live in east palo alto, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> an agreement to the fiscal cliff now appears up to mitch mcconnel and harry reed. while the president said the meeting was constructive he added if congress can't reach a deal he will ask senator reed to at least propose a basic package. >> one that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends the vital lifeline of unemployment insurance to 2 million americans looking for a job. and lays the ground work for future corporation by more economic growth and deficit reduction. >>> with no agreement on the fiscal cliff extended unemployment benefits expire tomorrow for 24,000 unemployed californians. one woman says she's been out of work for two years. she said if it weren't for the long term unemployment benefits she doesn't know how she would get by. >> not being able to put food on table. not being able to pay my bills. >> those individuals and families are on their own to figure out how they're going to have an income until they have go on and have a job again. >> reporter: 1.2 million americans could lose their extended u

reporting live in oakland, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> strong demand and low mortgage rates are pushing create a strong home sales. that's up more than 20% from the same time last year. the percentage of foreclosures and short sales fell to 25% of sales from 50% a year ago. >>> there's word from san francisco tonight of a near record real estate deal. 2901 broadway closed education crow recently for a reported $28,850,000. the áf that would be the third most expensive home sale in san francisco history. and according to socket site, the new owners will have to deal with a -- a higher property sales tax. >>> the u.n. ambassador was widely believed to be the president's favorite to replace hillary clinton. president obama said he regretted what he called the unfair and misleading attacks on susan rice. >>> massachusetts senator john kerry is now the front runner for secretary of state he was the first to issue a statement today praising susan rice as a capable and dedicated public servant. kerry is known as a foreign policy expert. it's expected he will receive little opposition during co

ktvu's patti lee tells us ability a push by a california lawmaker. >> is this the way we want america to go? the rights of a few overcome the safety of the majority. i don't think so. >> reporter: today feinstein announced she would reintroduce the country's ban on assault weapons that expired in 2004. >> president obama has a perfect opportunity now in his second term to take a tough position but getting it through a republican congress, not going to happen. >> reporter: don p era ta worked with feinstein to expand california's ban on assault weapons in 1989 after a mass killing in a stockton schoolyard. he says despite the outrage sparked by that tragedy, california's law barely passed. >> i learned at that time that if you build a better mouse trap they'll find a better mouse. >> reporter: p era ta says treat guns like cars. require proficiency test, insurance, and a waiting period. >> once we started there, let's begin to build on it. frankly with the assault weapon ban we're going to be fighting the same old fight. >> reporter: p era ta say it is right to bear arm is too deep in

reporting live in oakland, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> strong demand and low mortgage rates are pushing create a strong home sales. that's up more than 20% from the same time last year. the percentage of foreclosures and short sales fell to 25% of sales from 50% a year ago. >>> there's word from san francisco tonight of a near record real estate deal. 2901 broadway closed education crow recently for a reported $28,850,000. the áf that would be the third most expensive home sale in san francisco history. and according to socket site, the new owners will have to deal with a -- a higher property sales tax. >>> the u.n. ambassador was widely believed to be the president's favorite to replace hillary clinton. president obama said he regretted what he called the unfair and misleading attacks on susan rice. >>> massachusetts senator john kerry is now the front runner for secretary of state he was the first to issue a statement today praising susan rice as a capable and dedicated public servant. kerry is known as a foreign policy expert. it's expected he will receive little opposition during co

patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in sunnyvale police are reporting the death of a man who threatened an officer with a hammer and shot by police. officers responded to a 911 call about a man assaulting his mother. when they arrived officers found the man in the street and told him to put down the hammer but he charged at them and that is whether theyope -- when they opened fire. >>> police are looking for two men who robbed a gas station today about 5:30 a.m. this morning. police say one demanded money while a second man pulled out a gun. both robbers werethol,thol -- were tall, thin and african american. they both ran away. >>> oom members of the board -- tomorrow members of the board of supervisors are going to discuss changes regard credit card use. this comes after he misused public money with his county credit card. among the changes are a requirement for written receipts and submitting receipts. >>> u.s. airlines continues to set new records. airlines received $924 million in baggage fees. that is up 3% from last year. delta and united collected the most at $187 million for uni

