maureen kelly explains. >>maureen: its a 19 year-old was working behind the counter here at goodman building supplies when two young woman came in. >> they wanted to see our self-defense lemons, there were asking about taser is. >>maureen: he says the women said to stun guns and pepper spray and all a sudden they started running, one towards a back exit into the other took off out of this door. he called them outside and watched them get into a car. uses of all to take a picture of the car and license plate. the turn that over to police. 12 minutes later sheriff's deputies found the car and the occupants. police identified them, you can see them being taken into custody in this video. police say they have since learned that the stolen weapons were going to be used against someone else in an act of retribution. >>officer: by getting these young ladies in custody we were able to prevent another crime. >> he did not run after the vehicle got information that helped us out quite a bit. this is great that technol

>>maureen: scott the nearly two-hour funeral ended with a flag being given to the family as well as a flight over. >>pam: in danville, the body of lance corporal joshed morale took place at the state fellowship church. joshua was known as the tajik to his friends, he was 19 years old and killed in combat in afghanistan on november 18th. >>pam: a set of the guardsmen who died in afghanistan was brought home this afternoon. jeff bush was there and spoke with the young man's mother and said his goal in life was to help people in need. jeff >> it was acquired in a dignified arrival. full military honors were rendered. in a national guard specialists, john walsh, died in afghanistan. he was killed by incoming fire. his tour in afghanistan was almost over. he was part of the military police and his mother said he loved being in the army. >> he had a passion for the military. he went into the military police because he knew he could get the training. he could not be a cop at 18 years old, but he could in the military police. the was terrified. we thought about it. when he turned 18, he signe

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maureen? >> indeed. sherry ly on capitol hill, thank you for that. >>> congress is sending a $662 billion defense bill to president obama for his signature. the senate voted for the sweeping bill yesterday. it authorizes money for military personnel, weapons systems and the wars in afghanistan and iraq among other things. the white house approved it on wednesday. >>> in the last debate on the fox newschannel before the iowa caucuses, the candidates try to lay out their plan to fix the economy and take on president obama. but they also attacked newt gingrich who was leading in the polls and defended his conservative credentials. >> i have a 90% american cover union voting record for 20 years. i balanced the budgeet for four state years, paid off $405 billion in debt, pretty conservative. i think people have to watch my career and decide. >> one of the concerns i had was when speaker gingrich was speaker of the house, he had an opportunity to defund planned parenthood and he chose not to take t. >> this ec

lauren demarco has more details. >> reporter: hi, maureen. i have to tell you if you're sitting at home and thinking maybe this is the year we should come check out alexandrea, not a bad idea. the weather is perfect for it, a lot of things are starting and getting ready to kick off. at 7:00 p.m., most of the concerts will start. 18 venues, 100 performers. i can tell you we were looking at the map, like wow, there is a lot going here and alexandrea knows how to do it and how to ring in the new year. this is the 15th year of -- 17th year of first night alexandrea, and there is someone here with me. >> that's right. >> this is the vice-mayor of alexandrea. kerry don limit how are you? >> hello, happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> what can people expect when they come here? start off with parking. >> parking should be available. we have parking at the office and the garages. there is some street parking that will be available. and that is going to be a fun night, 18 different venues, over 100 performers, performances and they will culmin

maureen? >> sound good. thanks, gary. now you have the news edge. of course, we're always auto www.myfoxdc.com. have a great -- on www.myfoxdc.com. have a great night. see you back here tomorrow.

maureen kelly- jens >>maureen: of some longshoremen were turned away or not hired or sis or cancelled. >> it is a bad time of year for the 99% to be suffering. >> delays caused by the demonstrations heard the companies that depend on these courts. not all of them are big corporations. >> there are thousands of businesses that shipped in and out of this port. >> it hurt us yesterday but hopefully there is a cause. hopefully it works out. >>catherine: oakland officials are still adding up the cost of police from last year. 1.5 million has already been spent in dealing with the occupy movement. >>catherine: said there is an upcoming hearing in sacramento for the use of force at the universities. the officials will be testifying, this was sparked by instances of pepper spring. the police, advisers and students will also be there. >> the kron4 news at 8:00 a.m. is just getting started. pg&e is taking a stand on his financially responsible for last year's five line explosion. that is coming up. >>charles: in the east bay, a chp said they support a call for a ban on testing and talking on it

