the shoppers battling in stores, on shelves is nothing new. him > the altercations happening before people get into the store. before they fight over the from duct. >> reporter: many left disappointed. >> i didn't get the jordons. i still ain't got them. it's 8:00 in the morning. it's crazy. >> reporter: they are available for a price. >> lot of people that buy them to resell them because they go up in price. you gain like a hundred profit. >> reporter: it all leaves some scratching their heads. >> my goodness. they better be magic. >> there is a recession why are they all in line buying shoes in there is a recession. i don't understand that. >> reporter: coming up at six what drive to this mob

mentality. >> air jordon fever spread across the country. in seattle more than a thousand lined up outside one mall. they started hitting and shoving each other, police pepper sprayed about 20 customers to try it break up the fight. one was arrested after he allegedly pushed an officer. some customers outside an indiana shopping center got tired of waiting broke the doors off the hinges and pushed their way inside the mall. the chaos then escalated when the shoe was sold out and security eventually was forced to call police. tempers outside a north carolina store. two women waiting to buy air jordons got into a fight. one said the other tried to cut the line. more than two dozen police were on duty to help keep the peace. the air jordon shoe first debuted in 1985. it sold for $65 a mare.

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the flame that went through the two buildings in the western edition district. >> the wind conditions were extraordinary for that time day. we started to get that wind condition later in the afternoon but at noon yesterday we had gusts of up to 30. >> reporter: it was believed it started just before noon at

this three story 1915 house. today they say it actually started next door in this 27 unit building. >> the area of origon was at the rear of 1015 pierce in an alley where the trash was collected. >> reporter: they say the high winds blew the flames in to the neighboring building. the cause is under investigation. three buildings and a school district facility had more than eight million dollars in damages. that doesn't include the possessions lost by the 38 adults and three children now out of their homes this holiday weekend. >> you okay? >> no. >> reporter: some of them were allowed inside today to save what they could. >> those areas are -- relatively safe, they are limited access, just to get their most valuables, most valuable and precious items. >> reporter: just after four

the fire department turned the buildings back over to the owners there are crews at work getting ready to board up the buildings to keep them from the public. david stevenson. >> and our coverage continues online you can go to the website where you can see more video from the massive fire, just click on the raw video tab. >> if you are heading out of town for the holidays you are not alone. 134,000 are expected to come through the airport today. that's up 5% from a year ago making the airport's busiest travel day of the season. it's also busy at oakland international. all three of those airports are report nothing major delays. >> this is interstate 80.

the travel is up 4% compared to last year. nationwide 92 million are expected to hit the road. that's an increase of more than a million people. a number of bay area police agencies plan to put a checkpoint starting tonight. part of the 17 day holiday campaign designed to catch drunk drivers. they plan to have every available officer on the road between six this evening and midnight on monday. >> the police are investigating a deadly crash. a motorcycle crash that tied up traffic for hours today on the bay bridge. the motorcycle hit a toyota on the upper deck near the bridge's s curve around 10:45 this morning. witnesses say the motorcyclist was speeding. he was thrown from the bike and died at the scene. the driver and passenger in the toyota were not hurt. the two right westbound lanes were blocked about two hours. >> berkeley police looking for

a gunman. the shots were fired at 66th street and sacramento avenue. police say officers otherrer arrived about three minutes after getting the first call but the man was gone. a portion of sacramento was closed for about two hours while officers went door to do looking for the gunman. they didn't release the name its of thes victims. >> walnut creek place say they have arrested a man on suspicious of committing lewd act was a child. they say they took the 44-year- old john astor into custody. then they serve aid search warrant. >> what we collected from his home is computer related, anything he can store, images on, notes, photographs, anything like that. >> police say the victim is a boy under 14 who was not a student at any of the schools

where astor works. because he works at several schools they are trying to find if there are other victims. a san francisco man accused of posing as a doctor is in jail tonight. coming up in nine minutes what he is a accused of preforming on patients and the charms is he chases. >> earlier the mayor called those two power outages at candlestick a national embarrassment. now it turns out the city is admitting responsibility for one of them. the stadium went dark at the start of the game between the 49ers and the steelers. the power then did it again during the second quarter. in a letter the mayor said a switch on the stadium's back up power system malfunctioned and the city is responsible because it operates and maintains the stadium. pg&e has taken responsibility for the first outage.

