ktvu's eric rasmussen has more on the new fox tv show. eric you're headed for the rock. >> reporter: and just in any minute now we're expected to get on this ferry right here to head out to alcatraz, and as you mentioned it is the back drop for a new show, some called it a time travel thriller. the concept is 302 prisoners that actually disappeared from the island in 2003. next, the prison shut down, next they re-appeared in present day. >> in 1963, alcatraz officially closed. all the prisoners were transferred off the island. >> it comes from executive producer jjabrama, who is behind shows like lost and fringe. and we'll have people on their thoughts, doing the show and the city of san francisco as the back drop. we can tell you most of the show was shot in vancouver, however, we got a look at the pilot episode. it has the beauty of the prison as well. one of our cameras caught some of the filming in the show in russian hill. and as we come back out live here, getting ready to go to alcatraz, i talked to the film commission on the situat

ktvu's eric rasmussen is in san rafael to show us what they brought back from mexico. >> reporter: ken, there are certainly stray dogs in the bay area, but one rescue group says it's nothing like what it sneeze juarez, mexico and tonight eleven dogs that almost certainly faced death are getting a new chance at life right here. this is the end of a 1200-mile journey for christy canalblor and eleven new four- legged friends. each dog comes straight from the streets of juarez, mexico. >> it's been a long trip? camblor says her group, compassion without border has made their trip to juarez 100 timessed. in a city where an ongoing drug war has led to 10,000 murders in one year, animals might have it worse. >> he was found covered in motor oil and in mexico they believe motor oil kills ticks. >> reporter: this backyard in san rafael was the dog's first taste of the suv and bay area. all of these dogs, including little samuel here will now go to other rescue groups, but organizers say they will have no trouble finding new homes. and camblor, who is also a vet with the sonoma humane society is

live in oakland, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> family and friends of a missing woman gather today in oakland. who they are working with in hopes of finding their loved one. >>> the campaign trail heats up and g.o.p. presidential candidate rick santorum gets an influential endorsement. >> former penn state coach joe paterno speaks up and what he has to say about the sexual abuse scandal that cost him his job. the 10:00 news continueses in 90 seconds. 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th. verizon. . >>> an oakland family fears the life of a missing woman is in darker. lorraine blanco shows us how friends and family rallied together to find her. >> reporter: with the pound of drums and intensity of devotion. >> we embrace you yasmeen with the faith of our prayers. >> reporter: family and friends and even strangers rallied to bring 31- year-old y

live, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police stand off in san francisco turned into a cliff hanger. officers have been on scene for 24 hours. they chased a home burglar into bushes next to a cliff and the suspect stayed there for hours. coming up, rob roth tells us why police backed off and how a team and a hostage negotiator tried to end the stand off. >>> to the race for president. major developments today involving two of the candidates who didn't do very well in the iowa caucuses. live in washington d.c. tonight and what the results mean. >> reporter: this is what the republican field looked like last night, it has now changed with one candidate getting out of the race and another one sticking with it. all of this because of what happened in iowa was the difference, boiled down to 8 rotes. >> reporter: mitt romney won. but rick santorum's almost first place finish gives him momentum. >> game on. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much. >> ron paul finished third but the iowa caucuses were not so kind to others. newt gingrich, rick perry, michele bachmann and john

it is called alcatraz and ktvu's eric rasmussen found out they are getting a living history lesson fromformer guards and inmates. >> reporter: when the new thriller alcatraz filmed its pilot it was the first visit to the rock for some of the show's stars. >> never been to alcatraz before. and when i came here i was oddly -- i was a bit -- almost mesmerized. >> i hope we do it justice. it is creepy. >> reporter: tin had fantasy 302 perezners and guards disappear in 1963 and begin reappearing on the streets of present day san francisco. >> reporter: we found some men who have real life experience on both sides of these bars. >> 21 years old. it was a tough experience as you could imagine. >> reporter: in 1948 frank was the youngest guard at alcatraz. >> i met george machine gun kelly, the driver for bonnie and clyde. >> reporter: also under his watch, inmate 1118, robert luke. the former bank robber spent 5 years at alcatraz but kept that part of his life a secret for 51 years. >> i don't think i ever thought about being from here. i didn't think it was possible because of the water. >> r

