that is what he called that my stevenson. sometimes he calls him alger with the idea he is like alger hiss, a communist spy at the time. there's also whitaker chambers and norman vincent peale the great american theologian who helped to advise nixon about in some ways his political philosophy. behind-the-scenes guys who are giving advice to richard nixon to go straight to the media to engage in what we would call populism and also surprise cameo of charlie chaplin who is booted out of the country in 1952 as part of the red scare. nixon wanted to boot him out of the country and is taking his cues from a wild off columnist who is a friend of nixon who enters a little bit. there is obviously another central character, but foil to richard nixon and why eisenhower and that is adlai stevenson who is important because he is the opponent. stevenson becomes throughout the course of the story a day, that is worth some use, egghead, intellectual who is entering politics. that is a noble vision of politics. anyone who hears these words w

b2p)uz fremont north 880 at stevenson, that accident just cleared, traffic getting by fine now.orthbound 880 hesperian to washington until 6:00 this morning. >>> san francisco is moving ahead with a plan to keep walkers safer on streets. mayor lee unveiled his plan that aims to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities by 25% within four years. to do that crosswalks will be upgraded speed limits around &hc% miles per hour and more red light cameras. >> if we could ask anything of the walking public, we are all in love with our devices, as we walk we need to be mindful of where we are walking and paying attention. >> police department will target the intersections with the five highest accident totals in each district, 19 people have been killed on san francisco streets this year, surpasses last year's total. >>> nationwide search on this morning for a woman who authorities say produces child pornography. look at these disturbing photos, the woman is accused of producing a video inñ9>f whih she engages in sexual conduct with a four to 5-year-old, she wears a distinctive ring. inv

there is an accident northbound 880 approaching stevenson. that is in the clearing stages. otherwise if you are heading up towards oakland no delay at all through the macarthur maze. our live drive time sensors still in the clear. you can see it looks like they wrapped up some of those lane changes across the golden gate bridge. the truck has left the scene anyway. now, headlights heading southbound looks good towards doyle drive. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, russian president vladimir putin says changes in syria are needed but he is worried about the fact to

ktvu's david stevenson is live now. >> reporter: san francisco general behind me was certified as baby friendly. hospital staffers are trained to support and educate new mothers about the benefits of breast-feeding over formula. last year 96% of the healthy babies here received breast milk with formula supplements. 79% were breast fred. the hospital is now in talks to help other families. >> i don't think it is right to blame a woman for not breast- feeding her child but to educate women. a lot of times we don't know what the benefits are. >> how do we support them in breast-feeding and how do we decrease the exposure to the corporate marketing of formula. >> reporter: reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials said today the number of minors buying tobacco is growing. illegal sales rose 8.7% last year. the state department of public health says advertising is helping companies find new smokers. >> there is a very aggressive campaign. for every $8 they put in to advertising we have $1 to counter that. >> the use of smokeless tobacco is also inc

david stevenson shows us more. >> reporter: making food to feed thousands of hungry people. >> looks like great food. >> reporter: volunteers cut cakes and mixed bats of stuffing in preparation for tomorrow's dinner. >> there are some people who are less fortunate. it falls upon all of us to help out. >> we always had a lot of volunteers. we had to turn around a few volunteers today. >> reporter: shifts are usually booked solid by the first week of november. officials say the problem lies in what happens after christmas. >> volunteers will drop significantly on the 27th. everyone wants to be here for the holidays and then we have service again, the year starts and no one is able to come. >> we should do it the entire year, particularly during christmas. that is what christmas is about. to help others. >> reporter: tomorrow 500 will serve 5,000 people, food and smiles this holiday season. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the last minute rush is on. 7million americans did some christmas shopping today and many are still at it. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar

. >> some schools are rethinking security, ktvu's david stevenson joins us now. >> reporter: this san francisco school has long kept posted the rules it hopes that will keep students safe but today other grade levels are looking at campus security. >> reporter: as students enjoyed a break, officials were busy reviewing their emergency plans in the wake of the sandy hook elementary school massacre. >> pull kids out of the hallway, lock doors, stay away from windows, wait for law enforcement. >> reporter: the focus on security isn't limited to elementary school students. >> every school age and every developmental age is different for how you address this. >> reporter: they expected some students to be too upset to take finals today. >> wasn't any heavy absence today and when they got oo home room -- to home room there were more teachers open. >> reporter: the school increased security in the halls along with security guards that front door. administrators they none of the students have come in for counseling. >> but we openly extend our doors to the students and remind staff they could

ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco where a conference was held to show off the new technology. >> reporter: scientists told us they are getting better at predicting the big storms and at warning people about the damage they bring. >> reporter: this is what it looked like and sounded like on the ground. and this is what it looked like from above as water vapor and strong winds came this weekend. >> hitting the west coast, transporting 10 times the amount of water the mississippi river transports into the gulf of mexico. >> this is the largest gathering of scientists in the world. we cover all aspects of earth and space science. oceans, atmospheres, the solid earth. climate. >> reporter: four new observeries, using ground moisture sensors to gps satellites. >> they look up into the heart of the storms. a mile up in the atmosphere. >> one is being built this month to monitor pineapple express winder storms caused by atmospheric rivers. >> if we know the start time and the end time and we know how long it will last, that will likely predict 75% accuracy of the precipitation that i

david stevenson -- buses around the city. david stevenson ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a flat tire is to blame for a fatal crash this morning. a suv plowed into the back of a car. a woman in the car died at the scene. the driver suffered minor injuries and the driver of the suv was not hurt. drugs or alcohol is not believed to be factors in the crash. >>> bicyclist was injured when he collided with a street sweeper. the man was trapped and firefighters had to get him out. paramedics to him to the hospitals. injuries were not life threatening. >> a massive cyber attack is planned to raid personal checking accounts. research finds ithe project blitz -- finds the project blitz creek is a credible threat. they threatened to steal funds from chase, citibank, wells fargo and other banks. the attack could effect thousands of bank accounts. the bay area's housing market might be showing signs of a come back. the median price has gone up 20% in a year. in november that number came in at $438,000. almost 7300 homes changed hands last night

the man died and tonight ktvu's david stevenson is live where investigators are waiting to talk to the woman. >> reporter: at this hour the victim is inside san francisco general hospital and police tell us she is fighting fighting for her life. >> this is something you see in the movies. in real life it is disturbing. >> case that shocked police and neighbors here. a driver called police at 8:30 p.m. last night after spotting a man and a woman bound and gagged in the street. both badly injured. >> we have a male victim, african american. the female victim is white. 18-19 years old. >> investigators won't describe the injuries but said the man died at midnight. >> hopefully when she is stabilized we can obtain more information that could lead to suspects or the motive. >> it is completely disturbing. bound and gagged. . >> reporter: neighbors say it is hard to believe the violence happened here. >> most likely they dropped it here. if it happened here i would have heard it. >> reporter: police say anyone with information on this case can call or text them. coming up at 6:00 p.m., what

ktvu's david stevenson reports on how the victim's family is coping and how that attack led to major changes at the zoo. >> reporter: at the san francisco zoo, holiday lights drape a statute of tatiana. five years ago, she climbed the fence and attacked two. the three men brothers paul and colbert and their friend 17- year-old carlos suza junior provoked and teased the tiger. suza died of his injuries. the daliwall and suza families received a pay out from the zoo. >> they realized the zoo was not going to hand them a payday because they felt that tatiana had been wrongly killed. >> reporter: today there's an electrified fence, a taller wall and a new tiger. we spoke to carlos suza's father this afternoon just after he visited his son's grave site. >> the scar is always going to be there. >> reporter: suza says he doesn't hold any garages against the zoo. >> the positive thing that came out of this the zoo is safer now and people could go there knowing that their children are going to be safe. >> in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> postal carriers have volunte

live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> alameda police say a woman is behind bars after a stabbing on willie stargell avenue. investigators say a woman grabbed a knife and stabbed a relative in the chest. a 16-year-old and two other people were also hurt. we're told none of the injuries are life threatening. officers arrested 42-year-old tiffany thomas. >>> a construction worker was killed in a fall this morning. a fire department spokesperson said the fell more than 12 ft inside a home at 40 edge hill way, west of twin peaks. the accident happened just after 10:30 this morning. the medical examiner's office is not releasing the man's name until his family is notified. >>> we have new developments in the death of a woman whose body was found in an ornamental pond in santa rosa this morning. she's been identified as 66 year 66-year-old stephanie trailaga. there was no sign of foul play, according to police. >>> the malls were crowded this day after christmas. as many tried to cash in on post-holiday sales and return gift. but as tkcu christian -- shoppers hit t

it's coming up northbound 880 approaching stevenson. there are various lanes blocked. once you get past those fremont exits, then everything actually looks good all the way up towards oakland and the macarthur maze. to the south bay we go now and all of our live drive time sensors pretty much showing speeds moving at the limit including up the guadalupe parkway and throughout downtown. looks like they are out there doing lane changes across the golden gate bridge so heads up if you are commuting northbound or southbound 101. they should be opening more southbound lanes in the commute direction here any minute. westbound 580 free and clear not a single brake light right now on that westbound 580 ride from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. should be about a 14 or 15- minute commute in those westbound lanes of 580 and bart off to a great start. all mass transit on time. that's traffic, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a woman was shot and killed in east oakland by a stray bullet. witnesses say they heard about 5 shots on international boulevard shortly befor

