kpix5's betty yu explains. news news -- ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: they were supposed to perform traditional mexican dances at three shows in the bay area next spring, but after donald trump's victory this group of middle and high school students canceled their trip to palo alto. >> i think it's fear of a mom or a dad thinking that it's their child up here and they're 4,000 miles away and what's happening here is something that they have no control over. >> reporter: bob winslow is president of neighbors abroad, a nonprofit that acts as a liaison to fallow al tomorrow's sister city of juaca. the dance school sent this letter cancelling the trip. it states, "the parents don't know what will happen under the new government and are not prepared to risk sending their child." >> of course, they know palo al tomorrow is a safe community, but this overlay of the recent election has created a lot of doubt. >> reporter: appropriate seeds from ticket sales would have raised about 10 -- proceeds from ticket sales would have

and betty yu reports.. the warning is going out tonigh. to watch out. >>> a deadly police police shooting, a fight on a freeway, and a fight in the woods. they have one thing in common, bad lsd. as betty yu reports, the warning is going out to watch out. >> reporter: there have been 3 cases of bad lsd trips. in most cases, the drug has caused people to become violent. in one case, a teen died. >> reporter: in the most recent case, a young man reportedly took the drug placed on a mint and started to act erratically. chp officers fought with with a man high on lsd on highway 17. another man was so so high, it caused the car he was riding in to crash into a forest. a week ago, it sent a girl to the hospital for a seizure after she took a hit off a popsicle. >> many of us have kids, so we look at this like what would we hope for for our kids? >> reporter: luke smith didn't get that chance. authority says he was so high off a bad batch of lsd he stabbed his uncle and father in this home and was enterally confronted by deputies. after he refused

betty yu says people who knew the driver are acknowledging she was at fault. >> i'm hurt. my best friend. [ crying ] >> every day, every holiday we were together. >> reporter: she never got to see her friend on christmas, that's because in the early morning hours that day, santa hose police say the 25-year-old may have been driving drunk when she got behind of wheel of her white malibu. she was driving westbound on capital expressway just before snell. at some point, she crossed the immediate i can't be, and crashed into -- median, and crashed into the lexus, killing the 14-year-old boy in the back seat. >> she did drink that night. nobody's perfect. she was a good person. i get it, the little boy passed away. the prayers to the family. i'm sorry. >> reporter: she was a single mom of a 5-year-old girl. tonight, family and friends leaned on each other at her makeshift memorial. >> i know she would have felt really bad. it's just so sad that it happened. but i know where she's at, you know? i know god is holding her. >> reporter: on facebook, a man who identifies him selves

kpix5's betty yu is at the santa clara county jail tonight in san jose. betty? ed. was in posession >> reporter: ken, sheriff lori smith just spoke about the tremendous work it took to capture this final escapee and we have video of rogelio chavez's arrest that you're taking a look at now. it comes after heavily armed deputies tonight surrounded a south san jose home of a female associate of his. she was also arrested tonight. detectives were initially at that home to do a probation search. >> the investigation is ongoing and there may be additional arrests in the future of people who harbored chavez during the time that he had escaped. fugitive chavez was in possession of narcotics and we believe he's under the influence. he's been transported to a local hospital. >> reporter: it took nearly eight hours to nallfiarrest chavez. he was found with crack cocaine and marijuana on him and a law enforcement source says that it was hidden in his underwear and his pant leg. now all this drama began one week ago tonight. it started with a daring hollywood scew escape cut

kpix5's betty yu found out why. >> reporter: jimmy nguyen lost by 68 votes after an automatic recount in this razor think race for san jose city council. now he's -- thin race for this san jose city council. now he's using donor money at $1,300 a day. sylvia arenas has been sworn in as district 8 council member, but her old opponent is still fighting the results. >> frustrating, but it's also amusing that out of roughly 35,000 votes what brates me from my opponent is 60 -- separates me from my opponent is 68 votes. >> reporter: the last 30 days workers have been tallying votes for the third time. evergreen native jimmy nguyen says 100 signatures were thrown out because the signatures on file didn't match. he said the county rejected the letters because the law does not allow the office to accept them. still jimmy is moving forward with the recount. >> we're hoping to find some ballots here or there with mistakes that would either kick out a vote or give me a vote. >> reporter: this is the second time the san jose lawyer is running for office. >> you work hard for something, right? you

