer

live this morning in san francisco alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is 5:03. firefighters continue to look for answers in an apartment fire that killed a couple and their young granddaughter. the fire started saturday night just after 11:00 at a two story apartment building on bridge port court. 56-year-old bomaro his wife and their four-year-old granddaughter kira died in the fire. more than 50 other people were displaced and now being helped by the red cross. janine de la vega will have a live report coming up at 5:30. >>> time is 5:03. just about 16 hours from right now the u.s. economy will go over the fiscal cliff unless congress and the white house can work out a last minute deal. if there is no new budget deal by midnight tonight east coast time income tax rates will go up for all americans. coming up at 5:15 the two men leading the last minute negotiations. >>> the chp is trying to figure out what led up to a crash that killed a motorcycle rider in concord last night. it happened just before 6:30 on kicker pass road. the chp says no other cars were inv

live this americaning in san francisco, -- this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of volunteers will help the salvation army deliver warm meals and christmas cheer. 4300 meals are currently being delivered to seniors living alone. it's a rather large project. this year's meals include 1500 pounds of ham, 1200 pounds of yams and flute -- fruit juice. >>> lefty o'doul's toy drive ended at 2:00 this morning. as of 10:00 last night, they collected about 7,000 toys. their gem was 15,000 but they say the toys are very well -- their goal was 15,000 but they say the toys are very well received. >>> the pope made his christmas address this morning. he delivered the message at st. peter's basilica and prayed for world peace, called for an end to the violence in syria and also urged christians to make room for god in their busy lives. >>> a midnight mass was held in the much of nativity in the town where christians believe jesus was born. they expect an estimated 75,000 people to visit bethlehem for the holidays. it's actually a drop from last year. >>> w

ktvu alex savidge is live on walnut street. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. the sergeant here on scene told me in this case a woman was found stabbed to death early this morning. officers are still out here on scene. you can see a couple patrol cars parked out here on this street. the stabbing happened inside this apartment building in a second floor unit. we'll show you video we shot a short time ago. this is all taking place in the 5800 block of walnut. neighbors called 911 just about two hours ago. around 2:30 this morning. when officers aryed here on scene they went inside this unit and found this woman with multiple stab wounds and she died here on scene. a sergeant told me a short time ago police do have a possible suspect. a man in custody at this point. they are not saying much about who this person is. and the motive at least at this point according to the sergeant remains unclear. in addition, oakland police also investigating a second deadly shooting. another crime scene. two people who were found dead shot to death. this all happened early this mo

ktvu alex savidge is fathering more-- is gathering more information. >>> they have hired a former last angeles police chief as a consultant. bill is created with reducing crime in l.a. and new york city. now he will be developing strategies to reduce the violence in oakland. earlier this month the city agreed to have a court appointed director oversee the police department to avoid a federal takeover. >> he will do whatever he needs to do to get a feel of oakland. obviously i will be meeting with him a lot. he will be meeting with community members. >> he is being paid $350,000 for his services. the city also plans to split oakland into five districts that will each be run by a captain. >>> a victim of a hit and run crash says he has firsthand knowledge of the crime crisis in oakland. he's been stranded on 83rd street since 7:00 last night. the man says he drove more than 50-miles to visit his father in okay land-- in oakland. when he got here a truck slammed into his parked car. he spent the entire night asking oakland police for help. >> they said they had no eta. no officers availab

ktvu alex savidge has been there since 4:30. it's pretty big isn't it? >> reporter: it's a big sink hole. it could take several months to rebuild this roadway that collapsed yesterday. crews will be back here later on to get back to work. they will be using this heavy equipment to excavate the sink hole and try to dig debris out of the hole. it flooded from heavy rain yesterday. in the afternoon the soil just eroded and that is when the pavement out here gave way. utility lines under ground were impacted as well. gas line had to be capped immediately and crews had to create a sewer bypass to keep waste water from run into the creek. there was also a 12-inch water main that came close to rupturing. but it ended up staying intact in the end. now the cause of the collapse the pipe that diverts creek water under the roadway got backed up during the storm. >> number of logs. whole bunch of degree from upstream came down the creek. plugged the culvert. water had nowhere to go but over the top and it created an eddy. >> reporter: so now the city will begin to w