. >>> good morning, we want to take you to san jose where you can see an area roped off and janine de la vega is getting down there to the scene and has confirmed there has been a random shooting and we understand two people have been injured and again this is in san jose and we will get down there in just a moment with janine. maybe you are putting the turkey in thanksgiving day. .. >> it is already thanksgiving and up gave steve and ken sal castaneda off? >> yes. >> we have lots of clouds cover and we have concord and livermore off to a great start and look at these 30s napa rosa and san jose in the upper 40s and here is the forecast and time line for your thanksgiving. clouds and fog for your morning, partly sunny and at 3:00 we are on track to reach your afternoon highs. 61 pacifica and fremont and antioch 64 degrees and some changes will developing for your weekend and even next week we have more coming up in just a bit. >> thank you mark, we are covering traffic for you this morning, probably pretty light with traffic moving around the bay area due to the holiday. >> it is right, trying

-- recognize the confederate flag -- [inaudible] >> we seem to have lost communication with janine de la vega on the racist all facings of that -- ratest allegations of the student but speaking of that, hate crimes were slightly down last year and the bureau's numbers were just under, down from 6200 the year before and and others were related by religious by juice. >>> this was in in connect with not reporting the rape of a 14- year-old girl. the players were convicted this past march but the superintendent was charged with felonies, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. two coaches and a principal were also charged with misdemeanors. >> how do you hold children accountability if you don't hold the adults accountable. >> the system case after receiving reports of a student with a gun on yale campus. he told his roommate he had a gun and was headed to the campus. at least two people saw a man with a gun on campus. students are on thanksgiving break a marine corp veteran is credited with saving a woman's life. she was apparently distraught when she jumped and it was at the end of a t

reporting live from san jose janine de cd ktvu channel 2 news. janine de la vegachannel 2 news. >>> two law enforcement officers who viewed surveillance footage at the airport say hernandez the tsa officer that was shot and killed bled for 33 minutes before he was wheeled out to pair med you cans -- paramedics. >>> time now 5:33. more now about a school fight this week involving a transgender student at hercules high. its now being investigated as a hate crime. now officials say this fight on wednesday afternoon was between three girls and a transgender student who reported being bullied before this fight. >> there is a lot of hair pulling. hitting. slapping. it was a pretty bad fight. >> school district officials are interviewing the four students involved and say they could be suspended or expelled. hercules high officials say the school has an aggressive antibullying campaign and students are encouraged to get counseling in the health center. >>> in a couple hours from now the oakland teenager facing hate crime charges in a horrifying attack on an ac transit bu

reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:35. police searching for three men accused in a halloween home invasion robbery. police say a man and woman were passing out candy to trick or treaters at their home on gonzalez street when three masked men ran into their house. if you have any information about this call watsonville police. >>> happening today a crucial vote is taking place this morning to ratify attentive contract between bart and its two major unions. katie utehs is joining us from oakland where some union members will be voting. >> reporter: we just got off the phone with a representative from atu. her union members will be voting in oakland but in an undisclosed location. they are set to arrive around 8:00 a.m. and the voting opens at 10:00 a.m.. it will be open for about a 12 hour period. union members have been mulling over the tentative contract agreement all week. sicu that represents 1400 barts mechanics custodians require that they have five days to review the proposed contract. so members will have from 10:00

janine de la vega is the the scene. janine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brian. sheriffs deputies are in the early stages of this investigation here in the parking lot of the santa fe taqueria. police and sheriffs departments received multiple 911 calls that shots were fired. when emergency crews arrived they found a man on the ground unaccording who had been shot at least one time. they were unable to revive him. there were several witnesses in the area and investigators are interviewing them to find out more information. its unknown what led up to the shooting. >> we need to find out first of all who this person is. we haven't even -- we are still working on that information. and also what this person was doing here. were they a customer here. were they meeting somebody here. and hopefully we'll have those answers sometime today. >> reporter: a weapon has not been found at the scene and there are no suspects in custody. the body isn't lying next to am white car and deputies have not been able to tell if it belongs to the man or if the vehicle has any relationsh

we will check in with janine de la vega who is down there this morning checking in on the work. as expected when there is some weather we often see power outages. we will be checking in on that. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning november 20th. >> welcome back. >> thank you. i feel better. not great. >> but you brought all that rain with you. >> it was good sleeping weather yesterday. >> i know. let's talk weather and traffic. >> as long as you look good, and you look good. >> so nice for you to say. >>> we have two systems here. the one we had last night is pushing east and south. there is a break right here but then this section that is the one we are looking for later today. probably around the noon hour things will juice up. this one has a little cold air and dynamics so we have to incorporate thunderstorm activity. kind of just a little bit. you might encount aerolittle bit of rain and as you can see there is pockets of it. there is not a lot. the main band has pushed out of the area. and boy is it mild. the cooler air is still up here. that will sweep throu