>> weeks of politics ended with a vote today. >> reporter: a year of political battles and standoffs. whale . >> shameful. >> reporter: a year of protests ended so quietly. >> without objection so ordered. >> reporter: the senate. >> the bill is engrossed. >> reporter: and house calmly approved the extension of the payroll tax cut. the house republicans who promised to block it caved. >> it's the right thing to do. >> reporter: federal unemployment benefits and financial aid to doctors extended two months other but the political chaos threatens the country's trust in congress. already at historic lows among those, chris p, we spoke to him. >> if the republicans want a

tax cut the democrats demonize it, they want it the republicans don't want to pay for it. the majority of people are tired of washington. >> reporter: seems congress doesn't trust itself. this man, a freshman congressman flew in even through there was no vote. he wanted to make sure there was no funny business or last minute objection to stop the deal. >> because of politics. that's the only reason why that whole agreement was held up. >> reporter: a statement from nancy pelosi said stowed a victory for all americans, for the security of the middle class and economic growth. in washington scott mcfarland. >> here is what the bill will do until the end of february. it keeps the payroll tax at 4.2%. it renews federal benefits for the long term unemployed, it prevents a 27% cut to medicare and requires presidential approval of the canada texas

oil pipeline. it'll cost $33 billion which will come from higher fees on government home loans. >> in the slowest trading day this year stocks moved higher. investors seemed encouraged by the congressional compromise to extend the payroll tax holiday and emergency unemployment benefits. the dow is up 124 points, the nasdaq added 19. the new home sales last month hit their highest level in seven months. the rate for november was 315,000 new homes sold. that's increase of 1.6% over the month before. combined with fewer homes being built it pushed to a record low of new home its on the market. >> it's a real estate hot spot. the community with its best year since 1935. >> temperatures dropping off

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. a family escaped for burning home unhurt this afternoon. news chopper 2 was overhead shortly after the fire was reported. a spokeswoman said it took firefighters 20 minutes to contain the one alarm fire ate home. the alameda county fire department said the cause isn't known. the best year since 1935. that's what one real estate agent is saying about office rental space. santa clara is hot, especially mountain view and palo alto. live in the south bay tells us why its been such a banner year and the one catch year. >> reporter: frank sunnyvale is one of those hot spots to. you can see moffet tower.

it was empty for years but companies moved in recently. its prime real estate visible to drivers. high rices ready to live from palo alto the office space is being snatched up. >> we are real happy with how thing its turned out. the company had a record year. >> reporter: john -- said this is the company's best year in leasing since 1935. he said the demand for class o office spade has guard rupeled since last year. they are just a handful of the businesses contributing to the growth. >> as the company its do well they need more space. we are lucky to have that. >> reporter: apple lead the pack with two million square feet of office space. santa clara board of

supervisorrers president said this is a great sign of economic growth. >> it means people are getting back to work and we know -- we are seeing other indications of those trends. we expect that to be a cascading effect throughout the area, more job growth. . >> reporter: it's mostly cities along the peninsula seeing the growth, san jose may be the next hot spot. >> that's where the available space is for nice high end office. >> reporter: class b office buildings that are often single story aren't leasing as much. they seem to want to be in the new e, high rice buildings because they have visibility. >> after losing several tenants over the past couple years businesses are once again moving back to oakland's jack lone dan square. leasing companies say several new leases and renewals have been signed to fill about 45,000 square feet of office

and retail space. new tenants include haven, a new restaura peterson and solar company sun jevity has signed on. >> several gay friendly clergy have been uninvited to speak at a catholic church in san francisco. they included james bar and roland stringfellow. they were supposed to speak at most holy redeemer church. the church was ordered to take back the invite. a man is under arrest accused of being a fake doctor in san francisco's mission district. the 49-year-old alli operated a clinic called derma clinic on mission street. he faces charges for stealing the identity of a doctor's assistant and preforming medical procedures on two victims without a license.

