Avalos. It doesnt mean the arena is a done dean. A very Prominent Group done deal. A very Prominent Group promises to take them to court. Killed in a kayaking accident, Doug Tompkins was paddling in chile when six of the people capsized. Paramedics rushed thompson to a nearby hospital, but doctors were not able to revive him. Tompkins cofounded the north face in the 1960s in San Franciscos north beach. He left the business in 1989 after creating the foundation for deep ecology. Tompkins moved to southern chile to focus on conservation. He had a passion for the environment. Tompkins was 72 years old. More on his life and career coming up tonight at 6 00. He looks like a cop, but looks can be deceiving. Hes really fake and may be involved in two attempted robberies in safeway stores. Kpix5s maria medina in san mateo and i guess he couldnt outsmart everyone. Reporter police say this suspect made several mistakes including one very big one written all over his uniform. He was in what appeared to be a police or sheriffs uniform. Reporter hes got the uniform fact cal vest, duty belt and even tactical vest, duty belt and even san mateos sheriffs office, but police say the man in this Surveillance Video is far from a deputy. Were going to stop at nothing to catch him pretty much. Reporter investigators say the man walked into the san mateo safeway a couple days before thanksgiving to investigate a theft. Thing is no theft ever happened. And i think it was his insistence on interviews that made her suspicious. Reporter the alert worker not only became suspicious of his behavior, she noticed something on his uniform didnt quite match. It had a police patch on the back when normally a deputy would have a sheriffs patch. Reporter the man wore a police patch but claimed to be a sheriffs deputy. Not a lot of people know the difference. Its true. Were very lucky she did. Reporter if you saw him, what would you think, real or fake . Real. Reporter real or fake . I would think real. If he came to my door, i would open my door for him. Reporter the man walked out of the safeway without taking a thing, but now police and Community Want him caught and locked up. It kind of freaked me out a little bit because we have children. She goes to school here. I work right around the corner. Any time somebody is impersonating a person in a position of power is a very scary thing. Reporter police say this man may also be behind another attempted robbery at another safeway here in san mateo involving two men Wearing Masks who also tried to get into a cash office. Police say they want to know how this guy got his hands on a police uniform. Live in san mateo maria medina, kpix5. A grisly discovery along the oakland shoreline, a park visitor found a body this morning at the Martin Luther king, jr. Regional shoreline. Investig how police are now investigating it as a homicide. The victim described only as a hispanic man in his 20s. Investigators are not sure how long hed been there. And another suspicious death, this time in newark. Officers responded to a welfare check about 8 30 last night on mclaughlin avenue. When they got there, they found an unresponsive woman inside. Police have not said what caused her death. Tonight donald trump is fighting off a firestorm of criticism for suggesting all muslims should be barred from entering the United States. Today he defended the idea saying its no difference than the japanese internment camps in 1942. Ken bastida joins us now. Some feel that statement obviously went too far, but hes backing off of it, right . He is and reporters asked him well, if you agree with not letting muslims in the country, would you agree to putting them in camps, rounding them all up . He backed off on that. Trump called president roosevelts executive record far worse. Still he is catching it from all sides about his idea to keep all muslims from coming into the country. T. What was proposed yesterdays not what this party stands but while most of iticized his hes a race baby religious bigot. What was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. But while most of trumps opponents criticized his comments, not everybody was ready to condemn him. Tell cruz said he disagrees with the policy but will still support trump if he wins the nomination. I like donald trump. A lot of our friends here have encouraged me to criticize and attack donald trump. Im not interested in doing. So. The white house said trumps comments should disqualify him for president and anyone who still supports him should be disqualified as well. Its morally reprehensible. It runs counter to the constitution and it has consequences for our National Security and the problem is you still have a bunch of republican candidates who are standing by their pledge to support him for president of the United States. The chairman of the Republican National committee isnt taking the white houses advice to disavow trump altogether, but he did issue a statement saying, we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our american values. If the Republican Party likes it, thats fine. If they dont like it, thats fine, also. As you know, im leading in virtually every single poll. We do need to look at these countries where these people are coming from and particularly the muslims. Reporter all the criticism isnt hurting trumps poll numbers. He has a commanding lead over his rivals. In the latest cnn poll of iowa voters. And this is how trumps call was covered by the philadelphia daily news, a picture of him arm raised like a nazi salute and the words the new furor, a play on adolf hitlers title. Even phillys mayor said he would ban donald trump if he could saying the city doesnt have room for that kind of stupidity and check out this tweet from harry potter author jk rowlings. She compared trump to the villain of her series saying how horrible. Voldamor was nowhere theyre as bad. Still he has his supporters. You saw the poll numbers. Im running that twitter poll you and i kind of came up yesterday of 21 are supporting him. Theres still time left to vote, but like you said, there are suspecters out there. Well see where it support earls out there. Well see where it supporters out there. Well see where it goes. A husband and wife who killed 14 people in San Bernardino got a 28,500 loan. Its not clear what that money was used for. We reached out to prosper for comment but have not heard back. Farook and his wife practiced shooting at local gun ranges before the attack. 