Providers to prioritize their own content. Opponents say this could give certain Internet Companies an advantage over others and prevent new websites from getting their content delivered faster. Theres also the fear that one day internet providers could begin charging higher prices for customers to watch movies and download content. As a result of todays misguided action, our broadband providers will get extraordinary new powers. They will have the power to block websites, the power to throttle services and the power to sensor online content. They will have the right to discriminate and favor the internet traffic of those companies with whom they have a pay for play arrangement. The sec chairman, however, voted yes and said the end of Net Neutrality will help providers such as comcast and at t to invest more and provide more Service Options to customers and promote competition. Now the changes wont take place immediately. The rules must be entered into the federal register which could take up to a year, but its highly likely that this vote will move to the courts, advocacy groups vowed to challenge this decision. Leigh martinez, thank you for that update. Shortly after the vote the attorneys generals for the states of washington and new york announced they will sue the fcc to stop the repeal of Net Neutrality. In addition to that, california state senator scott wiener says he will introduce a bill when the Legislature Reconvenes in january to require internet providers to maintain Net Neutrality in california. Local governments are responding with legal action as well. Santa clara county will sue the Trump Administration for the repeal of the fcc rule. Santa clara county special council made the announcement at an event this morning calling the decision, quote, arbitrary and unjustified and therefore unlawful. At an event today county leaders voiced their concerns saying the decision is economically unjust and puts the residents safety and privacy at risk. They say equal access is violatele to internet based Public Safety and Health Systems that are used by First Responders across the country. These small entities innovating and the government space providing these very important and useful tools for Public Safety and public health, they could be severely jeopardized by any attempt to have blocking, throttling or pay prioritization. One santa clara once Santa Clara County files the lawsuit it will go directly to the court of appeals. Developing story. Air based parkway is closed in both directions between dover and clay bank road in fairfield because of a hazmat spill. The roadway expected to be closed for several more hours. Now, according to authority, the spill happened after a driver took off from a traffic stop only to run into a truck carrying pool cleaning supplies. Eight nearby homes have been evacuated. The driver that caused the accident taken into custody. People are being urged to stay away from the area. The Mexican National who was accused in the death of kate steinle sentenced for a gun possession charge on january 5th. Jose Garcia Zarate shoot her in 2015. She was acquitted he was acquitted. They determined the shooting was accidental and the gun he found on the pier had misfired. Now his attorneys are asking for a new trial to have that gun possession conviction overturned. Defense attorney Matt Gonzalez argues the judge in this case failed to give the jury the correct instructions about that gun possession charge. Garcia zarate now faces federal charges against him from the department of justice for the death of kate steinle. Defense attorneys say the outcome of this latest motion could impact the federal case. I think its obvious that the federal government is upset that he was found not guilty, so they immediately brought charges, even before they have a copy of the transcript, they have no idea what the jury asked. The motion for a new trial was filed this morning. Representatives from the District Attorneys Office say they havent had a chance to review the motion yet and will have a more detailed response once they do. This afternoon a busy street in the Oakland Hills remains closed after part of it was damaged during a fire earlier this week. Ktvus alex savidge is live along snake road in the montclair district of oakland with more on the repair work that has to be done. Reporter big issues. Good afternoon to you. Big issues here for people who live in this neighborhood right above the montclair village area. Snake road is shut down entirely just east of armor drive and this is all because of that large fire that started here late on monday night. The fire actually first began inside a home thats under construction here just down the hill from us. That home and another home under construction burned in this fire and they were destroyed and then you can also see as we swing over here to the right, that the flames caused some serious damage to this wooden retaining wall thats just under the roadway and thats the problem here, thats whats complicating matters and thats why snake road is going to have to be shut down for this repair work. City engineers are still evaluating all the damage that may have been done because of that fire to see what the next steps will be here. On monday night that huge fire tore through