. >> don knapp on the automobiles on display. >> reporter: forget about the turkey. this is thanksgiving feast for car buffs. you can climb right inside without a sales man getting in with you. i notice all three of you got into this. is that how you check out a car? >> yeah. >> reporter: one stop window shopping for just about every car. >> you have the hybrids, you have electric cars, you have the su vs and the crossovers. certainly the exotic cars are the eye candy. >> about $400,000 for this one here. this one goes from 450 up to $500,000. >> reporter: we can only tell you what it feels like. when you get into it it peoples like it fits you like a glove. a $200,000 glove. these guys try out a convertible. other kids clamor for the spongebob high lander. >> i'm looking for new and exciting tough to see. i want to look at the tesla. the new porshes. >> which direction are you leaning? >> leaning on dreaming. [ laughter ] >> reporter: bob an his wife liz were just curious about the feel of a $100,000 mazaratti. >> we are a chevy family. about 40 years plus. probably

don knapp learned it could be awhile before it gets there. >> reporter: pastor bob on guitar leads his creation in song and prayer for victims of typhoon hayan. >> we also lift up the troops deployed in the philippines. >> reporter: pill pee knows in the bay area killly provide shipments of necessities to families in the philippines. now the need is beyond comprehension. >> the surrounding churches that have members from san francisco, around peninsula that have rallied so quickly. >> reporter: help comes not just from church folks and not just from fill pee knows. >> collect contributions and support, donations, nonperishable items for the victims, families. >> reporter: here in san brew know, the donations are piling up in elcamino. project pearl works year round to support the poor. >> trying to get in contact with them. kind of hard. >> son with me today. trying to teach him the importance to be helpful. definitely they need help. >> reporter: catherine herbert's son enjoys learning the lesson. >> at first i was a sign holder. now i'm helping bring out the food from people's cars.

in santa rosa, don knapp. >> and people turned out in the mission district asking for the deputy who shot andy lopez to be arrested. >>> and a gruesome discovery in san francisco bay. a person walking a dog spotted a body in the water near mccovey cove this morning. it is not clear if the body a man or a woman. >>> a plan to build a housing development near alameda's crown beach is drawing concern from the attorney general who is asking federal authorities to think twice about selling it to a developer. a lawsuit has been filed against alameda over the decision to rezone the neighborhood as residential. >>> and anne makovec july tradition that was a casualty of last year's shut down took place today. it was a perfect day for the sand castle competition at ocean beach. >> it wasn't just any day at ocean beach. 27 teams took sand and watt tore build art. at the 30th annual sand castle competition. and it wasn't just for kids. architects and engineers transformed the beach into an outdoor art gallery. >> we have been doing this seven years. every time we do it we are surprised at how gr

kpix5's don knapp learns it could be awhile before it gets to its final destination. [singing] >> reporter: the pastor on guitar. leads his congregation in song and prayer for victims of the typhoon. >> we also send our prayers to the troops deployed. >> reporter: filipinos in the bay area continually provide shipments of the necessities to their extended families. they rallied so quickly. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: help comes not just from church folks and not just from filipinos. >> collect contributions and support and donations, nonperishable items and survival items for their families and families. >> the donations were piling up at the motorcars, project pearls works year around to support the poorest of the poor in communities. >> do you have family in the philippines? >> i do. >> you have heard from them? >> i have not. we are trying to get in contact with them right now. >> i have my 11-year-old son with me today. teaching him the importance of when somebody needs help we help them. they need help. >> reporter: her son enjoyed learning the lesso

don knapp is in the exclusive presid yore heights neighborhood where the search for a cause is beginning. don? >> reporter: ann, the cause of the fire is still unknown but firefighters do know where the fire broke out. a very bad place between two wooden buildings and a row of wooden buildings and by the time firefighters got here the buildings were burning pretty hot. now we have some video provided by kpix 5 viewer and let's take a look. as you can see, the fire burned hot, fast and sent up quite a bit of smoke. firefighters quickly called in a second alarm. then a third alarm. and then spent two and a half hours battling to get it all under control. now there are about three residential units in the two buildings that burned and shops on the ground floor. isabella hutton was in her shop when the fire broke out. >> we started to hear voices fire fire, so i left. and i see -- flames but we were not this -- i went back and hoping to put everything into the safe. and then was already a knock on the door, out out out. we are under fire. so -- that's it. was when -- [ indiscernible ] right

