always start in the kitchen. ♪ rice krispies®. happy thanksgiving. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is 10:00 news. >> emotions run high during a candle light vigil for a high school cheerleader killed in a drunk driving accident. good evening, everyone. >> there was a public display of grief tonight at san jose high school after a car crash took the life of a promising young student. 16 year old jordan michelle west was driving in a crowded

car full of teenagers. the students had been drinking. the crash happened early yesterday. investigators say they found open bottles of brandy and vote casino in the wreckage. ktvu's lloyd laquista is live with that report. >> behind me you can see on the freeway shoulder a tree has become a memorial for 16 year old girl who died here. she and three teenage boys were passengers. the chp says they were coming back from a party and everyone had been drinking. >> right down there. ran into this tree right here. >> reporter: the highway patrol says the driver tried to merge into another lane, hit a car,

careened into a ditch, and hit the tree. they were hospitalized with broken bones and cuts. >> the driver admitted to consuming an alcoholic beverage prior to driving. there were also bottles of liquor located in the vehicle. >> reporter: tonight, some 100 people showed up for a candle light vigil for the teenager who was a school teenager. her anguished mother had a message for her friends. >> i smell alcohol, i know none of you are 21 years old, i know half of you will be getting in the car driving. do not let her name go in vain. do not call your best friend's mom, call your god parents, somebody, anybody will pick you up. you don't have to drive. you don't have to drive. my daughter is dead. >> reporter: the highway patrol says the driver faces possible dui and vehicular manslaughter

charges. >> don't want to see any kids drink. don't want any parent to have to come down and id their daughter at the morgue. love you sweetheart. >> reporter: according to the chp, vehicle accidents remain the number one killer of teenagers in this country. live in san jose, ktvu channel 2 news. a retired police officer testified today the teenage victim of a gang rape told him there was no sex between her and the suspects before she blacked out and the girl said if anyone would have tried something she would have said no and she decided to drink for the first time that night because she was depressed her parents were splitting up. she also testified one suspect told him the victim was saying no, no, as other individuals were on top of her. this was day 6 of the preliminary hearing to decide

if the 7 defendants will go to trial. nine years after she disappeared, a jury convicted an immigrant of her murder. he was found guilty of first- degree murder despite little direct evidence such as dna. he faces a maximum of life in prison. levies' mother says she is satisfied with the verdict but there's no closure. >> no matter what my family has in a sentence here, the result of the verdict maybe guilty, but i have a life-time sentence of a lost limb missing from our family tree. >> her remains were found in rock creek park in washington, d.c. about a year after she vanished. part of the case involved his attacks on two women in the same park and a confession to a prison inmate. the hillsborough police department is turning to

facebook to find the owners of what they say is stolen artwork. this morning, the department posted photos of 12 paintings. the paintings include portraits and landscapes. they are not sure who the home belongs to. police arrested two people on possession of stolen property and other charges. www.ktvu.com has a slide show with all 12 paintings. you'll find it on the slide show tab near the top of the home page. another winter-like storm is bringing a new round of fresh snow and a blast of cold weather to the bay area. bill martin says the bay area will see freezing temperatures this week, but tonight we start outdoors, heather holmes is live now in san francisco, heather? >> never fun, but with this cold snap it can be down right miserable. here, take a look around, there isn't much protection from the

cold. in jennifer lee's case, there was nothing to block the wind or shield against the evening chill as she stood in line tonight for the bus to alameda. >> winter is coming, kind of inevitable. >> reporter: bundled up with a they are mass of warm water, this winter will be the first for an outdoor wait as the indoor terminal is being demolished to make way for a new one. >> now we have to make sure to worry about an umbrella to work. >> we sold out of most of our firewood and a lot of our heaters. >> reporter: cold hardware restocked the shelves today anticipating another rush. >> your pipes can freeze if they are not protected. >> reporter: reminding customers of the easy ways. >> inflate your pipes with basic insulation wrap. >> reporter: to avoid problems

during the cold snap. >> a week ago we were at 9 beach, now the cold weather is here. >> reporter: anthony certainly isn't. he was looking to buy a sweater and gloves. >> well, i'm an amateur astronomer, and it gets cold. >> reporter: back here live, commuters say they can handle the cold, just not combined with the rain. with this wall and a canopy, they say they don't stand much of a chance. heather holmes, "ktvu channel 2 news." and it has been cold and we have seen snowfall in the mountains like we haven't seen in some time. these are snow totals since friday, up to 6 feet in some locations, that's more snow than many can remember in 20 years. a winter storm warning in effect tonight, goes into tomorrow, snow levels still

