in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2news. >>> on this anniversary, three separate gun buybacks were held in san francisco, oakland and san jose. ktvu's katie utehs was there and told us what it took for people to hand over their handguns. >> reporter: former marine richmond milton brock lined up a half an hour before san jose's gun buyback even started. he's exchanging a british infield rifle and .22-caliber semi automatic. >> i have no use for them at this point in my life. anything i can do to help the community and maybe myself, it's a good time. >> reporter: in the parking lot of our lady of guadalupe church, officers and volunteers handed out target gift cards, $200 for an assault rifle, and $100 for handguns and hunting rifles. >> shotgun. >> reporter: within 45 minutes, 150 weapons were dropped off. weapons are brought here, inside where they are then tagged by property specialists with the san jose police department. they are then cataloged. weapons that have historical value will be kept for education and training purposes. the rest will be destroyed. but some say it's

john sasaki shows us more. >> reporter: the iron triangle had a challenging history but now they have a new park. >> kids, they love the park and they can't wait until it gets finished. >> reporter: the park has been here for decades. >> i used to come to this park what i was six. >> reporter: not long ago children couldn't come. >> it was mainly people drinking and smoking and doing other things. >> reporter: then they got a $2 million state grant to rehabilitate it. >> all the research shows kids can't be healthy unless they have a place to play. play is the mother's breast milk of development. >> reporter: but this was more than just giving to the community. >> we knocked on doors and hired a bunch of folks in the neighborhood. >> reporter: they're building it as well. it will have an arts and crafts area and zip line and much more. it will be finished in the spring and police aren't worried about criminals coming back. >> they don't want to take on the community and the police and something like this is not the place for them. >> reporter: once this is done the next big project is

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and b.a.r.t. fairs will be going up next month. prices will be going up 5.2% in january. that would increase the average b.a.r.t. fair to $3.78. the money will go to pay for improvements like new b.a.r.t. cars and other projects. fairs will increase again in 2016. >>> a search and rescue operation couldn't save a homeowner from a fire. one person died after being pulled out of the burning home. ktvu's claudine wong reports, gear is credited with saving at least one life. >> we opened up the door, it looked like a black current. >> reporter: that is what the first firefighters saw when they forced their way in to the home and the situation could have been worse if not for a driver who spotted the moke. >> had the person not drove by the fire would have grown. >> reporter: it took time to figure out where the fire was burning. >> you could see firefighters walking through the building. >> reporter: video taken by a neighbor shows firefighters searching and they were armed with help. this is a thermal imaging camera. he will put his h

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we want to go live to the live press conference regarding jahi mcmath. >> yesterday was a day of thanksgiving and time with family and christmas and the family was praying praying for a a miracle -- for a miracle. >> we shared stories and lot of prayers and actually had smiles and laughter up there. but still hoping for a miracle and looks like we may have gotten one. we found a place that is willing to take jahi mcmath and to care for her and right now we are asking children's hospital to work with us on getting that to happen. as of right now looks like we may have found a miracle to keep jahi mcmath alive and give her a fighting chance to wake up. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> it is in the greater bay area and it would be paid for by thuinsurance that is -- by the insurance that is already in place and it will cost less. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> insurance obtained through work like everyone has. >> reporter: what about those who say this has gone far enough? the time has come to let her go? >> what people are those? >> r

john sasaki is live at the scene of a car jacking and chase just yesterday, three blocks away. john? >> reporter: julie, two car jackings just a few blocks from here, and police caught today's car jacking suspect just minutes after it happened. racing down add line street, away from oakland police, but stopped with a pit maneuver, the stolen honda crashed through the front steps of this home. >> i heard this boom, boom! >> reporter: it also damaged a car parked on the street and another in a driveway. this woman's mother owns the car on the street and says the crash could have been much worse. >> oh, my god, yeah. so scared, because it's a new car, you know? >> reporter: this photo was taken by a nearby worker that shows police with guns drawn, telling the 13-year-old suspect to come out. >> i was 13, i was thinking about trying to get to high school. >> reporter: some police sources told me they previously dealt with that teenage suspect. the car jacking happened this morning at 9th and alice streets to a 78-year-old man. >> was the victim hurt in the end? >> no, no, i think he