reporting live in daly city, don knapp, kpix 5. >> the much smaller afscme union hasn't voted yesterday every yet. one of the two men killed on the tracks belonged to that union. >>> a pleasanton man badly beaten outside his home has awakened from a medically- induced coma. around midnight, on september 20, david lamont went outside to ask teens to quiet down. when he didn't return, his wife went out and found him beaten and unconscious. doctors say his condition is no longer life-threatening but he is still not able to speak. the investigation is on hold until police can question him. >>> the san francisco city gardener charged with fatally running over a woman in holly park has been fired. on september 5, police say thomas burnoski drove his vehicle over christine svanemyr as she lay on the grass with her baby and dog. he is charged with vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run. he pled not guilty. he has worked for the city's park and recreation department for 7 years. >>> dozens of people along with their four-legged friends made their voices heard today about a plan to limit access t

reporting live in daly city, don knapp, kpix 5. >> the much smaller afscme union hasn't voted yesterdayry yet. one of the two men killed on the tracks belonged to that union. >>> it's a good idea for parents everywhere to check the halloween candy at a salinas woman got sick. she doesn't want her face shown. she ate three pieces of candy including a snickers bar and immediately had a panic attack, got chills, stomach pains, felt nauseous. she also says her vision was blurry and slurred speech. we have changed her voice to protect her identity. >> i was afraid for myself but i was more afraid for my child, you know, what's going to happen, what if i just -- if something happens to me here or, you know, who is going to know that we're out here? and, uhm, you know, i'm raising my daughter on my own and it's kind of, you know, afraid of what's going to happen to her. >> results from blood tests are still pending but a doctor told police the symptoms were consistent with a, quote, acid-based substance. >>> this isn't the first time, the previous troubles for the owner of a castro valley nurs

. >>> san jose police are investigating the murder of a man in a city park and don knapp has the late details. >> reporter: police got a call a 911 call about 4:302 afternoon saying -- this afternoon saying a person was shot here in capital park. the victim apparently is an 18 to 20-year-old male according to san jose police according to joshua herbs. >> about 4:30 this afternoon, officers responded to 911 calls of a person shot. when officers arrived on scene, we found one male victim. with at least one gunshot wound. he was determined to be dead. >> reporter: any idea what happened? >> we're still piecing that together. it's very preliminary so any possible motives or reason for it is -- would just be speculation at this point. >> reporter: any sense it's gang related? >> always a posesment but right now too premature. >> reporter: investigators have been talking to residents but at this point he's not saying what they may have learned. the suspect is unknown and remains at large. in san jose, don knapp, kpix 5. >>> a fire in san francisco's prevideo heights threatened shops and bui

. >> so is don knapp with a tour of san francisco's auto show. >> reporter: forget about the turkey. this is the thanksgiving feast for car buffs. hundreds of new ones from 38 manufacturers'. you can climb right inside without a salesman getting in with you. >> is this how you check out a car? one stop window shopping. >> you have the hybrids, suvs. the exotic cars are the eye candy. >> none much sweeter than this lamborghini. >> $400,000 for this one. they make a roadster version that goes from 450 to $500,000. >> this one is on sale for about half that. >> they won't let us drive this lamborghini here but we can tell you what it feels like. when you get into it it feels like it fits you like a glove. a $200,000 glove. >> these folks try out a jaguar convertible. and mary and ted ploff got behind the we'll of a mercedes 250. >> i'm looking at new and exciting stuff. i want to look at the tesla, the mazerati. >> i'm leaning on dreaming. >> bob hornung and wife liz were curious about the feel of a $100,000 maserati. >> we're a chevy family been driving them for 40 years plus, since hi

don knapp, kpix5. >>> the 50th anniversary of the assassination of president john f. kennedy was marked today at the arlington national cemetery. that is where the pet is buried with the iconic eternal flame burning. the taps taps played today might sound different than edit. during the funeral, a lone bugler missed a single note. >>> the uss hornet was built in 1943 making it 70. it served in world war ii, korea, and vietnam. it became a museum. today, some veterans came back to reminisce. dennis cody worked in the engine room. >> incredible to think that i was back here when this thing was fully functional. it was hot. very hot at times. it just was unbearable almost. >> besides the hornet's wartime service, it served as the recovery ship for apollo 11 and 12 lunar missions. >>> well high school football game in san jose caught our attention not because of the final score, but because of the way the game was played. kpix5's brian webb reports a special player got the chance of a lifetime with help from the opposing team. >> reporter: senior night at west mont high.

