noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> they just want the sim card with the pictures. if you can help call or e-mail us. boy, can you imagine losing those picturesf your kids -- pictures of your kids -- >> no. priceless. [ talking at the same time ] >>> a beautiful fall day around the bay area and warmer weather could be on the way. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin is in the weather center. we are talking 80 degrees? >> yeah. middle of the week. back into the low 80s. i don't think we are mid-80s. low 80s. upper 70s. the down side is dry. i don't see rain in the five- day forecast. which is not good thing. considering the situation with water. i would like to see rain starting now in the five-day forecast. right through the period. through the winter. that is off to do. there is the fire hose. that is the rain. this pattern is productive but it is not in our area. it is well north. thousands of miles of moisture off the pacific. straight line. going fast. and pacific northwest, as long as it stays like that will get a drenching. we get a few clouds and we get a w

ktvu's noelle walker says home invasions are almost exclusively tied to drugs. >> reporter: this home is off the beaten path but this morning it was the site of a home invasion robbery. >> he was awakened. >> reporter: someone outside claiming to be from the sheriff's office. >> held a flash light in their hand and pushed the guy up against his car. >> it happened over there. >> reporter: a neighbor is the residents potentially in harm's way. >> it is very frequent that home invasions involve drugs. and that can be a neighborhood problem. >> it could be dangerous. >> reporter: the sheriff's department is seeing it more often. >> they are vulnerable because people know where there is american, there is money -- marijuana, there is money, there is guns. >> reporter: in this case the suspect sped away at 90 miles per hour through residential streets where the speed limit is 35. at a sharp turn he lost control and hit this tree leaving car parks stuck in the dirt. and missing a fenced in farm. sheriff's deputies took this photo after the crash revealing the stolen hot. a car packed -- lut

ktvu's noelle walker is in san francisco. fire sale now on panda hats? >> reporter: not a panda hat to be found around here. just a few t-shirts left with his name on the back. it took $100 million to do it but the panda in san francisco is now ex-tinct. >> they finally -- extinct. >> they finally made the hat. >> reporter: if fans had one holiday wish it seems the grinch stole it right from under the tree. >> he is good but i think he made the wrong idea going to the red sox. >> reporter: just a few weeks ago hunter pence was calling for a new contract for pablo sandoval. >> i understand he had to go for the money. >> reporter: the theater is showing the world series film closed for a private event so giants employees could have a movie day field trip. the steam under construction -- the team is under construction. >> reporter: at the dugout at at&t park panda gear is nearly gone. >> pablo sandoval will be missed. his defense is as good as his offense. >> the store put pablo sandoval on sale. just in case the contract ran out. >> sad. but, you know, for

ktvu's noelle walker is live at the oakland airport where she talked with a flight attendant who knew the victim. >> reporter: i spoke with her as she came into work. she worked with kelly turner and described her as a beautiful woman with a beautiful heart. >> reporter: at oakland i. there were tears among -- airport there were tears among flight attendants after news that kelly turner was killed and her boyfriend joseph karr booked for murder. >> there is nothing about joe that would indicate he had violent tendencies. >> reporter: friends are trying to make sense on how a trip to texas ended so violently. joseph karr tabbed kelly turner on halloween night. according it an arrest warrant loved ones heard kelly turner scream and then saw joseph karr holding a knife saying i can't believe i killed her. >> at this time it is being investigated as a homicide. >> he works out of this studio as blacksmith. videos show him making knives. his facebook page photos are a gallery of his work that joseph karr killed his girlfriend with a knife has though who knew him shaking their heads. >> you

noelle walker joins us live from the san leandro station with what b.a.r.t. riders need to know. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we can hear the b.a.r.t. train honking coming into the station right now. just a short time ago, this stakes was packed with people whose commutes just stalled in their tracks but now within the last ten minutes or so, the b.a.r.t. trains here at the san leandro station have started running again. so this station is back up and running for business. take a look at this video we shot from chopper 2. this was shortly after that train stopped in its tracks. it was a fremont to daly city bound train stopped because of a death investigation first reported as a person under the train. now, b.a.r.t. is now saying that person was a 30-year-old adult female who died on the tracks and that witnesses reported seeing that woman step off the platform in front of the train. we talked to one of those witnesses. >> you heard the conductor panicking. there is a medical emergency. we need to stop the train. >> when we got off and people were saying the