1 fire arms instructor told cbs news carter evans farooks rifle started smoking before he fired it. Reporter what does that tell you about his experience with guns . It was a new rifle. He was not familiar with it. The shooting range turned over Surveillance Video and signin logs to the fbi. Investigators say the couples nextdoor neighbor bought the assault style rifles used in the shootout and the Inland Regional Center where the attack happened will not reopen until at least january. The center was scheduled to open next week, but investigators have not yet handed over control of the crime scene. So an extensive cleanup can begin. Tonight were hearing from the girl friend of a San Bernardino victim who is being called a hero for shielding a colleague when the bullets started flying. Janet johnson was one of them killed last week. Mandy piper said she texted him right away when she heard about the shooting. It took over 12 hours before she received confirmation johnson was killed. He would have gone down. He would not have left her to go after anybody for sure, not a surprise. In a statement survivor Denise Peraza said johnson was an amazing selfless man who told her i got you as they huddled under a table, his arm around her. In washington lawmakers taking new steps to protect our borders, the house passing legislation to overhaul the federal visa waiver program. It would bar anyone from iraq, syria, iran and the sudan from traveling to the United States without a visa. It would also bar those who visited those countries in the last five years from coming in without a visa. No indication when the senate will take up the measure. Affording the huge down payment. Tonight the financing plan that could well, a major hurdle to buying a home in the bay area, affording that huge downpayment. Tonight the financing plan that could be a game changer, how it works and who qualifies. If you cant beat them, buy some paint that splashes back, a fed up Business Owners unusual warning to the people making a mess of his wall. Kind of looked like rain all day long today. We did not receive any, but coming up sooner than later, its going to get wet and windy, details hour by hour on when the rain moves in, moves out and how much well get coming up. And he may be the worlds unluckiest burglar, his run from the law takes him straight into the mouth of a hungry alligator. Weather are prompting sever bay area cities to look at emergency measures to help the homele. City leaders in san francis san jose a idering a shelter colder nights and wet weather are prompting several bay area cities to look at emergency measures to help the homeless. City leaders in San Francisco, san jose and oakland are all considering a shelter crisis. Under state law that would allow those cities to open up public buildings, even libraries, to the homeless this winter. San francisco is considering converting two water front warehouses on the piers as shelters. A homeless man in the east bay managed to survive after being tossed into a garbage truck. He climbed out yesterday morning at fremont boulevard and alder avenue. Its after trash haulers had twice compacted the load of garbage. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Investigators say the man had been sleeping in the dumpster behind a restaurant when it was emptied into the truck. A special pee repellant wall. A sign reads hold it. Public restrooms are located at the Center Street garage. The surface is coated with a special paint that sends spray right back onto anyone trying to relieve themselves. The problem was people were still using it probably not knowing whats causing the splashback, so i decided to order this custom sign. I at least give people a fair warning before they attempt to try something. Chang says its important to include where the closest public restroom is which he says is only a block away. Chang got the idea for the pee wall after seeing its success in San Franciscos tenderloin and mission neighborhoods. According to public works, 95 of the walls have deterred public urination. Does this sound like you . Are you paying high rent and dont have money for a downpayment on a place of your own . Well, i have some details on a new type of loan that may turn you into a homeowner. And gambling on tube travel, tonight were a step closer to speeding around jetson style. ,, grow old with me let us share what we see just you and i grow old with me let us share what we see and oh the best it could be just you and i closed captioning is sponsored by mercedesbenz of San Francisco and oakland. Tonight a major obstacle to home buying is coming down, a local credit union offering 100 financing. Kpix5s cate cauguiran with details on who is eligible. How will this all work . Reporter how many times have you heard this . You have a good paying job. You pay a rent that might as well be a morning, but you cant afford a downpayment on a house . Well, this