A hunch made a driver a hero. Reporter right above people whizzing by on a freeway. Today one stopped when it mattered. Reporter when police and fire crews got on the scene about 9 00 this morning, they had a roaring car fire but no one to rescue, that had already been done. I went down there and smelled smoke, i had to get him out of car by the time i hopeed the door i was choking. Reporter he yelled at driver but he was gone. The unconscious man had careened across the lot and through a fence but altero didnt know anything of that. The car wasnt even smoking when he spotted it from the freeway. He thought maybe abandoned, maybe not. I was a heartbeat away from going to work. I thought i have to go check it out. The drivers seat, the liner, the dash were all borned massively. Reporter alteros hunch made the difference. If the driver had been there for a length of time he would have been killed. I just could not get a grip of him. Reporter after slipping and sliding on the slope, altero managed to drag the man for a couple of feet then other bystanders helped drag him to the side of the road. Altero has two children. Six and 10 no doubt eager to hear their dads story. I hope theyre proud. I hope they realize if someone is in trouble, they help out. Im glad i was there. So is he, so are we, glad you were there. Reporter altero was late to his job at guide downs to the blind. But no problem, kudos all day for him all day long. The driver is okay, hes home from the hospital and gasia after that black out experience, he doesnt remember a thing. Wow, debora villalon, live for us tonight, thank you. An Alaska Airline flight out of oakland had to return to the airport after it apparently hit a bird after it took off. Alaska flight 589 was headed to San Francisco, within minutes the pilot today passengers they had go back to oakland. It was carrying 152 people. There were lots of emergency vehicles just waiting in case they had trouble landing because they didnt have the instruments and werent willing to go to seattle because the instruments werent working. Im sure they had a different kind of landing but it seemed quite smooth. Reporter Alaska Airlines was arranging to put passengers on another flight before 11 00 tonight. It happened at the busy intersection of church and market just after 7 30, you can see the damage there caused to the back of this silver suv. The trollly rear ended the car and that set off a Chain Reaction involving two more cars. A Fire Department dispatcher told us five or six people were injured but none of those injuries are believed to be critical. Heres a live look at that work right now near fremont street in San Francisco. The crews plan to work through the night. Wrapping up around 5 00 a. M. Now remember last month, crews try to cover their work with steel plates but the lip on the plate sent people hitting their brakes. Lane closures could slow down the commute to work. As you can see from this map it extends both south and north of the bridge. A San Mateo County sheriff deputy and two Corrections Officers are facing charges tonight for allegedly smuggling cell phones and drugs into the county jail in redwood city and putting them into the hands of a gang member behind bars. The three men are veteran employees each with 10 years of service. As mike mibach tells us, one of those men ran for sheriff earlier this year. Reporter inside courtroom 4a downtown. Making an appearance ishmael. Ishmael is facing charges for bringing in oxycotin. Reporter juan lopez accused of smuggling two cell phones for cash to the same gang member housed in the main county jail. For the purposes of communication on the outside and that they allowed that to continue knowing it was there. The Deputy Sheriff had been employed in one of the pods knew it was there and allowed that to occur. Its a rough day. Reporter Deputy Rebecca rosenblack says. If in fact, these allegations are true then we absolutely, we absolutely want the District Attorneys Office to prosecute these individuals. To the fullest extent. Reporter all three men are on leave. This past summer deputy lopez ran for sheriff as a right in candidate. That they were searching or fishing to try to find crimes or and or misconduct to punish him for running for sheriff. We prosecuted 18,000 cases a year. I think the best word to describe that is nonsense. Reporter he also says that this investigation remains open. Meaning that others could possibly still be arrested. In redwood city, mike mibach. The california Highway Patrol officer accused of stealing explicit pictures from female dui suspects pled guilty of copying computer data. Hairingtons Attorney Says todays not guilty plea does not mean hes denying the charges. His Attorney Says hairington has actually victimized more women than he has been charged with. Earlier this month, hairington resigned from the chp after he admitted to forwarding nude pictures from the phones of victim. Two top Board Members have resigned. Ginner has been under fire for saying latinos didnt have what it takes to succeed. She denied it but resigned today. The school has been under fire for its handling of racial issues and admits more work needs to be done to make the university inclusive. Two maintenance workers were injure. One seriously after a natural gas explosion at vallejo high school. Gas lines were turned off after the napa earthquake and the service was not restored until last night. Maintenance workers were checking a heater in an unused classroom and thats when the explosion happened. No students were hurt but the school was evacuated. Inspite of assurances, there was no danger. Some parents still rushed to school. I heard they were just going to put them back in class. So i was like no, that doesnt make any sense. Aisle going to get you guys. Reporter they said it was stay for you to go back in, but youre leaving. Yeah, because my head hurts, and im on my way to the hospital. New at 10 00, a moving memorial