. >>> and in the city of vallejo, they will honor their own super bowl hero, 10-year-old monica is fighting leukemia. a group is planning a very special surprise for her today and they will be taking her around the city and encouraging people to show up at the stops to cheer for her. at 9:00 she will be at the elementary school. 10:00 vallejo city hall. 11:00 maritime academy in vallejo and don't worry, we are told monica's mother is keeping her away from the television so as not to spoil the surprise this morning. you can go to our website and go to our facebook page pages. >>> they didn't go to jail but that may change, what texas prosecutors are doing now. >>> and examining the proposals that can lead to fewer americans taking their blood pressure medication. >>> we still have slow traffic and there is one spot where there is a delay right now. >>> better air quality, yes, thankfully, walking in the wind may not be fun and we could have some pretty good gusts and we could let them know how strong the gusts will be today. . >>> dennis rodman is flying to north korea here is dennis rodman

. >>> following the bad kid, the city of vallejo will honor a superhero of their own. she is fighting leukemia and a group called vallejo is planning a special surprise for her today. they will be taking her around the city and will be encouraging people to cheer her on. at 9:00 the elementary school and at 930 vallejo city hall and at 11:00 the maritime academy and we are told monica's mother is keeping her what her away from the television so as not to spoil the surprise. we will show you on facebook so as not to post it there. >>> the church is gearing up for its holiday giveaway. they have turned a large room into santa's workshop. they have all sorts of games to basketballs. >> we are donateing to grade and we have a -- glide and we have a little girl of our own. >> glide hopes to handout some 8,000 goody bags on saturday. time now is 4:36 and they show continued growth in the u.s. economy. they are scaling back by $10 billion a month. it is the first decrease since the program started 5 years ago. the bond buying campaign did not cause rapid inflation and did not

. >>> the vallejo city council has had a violent year. emotions were riding high on both sides of the pay cut issue. >> there is a recommendation to redeuce pay for officers by 5%. the chambers were packed full. those say it is a matter of fiscal responsibility. >> it will affect the quality of those coming here and preventing crime in the city. >> you can't give to somebody no matter how much you appreciate them no matter how great they are trying to keep us safe. >> reporter: the city has an obligation to redeuce costs over a 5-year-period. there has been a surge in crime this year. more violence could happen if the police force is not better funded. >> the officers who work here -- >> reporter: there are positions that remain unfilled and they could lose cops in a time of need. >>> still ahead a new report on the chevron refinery fire. >>> a huge fire in big sur has forced evacuations. >>> a storm offshore. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather

. >> the vallejo city council is holding a special meeting tonight to talk about a surge in violence in the city. police say they have responded to seven shootings in the last four days. three people are recovering from injuries. last note, residents, tired of the violence, held a vigil to remember those shot and killed this month. the city council tonight will talk about cuts in police pay and benefits. the food and drug administration says that companies that make antibacterial soaps have to prove their products are more effective than plain soap under a proposed ruling that could be announced today. the food and drug administration says those companies have to prove their products are safe long term. they contain chemicals that government agencies say could cause health risks such as hormone imbalances. officials say 2,000 products contain antibacterial ingredients. >> get out your dollar bills. mega millions jackpot is close to a staggering new report. >> you do not have to hit the jackpot to put the smile on a child's face this christmas. you can play santa for those in need. >>

this time, wonder girl. 10-year-old monika romo became vallejo's superhero. city leaders and an organization called "vallejo together" put on an event for the little girl, who has cancer. she dressed up as her favorite hero and visited different parts of town. everywhere she went, people held signs and cheered her on. by the end of her grand adventure, she received the key to the city. >> this is just a little taste of how beautiful vallejo is. the city comes together like no other city can. you ask and you receive and? >> wants to support. >> one day, the city of vallejo -- >> monika didn't know this was going to happen. she thought she won an essay contest on how a superhero can save vallejo. and little did she know, she was the only participant. >>> well, ever wonder what 28 pounds of pot looks like? here you go. oakland police bust what they say was an illegal marijuana operation running out of a gift shop this week after people called to say something was funny going on. cops arrested three people on suspicion of possession for sale of marijuana and one of th