ktvu's john sasaki is live in oakland to tell us another major transit agency also announced a big deal. john? >> reporter: ken, bart and ac transit have had riders on edge with their unresolved contract issues. now it appears that riders can rejoice, because both agencies have reached agreements with their unions. ac transit bus drivers who weren't on their routes this morning met at their oakland union headquarters to hear the details of their new agreement. >> i just know that i don't like it. >> i think the fight is over, you know what i mean? >> reporter: the union president says the deal includes a raise of 9.5% over three years and a $120 per month healthcare contribution. >> and it's a good deal because we definitely want to make sure if we can, to keep the service on the streets and make sure that our riding public is not inconvenienced in any way. >> reporter: bart and its unions reached a deal around 2:00 a.m. and union leaders are hopeful it will close the doors on talk of a third strike. >> we ended up being able to resolve some of these issues. >> reporter: seiu's presiden

as ktvu's john sasaki reports each death could have been avoided. >> reporter: it seems obvious, busy interstate 80 is not a place you would want to walk. >> walking on the freeway? that is really bad. >> reporter: but early yesterday a 32-year- old man was hit and killed on i- 80 in richmond when he tried to run across the freeway after he was involved in a crash. >> not a good idea, not a good idea. something that you don't want to do. >> reporter: also yesterday a woman was killed as he walked on i-70 near bay bridge in san francisco and a man was killed near the dunn barton bridge, but bmw of those are investigated as possible suicides. even when freeway traffic is going relatively slowly like these cars here, the chp stress yours body is no match for a car. >> if you feel secure at anytime on the freeway, you are complaint and are -- complacent and that is dangerous. >> in general, being in a vehicle is safer than not. >> absolutely, and again, wearing your seat belt while you are in is your vehicle. >> pull over to the side and make sure that the other person is okay. >> reporte

as ktvu's john sasaki it comes at great relief of the passengers of bart and ac transit. >> reporter:c transit bus drivers who weren't on the routes this morning, met at their oakland union headquarters to hear the details of their new agreement. >> i just know that i don't like it. i think the fight is over, you know what i mean in you have to throw towel in sometime. >> reporter: union president says the deal including a raise of 9.5% over three years and $120 per month health care contribution. >> it's a good deal, because we definitely want to make sure that if we can to keep the service on the streets and make sure that our riding public is not inconvenienced in any way. >> reporter: bart and its unions reached a deal around 2:00 a.m. and union leaders are hopeful it closes the doors on talk of a third strike. >> we ended up being able to resolve some of these issues. >> reporter: seiu's president this resolves the family leave issue, but eliminating the six weeks in disputed contract and instead allowing workers to take up to 12 weeks of family leave using vacation or sick-leave

in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> from the white house, president obama and the first lady lit 26 candles, one for each of the newtown victims. they also observed a moment of silence. in his weekly address the president said. >> thank you has not done enough to make our communities safer in gun violence in the wake of the tragedy. >>> coming up, a emotional memorial and touching tribute to the lives lost one year ago in connecticut. >>> new developments tonight in the colorado school shooting. the teenager who opened fire at his school yesterday meant to harm a large number of people, this according to the county sheriff. today the arapahoe county receiver said 18-year-old karl pierson was heavily armed with a shut down, ammunition, a machete and molotov cocktails. police believe pierson was targeting a debate coach who had disciplined him. >> he was warped multi-million rounds and three incendiary devices and his intent was evil and his evil intent was to harm multiple individuals. >> one student identified as 17-year-old claire davis was shot and critically

ktvu's john sasaki is in san francisco with the recommendations. john? >> reporter: here in downtown you can see people talking on their cell phones and that is the behavior the nsa has been tracking but today the white house announced that its own task force is recommending the program be dialed back. the government should stop its collection of telephone data. in all they made 46 recommendations, some would increase over sight of the nsa. data collection be done by new companies and obtained only in special cases. the recommendations don't go far enough but are a good first step. >> it recognized the growing consensus of the american people that this is a problem and the government should not be holding and maintaining data so they could run future inquiries on innocent people. >> the recommendations are unrelated to a judge's ruling on monday the nsa's practice of collecting phone records is illegal. they have sued to stop that practice all together. live in san francisco, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the health insurance industry announced i

