For a staff meeting where an employee says hallowell apologized. The 44yearold declined to comment on camera. He referred us to his statement before he drove off. Part of that statement reads, quote, we have come to a reckoning point in the history of male bosses behaving badly and i believe in this reckoning and i stand behind it. I understand that i cannot right the past wrongs and at the same time, i take full responsibility for all of my actions. But hallowell may already be losing some customers. I want to support businesses that support other women and its frustrating to me that things like this that i truly enjoined could be tainted that knowing by supporting him im also supporting a culture that perpetuates the harassment and denigration of women. I think the easy answer would be, like, yes im not going to im going to boycott going to these places . On the other hand, theres a lot of people who work at both these places although dont necessarily have anything to do with the owner right and are, like, relatively innocent and its their livelihoods too so i think theres, like, two sides to that . Reporter the company hired an independent outside attorney to conduct a full investigation and hallowell will step away from business operations. We have also learned the company is working with an hr consultant to implement new policies and procedures at all three restaurants in an effort to create a safe environment. Thank you. On ktvu. Com we have posted hallowells full open letter. You can find it under web links. Doug jones is now officially u. S. Senator from alabama. The democrat defeated embattled republican roy moore by about 22,000 votes in the special election for the seat formerly held by attorney general jeff sessions. Moore refused to concede. State Election Officials certified the results saying the margin of victory increased after all the outstanding ballots were counted. The margin of victory in the election was 21,924. Its 1. 63 of the votes. Thats up from 1. 54 based on the unofficial results on election night. Roy moore filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming voting irregularities. But today a judge refused to delay the certification saying there was no evidence of fraud. In a statement today, moore did not concede but called the election fraudulent and said he had no regrets. Officials say moores last recourse would be to pay for a recount himself. On january 1st, the use of Recreational Marijuana will be legal in california. Thats causing a lot of uncertainty at airports. Ktvus alyana gomez is in our newsroom with more. Reporter a lot of people asking can i Bring Marijuana to the airport . Will i be arrested . Those are the kind of questions that people often ask friends and end up not taking the chance because they dont get the right answer. So we are taking those questions to Law Enforcement to weed out the misnomers about traveling with legal pot. Reporter marijuana enthusiasts are beaming at the thought of lighting up and stocking up on their favorite flower come january 1st but like alcohol, there are levels to this. There are limits to how much booze you bring to the airport. And the same goes for marijuana. So at the airport every day people come through with medicinal and personal use marijuana. And we dont do anything with it. Its up to the tsa whether they want to let it through the screening or the particular airline if they want to let the person on with the marijuana. Reporter heres how the process works. Once the tsa discovers the pot, they will likely call Law Enforcement for help because tsa agents cant confiscate your items or arrest you. So its up to the officer to determine whether youre violating california law. The Alameda CountySheriffs Office says if you are bringing less than an ounce of marijuana or edibles through the Oakland International airport, youre likely in the clear. If you are in the limits of Recreational Use were not going to bother you. Were looking people who are exploiting the air industry to traffic marijuana. Reporter these are pictures of some of the large quantities of marijuana that the Sheriffs Department confiscated this year bags and suitcases full of it. Were talking about pounds and pounds of pot, which would get you thrown in jail for trafficking. So far this year the Alameda CountySheriffs Office confiscated 810 pounds of marijuana from the oakland airport, 171 pounds in october, 183 pounds in november, and just over 11 pounds this month. We are talking about 1. 6 million in street value. Despite the new law, travelers we spoke to still seem skeptical. I think its something that people still have to figure out. Its kind of new to everyone. And thinking about where you are when you have it is something that you havent had to think about before. Reporter uncharted territory is what Law Enforcement calls it saying they really just have to see how things going at this point. San Francisco Police say what they will allow through sfo is discretionary. The tsa will ultimately decide whether you can bring it through security and if they are unsure or discover a significant amount, more than an ounce, thats when they will call police to make that decision. Thank you. The fbi announced the arrest of a man dubbed the orange goatee bandit accused of robbing banks in fremont and millbrae this month. The suspect was taken into custody in colorado where he is also accused of robbing banks. The fbi said tips on social media helped agents track down the suspect. A judge today denied bail to the former marine accused of plotting a terrorist attack on Christmas Day in San Francisco. 