Evening commute. Good evening, im Gasia Mikaelian in for julie haener. Im frank somerville. And electrical problem has stopped all muni service in San Francisco. The problem started right at the height of the evening commute. So far, its unknown if the problem can be repaired in time for tomorrow. More now from amber lee, live in the city, where she just got an upclose look at the blown transformer causing the outage. Reporter right now, you can see the caution tape is up, keeping passengers from trying to get inside the train station. Its a blown fuse. Reporter john haley, muni director of transit showed the blown transformer. He says crews will be working through the night to try to fix the problem before tomorrow mornings commute. We know its not the outside feed from pg and e, and we know the problem is within our hardware. Reporter as for commuters tonight, it was a headache getting to their destination. As late as 8 00 p. M. , we found passengers still at a loss. I didnt know there was a shut down at all. Im trying to get home. I just had a french class after work. Reporter other passengers braved long lines to board a bus bridge at the embarcadero. Its going to drop me off away from my house. Ive got to catch another bus. Its just a problem. Reporter a station agent tried to help travelers. You can take the f line. We have a shuttle. Reporter underground muni service usually starts around 4 30 a. M. , weekday mornings. How confident are you that it will be fix the by 4 30 a. M. Tomorrow morning . Weve got all the right people here and weve believe weve got the material that we need. Well have some kind of Subway Service tomorrow. Reporter muni is developing a contingency plan. It says it will operate the trains manually, which means they will only be able to travel 25 miles per hour, instead of up to 40 miles per hour. Reporting live in San Francisco, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. Just moments before that outage, another problem for muni. A woman in a wheelchair was struck by a streetcar. Were told shes hospitalized at this hour with life threatening injuries. The woman was hit near the intersection of church and market street. Medics, firefighters, police and others used special tools to raise the train, and pull the woman out from under it. Investigators are trying to determine exactly the cause. What led to her getting struck. The woman was snagged by the trolley, pulled out of her chair, and dragged for a block. The unidentified woman is now at San Francisco general hospital. In 12 minutes, a new twist for newnys central subway project. How plans for a new station, and plans to bury a piece of equipment are easing concerns in one neighborhood. Crews are working through the night to repair damage caused by a massive sinkhole. Ktvus noah walker is live on the scene to show us whats happening now. Reporter its a not so silent night here in lafayette. Theres a constant shuttle of heavy equipment in and out of this area around the sinkhole. Which is that black hole right behind me. Just beyond it, workers are making repairs on water lines that were taken out, when the roadway caved in. Instead of stars and crickets, the night is filled with generator lights, bulldozers, and buzz saws. Well what can you do . Reporter we met joyce as she surveyed the sinkhole outside her home. When we asked her name, this was her response. My name is s. A. D. Its very sad. Your home got damaged, its very sad. I just worry that the whole house dropped. I dont know what to do. Reporter the view from news chopper 2 today shows a massive sinkhole across the entire span of the street. Its like having a muddy backyard Swimming Pool in the front yard. You have a mote outside your home on sunday, or what . It was really quite something. Reporter the creek flowed through her garage. Rosenthal will have to take a detour until the road is fixed. Thats not expected until next spring. I can live with a block and a half detour for as long as it takes. This is very much in perspective. Were very grateful that the city is on it. Reporter utility crews are working through the night on temporary repairs. People who live here dodged a bullet. But that doesnt mean joyce will sleep any better. How do you know its safe . Reporter the workers are essentially the new neighbors around here. The permanent repairs arent expected to be finished until next spring or summer. Reporting live in lafayette, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. A school in marin that was closed today because of storm damage plans to reopen tomorrow after a huge cleanup effort. Mainly unanimous workers ripped out carpets and cleaned floors covered with mud at White Hill School in fairfax. An overflowing culvert clogged by branches. Four classrooms will need major repairs. The damage is estimated in the 10s, of thousands of dollars. Now to ktvus chief meteorologist, bill martin on this very significant start to the rainy season. Yeah, we really got a big bump up in the sense of average. Lets take a look at the rain we got over wednesday to sunday. Youre going to see big numbers, in the north bay, up to 8 inches. Almost 5 inches in napa. It helps out quite a bit. Look at santa rosa. 178 of average. 