this area driven by strong wind gusts and two wood framed homes that were being built did burn in the fire and several other homes were also damaged. People living nearby were forced to evacuate. They are thankful the flames didnt spread to even more homes and now theres a new problem to deal with, the fact that this road is shut down entirely. There was a very expensive retaining wall from the mudslide previously and now its completely collapsed and they are going to have to rebuild it, which is very a really big problem because this road is a major access, the fire trucks and ambulances to the area. So the fact that its now not able to be accessed anymore will really affect many people. Reporter now, that road closure is not blocking access to any homes here in this area but it is forcing people to change the route they take to try to drive through the area. The cause of that fire, by the way, on monday night is still being investigated by the fire department. But we will bring you back out to a live picture. There are a number of homes that have been yellow tagged in this area because of the fact that they do not have power and they also sustained damage during that fire on monday night. But again, for the time being, because of the damage that was done to that wooden retaining wall there and the repair work that has to happen, snake road shut down indefinitely and shut down in both directions just east of armor drive. Alex savidge, thank you. The thomas fire in Southern California now 30 contained. This fire has burned more than 242,000 acres, more than 700 homes have been destroyed with thousands more still threatened. Crews expect that fire to continue to move further north and west towards several other communities. Precious farmland is also burning in the santa paula county in Ventura County known for lemon groves. A large crop burned. Its likely we will all be paying more for those fruits. California produces 90 of all avocados eaten in the country and 40 of all lemons in the u. S. Today california utility regulators are considering tougher safety rules for powerlines, phone lines and utility poles in areas that are likely to experience wildfires. The new rules would call for tree branches to be kept farther away from powerlines and for new powerlines to be spaced farther apart. Utility companies would also be required to prioritize work on high risk areas before making repairs in lower risk zones. The Public Utilities commission started considering these new rules more than a decade ago. In 2007 after swaying powerlines caused devastating fires in Southern California that year. San francisco officials are planning a memorial to honor mayor Kevin Johnson who died suddenly early Tuesday Morning at the age of 65. On friday mayor lees body will lie in state in the city hall rotunda from 8 00 in the morning until 7 00 at night and then a celebration of Life Service Held at city hall beginning at 3 00 sunday afternoon, both will be open to the public. Across the bay in oakland, hundreds of parents, teachers and Community Members are angry, want the Oakland School boards decision to cut 9 million from the budget. The approval acame during an emotional Board Meeting last night. Ktvus janine de la vega was Jana Katsuyama was there and brings us the details. Open the books. Reporter frustration and anger erupted as hundreds of people came to the Oakland SchoolBoard Meeting concerned about cuts to student services, special education, supplies, libraries and staffing. The superintendent said her revised recommendation is nearly 9 million in cuts, 5. 2 million cut from the Central Office including 23 layoffs and 3. 8 million in cuts to school sites. We are at this point of having to do a midyear adjustment as opposed to waiting until next year because we do not have a reserve at the district. Reporter superintendent kyla johnsontrammell said as a former oakland teacher and principal, she understands the pain but the district has overspent in the past and now it risks not being able to pay bills or maintain its state mandated 2 reserve. That puts the district at risk of being taken over by the state. We are still 1. 1 million short of our minimum 2 reserve. Since this is a mistake you guys made, this should be coming out of your salaries rather than the students. Thank you. Reporter some students, parents and teachers said the board should be more transparent and find other places to cut, such as moving district offices to a lower rent space, additional cuts to the Central Office, and Cutting SchoolPolice Officers. In my school we can potentially lose four valuable teachers. From personal experience, i know what its like to lose a teacher. We have heard one proposal for how these cuts can be made. There are other options. Reporter Jana Katsuyama, ktvu fox 2 news. Across the bay in San Francisco, teachers will will get there will get a raise and a one time bonus under a new contract approved by their School Board Last night. Teachers aids, librarians, social workers are getting an 11 raise over three years with another 2 increase if voters pass a proposed parcel tax next year. District Officials Say the pay hike will require cuts elsewhere. The union had complained that salaries of their teachers and instructors were not keeping up