lorraine blanco is there working the story. we'll have a live report for new just a few minutes. >>> joe biden met with law enforcement leaders this morning in washington, d.c. to launch a new task force aimed at reducing gun violence in the wake of the connecticut school shooting. president obama announced the school force. biden is charged with crafting concrete proposals. biden is due to have a report back to the president in january. >>> attorney general eric holder will be meeting with first responders and law enforcement officials tomorrow in newtown. holder is expected to held there after meeting with the vice president. he's being asked to come up with recommendations on gun laws. >> we have 20 children trying to point us the way. if we don't follow their lead, we've failed them and their deaths are in vein. >> six more funerals are set to be held today for some of the 26 students and teachers killed during the -- during the sandy hook elementary school massacre. >>> a woman is in critical condition this noontime after

from last night's storm there has been more showers maybe even a little hail and lorraine blanco has more with how things look out there, lorraine? >>> we have been live in oakland and the rain has been on and off and there is a light drizzle out here. you can see the bay bridge toll plaza and the roadways are slick but it is not affecting traffic so far. here is a look at the hayward airport. you can expect scattered showers throughout the east bay today. here is a look at alameda where there is a steady moderate rain overnight there was times when the rain was coming down so hard that it was hard to see in front of you. over to the peninsular, chp is reporting several accidents last night and across the bay area so give yourself some extra time when you get back after the holiday. 14 people were killed in california last year around the winter holiday season. half of those people were not wearing seat belts so buckle up and use caution. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 6:45, the story of a woman who was shot on a on christmas eve, theresa was trying to shield h

. >>> lorraine blanco is live with a power outage and any details with that, good morning lorraine. >> reporter: you can see there is no power in this neighborhood and pg&e is hard at work trying to restore power to as many customers as they can. a few hundred customers are without power off the 580 east in oakland and they say the power started as they crashed into a power pole right there. let's look at what we saw when we got closer to that crash. the driver of the nissan altima was going left when she crashed. she kept going yet crashed into another vehicle. she spun out, hit that power pole splashed it in half and knocked out power to 6,000 customers. that driver left the scene and police are looking for her this morning. pg&e will try to get power to a couple hundred customers in the next 30 minutes so it will be just a few dozen without power but those people will be without power until the late morning hours so it is going to be a very dark morning for many customers this morning at least 40 customers for the next five or six hours. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news.

lorraine blanco is there with the details on how this fire may have started, good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, dave, well you can see a burned pile of construction and that's where they think the fire started. at this point investigators are not calling it suspicious. they got a call on the multi- hundred block of sanchez street. firefighters do not think anybody was inside the home during the fire and they are not sure when construction workers were inside there last. >> we have no idea, right now it is under construction. we are not sure but we left a message to the responsible party and he has not gotten back to us yet. >> investigators say there was no evidence anybody was inside the garage trying to get warm last night. >> reporter: the cause of the single alarm fire is under investigation, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and the latest round of violence in oakland has claimed the life of a grandmother. tara moriarty is in oakland and tells us the woman is believed to have been an innocent bystander, good morning, tara. >> reporter: this marks t

lorraine blanco is live at the scene on collin street with details on what may have led to this emergency. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning. it's barely a a.m. you -- it's barely 5:00 a.m. you can see a crew is hard at work here boarding up the door and windows. battalion chief on scene told us it looks like it could have started with improperly disguarded smoking material. when firefighters arrived around 2:00 a.m. they encountered a lot of smoke and flames coming from the living room here. they were able to get it taken care of quickly. there is extensive damage inside. >> although somebody does live here, they were not home at the time. they will be displaced. the property is unlivable right now. >> reporter: the baa tullian chief says they are not calling in arson investigator at this time and does not look suspicious. the good news is no one was injured in this early morning fire. reporting live in san pac row lorraine blanco. >> thank you. >>> it's 5:05. san francisco police have detained a driver they say hit a group of pedestrians near twin peaks. one victim told