ktvu's patti lee caught up with some that are saying the technology is missing the mark. >> reporter:we sat in on a mandatory treatment session for men arrested while driving under the influence. some are repeat offenders. >> today i introduce senate bill 55. >> reporter: state senator jerry hill introduced a bill that would require drivers convicted of a second dui offense to install an ignition interlock device or iid on their car for one year. the iid would prevent the car from starting. if there's alcohol on the drive's breath. >> we tried increasing fines, we've tried to revoke licenses to deter those chronic offenders but we need to do more to save lives. >> reporter: according to the most recent chp statistics drunk driving killed 1,200 californians in 2009, for those arrested of driving under the influence near 20% are second offenders. >> a lot of time these poor judgment calls result in very tragic events. >> reporter: paul chang oversees the treatment of thousands of people arrested while driving drunk. he says the bill is well intentioned but practical. >> the pure fact th

ktvu's patti lee tells us who finally cracked the case for an elderly victim unable to fend for herself>> reporter: 49-year-old marianita capra managed marin terrance that is until yesterday when police arrested her. >> we determined there was some odd financial transactions taking place and began investigation to see if there was criminal activity. >> reporter: capra targeted an 83-year-old woman who had no family but did have a financial advisor who reported a strange number of purchases that her client couldn't have made. >> the list compiled was in excess of $40,000 but it may be higher than that. >> reporter: police went through capra's home and removed ed. - - removed evidence. and are now looking into other evidence. >> we entrust those who are limited to what we consider responsible professionals. >> reporter: advocates for the elderly say better security is needed as well as better oversight. >> who's going to be watching? there should be some sort of checks and balances system in order to protect these people. >> reporter: the new administrator insists the residents are well c

ktvu's patti lee reports on a change that happened late today that prompted lines to change. >> i had about an hour delay. >> reporter: into something more extreatment. as the rains kicked up and low clouds hurt visibility. just after 5:00 tonight the faa warned that the average delay could go from 1-1/2 to three hours especially for arriving flights. >> i've walked around the airport and seen the museum and the international terminal. >> reporter: airlines try to minimize delays by consolidating flights but as a result the number of cancelled flights jumped. >> in terms of today's cancellation the majority of what we're seeing are happening on more short haul flights up and down the day today. >> reporter: the delays and cancellations caught the domino effect made work as more rain fell. at sfo, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> we are getting a bit of a break right now there are showers out there. this is the forecast model for tonight or pardon me saturday morning. late tonight and early tomorrow morning. more scattered showers. here we go into 7:00 a.m., more widely scattered showers. so

ktvu's patti lee tells us who finally cracked the case for an elderly victim unable to fend for herself>> reporter: 49-year-old marianita capra managed marin terrance that is until yesterday when police arrested her. >> we determined there was some odd financial transactions taking place and began investigation to see if there was criminal activity. >> reporter: capra targeted an 83-year-old woman who had no family but did have a financial advisor who reported a strange number of purchases that her client couldn't have made. >> the list compiled was in excess of $40,000 but it may be higher than that. >> reporter: police went through capra's home and removed ed. - - removed evidence. and are now looking into other evidence. >> we entrust those who are limited to what we consider responsible professionals. >> reporter: advocates for the elderly say better security is needed as well as better oversight. >> who's going to be watching? there should be some sort of checks and balances system in order to protect these people. >> reporter: the new administrator insists the residents are well c

ktvu's patti lee reports on a change that happened late today that prompted lines to change. >> i had about an hour delay. >> reporter: into something more extreatment. as the rains kicked up and low clouds hurt visibility. just after 5:00 tonight the faa warned that the average delay could go from 1-1/2 to three hours especially for arriving flights. >> i've walked around the airport and seen the museum and the international terminal. >> reporter: airlines try to minimize delays by consolidating flights but as a result the number of cancelled flights jumped. >> in terms of today's cancellation the majority of what we're seeing are happening on more short haul flights up and down the day today. >> reporter: the delays and cancellations caught the domino effect made work as more rain fell. at sfo, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> we are getting a bit of a break right now there are showers out there. this is the forecast model for tonight or pardon me saturday morning. late tonight and early tomorrow morning. more scattered showers. here we go into 7:00 a.m., more widely scattered showers. so