with the soaring cost of living in the city. The deal came after nine months of negotiations. Two oakland City Employee unions have signed off on wage agreements with the city following a week long strike by other unions that ended on monday. Electrical workers and a Union RepresentingManagement Employees ratified the proposal for a 4 increase in wage for their workers in 2018. The deal also includes as much as a 2 raise in 2019, depending on city revenues. The city council could finalize those agreements as soon as next week. Negotiations continue with two other unions that recently called off their strike. The seiu which represents about 2000 workers will have another mediation session with representatives of the city on monday. A Big Development coming out of congress. More on the reports that House Speaker paul ryan could be leaving at the end of his term. And taking a look outside, its clear, sunny and crisp but there may be some changes coming our way. Meteorologist Steve Paulson will tell us all about it with the bay area forecast. And a 15hour standoff in the south bay comes to an end. How police managed to get the suspect out of the house. Paul ryan says he is not leaving congress anytime soon. He was asked this morning about two published reports suggesting he might leave his job soon after the g. O. P. Passes a rewrite of the u. S. Tax code. Asked by reporters if he is quitting anytime soon, he chuckled and said, no, i am not. He spoke speculating that he would make this term his last or even quit within weeks. Ryan took the job of House Speaker reluctantly after former Speaker John Boehner of ohio stepped aside abruptly in 2015. A ryan spokeswoman calls the reports, quote, pure explanation. Blake ferran gold announced he will not run next year. He has been under pressure to step down after reports that he harassed female Staff Members and created a hostile work environment. It was recently disclosed that the congressman settled a Sexual Harassment complaint by a former aide for 84,000 in taxpayer money. House Speaker Paul Ryan said today that he has spoken with the congressman and says he believes he is making the right decision to retire. An investigation is underway into the apparent suicide of republican state lawmaker in kentucky who had denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenaged girl. Allegations of Sexual Misconduct continue to spread throughout the world of politics and entertainment. Reporter the latest Sexual Misconduct allegations leading to a death in kentucky. Dan johnson found dead of a single gunshot wound on wednesday, a day after denying allegations of Sexual Assaulting a teenaged girl new years eve of 2012. Workplace abuse, all of that, but at the same time i think that theres been people that have taken that now and just used that for political stones and political rocks. Reporter officials are calling the death a probable suicide. They say johnson drove to a bridge, parked and wrote a facebook message. Once again denying the Sexual Assault accusations and urging support for his wife before shooting himself in front of his car. Someone saw his post on social media and alerted the Law Enforcement and then they went into gear and found him. Reporter the incident came a day after alabama voters rejected Republican Senate candidate roy moore, who also faced multiple allegations of Sexual Assault and misconduct. Moore still denies the allegations and hes refusing to concede the election to his democratic opponent. Hes told his supporters to, quote, wait on god, betting on absentee ballots to put him over the top. This was almost a 20,000 vote or more plurality for doug jones. Donald trump, the president , has graciously congratulated doug jones and i think its best to recognize reality. Reporter and the man at the center of the me too movement, harvey weinstein, also facing new allegations, actress salma hayek says he sexually harassed her for years. Republicans on capitol hill closing in on a new tax bill. In a rush to get this done before the makeup of the Senate Changes next year. Doug luzader has that part of the story from washington. Reporter in broad terms, this is what republicans are settling on, the very top tax bracket would come down to 37 . The Corporate Tax rate to 21 . Not quite what the president wanted but still a big drop. The standard deduction would just about double, state and local taxes deductions would be included on your federal form but limited to a total of 10,000 and the obamacare insurance mandate would be eliminated. President trump still stinging from the loss of an Alabama Senate seat tried to bounce back with a renewed push for tax reform and a new promise. If Congress Sends me a bill before christmas, the irs, this is just out, this is breaking news, has just confirmed that americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks beginning in february. We are blessed to have such an amazing president. Reporter the white house invited a group of families to praise the tax reform package which is novel quickly through Congress Moving quickly through Congress Despite angry voices on both sides. Youre used of order. We are going to respect each other. You know why cowboys wear cowboy boots to keep their pants clean from the horse manure that comes from