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The senate secede from its amendment and concurs with further amendment, the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. Reporter late tonight, republicans in the Senate Passed sweeping changes to the nations tax code. And, they submitted their victory with a revote in the house set for tomorrow. After eight straight years of slow growth and underperformance, america is ready to take off. Reporter by the democrats, including our representatives in california, call the billy tax scam favoring the rich. This is the worst bill to ever come to the floor of the house. With stiff competition for some of the things theyve tried to do, the worst bill in history. Reporter one dozen a dozen House Republicans voted against the bill including two from california who said that the bill would raise taxes on their constituents. Political analyst brian sobol says behind these deals, they would whenever some lawmakers on the fence, but that supporters of the bill may pay a political cost. Sobel says the democrats have an opportunity to capitalize on the poor Approval Ratings of in next elections. This is going to be one of their key issues. You know, the president and his people in congress could not do the American People a good turn here. Reporter the tax plan also repeals obamacares individual mandate, which a nonpartisan analyst said would cause 13 million americans to lose health insurance. Professor james taylor says democrats didnt make enough political hay of that provision. Thats all you need to know about how inept the democrats are as a modern political party. The fact that they now have the worst piece of legislation passed in the past 75 years at their disposal to attack. We havent seen a strident moment of outrage coming from anybody on the senate floor. Reporter the reason they have to have a revote is that there were three provisions in the previous edition of the bill that were not allowed under senate rules. Those provisions were removed, and the new build was the version passed by the senate. The bill is expected to reach the president s desk after the house votes tomorrow. Monty francis. Social media has been discussing tax reform all day, with the president and Many Republican lawmakers using the roof tax reform hashtag to celebrate the vote. The democrats are calling it a giveaway to corporations that increases the nations deficit without helping the middle class. Now to berkeley, where Business Owners are speaking out about cuts that have left the police force their short staffed. And, the chief of police tells us more cuts are on the way. Ktvus rob malcolm live in berkeley with more. Reporter good evening frank and julie, the police chief says officers are leaving because some of them are faced with getting competitive salaries from other markets, and they are also faced with a lack of affordability in berkeley. Meanwhile, the Police Union Says the officers are leaving, because theyre not getting the support they need in the rank andfile from the city government. Paul glick has been running his eyewear store for 40 years. He shows us a video that was certainly an eyeopener. A disturbed woman walks in the store and causes chaos, just another day, says paul. This kind of stuff happens almost on the daily down here. When we call the police, literally in this case, the Police Called us the next day and said do you still want us to come . Im like, for what . This lady has come and gone already. Reporter it is becoming the norm as berkeleys Police Staffing levels are on a crisis level. Police chief Andy Greenwood explained. Reporter years ago, we are in the 200 down to 160 today. We are facing a staffing crisis the likes of which we havent seen for many years. Reporter its something paul knows all too well. Despite a couple years ago they would be here in five minutes. Likely split. Not anymore. If they show up at all it is hours later or a day later or never. Reporter these officers and getting a random crime arrived within minutes, but things will change according to the chief. A few months ago we had to send our bike up suspend bike operations. As we approach march, pragmatically we will have to suspend our motorcycle officers. Reporter narcotics and Community Services are also on the chopping block. The Police Association is working at a new contract with the city and has to make elses dedicated a website. Then, there is this sign of the times. Saw a billboard presented to cisco advertising in berkeley. We have really good cops, and they are sought after by other agencies. Reporter the Police Union Says officers are leaving because of the citys failure to support specialized units. Many of the officers making almost 100,000 with overtime cant afford to live in berkeley. It is a challenge on many fronts elses many fronts, not only staffing. We are short on theaters as well. We need to focus on rebuilding the department, getting good folks on board and getting them trained in the people we have to stay here. Reporter as you heard from the police chief, these berkeley officers are welltrained, they arent considered bluechip recruits, so there are always some of them knocking at the door to get them on staff. Even if it means