i'm frank somerville. tomorrow january 20th marks the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of george herbert walker bush as the 44th president of the united states. that also means that it's been a quarter of a century since the end of 1988 of ronald reagan's two terms as the 40th president. on that day, george watson began a three part series looking back at the reagan years. and here's part one of that series. >>> upon rising to the leadership of their representative countries, winston churchill told the people of his country to expect blood, tears and sweat. when ronald reagan was first sworn in as president of the united states he said americans must stand tall once again. that was what the country apparently wanted to hear. historians will rightfully want to take their time before evaluating the legacy of the reagan years. but one thing is certain, the man brought supreme confidence to the presidency and transferred that confidence to the people. richard nixon was a pitiful giant. not exactly high pra

. >>> welcome to a second look i'm frank somerville. this coming friday marks a significant anniversary in the california history of earthquakes. it did more than $20 billion in property destruction and severely damaged some of the area's busiest freeways. here is how we began the 10:00 news on the night of january 17th, 1994. some 17-1/2 hours after the earthquake. >> reporter: a result of the violent 6.6 earthquake that jolted the los angeles area awake at exactly 4:31 this morning. this is the scene tonight. people too frightened to return to their quake damaged homes are spending the night in the open in parks, in makeshift tents, in their cars, sometimes with vehicles circled much like the early settlers of the west. that of course offers little protection from this. 27 people now reported dead. nows nows-- more reported injured. with the ability to deliver that plus food and medical help, the experts predict the problem resulting from this earthquake are just beginning. >>> randy shandobil brought us this perspective. >> reporter:

i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> straight now to katy at the scene in oakland.bers are telling us what seems like a normal argument turned deadly. >> reporter: right. family is here trying to process what happened. and also trying to support the younger brother who is now in custody while still mourning the loss of the 17-year-old victim. she is a young mother. she leaves behind a daughter and family tell us the 14-year- old brother is the suspect. police will only tell us the victims are a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old relative as the suspect. the shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. at an apartment. family said it was possibly a dispute about laundry. we spoke with the grandmother of the victim and she tells us she trying to mourn her loss and still support her grandson. >> it

i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> today's hearing for richard hastings offered new insight in the case. he may have misused his authority when investigators approached him. now ktvu's cristina rendon listened to his past and his role in a police shooting. >> reporter: richard hastings is on the other side of the law, sporting a jail jump suit. richard hastings was with a 15- year-old boy last august trying to get the teen to have sex in a car. it was the 10th time he met the teen on the street corner till police showed up because the boy was out past curfew. >> don't worry, i am a police officer. we are fine. he is trying to get out of the trouble. >> reporter: richard hastings' attorney said the relationship was consensual. they met through a dating website. she showed up to see richard hastings in court because he received a medal of val or in the -- valor in a shooting death. >> to know the same officer is charged with child molestation and child pornography is just -- just ridiculous. >> judge reduced bail to $100,000. >> i think this is a fair amount. >> report

. >> and i am frank somerville. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin has been monitoring the rain. what are you seeing? >> couple pieces, first one through late tonight. the moisture that directed itself in a southernly direction. you can see it is pressing south. this is the core of the jet stream. you see rain showing up. and you are seeing showers. we have had sprinkles. the real shower activity will start in 4 or 5 hours. especially in the north bay. in the lake tahoe area, they are getting rain and they will get snow. great news. snow levels are 5, 6,000 feet and 2 feet of snow not out of the question. rained a little today. numbers in the north bay. nothing. the take away is, it is a pattern shift. you can feel it outside. clouds changed. it is a pattern shift. rain in the forecast. when i come back the time line for the rain for tomorrow morning and the five-day forecast. >> a light rain is falling in the north bay, facing severe drought conditions. ktvu's john fowler is live where that part of the story. john? >> reporter: right now everybody is looking at the sky. you migh

good evening everybody, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. it happened during a probation search. ktvu's allie rasmusen is on dorethy road where that shooting happened. allie. >> reporter: investigators plan to be on the scene here for the next several hours. you can step out so you can see where we're talking about. this deadly accident happened in the very back of the park sierra apartment complex that's also the dorthy road in dublin. this is still an active investigation so police are keeping us a little bit far away. this is the closest we can get to the scene. now that it's evening time, we are seeing some of the residents returning home. let's show you the view from news chopper 2. four b.a.r.t. police officers and a dub dublin police officer came to this apartment complex to do a probation search for a man wanted for several robberies at robberies on b.a.r.t. property. turns out that man was not home. but while police officers were doing a search, one of the b.a.r.t. police officers weapons was fired and it hit one of his fellow offic

