hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> in the news this saturday morning, a big thank you from a kidnapped virginia girl found safe here in san francisco. the nation's top cop received a warm welcome from the bay area muslim group despite concerns

about federal eavesdropping on their activities. >> dense fog across the bay area. dense fog after the morning hours and visibility down near zero in some spots. >> good morning, everyone. i'm theresa garcia. a week-long ordeal for a virginia family is finally over this morning after a missing 12-year-old girl has been found safe and sound right here in san francisco. 12-year-old britney smith vanished a week ago from roanoke, virginia, where her mother was murdered. the suspect jeffrey easily was spotted in san francisco with britney and was arrested. this morning detectives from virginia are on their way to san francisco to interview easily. the girl's family and hometown police in roanoke are relieved and grateful to say the least. the police station there took on a party atmosphere when they got the call their suspect was in custody and the 12-year-old victim was okay. as amy holyfield reports, it is all thanks to a woman who watched the right tv show. >> there you see the 12-year-old

little girl britney and you see the 32-year-old kidnapper. >> it was tv show host nancy grace that helped crack the case of missing 12-year-old britney smith. grace featured the girl prominently on her cnn show the past week and urgently pleaded for viewers to look for her. a san francisco woman saw grace's show and then went shopping near ocean beach where she spotted 32-year-old jeffrey easily and britney smith. >> the person who contacted police had observed a television show on cnn stating that these people were the ones in fact from that show that aired today. >> the two were standing near the grocery carts outside the store. they were possibly panhandling. san francisco police took easily into custody without incident and they say britney is okay. her grandmother says the family is overjoyed. >> i thank everybody. bless each of you. and if i could hug and kiss each one of you, i would.

>> i can't express it. i'm happy. believe me, i'm happy. and if -- it's difficult to put into words. >> the roanoke police chief says his officers had feared the worst in this case. britney's mother was found murdered inside her home last friday, the same day easily, whom she was dating, and britney disappeared. police suspect easily in the murder. police in roanoke say they are beyond thankful to the woman in san francisco for being so observant. 3,000 miles away from their case. shoppers at the safeway where they were found, we asked whether they recognized the two missing people. >> no. >> no one we spoke to would have stopped and reported the pair. >> someone's paying better attention. i'll definitely start paying better attention to faces and stuff. i wouldn't be able to place one of those. unfortunately you see that stuff

way too much. >> amy says when the four detectives from roanoke arrive today, they hope to personally thank that san francisco shopper for her sharp eyes and actions. the girls' relatives are elated and overjoyed to know britney shown here in the picture with her mother is safe. >> everybody here is just elated. there's so many tears i'm afraid we may flood south boston. not talked to her. the father has talked to her and he was -- he was -- he couldn't even believe it was her. he wanted to know for sure that it was her. he asked her for the name of his dog and the name of her dog to make sure it was her. >> authorities say they do not know if the girl went willingly with easily or if she was forcibly abducted. this is just one of many questions still to be answered. here in san francisco police -- an officer shot and wounded a man who investigators say refused to stop drinking in a park, then he put up a fight.

it happened in garfield square in the mission district. investigators say the officer approached four men about drinking in public. one of them scuffled with the officer who shot the man at least once in the lower body. the u.s. attorney general eric holder made history during his just concluded visit to the bay area. part of the reason he came was to reach out to the muslim community. he addressed the committee. lillian kim reports from millbrae. >> attorney general eric holder had never addressed a national muslim organization. neither had any of his predecessors which may explain the warm reception he received from the legal organization muslim advocates. >> thank you. (applause) >> as the country's top law enforcement authority, holder defended the government's recent arrest of suspected terrorists, including that of a 19-year-old

oregon man caught in an f.b.i. sting. muhammad muhammad is accused of plotting to blow up portland's tree lighting authority. >> i have no problem the way the f.b.i. handled their work that led to mr. muhammad's arrest. their efforts helped to identify a person who repeatedly expressed an intention to kill innocent americans. >> the department is just as intent going after people to target the muslim community. the attorney general says his reinvigorated civil rights division is committed to pursuing hate crimes. >> there can be no us or them among americans. i believe law enforcement has an obligation to assure that members of every religious community enjoy the ability to worship and practice their faith in peace. >> for members of the crowd, those assurances are what they wanted to hear. they say the fact holder came to talk to them in person is a huge first step. >> it's our community that has been identified by the f.b.i., by federal law enforsment as