the da said one victim had a serious infection following a botched lipo. >> she developed a severe infection where she had to go to a licensed professional to have taken care of. it could have gotten worse and she could have died. >> the da said there are more victims and hope they come forward. if convicted he faces up to 12 years from prison. >> a man convicted in a murder for hire is seeking a new trial after documents would revealed. paul garcia was convicted of murder for the shooting death of a man. he was supposed to be sentenced yesterday but instead transcripts a private meeting between his former attorney and the judge were unsealed and the transcripts saw that his former attorney said there was actually an important witness who would testify that the mexican mafia, not garcia

ordered the hit. that attorney in the end refused to call that witness to the stand. four more national stores have pulled a batch of powdered baby formula after the death of a newborn president the formula in question is enfamil newborn. wal-mart was the first to pull the formula from the stores, today four more did the same. wal-mart, safeway and super value. officials still doing tests to see if that formula was tainted. >> more trouble tonight for california's high speed rail project. officials are backing off the claim it'll create a million jobs, they say the definition was not precise and possibly confusing. that in response to an investigation. interstate 80 through the sierra back open tonight after a peace diesel spill caused it

to crash. the drivers swerved to avoid a deal deal. about a hundred gallons spilled. it closed for five hours. they cleaned up the spill and reopened all lanes. a small wildfire in a heavyly forested area of the sierra nevada has been contained but tonight it's still not quite out. 9 fire broke out yesterday morning in -- and burned about a quarter acre. it's still smoking tonight and the crews are working to put out the live hot spots. they are unusual in that area this time of year because it's usually covered in snow. > santa won't have to worry about smoke, tomorrow is another spare the area day so fuel -- indoors and outdoor social security bad unless it's your only source of heat. >> were you saying in. >> i was saying -- check on

tonight's forecast. its been another kind of beautiful afternoon. mark in the weather center. >> once that sunsets, this afternoon and the evening at 4:55 temperatures dropping rapidly. here is a sampling of the lows, from the 20s, out toward concord, fairfield, down to 20 degrees, early this morning and temperatures already dropping off. in fact a look at some of the current numbers, napa, down to 44, fairfield at 46, hayward 51 and san jose not as cold but still coming back down. here is the satellite, few clouds moving in to parts of the bay area this morning and the afternoon hours, those high cloud wills continue to move out to the south and east and this -- storm track out here in the pacific could generate a few showers up in the pacific northwest . we have a rain free forecast here in the bay area, right on through the holiday

weekend. cool morning -- another freeze warning, this begins at 11:00 o'clock. lasting until 9:00. for the same areas we had this morning. the north bay and the -- including san jose. overnight lows tomorrow morning back down into the lower 20s to the lower 30s. here is the look at the projected numbers. santa rosa 26, napa23, the numbers you want to keep the plants and animals warm. for saturday morning into sunday we will bump it up for christmas day as far as the offer night lows, could still have patchy frost to start out the day. san francisco forecast low of 42 degrees. as far as lake tahoe into the sierra this weekend plenty of sun. look at these overnight low, six degrees, start out saturday morning but temperatures on track to reach the mid to upper 40s. maybe a few extra clouds into sunday with partly cloudy conditions, coming up one part of the holiday weekend we could

track a few extra high clouds, also high lying the shower chances coming up in the extended forecast. >> state fish and game say the smelt has rebounded to its highest level in a decade. the department's survey show there is are significantly more smelt now than a year ago and the population is at the highest level since 2001. it's decline had lead to pumping restrictions. rainfall is being credited now in part for the rebound. >> the nurse's strike is over in the bay area so why are they still off the job? also a big change set to take place in sacramento. who is voting for a new leader after the new year. >> and donald trump says are you fired to the gop. how he plans to vote and what he may do if he decides to run for the white house. . >> this store about a family struggling to find housing. now. >> i'm happy.

>> i'm gratel it's all work out. >> the amazing generosity. and --. >> farmers aren't used to turning on sprinklers in december but starting today the dry windy fire conditions are forcing them to do a lot differently. >> tonight on ktvu channel 2news at six complete bay area news coverage. jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney.

