. you couldn't buy spirits at the mall. and this turns violent. good afternoon. i am claudine wong. we will get into more on the air jordans in just a minute. in the past hour, there is a bad accident on the upper deck of the bay brink. this is news chopper two right

now. involves a motorcycle. it was driving at a high rate of speed and crashed into a car. two lanes are blocked before the s curve and as we pan down across the span, you can see traffic is moving very slowly. all these folks trying to get into san francisco right now and we know that back up stretches for miles. >> again, if you are headed on westbound 80 into san francisco, you can expect very slow going. >> chp out there trying to clean things up. it is taking awhile. and it is panning all the way down and it get slower and the folks crowd on to the upper deck getting into the city. we will watch the situation for you and keep you updated on the noon news. police agencies responded to malls as crowd got rowdy before the sun came up. it ranged from a shot fired. and these are also being seen across the country.

we are now live from san francisco which is one spot where things got tense today. >> disorganized. chaotic. this is what it was like to get into the store to buy a pair of air jordan shoes. desperate shoppers crowded the store elbowing one another in line all for this. this is it. and you know, they are classic and it is something that you got to have. >> and i got my other ones right now. i am a true jordan wearer. and before the store opened, police why called in to control the crowds. >> there was no, there was a line. and people were able to get in front of each other. >> once the store was opened, they had to go inside to help. >> today, we know we are asking sizes. and i didn't fit anybody. >> air jordans were popular in

the mid-90s. today they released a retro version of the shoe. >> in richmond, the scene outside the mall turned violent when one shopper fired a shot in the air. he was arrested. >> i think it is high up there on the are you kidding me factor. >> fairfield police had to call for help from other police departments after it got rowdy. buying a pair of these shoes was an unfair process. they waited in line overnight and left empty-handed. >> do you get your jordans. >> i didn't get the jordans. >> there were problems in the mall and a crowd of 200 people tried to force their way into the shopping mall and they actually busted the doors to the situation. the situation was so volatile that the foot locker inside didn't even open today.

>> pretty unbelievable. thanks. >> here was the scene at webster mall in stockton. they dashed into the mall and several people got caught in the crowd and fell. we are not sure if anyone was seriously hurt. it wasn't northern california that saw wild scenes outside the shoe stores when they put to get irtheir hands on the concord. 20 poem were pepper sprayed after getting in fights at the seattle mall and it was a near riot at a detroit mall after a crowd showed up hours before the stores were even open. another problem at a bay area store. it wasn't nikes: this is the same store where there was a shooting on black friday. police say the victim was waiting for his wife to come out of the store around 10:30. he got into an argument with another man who pulled out a gun and shot him in the leg. he is expected to be okay. >> even with the violence and trouble over shoes.

it will be a busy day. >> coming up in 10 minutes, last minute rush to find the perfect gift. >> well bay area airports promise to be busy as they plan for the holiday getaway. >> they say this is the busiest day of the holiday season for them. this is for the passengers to arrive or depart. it is up 5% from last year. >> we have had more come in this year. more available seats and it is set up a little pit and all these factors have one in the airport. and it had been terrific and that's where we see the growth right now. >> bay area airport did not report any weather delays this morning. they did have two fluids to chicago canceled and those were due to mechanical problems. triple a is projecting between now and monday, january second, nearly 92 million americans will make a road trip of 50 miles. it is 30% of the u.s.

population. you are looking at 880 in oakland. see how things are a little bit slow on the southbound side and moving quite well in the northbound direction. i want to remind you again, if we go back to the bay bridge, we showed you this at the start of the show. look at the parking lot on the upper kick of the bay bridge. if you can avoid heading into san francisco, you will want to can that. at least for a few hours. that is not moving. there is a fatal motorcycle crash right about the spot of the s curve and chp trying to clear that up and that mess backs up traffic for miles. >> well, big rig crash and this is causing problems for people trying to get away to the mountains. >> eastbound near the state line is closed. a big rig crashed near truckee and they needed to clean up a fuel spill. they were hoping to have it opened by this time.