don knapp was at the north side community center where people donated all kinds of items for typhoon haiyan survivors. >>> reporter: this may be one of the more high-powered events to generate aid for the philippines. mike honda came with shirts and others came to donate and volunteer. >> we had a lot of drives this week and last week but that needs to keep going. this one more drop-off donation for those looking to help. >> our efforts are trying to help organize the community. for this big tragic event that happened to our community's home country. >> reporter: most of the first shipments of food and medical supplies arriving in the philippines have been stuck in airports. getting it to where it needs to be is a challenge. the typhoon left debris everywhere and roads in bad shape. that's the first problem these medical volunteers will face. they left sfo saturday night. >> step one is finding a way to get into the areas of where we're delivering the care. >> reporter: for emergency room doctor vivian reyes, this mission is personal. >> i did a medical mission there 20 years ago whe

our don knapp was there, to >>> it wants free at the moscone center today. there weren't any sales.ut crowds were looking at and dreaming about the next generation of automobiles. our don knapp was there, too. >> reporter: this is the thanksgiving feast for car buffs, 38 manufacturers. you can climb inside without a salesman getting in with you. i notice you all three got in. is that how you check out a car? >> definitely, yeah. got to check out the back seat, too. >> reporter: one-stop window shopping for just about every car. >> you have the hybrids. you have electric cars. you have the suvs. you have the crossovers. certainly, the exotic cars are the eye candy. >> reporter: none much sweeter than this lamborghini. >> about $400,000 for this one. that one goes from 450 to $500,000. >> reporter: this lambeau is on sale for half that. since they won't let us drive this lamborghini at moscone center we can only tell you what it feels like. when you get into it, it feels like it fits you live a glove, a $200,000 glove. these try a convertible, others clammer for the spongebob highland

kpix don k knapp. >> reporter: there is lingering anger offer a strike that tied up the bay area. >> was a difficult situation for a couple of day you and a lot of people were pretty heavily inconvenienced, but collective bargaining is a really important thing. >> reporter: work and safety talk got renewed attention after two workers were killed on tracks. deaths may have helped to end the strike. >> it's most unfortunate, but yes, there was a lot the light shed on the real safety issues going on with bart. >> reporter: she says 88% of seiu's 1400 members approved the contract and says work safety is a big reason. >> our people are the people that step on the tracks and they do this idaho to make sure those tracks are clear for the trains as they pass through. they are also the workers that have to deal with thousand volts everyday. >> reporter: bart management says work rule changes played a rule. >> when management tries to manage and the old contract we were only able do with the union's approval and management never got to manage under the old contract. this was an essential prov

live in san jose, don knapp, kpix5. >>> police are searching for a suspect that killed one woman. the shooting happened a little after 2:00 a.m. in a parking lot outside a nightclub at 6th and jesse street in the city south of market neighborhood. >>> malls across the country are beefing up security as we head into the holiday shopping season. part of it has to do with recent shootings. this one in new jersey. newly-released video shows the gunman calmly strolling through the mall. he fired several shots before killing himself. no one elogist was hurt. security guards are practicing in case they are to come face- to-face with an active shooter. >>> going into black friday, what specifically are malls and shopping centers doing to insure the security of their shoppers. >> during the holiday season, malls will increase the number of security officers on the floor. it will usually take supervisors. and the big thing, they coordinate with the local police departments. >> the national retail federation projects 97,000 people will head to the nation's malls on black friday. >>> it's not