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. who was to blame and who did not do their job. you may be surprised by the response of those involved in the search for that missing woman. 2 investigates tonight, david stevenson has poured over the reports from the hospital and tell us how staffing issues involving sheriff deputies may have hurt that search. >> reporter: we obtained these documents. names are retacted but they're raising new questions about the thoroughness and attitude of those involved in the search for lin spalding. almost immediately after she disappeared from her san francisco general hospital room the search for lin spalding went awry. she was described twice as an african american woman and once as an asian woman. and the documents reported, she was going to be discharged and decided to leave. and the daughter made a stink about it and that's that. >> the daughter making a stink about it was trying to find out what happened to her mother. >> reporter: overtime was not available the following day. >> so they l

and we are getting assistance from somerville the partners in making sure there's no explosives although the body of the deceased. authorities in hong kong sunday evidence collected in and did the cia in the torture case involving an indonesian maid and the hong kong and korea has finished and they're expected to return to hong kong this weekend. local police interviewed and two dna some polls on tuesday from the twenty three year old in division i a said she suffered months of abuse from the forty four year old woman in hong kong hong kong plays the rest of the employer on monday. the victim is come play in hospital in indonesia what a given some more background on the situation tens of thousands of minis were four families in hong kong when most of them come from the philippines or indonesia. many are attracted by higher wages benefits and legal protection provided by cecile far he's been all this allows them to support their families back home while i help raise children who would know there are cured and takes a closer look at what motivates them and the lightning this great fights t

. >> and i'm frank somerville. >> i feel we should have won the game. >> reporter: kaepernick talking about the loss to the seahawks in the champion -- championship game and the chance to go to the super bowl gone. >> fans are outside waiting for the team to return to the bay area. the players left seattle at about 9:00 to 9:00 -- tonight. even though the fans are disappointed, they're still thanking players for the season. >> by compareson this is what it looked like after the game in seattle. jubilant fans walked out of the stadium cheering their team's victory. and they're beyond excited about seeing their team punch their super bowl ticket. >> we go to julie haener and mark ibanez. >> they were there for the highs and the lows. they have more of how the teams are dealing with finishing oh so close, mark and julie. >> reporter: yes, it is a bummer to say the least. as julie and i were just talking off camera. super bowl hopes were so high. >> it was so exciting to be here. i had to set the scene earlier. it was my visit to century field. when we got here, it was rocking. it did liv

. >> and i'm ken wayne in for frank somerville. the team is home. their bus i arrived just about an hour ago after flying into san jose from charlotte north carolina. >> and the city hall has been decked out in red and gold. the panthers proved to be a very tough opponent in what turned out to be a tight game tonight. >> our fred inglis is here with the highlights of what came up with that victory. >> reporter: revenge is so sweet sometimes. carolina beat the 49ers at home. tonight 49ers are road tested and that defense travels. collin kaepernick wanted to avenge last month's game. while he started out strong he just stopped. on a big fourth down dive. it seemed to fuel the 49ers high octane defense and kept the score 9-0 san francisco. and 18 possessions when collin copper cop -- kaepernick gets davis in the end zone. the call was that it was a touchdown. they hold the panthers scoreless in the second half and win 23-10. jim harbaugh is now the first coach ever to lead the team to three championships. >> today's win was an accomplishment but it was

. >> and i'm frank somerville. >> tonight, we're learning more about the b.a.r.t. police officers who are intertwined in tragedy. slained sergeant, thomas smith, and the officer who accidently fired the shot, michael mays. both with 30 years experience between them. >> reporter: i poke with retired b.a.r.t. chief here about what he knows. we spoke about 90 minutes ago and he shared with me what he knows about both officers. officer michael hayes seen here in a video about holiday shopping safety. >> specifically look for items left unsecure. >> reporter: mays has been with the transit agency for 14 years, and prior to that, he was an officer with the moraga police department. >> a dedicated, hard working officer. he had a drive working personality. he was approachable. he was just someone you could talk to. >> reporter: a source tells me mays is the father of a teenage daughter. both men were hired before he became police chief and he regarded them highly. detective smith was someone who who started working for b.a.r.t. at an early age in 1990. >> he was a civilian