in San Francisco for tech worker dan ha. Hundreds of people turned out to say goodbye to the 267year old. Ha went missing on halloween night. There was no sign of him until this week when a ferry captain spotted a body in the bay. An official identification could take weeks. Has family believes its him based on the clothing and wallet. Cara liu live in San Francisco and cara there was an overwhelming turn out. Reporter thats right, and one of his roommates said its a show of the individual that ha was. Reporter friends and family gathered to say goodbye to dan ha. Were quite overwhelmed by the outpouring of your support. Reporter several hundred filled in the hall of the lutheran in the mission. Many of them colleagues from the local Tech Community and former classmates at stanford. His parents who traveled from canada shared heartfelt thanks to those who helped search for dan. And many friends, many people working so hard. Reporter his brothers described him as a hard worker and someone who never outgrew his childhood. I remember watching him play soccer and developing our love for video gamed together. We both loved computers so much, and treated games as if they were computer science. Technology, amateur chef, fitness fanatic. Most of all i think we will all remember dan for his great compassion for people. May god bless you dan. And there are still many questions tonight about how the 26yearold Software Developer died. His family has said he has no history of Mental Illness that they know of and they do not believe he would take his own life. Live in San Francisco, cara liu. Ktvu channel 2 news. Next, she cheated out of thousands of dollars and left without a roof over his head. Its sad people take advantage over other people. The unusual twist this story took. More dense fog this weekend. How far inland it will go and when fog is expected to make a return. And balancing the questions over cameras that can watch who comes and who goes. Two investigates an unfinished roof and missing contractor. A man reached out to us after he paid thousands and was left in limbo. In fact, this weeks rain just made the problem even worse. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama here with the homeowners story and what happened when we tried to track down that contractor . Reporter theres quite a bit gasia, the family lives in san leandro. They said at one point the contractor stopped answered his phone. Restarted to investigate and we found out the contractor is operating on a stolen license. Reporter its the fact that his familys house is covered with a tarp. He say it is contractor he hired to replace the roof started the job two months ago. Galaviz has not seen a single shingle yet. Instead debris is piled in his front yard. See that little crack right there. Thats where it started to drip. Reporter when it rained wednesday, water was leaking over his daughters bed. We have no roof and its raining and were expecting rain next week. And so you know its very frustrating and its kind of heartbreaking too that people you know have no heart. Reporter galaviz showed two investigates a contract that he signed with an Apolonio Morales. He paid the contractor 500 up front to cover the materials. When they tore off everything, then he come up and said we agree that if the roof need plywood, you give me the extra money. Reporter he said he paid the contractor four times for the total of 9,000. After he did the gutters he took off and left. I tried to get in contact with him two weeks ago and nothing. Reporter when was that . That happened in the beginning of october. Reporter the contract names morales with a state license number in the corner. But when 2 investigates called the licensing board, they told us that the number was tied to alex lopez. We contacted lopez and he told us that he had worked with him months ago. I have nothing to do with this person. I continue to not have nothing to do with him in the future. I just want to make sure is this homeowner gets taken care of. Reporter i called Apolonio Morales but his messages were full. So many people go with contractors, one of the things they did say is its very important not to give the contractor money. Theyre entitled to 10 of the money but dont give them more. Make sure you call the state and double check on that license number and make sure it matches the name. 9,000 right now and no roof. Lets hope he shows up on tuesday. Well be watching. Thanks, jana. A warning about men lurking around schools trying to lure away young girls. An undercover operation led to todays arrest of 36yearold gary fong of San Francisco. He is facing charges for approaching minors. Police say they believe a different suspect is involved in a similar incident. A 19yearold woman there told us that just last night a man approached her with a strange request. He just goes, come with me, come get my car and well talk about you making some money. And i was just like, im not interested in anything you have to say to me. The woman is helping police create a sketch of the man, hes described as filipino weighing about 165 pounds. He had spike spikey hair. Gilroy Police Responded after getting called about a strong gas odor. They tracked the smell to a home where they say thigh found this. An active hash oil lab. Police arrested 31yearold rene vargas for making the hash oil and for position of marijuana. A stiff sentence of up to seven years behind bars for an oakland teenager who set another teenager on fire. Its a case that received a lot of attention last year. The victim was sleeping on a bus coming home from school and sustained serious burn injuries. But as ktvu john sasaki told us no one including the victims parents is happy with the sentence. People poured out of an oakland courtroom after Richard Thomas was sentenced. The thing that just struck me when he walked in was my god, hes just a kid. Reporter the 17yearold thomas seen in this sketch with his attorney set sashas skirt on fire. Thomas was sentenced to 51 2 years. 