almost everybody, here is sal. good morning, traffic looks good getting into san francisco and also at the east shore traffic is moderate, now let's go back to the desk. topping our news, san francisco police released new surveillance video following two rapes in the mission districts. tara moriarty has more on what police are doing to catch the attacker. >> reporter: well flyers of the suspected rapest are hanging here and around telephone polls. people are shaken up, they are angry and they want this guy caught. now last night they held a community meeting at 24th and fair oaks street, the spot where the second attack happened at 6:30 a.m. the first time the rapest struck was on 24th street. authorities have just released new surveillance video of the suspected attacker. it was taken after the latest assault and watch how he turns away when he notices the camera. >> i think particularly in this area people have a false sense of security and there is a lot of young went out texting talking on the phone because they believe it is safe here and this has really shaken everybody up. >> reporter: now police did not know the few anybody about the rape until the second rape because they thought it was an isolated incident. now the second woman was trying to get to the gym before work and she told her friend she thought the street lighting could be improved and if you come back you can see how dark it is here. coming up, we will tell you about the changes that could be made as a result of this rape and why the d.a.'s office is making this case is top priority. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have posted that video, take a look go to www.ktvu.com and look for the video player right on the front page. an alameda sheriff's deputy is under investigation for charges of rape. david raider was arrested as he showed up for work in dublin. he is accused of raping a female a acquaintance on september 9th. he was booked into the jail and release on $1,215,000 -- 125,000 dollars bail. a very sad somber ceremony in iraq marking the end of the u.s. military mission there. we will bring you a live report from our washington d.c. newsroom about what leon panetta had to say about the sacrifice of american troops during the nine years of war in iraq. a devastating fire in berkley last months can take action today to recover and rebuild their lives. kraig debro is in berkeley with all the details, kraig? again, that was ktvu channel 2 news' kraig debro's latest and we will get to him later and we have more on news coming up. police found a man lying in a parking lot of an apartment complex on 81 avenue just after midnight. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition and right now police don't have any suspects for the motive or the shooting. public memorial service will be held for hiram lawrence junior. the little boy was removed from life support last week. the service will be held at the gospel church and that church is located in oakland. the service is open to the public. it begins at 11:00 a.m. that time is now 5:04, later we will get more details about a major pot club in the east bay. they targeted two locations, a club and a home tied to that club in danville. ktvu channel 2 news took video of this yesterday afternoon. they spent hours inside the happy wellness center removing several items. that center opened just a couple of months ago and it is the last remaining pot club in new york. >> i am mad because i just started working there three weeks ago and we do run everything professionally. >> i have been to quite a few of them and this one was very professional. >> they searched the homes where the three men lived. one man is a convicted felon with a very long criminal record. victims of the devastate willing fire -- devastating fire in berkeley can take some action as they rebuild their lives. as a matter of fact kraig debro is in berkeley to tell us all about it. >> reporter: take a look behind me, this is where the fire was and because of its proximity to tell graph avenue, the fire is also crippling businesses. the devastating impact of the fire is now being addressed and yesterday the state declared the area disaster zone. that allows them to seek federal aid in order to recover losses. a lot he have them had problems because students lived in the building. some proprietors have seen sales drop by 70%. in addition to the loans the street fair is this weekend annex and many businesses count on it is a nice end of the year boost or helping to round off a bad year. now we will have more on what the government is doing to help people apply for those loans. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. -- let's check in with sal, wet wrote, steve says it is pretty light? >> yes. one thing you can do, leave a few minutes early especially during the rush hour. as you look at the east shore freeway that traffic looks good heading out to the mcarthur maze. if you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza traffic looks good. this first hour is barring any crashes and we will be in good shape so far : let's go to steve. couple of places have a few couple 100s and that seems to cover the spread and we are about done with the system as it moves through. a little better punch as it moves through the sacramento valley, lows in the 40s with an easterly breeze until that system goes through and it will go through a couple of hours from now clearing north to south, the winds picks up as the system strengthens in southern california. you already see clearing up to the north, you can use some more rain but we don't see anything. up towards the eureka, it is their first rain of the season, and i saw about a third inch to a half inch up there. 