during world war two former boss chairman admits bank was guilty of a lot of mistaken lending lord stevenson the former chairman of boss has admitted the bank was guilty of quote a lot of mistaken len. during the run up to its near collapse in two thousand and eight stephenson admitted on tuesday that some of his bosses lending was just incompetent it wasn't there was nothing illegal about it well the ease it's almost correct but he's saying he just needs to revise a statement or replace the word mistaken for fraudulent and or illegal that would also suffice what was done was illegal and fraudulent and oh lord puss you know he'll be half naked getting spanked at the club later on you know this week toning for his sins as most of these serb snooty persons atone for the sins they commit against the people oh spank my bottom was workable tassel full of so sure you understand then i'm going to be nice to the bank and fry well lord lawson accused him of being delusional to think that it was all just accidental and incompetence lord stevenson responded quote i deeply regret the mistakes made in th

we have sandra smith in the pits of the cme, and john stevenson it's the era of buy and hold that's over, and larry says why he's not one bit concerned about the fiscal cliff -- we need to talk about that one, but starting with sandra. sandra, we talked about oil edging down a limit today, up this week, a couple key inventory reports driving the markets today. >> yeah, well, there's a much bigger build in crude inventories than an anticipated meaning we're not using as much oil and gasoline as analysts expected showing weakness in the economy. we saw a selloff in oil prices today.3 although, they hung on to the $90 a barrel mark with gains, and the energy market, natural gas, that's colder temperatures rolling through the country. we had a storm in the northeast, across the central plains, and people are heating their homes and demand is going up for natural gas, and natural gas, a bright spot in the commodity market for the year up 12% so far for 2012 so that trend's playing out in today's session, and, by the way, guys, i want to make mention as i stand in the s&p500 futures pit, tradi

lawson accused him of being delusional to think that it was all just accidental incompetence lord stevenson responded quote i deeply regret the mistakes made in the corporate london book and with the wisdom of hindsight i wish we could have done things to obviate them so with the wisdom of hindsight right here on the kaiser report we're going to look back in time oh to october two thousand and three at b.b.c. dot co dot u.k. mortgage customers urged to law house buyers are being encouraged to break the law in order to obtain huge mortgages the b.b.c.'s discovered brokers and even banking staff have been telling buyers to lie about their incomes to get bigger and bigger loans as they point out this is that a division of faults that they were looking at two thousand and three act over two thousand and three and they said the brokers themselves were telling the customer to lie on their application and then the b.b.c. money program said what shockingly what the ordinary human being out there of the sort that's going to be thrown into a container and. scum village doesn't realize is that they ar

ktvu's david stevenson reports, organizers say today is not just about the food. >> reporter: one ofhe most anticipated days of the year at glide memorial. at this prime rib luncheon they served up hundreds of lunches. they donated 200 pounds of meat. >> i am very lucky i am healthy. i have a great family. it is our duty to help out other people who are not as fortunate. as a society we have to do that. >> reporter: hundreds lined lined the streets pating for their turn to enjoy a -- waiting for their turn to enjoy a holiday meal. >> we will always be with them, always stand with them. >>> for many, serving others is a family tradition. >> our youngest son, giving the trays out. people out there are really hungry and don't have places to live. >> reporter: they reopen tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. for breakfast followed by a holiday dinner, including ham and turkey. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a very bright christmas display has neighbors upset. this house in fountain valley has 65,000 lights on and around it and they are synced to music. the homeowner has bee

ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco tonight and tells us how they handled it there. david? >> reporter: frank, parents and the school district worked to explain the massacre to young students here while also working to prevent a similar event from happening here. >> reporter: as newton, connecticut laid to rest some of the children, san francisco worked to reassure children and others. >> it is a sheltering. >> reporter: she says her group sent parents information on how to talk to kids about the tragedy. >> we had the range of feed back from parents. you know, very worried, very emotional. to pragmatic. >> reporter: this principal canceled a press conference to address staffers and students about safety. at other schools counselors were made available. districts asked principal to review their emergency plans. every school has a emergency plan for different scenarios. >> reporter: the superintendent says more fences and locks won't stop someone intent on entering a school. >> it is not about stuff, it is about people, people knowing what to do, well informed student body t

