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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6pm December 3, 2013

Comment about her or the other challengers. She did however say i have not yet announced my reelection plans and im focused on my priorities as mayor. Oakland is looking for competent strong leadership. Im very excited about campaigning. Reporter it going to be an interesting year. The question is, of course, how many other people will jump in this race . Oakland is still a prize the city new states and somebody else could join us. Oakland uses rank choice voting. How do you think thats going to come into play . Reporter thats the big question. San francisco uses it, too. It gives voters a choice of three candidates out of the gate and then you stack up. Those votes tran fer to the other two quan got in by saying anybody but perata but in this race the rumblings are will be but kiwanis race. Also tonight stay lawmakers are defending a decision to accept pay raises starting today they are getting a pay raise of more than 5 . That pushes their base pay up to 95,000. Its their first pay raise in more than 6 years after several years of cutbacks. But not all lawmakers are getting pay raises. A dozen refuse to accept them. I ran for the office. There was a salary that was a salary. I can live with that. I dont take per diem. We are not out of the woods economically. I see a lot of people still looking for work underemployed. Im fine with the deal i got when i took the oath of office a year ago. Reporter even before these raises, california lawmakers were the highest paid in the nation. But they dont get pensions. New tonight a small plane registered to a san jose man is missing in central idaho. The plane was scheduled to fly from baker city, oregon to butte, montana. Authorities will resume searching yellow pine, idaho, at day bay area tomorrow. The plane is registered to this man, dale smith. Authorities have not identified the five people they say were on board but they say they are all family members. Controllers lost radio and radar contact with the plane yesterday afternoon. The pilot had engine trouble. Heavy snow is hampering the search effort. A police k9 key nose led deputies to a man thought to have stolen copper from apple headquarters. Deputies found this man 56year old Glen Cartwright hiding in the bushes near the cupertino building on saturday. They also recovered wiring and tools. The suspect is in the hospital recovering after being bitten by the police dog. A new planned parenthood is set to open in redwood city tomorrow. Protestors are trying to stop it. Kpix 5s ryan takeo tells us it comes after a public backlash prevented the controversial clinic from opening two years ago. Its trouble to our community that this kind of healthcare is coming. And a break down of family values. Reporter linda potter lived in redwood city for 50 years. She and a group of protestors are opposed to the opening of a planned parenthood clinic on El Camino Real. Potter says its not just about abortion. She says the clinic will lower property values. This is not helping. This used to be a Family Restaurant now its a blight. You come to expect protestors at our centers. There is a vocal community of protestors here. Reporter a spokesman argues there is a need in redwood city for planned parenthood. Only 3 of Abortion Services and in fact at this location we are not going to provider surgical abortions, just medication abortions. Reporter if this sounds familiar thats because planned parenthood has been down this road before in redwood city. The last proposal was just about a block away two years ago. Back then the lack of Parking Spaces made planned parenthood back off its plans. If they dont get those Parking Spaces, right, they dont get to have their clinic here. Right . We want planned parenthood out of redwood city. Reporter the clinic opens tomorrow. The patients may have to make their way through some protestors. In redwood city, ryan takeo, kpix 5. Protestors say about 1600 people have signed a petition demanding the Property Owners kick planned parenthood out. The owner has not responded. Surveillance video is providing new collusion in the search for a man suspected of throwing a womans cats into the San Francisco bay. Don ford shows us how clothes authorities are to getting their man with the new clues. Reporter the case of the San Francisco cat killer is still unsolved. But theres a big break in the investigation. We are making progress. We have been getting calls from the public. We were able to my officers have been canvassing the area and were able to get Video Surveillance they have been looking at hours and hours of it. Reporter officers believe this is the man who attacked woman and threw her two cats into the bay last week killing both of them. Here he is seen leaving an embarcadero hotel but he hasnt left the area. An hour and a half ago we received a call, somebody saw the news said they saw the person down at the embarcadero. Reporter animal care and control officers responding but he was not there when they arrived. Ever seen that guy . Reporter captain brown and officer hilton talked to the folks in the plaza. Its full of people. Some are homeless. Some are mentally ill. They approach a Security Guard about the victim who lost her cats. Do you know her . Okay. I just wondered if you saw her. Reporter San Francisco police are looking too but since its an animal cruelty case the lead agency is the Citys Department of animal care and control. We canvassed the embarcadero area, also into the tenderloin, glide memorial, st. Anthonys kitchen to see if he was up there. So far nothing turned up. So were still out looking for him. Reporter armed now with these new images, animal care and control officers are confident