new type of loan mortgage, but you cant afford a downpayment on a house . Well, this new type of loan could change everything. Owning a home, the American Dream and for most a bay area fantasy. We saw a lot of members come in and really want to buy a home in that middle market where they have good jobs and make good income, but they just didnt have that full 20 down. Reporter with an average San Francisco home going for 1 million a pop, a 200,000 downpayment is something even santa cant buy, but now theres San Francisco federal Credit Unions populoan. We kind of think its game changing. Reporter a loan with the middle class in mind offering up to 100 Home Financing with the possibility of zero downpayment. The first requirement . You must work either in San Francisco or San Mateo County. Its only for your primary house, what youre going to live in. Its not a refinance loan. Its not an Investment Property loan. Reporter applicants will go through a strict vetting process and not everyone will qualify. Even the home you buy has to be approved by the credit union. Realtor Darrell Honda said this could change the bay area rental landscape. This is going to put people that are on the edge to make that decision. Its going to turn people into homeowners. Reporter of course, this is not risk free and there is no guarantee, but it already has a lot of people talking. In fact, i was just taking my lunch break at the nearby chipotle and was telling some workers about the story. They asked me to write the website down so they could go home and look it up. You wont have to. We put it on our website. So if you are interested in learning more, go to www. Cbssf. Com. Live in daly city cate cauguiran, kpix5. You have to work in either San Francisco or San Mateo County to be eligible, but you could buy a home in any of the nine bay area counties. Yahoo scrapping its plan to spin off its 30 billion stake in alibaba and will instead look at selling some of its internet business. Yahoo was unsure whether the spinoff would be taxed and never got a definitive answer from the irs. An official announcement they say could come tomorrow. Bay area travelers will have an easier time getting to tahoe and beyond. Southwest Airlines Announced direct flights from oakland to reno tahoe and st. Louis. There will be three flights to reno each day, one to Lambert Field in st. Louis. That Service Starts next june. Imagine traveling from San Francisco to los angeles in all of 30 minutes. A California Company says it could happen. Hyperloop technologies is building a Test Facility north of los angeles. Hyperloop Technology Uses vacuum tubes to transport freight and passengers in pods at speeds up to 750 Miles Per Hour. That is nearly the speed of sound 36789 track testing begins early next year. A tip from an alert resident helped sound. The nevada phase involves a motor on a 1 2 mile track at 300 Miles Per Hour. Testing begins next year. 20yearold Keith Van Winkle was arrested after being spotted allegedly trying to steal a package off a porch. The stolen property was discovered by officers taking him into custody. Van winkle is also linked to a car burglary in the area. He was reportedly out on bail facing other burglary charges. Well, an unusual and a deadly end to a crime spree in florida, an 11foot alligator kills a suspected house thief. The suspect was hiding from police in a pond when the gator struck. The mans girl friend said she received a phone call from her boyfriend shortly before the incident. Apparently he told her he was in the area breaking into hopes. Into into homes. To hide somewhere to get away and meeting up with an animal like, that no, i havent had that ever happen before. The sheriffs dive team later encountered that same gator. Because of the deadly attack the animal was euthanized. Evacuations underway this evening as a powerful storm storms portland. Record rainfall in portland. Record rainfall led to landslides. More than 3 inches of rain came down in 24 hours. Sewers and rivers overflowed. Health officials are warning residents to stay clear of all that water because of Dangerous Levels of bacteria and get this, more rain is on the way. Weve got some rain and wind headed our way, too. Its windy and kind of tied to this system right here. Its all this huge area of low pressure up in the gulf of alaska. Well get a taste of it, thankfully not 3 inches. We dont want to make up this drought in one day, that would be bad, but rain would be good and well get some in the north bay by this time tomorrow. A couple showers north of eureka is as close as were seeing it, but light to moderate rain will begin mendocino county, Sonoma County late tomorrow morning. A mostly cloudy sky, so dark but no rain yet, San Francisco a sticky 60 degrees, san jose 62, oakland 63. With the cloud cover and humidity another mild night, vallejo dropping to 50, napa 48 and fremont 47 degrees. Lots of rain here means lots of snow for the sierra. Yes, 6 to 12 inches of snowfall by friday at 5,000 feet in elevation. Pass level were talking up to 2 feet of snow. We are adding to the snowpack this week. Travel delays will be likely. Heavy snow in the sierra beginning late tomorrow. There is a wind advisory here in the bay area. Only the Higher Elevations of the north bay with gusts 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour, but we will likely see wind gusts 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour throughout the bay area as this front moves through. Where is the front . We just talked about portland. You just saw the video, 4 inches of rain in the past day 1 2 in portland. It is just a fire mows of rainfall moving into the pack of hose of rainfall moving