in san jose betty yu, kpix5. eals with the city >>> berkeley's new mayor gave his inaugural address to city council tonight pushing an overhaul of how the city deals with the homeless population. jesse aruguin wants to set aside public land where homeless people can legally camp and he wants to create navigation centers, places that have fewer restrictions than traditional shelters. >> part of what we'll be looking at it how we can expand shelter and warming centers and we particularly want to look at how we can create navigation centers, similar to what san francisco did, to not only provide shelter but services and then get people housed. >> the mayor says he believes the issue is particularly urgent now that it's getting cold and wet outside. >>> a new explanation for the smelly and bad tasting water flowing out of some bay area taps for days, as cbs5's julie watts tells us, utility officials now say they know the source of the problem. >> reporter: it's clear something is different about the water in san fran

i'm betty yu..rian hackney. >>> now at 6:00 toys intended for needy children ended up in the hands of county employees. good evening, i'm betty yu. >> i'm brian hackney. the big question on this christmas eve, why did santa clara county employees take the toys that were meant to be gifts for disadvantaged children? kpix 5 reporter maria medina went to get some answers. >> it was a mistake to tell county employees they could take these toys. >> reporter: the assessor larry stone is trying to turn a wrong into a right. >> so i wrote an email to my staff saying, this is not right. >> reporter: dozens of county workers got their hands on these toys, expensive electric cars and scooters. thing is, the company that makes the toys donated them to the county for low-income families. >> none of this was ever intended to go to county employees. >> reporter: steve, in charge of making sure that happens, insist county workers who got a toy didn't take one to steal from the needy. it began with a rumor when the

live in san jose betty yu, kpix5. >>> tonight we are getting a look at a tense confrontation caught onformer 49er ray mcdonald and his ex- fiancee. emily turner walks us through the angry encounter and you might find the video disturbing. >> reporter: it starts with pleading. >> stop! >> reporter: and finishes with screaming. this four minute cell phone video isn't where this story ends. >> i find that video one of the most horrifying i've seen in 46 years of practicing law. >> reporter: the video was taken by the ex-fiancee of former 49ers player ray mcdonald may last year when her attorney said he walked in uninvited to the apartment he rented her and her baby post split at almost 4 a.m. >> what are you trying to do? what are you doing? >> reporter: ray was arrested for domestic abuse and false imprisonment, but the charges were ultimately dropped. now the woman's attorney wants to use the video to prove mcdonald shouldn't have custody of their 20-month-old boy. >> extreme, even mortal dangerousness for this child. >> reporter: she felt the need to go public for fear ray's former foo

betty yu, kpix5. >>> gunfire erupted tonight a block from city hall. police and paramedics responded to 14th and jefferson just after 5:00. they found one man shot multiple times in the abdomen. he survived. he's being interviewed by investigators in the hospital now, no word on suspects or a motive. >>> a frightening medical emergency at a muni stop tonight, a 13-year-old boy waiting to board the bus at lombard and powell suddenly collapsed. cpr was used to get the teen's heart going. >> the police officers are with the family now and we're investigating to determine what happened. >> we just learned the boy suffered some kind of cardiac event. right now he is in stable condition at the hospital. >>> the high school football player arrested for sexually assaulting a teen-age girl is home free tonight for now anyway. kpix5's andria borba has the new developments from de la salle high school in concord. >> reporter: late this afternoon kpix5 received word from the contra costa county district attorney's office that they would not be filing charges again

in san jose betty yu, kpix5 news.ay: >>> tonight governor jerry brown getting fired up to battle donald trump on climate change policies. today he spoke before thousands of scientists in san francisco at the american geophysical june conference. while donald trump has sent mix -- -- mixed signals. >> whatever washington thinks they're doing, california is the future. >> governor brown wants to reduce emission standards with a goal of 50% renewable energy by 2030. >>> you might call this a first world problem. there is a nationwide whipped cream shortage and tonight we're learning there is a serious reason behind it. but we found a sign at safeway the cans are still on store shelves here in san francisco at least for now, but we found a sign at safeway tonight warning of a looming shortage just in time for the holidays. so what's the problem? kpix5's allen martin explains. >> tonight there is a national snortage of nitrous oxide also known as laughing gas, one of the key culprits, an explosion at this nitrous oxide pla