our coverage continues with john is a sack i -- sasaki in oakland where passengers were saying there were no communication. >> reporter: passengers told us they felt like bart kept them in the dark. it came to a halt this morning at 8:30. >> it took a half-hour to mention what was happening and the train was filling up with smoke. >> numerous people were scared by the smoke and no one knew bl it was a fire or something -- whether it was a fire or something else. >> i called bart and got put on hold. there was no communication. >> bart officials told me the train operator knew early on it was a break issue and not a fire. >> we always want to give every bit of detail we have. >> they add if there had been a fire, the train would have been evacuated. >> if there were flames or heavy smoke that continued, we would have gotten the passengers out of there. >> she was among the passengers what had to remain on the plat form to seek medical attention. >> that man is talking about his mother who was on the train yet is not soured by the experience. >> she'll continue to take it. sheers going

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> five years after the police shooting of oscar grant b.a.r.t. police are getting high parks for reforms. the results of a performance audit were released today. they made progress from one that was dysfunctional to now one that is based on professionalism and accountability. >> they exceeded expectations on what it takes to conduct a police agency. so there is a lot for the b.a.r.t. board and the bay area transit district to feel good about. >> a 2009 audit had described the agency as hobbled by policies, poor over sight and infish raining of officer -- if sufficient training of officers. but they say there is still more work to be done. >>> amber alert for a missing washington girl. she 14 years old. she was last seen getting into the car of the man on the right. she 19 years old. the suspect was last scene driving this car, a 2000 green ford escape with temporary plates. they believe the two could be heading to mexico. >>> aircraft joined the search today for a missing plane. it lost radio contact on sunday over idaho. clear skies helped with

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the man accused of killing a tsa agent last month at los angelesairport had his first appearance before a judge this morning. paul ciancia did not enter a plea. paul ciancia's first appearance was delayed because he has been recovering in the hospital after being shot by officers. investigators say he killed a tsa agent and wounded three other people. he could face the death penalty. >>> san jose firefighters are looking for a man after a fire destroyed his mobile home. the fire started about 2:00 a.m. this morning. fire crews responded to several calls about the fire and aproved to find -- arrived to find the home fully engulfed. after the fire was out they searched for the resident and they say at this point they are confident he was not at home at the time. neighbors say there have been several fire in the complex. >> this is the third one, down the street from us, i mean, this is shocking to me. >> two of the fires were caused by electrical problems. a third caused by a lit cigarette. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. >>> the

ktvu's john sasaki reports, this day was memorable for her and for everyone she touched. >> reporter: police convoy took her to school on a day she will never forget. she arrived at school to a hero's welcome. they did a flash mob. >> they would confront the forces of evil. >> reporter: she had the spotlight because of her battle with leukemia. >> i don't know how i do it. i keep a smile on my face, that is it. [ laughter ] >> reporter: what do you think other people can learn from this? >> a lot. but i don't know what. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> wonder girl. >> reporter: she also stopped at the high school. >> she told them, like, if a little kid can do it people our age could do it too. >> reporter: at city hall they showered her with recognition, including the police who gave her a award named for a officer who was killed in the line of duty. >> you are an inspiration for all of us. >> reporter: it was a welcome positive story in a city that had more than its share of problems. >> for wonder girl in her battles battling leukemia it is a good day. >> reporter: wonder gi

ktvu's john sasaki reports it is more than just the park that is getting the face lift. >> reporter: signs of its challenging history but this work in progress is bringing home. the new park. >> kids, they love the park. and they just can't wait till it gets finished. >> the park has been alelm avenue and 8th street for -- elm avenue and 8th street. not long ago -- >> people drinking, smoking. doing other stuff, other than playing. >> reporter: then she arrived with a grant to revitalize the park because there are more children here than any other part of the city. >> kids cannot be healthy unless they have a place to play. play. >> this is more than just giving to the community. >> we hired a bunch of folks from the neighborhood -- from the neighborhood and it is this neighborhood team, came up with a vision for what the park would be. >> reporter: they are the ones building it. >> we don't come to work for a check, we live here so we are more invested in it. >> reporter: a path, arts and craft area, housing play area, and a zip line. >> i can't tell you how many times come by god b