26yearold Everitt Jameson of modesto appeared in federal court in fresno this afternoon. The judge called him a danger to the public. Court documents show jameson had recently converted to islam. Agents said he was planning an isisinspired terrorist attack at pier 39. The fbi says jameson told an undercover agent about his plans. Oakland police are asking people to celebrate the new year safely. They are concerned about the use of illegal fireworks such as these from the 4th of july. They are also reminding people that shooting guns is also illegal and dangerous. Possession of illegal fireworks could result in a 10,000 fine and jail time. Three days to go before the ball drops in times square in new york city and they are gearing up for unprecedented security to protect people from a potential terrorist attack. Bryan llenas tells us about the extra precautions the city is taking. Reporter recent terror attacks not deterring people from times square from new years eve. More than a Million People will ring in the new year in new york. We are ready to have a great celebration and i want to emphasize what you heard from the commissioner. There are no credible and specific threats against new york city at this point in time. Reporter security precautions to protect the revelers are expected to be unprecedented. Typical measures like a mix of plainclothes and uniformed officers will be deployed as always but other steps such as increasing security at nearby parking garages and closer surveillance of large rental trucks are also being put in place. The nypd is the best police force in the world. We have tremendous cooperation with our partners. But we must have the help of the people of the city to do everything we need to do. Reporter and with just days to the new year, people already gathering in times square thursday, this in an effort to start 2018 with a clean slate celebrating the annual good riddance day. How does that feel . It feels really great. Reporter now in its 11th year, the event gives folks the chance to write down their worst moments of 2017, shred em and move on. What are you shredding and forgetting today . Um, i have a whole list of human evils and my own personal smoking. Reporter for some, though, its not just 2017 that they need to put behind them. 20yearold bills. Good for you, better late than never. So what was the impetus for right now for finally getting rid of these . She needs to clean her house. [ laughter ] reporter for those who couldnt make it out to new york city, organizers are encouraging people to tweet using the hashtag good riddance day and they promise to shred your bam memory for they promise to shred your bad memory for you. In times square, bryan llenas, fox news. Snipers and spotters will be in las vegas for new years. Three months ago sin city was the site of deadliest mass shooting in modern u. S. History. This is the second time since then that police have deployed armed officers in overhead positions. More than1500 officers will be on duty for the threeday weekend along with hundreds of National Guard officers. Coming up, a family in the east bay in mourning over the death a father and Community Activist who was shot and killed just days before christmas. How do you tell your child, how do you tell her she is asking you and i dont know what to say. We are tracking the weather around here as we head towards the holiday weekend. Ill see you back here with some rain in the long range. First new at 6 00 a violent attempt to rob an east bay gas station and its all caught on camera. A closer look at the man seen attacking an employee and trying to take cash from the register. Police released Surveillance Video of assault and attempted robbery at a berkeley gas station hoping someone will recognize the attacker. It happened about 8 p. M. On december 21st at the chevron station on san pablo avenue and gilman street. You can see in the video the suspect jumps overthecounter and attacks the clerk. He then tries to open the Cash Register unsuccessfully. The man then took off running west on gilman street. The clerk had minor injuries. Investigators are asking anyone who recognizes that attacker to call police. In oakland, a family is grieving tonight over the death of a father and Community Activist just days before adddress. Our Crime Reporter henry lee talked to the victims widow who is still trying to figure out how to tell her 7yearold daughter that her father isnt coming home. Im shocked. Im hurt. Im mad. Im angry. Im hurt like this is my daughters dad. This is the person i share my life with. Reporter Christine Miller says her 7yearold daughter priscilla knows that something is wrong. She asked for her dad. She asked for her dad yesterday and the day before that. And right now, im just you know, im, like, im, like, so numb right now. Reporter priscillas father, 30yearold dominique johnson, was shot and killed in west oakland two days before christmas. When it was time to open presents, his family held in their grief as the little girl opened presents from her dad, a science kit and a doll, gifts she asked for the whole year. She was so happy on christmas. And i was crying all night the night before. We couldnt sleep. We couldnt do anything but we had to, like, put on a mask. Reporter miller says she didnt want priscilla to associate christmas with a passing of her father. But she says her daughter needs to know what happened. She is not sure how do it, though. How do you tell your child that she is asking you and i dont know what to say. Reporter on saturday night, johnson was found shot to death on brush street near west grand in west oakland. The killing happened moments after johnson left a Community SocialJustice Center around the corner where he was a volunteer. A memorial sits near the spot where he was killed. Johnson, who everyone called dom, stood up for what he believed was right. He spoke up on behalf of the homeless, inmates and people of color. He walked the streets during the occupy Oakland Movement to protest injustice. The little girls mother says the next