reserved spot. they say the car is registered to the husband of jean kwan and that it had 12 unpaid parking tickets totaling some $1400. so parking officials attached one of these to the wheel, a boot. police say the fine was paid and a numerical code was given to release the boot and the car was back in service. they say kwan received no special treatment. the soon to be mayor declined our request for an interview but issued a statement she had been busy with the campaign the past year. quote during that time we accumulated several parking tickets. my husband who has been handling the family's bills for the past year thought we were reasonably current. when i learned of the outstanding tickets on tuesday i paid them all immediately. kwan did not address whether she received the reminder notices the city sends by mail when there are unpaid tickets. some oakland residents say she should know better. >> i don't care how much shows busy, it doesn't matter. we need the money, she has to pay. i pay, you pay, everybody pays.

>> it's endemic among public officials, they very quickly seem to forget that they have to do that. >> reporter: some are more forgiving. >> that doesn't bother me at all. it's human, you know, oakland, their parking situation is a trip anyway so very easy could get a ticket, two tickets and let them pass and her life is probably a lot more busy than mine. >> reporter: but is this a window into how the new mayor will manage the city's budget crisis? >> i don't really care if she pays her tickets or not. i think she will be fine in office. >> i mean, if somebody can't be responsible in the small details, why would you expect them to be responsible about the big details? >> reporter: this year the city has placed boots on more than 2000 cars and collected some $2 million in unpaid tickets. reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. the neck in neck race for state attorney general came to an unofficial end today with steve cooley conceding to san francisco district attorney

harris. cooley reportedly called harris to congratulate her this morning. a cooley spokeswoman says the votes were too large for cooley to overtake her. there are still 150,000 ballots that need to be counted. harris becomes the first woman and the first african-american to serve as attorney general in california. in a statement the harris campaign did not yet claim victory saying district attorney harris believes it is only appropriate to wait until all the votes are counted before making a public declaration. a threatened boycott of new security measures at some airports as of this evening has not derailed this busy travel day. travelers were 4th of july opt out of what -- were urged to opt out of what is a slower strip search. >> reporter: so far operations here at sfo are running smoothly according to airport officials and that includes the controversial passenger

screening system. well, more than 100,000 people were expected to come through san francisco international today. >> today still is very busy, we are going to do about 122,000, 123,000 in and out of the gates but still very hectic but things moving fine. >> reporter: more people are taking off for the entire week instead of the four day weekend which eases airport congestion and then there is the security screening issue. some passengers are required to go through either body scanners or pat-downs before boarding a flight. we won't fly group called an opt-out of flying day in protest. the organization claims that radiation from the full body scanners is unhealthy and personally intrusive and the pat-down is tantamount to groping. >> the message is fly with dignity or don't fly. if enough people boycott the airlines and boycott the system while this is going on, the financial essure will cause them to reform. >> reporter: protesters were giving out literature about the alleged dangers and security measures. they had run-ins with airport officials who were limiting the locations where they could

operate. >> not hurting anybody. this is america, public property. >> we do the same thing for basically everybody. >> reporter: alison gibbs says she is a sexual as who vehemently opposes both options. >> if i choose not to have my naked image posted somewhere some random person can see, i'm touch inappropriately. >> reporter: the airport reports no complaints and the people we spoke with didn't seem bothered by the security. >> i think it's better to protect us. >> a horrific event and i think we need to do some things it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: it's too early to tell if the opt-out day project discouraged many people from flying today. locally the clear weather helped make this big travel day easier for a lot of people. live at san francisco international airport, jim vargas, ktvu channel 2 news. >> in addition to concerns about privacy you just heard, the tsa's new screening process is also raising some health concerns, worries about radiation to the spread of germs from screeners unchanged

gloves. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler will have that part of the story coming up at 5:45. the department of homeland security said today it wants to scrap the color coded rae thread advisory system in favor of warnings that are more specific and helpful to the public. the five tiered alert system which has been in place since the nifnl attacks -- 9/11 attacks has come under fire for being so vague. homeland security hasn't changed the security level in five years. >> making people aware of potential threats is very responsible. you tell people what you can when you can and you let them figure out their lives. >> final decision on whether to replace the current system is not expected for several weeks. aaa predicts more than 5 million californians will hit the roads with trips of 60 miles or more this holiday weekend. that would represent 11% more travelers than did so last year. this is what it looks like on interstate 80 going through board berkeley.

a aaa spokeswoman says the increased forecast is based on a slightly better economy here in california in 2010 compared to 2009. we just checked the caltrans website and it shows a high wind advisory for bay bridges. it recommends campers, rvs and vehicles with trailers to stay off the bridge. today starts the highway patrol maximum enforcement period where officers are on the lookout for drunk drivers. there will be dui check points set up all around the bay area as more drivers hit the road for this long thanksgiving weekend. they will continue through sunday. now to the weather and what is shaping up to be one of the coldest thanksgivings we have had in years. we had record cold temperatures overnight and more could be on the way. a lot of folks bundled up all across the bay area today. in walnut creek we found members of the masters swimming club hitting the pool this morning despite the freezing temperatures outside. >> they think i'm a little crazy to get up early when it's dark and to get out here when it's cold. >> we should mention the water

was heated to 80 degrees. in the lake tahoe area it's not only an early snow, but the temperatures dropped overnight to below zero. >> they are still brave in my book. if your holiday plans involve traveling to the sierra, be prepared to deal with the snow. we have another live look for you, this one of interstate 80 near truckee. ain requirements are currently not in effect but they were in effect earlier today. sugar bowl is reporting more than 1 foot of new snow and that brings the base to more than 5 feet of snow. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin joins us now with a much closer look at this holiday forecast. >> no worries with mountain tramp. some of the roads haven't plow won't be snow in the mountains until saturday when there will be a return of some. let's talk about some of the records that we had today. i got a list of them here on the weather computer and you'll see that it was cold. we tied a record in san francisco, we tied a record at the oakland airport and we broke a record at oakland museum, 40 degrees. we had overnight lows in some inland areas last night that were in the upper 20s and mid-

20s. there's a freeze warning again tonight. i mentioned it last night. i knew they would do it again tonight and there would be a frost advisory in the same location. tonight won't be quite as cold as last night but we will see temperatures below freezing in the north bay and that constitutes a hard freeze for over a couple of hours. so it's another cold one. i'll be back here in a little bit. i'm going to pinpoint exactly which neighborhoods are going to be the coldest and i mentioned the rain. we will talk about that too. it's coming up as we head into this bay area holiday weekend. >> thank you, bill. to get a look at how cold it's going to get in your neighborhood tonight and tomorrow, you can go to our website, ktvu.com. so how long would you wait in line to get a good deal, especially when it's going to be really cold out the next couple of days? believe it or not, we actually found someone today who has already lined up waiting for a store to open on friday. ktvu's christian kaplan live in berkeley tonight with more. >> reporter: we will get to that man in just a moment. it is the beginning of the holiday weekend shopping marathon here at berkeley

boulder, three hours to go until they close the door and take a look, they have all the holiday staples out in front. they have the butternut squash, yams, string beans and inside the store lots and lots of shoppers. shoppers crowned -- crowded into supermarkets around the bay area today with long lists of thanksgiving must haves. >> two bags of flour, apples, lemons, eggs, smoked gouda and lime. >> reporter: where's the turkey? >> already at the house. >> reporter: shoppers say the next 24 hours are going to be very busy. >> yeah, it will be a lot of work but a lot of fun too. >> reporter: some shoppers are looking for convenience this year, here on the shelves the berkeley bowl stocked up on lots of premade thanksgiving favorites, and the grocery store says this year there was a lot of demand for premade holiday dinners to go, workers were scrambling to fill all the orders. >> it's been extremely busy. we have probably done -- >> reporter: with black friday less than two days away, best buy workers spent their day focusing on the sales after

thanksgiving and getting the goods on the showroom floor. >> we are starting to get stuff merchandised tonight because tonight is the only night that we have to merchandise it, so come friday we come in, open doors and sell. >> reporter: and customers are already starting to show up, derek love is first in line for a deal on a computer. >> a $600 laptop and i'm getting it for like $350. really good deal. >> reporter: but first he has to make it through two of the coldest nights of the year so far. >> i'm here with my blankets. i have friends that are going to come by, drop off food and whatever. >> reporter: and there are lots of new apps out there to help shoppers. coming up at 6:00 we will have more details on how shopping is going high tech. for now we are live here at the berkeley bowl, christian kaplan, ktvu channel 2 news. federal authorities have charged a new jersey man who works for a mountain view company with insider trading. 56-year-old don cheng trang,

they describe him as than expert in the wireless broadband industry. his arrest was tied to a case last year in which 23 people were accused of insider trading. good day on wall street today, stocks way up. the markets rose on anticipation of the black friday shopping spree and word that new jobless claims dropped to their lowest level in two years last week. the dow jones gained 150 points to end the day at 11,187. at the closing bell the nasdaq was up 48 points at 2543. the markets are closed tomorrow for the thanksgiving holiday. a tragic end to the search for a mountain view man who went kayaking on coastal waters for the thanksgiving holiday. also sending a message after seeing their homeland under fire. how this gathering in san francisco was aimed at bringing peace half a world away.

san francisco today local groups spoke out against what they say is a provocation in the war against north korea. they spoke out against nor korea's -- north korea's recent artillery attack on south korea. they joined in a call on north korea to halt its military actions against its neighbor to the south. >> this act is unprovoked, outrageous and attack towards south korea and north korea should apologize and take full responsibility right now. >> the group has also called for peace but says south korea should do whatever it has to to keep its citizens safe. and tonight we have learned of two confirmed civilian deaths in south korea as a result of north korea's artillery attack and at least two south korean marines were also killed. we are getting this news as a u.s. navy aircraft carrier is heading to the east china sea

right now. although exercises between the uss george washington and south korean navy were already planned, one defense official says the notifications for the exercises were put on the fast track in light of the attack by north korea. the exercises were announced after a phone call between president obama and president lee in order to send a message that the u.s. is standing by its commitment to south korea security. one retired navy admiral says president obama is trying to keep the situation from escalating. >> having a very ininfluential force that's -- influential force that's available to be there to back you up as a big brother is one way to look at it is one way to calm it down. >> reporter: swedish diplomate says north korea is behaving if a very -- in a very provocative manner. >> at the same time they must regard the psychology and that i think demands that one should not be too harsh because that will only drive them further away. it is probably better with carrots than with sticks. >> reporter: but a different take in north korea.

>> the south korean puppet should novell that the way the korean people's army works is to respond to any provocative fire with a merciless shower of fire. people returning home to the south korean island recall the chaos as bombs fell from the sky. >> i think i'm alive because i did not turn around. it fell right behind me. words cannot describe what happened. >> reporter: well, north korea targeted a supermarket it may have mistaken for a government agency. much of the island as you saw there was left in smoking ruins. u.n. secretary general calls the shelling the worst can najaf between -- carnage between the koreas since the korean world. 56-year-old donny foster of mountain view went missing yesterday after taking off in his 7-foot kayak in mendocino bay. the body was discovered in the bay about 8:30 this morning. the coroner now working to make an identification. foster and his wife were visiting mendocino for the

thanksgiving holiday. well, that was a tornado that hit east of sacramento yesterday afternoon. that's the word today from the national weather service. the relatively minor 21st touched down -- twister touched down in el dorado county after 1:00 p.m. winds of 100 miles per hour created a path of destruction ripping off a section of the roof and scattering pieces on the ground. it knocked down a tree limb and power pole and moved a storage tank more than a foot. one man you see here captured the large clouds on cell phone video. there are no reports, though of any injuries as a result of that small tornado. here in the bay area, we are sure feeling the extreme cold and bill you talked about it yesterday. >> we have been talking about it. you know, these cold snaps aren't hard to track, almost like a heatwave. you can see this thing coming. it was four to five days ago. there's no question this arctic air was going to drop down and here it is, the rain, inclement weather if you will has moved on, but the cold air lingers. those dark blues are your

profits -- frosts -- pardon me, your freeze warnings. freezing is a big deal. it's a big deal for pets, it's a big deal for the elderly. it's freezing temperatures for more than a few hours and that's a hard freeze. if you had it last night, you'll have it again tonight so be careful. there's ice out there but we don't have the -- the road had kind of dried after that rain. there could be patches of black ice. tomorrow clear and cool, tomorrow will be darn near as cold as it was this morning so that freeze warning goes into effect again. the extended forecast, dang it, we got a little bit of rain showing up saturday. right now everything is dry as we go into your thanksgiving holiday but these cold temperatures, low temperatures and this very cold air that came -- look at the tra injectry -- trajectory. it's coming out of the north. i expect to see something like this in february and march and january too but you don't really expect to see this kind of cold outbreak this time of

year. consequently, look how much we got more snow than anybody can remember in the mountains for this early in the season. the forecast for temperatures very cold. right now santa rosa is 39 degrees. they won't have trouble getting to 32. right now san rafael is 39. downtown san francisco is 44 degrees. oakland is 45. these numbers are suspect. forget those numbers. i don't know why they didn't update. cold pole lingers, we got a frost and freeze warning in effect for the bay area. i'm going to have the specifics on your forecast for your city and we will look at the model, computer model for saturday's rain. see you back here. >> see you then. thank you. uc berkeley astronomers released first of its kind images today of a rare and mysterious phenomenon happening on jupiter. one of the dark brown stripes that faded out last spring is regaining its color. scientists say this is the first time modern instruments have been able to see the phenomenon in so much detail.

aa-- astronomers say it's caused by the planet's winds and cloud chemistry. observing this event may help nasa's juneau spacecraft which is due to arrive in jupiter in the year 2016. here on earth four sights in one. what san francisco is doing that could get you into four tourist attractions with just one pass. plus. >> reporter: we are at glide memorial in san francisco and this is part of what thanksgiving dinner looks like for thousands before it is sliced and diced. hear why some local charities say the need this year is as great as ever. and plucked to safety. where the last remaining swan at the palace of fine arts has been taken for her own good.

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the salvation army held its annual turkey carveoff today on harrison street in san francisco. the competition pitted police, firefighters, coast guard officials and navy sailors against each other to see who could carve the most turkeys. this is a friendly contest with no declared winner. everyone there carved 150 turkeys to be delivered in meals delivered by voluntary drivers. glide memorial is preparing to serve thousands of meals tomorrow. experts say the recession is over but the situation at complied provides a good

indication -- at glide provides a good indication of how much work still needs to be done. ken pritchett is live with our report. >> reporter: you could say this is the calm before the storm here in the preparation room here at glide. tomorrow morning some of the 500 volunteers for thanksgiving dinner will line these tables, slicing and cutting vegetables for a thanksgiving dinner to feed thousands. over on the other side here, there are more than 50 hams ready to be sliced for that thanksgiving dinner tomorrow morning. they will as i said serve thousands. glide is just one of many organizations that will be serving those in need for thanksgiving tomorrow and many of those organizations report that the need is as great as ever. it is a thanksgiving tradition, curbside drop-off of turkeys at st. anthony's. and it is a tradition that endures despite increased need during tough economic times. >> as they have to the six recessions that saint ant these has endured -- st. anthony's has endured over the last six

years, we are here. >> reporter: the turkeys donated today will be served tomorrow some 4000 thanksgiving meals. the preparation starts with a blessing. >> on behalf of those who are poor and suffering and who will be joining us tomorrow for our special meal on thanksgiving day. >> reporter: st. anthony's says it has seen a 5% increase in those seeking out the dining room for a meal and a 15% increase since the recession began. the san francisco food bank says it it has also seen an update tick -- an uptick in the hungry,. >> last week we provided a full holiday meal for almost 6000 famies to give you an idea of the scope of people in need. >> reporter: the food bank says demand is up 32% this year and donations are down, which makes the work of volunteers like gabby and her fellow high school students all the more important. >> there's a lot of unfortunate people out there who don't have what we can so the least we can do is give back. >> repis

ready for thanksgiving dinner tomorrow morning, starts at 9:00. they could use more food donations, more turkey and of course donations of money. they say in terms of volunteers, they have 500 right now so they have a good number of people who have come out for this thanksgiving dinner tomorrow but they say their need for volunteers stretches of course beyond the holidays because they are feeding the hungry all year long. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. the president today spared two turkeys from their fate of becoming thanksgiving dinner. president obama used his presidential pardon to save these two turkeys named apple and sider -- crider. in doing so he says it feels good to prevent one shellacking . each turkey had to strut their stuff before a panel of judges. >> kind of like a turkey version of "dancing with the stars," except the stakes for

the contestants was much higher. >> the turkeys will now retire at george washington's mountain vern -- mt. vernon estate. weather hits the bay area. new concerns about what lies 4 feet beneath me that affects 1 million pg&e customers across the area. find out why city officials want to protect this swan from people. ually brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew, hon. [ female announcer choose. brew. enjoy. keurig.

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from a 30-inch gas line on the peninsula and the fact that peg is considering turning up the -- pg&e is considering turning up the line he is concerned. many are worried about what's running underneath the ground under their homes. maureen naylor live now. >> reporter: the cold weather has pg&e considering raising the pressure on two lines which run parallel to the run which exploded and the idea is a big concern for residents here. they live right behind these homes is a 30-inch transmission gas line that sits there. this couple has little concern about cooking their thanksgiving meal, but big worries about what sits just a short distance from their kitchen. >> the pipe is 15 feet east of our rear property line and i'm just concerned that i don't know enough on the condition of it to know that i'm really

safe. >> reporter: state assemblyman jerry hill today took us behind the couple's home to show us where line 101 runs. >> right through here, right through there and up to that other part. >> reporter: it's located 4 feet under the grass, it is marked by bright flags and one of three natural gas transmission lines which serve almost 1 million pg&e customers on the peninsula. >> ignorance is not bliss. ignorance is dangerous in this case. >> reporter: the danger hill says is raising the pressure of the gas line before knowing what caused the explosion on line 132, which killed eight people and destroyed 35 homes in the crest more canyon neighborhood. >> it's important to me that they be responsible in this and not increase that pressure. there are other ways and alternatives i believe that can meet the needs of the gas customers over the next few -- a month or so until we find out what the cause was. >> reporter: pg&e says it's still running gas at 20% below the maximum pressure allowed and says it's considering raising that but won't until it finishes a safety assessment. >> we are in the process of

that assessment and we will absolutely not raise the pressure on any of the pipelines serving the peninsula until those assessments are complete. >> reporter: that brings some comfort to this resident. >> i i don't want it to raise above where it is right now until they can tell us that it is safe to do so. >> reporter: second preliminary ntsb report could be out by the end of the year and pg&e has no line for completing its safety assessment but says it hopes it will be soon. live in san bruno, maureen naylor. the san francisco board of supervisors is considering a proposal to sell a one day discount pass for several city attractions. for one price, people could visit the conservatory of flowers, the japanese tea garden and the botanical garden. the supervisor who proposed the idea said it would cost less for the pass than paying for each attraction separately. >> i think it's going to increase attendance, increase revenue ultimately and i think

it's going to make people more excited and enthusiastic about the direction the city should be going instead of always just nickel and diming. >> some city officials think the plan could end up costing the city valuable revenue. he said he would also like to include coit tower as one of the attractions on the one day pass. it would cost residents $12, it would cost visitors $25. as of just a few hours ago the one remaining swan at san francisco's palace of fine arts is now at her temporary new home. the move to the san francisco zoo was made for her own safety. ktvu's david stevenson live in san francisco with more on today's delicate move. david. >> reporter: you might say blanch the swan is in protective custody tonight at the san francisco zoo. it is part of an effort to protect her from whoever killed her companion. >> gave one little squawk and she said okay i'm going. >> reporter: san francisco animal control and zoo officials this afternoon took away blanch, the last remaining mute swan at the city's palace of fine arts, 11 days after

someone broke the neck of her companion swan, nicknamed monday. >> we consider this to be, you know, hopefully an isolated instance of really horrible behavior, not even our swans are immune from some of the challenges of urban living. >> reporter: animal control officials on monday said they were concerned the 13-year-old bird could be attacked over the thanksgiving weekend but the swan's longtime caretakers told us even a temporary move could traumatize blanch. >> i just don't think it's going to accomplish anything. i mean, those swans have been there for 95 years. >> reporter: despite objections from caretakers and neighborhood residents, animal control officials last night decided to send blanch into quarantine at the city zoo for three days. >> she will probably be at the zoo until early january, which is when the new renovation part of the palace of fine arts opens and will introduce -- we will introduce her back out there. >> she will probably have

parasites and we will be able to clean her up with those and she will probably actually put on weight because we will get rid of parasites in our system. >> reporter: zoo officials are keeping her away from other animals and our camera but they say the bird should be fine because she is used to being fed by humans. >> they will have vet techs at the hospital feeding her and taking care of her and visiting with her a couple of days a day. i think she will probably do fairly well hanging out over here. it might be a mini vacation from all of those other animals. >> reporter: zoo officials tell us blanch shouldn't have a problem reacclimating to the palace of fine arts where she spent all her life because she is expected to only be here for about a month. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. engineers for the state's high-speed rail project today identified where they think the first stretch of track should go. they recommended building a 74- mile rail segment between two small central valley cities, borden in madera county and corcoran in theira county --

tulare county. the funding secured for the initial phase of the project must be spent in the central valley. the rail authority is expected to make a final decision on where to begin construction on december 2nd. bart plans to run longer trains for the holiday weekend to accommodate passengers traveling to and from sfo and oakland international airports longer trains ran today and also sunday and monday. bart will also operate longer trains on friday for shoppers. >> from the day after thanksgiving, turkey day, because it's when a lot of people like to shop and so they take bart into san francisco, the mayfair mall to all the other malls that surround bart and use the system to shop. >> bart also plans to open up 500 additional parking spaces for those who are heading to bay area airports. those extra spots can be reserved through bart's website and it will cost five to $6 a day. tomorrow on the actual holiday, bart will operate on a sunday schedule. another positive sign when it comes to jobs and the economy today. also just more than $30,

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passed as part of president obama's stimulus package expires at the end of this year and analysts say that congress is not likely to renew it in the lame duck session. the law dictated about $33 less be held from your pay for federal taxes every month and that amount is listed as a credit on tax returns for individuals who make less than $75,000 or couples who make less than $150,000 a year. the number of people who filed new unemployment claims dropped to 407,000 last week. that is the lowest level since july of 2008 and down 34,000 from the week before. continuing claims also fell 142,000 to 4.18 million. on the other hand though, the commerce department released a grim set of numbers on home sales today. the latest nationwide figures show the sales of new homes in october dropped 8.1% from the month before and 28 1/2 % from a year ago. the median price in october fell to just under $195,000.

that is the lowest level since october of 2003. a voluntary recall underway for liquid tylenol. johnson & johnson said today it's pulling back 9 million bottles of the medication because they don't adequately warn consumers about trace amounts of alcohol in liquid tylenol. the recall covers three brands of tylenol multisymptom liquid, daytime 8-ounce citrus burst and nighttime 8-ounce cool burst. reducing salt by 10% across the country could prevent as many as 500,000 heart attacks per year. that's according to researchers at stanford medical center and va hospital in palo alto. they also say it could save the country $32 million in health care costs. the research supports the national salt reduction initiative which aims to lower the sodium levels of processed foods. several companies have signed on to cut the salt in meats and other products. looking to keep the weight off this holiday season? go for the meat and skip the

potatoes. so say researchers from the university of copenhagen. they followed 770 overweight adults who had lost an average of 24 pounds over the -- over six months. the researchers found that those who ate diet rich in lean meats, poultry and beans and low in starchy carbs did best at keeping the pounds off. this is the equivalent of only a few moments of sunshine. why do radiation experts not want to go through those tsa scanners? that story still ahead. it is a cold one again tonight. that freeze warning has gone back up as well as a frost advisory. i'll show you which areas and which cities will be the coldest. new at 6:00, it's cold enough even when you're all bundled up but imagine what it's like for people without a home. the struggles to keep the homeless safe when temperatures drop. also, gunned down in front of his teenaged daughter and a

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for air travelers singled out by security it's a choice between a full body scanner or that more personal pat-down. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler here with new information we have jest learned about the possible health risks with both of these security methods. john. >> reporter: within the last hour i got access to this new research that suggests those tsa scanners may exceed proposed federal radiation standards with radiation doses as much as 30 times higher than recommended. >> i do have reservations. >> reporter: uc berkeley nuclear engineering professor says she plans to fly but will not go through a tsa scanner. >> very much concerned if large population is systematically exposed. >> reporter: uc san francisco doctors say these so-called

backscatter scanners have potentially serious risks to male reproductive organs, to women with season breast cancer -- certain breast karen jeans and children's. scanners use relatively low energy, less than a mammogram, they barely penetrate the skin. it shows this screening very likely exceeds federal standards. manufacturers say the total radiation dose is comparable to less than five minutes exposure to the sun. however experts today said that comparison is very misleading. radiation distribute energy throughout the body but scanners concentrate effects only in skin and blood cells. experts say the exact spectrum of radiation is key and no independent health studies have been made public. she and others we spoke to today said scanners should be avoided. >> i would not recommend broad use of these types of machines unless some scientific study is done. >> reporter: some health experts today also questioned

the alternative, the pat-down. that's screeners who don't change gloves possibly could spread parasites, lice, scabies and so forth. although that risk appears small. this new study from the university of arizona suggests that passengers x-rays screened as few as 30 times could receive radiation in excess of federal annual standards. that's still likely below significant health effects. we have been unable to reach any manufacturers for comment. reporting live health and science editor, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. body scanners and pat-downs are a subject of controversy but there is a lot more to airport security that you may not see. ktvu was allowed into sfo's communication center today. airport officials say it is the only center of its kind in the world. security workers monitor more than 1500 cameras covering the inside and outside around sfo. >> before they can get off nine i -- off the freeway we are tracking their cars in because we have to look for any

suspicious vehicles coming in the airport. >> the communications center has been in place for more than three years and was paid for with federal funds from the tsa. for more on our behind the scenes look into sfo's communication center, you can go to our website, ktvu.com. a new survey ranks sfo among the healthiest in the nation when it comes to meals offered at airport restaurants. san francisco international was second only to detroit's wayne county airport in the survey conducted by the group physicians committee for responsible medicine. the study found that 95% of the restaurants at sfo offered a healthy meal selection. houston's george bush intercontinental airport and newark liberty international in new jersey tie for third. coming up next at 6:00, we continue our live coverage from glide memorial. is demand this thanksgiving still going up despite the economic recovery? julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at some of the other stories we are working on. also a 6:00, a family torn apart, one year ago tonight a father was killed right in front of his daughter and

what's happened since then will break your heart. also ahead, remembering the homeless, the bay area county where over the past two years an average of four homeless people have died every month. tonight a look at some of the faces behind those numbers. plus it doesn't get much better than this. what happened for two families today at oakland international airport. for them it's going to be a very happy thanksgiving. we will see you at 6:00. let's go back now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. we are talking about record cold temperatures continuing. >> pretty good shot at record cool. we had it this morning. we had a couple of tied records and then a record broke in downtown oakland. show you what we got, a live storm tracker 2, it's not just us, redding right now 44 degrees, sacramento 45. these look like overnight lows, some cases this time of day these are almost daytime highs. here's the cold air as it comes straight down from the north and not ours. i mentioned earlier a forecast a cold spell like this because whenever you see cold air popping straight down like that, you know it's going to be

cold out there so that cold air originates of course in the gulf of alaska. you can see that the low low pressure system is basically going to linger off the north coast and then as we get into thursday and friday, we are looking for a dry pattern but remains cold around here. the forecast as we go through time overnight lows look like these, low 20s, 25 in santa rosa, 27 in napa, 30 in fairfield, 28 in livermore, 29 in morgan hill. a frost advisory is in effect tonight for most of the bay area that's not under the freeze warning. at noontime it's 50 degrees, at 3:00 it's 55 degrees in san jose. tomorrow is really a carbon copy of what we had today. overnight we are looking for cold temperatures or cold lows and then there we go into the daytime on saturday morning and you see the showers starting to show up. so saturday morning early, there go your showers and then as we get into saturday evening you can see more showers just

kind of ending. so saturday kind of a wet day. a little ways off now. these are your temperatures. 50s for tomorrow, daytime highs and then your five-day forecast, we've got showers, we have got snow in the mountains, a lot of cold air lingering, thanksgiving looks to be dry right now and it will be dry. the weekend looks like some rain on saturday but another cold night so if you've got plants and pets and things like that, one of the things you want to think about because below freezing for more than a few hours that's a hard freeze in the north and east bay. >> looking at your forecast, a lot of people traveling this evening, maybe tomorrow early, saturday not a lot of travel so sunday looks dry, the timing not bad. >> because the saturday deal is not a big deal. a little snow in the mountains but not shutting you down driving home on sunday. >> we also said thank god it hasn't rained because the rain would freeze, black ice and real trouble. >> we would be doing black ice stories but not in that position. a coast card cutter is back

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authorities say the two officers were injured and more than a dozen protesters have been arrested. several demonstrators also attacked a parked police van smashing windows and spraying it. perfect time for a homecoming in alameda. one day before thanksgiving the coast guard cutter returned home to the bay area, now hundreds of crew members can now spend the holidays with their loved ones. >> the butterflies are out of control. yeah, i'm excited. didn't sleep much last night. >> it's very exciting the, especially with thanksgiving coming up, it's great to have him home. it's great, early christmas present. >> this was the bert hall's first full mission. it was gone for 90 days. it helped patrol waters off the coast of california and intercepted nearly $400 million worth of cocaine heading for the united states. more than 100 personnel now get to spend the holidays with family and friends and for crew members with young families, it is especially sweet. >> before he left, we actually

recorded him reading to her so i would play it every night before she would go to bed and she knows when the phone rings sometimes it's daddy so she always asks is it duh da da -- da da. she is very excited. so am i. >> the bert halt is one of the coast guard's newest and advanced ships. it is the first of eight similar cutters to be rolled out over the next few years. it's part of a plan to modernize an aging fleet and expand its homeland security role. there is much more news just ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. a father shot and killed in front of his teenaged daughter. tonight, new information about a case that has puzzled one hayward neighborhood. the ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. for complete bay area news coverage stay with ktvu channel 2 news and ktvu.com. news and weather available

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a hayward man murdered in front of his own daughter. tonight how tragedy has struck the grieving family yet again and what the community has planned for tonight. a live look at interstate 80 in berkeley where drivers are hitting the road this thanksgiving eve. whether you're driving or flying, we will tell you what many travelers are not encountering this year. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. an emotional candlelight vigil about to get underway in hayward tonight for a family that has endured the loss of not one family member, but two. their nightmare started when thomas cunningham, a 38-year- old father was shot and killed right in front of his young daughter. ktvu's mike mibach joins us now in hayward with their story. mike. >> reporter: he was walking down this sidewalk he had his da