low, tomorrow, cold air lingers, another weak system that could bring snow. a winter weather watch there. as we head into tuesday night, wednesday morning, a freeze watch for the entire bay area. this is a biggy because it could turn into a freeze warning for the north bay valleys as we go into wednesday morning. when i come back, i'll show you the most recent computer models, it does show more rain. see you back in just a minute. the stormy weather is triggering new concerns tonight some residents worry about the affects high waves and heavy rain will have. pacifica says there hasn't been major changes in months to a crumpling cliff, but the wet weather this weekend did bring down clumps of dirt. workers are getting a crane ready as part of the new effort to build a wall to stop further erosion. in the sierra, the storm

dumped as much as 5 feet in the higher elevations and is still snowing tonight. that much snow before thanksgiving is unusual, while great for skiers, driving has been treacherous. john sazaki has our report. >> reporter: this trucker heading to idaho had chained up but decided to take off his chains because the roads were free of snow: >> is it easier to drive out the chains? >> a lot easier. your chains get hot, tears your chains up. >> further east, a gas station was the perfect rest stop for weary travelers, some came from the bay area and were unaccustomed to driving in the snow. >> car is not too good for snowy conditions and i don't know how to deal with this kind of weather. >> the weather may have

intimidated some, but also a spectacular scene for visitors to enjoy. >> gorgeous, refreshing, it's beautiful. i don't know. looks like something made for the movies. just beautiful. >> reporter: most were relishing the snow and what you can do with it. >> love all the snow. san jose is almost like no snow, snow ball flights, sledding, it's fun. >> reporter: this is a story in which youngsters can have fun jumping around in all this fresh, light snow. i'll tell you, billionth martin tells me a lot more on the way. there's a winter storm warning in effect tonight and about a foot of that snow is on the way. in blue canyon, "ktvu channel 2 news." now, this is a live look at interstate 80 at the chain control check point there at this hour chains are required on 80. vehicles must have chains to proceed across the summit

except the vehicles with 4- wheel drive and snow tires. investigators are looking into whether or not snowy conditions contributed to a rain overshooting a runway this afternoon. this cam shows energy crews. the cargo plane landed safely at about 4:45 this afternoon but skidded 100 feet past the designated stepping area. the incident caused delays for a number of other flights throughout the evening. on one of the busiest travel days of the year, thousands of passengers are facing new travel restrictions for the first time. we'll have a live report. entire warehouses filled with pot plants. the crush of applicants hoping to make this

it's the start of a busy holiday travel week. the buzz about new airport security procedures is reaching a fever pitch. the conflict is simple. the government wants to prevent terrorists from blowing up airplanes, but many travelers say the searches and patdowns go too far and amount to an invasion of privacy. ken wayne is live at sfo with

our report. >> reporter: plenty of people going through the american airlines checkpoint. the procedures don't appear to have slowed things down during the biggest day of this holiday period, some travelers going through full body scans for the very first time. officials tonight at 123,000 passengers have flown through the airport today, a day when these security procedures are creating a buzz at airports nationwide. >> i don't think it's necessary, but we'll go along with what we have to do to get to where we need to do. >> reporter: david wagner says the real effort to prevent another terrorist attack should begin far from the airport with surveillance of potential terrorists. revealing body scans and patdowns do little, he says. >> prisons that use much more thorough screening and yet continue band gets smuggled all

the time. >> reporter: this video of a 7 year old getting patted down friday in utah after his dad removed his shirt is no surprise to the father of this boy. >> a couple of years ago they confiscated his diaper cream to keep america safe. >> reporter: those who don't want personnel to see every nook and cranny can opt for the patdowns which include touching just about everywhere. >> the patdown is not so offensive, it's taking precautions, but maybe somebody to see my intimates, that would be a little weird. >> reporter: busy today, going to stay busy through the holiday period. a million and a quarter travelers will pass through this airport through next monday. live at san francisco airport, ken wayne, "ktvu channel 2 news." a new abc news washington post poll on these security

procedures found 64% support the use of the full-body digital x-rays while 42% oppose and 4% had no opinion. 50% said the patdowns go too far. 48% say they are justified, 2% no opinion. will resume flying this coming weekend. they grounded after an explosive engine failure prompted a global safety review of the engines on 20 of the largest and newest jet liners, but quan tsunamitis said theorizing them. the state of a raft wasn't enough to carry a man from sacramento to san francisco. the man was stranded since wednesday when his raft began taking on water. the coast guard rescued him this morning.

