Many High Schoolers hoping to get into college. Charlotte spent part of her summer here at classroom matters learning the best strategies to get a 1,600 on the s. A. T. S. Theres a lot of people who dont have the money or resources to get that prep. Reporter thats the crux of the debate on whether thats an unfair obstacle for student who is dont test well. How are kids without that privilege supposed to compete. A pro bow know law firm out of Southern California claims using s. A. T. And a. C. T. Scores to help decide who gets into college discriminates on students on bases of race and wealth. They filed this lawsuit today against the university of california calling the systems use of the test scores unkons substitutional. I understand why it feels helps run the tutoring center, reporter even though tatiana she says her son is opting out of taking the exams. Were not going the to add that stress to our lives. Reporter a spokesperson for the university of california says we are disappointed that plaintiffs have file aid lawsuit when the university of california has already devoted substantial resources to studying this complex issue. And those resources include creating a special tax portion in charge of investigating the role that the test scores play in the admissions process and the task force is expected to release their findings later next year. Thank you melissa. Two people arrested for Home Invasion robberies are facing charges tonight including kidnapping, grand theft, and carjacking. Officers booked them last week. Invs. Gators think theyre part of the group that broke into a home and tied up the people before robbing them. Police also arrested two other people but they have yet been charged. No sign of life on white island in new zealand after a volcano erupted sunday night our time filling the sky with fiery ash. Six people are dead, eight still missing. Among those missing is kathy huang. The San Francisco woman was in new zealand, but did she leave before the volcano erupted. Her family desperate to find out why shes on the missing list. Sonja shin spoke to huangs family. Reporter yes, jessica, kathy huangs family have been trying to reach her all day. Its unknown. What do you do . You know . As parents . I suppose she should be safe, Nothing Happened to her, i hope so. Reporter kathys father told us she left the day after thanksgiving on a trip to new zealand and australia. He doesnt understand why shes on the list of the missing because he heard from her that she left new zealand before the volcano erupted. He hasnt heard from her since. After the volcano, im worried about her. Reporter kathy is a nutritionist in San Francisco. Neighbors describe her as quiet. Shes listed as missing. My son is dead eight years ago, so i know the feeling. Ive been there. Yeah. So, im sorry for them. Im just a bundle of nerves. Im absolutely just a bundle of nerves. Just what do you do . You know, you try to keep the positive thought because, you know, miracles do happen. Reporter kathys sister shelly has also been trying to reach the red cross to make contact with her sister. Reporting live in San Francisco, sonja shin, nbc bay area news. Taking you outside for a look at the golden gate bridge. The roads are dry but rain is on the way. Jeff raniere has a look at when we can expect the change if the weather r. Were not expecting a huge storm like before, jeff . It definitely is not compared to the past couple of storm systems weve had. Just enough to get the roadways wet. Its starting to break apart a little bit as we get a stop here on the radar. The overall view, the bark is really worse than the bite so to speak with this one. We are seeing moderate to heavy returns but what is touching the ground is a lot lighter. Nonetheless, be prepared for wet roadways across the north bay. Were tracking to the north and east. Picking up in st. Helena by 6 38 tonight. Off to the south were beginning tty showers into San Francisco. That will make it to the east bay and a slight chance down here for the south bay. Were going to be tracking more of this and well have details and whats ahead for tomorrow and the days ahead coming up in 15 minutes. Thank you jeff. Theres a good way to get the updates on the forecast. Jeff is always tweeting out the conditions. Just follow him. His handle is jeffraniere. After the forced Power Outages in november, california voters want pg e, want a makeover. A new poll shows people are divided over what should be done. 37 want to get rid of investors and have the state or cities and counties take over pg e. 25 want to restructure the company and split up the gas and electric divisions or sell it all to another utility. Only 12 say the current structure should stay in place. 28 are undecided. 12 unlicensed contractors faced a judge today after being accused of illegally bidding on a job. The contractors showed up after the 2017 fire storm. The home they targeted wasnt directly impacted by the fires. However, undercover fraud investigators got bids from those contractors from everything from landscaping, painting, even remodeling. The lowest bid came in at 3,000. The highest bid at o20 grand. You should know any bid on work above 500 is illegal for unlicensed contractor to do. Its a common problem across the bay area. Now its happening in sonoma county. The county wants to move hundreds of Homeless People out of a park in santa rosa. That camp is taking over the park and a court order is preventing the countity from moving the Homeless People out. Mark joins us with the homeless battle. Mark. Reporter you can see here just a small part of the homeless encampment that has taken over the trail park here in santa rosa. The item on how to deal with this is up for the countys agenda tomorrow im sorry, a week from today. Meanwhile, this camp keeps growing. For more than half a mile, tents and tarp shelters line the bike path