people that dont know what they are talking about. Reporter the rush is in part because of tuesdays election in alabama where Democrat Doug Jones picked up a Republican Senate seat. Democrats say this entire debate should be delayed until january after jones is sworn in, giving them more of an advantage. It would be wrong for Senate Republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly elected senator from alabama the opportunity to cast his vote. Reporter republicans, though, have no interest in delaying this and they are on track to get this done before christmas, but plenty of things can still go wrong. In washington, doug luzader, fox news. Vice president pence is delaying his weekend departure for the middle east as congress nears completion of a tax overhaul. White house Officials Say pence now plans to leave for egypt on tuesday so he can preside over the senate during a vote on that tax package. Pence had planned to leave saturday for israel following president Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. White house Officials Say pens will pence will travel first to egypt and then israel. John mccain is back in the hospital. He was admitted to Walter Reed Hospital in washington for side effects from cancer treatment. Yesterday senator mccains daughter broke down when talking with former Vice President joe biden on the view about her dads cancer, the same type of cancer that killed bidens son. One of the things that gave beau courage, my word, was, john, your dad took care of my beau, your dad, when he was an m. A. And worked with me, became friends with beau and beau talked about your dads courage, not about illness, but about his courage. Biden urged Meghan Mccain and any family dealing with cancer to keep hope alive because breakthroughs are happening every day. Another delay for the dungeness crab season. Its not enough meat on the crabs to make the harvest sustainable so the season north of Sonoma County wont start any earlier than new years eve and could be pushed back even until late january if the quality remains low. Demand for crabs in the bay area is so strong right now that sellers are no longer accepting orders for christmas. Happy stagnant pattern continues thursday, everybody. We had pretty cold lows this morning, not as cold as yesterday morning but still cold enough where our reporter, Leigh Martinez, said i am so cold and then a little while later she says all is right with the world. It is cold in the morning, you definitely need to warmup there and also layers because by the afternoon it gets mild and warm, hazy and warm, 60s for temps. Yesterday a lot more haze, smoke in the area, a few high clouds. Most locations dealing with mid 60s here. There are snow reports. No new snow, at least right now, but squaw, north star cold enough to make snow. Are they going to get new snow . May get a little dusting. It has been really dry this december, 71 now for the water here in santa rosa, 53 San Francisco, 65 oakland, san jose at 44 . There will be a system coming in on saturday, unfortunately, its going over land, not over water. Little change today, lots of sunshine, mild temperatures, but this system coming in will be a wind producer. This is not good. Already we have a wind advisory posted for friday, for us as well, and a fire weather watch will kick in friday into sunday. There will be, i think, a little dusting of snow. Fire weather warning is fired up again now for parts of Southern California so we are getting back into a wind situation which is not good. Most locations are running warmer. In fact, look at livermore, they are way up. Why is that . Along with concord. Because they are getting that easterly breeze coming in. When they get this east at 8, that sends their temperatures way up. A few isolated areas in the hills where that northeast breeze is kicking up, it feels good. We are not completely done with that. This is not favorable for anything in the way of precipitation. The ridge of High Pressure sends everything up and over. Its a dry pattern. I think its going to stay a dry pattern for a while. Although maybe we will get a bit of snow in the sierra northeast california on saturday. Looking ahead over the next few days, does not look favorable. Its really dry out. We are going to have pretty strong wind and as well hard to believe in december but we will probably be looking at a fire weather watch for us as well, which is not something we see too often in december. That is for sure. Unfortunately here theres no rain in sight. The watch for the wind to pick up and also the wind advisory, that will start late friday into saturday. Thanks, steve. Still to come, a blockbuster business deal. Disney says its buying a large portion of 21st century fox. We will break down the deal and what it means for consumers coming up. U. S. Stock indexes have dipped in afternoon trading giving up early gains. You can see here the dow jones down 49 points. Healthcare companies and banks are accounting for most of the losses. Disney announced it is buying a large part of 21st century fox in a 52 billion bill. Disney would acquire foxs movie and television studios, foxs 22 Regional Sports channels and entertainment brands fx and national geographic. Before the buyout, 21st century fox will separate the