priority number one frankly for the last few years. it's critically important that there be a conversation between the justice department and the american muslim community on these issues. >> the attorney general has spent the entire day in the bay area before this event holder was in san francisco where he attended a financial conference. in millbrae, lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> a surprise appearance at the white house by a former president clinton aims to bolster the tax cut deal with the republicans. the current and former presidents held an impromptu news conference following a private meeting in the oval office yesterday. mr. clinton said if he were still president, he would have made the same tax deal. he told fellow democrats to support it. >> the same were we to wait until january and i think we'll have a much more positive impact on the economy. >> while that was going on,

vermont senator bernie sanders fought against the tax cut compromise with a marathon speech in the senate lasting more than eight hours. >> you can call what i'm doing today whatever you want. you can call it a filibuster, you can call it a very long speech. sounds like a good idea for working people. it is actually a very bad idea. again, it has to be put within the broad context of what's going on in america. >> the senate is expected to approve the tax cut bill early next week but most democrats in the house are refusing to support it because it extends tax cuts for the wealthy. the city of san carlos which just turned over all police duties to the sheriff's department to save money is getting a rude awakening. as vic lee explains, a 30-year-old cost-sharing agreement for the fire department is not working out. >> san carlos and belmont merged their fire departments in 1979 to save money and improve

service. >> you're sharing a fire chief, sharing battalion chiefs, sharing administration. >> both were able to he will eliminate a fire station. >> it started with the city splitting the cost 50/50. five years ago san carlos settled a squabble by increasing its share of the cost to 53% then the recession hit that city's general fund hard. >> our general fund is the fund that pays for all safety, park and rec, all of our infrastructure. >> belmont was luckier. the city paid its share of the fire department from a special fire district fund it established years ago. last year san carlos told belmont it wanted to dissolve the joint fire department. >> we have a need to reduce our expenditures. and our partner has a better financial picture and is able to deal with different levels of service. >> belmont officials were disappointed. >> this is kind of a step

backwards to be frank with you. >> it's tough to be part of an agency for 35 years. >> fire chief douglas frye is trying to keep morale up among his rank and file. >> what i told the crews is this is not about any of us. it's not about the service we provide. this is a political issue. this is something between the two cities they need to work out. >> belmont says it may start its own fire department again but it's looking at other options as well. san carlos is looking at hooking up with other regional fire departments. among them the north county fire district headed by daly city. >> the city of daly city provides the fire chiefs, the assistant chief, the back office if you will. >> under that option, all san carlos has to do is pay the salaries of its rank and file firefighters. now, next fall is the deadline when the two cities will have to choose which option they want. currently the fire department has four stations and about 40 firefighters. vic lee, abc 7 news.

>> coming up on abc 7 news, the injured sea lion that's being treated this weekend for multiple gunshot wounds. but first more on the drug lord in mexico kilililililililililill

mmmm. you don't love me anymore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health. so i can't have any? if you can deprive me of what can help lower my cholesterol... and live with yourself. right. mmm, i worry about your mother. cry herself to sleep every night over my arteries, but have yourself a bowl. good speech dad. [ whimper ] [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and its whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> in world news this morning, a united nations climate change has ended with global warming. the meeting in cancun approved a package to credit green climate fund and other small measures. bolivia opposed the deal saying it did not go far enough. but mexico brought the meeting to a close over the protest. mexico more drug violence. the government there says a drug

lord is dead following a two-day shoot-out with federal police. at least 11 other people, including five government agents and a baby girl were killed. known as the craziest one was the top leader of a drug cartel. he says his death is a significant blow to the cartel, one of mexico's newest and most brutal drug gangs. >> in chile, authorities are dealing with the aftermath of a prison riot. they quelled the violence over a plan to move inmates to another facility. this is the same prison where 81 inmates died in a fire set during fighting by two rival gangs earlier this week. the incident has prompted the government to announce plans to improve conditions for chile prisoners. san miguel prison where the riots occurred has 1900 inmates. it was only designed to house