we're live here in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktv, channel 2 news. >>> a former san ramon police officer pleaded guilty today to charges of a corruption investigation. he pleaded guilty to nine felonies including selling drugs, embezzlement and gun charges. lombardy's settlement is expected on friday. >>> mayor quan has come under fire by some oakland residents for her handling of the oakland protest. >>> whichever effort gains 50,000 signatures first will be filed. >>> as rita williams explains, the up and down nature of the race could lead to a larger role in california. >>> as candidates arrived for tonight's 19th republican debate, the gop chairman in california and others questioned whether there's a debate over load almost twice as many as this time four years ago. >> we've had so many debates i think we're down to shoe size and hair color. >> reporter: presidential want to bees have risen and fallen. high stakes today for the final four, especially the top two. >> is he still the biggest anti immigration? >> my father was born in mexico, my wife's father was born in whales

eric rasmussen. >> here's another view of the snow. this is what it looks like from a caltrans camera giving us a live picture of squall valley. it's been snowing there all evening and we've watched it accumulate throughout the evening. >>> and this is what we need. rainfalling in the bay area today. the afternoon commute was rainfall accumulations nearly an inch in santa rosa. elsewhere it's raining out there fairly hard in some places right now. the radar is not p p picking it all you have but i have reports in the north bay of consistent light rainfalling. continue all night, look for some wet possible in the morning commute. here's the big story. this is the first, the door is open. there's a bigger one sitting out in the pacific. we will look at that one and how it will impact you on friday. >>> the first rain in months caused trouble. they responded to one crash after another. >> reporter: within 10 minutes, 10 cars crashed within feet of each other on highway 101. >> we had two right behind us and three more behind that. >> repo

we're live here in san rafael, eric rasmussen, ktvu. >>> police in oakland are looking for a hit-and-run driver who shot and killed a driver. authorities identified the victim as benjamin green of oakland. he was in the crosswalk at 73rd and bancroft when he was hit. police identify the vehicle as a dark colored van. the driver continued on without stopping. the intersection is about a block from hpd's substation. >>> an exclusive video with howard jordan, what he revealed to us about a new plan to tackle violent crime. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors failed to overturn a veto by mayor lee who may have led to a closure of sharp park course. environmental groups want to close it saying golfers are a threat to the san francisco guarder snake and the california red legged frog. today's vote was the same not enough to overturn a veto. >>> the supervisors also gave initial -- dog walkers must obtain a paid permit and limit the number of dogs being walked to eight. the vote was unanimous. the ordnance returned to the board next week for final approval. >>> b.a.r.t. to the south bay,

eric rasmussen. >> here's another view of the snow. this is what it looks like from a caltrans camera giving us a live picture of squall valley. it's been snowing there all evening and we've watched it accumulate throughout the evening. >>> and this is what we need. rainfalling in the bay area today. the afternoon commute was rainfall accumulations nearly an inch in santa rosa. elsewhere it's raining out there fairly hard in some places right now. the radar is not p p picking it all you have but i have reports in the north bay of consistent light rainfalling. continue all night, look for some wet possible in the morning commute. here's the big story. this is the first, the door is open. there's a bigger one sitting out in the pacific. we will look at that one and how it will impact you on friday. >>> the first rain in months caused trouble. they responded to one crash after another. >> reporter: within 10 minutes, 10 cars crashed within feet of each other on highway 101. >> we had two right behind us and three more behind that. >> repo

we're live here in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktv, channel 2 news. >>> a former san ramon police officer pleaded guilty today to charges of a corruption investigation. he pleaded guilty to nine felonies including selling drugs, embezzlement and gun charges. lombardy's settlement is expected on friday. >>> mayor quan has come under fire by some oakland residents for her handling of the oakland protest. >>> whichever effort gains 50,000 signatures first will be filed. >>> as rita williams explains, the up and down nature of the race could lead to a larger role in california. >>> as candidates arrived for tonight's 19th republican debate, the gop chairman in california and others questioned whether there's a debate over load almost twice as many as this time four years ago. >> we've had so many debates i think we're down to shoe size and hair color. >> reporter: presidential want to bees have risen and fallen. high stakes today for the final four, especially the top two. >> is he still the biggest anti immigration? >> my father was born in mexico, my wife's father was born in whales