ktvu channel 2 reporter lorraine blanco is live with the very latest on the police investigation into the fire that sent one person to the hospital. dramatic flames too. lorraine. >> reporter: yeah. those flames were dramatic. the owner of the building was out here this morning. he was surveying the damage. he says he's still in shock. we can see quite a mess here this morning. there is an insurance company out here. they will be boarding this up later today on the corner of claire street and railroad avenue. here's a look at the huge flames you were talking about. this is exclusive video you will only see on 2. that prompted the battalion chief to call two alarms just before 1:00 a.m.. a security guard was inside. he suffered smoke inhalation but expected to be okay this morning. neighbors credit firefighters for saving their neighborhood early this morning. >> there was flames shooting up the trees right here on the corner. and billowing out into the residential area. and it was pretty scary. pretty scary. >> reporter: so that worried you this morning. seeing that and knowing there

ktvu lorraine blanco is at cnh enterprises. it's right near interstate 680 with the important meeting today between workers and the owners. lorraine. >> reporter: yeah pam that meeting will happen within hours here. there is a fire crew on scene right now. they are checking out a hot spot that just doesn't want to seem to go out. right now there is not a lot for employees to come back to. management will be meeting this morning another an alternate location to discuss what happens next. the three alarm fire started around 1:45 thursday afternoon. firefighters had to battle it defensively. the roof collapsed just minutes after they arrived here. all 80 or so employees escaped with no major problems. the cnh enterprise building was destroyed. management says they have a good insurance policy and employees are their main concern right now. >> shocked. shocked. surprised. can't believe it. good company. going to miss working with all the people here. >> reporter: the director of operations estimates millions of dollars in damage to

ktvu's robert handa is in the south bay but we begin with ktvu's lorraine blanco where officials reopened a school that suffered serious damage from the heavy rain. >> reporter: you are right. white hill middle school will reopen tomorrow, that decision was made here and as soon as we returned -- and students will return with quite a few changes. >> reporter: a crew spent the day and tonight power washing floors and windows and ripping out carpets. the weekend storm clogged a culvert pushing rain water and debris dine the school in fairfax. teachers in four classrooms packed up, their students will share other rooms or have classes in the library. >> i am worried about the kids adapting. >> the classes are already crowded. >> reporter: they are? >> with the construction, they have a bunch of students in small buildings. they have to share classrooms now. >> the school has been under construction since the summer. workers are building new 7th and 8th grade wings and a new music complex. the four damaged classrooms will take two months to repair. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the

in oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> oakland fire investigators ask that if you know anything about this fire to give them a call on the tip line. the number you see on the screen. >>> new at noon, the mayor of san francisco this morning announced new steps to keep pedestrians safer in what he calls one of the most walkable cities in the country. mayor ed lee spoke at the powell street prommy ned about wider sidewalks for pedestrians. the mayor -- promenade about wider sidewalks for pedestrians. officials are nine amizing a strategy to reduce pedestrian injuries. >> we have to do more. we can't be satisfied with what we've done before because we have the data that shows us more and more where the hot spots are all over the city. >> san francisco has added more continental crosswalks with wide horizontal lines and more school crossing guards. >>> president obama is threatening to veto a republican compromise plane aimed at avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff. he wants the increase to affect those making $400,000 and above. john boehner, $1 million. >>> facebook's ceo m

and ktvu channel 2 reporter lorraine blanco is there with more information on who was injured and video of the huge flames. lorraine. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are looking for the person who started that fire and they are also looking for the person who stole that vehicle. you can see behind me the amount of wreckage left here this morning. we also notice there are security cameras out here. police will be checking that out. firefighters arrived just after midnight to find the car fully engulfed. they called it two alarms just after 1:00 a.m. here. there was one person inside the building during that fire. >> it was a security guard that was inside. our crews brought hem out. he was treated for smoke inhalation and transported to an area hospital. >> all right so we are looking at video. lorraine blanco down at that huge fire. just amazing video down there. and we'll have more on that throughout the morning. >>> also happening now two mile stretch of i-5 near the oregon border still closed after a series of crashes in freezing temperatures. at least 60 cars lost control o

lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good afternoon. it's just messy out there. you saw from lorraine's report. you probably felt it this morning. hit the north bay earlier today. over the last couple of hours you can see the time lapse over the last few hours. it's moved through the central and south bay. at this time, it's actually tapered off a little bit as the first in a series of storms continues to march through the bay area. we've got some light rain over santa rosa and petaluma. in the last 12 hours, santa rosa has picked up about an inch and a half of rain. quite a bit of rainfalling over the north bay this morning. we have some steady rain along the east bay. oakland, san leandro and farther south we had rain falling near union city. it looks like it has since broken away with some rain moderate at times falling over pleasant tonight and 680 -- pleasant and 680. we have -- pleasanton and 680. we have a snow advisory. blue canyon right a about 5,000. they will fluctuate throughout the weekend. we'll bring you more on what you can expect including a time