i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> police will only start a chase if the suspect hasun or was involved in a violent crime. what insiders are calling a major change. ktvu's eric rasmussen explains why oakland could soon start seeing fewer chases. >> reporter: no more chasing stolen cars or people who refuse to pull over. police tell us officers are training on this new policy and there is mixed reaction to it. >> reporter: bay area police chases at high speeds through city streets with sometimes wild and violent endings. >> i heard it sirens. >> reporter: she was home when suspected car thieves crash could this stolen suv into her house. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] s

frank somerville -- i is off. >> i am julie haener.tvu's rob roth is live in oakland with the message they have for the country. >> reporter: during today's celebration here at the b.a.r.t. station the family of oscar grant called for an end to violence on the street and for the police and the community to come together. >> reporter: among the 200 people at today's celebration of oscar grant was his daughter. now 9 years old. her aunt tells the little girl about her father. >> telling her funny things about him. things i remember. her birthday party. her driving with her dad and her hair crazy. him trying to comb it. >> reporter: what happened 5 years ago still happens, too many young people are killed by the hands of police. >> it

i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener.tvu's david stevenson spoke with the man that sparked the shooting. >> reporter: this is the first officer involved shooting of the year and the video shows how things became physical before the gun went off. >> reporter: ktvu obtained surveillance video showing the shooting at this san francisco gas station. police say it began after a fender bender between after off duty police officer and a suspect. surveillance video shows the suspect's truck pulling in to exchange ainformation. -- information. the suspect appears to inspect the car's front end. >> she identified herself and the suspect punched the female sergeant in the face. >> the video shows the punch ask the sergeant drawing a gun. >> she discharged her fire arm and that struck and grazed the suspect in the lower body. >> reporter: the wound may have come from a ricocheting bullet. >> he was booked on battery on the police officer, threats and threats against a peace offer. >> reporter: he is out on $115,000 bail. he told us h

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.he's made no public appearances in the bay area tonight but michelle obama did make a number of stops. and she will make an appearance tomorrow. debora villalon is live. >> reporter: this last motorcade as first lady michelle obama arrived at the fairmont from dinner at 8:00. >> it's pretty crowded in there. >> yeah, a nice crowd. my photos photos are not the best. >> reporter: she headlined for the democratic national committee this afternoon. >> we got a chance to go up and say hi to her and actually take a photo with her. >> reporter: this retired educator paid $2,500 as the first lady urged the crowd to give even more. >> we need you to write a big check and max out, now. >> it went over well. people realized that we've got to step up. >> reporter: clint is -- >> whether you're republican or democrat it really doesn't matter. it's just cool. >> she's doing a job and she's doing it well. >> reporter: the first lady isn't being seen by very many. with the president's speech so focuse

. >> and i am frank somerville. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin has been monitoring the rain.ing? >> couple pieces, first one through late tonight. the moisture that directed itself in a southernly direction. you can see it is pressing south. this is the core of the jet stream. you see rain showing up. and you are seeing showers. we have had sprinkles. the real shower activity will start in 4 or 5 hours. especially in the north bay. in the

frank somerville is off. >> i am julie haener.ity at the chinese consulate in san francisco following that arson attack. ktvu's david stevenson is there now with more of the video showing the attack. david? >> reporter: you can see the impact the fire had on the chinese consulate door and the surveillance video shows why the chinese consulate has asked for the u.s. it step up security. >> theness of the -- the brightness of the explosion changes the video to day time color. >> this is a violent crime. unacceptable. >> reporter: surveillance video shows a figure approaching the entrance with one container. at 9:25 p.m. last night. officials say that person poured gas on the door and steps and ignited the fuel. >> severe damage to the facilities and posing a threat to the safety of the chinese consulate and the residents nearby. >> terrible. >> reporter: no one was entered though damage drew neighbors and visitors. >> the first i see this. so scared. >> the fbi says so far it appears to be an isolated criminal incident. not terroris

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. >>> here's what we know about him, his name is patrick william brennan. police say they have connected brennan to this huge warehouse fire last thursday. it was the largest of the 12 fires that was set over the period of five days. right now brennan is only charged with two of those fires but the numbers could go up. a number of surveillance videos that show a man setting fires was key to identifying him along with the work of a midnight duty sergeant who searched through an arsonist data base. >> when we're able to find arsonists who live in the area it was definitely a good lead. >> reporter: when they caught up with brennan he surrendered peacefully and is cooperative. >> police say they picked up brennan at his mobile home park. that is just blocks from the scene of one of the fires. police say they had him under surveillance since sunday night. we spoke to one of his neighbors who described him as weird. >> he would just go to the store and that's it. he didn't talk to nobody or anything. >> this is the sketch release