janine de la vega is live in cupertino to tell us what has to go down before the space ship can go up. >> reporter: we can't see very much because of the last one and now they need to clear all the trees and they have some are likening it to a space ship because of its sleek appearance. it is located near wolf road on on and they are approving the it is direct and it has been founded by city leaders and there are zoom low -- low and i was raised here when this was all farmland and/or charreds and weep. >> we had to get re-adjusted and plans end loop nearly 4,000 trees need will toen rebled and the city is supposed to run he is entirely on nothing and janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they announced a break in the mysterious cold case dating back 23 years. they announce had a suspect in caster valley. authorities found his body on redwood word and we will tell tell you what led to the news conference. >> they are calling the deaths of 2 men suspicious. they found their bodies in a house boat south of rio vista. a wipe invest dater came close the. >>> -- investigator c

. >>> some warnings ktvu janine de la vega is live in concord where strong gusts still blowing through. janine. >> reporter: yes, we can still feel the winds. we are here on detroit avenue where a tree had to be cut down. i want to show it to you. crews were out here last night. you can see the top of it there. it came crashing down damaging this gate. you can see the branches here left over. a lot of it is chopped up. behind me people were reporting online on clay cord that it toppled over and blocked several lanes of traffic last night. but again you know all over contra costa county there has been problems. i want to show some video from this morning that we shot on clayton road. strong winds blew over his gas station sign. winds are gusting between 30-40 miles an hour in concord. there are gusts in the hills at about 50 miles an hour. again numerous reports of trees down in contra costa county last night. we have reached out to the public works department. we are still waiting to hear back. very windy out this morning. my hat just actually blew off and i had to catch 9:. so again w

janine de la vega is live. >> reporter: good morning, dave. this proposal is called measure c. and it tightens gun control. now its a controversial issue so that is why the city council voted to put it on the ballot. here's what measure c does. it would require a gun owner to tell police within 48 hours if their firearm is lost or stolen. 9:requires gun owners to -- it requires gun openers to lock up their guns. it also prohibits the possession of ammunition magazines that have more than ten rounds. a local gun store u.s. firearms is against the measure. it will not stop shootings and instead it will generate lawsuits against the city. here's what one resident had to say about all of this. >> i would agree with that. but i still feel safer. i think if you know if they are locked up. just from that perspective. and i think the city makes -- >> reporter: the national rifle association is threatening to sue if measure c passes saying it it infringes on a gun owners constitutional rights. this is being led by the m

reporting live from palo alto janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 6:46. sad anniversary today surrounding the jones town massacre. today is the 35th anniversary of the worse mass suicide in american history. more than 900 people including 200 children died after cult leader jim jones ordered his followers to drink kool-aid sparked with cyanide. this happened after he left his san francisco temple and moved his followers to guy an that. jim jones took his own life. >>> the constant confusion over the affordable care act is turning into outrage for people that received cancellation letters. >> to me its not the affordable care act. it seems like the unaffordable care act. >> he and his family will have to pay double what they do now. and they're not alone. tonight at 10:00 we go shopping anline with the experiment -- online with the experts to show you exactly where you stand and the best options for your family. all in our special report tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> controversial toronto mayor rob ford has been fighting to keep his job. he has a new chal

janine de la vega is there on the scene. she will give us an update in 30 minutes. >>> just when you thought the bart contract talks were settled, now there is word of a glitch that may derail the talks that led to the four-day bart strike. ktvu brian flores is joining us live. you are in west oakland where details that the unions say they are not budging. >> reporter: commuters were certainly breathing a sigh of relief when they reached that agreement an the bart strike ended. but now with this language glitch there are signs of a possible is another bart strike. when bart board of directors and management saw it there was language in it concerning paid family leave that management says they didn't agree to. that is being reported the issue resolves around how much they will receive under this new contract. the new contract would have given workers six weeks of paid family leave. prior language reportedly would have asked for workers to use sick leave and vacation time first. in any case bart board members say they are inve

reporting live janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they need to respond to the latest affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters. they are willing to sit down with bart management to work out their differences over their contested agreement but that's only if they ratify the new contract. earlier they said they would reject it citing an expensive pay legend. >>> the group wants to show support in its latest contract dispute and they will be out out there with them at 6:30. >> some buildings are forced to make their buildings seismically safe. they have 158 residential buildings which are considered unsafe. they are informing tenants they are not earthquake safe and they will submit plans to retrofit the building by 2017. a final vote will be taken december 3rd. >>> and the city of sol alito want people to stay away. neighbors don't like the loud speakers or the bus engines. they can't keep them away but can ban them from certain areas like alexander street. they hope to do that by summer tour season. >>> and in alamo square, some of the neighbors complained about the