in mountain view, betty yu, kpix 5. ♪[ music ] >>> time now 4:42.nmates cut through prison bars to pull off a daring escape. next, how a bay area jail is spending big money to prevent it. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, county jail. they say it's necessary.. to keep the inmates and staff safe.. especially after two >>> officials are beefing up security at the santa clara county jail. they say it's necessary to keep the inmates and staff safe especially after two inmates broke out a few weeks ago. but as kpix 5's len ramirez reports, the changes are going to be pricy. >> reporter: santa clara county's outdated main jail south is getting an update before a wrecking ball comes. >> until that jail is rebuilt it needs the same level of security as the others. >> reporter: that was put into focus on thanksgiving day when two inmates broke out sawing through steel bars and busting out a second-story window. jail guards who were down the hall didn't see it. >> we can't afford to have a jail without surveillance anymore. these jails have to have cameras. i think the evide

live in san jose betty yu, kpix5. our hours. that's where kpix 5 s andria >>> taking a live look at sfo now where at least 100 flights were canceled due to the storm. delays are running up to four hours. that's where kpix5's andria borba is right now. >> reporter: i'm at international terminal at sfo where it's decorated for christmas, but it probably resembles paul deanno's radar screen today leaving travelers both in the sky and on the roads stranded. pounding rain in san francisco turned gutters into creeks. pacific heights could have been reflamed puddle heights thanks to street flooding. in the inner richmond high winds sent branches tumbling to the ground. along san francisco's western edge the great highway remains an extension of the pacific ocean and remains closed to traffic. this tree blocked the westboro off ramp from 280 south was so large fire department chainsaws were not big enough and caltrans had to be brought in. at sfo signs wiggled wildly from high winds while passengers waited for the chance to get out of t

in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. >> kellyanne conway says she politely declined an offer to be white houseress secretary for president-elect trump. she made the comments in separate interviews with conservative radio host hugh hewitt and the "new york times." conway says she might work outside the white house helping to steer a network of political organizations supporting trump and his priorities. >>> 4:42. a christmas miracle for a missing bay area cat and her owner. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, trouble on their streets - that they put up a fence. kpix five's kiet do shows us their plea to >>> residents of one san jose neighborhood were so tired of burglaries, graffiti and other trouble on their streets, that they put up a fence. kiet do shows us their plea to the city to keep this fence. >> reporter: at the end of rosecrest terrace in san jose is 100-foot-long, 7-foot-high example of citizens rising up. >> we looked at the city to make sure we're in coding. >> reporter: neighbors paid for and built the fence on their own after suffering for years from escalating crime coming in from dana avenue, a bu

betty yu, kpix 5. >> deputies are looking for more suspects who might have helped them escape. there could be more arrests. >>> the search is on for a gunman who opened fire on a freeway in oakland. this is what it looked like along 580 last night. the -- good heavens! look at that. the highway was shut down for nearly two hours during rush hour. police say shots were fired at the fruitvale off-ramp. a man and woman were shot. officers searched the white car at the bottom of the ramp. no word on what they found. the victims in the hospital in stable condition. >>> cirque du soleil says the employee killed in a san francisco accident was also a son of one of the entertainment group's he could founders. olivier rochette of quebec was setting up for the "luzia" show tuesday night when he was struck by an aerial lift. because of rochette's death, the show was canceled tuesday and last night. so far it's unclear whether the show will continue. "luzia" is scheduled to be in san francisco through january. it will be in san jose for several weeks in february. cirque du soleil's ceo dan

in mountain view betty yu, kpix5. >>> tonight people across palo alto are asking what's to blame for the strange taste in the water? eek, the san fra the city buy its water from san francisco which gets theirs from the hetch hetchy reservoir, but last week the san francisco utility began mixing in water from a different source, the water valley treatment plant, and sometimes that causes problems. >> you're increasing the furred by it turb -- the turbidity level. >> officials say the problem should settle down in a few days. >>> got some water coming down in the next couple hours. >> if it was coming down now, it would be snow in lake county. it is 29 degrees in beautiful lake port now. danville close to freezing. of course, san francisco, bubba gump shrimp company in the background, fairfield, santa rosa, lafayette and danville all in the mid- to low 30s, coldest night since january 2nd. that's more than 11 months ago. vallejo tonight 34, fremont 37, redwood city 37, santa rosa 30 and san jose 38 degrees, the low in san francisco 44. sun-up at 7:12 tomorrow morning. that it's cold. o