700. >> meteorologist lisa argen joins us now with a little sense what's to come, right? >> the sun rise officially in an hour, 7:15. but it will be kind of hard to see because we have this. >> the embarcadero shows the dense fog in the area but it's even worse at our coast. airport, 48-minute delays and all the way down to big sur. i'll tell you when you can expect to see some of that sun and how mild it will be today and tomorrow coming up. >> and still ahead. >> ho ho ho ho ho ho ho! >> makes you wanna laugh, too.

a california sea lion suffering from buckshot wounds to the head is in critical condition in sausalito. the 336 pound sea lion lost his right eye and veterinarians say those pellets are too close to his brain to remove them. for now he's receiving painkillers and antibiotics and under close observation. he was found wednesday night on a sausalito beach. he was probably shot by a fisherman. we were out there checking that sea lion out but wildlife authorities are involved to check it out. >> very sad. >> it was really there in sausalito so misty and raining but not today maybe? >> we do have that this morning.

i visibility really poor. you have to slow down. we have the mist, the drizzle, the dense fog along the coast. the golden gate bridge it looks foggy but believe me, in spots very near here, it's even worse where you really have to slow down to about 30 or 40 mph. light wins, moisture at the surface, high pressure above and that's allowing for a sunny and warmer weekend later. but first the visibilities really reduced from a half mile at half moon bay, 48-minute delays at sfo with visibility there around the airport, a little better. and down in the south bay, mountain view and san jose, you see about 2 miles. napa, you've reduced your visibility five miles in the last couple of hours. santa rosa only a mile and livermore okay now. during the next four hours or so, we're looking at the very dense fog continuing to move around and that's going to impact your morning bike ride, jog, or even if you're heading to work this morning.

very mild temperatures with 56 concord, 57 redwood city and mountain view with a cool 52 half moon bay. so the fog with us this morning. warming up for the weekend but the fog will linger in our east bay and north bay valleys. and that's gonna keep it cooler there. but overall with high pressure at the surface and aloft, we are looking for those light winds and that weak december sun to slowly burn back the low clouds and the fog. the high pressure ridge is going to deflect the storme track well to the north not only today, tomorrow, monday but sag south on tuesday to bring us more rain and pretty rainy week next week. so enjoy the next couple days. looking at that fog from our east bay valley, the central valley to continue to stream in from the delta, the carquinez straight right on into the east bay, settle in there and then our north bay valleys around napa, you're gonna stay cool. it's going to take until the afternoon before you warm up but we are predicting you're going to see some sunshine even at the

coast. los angeles warming up to 82 degrees. how about 60s in the southern sierra. snow last weekend. northern sierra 58. look for 67 half moon bay and we're gonna be flirting with 70 in some spots along the central coast. so in the sierra nevada, upper 50s with mid-30s tonight. below freezing saturday night and sunday night. 65 sunnyvale as well as los gatos, peninsula. morning fog and possible clearing, menlo park, 64. 61 at the coast. 63 downtown. north bay numbers, nice afternoon but you have to contend with that fog throughout much of the morning. by about 11:00, hazy sun in petaluma. 62 later on this afternoon. 64 castro valley as well as fremont. and our inland valleys, staying foggy and then with partly cloudy skies you'll be warming up in danville at 65. about the same in pleasanton today with warmer numbers by gilroy. the accu-weather 7-day forecast,

this weather pattern stays with us for more dense fog tonight. nice day tomorrow and cooling back on monday. rain returns tuesday. not as much rain wednesday, thursday but next weekend we're gonna have to watch that closely. looking pretty wet. >> well, i was just hearing that there are delays at sfo. >> yes. >> that's the deal with morning with this serious fog. almost 45 minutes. >> 48 minutes, that's rights, right through much of the morning. >> we'll plan for that. >> might have to wait around. >> thanks, lisa. checking on what's coming up on "good morning america." you've got much more to share about what's going on with major weather problems in parts of the country plus a lot of other news. >> that's right, theresa. good morning. it's all about weather this morning. a powerful storm brings strong winds and heavy snow to the midwest and great lakes. is this just the beginning of a very cold and messy weekend across much of the country. we'll take a look what you can expect.

amanda knox returns to an italian court to appeal her murder conviction. a jailhouse letter of a convicted felon, the key to setting her free? police have made an arrest in the killing of fashion designer silvia cash shea. why her boyfriend maybe responsible for her death and hear from her brother. and is the power of imagination strong enough to combat your waist line? some researchers say visualizing food in your mind and imagining yourself eating it can help you curb your craving. does it really work? i was skeptical. you have to watch and i guess there is some good take-away from this but visualizing food doesn't always keep me from eating it. >> that's a great psychological move but you're missing out on all the pleasure. >> i'm with you! >> it's been a pleasure sharing back and forth. i'm taking a short sabbatical here so i won't be talking to you much.

