reporting live san francisco, cheryl hurd nbc bay area news. >> cheryl thank you. a national group wants to help solve an animal cruelty case in the east bay. this 15-pound raccoon was found in the parking lot of a west oakland church. sunday. some one shot the animal five times with darts from a cross bow. good samaritans tried to save him. a vet had to euthanize the raccoon. the legal defense fund is offering a $5,000 reward for any information to the person behind at take. when pipes get clog you'd have to snake the drain. in san diego, they pull a snack out of the drain. a business owner trying to unclog a toilet found this snake inside. she called for help when sheep saw its tongue moving. animal services officers pulled the reptile out. a 5 foot long colombian, rainbow, boa constructor. >> you don't expect that to ever happen. you hear about it. and even the animal control officer said this is like an urban legend. i was interested to see if ever did this ever happen before. she goes we get snake calls before. this never happened before. >> the snake may have

. >> reporter: in berkeley cheryl hurd bay area news. >>> two devastating fires in san francisco have more than 60 people sleeping in a shelter tonight. the red cross and the salvation army opened thup shelter on valencia street to help with that displacement of fires to help people and this woman who lost everything. >> my daughter was go ging to high school, and she wanted some things for christmas and i tried to get it for her, and now she lost everything. >> there is a gofund account set poup up for the victims. >>> and today, four new confirmed cases of measles. one in marin cases, and one in is al -- salano county and that is going to bring the confirmed cases of measles to 42 and with 14 in bay area. >>> and now, people not vaccinated against the disease or exposed are asked to stay away from the game and the festivities. arizona is monitoring more than 1,000 people being monitored by travel or expose sure to the outbreak that began in disneyland. >>> there is no credible threat against the the world's wiggest sport ing sporting event, but it is a high target, and that is why t

reporting live in san jose cheryl hurd nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. awe-inspiring celebrations. a record breaking display, cities around the world rang in the new year. dubai set a record with its celebration. hundreds of thousand of people including a team from guinness world records watched as 70,000 l.e.d. panels wrapped around the world's tallest building. the display became the largest led illuminated facade in history. last year, dubai said the record for the largest fireworks display. australia welcomed the arrival of 2015 in its usual grand style. fireworks lit up the skies of sydney over the city's harbor. more than a million people gathered for the world famous show. in london large crowds gathered on the banks of the thames river to watch a fireworks show in the shadow of parliament. we have plenty more new year's eve coverage straight ahead. carson daly brings the ball drop from new york's time square. live coverage 11:30, following this newscast. scary moments outside the rose bowl today as powerful wind gusts sent tents flying and people

cheryl hurd from bay news. >>> and even after her death, a bay area woman is helping to push forward a proposed bill about the right to die. >> stand up to make your voice heard. even if it shakes like mine. >> the tearful mother of brittany maynard asked californians to support the right to die, and make your own choice when it comes the dyinging. her own daughter, britney mainnard made national headlines when they moved from maine to oregon to use that state's right to die law, and after a few failed attempts california lawmakers are trying to pass the aid in dying law which is a bill to affect jennifer glass of san mateo. the 51-year-old is battling lung cancer, but she would like options when the time comes when the pain is too great. >> lung cancer is an ugly way to die. i would find great comfort in knowing that i had another option option. >> disability rights groups oppose the group saying that the profit-driven insurance group could drive people to death instead of expensive care. and back to the bishlgs it say has the medication is self-administered a on the person is menta

cheryl hurd nbc bay area. >> looks beautiful there, thank you, cheryl. stay with us onair and online. details about the lane confeg racing -- lane configuration and huh to get around. >> in paris, somber gesture. in honor of the victims of the massacre. the eiffel tower went dark for a braef brief time. most of them journalists at the magazine "charlie hebdo." the massive intense search continues in the countryside outside of paris. desperately wanted. cherif and said kouachi. the two men matching descriptions rbd a gas station this morning. police and soldiers have ben combing the area ever since. so far no trace of the brothers one who has spent time of in prison helping send jihad fighters to iraq. now the satirical magazine targeted in the attack "charlie hebdo" is fighting back in the best way they know how with ink and paper. the surviving staff members of it are vowing to publish next week. the magazine has a circulation of 60,000. several media organizations are stepping in to help. goingle its part of the effort. google donating $300,000 to keep

i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> we have seen it before, but this is a gold heist, and crash and grab. in san francisco, three masked bandits used this suv to go into the wells fargo bank. and they held a security guard at gunpoint and stole pour to ten ounces of gold nugget, and the haul is estimated $10,000. they then sped off. this is the second smash and grab. a month ago, they went into this patagonia store. in november there was a smash and grab at the jewelry store in the mall. >>> and now, there was a store front that was a furniture store, but behind that showroom in gilroy, there was with an estimated $2 million of marijuana. tips from the public led to the arrest of nguyen. there was a illegal power system that stole about 08,000 of electricity from pg&e. >>> and former concord elementary schoolteacher found guilty of molesting his students. today, the jury convicted him of 19 counts of molestation. this is nine months after a jury came in deadlocked. he was a teacher in woodside elementary at concord. the victims were seven boys his students over

reporting live at the tracy airport, i'm cheryl hurd nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. that's amazing. >>> it's a popular app that helps you avoid traffic jams but is it also a danger to police officers? the waze app has caught on. it used social networking and gps to help you steer clear of traffic. but some in law enforcement say it's potentially dangerous. it's users can tell you if there are police officers in a particular area. police officers say like most things, criminals have used the technology for bad while others will use it for good. waze was purchased by google for $966 million. >>> you're not alone when you drive. someone might be watching you. a new report claims the government is making a national database through a license plate reading program. the "wall street journal" says the program is run by the dea to collect information on drug trafficking. the program is now expanded to track down people who are suspected of other times of crime. >>> it may sound like an odd experiment, but scientists can now unboil an egg. as bizarre as it sounds, the discove

reporting live in san jose i'm cheryl hurd nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you, cheryl. more details now. the elderly and children are most at risk of complications from the flu. the flu has killed at least 21 children so far this flu season. now, consider that at this point last year six children had died nationally. part of the reason that the flu season is so severe is that this year's flu shot hasn't been a good match for the strain that's making people sick. at this point it's just too late to order up a new flu shot batch. because it takes about six months to develop the vaccine. >>> there's a new mayor in town and on her first day she was greeted by protesters. libby schaap, the new mayor of oakland, showed up to her inauguration in a fire-breathing snail art car. dozens of demonstrators were already at the paramount theater when she arrived. protesters are concerned about her track record regarding police violence. the city of oakland has been a hot spot for protests. we've seen freeways shut down and businesses vandalize. schaaf, who grew up in the oak lnd hills