>>maureen: the four women you see are mothers of soldiers that have fought in iraq, afghanistan or both. if you have sons still on active duty and all have mixed emotions about troops pulling out. none of them feel 100 percent relieved. >> for me it was anticlimactic. our men and women of the best in the world. >> i have a feeling that many of them will get some other places. there is a concern that things will fall apart. >> i think about how much our country has lost in terms of military personnel who have lost lives, lambs or are suffering. i am concerned about those who are stirred into the veterans to. >> i hope the american people and never forget the lives lost if the employees that have suffered. >>vicki: the nine year war took its toll on americans and iraqis. dozens of residents remain without a home, 63 apartments were damaged in a fire in alameda county. the cost of the damage is estimated at 1.5 million. >> people were running, there were carrying their heads colored kid sphere were screaming trying to find their parents. it was crazy. >>maureen: her mother had just arrived

maureen back to you. >> thank you alison. deadly attack on a crowd of holiday shoppers just one of the big stories making headlines this morning. >> former illinois governor rob blagojevich has more time before he has to report to prison. more on that on the other side of the break. >> annie yu is hanging out with a unique team in college park annie. >> maureen we will find out more about these competitions that the racing team participates in. three every year, three for each car we will find out what it is like to be in the drivers seat and more impurer pantly, who get -- importantly who gets to drive it. maybe me i don't know. >> looking good. first off today's trivia question, how tall is sesame street's big bird? is he 7'6", 8'2", 8'6", or 9'0" tall. the answer coming up fox 5 morning news back after this short break  >>> the search for answers as to why a man in belgium threw grow fades into a group of holiday shoppers and opened fire. four people including the gunman killed more than 120 injured, al

, maureen. >> reporter: the young east bay woman is a patient here at valley medical center. she hopes the ground breaking study she's a part of will help her beat the odds. >> i have never broken a bone or anything. >> i cracked my head open, i obviously landed on my back. i fractured some of my rib cage. >> reporter: and injured her spinal cord. today the 23-year-old can't feel anything below her chest. and was told with her type of injury there's an 80% chance she won't improve. so last month, sharifi underwent a life changing operation. she had millions of the stem cells in injected into her spine. but it's halting further studies for research on cancer. sharifi doctor is the key of the rehabilitation department. he says there's tremendous potential but few documented cases. >> a lot of things look good in animals and when we try them in humans for some reason in spinal cord injury they haven't been shown as much potential. >> so my reasoning going into it and having the surgery done was to be in that 20%. i just wanted a little bit of improvement. i'm not expecting to ge

much like maureen last night -- game today. much like maureen last night and the amir kahn fight. we will show you two key plays that maybe the refs didn't do the redskins any favors. >> the crowd is still enthusiastic even with the poor record. the crowd is still with the team, so one bright spot. >> i will say this. there were some decent. patriot fans today at fedex field. i saw a lot of no. 12 tom brady jerseys. i did. i wasn't saying anything because of what you said. i really did. >>> moving on. a scary story with a shark, this australian surfer and how he's one of the luckiest guys around coming up next. [ female a announcer ]cú at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty

maureen, back to you. >> thank you, dave. now you have the news edge. of course, the news is always auto www.myfoxdc.com. take care.