as ktvu's david stevenson reports, four of the five people under arrest are women. >>> san francisco police this afternoon announced arrests and a violent crime that stunned this visitation valley neighborhood. two people, one identified as steven reed the other described as an 18 to 19-year-old woman found lying on russell street bound and gagged and badly injured. >> the male victim appeared to have blunt trauma. the female victim also appeared to have blunt force trauma. >> reporter: reed died later that night. the young woman is in critical condition but is recovering. >> investigators followed up on leads that led them to a house in hercules, california where we took into custody five individuals. >> reporter: police arrested 31- year-old maelene lintz and montrail brackens on murder charges. and tiler miller and heather leach and maryann manalastas are charged with accessory to murder. >> it was established there was a relationship between the victims and suspects in this case. >> reporter: police aren't saying where the victims were beaten and shot or why they were left in thi

david stevenson, ktvu. >>> around 2:30 this morning police responded to a stabbing on walnut creek.a neighbor heard an argument before that stabbing. >> it's sad, it's real sad. any loss of life is bad but to take a lady's life. you know that's ugly, that's real ugly. >> reporter: police detained a man with cuts on his hand that was taken to the hospital. there have been 130 homicides this year the highest rate in five years. >>> last night we told you about how oakland is bringing bill bratton to turn around the city's crime rate. today george gascon who used to work with bratton in los angeles says that the lawmakers success will depend on cooperation. >> he brings a tremendous amount of expertise to the table. the question is going to be whether the authorities in oakland are going to allow him to do his work. >> reporter: bill bratton is credited with cutting crime in new york as well as los angeles. oakland police sheriff jordan says he welcomed bratton's insight. >>> a man accused of pistol whipping a woman is still in the hospital. officers witnessed a man beating a woman beh

david stevenson. >>> governor brown used the holidays to issue pardons to some felons. being able to serve on a jury and in some cases the ability to own firearms. all of the people pardoned by governor brown have been released from custody for more than a decade without further criminal activity. most of the pardons had to do with drug charges but some included crimes such as grand theft, dui and burglary. >>> ten days after the tragedy in connecticut, hundreds come together to pay their respects to the victims this christmas eve. the memorial is still growing at sandy hook. >> some of the gifts that i had i second guessed so now i'm changing stuff. >> why retailers say this holiday shopping season is different from year's past. >>> give ktvu >>> continuing coverage on the tragedy in newtown. it has been ten days since the shooting in the sandy hook community of connecticut and on christmas eve the entire nation is feeling for those who lost loved ones that day. visitors paid their respects to the victims tonight with messages of support and sorrow from around the worl

david stevenson, ktvu. >>> around 2:30 this morning police responded to a stabbing on walnut creek.a neighbor heard an argument before that stabbing. >> it's sad, it's real sad. any loss of life is bad but to take a lady's life. you know that's ugly, that's real ugly. >> reporter: police detained a man with cuts on his hand that was taken to the hospital. there have been 130 homicides this year the highest rate in five years. >>> last night we told you about how oakland is bringing bill bratton to turn around the city's crime rate. today george gascon who used to work with bratton in los angeles says that the lawmakers success will depend on cooperation. >> he brings a tremendous amount of expertise to the table. the question is going to be whether the authorities in oakland are going to allow him to do his work. >> reporter: bill bratton is credited with cutting crime in new york as well as los angeles. oakland police sheriff jordan says he welcomed bratton's insight. >>> a man accused of pistol whipping a woman is still in the hospital. officers witnessed a man beating a woman beh

david stevenson here with more on that, and also the warning sign that he found today right in frontf a home involved in the case. >> reporter: a warning for reporters to stay away, hung outside of a hercules home this afternoon. the spot where suspects of a brutal beating and homicide tried to destroy evidence. >> this is a very disturbing case. a case that reads almost like a movie script. >> reporter: san francisco prosecutors charged them with murder and assault. investigators say the group, along with a 22-year-old assaulted 26-year-old steven reed, and audrey prado at the san bruno avenue home sunday night. prosecutors say the two were bound, and gagged, and reed shot in the neck before the two were dumped on this block of brussels street. >> it is not a random act. all the people that were involved here knew one another. >> reporter: investigators say bell, leech, and tyler miller later tried to remove blood stained carpet from inside an suv at this house. they face charges of murder and conspiracy to destroy evidence. four of the five suspects today entered not guilty pleas i

as ktvu's david stevenson reports, four of the five people under arrest are women. >>> san franciscoced arrests and a violent crime that stunned this visitation valley neighborhood. two people, one identified as steven reed the other described as an 18 to 19-year-old woman found lying on russell street bound and gagged and badly injured. >> the male victim appeared to have blunt trauma. the female victim also appeared to have blunt force trauma. >> reporter: reed died later that night. the young woman is in critical condition but is recovering. >> investigators followed up on leads that led them to a house in hercules, california where we took into custody five individuals. >> reporter: police arrested 31- year-old maelene lintz and montrail brackens on murder charges. and tiler miller and heather leach and maryann manalastas are charged with accessory to murder. >> it was established there was a relationship between the victims and suspects in this case. >> reporter: police aren't saying where the victims were beaten and shot or why they were left in this quiet neighborhood. >> moti