officials say they located him by try yanglating his cell phone. the process of creating large-scale medical marijuana growing operations that could mean millions for the city. applications 70 pages double sided were handed out today for 75 groups competing for four permits. the country's largest hydroponic store has envisioned a warehouse. >> we've been envisioning and working hard to figure out what it is so we're close. >> oakland wants to know a lot of details including business plans, insurance, three years of tax returns and bonus points for environmental considerations. the applications are due by december 22. an astonishing number of students are being classified as homeless and their ranks are

growing. as ktvu's rita williams shows us, at the same time there's hope to get back on their feet. >> reporter: jennifer connolly has been on her own since she was 15. >> it's not fun to be hungry either at all. >> reporter: she says her divorced parents aren't able to provide for her full-time so she accounts with staying for friends while working and going to school. it's taken a toll on her schoolwork, putting her a year behind her peers. >> it's hard. it really is. >> reporter: being a grown up when you're not grown up. >> yeah. >> reporter: there's help for jennifer and students classified as homeless. >> we're understanding you guys are in a shelter. >> reporter: jennifer called her second mom. white helps the students with everything from bus tokens to tutors to free food in the federally mandated programs. >> the need is very, very great. >> reporter: in five years, school officials say the need

has increased 6-fold. >> i've got four new students in today. >> reporter: melissa is now working here after being helped earlier this year by hope, the homeless outreach program for education. >> actually, it really did bring me hope in a time of life where i felt i lost all hope. >> reporter: she and her three children were evicted from their house and were homeless for three months. >> sometimes it was sad because sometimes we couldn't find somewhere to stay for the night. >> reporter: going through a divorce and pregnant, she and her children now have their own apartment. melissa says by working full- time now she's helping other homeless families and keeping her own family from being homeless again. in pleasant hill, rita williams, "ktvu channel 2

news." >> the homeless program or hope accepts donations and gift cards for students. to learn more, go to www.ktvu.com. we posted a link on web links. a few scattered showers, scattered showers tonight that's going to impact the morning commute. this is not a big storm, but it's still cold. there will be scattered, wet showers for the morning commute and more rain in the afternoon to mid-day, then it should clear out. as we go into the next couple of mornings, down right cold as this cool air settles in. we'll see a freeze warning on wednesday morning. it's going to be cold. in the mountains, a winter storm warning remains in effect. overnight lows will be cool, because of the clouds and chance sprinkles, they will not be sprinkling. temperatures mild outside right now, much colder as we go into the next 24 hour.

daytime highs, watch this, instead of 60s, 70s and 80s, 50s and 40s. latest computer model shows exactly when you can expect rain in the morning hours for your commute. see you back here. an fbi investigation of insider trading set the dow tumbling today. at one point, the dow was 149 points lower but it rallied for a loss of 24 points. while financials did poorly, technology led the rebound. nasdaq posted a gain of 13 points. netflix shares jumped 17% today on news it will boost charges. netflix executives said they are shifting their focus to streaming video on the internet. more people are watching movies online than on dvds. 200 sworn officers and 10 hour shifts. what we learned when asked how much time bart police officers

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firefighters put on this graphic demonstration today of what not to do if you find yourself faced with a grease fire. never throw water on to a grease fire, instead, if a small fire starts in a pan, smother the flames by sliding the lid over the pan. those keep a fire extinguisher handy. a warning tonight from police in the north bay for people to lock their car doors at night. it sounds like something simple, but it proved to be a costly mistake over the weekend. dozens of vehicles were hit. some were burglarized, others

merely had their contents sifted through. ktvu's rob ross has this report. >> reporter: alex schumaker says yesterday morning he noticed something was wrong. >> our glove box was open and kind of everything had been rifled and was sitting on the floor. clear to us somebody had come in and got into the car. >> in his case nothing got stolen, but he's one of 41 residents whose cars were gone through. people lost gps units, cell phones, and other items. julie gorwood is working the case. she says every victim is just a few minutes did what he did. >> left the door unlocked. >> it is a little scary to feel somebody has been going through your things and, you know, is