maureen naylor is in san jose with the family's plea for help tonight, maureen. >> we spoke with the santa clara's spokesperson in the last hour. they say right now they have no suspect about this robbery. and the family says all they want for christmas is to have their little dog back home. >> reporter: this little chihuahua with pointy ears was supposed to spend christmas with their family for the third straight year. but when they arrived home the doors were open and the unopened presents on the table were ungone along with their dog sharky nicknamed shark bait. the dog had left the home but would also returned when called. >> the hardest thing is watching my daughter cry. every time she sees a picture or video with the dog she cries. >> i started crying when i got it because it was for shark bait and shark bait is not here to wear it. >> reporter: they moved into to s home three months ago and christmas circulating these fliers. the message is simple. >> please give me dog back, he means a lot to me and i love him. please just give him back. >> reporter: investigators dusted for

i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get a quick look at our weather with tucker barnes. >> good morning. we have cool temperatures across the area. generally 20s and low 30s. we should be in for a nice lookday. there is your max hd radar. not a lot to show you. we'll have another real nice day today, a few degrees warmer than yesterday. the rain you see out towards st. louis is rain. we'll start to get in here late wednesday and during the day on thursday. we'll have more showers in the forecast. we'll be fine for a couple more days. current conditions, reagan national. humidity, 83%. they are real light out of the north at zero miles per hour. sunshine, dry conditions expected and a little warmer than yesterday. we'll go with 50 your daytime high. yesterday, we were at 46. more details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some of the top stories we are following this morning, a suspected gunman shot by d.c. police has died. witnesses say the man was randomly shooting a gun into the air and into apartm

has more on this fascinating story it is where you are amazing i love this story maureen. >> reporter: it is. you know what alison i have passed this carousel a million times, never knew the rich history behind it this carousel came from baltimore, where really the civil rights movement some people say in baltimore was sparked by what happened at that park. i want to show you this book called round and round together taking a merry-go-round ride together into the civil rights movement by amy mason who is here with me the author of this book thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> first question, how does this carousel play a role in the civil rights movement. >> august 28th, 1963, the same day as the march on washington was the first day this amusement park in baltimore maryland dropped segregation and a little girl, 11 months old she was the first african american girl to go for a ride on this merry-go-round >> now it is on the national mall where we can all ride it,. >> yeah, you know, just a few hours after she took her ride martin luther king gave her famous i have a dream s

maureen kelly has details. >>maureen: the movie star is ok but pretty shaken up after his experience. gerard butler was hit and held under water by a couple of 12 ft. waves during filming on sunday afternoon. i spoke with the dead the harbor master responded to the call. >> he definitely got caught inside. once you are inside that it area you have to take a beating and be ready for that. it is scary out there. >>maureen: he was pulled out of the water by members of the film crew's safety team and brought by a jet ski to medical attention. he was up and walking around at that point was transported by ambulance to stanford hospital. he was treated and released the same date. the production company for the movie says they are done shooting for now although the crew may be back out here to get more footage when the waves really start getting big. >>jaqueline: very cold conditions expected overnight. we might have some changes coming in the forecast, details on that coming up. sauce >>pam: we all the winter does not

good morning, sal. >> good morning, maureen and dave. we are doing pretty well on this monday morning if you are trying to hit the road and get out there early. it's not a bad idea. northbound 101 san francisco that looks good approaching the 80 split. we are also watching the commute on the westbound bay bridge. that traffic is moving along nicely. certainly people are going. it's still light and early. if you are driving this morning in hayward traffic looks good. looks like we have an indicator popped up on the maps here on westbound 92. westbound 92 near the toll plaza of the san mateo bridge. there could be a little minor accident or stalled vehicle. 5:37 let's go to steve. >> thank you very much. as you know rather dry, dry december. in fact there is a few light sprinkles going through. reno nevada you know them. so far they have yet to record anything. no rain, no snow. and if they make it through the entire month without any precipitation at all it will be the driest december since 1883. now that is dry. records go back to 1870.

