janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some deals had shoppers lining up overnight. this morning we found a handful of bargain hunters outside the h&m store. they handed out free gift cards when it opened at 8:00. >> try to avoid shopping because i don'tlike the big crowds but i feel like the awesome deals were too good to pass up. >> other shoppers told us they didn't plan to do much shopping today but couldn't resist the deals. one woman spent more today than before christmas. some shopped for sales online. online shopping jumped 16% yesterday over last year. there was a huge increase in the number of people who made purchases using iphones, iphones and smartphones. the dollar u. surged by 173%. they tracked shopping at 500 ebsites. >>> -- websites. >>> ktvu's robert handa tells us, a real problem for 7,000 people. >> we are outside a homeless shelter in san jose. trying to help people escape tonight's cold weather. we will show you some of the hazards that come, but with the homeness it's a more -- homeless it's a more immediate threat. >>> there are about 7,000 h

ktvu's janine de la vega there now with all the disruption it's causing. >> reporter: main street is closed in both directions, as you can see behind me it's because these crews are working to repair a main break. this is happening right in front of this crate and barrel. water started flooding into the basement of that crate and barrel where they keep the merchandise. now let's take a look at some video that we took earlier of where you can see where the actual water main valve broke. crews happened to already be in the area doing routine maintenance work and they responded to the water main break. the pipe did not break because of the work they were doing and they are still investigating the cause. this is really causing a lot of traffic delays around this area, a popular shopping area broadway plaza. right now walnut creek police are out, they are showing drivers detours since there is this two block area. that is closed off. so they're asking people what to avoid the south main and olympic boulevard . since this work is being done, we're told the only store so far that had damage

reporting from san francisco, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> many people have skipped the mall and jumped on the internet instead. online shopping increased more than 60% on christmas day compared to last year. the number of purchases made on mobile devices went up 173%. nearly 7% of all online purchases on christmas day were made using i pads. >>> half price, even 75% off sales are all the rage after christmas. with an eye toward next year there were plenty of shoppers snapping up postholiday items. but it seemed like there were not that many people in line to return presents and that's not actually the norm. the national retail federation estimates holiday returns will total $46 billion this year, up 4% from last year and 10% from two years ago. >>> some shoppers were out even before the sun rose this morning: it was dark as folks drove up to do their shopping in pleasanton. for many wal-mart was just the first stop. >> i have to go to macy's to return some shoes for my lady. so it's going to be very difficult. a lot of crazy customers in there. but it's part of the holi

reporting from san francisco, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> many people have skipped the mall and jumped on the internet instead. online shopping increased more than 60% on christmas day compared to last year. the number of purchases made on mobile devices went up 173%. nearly 7% of all online purchases on christmas day were made using i pads. >>> half price, even 75% off sales are all the rage after christmas. with an eye toward next year there were plenty of shoppers snapping up postholiday items. but it seemed like there were not that many people in line to return presents and that's not actually the norm. the national retail federation estimates holiday returns will total $46 billion this year, up 4% from last year and 10% from two years ago. >>> some shoppers were out even before the sun rose this morning: it was dark as folks drove up to do their shopping in pleasanton. for many wal-mart was just the first stop. >> i have to go to macy's to return some shoes for my lady. so it's going to be very difficult. a lot of crazy customers in there. but it's part of the holi

reporting live from downtown san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a group of oakland protesters occupy protesters was back out today at a familiar spot. a group of about 20 protesters showed up outside city hall at frank ogawa plaza. so did police. some protesters threw things, some even tried to pitch a tent but the officers took it down. there were no reports of any arrests but some protesters received citations from the police. >>> oakland mayor jean quan responded today to the commonwealth club in san francisco. >> she brutalized our citizens. >> she brutalizes our citizens. >> like oscar grant. >> like oscar grant. >> reporter: we first showed you these pictures of the scene at the meeting last night on the 10:00 news. protesters heckled and shouted down mayor quan, they are upset over the way she and oakland police handled the occupy protest. we spoke with mayor quan today about last night's disturbance. >> i think it's interesting that they take no responsibility of all the violence that took place. i think that movement can't grow that way. >> reporter: mayor