of the park. A sign at the enentrance warns people to avoid going in. Matt cook lives in the neighborhood. Ive never seen anything like this. Reporter ben peterson lost his bike this morning, said someone in the camp stole it. I tried to grab it and they said nope, this is my bike. Reporter this park trail is county property and a resident the camp filed a lawsuit in court and got an injunction preventing the county from removing people unless the county can provide another place for them. Its unfortunate, the situation. Reporter jason has been living on the streets since he lost his Business Sales job and then his house. As soon as youre not paying, you know, youre out on the streets. Reporter people like amy have been bringing food and clothing and hauling out trash. It just takes time and belief and i believe in people. Reporter the head of the county department that oversees the homeless says the other location mandated by the court order ought to be a proper shelter which is what we are hearing from the people here. Absolutely, yeah. Absolutely. Reporter any kind of shelter . Yes, yes, absolutely. Look at i. Its crazy. I dont like living like this. Reporter back live now, the head of the countys homeless program, the socalled czar and homeless advocate dos agree on one very big point. They both say that the people in this park should be put immediately into a shelter rather than first programs and then shelter. So, that is a hurdle. Thats what will be proposed one week from today at the board of supervisors. Reporting from santa rosa, mark matthews. We see the rain coming down if as well. Another step to help the housing crisis, a new property tax on multimillion dollar buildings is heading to the ballot in san jose. Mayor sam la car doe rallying with advocates before the meeting. The tax is intended to raise taxes. It would only apply to buildings worth more than 2 million. One resident where homes top 2 million isnt buying it. I dont agree that it should only be on based on a certain valuation of the home. I think if we would taxed, it should be taxed equally across all homeowners. Itll go before voters in the march election. Okay. Cold hard cash for guns. Thats what you can get this weekend if youre willing to turn in your weapons. The gun buy back comes after two high profile shootings in south Santa Clara County this summer. But one Law Enforcement agency will be noticeably absent from the buy back. Damian trujillo is live. Whos skipping it and do we know why . Reporter jessica, the Sheriffs Office will not be here and were still not sure why that is. Theyve held their own gun buy back events in the past but for some reason they are skipping this weekends partnership. Christmas hill park is peaceful today. A memorial still adorns the enentrance. But this was the scene in late july at the garlic festival. [ sound of gunfire ] a mass shooter killed three people and injured more than a dozen others. The Gilroy Community has come together. It is starting to heal. Reporter just a month before, another active shooter just ten miles away at the Morgan Hill Ford dealership. So, today the d. A. And local Police Agencies came together to announce their efforts to take guns off the streets by offering cash for any gun. Far too often we see those unwanted firearms ending up in the hands of convicted felons, used in robberies. Reporter one Police Agency that was noticeably absent from the announcement was the Sheriffs Office which patrols a large portion of south county. Were told the agency was invited. Its unclear why deputies declined. You would have to ask that question of the sheriffs department. Reporter no one in the Sheriffs Office was available today to explain. The department has held its own gun buy backs in the past. If it saves one life, its worth it. Reporter gilroy and morgan hill will be there on saturday, two communities that will forever share a common bond. And the event begins at 9 00 a. M. At the citicorp ration yard here in downtown gilroy. 100 for a hand gun and for rifles, keep it in your trunk and Police Officers will take it from there. Also keep it unloaded. Were live in gilroy. Good information. Thank you, damian. Add San Francisco to the list of bay area cities hosting a gun buy back. The city will hold one saturday morning between 8 00 a. M. And noon. Itll be held at united which is the Youth Organization on howard street. Up next at 6 00, this could be a game changer if a lot of people. B. A. R. T. And sfo teaming up for a special offer that could mean getting through security much faster. Okay. Where are the dogs . The search is on for several pooches stolen from a van in the east bay. The lead police have that could help bring those dogs home. So that early retirement we planned. Its going ok . Great. Now im spending more time with the kids. Im introducing them to crab. Crab . They love it. So, you mentioned that that money we set aside. Yeah. The kids and i want to build our own crab shack. Ahhh, youre finally building that outdoor kitchen. Yup with room for the whole gang. See how investing with a j. P. Morgan advisor can help you. Visit your local chase branch. That will makeout washington insiders very uncomfortable term limits. You and i both know we need term limits, that congress shouldnt be a lifetime appointment. But members of congress, and the corporations whove bought our democracy hate term limits. Too bad. Im tom steyer and i approve this message because the only way we get universal healthcare, address Climate Change and make our economy more fair is to change business as usual in washington. A mysterious car crash and missing person has left investigators puzzled. A bmw on 101 failed to pull over for police. The police found the car crashed on the freeway but the driver nowhere to be found. Riders will be able to scan their cards to prove they rode b. A. R. T. To the airport. It is part of