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million people this year to the pap population. in the past decade california's population lass jumped by 10%. texas, florida, georgia and north carolina also saw big gains. >> republicans in the california state senate will likely vote for a new laider when they come back to the capitol in january. the current minority leader will leave because of term limits and says january will be the logical time to reelectricity re-- pick a new leader. the republicans hold 15 of the 40 seats in the california senate. a south bay dance company is forming a partnership with one of the nation's most successful proballet companies. ballet san jose will partner with american ballet theater of new york. a news ruling announced the plan that american ballet will be a catalyst for a new and

rapid growth. under the deal they will have access to the new york companies resources, dance training and advisory staff. >> the final countdown to christmas. we take a look at gifts big and small that people are rushing to bring home. >> i can hardly talk about it without crying. >> and christmas arrives early for one of the last soldiers to leave iraq. today's reunion here in the bay area. ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends,

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at&t. . complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel days befor christmas and it appears there are a lot of people who still haven't finished their shopping. many are looking for the last minute deals and there a lot of

great deals. then there are those where money seems to be no object. what you can get big or small. >> see there. >> this is beautiful. >> isn't this great? >> reporter: she can't unwrap it but she still feels like a kid on christmas because of her husband. >> i wanted to drive away with the ribbon on top. down the freeway i go. red ribbon on top of. >> reporter: this is the sport edition. >> reporter: the hybrid version that have sedan. it's the busiest time of year. they even have ways to deliver the shiny gifts. >> we just have the inhouse wave -- that hey it's a surprise for the wife, don't send anything out until this date. >> reporter: this actually may be a good gift. >> reporter: if are you the less it more buyer check out

the super store in daley city. $1.40 -- fun and unique . >> it's bizarre. a two headed puppy puzzle. >> reporter: you can find anything here that you never thought you would want to buy. random. cool nick knacks. . >> reporter: -- it's the thought that counts. >> she lost her mother unexpectedly. it just felt like it was something that question could do it make her more pleasant for -- you know. >> thank you. >> reporter: if you don't have a lot of money to spend -- it's a great place to shop. you can get a business card holder for dad for $1.50. a if you are a big spender we are going to show you how to

deck the driveway. >> thank you. retailers are doing their best to lure in shoppers. many have extended their hours and flash prices to bargin basement levels. they have all day, all night shopping starting tuesday. it ends tomorrow night christmas eve at ten. other stores staying open at midnight. >> if you have your picture taken this weekend there is a good chance it can be snapped a smart phone. they are cutting into sales of digital cameras. if fact sales of basic cameras are down 17%. 27% of all photographs and videos taken this year were shot with smart phones. that's up 10%. owners say they prefer the convenience of the phone that are almost always with them. the ceo of netflix is paying the . the ceo's

salary won't change but according to filings the company is cutting his stock option allowance in half to $1.5 million. netflix changed how it charges customers and 800,000 of them ended up dropping the service. >> a joyful homecoming for a bay area soldier. a army sergeant has completed his final tour of duty and makes it home in time for christmas. mike now with that emotional reunion. >> reporter: tonight a story of family and sacrifice that begin was the embrace of a father and son. >> i can hardly talk about it without crying. i'm so proud. >> nicholas is glad to be home. 25-year-old sergeant served two tours in iraq, past one lasted

11 months. >> make sure everybody is on top of their job, provided whatever they needed for help. we did a great job. >> he would do anything he had to do to make sure his country was safe. he is a major hero in my life. i look up to him. >> reporter: the young sergeant is one of the last soldiers to leave iraq and since the united states withdraw from iraq over the last week the violence has heated up in baghdad. market, grocery stores, cafes, government buildings all subject to at least 16 deadly attacks during the last 36 hours, despite the violence the sergeant says he is proud of the job he and others did preparing the soldiers for the future. >> the whole winning hearts and mind things -- a security training course. it was successful. i'm very glad we got out of there. >> he love his country.

oand christmas came early. her grandson is home in her arms where she says he belongs. >> it's a good christmas. >> i don't think your smile can get bigger. >> i'm thrilled. i'm thrilled to have him home. >> reporter: mike, channel 2news. >> coast guard crew members making a special delivery this holiday season. a plane loaded with 1200 toys left the air field today for fort campbell kentucky. they will be given to troops returning deployment to then give them to their children. they were collected in sacramento as part of the yellow ribbon america toy drive. and we have captured the sights and sounds of the season in a special program called holiday in focus. photographers bring you stories about the holiday season of giving, caring sharing. it airs tomorrow night at 6:30 and then again on christmas day

at 5:30 p.m. >> former president george hw bush threw his support behind mitt romney today. >> i had the chance to chat with the president and wish him a merry christmas. he did the same to me. i thanked him for his support, his leadership, his life, and his friendship, mean a great deal to me. this is much more important to me than even politic alli. he is a real hero to me and my family and i appreciate his support. >> reporter: the form reprises president stopped short of endorsing him saying he is the best choice for the nomination. >> they had a lease good experience with biden. they exchanged barbs over whose policies best for the country. biden said romney's policies would leave most behind.