intent on stealing. >> reporter: resident after resident told us they never do lock their doors. >> i've heard of this, but never here, ever. not very smart. i should pay better attention. i'll start locking it now, huh? >> reporter: police also warn residents not to leave valuables in plain sight, detective gorwood walked a few blocks and saw valuables in every car we passed. >> cell phones in view. we want to remind people, make sure you don't leave valuables inside your car, especially if it's locked or unlocked. >> reporter: police say they have no suspects, but five other cars were burglarized in fairfax last weekend and police believe that is related to what happened here. rob ross, "ktvu channel 2 news." san jose police say they are looking for a white suv involved in a hit and run over the weekend. witnesses say the suv hit a

black bmw at the intersection of gerald way and coke lane 9:00 saturday night. one passenger was taken to the medical center and listed in fair condition. police do not have a detailed description of the suv. los angeles police say the parents of a toddler who fell to his death at the staples center were taking pictures at the time he was feld. the 2 year old died after falling 30 feet from one of the stadium's luxury seats last night. police said the boy's family was looking at the digital photos when the child climbed over the glass partition. we wanted to know how much time bart police officers actually spend on bart trains. the surprising answer and how bart responds in a ktvu investigation. here in

bart's police force has been heavily scrutinized since a man shot and killed oscar grant. one recommended change was for officers to be more visible and on bart train. ktvu obtained documents to see how much time officers are spending on the shifts putting themselves where the public can see them. >> reporter: it seems a simple concept, riders want to see bart police officers on bart platforms and bart trains, but do they? >> not very often actually. every once in awhile. >> reporter: following a fatal shooting of passenger oscar grant, last year the bart police department put itself

under the microscope. visibility is a major weakness and recommended the department make officers more visible in trains, stations, and apartments, but how much time is enough time? >> 6 hours, most of it, of course, that's their job to make a presence. >> prior to november of last year, we didn't have that in our patrol philosophy, now it's at the top of it. >> reporter: what does at the top of the patrol philosophy really mean? in response to a public records request, we obligations taped internal bart records of may, june, and july of this year. most bart police officers worked a 10-hour shift. on average, officers checked platforms 6 times per shift. we also found bart officers take fewer train rides, less than three train rides per shift, which means they are on a train between 11-15 minutes

every 10 hours. >> seriously? oh, my god. >> kind of surprising. >> what do they do with the rest of their time? >> reporter: we took these numbers to daniel hartwig. 12 minutes in a 10-hour shift. does that seem reasonable to you? >> no, what we're doing now is looking back. okay, this is what we asked initially, is it realistic or enough? we want to police the system from inside out, not outside in. >> reporter: we showed the numbers to a bart board director on the police review committee that called for the reviews. >> looking at the data you handed me now, i think we have some improvement to make and certainly the bart police department will hear from the committee that additional presence on the trains and platforms is continued to be needed. >> reporter: the commander is promising changes in the new year. >> start looking at platforms.

i will ensure you'll see uniformed officers on a more regular basis. >> reporter: the department is considering creating a team that would specifically ride trains for an 8-hour shift. it's created a community- oriented policing unit and says funds and grants are coming in to create teams for bart officers and federal authorities. >> we're going to focus on more officers on a train for a longer period of time and looking at ways we've never looked at. >> reporter: these numbers don't make you happy? >> no. they are going to be better. >> reporter: there is a fine line between what's required for police work and what's required to make riders safe. the bart police department has to figure out how to do both. "ktvu channel 2 news." alameda police said today a man who robbed a wells fargo bank may have robbed two other

banks. african american, 45 years ode, about 180 pounds wearing a hat with the word security on it. anyone with information is asked to contact authorities. the families of two americans obtained in iran suffered disappointing news today. this comes after a top official said last week he hoped the case could be resolved soon. sarah shourd hasn't decided if she'll return. the defense department is moving up to release a report on what repealing "don't ask, don't tell" would mean for the military. robert gates said the report will be released on november 30 so members of the senate armed services committee can hold hearings before it comes before the full senate. sources told the washington post the report concludes the military can repeal the policy

with minimal risk to the current war efforts. the pentagon said no service members were dischannelled for being openly gay. the department took on new rules under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the rules were adopted after a federal judge ordered the repeal of the ban on gay troops. that ruling was stayed. anyone who remembers the terrible event on this day in 1963, president john f. kennedy was assassinated in dallas. he was 46 years old and had been in office less than 3 years. the war on commission determined lee harvey oswald shot the president and acted alone. fixture of the palace of fine arts for more than 100 years. why a single swan could be removed for its safety.