. >> and i am frank somerville. julie haener is off.firefighters video shows the moments leading up to the point when a teenager was run over twice by fire trucks. ktvu's eric rasmussen is in the news room, he has been reviewing the video with a former fire investigator and you learned about possible punishment for the firefighter who shot that video. >> reporter: this afternoon sources confirmed the fire chief filed disciplinary charges against the chief for wearing a camera on his helmet. he said that violates policy but leaders dispute that, now the video could play a role in the claim by the victim's family that first responders were negligent. >> there is a body right there. >> firefighter's helmet cam video captured the first warning about a victim on the ground near the crash of asiana airlines flight at san

i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> today's hearing for richard hastings offered newight in the case. he may have misused his authority when investigators approached him. now ktvu's cristina rendon listened to his past and his role in a police shooting. >> reporter: richard hastings is on the other side of the law, sporting a jail jump suit. richard hastings was with a 15- year-old boy last august trying to get the teen to have sex in a car. it was the 10th time he met the teen on the street corner till police showed up because the boy was out past curfew. >> don't worry, i am a police officer. we are fine. he is trying to get out of the trouble. >> reporter: richard hastings' attorney said the relationship was

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. she's made no public appearances in the bay area tonight but michelle obama did make a number of stops. and she will make an appearance tomorrow. debora villalon is live. >> reporter: this last motorcade as first lady michelle obama arrived at the fairmont from dinner at 8:00. >> it's pretty crowded in there. >> yeah, a nice crowd. my photos photos are not the best. >> reporter: she headlined for the democratic national committee this afternoon. >> we got a chance to go up and say hi to her and actually take a photo with her. >> reporter: this retired educator paid $2,500 as the first lady urged the crowd to give even more. >> we need you to write a big check and max out, now. >> it went over well. people realized that we've got to step up. >> reporter: clint is -- >> whether you're republican or democrat it really doesn't matter. it's just cool. >> she's doing a job and she's doing it well. >> reporter: the first lady isn't being seen by very many. with the president's speech so focu

i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> officials confirm five new flu related deaths todaythe bay area. they are the latest in a string of casualties this flu season. a look at where the deaths are occurring and the ages of the victims. this afternoon we learned a person died in san francisco but their age hasn't been released. a 40-year-old woman died of the flu. officials are also confirming the death of a 23-year-old. the death of a 61-year-old brings the death toll oo it two in -- to two in santa clara county. these deaths have been added to the list we have been reporting on. and we have coverage, team coverage tonight. ktvu's tom vacar found place wheres the vaccine is running low but first john sasaki joins us with a look at why some of the victims were young, healthy adults. >> reporter: a growing list of

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. it was a fellow officer who fired the deadly shot. today police identified the fallen officer as thomas smith. hoe was a 20 year veteran of the b.a.r.t. police department. he leaves behind a wife who is also a b.a.r.t. police officer and a young daughter. we have team coverage: amber lee has been working to learn more about sergeant smith and the family he leaves behind. but we begin with ken pritchett at the scene of the shooting in dublin with new details about what happened. >> reporter: this shooting took place about eight hours ago as you can see here behind me, investigators and crime scene technicians remain here on scene. they are trying to answer a number of questions perhaps chiefly among them, why when four officers entered an empty apartment, did one officers arm discharged. that is the job of crime scene techs with the alameda sheriff's department. we saw them late tonight looking for crews in the apartment where this officer on officer shooting took place. at 2:00 p.m.,

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. police in hercules are asking for help in identifies a hit- and-run driver. someone driving an suv struck a 70-year-old man then took off. debora villalon is live with what police are doing to find the suspect. >> reporter: the victim is lucky he survived after a hit- and-run with a callusness that everyone surprised authorities. the video shows a man crossing the street, suddenly a vehicle that was stopped and waiting lunges forward and hits him. but not seeing what he does next. >> he walked over to the victim. when someone asked him if the victim was okay he said well he's breathing. got back into his car, drove around the victim and left. >> reporter: here it is again closer. the driver lingered less than a minute before taking off. leaving a very surprised witness to get help. >> all very shocked and surprised this person left the scene without waiting for the police. >> reporter: the video comes from a bus that was approaching the intersection about 6:30 that morning. the inters