theyre closing in on their man now known as the San Francisco cat killer. In San Francisco, don ford, kpix 5. Now, its not clear if the woman and the suspect knew one another. He faces two counts of animal cruelty. A man suspected in a deadly shooting over a game console is in San Francisco Police Custody tonight. Police think 21yearold Ronnie Collins shot and killed the victim yesterday near bayshore and jerrold avenue. Police say the victim used a website to arrange the sale to collins. When the two met up collins allegedly robbed and shot the victim several times. San Francisco Police were combing the area of market and jones streets after a shooting in broad daylight. Authorities say it started as a fight and quickly escalated to gunfire. One person was injured. Witnesses called 911 saying they heard up to 8 shots fired. The gunman fled the scene and witnesses stayed with the victim until an ambulance arrived. The condition of the victim is unknown. Well, a mild weekend and monday in the bay area is all about to change. Be prepared to bundle up. A freeze watching starts tomorrow night. Len ramirez shows us how people are preparing for frigid temperatures. Len . Reporter elizabeth, just in time for the cold weather, which will be hitting tomorrow, the homeless shelters here in Santa Clara County are opening tonight. In fact, this shelter at the sunnyvale former National Guard armory has just opened for the evening. You can see some of the people starting to stream in. In fact, they began waiting in line earlier today. It was hours before the cold weather shelter would open but there he was bundled up on the doorstep of the sunnyvale armory. Navy vet Raymond Cordero 71 years old and homeless. Whats that going to mean soto have a roof over your head . Whats that going to mean to have a roof over your head . It would be great. Reporter the armory is one of three cold weather shelters that are opening up in santa clara counted tonight providing an additional 275 beds in sunnyvale, san jose and gilroy, just in time for an expected blast of frigid weather. Im very grateful that we have this program and were doing it but at the same time, im filled with a lot of concern because we have over 7,000 people outside on any given night in this county and not enough for everyone in the cold. Reporter most of the Homeless People will sleep outside indoor ways, under bridges or camps. Some wont survive the winter. 40 people died on the streets of Santa Clara County this year. A lot of the folks that have been homeless and living outside for long periods of time already have untreated medical conditions. And so the cold exacerbates those conditions and issues and makes them even more vulnerable than they already are so my concern is that the cold weather will as you make your way it worse for them. I use pajamas and good sleeping back and beanie cap. Reporter marine vet joe will coming in from the cold to sleep in the shelter for the next few nights. He says these days homelessness can happen to anyone. Homeless doesnt necessarily people they want to be homeless like myself, im working but its not enough to get me out of the situation. Im not homeless balls im a lazy guy or im a drunk or anything like that. Just my Current Situation that came upon me. Reporter now, besides a warm place to sleep tonight, the homeless folks will also be given dinner as well as breakfast and this shelter will stay open all the way until march 31st. But after that, this particular shelter will be going away. In fact, the National Guard armory here after serving so many years will be demolished and Affordable Housing will be built in its place but the emergency housing people are still looking for another type of walkin shelter that they can have over winter in this part of the county. Live in sunnyvale, len ramirez, kpix 5. Absolutely is going to feel like winter soon. Not tonight. We have temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Here comes the cold crossing the oregon border into california right now. We already have a freeze watch up as soon as tomorrow night. A widespread freeze is likely and well talk about how long it will last coming up. Its been so hard just to try to come back from that. Plus, why a woman who suffers seizures and her service dog were kicked off a flight about to leave the bay area. I know this looks like science fiction. Its not. Amazon testing delivery by drone. Tonight we ask, practical or pie in the sky . [ music ] and how a Bay Area Program thats been silenced for years is revived due to a surprise discovery in a closet. Oakland. Flight attendants said they were concerned abt dogs breed. An oakland woman and her service dog kicked off a flight in oakland. A Flight Attendant said they were concerned about the dogs breed. Kpix 5s brian webb tells us the woman needs her dog to help prevent seizures. Brian. Reporter ken, service dogs are part of the americans with disabilities act. About all you need to do to qualify your dog is get a note from your doctor. But just because you have the note doesnt mean youll make the flight. To say sky they are inseparable. The dog gives her help with emotional issues and seizures after an attack. So hard to come back from that. Reporter she was going to family she hadnt seen in years with the dog. When she got to her seat she was told to get off the flight. She didnt like me and we were removed. Reporter schuyler had a doctors note in hand. The captain and crew didnt want the dog on board and they have the final say. They hoped to avoid a seizure. I thought i had made it. I was so happy. Reporter skyler says her dog was only there to help her and wouldnt hurt anyone else. She knows the Flight Attendant had the right to do it but thinks it was wrong. I cant wear a badge on my forehead that says i