in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. ♪[ music ] >>> time now 4:42. new conflict of interest for president-elect donald trump as he decides to stay on as executive producer of his reality show. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,p&-ppresident-eleb >>> a new conflict of interest for president-elect donald trump. we're learning he will still be part of his reality show, even after taking the oath of office. as rachel kim explains, some say the move could raise ethics concerns. >> reporter: it's a move that's raising eyebrows and concerns. president-elect donald trump will remain an executive producer on the reality show that made him a household name while he serves as the nation's commander-in-chief. >> i can't think of a situation where a sitting president has continued to have a, um, a, a, credit, on an ongoing tv series. >> reporter: ted johnson senior editor of "variety" said mgm confirmed to him that he will keep his executive producer credit on celebrity apprentice returning on january 2. >> we don't know how much he will be getting paid per episode. i think there's

betty yu, kpix 5. >> this week the santa clara county board of supervisors will vote on whether to send $300,000 to buy new security cameras for the jail and it would take four months to install. >>> oakland police are looking for the suspect who shot a man near city hall. officers were called to the scene near 14th and jefferson last night. when they arrived, they found the victim shot several times in the stomach. he is expected to be okay. right now there is no word on a motive or any suspect. >>> today in tennessee, residents forced to leave their homes during a historic wildfire will get a few hours to assess the damage on their properties. 11 people have now been killed in the chimney top fire with dozens more injured. the mayor of the hard hit town of gatlinburg says leaking propane tanks plus downed trees and power lines are key concerns at this point. it's why a very famous musician who hails from the area is stepping up to help. >> to recover, we want to make sure that the dollywood foundation provides $1,000 a month to all those families that have loves their homes in the fir

san jose betty yu. kpix5. >>> speaking of heights, if they make you nervous, you might want to find another way around this gorge, but if you feel daring, you can drive right across it. the world's highest bridge opened to traffic today in southwest china. the 4,004 unhad foot span is more than 8 -- 4,400-foot span is more than 18 feet off the ground more than 1/3 of a mile. >> golden gate is 700 feet or so? >> something like that. >> it goes 5,000 feet, but we'll go for the looks and we've got a pretty good looking bridge. >>> this one, too the bay bridge open since november of 1936 still proudly and boldly serving, concord and livermore 39, san francisco 51, san jose 47 degrees, chilly night with santa rosa down to 33 degrees, but still these numbers like the 34 in concord, a little bit warmer than last night, 31 for fairfield and tonight in san jose mid-30s will do it. here's what's happening. this upper level devil has been spinning off of baja, california, finally gets swept up in the southwesterly

kpix 5's betty yu explains what they are refusing to do. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump pledged to create a database of muslims and deport millions of illegal immigrants. now silicon valley workers are pledging to not make those promises a reality. in less than 12 hours, more than 350 workers from tech giants including google, paypal and twitter pledged they will not help create that registry or participate in mass data collection that targets people's race or religion. >> i think this is a human rights issue. and you know, doing good at scale involves technology and doing evil at scale involves technology and so i think those of house choose to build and de-- us who choose to build and design technology have an obligation to the people whose lives will be touched by it. >> reporter: the software information and former google employee helped write the pledge. the group also promises to delete high risk datasets and backups and make sure the government follows legal protocols when requesting data. >> these are confusing times right now. some of us are feeling overwhelmed that we

