reacted when the gate between iraq and kuwait shut behind them. "...when i was running down in the office i saw a bunch of smoke" how a 7-year-old took charge, as flames shot out of a bay area apartment building. in a rare saturday session -- the senate approves a plan for american p more money in finally happened, the combat troops have all been brought back. >> in the rare saturday session, the senate approves for americans to keep more money in their paychecks with one big condition. the milestone in the nearly nine-year us involvement in iraq, less than two hours ago the last american combat troops left iraq. sunday morning terror, the last us soldiers crossed into

neighboring kuwait and their exit marked the end of the bitter war that left iraq shattered. it began in 2003 with aerial bombardment. it took until 2006 to capture and execute the same. they cost nearly 4500 american lives and more than 100,000 iraqis, and across the us $800 billion. some troops will remain to help finalize the move out of iraq. today, some bay area military personnel are on the way they are. 16 members of the 408 first transportation company that earlier today for kuwait. they will transfer equipment. >> we will do that to bahrain or cutter or wherever they needed to go and a lot will be shipped out from there to other places. >> the troops boarded the bus bound for sf zero this morning. the patriot guard riders

escorted them and deployment is expected to last year. president obama passed the budget today and also agreed to extend long-term unemployment benefits through february. that will give the millions of americans without the java little bit more belief. congress is working on the revised payroll tax break that affects more than 1 million workers. >> senators arrived on capitol hill or are rare saturday session to avoid government shutdown. >> they approved of $120 budget bill that funds the government through next year. >> the amendment is agreed to. >> the senate also passed temporary extension of the payroll tax break. 160million americans won't see their paychecks to rank in the house passes the revised bill. >> we presented some issues

that were extremely important. >> senators couldn't find the money to pay for the tax cut for all your butt so they opted for two-month extension. president barack obama praised the vote but demanded they do more. >> it should be it for malady, and hopefully at some of this whole drama as possible to make it back in january. >> center court dates agreement requires us beat up on the pipeline. republicans say it will bring much-needed jobs. >> everyone in washington says they want more american jobs right now. here's the single largest shovel ready project in america. it's literally ready to go. >> members of the house are expected to between next week to debate the attacks. >> several families are homeless for the holidays after

of fire swept through their apartment complex. the fire broke out around 11 disappointed at the complex on shore.court. the little girl's quick thinking i would fire department. >> it was about 11:00 a.m. when people heard sirens and watched virus spread rapidly through this apartment complex. smoke was billowing from the shore.buildings. seven -year-old natalie johnson, daughter of the apartment manager reported the flames. >> i ran down to the office and i was running down into the office i saw bunch of smoke so i decided to call 911 because it seemed like it was the fire. >> at least 10 engines and dozens of firefighters responded. according to division chief

darren olson -- >> we had six units that were occupied, to floors and six families displaced. >> we heard people running down the halls, we grabbed our pets and came outside. there was a lot of smoke in the exit way, we tried to walk out and we saw the fire on the other side of the building. >> it's very scary, but we are just praying that everyone is okay in our apartment building. >> like many who live in bay area cities, he says he hears fire sirens all the time. he didn't realize the ones he heard today we're going to come so close to home. >> just a few days before christmas, when the tragedy. >> no injuries to residents or firefighters. besides those who lived in the heavily damaged units, there are some rough days ahead for everyone here. >> there are an additional 12 units that were affected by the

fire in three other units that were displaced because the electricity for the entire building will be off tonight. >> the manager says most of the renters have insurance, but he says anyone in the meantime he needs coverage from the red cross will get it. >> after years of fighting and often battles to sell marijuana, the state's oldest marijuana dispensary is shutting down. right now, they are trying to meet at midnight deadline. the us attorney attorney for northern coast on his head should confiscate the landlord's fairfax building unless he is ex- shaw. dozens of dispensaries in california have been targeted by the feds because they are close to parks, schools and programs used by children. the 17 -year-old has been arrested with in connection with the berg killing spree and concorde. as many as 24 geese and ducks