Fox Broadcasting network and tv stations. Fox newschannel and the fox business network. Sets up disney for the future and its planned direct to consumer streaming services. The executive chairman of 21st century fox spoke about the deal this morning. We are seeing that with the merger of companies, Silicon Valley is spending 10s and 10s of billions on entertainment programming so it makes sense on the entertainment side. Disney also announced robert iger will remain chairman and ceo through 2021. Fox television stations including us are a subsidiary of 21st century fox. Still to come, why some residents werent allowed back until the next day. And how the community of Mountain View is getting a makeover, compliments of google. Sorry. I cant make it. Its just my eczema again, but its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. Sfx tsfx feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. Be covered when it does. With a health plan through covered california. 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Homes are evacuated on pocatello drive and hunken drive so the s. W. A. T. Team could check the houses. Police found the suspect in this home with the homeowner still inside. Because of the homeowners medical condition, police had to rescue hem from the house. The standoff with the suspect finally ended just before 4 00 this morning when police entered the house with a bearcat and deployed tear gas. He did eventually try to come out through the different parts of the house and elected to come out the front of the house where he was taken into custody by the police. He definitely resisted us. Reporter residents were asked to stay with friends or family members during the search. The neighborhood is back open but the one house had to be boarded up. We talked to one neighbor this morning just returning home. They didnt tell me much. They says no detail available at the moment and they didnt know when they will open the road for us to go home. So i got home about 8 00 last night so i figured its going to take a while. Reporter the suspect is currently in the hospital. He hasnt been booked yet but we are told by police that he will be facing numerous charges. In san jose, Leigh Martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. A student at San Francisco state is in the hospital after a violent confrontation inside a dorm room. University police were called to the dorm on font boulevard yesterday afternoon where they say they could hear something screaming for help. They forced their way into the room and found an 18yearold man choking a 19yearold male student. The student was taken to the hospital and treated for serious injuries. He had to have surgery and expected to survive. School Officials Say the attacker is in custody. He is not a student at sf state. No word on what led up to that attack. Two st. Louis Police Officers are recovering after being shot this morning. The two officers are expected to survive because both were wearing bulletproof vests. The suspects remains barricaded in the home and believes he may be armed with a rifle. A witness says the officers were trying to reason with the man when they suddenly tackled him. The officers pepper sprayed the suspect and when he started to stand up, thats when the man apparently shot the officers from about 15 feet away. The family of a bay area man killed by a hitandrun driver now asking for your help. They say he was struck waiting for a bus when he was hit by a speeding vehicle in oakland. As ktvus amber lee reports, the mans daughter is asking for clues and the publics help in the case. Reporter Martisha Johnson visits the site of the deadly crash that killed her father mark. She found extensive damage to the face of a sign at the parking lot at walgreens, a downed tree and partially knockedover fence but no answers. She is asking for the driver who is responsible to come forward. Like he broke my heart because we dont have justice. We dont know where they are. Reporter she wants the driver who struck and killed her father found and arrested. She says on december 4th he was on his way home when the crash happened. Police say around 1 00 a. M. A black Dodge Charger appeared to be racing a bmw 320 along international boulevard near 82nd avenue when the charger crashed into johnson. He was just coming from bingo and he was waiting on the bus to go home. He doesnt stay that far from here. Reporter oakland fire and paramedics tried to save johnson, but he died at the scene. She says it was almost a nightly routine for her father to be in the area to play bingo. She described him as a loving and responsible man. He raised me, he raised my brother and i, a single parent until our adulthood and now i dont have him anymore. Its heart breaking, so reporter johnson worked as a handyman, relatives say he had a big smile and a big heart. Always trying to help people and im really hurt this happened. Reporter police say both cars were speeding and that the driver of the Dodge Charger lost control. The driver and passenger left the vehicle at the scene and fled. Its unclear if the charger was stolen. The other vehicle fled the scene. Somebody knows something. Im not come snitch, schwarzenegger like that. Its not about snitching. Its about justice. Its just come say