ktvu's john sasaki at the zoo where otter experts are really happy about this news. >> reporter: that good news here, but frankly, it was not surprising at all. >> this river otter that made its way here is the sign of a resurgence of the cute and playful animal. >> i heard about that in walnut creek. >> at the oakland zoo where the river oater display is always popular and somewhat rowdy, the senior zoo keeper is excited. >> it means that fish is returning. the fish is healthy and living longer. it means the otters are coming around and looking for more. their numbers are increasing and they are looking for places to go. >> you can see the otter yesterday was snacking on a fish. they say as recently as the nineties there were no otters in the bay area at all because of water pollution and hunting. but recently they have been spotted all over. here is video from earlier this year of an otter that made his home in san francisco's sudro basin. >> they are doing better at reproducing. maybe the pups are surviving longer and looking for new habitat. >> since they are being seen so often a

. >>> continuing coverage from john sasaki are weary about the proposed changes. >> reporter: gasia, everyone here has a cell phone and their use is what the nsa tracks but not if the panel has its way. when you make or receive a call, there are records of who you talked to, where you were, and how long it was, lots of revealing information. >> we're trying to have a private life. >> the own task force released today, 46 recommendations, which would increase oversight of the nsa and would stop the collect of telephone data. >> they didn't go insofar that it should be stopped leaving the door open for the information to be stored by private parties, telecoms or maybe a new entity and subsequently obtained by the nsa. >> if the government has to spy on people, that's fine. we got hit on 9/11. >> one task force raising recommendations putting the telecoms or other companies in charge of the data. >> i'd be concerned about the -- what kind of security there is with that. >> the recommendations follow a judge's ruling monday that nsa's current practice is illegal. >> it just kind of snow

as ktvu's john sasaki reports every since, the charity just can't seem to catch up. >> they are hereting to be filled. >> christmas eve is just a week away. concord's christmas for everyone is running desperately short of toys. >> we have maybe 100 presents here. so we should have about 4,000 presents right now. that's how far we're down. >> every year, this organization offers a free christmas day dinner to about thousand people, giving out toys to the kids and clothing to the adults. >> our goal is that nobody ever goes back to school and somebody say what did you get for christmas and they hang their head and say nothing. how horrible that is. >> part of why things are so bad is as i reported last winter, someone burglarize the storage facility, made out with almost anything of value, not justice. >> if anybody has any good light weight folding tables, 6 and 8-foot, we would welcome them. >> how bad is it? normally this time of year, this gym would be filled with presents that stretch all the way to the camera. >> i have never in 28 years had to say to somebody i'm sorry we're out

john sasaki joins us live from that washing with why some say this has become an epidemic. >> reporter: this is where investigators say these rapes happened and three boys are in jail and two girls are recovering. thal var rad da -- alva rad da area is a quiet, idlic place but the peace was shattered. >> these young ladies are very strong and doing everything they can to recover. >> reporter: investigators say the girls, ages 14 and 17, were here with three boys they know and that the group was drinking alcohol. at some point, the girls passed out. >> when they woke up, they found out, you know, they realized they had been sexually assaulted. >> reporter: regional parks police arrested the boys on wednesday but gave few details beyond their ages, 15, 17 and 17. >> they've been booked into the county juvenile hall in martinez for a variety of charges related to the incident including rape, rape in concert, oral copulation and conspiracy. >> reporter: one of the boy's attends richmond high school. >> when we go into the schools and talk to students, we will have young girls come up to us