lorraine blanco, ktvu news. >>> heavy rain moving through the bay area over the last hour or so.here's the satellite loop or radar loop. you see the reds and yellows in the peninsula in the south bay. the breaks are beginning to occur as we head out toward the danville, san ramon area. they've just got through having some moderate rainfall. they had some heavy rain earlier. rainfall was just .2 of an inch an hour out toward milray. things have really, really really calmed down. east out toward north first street out toward the santa clara area. we have rainfall rates at .3 of an hour. that's a little heavier. then you go out by jackland road. that's rain, when you get .4 of an inch an hour you're getting high speed rain windshield wiper usage. we come to the gilroy area. you're getting heavy rain right now. about .4 of an inch an hour. things definitely winding down from what was really a very heavy rainfall spurt. a winter storm warning in effect. that goes through midnight tomorrow night. they're going to get 2 feet of new snow, easy. snow level down about 3,200 feet. winter st

let's go to lorraine blanco. how did it happen and how is it affecting the commute?reporter: i'm not sure if you can hear me because i can't hear you guys but i can tell you what i know so far. there is a ladder truck on broad street, 119 broad street, it is a three-story apartment building which caught fire this morning and there was some heavy smoke on the second floor when firefighters arrived. it is in the rear of this three- story apartment building. all people were evacuated and they are all okay but a firefighter was injured and it sounds like he suffered from smoke inhalation. he has non-life threatening injuries and we are told there are 20 fire companies out here. they got the fire under control about 15 minutes ago and the cause is under investigation this morning. down the road here on broad street, i'm not sure if you can see it, but there is a muni car and they have the evacuees down there and they have the heater going so they could stay warm while firefighters get these hot spots under control here. it sounds like for the most part there were no major

ktvu's lorraine blanco is there at the scene on broad street.now about three dozen people have been affected by this. what happened, lorraine? >> reporter: that's right, dave. there was a fire here early this morning. half of those residents that were evacuated today are children, 18 kids right before christmas. you can see some of them behind me over here. they have big black bags. they were allowed to go and grab a forthinks to take with them wherever they are gonna go. firefighters say there's quite a lot of damage inside especially on the second floor. the woman who lives in the apartment where the fire started told me she saw the flames by her tv of when firefighters arrived at 5:30 at this apartment building, they encountered a lot of black spoke. one firefighter had to be -- black smoke. one firefighter had be transported for smoke inhalation. >> i had a firefighter exit the building suffering from smoke inhalation. he's been transported to kaiser for evaluation. >> reporter: the firefighter is expected to be okay. no residents suffered a

than expected they will open a emergency center to send out help wherever needed live in napa, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the russian river is also creating avenuity for sonoma county residents where the river expected to get dangerously close to flood stage in the next few hours. ktvu's jade hernandez was in flood-prone guerneville and joins us live from a fire station in forestville. >> reporter: that is right, the roads are wet and there has been steady light rain since sundown. it appears threats of nearby guerneville are going to see how much rain they get before they start filling their own sandbags. they took orders by phone, so customers could honker down into today's study, but light rain. >> everyone is talking about it and said this is minor compared how to it has been. >> reporter: shirley banner remembers of flood of '86 where the russian river rose to 17' above flood level. >> everybody comes by here to go to the bridge and see how high it is. >> reporter: in the dark it's hard to tell but the national weather service reports that the river is well below any floodin

ktvu channel 2 reporter lorraine blanco is live in san rafael. you got the umbrella up there. i guess it's raining, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. you are exactly right. we were in richmond a few minutes ago. we crossed the bring and we're over in san rafael right now, the rain is coming down pretty well out here. you can see the wind is blowing quite a lot as well. if you take a look at that flag behind me, you can it's waving pretty seriously in the wind out here and, you know, if you take a look on the ground, there's some puddling on the roadways right now. the roads with slick. you will want to give yourself extra time. there's also a wind advisory in effect right now on the bay bridge. another reason to give yourself some extra time. also slow down if you are in a high-profile vehicle like our live van. there's people walking out here. they don't have umbrellas. it's not pouring rain. but there are rain coming down and it has been picking up. so you can imagine that it's gonna be getting a little crazier out here pretty soon. we'll keep an eye on it of course