. >>> the vallejo city council plans to hold a public hearing tonight on a proposal to impose some pay and heat health care provisions on the police department. the provisions including 5% cuts in police pay and a 25% increase in the cost '06 health care contributions. the city manager says it is necessary in order to close the city's budget deficit. >> we have about $5 million less revenue than we need for our current expenditure levels so we have been in negotiations with all of our bargaining units, really, since the end of bankruptcy, with the police association it's been since may of 2012. in order to close that gap and to move forward we need to complete these negotiations. >> that meeting starts this evening on santa clara street in falah hoe. >>> federal investigators are to present a draft report after their recommend immigrations after last year's fire at richmond refinery. they are expected to say the refinery did spot maintenance rather than clock looking at the big picture. they are also likely to call on california to change the regulations to a more comprehensive system

vallejo school and then 10:00 at vallejo city hall and then 11:00 at the california mara -- maritime just one way that this is not only bringing a smile to her face but also for this community of vallejo which has certainly dealt with a lot. at this morning, this moment, it remains a secret from what we understand her mother has turned off all of the televisions, given -- taken away the cell phones. so this remains a secret until she getting here at 8:30. if you want to take a look at the schedule, go to our facebook page as well as cut.com. we've listed -- ktvu.com. we've listed them where she will be at this morning. >>> an early-morning fire at an east bay gas station leads to evacuations. coming up at 8:00, what happened just before the fire in oakland. >>> during the holiday season there is a jump in the number of packages stolen from porches. how one south bay couple is trying to catch the grinch who made off with their children's christmas toys. >>> traffic is moving along pretty well in some areas but slowing down in others. 237 traffic is slow. we'll tell you more about this

year-old daughter monica has been battling cancer and taking a page from the batkid's story, the city of vallejoill be honoring her with a surprise tour of the city. monica wrote an essay about making vallejo a safer place by battling the fear of crime that often causes people to give up. veal read the essay wearing a wonder woman -- she will read the essay wearing a wonder woman t-shirt at city hall and various schools in the city. >> what a messenger. we are very excited to hear what she has to say. >> reporter: maria of a community action group called vallejo together set up the fun event where everyone is encouraged to dress up as their favorite superhero. but she says monica will be using wonder woman as a symbol. >> it's girl power and arresting evil. >> reporter: she says monica has always wanted to be a teacher and will be delivering an important message to the city. >> i'm sure there's a fear about, you know, her illness of some sort but she continues to live and fight it and i think that's the message for us in vallejo, we are in it together and not to live fearful, not to be hopeless

. >> pam: happening now-- >> pam: a special meeting is tking place for the vallejo city council to discussing labor negotiations between the city and the police union. >> pam: at issue the city want's to cut police salary and residents say that will drive even more police out of vallejo. >> pam: kron four' s jeff bush is in vallejo with details. >> reporter: a bad idea and would be a disincentive for anyone on the force to stay on the force. >> reporter: roughly 30 police officers positions are left unfilled i am jeff bush and vallejo. kron 4 news >> reporter: as ballpark including oakland mayor john jean quan the $500 million park would be nestled among the big shipping grain this week acres of land. one of two potential sites. 50 acres of land. the a >> reporter: is have said they wanted to move to san jose. >> pam: the mega millions jackpot. could reach 1- billion dollars by christmas. when no winner was announced on friday. the jackpot went up to a staggering 586- million dollars for tomorrow's drawing. >> pam: the current record jackpot is 656- million dollars. the winnings split betw

. >>> later this morning, the city of fell lay will -- vallejo will honor their own superhero. her favorite superhero is wonder woman and they are planning a very special surprise for her today. they will be taking monica all around the city and they will be encourage being people to show up at the stops to cheer for her. at 9:00 she will be at penny cook elementary school, at 10:00 vallejo city hall, at 11:00 california maritime academy and don't worry, we are told, monica's mom is keeping her away from television so that we don't spoil the surprise. if you want to look at that schedule, you can look at the facebook page and we have posted that information there. >>> the battle continues against a huge fire that may have sparked flames. >>> and he is accused of killing four people but he didn't go to jail and what is going into putting a texas teen in jail. >>> we will tell you more about the morning drive and also some of your slow spots. >>> we finally get some snow in the sierra and we will look at how long this cooler pattern lasts. good. good answer. check it out. learning