. >>> and as john sasaki reports, a shot spotter device could bring police knocking on your door. >> richmond was quiet today, but new year's eve is always a different story. >> it sounds like afghanistan. >> some people say it sounds like a war-torn city because of the way residents celebrate the new year. this is the shot spotter system which records all the shooting in the city. >> not concern forward our safety, the people that's out there. >> richmond had more than 800 shootings over the months of last year, more than 100 in six hours in on new year's eve. more than half involved more than half of gunshots and 16 of them were at least ten rounds. the highest number of shots fired, 28. >> what does up, must come down. >> policement to convince gun owner -- police want to convince gun owners. property can be damaged. it's an arrestable offense. >> police tell me a man was killed in 1999 by a gun falling bullet. >> we've had gunshots go off in one area and we've been able to locate houses or cars or even people hit quite some distance away. >> that's why people will be out in force

in santa clara, i'm john sasaki, bay area news. >>> children's hospital will say it will move jamentto another facility, but there are conditions. the family has to plan how it transports her. after complications from tonsil surgery, they will take her, the facility backed out after the hospital said it would not insert a breathing or feeding tube. a tense exchange that afternoon xen the family's attorney -- between the family's attorney and a hospital spokesperson. >> it takes care of children. african american, don't interrupt me! i listened to your stuff! you know they took care of these folks! [overlapping] . >> the family is now in talks with the facility in southern california, their attorney is planning to file a lawsuit in federal court. arguing that jahi's rights are being violated. >>> oakland police are searching for the shooter in the city's latest homicide. the victim was found in his car just after 11:00 this morning near eighth and campbell streets, the victim was shot while driving and his car rolled to a stop in front of prescott elementary school, not in session, as

john sasaki joins us with the latest information on a crime committed by a child. >> reporter: police are trying to figure out if all the crimes are related, but even they seem surprised by the age of today's alleged carjacker. the stolen car crashed on the side in the front yards of two homes in west oakland. >> all of a sudden i heard a screech and it sounded like a big car crash or pile-up had happened. >> reporter: here's a photo taken by a nearby worker that shows police with guns drawn, telling the suspect to come out. >> about 15 guns pointed at the car and i did not know what to think. completely mind-blowing, extremely scary. >> reporter: officers were in pursuit after receiving the car jacking report. they did a pit maneuver to stop the car and it crashed throughout front steps of this woman's home. >> i finally opened the door and the police told me what was going on, that a kid, 13 years old. >> reporter: that's right. police say the alleged carjacker is just 13 years old. >> i was 13, i was trying to think about getting to high school. >> reporter: it all started around 1

i'm john sasaki. bebegin with -- we begin with developing news out of santa clara where police rushed to an apartment complex where a woman was shot. janine de la vega is there now. it appears someone is in custody? >> reporter: yes, police are questioning him right now. we're here on granada avenue. police have the royal ambassador apartments roped off with crime tape. they are escorting residents into that complex and right now, they are interviewing people to see if they were witnesses to this shooting. now we know at 11:00 a.m., they received a report of gunshots at the apartment complex. when officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot. we don't know where but they were able to track down a male suspect. now, we're still waiting to hear from police to find out what the motive in this shooting was. don't know if there was a relationship between the victim and the suspect but at this point, we are hearing that he is in custody. we know the woman was rushed to the hospital. right now, pol

in richard mono -- richmond, i'm john sasaki. >>> the after christmas shopping rush son.e were waiting outside when this wal-mart opened its dires at 30 miles per hour. shoppers have been coming and doing arod lop it's been quite a while for the parking lot here to empty out. many shoppers in no hurry to go home. >> this is it. you're come in the day after christmas. that's when you. >>> diamond is shopping on december 26 alongside hoer mom. >> we do like one big gift at christmas so you can as a result to top off their holiday numbers, -- >> reporter: have you been buying or returning? >> returning and then buying more. >> wonderful. just we've got our granddaughter. we've been to the toy twers. it's a little weird. >>> but it's a challenge, take me where you can. >> it's like a bunch of people online saying, okay i will come tord. >> pants, jackets, earrings, discount. >> reporter: holiday sales are expected to fall a few points from last year. the very linear years, shoppers are grateful. >> we're healthier. we have lives. children have a part time job. the ones that d

in richard mono -- richmond, i'm john sasaki. >>> the after christmas shopping rush son.people were waiting outside when this wal-mart opened its dires at 30 miles per hour. shoppers have been coming and doing arod lop it's been quite a while for the parking lot here to empty out. many shoppers in no hurry to go home. >> this is it. you're come in the day after christmas. that's when you. >>> diamond is shopping on december 26 alongside hoer mom. >> we do like one big gift at christmas so you can as a result to top off their holiday numbers, -- >> reporter: have you been buying or returning? >> returning and then buying more. >> wonderful. just we've got our granddaughter. we've been to the toy twers. it's a little weird. >>> but it's a challenge, take me where you can. >> it's like a bunch of people online saying, okay i will come tord. >> pants, jackets, earrings, discount. >> reporter: holiday sales are expected to fall a few points from last year. the very linear years, shoppers are grateful. >> we're healthier. we have lives. children have a part time job. the ones t

