Rendon. Officer dampen wilson has resigned from the Police Officer. Darren wilson shot and killed Michael Brown in august. The resignation is effective immediately. It follows the grand jurys decision not to pursue criminal charges against wilson for the shooting. He fears for his life. Mondays decision is sparking protests nationwide. Last night, things turned violent in San Francisco. Several businesses were damaged and Police Officers were injured. Ktvu channel 2 news john sasaki joins us from union square. John . Reporter it may be pretty now, but San Francisco is battered and bruised. A peaceful protest turned into mob scene. It is the season for people to flood San Franciscos union square. Last night, many shoppers came face to face with many protesters. There where a handful with their black masks. Reporter karen is a volunteer helping with the animals in the macys windows. She watched the protests turn ugly. I was nervous, i was scared i. Wasnt sure the direction they were going to take. It was so random and there was so much anger behind it. Reporter they never came near her windows which is good. She would have stopped them. I was prepared. They are helpless animals. It is scary. Reporter at grace jewelry, the protesters tried the get inside breaking several windows instead. It is supposed to be a good day. It is supposed to be a good day. Yes. But yesterday, we lost a lot of money. Reporter the worst damage was at creighton barrel where several windows were smashed. They locked the front doors. They got all of the Sales Associates and customers to a safe place back of house and worked with the Building Security to use an alternative exit. Reporter much like this, westfield mall was locked down to keep protesters out. More video from youtube shot inside the protests show officers being hit with a thrown traffic barricade. Police tell me 78 people were arrested including six juveniles. Back to you guys. John, what can you tell us about the officers injured during the protests . Reporter one was injured hit in the face by a tequila bottle. It caused a serious laceration in his face. But they are all going to be okay. John sasaki live in the city. Thank you john. More details about last nights protests. San Francisco Mayor ed lee issued a statement saying i respect the rights of those peacefully protesting no have their voice heard. Those who coopt meaningful demonstrations to vandalize and loot disrespect Michael Brown and diminish the voices we need to heard. Those responsible will be held accountable and prosecuted. In oakland, walmart set the scene for protesters angry with the low wages and ferguson. Protesters are asking for a continued boycott of walmart. They say walmart is keeping people under the poverty line. Walmart pays a large sum of money out of the annual 14 billion budget to support Police Terrorism and policing agencies, Police Athletic leagues and such. Reporter protesters are asking people to shop locally or other retailers who support inner city community. In ferguson, people are marching in Jefferson City at the governors mansion. Marchers dont agree with the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown. Organizers of the march are calling for a new leadership in ferguson and for Police Reforms across the country. Amid all the protests, we are getting a reminder of the power of human kindness. Check out this picture. It was taken during a ferguson protest in portland, oregon. The boy is 12yearold devonte hart. He had a free hugs sign. A Police Officer took him up on the offer. We are toasting updates on twitter and facebook. And time to get your reindeer ready again. The bay area has had its fist round of much needed rain tonight. Here is a time lapse of the dark clouds over the east bay. The clouds held on most of the day. We are expecting more rain to start falling again soon. And this is just going to be one of several days that it will have some wet weather in the bay area. It will be wet for a little bit right mark . Yeah, we are between systems. Some scattered rain showers showing up on the radar and the storm that moved through overnight adding up for one part of the bay area. We had some enhancement along the front and the numbers are adding up in san jose, the santa cruz mountains. Just trace amounts for livermore and concord. Not as much in the north bay as the south bay. Scattered showers developing now. You can see up in the north bay. More organized activity around novato, highway 37, also, closer to sonoma. This is moving quickly to the north and the east. More scattered rain showers and parts of the east bay right now toward danville and livermore. As you can see. Just to the south of gilroy, and 101. Some more rain showers to talk about. We have another system developing to the south and the west. This will be the source of some more rainfall later onto night. That is our next system. Later onto night and into early sunday morning. Gusty winds as well around 25 miles an hour. And the sierra will pick up some more snowfall. And in the short term, look what happens. The rainfall rates really increase. Later tonight and early sunday morning at 2 00, moving out. Then another round pushes into the region. Right around 8 00 sunday morning. We have more rain clouds and a stronger storm to talk about in the fiveday forecast. We will have an update in 15 minutes. Thank you mark. We have new information tonight on the shooting death of an oakland man. Police released two sketches as persons of interest. The first is black mixed race. Early 30s with a thin build. The second man black six feet tall with a stocky build. The victim david runzuel was gunned down while hiking at huckleberry reserve. The San Francisco Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire on treasure island. The flames broke out shortly before 10 30 this morning inside an old Bowling Alley on avenue i near 9th street. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames. No one was hurt. That building has been vacant for years. New at 6 00, a tearful reunion today as a mother hugged her 13yearold son after the boy was allegedly held captive by his father for four years. Police in georgia say they were called to a home in Clayton County yesterday after the boy downloaded a phone app and called his mother in florida. He said told his mother he was being held by his father, beaten and abused. When police went to the house, they denied the boy was there. Then police returned to the home and found the boy hidden behind a wall panel in the back of a linen closet. Neighbors say the boy played outside. The young man didnt seem to be in any distress or anything. The boy was visiting his father in 2010 when the father refused to return him. The mother reported the child missing but not to police. Maybe because she is an immigrant unfamiliar with the system. Shoppers got their way today as they searched local stores for Small Business saturday. Shops offered free gift wrapping. The best gift for a young nephew or the perfect shoe. People should shop local because of our excellent customer service, our huge variety of european and american shoes. They are comfort and style. According to an industry survey, shoppers spent a lot more on saturday forking 5. 7 billion. Spending climbed about 200 million from 2012. And shoppers in oakland dont have to worry about getting a parking ticket doing their saturday shopping. That is because the city is offering free parking every saturday between thanksgiving and new years day. The idea is to encourage consumers to shop at local outlets in oaklands commercial district instead of chain stores. But time limits will still be enforced. With black friday a thing of the past, Holiday Shoppers have their sights now set on cyber monday. There are some good deals out there. Hotels are offering discounted rates for purchased booked between friday and monday. If you are looking to stay closer to home. There are deals as well. Experts say when shopping for travel deals, it is important to read the fine print. There may be some restrictions. And its the season for giant ginger bread. Hundreds of people come to the bay area to get this delicious display. We will tell you the massive amount of ingredients behind a sweet San Francisco tradition. Plus, snow covers the sierra, the slopes are looking white tonight. What you need to know if you are headed to the mountains this weekend. And from celebration to tragedy. When i got there, it was too late. A north bay family is mourning tonight and they have hopes for change. On the six Year Anniversary of her sons death, a mother is pleading for information that will lead to his killer. This is video of Christine Evans back in 2010. Since her son brandon was killed in 2008, she has made it her mission to try to bring his killer to justice. If you know something, you can stay anonymous. Come forward. Just please help me solve this. And let me have some closure. Every november, evans drives from san diego and hires a plane to pull a banner over the park reading justice for brandon. 20yearold Brandon Evans was shot in the back at golden gate park. Efforts to revive him were not successful and he died on the way to the hospital. In benicia, a familys loved one died crossing the street. The 39yearold was celebrating a special occasion with his twin brother when it happened. Twin brothers arlon and Damian Engels share a special bond and they were together last night in benicia with friends. Celebrating our 39th birthday. Reporter damian says they were walking to his house when the celebrations ended abruptly at 9 00 last night. Arlon was hit by a car and rushed to the hospital. When i got there, it was already too late. Reporter arlons wife melissa and their two daughters were devastated. He was such a caring man. He loved his brother. And our children. And his mom. And my family. We were all very close. Reporter they were installing glass on highrise buildings. The brothers had plans to retire together. When i heard it, i knew something was wrong. I could see him down there. I ran down there, and held him. Told him i loved him. Reporter the family says the accident happened in an area where they have seen many people cross the street despite this sign. The driver stopped and is cooperating with police. I feel for her a little bit, too. You know. It just happened to work out that way. Reporter the family hopes lights or crosswalks can be installed here to spare another family. I would hate for someone else to get hit here. Reporter they have comfort knowing he lived a good life in 39 years. It is just a great loss. Hyraces in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Benicia Police are conducting a full investigation. Some much needed upgrades are now in place in parts of south San Francisco with Pedestrian Safety in mind. Five crosswalks have been updated with solar powered signals. Each new light pole has amber colored led lights. Public works Officials Say it will increase reliability and keep pedestrians safer. Santa cruz police are warning people to protect children and pets after two mountain lions sightings on the uc c campus. And there were two more sightings. Wildlife officials were able to track one of the cats. Northern california is welcoming snow to the sierra this weekend. We want to show you a look at the skiing at norstar resort. The Higher Elevations could see up to a foot of snow from the storms and the snow wont let up until sunday night. But there is a downside to all of us. Winds are expected to be an issue. Caltrans is working overtime trying to make sure the roads are clear for drivers. This is what i80 at donor lake looked like earlier today. Plenty of snow on the sides of the road. Wet roads generally, but traffic was going at the limit. Caltrans has no restricts now for i80 or highway 50. But you should be prepared with chains or snow tires if you are headed up to the sierra because a snow is expected tonight. Looks like it will be a good weekend for skiers and boarders. High winds though. If you have been on the mountain with the wind blowing sideways, that is not fun. It is not fun at all. 8,000 feet up, it is a cold win. But a lot of people coming home from the sierra tomorrow. Right now, we have more rain out to blue canyon and truckee. Right now, on live Storm Tracker 2. We have some rain showers to talk about. Mainly focused up in the north bay. Napa reporting rainfall. And sonoma and santa rosa. Some scattered rain showers in parts of the east bay. Not much coverage in the south bay. We were track the one cell closer to gilroy. But