in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. >> and a lot of money came through the doors of trump tower. the executives who attended the tech summit are worth a combined $3 trillion. they would be the fifth largest company in the world. the "washington post" reports elon musk and uber's travis kalanik will serve as advisers. >>> "covered california" is giving people a couple extra days to get medical insurance that kicks in the first of the year. the state agency had previously set a deadline of last night but decided to extend it through saturday night due to increased demand. "covered california" is our state's marketplace for insurance under obamacare. anyone who signs up for coverage through the agency after this week won't have coverage until february or march first of 2017. >>> this morning yahoo is telling users to change their passwords again. the warning comes after yahoo announced a cyber attack involving one billion user accounts. hena daniels reports. >> reporter: yahoo users, if you have mail, chances are you have been hacked. again. the tech giant says cyber thieves stole i

betty yu shows us the online retail giant just pulled a patent for flying fulfillment center. >> reporterit appears that the sky isn't the limit for amazon. patent filings reveal a future where anything warehouses may send delivery drones to your door. its paperwork details plans for what the company calls an airborne fulfillment center such as an airship or blimp stocked with products that would float at about 45,000 feet. when a customer places an order, a drone would be dispatched. >> i think it's really cool. i mean, this is a great idea. they are going to put a warehouse up in the sky. and let's face it. we need to be thinking really creatively about this stuff. >> reporter: tech experted russell hancock with joint venture silicon valley says drone delivery via warehouses in the sky isn't farfetched. although getting regulatory approval from aviation authorities would be complex. amazon is thinking big. >> it so happens that one of the most pressing problems facing metropolitans today is the freeways an congestion on the arterials and here's a way to get delivery vehicles off the roa

kpix 5's betty yu reports. >> reporter: as more trash piles up on plumbing avenue a chronic hot spot for illegal dumping in east san jose, so have the complaints. >> one is the litter. i think that the litter issues probably are the biggest pain points. >> reporter: it's why pat desilva came to this yearly community meeting at the foothill presbyterian church to talk about solutions to a range of problems including poor street lighting, crumbling roads, speeding and mail theft. >> my solution, one of the solutions is getting our young folks from james lick from the schools to be more involved in their community to take pride in their community. i heard some solutions around, um, you know, citations and -- and things like that. that's all old school. >> reporter: and just who to seek out if you have a problem? it's a big challenge. >> these neighborhoods that surround this area some of them are county, some of them are city. people get confused. even county and city folks get confused as to who is supposed to respond. >> is it beyond the sidewalk that becomes [ indiscernible ] >> repo

kpix 5's betty yu shows us where tumbling boulders and downed trees were a major concern for crews. >> reporter: with every hour the rain seemed to get heavier and the roads sloppier and more dangerous. the storm sent giant rocks and boulders crashing down the mountain on to highland way in santa cruz county creating the slushy muddy mess. we were there as county workers cleared the narrow winding road. this brand-new bmw ran into some trouble driving over debris. the rain fell steadily and hard all evening, nearly masking the landscape of trees in the santa cruz mountains where a few months ago the "loma fire" burned close to 4500 acres. officials warned that the ground in that area is unstable and runoff from the wildfire could increase the threat of mudslides and erosion. the storm also forced trees to fall onto power lines like this one on skyland road. >> the conditions on 17 were a little grueling coming up. you know, i came from los altos tonight, and, um, got hit with bus spray. >> reporter: this firefighter on the way home to carmel offered a few tips. >> don't travel if you

in palo alto, betty yu, kpix5. >>> rogelio chavez and laron campbell busted out of the santa clara main jail the night before thanksgiving. now they used hacksaws to cut through the bars and then tied sheets together to rappel down the side of the building. tonight a source close to the investigation tells us an inmate in a nearby cell heard suspicious noises. they heard clanging and sawing and alerted the guards, but when the guards listened, they claim they didn't hear anything, in part because the medium security jail is so noisy, also because the gate the guards open to enter the cell area let's inmates know they're coming. well, the tip, by the way, came from a former san mateo police officer who was in jail facing sex charges. both escapees were recaptured after about a week. >>> three weeks ago tonight the ghost ship warehouse in oakland burned trapping 36 people inside. tonight the first wrongful lawsuits have been filed of 20- year-old michela gregory and 20- year-old griffin madden were among the victims. kpix5's melissa caen looks at who is being targeted in the suit. >> our