into the pacific northwest. Lets get right to the timing. What happens here the next couple days. North bay as soon as 10 00 tomorrow morning, sonoma and napa county getting rainfall where it stays until tomorrow night. Then here comes the front and rainfall. Moderate to heavy rainfall for marin, solano and napa county as the front moves through before sunrise thursday. It will cross right through the bay area right during the heart of the morning commute. Not tomorrow. Were talking thursday seeing moderate rainfall impacting the commute and gusty winds. Rainfall totals, how much rain can you expect . Pick the city closest to you. By friday morning when the area of low pressure behind the front also moves through giving asterism, we could see 2inch of us rainfall, we could see 2 inches of rain and computer models are saying napa, hayward and san jose more than 1 2 inch of rain. So its coming. It will get to the north bay tomorrow. It will arrive for all of us thursday morning with both rain and wind. Tomorrow were cloudy but dry, san mateo 63, hayward 62, cloudy in pittsburg, 65, dublin 61, 62 in San Francisco. Petaluma gets rain tomorrow evening. Clovedales rain begins tomorrow morning. Were wet thursday. Showers linger until friday. We get a break saturday and then here come the next rainmaker on sunday and monday. So all of a sudden were cloudier than we have been. Were a little bit milder than we have been and thankfully we are now wetter than we have been. I dont think weve seen a forecast like there, right . Yeah. Where we have a good three or four days for a chance of rain. The new star wars movie isnt out for nine more days, but die hard fans already camping out. Looks like black friday. They swear they arent crazy, the driving force bringing them out so early. , come on in pop pop. Happy birthday. I just had a heart attack. And now i have a choice. For her. For them. And him. A choice to take brilinta. A prescription for people whove been hospitalized for a heart attack. I take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than 100 mg. As it affects how well it works. Its such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. Brilinta worked better than plavix. And even reduced the chances of dying from another one. Dont stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. Since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. Brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. Dont take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers. A history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. Tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery and all medicines you take. I will take brilinta today. Tomorrow. And every day for as long as my doctor tells me. Dont miss a day of brilinta. Well, the new star wars movie the force Awakens Still nine days away. But some die hard fans already lining up to see it believe it or not. Check this out. This is the scene outside the tlc chinese theater in hollywood. The iconic theater debuted the first star wars movie back in 1977, 38 years later the force still lives on. Its like woodstock, but its for nerds. Reporter how far did you travel for this . Were from australia. These fans arent just waiting for the movie. Theyre also raising money for the Starlight Childrens Foundation which helps chronically ill teenagers. Well, thats a good cause, yeah. Thats a good force. In tonights jobs report Jill Schlesinger looks at the booming demand for Web Developers. Tis the season for online shopping. Almost half of all Holiday Shopping will be digital this year. Consumers will spend 95. 5 billion in december and its that growth in e commerce thats boosting Career Prospects for Web Developers. Job openings in the field will rise 20 by 2022, much faster than other careers. More shoppers heading online and brick and mortar retailers building out their digital offerings explain some of the demand. The other key driver . Smartphones. As more people use their phones to access the web, Companies Must create mobile friendly websites. Developers are responsible for designing, building, testing and deploying websites. While they do play a role in the creative side of projects, the bulk of their time is spent on more technical duties turning a designers vision into a functioning online destination. On average Web Developers here in the bay area earn over 91,500 a year and those with some Graphic Design knowhow could make even more. Im Jill Schlesinger for kpix5. The bay area job Market Report is sponsored by university of phoenix. Lets get to work. , life. Just when you think you know where its going, it takes you someplace else. Covered california is here to help californians who need Health Insurance get it. Because its more than just health care. Its life care. Bad air on the other side oe world. Making its way to r skies. How experts here. E work pollution ken bastida in the kpix5 newsroom, new at 6 00 tonight, bad air on the other side of the world making its way to our skies, how experts here are working to monitor pollution coming from china. Well take a look at that and other stories coming up tonight at 6 00. Thanks, see you then. Thanks for watching us at 5 00. Cbs evening news coming up next. Pelley fellow republicans blast Donald Trumps plan to close america to muslims. Its not what this country stands for. Pelley but Trump Doubles down. We have no choice pelley also tonight, devastating floods after record rainfall. Jon stewarts uphill battle to help 9 11 first responders. The first people on the scene were first responders. Pelley and an American Band attacked by terrorists returns to paris with a message. 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