. >>> better to watch it when you are not driving -- >> that is good advice maureen. traffic is doing well around the bay area. let's look at 80 westbound. you see traffic looks good getting out to the mcarthur maze and no major problems there. also this morning's commute, the traffic is light in both directions. nearby 880 there has been road work but it is not causing a huge delay. through highway 17 downtown san jose, it looks very nice. at 438, let's go to steve. >>> -- at 4:38 let's go to steve. >>> we have a few clouds everything is going land to sea as everything rotates out of the northeast. 6 6 -- 35 san jose, napa 39 degrees. fairfield and livermore 35 and some of the elevations are still above 20 - 30 mile-per- hour winds. high pressure is our fair weather friend and has been there showing no signs of changing. it is a continuation of the pattern. sunny breezy patchy fog mild to -- mild to warm. you are getting into the mid- 60s especially napa, san rafael, upper 60s across the board, wind will die down. that will allow temperatures rice and we will have it

i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm steve chenevey. glad air with us this morning. an important moment in history happening right now in iraq. -- glad you're with us this morning. that just before the introduction of defense secretary leon panetta overseeing an official ceremony in baghdad this morning. he is overseeing the official flag lowering marking the end of nine years of war. he says the veterans of the conflict should know their sacrifice helped the iraqi people cast tyranny aside. >> it is a profound honor to be here in baghdad and to have the opportunity to participate in this moving ceremony on this very historic occasion for both the iraqi people and the american people. no words, no ceremony can provide full tribute to the sacrifices that have brought this day to pass. >> alls troops are leaving by december 31st. >>> mr. tony perkins joining us now to talk a bit about our weather here which i think a lot of people will really enjoy. >> this is a chance of some showers later on, about a 40% chance of some showers. main thing will be our temperatures wil

maureen? >>> pills berry baked goods says the rising costs of wheat cost earnings. they were able to raise prices and not loose many customers. they also lost a controlling steak in yogurt which helped boost international sales. >>> closed lower than $5 for the first time since march of 2009. many banks have seen their stocks fall recently but there are more concerns particularly about whether they have enough capital to absorb mortgage related losses and meet international standards. >>> time now 6:21 a sign of compromise from pg&e and they are allowing customers to get rid of smart meters once and for all. >>> and new places they could look for life on other plan nets -- planets coming up, stay tuned. . >>> good morning bay bridge toll plaza, it is backed up and once you get on it is a nice drive to san francisco. >>> and the investigation into last months' san francisco water-main break may be finished next week. that 12-inch water-main break caused nine homes to be damaged by this. the utilities commission will be issuing an investigative report. >>> for the fir

let's go back to dave and maureen. >>> they are searching for a masked man who robbed a convenience store. they are calling this a >> repo happened in broad daylight. three men stormed into this jewelry store to rob some jewels. you can see all the jewelry is gone and that's standard procedure when any store closes but you can imagine the nerves that will be felt in the store. they are trying to get a description of the three suspects who were last seen running around the store on rodriguez avenue. the sheriff's office is handling the case and they were wearing black ski masks. he works alongside his two children and the store is supposed to open at 10:00 this morning and hopefully we can talk to the julyers and find out some more information. sheriff's offices say they are closed for minor repairs and there is not a lot of information being given by them. we will be following up with them. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> injured giants fan bryan stow appeared in his first television interview and it shows bryan stow in a rehabilitation san jose center. doctors say he suffered dama

reporting live, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the penn state scandself spking change here in california. the new law being pushed in sacramento. >> and live in oakland where demonstrators have now converged. >>> cold night tonight and fog back in the forecast, i will have the tuesday morning forecast lows and where the fog will show up. keurig has over 200 varieties from 20 leading brands, including tully's. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew. >>> we continue to follow the occupy protestors going on at the port of oakland. live pictures from news chopper 2. two large groups combined to form one massive group, over a thousand protesters. they are on middle harbor road and they have shut down port operations for tonight. and we are hearing they will try to shut down the 3:00 a.m. shift as well. this is all part of an act going on up and down the west coast. some truckers saying they are losing hundreds hundreds of dollars because they can't bring their trucks in. also some are saying the protesters are giving the port of oakland a bad

maureen naylor is in san jose with the family's plea for help tonight, maureen. >> we spoke with the santa clara's spokesperson in the last hour. they say right now they have no suspect about this robbery. and the family says all they want for christmas is to have their little dog back home. >> reporter: this little chihuahua with pointy ears was supposed to spend christmas with their family for the third straight year. but when they arrived home the doors were open and the unopened presents on the table were ungone along with their dog sharky nicknamed shark bait. the dog had left the home but would also returned when called. >> the hardest thing is watching my daughter cry. every time she sees a picture or video with the dog she cries. >> i started crying when i got it because it was for shark bait and shark bait is not here to wear it. >> reporter: they moved into this home three months ago and spent the days leading up to christmas circulating these fliers. the message is simple. >> please give me dog back, he means a lot to me and i love him. please just give him back. >> report