one east pound and two westbound lanes are open right now. >> well, done deal. congress delivered a last minute holiday tax cut extension to 160 million workers. it happened in a very rare session on capitol hill after months of partisan bickering. >> scott mcfar land joins us from the washington newsroom with the latest on the vote and the temporary fix. scott. >> claudine, it is official. >> it is for two more months. a year of political battles and standoffs. >> what is happening here today. it is shameful. >> it is a protest. >> mere government shutdowns and ended so quietly. >> without objection, so ordered. >> the senate is engrossed and house calmly anti climactically approved the tax cut. they promised to block the deal for a longer extension.

and caved. >> it is right thing to do and more money spent by more americans and more businesses hiring more workers. >> federal unemployment workers with financial aid to doctors said the political chaos threatens the country's trust in congress. already at historicallies. blasting both parties on twitter. we spoke by skype today. >> if they want a tax cut, they dehumanize it. for it. the majority of people are getting tired of washington. >> this man hanson clerk of detroit few into d.c. even though there was no vote. he wanted to make sure there was no funny business or last minute objection to stop the tax cut deal. >> because of politics. that's the only reason why this whole agreement was held up is because of politics. >> got a statement from nancy pelosi saying quote, today is a

victory for all americans. we have work to do to ensure it lasts through 2012. live in washington, scott mcfarlane. >> so, here is what the bill will do until the end of february. it keeps the payroll tax at 4.2%. renews federal benefits for the long term unemployed. refers 7% tax payment. and it will all cost $33 billion which comes from higher fees on government home loans and both political parties are required to name negotiators for a long term deal. >> now, that the deal is done. president obama is headed out on the delayed holiday vacation. he took off from andrews air force base. and air force one is now headed to hawaii. the president's family is already there. they started their christmas vacation without him. >> people searched for a new place to live, investigators

are trying to figure out what caused a fast moving fire this afternoon. >> kraig debro has been on the scene and joins us live with what we can expect. >> cloud deny, they are sifting through the -- claudine, they are sifting through here for the cause of yesterday's fire. the damage had been done. many people are losing everything. >> it is crazy. like you see it on tv and in the movies. >> reporter: for many of the residents. on pierce and golden gate, today's mission is a salvage operation. >> if i do get stuff out. i don't know how good it is going to be or what is left. >> for others. this is figuratively or literally ground zero. >> this is all we have left. >> the fire started before noon. it smothered the buildings. and strong gusty wind fed the flames. four people are injured.

including two firefighters. the city brought in half the department. and put out the flames by three in the afternoon. investigators are looking closely for the cause. >> we called 1502, the fire building. and that just tells me they are going to start there. >> today, the buildings, not the fire is the problem. a chimney teeters in the back. and a a building inspector can say whether they can return to get belongings. >> this won't change what she lost? >> everything. everything really. all my clothes. i won't be able to get my clothes out. >> this personal stuff that i had over the years. >> back here at the scene, changing out, they are watching this since early this morning. fire inspector and building inspector is here. fire inspector doing the

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. all right. we are giving awe live look at the bay bridge from news chopper two. things aren't moving much better along the span. this is the upper deck. chp is out there responding to a motorcycle collision. it is taking a long time to get into san francisco. if you can avoid it, you should do that. pgand e said this will be installed to avoid future blackouts. >> they are installing additional back up power that was responsible for the power system. >> it says the equipment will give them real time data on the items. a powerful fire at franklin. this is where former mayor

jerry brown lived. no reported outages because of the fire. new at noon, they have arrest add custodian who worked for the mount diablo school district because of lewd acts with a minor. >> they had him in custody. that was near his home in the 500 block of jones place. the victim is a boy under 14 who is not a student at any of the schools. after officers arrested him, they served a search warrant at his home. >> what we basically clothed from his home is computer related material. anything he stored images on. notes. photographs. anything leafs that. >> police say -- anything like that. >> a man is under arrest at noontime for being a fake doctor in san francisco's mission district. 49-year-old carlos guzman

operate add dermatology clinic called dermaclinic. he faces charges for stealing the identity of a physician assistant and performing invasive procedures on two victims without a license. they say there are more victims and had he hope they come forward. >> we want to make it clear to the public, if you you are going to have a medical procedure. just like any other professional work. make sure that you verify that the person you are using is someone that is licensed. >> he is set to be arraigned in an hour. if convicted, he is facing up to 12 years in prison. >> time is running out to get the christmas shopping done. >> parking lots are packed today. this morning, the aisles inside the store were beginning to fill up at the target store and store managers say a normal day would bring 6,000 customers.