ktvu's ktvu's lorraine blanco is live. >> reporter: good evening. white hill will reopen tomorrow but it is a mess inside. look at my note pad, i dropped it and you can see how muddy it is. it might be months before students can return to a handful of rooms. >> reporter: you can hear and see what the weekend storm left behind in this classroom. a wet and smelly mess. >> it is very strange. i came ready with gloves and boots. >> reporter: school is closed today as workers pressure wash floors and rip out carpet and they will replace base boards and open the walls to look for hidden moisture. >> due to the amount of mud that came through after we assessed assessed the damage we knew it wouldn't be safe to have students on campus. >> reporter: this is where the water is supposed to drain. around the corner from the campus. but it clogged it, sending water and mud into the store. >> frustrating. i am in shock still and trying to adapt. >> reporter: four teachers packed up. >> reporter: while a clean up crew boxed items for storage and moved stuff to the

ktvu's lorraine blanco has more. >> reporter: we have been hearing about break ins around this area but we didn't expect one to happen while we were shooting. you can see the left over broken glass here. police say this is a hot spot for theft. >> the window was broken. laptop is gone. pg&e property, they can't get in it. >> reporter: police installed a digit sign warning people this is a high break in area. but these pg&e employees didn't expect thieves to strike during their lunch break. >> people are constantly coming in. it will be hard for nobody to notice. >> morning, night. doesn't matter. i walk through, you know, and glass busted all on the ground. >> reporter: it was evidence to -- it was easy to find evidence of previous car break ins. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> yep. >> reporter: police tell us they saw an increase during the summer. >> well traveled area. 880s runs through -- 880 runs through oakland, holiday travelers. >> reporter: neighbors are not surprised that it keeps happening. >> hard for them to make them understand that, you know, you don't do something

it all began with an out of control car, lorraine blanco gives us a look at the damage, lorraine? >> reporter: i just got off the phone with a public information office area and pg&e crews have been able to restore power to all but a few customers. it has been a blackout since a nissan altima hit a power pole. they say it started when a driver crashed into a vehicle near sunkist and that driver kept on driving and crashed into another vehicle closer to where we are standing near the freeway. the altima snapped the freeway in half and knocked out power to 6800 customers. they are hoping that person will come forward this morning and they say there is at least one pole which needs to be replaced out here and several down on the roadway. it takes hours to replace the power pole and most will be without power for the morning of christmas. reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a woman stabbed four people in alameda. ktvu channel 2 morning news' alex savage has more on where the crime happened hours ago. >> reporter: four people were taken to the ho

. >> to ktvu's lorraine blanco who is live in san francisco where the power has been out for most of the day in the sunset district. >> reporter: right now dozens of people are without power. pg&e crews hard at work trying to restore power. for crews across the bay area, the wild weather left quite a mess. >> reporter: heavy saturation toppled this pine tree today. blocking two lanes and blocking up computers in daily city. firefighters helping the chp. no one was hurt but it has been a while. >> our crews have been working all night. calls been very busy. 30 minutes sleep last night. very busy. >> reporter: in san francisco heavy winds and rain snapped this power pole before sun rise in the sunset district. >> when it happened there were tons of sparks and lightning. >> reporter: at one point 8400 customers lost power here. pg&e said they have been working all day to repair. >> the stuff in the freezer might be going. i missed the football game. not too bad. >> reporter: they agree. although the creek is high, it is fun to play in the puddle. >> amazing. >> reporter: back here live

ktvu channel 2 reporter lorraine blanco joins us now to explain what is effecting school funding. lorraine. >>> good morning. 34,000 is the magic number for city college of san francisco to keep all of its state fund examining that is how many full- time students they have to enroll here. they expect to fall short again. last year the school enrolled 32,600 students. and it was put on probation. they expect the same cut of numbers this time around and because it's a second year in a row the state could fund the college at a lower rate next fiscal year. that could result in less course offerings and even layoffs here. this issue was one of several problems ccsf is facing right now. on march 15th it has to submit a report saying it has made the necessary structural and fiscal changes to stay open. one of the big positives for the school though is last month voters passed proposition a a parcel tax that provides revenue to ccsf. they are looking forward to $16 million a year for the next eight years here that should help with some of the financial problems. reporting live in san franc