noelle walker she will be staying in downtown oakland for us this evening. we'll check back in with her later. >> reporter: police tonight bracing for another night of protests after about 1,500 demonstrators staged widespread protests last night and went into the early hours of this day. in all 43 people were arrested. and police said they learned lessons from last night's demonstrations that left three officers injured and damaged 10 businesses in downtown oakland. ktvu's john fowler went to a briefing by city leaders this afternoon. and john is in downtown oakland. there's many people dealing with major losses tonight, john. >> reporter: that's right gasia. right now there are a handful of protesters here on seventh and broadway. where inside just a short moment ago, the police chief said his forces are tonight better prepared. >> we will try to facilitate a protest where we do not set the direction of that march. >> reporter: while the police chief spoke at 20th and broadway crews were building barricades in case the protesters came this direction. the p

. >> noelle walker was in san francisco as the city office of emergency management tried to figure out the sirens sounded and why. >> reporter: a san francisco technology team warmed up the emergency sirens. like an opera singer clearing her throat before she belts out the high note. not music to dog's ears or people in neighborhoods across san francisco who were abruptly awakened late last night and early this morning. >> it went off two or three times. any way. and then it went away and i was like thank god we can all go back to sleep. >> reporter: the system said it was only a test but it wasn't scheduled. >> there was no emergency taking place and also we weren't testing the system in the middle of the night waking people up. >> reporter: crews worked today to test the hardware on sirens that unexpectedly sounded the alarm from the bay viewpoint to one echoing through vernal heights. >> i suppose, i must have slept right through it. >> reporter: we talked to several people who didn't hear a thing. >> i didn't. and i'm a very light sleeper. extremely light. >> what time did it go of

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> turning now a the fight against ebola. why the white house has not put a travel ban on africa countries or ebola has killed 5,000 people. >> we have no objection to dealing with these issues or travel issues if we thought it would keep the american people safe but the better way is to increase the traffic into the countries of health professionals and of people who can help with the response. >> she just returned from liberia where she toured the areas hardest hit. she said there is positive news, the rate of safe burial is 90%. unsafe burlier is how many are contracting the disease. >>> a united nations employee who contracted ebola is being treated in france. officials took the patient to a army teaching hospital. which has a high security isolation unit. the patient is a foreign citizen. this is the first ebola patient in france since a french nurse working in sierra leone came back for treatment. she has recovered. >>> commander says the base has taken precautions against ebola. air crews have been delivering supplies

yeah. >> reporter: in san jose, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right.e parking -- driver as gift. free parking. starting this weekend parking will be free every saturday at street meters to city owned lots and two city owned garages through december 28. time limits will still apply to keep traffic moving. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. dozens of san francisco police officers, sheriff's deputies and firefighters were out in force today but not to fight crime or fires. ktvu's david stevenson followed as they load up to deliver a thousand thanksgiving meals to the needy. >> reporter: the planning started a month ago. >> today is a wonderful day. >>> for a project that has been ongoing for 30 years. >> they have it down to a science. >> everybody has numbers. everybody has routes. >> we are good. >> thank you. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: on their day off san francisco police officers, sheriff's deputies, firefighters and their families volunteered to deliver a thousand thanksgiving meals to asian seniors. >> show up with the meals and they smile. at first thi

ktvu's noelle walker was in san jose when tens of thousands of people hit the street for the annual turkeysome of us were sleeping in or up cooking for thanksgiving. >> 13870. >> reporter: runners were checking in and warming up for the big race. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: a really big race. with more than 26,000 people pounding the pavement. >> they want to kick off their holidays in a fun and healthyway. >> reporter: the silican valley turkey trot is the largest race in the country. >> so you can burn a few calories before you consume a thousand later today. >> reporter: the race draws elite runners who pace under five minute miles and runners who are up and coming. >> what are you going to do today zoe. >> run. >> how fast are you? >> 100. 1million. >> reporter: and there she goes. a born runner. >> we used to be. this is the first -- >> reporter: what happened. >> this is the first since the baby. we got married. this is the first race in five years. so we're excited. >> go ahead and line up we'll get starteded in just a couple of minutes. >> reporter: some come for the costumes.