right now, i'm tracking showers, i have rain in napa and out towards santa rosa, showers will impact the morning commute. i'll tell you how long it

prosecutors today charged a counselor with possession of child pornography. the 53 year old is being held on $1 million bail and is expected to be arraigned tomorrow. he was arrested last thursday at his home in pleasant hill. investigators say there was so much child porn found they called in the fbi to help sort through it all. there is word tonight a

homeless man was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of including vandalism and insighting a riot. after the may day disturbance in downtown santa cruz. haynes apologized in court saying he was drunk when he smashed a window and called for the riot to continue. the fbi is still investigating and hasn't made arrests in the case. in cambodia at least 349 people died during a stampede. many were caught in the crush as they tried to flee over a bridge and were trampled or fell into the water. more than 300 people were injured. the prime minister says this was the worst tragedy since the 1970s reign of terror. dozens of people protested over the government's decision to accept a bail out for the banking system. the bail out will likely result

in harsh measures. today the prime minister said he'd call an early election next year once the bail out is finalized. pope benedict says he would consider resigning if he felt he was no longer able to lead the church physically, psychologically, or spiritually, no pope has resigned in more than 73 years. pope benedict is 83 years old and says he feels his forces are diminishing. he made the comment in a new book to be published tomorrow. animal control officials are preparing to move a single- surviving swan fearing for its safety. the swan is all alone now, 9 days ago someone broke the neck of her sister. city officials say the security is an issue. >> we'd like to do is remove her temporarily until we figure out a long-term plan for her, but put her somewhere safe for the immediate future.

we've been working with the san francisco zoo. the day caretakers say she'd be traumatized and asked for a hearing to keep her in the pond. swans have called the lake home since 1915. despite years of warnings, the diets in high amounts of salt can lead to health problems. for more than 30 years the u.s. government has recommended cutting back on salt as a way to reduce high blood pressure and heart disease. a professor at uc davis says humans may need a set amount of salt and are hard wired to seek it. hard testing shows it is getting the equivalent of more than 100 miles per gallon. the fuel efficiency will show the equivalent for 106 miles

per gallon for city driving and 102 on the highway. it is expected to be available in california next month. memorializing a fallen police officer with a new sports complex. a live update on a critical meeting. showing rain right now in the

in east palo alto, the city planning commission is taking on a vote of a city athletic field in memory of a public servant. it would be located between highway 101 and 84. amber lee is in palo alto where the meeting is still going on at this hour. amber? >> reporter: frank, that's right. right now behind this glass door, the planning commission

is debating amongst themselves before taking a vote. it's an emotional issue, it would be named after slain police officer rich may. these are plans shown to us by the officer's family. the field would be developed on about 2 acres of land donated by a catholic church. >> it's important to the family, his life to this community, he chose to work here. >> reporter: may was shot four years ago, this field would honor his memory from keeping youth from a life of crime. >> it's a noble gesture, i wish they'd follow the rules. >> reporter: she lives near the proposed athletic field and opposes the project. concerns about the traffic, parking, and lighting have not been addressed. wilson also objects to plans for the field to be rented out. >> wait a minute, what started out as a field for the children

of the community has now changed into a stadium they are going to rent out? >> reporter: supporters acknowledged they do have plans to rent out the field when not used by youth groups and the impact studies were not done because the city's engineers told them it wasn't necessary, that the impact wasn't significant enough. >> this will cost the city nothing. it's truly a gift to the city. >> reporter: you're looking at a live picture of the planning commission, the project is expected to be approved with conditions, but a vote has not taken place yet. both sides told me no matter what happens, if they are on the losing side, they'll appeal. reporting live in east palo alto, amber lee, "ktvu channel 2 news." an attorney representing the schwarzenegger administration promised 11 state complexes will not be sold. the hearing 1 part of a lawsuit filed last week seeking to block the sale. the state wants to sell the buildings and lease them back. analysts say in the long run

the move will cost taxpayers. a mural is drawing fire. it's located outside the napa river inn. one picture shows a picture of a cross burning at a klu klux klan rally. she doesn't believe art should be censored. >> it doesn't represent what napa is about now. it is a part of our history and a part of remembering our past and not repeating it. >> a pamphlet available at the inn explains the cross burning. the inn says it has no plans to be removed. tomorrow a walnut creek restaurant plans to hand out 1600 uncooked turkeys to anyone in need. friends and family raised the money for the turkeys this