in san carlos, don knapp, kpix 5. >> besides saving hybrid owners money toole says his reconditioning helps save the environment by keeping old batteries out of landfills. >>> back live to union square and let's listen in as the singing is still going on. crowds have gathered for the christmas tree lighting. it's 83-foot tree courtesy of macy's right there on union square. it will be lit up tonight. there are 33,000 lights. 1100 ornaments and that is set to be fired up here any minute. >> it's definitely the centerpiece of the shopping season. >> it is. >>> well, giving you one less excuse to skip your cardio. how technology is making it easier than ever to get a personal workout anytime anywhere you want. >> from the kpix 5 weather center, good evening, everybody. today's highs up to 10 degrees above normal. but then we are going to dip by a good 10 degrees. we'll pinpoint that day still straight ahead. >> i'm kim coyle. why sharks fans may need to stock up on headwear this black friday. >> where was the d at spartan stadium? >> he will score! >> the oakland city championship was up

here is don knapp with a look at the san francisco auto show. >> reporter: forget about the turkey. is the thanksgiving feast for car buffs. hundreds of new ones from 38 manufacturers. you can climb right outside with without a salesman getting in with you. >> reporter: i notice all three of you got into this one. is that how you check out car? >> definitely. >> reporter: one stop window shopping for just about every car. >> you have the hybrids. you have electric cars. tough suvs. you have the crossovers. certainly the exotic cars are the eye candy. >> reporter: none much sweeter than this lamborghini. >> about $400,000 for this one right here. they do make a roadster version. that one goes from 450 up to $500,000. >> reporter: this one is on sale for about half that. since they won't let us drive this lamborghini here, we can only tell you what it feels like. when you get into it it feels like it fits you like a glove. a $200,000 glove. >> this jaguar convertible, the spongebob toyota highlander. and this nice mercedes. >> i am looking at new and exciting stuff. i want to look at

>> probably not. >> but you can dream. >> reporter: in san francisco, don knapp, kpix 5. >>> the auto show runs through monday and if you can't make that, the silicon valley international auto show will be in downtown san jose in january. ntists are using an innovative new technique to a better understanding of t mysterious creature. >>> after two giant orr fish wash ashore on the san francisco coast, scientists are using a new technique to get a better understanding of the mysterious creature. >>> the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. so far, everything is looking pretty good. coming up we will get an update from kcbs financial reporter jason brooks. ,,,,,, to work this morning... but they get to go home ear. here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jas >>> wall street traders had to go to work this morning. >> but they get to go home early. here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. how is it looking? >> i don't know how many went into work today. i think a lot of them took it off as they tend to do the day after thanksgiving. but so far, a good start. an

. >>> now to don knapp is where the police are looking for witnesses. >> reporter: the question is was it a violent crime or accident? that is what they are trying to find out. it all came to light yesterday when a doctor who lives in the neighborhood was walking his dog on campus and came across the teen boy lying on the ground bleeding. let's take a look at the video. what you will see are investigators this afternoon working behind the gym where the doctor found the boy. he was unconscious and unresponsive heed. he administered first aid and called 911. the 17-year-old was airlifted to oakland medical hospital and remains there in a medically induced coma. the investigators examined the scene trying to determine about if the boy may have fallen from the gym roof or if there was evidence he was a victim of assault. the boy may have been involved in a high risk dangerous game. >> through the investigation, the detectives talked to his family member and friends who discovered and engaged in the extreme part in the past and been here on the same campus with other young friends of his wh

don knapp is in the exclusive presid yore heights neighborhood where the search for a cause is beginning. don? >> reporter: ann, the cause of the fire is still unknown but firefighters do know where the fire broke out. a very bad

k about pix5 don knapp is there with more, what are you hearing? >> reporter: the police have an unconscious victim on their hands. trying to decide if it was a violent crime or an accident played in a dangerous game on roof tops. >> santa rosa investigators exam what looks like blood on the wall of montgomery high. a doctor walking his dog found the teen with a wound to the back of his head unresponsive. he administered first aid and called 911. the 17-year-old was taken by helicopter to oakland children's hospital and remains in a medically induced coma. now, they are trying to determine if the boy fallen from the roof or if had he was the victim of an assault. one thaoery is that he may have been involved in a high risk dangerous game. >> one thaoer sethat he may have been involved in a high risk dangerous -- one theory is that he may have been involved in a high risk of dangerous games. >> he was here on the same campus with other young friends of his where one of the young men fell and broken his leg. >> reporter: because of where the teen was