160 in San Francisco. San jose up almost 130 of average. Great news for the water watchers. Weve got more rain coming your way. Well track that next rain into the bay area and let you know how it will impact your day tomorrow. At ktvu. Com, youll find the storm watch tab right there on the home page. You can monitor weather conditions anytime, and look at live radar. At 10 45, more cleanup in the santa rosa mountains. Why some projects may not be complete before the next storms. Flames broke out about 4 00 this afternoon on ridge drive south of the downtown area. Someone was home at the time of the fire, but they got out safely. A cat was also rescued. Firefighters are also investigating the exact cause. At this point, it appears the fire started in the attic. Continuing coverage now of the story weve been following for you. It involved the assault of a severely autistic teenage girl after she walked away from a facility last week. A man is under arrest in connection with this case. The 16yearold girl left the fred finch residential facility last evening. She was found two days later on a muni bus in San Francisco. Family members say she was badly beaten, and sexually assaulted. The man arrested is 36 years old. If he is the man who committed the crime, i am going to do everything i can to make sure this man spends the rest of his life in prison. Oakland police would not release any details on the arrest today. The former commander of an elite police squad of Contra Costa County reportedly plans to plead guilty this week to a scheme involving drugs. He will admit in court on wednesday to stealing drugs. Welsh and his friend, a private detective named William Butler were heard talking about the drug sales in this undercover video. Butler pleaded guilty in october. And is currently serving an 8 year prison term. Welsh faces a minimum of ten years when hes sentenced. The newist members of the California Legislature took the oath of office. Democrats now have a 2 3 majority. What the new supermajority means for the state. Reporter with that, the democrats supermajority was set. Essentially one party rule in the senate and assembly. I really believe that this is the end of one very difficult era in california and the beginning of a new and better era. Reporter democrats celebrated. Republicans still have a voice, but no power. As a minority party, some may call us the super minority part, were pretty much on the sidelines. Reporter republicans say they will serve as watchdogs on the democrats new 2 3 majority. Democrats can raise taxes and more without republican votes. This historic supermajority. We intend to use it purposely, with purpose, with humility, and with great strength. Reporter democrats have not outlined an agenda, but senator mark leno is asking for a big change to proposition 13 to make it easier for voters to raise their own property taxes. It allows voters in their areas to be able to reinvest in a very underfunded educational system. Reporter Governor Brown has indicated he will be a check on democrats when it comes to raising taxes, and the supermajority could be short lived with several members leaving their seats in april. There could be a rush to get things done, once lawmakers return in january. Ktvu, channel 2 news. A teenager who was denied eagle scout status and kicked out because was gay attended a service as a special guest to honor him for integrity. We had a calm and clear day today. Get those umbrellas back out. Ill show you how soon our next round of rain will arrive. Neighbors call it a crumbling i4. Taking three trips to steal from kids with special needs. It hurts us. It hurts all of us. In 90 seconds, what led police to an arrest, and the recovery of the teaching tools. [ male announcer ] this december, remember you can stay in and like something. [ car alarm deactivates ]. Or you can get out there with your family and actually like something. The lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. This is the pursuit of perfection. I wish i had uverse when i was your age. In my day, we didnt have these fancy wireless receivers. Blah blah blah. If i had a sleepover, i couldnt just move the tv into the playroom. No. We had to watch movies in the den because thats where the tv outlet was. And if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. Is she for real . Your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at t uverse. Get uverse tv for 29 a month for six months. Rethink possible. New at 10 00, a bold thief targets a school in hayward. Ktvus he heather home ams live at eldridge elementary. Reporter Hayward Police tell me they arrested the suspected burglar. Guess he didnt bother to read the sign that this campus uses surveillance cameras. The crook targeted room 502. Police say three different times yesterday and early this morning, the thief entered the classroom through a window. Everything we do is for our kids. So when somebody does something, or takes something away from the kids, it hurts us. Reporter making it more heartbreaking, says the principal, is that this classroom is for special education students. The computers here are designed specifically for their needs. Some of them have programs on there for the visually impaired students. Reporter while the burglar was successful, his luck would run out. Just beyond the window screen he removed, is a surveillance camera. They tracked down john hodi. And police track down some of the stolen items. A lot of funding is cut off. These are the essential tools that our kids need. Reporter tonight, gasia and frank, he is facing new charges. Reporting live tonight here in hayward, ktvu, channel 2 news. Attorneys on both sides of the oscar grant shooting are squaring off once again in court. This time, a federal Appeals Court is considering a civil lawsuit against former bart police officer, johanes mehserle. The Police Officers include grants father, and four men detained on the bart platform that night. The Attorney Says the officers should be held responsible for their action. The jury could find him responsible for the taking of the life of oscar grant iii. This was a mistake. It was tragic in every sense of the word. It was unintended in every sense of the word. Bart settled with grants mother last year for 1. 3 million. The year before, they agreed to pay grants daughter 1. 4 million. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama reports. Reporter crews are digging a hole for the giant machine that will bore a tunnel for the central subway, through union square to chinatown. The problem is that the 40foot diameter machine only goes one way. They planned to make a hole in morse beach to get the machine out of the ground. Merchants have filed a lawsuit, saying the street closure and disruption would be problematic. So one option is to buy the former pagoda theater, moving the exit site. It probably would be easier. Reporter buying the property would add up to 8 million to the 1 del 6 million project. The other option is to leave the Boring Machine underground at one of the points marked in yellow. The sfmta would have to buy the machine, and permanently seal it in cement, adding 3 to 5 million to the total cost. The tunnel Boring Machines arent meant to be buried or stored for any period of time. We would have to bury it there. Reporter the board meets to discuss the alternative. But time is running out. They must make a decision by february 1 so the contractor can finish the job. The San Rafael City Council heard plans it to build the new recreational facility near the san rafael airport. Situated just 160 feet from the airports long runway. Just last month, a small plane crashed after attempting to land. The pilot survived the crash unharmed. This soccer complex will bring light, noise, traffic to a very quiet dark part of the marsh. That crash has also heightened concerns over player safety if the recreational facility is built. Other concerns are the lights disturbing people, and the Environmental Impact on the nearby creek. House Republican Leaders today presented a counteroffer to president obama in the opening round of negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff. The gop says its proposal would save 800 billion through tax reform. 900billion in mandatory spending cuts, and 300 billion in discretionary cuts. It does not increase tax rates on upper income americans which the white house insists must be included in any deal. On wall street stocks lost ground. Nasdaq dropped 8 points. Analysts point to a decline in manufacturing, and ongoing worries over the fiscal cliff. What some hoped would be a historic announcement on life on mars didnt amount today. Project scientists said soil tests performed by the curiosity rover only showed organic compounds. No proof yet that life existed, or could exist on the red planet. The scientists created big expectations by saying it would be one for the history books. Today they said they were only referring to the richness of the data coming from the rover. [ music ] of course. Live Storm Tracker 2 picking up showers north of us. These showers are going to work their way south. The computer model shows sprinkles picking up. I suspect well see drizzle perhaps along ocean beach tomorrow morning. For the commute on the golden gate bridge, i think youll see wet roadway. As question bet into the 9 00, 10 00 hour, youll see more of the same. I was talking about this on the 5 00 and 6 00 broadcast. This doesnt have a lot of moisture with it. As we get into the noon time hour, the clouds increased. Were going to see a few sprinkles as we head into the late afternoon. Ill run this model all the way through the rest of the day, then well get it into wednesday. Wednesday morning looks like its going to be wet. When we come back ill have all of that and the fiveday forecast. Those opposed to San Franciscos ban on nudity are expected to show up, and perhaps strip down again tomorrow. Several people stripped off their clothes inside city hall to show their displeasure with the ban back on november 20. The legislation prohibits nudity on city streets, and sidewalks. With exceptions for permitted parades, fairs, and festivals. The war against drugs claims the life of a california coast guard officer. He was a man of honor. I was proud to call him chief. The interception at sea that is evidence the smugglers are moving further north. First though, a big surprise for one driver today. How a car ended up in the middle of a construction zone. A driver in vallejo had a bad day today. Witnesses tell us, a woman was driving the wrong way down a one way street when the car went into a large hole. The road had been closed off at the other end after crews had dug the hole in order to replace old water lines. The drug wars in the pacific are apparently moving farther north to california waters. As Rita Williams tells us, a coast guard petty officer has now been killed in the line of duty. Reporter for a Coast Guard Island in alameda today. Were grieving, but we still have to stay the Channel Islands west of los angeles. To two were charged with killing a national officer. The coast guard is the smallest military branch, only about 40,000 active duty men and women. Smaller than the new York City Police department. So when someone dies, the effect is felt throughout the service. He was the best ship mate ive ever known. He was a friend. He was a big brother to us all, and he is absolutely irreplaceable. Reporter just 34 years old, he was the father of a little boy. Ship mates say he and his wife had been excitedly awaiting the birth of their second child. Rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. A shooting outside of a middle school prompted a lockdown on campus today. It happened just above mcarthur. Police say two suspects fired shots during an attempted Home Invasion near the school. A witness said another man was spotted limping away. Someone did turn up at Highland Hospital about a half hour later with a gunshot wound. The investigation is ongoing. The future of facebook put to a vote. Also, strong car sales at bay area dealerships. The one variable though, that could change that. An Alarming Number of san jose Police Officers continue to leave the democratic as residents tell city leaders tonight who they want as their next police chief. [ male announcer ] december is Customer Appreciation month at subway restaurants. Saying thanks is a great deal because were offering 2 six inch subs the cold cut combo or meatball marinara. 2 each, all december long. Appreciation tastes amazing hurry in for your 2 sub. Subway. Eat fresh. New video tonight after a car smashed through