now we are watching areas to the south and west. Right now, looking out toward San Francisco, across the bay, this is our emeryville camera. We have mostly cloudy skies. Right now. Actually continue to hold onto mostly cloudy conditions. More rain for tomorrow. More storms next week. So this is a series of storms tracking over the next few days. A rainy pattern with a significant first one moving in today. Next one moves in for tomorrow. Next system sunday morning. A stronger storm, that is one we have to keep our eye on for tuesday and wednesday morning. Rainfall expectations including the system that moved through yesterday throughout the entire week, really adding up in the coastal hills. Three to six inches. Most areas about an inchanda half to three inches. Here is the overall story. The next system to the south and the west right now, monday, there is a chance of a shower, but overall, that will be the break day. That sets up this guy. This tuesday system. That will be the strongest in the series. Tomorrow, here is what is happening. Rain expected early sunday morning. We are going to add a quarter of an inch to possibly another inch across parts of the bay area. Heres the forecast model shows an increase in the Rain Coverage tonight and early tomorrow morning. The first wave moves on shore at 8 00 and spreads inland. By 4 00 sunday, we will scale back in the coverage and the intensity. Heard about the sierra and that Winter Weather advisory in place. Another round of snow expected as we head into sunday. 7 00 p. M. Sunday. An additional four to eight inches expedestrianed and snow levels 6,000 feet. A lot of people headed back from the mountains and we are expecking travel delays. Forecast, upper 50s to lower 60s. We are expecting a lot of rain early sunday. Morning rain, scattered showers into sunday and then monday, mostly cloudy. Still a chance of a shower, but the strongest system im thinking in the series will be on tuesday. That is when we could have some minor flooding. Urban and small street flood advisories and gusty winds. This is finally what late November December should look like here. We havent been talking about flooding like this for a long time. Typically, we do have the travel concerns out there. So we will have to keep an eye out. Thank you mark. Thank you. Well here at ktvu channel 2 news, we are taking donations as part of our annual drive. One warm coat. Our very own bill martin was in the drop off location in walnut creek taking gently used winter coats. Those will help people in need stay warm this winter. More than 2,000 coats were collected at that walnut creek site. The drive runs through the end of the year, you can make donations at four different spots. A great cause. Coming up, regular season finales around College Football today. And as cal takes on byu with a shot to go to a bowl game. Sports is next with joe fonzi. helicopter whirring roars siren wails pop music playing when youre ready ready, ready, ready come and get it get it, get it when youre ready, come and get it na na na na na na na na na na na when youre ready, come and get it na na na na. Female announcer its a great big world and it can all be yours. Here and only here. Come and get it. It is beginning to look a lot like christmas at the fairmont hotel. They unveiled their two story ginger bread house. It is 22 feet high and 23 feet wide. It also includes thousands of home baked ginger bread bricks with more than 1500 pounds of icing holding it autotogether. We have a lot to be grateful for. And this is just another way to show the appreciation. Share the festivities. And really, it is part of the citys tradition now. The house will be on display in fairmont lobby through january 1. That thing is huge. Makes me want some. Mouth watering watching it. Joe fonzi here with sports. Still trying to pull up to respectability. The cal bears wrapped up the regular season at Memorial Stadium today. They needed a win over the cougars for win number 6. It was a shootout the entire way. We are tied at 2828 here in the fourth quarter. Christine stewart, jordan leslie. Stewart threw 434 yards on the day and five touchdowns. The bears answer back. Golf to davis. Davis hauls in the 21yard score. They were even with 9 17 to play. Under three minutes to go now and here it is again. Stewart threw to leslie. Cal down by a touchdown. They had four cracks at the end zone. Fourth and goal here. But golfs pass is incomplete. Cal comes up short 4235. In and 57 will not be bowling this year. San jose state trying to salvage something from a disappointing season. That didnt happen against san diego state. Pumfrey for the aztecs puts the first points on the board. He had three touchdowns an topped this one for 35 yards on the score. 387. They lose their last six games an finish with a record of 39. National championship ramifications in this one. Mississippi state is probably out after what bo wallace and mississippi did. Jalen walton pulled a houdini. They call this the egg bowl and it goes to mississippi 3117 with two losses. The bulldogs will join the rebels outside the file four. Florida was leading. This pass picked off by terrance smith. Smith doesnt stop until he is 94 yards to the end zone with a convoy of teammates. This play turned the momentum as Florida State stays a perfect 120 after winning 24 19. The seminoles will play georgia tech next weekend. The as reported to be wheeling and dealing again. We will have more on that tonight at 10 00. See you then. It could be interesting. Yes. Thank you. It always is. Coming up tonight on the 1 00 news, buried in snow and fighting for survival. What these two boys did as they waited for rescue. Thank you very much for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice fur news. We are always here for you online on ktvu. Com, on facebook and twitter. We hope to see you tonight at 10 00. Have a great night. Stay dry out there. A beautiful shot of the bay bridge. Enjoy yourselves. With 4 weeks left the 49ers look for a spot to stay in the playoffs. Mercedes benz sports weekend starts now. Hello again, everyone. Welcome to the ktvu Mercedes Benz sports weekend. Coming up on todays show, a very busy 5 days for the 49ers starts with a home win
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