ktvu's noelle walker is live on highway 24 where it is wet out there. >> reporter: yeah. getting wetter as we speak. the rain is starting starting to come down. i talked to a driver who expected to be really busy today. it made the roads more safe however we saw a few thunder benders and a few drivers going faster than they should for these conditions. >> reporter: when the speed limit says 55 miles per hour but the traffic is a blur bad things can happen. >> raining very hard. >> reporter: he hit a pot hole. and then a puddle. >> once that happened it was over. started sliding everywhere. >> the car he owned for just three months is headed for the shop. >> people forgot what rain is. been so long. >> reporter: it is his fifth tow today. >> less than usual. >> but rain or shine -- >> i am wet. it is okay. happy to do this. >> reporter: for anyone working in the rain it is a marathon and a sprint. >> i don't feel cold because i am moving all the time. >> it is hard. >> reporter: packages hardly have time to get wet. >> not safe. the rain is not safe. >> reporter: that driv

ktvu channel 2 news' noelle walker is in the news room. >> reporter: his son told me they used to hikeis dad's passion and past time. and they are stunned that yesterday's walk in that park was his last. it is the perfect day for a hike in nature. >> it is just across there. >> reporter: but this morning, nature was closed for business. yesterday, witnesses report hearing three gunshots in the huckleberry preserve in the east bay hills turning this park into a crime scene. investigators found shell casings, a bullet, and the victim, 60-year-old david runsel, a prominent writer and teacher described by his family as an avid hiker who loved the solace of the hiking trail. >> i'm sorry for the family and the victim and everybody else. >> reporter: neighbors watched as visitors were turned away to let investigators look for evidence on the trail. >> huckleberry trail as you may know is really a peaceful little corner of the east bay hills. >> reporter: now the backdrop of a history waiting to be solved. police released descriptions of two men seen in the huckleberry trail area before the s

. >> all right, noelle walker live there on broadway as those protesters march back up toward frank ogawa plaza as she said keep in mind if you're going to be in downtown oakland there could be delay there is on broadway because of that fluent situation. >>> oakland police say they've learned some lessons from last night's demonstrations where some 1,500 protesters marched through the city. they blocked traffic on interstate 580 and they damaged several businesses including a starbucks on broadway and also the smart and final. john fowler has talked to business owners and how they were impacted by this. what are people saying there. >> reporter: this is in the area where there was such severe damage to several businesses. about 10 businesses over all. right now you can see the police have blocked off broadway and are keeping the protesters from coming any farther this direction. but the business owners i talked with today were frustrated and they were hoping tonight that police are better prepared. behind boarded up broken water. workers were cleaning up. managers tell us looters monday n

ktvu's noelle walker has seen it all from accidents to umbrellas, and she live along highway 24. looks miserable out there. >> reporter: yeah. i am one of those getting drenched. the rain is starting to move sideways now. the traffic is moving along highway 24. slowly. and as it usually does this time of day and as it should in these conditions. we talked to a few people who are trying to make the best of things. >> reporter: in to every life a little rain must fall. it is a chance for solid to -- solaitude. >> driving times are very hard. . >> reporter: he knows he works out here. driving a big rig, driving anything on a day like this can be hazardous. >> like people forgot what rain is. it has been so long. >> pot holes and puddles was a bad combination for this car. -- for this car. off to the body shop three months after buying it. >> it could have been worse. >> reporter: some are grateful for the rain. >> i love the rain. >> a little shot of -- [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: they both make everything brighter when the clouds clear. that tow truck driver said that

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a horpying discovery underneath -- horrifying discovery under neath a home. a body of an infant wrapped up inside a box. ktvu's ann rubin spoke to the man who found the body. >> reporter: he says she not sure how long the box had been there but he doesn't remember seeing it before. authorities are trying to figure out who this little girl was and how she died. >> reporter: authorities call her baby jane doe. she was found here in the crawl space beneath a mobile home. >> i feel so mad. i don't know how the people can do that. >> reporter: he does maintenance at the mobile home park made the discovery. it was a small box tied with pink ripen -- ribbon. >> i told the manager i think i found a dead baby. >> when i take it out of the box i can smell it was something dead in there. when i see the head i am -- i am -- i think -- i am not sure. >> reporter: he called his manager who called 911. san jose homicide detectives responded to the scene but say there were no obvious signs of foul play. the question remains how long the baby was the. >> it is r