reporting live janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, the so called knock out game has come to california. the game involves people randomly involves targeting unsuspecting strangers and knocking them out with one punch to the head. an incident was reported in san diego and at least four people have died from this. it is hard to find people involved because they are being knocked unconscious and they don't remember what happened. >>> post are not using it and only eight people have used it. it was first introduce and they have reuse ited the debit piece. >>> later today, a san francisco task force appointed by mayor ed lee will try to fix the transportation system. they have -- they have been studying it and it will cost billions to pay over the next few years. they discussed raising a billion dollars each to help pay the costs. >>> 6:09 is the time and hundreds remain in the dark in daily city. -- dale lay city. it is west of mission street and more than 60 to an under ground cable, right now people don't have elect electric electricity. >>> everybody is talking ab

ktvu's janine de la vega talked to students and faculty and joins us live from the campus. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon. this latest development really throws a wrench into things for students and the faculty here. some of the faculty told me this is an outrage that they are finding out about the cuts so late and students worry if they will be able to graduate on time. as students headed to class, many were not happy to learn that millions of dollars needed to be slashed from the budget for the upcoming semester. >> it's definitely frustrating. i want to get my classes and graduate on time. >> reporter: they packed into an emergency meeting where they were able to ask questions to the administration. >> who precisely made the decision about where these cuts would come from? >> reporter: faculty members wanted to know how it would affect class sizes. >> how do we do this? we know we have to balance the budget. how do we do this without jeopardizing the quality of our education. >> reporter: two years ago they had a $32 million budget. significant cuts w

reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu news channel 2 news. >>> new this morning, an al- qaeda linked group is claiming responsibility for a massive explosion at the iranian embassy in beirut lebanon that killed at least 23 people. two suicide bombers set off explosives near the embassy minutes apart. an iranian diplomat was among those killed. 150 people were injured. the group says it will continue with such attacks until the iranian back hezbollah group withdraws its forces from syria. >>> toronto ice city council has stripped the controversial mayor rob ford of most of his powers after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine and driving under the influence. >> in a heated city council meeting, members voted overwhelmingly to slash ford's budget by 60% and reassign his staff to the deputy mayor. ford was extremely upset and even knocked down one of the council members while racing to confront a heckler. he later apologize to the council. >> i'm sorry. i apologize. i do. >> asking you to apologize to counselor -- >> yes, absolutely. i do sincerely apologize to you counselo

reporting live from menlo park, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, janine. >>> neighbors are concerned about the death of a san jose man that's being investigated as a homicide. officers found the man unresponsive last night next to a fence and a house on san antonio street. it appears the man lives in that home but police have not released information about his identity or how he died. neighbors say they were asked if they had heard people arguing. >> they didn't say who it was, two men, a woman. they just said arguing. >> people say the neighborhood is normally quiet and trouble free. this is the city's 40th homicide. >>> police are warning female students to watch their drinks carefully. people say there have been reports at spiked drinks at recent party. one victim said she was sexually assaulted. u cu. santa cruz police and -- uc scrauz police and the -- santa cruz police are investigating. police say don't leave drinks unattended, never accept an open drink from a stranger and avoid going to parties alone. >>> a private school commun

in sunnyvale, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in pleasant hill a vote on gun regulation is scheduled for tonight. this establishes distance restrictions between gun stores and mark parks -- parks and schools. if approved, owners and employees would have to pass background checks and stores would be required to install alarm systems and surveillance cameras. >>> two battling a house fire discovered multiple marijuana plants in the home. firefighters arrived at the home on altamont road in unincored -- unincorporated san leandro. newschopper2 was overhead. everyone was able to get out of the house. one person was hurt but fire officials don't know the extent of the injuries. it's still unclear whether the marijuana plants fire crews say they found played a role in the fire. >>> could san francisco's at&t park soon be home to both the giants and athletics? we'll tell you about a controversy stadium sharing proposal. >>> warming trend for the week ahead. rosemary will be here to tell you how high the temperatures will go. >>> plus, making schools safer. the measure some north b

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. ank you, janine. >>> tonight in fremont, hundreds of people are expected to attend the candlelight vigil to honor a popular teacher and coach. 76-year-old john webb was killed over the weekend on interstate 680. the chp says he was trying to direct traffic away from a serious crash when another car hit and killed him. webb was a long-time teacher and coach at john f. kennedy high school. the vigil is at 6:00 tonight at the school. >>> santa cruz police are interviewing a person of interest in the suspicious death of a man found partially clothed this person. a woman walking her dog found the body at 7:00 a.m. on cypress avenue. police say the man had blood around his neck but they haven't said what kind of wound he had or why he was partially clothed. they say it's still early in the investigation. authorities -- >>> authorities on the peninsula have broken up a trafficking operation in millbrae. officials from five agencies including the san mateo sheriff's office and the department o