our janine de la vega joins us now from a sports bar with this latest controversy. >> reporter: a lot of oakland a's fans hang out here and they tell me that they are confused and they don't know what to make about what's happening with the organization. tina ricardo has always displayed memorabilia for years but she's noticing a change. >> we don't see people with it anymore. >> reporter: the game has dwindled and talk to the team moving to san jose is frustrating fans. >> this is the sports capital of the bay area. >> reporter: in the last 20 days the a's have made graphic changes. three valuable star players were traded to other teams. in exchange they received prospects from the minor league. fans say the team is being set up to fail. >> you have to wonder about the strategy, they don't want us to show up so they can move. >> you're following a jersey, they're coming in one door and out the other. >> reporter: in order for a move to happen, the san francisco giants need to give up territorial rights to san jose. sources with the city of san jose say that will be discussed in a mee

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today some folks are trying to take advantage of the gift cards. gift card exchange day. the cards are being sold to the highest bidder. the site claims resellers pay the highest premiums on premiums on the day after christmas. >>> shopping means replacing old electronics. how do you know if you are getting rid of them safely, coming up, how a company is making sure it ends up in the right place. >> fog delayed flights in and out of san francisco's airport. the delay lasted as long as 30 minutes. in san jose, fog caused one flight to divert to rene moch passengers -- reno. passengers landed in san jose two hours late. no delays in oakland. >>> numbers show 952 arrests for dui this season. and two fatal collisions. alameda has 317 arrests reported between saturday and christmas eve. santa clara, 243 arrests. sonoma 88. contra costa 77 arrests. >>> the cold weather continues here in the bay area and tonight is going to be no exception. ktvu's robert handa is in san jose to us how a home was saved from a fire. >> reporter: many people are tryin

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now there's a total of 102 residents in thattenderloin building. we're told the red cross is helping those residents with apartmenting that are now inhabitable. the red cross is helping to get them transferred to another property. >>> authorities are trying to figure out what caused another san francisco fire. it happened before 10:00 on a building on 24th and utah street. firefighters managed to put the flames out in about an hour. no one was hurt. the red cross is also helping shelter those displaced residents. >>> san francisco police are asking for help to try to identify a man caught in a surveillance photo who they say sexually assaulted two women. we want to show you a photo police released of man suspected in the mission district assaults. the suspect is described as a black man in his mid-30s about 5'6" and 6'tall with a medium build. one storekeeper says people in the neighborhood are taking extra precautions. >> every time we leave our store, looking around making sure nobody is hanging around or standing around doing

reporting live from san francisco, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an apartment building in berkeley severely damaged by a five alarm fire last month is almost completely torn down now. just part of an exterior wall and pile of debris remains there now. that fire was so intense last month that engineers recommended the entire building be torn down tomorrow. 70 people, many uc berkeley students lost their home. >>> a rapid response to an apartment helped them save the building but two families are out of their homes tonight. firefighters saw heavy smoke and flames when they arrived about 10:00 this morning. everyone was able to get out of that building safely. fire officials have not identified a cause but say it does not appear suspicious. >>> about a dozen people marched down 73rd avenue in honor of baby hirum lawrence. lawrence is just shy of his second birthday. he was caught in the cross fire of a mass shooting. he remains in critical condition at oakland children's hospital. >> it's very sad to where all these kids have been shot. babies getting shot. this has got to

janine de la vega, ktvu news. >>> the ted triple murdering yusuf bey iv is facing criminal charges. represented bey who is now serving three life terms for the murder of chauncey bailey and two other men. >>> congress passed the law back in 2007, requiring lightbulbs be more energy efficient. the 100-watt bulb will be the first to go followed bid other wattages. california started its own phase out of those bulbs in january of this year. >>> along with those 100-watt bulbs, beer with added caffeine are about to become a thing of the past. those drinks will be banned, although beer brewed from coffee will still be allowed. seven other states have also banned caffeinated beer. >>> hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, what happens to money left at airport security checkpoints and one man's plan to handle it differently. >>> a weak weather system is approaching the bay area, coming up the area that could take up a few showers for tomorrow. the updated sierra forecast and the one direction temperatures will be headed >>> a hiker and his dog were rescued from a sheer hillside in l