b. A. R. T. s plan to increase the number of people riding trains to the airport. Two dozen dogs will soon be reunited with their owners. These dogs were in that van in fremont that was stolen yesterday. However several of those dogs are still missing, believed to sb have been sold. Jodi hernandez joins us with the new developments. Jodi. Reporter raj, ill tell you two dog owners have already picked up their pups. Another one, were told, is on his way driving here from washington as we speak. Ill tell you it has been an emotional couple of days for those dog owners. Youre looking at some of the stolen dogs who are being cared for at the oakland Animal Shelter after surviving a terrifying ordeal yesterday. Police recovered the dogs in oakland aboard a transport van that was stolen from a Fremont Hotel parking lot. Now animal control is working to reunite the pups with their owners. My hope for these dogs is their safety and welfare and they if theyre owned, they get back to their rightful owner. If theyre headed to a rescue, that they get their safely. Reporter this rescue dog named ava was on her way to their new family in washington. Theyve been worried sick. She hasnt had an easy life and the idea for us was to give a dog that doesnt have a perfect medical record and is not going to be a candidate for a breeder to just have a healthy and happy life. Reporter but while police recovered 24 dogs, at least two others are still missing, believed sold to people on the street. Three month old papa was supposed to have been delivered to his family in washington today. He even has a christmas stocking waiting for him. These animals become extensions of your family. I just hope he makes his way back to us. That way we can have a nice christmas. Reporter this puppy named fable has a family waiting for her too. Tonight, Fremont Police say they may have a lead. They say this woman posted a photo of a pup that looked like fable on social media. They are hoping to talk to her about where she got it. And we just got a bit of good news. Fables owner says shes in touch with that woman who made the social media post and the woman says she intended to surrender the little dog. She says she had no idea the dog was stolen. Im jodi hernandez, nbc bay area t news. The community is rallying around a family of a doughnut shop that shut down. They were in business nearly 30 years. The owner said the shop couldnt afford the soaring rent in the area anymore. Members set up a gofundme to support the family as they transition out of their business. So far theyve raised 3,500. Theres a chance we could have chucks back. Well see. Its a tough situation to be in for so many people. It is. Jeff raniere, we saw mark matthews. Itsomainfall right now and light rainfall down toward San Francisco. As the storm system moves in tonight, this is nowhere nearly as strong as the wet weather we have dealt with over the past couple of weeks. As you can see on our radars right now we do have that system starting to push into the bay area. All of the radars are over doing this just a little bit but none the less light to moderate rainfall moving northeast into st. Helena by 6 46 tonight. 101 corridor, wet here points off to the north. American canyon, rain fall by 6 59 tonight. Weve also started to see showers developing in San Francisco and thatll keep going here as we head through the next 30 to about 35 minutes. So, where do we go from here . I think we keep the best bets of some wet weather this evening into 11 30 into marin, napa, and sonoma counties. As you move through your morning commute its going to be the hit and miss kind of rainfall for us. Everybodys going to get the chance for us here from the north bay to the south bay. Cloud cover stays put. Its similar by tomorrow afternoon and evening. Might need the umbrella for a little bit and the windshield wipers, nothing major but hit and miss rainfall. Temperatures on the cooler side. Right on down to the south bay. You know the good thing about all this rainfall lately, we have also stacked up on the sierra snow which is important to keep us out of a drought. Look at these numbers. If you missed them, we are now to an average of 116 of normal statewide. Ill show you which cities are ranging from 600 to over 1,000 of normal with had it comes to rainfall for this month. Thats coming up in 25 minutes. It looks beautiful behind you. Thanks jeff. Up next, done with San Francisco, while the tech conference is leaving town. Mike bloombergs never been afraid of tough fights, the ones that make a true americas biggest gun lobby,. Ms helping pass background check laws and defeat nra backed politicians across this country, beat big coal, helping shut down hundreds of polluting plants and beat bigobacco, helping pass laws to save the next generation from addiction. All against big odds you can beat him. Im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. A major tech conference is leaving San Francisco because its become too expensive and too dirty. Its put on by oracle and take place every year. The company is moving the event to las vegas. San Francisco Travel Association says that High Hotel Prices and poor street conditions were some of the reasons for the move. Its expected that San Francisco will lose about 64 million without this event. Apples newest computer is ready to go and you can be ready to pay up. The mac pro starts at 6,000 bucks. If you want the full upgrade, itll cost you more than 50,000 bucks. But the upgrade gives you better graphics, more storage, and memory. The mac pro is designed for professionals like animators. A south bay company is celebrating after completing the first Cross Country trip with a driverless truck. The truck took onlyake the tripa to pennsylvania. It was carrying more than 40,000 pounds of land olakes butter. A driver was on board but the truck operated on its own for most of the 2,80