ktvu's patti lee caught up with some that are saying the technology is missing the mark. >> reporter:we sat in on a mandatory treatment session for men arrested while driving under the influence. some are repeat offenders. >> today i introduce senate bill 55. >> reporter: state senator jerry hill introduced a bill that would require drivers convicted of a second dui offense to install an ignition interlock device or iid on their car for one year. the iid would prevent the car from starting. if there's alcohol on the drive's breath. >> we tried increasing fines, we've tried to revoke licenses to deter those chronic offenders but we need to do more to save lives. >> reporter: according to the most recent chp statistics drunk driving killed 1,200 californians in 2009, for those arrested of driving under the influence near 20% are second offenders. >> a lot of time these poor judgment calls result in very tragic events. >> reporter: paul chang oversees the treatment of thousands of people arrested while driving drunk. he says the bill is well intentioned but practical. >> the pure fact th

in oakland, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> state with ktvu for continuing coverage. at 10:30, an emotional crowd packs a bay area church tonight. the impromptu remembrance in honor of connecticut's victims. we'll take you to a northern california city once terrorized by a similar shooting. the lessons that community can share with newtown. >>> at 10:45, we ask a child psychologists about today's tragedy. what you need to assess before you talk to your child. you can postyour condolences to the connecticut victims by going to the ktvu channel 2 facebook page. you can postyour thoughts on our wall. >>> we want to bring you up to the minute on another big story we've been following for you. part of the great mall in milpitas was evacuated today due to a bomb threat. ktvu's maureen naylor live there now. you have new information about what turned out to be a very specific yet unfounded threat. >> gasia, that's correct. we got word three hours ago that there was no explosive at the kohl's behind me. we also got more information about what was posted that led the s.w.a.t.

in oakland, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> state with ktvu for continuing coverage. at 10:30, an emotional crowd packs a bay area church tonight. the impromptu remembrance in honor of connecticut's victims. we'll take you to a northern california city once terrorized by a similar shooting. the lessons that community can share with newtown. >>> at 10:45, we ask a child psychologists about today's tragedy. what you need to assess before you talk to your child. you can postyour condolences to the connecticut victims by going to the ktvu channel 2 facebook page. you can postyour thoughts on our wall. >>> we want to bring you up to the minute on another big story we've been following for you. part of the great mall in milpitas was evacuated today due to a bomb threat. ktvu's maureen naylor live there now. you have new information about what turned out to be a very specific yet unfounded threat. >> gasia, that's correct. we got word three hours ago that there was no explosive at the kohl's behind me. we also got more information about what was posted that led the s.w.a.t.

reporting live patty lee. >>> occupy protesters are camped outside the wells fargo building. the group says the movement helped more than two dozen people save their homes by taking part in occupation. >> there was tense moments at a san francisco branch of wells fargo this morning. 60 people who lost their homes stormed the bank on third street. they are part of the occupy our homes movement. police escorted the protesters out of the bank. wells fargo says tomorrow and saturday they will grant $5 million in down payment assistance for those who qualify. >>> police are looking for the driver of a vehicle who hit and killed a pedestrian and drove away. it happened wednesday night around 5:45 p.m. investigators say the victim was crossing the street when he was struck by a dark colored suv or van. police say the vehicle continued south dound -- continued south bound. the victim's identity is being wealth held. >>> investigators say a man who died last night after a fight at a homeless encampment was strangled to death. he was fighting with another transient before he died. a au

