in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m. the halls at tonight's b.a.r.t. meeting. >> a glimmer of hope in a hot spot for a measles outbreak, what is changing one county that could impact all of us. >> a major break in a homicide case. the man who has been brought back to the bay area to face charges in the gypsy hill murders. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >>> protesters are gathering right now at the b.a.r.t. board of directors meeting in oakland and they have a list of demands. they want the board to drop the charges against 14 demonstrators who were arrested last november. ktvu's tom vacar is at the meeting and joins us live with the latest on the situation there. tom? >> reporter: we are out in the hallway where stuff is going on. the meeting is inside the room next to me. at this point we are out here. what we can say was this b.a.r.t. meeting had a raucous start. >> just a

ktvu's ann rubin tells tus was one generous act that reunited them. >> reporter: it was christmas day when their apartment burned. since then they have been astounded by the generosity of others. >> by the blessings of god, when we are down to our last somebody will call and say i have a donation to you. >> reporter: firefighters gave them gifts for their grand kids and now this -- >> i was like, i have to do something. you know, if that is the only shirt they have, i might as well put a bunch of shirts on them and make sure they have something to wear. >> reporter: he arranged to donate a box of clothing. >> he realized when i said rudy, this is me, you are donating clothes to us. >> reporter: as it turns out, they all went to high school together in san jose. they just hadn't seen each other since 1984. >> it is like, you know, we get to see each other and we get to thank him. it is like, almost, like a mini reunion. >> i have have done it for anybody in that situation. christmas day, that is the worse. >> reporter: they are working full time and have yet to find new apartment. the

ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, it has been very cold around the bay area and we may get aming trend this weekend. mark tamayo is in for bill. what we can expect as we get closer to the weekend. >> tomorrow talking 20s out there. frost to talk about and also lower 30s, even inland around the bay. you can see on live storm tracker 2, clear skies out there. no storms to talk about for northern california. that will be the case over the next few days. right now 25 degrees in truckee. los angeles 52. look at these numbers. yesterday at 6:00 p.m. it was warmer than the current levels. very cold already. fairfield 38 degrees right now. napa 42. san francisco checking in 49. san jose 48. if this trend continues tomorrow morning could be colder than this morning. looking towards the bay bridge, san francisco, career and cold -- clear and cold conditions. friday morning freeze and then a dry forecast through the weekend and next week. here is a look at the forecasted lows. napa low of 27 degrees. oakland 38. inland upper 20s to near 30 degrees for friday morning. san jose 32. and sa

ann rubin has the story. >> financial experts say it is likely a good plan. ebay had announced plans to spin off pay pal into a separate entity. now they are looking to split off their enterprise unit. the company says it will cut 2400 jobs. about 7% of the work force. the layoffs will come from all three ebay marketplaces, ebay enterprises and pay pal. the company says it is trying to become more streamlined. ebay's interests were too disparate and the companies will likely fare better on their own. >> that is why their is typically a positive reaction to the spin off. you can hide the lack of growth in the retail auctions by growing the payments business. >> reporter: the layoffs are set to happen some time in the first quarter. the spin-offs later on in the summer. >> ann rubin, thank you. >>> the contra costa county da's office has decided it is not going to file charges against a richmond police officer who shot and killed a man last year. the shooting victim, 24-year- old richard perez was heavily intoxicated when he grabbed at officer jenson's gun outside a liquor store on the

ktvu's ann rubin explains how officials are taking care of the problem and why it is linked to the drought. >> in the middle of the drought some found it alarming. gallons of water rushing through the streets in mountain view. she used a bucket to collect what she could. >> wasteful. i took some. >> reporter: officials say it wasn't a waste. it was a necessary step, that you know that had been delayed due to the drought. >> fine balance -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: yearly flushing of the water lines has been put off six months and officials say residents began onotice. the -- to notice. the calls started coming in friday. 25 complaints in one neighborhood. something about the water just didn't smell right. >> water came out. you can smell an awkward sewer smell. >> reporter: officials tested the water and found it safe. the trouble was just stale. >> the cause and effect, when water consumption goes down it tend to fail. >> reporter: residents used half of what they would in an average month. water just want moving through the pipes. residents hope flushing them will help the smell bu