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maureen naylor is back tonight in milpitas where officials tell her they're suddenly dealing with an influx of animals railroad for every animal that comes in the door there's three others coming in. some ending up here simply because of money. tonight we followed this 40- year-old as he opened a christmas present early. 3-month-old ivan the kitten who eventually was going to be a gift from santa. >> we decided if they would come and meet the kitty before we take it home. >> reporter: there are plenty of cats and canines looking for homes. the silican valley reports a big increase of homeless animals coming in, especially dogs. one reason is more animals surrendered by their owners because of job or financial reasons. which is the case with this dog lady who's owners job was just transferred overseas. >> obviously keeping a job in this economy is very important. sometimes it comes down to the pet or the dog. >> reporter: with a cuteness that's almost palpable, it won't take long for these puppies to find a home. but others will take much longer. the promotion brought this couple in.

maureen? >> audrey, thank you. >>> another confrontation police police and occupy protestors, this time in portland, oregon. officers arrested several people after they set up tents in a park and vowed to stay through the winter. an occupy camp had been cleared out three weeks ago after the city order was issued. >>> in denver, demonstrators there slept in snow. lawyers for some of the protestors are fearing up for court fight over what they say is illegal suppression of the demonstrations. they'll ask a judge tomorrow to make police stop harassing protestors and giving tickets to drivers who honk in support. the city attorneys say there are no supporting facts in the lawsuit and the city has done nothing illegal. >>> search will resume tomorrow for a sanitation worker who disappeared friday night. he went out to retrieve a dead deer friday afternoon. his boat returned with the deer inside, but duckett was nowhere to be found. crews from several agencies have been searching the area since frid

maureen kelly, kron4 news. >>catherine: more than a half-dozen people have had their cell phones stolen. half the victims were violently attacked in some cases. people should be aware of what is happening around them. >>stanley: this lady is walking on market street in san francisco with a smart phone. she is also wearing headphones. guess what else? she is totally oblivious to the world around her. how do i know this? see for yourself. not once a day she even notice that i am falling dollar the camera. even when she stops at the light, she does not look around to see what is going on. she is not aware of her surroundings. for that is exactly what the bad guys are looking for. people who are unaware of their surroundings. thank now, if you are watching seven of the dollar mobile devices. as far as i know, no one ever sold a newspaper. smart phones and tablets are well up for grabs. how easy is it to become a victim? let's look at this man. in a few seconds i get closer and closer. he never notices me until i am

i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm steve chenevey. let's take a look at our forecast. >> maureen, you got me nervous. >> why? >> you said just a couple days to christmas. >> i'm excited. december is my birthday month too. >> when is your birthday? >> the 18th. >> plenty of shopping days. >> a card will do. >> oh, will it? a card with something in it. i'm in the a big stickler for gifts. just the thought that counts. temperature at reagan national, 40-degree. we've got 30s off to the north and west. when all is said and done, these temperature a little warmer than they were yesterday. remember yesterday, we had some teens and low 20s. these temperatures a good 10 degrees warmer. 32 in ocean city so freezing down at the boardwalk this morning. there is your sentinel radar and the beam is going around but it is not going to find much of anything today. what it will find, if it could, cloud cover. the clouds will move in and they will lower and thicken during the course of the day. we'll be mostly cloudy dud but it won't rain today. i thi

i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. lets he get a quick look at our weather this morning with mr. tucker barnes. >> good morning. we have temperatures sort of typically cool for this time of euro with temperatures generally in the 30s. we're 40 here in the city. we have a storm system approaching from the west. today should be a dry one but you can see a lot of rain on the horizon. max hd radar, live look here and we are looking at quiet conditions here in the washington area. right along the immediate eastern seaboard, conditions again just about ideal here. see that little h down towards richmond. that is high pressure. as long as that is in the neighborhood, that will keep us dry for another day. later this afternoon, that area of respect will start to slide off the coast and allow more cloud cover and that rain to get ever closer. we'll have a lot of clouds around today. let's do temperatures. right now at reagan national, the temperature is 40 degrees. humidity, 73%. winds aren't a factor. they are out of the north