. >> reporter: in oakland i'm john sasaki. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> $1 million. that's what it'll cost alameda county and its jail health care to settle a lawsuit. martin harrison died in the infirmary at santa rita jail. his family sued alleging the 59- year-old was beaten, tased and improperly treated. >>> only on 2 an exclusive ktvu field poll looks at california's opinion of congress and they're pretty dismal. the poll finds 11% of voters approve of the job the u.s. congress is doing. 84% disapprove. congressional republicans get a 20% approval rating. that's compared to a 72% disapproval rating. democrats fair a bit better with 34% approving of the job they are doing and 55% disapproving. >>> about 100,000 mourners tried to pay their final respects to former south african president nelson mandela. but the crowd was too large and police ended upturning away about 30,000 people. today was the final day that mandela was lying in wake. his casket was taken away at the end of the day. it'll now be taken to his hometown. enormous crowds are expected to line the ro

. >> reporter: in oakland i'm john sasaki. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> $1 million.hat's what it'll cost alameda county and its jail health care to settle a lawsuit. martin harrison died in the infirmary at santa rita jail. his family sued alleging the 59- year-old was beaten, tased and improperly treated. >>> only on 2 an exclusive ktvu field poll looks at california's opinion of congress and they're pretty dismal. the poll finds 11% of voters approve of the job the u.s. congress is doing. 84% disapprove. congressional republicans get a 20% approval rating. that's compared to a 72% disapproval rating. democrats fair a bit better with 34% approving of the job they are doing and 55% disapproving. >>> about 100,000 mourners tried to pay their final respects to former south african president nelson mandela. but the crowd was too large and police ended upturning away about 30,000 people. today was the final day that mandela was lying in wake. his casket was taken away at the end of the day. it'll now be taken to his hometown. enormous crowds are expected to line the rout

in santa clara, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a lot of cloud cover today across the entire bay area. right now the main cloud band is shifting to the south. as a result we do have clearing skies out there. in fact, partly cloudy conditions across a good portion of the region. that's after a cooler afternoon. temperatures today cooled off five to 10 degrees from yesterday's readings. you can see the highs from this afternoon. lots of 50s. warmest locations. basically in the lower 60s in downtown san mateo and san jose. there's a look at all of that overcast and lots of clear skies. at least a few clear breaks in the clouds producing that beautiful sunset out there. but still lots of overcast. at least a couple of hours ago over the past two hours those clouds have been spinning out. overnight lows will be cold. san jose 39 degrees to start out your saturday. coming up the warmest day of the weekend when we could be tracking 70s and i'll let you know if we have any rain clouds in the five day forecast. >>> a spare the air alert is still in place tonight. the ban in its sixth

in santa clara, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a lot of cloud cover today across the entire bay area. right now the main cloud band is shifting to the south. as a result we do have clearing skies out there. in fact, partly cloudy conditions across a good portion of the region. that's after a cooler afternoon. temperatures today cooled off five to 10 degrees from yesterday's readings. you can see the highs from this afternoon. lots of 50s. warmest locations. basically in the lower 60s in downtown san mateo and san jose. there's a look at all of that overcast and lots of clear skies. at least a few clear breaks in the clouds producing that beautiful sunset out there. but still lots of overcast. at least a couple of hours ago over the past two hours those clouds have been spinning out. overnight lows will be cold. san jose 39 degrees to start out your saturday. coming up the warmest day of the weekend when we could be tracking 70s and i'll let you know if we have any rain clouds in the five day forecast. >>> a spare the air alert is still in place tonight. the ban in its sixth