ktvu's ann rubin is at one of the new processing centers in san jose with the impact of the law. >> 400 people had appointments and hundreds more showed up. the dmv had a year to prepare, still it was busy. >> reporter: he calls it a blessing and an honor. shows he passed the written exam. >> i feel like he reached a goal. unbelievable. now you can feel it and touch it. >> reporter: today is the first day undocumented immigrants can apply for driver's licenses in california and hundreds of people lined up in san jose. some showing up at 3:00 a.m. >> this will be very important for our family. >> we waited for a long time. >> the driver's driver's licenses could only be used for driving in california. [ speaking foreign language ] >> you always worry about being stopped by police. >> the dmv added 900 employees to deal with the high volume. >> we estimate a million and a half new applicants. >> reporter: organizations have been doing outreach for months trying to help people get ready. >> some folks don't know what to expect. we are spending time in the community to encourage folks to st

ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> alameda county contracted measles while on a trip to disneyland. mike mibach is live in the news room. there are nine cases investigated here right? >> reporter: that's right. seven confirmed. one who lives in alameda county. and two suspected cases. one of whom is in alameda county. measles is an airborne disease. because the epicenter is disneyland, officials are quite concerned. they say they believe those infected were at the theme parks between december 15th and the 20th. by tracking the current cases, the health department says it is likely that a person infected with measles was at one of the theme parks during these dates. the ages range from 8 months to 21 years old. two of those investigated live in utah. the deputy health officer for alameda county say one symptom is a rash and the person can be contagious from four days before it starts to four days after it starts. >> it is one of our most contagious diseases. it is airborne. we actually say even after an infectious person leaves the room, it could linger up to an hour or so after they

live in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m.the pieces after a deadly fire in san francisco's mission district. this as investigators look into claims safety measures weren't working when the building went up in flames. ktvu channel 2 news confirmed two new cases of measles in the bay area, where they are from. >> oakland's new mayor takes a tour, the business leaders mayor libby schaaf showed around town and why she thinks they could be the key to reshaping oakland's future. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> it created a fire ball that could be seen for miles. one person died. six more inured. -- injured. we are learning more about what may have gone wrong. good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >>> residents say they never heard a fire alarm go off and now investigators are looking inside what remains of that burned out apartment building on mission street. ktvu's david stevenson is live now on the scene with more on what

>>> it was for one day but -- ktvu's ann rubin was there and has more on the effort to support a three-year-old girl who is known as wonder girl. >> the family says it was her strength that gave her the nickname wonder girl but it is nice to know other are fighting along side her. >>> for those that needed them today there were capes and masks. if you ask her, her daughter is a super hero, even without them. she was diagnosed with leukemia on her third birthday. >> she became very sick, spent 45 days in the hospital. and she smiled. the whole time through it. and she was my hero. >> reporter: her family was struck by her attitude and strength. >> she helped me stay strong. i drew from her strength and her heroism to fight along side with her and to she was my little wonder girl. >>> in order a fight along her full time her mother has been forced to close her bridle shop. this caught the attention of trisha, a paragrapher involved in the bat kid. >> i said, oh, we have to come together and continue had fight. >> reporter: she organized a super hero themed fundraiser in hopes of raising money and

ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m.that snarled the morning commute. the change these protesters say is worth putting people out. >> lifelong raider. i have been a raider fan all my life. >> what the raiders new head coach jack del rio plans to bring back to the raiders. >> victory for a neighborhood that came -- [no audio] >>> good evening. >>> hello. i am gasia mikalian. >> and i am frank somerville. >> julie haener has the night off. it happened at havey mark -- harvey park. ktvu's janna k is on the -- jana katsuyama is on the scene. what are police telling you? >> reporter: right now they are saying they are going through this neighborhood trying to find winds to this shooting. -- witnesses to this shooting. it happened here at harvey park. on the far side of the park with the yellow tape there are flood lights, that is where the suspect fell. the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. look at video that we have from news chopper 2 earlier in the day. you can get a sense of the area that this investigation is spa