summer. the give away is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. at the restaurant located at 1515 main street in walnut creek. picking up some light showers, we have some showers in napa as well, we head towards concord, you have showers towards lafayette and out towards the concord area, more showers. see the live radar sweep. freedmont showers as well, this is going to be around until the morning hours. wet until the morning commute. after mid-day, see this in the computer model, after mid-day the showers should die down rapidly. a very different system, cold like the last one, doesn't have the same impact. this is it right here. not a big deal. as it moves through, you will

see scattered showers, snow at higher elevations, that's right in the heart of your commute you could have wet roads. just take it slow. by the afternoon, you're fine. tomorrow afternoon, things clear out. once things clear out, it gets cold. overnight lows on wednesday morning, into the 20s. that will get you a hard freeze up in santa rosa and out in forestville, places like that. that's a big deal for this early in the year. early night lows won't freeze. you're going to be 42 in santa rosa, 43 in napa. a few showers tonight. these cold storms don't really produce a lot of rain across a large area. they can, down bursts, tonight, we're getting light showers, it will barely measure out. daytime highs tomorrow, in the 50s, some places you're going to be in the 40s. low 50s, cool day tomorrow. computer model, here's what it

sees, tonight at 3:00 a.m. or tomorrow morning, a few showers, here we are 7:00 a.m., maybe driving into work, san francisco south to san jose, a few showers. here we get into the afternoon, it starts to move off. the mountains could see another foot and a half of snow by the time tomorrow afternoon. tuesday clears out, wednesday looks good, thursday looks good. forecast tomorrow, sprinkles in the morning, as you get into the afternoon hours, rapid clearing, 5-day forecast, see that clearing just in time for the holiday. maybe a sprinkle through saturday, really a nice break from all this winter, try to remember last week it was record heat. >> yeah, no kidding. now the 20s. >> now is on peaks. >> thanks, bill. downtown san jose pet shop is the temporary new home of more than 1,000 rats. in this case it's a rescue operation. the rats were recovered from someone in southern california

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75 children from the san francisco boys and girls club found one benefit of the cold weather, ice skating. all theirs for 90 minutes while the club had a private party. the rink is open to the public, a portion benefits the boys and girls club. this friday, ktvu kicks off the holiday coat drive called one warm coat. ktvu personalities will be out taking in your donations. san francisco's ferry building, broadway plaza, bay street and santana road. we hope you stop by with a warm coat. >> mark is here with sports. david lee cannot come back soon enough for the warriors. >> that and a few other problems to be solved. change the logo, new ownership, same drill. badly overmatched, always injured, undersized team that cannot win on a regular basis,

that's what the warriors are again this year. they can hang for awhile with a good team. this is a 3 at the buzzer. they led by 1 at the intermission. they call him the bird man, chris anderson, he'll help the nets take command here. this guy is one of the more peculiar guys in the league. they take command, but put it in the hands of carmelo anthony, a season high, 39 points, takes it to the rim, the warriors fade badly and are at 7-7. no, he's not a household name, but there isn't a major league team that wouldn't want him in their clubhouse. the red's first baseman merging into a superstar. the man who led the reds to a title, easily beats albert pujols in the voting.

37 homers, 113 rbis. it seems the new mvp. kind of a head-scratching turn of events for the a's. they went through a lot of trouble to bid for him. they've offered the right hander a contract that amounts to the same amount of money he made over there. bottom line, the two sides said to be far apart, doesn't look possible at all any sort of deals to be reached. the nfl wasting no time, less than 24 hours after the raiders defensive lineman let ben roethlisberger have it, the league lets him know they won't tolerate that conduct, $25,000 fine for the show of affection the the raiders take a reality check. monday night football, chargers fueled up and ready for the

usual late-season rush. san diego full moon over river, phillip rivers, four touchdown passes tonight including this one. he does most of the work, 49 yards into the end zone. no contest really, 35-14 over the broncos. all kinds of problems themselves. a 3-7 record sound familiar, 49er fans? that was bad enough, he took the vikings to the brink of the super bowl just last year. according to reports, complete unrest on the vikings this season, close to a full-on player revolt, the defensive coordinator is the interim coach for the rest of the year up in minnesota. that is the sporting life for a monday night. back to you, julie, frank. >> mark, thank you. and be sure to join the ktvu morning news beginning at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. they'll have the latest on the rain and if it will impact the morning commute. >> as always our coverage continues online at

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