cutting across the bridge and going to send cisco. Rob malcolm, ktvu. Thank you. Developing new tonight out of iran, where there was a Police Shooting earlier this evening. It happened near Paradise Drive and send clemente drive. Close to highway 101. The shooting happened at 820. Central marin squadron says the person shot was suicidal and had showed up at the family home. Officers were called, and they say that the man made a move towards his waistband, which is when an officer opened fire. The person was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police are still on the scene investigator. New 11 00 tonight, the Marin County Sheriffs Department arrested a man today accused of stealing highend cameras around the bay area. This is Surveillance Video taken last month from mikes camera in mill valley. Authorities arrested him early this morning after serving a search warrant at his home in san jose. Went and was booked into the marin county jail for commercial burglary. Police say he is also a suspect in cameras afton santa rosa, menlo park, campbell, san mateo county, san jose, and pleasant hill. A fremont woman has been charged in the stabbing of a 19yearold man. Fremont Police Say Witnesses told them that this person, 20 yearold aya abdallah stabbed yusuf no wabi in a domestic dispute. Happened about 10 00 on fremont boulevard. She fled but was arrested two hours later. Officers seized a knife believed to be the weapon involved. This is fremont the second homicide of the year. San jose police say robbery suspect shot by a security gordon guard inside a walgreens last night has now died. Authorities are not released his name. Officers who called the store on south first street after the guard opened fire about 830 last night, when they arrive, they found a man on the floor with lifethreatening injuries. He died at a hospital. Police say he is cooperating with the investigation. We are learning new information about the seven cisco Police Officer who turned the gun on himself after being pulled over in richmond. 49yearold antonio was under investigation in las vegas for lewd act with a child under the age of 14. The officer was off duty on monday, when he shot himself after a richmond officer stopped stopped his car in the parking lot of the hilltop mall. You would not suspect anything like this from a cop. And, it goes to show, that the people that have things they are hiding, they dont often look like a big scary monster. We should point out that the officer was under investigation but had not been officially charged. Investigators in antioch are looking into a string of suspicious fires, all over the city. Our Crime Reporter tells us some residents and Homeless People may be to blame. Reporter paula french had to walk through the charred debris. Flowers in vases and christmas arrangements all gone after a fire tore through her flower shop early morning. Yep, theres all the pictures. It breaks my heart. Reporter she said someone started the fire in this dumpster, originally right up against the shop. She and her family have run the business on a street sense the 40s. The first we thought it was the homeless, we do have a big homeless problem. Now they are saying it could be an arsonist. Reporter she isnt the only one picking up pieces. The homeless actually set our building on fire twice. Reporter down the street, this cremation, he was forced to move because of fires in june and again in october. This budget is very frustrating. I have been told by members of the Police Department and Fire Department that they do know who is doing this, but, it doesnt seem like much is being done. Reporter fire investigators say there is a lot being done. In fact, two Homeless People have been arrested for fires along the railroad tracks. There are several fires in that area, and we have made some arrests. Trying to tie all of the fires together is our next step, to see which fires are related to which suspects. And then which ones are one offs. Reporter he said they have reasons to focus on the transient fibrillation. Homeless use fire as a weapon. Reporter this Church Caught on fire, Homeless People are known to live underneath. Think this time of year especially is getting cold, i certainly dont know if it was arson, but you know, my suspicion is that we have homeless folks who are trying to keep warm, you know, they are finding places of shelter, and maybe lighting a candle, maybe a portable heaters, i dont know. Reporter with the cold weather setting in, investigators have to differentiate between accidental and arson fires. For now, charges have been filed against one of their two suspect. Coming up, the search for a Bay Area Bank robber with a unique look. He is downed the orange goatee bandit. Also, a real estate renaissance in downtown san jose. The two big money transaction signaling that the downtown is on the upswing. We are tracking raindrops, reports of a few drops right now in the east bay and some of the north bay, light stuff, but we will take it. Well talk about that when we come back. It all starts with a wish. The final days of wish list are here. Hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first months payment. A homeowners fighting ellipse is leading a Group Fighting