>> we expect 10,000 guests to come lew the door. and tomorrow about another 10,000 guests. >> most retailers rely on holiday sales to make up the annual revenues. >> after losing several tenants. businesses are moving back to the square. leasing companies say new leases and lease renew fuels have been signed -- renewals have been signed. >> solar panel company sungevuty and they signed on for an expansion. >> now a russian space vessel is docked at the space station. >> that brings the total number of station view members to six. they are gearing up for the arrival of the first commercial

cargoship which is set to launch in january. >> the pilot of the single engine replica of the plane headed for the sand near m. and -- near myrtle beach. he couldn't get there both people who were on board are okay. faa is now investigating. crew members in sacramento are making a special delivery. >> he was loaded with 1200 toys left the air fold for fort campbell, kentucky. they are for troops returning from deployment. so they can give them to their kids. >> it is part of the drive. >> we have captured the sights and the sounds of the season. >> we hope you will enjoy it. >> holiday in focus. >> they fanned out across the bay area to bring you holiday

season of giving. caring and sharing. >> it airs on christmas eve and christmas day at 5:30 p.m. good afternoon to you. dry and quiet. that's what we are looking at for our friday as well as holiday weekend. air quality today is moderate. meaning, it is okay to burn. and although, you can help out the atmosphere by avoiding it. >> we are still light with winds. and it will continue throughout the afternoon. >> 51 degrees a.m. and so, still cool out there. >> this is a 35. 40-degree warm up. >> 54 in concord. >> 54 in liver -- and they are reporting upper 40s and an as well as the city of oakland reporting 52, 53 degrees. we are all in the same boat.

>> high clouds sweeping through. this is sticking to the north of us. and the rain is going to stay to the north as well. >> dry throughout the holiday weekend. they will be on the mild side. and we are expecting another rounds of cold. >> we clear out once again. this sets the stage for very, very cold temperatures. we wick up and the national weather service has not issued the freeze warning. >> we wake up with clouds once again. >> that is going to stay to the north the and we are into sunday night. >> we are dry. >> and that storm has little impact on us. >> light wind. and our eye highs. >> cooler. and not as brisk. >> the forecast for today. >> 60 degrees. >> it is in the city of san francisco s and 68 for oakland.

and widespread are approaching the south bay as well. >> it is a cool one. and sing beinging down to mid-hours. >> and light wind. >> maybe a great weekend. >> it is low 60s. very chilly mornings. and we are try. >> if you look towards tuesday. and the possibility of rain tuesday night. >> it could hope the door to this. >> if it is not going to snow. let it be cold. and let us know. >> well, santa cruz native of chris renee is headed home. what he says about the third place finish. and his plans for the future. [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank

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competition. he is headed back to santa cruz and he plans to pursue his contrary. >> it is amazing i got to do this. and god has blessed me with so many opportunities and touch a lot of people's hearts out there. i got to say thank you. >> renee celebrate his birthday on sunday, christmas day. >> melanie amaro. >> and last night's winner was 19-year-old melanie amaro, she received a 5 millioned contract. and will have her own pepsi commercial. she was eliminated and then given a second chance. >> coming up at five. we look at mayhem at the malls. >> what causes people to act out. and this is while they waited in line for the air jordans. plus the emotional homecoming for a soldier

returning home to his family for the holidays. be sure to join us again at five. we are always here for you at ktvu.com. and mobile ktvu.com. >> remember, by bridge still backed up at this hour. bye-bye.

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