our coverage continues with patty lee live in san francisco with reaction from two key players and onecouple that remains in limbo, patty? >> reporter: today's announcement caught a lot of people from off guard, same sex couples hoping to wed to pioneers briefly legalized it in the city. >> reporter: tom picked out items for his wedding to his lifelong partner but they have not set a date. they are waiting for the supreme court to make a decision on gay marriage that will effect them and millions of couples across the country. >> this means there say chance for an even greater resolution that the supreme court can recognize that marriage is a constitutional right for all- americans. not just for californians. >> reporter: stewart and john, plaintiffs in the historic 2008 lawsuit that held that california's ban on same sex marriage violated the constitution did not expect the supreme court to take on prop 8. >> we are very, very hopeful that the decision will break in favor of loving, committing same-six couples. >> reporter: we caught up with the former mayor, he called today's announc

patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have is late word that just about 20 minutes ago 2,000 customers are without power in the bay area. the bulk of the outragees are in the north and east bay and in the santa cruz mountains. they tell us 100,000 customers lost power in the bay area at one point during the storm. k it tvu has more storm watch coverage for you -- ktvu has more storm watch coverage for you. you will be able to view the radar. >>> we are following developing news in oakland where a shopping mall was evacuated for more than two hours because of a suspicious package. we were over the air as the bomb squad investigated. the oakland police say after 4:30 a security guard noticed a package. the mall has a mcdonald's and other restaurants and businesses there. nearby streets were shutdown and we just learned the scene was cleared 30 minutes ago. no word about the package. >>> the police are working to find out the identity of the person found dead in a house fire. by the time the firefighters got there the cabin was almost destroyed. the firefighters were mopping up they disco

patti lee, ktvu news. >>> the tragedy in newtown touched people across the country including an ohiosalon owner who is reaching out to the survivors. all the money from haircuts during an event will go to the families of those killed. >> it's unthinkable that you send your child to school and you never get to see them today. >> reporter: many who had their haircuts today said they did because they wanted to do all they could to show they're support. >>> making a new promise, what president obama is vowing to do after the deadly attack in libya that killed an american ambassador. >> plus a second bus explosion in as many days in libya. >>> and another shark attack, how the victim of the latest shark attack says he managed to get away. >> how you can expect the last day of 2012 and when showers return to the forecast. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know h

ktvu's patty lee has more on what police are learning tonight. patty?rter: they tell us they are finding evidence of identity theft, fraud and robbery. on the surface here it looks like they are ready to celebrate the holidays but the news is a betrayal to family members of the residents here. >> reporter: she

patti lee, ktvu news. >>> the tragedy in newtown touched people across the country including an ohion owner who is reaching out to the survivors. all the money from haircuts during an event will go to the families of those killed. >> it's unthinkable that you send your child to school and you never get to see them today. >> reporter: many who had their haircuts today said they did because they wanted to do all they could to show they're support. >>> making a new promise, what president obama is vowing to do after the deadly attack in libya that killed an american ambassador. >> plus a second bus explosion in as many days in libya. >>> and another shark attack, >>> bag pipers followed a funeral procession for one of two volunteer firemen shot and killed in a christmas eve ambush. hundreds waited outside in falling snow for a chance to pay their respect to firefighter and police lieutenant michael chiperini. he and thomas pecusca were killed by a man who set his own home on fire and then waited for firefighters to arrive to kill them. >>> now president obama is vowing to make sure atta

in east oakland, patty lee, ktvu news. >> a 9-year-old boy's in critical condition after clieting on his dirt -- colliding on his dirt bike. >> boys were wearing protective gear. the-year-old suffered a -- 9-yard suffered a head injury -- 9-year-old suffered a head injury. >> san miguel and cowl road, according to the times, a 28-year-old ran a red light before crashing his car. he was treated and booked into county jail. police have on not released his name. >>> a college student accused of a deadly hit-and-run is due to be arraigned tomorrow morning. he is suspected to run into a group of pedestrian earlier this month. the victims were thrown down a hillside, a 56-year-old grandmother died at the hospital. he faces charges of driving under the influence. she was been jailed on $2 million bail. >>> prices for just about everything you buy in california are about to go up, we'll tell you why. >>> and the newest figures in. we'll tell you how retailers did this holiday seasonal. >>> and congress acts on the farm bill. hear how it affects prices at the grocery store ♪ because we know h