david stevenson here with more on that, and also the warning sign that he found today right in frontf a home involved in the case. >> reporter: a warning for reporters to stay away, hung outside of a hercules home this afternoon. the spot where suspects of a brutal beating and homicide tried to destroy evidence. >> this is a very disturbing case. a case that reads almost like a movie script. >> reporter: san francisco prosecutors charged them with murder and assault. investigators say the group, along with a 22-year-old assaulted 26-year-old steven reed, and audrey prado at the san bruno avenue home sunday night. prosecutors say the two were bound, and gagged, and reed shot in the neck before the two were dumped on this block of brussels street. >> it is not a random act. all the people that were involved here knew one another. >> reporter: investigators say bell, leech, and tyler miller later tried to remove blood stained carpet from inside an suv at this house. they face charges of murder and conspiracy to destroy evidence. four of the five suspects today entered not guilty pleas i

. >> and i'm dave stevenson. >> we could have a few light showers moving into parts of the bay area. not a lot of coverage to show you right now with the bulk of the action up to the north. even if you are not covered we could still have spotty sprinkles or drizzle. as far as temperatures this is the key change. warmer than yesterday at this time. temperatures right now basically matching yesterday's high. santa rosa 44 degrees. oakland 48. san jose 47 degrees. as far as shower chances here we are 10:00 this morning and we do bring in the chance but this forecast model really brings in more rain later on into the evening hours. we'll highlight that the forecast and the monday morning commute. >>> president obama will travel to newtown, connecticut today to attend a memorial service for the victim's of friday's deadly elementary school shooting. the president will meet those families of those who were lost and thank first responders. he also plans to speak at a vigil scheduled for 4:00 p.m. pacific time at newtown high school. this will be the fourth time president obama has traveled

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new details are emerging in a bicycle accident in berkley that claimed the life of a well- respected professor from israel last summer. berkley say a review of security video indicates a dump truck did not not strike the professor as initially reported by witnesses. investigators say instead the truck passed so close to benton he may have maneuvered quickly to avoid being hit, causing himself to be catapulted over the handlebars. he was a visiting lecturer at uc berkley. >>> al meada police are investigating a stabbing at occurred at a family christmas appear. the attack happened last night in the shin say garden apartments. during the argument, a woman grabbed a kitchen or pocket knife and stabbed a relative in the chest. a 16-year-old and two other people were injured. police say none of the injuries are left-threatening. officers were called out and arrested 42-year-old tiffany thomas. >>> sheriff's officials today announced an arrest of a teenager in bay point. contra costo county sheriff's investigator say danielco stano was arrested in anti

keith stevenson gave another $50,000 to keep it going. san francisco police say this last weekend's buy back program was one of the more successful ones. so successful, the community groups that organized it are already working on a statewide buy back program. they are finding the sponsors now. live in san francisco, linda yee, cbs5. >>> and coming up, a bay area mom says her son had his mouth taped shut and his teacher did it. how she explains the extreme punishment. >>> are you getting overcharged at the check out line? the big grocery chain found to make more mistakes than tore stores. stores. >> plus, what you can do with ,, it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our

david stevenson. >>> governor brown used the holidays to issue pardons to some felons. being able to serve on a jury and in some cases the ability to own firearms. all of the people pardoned by governor brown have been released from custody for more than a decade without further criminal activity. most of the pardons had to do with drug charges but some included crimes such as grand theft, dui and burglary. >>> ten days after the tragedy in connecticut, hundreds come together to pay their respects to the victims this christmas eve. the memorial is still growing at sandy hook. >> some of the gifts that i had i second guessed so now i'm changing stuff. >> why retailers say this holiday shopping season is different from year's past. >>> give ktvu news to go. download the ktvu app, click the live icon and you can watch all of our newscasts live on our mobile device. >>> continuing coverage on the tragedy in newtown. it has been ten days since the shooting in the sandy hook community of connecticut and on christmas eve the entire nation is feeling for those who lost loved on