>> well, good for you. >> well, thank you. >> best of luck. i've enjoyed our saturday mornings as well. >> likewise. i won't be tuning in every saturday. >> best of luck to you. happy holidays, bye. >> we are gonna to switchgears and talk about some sports now because it was a sellout standing room only crowd to see lebron james in the miami heat. they took on the warriors last night and our larry beil has plenty of highlights to show us this morning. >> good morning. lebron james and miami heat made their one and only visit to the bay area last night. before the contest lebron was asked if the heat might be in for a little letdown with the warriors struggles lately. >> not for us. we understand how important every game is for us to try to get better. need to improve each game. not for us at all. >> lebron looking very relaxed in his morning shoot-around. rockin' the i-pod and then rockin' the rim!

warriors actually up 15-10. reggie williams come get some! right here. but ends the opening quarter on a 16-5 run. heading to 34 points. over 20,000 sellout crowd plus standing room only. monta with a one-hand punch. warriors down two. working the boards here. king james. former player wright. that tied it had to 45. half time entertainment. that young lady might be the most talented person in the whole arena. lebron! 25 for the king. pulling away. look at chris bosh. more from lebron from way out! 25. the rookie, first nba game facing up here. see some offensive moves. nice jump hook off glass but the game was well over. miami in 106-84.

warriors lost six in a row. lakers in chicago. lakers have been slumping lately. he's going to make that. kobe bryant hesitation and the backdoor feat. down the middle with one hand. chicago's derrick rose outdrew kobe down the stretch. worked hard developing that jump shot. deep rose with 29. take it 88-84. steve young and jerry wright teaming up once again but not on the football field this time. now it's all in the name of style. >> welcome to the van heusen institute of easy style. >> the former niners were shooting a commercial for van heusen. young plays the professor of style. and says he loves the chance to work with his favorite. >> jerry and i have done a lot

of things together this is just a continuing saga with van heusen now. i actually look for ways for jerry and i to do things together. so this is what we've been doing for 15 years. kind of fun to be doing more things even after we've been retired with each other. >> they were clearly having a good time. that's a wrap on morning sports. see how stanford's andrew luck fairs in the heisman trophy ball looting. >> san francisco's most celebrated santa received a hero's welcome at lefty o'dools. >> santa! low five! >> santa's in a jolly good move. lefty's owner stepped up after john toomey was fired from macy's square.

he was dumped after a couple objected to santa's humor. he led the toy drive. the drive is hoping to collect a million toys by christmas. he'll be at lefty's daily through christmas eve. medical marijuana advocates light up to show support for south bay distribution centers getting shut down by police. and our top story this weekend. we'll have much more family reaction to the safe return of a kidnapped east coast girl and

switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. ♪ welcome back. topping the news this saturday

morning, four detectives from roanoke, virginia, are on their way to san francisco where a kidnapping drama ended yesterday. that victim is safe and sound and the man suspected of abducting her is behind bars. he was recognized by a woman who had seen the story on tv. they believe jeffrey scott easily skilled tina smith and abducted her daughter britney may last week. there was a shopper who recognized them from a news report. she called police from the safeway near ocean beach and san francisco police arrested easily. britney may smith is fine. she is being cared for by child protective services and they plan to interview easily as soon as they arrive. the girl's relatives are elated and overjoyed to learn britney shown here in this picture with her mother is safe. >> everybody here is just elated. they're -- there's so many tears