ktvu lorraine blanco is right outside cnh enterprises. i know dozens of employees want to know if they will still have a job lorraine. >> reporter: yeah they do want to know that this morning. and management will meet to try to figure out how they will move forward. right now a fire crew is on scene here. you can still see smoke coming out of cnh. it's difficult to make out that smoke in the dark but you can definitely smell it it here. the three alarm fire started around 1:45 yesterday afternoon. the flames and smoke were so heavy and the chemicals inside that machine shop were so combustible firefighters had to battle it from the outside. all 80 or so she employees got out safely but the building was destroyed. management will meet to figure out how to go forward and at this point the director of operations tells us employees are the top priority. >> we just need to work with the insurance company find a place we can either temporarily get set up or permanently and start bringing new machines in. >> reporter: he estimates millions of dol

reporting live in oakland lorraine blanco. >>> we have new video now of a standoff in albany. police have shut down two blocks while officers try to reason with the man who is possibly armed. the man is inside an apartment building. a negotiator could be heard trying to get the man to come out. other police agencies have joined in. we will keep -- we will keep you updated. >>> you will want to grab your warm coat before you head out the door. especially if you are in the north bay where there is a freeze warning in place. tara moriarty is out in petaluma scraping ice off windshields tara. >> reporter: i know. i forgot my gloves this morning. big mistake. it's one degree below freezing here if there is a lot of ice on the windshields. so make sure that you have an ice scraper andy this morning or a good credit card. freeze warning is in effect for the north bay. temperatures dipping into the 20s. the frost and ice could pose a threat to pets, crops, and pipes. the best way to protect your pipes is wrapping them or letting the faucets drip slowly to keep the water flowing. >> th

ktvu lorraine blanco live at the richmond san rafael bridge. so how is it out there now? >> reporter: it's not raining yet but you can see the wind is picking up here on the richmond san rafael bridge. if you take a look up you can see the flags waving in the wind. you can also hear the flag poles out here rattling. rosemary says the wind gusts are 20-25 miles an hour right now. as we approach the bridge over here on the toll plaza, we could feel the wind blowing our live van around. but there is no wind advisory as of now on this bridge. and traffic does not appear to be effected at this time. on the bay bridge, however, there is a wind advisory in effect for the next few hours. drivers give yourself extra time and if you're in a high profile vehicle like us, of course slow down. as for the slick roads, it's not raining, it is raining right now north of us. it hasn't quite hit us on the bridge here. we are expecting the wet weather to move toward us very soon. if and when it comes down to this area we'll be on it. for now we are reporting live at the toll plaza on the ri

. >>> -- lorraine blanco. >> ccf needs 30,000 full time students to get full state funding. it had 32,600 last year and will fall short again this year. that could mean less funding. possibly resulting in fewer class offerings and layoffs. >> although enrollment is low, it has a lot to do with the idea of when people here, they automatically think they are going to go some place else. as faculty, we are trying to get the word out that school is still open. >> enrollment is part of the problem. they are facing a march 15th deadline as well to show it made the changes required to keep its accreditation. >>> we are learning new details about a story at 4:30. oakland police say eight people are in custody after they served search warrants overnight. they were taken into custody for various offenses including illegal firearm possession and rifle and handgun were also seized. >>> a christian youth group was left scrambling after becoming crime victims on the trip to fort lauderdale, florida. they arrived for a youth conference. they stopped to get something to eat and inside a res

reporting live in san francisco lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are now hearing that there may only be two people at the fiscal cliff negotiating table. according to the new york times house speaker john boehner says he wants to negotiate directly with president obama. he has asked that senate leaders and house minority leader nancy pelosi be excluded from future talks and those say clearing the negotiating room clears the chances for success. f we have new unemployment numbers released just a few minutes ago. employers added 146,000 new jobs in november. the unemployment rate dropped to a four-year low of 7 .7%. coming up at 6:15 the factors that economists predicted would have a negative impact on the numbers but apparently did not. >>> time now 6:07. we are following this story. oakland church youth group traveling in florida they are out of money and their belongings because thieves broke into their van. a group of 24 teenagers and young adults were eating at a restaurant yesterday about an hour after arriving far weekend youth conference. someone broke into their van s

reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:34.ndoff with police in albany ended. now, two blocks of brighten avenue were shut down earlier this morning. a negotiator was trying to talk to a man who was possibly armed hiding inside an apartment building. we have very few details about what happened or what's going on this. we're waiting for the police to give those details. we'll let you know when we find out. >>> this morning, napa county sheriff deputies are expected to return to -- expected to return to a vineyard where humane remains were discovered. a vineyard worker found the remains yesterday afternoon in a creek bed near calistoga. deputies tell the napa valley patch it appears that recent rains may have washed remains down the streak. they also say it appears the person had been dead for some time making it difficult to i.d. the remains. >>> interstate 5 is back open after 60 cars crashed shutting down the highway last night. more than 60 cars -- look at these pictures. they lost control and skidded on black ice. they all

lorraine blanco is at the plant as a company tries to rebuild. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: gone. this morning you can still see and smell the smoke coming from the top of this builds this morning. if you take a look behind me a metal fan surrounds pnh. it started around 1:45 yesterday afternoon. the flames and smoke were so heavy and the chemicals inside this machine shop were so combustible firefighters had to battle it from the outside. the good news no one was hurt. all employees got out safely. management will meet to try to figure how to move forward. >> every month they take us out to breakfast, lunch, or pizza. it was a great company. >> reporter: the director of operations at this family owned business tells us they hope to get their employees back to work asap. they have a good insurance policy and will discuss how they will set up new machinery. the cause of the fire is under investigation this morning. >>> pg&e is now checking more than 1500 pieces of under ground electrical equipment because of inspections that may have never

lorraine blanco is showing us those people who are working tonight. >> reporter: yes, you and i bothre working today. in the heart of san francisco, families skate into their families armed basking in the way of christmas fun. but just as families share holiday quality time many people work. to keep the streets tidy in union square, to show tourists the prettiest parts of the city. >> i would rather be home but it's okay. >> reporter: and of course to save the day when needed. >> it comes as part of the territory. it's part of the job. >> reporter: at starbucks it's a reinvolving door for those who need a jolt. >> vanilla bean frapuccino. >> reporter: the baristas are finished. >> somebody has to do it i guess. i've worked on christmas and sometimes you get time and half. >> reporter: if you own a business no extra pay. but for max and tammy it's another day. >> it's not so bad. we'll be home by dinner time. >> i have to eat just like everybody else. merry christmas. >> reporter: they are pretty slow throughout their system except for those cable cars they're actually more popular on

live in lafayette, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> right now a public hearing is underway in continue cost county on a plan to shut down four fire stations. the county board is expected to vote tonight on whether to close stations. the debate comes one month after voters rejected a new parcel tax to fund the county central fire district. elected officials from the affected cities want the supervisors to save their fire houses but the county fire chief says he's already cut firefighter pay and there's no other option. >> coming to a fiscal crisis where our reserve funds have been exhausted. >> under the fire chief's proposal, the stations would shut down in early january. the closures would save about 3 million tlr a year. >>> the chief of police in fremont has announced he's retiring after more than four decades in law enforcement. he join it had fremont department as deputy chief back in 1986. he became chief in 1992. prior to that he served as pied minute's police chief. fremont police captain will be taking over as interim chief december 31st. >>> a hayward mother says she

reporting live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:32.robbed the home of one of california's most powerful republicans. republican darrell issa. last thursday, more than 50 pieces of jewelry worth and estimated $100,000 was stolen from the home in san diego. a spokesperson says those items werer replaceable -- were irreplaceable. darrell issa is worth $700 million. he made his money producing car alarms and other car security -- car security products. >>> a group made up of 24 teenagers and adults were eating at a restaurant in fort lauderdale yesterday. they say the thieves stole $12,000 in cash. one member of the group was able to have some money wired so they could spend the night in a hotel. no word yet if that other group is going to return to oakland today. funeral services will be held for two teenaged girls who were shot to death in oakland last month. services for 15-year-old raquel will be held sunday at cooper's mortuary. a mass will be held on monday. 16-year-old bobbi will be remembered saturday. the girls were found near bro