have ptsd so i have lux. Reporter Southwest Airlines sent me a Statement Today saying that safety and Customer Service are Top Priorities and that they offered skyler a refund and money for a future flight. Live in oakland, brian webb, kpix 5. Skyler says she has no plans to fly Southwest Airlines anytime soon. Every school suffered budget cuts. But when one East Bay High School lost its Music Program some say it lost its heart. Kpix 5s john ramos has the story of a Community Working to give the High School Experience back to its students. Reporter for a long time, john f. Kennedy high school in richmond has been quiet, too quiet. But things are changing and heres where it starts. [ music ] this is the first music class at the high school since the old teacher quit four years ago. And the entire program was dropped as a budget cut. School advocates knew that bringing music back would be a long shot bet. To consider having a full time Music Program here that would be a complete fantasy. Reporter but when dolores began clearing out the old music room, now piled high with junk, she made a startling discovery. Nine pianos were in good condition. Reporter until the cabinets instruments, robes, band uniforms. It wasnt everything they needed but it was a start so they rallied the community and convinced the school board to hire a fulltime music teacher. Margaret took up the challenge of starting an entire program from scratch. I knew i could build it the way i thought that it should be built and those kids more than anybody needed it because they didnt have anything in school. Reporter she is starting small with beginning keyboard classes and a School Drum Line that began by playing on donated buckets from home depot. And for a little inspiration, a visit from the cal drum line. Its all making a difference here. We had our homecoming game and the band was playing and excuse me, the drum line was playing and everybody was into it and it felt for the first time like a high school. Reporter it may be years before they have a marching band again but if you are wondering where all this is leading heres an example. [ music ] when i turned to music, its like i just feel better about myself. Reporter joseph has never had a music lesson before. Coming from a large musical family, he learned to play by ear. And in a what i thats what kennedy high is trying to do. Create the family and good things are bound to happen. In richmond, john ramos, kpix 5. Beautiful to listen to. The principal says they are being as resourceful as they can but need help from the district to make the program sustainable. They are hoping the public will help by donating musical instruments. That would be cool. You know . Yeah. Get them going. Why not. Just open so many doors once you start that, look where it takes you. Find your calling. That young man, it was beautiful to watch him. Mother nature playing a different tune for us. This is going to be cold. A lot of parts of the country will be like, dude, 50 degrees . Thats not cold. For us . Thats cold and thats where were going to be for a week straight. This is not going to be one or two days. This is going to be a long time. This includes you, san jose. Sometimes you miss out on the cold. Not this time. You will be subfreezing in the Santa Clara Valley on thursday morning. On monday today look at these highs. Sometimes we call it the warm before the storm because before a cold front gets here we draw up warm air from the south. We did today. Kentfield 65. Concord and sonoma 67. Gilroy 73. San jose and oakland came in at 64. But see that rain activity just to the west of redding . Two things i want to show you. Thats the leading edge of the front thats bringing colder air and two that rainfall doesnt have a chance of making it here in an organized fashion. There may be a sprinkle or two but not rainfall. Tonight low 40s average for concord and the trivalley. Mid40s for the Santa Clara Valley. Tomorrow things change. We have a front, a dividing line between two air masses. We have had the mild stuff on our side of this front and cold arctic air coming from the north pole working right through canada right into the Pacific Northwest and heading towards us. That front will pass by tomorrow. And then youre going to feel the change. Its going to be chilly blustery and cooler for tuesday. Tomorrow night freeze in the north bay. Wednesday night, thursday morning a freeze everywhere. Everybody is under a freeze watch with one exception. That will be San Francisco. Everybody is near or below freezing on thursday morning. The coldest weather we have had in a year starts tomorrow. Tomorrow actually will be the warmest day of the next week and look at the highs. 53 for concord. San jose 54. San rafael 54. Napa 53. It gets colder wednesday 50, thursday upper 40s. Thats it. Cold for us. Friday and saturday a few sprinkles out there. The nights will be milder as we head toward the weekend but the afternoons thats chilly and this is going to last a while. So maybe that box of sweaters is still inside the garage or the attic and youre like, its got to really get chilly before im going to open that up . Open it up tonight. Get them out. Youre keeping rain in the forecast but not much, huh . When you get colder the atmosphere gets drier so when you get weather like this it reduces the amount of rainfall we could potentially get so this little drought thing we got going on isnt going to change. Thanks, paul. Still ahead, how School Officials are tackling the war on bullying tonight in response to this bay area brawl. Its very green better than driving trucks around. But is it realistic . Tonight we ask if amazons delivery by drone is realistic or nonsense. ,,,,,,,, kpix 5s allen martin joinss with t

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