we're at the guadeloupe river. it stretches along downtown san jose along parkline. people have said there are a lot of homeless encampments around this area. certainly that will be the focus today it appears of a sweep that tries to get the homeless out of the frigid conditions. now the homeless ministries have been making efforts to address the needs of the homeless out here as they try to survive in these types of conditions. the community homeless alliance last night handed out free blankets to the homeless. and as the word got out about that free blanket give away, dozens of people lined up. in fact we found about 80 people waiting in line to get to those blankets. some people told us that they are struggling in these frigid conditions. and they are sometimes worried they won't survive. >> it's hard to get blankets and sleeping bags and everything else. >> why don't you go into a shelter or armory or somewhere else? >> i was supposed to go to the armory last night but i didn't want to go because my friends needed help out here. >> reporter: it can be deadly out

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yes, fliers are out here alerting the homeless here in san jose near the guadeloupe river especially that there will be a police sweeped to clearing encampments. with frigid temperature, rain expected, certainly health and safety are continuing and growing concern and that is something they want to address. there have been efforts to deal with the homeless and help them get through these frigid temperatures. homeless agencies making efforts to address the needs. ministry handed out free blankets to the homeless. as word got out about the give away 80 people lined up to get the blankets. some tell us they struck toll stay warm in the temperatures and sometimes they won't survive. they also admit they haven't been going to shelters because they've stayed in the elements with friends. >> it gets frozen down here. once in a while get a breeze from south to north and it gets you real cold. >> reporter: last year 44 people died on the streets of santa clara county. still unclear when the sweep is actually going to start today. but we'll certainly keep you updated on what we find out here o

last week, we went for a meeting to guadeloupe and another, and we talked about what is happening.for the superintendent, and we wanted to know what is not working and what is the plan. we came away from that meeting with a few questions, like how to engage families and understand what is happening in to support them, and there are changes in the school. we look forward to this. how to take things that were for the schools and make them available ensure the with other schools, and, for example, to understand the student needs. teachers should have access to training, as well. and then to give them the support that they need. president kim: 50. >> good evening, my name is the trees. i have a son -- my name is beatrice. the board is creating a position for the parent engagement, but we understand that will be sometime in january, and we feel that there is a lot to get started before then. we're reaching out to the different communities. a lot of parents feel that there is no good communication with the district, and, for example, a lot of parents find out that their child is bailing

this is just south of downtown near the guadeloupe river parkway. behind me you see a crime scene van here on the scene. it just pulled up a few minutes ago. as you said, dave, an officer- involved shooting. we really don't have much more beyond that. police are saying there was a robbery in the 500 block of locust and that an officer shot a person here. have not been able to confirm if that person was a suspect or not. whomever was shot however does not have life threatening injuries. and police also said the officer was injured. he had his knee injured but not as a result of what happened here. there are two squad cars down there at the end of the street here. the crime scene van just pulled up. as far as we've been able to determine nope # nobody's gotten out of that van. so we've got a lot of work to do here to figure out if there's another scene here. we are hearing there could be another possible crime scene somewhere else. we're working on talking to san jose police to get more details about what happened here which started by the way at 11:0

the onramps and god lure ya guadeloupe parkway, again until about 5:00. this drive still looks great. towards the dublin interchange. one live look outside. 880 through oakland. no big accidents out there yet. pretty quiet as far as your commute goes through oakland. taillights, northbound traffic, heading up towards downtown and mass transit, all running on time. the latest traffic information and weather information. 7:40 a.m. that's your traffic and weather. back to you, sidney . >>> it is 4:53. some state lawmakers criticizing the head of california's public utilities commission. jerry hill and others meeting yesterday in san bruno, the site of the deadly explosion and fire, tied to a pg&e gas pipeline. hill has written a bill calling for utilities to prioritize pipeline repairs and install valves that could automatically seal off a rupture line. it would ban utilities to pay for penalties from the puc. >>> some bay area cities are finding it easy to make monies these days by meanting it themselves. businesses in west moran used specifically designed