. >> i'm maureen naylor. it's wednesday, december 28th. >>> we begin with developing news out -- out of sacramento. a southwest jet is back at the airport after it struck a bird on take-off. it was headed from sacramento to southern california when it had to circle back. there did not appear to be any damage. this all happened within the past hour. so far there are no reports of injuries. the runway was shut down as a precaution. coincidently, another plane was at the same runway and that plane blew a tire. there were no injuries. that plane is now grounded. it was headed from sacramento to seattle last night. >>> and we're following another story about a plane right here in the bay area this morning. federal investigators will arrive on the scene of a small plane crash in concord. it happened yesterday afternoon at buchanan field airport, not far from highway 4. lorraine blanco joins us with new information about the crash and the pilot. lorraine? >> reporter: good morning. i just got off the phone with buch

her sister was told maureen was strangled. three other women were also found murdered in the brush along the same isolated stretch of highway. police say the killer chose his targets carefully, all in the sex trade. >> i can't even describe to myself how bad it feels to be, you know, a family member of one of these girls that were found. the family of melissa bartholemy in new york is also grieving and, like cann is not surprised that a single killer is now suspected. he used bartholemy's own cell phone seven times to taunt her little sister after she vanished. in one call, the family attorney says the killer even confessed. >> he is cold. he is very precise. he's very disciplined. and he is the quintessential monster. he's a monster. >> reporter: the victims' families worry the killer may not be done. >> he's getting better and better at it. very comfortable doing what he's doing. >> melissa cann says the families stay in touch daily getting strength from each other. last summer they met for a vigil on the beach near the crim

that's maureen dowd's personal opinion. i mean she's entitled to her opinion. a lot of columnists have different opinions. i happen to believe though at the end of the day what this race is going to come down to is whether or not barack obama actually fulfilled the simple, very few promises that he made, like cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. didn't do it. get the debt under control. didn't do it. put people back to work. didn't do it. i mean, the reality is the president has to run on a record. he wasn't the great uniter that he promised to be. he's become the great divider of this country. that's the issue. >> schieffer: do you think republicans might actually go into this convention with no nominee? an old-fashioned brokered convention where they wouldn't choose the nominee until they got to the convention? do you see that as a possibility now? >> i mean, i think it's highly, highly doubtful that that happens. i'll tell you this. no matter what happens, we're going to be unified because this president needs to be fired. we need to save th

ktvu's maureen naylor where ktvu news crews are finally making progress. >> reporter: everyone affects by last wednesday's wind storm has their power back on tonight. that was not the case earlier today there were still about 1,300 people without power. but in the last four hours we've seen them all get their power back. >> wednesday's night of fear and terror in the trees as i've been calling the event sponsored by mother nature. >> reporter: we found this pg & e crew working 16 hour days. >> just trying to work as safe and fast as we can to get the job done. >> reporter: after a redwood tree fell taking several power lines with it. >> it's been four days we've been without power. pg & e said today but it hasn't been today. you can hear the buzz of generators all throughout the whole mountain. >> reporter: sometimes we get to watch cartoons but now we can't watch them because there's no power. and so, i'm looking forward to the power coming up. >> reporter: she doesn't have to wait much longer, just minutes later after a click from pg & e, the larue family was able to come home with p