something. Thats all i want. Reporter she tells me she was planning to celebrate christmas at her new home with her father. Instead, she is planning his funeral. He was a great man. He always seemed happy, so i dont know. Reporter amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. It has been five years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in connecticut where 20 children, six teachers and administrators were killed. And here we are five years later. Parents say they are still trying to prevent even more school shootings. Reporter Leah Gabrielle has the story. Reporter it was december 14th, 2012, a seemingly normal day that turned to horror when a gunman stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut. 20 children and six staffers were killed before the gunman took his own life. Parents say even a half decade later its still difficult to process. Jeremy richmonds first grade daughter was one of the victims. There are answers. We need to start turning over the rocks and looking under them. Reporter richmond now studies Mental Health and Science Behind violent acts at a Company Founded in his daughters name. Gunman adam lanza reportedly suffered from Mental Illness and was fascinated by Mass Shootings. Some victims families are suing the maker of the semiautomatic rifle used in the attack. They claim remington subsidiary busch master knowingly markets its guns to at risk people like lanza. The case has been dismissed but the families are appealing to the connecticut supreme court. Gun violence has become an important issue to many of the parents. They will often rally in solidarity with relatives of People Killed in other shootings, like the attack on a las vegas Country Music festival. It wasnt just parents affected by the tragedy. Caitlyn roy was a first grade teacher at sandy hook. I couldnt answer all the whys. There are so many and there werent any answers. Reporter the former educator teamed up with a group that teaches schools how to respond to active shooters. That was Leah Gabrielle reporting. In the months after the shooting in newtown many people said they thought congress would take action on certain gun laws. A ban on assault weapons was defeated and lawmakers brought legislation to improve background check. In the meantime the house recently passed legislation allowing people to carry concealed guns across state lines. Celebrating 25 years of serving families in need. Up next, we will tell you more about the project open hand and how you can help. And is there any rain in sight . Because it has been a dry december, or is it going to be clear and cold the rest of the way. Steve paulson is back with a look at the bay area forecast. My name is Valerie Decker and im a troubleman for pg e. I am a First Responder to emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. My children and my family are on my mind when im working all the time. My neighbors are here, my friends and family live here, so its important for me to respond as quickly as possible and get the power back on. Its an amazing feeling turning those lights back on. Be informed about outages in your area. Sign up for outage alerts at pge. Com outagealerts. Together, were building a better california. Welcome back. The city of Mountain View has approved a massive redevelopment plan that calls for increasing its Housing Stock by about 30 . As ann rubin tells us, some people are applauding the decision while others are uneasy about what that growth will bring. Reporter Mountain View is getting a makeover. Unanimously approving a massive redevelopment of the North Bayshore area. This is the spot google, microsoft and linkedin already call homes and now thousands of new residents will too. This project in and of itself was taking a very industrialized office park and we are now creating a brandnew community. Reporter this community built in phases by multiple developers will include retail, entertainment and nearly 10,000 new units of higher density housing, 20 of which will be designated affordable. Google is the biggest landowner in that area, mark goleman of google released a statement saying they are looking forward to collaborating in order to create a complete neighborhood for the community to live, work, play and stay. Their employees are asking for it, the Company Wants it, and we have been working hand in hand ever since. Reporter the project will increase the Housing Stock in Mountain View by about 30 and the mayor says it may even create a second downtown of sorts but some residents have concerns that big growth will bring big problems. Traffic, traffic, lots of traffic, its going to be worse and worse. This is not good. Im not happy at all. I think its going to be a nightmare. Reporter still housing advocates applaud this plan and say it will take cars off the road. They are trying to get housing in there to cut down the amount that people drive to and from North Bayshore. Reporter and they hope neighboring communities will see the project and follow suit. And we are really helpful that Mountain View is showing the way last night will encourage a lot more of these leadership moments and saying yes, just saying yes to housing in a big way. Reporter city officials expect about 3500 of the Housing Units to be built over the