20s from yesterday have been replaced through the light rain. a little bit of snow in the sierra. snow is 2500 feet and upstream it is quiet and dry. partly sunny skies light rain, cool on the highs, we are starting off in the mid-40s so we don't have to make up too much ground to get into the mid- 40s. as we get tonight and tomorrow that really strengthens maybe another round of wind early next week. time now 5:09, questions about a medal of honor. the marine's heroics were widely exaggerated. plus san francisco's new metro. and looking good towards the south metro area, we will tell you more straight ahead. 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[ male announcer ] online bill pay. easier banking. standard at citibank. . welcome back now, time now 5:12 the heroics were greatly exaggerated by the marine corp. president barack obama presented the medal of honor and according to the marines he ignored orders rushing into the fire saving many afghan troops. however they conducted their own investigation and saying although he is deserving of the medal, most of the stories behind his actions are just not true. it formally marks the end of the u.s. military mission in iraq, as allison burn reports the mood is mixed and u.s. troop's sacrifices were not in vain. >> reporter: it has been nine years of controversy and blood shed in iraq but as leon panetta participated in the flag ceremony marking the end of the war in iraq, he said troops should be secure knowing the iraqi people offered hope for peace and prosperity to the country and that's the tribute to everyone who sacrificed. >> and today in particular, we remember the nearly 4500 brave americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country as well as the more than 30,000 wounded warriors... >> reporter: and even though president barack obama said all the troops in iraq would be home for christmas, we will take a closer look at how many more are staying in the region during my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. army defectors have killed 27 soldiers today. it is the most deadly attack since the uprising began nine months ago. they want syrian -- the syrian president to step down. accusations of voting abuses in the second round of parliament elections, voting is takes place in most parts of the country but election officials are filling out the ballots for elderly or confused voters. but one election official says they are only helping out illiterate voters. the indie car will release its first report into the fatal crash that killed wed den. -- well den. he was involved in a 15 car crash. that tragedy raised a lot of questions about safety on the racetrack. the first permanent target store is scheduled to start next month according to target. they will have a new anchor, and target is planning on renovating the building's anterior. a second store in the richmond district will be moving through the permit process however there is no schedule yet as to when that store could open. >> 5:15, we will check in on traffic, sal? as you can see, traffic is going to be nice on some of these pictures we are showing you on interstate 880 and it is a nice looking shot as you are driving passed the coliseum with no major problems heading north or west. we have a slow delay in some of those cash lanes. if you are driving on contra costa, it surprises me how slow it is. 5:16 let's go to steve. >> it was crowded when i came in, it surprised me. a guess people are getting -- i guess people are getting up earlier. this one is in the pipeline at least for the next three to five days and on monday it will split so the pattern is not favorable for us. we are getting light rain with an easterly or southeastly breeze. tonight we focus our attention on the wind which will crank up out of the northeast and really wraps up. you can see there is not much upstream. santa rosa, still reporting light rain and a lot of that is mr. drizzle. .20 and some up to the north coast had more than that. santa rosa 15, san francisco .05, knap -- napa had .04. you should start to see santa rosa come down in the next couple of hours. everybody is really close. light snow up in tahoe and snow will go down 2500 feet up towards shafter and the wind advisories are in the mountains. that wind takes us to tomorrow. cool to mild, temperatures in the mid-50s we are starting off on the mild category and it looks like we will. even though the days are short it will take us into the weekend and morning lows will be cold and maybe more wind again on monday. european markets are opening up this morning after one week of steep delines but all of the asian markets finished up overnight. they all lost more than 2% and that's indicating the output will shrink in december. checking in on wall street ipo they are watching today again. they found michael coors is going public and there is a very strong demand on that stock so we will watch how that affects the market.$♪ apple is planning on opening a research and development center focusing on ills real although apple is a global leader in renovation it has been a small investor in research and development. this has been the first outside california and indeed the vice- president is visiting israel this week. right now, the 69th golden globe not makes are about to be announced. this is loss san lows ceremony -- los angeles ceremony of the golden globes -- >> this is jones? >> yes. >> she is good >> >> kelly mcdonald, boardwalk empire, abby masterpiece, sophia, modern family... 