woman. >> reporter: daniel, blogs about domestic violence trying to break the cycle for himself and teens. a mentor for next door solutions, a violence advocacy group. the group asked teenagers when is it justified to use physical force in a relationship. teens answered when a partner refuses sex, dresses inappropriately, makes their own decisions or disrespects the partner. teens didn't say it was okay. domestic violence advocates say one teen ties many. especially when san jose police say teens are less likely to report domestic abuse. >> we don't want young people to fool they can't report. we don't want our seniors, to have any fear of reporting. different reasons they don't report. >> reporter: domestic violence statistics for 2011. overall cases dipped. there were 11 people who died at the hands of people they had a relationship with. six were shot. while the da's office pushes to get guns out of the hands of abusers this teen will keep preaching healthy relationships to his peers. >> what we are frying to d tryi break the cycle. teach communication skills. >> reporter: when a person is included in a protective order or, restraining order, it is illegal for them to have access to a handgun or ammunition. the district attorney's office wants to work harder to enforce that. coming up. we'll talk with the victim. could have been a matter of life and death. >> thank you so much. well, despite tearful emotional pleas from dozens of patients. san mateo supervisors are closing a long term care home. dozens living in the hope. many in wheelchairs attend begging law makers to renew the facility's lease and keep it open. closing the county run, long term care facility, and put 200 staff mep bembers out of work. >> today is valentine's day. this place is one big heart. please give us a miracle. citing the age of the facility built in 1970. and tt 9 million operating cost. promised to help the workers find a job. >> the black market is booming. stolen cell phones for cheap in the bay area and around the world. a few countries are using a cyst temperatu -- system to track mobile phones. tracy we need help. this is a growing problem. >> reporter: cell phone thieves are so brazen, that i wouldn't be surprised if somebody walked up to me, grabbed this phone out of my hand while i was standing here on camera. halfway around the world, they have come up with a system helped decrease cell phone theft by 25%. >> that's where it went down off that boat right there. i imagine it is down 500 feet. >> rick lost his first iphone, when he accidentally dropped it in lake tahoe. the next one when he went water skiing. one after that fell off a balcony. >> i call, listen. my phone is gone. lock it up. lock it down. that's it. protect the data the i don't need $20,000 phone bill. >> criminals will rack up expenses on their phone. police say they aren't for personal use. the used cell phone market is so hot, thieves pull crimes like this one. in australia, they're using a cyst them that blocks stolen phones rendering them useless. the 15 digit international mobile equipment identity number entered into a database. the phone gets blocked on all phone networks in the country. that system isn't in place in america. the ctia, the wireless association, says four main reasons why the system doesn't work. it's easy for criminals to overrigove overwrite serial numbers and labels. and erase current owner software, replace with new ones and sell to other countries. shared databases are hard to maintain accurately. used cell phones can be activated through thousands of channels. it wouldn't be hard to find the loophole some where. sfpd says the system was successful. i could see it used for that, sure. the united cunning dom uses the same system. the theft by knifepoint had risen dramatically. live in san francisco. tracy grant. nbc bay area news. >> scary thought. >> homeowner in antioch shot and killed an intruder is not expected to face charges. last night the man was with his 7-year-old son on wexler peace way. a would-be robber rang the doorbell. the intruder kicked in the door. that's when the homeowner wrestled the gun away from him and shot him several times killing him. police have identified the suspect as an 18-year-old man from antioch. appears he randomly target the the house. police arrested a woman, believed his accomplice. >> contact your congressman in 140 character or less. everyone wants everyone to phone, e-mail, tweet their representatives and encourage them to go along with the plan to extend payroll tax cuts. president obama and vice president biden played good cop bad cop with the man expected the next leader of china. the president talked prosperity and responsibility with vice president xi. vice president biden and secretary of state hillary clinton publicly pressured the chinese vice president on areas that have undermined u.s./china relations from the currency to theft of intellectual property. >> cooperation as you and i have spoke any bon about can be mutu beneficial if the game is fair. >> of course there is always room for improvement when it comes to human rights. >> in addition, to washington and los angeles, china's vice president will visit iowa where he once spent time on a cultural exchange in 1985. >> president obama's next road trip will be to california. including a san francisco fund raiser on thursday to be attended by singer al green. that's raising hopes for a possible duet. ♪ i'm so in love with you >> you may remember that from a couple weeks ago. it went viral the fund raiser at a private home. guests will pay $38,000 to attend. the menu, roast chicken and squash puree. the president will speak, and performance from sound garden. >> just $38 t. >> chump change. >> and a change of plans. the latest details on funeral arrangements for whitney houston. >> just one woman. but nurturing her community. our latest report in the bay area proud series. >> and perk to viagra, no one expected. stanford researchers finding a new use. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. there will not be a public memorial for whit neap houston. the family will hold a private funeral at the church where she sang as a girl. the family chose new hope baptist church for the invitation only event saturday. the church is home to a make shift memorial by mourners. houston's family says there are no plans for a public service. >> they have shared her for 30-some years with the city, with the state, with the world. this is their time now for their farewell. >> meanwhile, houstons fans are honoring her memory through her music. according to billboard magazine, digital sales of "i will always love you" have gone from less than 3,000 in the week preceding her death to 200,000 since. >> new developments tonight on a complaint accusing top saint jose city officials of ethics violations. this on the heels of an nbc bay area investigation. an outside law firm that reviewed election commission does not have jurisdiction to pursue an investigation. five unions you might recall filed ethics complaints against chuck reid, retirement services director and former actuary for city last week. alleging that they misrepresented pension produ producti productions. the elections commission can refer the come plant plaint to gorn mentagency. city council can call for investigation. the unions are reacting sending this statement. we will appeal to the city council to call for an investigation into this matter. the elections commission will meet tomorrow at city hall. >> city officials are taking the federal government to task over a gas pipeline safety standards. a lawsuit filed today by city attorney, dennis herrera alleges u.s. pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration failed to oversee a pipeline safety program for a decade. the filing cites three gas pipeline explosions in california since 2008 including deadly san bruno explosion that killed eight in 2010. san francisco wants the federal agency to better oversee the cpuc. 2,000 san francisco residents spent the morning with no electricity after a metallic balloon floated into power lines. the outage in the city south of market and mission districts before 9:00 a.m. utility officials say mettle talic balloons that come in contact with power lines can short circuits. the problem is a ledgedly more common on valentine's day and mother's day when people buy the balloons. pg & e restored power within an hour. >> february 14th. how did you snow your love on this valentine's day? roses? a card? well a woodside woman did it with food? in fact she does it with food every week. garvin thomas and the latest in the nbc bay area proud series to show us why so many people on the peninsula call her angel. >> reporter: there are many charities doing great work. it has been holden's mission in life, almost by accident, to help them, a charity paid for out of their own pocket. fueled by her own past and one that qualifies as bay pair yeah proud. -- that qualifies as bay area proud. >> reporter: there are some who would have you believe there are angels living among us, doing their work in secret, no wings to give them away. well, if it is jen holden they're talking about, they are right. she doesn't get around on a pair of wings. she has an old truck for that. >> hi, george. >> reporter: angel food is jen holden's one woman food bank. every thursday you can find her collecting donations outside robert's market in woodside. then, early friday morning, into a rented xh eed commercial kitc put together groceries, prepared foods and lots and lots of bag lunches. then off to redwood city, hoofer family center where a food pantry is set up for families needing help, putting a healthy meal on the table. tackling hunger in her backyard was not a quest sunny dreamed of starting. it grew from a sung single weekg of groceries she gave me a housekeeper the she would tell me about a neighbor having a hard time. lost his job or the father had gotten arrested and the mom was home with no food the i start proed vi providing food. >> six months later. angel food provides 100 people. one meal a week. some times more. >> i just found the need. i think there is a segment of the population that doesn't get severed by food banks. i wanted to get to people, kind of the underlayer of -- people that wouldn't normally ask for help. >> people it turns out like her. you see, jen's world wasn't always a comfortable one. in a pleasant woodside neighborhood. there was once jen, the teenager, living on san francisco's streets. >> i remember being a kid. and being -- hungry, and i remember the kindness of -- strangers. i remember riding the streetcar all night. having a streetcar driver buy me a cup of coffee. >> somehow, so many years later, jen is that streetcar driver. now, driving a truck. serving food. preserving dignity. jen's story was sthard wihared member of the viewing audience. you can reach me, twitter,@garvin thomas. and facebook. jen is straight forward. great krcredit to what food ban do. she worked for one. there are people who don't