it's been the focus of three occasions of the here's kpix 5's betty yu. >> reporter: in just the lastwo weeks the santa cruz county sheriff's office says there have been three cases of bad lsd trips and in most cases, the drug has caused people to become violent. in one case, a teen died. this is the stuff that has been circulating around town, lds. in the most recent case, a young man reportedly took the drug placed on a mint and started to act erratically. earlier this month, chp officers fought with the man high on lsd on highway 17. another man was so high, it caused the car he was riding in to crash into a forest. and a week ago it sent a girl to the hospital for a seizure after she took a hit off a popsicle. >> many of us have kids and so we look at this kind of, like, what would we hope for our kids we want our kids to be successful. >> reporter: luke smith didn't get the chance. authorities say he was so high off a bad batch of lsd, he stabbed his uncle and father in this home and was eventually confronted by deputies. after he refused to drop the weapon, a deputy said he had

i'm betty yu. george michael's long time manager says the singer died of heart failure at his home in england this afternoon. wellwishers placed flowers and candles outside the entertainer's home in london earlier tonight. george michael came onto the pop scene 30 years ago.. and never stopped making music. cbs's chris martinez reports. (nats - "last christmas"/wham!) "last christmas i gave you my heart. the very next day you threw it away." george michael soared to stardom in the british band wham! he formed as a teenager in 1982 with friend through his music.. kpix 5's joe vazquez shows us: tonight, people in the castro are mourning the pop icon.. by celebrating his life. nats "last christmas, i gave you my heart" last christmas. the fact that he died today is just crazy. inside the san francisco that's according to a tweet from her mom.. on friday -- fisher went into cardiac arrest onboard her flight from london to los angeles.. she was rushed to a local hospital shortly after.. fisher was in lo

kpix 5's betty yu explains. >> reporter: they were supposed to perform traditional mexican dances atee shows in the bay area next spring. but after donald trump's victory, this group of middle and high school students from oaxaca cancelled their trip to palo alto. >> i think it's fear of a mom or dad thinking that it's their child up here and they are 4,000 miles away and what's happening here is something that they have no control over. >> reporter: bob wins slow president of the neighbors abroad a nonprofit that acts as a liaison to palo alto's sister city of oaxaca. the dance troop school sent this letter canceling the trip saying the parents don't know what had happen under the new government and are not prepared to risk sending their child. >> of course they know palo alto is a safe community. but this overlay of the recent election has created a lot of doubt. >> reporter: the proceeds from ticket sales would have raised about $10,000 u.s. to benefit an orphanage in mexico. neighbors abroad is also uncertain about whether it will send palo alto students to oaxaca as part of the

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betty yu. kpix5. >>> a man on a bike, knocks over a pedestrian. he appears to help the guy out, but there's a twist. >> cross country reunion. the unlikely circumstances that brought together a bay area woman, and her beloved cat a year later. her owner... who had moved across the country. kpix 5's cate cauguiran... shows us how they were reunited after a year apart. >>> christmas came early for a bay area cat and its owner. we show you how they were reunited after a year apart. >> hi! my cat rescuer. >> reporter: nancy hasn't seen her cat billy jean in more than a year. until tonight. >> she's so beautiful! she looks so good. >> reporter: a miracle courtesy of nextdoor.com. nancy lot billy jean -- lost billy jean last year. no word after months. >> i had given up hope. >> reporter: she notified to new york, thinking she would nevada never -- never see billy jean again. but then there was a black cat coming by the shelter for food. >> at first, we thought she was the neighborhood cat, had the collar on, she seemed like she was super friendly. >> r

in san jose, betty yu, kpix5. >>> this intruder got into the tarmac in -- in a bay area airport and on the tarmac. >> wart is reducing -- bart is reducing hours of operation. we will tell you the hours you can't catch a train. >> the conjoined twins had separation surgery at a bay area hospital. how they're ,,,,,,,, i pinky promised my little girl a fabulous garden party for her birthday. so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to $13,000. but for only $7 a month, rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. rid-x. the #1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. last seen ransacking a bedrm over thanksgiving weekend. they rifle through drawers. see if there's anything wor stealing. at one point, they even lif >>> they rifled through the drawers to see if there's anything worth stealing there. at one point, they lift up the bed. look under the mattress to see if there's any valuables. police say th