in bodega bay, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and you contribute.crowd sourcing website on our website, ktvu.com. just scroll down and click on web links and you could help bodega buy firefighters buy the new ambulance. >>> much needed rain is coming into the bay area. let's check in with bill. >> rain in the forecast. much needed rain. but not as much as we would like to see. we are looking at a tenth of an inch to half an inch tops. it will fall between midnight tonight. 8:00 in the morning. heaviest rainfall accumulations in the hill and the north bay. lots of mid 60s . very similar to yesterday. here is the system coming a little closer. it is already depositing light showers up knot by eureka. a little rain showing up. that is probably drizzle. the stronger dynamics are still out in the pacific. those dynamics, the lift and the moisture and all the wind comes in later tonight some time between 9:00 tonight. and about midnight when the showers start in the bay area. i suspect this 11:00 or 12:00 time will be more like san jose seeing a few showe

noelle walker went to the pump and has reaction from those filling up. >> reporter: a trip to the gasmp has been less painful than it's been in a while. >> it's going down which is great. >> reporter: the national average is below $3 for the first time in four years. >> the savings are beneficial. i'm down here getting a dollar off per gallon and it works. >> reporter: in san jose we found one of the few places in the bay area selling price below $3 for $2.90 a gallon at this safe way station in novato is price is $3.09 a gallon. >> i come here because the price is good and cheap here. >> reporter: a drop in prices is helping drive the price at the pump and that is fueling other spending. >> when gas prices go down, consumers have this feeling like they've gotten a little bit of a raise. so they tend to spend a lot more freely. >> reporter: michelle mcman is saving 15 to $20 with each fill up. >> i will put it to my daughter's college savings fund. >> what are you going to do with that extra cash? >> i eat more. >> reporter: we found unleaded selling for $3.99 that's nearly a dollar m

in walnut creek, noelle walker, 13 eyewitness news. >>> new at 10:00, san francisco opened its winterram for the homeless. the san francisco human services agency and episcopal community teamed up to provide additional shelters to men and women. in the past the shelter provided housing for the men and this year for women as well. >> we're going to get bedding, and in the morning we're getting breakfast before we leave. >> reporter: the winter shelter program will operate through january 21st. >>> a man is behind bars after invest -- investigators say they slammed into a car. officers tried to pull the suspect over but they say he refused. investigators say the pursuit ended when the suspect vehicle went up an enbankment. the suspect was taken into custody without incident. >>> a look back with a bay area legend. >>> and it was very emotional. because you know, just about the time we went on they found the little girl's body. and it's still emotional. >> the story that brought him to tearing. after the break. we sit down with former ktvu's anchor dennis richmond and we talk about his c

ktvu's noelle walker was at the scene with what investigators said. >> reporter: all day. >> we make a left on deer park. >> reporter: wine country travelers were turned away. >> how long have you going to be? >> all day. >> reporter: a long drive from calistoga. >> we received multiple calls this morning from people who came up on it. >> reporter: just before 5:00 in the morning calls into 911 reported a woman laying on the side of the road. the investigation had started early in the morning straight into the afternoon. while the highway patrol accident investigation team looked into the woman in her 50s was a victim of a hit-and- run. >> we're looking at it as a possible homicide. >> reporter: napa investigators are looking into other possibilities. >> she may have just been dumped there. >> reporter: a wine -- windy road with no sidewalk. not a place where you would just go for a walk. connecting bay county to the bay area, the twists and turns make it dangerous for walking or jogging. accident investigators are hoping someone driving here early this morning saw something. >> saw

. >> >> noelle walker has more on what the plaza mall is doing to try to make the time merlotier. >>new parking garage the paul and retailers are hoping extra parking will make it easier for people to shop in walnut creek. >> main street across the country -- did we are pretty busy. >> it will be $156 >> it's getting to be that time of the year. before you know it, christmas -- >> i want to show you what we have. >> reporter: will be here. i'm having a christmas party and i want to buy some new stuff for the house. >> reporter: at this french boutique, they are hoping for a joyious noel. broadway plaza midway through a face-lift. scaffolding will be more common than -- santa. >> reporter: who will make limited appearances in the christmas construction zone. >> probably she will have a picture with another santa. >> a little gift for shoppers. we have more parking than we ever have. broadway plaza opened a new garage with more than 500 parking spots. >> we hope that it make it is very easy for all of them to shop. >> decors de france had to relocate, some businesses even closed for co

