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the world as charles degaulle airports that flights must arrive with enough fuel to fly in and out. >> chile's miners gave thanks again today for their rescue. at a morning mass, miners, families and friends observed traditional catholic rites. the miners are doing well in terms of physical health but not so certain about the economic future. the government says it will not re-open the mine because it is a safety hazard. each of the miners has gotten $12,000 in donations. up next, the nike women's marathon was back on the streets of san francisco. 'the extra challenges the ladies faced. it was a nice day to run if you don't mind the rain. league glasser coming up with her forecast. >> mike: the 49ers and raiders in a battle of the bay.
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both offenses struggled, and that's due to the
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[ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown. he'll just spend, and spend, and spend. >> alan: in iran, a california businessman is free today after spending more than two years in
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prison even though he was never formally charged with any crime. we were there for his emotional reunion with his wife, and we have that story from tehran. >> carrying a small bag and showing a relieved smile, 71-year-old regs a taghavi walked out of prison after 30 months behind bars. >> welcome. >> at the very much. >> very happy. >> reporter: his wife met him, and the two of them alternating tears with laughs. and as he called his son at home in los angeles, the emotions finally overcame him. held at the same prison as american hikers, he was arrested in may 2008 and accused of giving $200 to an alleged antiregime terrorist group. blamed for a bombing at a mosque in 2008, that killed 12 people. tagtaghavi maintained and the
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authorities agreed, he thought he was fifth a gift to someone in need in tehran. >> two and a half years, lots of time for an old man, to be in jail. >> reporter: two-1/2 years taken away from you. >> inside iran's most notorious prison, he described living with 33 fellow inmates in a cell with 16 beds and facing repeated broken promises he would have his freedom. >> every day i was waiting for. nothing happen. i just go. >> reporter: every day you were disappointed. >> yes. i was waiting, waiting. >> reporter: he will return to the u.s. later in the week, and plans to spend time with his children and get back to work as quickly as possible. >> alan: freedom may be moving further away for american hikers josh and shawne. vaughnon officials confirmed they will likely face trial, stepping their detention in iran
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by at least several months. >> reporter: san mateo clock with close the bridge that crosses crosses the crystal spring dam. they're demolishing the bridge that covers the dam. water pipelines will be improved to meet earthquake safety standards. the closure means a four-mile detour over state highway 92, and kris kris central springs record. cyclist will be able to use the ralston trail instead of highway 92. let's get back to leigh glaser, and a pretty gloomy, drizzly day. >> leigh: certainly was. we're already starting to see clearing in the north bay, and that will continue as we head towards the south bay overnight tonight. this is from our he definition east bay camera. you can see a little of the setting sun out there. temperatures right now, it has
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been showery, drippy, rainy, sprinkley out there. right now we have 53 in san francisco, 59 in antioch. livermore, 55. san jose, still seeing the overcast there 56 degrees. we will go with decreasing showers overnight. clearing, sunny, warmer day for your monday, and then this dry spell will stay with us through mid-week. the forecast models are going to bring more rain in here as we head into friday, saturday, and sunday next weekend. lows tonight, mid-to-low 50s across much of the bay area. cooler air starts to spill in. also, watch out for the dense fog to develop overnight as well. in the north bay, napa, 57. -- napa, 47. live doppler 7 hd picking up a few showers. the bulk of the shower activity has moved to the south and east. we're seeing a little
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mississippi and drizzle off the coast, and we look for clearing to really be with us as we head through monday morning, and through about the lurchtime -- lunch home hour. this is the culprit. moving towards the bay area. all the moisture just wrapping around this low and as this low pushes off towards the south and east, all of this will move in that direction as well. so we're looking for clearing from north bay to south bay. you can see on our forecast model here, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, the fog develops for the monday morning commute, and then look for some afternoon sunshine salinas may see a little wrap-around moisture but otherwise look for more sunshine and towers little warmer. 72 for los gatos. at the coast, pockets of densing for in the morning, half moon bay, 59. mid-to-upper 60s for the