eric rasmussen, ktvu. >>> it's like somebody is hitting eric with a hose. out there we have reports of very heavy rain. some rainfall rates nearing 2- inches an hour. this area moving in offshore it's going to be moving through pacifica, san francisco, oakland. this is the real deal, it is raining hard. this is the back edge of the front here but we are in it right now. the front is just move into the bay area. the winds are kicking up. the rain is coming down to beat the band. there goes the live radar sweep. listen if you're watching any amount of time, watching live storm tracker 2 you know when you see read out by bethel island, it is dumping. it's dumping to the point it might be tough to see as you're driving in the highways out there. you might have to pull over. the rain is going to continue throughout the next few hours. you saw the rain on eric, it is raining up at the summit right now. it's raining in truckee. we're losing a lot of snow because of the rain. things will cool off but the rain is coming down throughout the center part of the state.

eric rasmussen, ktvu. >>> it's like somebody is hitting eric with a hose. out there we have reports of very heavy rain. some rainfall rates nearing 2- inches an hour. this area moving in offshore it's going to be moving through pacifica, san francisco, oakland. this is the real deal, it is raining hard. this is the back edge of the front here but we are in it right now. the front is just move into the bay area. the winds are kicking up. the rain is coming down to beat the band. there goes the live radar sweep. listen if you're watching any amount of time, watching live storm tracker 2 you know when you see read out by bethel island, it is dumping. it's dumping to the point it might be tough to see as you're driving in the highways out there. you might have to pull over. the rain is going to continue throughout the next few hours. you saw the rain on eric, it is raining up at the summit right now. it's raining in truckee. we're losing a lot of snow because of the rain. things will cool off but the rain is coming down throughout the center part of the state.

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we're live here in oakland, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> the three young children killed in oakland over the past five months will be honored a week from tomorrow at two oakland churches. the tower of faith ministry are each holding a save our babies block party. the two events will honor carlos nava and 23-year-old harum lawrence jr. along with gabriel martinez jr. both of those events are scheduled from 11:00 to 5:00 january 15th. >>> a judge sentenced an antioch woman to life in prison for the torture of his niece and nephew. the body of 15-year-old jasmine davis was found in her home. the girl had been beaten, burned and starved. her twin brother survived similar abuse and testified at the trial saying the abuse had gone on for years. davis could be eligible for parol in 28 years. >>> police in richmond police said violent crime in their city fell for a 22nd year. violent crime dropped by 14% in 2011 compared to the previous year. armed robbery dropped 33%. carjacking fell by 35% and attempted robbery by 65%. the number of homicides did increase however from 21 to 26. >>> a new

we're live here in san rafael, eric rasmussen, ktvu. >>> police in oakland are looking for a hit-and-run driver who shot and killed a driver. authorities identified the victim as benjamin green of oakland. he was in the crosswalk at 73rd and bancroft when he was hit. police identify the vehicle as a dark colored van. the driver continued on without stopping. the intersection is about a block from hpd's substation. >>> an exclusive video with howard jordan, what he revealed to us about a new plan to tackle violent crime. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors failed to overturn a veto by mayor lee who may have led to a closure of sharp park course. environmental groups want to close it saying golfers are a threat to the san francisco guarder snake and the california red legged frog. today's vote was the same not enough to overturn a veto. >>> the supervisors also gave initial -- dog walkers must obtain a paid permit and limit the number of dogs being walked to eight. the vote was unanimous. the ordnance returned to the board next week for final approval. >>> b.a.r.t. to the south bay,

we're live here in oakland, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> the three young children killed in oakland over the past five months will be honored a week from tomorrow at two oakland churches. the tower of faith ministry are each holding a save our babies block party. the two events will honor carlos nava and 23-year-old harum lawrence jr. along with gabriel martinez jr. both of those events are scheduled from 11:00 to 5:00 january 15th. >>> a judge sentenced an antioch woman to life in prison for the torture of his niece and nephew. the body of 15-year-old jasmine davis was found in her home. the girl had been beaten, burned and starved. her twin brother survived similar abuse and testified at the trial saying the abuse had gone on for years. davis could be eligible for parol in 28 years. >>> police in richmond police said violent crime in their city fell for a 22nd year. violent crime dropped by 14% in 2011 compared to the previous year. armed robbery dropped 33%. carjacking fell by 35% and attempted robbery by 65%. the number of homicides did increase however from 21 to 26. >>> a new