ktvu's noelle walker is live at the sheriff's department where investigators are trying to answer the> reporter: we know she had injuries consistent with being hit by a car but there may be more to the story. the question is, how did she get on the mountain road. >> reporter: it is a long and windy road. as highway 29 goes up the mountain. it offers stunning views of napa valley wine country. and oceanally a less attractive -- occasionally a less attractive element. >> a lot of interesting characters that drive this road. >> reporter: on sunday there burr no cars -- there were no cars as investigators closed highway 29 investigating the death of a 57-year-old woman found in the middle of the road. sunday investigators said she was a hit and run victim -- >> the other possibilities, she could have been dumped there in the roadway. >> reporter: today investigators know who the woman is but haven't told her family. an

noelle walker spoke to giant fans today about their loss. >> they finally made the world series champion hat. >> reporter: if giant's fans had one holiday wish it seems the grinch. >> i like it. >> reporter: stole it right from under the tree. >> pablo, he's good but i think he had the wrong idea to go to the sox. >> reporter: the castro theater is showing the world series film, closed for a private event so giants employees could have a movie day field trip with a star, the team is under construction. >> we're a resourceful team. we know what to do. we know how to get it together. >> reporter: at the dug out at at&t park, panda gear is nearly gone. >> pablo sandoval will be missed because his defense is as good as the offense. >> reporter: the store went on sale putting sandoval on sale, just in case the the contract ran out. >> sad. but for -- and for him it's the right thing. >> i'm glad i didn't buy one. >> reporter: that guy who said he was going to boo, cheer the panda pretty much summed it up. a lot of teus appoint -- a lot of disappointed fans but still a lot of fun. >>> the gian

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san jose sam liccardo is claiming victory in the race for mayor. the city counselman has 51% of the vote with all precincts reporting. santa clara county supervisor dave cortese stands at 49%. ktvu's paul chambers is live in san jose. seems like the final results could still be days away? p days, week -- >> reporter: days, even weeks. even though he hasn't officially been declared the winner he already extanded his hand out. >> reporter: one -- extended his hand out. >> it would be my great honor the serve san jose as the mayor. >> reporter: san jose city councilman sam liccardo had a small lead over dave cortese. they received 150,000 mail in ballots. 15,000 provisional ones. [ indiscernible ] >> at that point we will turn our attention to the provisional ballots. >> reporter: from the city of san jose. they have to open, sort and count the ballots. even though sam liccardo is claiming slithery it is not over till it -- victory it is not over till it is over. >> i ask you be patient with our office. we have our process to follow. >> i will

live in san francisco, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the latest figures show sam liccardo with a narrow lead. sam liccardo has 51% of the vote. 2500 votes separate the two. he hasn't conceded the race and said every vote counts. . >> there is still 70,000 votes just in san jose that need to be counted. and a 1% shift in the election changes the outcome. >> he made his comments in front of the san jose police department and pledged to continue to fight for better pay for officers. sam liccardo declared victory yesterday. >>> officials in the south bay are explaining why the results came out so late following had election on tuesday. santa clara county ranked last in california when it caming to finishing counting ballots on election night. while most posted results by midnight they didn't post till 4:00 a.m. in the morning. officials say that is they don't have electronic scanners. instead the ballots have to be driven to the office, opened, sorted and scanned. official say the system needs to be updated. >> if we buy new systems we will have more option ins terms of better voti

noelle walker has the story. >> reporter: the sea breeze, the stunning scenery, they make bodega bays postcard, people have lost their footing. >> he had a lot of severe injuries. >> reporter: last night the 4- year-old was playing with his family, tossing rocks off the cliff when he slipped. >> that was one of the most technically difficult areas to get rescuers down into. >> reporter: firefighter marco barro found sebastian moaning in pain. it was the most possible scenario a trained firefighter could see. his father barrios shifted from a parent to a rescue firefighters. >> i was talking to him about his favorite super heros, telling him his mom was on top, anything i could do to keep him calm. >> reporter: the rugged beauty of bodega bay is what draws people to this place but that's also what can make it potentially dangerous. >> very cautious, you know. i mean you just have to be holding her hand. >> reporter: today parents are holding on to their children a little tighter after hearing about the boy's fall. >> gee. that's amazing. you know. he definitely has some angels watchin