don knapp, kpix5. >> bart will have a new chief negotiator. thomas hawk is no longer with the district. >>> and if there is another bart strike, at least we have this, the caldecott tunnel is now opened it is a hit. >> reporter: with two brand new names to the caldecott tunnel, there is a lot more room on the road. lunchtime saturday, not a single bottleneck. smooth sailing for regular tunnel goers like joseph captain. >> a smooth ride on the way back. >> he did very well. i think he did very well. >> officials are not too shy patting themselves on the back either. 160,000 drivers everyday can now expect a quicker ride through the mountain. plus, the $407 million project is done early an under budget. >> great accomplishment to come, millions of dollars under budget. >> the state of california, i'm proud to say the federal government, too, working together to get a great project done. >> but not everyone is overly impressed. some say we have lowered our expectations with these massive projects. >> i think we have seen so many fiascoes with res

kpix 5's don knapp tells us why. . >>> after months of negotiations and two crippling strikes, b.a.r.t.'s biggest unions are happy with their contracts. kpix5s john nap tells us why. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. riders are glad the strike is over and the contracts have been ratified. there is lingering anger over worker's strike to tie up the bay area. >> it was a difficult situation for a couple of days. a lot of people were heavily inconvenience. collective bargaining is a important thing. >> reporter: they got renewed attention. and two workers were killed. >> and it's most unfortunate. and there was a lot of light on the safety issues going on with b.a.r.t. >> reporter: she said 88% of sciu's 1400 members approved the contract and that work safety was a big reason. >> our people are the people that step on the tracks and they do this every day to make sure that those tracks are clear for the trains coming through. there are workers having to deal with 1,000-volts every day. >> reporter: work role changes played a role. >> when management tries to manage in the old contract, we were able t

don knapp is in the neighborhood where the firefighters contained the fire. hi don. >> reporter: actually the fire broke out in one of the worst places of all to break out in the city like this with wooden structures side by side. it broke out between two buildings and quickly spread to both of those buildings. the area we're in as you pointed out a trendy area of san francisco. the laurel heights area. we're at locust and sacramento. the 3600 block. let's take a look at the video of the fire when it was raging pretty hot. it burned very fast. hot and very very smoky. firefighters arriving on the scene quickly called a second alarm and then a third alarm. it took about two and a half hours to get it under control. now no one was hurt. but many were quite shaken up. at least three residential areas are on the bottom floor -- are in the building of those two buildings and on the bottom floor is a store in which isabel hutton was working at the time. >> because we stuck -- started to hear voices and fire, fire. so i left. and i see flames but we were not -- i wen

as don knapp reports, to make it all happen 100 stores could get the boot. >> reporter: it's sunday and people in walnut creek are shopping, taking little notice of the public hearing signs tied to lamp posts. the signs refer to design divisions and a master plan that would add 300,000 square feet to the already bustling shopping area. >> the variety of shops that are offered, the outdoor feel. >> niemann mark us. >> nordstrom, macy's. all of the above. >> reporter: but the plans for the successful broadway plaza call for big changes beginning with new construction where about 100 shops now stands. the shops have to vacate by early next year. one shop en er told the san francisco business times she was surprised by a january 31st deadline to get out. >> the economy is getting better. so a different type of shopper. so there is going to be some variety. some people leave. some people come. >> it's all good. >> reporter: one store owner says they have been moving ahead with plans even before getting approvals. victoria's secret has moved, waiting out construction in a space vacated by a s

in san bruno, don knapp, kpix 5. >> they are collecting monetary donations to help with the relief efforts. for a link to their website, go to kpix.com. >>> all right take a look inside your refrigerator tonight. a richmond-based company called glass onion catering is recalling more than 90 tons of pre-packaged salads and sandwiches. federal health officials say it's because of a possible echo lee outbreak. 26 people in three states, including california say they got sick after eating the product. >> usually these salads are pretty easy. you take them for lunch. so yeah, it is pretty consuming. >> some of the brands include trader joe's, super fresh foods and delish. check out the full list on kpix.com under news links. >>> big heated debate boiling tonight. opponents say they've collected enough signatures for a ballot initiative to repeal it. the law aims to reduce discrimination by allowing transgender kids on whether or not they want to use a boys or girls restroom and which sports team to join. a conservative group claims that it violates the privacy of the non-transgender students. t

. >>> now to don knapp is where the police are looking for witnesses. >> reporter: the question is was