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peninsula. san francisco, not a to bad. 64 degrees. 74 for santa rosa, 73 for napa. oakland, 68. hercules, 69. 70, union city. 75 for brentwood. antioch, 74. and monterey bay, 62 with maybe lingering fog, and low 70s the further east you go, with gilroy, 72. the accuweather seven-day forecast, you can see a slight chance of sun in san jose, and bring on the sunshine, on tuesday, 70s around the bay, 60s at the os, and then all bets off as another system moves in friday, saturday, and sunday. the models are really looking wet. >> alan: here comes winter. nearly 20,000 women were out today here in san francisco for the seventh nike women's
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marathon. the cold weather didn't cause too much trouble for them. probably because they were runners with a purpose. beyond the race. they came out to raise funds and awareness for the leukemia and lymphoma societies. they're probably resting their feet today. sloppy weather for the battle of the bay. >> mike: i wish i could blame that for the bad play. it was ugly for a half. both offenses were, well, offensive until the second half. mike singletary feeling the heat. his job on the line. second quarter, 3-0 raiders. run the reverse to murphy. everybody was fooled. 43 yards down the sideline. meanwhile, alex smith struggles. throws it away. 8-0 in the first half. final play of the third quarter, the nationallers finally break
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through. smith to crabtree. great catch. 32 yards on the score. the niners up 10-6. fourth quarter, 64 right here. his longest of the season. giants on the raider 15 and the niners were in business. sets up this. two plays later. davis does the rest. 17 yards for six. san francisco up 17-9. raiders last call. jason cam pel, 83-yard, two picks. second here off his chest. it's picked off, and as you can see, the niners win 17, 9. their first win of the year. >> satisfied, obviously relieved. got the first one. team has been working so hard. >> went out there, had fun, play football. that what we do in practice. we have fun. you have to remind the guys we're here to have fun. that's it. >> take your hat off to their
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defense. they did play hard. they did a good job. but at the same time we had the momentum early in the game and should have capitalized. >> mike: elsewhere in the nfl today, eagles and falcons, desean jackson, a great start. touchdown catch. want to play wide receive center jackson is tattooed by robinson. a plussal collision. he would live the game with a head injury. both players actually left. eagles win. in baseball, game two of the nlcs in filly. and 15 of the last 18 teams to win game one of the nlcs has gone on to win the series. sanchez against oswalt. police highlights at 11:00. this week at the cor golf course in san jose, rocco
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mediate has an eagle in all three rounds. on the drivable par-4 17th, watch alex prugh. uncorks a monster. lands within inches of the home sets up eagle to drop him to 13-under. rocco rallied. second on the par-4 17th. 116-yard. watch this. fourth eagle in as many days. gets him to 15-under, and that's where he ended up for his first pga tour victory since 2002. it was funny. i had alex marka's ball. it's in your head a little bit after making them, and all of a sudden, when i hit it, i went, that's got to be good. and when it went in, it was like, you got be kidding me. >> mike: in danville, the pharmacy lpga challenge, par-4 14th. her second.
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a long iron. just enough to carry over the hazard. stops within 15 feet, and recari would drain the birdie putt. she finishes at 14-under and gets a one-stroke victory, her first lpga tour title. giants and phillies, complete highlights at 11. despite an ugly win, the niners will take it. >> alan: alex smith stays on at quarterback? >> mike: a lot of people were calling for him to be pulled. he came through. and so we'll take a win however they can get it. >> alan: thanks a lot. the story next about that palo alto startup that is still first at the box office. we have that.
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>> alan: "the social network" is still holding on to first place at the box office. it tack in $15.5 million. the second week in the top spot. coming in at number two was "life as we know it."
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with $14.5 million. and "secretariat" was in third place. and former president bill clinton speaking in san jose, and we will have more on that at 11:00, so please join us. thanks for being with us. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

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