live in greenbrae, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> judge today ordered a man to stand trial for a series offsults at -- series of assaults. he will be tried. prosecutors say dna evidence links him to attack ons three women in june, july and august of 2010. he set to be arraigned january 23. >>> man accused of posing as a doctor. carlos guzmangarza. police say a second woman come forward saying she consulted him for a skin treatment. he also touched the woman inappropriately. carlos guzmangarza pleaded not guilty. >>> cal fire is on alert because of the dry weather. ktvu's robert handa is live in morgan hill. >> reporter: throughout the state cal fire crews responded to more wile fires they normally see in january. all signs indicate fire conditions are going to get worse. >> watch out. >> reporter: they put together dry vegetation from around hir home. >> -- from around their home. >> turned off our irrigation too soon. >> reporter: today's alert didn't surprise them. they say the dry weather and strong winds convince them to take their fire safety measures about three month

eric rasmussen is in the sierra where over a foot of snow has fallen. >>> and we are following the occupysters. we'll see you the next time news breaks. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ]

ktvu's eric rasmussen is there, with the stars on the new show, hearding to the rock for the hollywood premier. eric? >> reporter: and we just got here to alcatraz the last 30 minutes or so where they will hold the red carpet for this event tonight. of course the show called alcatraz is holding a little premier party here tonight. they're talking about -- the show that is starting on monday, that is going to be based around alcatraz and the city of san francisco, the premise is that 302 prisoners disappeared in 1963, and then began to be seen on present day. but i can tell you on the boat ride over here for the party today we actually had an opportunity to talk to one former inmate and two former guards who were here at alcatraz when it operated. obviously very real history to be shared here tonight as they talk about the program airing on channel 2. we'll have more throughout the evening and more at 10:00. live here on alcatraz. ktvu ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and

live in the newsroom, eric rasmussen. >>> and our website ktvu.com has complete coverage of the occupy protest including more details about the disciplinary action for two oakland police officers during a demonstration in oakland. >>> the man accused of rape was arranged today. prosecutors say if he's convicted on all of them dozier faces life in prison. dozier is scheduled to return to court february 23rd. >>> today we learned that a high school teacher accused of sexual assault may have several victims. craig chandler was arranged this afternoon on two counts of lewd act on a child. chandler thought at waley elementary school in san jose. it was reported that chandler assaulted one child but today prosecutors said there were multiple victims. prosecutors say the children are all younger than 14. >>> a violent attack on two women during a home invasion is raising fears among neighbors in san francisco's sunset district tonight. ktvu's allie rasmus has what investigators are saying about the case. >> reporter: i spoke to families of the women and said both of women attacked yesterday a

i'm eric rasmussen. >>> and i'm heather holmes. we begin in san francisco where two men suspected of robbery and kidnapping are in custody tonight, following a wild police chase. police say the pursuit began about 2:20 this afternoon, officers say along the way's the running suspects hit a pedestrian who suffered minor injuries as well as the car. the chase ended with the suspect's car hit, and then another parked car, police say the two men tried to run but quickly were arrested. >> they went to grab somebody else and held them hostage, yeah, it was scary, i was glad there were so many police here so fast. >> investigators say the men may have been trying to steal a laptop. >>> authorities in texas have detained a man who tried to go through security checkpoints with explosives in his carry-on bag. the fbi says a man was taken into custody at mid-land international airport this afternoon, after a tsa officer spotted a suspicious item in the x-ray machine. investigators wouldn't say how many explosives were inside, but described th