i'm afraid we may flood south boston. not talked to her. her father has talked to her, and he was -- he was -- he couldn't even believe it was her. he wantedto know for sure it was her. he asked her for the name of his dog and the name of her dog to make sure it was her. >> and indeed it is her. authorities say they don't know if the girl went willingly with easily or if she was forcibly abducted. that is just one of many questions still to be answered. >> well, the confusion over state, federal and local laws concerning medical marijuana dispensaries is heating up in san jose. that's where dozens of people openly lit up last night in a place city leaders insist is off limits. lisa amin gulezian reports from the south bay. >> they're lighting up and smoking out. it's a fund-raiser and unity party had the a medical marijuana collective and it's all in response to a series of

rates in pot clubs in santa clara company. >> protect every collective in santa clara county because they raided seven collectives yesterday. >> no south bay city allows medical marijuana dispensaries to legally operate. >> in your mind what you're doing here is legal? >> 100% legal. >> a lot of people think things are legal that aren't legal. >> currently there are 99 pot clubs in san jose. and according to city leaders, they are all illegal because the city doesn't have a zoning ordinance to allow for them a. >> we need to provide more access to more patients. >> and that means it's open -- >> on monday san jose city council will hold a special meeting to establish zoning regulations so pot clubs can legally open in the city. but until that happens, council member pete constant says this is inappropriate. >> a lot of haze in this

picture. >> i showed him photos what was going on inside the medex collective tonight. >> what are the odds that everyone needs their medicine at the same time. and is it really a medicinal act or are these people simply using this as an excuse to smoke marijuana. >> everyone inside the collective insists their needs are legitimate. >> i have bad back pain. i also have fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel and my bones are getting deformed. >> they have the paperwork to prove it. lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> the state of education in california came under attack this week in an alameda county courtroom. the judge heard arguments in a pair of lawsuits that claim the state is failing badly in its responsibility to provide california children with a quality education. abc 7's laura santa reports. california has a constitutional obligation to

provide students with a meaningful education. that's the core argument behind two lawsuits filed against the state by a coalition of grassroots groups that include parents like save sally acen hayes. >> since we don't ask the parents to pave the roads in front of the school it seems fair to me that we shouldn't ask parents to pay for the basics of education. >> our main concern is that the state is just not set up financially but also systemwide to successfully educate our children. >> the state has cut $17 billion from education in the past two years with more expected next year. california is 50th in the country of ratio of students to teachers. the lawsuits also cite a third of students don't graduate from high school in four years and half fail the test proficient in the state's content standards. douglas press is an attorney for the state.

>> people through props 98 and 111 have decided what level of funding is required for the california schools. and the plaintiffs believe a different level of funding needs to be established. they need to go either to the legislature or back to the people. >> the state also argues the plaintiffs are suing the wrong party by targeting governor arnold schwarzenegger. >> we made clear in our papers the governor does not have the constitutional authority to appropriate money. >> we sued the state of california and the governor. i think we're talking to the right people here. and these rather a silly argument. >> the lawsuit is now in the hands of judge steven brick. he's expected to decide if the case should go to trial by the end of january. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> the street preacher just convicted of kidnapping elizabeth smart could face life in prison when he is sentenced next march. yesterday a salt lake city jury rejicted brian mitchell's insanity defense. he kidnapped smart at knife

point in 2002 and held her for nine months. she testified that during her ordeal, she was kept chained refer raped almost daily and forced to drink liquor and smoke pot, all this violating key tents of her mormon faith. smart now 23 says she feels vindicated by the verdict. >> not only is this an example that justice can be served in america, but that it is possible to move on after something terrible has happened. >> smart is returning to a mormon mission in paris which she left in order to testify at mitchell's trial. if you're looking to get out and about, do some things, this is the weekend, right? >> you have to wait a little on that sun. the fog is dense from a san francisco county all the way to the coast. looking good at ballmer peak, mount diablo. later today and mild temperatures.

i'll have your full forecast coming up. >> beautiful shot. a young intern is helping bay area companies like e-bay

you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about youfiber too. i have for while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes.