against new or improved cell phone towers. Hillsboro resident and attorney Patrick Shannon founded hillsboro residence against cell towers. He has already received the signatures of 1400 residents to fight the cell towers. One of the towers could be as much as 20 feet taller than a current 40 foot utility pole. And, it is well within distance of his home. This is a very important case statewide. This could set a precedent if it is approved, for massive cell towers looming over homes. Reporter shannon says the city did not hold public hearings and did not conduct an environmental review. He claims the city leaders send out notices to homeowners, and did not require the towers to be either hidden or camouflaged. The city manager will decide on thursday whether to let the project move forward. We reached out to the citys mayor, and city manager for comment. They did not respond. San joses Historic Bank of italy building has been sold to investors who plan to remodel it. And, there is an imminent sale of another downtown landmark. Jesse gary tells us it is a sign of a red hat redhot Real Estate Market in downtown san jose. A lot of this is part of the momentum, it is downtowns time. Reporter part of the future means reaching back to san joses past. Monday, investors in the bay area and back east purchased the 90yearold back of italy building for almost 34 million. Is a longawaited opportunity for an iconic building in the heart of our downtown, to get a overdue facelift. Reporter several blocks west of italy is another real estate jewel being sold for a small fortune. The current owners of the fairmont hotel, say they have an agreement to sell this Downtown Jewel for about a quarter billion dollars. There are some real savvy investors that are picking up these b buildings, picking up buildings in the historic district, seeing them undervalued. Reporter long before google announced a footprint in san jose that will rival apples so called spaceship, downtown has been percolated with possibilities. With real estate at record highs, it seems these two high profile purchases could signal a time for cashing in and re creating old and new, for future growth. Beneficial for downtown workers and residents. The man on the street is going to enjoy different types of tenants, and there will be different business services, and some of our mom and pop shops. On the ground for level. Reporter city leaders promise no subsidizing for these deals, but less red tape as a way of ushering progress. This is an opportunity for us to make this jewel shine. Reporter the mayor says its time to protect and renovate all the older Office Buildings that once defined the character of downtown san jose. No word on what changes could be in store for the fairmont hotel. Jesse gary, ktvu. The fbi is asking for the publics help tonight in identifying a suspected bank robber who struck at least twice this month. Investigators say the socalled orange goatee bandit robbed a Wells Fargo Bank on padre parkway in fremont, and chase bank on el camino riel in miller. In both cases he passed a note to a teller being ellipse is demanding money. Hes described as a slender white man 20 to 30 years old, about 58 tall. He has orange facial hair, and tattoos on his right hand. A high school in east bay confirms it is in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak. They are reporting a single digit number of students, have contracted whooping cough. Also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory illness. Symptoms often start out like a common cold, leaving patients gasping for air. School officials are declining to say the exact number of students with whooping cough, but as of december 3, there were close to 2100 cases reported in california, including 98 in alameda county. Santa went on strike today at the Walmart Store in martinez, a group of walmart workers dressed up as santa to demand holiday pay. Walmart eliminated extra pay on holidays last year, replacing it with a policy where workers accrue paid time off based on the hours they work. Similar protests are set for walmart locations in 11 states around the nation. Bay area children who need a helping hand are joining a soppings breed shopping spree this afternoon thanks to some generous oakland raiders. Each child got 100 to spend and the chance to enjoy a little time with members of the raiders. The event was started by readers tackle donald penn, but he couldnt be there this year due to an injury, so his teammates stepped in. After shopping, everyone got together for dinner. We have some whether to talk about, nationally, we have a Little Something going on in the southeast, that could impact travel as we head into tomorrow. It did impact dallas a little today, you can see out here, some flight delays in atlanta. Out west we have this weather system coming in from the north, very cold system, already snowing at some low elevations up in the mountains, certainly of past level. Light snow flurries down around mount chap, very low, 3800 feet, Something Like that. We are looking at showers moving through the bay area as we head into late tonight, early tomorrow morning, and it is not raining in terms of coming down hard, it is just what we are getting outside right