. >> good evening everyone, i'm eric rasmussen in for ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. anticipation is certainly running high as the bay area eagerly awaits the arrival of 2012. ktvu's jane hernandez live along san francisco's waterfront, where revelers are certainly ready to party. >> reporter: heather, we have seen this crowd grow and, in fact, you can see at the foot of market, some people are already snagged their spots to watch this year's fireworks. though were not the only ones preparing for today's festivities. >> happy new year. >> reporter: inside hotels like this one in san francisco, party setup began early. dan burgess shows us where his guests will enjoy new year's cheers tonight. >> what we saw this year which was a little bit different, people made plans further ahead. >> reporter: he expects 700 party revelers within the hotel's americano restaurant and not far, free rides began at 6:00. >> last year i worked and it was really crazy. >> we are encouraging public transit, because of the dui issues, but what we do is that we have stepped up enforcement. >

eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and the show premiers with a two hour special monday night on ktvu channel 2, starting at 8:00 p.m. >>> in marin county, read aloud lurid details from a diary found in the home. determining if maso will stand trial for the death of four women in the '70s and the '90s. detective richard brown reports that the journal starts off with the women's names and location of the sexual assault. >>> a judge in alameda county has decided a 44-year-old man facing murder charges in juvenile court will instead be tried as an adult. he is charged with killing when he was 16. because of his age, he was charged in juvenile court. 14-year-old tina fails was found stabbed to death in pleasantton. carlson was arrested last august, based on dna evidence. >>> in newark police are asking on the public's help to find an 81-year-old with alzheimer's. hunter is black, 5'11". weigh basis 180 pounds, last seen wearing a black surety. anyone with information is asked to call the newark police department. >>> a bicyclist badly injured in a hit-and-run accident in san franc

as ktvu's eric rasmussen reported, the boy's grandmother says her grandson is innocent. but she still marched him into jail. >> they ran on him, i said we came through a gun detector, i'm bringing him in. >> reporter: despite his young age and small 100-pound frame, police consider the teen armed and dangerous. investigators say the suspect approached 28-year-old women simulated having a gun, took their purses and sexually assaulted them. police won't say how they identified the boy as their suspect. but decided to put out an alert with his name and description over the weekend. >> we strongly believe that if we did not put this information out in the interest of public safety, he would not have turned himself in. >> you get to ask him straight up are you involved in this. >> i asked him, i said tell me the truth. i said i can deal with no lies.. they said he might have did a robbery, i might agree with them. but a rape and an assault they need to stop putting that on him. >> reporter: family members say they are furious police released the boy's name. and they've alread

as ktvu's eric rasmussen reported, the boy's grandmother says her grandson is innocent. but she still marched him into jail. >> they ran on him, i said we came through a gun detector, i'm bringing him in. >> reporter: despite his young age and small 100-pound frame, police consider the teen armed and dangerous. investigators say the suspect approached 28-year-old women simulated having a gun, took their purses and sexually assaulted them. police won't say how they identified the boy as their suspect. but decided to put out an alert with his name and description over the weekend. >> we strongly believe that if we did not put this information out in the interest of public safety, he would not have turned himself in. >> you get to ask him straight up are you involved in this. >> i asked him, i said tell me the truth. i said i can deal with no lies.. they said he might have did a robbery, i might agree with them. but a rape and an assault they need to stop putting that on him. >> reporter: family members say they are furious police released the boy's name. and they've alread

eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and the show premiers with a two hour special monday nightktvu channel 2, starting at 8:00 p.m. >>> in marin county, read aloud lurid details from a diary found in the home. determining if maso will stand trial for the death of four women in the '70s and the '90s. detective richard brown reports that the journal starts off with the women's names and location of the sexual assault. >>> a judge in alameda county has decided a 44-year-old man facing murder charges in juvenile court will instead be tried as an adult. he is charged with killing when he was 16. because of his age, he was charged in juvenile court. 14-year-old tina fails was found stabbed to death in pleasantton. carlson was arrested last august, based on dna evidence. >>> in newark police are asking on the public's help to find an 81-year-old with alzheimer's. hunter is black, 5'11". weigh basis 180 pounds, last seen wearing a black surety. anyone with information is asked to call the newark police department. >>> a bicyclist badly injured in a hit-and-run accident in san francisco

eric rasmussen live in oakland where he found repair men already at work today. ic. >> reporter: frank, you kind of have to wonder if these thieves might have been posing as travelers, somehow they walked into this train station, made it inside the men's bathroom that you see there. th