that's maureen dowd's personal opinion. i mean, she's entitled to her opinion. a lot of columnists have different opinions. i happen to believe though at the end of the day what this race is going to come down to is whether or not barack obama actually fulfilled the simple, very few promises that he made, like cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. didn't do it. get the debt under control. didn't do it. put people back to work. didn't do it. i mean, the reality is the president has to run on a record. he wasn't the great uniter that he promised to be. he's become the great divider of this country. that's the issue. >> schieffer: do you think republicans might actually go into this convention with no nominee, an old-fashioned brokered convention where they wouldn't choose the nominee until they got to the convention? do you see that as a possibility now? >> i mean, i think it's highly, highly doubtful that that happens. i'll tell you this. no matter what happens, we're going to be unified because this president needs to be fired. we need to save th

will, maureen? >> another good weekend. thanks, gwen. >>> this is a story to make you believe in never getting up. >> this dog got lost and ended up in california, nearly 3,000 miles away from home. police say a woman found the dog and turned her over to an animal rescue. the staff scanned for a microchip and it was registered to a clinic in virginia. the owner says the dog has been missing since '03. >> amazing to me. i kept saying, you're in virginia? because we're in california. >> the family plans to fly her home in the next couple of days. >> gone for eight years? can you imagine what stories she could tell if she could talk? >> she said the dog had to be transported there. didn't get across the mississippi and grand canyon, right? >> of course. >> at least they'll be reunited. myfoxdc.com. >> sports xtra is two minutes away. or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on

maureen naylor shows us how the san francisco firefighter is now calling on others to do the same. >> reporter: the applause and balloons today seemed appropriate because not too long ago this san francisco fire captain with an infectious smile did not think he would be around to hug family and friends. >> doctors even told me that i probably didn't have a good chance of making it. one day my whole entire family is there and without saying it, you're saying goodbye. >> reporter: the 53-year-old benecia father shared his store with members of the san francisco plaque firefighters association. about how a heart donor named danny saved his life. >> a person that i did not even know decided to be a donor. i was told at 3:00 a.m. on may 9, 2010 that there was a heart for me. >> reporter: now back at work, captain robinson will be one of 28 people riding on the donate life float. joining him 26-year-old emily fennel from yuba city who this year became the first person in the west coast to receive a hand transplant. the float will also feature floral pictures of donors. as for captain robins

. >> thanks, maureen. >>> the nba is back in action. business owners near the verizon center could not be happier. coming up, we will take you there live as the wizards bring much needed revenue back to the area. >>> the first of 66 games. the shortened season. roger mason junior will join us live. we will tell you something about roger you may not know. >>> did you see it? coming up, highlights of what this might be.  >>> the wizards are back in town tonight. it marks the opening of their long awaited season at home. it will be a shortened season. local businesses an restaurants are thrilled to have the team back in action. bob barnard is live outside the verizon center with more. >> hey, there, more reason. tip off is in 90 minutes. the story of the night is what is going on here in the chinatown area. let's take you inside one of the restaurants on 7th street where the restaurateurs tell us they are getting ready for the home games. the next one is wednesday versus the atlanta hawks. inside the verizon center, this e

in santa clara, maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> more details now on the lucky's card scam. the average theft was $775 per person. . there's been more than 550 victims. for more, go to our website and click on web links right near the top. >>> and a little bit of a west wind out there today. right now on the richmond san rafael bridge we have winds north-northwest at eight gusting at nine. what that tells me it's not going to be that cold tonight or as cold as it has been because that wind is coming off the ocean, off the bay and that tends to warm things up. even though it's going to be cold tonight, what i'm noticing is a good opportunity for fog. i'm seeing a lot of dew. a lot of moisture in the air. around the bay as well, you're going to notice a layer of moisture on the surfaces on the lawn furniture and on the driveway. as we go into tonight, another cool one but not as cold. this will get your frost, this will get your freezing temperatures and some of the inland valleys. daytime highs tomorrow upper 50s, low 60s. a five day forecast coming up for just a few minutes.