now. Reports all over the area, light sprinkles, showers, and wet ground. That is how it will go tonight, with maybe a 10th of an inch if we are lucky, and some of the heaviest locations but you get the idea. A lot of green is showing up on the radar because this system shows reign underneath the radar. Showers in pleasanton, showers in San Francisco and sausalito, just light showers. Some in oakland, on the east side of town. 48 in napa right now 56 in concord, these are the overnight low forecast. What did i just say, showers are an overnight thing. You wont even notice them tomorrow, because it will be mostly sunny all day. With temperatures in the upper 50s, and low 60s. Maybe some sprinkles coming down the bay bridge, the commuter this computer model says that is the heart of the system. At 3 am it is going through san jose, and at 6 am, it is done. Thats how quick it happened. Five day forecast, that is it, one and done and we are back into the winter solstice on thursday. Showers early and sunny and winter solstice on thursday, right down the road. More of the same, more dry weather. The mountains have a Winter Weather advisory, could turn to a snow advisory. They might get five or 6 inches of snow at past level, cold storm but i hate to call it a storm, it is just an impulse, and it will be out of here by morning, before we know it happens. Maybe black ice . Up in tahoe. I was noticing our temperatures are below. Maybe up in the mountains. It will be a little above freezing in most areas. Got it. The nsf nfls pro bowl selections are out, and we will hear what 49ers and raiders player made the team. And, actor rob lowes home was saved by firefighters from the thomas fire. He invited them to dinner at his home. To find the full story and more pictures, go to ktvu. Com. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Scotts and again for mark, and he begins with good news for a couple of local College Basketball teams. Good news has been few and far between at the pack 12, but, cal basketball figured to be a work in progress this season, as conference play approaches, the bears are on the upswing. Tonight on the road, its seattle, rudy the redhawk, take a look. The first half, don pullman coleman up from marcus lee, the kentucky transfer has seven points followed by six late in the half, coleman keeps a lefty layup, 16 in the game, the bears had a sixpoint lead at the break. The second half, darius mcneils first break. Mcneil was 20, cal with 8159, it is the bears Third Straight victory. St. Mary is hosting randy Bennetts Team always sharing the basketball, eric and are finding the shooter, three off the glass. I dont think we he called that but its better to be lucky than good. Hermanson has the more traditional splash, all 17 of his points after halftime. And, jock landau, part of a 12 run, marys win six 69. Those wanting to hold out for stuff. Christmas day may want to move on. The big game against cleveland, announced he is making progress from that recovery from a badly sprained ankle. He will be reevaluated in a week, christmas of course is less than a week away, so you can do the math on that one. The raiders wont be playing football in january but several of their players will. Four of them, actually. The afc pro bowl squad. Neil max, the headliner having another great year, 77 tackles, and 10 1 2 sacks, this will be his Third Straight parable. Offense of lineman, Rodney Hudson and donald penn also made it to the slot. Penn likely wont play because of injuries. The 49ers have one pro bowler, fullback kyle used it you stick hes a great blocker, with 24 catches including a touchdown, to be the first 49er fullback to be selected for the pro bowl since 2003. Giants fans still waiting for that big offseason splash. Not sure this qualifies, but they did bring back a guy who did good things for them this past season. Kaepernick hanley is resigned to a milliondollar deal. Nine homers and 35 rbi, plus basket backup. A terrific clubhouse guy, he won the mac award given to the most inspirational player the giants have voted on by his teammates. Getting a little antsy out there, giants fan have a big free agent signing, but still to come. Its over. This budget will be better. Scott, thank you. See you later. Thanks for joining us, good night. Jay doesnt find out. Oh. Boy. [ laughs ] [ laughing ] i just heard that. You probably think theres something between me and gloria. Relax. I couldnt be more relaxed if i was in a coma. Jays grill was delivered. Shes keeping it under wraps so i can be there when he sees it alex oh, my god i just got accepted into caltech. You did . that is incredible were gonna have a famous scientist in the family uh, not that theres any shame in learning a trade. Air conditioners are always gonna break. Eh, i looked into it. Its a lot of classes. Honey, that is unbelievable. Its hardly unbelievable. Supersmart kid, supersmart school. I never doubted you. That must feel great. Yep. Pretty great. What was that . I think that was my fault. Me too. Why . [ sighs ] i do this all the time. She does these amazing things, and im so used to it, i dont even make a big deal over caltech. I got excited. Doesnt that count

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