want to dupt po the paperwork, don'to united states tugss, need help. she goes to the family center she feeds 15 families a week. they have a waiting list of 200 more. >> does it by herself. a staff or her? >> her with some friends. with some friends. but this is, she would say, oh, no, i have a team of people. it is a one woman food bank. a one woman show. she should get all the credit for it. >> thank you, garvin. >> we turn attention to the weather on valentine's day. is everyone wearing red? >> little pop of red. >> see if jeff is? >> oh. >> your heart is beating up there. >> beating in my chest today the i am in love today. love in the air across the bay area. don't know if you felt jooutsid. sun was out. in san francisco. intoxicating out there. lot of people lining up. the picture today. somebody picking up one flower. maybe it doesn't take a bouquet to let somebody know you care. out in san francisco across the bay area. just pretty magnificent with widespread sunshine. take you outside to our sky camera network on the valentine's day. see mother nature giving us a lot of love. clearing us out from the rain. also cloud cover yesterday. with a nice sunny finish. if you are headed out to night for dinner. and it looks pretty sweet for us. on the radar. scans around. tracking dry conditions in the north way, east bay. for the south bay. here is the thing. we are watching a weak system. bring us snow across the sierra. winter weather, in effect. 8:00 for tomorrow morning. pretty windy. 80 and 50. numbers now. a lot warmer than yesterday. 60, santa rosa. 55, napa. 55, san jose. 55 in livermore. for us we are not going to see a major storm system. slight chance of a shower here in the morning. throughout wednesday. the larger thing will be the drying winds. anywhere from 15, 25 miles an hour. and then on again, off again. showers coming in. seven day forecast. get a look. right now, mid and high level cloud cover. little bit of rain returns up near eureka. not looking at that. over six hours. what we are focused on. system. seattle. portland. not much moisture with it. it continues to push to south. a stray shoufrpt head not midnight. models not picking up in san jose. that will continue until 4:00 a.m. from there on out. we are looking at a dry picture through tomorrow. and also some increased sunshine across the east. and also for the south bay. overall snowfall totals. into the bad. with zonal moisture across the sierra. higher elevation. sque squeeze out more. lake tahoe. it will be cold. 36. 42, freemont. on your wednesday numbers. stay right near average. 60, san jose. 61, morgan hill. windy across the hill tops. our fire danger will increase slightly here as well. 59, danville. 60, walnut creek. 56. pacifica. and san rafael. dry here as we head throughout thursday, friday. then a sloit chanight chance of. seven-day forecast. sunday. but as for -- tomorrow. just a slight chance of showers there. in the morning. so, by the time everybody gets up. it will be dry for us. >> what if we get up early. >> then you will see a shower. >> ha-ha. >> always. awe always got an answer. >> yeah. >> but of course. >> thank you, jeff. still to come. travel sized and looking for love. why little guys are heading across the country from sfo. >> could children benefit from the dose viagra. the research from stanford. ♪ ♪ >>me moechlt ment in san francisco. all about this song. a south bay school district is searching for a new superintendent tonight. thele school board plans to hold a series of forum to take communityp p input on the searc process. >> would you believe viagra for kids? scud could be a barareak through. viagra reduced size of growths in children with lymphatic malformation, a disease that causes large deadly cysts to occur across the body. three children have been treated. researchers will begin a clinical trial. and are looking for patient to test the viagra on kids. awe tau 15 little dogs are make it big in the big apple. called operation chihuahua. san francisco animal control and patrol, partnered with virgin to transport the chihuahuas. the reason, new york city has a high demand for pups. california has an overabundance of them. they traveled in style by the way. receiving in-flight treats and lots of toys. so, a match made in doggy heaven. >> first-class. >> they're so excited. >> just th ste be valstbe valvalentine's ge bay area. one we can all share. stay with us. now this was the perfect valentine's day. wasn't written for him. he wasn't first to sing it. all tony bennett. >> i left my heart in san francisco. guess who was in town today? ♪ i left my heart >> san francisco. rolled out the red carpet today to honor tony bennett and his famous song about the city by the bay. this january marked the 50th anniversary since bennett recorded i left my heart in san francisco. mayor ed lee declared it tony bennett day and awarded a key to city. bennett first per forformed in francisco's fairmont. >> looks great. saw him on the grammys now with us. what a great celebration. a lot of people going out for valentine's day. how is it looking? >> you will need extra layers. get close to the one you love. most appropriate here. head into tomorrow morning. temperatures in the low 60s by the afternoon. dry, thursday, friday a nother chance of showers later in the week. >> thank you, jeff. thank you. nightly news is next. see you for more local news at 6:00. good night. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie 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