intimidated by drug gangs. >>> the last remaining police officer in the mexican town bordering guadeloupe has disappeared. she held out despite desertion and resignations of fellow officers. many police officers in that border area have been killed by the drug cartel. >>> the results of the first snow pack survey of the season is out. and it shows california snow pack has about twice as much water as normal for this time of year. in the central sierra the snow averages about five feet deep which is 158% of normal. the state gets up to 60% of its water from the snow pack. >> i'm pretty surprised. actually the southern sierra is even more phenomenal. it started building back about two weeks ago and seemingly has not let up. >> scientists measure the snow pack and gauge how much water is going to be available to fill the reservoirs during the spring. it's too early to predict whether the season will continue to produce a higher than average snow pack. >>> apple is being sued in a lawsuit that accuses the company of violating privacy and fraud laws. but what happens in this case could also ef

in honor of the country's patron saint guadeloupe, 200 colorful clowns paraded through the city streetsth props and other instruments. the tradition is thought to bring good luck in the coming year. well, for the time being, it definitely brought plenty of good times. >>> when you think of meeting the pope, this probably does not come to mind. in a rare chance to perform at the vatican, acrobats opted for an unusual stunt. the group whipped off their shirts, and they formed a human tower. while the bear-chested troupe got some cheers from the crowd, the pope seemed to have a more measured response. >>> one man is hoping his best friend can make it into the record books. in canada a man believes his dog is the oldest in the world. the owner had stumbled upon a shy mixed breed at a foster shelter 18 years ago. according to the vet, at the time the dog was 7. that makes the dog 25 years old today, doggy equivalent of 125 years old. bill, what do you think he feeds him? you have a dog. >> yeah. i know a lot of people have older dogs, and they've actually fed them like human food all along,

we have a photographer standing by showing us a live look at the guadeloupe parkway.we did see some headlights heading northbound up towards the airport. looks good there. and that one taillight, that's heading southbound towards downtown san jose. it's pretty quiet right now in all directions. let's go to our maps. most of the overnight road work is about to wrap up. some of it already has wrapped up. i had mentioned three lanes blocked on the lower deck of the bay bridge until about 5:00. they had it closed approaching the s curves, already gone, already wrapped up. so now an easy ride on the upper deck and the lower deck. you can see traffic is still very light right now as you approach the pay gates. checking the san mateo bridge, nice and quiet here as well across the span. 13-minute drive time or maybe even less to take you out towards foster city and the peninsula. these headlights, that's showing traffic coming off of the high rise heading towards the east bay. that looks good as well. and the commute into san francisco, 101 and 280 both moving equally at top

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police say armed men threw a hand grenade into the crowd to celebrate the festival of the virgin of guadeloupeausing the crowd to stampede. about 30,000 americans have been killed -- mexicans have been killed in drug-related violence in the last four years. >>> and sarah palin is visiting haiti this weekend. the former alaska governor and republican vice presidential nominee toured a community where a christian relief organization provides shelters for victims of the devastating january earthquake there. she will visit cholera treatment centers today and give christmas gifts to children. >>> and finally, a lost sea lion in oregon. the animal was stranded on highway 101 southwest of portland on saturday and police in their wisdom decided they had to protect it from the traffic on the road. state police, fish and wildlife division troopers and fire and rescue officers all got into the act of coaxing the sea lion safely back into the ocean. so we had reindeer on the loose. >> i was looking for the cowboys. >> sea lions in oregon. stay with "gma" for all the latest in wayward animals next weekend.