. >> the vallejo city council holding a meeting to address a surge in violence in the city. police say they've responded to seven shootings. three people are recovering from injuries residents are tired of the violence and held a vigil to remember those shot and killed this month. police say they're having trouble getting information from witnesses. >> arapahoe high school will remain closed knew tloou the knew nu year following a shooting. the sheriff's department allowing officials back on campus. one student continues to recover in the hospital. abc news's brandy hit as the story. >> 17-year-old claire divis remains in a comba, in critical, but stable condition. >> so many people are praying for her. >> davis was shot in the head by fellow senior carl pierceon, entering the school friday heading towards the library armed with a shot gun, machete and molotov cocktail officials say his motive may have been revenge against tracy murphy. >> he looked at him, where is -- he called his name. where is murphy. tracy murphy? >> davis just happened to be in the wrong place at the w

brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the vallejo city council has agreed to impose salary and benefit cuts on the city's police force. the council's unanimous decision came during a heated public hearing late last night. supporters say the ut cuts will save -- say the cuts will save the county millions of dollars. opponents say vallejo police are dealing with a spike in crime and should not have to face a paycut. one recently retired police officer says he suffered a heart attack due to the high stress on the job. without the benefits, i'm gonna have to stand in one of the street mediums and start to beg for money. i think that's the only way to have the money in order to have the medical benefits that i currently have. >> we want the largest number of police on the streets that we can and -- in order to that have, we have to have affordable contracts. >> more than 230 people crowded into the council chambers before last night's vote. about 40 speakers evenly divided on the issue spoke out on the controversial cuts to both pay and benefits. >>> new this morning, six american service m

. >> vallejo city council voted on police cuts during a heated meeting expected so save the city twot they're short term. a city council will be sworn in january 7th and will decide on a new contract then. two people were shot over the weekend, two people killed there last week. >> concerns about brutal work schedules and energy drinks are rising after the devenlg a young ad copy writer over the weekend she collapsed saturday after tweeting this. 30 hours of working and going strong. she died on sunday working add an advertising agency in indonesia. local media reports cite a combination of long hours and consumption of energy drinks people are talking about this story now on our abc7 news facebook page. >> today is pope francis's 77th birthday. today, he invited four homeless people. after mass, all of them had breakfast with the pope. and another present awaits the pope a trophy from his favorite soccer team san lor yenzo. >> it's december 17th. what you do before the end of the year could affect how much money you make next year on taxes. >> yes. >> anyone can call this number now

daughter monica has been battling cancer and taking a page from the make-a-wish foundation the city of vallejohonor their little wonder with a surprise tour of the city. monica entered an essay contest last month made just for her on how a superhero can save vallejo. today she finds out she won. >> somebody who has these struggles that she is going through currently and what a messenger. we are just very excited to hear what she has to say. >> reporter: dressed in a wonder woman t-shirt this wonder girl will read her essay here at city hall and at different schools in the district. her mother says her dream is to teach and today the little powerhouse will make her impact on her hometown. >> i'm sure there's a fear about her illness of some sort but she continues to live and fight it and i think that's a message for vallejoans. no matter what happens, we are in it together, not to be fearful and hopeless but hopeful. >> reporter: now, according to the vallejo times-herald, monica was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year and has been in remission and like the superhero she is will continue

is taking steps to curb the violence. >> reporter: two weeks ago attorneys with the city of vallejo'ster to hotels. the city is asking property owners to assess their business owners, pros prostitution and violence is a problem. they are trying to get ahead of the issue. the vallejo inn are major problem areas. motel 7 says his rooms have been renovated hoping to attract tourists rather than locals. visitors have caused problems. he declined to show his face on camera. >> every time we call the police they don't solve in time. >> reporter: the city will conduct an independent review. if they don't make the necessary changes, vallejo could board up hotels. >>> the woman arrested and charged with speeding causing a car crash killing a san francisco teen is in court today. if convicted, jenny zu could face life. >> reporter: she hid behind family. >> they are devastated by the death of this young man, kevin, and by what their family is suffering now. >> reporter: she pleaded not guilty. it was september 27th when authorities say her car slammed into the rear of a minivan killing 16-year-

four murders in just a week here in vallejo. the city council meting will begin at 7:00 tonight in the city council chambers. >> this is a time for us to come together and to respond to evil in a positive way. >> reporter: now last night more than xvii hundred people gathered for an antiviolence vigil at the ferry terminal. they raised candles and offered prayers and talked about solutions to stop the killings. along with a larger police force, the organizers of last nights event say the entire community needs to step up and make a difference and make it clear they won't allow the shootings to continue. >> they should be afraid. the people that are doing the killings should be afraid or at least hear our voices. >> reporter: so far this year, there have been 23 homicides in vallejo along with three deadly officer involved shootings. and there are just 78 officers on the force. that is about half as many that this department had back in 2006. this past weekend we saw even more gun violence. three more people were shot during a 24 hour per

. >>> the vallejo city council has agreed to impose salary and benefits cuts on the city's police force save the financially troubled city millions of dollars every year, but opponents say vallejo police are dealing with a spike in crime and should not have to face a pay cut. one recently retired police officer says he recently suffered a heart attack due to the stress on the job. >> without the benefits and that i'm going to have to go and stand in one of the street mediums and start to beg for money. i think that's the only way that i'll have the money in order to have the medical benefits that i currently have. >> we want the largest number of police on the streets that we can, and in order to have that we have to have affordable contracts. >> more than 230 people crowded into the council came we we ares before -- chambers before last night's vote. about 40 speakers everyonely divide on the issue spoke out on the controversial pay and benefit cut. . >>> happening today president obama will meet with more than a dozen silicon valley ceos at the white house. the president wants to get

macdonald >>> crime has taken over the city of vallejo but residents don't fear, wonder girl is here!ot on the heels of batkid, we have another inspiring story. >> redwood city officials meet after a second fire at a recycling plant sends so much smoke into the air, it prompted a health advisory. coming up the investigation and the fire prevention measures the plant will have to take. >> air quality improving around the bay area, the winds whipping though. we'll talk about it coming up. >> and more slowdowns on westbound 580 through the livermore valley plus we have a couple of chp-issued wind advisories. a full look at your "kcbs traffic" coming up. >> hello, hi, welcome back. it's thursday, december 19 at 6:31. i'm brian hackney. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:31. we are covering some developing news right now. while you were sleeping, target confirmed hackers broke into its data system and may have stolen credit and debit card information of millions of shoppers. kiet do is live in san jose this morning. kiet, the thieves hacked into the system weeks ago. >> reporter: yeah.

today wonder girl is inspiring the cities of vallejo. bc bay area's janelle wang has more on a cancer survivor's adventure. >> reporter: 10-year-old monika romo had no idea she'd become wonder girl for the day until city officials showed up at her front door this morning. unlike batkid of san francisco who was saving the city from the riddler and the penguin, this girl was saving vallejo from a different kind of evil. 10-year-old monika romo arrived at her first stop, her school, pennycook elementary in vallejo. she was greeted with fanfare. classmates dressed up as superheroes holding up signs cheering on wonder girl and even performing a dance. >> i couldn't believe it. i think it's really nice that people would do something like this. >> reporter: vallejo together, which organized the event, wanted to create something special for the fifth grader who was diagnosed with leukemia in april. monika is now in remission. >> i'm happy, grateful. we've had so much support since day one from everybody. >> reporter: to pull off today's surprise,

. >> reporter: monica has been battling cancer and taking a page from the batkid story, the city of vallejo will honor her tomorrow with a surprise tour of the city. she wrote an essay about battling crime. she will wear a wonder woman t-shirt at city hall and various schools in the district. >> somebody who has these struggles that she's going through currently, what a messenger. >> reporter: maria is part of an action group that set up the fun event where everyone is encouraged to dress up as their favorite super hero. but monica uses wonder woman as a symbol. >> girl power. >> reporter: monica wants to be a teacher and will be delivering an important message to the city. >> there's a fear about her illness but she continues to live and fight it and i think that's a message from vallejoans, no matter what happens, to live hopeful. >> reporter: when wonder girl speaks to vallejo, a child will be helping a city to maintain its hope. . >> monica's cancer is in remission but she's still going through chemotherapy. >>> a labrador retriever saved its blind owner from an oncoming subway train. >

monika because she is the best. [ sirens ] >> reporter: so monika romo saved vallejo today and has new awards and the key to the city to prove it. unlike her predecessor batkid, she didn't take villains off the street. instead she brought hope to a community. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: in vallejo, cate caugiran, kpix 5. monika didn't know this was actually going to happen. she thought she won an essay contest on how to save the city of vallejo. so big surprise for this wonderful little girl. live in vallejo, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> it is great. all right, cate, thank you. >>> the event was put on by vallejo together. and the solano county organizations, supporting our cancer kids, as well. >>> the bart board has more contract disputes one involving contract language with one of the smaller unions. it's about a cost-saving provision. a tentative agreement has a different starting date for the smaller union than for the two larger ones. the board's also dealing with a disputed part of the contract for the bigger unions too. >>> that woman charged in a deadly high-speed crash in san francisco is due back in

. >> the vallejo city council is considering a pay cut for members of the police officer's associationl this comes after a particularly violent year in the troubled city. kron four's jeff bush was at the meeting. where emotions ran high on both sides of the issue. >> there is already so much money, no matter how much you appreciate, no matter what a fantastic job they do. they're trying to keep us all say it. it is hard. >> the city emerged from bankruptcy and they have an obligation to reduce cost but a vallejo has seen so much on violent crimes that residents fear that more violence could happen if the police force is not funded. >> they say that you can i get people to come here. >> there are roughly 30 police officer positions that remain unmatched. the department could lose more cuts. nolan >> a san francisco cafÉ and following numerous health department citations. creighton's cafe was shut down in november because of unsanitary conditions. these conditions included live cockroaches crawling where the utensils were kept. and rodent droppings were found on food storage containers o

city. the secret was it was actually a contest and she was the only one to enter it. she didn't know that at the time and that's how she won this day with vallejo police and fire, city leaders, and she's sharing her story of hope. >> i think it's really nice that people would do something like this. >> i'm happy. i'm grateful. you know, we have had so much support since day one from everybody. the school, you know, has been like part of our family also, so it's been awesome. >> now, her classmates at her elementary school this morning did a flash mob for her. monica a little shy to join in, but she told us wonder woman was her favorite super hero so they made her wonder girl for the day. she wants to be a kindergarten teacher so certainly sharing her story is a good start. monica's mom tells us she is in remission but continues her chemotherapy. she also stopped at vallejo high school, read her essay there. she has a couple more stops to make, at the california maritime academy and then back to her own school for lunch. reporting live in vallejo, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> great to hear she's in remission. thanks. >>> the ntsb issued

contract, under administrative code, chapter 71, between john moran the owner of 1772 vallejo street burr mansionn, and the city and county of san francisco; and authorizing the planning director and assessor to execute the mills act historical property contracts under code 71 item 30. item 30: 2013.30.130463[mills act historical property contract - 1772 vallejo street burr mansionn]sponsor: farrellresolution approving a mills act historical property contract, under administrative code, chapter 71, between john moran the owner of 1772 vallejo street burr mansionn, and the city and county of san francisco; and authorizing the planning director and assessor to execute the mills act historical property contracts under code 71 item 30. item 30: 2013.30.130463[mills act historical property contract - 1772 vallejo street burr mansionn]sponsor: farrellresolution approving a mills act historical property contract, under administrative code, chapter 71, between john moran the owner of 1772 vallejo street burr mansionn, and the city and county of san francisco; and authorizing the planning director and assessor to execut

city. monica wrote an essay about making vallejo a safer place by battling the fear of crime that often causesple to give up. she will read the essay wearing a wonder woman t-shirt at city hall and various schools in the district. >> somebody who has the struggles that she is going through currently and what a messenger. we are just very excited to hear what she has to say. >> reporter: maria of a community action group called "vallejo together" set up the fun event where everyone is encouraged to dress up as a superhero but says monica will be using wonder woman as a symbol. >> it's girl power and arresting evil. >> reporter: she says monica has always wanted to be a teacher and will be delivering an important message to the city. >> i'm sure there's a fear about her illness. but she continues to live and fight it and i think that's a message for vallejoans. we are in it together no matter what happens and not to be fearful and hopeless but hopeful. >> reporter: batkid was about a city helping a young child fulfill a dream. but when wonder girl speaks to vallejo, a child will be helping a cit

vallejo's population and crime rate. now that issue will be discussed tonight at a special city council meeting in vallejo. the council will also discuss a proposed police contract. that contract requires retired and active police officers to pay a larger portion of their health benefits. the vallejo police officers association took out a newspaper ad this weekend urging people to attends the meeting and oppose this contract. that meeting begins at 7:00 with the city council chambers on santa clara street. >>> students return to a san rafael elementary school today after power was knocked out last week when a mini van crashed into the school. this happened at laurel dale elementary school thursday night. now the investigation goes on into the cause of the crash. school was canceled friday. according to the school's website, the repairs are expected to be finished in time for classes this morning. >>> magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook parts of sonoma county last night. this happened just before 10:00 last night. about two miles southeast of the geysers. the quake was more than a mile deep. so far there is no w

city. let's talk about where we start your friday. maybe the kids last day at school for a couple of weeks. san rafael, 36. vallejo, 39. city, 35. napa, santa rosa, mid 30s , you will be chilly. chilly start in fremont. micro climate forecast out for you. lots of sunshine. milder over the weekend. sunny skies with a high of 60s . this is weather we should have in october and november. we are gets it before christmas. the rain is now racing off the southern california coastline. lots of rainfall for arizona. and mountain snowfall there. we missed a lot of the rain but caught the wind. we were caught between low pressure departing and building high pressure. high pressure wins the battle for tomorrow and the next several days. likely on christmas, looks like this ridge is going to hang out a couple of weeks so we are likely done with the rainfall for the rest of the dalai lamaen door year. no more rain until 2014. it will be chilly away from the waters. sunny, warmer tomorrow. we will be dry mild, with highs in the 60s through christmas. close to 60 tomorrow. you will hit 60 in san jose. sunny vale, dublin. 58. san franci

national laws that ban so- called gay propaganda. >>> following in the footsteps of bat kid the city of vallejohing a super hero of its own. the city will release the identity of wonder girl. she is a young girl fighting cancer. a group of people in vallejo wanted to surprise her with her own day as a super hero. especially when they found out the young girl is a big fan of wonder woman. the itinerary has not been released yesterday. >>> in just about an hour, the oakland police department's traffic division will begin its annual motor santa operation. officer jim gordon will ride its motorcycle through the city. officer gordon will begin his ride on 75th avenue. no word on when he is headed. but be on the lookout for the only motorcycle police officer dressed as santa. >>> time is 6:48. let's check in with tori campbell to see what is coming up. >> reporter: good morning, dave and pam. coming up in minutes san mateo county just finished the two- year study that cost hundredsover thousands of collar -- hundreds of thousands of dollars. we'll tell you what the study found and why it had nothing

we will reach 38 in pleasanton. 41 in vallejo. 64 for redwood city. 67 in campbell. 64 in santa claraandro. 63 in petaluma. and 60 in alameda. for thanksgiving -- for christmas no rain. lots of sun. we will have low 60s. it will be a brisk morning. tonight be concerned we should have a nice day. 7-day we have lots of sunshine. clouds will come in in the weekend. temperatures are holding for mid-60s. lows drop down to the low 40s. pretty mild conditions for this time of year. >> thank you, daniel, join us for new year's life, the only local live show. it is right after the news at 11:00. coming up there was more games involving a bay area team besides the one we are talking about. the warriors and the sharks in action. jason will have extended highlights next. good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what

the city also cut benefits for retirees to just $300 per month, down from as much as $1500 in some cases. finally, vallejoble to emerge from bankruptcy just three years later. the bad part of bankruptcy? creditors take note and refuse to do business with cities that don't pay their debt. as for the ugly part of bankruptcy, that's simple. it's being a retiree or city employee caught on the wrong side of those negotiations, watching your benefits disappear. hi there. hey, i'm morgan. >> van revere. nice to meet you. >> thank you. >> i have a uniform t-shirt i'd like you to put on, if that's okay. >> right on! >> the city of stockton made $19 million in cuts to the fire department. staffing was reduced by 30%. 36 firefighters were laid off in 2011 alone. retirement and insurance benefits were slashed, and now these firemen face an uncertain future. >> how hard is that? here you are living on your income, and you know exactly how much you are to spend. and then suddenly that's cut by 25%. >> i worry about whether or not i can afford another baby. and it's not about affording diapers and wipes and shoes and st

vallejo tomorrow morning. redwood city 49. there's a strong area of low pressure which has hopped aboard the jet stream. we established the jet stream to the south in mexico before coming up through texas. so, aboard those train tracks is this area of low pressure. it's moving down the coastline and we are seeing a lot of snow and rain fall right now in the bay area and this will last for a few more hours. by the time you wake up, that area will be passed us and moving away and you'll get sunshine tomorrow. but watch what happens after the low moves away. it will then drag down even colder air than we've had over the past couple days. it was chilly. 10, 15, 20 degrees below normal. the stuff we get over the weekend may be colder than that. you won't hit 50 for highs andover night, we'll have two more nights with freezes. tomorrow night and sunday night. so the rain will tarp off by sunrise. the weekend will be sunny and dry and with the water on the ground, not all evaporating. we'll have a lot of icy roads. if your travels ta

in pleasanton and livermore. 39 in san francisco and cold in napa, 24 degrees. 29 in redwood city. 21 in vallejo. we'll be approaching record territory out there tonight. it's dry and clear skies, prime conditions for super cold conditions. here's a look at the temperatures that we're expecting tomorrow morning. approaching the record in san rafael. upper forts and low 50s throughout the bay area tomorrow. clear skies in place around the bay area tonight. it wilt stay that way tomorrow. as we head into early friday morning, a storm will drove down the coastline and we'll see rain. here is a look at future cast. midnight, still clear. a chance of rain by 8:00 in the morning. the best answer of rain is tomorrow afternoon. you see a lot of snow accompanying the system. we'll talk more about that tomorrow. let's get through this cold night that we have in store. the temperatures are in the upper 20s and low 30s. we'll have rain for friday and this weekend will be cold, as well, and frigid conditions sunday morning in the 20s and 30s. >>> these are pictures of the holiday. share them with us. we're g

. ;01 ;04 ;23 sot monika 00.25.09 "one day the city of vallejo changed unexpectedly.. ."un dia la ciudad de vallejo cambio repentinament e, donde el crimen se acabo gracias a la accion de la mujer maravilla..." eso dijo monika romo, en un escrito que realizo para un periodico de la ciudad de vallejo... ese escrito salio del papel a la realidad, cuando este niÑa de diez aÑos se disfrazo de mujer maravilla y recorrio la ciudad de vallejo... sot alejandra romo madre 00.23.13 "fue una sorpresa tremenda, ella penso que iba a entrar en un concurso ella no se esperaba nada de esto ni yo... nunca pensamos que fueran a hacer algo tan grande y se los agradezco de todo corazon." con la complicidad de su escuela y otras organizaciones, esta superheroe llevo un mensaje de paz, amor y sueÑos a toda la ciudad... sot 00.18.29 "we thought we were going to do a disney theme.." "pensamos que ibamos a realizar un evento sobre disney, pero cuando nos enteramos que a ella le gustaba mas la mujer maravilla, dijimos eso es" dice maria guevara, de la organizacion vallejo together, una de las enca

. >> a man in his 20s was fatally shot last month in vallejo, marking the city's second homicide of the day. the shooting happened to 700 block of tuolumne avenue or around 9:30 p.m. the victim died at the scene. earlier in the day, a shooting killed another man in his 20s outside of king's market. that man also died on the scene. in vallejo, there have been 4 homicides in the last six days bringing the total to 24 so far this year. >> we have a budget deal in washington, although a modest one, the measure unveiled by house budget committee chairman paul ryan and senate counterpart patty murray. the federal government is only son did through january 15th right now that was the deal that ended sept. is a government shutdown. the new deal blands $85 billion in spending cuts and fees to replace 63 billion in cuts to agencies. the deal is to ease those cuts for two years and it does not really chip away at the nation's 17 trillion dollars national debt. >> a new poll shows the continued disdain for members of congress. nearly two-thirds said that they will like to see their lawmakers replac

let's go back to the desk. >>> happening today -- police in vallejo trying to stop a recent surge in violence there. but the cityouncil is also considering cutting the pay of police officers. alex savidge is live in vallejo this morning to tell us about a very important meeting set for tonight, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning. the val police association ocean is fight -- vallejo police association is fighting this proposal to slash pay for officers. the city council will be debating whether to impose this new contract on the police force. let me show you the full-page newspaper ad that the police union printed or put out earlier this past weekend, urging people to attend the council meeting and voice opposition to the proposed contract. union leaders say this move would decimate an already understaffed department by driving out qualified officers. this would be the first post- bankruptcy contract. it would force officers to pay 25% more for healthcare and impose a 5% pay cut on them. this plan comes as the department is struggling with the recent surge in violence. there were four murders in just the past