were shot with pellets for small caliber bullets at new hall and will pass park. the shootings happened between late october and early december. this week santa clara officers found for improvised explosive devices. they found hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the rosemount drive home. the bomb unit disposed of two explosive devices. they took custody of two other bombs. it was so bizarre it was almost not to be believed. the 30-pound cannonball blast your neighborhood can causing considerable damage. they confronted law enforcement and tim markovic tells us that they got an earful. >> i'm still amazed by the commonwealth doing what they

did. >> sa executive producer of the show myth busters. >> it was an accident. >> explain that to these people. >> this with some of the damage left from the 30-pound softball sized cannonball. the myth busters team is doing an experiment at the alameda county bomb laden chip, intending to shoot it through water and all wall and into the hillside. >> is get off of the hill which they did not anticipate, not just once but twice. >> and into this neighborhood, getting another home and finally landing in this minivan a few hundred yards away. >> the reality is, this was not the freak accident, this was of foreseeable event.

>> they have been using the counties ranged for years and they have shot several tenants but that can shot with this ball was all made which was part of the stunt. >> i'm concerned about the judgment that was used with this stunt. >> i'm concerned about it but equally i think we have very high standards of safety on the show. >> for now, the bombing just closed. but since myth busters pays the county thousands of dollars to use the range they are not counting out the partnership just yet. >> now, after the meeting this busters gave out free hamburgers and fries to anyone who attended, and it was an attempt to mend some of the fences that might have been broken. but many people were walking away with something else. >> we have a lot of concern. >> vitals freeway reopens after

tanker fire compromises the overpass. and mudslinging with the republican nominations. but from his attacks on the front runner newt gingrich. lights, smart phone, action. why hollywood is taking notice of any creature shot entirely with cell phone. >> mostly clear tonight and cool. some fought in the morning, no rain on the horizon or snow for the high country. take the look of the forecast details coming up in just a few minutes.

breathing a sigh of relief tonight. all lanes of a vital freeway are now open --

three days after a tanker fire >> drivers in southern california and anyone heading there for the holidays are breathing the sigh of relief today. only about vital freeway are now open. three days after tanker fire shut it down, crews work to demolish part of any overpass. but tanker truck carrying 8800 gallons of gas caught fire and cost structure will damage. the opening brings an end to three grueling days of gridlock. in the philippines more than 520 people are now known dead after flash floods devastated the southern region. most of the victims were sleeping when raging waters came down after 12 hours of play. hundreds of others climbed to the roof tops. the area is not used to typhoons that have been fairly regularly in other parts of the cool teams. clashes continued between protesters and military police in egypt.

at least nine people were killed and hundreds injured. they are contesting parliamentary elections in the country. it's not that 10 months since they are posting of the former president. defense secretary william can be said about the defenses. he's in tripoli during the historic transition. it will put the country's prime minister and minister of defense. this is the first time at us defense secretary has visited the african nation. as newt gingrich widened his lead, but romney continues his attack on the former house speaker. newt gingrich took the day off. >> on the campaign tour, but mitt romney look to steal some momentum. >> i think as people take the closer and closer look they will recognize that i reflect

more effectively with physicians that i hold onto issues. >> he also picked up key endorsement from governor and tea party informant. >> the next president of the united states. >> romney finished fourth they are in the 2008 primary and earlier this week gingrich was leading romney by 19 points in the state polls. he looked to see what is and is not lobbying but when it walks like duck and quacks like the dock. >> this morning in the conference call with iowa voters, gingrich defended himself, claiming the money went to his company, not to him, and that his work was beneficial to underprivileged families. >> how do you help poor people

earn the right to be in the house and the homeowner. >> despite the attacks which took the short break from the campaign trail. he was not in iowa where he's also the front runner, but when much of the republican pack is trying to chip away at his lead. >> newt gingrich will join his gop rivals in iowa monday roughly two weeks ahead of the state's caucus on january third. >> there may the match that with an unsophisticated you can find them closer to home. the city of san francisco built the snow park and that's part of the bears season of's season of giving campaign. the children's park will be open from 10 until six tomorrow. if you want your kids to see snow, this might be the only place in the bay area for some time. >> and maybe the only place in the state to see snow.