maureen kelly, kron 4 news. how >>rob: the raiders could not get things going against the miami dolphins. the rushing yards were inappropriate statistics. however, they were defeated by the dolphins, 34-14. cardinal will pave thlow-play january 2nl play january 2nd. in the fiesta bowl. others, www.kron4.com check out our sports. ♪ >> we are looking at a gusty winds and they are making our way to the bay area tonight. strong to be in the east bay with a wind advisory until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow 15 m.p.h. even gusting up to the amount of 40 m.p.h. are run fairfield, solano county. the other thing is this huge diversion in this storm tracker. towards alaska, canada, this is keeping your stormy activity to the west. we will continue to see dry weather for the next trend. however, we will continue. >>rob: animal cruelty cases. these were found killed at this community park off of clinton road. last month this happened also at a nearby -- clayton road. at will pass. we have a video to show you it is not pretty. howeve

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 pensio

in santa clara, maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> more details now on the lucky's card scam. the average theft was $775 per person. . there's been more than 550 victims. for more, go to our website and click on web links right near the top. >>> and a little bit of a west wind out there today. right now on the richmond san rafael bridge we have winds north-northwest at eight gusting at nine. what that tells me it's not going to be that cold tonight or as cold as it has been because that wind is coming off the ocean, off the bay and that tends to warm things up. even though it's going to be cold tonight, what i'm noticing is a good opportunity for fog. i'm seeing a lot of dew. a lot of moisture in the air. around the bay as well, you're going to notice a layer of moisture on the surfaces on the lawn furniture and on the driveway. as we go into tonight, another cool one but not as cold. this will get your frost, this will get your freezing temperatures and some of the inland valleys. daytime highs tomorrow upper 50s, low 60s. a five day forecast coming up for just a few minutes.

maureen naylor shows us how the san francisco firefighter is now calling on others to do the same. >> reporter: the applause and balloons today seemed appropriate because not too long ago this san francisco fire captain with an infectious smile did not think he would be around to hug family and friends. >> doctors even told me that i probably didn't have a good chance of making it. one day my whole entire family is there and without saying it, you're saying goodbye. >> reporter: the 53-year-old benecia father shared his store with members of the san francisco plaque firefighters association. about how a heart donor named danny saved his life. >> a person that i did not even know decided to be a donor. i was told at 3:00 a.m. on may 9, 2010 that there was a heart for me. >> reporter: now back at work, captain robinson will be one of 28 people riding on the donate life float. joining him 26-year-old emily fennel from yuba city who this year became the first person in the west coast to receive a hand transplant. the float will also feature floral pictures of donors. as for captain robins

i'm maureen umeh. a terrifying time in a northwest d.c. neighborhood is over tonight. nearly a dozen people including children were inside a home when a man burst in with police on his heels. tonight those people are safe. the man is in custody but questions remain. fox 5's roz plater has the latest. reporter: the standoff began about 2:00 in the afternoon when a u.s. park police officer tried to make a traffic stop near north capitol street northwest, but the driver kept going, the officer took off after him and the two cars crashed. >> after the crash the person bailed out of the car and he struggled with an officer attempting to arrest him. reporter: the driver broke free and ran into a home on galton street setting off a massive police response to this normally quiet fort totten community. neighbors were on edge. >> i came out on the back porch and necessity told me to come back because they had rifles -- they told me to come back because they had rifles and pistols and everything. reporter: officers determined there were about a dozen people inside the home the su

in santa clara, maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> some hacking by anonymous victimized a second time. anonymous hackers say they were responsible for stealing credit card information from client security think tank calls stratford. it was used to make unauthorized charitable donation stratford said people are being targeted for doing so. >>> likely the last christmas meal yesterday in the facility. operating out of a former auto repair shop for years now. the san anthony plans to tear it down and build a new haul. $16 million needs to be raised. >>> came to church for the annual christmas meals. the church fed 5000 people at the christmas eve prime rib lunch and dinner. 500 volunteers helped with preparing food, and doing all the clean-up. last year, it served more than a million meals to the hungry in san francisco. >>> the cost of oil damage for the herring population. the herring make up the largest coastal population in the u.s. and commercial fish in the bay. the administration found herring embryos collected after the spill had defects from chemicallistic exposure. they di