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>> reporter: a large chunk of businesses were affected by the fire and you can see if you look over here in the front of the building some of those businesses are basically serving as the bottom floor to that building and so not only are loans available but they are settling up shop here on tell graph. many of the tenants that lived here were uc berkeley students however the bottom floor of the building on tell graph sides houses businesses as well. students and business owners are here and they are both eligible for the small business administration loans. tenants are eligible for up to $40 million and they are offering low interest rates as well. they are scheduled to open this morning and the office will be located at the center for independent living which is down on tell graph from what i understand from the published report. people have donated so that loans could be set up as quickly as possible and so that people who need the point in can get back on -- who need the money can get back on their feet as quickly as possible. reporting live in berkeley kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. time now 5:32, a damaging overnight fire set up a coffee shop today. it started at 10:30, strip road on center road. it started in the kitchen and the cause is being investigated. the area will be closed until repairs are made. tomorrow is sentencing day for barry bonds. he will return to the federal court house where he first gave his grand jury testimony eight years ago. he was later convicted for lying to that grand jury about his steroid use. they are urging prosecutors to sends bonds to jail and lawyers want a probation while they appeal his conviction. the surge continues following a police shooting which happened during a traffic stop which happened yesterday afternoon. now police shot an injured a man who they say opened fire on two officers. one neighbor took the home video of the scene you were looking at just moments after the gunfire on the street. >> it happened boom, boom, boom, i heard the sounds and came down and looked out the window and you can see all the gruesome stuff. >> now the suspect was taken to san francisco general hospital with what police are calling serious injuries and police are still looking for a woman to drove off in the man's car. a new record this morning, we will have more on how many americans are poor or at least close to it. almost half of all americans are considered low income. they are barely scraping by because the number of people considered middle-class is falling. they are blaming the number of job cuts, fewer full-time jobs and continuing unemployment. now the u.s. marine corp is teaming up with a local radio station to make this is happy christmas season. >> reporter: good morning, we are at blossom hill road and we are where the marine corp are collecting toys for tots and they have raised 32,000 dollars from listeners and they will go inside this toys-r-us and they will start buying all the toys they can with that 32,000 dollars and it will go to local kids out here. right now i am live with the marine corp out of a san francisco area -- san francisco area and you guys are excited to be collecting toys? >> yes, it has been an excellent turnover by the community. >> reporter: you really do need help, tell us what you need so people can help out. >> right now ages zero to three and ages 11 plus for girls, we need those ages antigenders -- and genders right now. >> reporter: how long can they help you out? >> we will be collecting through the weekend and we will need to get the toys out to the community and about through the weekend, so just a couple more days. >> reporter: now this is your first year supervising this, so what is it like for you and what excites you about this? >> well it has been a lot of work actually, from my station and for events like this, just my station alone, in two weeks we did 53 events in our area with only 40 marines so it has been overwhelming at times but at the end of the day you have to understand it is for kids who don't get a good christmas like we do. you can come out here 9:00 a.m. and they are still collecting toys and money and we want to make sure all the kids in the area have a toy for christmas and hanukkah. ktvu channel 2 news. digging for change feeding that parking meter it may soon be over and they have a new system making paying for parking more convenient we will explain why all you need is your cell phone. and cal trans plans on shutting down the westbound lanes on president's weekend in february. just ahead, the closure will allow them to reconfigure construction to speed up traffic on the eastern span. traffic will be shut down unless rain makes them postpone this operation. in the 60s, they say all you need is love and now all you need is your cell phone. good morning everybody. you know what, if you are looking at your cell phone, you can just watch us, let's go out to the traffic pictures. this is a look at interstate 880 north and southbound, traffic is moving along nicely, no problems, if you are driving out to the bay bridge toll plaza, it does not start getting delayed until after 6:15, and between 880 and funnel westbound, that -- and penol, westbound, traffic is looking good. very dry for us, the pattern is locked in, not changing, southern california will get some more rain and we will get some more wind as the system begins to deepen and move south. i will have some rain totals in just a second. lots of clouds, it is cloudy, low in the 40s, i will turn more westerly. rain ends tonight and then we focus on the wind and then the breeze is in the sierra. no advisories just yet but it will