51 2 years he will have to serve in jail. Reporter sashas mother spoke. Its horrible what you did. But we dont hate you. We think hate creates more hate. We want you to come out of prison not being hateful. Reporter tomas wanted to give a statement but wasnt feeling well. His cousin told us what he would have said. He just wants him to forgive him for what happened. It was a big misunderstanding. He apologizing. I know i could see it in his eyes that he was genuinely sorry for what hes done. Reporter the good thing is sasha is now in college. Sashas family wanted thomas to be tried in juvenile court. To treat that decision that choice that he made on that day as, the choice of a grown person doesnt seem fair. Reporter in fremont the judge will evaluate thomas educational and rehabilitation process and will do so again next summer. If everything goes good, his sentence will be reduced. John sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. Clouds moving into the area from this ridge of High Pressure. Its not a wet weather pattern anymore. Its just a ridge here. And this is the fog carrying the moisture over the top. We will see partly cloudy skies through saturday and sunday. Saturday will be a lot like today and sunday will have a few more clouds. Currently outside we have a little bit of fog right along the coast. A few more clouds over head. Theres the coastal fog and a little bit of coastal fog moving in the san anselmo, sausalito area. I do see the fog happening again. If you had it this morning, itll probably be there in some form tomorrow morning just not as extensive. Or expansive as it was this morning. Overnight lows mid40s. The recent rain, the ground is wet. Overnight lows are in the 40s. And thats basically when its clear in the winter months starting about now. Valley fog happens a lot because typically we have a moist ground. The forecast for the next couple of days more of the same as High Pressure sets us up. Clouds coming over the ridge. Fog showing up in the valley. If you have travel plans in the Central Valley tomorrow or sunday morning. Do so at midmorning when the fog has a chance to lift. Well forecast next weekend and then well talk about the rain we expect to get next week. We expect to get next week. And two wind at kaiser permanente, everything you need is under one roof. Another way care and coverage together makes life easier. Okay, a little easier. Become a member of kaiser permanente. Because together, we thrive. New at 10 00, two basketball coaching teaming up to get at risk teens off the streets. Its called operation athletics. And it comes two weeks after a young basketball player was shot and killed. Amber has the story of how the love of the game has already saved lives. Reporter thats right, were at the Richmond Police station. And on tuesday, the teams want to meet with police, they want to help save lives. Reporter friday night practice at richmond high. One week from the seasons first game. A season without team leader rodney fraizer. When i do play i feel like ambition. Like i want to play harder for rodney. Reporter 16yearold rodney fraizer was shot and killed in front of his home one week ago tonight. Thats what he loved, up top. Reporter now his coach wants to build on what he calls his wall of success. Photos and newspaper clippings about former students including gang members who have turned their lives around with guidance from coaches and teachers. We want this opportunity, now is it going to work . I dont know. What we had been doing wasnt working good enough. Rodney is dead. And i think were going to give something a shot and see what happens. Reporter the idea of teaming up with Law Enforcement came from berkeley highs basketball coach mark deluca. He says the plan involves the police helping them identify at risk youth they can target. Its not going to be easy. Some of these kids are addicted to drugs. Theyre addicted to the life, theyre addicted to the streets but that doesnt mean we shouldnt try. Reporter the day before rodney died he left his basketball shoes with his teacher for safekeeping. Something many inner city students do to safeguard their valuables. Now their coach is trying to safeguard their lives with basketball and mentoring. I know it helps me stay out of a lot of trouble because its so much stuff that you can get into into the neighborhood that im from. Some of the warrior players will be here at the game and some of the executive that is run the team will talk to you to make sure were still feeling good about what were doing. Reporter coach collins received a phone call from the Golden State Warriors this evening he says members of the warriors plan to attend a game and these players are invited to attend a warriors game. Their plan include teaching these teens there is a world of opportunities beyond their neighborhood. What a program. Thank you, amber. The two window washers in new york city who were stranded outside the 68th floor of the new World Trade Center on wednesday are now talking about what happened. The nation watched as juan lozano and juan lopez dangled 827 feet in the air. A cable on the scaffolding snappedded and left the man hanging at that sharp angle right on the side of the building. The two men say they were scared at first but then their Safety Training kicked in. I got four years in the union, 24 Years Experience window cleaning. And i know this job safety number one. Weve been prepared before the incident for any incident like that so, it was a calmness. We knew everything, everybody was safe around us, beneath us. The two juans as some are now calling them say they do plan to go back to their high rise window washing work. Exactly what caused the equipment failure is still being investigated. Cameras capturing the license plate of cars coming and going. The policing plan that pits privacy against security. 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