next two to three years. They say they will start accepting proposals from developers early next year. In Mountain View, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. Happening now, special luncheon being held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco featuring food from iron chef winner cat cora. It is called the hand to hand luncheon and it benefits project open hand, a Nonprofit Organization that provides more than 2500 meals to people who might not be able to leave their homes. The organization is celebrating 25 years of service to the community. Thought what an amazing contribution to the community, to keep people that are critically ill and are senior citizens, you know, well fed with healthy meals, something that can sustain them and their families. If you would like to make a donation to project open hand, we have put more information for you on our website at ktvu. Com, look for it in the web links section under the mornings on 2 tab. You can also find it on the ktvu mobile app. Naas released new nasa released new data showing the Sierra Nevada mountains grew an inch taller during our record drought. One scientist explained that water weighs down the earth like a bathroom scale and when the water is gone, the earth rises. The sierra gained 2 1 2 centimeters in height since the drought began and then lost about half that amount because of last winters rainfall. Happy thursday afternoon, everybody. We have a pretty good little easterly breeze for some and some very mild temps. In fact, we are warmer today than we were yesterday. Yesterday was a very cold day but theres no good news if youre looking for rain, for sure, and as andy says here, it must be tough, sometimes being a weather man or a weather person when you have to only talk about depressing news or bad news. Not always. We call it as we see it because we know eventually things will change. Get to the graphics here. Take a look at whats going on. When he says this is when its got to be tough to be a weatherman, sometimes it is. Last year you were giddy, we had rain, rain, rain last year and we had plenty to talk about. But this year it has been High Pressure, large and in charge, and not much. November was okay, but december has been bone dry, not that that hasnt happened before. It has. Hazy, warm, 60s for temps. Warmest temps over by the coast for some. We could use precip but since october 1st we are running out of deficit, whereas last year we were way above. But one year doesnt translate into the next. Change for the weekend but not going to be in the form of rain. Might be a bit of snow. Sunshine today, mild to warm temps but very windy conditions already, a wind advisory for friday night into sunday for us and also a fire weather watch was going to be posted as well. Now, Southern California is already dealing with another fire weather warning. Ours will just be a watch. But hard to really believe here in december that we are looking for such dry conditions that we have to issue fire weather watches but thats what we are dealing with here. Most locations are running warmer but some are running a lot warmer and that would be livermore, due to an east wind coming right in. That really warms them up and thats what they are dealing with versus yesterday when it was much, much cooler. Still a pretty good breeze coming off the Oakland Berkeley hills and its generally a northerly wind or a northeasterly breeze, some pretty good gusts around the caldecott. Maybe the 21st, we will see if that develops but another case where the system goes over land and not water and when that happens, its very little moisture with it. But the wind will be a factor, probably for the rest of the month, it looks like. 60s on the temps here, these are above average, average about 57 to 59 and 60 so we are well above on that. I wish i could say theres rain here but there isnt. There will be, though, a wind event on the weekend, especially on saturday. We will have more on that tomorrow. We have breaking news near San Francisco international airport. The u. S. Post office cargo facility is being evacuated at this hour because of a suspicious item there. The area will be cleared until the contents are determined to be safe. People who live in fire ravaged neighborhoods in santa rosa are getting some emotional support from people who survived other tragedies. Ktvus rob roth tells us about the program bringing these groups together. Reporter in santa rosas fire ravaged Fountain Grove neighborhood here among the gray lots filled with ash and debris, two fire survivors are hanging stars with messages of support. It helps show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that we will get through this and people do every day. Reporter these symbols are sponsored by stars of hope, an organization forged by tragedy. Really beautiful. Reporter it was started by this man who wanted to honor his Business Partner killed in the attacks on 9 11 by offering emotional support to victims of other tragedies. We also wanted to make a statement that new yorkers will never forget what people did for us in our time of need. Reporter and stars of hope manager josh garcia was working at the pulse nightclub in orlando, florida when a terrorist shot to death 49 people. He says after the