janine de la vega reports it's all part of a series of upgrades that police say is needed. >>> testing, testing. >> it will pick up all conversations, anything in the car. >> reporter: this palo alto police sergeant has gotten used to relying okay the mobile camera video that records what's happening outside her patrol car. the department wants to buy cameras they ka wear on their uniform -- they can wear on their uniform. >> if this was successful, we couldn't be surprised at all to see all of our officers wearing these. >> reporter: they would approve the pilot program for nine officers from the traffic safety team. police are asking the council to pay for upgrades the video system in the fleet of patrol cars. the equipment is seven years old. police say there's been dramatic improvements that would help them capture video evidence. right now, each of the patrol cars are outfitted with one outfacing camera. if the new system is approved, evil car gets four -- each car gets four cameras. having that 360 coverage or a lot more coverage will be a better asset for officers and the public

reporting live from sunnyvale, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> we have new information this noontime on an outbreak of illness at a stanford dorm tire, santa collar county public health officials say it appears norovirus was the likely cause, as we told you last month 62 students who live at florence moore residence hall became ill, 7 had to be treated at stanford hospital. the university says it moved quickly to sanitize the hall which kept the virus from spreading. health officials say frequent hand washing is the best defense against norovirus, which is most common in the winter. >>> an entire town evacuated. we will tell you where this firey explosion occurred today and what officials believe caused it. >>> plus some lingering fog, ktvu's mark tamayo will be here to tell you when and where the strong winds are expected. >>> patrol officers in san francisco getting a new high tech device to fight crime. what advantages it will give officers on the streets. >>> a small town near dallas, texas, was evacuated today after a pipeline exploded and sent flames a

janine de la vega is at the airport now.alked to passengers who were happy they were safely able to land. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we're here at the american airlines terminal where passengers who were on board that flight are now inside trying to get rerouted on another flight. now, we know that there was 136 people on board. they are all safe and they are now praising the pilot for keeping everybody calm. this is video from our rooftop camera in san jose of the american airlines md80 making that emergency landing. at around 6:45 this morning. flight 1118 departed from san jose at 6:20 headed for dallas. passengers say about 5 minutes into the flight and heard a boom. and pilot announced birds had struck one of the engines. the plane turned around and landed safely, but fire trucks were waiting on the tarmac as a precaution. here's what one passenger told us. >> we were going fine and then all of a sudden a dig big deceleration, you could feel the engine running down, stopping, a little bit heroing, re

janine de la vega is live at san jose state with more on project pearl. >> reporter: several student groups have set up here in front of the events center here at san jose state university. you can see people have already dropped off canned goods and items like toilet paper and baby formula. those are items desperately needed overseas. >> it hits home for a lot of us. so we are raising awareness and raising funds and collecting canned foods, dry foods, medicineses. any -- medicines. any items that would help toward recover. >> reporter: they organized this drive at san jose state. the student filipino club and several fraternities and sororities will be stationed outside of the events center today through thursday. items needed are canned food, soap, feminine products, baby items, such as diaper and wipe. there's also a great need for medical supplies. so many people watching the coverage dropped off donations this morning. >> you never know when it will happen here with an earthquake or anything. a ka cass industry -- a catastrophe. we're fortunate enough to to be able to give back

ktvu's janine de la vega is live at the school. so janine, is the university doing anything about this? >> reporter: well, the d.a. 's office is reacting. but we reached out to the spokesperson to find out if there will be action taken, if the students will be sanctioned. we've not heard back. this alleged taunting happened at one of these high rises in the campus village dorms that you see behind me. the district attorney's office says three white male students are charged with misdemeanor hate crime and battery against their black freshman roommate who was 17 at the time. the incidents began in august and involved the defendants calling the black student a three-fifths or fraction, referring to how the u.s. census used to count black slaves. they placed a bike lock on the teen's neck and refused to dwiv him -- to give him a key to unlock it. they also hung a confederate flag in the room and barricaded the victim inside the closet trying to lock him in there. >> there's no joking about what's going on. i don't know how they thought

. >>> but first, janine de la vega shows us all of the damage created by the wind including a deadly accident. she joins us now in oakland to show us how much work crews have where accomplished. good afternoon, janine? >> reporter: yes, they still have a lot more work to do. we're here on fifth street at jackson where you can see this tree is completely blocking the roadway and cars have to detour around it. it's been this way since 9:00 last night. a security guard is standing around here making sure that employees at the nearby businesses don't come running into this because earlier this morning, a car did come crashing into it because there was no yellow tape up at the time. they are wondering when public works crews will come. >> it would seem like somebody would be out here trying to do something about it. i got here about 7:30 this morning and it was downed and, you know, this is obviously a busy thoroughfare going through to 880. >> reporter: public works crews are coming because of the calls of downed trees. the department received 120 kiles for service that trees or limbs ha

janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us what's in the agreement. janine? >> reporter: well, we're here at the police officers association union headquarters where a city representative just walked in and he went in with a signed copy of this tentative agreement. now, this agreement is a little more than a 10% increase for officers as far as pay goes. it's something the officers have been wanting for years. these are the terms of the tentative agreement. a 4% immediate increase plus retroactive pay. then on july 1st, 2014, officers would receive a 3.3% increase on on top of -- on top of that. and then in july of 2014, another raise kicks in. that basically restores the pay cut officers took back in 2010. morale has been low. since 2010, nearly 300 officers have retired or resigned from the police department. a portion of the 40 new recruits that just graduated had left to go work at other police agencies. now, the city voted in a closed session this morning and approved that meditated deal that was negotiated last week with the police union. the poa says th