romey responded by saying the president and vice president live in a fantasy land. >> now that he assigned the new tax cut extension the president has last for his family christmas vacation. he joined michelle obama and his daughters. they have been on the islands for a week now. the departure was delayed because of the political debate. donald trump host of the apprentice said you're fired to the republican party. he has watched from republican to independent. he has considered making a third presidential run in 2012 if he doesn't like the nominee. the change in party would let him enter the race after the end of his tv show. >> with the partisan fight over payroll tax cuts behind him members of congress are gearing up for a new battle. the faa -- membership of the

fight around a 2010 2010 administrative ruling. a senate version keep itself in place. the faa is operating on a short term authority station passed earlier this year. >> there are issues tonight at arlington national cemetery. the range of problems facing up to 6 5,000 graves. >> and medical perjury in the united kingdom. what sent prince phillip to the hospital today.

. an army investigation says as many as 6 5,000 graves at arlington appear to have some kind of problem ranging errors in the record to miss identified remains. this after a year long study ordered by congress. the most are in the civil war graves. the army said it'll take six months to sort it out. bay area organizations dedicated to helping the homeless say they welcome the announcement by the federal government. the ball administration announced its handing out $76 million to keep programs operating. 200 organizations here in the bay area are among those that will receive grants the department of housing urban development. for example the city of san $19 million for its homeless shelters and other

programs. alameda is on tap to get 22 until. >> california has seen it's first flu death this season. they are calling the death of a kern county man as flu related. he was in his late 30a. overall flu cases in the state remain low, the doctors recommend people still get vaccines because the season peaks between january and march. prince phillip was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pain. his husband is seen entering the church last april. a spokeswoman said doctors put in a stent. the prince is 90. >> george michael is recovering after a dangerous bout of knew knew. -- he was been at the hospital ever since. he is still recovering.

>> how many moons does earth have? if you say one are you almost certainly wrong. according to a new find i will tell you about. >> temperatures dropping rapidly right now. coming up the coolest morning of the weekend and when shower chances could be added to the bay area forecast. . >> new at six we first brought you this story about a family struggling to find housing. now --. >> i'm happy. i'm grateful. i'm gratel to everything that's working out for us. >> hear about the amazing generosity that has this family off the streets. >> and farmers aren't used to turning on sprinklers in des but the dry windy fire conditions are forcing them to do a lot differently. >> tonight at six complete bay area news coverage.

. an early present for earth. we have another moon. at least two, one you see and others you don't.

john fowler with what sciencists say is a big surprise. >> reporter: this turns on its head everything we thought we knew about the moon. there are more than one. fly me to the moon or is it moons? sciencists now say when americans went to the moon it was just our biggest moon, nobody knew it then but our planet had and continues to have sciencists say many moons. we spoke to visitors to the space and science center. >> really weird. >> reporter: researchers report they saw something four years ago, a tiny dot they first thought was a spent rocket booster outside lunar orbit. they have confirmed it was a space rock. a moon, one of many. >> objects that temporarily orbit the earth, like the moon does. >> reporter: they say there are

so many of them circling close to earth that at any one time this is almost certainly not our only moon. the other moons thought to be small, the first one found was about car sized. >> can we call it a moon that small but sure, why not. >> reporter: the hawaii sciencists say one of every thousand meteors is likely a temporary moon that fell to earth. others are flung back into space after a few months or years. could these earth orbiting rocks cause us to rewrite our calendars? >> full moon and a second moon. >> reporter: this is a real moon rock. sciencists want to capture a small moon and bring it back to earth. it would be a sample of the early solar system. they say they are coming to us so we don't have to go to them. >> a russian space craft is now safely docked at the space