we are not looking for away christmas, and i care the only snow up there is an emmy brady, this year of far cry from where we were last time. they are blocking the storm track way to our north, southern california picking up an bit of snow here. no moisture for central california, which means no snow for the high country either as we see patchy fog developing by tomorrow morning and continued mild conditions through the day with cool and dry expectations through the christmas holidays here. no big change expected, the high-pressure systems still in place just off of the coast. we will see again patchy fog, otherwise than it and and at that they will expect mid and low 40s here for tonight and the fog should clear to pc

conditions by tomorrow. lower 50's and upper 60's, and mid- and low 60's prevailing across the region today. i'll so that the air quality will suffer tomorrow due to the stagnant air pattern. we see us there at the error alert out all day sunday, and again the high-pressure system keeping the status quo with mostly clear skies, but that of an offshore breeze. we will see less of that and as the result more patchy fog. most of the moisture is passed into the south here in southern california and across the desert southwest, also going my way to the north. it looks like the entire nation will be so greedy for the christmas holiday here in this pattern will prevail through and

through next week. this high-pressure blocking system meets most of the moisture will be in canada, sunny mild and dry through the weekend and probably through the week as well, and temperatures again in the upper 50's and low 60's. at that of augmenting and from the dell to tomorrow, as well as putting with the coast. it should clear out through midday tomorrow and leave us easy through the afternoon. temperatures as i mentioned down the couple of degrees, upper 50's and low 60's for most locations. we will continue the trend through the week, dry conditions with fluctuations of bought here and there, but i don't think it will be successful. once again the pattern will hold break into and through the weekend which means great football week later but not so good for skiing. and here's where we stand

today. our rainfall numbers were falling below normal, definitely behind last year's pace but still a lot of latencies and left. >> we will keep our fingers crossed. at san francisco man makes news all across the country for record-breaking feat. and witness being made, the movie that was shot from it that could be in the running for an academy award. [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank

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that bell all the way -- breaking a world record. butch soriano started ringing the salvation army bell thursday morning at nine. and he kept -- even after brea >> this guy jingles that they'll all the way, breaking the world record. he started bringing the salvation army bell thursday morning at nine and kept bringing even after breaking the previous 36 hour record. he finally stopped this morning after 51 hours, 10 minutes and five seconds. >> i passed the point of cell starvation because i haven't even been 48 hours, but it's all for the benefit of the people in the community and city of san francisco and those that will be without on christmas. >> they got the 10 minute bathroom break every four hours but incredibly enough he will not hold the record. when he stopped there were still five other bellringers continuing on and at last check

there were still three. another thing that has been recognized as our smart bombs. how about that full-length feature film? >> more lifeline than phone line, art tiny pocket computers seem to be able to just do about anything. these days they even talk to us. now for the first time smart phone was used to shoot an entire feature length film that will actually be released in the theater. the movie is called always come about at grove transforms people's lives without saying the word. >> they are breaking all the rules. but someone has to. we want people to openly say, we have to check out the cell phone movie. but as soon as the projector starts and see how vibrant

colors are at how crisp everything looks at how perfect the resolution is, you'll forget you're watching as cellphone film. >> every frame was shot on eight tokyo and eight smart phone. it took 17 takes to get it right. >> it was difficult, but ultimately it was so much cheaper than getting of crane, because that helicopter pilot cost $600. >> one challenge is the smart phone had to be hacked into and permanently disable the auto zoom and autofocus features. they didn't attach the 35- millimeter lens to the front of the phone and very low tech and low budget fashion. they used double-sided tape. if the film had all the hollywood trappings, hair and makeup, location scouts, and

even jenna rowland. they cost half of million dollars to make. chris kelly, former facebook executive, put up some of the money. >> if you can put the power into the palm of someone's hand to shoot at beautiful movie like this, there's a lot about storytelling that you can do. >> all it is now playing at the movie theater near los los angeles.

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