the family wish the change came sooner. >> ann rubin in the south bay, thank you. >>> a truck caughts morning shutting down the freeway and causing a back up. the fire was reported after 10:30 a.m. this morning. at one point all lanes were blocked as emergency crews worked to clear the road. the chp said it took a while before traffic recovered. the driver was pregnant was brought to the hospital. . >>> a former olympian is back at work in the broadcast booth. >> this is a longer event. they need save as much oxygen as possible. >> broadcasting today's pac 12 match-up between cal and rusk. last year she was in an atv accident that left her paralyzed. she spent 7 mixes working -- months working hard to get back to work. >> thank you so much for being patient with me and letting me do what we do. thank you. >> good to hear your voice again. [ laughter ] >> she will by back in the broadcast booth again next month. >>> governor jerry brownish declared red day. -- fred day. he was born in oakland in this day 96 years ago and died 10 years ago. he lost his challenge before the supreme cour

ktvu's ann rubin is in san jose tonight and the district attorney says no crime was committed but not all the protests out of ferguson, missouri and new york. and while he will not face charges, some hope he will be held accountable. >> reporter: his tweets sparked protests and outrage but not criminal charges for philip white. the district attorney made the announcement today. >> the threats were inappropriate for sure and very unprofessional and offense but they are not a crime. >> despite the fact the tweets threaten violence a crime requires a victim. here they couldn't find one. >> there is no one that is a victim. >> reporter: don't tell that to him. he feels the victim here are countless. >> i thought they were insulting, they were dangerous and i thought there was no way forward for the city to have a officer like him. >> reporter: philip white remains on the force for now. he is on paid administrative leave. and though both the department and the police officers association condemned the message they declined to comment now. they say an investigation ongoing and so some are h

ann rubin.vu. >>> a dog stolen three years ago is found. >>> there's dense fog in your forecast. and when things will finally burn off. >> at 10:45, food, wine and a very special concert. the big bash tonight at the san francisco symphony. >>> gunfire and explosions erupted during a police raid today on a suspected terrorist spell in belgium. authorities said the men were planning attacks on police stations in a matter of hours or just days. this was one of 10 raids around belgium of suspected extremists who had returned from syria with instructions for attacks. >>> as of midnight traveling to cuba from the u.s. will be easier because of new rules from the obama administration. the u.s. is no longer requiring special permits for travel as long as the visit is for educational, cultural or religious reasons. the change comes days after cuba released 53 political prisoners. it's also a normalization of relations that obama announced last month bringing a 50 year embargo to a close. >> that increase

ann rubin is in san jose after spending the day at the city college there and talking to students of s would mean for them. ann? >> reporter: they're hopeful this would ease the burden on them and open the door for others who never considered college before. at san jose city college, students like pedro sanchez don't just work hard at their studies. they work hard to make ends meet. and so, sanchez said, president obama's new proposal would change his life. >> and take a deep breath. you get to not worry about what you're going to eat tomorrow or have to worry about see many things and you get some of the stress off of your back. >> reporter: the president is hoping to make two years of college as free and universal as high school is today. students say in silicon valley, a high school diploma is not always enough to get by. >> it's more competitive out there and harder to get jobs now. that is what i think. you need a lot of education to get through. >> reporter: california had free tuition at community colleges for many years said the chancellor of the san jose community college dis

. >> ann rubin, thank you. >>> locking ahead to tomorrow -- looking ahead to tomorrow, saturday is a spare the air day. the cold temperatures combined with light winds are creating conditions for poor air quality. no wood burning unless it is your only source of heat. today it was cold again and it isn't showing signs of letting up. we have team coverage beginning with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> another cold night. third in a row we had freeze warnings and frost advisories and tomorrow is no different. it will be cold, upper 20s. look at the numbers we had this morning. you push them into saturday morning. they will be similar. santa rosa 27 degrees this morning. over towards san jose, 31 degrees. downtown. that is real cold. oakland 38. very cool over night lows. if you are outside in the morning hours you will notice it. frost advisory for san mateo, fremont, san jose and oakland and then a more aggressive freeze warning in effect for the i didn'ts in dark purple, livermore, nap -- areas in dark purple, livermore, napa. not as cold into the weekend and clouds that will