>> 6:40 right now. after 17 years of planning, a $27 million tunnel connecting the ferry landing to san rafael is open this weekend. using the tunnel 10 to 15

minutes for the average bicyclist. it features video cameras, emergency phones in there. there's special lighting. cell service, that's a good one in a tunnel, and fire alarm. food news there for travelers. >> you said it's going to be hard to see or is hard to see outside this morning. >> i imagine like any other day around the bay area but this morning looking at the dense fog, especially from the coast all the way to the big sur coast. embarcadero this morning, boy, is it foggy. couple miles' visibility here but to get to the coast and the north bay and down along the san mateo coast and you can't see anything at all. big ridge of high pressure putting a lid on the atmosphere and with the light winds looking at some of that fog draining in from our east bay valleys and the central valley i should say. therefore the dense fog from half moon bay this morning and around mountain view in san jose down to a mild visibility santa rosa. so we're looking at things to move around throughout the morning hours.

the sunrise officially at 7:15 and that sun is weak this time of year so it's going to take several hours for it to burn through that thick fog. then the hazy sun and temperatures warming up right on through the weekend. mild, mid-50s cool spot in the north bay. 54 santa rosa, 52 at our coast, half moon bay. elsewhere mid-50s in the valley and upper 50s oakland and redwood city. our height lights, the dense fog with poor which is built through 9:00, 10:00, a warm-up with lots of 60s for everybody. low 60s with that fog lingering in the valleys. a little clearing but not everyone is going to clear up. so this is the time of year when high pressure aloft and at the surface that we're really going to tap the atmosphere and have that fog continue to stream in to the east of us. with those light winds, it's going to be pretty mild but only some areas they're gonna enjoy the warmth with a sunnier sky.

here's why. we're looking at that dense fog from the central valley being pushed in on winds north to northeast gradient and that's gonna allow our east bay valleys around livermore to continue to see that colder, more dense air settle in the valleys as well as napa. some areas of the north bay, too, and eventually we will look for more sunshine. statewide, warming up though. palm springs, 83. 82 los angeles. even in the southern sierra, 62 there. fresno 58. definitely foggy here but over in the sierra nevada with sunshine this afternoon, warming up to the upper 50s all weekend long. mid-30s tonight. look for colder conditions sunday and monday. snow looks to come by the middle of the week in the mountains. mild temperatures south bay, 66. cupertino 67. san jose 64 with a foggy start in san mateo. our coast low 60s with afternoon sun. slow clearing downtown today,

63. sonoma about the same for you although the fog's gonna hold on throughout the midmorning hours. 63 union city and out over the hills. remain foggy through the morning hours. late morning, sunshine and mid to upper 60s for morgan hill to salinas. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, no real changes but do watch out for that fog the next several days. >> wow! >> best chance of rain coming in on tuesday. kind of wet wednesday, thursday and more rain next weekend. >> okay. so get everything done you need outside this weekend. >> right. absolutely. >> good advice. thanks. a young intern from cal is one of the selected group nationwide helping fortune 1,000 companies increase their corporate and social responsibility. this is specifically when it comes to the environment. now, e-bay is one bay area company that was given some insight how to save energy and money. >> although considered quite

efficient, these massive data storage centers at e-bay san jose campus along with simple technologies like computers and light bulbs all demand electricity. but then there are those passionately trying to identify taking any possible practices manufacture a kilowatt. >> using day-to-day, it can be switching on a light bulb and drops in a bucket. >> megan is one of 51 specially trained mba students who this year helped uncover significant energy saving opportunities at fortune 1,000 companies around the country. as a ucb business student, megan was selected to intern at e-bay through the climate corps program. it's a program launched three years ago by the nonprofit environmental defense fund to combat climate change through social responsibility. >> businesses know their buildings cost a lot of money and it's operating those buildings where we can find energy efficiencies and save the

money. >> as a climate corps fellow, megan had quite a challenge uncovering things during her stint there. the san jose campus, for example, already fulfilled a third of its energy needs from solar panels plus bloom energy boxes and alternative fuel cell source. one building is gold leaf certified. >> always great to get somebody in from an external perspective to figure out where we could be doing more. >> they hadn't deployed yet a computer power management software which means that you can have a power savings setting. >> these power saving settings can help save electricity. and apparently so can replacing all computers after three years

and upgrading the windows operating software. calculations indicate that if fully implemented, these energy efficient projects could result in a million and a half dollars cost savings and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 5,000 metric tons in over a year. e-bay recognizes this can make a positive impact on the environment and the bottom dollar. >> we kind of always talk about small actions making a big difference. when you think about our 15,000 employees -- >> and not just e-bay but so many companies nationwide were helped just like that to save energy and money at the same time. great corporate social responsibility. don't go away because "7 on your side" is next. >> the owner of a car dealership investigated by "7 on your side" back in july now faces criminal