our own john sasaki mc'ed the event where hundreds of people received books of food to take home for the holidays. curry also had his family by his side. including his father and one- year-old daughter riley. >>> coming up cracking down on a dangerous new years eve tradition. the warning from richmond police about celebrating with gunfire. >>> and the family of 13-year- old girl on life support says they want her moved to another facility. why that move isn't simple and why the hospital is fighting it. >>> we're going to take a live look at the new bay bridge span this morning. you can see how pretty it is. and coming up we will talk about the old span some changes that you might be noticing. >>> we're waking up with another spare the air day for today. but air quality is slowly improving. we will have a dose of fresh air come our way. i love having a free checked bag i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't charge you foreign transaction fees saves me a

as john sasaki tells us, doctors say there is still plenty of time to take the most important step torotect yourself. >> reporter: 1-year-old isabella sanchez knew something was coming, but she toughed it out and her mother felt better, getting her the flu shot. flu season is here. officials at kaiser permanente in santa clara say flu season is official when 10% of the cases with flu-like symptoms test positive for influenza. for weeks, it's been at 6%. in the past week, numbers jumped to 19%. >> most of the time it manifests as a high fever, respiratory illnesses, achiness, usually a cough. >> reporter: lots of people are going to their local drug store to find medicine to treat the flu, but the best medicine is prevention. most people we met at this cvs store said they had gotten their flu shots, but one family is not planning to. >> we've never gotten them. we feel okay. we feel like getting sick is a part of keeping yourself healthy as well. >> reporter: doctors say the patients they have seen have been hurting. >> some of them are quite miserable. it can be a very unpleasant illn

. >> and i'm john sasaki in for mike. weather with rosemary. >> for the afternoon today, mostly sunny skies, temperatures rebounding anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees for most of us. the comparison from yesterday to today, 68 for santa cruz yesterday, 70 for today. 61 in oakland yesterday to 64. but we have mostly sunny skies, so it's going to feel better out there. this is going to be the start of your warmup for the weekend, with tomorrow even warmer than today. i'll have a look at what you can expect and again, this morning, the winter chill, numbers updating. i'll have those for you, coming up. >>> new information now on the massive security breach of customer information at target stores. that retail giant says hackers made off with personal identification numbers. ktvu channel 2 reporter katie utis has the latest. >> reporter: people we've spoken with say they have been happy so far with how target has handled what could be considered a pr nightmare for the company. the ceo sent out this e-mail to customers just yesterda

john sasaki mc'd the event. people received boxes of o food to takes home for the holidays. and he had his father dell, and his 1-year-old daughter riley. >>> he's been missing for a week and a half, the new search today for a bay area vet who disappeared. >>> we're live in oakland where a big decision is being made by transit union workers that could affect a lot of commuters. we will tell you what's at stake. >>> and your traffic is looking good this holiday week. this is a look at 101 through san francisco. but we have another spare the air day, more traffic still ahead. >>> cloudy or cooler conditions in the forecast for your friday afternoon. coming up, i'll have a look at those numbers and what you can expect for your bay area weekend. >>> good morning everybody. welcome back to mornings on 2. time now is 8:29. i want to go to live pictures in oakland this morning. this is the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station and the ac transit bus stop right next to it. there is new developments this morning in the ongoing labor negotiations with the transit agency. what union workers are do

live in santa rosa, john is a sack a, ktvu -- sasaki channel 2 news. >>> and detectives say they plan to ask the da for charges involving a 3rd victim. they're speaking with other children and fielding a flood of phone calls from concerned parents. >> i'm sure this is every parent's nightmare to know someone they thrust committed so many heinous sex acts against children and to know your child was enrolled there, very frightening. >> he's facing 65 felony counts of sex abuse being held without bail. >>> and the deputy who shot andy lopez did not violate the use of deadly procedures and deadly force. the review of the actions is still ongoing. meantime, santa rosa police are looking into whether criminal charges should be filed against him for the october shooting of lopez. the deputy told him he believed an air soft gun he was carrying was an assault rifle. >>> what we learned about the suspect today. >>> and pg&e hired an outside inspector. we have a photo in a crack elbow in the intersection in the pipe. some people in the area said they smelled the tell tail tale odor of gas. >>> a