ktvu's ann rubin is live at the scene in san jose.l outburse in court today by the family -- outburst in court today by the family. >> reporter: they wanted to make sure the judge and the suspect knew how they felt. >> reporter: emotion in the courtroom. he made his first appearance in front of a judge. the family of the woman he is accused of killing demanded to be heard. >> reporter: she was struck monday while out for a jog. they were street racing going twice the speed limit when they lost control hitting her. now both men face vehicular manslaughter charges. >> i could understand if they weren't racing. this is not just what happened. these guys were racing each other. and it is a crime. >> reporter: their message is clear, the drivers deserve more than a slap on the wrist. >> the only way to stop is if you make an example of these people who kill others. >> reporter: meanwhile police stepped up traffic enforcement trying to get drivers to slow down. >> so far -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: he is hoping to get radar speed back

ktvu's ann rubin was at one of the processing centers and has more on the impact of this new law. >> reporter: julio perez calls this paper a blessing and honor. it shows you have the written driver's exam. >> i feel he reached a goal that it looks like unbelievable but now he can feel it and touch it. >> reporter: today marks the first day undocumented immigrants can apply for driver's licenses in california. and hundreds of people lined up at the dmv some showing up as early as 3:00 a.m. >> this will be very important for our family. >> we've been waiting for a long time for this. >> reporter: the licenses are only good for driving in california and aren't good for boarding planes. but still those receiving them say the driver's licenses will change their lives. >> because you worry every single day of being stopped by a police. >> reporter: the dmv hired extra workers. >> we estimate 14.5 million new applicants. >> reporter: they've been doing outreach for months. >> many have not been out at a dmv office. so we spent a lot of time in the community to start getting their documents

anne rubin talked to students about what it could mean to them. >> reporter: sanchez says, presidentma's new proposal would change his life. >> you get to take a deep breath. you get to not worry about what you're going to eat tomorrow or what line do you have to get in to get the assistance to eat tomorrow. you get some of your stress off your back so you can put the stress on the books. >> it's more competitive out there and it's harder to get jobs now. that's what i think. you need a lot of education in order to get through. >> reporter: california had free tuition at community colleges for many years says rita zepeda. and she would love to see that again. >> we have 2.1 million students in the state of california in community colleges. we have most students in community colleges than uc and ncu put together. the impact is enormous. >> reporter: still in this political climate, the president's plan is not a given. >> i want people to see the fact that education is a win- win for everyone. >> reporter: the plan is being called america's college promise and some say that's exactly w

. >> ann rubin, thank you. >>> tonight, there is new information about that mystery goo that is contaminating and killing birds in the east bay. late this afternoon, the department of fish and wildlife released new information. their preliminary tests don't show what the suspect is, but they do show what it is not. noelle walker is in san leandro where they found more birds both dead and alive today. >> reporter: birds have been washing up on the shore with this sticky goo all over their feathers. it is almost like rubber cement in the way it feels. oil was ruled out. late this afternoon, the state department of fish and wildlife ruled out another contaminant which means whatever is causing these birds to get sick and die is still a mystery. there are miles of coastline to cover. with too few people, and too little time to do it. >> i got one right here. >> reporter: today, the live birds found. >> a male. >> reporter: are outnumbered by the dead ones. >> i'm here for the live ones, for that one live that one that makes the difference. >> reporter: more than 500 birds are affected by the myst

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new at 5:00, ktvu's anne rubin is live outside paradise valley elementary, where police are working to there's no fresh paint on the walls and doors here. the school wanted this addressed as quickly as possible. so do police. the school custodian spotted the graffiti, some showing swastikas, others saying "kkk all day." >> it's sad to see that in the morning that someone would vandalize the school. >> reporter: but there were other messages, too, referencing rock bands, rap lyrics, marijuana, and even a local high school, saying live oak was here. morgan hill police think these may shed light on who is responsible for the graffiti. >> at this point in the investigation, we think they were juvenile adolescents, randomly walking through the neighborhood and randomly chose the school as one of the places to tag. >> reporter: also damaged, a panel van and two vehicles nearby, which had their windshields smashed. the school estimates a couple thousand dollars in damage. >> it's really a violation to all of us, but particularly the children attending here. we don't want their day interrupted