the san jose police association is now fighting back. >> they are losing 07 plus officers -- 70 plus officers a year. >> we have dozens and dozens of employees who were receiving premium pay who are not actually earning. >> that becomes a problem for us. >> it is a lot of the money. >> the policy goes into effect before june before officers hernandez was hurt . they could keep shuttle buses running at a price. there have been complaints that buses from yahoo and google take up space. but everyone benefits when workers don't have to get into their cars. >> it keeps san francisco from being over run by an enormous volume of cars. >> they are limited to the 2500 bus stops and they pay a dollar a day for each stop they use. that could add up to more than a million and a half dollars a year. they will vote on whether to on a program each time. >>> the family camp was evacuated during the devastating rim fires and the camp he is caped major losses. despite the fire, the camp will be ready for 500 visitors a week. >>> this year's holiday windows in san francisco were a big success. the agen

the san jose police officers association has been fighting against the change that was implemented in june. >> this is going too far, especially we are losing 7 plus officers a year to other agents. >> reporter: officials say it is a budget necessity. >> if we have dozens of employees who are receiving premium pay that they are not earning that is a problem for us. half million dollars a year is a lot of money. >> reporter: while he says his focus is on rehabbing this change feels like a slice. >> do they even care about the way they treat us? >> reporter: he doesn't know how much longer the injuries will keep him away from work but officials say the disability checks she receiving may -- he is receiving may mean he is taking home more than before. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an arrest now for the fire at chinese consulate in san francisco is prompting new discussions about safety there. ktvu's david stevenson is here with why they are still concerned at the chinese consulate. david? >> reporter: you can see some of the repairs that have been done here but even with an arrest

san jose police officer who was on the job is facing along recovery. he broke 10 ribs and reason city hall budget cuts have led to problems and the san jose police a associationghting back. >> this is going too far in spite of the fact that we are losing to other agencies and this is not the time to nickle and dime people. >> we have dozens and dozens who are receiving premium pay they are not earning while on duty and that becomes a problem for us. >> the new hazard pay policy took affect in june several months before officer hernandez was hurt. >>> and a man left the bank before the teller could not read his note. it happened at the wells fargo bank. she went to herman engineer when she couldn't tell what that note said, while she was gone, the would-be robber left and it was part of a robbery attempt, she called the police and found it right across the street and arrested him. >>> concerns about water rising as the reservoir levels are dropping the director of public works in calistoga said it looks like an empty hole right now. it is supposed to supply half of the water for the city so the city is asking people to restrict their water use and people we sp

the san jose police officers association has been fighting against the change that was implemented ine. >> this is going too far, especially we are losing 7 plus officers a year to other agents. >> reporter: officials say it is a budget necessity. >> if we ve

. >> reporter: with the growing number of homicides a concern for many san jose residents, the police officers association weighed in on another killing so soon. >> and three years now running, we've had over 40 homicides then to start this fourth year on day one with one isn't a good harbinger of things to come. >> reporter: it should be said although the latest homicide comes early in the year, it is san jose's first in more than a month. police officers at this time looking for a suspect and a motive for the killing, and, again, they're asking for the public's help. if you have any information, you're asked to contact the pd. reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> let's get to our weather. that huge winter storm, and here are the pictures to prove it in the midwest and the east coast. also causing problems here in the bay area. nearly 2,000 flights have been canceled across the country. that includes two of our three local airports. more than a dozen departing flights were canceled today out of sfo. mainly local flights to boston, new jersey and new york have seen the most pro

but with the san jose police force shrinking and violent crime skyrocketing, officers weren't coming by as often. so the neighborhood associationanded together and hired their own private security guard to patrol the public park. the uniform, the badge, the swagger, it worked. crime went down dramatically. >> this is the police's job. why are you doing their job? >> you know, we try to help them out as much as we can because this is our neighborhood. we have taken ownership. this is where we live and work. this is where our kids play. >> reporter: after years of paycuts, sjpd has been losing 100 officers a year to early retirement or other departments. there are now about 900 officers on the street, well short of the 1100 authorized force. cops on the beat love the extra help. >> it's an extra set of eyes for us. it's somebody that we can make contact with and, you know, talk to them about what's going on out there, what information can they give to us. >> reporter: out of the city's nearly 200 parks, does hamann get special treatment? groundskeepers regularly come by to keep it tidy. when the neighborhood association asked for

association's my heart my life. it's that simple. >>> good morning. we're going to take you live to east san jose where police are investigating the first homicide of 2014. that story coming up. >> reporter: new this morning a fire at the chinese consulate in san francisco. inside they released a statement saying someone poured gasoline on the building and set it on fire. we'll show you the damage coming up. >> and maybe you're headed back to work today. temperatures are going to be comfortable later on you want to dress in layers, have to point out it's another spare the air day. but our pattern is going to dramatically change. we'll talk about the cooldown, when we might get rain and much better air quality. >> anthony slaughter in for mike inouye tracking your road conditions. looking good right now. you don't want to leave. we've got two hours in store coming up. >> and a look outside, it's thursday, january 2nd, and this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. 5:00 straight up. thanks for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker. laura garcia-cannon has the morning off. we have breaking news ou

but with the san jose police force shrinking and violent crime skyrocketing officers weren't coming by as often so the neighborhood associationer and hired a private security guard to patrol the public park. the uniform, the badge, the swagger, it worked. crime went down dramatically. >> this is the police's job. why are you doing their job? >> you know, we try to help them out as much as we can because this is our neighborhood. we have taken ownership. this is where we live and work. this is where our kids play. >> reporter: after years of paycuts, sjpd has been losing 100 officers a year to early retirement or other departments. there are now about 900 officers on the street, well short of the 1100 authorized force. cops on the beat love the extra help. >> it's an extra set of eyes for us. it's somebody that we can make contact with and, you know, talk to them about what's going on out there, what information can they give to us. >> reporter: out of the city's nearly 200 parks, does hamand get extra treatment? groundskeepers keep it tidy. when the neighbors association asked for extra fencing and lights to be fixed they got

san jose police say they are interested in it but would need to explore cost, staff, and privacy issue. it is already working with the san jose business associationvestigators need to use them. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there will be special music today in santa rosa to honor the life of andy lopez. he is a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy who mistook his toy gun for an assault rifle. at 4:30 this afternoon, a benefit will be held for his family. it will be at the arlene francis center in santa rosa. it will feature musical performances. the tickets range from $10 to $20. and two radio stations will broadcast the event live. >>> bart police say they are in facing a bizarre attack -- investigating a bizarre attack. the victim was clubbed several times and suffered head and facial injuries. he was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released. he says he does knowth suspect that remains at large this morning. >>> a greyhound bus passenger went berserk and attacked the driver causing the bus to crash into a highway median. the 25-year-old suspect was hallucinating when he went aft