station. it arrived today carrying an machine, a russian and a dutchman on board. that brings the total number of international space station crew members now to six. it's gearing up for the arrival of the first commercial cargo ship. that's set to launch in february. doctors in arizona are using miracle after a badly injured car accident patient woke up after two months in a coma. >> i don't remember much from the coma but -- i remember everything from the crash. >> for him to be walking in here just a couple months later from such a deep coma. we give him a minimal chance for survival. that's a great christmas story. . >> reporter: the 21-year-old's condition was to bad his family nearly took him off life support but now credit all of the prayers people said on his behalf. >> next month a state board of

forestry will vote on a new fire fee. under the plan rural owners would pay $150 a year to generate money for fire prevention. officials still rewriting the regulations to define what types of homes would be subject to the fee. many rural residents have spoken out against the fee that they say is a new tax imposed without a vote. >> on to the weather. what a day today. over to mark who is in for bill martin. feels like october. >> that's right . after the cold morning temperatures recovered nicely into the afternoon. you may have noticed a few high clouds in to parts of the bay area. this was the seen, you can see the clouds moving off and the sunsetting. right now we have partly cloudy, clear skies and temperatures dropping off and that will set the stage for a very cold morning. a repeat from this morning as a result. freeze warnings for parts of the north bay, for the valleys, east bay and the santa clara

valley overnight tonight, begins later on tonight into early tomorrow morning. santa rosa forecast low of 26, san jose 31 and san francisco cold downtown and in the lower 40s to start out your saturday. it has been a very dry december, with high pressure in command of the weather. few high clouds will sneak into the bay area as we head in to the second half of the weekend on christmas day. can see the three days of rain, hasn't been much. the 11th, 12th and 15. another dry week and a dry forecast. this weekend once again am frost, temperatures in the 20s and 30s then fair skies into the afternoon hours, few extra high clouds could head in on sunday for christmas day. temperatures for afternoon highs mainly in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. here -- tomorrow morning you will notice this -- earlier this morning the temperature on timeline in to the afternoon. basically back up in to the 50s

and to the 60s. that showed friday but -- basically the same story as we head into saturday. here is the plan for tomorrow. temperatures in the 20s, 30s to around 40. by 12:00 mostly sunny and mild conditions in to the afternoon. upper 50s to lower 60's. santa rosa around 60. these numbers -- a touch warmer than today's highs, that means san jose at 61. here is a look ahead. the extended forecast with the weekend always in view. you will notice this with the freeze warnings still to talk about saturday morning on christmas day we -- the morning hours pretty cold. not as chilly but patchy frost for santa to dodge first thing sunday morning. then a quiet weather pattern. just a slight chance of a few light showers on wednesday but no real strong storms in eight. >> i can tell my daughters clouds may slow down santa. >> just a little. >> thank you. >> a christmas tradition

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. they call it the last big toy drive in san francisco. when everybody else has given out their toys the folks here are just starting. as part of a long time city tradition the restaurant today kicked off its toy drive with a

lunch for firefighters and police officers who will be giving out toys to the forgotten children on christmas day. workers just started collecting donations this afternoon and will hand out what they have on sunday. >> all round the bay area people are lining up a traditional treat, the tamale. the tamale factory was hopping as people arrived. they are very popular this time of year in mexican and other latin american cultures. one customer was picking up six dozen of them today. >> its been a family tradition. my grandmother used to make the best ones. when she passed away we couldn't make them anymore. we found this place. >> the owner of the factory said they are swamped and cannot take anymore orders over the phone but they can still come to the store to buy orders of three dozen or more. >> coming up in 90 seconds at

six. >> homeless family gets unexpected help from channel it viewers and good news about their future just in time. >> also new at six the unusual wintertime move by bay area firefighters. the decision that could apply to anybody who wants to strike a match outside.

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. just hours ago new information in the key question was answered about that massive fire that displaced dozens in san francisco. >> witnesses say it was crazy. the shopping city to get acharne type of shoe, you will hear what caused the madness. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at six. >> good evening. san francisco fire officials have given new information on that five alarm fire in the western edition. this as dozens of displaced residents try to put their lives back together. david stevenson. a key question has been answered. ofire investigator