be something that is monitored. here is our forecast, watch what happens by 9:00, all right i will see you later. we have had two of these this months and that's about it except in southern california, we will have sunshine and warmer temperatures as we head to friday and saturday and that system in southern california wraps up. just let me know when it is light green. last 24 hours, after that it falls off the table, i think 40s on the temperatures and 46 hayward city, 46 concord, 46 and 47 i think you get the picture everybody is pretty close and some light snow up in the sierra, advisories are for winds and tonight it starts at 10:00 so if you are driving up there, the winds will start to howl. 50s on the temperatures, we are starting on the low, but i will wait for tomorrow for that. highs near 60 degrees, lows will still be cold and the wind will drop off early next week. time now 5:41 we want to take you to tahoe and there is light forecasted snow for the area. you can see in the camera if you look closely a little light snowy has been falling off and on since early this morning. now people in the area are hoping this morning's snow fall is a sign for better things to come. yesterday we were up near the see area, and they say it is bad for business considering how late it is in the season. >> we are begging for snow, we are desperate. >> just a few days left before the start of the christmas holiday and employees say this is generally the biggest time of the year and if they don't get some snow soon, it could cost them up to 40% of annual revenue. >> see folks? 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be moved to a chapel on the base. >> jesus is what everybody believes, it is what our country was founded on. it is upsetting. >> everybody takes an oath to defend, not somebody's particular belief but the u.s. constitution. >> commanders are considering the request to move the display but no decision has been made. president barack obama will sign a defense bill just passed by the house. that is after language was taken out of it which would have required military custody of terror suspects. now the obama administration wants to reserve the rights for civilian trials for terrorists. in the meantime the white house still has provisions for the spending package unveiled by the republicans. it shows the funding day-to-day operations of cabinet members along with thousands of programs. funding for programs runs out midnight on friday. 700 rescued minors were rescued following a rock burst. it happened in the lucky mine. several safety officials are investigating the incident. two miners died at that mine earlier this year in separate incidents. a report that a man was out enjoying a night out in downtown palo alto ended up in the emergency room after being beaten. it happened at the university avenue and emerson street. the victim was out bar hopping when he was attacked yesterday morning. police only have a vague description of the suspect and they are describing the suspect as a latino man thought to be between 20 and 25 years old. very vague details and if you have any information contact palo alto police. san francisco drivers no longer have to dig for change pay for parking. the city's new pay by phone system is up and running in the castro district. they are able to download a smart app and get a payed sticker. there is a 40-cent fee every time you use it and the service will be all over the city of san francisco. 5:48 let's check in with sal for a look at your traffic. >> some people have been sliding off the roads, and on the right shoulder, big-rig went off the shoulder so we are trying to figure out how serious this crash is. let's look at the san mateo bridge, wet weather with no major problems but steve says it has not rained a lot but it has rained enough to make the roads slippery and wet. westbound bay bridge from it traffic is moving a long well. it is doing well heading to the 580 interchange and also looking at interstate 880 between hayward and fremont, that traffic is doing well. 5:40 let's go to steve. so far rainfall amounts, new valley quarter of an inch and our system is almost done, no advisories for any snow but wind advisories start at 10:00 as the system dives south, it will start to intensify and it will start to move. county airport, 18 / 100th, ken field, .06, concord oakland .04 and lesser amounts as you head towards the peninsular. there is not much left of the system, and actually more towards sacramento valley. still even there less than 2 / 10th. it will build to the north, strong pressure will build tonight and tomorrow. blustery conditions tonight, highs in the 50s and sunny and warmer, lots of sunshine here friday and with your weekend always in view, lows will be cool and it will die town and picks up again early next week. in just a few hours ago, 366,000 people filed for jobless benefits and that's down from the week before. analysts say the drop may be people who stopped looking for jobs during the holidays. a new survey of the largest company says unfortunately there will not be an increase in hire. 40% say they expect to keep their workforce the same through early summer. about 40% are looking at the blames on the unsettled global economy. and they entered the foreclosure process in november and that's considered a seasonal pull back by banks and mortgage services not necessarily a sign of improving housing picture. foreclosures will increase in the coming months and california accounts for 50% of the foreclosures in the country. a new report gets technical but plans to hire thousands 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