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in oakland spent the fran tracking robbery sus-- in afternoon tracking robbery suspects. traffic in the area slowed to a crawl as a result. news chopper 2 was over head as one of the men was taken into custody. >>> pipe bomb found today in front of a elementary school. police cleared the area and brought in the bomb squad who safely disposed the of device. >>> police are turning to the public to help identify who shot and killed two people inside their home this week, leaving their child unharmed. police began receiving called about 12:45 a.m. yesterday afternoon that shots were fired. they found the two dead from gun shot wounds. police say it was not a murder- suicide. but aside from that they have little information about the killer or killers. >>> the woman convicted of killing michelle le learned her punishment today. giselle esteban was sentenced to 25 years to life. prosecutors said giselle esteban killed michelle le in may 2011 in the belief that michelle le was having a relationship with the father of giselle esteban's daughte

stevenson was wounded there.residents in the bay area and around the world marked 21 years since the surprise attack on pearl harbor. 21-gun salute. and a wreath paying tribute for those who lost their lives. part of an annual ceremony attended by survivors of pearl harbor. many told us the memories are still fresh as they recall the details of the japanese planes attacked. >>> tonight, more bay area survivors marked the anniversary by lighting a beacon. it went on at sunset. the eye of deablo was turned off so it would not be a guide for enemy planes. >>> a nurse part of a prank was found dead this morning in london. the nurse jacintha sildanha was found dead close to the hospital. 2 australian djs called the hospital and pretended to be queen elizabeth and prince charles. they were asked to be put through to where middleton was staying. >> we can say she was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. the hospital had been supporting her through this very difficult time. >> the station and the djss are

david stevenson is live in san francisco where he learned more today about what happened to those two people before they were dumped out on the road david. >> the case stretches from san francisco but there's no clear motive. >> a warning for reporters to stay away hung outside a home this afternoon. it's where suspects tried to destroy evidence. >> this is a very disturbing case. it's a case that reads almost like a movie script. >> san francisco prosecutors today charged the 21 year old and 24 year old and 31 year old with murder and assault. investigators is a the group, along with 22 year old maryann assaulted 26 year old steven reid and believed to be 18 to 19 years old at the home sunday night. prosecutors said they were bound and gagged and reid shot in the neck. reid died later at san francisco general hospital. >> it was not a random act. all the people involved here knew one another. >> investigators say they tried to remove blood stained carpet from an suv at this house. they are charged with murder and conspiracy to destroy evidence. four of the five suspects entered not g

keith stevenson gave another $50,000 to keep it going.an francisco police say this last weekend's buy back program was one of the more successful ones. so successful, the community groups that organized it are already working on a statewide buy back program. they are finding the sponsors now. live in san francisco, linda yee, cbs5. >>> and coming up, a bay area mom says her son had his mouth taped shut and his teacher did it. how she explains the extreme punishment. >>> are you getting overcharged at the check out line? the big grocery chain found to make more mistakes than tore stores. >> plus, what you can do with half a billion dollars. mark zuckerberg's gift to a charity. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tech >> she said it was a joke, but parents aren't laughing about one bay area teacher's discipline technique. the students say she is taping mouths shut. but she is still on the job. >> she shouldn't have done that to our students or any of the kids. >> reporter: lucy torez fights back terse when talking about how her son's teacher punished him

keith stevenson gave another $50,000 to keep it going. >> reporter: police sea this buy-back programogram this past weekend was the most successful one they've ever seen. the community groups who posted this program say there are plans in the works for a statewide gun buy-back program. >>> for the latest on the elementary school tragedy, you can go to cbssf.com. >>> it's going to be the coldest night of the season! we haven't seen temperatures this low in nearly a year! >> it was january 17th the last time we were this chilly. feels a lot like christmas outside! union city, you will wake up tomorrow morning to 35 degrees. santa clara down to 34. the north bay, you're under a free warning. clear lake, 27 degrees. areas in red, that's the freeze warning, much if not all of the north bay away from the ocean. frost advisory for all of the south bay, all of the east bay, oakland, alameda, walnut creek. and upper 20s are likely for santa rosa and napa and sonoma and fairfield. i made some changes to the extended forecast because the rain has changed. >>> breaking news near the california/o

. >>> today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, david stevenson is following the story we told you about earlier in the newscast. the death of one of the people found bound and gagged sunday in san francisco. and david is expecting new developments this afternoon in this investigation. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time bruise breaks. we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com.

in ot, former wizards desean stevenson he would hit the only 3 and proved to be the game winning basket. they fall to the hawks for the third time this season 100-95 in overtime. now 3-19 this season. it's tebow time for the mystics, mike tebow that is. he was introduced as their new head coach and general manager after spending the last ten years with the suns. he led them to eight playoff appearances in hi decade stay. >> for all the fans out there that have been off the ban wagon. it's big enough to get back on. we'll take all comers to get back on. we have a lot to prove and we know that. there's no miracles. it's about hard work. >> i think if you ask around the league, mike tebow's name is highly respected and recognized. not only being coach of the year, but for his love of the women's game. >> mike shanahan may be forced to get creative with the dwindling depth of his offensive line. that's coming up.  >>> redskin's left guard is the winner of the ed block courage award for the way he was able to battle back after blowing out his knee. after going