i'm betty yu in for juliette goodrich tonight. >>> a tragedy in the south bay.ling a 14-year-old boy. >> is happened on snell avenue just after midnight. kpix5 reporter is there live to tell us what happened. jessica? >> reporter: this is a devastating night for two families. now, take a look behind me. a growing memorial here at capitol express way and snell avenue. this is a family of the driver who slammed into a oncoming vehicle. the police believe that driver, 25-year-old jessica simora was driving under the influence when she crossed the median, she was driving westbound, she crossed the median and slammed into a vehicle with two parents in the front seat, a 14-year- old in the back and that 14- year-old has passed away. now, obviously a very, very tragic night here. this is a family of the suspected dui driver. of course, this is just a tragedy. they want to remember her for all of the good things she did in her life and they are speaking out tonight. take a listen. >> she is a beautiful person, you know, just shows this could happen to anybody. and just

in san jose, betty yu, kpix5. >>> this intruder got into the tarmac in -- in a bay area airport and on the tarmac. >> wart is reducing -- bart is reducing hours of operation. we will tell you the hours you can't catch a train. >> the conjoined twins had separation surgery at a bay area hospital. how they're doing tonight after a 17 hour operation. ,, last seen ransacking a bedrm over thanksgiving weekend. they rifle through drawers. see if there's anything wor stealing. at one point, they even lif >>> they rifled through the drawers to see if there's anything worth stealing there. at one point, they lift up the bed. look under the mattress to see if there's any valuables. police say they took off with jewelry, computers and other items. they are on the loose. they may have gotten in the house through a side door. san mateo investigators believe a fire last month that killed a 70-year-old woman was arson. the body was pulled from her burning home on o-street the day after thanksgiving. detectives say clues collected at the scene point to arson. they are still trying to figure out who is

. >> i'm betty yu. in cars, on the sidewalks, amend in the stores people in san francisco scrambled to check off their gift list. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live from union square where last-minute shoppers are taking advantage of some last-minute deals. >> i was here last night and there are definitely more people here today than there were yesterday. the catch is, though, that the shoppers we spoke to were getting deals for themselves because they had already finished shopping for others. santa's helpers were here today too making sure everyone got what they wanted for christmas. >> never actually met rudolph though but i hear good things. >> reporter: kenny the elf is in the home stretch just hours before santa takes off for the night his toy making is happening on the spot. >> santa called me from the north pole. he said it's been really busy. so he wanted me to help him out. >> reporter: if kenny couldn't make you what were you looking for, shoppers were finding good deals at a lot of stores. di

our betty yu has been able to speak to one man who was forced to leave injured -- an injured friend behind. >> we spoke to one artist who smelled the smoke and barely made it out of that fire. he says he yelled and tried to get other people out of the building safely. he even ran back to get his computer and other equipment and that's when he stopped to help a fellow artist. >> another member of the collective has broken his ankle and calling for help. he was pretty much like my neighbor in the space next to me. um, i was pulling him out, a larger gentleman and there was a lot of stuff in the way. the flames were too much -- too much smoke. and i had to [ censored ] -- i had to let him -- i -- >> he hasn't made it out? >> i haven't seen him and there's been flames shooting out of the building for the past 30 minutes so -- i -- i hope -- i hope he's okay. [ crying ] >> i hope. i have some pretty gnarly burns on my arm, hand and shoulder. >> was that as a result of trying to safety otherrer? >> um, yeah. i mean, this is -- [ inaudible ] >> i'm also glad i had my vest on or my whole back woul

betty: good luck on that new project. en.ole yuhave it is affecting the economy. this is bloomberg. ♪ betty: this is "daybreak: asia." i am betty liu in new york. shery: i am shery ahn in hong kong. senior citizens are spending as younger consumers are holding back on pursestrings. i went to bring the north asian economy editor henry honig. what does this tell us about japan and its spending patterns? >> this is a great story for in termsapan's seniors of the lifestyle they are enjoying after retirement. this is a bad sign for japan's economy. working age people should be driving consumption and spending more. in japan it is not so much that seniors are spending a lot it is that their numbers are growing. meanwhile, working age people are spending less and saving more for retirement, ironically they are quite concerned about having enough money to survive on retirement. people who have already retired are generally with more assets and stronger pensions. is there an upside? >> sure. the elderly in japan are spending quite a bit mor