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tanker overflowed at the guadeloupe rubble disposal company. the parks department also closed a few trails near the entrance until further notice. >>> in new york the curtain will go up again tonight for spiderman the musical. shows have been canceled this week following this 30-foot fall by a stunt man monday night. the show's fourth accident and happened despite a safety harness that should have prevented it. the producers have made all necessary safety adjustments. >>> san francisco firefighters are still asking for donations to help make their annual toy give away a success. the firefighters hope to provide toys for 40,000 children. right now they have 15,000 to 17,000 fewer toys than they did last year. organizers say they will continue to help as many families as they can. >> it's a sign of the economic times. we have not turned anyone away. >> organizers say they have a particular need for sports equipment and more toys for girls. usually you can drop those off at almost any fire department. so if you are out shopping, grab something ext

>> we are on part avenue behind me guadalupe river let's take 11 it actually looks lederer the guadeloupe has been tamed over the years as a result of flood control projects a right now it's anything but tame. no flooding to tell you about as the river makes its way through san jose and eventually into the bay. as we take at look at video we saw earlier. it has a long history of flooding it has flooded 15 times since world war two. the most recent in '95 and again in 97. president clinton had a disaster declaration and we had the big flood back in '82 result of 100 your storm. coincidentally as we also take a look at the rain half an inch-inch in downtown san jose the worst flood ever was in 1955 in san jose. they called it the christmas week floods 8,000 a. of this area flooded south of downtown. and then over to all be still. we don't expect anything like that happen because there has been products going on over the last several years the one in the bay river walk and they divert water around. back to the live picture. it is starting to get windy not raining all lot but there rain is co

guadeloupe and connector now back up or delays.ading lights and not active, no delays between san jose, santa clara for 101 north. the accident in solano, was 80 at the dixon yes it's out there, one, probably more lanes blocked westbound it will slow the rise from sacramento towards the bay. darya. >> if you're hitting their road for the holidays, the prices at the pumps might make you rethink that christmas present york and get for somebody, stay put it in the tank, the national average has jumped to $3. this is the first time since 2008, gas prices have been above the $3 mark. officials say it prices have never been this high around christmas. the higher gas prices are not keeping drivers off the road triple a is sticking with the prediction 86 million people will travel by car this holiday season that's more than a 3% increase from last year. >> up border dispute between san francisco and san mateo is heating up over a new local hiring lot, and the measure requires 20% local hiring for city funding. in the first year. san mateo

. >> quechua break with the light traffic in this out bay. 101 is remarkably light so is 280, guadeloupet has taken no time for the parkway to clear out once the meeting lights return of. that happened at 9, usually when that occurs about enough trouble on 21 01 that it starts to back up, that's not the case this morning, it is as it has been light coming easy ride. san francisco, also very good for the end of central freeway, no backup, no delay no proms up the merger. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are off. that's how light the traffic has been, activated, deactivated conditions are still great for the westbound ride. to and across the upper deck. >> continuing team coverage of the big story, the weather. crews are out this morning cleaning up some of the damage caused by last term, getting ready for the next. kron4 is jackie sissel is in. >> you are looking at the rooftop of a cleaning company in san anselmo. the owner is surveying the damage this happened on sunday eucalyptus trees on a hillside came crashing down, you can see this much either event, as i call of you can see

interchange with one no one all the way up past the guadalupe parkway in fact it will be midway between guadeloupe up for 101 northbound. still sluggish to the city especially from the inbound central here on to the south but james lick freeway is back at el least two south van ness. and closer to the on ramp. the red deer will my creek still recovering from earlier delays take a look to this, still have a back up leaving walnut creek, it's not as backed up as it had been the lick here about a quarter of a muscle cells of main street that is where you really start to slow down. it will not pick up very quickly it will still remain sluggish through alamo for succeed csx bound. let's get the latest from the kron4 news ran here's james fletcher. >> thank you, , a developing story authorities say a man has been arrested for plotting to blow up a recruitment center near baltimore. they say he wanted to blow up the station for our agency there's no danger of the problem was phony the man or has under surveillance for months. at this point is now believed at least there's no evidence that this man he wil