david stevenson will look back on that day and the changes that have come about because of it.that's ahead on the 6:00 news? it -- >>> 6:00 news. >>> it was a busy day for fire crews in campbell. a fire was so intention crews had to take a defensive stance by starting at the top of the building. >> looks like the back half of the building is burned completely. the roof is gone, all of the property inside is gone too. it looked like it was a manufacturing, maybe battery electric type vehicle type of operation. >> the business in the front of the building a solar company suffered mainly smoke damage. >>> crews responded to a hotel fire alarm on the seventh floor of the courtyard mariott in campbell. it was about 2:00 a.m. and some of of the hotel guests said they were still asleep. >> emergency, get up, throw your clothes on and get out of the room and get downstairs and see what's going on. >> reporter: the hotel staff briefly evacuateed the fifth, sixth and seventh floors. the áfp fire officials tell us they believe a sprinkler either malfunctioned or was tampered with. >>> a m

i'm david stevenson. >>> we begin with developing news at this hour. san jose police are investigating the city's 46th homicide of the year. it happened at an apartment complex on lewis road off monterey highway and janine de la vega joins us from the scene. janine, we understand police may no who may be responsible -- may know who may be responsible. >> reporter: that's right. they have two adult males detained and they are questioning them and treating them as persons of interests. homicide detectives are here at the sulker breeze apartments. all of the activities seem to be centered around a parking garage. just before 9:30 this morning, they received a 911 call that a man with a gun was at the -- on the grounds. when police arrived, they found a manner in a car shot. paramedics tried to revive him. but he died on the scene. after talking to a couple of witnesses they've determined some sort of confrontation occurred with the victim and two other men. >> what happened exactly, we don't know. we're in the very early stages of the investigation. we do

also, at stevenson and second. 240 feet away from 84 second. her points that she wanted me to make were the landscape going forward for the city and downtown area and risks to us all. right now, there are in this, and some of this information that i got from a documentary on trucks in san francisco last week. how timely. 75 mffs from the downtown area, and reported 350 in the city. and on the tail end of the report it mentioned, only one health inspector for those 350 vendors. and that could be verified but that is what i heard. but if you do the math, a normal restaurant has four inspections a year. so if you do the math on 350, that is 1400 inspections a year, for one health inspect or, if this is really what is going on, it is putting the consumers at health risk. that is point one, like for like, again, restating that 80 percent of all business before 10:00 o'clock is coffee, if you don't have coffee, you don't sell anything during that period of time in all of the restaurants along the second street corridor and my building, i am involved

desean stevenson. hit a lot of shots in the wizards dates. does hit that 3 for 3 from the field.our overtime games. four losses. wizard fall 100-95. head coach, randy whitman after the game. >> i look up every morning to make sure the sky is up there. it is not fall in on me. trust me. this has not been fun. we're going to continue to fight. the way we play, you would think -- giving our self a fighting chance with all the games. the record should be flipped. but, the reality is, what it is. got to continue to grind. continue to work together. and, fight for one another. >> this sky is not falling yet. however, for another couple losses come our way. could be soon. >> not getting blown out any games. want to look at the brighter side. the guys in almost every game. take joefrg timovertime. what are you looking at him for? >> 3 and 3 -- 3:19. positive for you. >> 3 and 19. not getting blown off the court you. know what i mean the i maintain that matters some. >> all right. that does matter a little bit. >> give me some love. >> 3 and 30. >> next up, the magic in orlando tomorrow n

north 880 injury accident at stevenson blocking the left lane not showing major slow downs they hope880 hesperian into washington. >>> with the bay area waking up to the big chill, some may get a frosty welcome as they get ready for work. terry mcsweeney is in novato. >> reporter: we go up here to petaluma we are heading north. they want us to be as cold as possible all morning long so we made it to petaluma and washington street talking to some people, talked to a woman named debbie she says the hottest item at the safeway now is soup. something to think about. not a bad idea. it is very cold right now. i thought it would be good to introduce the first wearing of the scarf of the winter season. i'm going to drape myself in that. i think from now until maybe march, there is going to be a need for these emotional ceremony out here. we are heading north, it is very cold.)dut nicco know, i'm sure he knows the

. >> i'm david stevenson. heather and ken are off tonight. heavy rain pounded the bay area overnight, as another winter storm rolled through the region. and while the wet weather haslet up a bit, it's still causing problems for people and businesses. we have live team storm watch coverage tonight. meteorologist mark take maya is tracking the conditions, but we begin with christien kafton, live at san francisco airport where holiday travelers are dealing with the delays. >> reporter: that's right. take a look at the big board. we checked with duty manager and there are a few delays up on the board, delays about an hour at this point due to the wet weather. passengers are hoping for a break in the weather. at times today, the rain pounded down, forcing people to scramble for over. oakland's farmers market is open, rain or shine, depending on the foot traffic. farmers here have even more reason to watch the skies. >> we need the rain for our crops and for our apples, but then for market, we need the rain to lessen up so we can actually sell. >>

. >> reporter: david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> rocket scientists at the space x company havereleased pictures of what could become a new spacecraft. the grasshopper rocket is unusual because it can hover allowing it to land vertically. space x has a contract to resupply the international space station and recently signed an agreement to develop rockets for the u.s. space programs. >>> not every gift hits the mark. what you need to know before you try to return something. up first, thousands of toys for children who need them. the firefighters on a mission to find every needy child. >>> and chief meteorologist bill martin is updating the forecast for the rest of the holiday week. he's back with another look at that as we look at the >>> san francisco firefighters spent part of their day spreading holiday cheer to children across the city. >> merry christmas. >> every year the firefighters go out into the neighborhood in search of young people who's families might not be able to get them presents this christmas day. one engine went to the tenderloin neighborhood. >> we find peo

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> u.s.stock markets edged lower today as the fiscal cliff talks drag on. the dow lost 13 points, the nasdaq was down five. trading was light as investors wait for details on the negotiations in washington. in six minutes, rita williams will tell us about a new poll on the fiscal cliff. do americans think it can be avoiding and who are they blaming. >>> sales of pandora plummeted. pandora is facing competition. >>> it appears brits are really getting into the royal pregnancy and bookmakers are taking odds. bets are being taken to if name of the expected babies. traditional names of royals such as elizabeth, victoria and williams are still the favorite. >>> a hollywood landmark is getting a make over. the last minute opposition to a bay area sheriff's purchase of an aerial drone. >> it's like the worse nightmare imaginable. it's like this isn't true. >> while in dialysis and (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you

. >> no one is more deserving of this donated toyota carolla than jordan stevenson. >> i was injured last december. i got shot in the left side of my head. >> jordan was shot in afghanistan. >> they told me i would never walk again, i might not ever talk again and i can stand here and talk to you now. >> he is still working bark from his head injury which paralyzed his body. >> just reenlisted. >> for another six years >> never in a million years did think that would happen. >> i'll get better. i'm going beat it. i'm not going to let them win. >> these are just the first of two cars that this body shop has refurbished. they hope to do it at least once a month. reporting from san francisco, cbs 5. >>> a rare sighting in a berkeley creek has biologist really excited. this 24-inch chinook salmon has been spotted in a creek along the berkeley albany border. fish biologists say it is a first time chinook salmon has been seen in that creek in about a half a century. they also think the efforts the resore the creek are paying off. >> i will not go near the creek. i promise. >> no. if there

contracted outbound from south america and which kept him from the mines and from serving his friend, stevenson. pulling aside the muslim curtain, he saw the wind had stopped. the lull was a godsend. northeast of san francisco four-fifths of sacramento still lay underwater permitting a steamer to shuttle up and down its streets and allow passengers to enter their second-story city hotel room by window. the 50 inches of icy wind and shotgun blasts of black hail that had soaked and pummeled san francisco all winter had not dispelled the fitful dreams of it citizens. its citizens. they tossed in their beds inside combustible homes, heads filled with nightmares of what would happen when the lifesaving downpour halted. they reposed in front of their fires listening to the faint quacking of seagulls and snakelike hiss of pair fin. instead of being warmed, they feared the worst. they dreaded the high winds off the bay that would drive the wood to inflammability. and with neither water wells, nor flame-fighting equipment, nor the inclination to buy any, everybody knew that san francisco would burn. fou

had contracted out bound from south america in which captain in the minds from serving his friend stevenson. pulling aside the maudlin curtain he saw the rain had momentarily stopped and the wind had faded away. the lull was a godsend. northeast of san francisco four fifths of san francisco lander water permitting a steamer to shuttle up and down the streets and allow passengers to enter their second story city hotel room by window. the 50 inches of ice u.n. and shotgun blasts of black hail that soaked and pummeled san francisco all winter has not dispelled the fitful dreams of its citizens. they tossed in their beds inside combustible homes, heads with nightmares of what would happen when the life-saving downpour halted. they repose in front of their fighters listening to the faint clacking of sinkholes in which snakelike hits, they watch the clear glass of the lamp chimneys black and. instead of being warmed the feared the worst. they dreaded the high winds that would drive the soak wood to in flammability and with neither water wells nor flame fighting equipment nor the inclination -- ev