in lafayette, lorraine blanco. >>> now to daly city where officials say they're ready to spend money for the repairs of a sink hole. >>> there's late word tonight that robby shankar has died. he is the late guitar players that is credited for bringing indian music to the world. he met the beatles george harrison in 1956. it was harrison who labeled shankar the king of music. shankar died in san diego, he was 92 years old. >>> a crab compromise. >> it's all about the price. >> how much fresh crab will cost and how soon you can expect it on the the table. >> plus growing marijuana in the backyard. the change one bay area city wants to make to regulate it. >>> new details now on the latest homicide in san jose. tonight police are still trying to piece together what happened. matt keller is live now in san jose where the details just keep changing, matt. >> reporter: julie, the last of the police cars here on fair haven drive left in just the past hour. as officers investigate a homicide in what one neighbor told me used to be the safe zip code in san jose. things are not what they appea

lorraine blanco. >>> charles during has died.he won a tony award, and earned two oscar nominations as well as an actor's achievement award. >>> he is wanted for questioning in belice where john mcafee is >>> as the rain continues tonight, east palo alto residents are seeing a newly renovated levee -- >> reporter: despite the rain, san fransiscito rushed today. >> hopefully it'll be bring a will the of freshness to the valley. take out the dirty and bring the new for the new year. >> reporter: marin county gets 3/4 of its drinking water from rainfall so for many this is worth the bother. >> it's wonderful to have the rain for the plants for everything. >> reporter: we found people doing truly last minute shoppers, dodging the showers. >> i don't like the rain, i don't think so but maybe other people like it, yes. >> i have a restaurant close to the napa river so we're always on a flood watch up there. >> reporter: this christmas day brought crowds to the golden gate bridge. >> you can come to san francisco, you expect good weather

lorraine blanco,. >>> showers are back in your bay area forecast.i'll tell you when and where to expect them tomorrow. >> a trail of destruction. >> after i heard sirens i heard the crash. >> ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app. >>> new video tonight of a dramatic crash in eastern contra costa county. sheriff deputies were chasing a suspect in bay point when his car crashed into a street sign, a fence, a car and then went airborne. the car landed between a telephone pole and a tree, the man ran off. >> after i heard the sirens i heard the crash. i came out to see what was going on. the police were already here because they were chasing him. >> another resident was taken to the hospital after she reportedly fainted. the suspect remains on the run. police say they were responding to a domestic violence call when the suspect led them on a chase. >>> tonight we learned the

in lafayette, lorraine blanco. >>> now to daly city where officials say they're ready to spend moneyle. >>> there's late word tonight that robby shankar has died. he is the late guitar players that is credited for bringing indian music to the world. he met the beatles george harrison in 1956. it was harrison who labeled shankar the king of music. shankar died in san diego, he was 92 years old. >>> a crab compromise. >> it's all about the price. >> how much fresh crab will cost and how soon you can expect it on the the table. >> plus growing marijuana in the backyard. the change one bay area city wants to make to regulate it. >> in 90 seconds, a complicated crime scene. >> we've never had anything like this. >> what first responders thought they were dealing with when they found a body in a bay area neighborhood. n >>> new details now on the latest homicide in san jose. tonight police are still trying to piece together what happened. matt keller is live now in san jose where the details just keep changing, matt. >> reporter: julie, the last of the police cars here on fair haven drive

lorraine blanco. >>> charles during has died.ony award, and earned two oscar nominations as well as an actor's achievement award. >>> he is wanted for questioning in belice where john mcafee is spending christmas and looking to stay more permanently. >> the temporary fix to protect a levee that failed over the weekend. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. >>> as the rain continues tonight, east palo alto residents are seeing a newly renovated levee -- >> reporter: despite the rain, san fransiscito rushed today. >> hopefully it'll be bring a will the of freshness to the valley. take out the dirty and bring the

lorraine blanco,. >>> showers are back in your bay area forecast.to expect them tomorrow. >> a trail of destruction. >> after i heard sirens i heard the crash. >> the mess this car caused before it ended on a tree. and what happened to the woman driver. >>> new video tonight of a dramatic crash in eastern contra costa county. sheriff deputies were chasing a suspect in bay point when his car crashed into a street sign, a fence, a car and then went airborne. the car landed between a telephone pole and a tree, the man ran off. >> after i heard the sirens i heard the crash. i came out to see what was going on. the police were already here because they were chasing him. >> another resident was taken to the hospital after she reportedly fainted. the suspect remains on the run. police say they were responding to a domestic violence call when the suspect led them on a chase. >>> tonight we learned the identity of the young man shot and killed by police in a bay area city that rarely sees the type of violence. ktvu's jana katsuyama is live in walnut creek th