claudine wong joins us with more information and new video, claudine? >> reporter: the bar is actually open until 2:00 a.m. so we believe it was opened when police were called hereby a bystander. three people were injured, two stabbed one shot but police have confirmed the shooting victim was hit outside the front of this business. they saw a couple of ambulances which responded to the call but it turns out they were not needed because all three were taken to a hospital with a private car. at the time, people were still gathering information but here is what police were able to tell us about what happened. >> there were shots fired and we responded to the scene and when we arrived two people were injured and a half hour later we had another pursuit at the scene with a shooting victim. >> reporter: a dodge charger was also taken from the scene and we don't know how it is connected but police left moments after it was taken away. it was parked in a stall in front of this business. we do not have any suspect information and nobody has been arrest and again

ktvu's claudine wong joins us live once again from the scene. claudine?> let me give you a look at the situation. this is montgomery and california. this intersection was blocked earlier. that's why you see police officers here directing traffic and making sure that protesters do not flood the streets again. the crowd seemed to have dwindled. there were 19 total arrests made this morning. you can still see police officers. that is the commander who has been watching the situation all morning long out here keeping an eye on things. wells fargo is the building on this street. the door is continually blocked off by pro terses who locked arms and, in some case, chained themselves to the door. for the most part, police are allowing those protesters to stay in the doorway. the issue came when they wanted to clear two doorways on the other side of this building. they said for fire safety reasons. they wanted to make sure that employees could get in and out. when those protesters would not leave from those doorways, they got arrested. up the street, i want to sho

, we were talking about the way the air lines will look, claudine wong?yes, this is about being up front and these are new rules. let's get an idea what they say. if you see an advertised airline it must include all taxes and mandatory fees. all of a sudden you have $21 added in packages and now it is a $2,100 round trip so you may not feel on its home page, sink complaints to congress about the new rules. but some say it is a good thing, they are warning users they will be displayed differently starting tomorrow and there are a few other changes that happened. we are talking about how you could a fact travel. live in fso claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> back over to sal, check in on the commute how is it looking, sal? >>> so far things have turned up nicely and as we look at san rafael traffic looks nice driving all the way to the southern part of marin county and if you are driving to the golden gate bridge, we have a good look for you here coming to the south end of the bridge and san francisco. and 1 looks okay driving to the los gatos area, not

claudine wong is keeping an eye on what is coming our way, claudine wong? >> reporter: we came to this creek in martinez because this creek is downtown and in years passed it has flooded, it flooded when the beavers moved in, in 2006 and they have this marker to watch the water levels rise and as you can see the water level does not even hit the bottom of that marker, it is so low and this is not it, up in doneville, the flood level is two feet and right now that river is at 5.5 feet high. our crews said they can't even get their boats in until the river gets to 25 feet and a lot of people are looking for rain and a lot of people also want to see the rain coming into this area. if we walk around, we can show you the water level and we can just peak over the edge and you can rarely see how low things have gotten and really we have been out here and it is just rushing through underneath this bridge and people are ready for a little rain. could you dean wong ktvu channel 2 news -- claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can get weather updates sent straight

claudine wong is live in the castro district with more on the transit mess. when you look at the picture behind you, you wonder how did this driver get into the ton. >> that's right. everyone we talk to say, i don't get why this driver would go into this tunnel and how this driver would get so far. you can see the drews -- crews walking in the tunnel right now. this is at the castro safeway. this is at dubose and church. they are trying to figure out how to get this vehicle out. and from talking to them, they said their plan is to -- is to use the train right now and go into the tunnel as it is supposed to and use the power to pull that car out of there so they can get muni traffic back up and running. this is gonna take a while. i want to take you on the other side of castro or church street. big crowds with people trying to figure out how they are gonna get to work today. they've been leading them up on these shuttle trains and buses. i have talked to people who say, well, it won't be our typical commute to work. you will have to be patient -- you will have

claudine wong, back to you.let's go to sal castanedo following alternate routes how to get aaround this. >> reporter: many people who use the east shore will get off the freeway an use the richmond parkway which joins the freeway up near the hilltop mall. right up here. and you can take 580 heading out toward the berkeley area away from the richmond bridge. you can use that to bypass this. as claudine mentioned, p you -- if you are in richmond and get yourself through carlson boulevard then you will avoid all of this mess. you can see the road sensors, solid red from pinole. this is a terrible -- this is terrible news for the commute there. if you can put it off, i know sometimes people can't but if you can't, it would be benter to wait until the lanes are open. let's go back to the desk. >>> all right. sal, 7:34. police in pleasant hill out there searching for armed robbers. both happened within an hour. the two locations were just a few miles apart. but police think the crimes are not connected since descripti

claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good news about people and crime.rank in the top ten with the high of the rates of youth homicide. monterey county is at the top of the list in this new crime report for 2009. alameda county is second for that year, contra costa 6th, and lists blame ash analysts blame it on the rising number of street gangs. >>> last year 110 people were killed in oakland and so far this year two people have lost their lives to violent crimes. the interim police chief howard jordan wants to take against this trend in the next few weeks coming up. >>> and he could face domestic violence charges in the next few days. prosecutors will probably file misdemeanor charges and there is enough evidence to charge him for an alleged incident during new year's weekend. he grabbed his wife miss lopez with enough force to leave a bruise. the former television star has no complaints against her husband and the allegations have been taken out of context. >>> and an idea explored, joining us from foot hill high school with what police chief is telling

marcy wong will be starting off for them. >> it is an exhilarating process to be involved in the port development team on pier 70. this has many parallels to another project. before it became a hoping ruin -- hulkin -- these snapshots illustrate division come to life. odi is singularly qualified for pier 70. it has a tremendous track record. 50 million square feet, 15 build projects, a huge campuses on formally polluted sites. odi is self-financed on the equity side and receives preferential rate financing. critical to its reliability as a developer, it has a proven record as a 30-year entity and not an untested consortium. because of the experience and understanding of this type and scope of rehabilitation, orten sees opportunities for innovative solutions. >> allow me to introduce marcy wong and don logan. she is an architect and professor of architecture at the university of berkeley. allow me to give you a tour. the awards include the national honor award from the aia. the awards are impressive but they're not the reason odi chose her firm. a fairly steady the site for the nationa

to the mike, debra quan, colin higgins, wayne yen, jamie ramirez, nancy lee, paul, ann kyung, terry wong, terence yee. what i'd like to do is give you one minute apiece. and when you get started, gist state your name and get started. you need to press the button on the mike and then it'll be on. >> thank you, and congratulations president yee and vice president norton. i want to make one correction. we actually have pauline zela, one of our parents is home sick today. i have a replacement parent, her name is cassini. i'm the chair of the school council, as the first chinese immersion school, it's been highly successful in graduating students who are high academic achievers, active student learners with strong foundations in chinese language and culture. in fact, we received notification from california's state superintendent that we're up for the national school award. i'm here with a number of concerned parents to tell the board that the district is imposing a drastic change in our enrollment policy which jeopardizes the integrity of the immersion program. [applause] president yee: than

live here in walnut creek claudine wong. >>> time 16:35. the tickets for sunday's 49ers playoff gambiense the giants go -- playoff game for the giants go on sale today. tara moriarty is in san francisco right now. how much of these ticket -- how much are these tickets? >> reporter: they are pricey. the highest we found on craigslist for $5,000. if you want to sit in the end zone. the cheapest we found was on stub hub. there are only four left for $300 in the upper reserve end zone. >> reporter: after last weekends nail biter against the new orleans saints 49er fans are clambering for tickets. and in less than four hours season ticketholders will get first dibs on the bulk of the 66,000 seats at candle stick park. anything left over will go on sale at 1:00 this afternoon. you know the average ticket price is $600. >> gosh it went up from yesterday. yesterday it was $350. >> reporter: are you surprised? >> no. no not really. people are excited around here. they will pay whatever they can to see the game. >> reporter: 49er officials want to re

live in san bruno claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:47.ers of a plan to raise taxes on california millionaires they are taking aim at the reality tv star kim kardashian in a new ad. >> being on tv has changed my life because i get lots of free stuff. >> the courage campaign launched this oenline video. it's calling for kim to pay her fair share of taxes. according to the ad kardashian earned $10 million in 2010 but only paid 10% in taxes. the average american earned $40,000 and paid a 9% tax rate. >>> former secretary of state condoleezza rice says the california ballot is too hard to understand. rice that teaches at stanford university is a member of the think long committee. they proposed a ballot initiative to raise california sales tax. she told the sacramento bee she has concerns about the referendum process and says sometimes she has to read a measure several times just to make sense of it. >>> san francisco police suspect something is fishy about the return of a stolen monkey. they just opened up an investigation into the return of

claudine wong channel 2 news. >>> one of the most famous spots will get a makeover.ve all agreed to upgrade jefferson street. coming up, a breakdown of the improvements, how much they will cost and the big international event that is fueling the face-lift. >>> time now 647, it could mean more flight delays over the next few years. they are set to begin after four runways and of this one of the worst records in the nation. but that construction job could make the problem worse. they are trying to avoid delays at fso during peak travel times and the delay is expected to last until 2015. there is another change coming at fso and it will allow you to breathe and relax before your flight like pam does and it is yoga. a yoga room, a first for any in the u.s. passengers can enter the zen room, free of charge and they have yoga mats available. also free. >> after going through airport security, it might be a nice thing to do. >>> 6:48 is the time, back to the commute. >>> you may need yoga, this will bring stress levels up, i want to show you pictures of 80 westbound, it is

this photo was sent to us by kimberly wong. now if you have a photo you want to share.it to photos a the ktvu.com. we're showing you pictures on the air throughout the morning. >>> i still want to see two- year-old sal castaneda trick or treating in the niners. >> we're going to get that picture. >> i think i was more like six or seven. i had a helmet and all on. >> our director says 16 or 17. [ laughter ] >>> let's take a look at the commute now. traffic is doing pretty well. so far it's early. this is a look at 280. traffic is light but it's wet out there. let's take a look at the sunol grade too. that traffic looks good. so far we have been doing pretty well. now it's approaching 6:00 and that may change too. >>> we have developing news from san francisco. a day-long occupy protest is set to begin any moment. could be the city's biggest demonstration in years. you can see we are live to watch all the action. >>> plus bitter words and accusations during last nights republican presidential debate. which candidate benefits ahead of the south carolina primary tomorrow. >

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live in san francisco cock claudine wong. >>> 6:03. also bay area courts will be targeted by occupy protests as part of a national protest in 100 cities to occupy the courts. demonstrators are protesting the recent landmark supreme court decision that wanted to remove the most limits. demonstrations planned today outside courthouses in san francisco, oakland, and san jose. and this morning dozens of occupy cal protestors are continuing this marathon demonstration inside of a uc berkeley campus library. they look over the anthropology library yesterday to protest the latest cuts in campus library hours. a lot of faculty members strongly support the demonstrators and worked out a deal with campus police to prevent a crack down. that deal we're told is only good through this morning. it's not clear what will happen next. >>> this sunday in case you didn't know the niners verses the giants right here on ktvu channel 2. the excitement is definitely building. tara moriarty joins us now from san francisco with how fans are getting ready for t

as claudine wong reports, they are not convinced they can help and our cameras may show you part of the reason why. >> reporter: conductors seemed to notice our cameras right away. some waved. a conductor and a b.a.r.t. employee were both instrumental in solving recent cases but it's not employees police are targeting now but the passengers and the public. i would think it must be happening some time in the middle of the night when trains are not running. >> reporter: do you think passengers can do anything about that? >> i don't think so, no. >> reporter: in a statement issued by b.a.r.t. police, authorities are asking the but brick to be their extra set of eyes, looking out for suspicious activity. riders say they don't see anything on their ride. >> >> i have never seen anybody on the is train tracks you have never seen anyone suspicious roaming around b.a.r.t. or people doing something? >> no. >> reporter: and we may have a better idea of why. we shot this video this morning and slowed it down so you could get a good look at the riders inside. look closely. they all have one thing i

claudine wong joins us to explain why, claudine? >> reporter: it's what a parent will do to get their children into a school they want. this is kindergarten, parents have been out here some of them in the front of the line for 14 hours. they are out parked along this street and actually keeping warm in their cars. you heard steve talk about how cold it is and they have sat in their cars overnight since they were basically kicked off school property at midnight because they would not allow them to stay on the property at midnight. we believe there are about 42 and 43 people in line right now. we have this whole system going on and we spoke to the woman who is number one in line about why they do all this. >> i want my daughter to be able to walk here and have all of her friends around. my daughter is friends with so many of the kids already in this school and it is a family oriented neighborhood and i don't want to move. truly if my daughter didn't get into this school i was going to put up a "for sale" sign and my other daughter is

ktvu claudine wong is there.'ll have a live update for you on everything in just a couple of minutes. we are also now just about two days away from the big niners/giants game at candlestick park. the groundskeepers are busy. getting the field ready for sunday. of course, you can watch the nfc championship games right here on ktvu channel 2 news. and our coverage will start at 2:00 p.m. kickoff at 3:30. and an amber alert has been issued for the 11-year-old girl from san jose. police say she was taken from her home just after 1:00 this morning. alex savage is live at the girl's home, just speaking to family members. alex? >> reporter: dave, we are told that the suspected kidnapper was armed when he showed up here at his ex-girlfriend's house. the place on the end of the cul- de-sac here and then abducted his ex-girlfriend's 11-year-old daughter at gunpoint. it happened this morning in san jose. we'll show you a photo of taylor vo, taken away in a dark colored minivan. now we'll show you the suspected kidnapper inv

claudine wong is live with new information from a witness and what we're learning from officials. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're at the bison paddock. you can see the adult bison that are in this enclosure. next to it up on the hill, that's where the baby bison are being kept. you can see them up there now. yesterday morning a dog somehow got into that enclosure and yesterday night the smallest in a herd of seven baby bison was dead. this man heard the commotion near the buffalo paddock, a woman with several dogs calling to one dog who had made it inside. >> she was calling the dog trying to get him back. he was over there barking. i didn't see him until he had jumped over the hill. he was coming back this way. >> reporter: the baby bison were huddled together as the dog chased them over a hill. >> i just saw them. they ran over the hill there. the lady was sitting there and kept calling. there was no response. >> reporter: this morning park and regulation ration and zoo officials confirm add small dog got into that paddock and injured a baby bison. >> it's very disturbing. we're

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claudine wong is live from the scene. everything is back to normal now? >> reporter: yes, it is. the train is moving behind me. another train is coming out behind it. that is where this driver took his suv into the tunnel. that man now identified as 40- year-old scott mitchell, charged with suspicion of dui, driving on train tracks and failure to obey a traffic sign. it was not how people wanted to start their morning. shuttles were put in place of trainses about 6:00 a.m. after man drove his suv right into the muni nunlt cast roach frantic muni workers went running after him. >> he was booking. we tried to chase after him. he all of a sudden, we don't see him anymore. senate do not enter signs did not stop him, neither did the screaming workers. about 2 1/2 blocks in this wall finally did. workers walked the driver out of the tunnel and into the hands of the police. >> he was pretty ineastboundry ated getting out of the car. he said he didn't know -- he's not from here. >> two hours into there incident, our cameras caught this driver almost doing the same thing to the disbelief

wong thinks if the president is reelected, businesses such as his will consider to receive favorable treatment from the chinese government. wong has organized a meeting of 1,300 employees of taiwanese companies. >> translator: china is taiwan's greatest partner right now. let's elect mao. >> vying to become taiwan's first female president. tai claims that only a limited few have benefitted from economic growth created by closer ties with china, leaving many people dissatisfied. >> translator: our incomes have dropped, while the wealth gap has widened. society's resources are not being distributed fairly. >> in taiwan, unemployment among young people is high, exceeding 10% for individuals aged 20 to 24. chang is a 24-year-old graduate of national taiwan university, a top school. although there were jobs available in his industry of choice, he felt the salaries were too low. he's now working a part-time job with irregular hours. >> i don't expect much more from the government anymore. who ever the party is, we should change who runs the government. >> now i'd like to bring our bureau c

i include as an attachment in my brief a copy of the letter from peter wong to the chair of the board on october 12, 2011. in that letter, mr. wong clams expansion project will reduce the value of the hotel and $24 million, proposes that the museum compensate for the alleged impact, and threatens litigation to delay the project unless demands are not satisfied. it would be hard to find a more explosive or direct demand. nowhere is there concern about the adequacy of the e.r.. the eir is adequate and complete, and there is no substance to this appeal. the museum has submitted a systematic -- schematic design that has a 14.5 ft. passageway for the hotel's benefit. we ask that you reject this appeal and not allow them to play this game, using the ceqa process to try to advance their private goals. let me introduce the museum director. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am the museum director. there is no question we are at a very exciting moment in the history of the museum with this expansion. i do not think there is any -- i am sorry. president chiu: thank you. your time is up. does anyon

it took a group of parents being spearheaded by christina wong, working for affirmative action, they did a survey and a study called "lost without translation." they interviewed many parents who were not english-speaking and did a study on it. it was from that survey and the study's findings that cristina wong @ chinese conservative action along with other parents advocated for more transition services -- for more translation services. we only see now that how many more parents they have been able to reach through this expansion of our translation program. i want to thank you all for the advocacy that you give us. we have talked about

claudine wong joins us from the scene. >> reporter: police finally just told us what happened out here. this started as a burglary call and turned into a high speed chase. police called off the chase but this is where it ended. the intersection of mowry and chevy. one of the vehicles involved in front of a fire station. there is another vehicle in this parking lot. let's take you through what happened. let's first talk but the fa fatality in the one car in front of the fire department. in that vehicle police say an innocent victim who just happened to be in the path of the suspect car fleeing from police, again they say the high speed chase had been called off at the time of the crash. let's talk about the other car though, because that is the suspect vehicle. police say that vehicle had three people inside of it when it flipped over as part of this chase. one person was found by police inside that car with life- threatening injuries. one person was arrested just across the street. and then there was another person who was still on on the loose. we want to show you video of the arrest

watch as hargraves' superior lieutenant clifford wong whispers something and removes the tape. cbs 5 learned that both men have now been disciplined. hargraves with a 30-day suspension. wong, who never formally reported the incident, has been demoted. >> it's a class one violation, the most serious violation of opd to conceal your badge. >> reporter: civil rights attorney jim channon has asked the judge to impose sanctions on them saying they violated a judge's federal orders. the city argues hargraves covered his name to protect his loved ones. the impetus was concern for safety of the family. >> it's just the same as if a poor person comes into a store and steals a whole bunch of food and then says, well, i'm poor. i needed to do this for my family. would the police accept that excuse? of course not. >> reporter: he is under orders not to talk about the officer's disciplinary action. this is the first time an officer has been disciplined over "occupy oakland." highly publicized clashes with police involving an iraq war veteran. and an "occupy" supporter shot with a projectile

i include as an attachment in my brief a copy of the letter from peter wong to the chair of the boardoctober 12, 2011. in that letter, mr. wong clams expansion project will reduce the value of the hotel and $24 million, proposes that the museum compensate for the alleged impact, and threatens litigation to delay the project unless demands are not satisfied. it would be hard to find a more explosive or direct demand. nowhere is there concern about the adequacy of the e.r.. the eir is adequate and complete, and there is no substance to this appeal. the museum has submitted a systematic -- schematic design that has a 14.5 ft. passageway for the hotel

in fact claudine wong is on interstate 80 in contra costa county. they are driving through fog right now. >> reporter: yeah. coming up interstate 80 we are just it looks like a couple miles away from the carquinez bridge. you can see things look pretty good. this is one of the mornings where you will be coming out in your car and depending where you live you may be saying what are they talking about with this heavy fog? conditions have been different along this drive. we just came from san rafael. want to show you video of the richmond and san rafael. you can see very thick fog along that bridge as you cross into the bridge it just gets you socked in. everyone hits their brakes and then it clears up and then it gets you again. those are the conditions that we're looking at this morning. steve was talking about it clearing up in certain areas first. certainly in some areas you are still going to see problems. that is something to keep in mind as you get in your car and head out this morning. give yourself a little extra time. take a look back live. t

claudine wong is heading to the scene right now. >>> good morning.bell. >> i'm dave clark. it's jurs, january 5th. -- it's thursday, january 5th. >>> hours ago officers moved in again on the occupy protesters in frank ogawa plaza. we know this latest raid targeted a teepee. alex is out there with more. >> reporter: that's right, a symbolic teepee that had been a fixture here at frank ogawa plaza, it's gone. all that's left are a few dozen protesters. police removed the teepee because they revoked the permit for the structure. >> behind the line! >> all right. >> what line? >> hey! >> tell me what line? >> reporter: this was the scene around 11:30 last night as officers in riot gear showed up at the plaza, at least a dozen people were arrested although we don't have a specific number yet from oakland police. police pushed back a group of protesters who had been holding vigil here and the city group took down the teepee that had been here. protesters had a permit for the teepee but earlier this week, the city revoked that permit in part because they sa

clifford wong was demotord to sergeant for failing to report that incident.oest at the first occupy camp in -- protesters at the first occupy camp in new york are celebrating this morning. police took down the barricades around the park that was the home of the movement. the police say the barricades are no longer necessary. hundreds of protesters have now returned to zuccotti park. it's not clear how the police will respond to that >>> the oakland a's relocation debate is a hot topic for bay area sports fans but apparently not for baseball owners. the a's cannot leave the coliseum in oakland for san jose, where they'd like to go, without the approval of 75% of baseball's team owners. well, today, owners will begin league-wide meetings in arizona, but the a's relocation issue is not on their agenda. the league has been studying the potential move since 2009 but still has not released a long-awaited report on the topic >>> the raiders share the coliseum complex with the a's and they have their sites also set on -- sight also set on a new stadium. >>> a 49ers p

. >> the red e= wong has more. claudine?he chinatown area and as you can see out here with the department of public works they are putting on anti-graffiti spray and we have been watching him and he was just down this alley leaving up graffiti there, you guys do this a lot but certainly this is an area you can focused on today? >> today and all week because i ]h>h9$wbbl> reporter: what are you seeing as you continue to work? >> i see a lot of graffiti on doors and mailboxing, you know -- >> reporter: how long does it take to clean up? >> well it depends on how big the job is, a roll up party can take no longer than 30 minutes but it depends on how we clean it, we either spraying it or rolling it. give about 30 minutes for the door. you did here at this alley? >> yes, at the allie i cleaned up the graffiti on the wall -- %étsñ$fe starts the year of dragon on the 23rdrd but they are looking to make sure people clean up their trash and get the graffiti off their different properties. one thing

>> reporter: joanna wong doesn't need to lose weight, but has workout goals. >> just to tone up a little. >> the gym thing that gives you a curvy look. >> reporter: at chevy chase bridal, lisa works to make sure everything is perfect. >> you flap, flap, let it go. >> reporter: they're teaming up with a gym. if you buy a gown in january, you get a free one-month membership. >> they said, good, i don't have to starve myself. >> reporter: in the study, the women wanted to lose on average 16 pounds before their wedding day. and that meant that many of them are in a hurry. >> people do come in and they're frantic about i got to get in shape. is there a nutritionist on board, a trainer on board? i have to get into this dress. don't start at the last minute. that's probably the rule number one. take your time. make sure your goals are digestible goals and small, short-term goals, right, so you can get an achievement, you can achieve them. then the third part is really what you're doing on your own, outside of the club. nutrition. how are you addressing that component of it? >> reporter: the hea

as ktvu's claudine wong reports, leaders say it wasn't necessary. >> reporter: parents waited for the sun to mup and for registration to get underway. -- sun to come up and for regtration to get underway. -- registration to get underway. mike says it is a number's game. >> 120 places. sibling priority as well. >> reporter: one parents came with donuts. >> got to support the troops. >> as the sun came up, folks in the line were left hoping for space. >> i hope he gets in. >> i didn't expect but now, let's see. >> reporter: crossing your fingers? >> yeah. >> reporter: was all this necessary? >> reporter: the line continued to grow. even though the prisple told us he told everyone in that line last night and again this morning that no matter what if they enroll their kids here they will have a spot. the superintendent also made that statement last night and again this morning. even saying they would open another class if necessary. >> said thank you. we have lots of coffee, we are staying here. >> huge credit to the parents. >> reporter: the moment game. registration and after 19 hours o

claudine wong is live at the scene as many it still smoldering there? >> reporter: it is. we're been smelling it, a little of it. and when the sun came up you could see it in that direction and still see white smoke over there. firefighters are there right now just putting more water on it. you can still see the foam from yesterday's firefight as they tried to put out all that brush that was caught on fire. when the downed lines came down. last night they first responded, some people reported hearing sounds of explosion, there were multiple calls to 911. the grass was on fire. power was out to almost 400 people. then power was restored. the fire was out p pg&e has been looking for a cause ever since. we just spoke to the spokesperson who says they're hoping this is wrapped up by 5 p.m. tonight. >> when you talk about transmission lines, there's definitely high voltage so it will take a lot of safety procedures and a lot of work to make sure our equipment is restored and safe. >> any idea why this happened? >> we don't. the cause of the outage still under investigation and

again watching and waiting for this first storm, we will be right back, claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> steve will be back with your forecast and you can get weather updates sent straight to your phone by signing up for mobile. >>> and they hit more than 2500 full and part-time employees and that's double of what has been discussed in recent weeks. they are consolidating city services and police and firefighters are exempt due to their contracts. the cuts will come as they lose money in state developments reinvestment funds. >>> tara moriarty joins us now from uc berkley to explain how the plan of lowering tuition would work. >> reporter: students want to eliminate it all together and they are praising the idea for being creative. as you know uc berkeley is no stranger to demonstrations. the university budget cuts have plagued the university for years and this is video from where they took over wheeler hall. they want them to drop the $12,000 per year tuition and instead students will commit 5% of their annual income after graduating. they figure it is a wash unless of course

. >> i am claudine wong. >> this is rose mary. >> we will enjoy what we have. still windy in the hills and they are going to lighten up as we progress to the afternoon. most of us waking up five to 20 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. mostly sunny skies. nice conditions expected and we will cool down a little bit in the work week. look what you can expect in your neighborhood coming up in a few moments. >>> the search is on for an arsonist. a dozen fires have been set in the last few hours. we have more on where they are being set. allie? >> reporter: we are on redwood boulevard. this is where one of those was set. you can see the fire was set right next to a brick wall and it separates the streets from home and the other grass fires were set in the hills above sylvia lane. another residential area. all together a dozen fires set between 9:30 last night and 3:30 this morning. fire investigators and nevada police say all the signs point to arson. >> they have a number of officers that have been patrolling the area. they have been up in the hills and out on

live in santa clara, claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> claudine, before you go just to clarify, what is the big problem, are there too many kids for this district or is this, this school is better than other schools? >> certainly they want to be near and they want this neighborhood school. really i asked where the next school was and they said they would have to go across montague and it is still walkable and it's not even that far but it is about being part of this community and being in this neighborhood and that's really important to them. it is a first come first serve basis and it is not just based on where you live. >>> a livermore teacher is in jail accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy. she is a math teacher at the high school. he is a former student and the relationship began through text messages and social networking sites. her arrangement is to tomorrow. >>> one driver was critically injured in san mateo it happened late last night north of the 102 connector. a speeding car flipped over and burst into flames. the chp then closed all of the no

and i call out, you know, tommy yand, david wong, and the other associations, and i said, let's all step forward to share the cost of that insurance policy. it would only cost a few hundred dollars for eight or nine days, so it will be a real meaningful community effort. and i hope this will continue to last. the mayor taking the cue from previous mayor willie brown. he is a very forgiving person [laughter] under me, i will kick your butt before, you know, i get to work with you. but, mayor lee, giving us a new leadership, and we should all follow. thank you. [applause] >> a couple people i would like to thank. one of our main partners, recology, who is here. there will be picking up garbage on time in making sure that the area is restored back to normal everyday. the pilot itself runs from 9:00 in the morning to 7:00 in the evening. and so, during that time -- >> no. >> ok, at 10:00 until 6:00 this and the merchants will be out there. between 9:00 and 10:00 is the preparation time. and between 6:00 and 7:00 this the cleanup time. we will be putting out some barricades along the parking

claudine wong is talking with the parents about why they are doing this and what is expected to happen this morning, claudine? >> reporter: this list has 15 names on it and they are very intent on getting their kids registered. registration starts at 9:00 this morning but holly and all these other people have been waiting all night long and all morning long. they are just getting out of their cars and for people who are not in this school district don't know this school, how do you explain this kind of craziness of having to wait overnight? >> well i am from michigan originally and when i tell them this, this is absolutely crazy. are you kid did iing you may not be able to get in. i want my child to be able to walk to school and go to school with all of our friends and neighbors. we have a great community here and we have so much support here and my daughter has grown up with all these kids and i want her to go to school here. >> so last night were you waiting there and you were kicked off -- >> nobody kicked us off. >> or you were asked nicely. >> reporter: 120 spots, how many spots d

i'm claudine wong. let's check in with rosemary for a check of your 2012 forecast. happy new year. >> happy new year to you too. we have a spare the air day. dry weather in store. mostly sunny skies. temperatures anywhere from 5-8 degrees warmer in some cases than what we saw yesterday. this morning combination of weather going on. either you are a little breezy or temperatures up from yesterday or calm and dealing with patchy fog. we'll take a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood coming up. >>> bay area residence turned out in full force to ring in 2012. [ cheering and applause ] a spectacular array of fire works went off at the stroke of midnight on san francisco's water front. some rebillers squirted champagne in the air. some estimated 200,000 people showed up for that celebration. most were bundled up in jackets but some came in top hats and tuxedos. >> basically this is my son and newly husband. we are newlyweds this year. we will ring in the new year here. our first year celebrating here in san francisco. we just moved here this year. it will be

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>> my name is barry wong, i have been a community advocate for the school since it moved into the neighborhood. i have been so fraud oaf -- proud of the nation's first chinese immersion program. i probably spend as much time playing tour guide as i did meeting with the district whenever positions were eliminated or cut from our budget. we have never fully funded the school but through our parents association we have been able to maintain the successful program financially. so successful is the program that the district has started to use our model in immersion programs at other sites. i was fortunate that my three durs -- daughters all graduated able to read and write cantonese. by introducing native speakers into an immersion program requires more instructional time and resources than is allocated due to continued budgetary reductions. [applause] >> good evening. my name is ronnie chisholm. i'm a member of the black student union and i thank the board for taking the time to hear us. my concern with the proposed change is that i have five children that have attend -- attended the school, two g