attack, the club received similar stars and he wanted to get involved with the program. The first boxes we received was the first time i saw a smile, a glimpse of hope from our employees faces. Reporter in a classic case of paying it forward, the stars now hanging in Fountain Grove were hand painted by children and survivors of the San Bernardino terrorist attack in 2015 that killed 14 people. San bernardino had received stars from victims of other Mass Shootings and natural disasters. Youre going through that, your mind is playing tricks on you so know theres not just hate in the world, that theres still people that are full of love and theres light at the end of the tunnel, really helped in that healing process. Reporter those are the programs those in the prom say it may seem like a small gesture but has peeling powers for those healing powers for those making the stars and those receiving them. I feel incredibly supported and understood. Reporter organizers say once fire victims here get back on their feet, they will be asked to make stars for victims of some disaster in the future. In santa rosa, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. Some north bay fire survivors are getting early and thoughtful holiday gifts. An Emeryville Company is offering free holiday photo shoots to people who lost their homes in october. The idea came from an art. Com employee who had relatives whose home was destroyed in the fires. Many families having their portraits taken saying they raced out of their homes without grabbing anything including family photos. One of the photographers describes the portraits hes been taking is unreal. Just the amount of hope everybody has, everybody thats come through has been so positive. For me more than anything, i think it represents the kindness of our community. Nearly all the families we talked to say when they finally have new homes, the photos are among the first things they will find a place for. Still to come, the force expected to be very strong this weekend. The anticipation building up for tonights release of the last jedi. Take cepacol instamax. Look unlike regular cough drops it contains 2 max strength pain relievers and cools in seconds. Bye bye sore throat. Take cepacol instamax. Its the Movie Star Wars fans have been waiting for, the last jedi premiers in many theaters tonight. The movie picks up where the force awakens leaves off bringing back the cast, including carrie fisher. It could gross about 200 million in the u. S. And canada this opening weekend. The Makeawish Foundation made dreams come true for seven star wars fans with life threatening illnesses. The teens were chosen to go to the star studded premiere of the last jedi in l. A. Over the weekend. They got the full hollywood experience, walking the red carpet in front of the all the flashing lights. The children and their parents had a special spot along the red carpet outside the Shrine Auditorium and one by one the movie stars stopped by and said hello with one actress being a clear favorite among the group. Im most excited to see daisy ridley. She is an amazing actress and i really want to meet her. 50 of the reason that i wish for this is so i could meet daisy ridley. Is it because she is beautiful or all of the above. She is amazing. Is it weird if i asked for a hug . Yeah. I just hugged daisy ridley. We just hugged her. I cant believe this. In addition to meeting daisy ridley, the teens also got to go to the after party and rounded out their weekend in hollywood with a trip to universal studios. While some of you may be planning to head off to the theaters this weekend, die hard star war fans are definitely making sure they are the first in line. Dozens of people are already waiting in line for the first midnight imax screening of the last jedi at this screening in hollywood. Fans camping out doing round the clock shifts since last thursday. Yeah, about 200 of us and not everybody can stay the whole time. Im staying because i love it. I will not leave. I dont want to miss a second, and its like that every year. Its such a unique opportunity to be here. They say they are excited for the release and to see how the franchise says goodbye to carrie fisher. Lining up at the theater has been a hallmark of the star wars experience since 1977. Coming up today at 4 00, continuing coverage on the rollback of Net Neutrality. We will let you know what this means for your use of the internet. Also going to get reaction from Silicon Valley leaders, tech experts, a full report today on the 4 00 on two. The San Francisco spca is using a security robot to try and cut down on car breakins and vandalism around their property. The robot called k9 patrols the spca campus in San Francisco. The 5foot tall, 300pound robot uses cameras, laser, 3d mapping, gps and microphones. There was one incident where someone attacked the robot, restrained it and put Barbecue Sauce on its sensors. If somebody is messing with it and they are trying to keep it from moving and doing its duty, then it will begin to sound an alarm and it will send an alert back to the operation center. The spca says since the robot has been on the job, campus burglaries, car break ins and vandalism have all been greatly reduced. 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