i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. breaking news on the peninsula, firefighters responded to a house fire and discovered the bodies of two people inside. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us now from the scene in palo alto where he was briefed by authorities. ken? >> reporter: julie, we talked to the police about 15 minutes ago and they gave us what information we have and there is not a lot to report right now. this house is located, 7:15 p.m. this evening according to the police department a neighbor spotted smoke and fire coming from a house there. we can show you video that will give you a better look at that house. we shot this video. according to the fire department, when firefighters went inside the home they found two people dead. at this point we do not have any information on the ages of the victims, whether they were male or female. not -- no information at this point on those victims. i asked the police department spokesman who was here if he could say anything about the condition of the body, if there was any ind

i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. breaking news on the peninsula, firefighters responded to a house fire and discovered the bodies of two people inside. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us now from the scene in palo alto where he was briefed by authorities. ken? >> reporter: julie, we talked to the police about 15 minutes ago and they gave us what information we have and there is not a lot to report right now. this house is located, 7:15 p.m. this evening according to the police department a neighbor spotted smoke and fire coming from a house there. we can show you video that will give you a better look at that house. we shot this video. according to the fire department, when firefighters went inside the home they found two people dead. at this point we do not have any information on the ages of the victims, whether they were male or female. not -- no information at this point on those victims. i asked the police department spokesman who was here if he could say anything about the condition of the body, if there was any ind

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. police arrested her after police say she poisoned her coworkers. paul chambers has the story. and you tell us that there was a juvenile that ate the dinner. >> we learned some of the coworkers took some of the food home which contained pot and the teacher unbeknownst gave it to one of their children who ate the pot also. now we'll tell you we obtained this letter also that went home to parents today about the teacher. >> this is 47-year-old teresa badger, a veteran first grade teacher here at turner elementary. this evening we spoke to parents who are surprised to hear that badger was surprised to learn someone laced food. on november 21st, badger attended a pot luck dinner. >> she brought food that had marijuana on it. >> reporter: the item made at least two of the people at the party sick. and they weren't the only ones. >> one of the attendees took some of the food home and their 15-year-old juvenile ingested this food and became ill. >> still kind of flabbergasted and she's a grea

good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. tonight, investigators in san jose have confirmed 13 fires all in a case of of arson. there were no new fires last night, but we now have images of a man. >> reporter: julie, behind me in this dumpster are some burned books. these books were inside this portable classroom inside st. john's church. the books burned early sunday morning when this building was set afire. apparently, this arsonist returning to finish the job. it is this face in a sketch, and the possibility of more fires that keeps sylvia maldonado up at night. >> we haven't been able to sleep since. >> reporter: she's returning to saturday morning, when someone set fire to her neighbor's home when they were sleeping inside. >> i'm just worried that he's going to come back to this area. >> reporter: her worry apparently justified, because the arsonist returned to revictimmize st. john's church. >> maybe he wants the community to know that he's lost. >> reporter: images of a potential suspect. ktvu obtained these still pic

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. >>> here's what we know about him, his name is patrick william brennan. police say they have connected brennan to this huge warehouse fire last thursday. it was the largest of the 12 fires that was set over the period of five days. right now brennan is only charged with two of those fires but the numbers could go up. a number of surveillance videos that show a man setting fires was key to identifying him along with the work of a midnight duty sergeant who searched through an arsonist data base. >> when we're able to find arsonists who live in the area it was definitely a good lead. >> reporter: when they caught up with brennan he surrendered peacefully and is cooperative. >> police say they picked up brennan at his mobile home park. that is just blocks from the scene of one of the fires. police say they had him under surveillance since sunday night. we spoke to one of his neighbors who described him as weird. >> he would just go to the store and that's it. he didn't talk to nobody or anything. >> this is the sketch release

i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> a police officer is facing a long recovery afterng injured on the job, because he is no longer on the streets he also got a pay cut, something the city had to do. ktvu's ann rubin reports from san jose and tells house how the officer is fighting back. >> reporter: this was the scene november 15, a car collided with the officer's motorcycle. >> absolutely happy that this is all that happened. >> reporter: this is a photo of him wearing his helmet. that day he switched to a new one. >> yeah, i mean -- >> reporter: he is facing a long road to coverry and without the 5% extra -- recovery and without the 5% extra hazard pay. 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 ve

good evening everybody, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. it happened during a probation search. ktvu's allie rasmusen is on dorethy road where that shooting happened. allie. >> reporter: investigators plan to be on the scene here for the next several hours. you can step out so you can see where we're talking about. this deadly accident happened in the very back of the park sierra apartment complex that's also the dorthy road in dublin. this is still an active investigation so police are keeping us a little bit far away. this is the closest we can get to the scene. now that it's evening time, we are seeing some of the residents returning home. let's show you

