. >> officers way the -- say the incident began when sheriff deputies identified the s uspect's car as stolen and the suspect fled. they say he was on parole for car theft. >>> we want to check in with mark tamayo. not too bad? >> right now we just have a few clouds and temperatures, in f act, on the mild side. right now, on live s tormtracker2, our old storm way out to the east. we could have a few lingering sprinkles. and still, there is a chance this afternoon for the -- especially for the higher terrain of a popup sprinkle. for the most part we're pulling down on the rainfall p robabilities. right now at walnut creek, 63 degrees. you can see some blue sky paying us a visit for today. as far as current numbers, santa rosa, 60. redwood city at 63. and san jose at last check, 64. satellite and radar, you can see the evidence of yesterday's system moving out to the north and east. we do have this cloud batch o ffshore. most of the energy does head off to the north. there is still the possibility of a shower for this afternoon. but for the most part a dry weather pattern for monday and

the victim is now in critical condition as police investigate his relationship to the s uspects. now, the suspect's car is described as a 90s model, dark green, two-door ford escort. if you have any information you are asked to call antioch p olice. >>> well, the lengthy legal and political battle to close the state's last fossil fuel power plant ended today. we learned the fate of the potrero hill power plant today. claudine wong joins us with the details. >> reporter: well, good afternoon. yes. today is being called an historic day, a momentous day. we hind me is the pe tremendous row power plant and you are taking -- potrero power plant and you are taking a look at one of the dirtiest in the state. the today, it was announced it will be shut down by the end of the year. officials stood shoulder to shoulder in a show of solidarity after a long, hard- fought b attle. >> now, women pleased to announce that this plant will be closed january 1st. >> reporter: when 2010 ends so will operations here at the potrero power plant. >> we live in bayview. as we would drive into downtown ev

been in court for much of the preliminary h earing and she's live to lay out the case against the s uspects. rita? >> reporter: frank, by the end of court today, 13 of an e xpected 19 or 20 witnesses had testified in the alleged gang rape case here. here's where it stands. that's the way the prosecutor described how it went today. ending with this police officer describing interviews he had with some of the defendants and other witnesses at richmond high more than a year ago. six of the seven defendants are charged with crimes that could send them to prison for life. the exception is 23-year-old elvis torentes. so far the only evidence p resented in court about him came from a statement another defendant made say he heard t orentes poured alcohol on the 16-year-old alleged gang-rape victim and fondled her. cody smith shared brandy, he allege lid -- he allegedly stole her and walked her to a secluded area of the school. one said smith fondled the teen. there's been less said about marcel tau peter. police-- marcella peter. most of the testimony so far has come from statements, a drunk 20-yea

thoussnds of dollarssii cash.nd four uspects were immediately @%rested.officials continue to iivestigate whether they were @%nning a dog fighhinging. >> it is happening in everybody's backyard and we need to be aware of it and report anything when we see it. >> olice say they also fouud a treadmill, a commonly used item to strennthen fighting dogs. >> a & p filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. it happened yesterday. the company owns super fresh and a & p started back in 1159. and ran 15,000 stores across the u.s. at one poinn. and it now ruus fewer than 400 stores. mostly innthe northeast. and ankruptcy filing had $3.2 billion ii debt. %-dollarr in assets.f billion >> the president's tax deal with republicans clears the majjr hurdle in u.s. congress. the paasage of a proceduual vott shows there is enough supporr to move to aafinal vote now in he u.s. senate. bill calls for $900 billion extension of tax cuts and unemployment insurance. uncertain in the house.@ >> iithink, we will pass the bill. as ooposed to simply not assing anything. >> i ecognize that folks

. >>> this morning, berkeley police are searching for s uspects in the series of street robberies. the two most recent ones h appened near the b.a.r.t. station. police say the victims were robbed at gunpoint while getting into their cars. now, last month, police say there were six other armed robberies. the victims were often d istracted by cell phones or ipads. this morning we talked to one woman who said she always takes precautions heading to and from her car. >> i'm extremely cautious. i'm here a particular time. my door is always locked. i don't put my club on -- so that i can take off at any moment if anyone approached. >> a community meeting about all of these robberies will be held tonight at 7:30 to find out all of the details, go toure channel 2 website, ktvu.com. look for the web links. >>> cold classrooms, equals frustrated teachers parents and students this morning. a soft-saving measure backfired. now students and teachers are left in the cold. jade hernandez talked to one teacher at kaiser elementary school. he's not happy about the situation, is he? >> reporter: no.

now, investigators were able to arrest nine people in just the past few days, these are s uspects that-- that police believe are responsible for a rash of robberies that happened in late november. officers say they beefed up patrol concentrating on areas of the city that had been targeted by the robbers. officials say they've been working around the -- around the clock and it finally paid off. >>> well, i think it's really interesting because i know that they have done a lot through the youth services and trying to do stuff about youth crime. it just makes our streets safer. gotta get the kids in school and gotta get these guys off the street. >> reporter: the detectives are, of course, continuing to do their followdown work on these cases. police do not want to compromise any of these ongoing investigations. so they are, therefore, not sharing the names or photographs of the suspects that have been arrested. now, police was -- police want to remind folks to play it safe. at night that means packing -- walking with another person. stay off your cell phone and make sure you are aware of

and investigators do have a vague description of the s uspects. three latino males in their late teens or early 20s who were driving what appears to be a brown chevy impala with tinted windows. the model between two and 2002. police have definitely stepped up patrols and say this area is no stranger to gang violence. we're at 8th 57 linden. this is a couple of blocks away from highway 101. so obviously a very easy getaway for the shooters. if you have any information, contact south san francisco police. we're live in south san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> cleanup is underway in san diego, where severe storms left a mess of the city. the continuous -- the continuous rain caused a scary situation in the mission valley area. three hotels and an apartment complex were evacuated. take a look at this. the premiere inn was the worst hit. that's where more than 50 people had to be ferried on life rafts to higher ground. >> it was really scary. i thought we were gonna go straight into the river. very scary. >> now, at one point the ri

the uspects approached the driver outside of the west pharmacy on pratt street.3 1 of them had a gun driver into the back of the ttuck then they allegedly drove the vehicle about two miles before unloading 877boxes of narcotics into a car and taking ú%f. >> this is not a random attackú agaiist the pharmacy, but the ú%bbbrs had a prior knowledge list of the packing list that was enclossd in the truck. we have coordinated with the fbi and the dea giving them the model of nnrcotics that weet >>> a harford countyyapartmentt3 goes up in flamee.33 thisshappened in havre de grace after 8:00 yesterday. on the 900 block of franklin street. ttw people jumped from the second story window to be aved. -one of he injuries are whattcaused tte fire. a and p files for bankruptcyúch. they started in 1889 and ran thh u.s. at one point. it now runs fewer thhn 400,000 sttres mostlyyin the northeast. itssbankruptcy filing it had $3.2 billlon in ebt, and juut >>> a temporary casino could be oppning at arundel mills mall in the cordish plan has revealed more details about its plan, saying that 2,000 ssot ma