>> a "7 on your side" investigation in july uncovered evidence that a contra costa car dealer was selling cars without providing buyers without the title or registration. elite owner is scheduled to be arraigned next week in contra costa superior court. michael finney updates the story. >> these court documents outline the charges filed against elite auto owner monte slavens. 11 criminal misdemeanor counts, ten for failing to transfer the registration of cars sold to new owners. we've heard complaints about that a lot, including from stand and natalie automatic treesaway. >> my wife received a ticket from the martinez police department for no registration and no plates because we were sold a car with a salvage title

that we did not know about. >> the austrias bought a cadillac seville like this one nine months ago from he wielite. >> i'm upset it had to come to this point. >> he knows what the austrias are going through. he bought an infinity similar to this one in 2009 from elite. eight months later he still had no registration papers, no license plate, and the car was repossessed. >> i was all dressed, ready to go to work. had my briefcase, walked ought to my carport and there was no car. >> williams says he made $4300 in payments for the car but had refused to pay another penny until he received his registration. now he's concerned elite could reopen under a new name but with many of the same people running it.

>> they've got consumers out there of that been damaged financially. with no remorse. but they are now able to reopen under a different name, absolutely it bothers me. >> the sign on the door said elite auto would reopen as aaa auto on september 30th. that date came and went and several other opening dates have been missed refer too. the dmv confirms it received an application to reopen the dealership under a new name but refuses to tell "7 on your side" who applied for the license. the dmv has since returned that application as being incomplete. contacting he and the general manager have been unsuccessful. this is general manager richard araxi when we interviewed him back in june. >> the car complaint because of

repossession stuff. >> he faces jail time and a poe section court order to pay the victims' restitution. we've often received numerous complaints of elite sold cars that were in disrepair. used cars are not protected by a lemon law in the state of california. it's highly recommended before you buy a used car that you take it to an independent mechanic for inspection. i'm michael finney, "7 on your i have fallen in love with making bird houses. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible crow. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. you can start with cheerios. the natural whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. brrrbb... makes you feel ageless. [ male announcer ] it's time. love your heart so you can do what you love. cheerios. [ bob ] squak.

[ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness comes in 25 delicious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it is so good. now the yoplait you love in a new four pack. try it today.

>> a san francisco knob hill landmark is home to what could be a hidden treasure. this is the grace cathedral choir of men and boys. don sanchez brings us their incredible sound. ♪ >> music has always been woven into services since founded in 1906. the boys choir and the men seven years later celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2013. singing is serious business. ♪ >> it's about breathing. ♪ >> and diction. >> getting the pitch perfect, getting the consonant and vowels perfect. you can spend a lot of time doing one thing. >> did i mention breathing? >> when you learn how to sing

using your whole body, you have more control over how the sound comes out. >> important because grace cathedral is a big space to fill. >> when you're in the cathedral you have to sing loudly otherwise nobody can hear you. ♪ >> those soaring voices filling the magnificent cathedral with wonderful sounds of musics. they're one of the few choirs remaining in the u.s. part of a 600-year-old anglican tradition. >> i think people recognize this is one of the last ones and i feel people don't want to let that go and they ought not too. >> just seven left in the country. they were here morning before classes. these third to eighth graderses is a confidence builder. >> to perform in front of a crowd. >> people come from around the world to hear the choir. theirs christmas concerts begin this weekend. don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> the last look at the weather with lisa because it looks like a nice weekend.

>> yeah. have to wait a little on the sun because we have a dense fog advisory from san francisco and the half moon bay and the big sur coast with visibilities less than a couple mile, only a quarter mile from half moon bay. we look for the temperatures to increase. when we see that clearing late in the morning some areas but highs elsewhere mid to upper 60s. so enjoy this afternoon sun, foggy mornings right through monday and then some rain on tuesday and pretty much throughout the rest of the week. >> get out and enjoy and thanks for joining us on the saturday morning news.