. >> and i'm frank somerville. >> tonight, we're learning more about the b.a.r.t. police officers who are intertwined in tragedy. slained sergeant, thomas smith, and the officer who accidently fired the shot, michael mays. both with 30 years experience between them. >> reporter: i poke with retired b.a.r.t. chief here about what he knows. we spoke about 90 minutes ago and he shared with me what he knows about both officers. officer michael hayes seen here in a video about holiday shopping safety. >> specifically look for items left unsecure. >> reporter: mays has been with the transit agency for 14 years, and prior to that, he was an officer with the moraga police department. >> a dedicated, hard working officer. he had a drive working personality. he was approachable. he was just someone you could talk to. >> reporter: a source tells me mays is the father of a teenage daughter. both men were hired before he became police chief and he regarded them highly. detective smith was someone who who started working for b.a.r.t. at an early age in 1990. >> he was a civilian

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. it was a fellow officer who fired the deadly shot. today police identified the fallen officer as thomas smith. hoe was a 20 year veteran of the b.a.r.t. police department. he leaves behind a wife who is also a b.a.r.t. police officer and a young daughter. we have team coverage: amber lee has been working to learn more about sergeant smith and the family he leaves behind. but we begin with ken pritchett at the scene of the shooting in dublin with new details about what happened. >> reporter: this shooting took place about eight hours ago as you can see here behind me, investigators and crime scene technicians remain here on scene. they are trying to answer a number of questions perhaps chiefly among them, why when four officers entered an empty apartment, did one officers arm discharged. that is the job of crime scene techs with the alameda sheriff's department. we saw them late tonight looking for crews in the apartment where this officer on officer shooting took place. at 2:00 p.m.,

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. police in hercules are asking for help in identifies a hit- and-run driver. someone driving an suv struck a 70-year-old man then took off. debora villalon is live with what police are doing to find the suspect. >> reporter: the victim is lucky he survived after a hit- and-run with a callusness that everyone surprised authorities. the video shows a man crossing the street, suddenly a vehicle that was stopped and waiting lunges forward and hits him. but not seeing what he does next. >> he walked over to the victim. when someone asked him if the victim was okay he said well he's breathing. got back into his car, drove around the victim and left. >> reporter: here it is again closer. the driver lingered less than a minute before taking off. leaving a very surprised witness to get help. >> all very shocked and surprised this person left the scene without waiting for the police. >> reporter: the video comes from a bus that was approaching the intersection about 6:30 that morning. the inters

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the victim made it across six of seven lanes before being hit. new at 10:00, heather holmes is live in the city. she's learned the victim had been in an argument just before he ran out into traffic. heather was just inside city hall when the accident happened. >> reporter: when we walked out we found van nuys between hayes blocked. the victim was actually running in and out of traffic here on busy van nighs when he was hit by the car. his body then flew in the air before he hit the bumper of a parked car. investigators take pictures of a handa police say minutes earl littler the pedestrian a 38- year-old man had been in an argument with a couple standing at the crosswalk. >> it was simply an argument. it was not physical. there was just loud yelling between the two. the man attempted to cross. made it to the center median. when trying to go from the center median to the east side of van nuys and was struck. >> reporter: the female driver in her 20s did stop and is cooperating. there's

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the victim made it across six of seven lanes before being hit. new at 10:00, heather holmes is live in the city. she's learned the victim had been in an argument just before he ran out into traffic. heather was just inside city hall when the accident happened. >> reporter: when we walked out we found van nuys between hayes blocked. the victim was actually running in and out of traffic here on busy van nighs when he was hit by the car. his body then flew in the air before he hit the bumper of a parked car. investigators take pictures of a handa police say minutes earl littler the pedestrian a 38- year-old man had been in an argument with a couple standing at the crosswalk. >> it was simply an argument. it was not physical. there was just loud yelling between the two. the man attempted to cross. made it to the center median. when trying to go from the center median to the east side of van nuys and was struck. >> reporter: the female driver in her 20s did stop and is cooperating. there's

frank somerville is off tonight. a dazzling display of fireworks is set to light the night when the clock strikes midnight tonight. and the bay area ushers in the new year. and this year the weather is cooperating. happening now ktvu's cristina rendon is live along the embarcadero where hundreds of thousands are expected to gather tonight. >> reporter: the embarcadero looks a lot more crowded than it did earlier today. it's a beautiful night to see those fireworks we're told the barge is already in the water. the crowds are out. >> happy new year. >> reporter: and partys are just beginning. >> you know hopefully we make some new friends tonight. >> reporter: as san francisco gets ready to ring in 2014. >> we kind of wanted a low key new year's eve. we thought why not spend it with people who mean the most and spend it with them. >> reporter: that's how many people are expected to be at the embarcadero for the new year's eve. >> we go to the same particular place that we go to so there's not many people. >> reporter:

. >> and i'm frank somerville. the homes that burned are located in the southern tip. there are no fire trucks in this area so fire boats were called in. we begin with jana katsuyama where she spoke to two people who said they had to evacuate tonight from sherman island. >> reporter: that's right, frank. a pretty tough day. we're at the landing where people have been coming and going. off in the distance you can be able so see where the fire is still smoldering. there are others who are still over there watching this fire and lucky so far that no one has been hurt. >> reporter: when flames and smoke rose from the island around 3:30 this afternoon. tim art and son joe jumped into their boat and went across the river to try to save their cabin. >> my hairs actually singed. >> reporter: they managed to put the fire controlled until they had to leave suddenly. >> the fire got to it and the coastties made it leave because of the danger. >> reporter: fire crews from rio vista, montesuma came in to fight the fire. calfire brought in a helicopter to help fight it by air. the i

good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. julie haener will be joining us from seattle a little later. but first, governor jerry brown's declaration of brown confirmed what most of us felt coming. the governor signed a declaration. he asked californians to cut their water use for now. mandatory rationing is to come in weeks. >> we're at the worse drought since records have been kept. >> reporter: the number of reservoirs are at the lowest levels in years. the emergency declaration sets into motion 20 steps to deal with the drought. they includes giving the state flexibility. statewide conservations are logged and additional firefighters will be hired to protect our land's. debora villalon join us now, and the drought is worse than it's ever been recorded before. >> reporter: this town gets recycled water. other lawns in desperate jeopardy. >> all the vegetations around the houses were dying. >> reporter: the drought of 76- 77. >> a lot of people remember putting bricks in the toilet. >> reporter: brad davis remembers and toni

. >> i'm frank somerville. some tough questions tonight from parents at an east bay elementary school after reports of a possible sexual battery on campus, the alleged victim, just 6 years old. ken wayne live at the east bay waldorf school with what he's been able to learn. >> reporter: that is the question tonight, frank. was it a sexual battery, or simple horse play? the 6-year-old attends the private east bay waldorf school in el sobrante. the girl's mother tells me last week, her daughter was pushed to the ground by one of the school boys who took off her closed and touched her. >> what we understand happened is inappropriate conduct, in a playground setting, where a child experienced improper touching. >> reporter: a school administrator tells a different story. the school's community developer told me the children did not remove the girl's clothing, or have any inappropriate conduct. saying they simply pushed the girl to the ground and put a woodchip on her stomach. the boys were told that was wrong, but

good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. julie haener will be joining us from seattle a little later. but first, governor jerry brown's declaration of brown confirmed what most of us felt coming. the governor signed a declaration. he asked californians to cut their water use for now. mandatory rationing is to come in weeks. >> we're at the worse drought since records have been kept. >> reporter: the number of reservoirs are at the lowest levels in years. the emergency declaration sets into motion 20 steps to deal with the drought. they includes giving the state flexibility. statewide conservations are logged and additional firefighters will be hired to protect our land's. debora villalon join us now, and the drought is worse than it's ever been recorded before. >> reporter: this town gets recycled water. other lawns in desperate jeopardy. >> all the vegetations around the houses were dying. >> reporter: the drought of 76- 77. >> a lot of people remember putting bricks in the toilet. >> reporter: brad davis remembers and toni

frank somerville is off tonight. a dazzling display of fireworks is set to light the night when the clock strikes midnight tonight. and the bay area ushers in the new year. and this year the weather is cooperating. happening now ktvu's cristina rendon is live along the embarcadero where hundreds of thousands are expected to gather tonight. >> reporter: the embarcadero looks a lot more crowded than it did earlier today. it's a beautiful night to see those fireworks we're told the barge is already in the water. the crowds are out. >> happy new year. >> reporter: and partys are just beginning. >> you know hopefully we make some new friends tonight. >> reporter: as san francisco gets ready to ring in 2014. >> we kind of wanted a low key new year's eve. we thought why not spend it with people who mean the most and spend it with them. >> reporter: that's how many people are expected to be at the embarcadero for the new year's eve. >> we go to the same particular place that we go to so there's not many people. >> reporter:

. >> and i'm frank somerville. the homes that burned are located in the southern tip. there are no fire trucks in this area so fire boats were called in. we begin with jana katsuyama where she spoke to two people who said they had to evacuate tonight from sherman island. >> reporter: that's right, frank. a pretty tough day. we're at the landing where people have been coming and going. off in the distance you can be able so see where the fire is still smoldering. there are others who are still over there watching this fire and lucky so far that no one has been hurt. >> reporter: when flames and smoke rose from the island around 3:30 this afternoon. tim art and son joe jumped into their boat and went across the river to try to save their cabin. >> my hairs actually singed. >> reporter: they managed to put the fire controlled until they had to leave suddenly. >> the fire got to it and the coastties made it leave because of the danger. >> reporter: fire crews from rio vista, montesuma came in to fight the fire. calfire brought in a helicopter to help fight it by air. the i

. >> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. president obama says he's ready to go at it alone. he says he is still willing to work with congress but is ready to sidestep those who get in the way. that was part of his state of the union speech. we have highlights with ken pritchett. >> if there was a threat running through tonight's state of the union, it was the president vowing to go on his own if he cannot get cooperation. >> speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama began on an upbeat note, siting an improving economy. >> a rebounding housing market, a manufacturing sector that's adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s. >> but he gave credit to the american people not congress. and said he will go it alone if partisan stalemate continues to dominate washington. >> america does not standstill and neither will i. so whenever and wherever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more americans families that's what i'm going to do. >> reporter: the president did not la

. >> i'm frank somerville. some tough questions tonight from parents at an east bay elementary school after reports of a possible sexual battery on campus, the alleged victim, just 6 years old. ken wayne live at the east bay waldorf school with what he's been able to learn. >> reporter: that is the question tonight, frank. was it a sexual battery, or simple horse play? the 6-year-old attends the private east bay waldorf school in el sobrante. the girl's mother tells me last week, her daughter was pushed to the ground by one of the school boys who took off her closed and touched her. >> what we understand happened is inappropriate conduct, in a playground setting, where a child experienced improper touching. >> reporter: a school administrator tells a different story. the school's community developer told me the children did not remove the girl's clothing, or have any inappropriate conduct. saying they simply pushed the girl to the ground and put a woodchip on her stomach. the boys were told that was wrong, but

. >> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. president obama says he's ready to go at it alone. he says he is still willing to work with congress but is ready to sidestep those who get in the way. that was part of his state of the union speech. we have highlights with ken pritchett. >> if there was a threat running through tonight's state of the union, it was the president vowing to go on his own if he cannot get cooperation. >> speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama began on an upbeat note, siting an improving economy. >> a rebounding housing market, a manufacturing sector that's adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s. >> but he gave credit to the american people not congress. and said he will go it alone if partisan stalemate continues to dominate washington. >> america does not standstill and neither will i. so whenever and wherever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more americans families that's what i'm going to do. >> reporter: the president did not la

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. police arrested her after police say she poisoned her coworkers. paul chambers has the story. and you tell us that there was a juvenile that ate the dinner. >> we learned some of the coworkers took some of the food home which contained pot and the teacher unbeknownst gave it to one of their children who ate the pot also. now we'll tell you we obtained this letter also that went home to parents today about the teacher. >> this is 47-year-old teresa badger, a veteran first grade teacher here at turner elementary. this evening we spoke to parents who are surprised to hear that badger was surprised to learn someone laced food. on november 21st, badger attended a pot luck dinner. >> she brought food that had marijuana on it. >> reporter: the item made at least two of the people at the party sick. and they weren't the only ones. >> one of the attendees took some of the food home and their 15-year-old juvenile ingested this food and became ill. >> still kind of flabbergasted and she's a grea

frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. an amber alert just went into effect tonight for a 7-year-old girl missing from antioch. police say they're investigating reports the girl was abducted from in front of her home around 7:00 tonight. debora villalon is live from outside the home. >> reporter: antioch police released this photo of 7-year- old natalie calvo kidnapped by a stranger from in front of his house here on humming bird lane just before 8:00 as she arrived home with her mother. now natalie had just gotten out of the car when police say an armed man grabbed her. >> the mother attempted to stop the male from abducting her daughter. and when she approached him, the male produced what's been described as a rifle. and the mom stopped, he was able to force the child into the car and then fled the scene. >> reporter: it's believed the mom and daughter were followed tonight from the antioch wal- mart store. that's how the kidnapper targeted them. natalie's mom is at wal-mart looking at surveillance video in hopes of iden