i want to take you out to a scene right now ktvu janine de la vega is down at a fire seep. we understand this is some kind of party supply store. caught on fire. we can see a very big response down there. we understand we still see smogs there million but will go bag down to the scene. its friday, black friday november 29th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. you brought steve paulson? >> isn't it nice to see steve back? >> clear skies and everything as far as active weather. and its not that active down in southern california. for us we have clear skies. we will start off 30s, 40s, and 50s. for san jose we will start off with 42. here is sal. >>> the chp is investigating a deadly crash. it happened around 12:40 this morning. a driver got out of his car after crashing it into the center divide. another car struck and killed him when he left the crash scene and walked across the freeway. the chp says the driver immediately stopped and is cooperating with investigators. alcohol is not believed to be a factor in this tragic crash. let's go to

reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we're also following developing news in the east bay where a woman was shot late last night in hayward. claudine wong is at the apartment complex where police found the victim. >> there are certainly a lot of questions here. and at this point we still do not even know who the victim is. police will tell us she is in surgery right now in critical condition. here's what what we know. it happened around 11:00. they got multiple 911 calls about shots fired. they got on on scene and found the parking lot area in the apartment complex. they went to hospital. she was suffering from multiple gunshot injuries. here's what she said about what happened >> right now there is not a lot of leads for us to go on. our inspectors or working every angle and eventually we will be able to get something from this. >> certainly we ask was there a party? was there something happening overnight in terms of halloween festivities or any kind of altercation that could be happening? that is what they are trying

reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time 6:07. violence comes in the heat of the shopping frenzy. there was gunfire last night near chicago at a kohls department store. police chased two men suspected of stealing clothing. as one officer struggled with the suspect, his arm become tangled in the car. he was dragged by the car briefly before other officers fired shots into that car. >> we were telling him to stop the car because he was dragging the cop around. he didn't stop. the cop shot about four or five times. >> you saw that car it had several bullet holes and a shattered window. the police officer and driver were treated for nonlife threatening injuries. the investigation continues. >>> with retail stores staying open all night for black friday sales, san francisco police are warning you be extra vigilant. katie utehs is live in union square right now. the shoppers will converge out there. or are they doing it now? >> reporter: dave, we haven't seen the density of shoppers we normally would. that is because many of the stores

. >> ktvu janine de la vega has been live at the scene since 4:30. she will have a report coming up in our next half hour. >>> i want to go to live pictures now. westbound as you can see at the toll plaza. we still have not had the metering lights turned on and you can tell because people are just kind of coming up and the metering lights or the toll plaza is not getting filled in. when that happens we'll let you know. still a pretty decent drive. san mateo bridge the same thing goes. traffic is still moving along pretty nicely over to the peninsula as you drive over to 101. as we look at a big view of the south bay, no major crashes that are reported anywhere. let's go back to the desk. >>> all right. we go back to our breaking news in san jose. we've been following for nearly an hour now. the past half hour that situation changed. we are live overhead news chopper 2 of this victorian that caught fire. flames no longer can be seen there from the roof. we did just get off the phone with the fire department and they tell us that fire is still not cont

ktvu janine de la vega is joining us live from san jose state. what are students saying?> reporter: a lot of the students i'm running into say they haven't heard this news and they are worried. its already tough to get the classes they want and they think the cuts will make it even more difficult. over the past couple of years san jose state faced a $32 million budget deficit. we were originally told by some faculty members that they said that $16 million needed to be cut. i just got off the phone with the university spokeswoman who say said that its more around the $4 million range that needs to be cut for the spring semester. now department chairs have been asked to combine class sections and increase class sizes in an attempt to accommodate as many students as last year. some students are worrying if they will have to push back graduation and they are frustrated. >> it sounds crazy. we are building new buildings and then we have budget cuts. its disheartening. we are paying good money for our education and every year it gets worse. >> reporter: its unknown how many cla

janine de la vega is at the scene right now to tell us what happened out there, janine. >> reporter:'re on monterey road near san jose avenue. the scene has been cleared here but you can still see the police markings here on the ground where the car hit the woman crossing the road right around this area here. now, let's go to some video where you can see right around where you see this man crossing monterey. it's where a 50-year-old woman was hit by a small silver sedan. it happened last night just before 11:00. emergency crews were not able to save the woman who police say appears to be a transient. the male driver of the car that hit her who we're told was in his late 60s stopped and is cooperating with police. he was not arrested. police are still investigating. they've interviewed witnesses and they were able to determine that the woman was not crossing in the crosswalk. now, this is the 23rd pedestrian death of the year in san jose. we're told that's the highest that it's been in the past eight years in san jose. so some alarming numbers there. reporting live from san jose, jani

ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose. he very latest on those homes and businesses affected by this. janine? >> reporter: we're just hearing that silver creek high school in san jose is affected. they are telling students on the website to not show up until 9:00 a.m. because of a power outage. now, the latest numbers that we have from pg&e, is that 367 customers are still without power. in the last 40 minutes, this neighborhood right here in downtown san jose, the lights came back on. the power had been out here since 8:45 last night. that was the sound of power coming back on at 10th and julian streets in downtown san jose at about 5:30 this morning. the top of the power pole caught on fire just before 11:30 last night. pg&e crews de-energized it. it caused an outage to more than 4300 people in the area. now, that crew was one of many working overnight. pg&e crews have been scattered throughout the south bay. there were 20 outages overnight affecting 15,000 customers in san jose and the morgan hill area. we spoke to a cus

janine de la vega will tell us what is planned ahead of today. >> reporter: this is on the mind of manyhe student here on campus and some are saying suspend being the four students accused of this hate crime is not enough so an online petition has been started. more than 1200 people have signed asking the university to expel the students who racially taunted them. they also want financial aid to it be take an way from them. another aid should be held responsibility for nor -- responsible for not taking action sooner. they released this last last week for putting a bicycle lock around his name. they willen adding force imprisonment and they are trying to find out why this went on so long and why immediate action was not taken a news press conference will take place and the black student union is also having a black monday event right before that to discuss their next action. we do hear that the president of san jose state university will also be speaking at today's news conference. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well the strong winds ove

janine de la vega is in sunnyvale to tell us more about what's going on out there. what people are saying. >> reporter: dave, whenever the issue of gun control comes up, people have passionate opinions. one man says he thinks more regulates -- regular lates are needed -- regulations are needed. this measure would require anyone whose gun is lost or stolen to inform police within 48 hours. and it requires those who sell ammunition to log and track sales. a local gun store is against the measure. opponents say it will not stop shootings. instead, it will generate lawsuits against the city. we found residents who plan to vote tomorrow and found differing opinions. i plan to vote yes, on measure c. i think from the perspective of being a parent protecting my kids. >> they make it impossible for the good people to have a gun. the good people who have a gun could be at risk from these rules if you read it, you will see what i mean. if you have a magazine, if you -- if you have a stolen gun, you report it. >> reporter: the nra is threatening to sue if this passes, saying i

janine de la vega joins us now with the damage elsewhere in the east bay. od morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. well, the winds were so strong last night that it blew over this sign showing the prices at the world gas station. you know, it's very heavy. so that tells you how powerful the gusts were. fortunately, it didn't injure anyone. just damage to the sound and the plants below. there were numerous reports of trees down throughout concord that came down last night when winds were blowing hard. this tree uprooted and toppled over into the street. it damaged the gate, bending the iron bars at the apartment complex where it was growing. it also started one man walking on the sidewalk when he says it came crashing down in front of him. >> it took off this whole lane right here all the way to the next curb. tried to take a picture. it was too dark. hopefully there's nobody out here that got blocked off. vehicles going around. buses. >> reporter: earlier this morning, the winds were blowing about 30, who miles an hour. here's video that we took earlie

janine de la vega is live in concord right now to show us the wind damage out there. ng, janine. >> reporter: good morning. you can definitely feel the wind out here and you can see the damage. we are here on clayton road where you can see this sign has just toppled over. it happened sometime last night. the gas station is closed right now so we haven't been able to ask anyone when this happened. but you can see i tried to even lift up this sign and its so heavy i can't even touch it. you can imagine how strong the winds were. we took video that gives you a picture of how the wind is blowing. it is about 30-40 miles an hour here in concord. i'm being told by steve paulson that the gusts are over 50 miles an hour in the hills. now there were reports here in contra costa county of several trees down in the area. we are unsure at this point if those have been cleaned up. we know at least one was blocking the street. we have contacted the public works department here until concord to find out how many trees were down. if crews are going from location to location. we do pla

before you vote ktvu's janine de la vega gives us both sides of the argument. >> year after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut sunnyville mayor is leading the push for stricter gun control here. >> it can happen anywhere. >> reporter: it require as gun owner to tell police if their gun is lost or stolen and prohibits ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds and required to lock their guns away if they aren't in their immediate possession. >> if you have a magazine stolen and you don't report it you are liability. >> reporter: gun stores would be required to maintain records of ammunition sales. those who are prohibited from owning guns would be detoured from purchasing ammunition. they say it infringes on rights. some say the restrictions make them vulnerables. >> going to make us more targets. they know you can't have an armed weppened. >> supporters say -- weapons. >> reporter: supporters say it is needed. >> it has to stop. the only way is maybe make people more aware that if you legally own a gun take care of it better. >> reporter: voters will get a chanc

janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us what we can expect. ning, janine. >> reporter: goorl, tori. well -- good morning, tori. jury selection begins in the next hour and a half at the federal courthouse in san jose. once chosen, that jury will make a look at 350 13 of samsung's -- at 13 of samsung's phones and tablets and then determine how much apple should be awarded because previously the court determined that samsung copied some of apple's design. this is the second time they faced off in a federal courthouse in san jose. last august, a jury found samsung infringed on several of apple's patents to create more than two dozen phones and tablets. the juriarded them to pay $2 billion. a -- the jury awarded them to pay $2 million. we asked technology analysts if the jury will try to send a message about the amount they have to pay. >> that's the goal. the goal is to set the penalty high enough toe the behavior doesn't o-- so the behavior doesn't occur. >> reporter: another trial could result in larger damages. people are really watching what ha

janine de la vega just talked to a police lieutenant and why there is a need out there. janine? tell me right now, they just have one front viewing camera on their patrol cars. but the equipment that they want the council to approve tonight would have four cameras. one in the front, one on the back. it would all be in high definition. now, the department would like to start a pilot program for nine of its officers who regularly work as a traffic safety team. a lot of them ride motorcycles. they say it will help them capture -- capture video. the video has become instrumental in law enforcement training and in collecting evidence. city leaders say the camera has served as a toll for officers' safety and accountability. we asked people if they thought the city should spend money on the technology. >> i think it's a good idea to record what they are seeing and make sure everything ask accurate. >> that's too much, you know. i don't think it's necessary. we have one on the street. we got one in the tree. that's -- i mean, my opinion, i don't think it's necessary. >> reporter: the po

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. now there are many, local, national, international efforts to help the typhoon victims. we posted a list of ways you can help out. go to ktvu.com. just scroll down to the web links. >>> there's a warning out for female students at u.s. santa cruz. police say -- uc santa cruz. police say there have been reports that women's drinks at recent parties may have been spiked with unknown drugs. in at least one incident, the victim said she was sexually assaulted. uc santa cruz police and city of santa cruz police are now investigating. police say to avoid this happening to you, don't leave your drinks unattended. never accept and open drink from a stranger and avoid going to parties by yourself. >>> a mother in el sobrante is warning for others parents after a stranger walked into her daughter's school and apparently tried to pick her up. the girl attends el sobrante christian school on argyle road. it's a small, private elementary school. the principal admits mistakes were made when the man

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:37.y people without high school diplomas are now rushing to take the g.e.d. before the test changes this january. it's the first update to the test in more than a decade. test takers will be required to use a computer instead of a pencil and paper. it will cost more to take the test. some testing centers are extending their hours due to the increased demand. >>> new details this morning about a man who was shot and killed yesterday by fairfield police. police say 24-year-old deante trailer was on patrol for robbery and had a long criminal history. the incident started when police responded to a home and found a woman stabbed 30 times. police say they chased trailer and opened fire when he came at them with a knife. the woman who was stabbed is still in critical condition. >>> people protesting the deadly shooting the 13-year-old andy lopez say they will conduct their own investigation into what happened. lopez was shot and killed two weeks ago by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy while he

janine de la vega is joining us live. she is in sunnyvale now. what is it all about janine?reporter: its called measure c and tightens gun control in the city. opponents say sunnyvale already has a low crime rate and the ordnance isn't needed. but supporters say that this measure is all about trying to prevent another mass shooting, injuries, and accidental death. measure c would require a gun owner to report to police more than 48 hours if their firearm is lost or stolen. it would require those that sell ammunition to log and track sales. the push is being led by the mayor saying he wants to minimize risk to families from stolen, improperly secured, or incapacitated weapons being in the wrong hands. opponents say it will not stop shootings instead it would generate lawsuits. we reached out to both the mayor and the gun store this morning to talk about the issue and we're still waiting to hear back from both of them. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information on the desperate search for a missing man in san francisco. police now hope a

reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:37.want to show you more bay area election results. by a 62 and 38% vote, voters in san francisco rejected proposition b the waterfront condo project. and despite the support of lieutenant governor gavin newsom and mayor ed lee am companion measure that would wave a height limit for that project it also lost. proposition b supporters out spent opponents 2-1. it would allow two condominium buildings to replace -- the project would have created jobs and a public park. critics which included the sierra club says the condo project exceeded the height limit in that area. we have new details about other high profile propositions in the bay area. voters in antioch approved measure c. starting next april the city's sales tax will go up half am cent so they can hire more police officers. you can find complete election results on our channel 2 website. but also have the final numbers you will see them on the bottom of your tv screen throughout our newscast. >>> in a story you will see only on 2, po

ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live at the great mall in milpitas, somehow it going out there. >> reporter: it's going good. you're going to see a lot of signs like this, additional 50% off. lots of signs like that in the store windows, now right now there's a little bit of a lull right now. it's not as crazy as it was when the doors opened at 8 last night. we are told there's about 1500 people waiting in line at each of the entrances to get in. now it's died down. it may be a good time if you're thinking about coming and you're sort of on the fence about coming here. there's a lot of sales happening here. people of course want to take advantage of that. economists are predicting merchants are going to do much better this year compared to the rest of the country. the reason, the robust local economy. outside the area, analysts say consumers may be looking for essentially, practice call -- practical items for the holidays. the unemployment rate is lower than the national average, and shoppers say they are going to be spending more than last year. the mall spokeswoman said they will

janine de la vega is joining us now from san jose to talk about how many people still in the dark. >>eah. there is good news. they have been able to make some progress. the latest numbers i got from pg&e is now just about 400 people are still without power in the san jose area. now right now we are in downtown san jose at santa clara street and 26th street where you can see the traffic lights are out here. power has been out since 8:45 last night in this neighborhood. we just witnessed a lot of people just running this light because its not on instead of stopping and waiting. and now the video that you are looking at, that is video of the power coming back on at tenth and julian street in downtown san jose. the top of the power pole caught fire last night. pg&e crews de-energized it and that is what caused an outage to 4300 people in the area. they work to repair it and restored power around 5:30 a.m.. pg&e crews have been scattered throughout the south bay. there were 20 outages effecting 15,000 customers in san jose. one customer told us he is not surprised. >> every time it rains,

ktvu's janine de la vega is live in san jose to tell us what the company's ceo is now saying. good morning janine. >> good morning, well, ceo elan musk calls the media coverage of recent fires outrageous. he says that he is calling for a federal investigation to prove there is no link to the fires. now three recent crashes of the model s that resulted in fires in six weeks sparked concerns. the national highway traffic administration opted not to investigate. now at tesla motor's request it is conducting a probe to see if any safety defect exists in certain model s vehicles. he stands behind the safety record of its car and its top ratings in crash tests. in tesla's blog it states since the model s went into production there have been more than a quarter million gasoline car fires in the u.s. resulting in 400 deaths. in the three model s fires which occurred after a high speed collision there were no serious injuries or deaths. musk says "we believe the evidence is clear that there is no safer car on the road than the model s. tesla is still choosing to make a change to the mod

ktvu's janine de la vega tells us what is being targeted. >> reporter: holiday shoppers are already hitting stores for early sales. but how well are they hiding valuables in the car. >> i always lock it, make sure there's nothing obvious sticking out. >> i've had my car broken into before. it's made me more cautious. >> reporter: police say in mountain view say they've experienced a rash of car break- ins. so far this month, 46. in palo alto, 40. last night six vehicles were hit at restaurants including the fish market on el camino real. officers are noticing a good portion of the cars are rentals. >> they are seeing if there's any bags, computer type equipment and smashing the windows and removing the autos and fleeing the scene. >> reporter: downtown palo alto was getting a lot of activity and say thieves seem to be traveling south. officers are following leads to track down the various groups operating the. with the holiday season police know that stanford shopping center will be a hot spot for thieves. officers advise keeping your cell phone with you and to put shopping bags in the trun

janine de la vega joining us live. she's at the stadium now to tell us what's it like around the campus. >> reporter: we're here in white plaza where a noon rally will be held. it's also where espn has constructed a set for their live broadcast later this morning. they have the helmets down there. now, this is some video from earlier this morning where we found two stanford cardinal fans who camped overnight to get a good spot. a huge crowd is expected for tonight's game against oregon. more than 51,000 fans are back the stadium. both teams are ranked in the top five for the stands which determines who goes to the national championship game. oregon is number three. stanford is ranked number five. a lot is riding on the game. >> oregon -- we travel pretty well as fans. i come all the way from boston to get here. there will be a lot of us. not saying anything too bad about stanford fans but they are not the most die-hard. >> i think it's a great transformation from when i was a student and they worked just as hard but di

ktvu channel 2 news, janine de la vega. >>> police in san francisco are searching for the man accused of shooting and killing a woman outside of a nightclub over the weekend. he's identified as michael green, a 23-year-old pacific islander 5'11", 230 pounds who lives on the peninsula and is known to drive a 2001 mercedes. green is accused of killing malqwisha warren and injuring her friend after an argument over a minor fender-bender at a club called omg. >>> some san francisco police officers could be equipped with wearable cameras. the police chief said the cameras would have been again fishal in last -- beneficial in last week's confrontation at the valencia gardens apartment complex. the pilot program is set to begin in two weeks and is being funded by a $250,000 federal grant. >>> and a wanted parolee is in police custody after leading police on a high-speed chase this morning. the chp says 38-year-old ryan campbell was wanted on a no- bail arrest warrant. he was driving a stolen utility truck and led police on a high- speed chase on highway 101 around 1:30 this morning. chp fina

i want to take you out to a scene right now ktvu janine de la vega is down at a fire seep. we understand this is some kind of party supply store. caught on fire. we can see a very big response down there. we understand we still see smogs there million but will go bag down to the scene. its friday, black friday november 29th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm