warning. letting them last. here, current temperatures, right? the winds have been blowing. wind advisories this morning. see this temperature, 64? i change it to the dew point right now, what you will see is what -- how cool it can get in the inland valleys tonight. 17 degrees. 13 in napa. doesn't mean it will get down to 14, just means the atmosphere is very dry. dew points are low. temperatures can drop quite a bit. quite a ways down. they could get down to 14 degrees. most likely upper 20s. we will look at your forecast when the five-day forecast, it has changes coming your way. >> thank you. >> now to live with information with what you need to know for the frost. the temperatures are expected to drop to the mid-

30s. we noticed as the sun has gone down the temperatures dropped. it will drop forther to the north and that want is propting warnings for people, pets and plants. >> reporter: she says most plants will be able to tallerate the dip in temperatures but some may need extra protection. >> plant protection. right now, if we are talking 28 degrees. so burlap over the top. anything that create as barrier for frost to land. >> reporter: citrus should be covered with protection. other plants, tropical plants. >> i love this. i bring mine in as a house plant in the winter time. >> tips are particularly susceptible to frost bite. >> they are also 1ing pet

owners to be on alert. he treated animals for frost bite. even though they are covered in fur, manmals will also -- animals will also need extra protection. >> put them in the garage. make sure there is no poisons. close to the hot water heater or the heater of the house. >> reporter: we also contacted homeless shelters, they are trying to make extra bets available. tonight's freeze warning runs from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. ktvu channel 2 news. san jose police searched a neighborhood near san jose college for a man thought to be responsible for a overnight shooting. >> police found the car outside the home but did not find him inside. police believe he shot two

people this morning at a parking lot. the two were taken to the hospital. while those officers were on the job, others were at home sick. san jose is seeing a surge in the number of officers calling in kick. ktvu's maureen naylor has more. >> san jose police chief says 15-100 officers called in sick. they said they were stretched while investigating the homicide of two students and a officer involved shooting. >> that was a lesson we learned. make sure we have coverage. >> this year the san jose police department took more than run hundred 32,000 sick hours, up 40% from last year. they spiked in february after

the department allowanced layoffs. >> it concerns me. it means we need to watch everywhere. >> reporter: this president formed a watch committee. for years police have been allowed to bank their sick time but with the city facing major budget problems the policy could be changing. >> if the leaders saying use it or lose it then okay, i guess we will use it. >> reporter: he maintains the majority of sick calls are legitimate. >> who may have come in and worked and said, no, that's why they give me sick time and i am going to use it. >> that was maureen naylor reporting for us. the police chief expects higher sick calls till a decision is made. that is separate from the pension issues. aortbay area police

department impacted by budget cuts is doing something it hasn't done in months. >> it's big. start my dream job. been a long path in the making. >> oakland police started training 10 new recruits. 25 officers will be added to the force thanks to a federal grant. at 5:30, the special mission they will carry out. members of "occupy oakland" this afternoon blocked the entrance to a burker king restaurant. they stat at the front doors discouraging customers from innerring. they said the company doesn't give back to low income communities. a half hour later the demonstration ended. the port of oakland hopes it will prevent another occupy block ade next monday. yesterday officials called the shut down a bad idea. saying it would hurt workers.

they are asking the demtraitors to keep the port open. protesters plan to shut down ports along thecast coast sunday. demonstrators brought it to the a stand still last month. the "occupy wall street" movement is call frag a day of actions. sit ins are planned at foreclosed properties. it's not clear if oakland is planning sit ins but they plan to march from the bart station to the park tomorrow afternoon to support family whose lost their homes to foreclosure. occupy organizers say too many people lost their homes because of corporate greed. happening right now on the stanford campus. this is the stanford women's soccer team just back from winning the national championship. they bolt duke 1-0 in georgia. there you see the trophy.

how about that? this is their first national title for the women's soccer team. they have been an an incredible run. 95-4-4. they have been to the finals three straight times. first two times they lost. this time they beat duke 1-0. so you are looking at right now the new national champions for soccer in this country. congratulations to them. california high speed rail system is facing opposition from voters. a poll suggests the cost of the project and how long it will take to complete are turning off taxpayers. ktvu's alex savage is live with a closer look that numbers. >> reporter: california voters gave the green light to the high speed rail system in 2008, since then the cost estimates have more than doubled and now

a poll suggests many voters had a change of heart. >> the public seems to want to put the brakes on california's high speed rail system. according to a poll 64% of voters would like a revote. if that happens the poll found a majority of californians would reject it 59-39%. >> if there were a revote the chances of passing aren't good. the original estimate was $43 million. but now that estimate ballooned to $90 billion. he opposes the project and he is pleases to see voters coming around. >> the more they have learned, more concern they have become, they have drawn conclusions this is a huge --

>> reporter: voters are flipping. of all the people who voted yes in 2008. 37% have now changed their mind. he voted yes but would now vote it down. >> it's not how much money it is, it is weather it will be -- whether people will use it or just going to be there. >> sounds great but i guess if the costs are escalating it's probably not. >> reporter: just today there was a hearing in sacramento on the high speed rail system. lawmakers could decide next year whether to move ahead. also today i reached out to the high speed rail system they said they were unable to comment. live tonight, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. newt gingrich teamed up with donald trump today to talk

about putting low income children on a television reality show. newt gingrich has taken heat for suggesting low income children should be put to work in schools. trump said he would love to help children. >> we are going to be picking 10 young, wonderful children and we will make them apprentices. >> we have to get a humor in politics. the donald had the number one show in the country. >> trump will moderate a debate onassis 27. the post office will close some are centers and slowing mail delivery as early as next spring. that means mail will have to travel farther to be processed making first class service

shore. customers are not happy. >> they have been slowing down anyway. i notice my mail at work and home takes longer. >> i send e-mails and back it up with a letter so i chairs the post office. >> they say revenues dropped because of the use of the internet. they are facing a $14.1 billion deficit. >> a new deal is on the table to extend the social security payroll tax cut but it pits republicans against democrats and president obama. >> i know many republicans sworn an oath never to raise taxes as long as they live. the only time there is a catch when it comes to raising tax ons middle class families. >> president obama accepted the plan and he is urging republicans to do the same.

the proposal would extend the social security payroll tax cut till the end of next year. republicans today criticized the plan. >> he cannot continue to resort to off set to pay for his proposals that have been rejected. >> republicans are divided on the tax issue. they note the new plan eliminates tax relief for businesses. it also includes higher fees for consumers who have mortgages are fannie mae or freddy max. on wall street today. after a morning rally investors pulled back later in the day when the cret ratings of several nations may be cut.

still the dow rose 78 points to 12,098. the nasdaq rose 29 to 2,656. one day after the 49ers win their division the shirts are ready and fans are excited. that story just ahead. back here in 10 minutes, your morning low temperatures. that freeze warning, how cold it gets in your neighborhood.

and the glory days of the 49ers. >> grab your playoff tickets now, for the first time since 2002 the san francisco 49ers will be playing in the post season and fans hope it will be a trip back to the 1980s and 1990ss. yesterday big win secured the 49ers the crown but there was little time to celebrate. ktvu's paul chambers caught up with the best team in the west.

>> reporter: i tell you what, less than 24 hours after they clinched the title they were doing more work off the field here at this target. they were able to help 20 children help to make the season brighter this year. >> smith the throw. deep. touchdown 49ers! >> reporter: sunday's victory over the st. louis rams put the 9ers in a place they haven't been in a long time. >> i feel great. just clinched the division. >> amazing feeling. i wouldn't trade it for anything. first time in a long time. >> reporter: it's been 9 years since the 9ers qualified for the playoffs. last year they only won six games but they brought in a new coach. >> kept the same players and people to see we are a good team, and now we are showing it. >> you don't get this

opportunity all the time. when it comes you have to take advantage of it. >> i am a football fan, down and low and everybody thought they couldn't do it and now to come up is a great feeling. >> reporter: that is spreading to this store where the shirts are up and ready for sale. you should act fast. >> might be bigger in year's past. >> across town at this target, the players gibbing back. helping 20 children pick out the perfect gift for their families this season. >> joking with them. you get to see stuff. bring as smile. >> coming up at 6:00, more on the 9ers give back and hear from the children. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news.

new information on saturday's railing collapse at at&t park. look at this video. fans falling after the title game. this afternoon a san francisco fire department spokesperson said fans shouldn't have been in that area as it is a walkway and not intended for stanes. no one was seriously hurt. some people on thepin and east bay pay notice your tap water looks cloudy. they are conducting upgrades and they could make it look cloudy but the public utilities commission says despite how it looks it is safe to drink. water that normally comes from the reservoir will come from local reservoirs. repair work should be completed in a month. we started off talking about the cold weather headed our way. for more details let's go to

our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> not unusual to get a freeze warning in our area. the north bay freeze warning not unspected, especially with the lack of rain and the dry conditions. the winds have been very, very strong for the past 3-4 days. winds are gusting to 16. winds die down and that's why the national weather service issued this warning for the east bay. when the winds die down, they keep us warm so when they die down the cold air settles into the lowest spots. that's why they get the frost advisories. these are the highes today. 67 santa rosa. 57 livermore. north bay, you will have the freeze warning tonight and tomorrow morning. and a frost advisory in the

east bay, antioch, livermore. frost advisory, you don't need freezing temperatures temperatures. 49 napa. 49 fairfield. 54 concord. 40s in redwood city, you know it will be chilly. san jose and livermore, downtown areas, 38 degrees. 37 degrees. depends where you are. overnight lowes, 27 santaotia. that's -- santa rosa. 32 vallejo. so when i come back, we will look at your five-day forecast, look at forecast highs highs for tomorrow. we will check out when we have our next chance for a change. we got cold weather, winds died down but there are things that aren't going to change.

>> thank you. they identified a body found in the merced river. ninos yacoub was one of the three hikers swept over in the falls. his body was found last week. after saturday rangers found another body and it is believed to be that of the last missing hiker. in august the first hiker's body was found. a vote tonight about a sports complex that is pitting two cities against each other and a strike at a famous bay area candy company, why there is a sour taste on the job.

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san francisco police tell channel 2 the bomb squad is wrapping up an investigation of a suspicious package in hunters point. that was reported at 1:45 this afternoon near evans and keith street. they sent a robot to pick up the package. it's unclear what if anything was found inside. >> one of the most famous candy companies in the bay area and now red vine is expecting a strike. after years of loyalty they are being treated poorly. >> the picket lines went up outside the company in union city this morning.

this is the only place in america where red vine is made. but they stopped working today, they are protesting the company demand they shoulder more of their health care cost. >> they are saying they want to do it for the best interest of theiworkers. it's not. >> we work for long years and put a lot of effort to make the company grow. >> we live here for so many years, we love the company. >> workers say most of them worked there for at least 15 years and many for decades. that loyalty say they deserves to be rewarded. the company said we have a long standing and positive relationship with our associates and despite their rejection they are optimistic everyone will return to work and the situation will be

resolved. the company also said they offered a pay raise and improved retirement benefits. >> subaru and honda are recalling thousands of vehicles because of two separate break problems. subaru says its break could cause the pedal to depress farther than spected. honda is recalling 126,000 motorcycles. made from 2001 to 2012 because the breaks may not fully release and they could cause a crash or a fire. >> research finds a doctor's message about weight problems aren't getting through to parents of overweight children. 30% of parents of over weight children said a doctor had alerted them but because kids

remain over weight researchers think parents don't understand what the doctors want them to do and are just in denial about the problem. a big step today to curve crime. what oakland started doing today to boost its police ranks. >> a school had a unique holiday wish list, gifts that would help the school's music problem. ktvu channel 2 news has the bay area coverrered. covered. ñsxóxgñ

. complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. a grant allowed the city to begin training new police recruits. 25 officers will be added to the force. they come after a series of

violent crimes in oakland. including a shooting spree last week that injured a one-year- old boy. they will have a special mission, protect school children in the most dangerous neighborhoods. >> i want to thank you for your dedication, your support, your patience. you chose to stay here and we are thankful you did that because we need your help. >> reporter: he welcomed 10 trainees. these recruits planned to become officers last year before the city began layoffs. now thanks to a new $10 million federal grant they will complete their training and hit the straits. one recruit hopes to diffuse tensions between police and the community. >> i thought i could make a difference, change that. make people think -- you know, the police in the city are good people. and they will start their oak in the most violent areas.

25 new officers will be assigned to the 100 blocks where 90% of the crime occurs. part of the officer's jobs will get to know the children and make sure they get to school safely. one said even though they are being sent to high crime areas they will find plenty of support in the community. >> the number of crimmals you come in contact with is a small fraction of the number of good people. >> in addition to the 10 trainees the grant will be used to hire 15 new officers. four are former officers. that leaves 11 people to be hired. so far there are 60 applicants. no word if any change in the condition of hiram lawrence who was shot in the head one week ago in oakland. we was among 7 people hit with

gunfire. the shooting was recorded. police did detain some people but haven't announced any arrests despite a $35,000 reward that is being offered. >> tears greeted a holiday donation today at a program for at risk women. [ cheers and applause ] >> the founders of the mission received a $15,000 check to help them help others. they say the money will be used for basics, food, clothes and traption to -- and transportation. >> we have current needs to keep the shelter open. we were struggling to take care of the responsibilities. >> the money came from a ill based insurance company, that

specializes in helping women. another surprise gift that students received today. ktvu's robert handa is live with the sweet sound of generosity. the san jose unified school district will soon be dealing with a budget deficit which means many programs will suffer but today they got a huge donation that will help them face the music. >> reporter: they run a music program for 170 students. though budget cuts makes it tough to provide all the instruments needed. but today they surprised student with an early holiday gift. >> reporter: as the students cheered and stared. they paraded in with more than

$30,000 in new instruments. >> we want to make sure you guys learn. >> reporter: he tried out a new cello right away. >> amazing. brand new. it's -- sound quality is amazing. >> reporter: he was more excited. a new cello means he gets to join. >> i have been wanting to for a long time and now i have the opportunity to. it's cool. [ music playing ] >> the music teacher says it will give them a more complete sound and motivate students. >> my education -- once i started playing music i got more direction and helped guide me. >> feels great. feels great to have an instrument. >> reporter: today's donation is one of a series of gifts nationwide. and it was good timing for them which got to hear holiday

music. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. as we showed you live, there is a party going on at stanford for the women's soccer team that just won the national championship. the team arrived back to campus to a cheering crowd and they are holding their national championship trophy so everyone can see it. they beat duke universities in georgia yesterday. it's their first national championship for women's soccer. >> we have been working a long time for this. >> they scored on a header in the 53 minute to clinch the win. over the last four years their record is 95-4-4 and they made it to the finals the past three years in a row but this is the first time they won. the city counsel is set to vote on a sport's complex.

oakland city attorney threatened to sue if the project is approved. oakland officials want a environmental review saying residents are concerned it would create a traffic safety hazard. attorney gloria alred is going after herman cain. she said herman cain should be barred from obtaining funds. >> he is not terminating his campaign and can still request funds for it. the idea that herman cain may seek to obtain taxpayer money for his campaign after the way he conducted himself is simpply outrageous. >> herman cain suspended his

bid this weekend after allegations of sexual harassment. >> former museum museum chair woman lost her battle from cancer. she was 58 years old. she was once one of the most powerful women in america however her career was tarnished in 2006 when she was ousted from hewlett-packard. ohio police say they know who did it, who lured three people to their deaths and facebook has gobbled up another small company, what the start up did that got facebook's attention. >> and what police are saying today about this, the close call after a bar in san francisco.

. san francisco police are investigating an accident involving a speeding car that crashed outside a neighborhood bar. happened after 9:00 last night at hi-tide lounge. police say the car clipped another car and slammed into a pillar. the driver and passenger were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. in ohio authorities plan on filing murder chargers against

a man charged with luring three people to their deaths with a posting on craigslist. prosecutors say richard beasley is suspected of killing them. he is jailed on unrelated charges. today prosecutors all agreed to let the district attorney prosecute the case. a 16-year-old boy is facing charges in the case as well for helping him. facebook is bringing on the team to help bolster its operations. they allow users to share information through a smartphone app and website. they announced today their move to facebook on their blog. they plan to wind down services next month. facebook did not acquire the

technology. concerns over teen seeksting may be exaggerated. only 1% of teens took pictures of themselves or something else. 6% received such images. in all, less than 10% admitted to appearing in images that didn't involve nudity. the fda will look that safety of certain birth control pills. the food and drug administration plans to hold a meeting to discuss whether birth control drugs are more likely to cause blood clots. it could result in new warning levels. blood clots can ozheart attacks and strokes. university studios is expected to announce a west coast version of its "harry potter" attraction. there are a few details being

unveiled tonight but it has drawn huge crowds. "harry potter" took three years to build in florida. so west coast fans will have to wait that long. a battle brewing between a hotel and a famous fran museum, what it could mean for customers and commuters. we will look at the frost advisory and the freeze warning in effect for the north bay. ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends,

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. in san francisco tonight a balt that has one of the best known hotels on one side and one of the best known museums on the other side. david stevenson tells us what they are fighting over. >> reporter: san francisco fire station number one behind me is set to be demolished to add a new wing to the museum but the hotel says the construction is going to make life on the street ugly for everyone. [ music playing ] >> they share one of the busiest blocks in the city and now things are out of harmony with the museum and the hotel. >> the hotel and museum enjoyed a good relationship thus far and they hope it will continue. >> reporter: they share this block of howard and third street in the south of market district. they plan to demolish this fire

station to build a new wing, adding more space. the hotel supports the addition but says construction will close down this alley way, thoughing hotel operations into chaos. >> garbage, loading and unloading of supplies, the valet operations and taxi. >> important to realize this neighborhood grew up around them. that's when the neighborhood took off. >> reporter: they are appealing the environmental impact report. they says it expects the appeal will be rejected. >> we are working closely with the neighbors to moderate the impact of the construction project. >> reporter: san francisco board of super visors will hold a hagen on the appeal january

10. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a study finds colleges and universities that don't ask about race have high percentages of asian-american students. the california institute of technology is about 1/3 asian. university of california at berkeley, which is forbidden to consider race is more than 40% asian. that's up from 20% before the law was passed. researchers say many asian- americans don't list their ethnicity due to fear of discrimination. high school student won a $100,000 science scholarship. angela zhang was awarded the honor for her research on cancer cells. the winners were announced this morning in washington. she was competing against 5 other students for the scholarship. congratulations. time to get more details on

the cold weather headed our way. let's check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> nothing that unusual for this time of year. days are getting shorter. you expect very cold overnight lowes and we will get that because we have no rain, the winds are dying down. in the north bay duplicates in the 20s and 30s. we will see a freeze warning in effect up here. temperatures in this area, napa area, going into the 20s there. very cold tonight. the forecast for the east bay valley, you are going to get a frost advisory and you will see frost -- you don't have to be in that zone or freeze warning zone to have the temperatures hit 32 degrees or have frost. frost forms at a higher temperature than the freeze temperature. if the temperature is 38 you could get frost on your window.

the low-pressure system is what gave us the wind, he is moving off and high pressure settles down and winds die down and things get cool. cool night. cold in the north bay. cool in the east bay. in the valley as well. the weather system staying to the north of us but we are getting ready for rain next week. in the mean time, temperatures in the 60s tomorrow. low 60s. not 67 like today. 60 tomorrow. 61 oakland. 61 hayward. nice day. beautiful, beautiful visibilities. many have been calling in and mentioning the lines of sight you can see. you can see the sierra nevada. 62 fremont. you can see the islands. and you can see point reyes. five-day forecast, take a peak, dry. no rain in the forecast but it

will be cold. 28 degrees is the low spot in the north bay tonight. cold again wednesday morning and warmer each morning. stuff, the freeze warning is not unexpected, especially in the north bay. we will monitor it for you. now maybe rain next week. towards the end of the week. >> we don't have to worry about black ice? >> yeah. things are dry out there. >> thank you. it's confirmed, madonna will be part of the halftime show for the super bowl. more than 162 million americans tuned in to see the super bowl last year. it will be played in indianapolis. the hit movie twilight

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the head of the federal aviation administration is on leave after a arrest for drunken driving. officers pulled him over saturday in virginia for driving down the wrong side of the street. police say he cooperated and was released. the department of transportation says he requested the leave. three years since a commuter plane crashed in new york, raised awareness about pilot fatigue. 50 people died when the plane went down. after the crash members of congress and the victim's families demandded air safety improvements that include said better training and most rest for pilots. >> the fact is nothing has

happened yet. but it's not like we will sweep that under the rug. we will continue to push for aviation safety. >> part of the problem is the faa just missed a deadline for finalizing the rules. they say they hope to have the new rules in place in weeks. nasa is announcing a big milestone. they discovered the first planet in the goldilocks zone. that means it's not too hot or too cold to sustain water. the new planet is twice the size of earth and 600 light years away. the discovery brings the mission a step closer to finding earth like planets. coming up, this video unleashed a fury about the police handling of protesters at university of california at davis.

it's a dump but not for long the transformation that will change this into a public park. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda.

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young people a once in a life time experience. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. freezing temperatures are expected to hit the bay area tonight. ron took this picture this morning and more could beethoven way -- be on the way. chief meteorologist bill martin is here now with more. >> winds are dying down. when the winds cut out that's when the temperatures drop. overnight lows are cold. outside, freeze warning from for a the north bay. it is for the santa rosa area, north bay valley, napa, in the east bay we have a frost