janine de la vega, ktvu news. >>> the former lawyer for convicted triple murdering yusuf bey iv is facingriminal charges. she represented bey who is now serving three life terms for the murder of chauncey bailey and two other men. >>> congress passed the law back in 2007, requiring lightbulbs be more energy efficient. the 100-watt bulb will be the first to go followed bid other wattages. california started its own phase out of those bulbs in january of this year. >>> along with those 100-watt bulbs, beer with added caffeine are about to become a thing of the past. those drinks will be banned, although beer brewed from coffee will still be allowed. seven other states have also banned caffeinated beer. >>> hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, what happens to money left at airport security checkpoints and one man's plan to handle it differently. >>> a weak weather system is approaching the bay area, coming up the area that could take up a few showers for tomorrow. the updated sierra forecast and the one direction temperatures will be headed this weekend. >>> and skipping a day this w

janine de la vega shows us the real estate hot spot and what may be behind the boom in busy. >> reportert's prime real estate visible to motorists. office spaces ready to lease. >> it's been good all year. we're real happy with how things turned out. the company had a record year. >> reporter: john yemdel says this is the company's best year in leasing since 1935. the demand for class a level office space has quadrupeled in the last year. >> as the companies do well from a sales point from a growth standpoint they need space. >> reporter: apple led the pack leasing 2 million square feet and google leasing 1 million square feet. in the last year hp, motorola and google have all moved in. president dave cortizi says this is a great sign of economic support. >> people are getting back to work, we're seeing other indicators of those trends especially here in the south bay. we expect that to be a cascading effect throughout the region. >> reporter: those in the industry say san jose may be the next hot spot because that's where the available space is. >>> in news of the world tonight, at leas

janine de la vega shows us the real estate hot spot and what may be behind the boom in busy. >> reportere visible to motorists. office spaces ready to lease. >> it's been good all year. we're real happy with how things turned out. the company had a record year. >> reporter: john yemdel says this is the company's best year in leasing since 1935. the demand for class a level office space has quadrupeled in the last year. >> as the companies do well from a sales point from a growth standpoint they need space. >> reporter: apple led the pack leasing 2 million square feet and google leasing 1 million square feet. in the last year hp, motorola and google have all moved in. president dave cortizi says this is a great sign of economic support. >> people are getting back to work, we're seeing other indicators of those trends especially here in the south bay. we expect that to be a cascading effect throughout the region. >> reporter: those in the industry say san jose may be the next hot spot because that's where the available space is. >>> in news of the world tonight, at least 11 people died aft

janine de la vega is in san jose and spoke with rene earlier today. >> i spoke to him this morning, heaid he felt amazing. he was in good spirits, but he was also saying that he was very touched by the support he felt here in the bay area and especially here in santa cruz. the crowd here has thin out but they were obviously disappointed about his loss. >> the act finishing in third place is -- chris rene. >> reporter: and just like that a $5 million recording contract slipped away from chris rene. he came in third place with fellow contestant melanie amaro winning the contest. >> i'm bummed because it doesn't matter because he's going to make it no matter what. >> reporter: rene won the hearts of the judges and fans worldwide. before the show rene hauled trash for a living. he was also a drug addict, only three months sober when he auditioned. wilson says they hope rene comes back to the house to finish the recovery. >> i don't know how bad this loss is going to hit him. but i know he has safe family and friends right there in the house. he has a support group and i know that he's goin

janine de la vega is in san jose and spoke with rene earlier today. >> i spoke to him this morning, heaid he felt amazing. he was in good spirits, but he was also saying that he was very touched by the support he felt here in the bay area and especially here in santa cruz. the crowd here has thin out but they were obviously disappointed about his loss. >> the act finishing in third place is -- chris rene. >> reporter: and just like that a $5 million recording contract slipped away from chris rene. he came in third place with fellow contestant melanie amaro winning the contest. >> i'm bummed because it doesn't matter because he's going to make it no matter what. >> reporter: rene won the hearts of the judges and fans worldwide. before the show rene hauled trash for a living. he was also a drug addict, only three months sober when he auditioned. wilson says they hope rene comes back to the house to finish the recovery. >> i don't know how bad this loss is going to hit him. but i know he has safe family and friends right there in the house. he has a support group and i know that he's goin