question she will get is who did it . That makes her angry because she knows someone out there knows who did it. My brother didnt deserve this. He didnt deserve this at all. Reporter no word on suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call oakland police. In oakland, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. A man accused of setting a series of fires in antioch is behind bars. Police say they arrested a 37 yearold homeless man Jose Luis Gomez in connection with five fires along a street in antioch this month. He has been charged with four counts of arson and one count of attempted arson. At least two of the fires he is charged with burnt vacant buildings. Arson investigators are trying to determine if gomez may have set additional fires along a street that damaged homes. No word on motive. Some people in the south bay are concerned after two minor earthquakes this week. Ktvus Maureen Naylor talked with some earthquake experts today about what the recent earthquakes could mean. Reporter this 3yearold slept through tuesday nights minor quake but her mom was awake here on the couch at home in alum rock. It felt like a big jolt. My heart was pounding. Reporter ann wilson says she was surprised that jolt was only a 3. 9 on the richter scale. It just felt so much bigger than the last couple we felt. It was fairly unsettling. [ laughter ] because you just think to yourself, when is the big one going to hit . Reporter the couple is some of the 9,000 people who reported feeling tuesdays earthquake, which was the second and similar size in just a few hours. This is the magnitude 3. 1. Reporter a 3. 1 quake centered in san martin struck around 7 15 tuesday night followed by a 3. 9 earthquake three hours later centered in east san jose. So that kind of raises the question, what was the reason for these two earthquakes occurring three hours apart . I mean, the short answer is, we dont know why. But they do seem to have been related to each other somehow. Reporter art says tuesdays quakes are not unusual. And not necessarily foreshocks for a bigger one but notes a high chance of a bigger temblor hitting the bay area. In fact, a 72 probability of a 6. 7 earthquake or greater in the bay area from now until 2043 and he says the hayward fault having the highest likelihood with 33 chance of a big quake followed by the calaveras fault at 26 and San Andreas Fault at 22 . Its a useful reminder that we should be prepared for earthquakes that are larger and more damaging because they can occur anytime. We put the deadbolts and the twobyfour. Reporter the will some the Wilson Family recently secured their china cabinet to the wall bringing some peace of minds after the recent shaking. Just glad can wasnt a big one. Reporter back to the hayward fault. Reporter its not a matter of if but when the next big one hits so its always good to be prepared. In east san jose, Maureen Naylor, ktvu fox 2 news. [ music ] were tracking cold weather out east. Heres where it is right now. Look at minneapolis at 10 degrees. 13 in chicago. Temperatures tomorrow are going to stay cool very cool especially in this Northern Tier up here. Youre seeing all the way down to st. Louis and even atlanta, down to 46 degrees thats kind of the daytime high tomorrow so this cool plug of air really creating frosty conditions. Not as bad as you might think with the snow flurries and ice. Chicago at 12 degrees right now. Theres no delays and newark has delays but moderate. So really despite the inclement cold weather, the airports, the major hubs have been humming along nicely. The big delay in San Francisco was because of the fog. Clouds offshore are just missing us. In terms of dynamics and rain just missing us and continuing to miss us until the middle of next week when it should rain. Outside right now we talked about tomorrow being a spare the air day as the environment settles down. Overnight lows will be cool and cloudy. So instead of below freezing well be above freezing for most bay area locales. Tomorrow like today low 60s. Thats friday. When i come back well talk about the rain chance because thats the big story in the weather department. From broken pipes to spikes in emergency medical calls a wave of life threatening cold weather is now causing problems across the northern u. S. Some people are trying to have fun and make the best of the extreme cold, its also triggering hypothermia and frostbite warnings. It feels like your skin is going to be on fire. It hurts after youre out there for a little while. The arctic blast is delivering wind chill alerts and temperatures as low as 37 below zero. Extreme weather is now affecting half the country. Still to come, some startling statistics about car breakins in San Francisco. For every five cars we bring in, three to four are breakins. Police efforts to deal with car breakins arent working. The warriors finally have a start date for steph curry. Mark will tell us when later in sports. And details on a deadly crash in Silicon Valley involving a shuttle bus for google. An investigation into a deadly crash in Mountain View last night. A motorcycle rider was killed when he slammed into the side of a google shuttle bus. It happened about 5 20 in the evening at the intersection of north shoreline boulevard and plymouth street. Its not clear who is at faulted. A spokesman for google release a statement that says in part new Crime Statistics in San Francisco show the number of car breakins in the city has spiked more than 25 since last year. Not welcome news for a city that experienced more than 25,000 breakins by the end of october alone. Tara moriarty reports. Reporter car burglars broke into more than 25,000 vehicles by the end of october of this year, about 5,000 more than reported at the same time last year. This one has been broken into, that one has been broken into.