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the explosion happened after 8:00 tonight at a home that was being remodeled near dowling, patty lee is live to show us what happened. >> reporter: a 61 year old man is in critical condition tonight. you can see that the top floor of this house looks like it is folding over on to the car. this house is essentially leveled. this explosion also damaged these nearby buildings, and neighbors tell us just around 8:00 they heard and felt an explosion so powerful they thought it was an earthquake. and then they started hearing cries for help. that's when they found leon censer on the ground. he lived on the first floor and managed to make his way out of the house, but his clothes caught fire, his neighbors scrambled to save him. >> i felt it collapse, as i opened the door, i heard help me, donna, help me.

it was leon on fire. >> i heard this guy asking for help. help, help, he was screaming for help. i jump over my fence, saw this guy in flames and everything, laid down on the ground, taking his clothes off. >> reporter: neighbors have been telling us friends of leon who live on this block were renovating the top floor of the duplex, getting it ready for renters. a neighbor tells us censer smelled gas last week. neighbors told us they were home, a lot of folks have been outside milling around. they are still on the scene now. you wonder about safety. oakland fire managed to turn off the electricity and pg&e has also turned off power to the house as investigators close in on a cause. as you can tell, there are still explosions coming on.

these are renters being broken out, we'll have to look in on what's happening now. for now, this scene is contained, it's supposedly safe. we'll have the latest for you in a little bit. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. across the bay in san francisco, firefighters responded to a fire this evening at an apartment building on 8th avenue near irving in the sunset district. buildings are so close together, crews wanted to make sure the flames didn't spread. no one was hurt and the damage appeared to be minimal. . president obama announced a deal with congressional republicans this evening to extend the so-called bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest americans in exchange for gop votes to exchange jobless benefits for millions. under the compromise, tax cuts for all income groups would be extended two more years. they are now set to expire on january 1. in addition, the social security tax taken out of the pay checks of working

americans would be reduced by 2%. for those out of work, today's compromise renews benefits for long-term unemployed, extending them for another 13 months. >> as for now, i believe this bipartisan plan is the rights thing to do. the right thing to do for jobs, for the middle class, and our economy. >> the president's fellow democrats have repeatedly balked at keeping tax breaks for the wealthy. reid plans to discuss the deal tomorrow. mitch mcconnell praised the compromise that democrats will show the same openness the administration has already shown. unprecedented live courtroom coverage today of the proposition 8 appeal at san francisco's federal courthouse. c-span beamed the hearings

nationwide. it's the latest chapter that promises to have far-reaching consequences. >> reporter: outside the historic federal courthouse, both sides express the emotion behind the issue of same-sex marriage: >> atheists, perverts, shame on you. >> shame on you. >> please, be seated. >> reporter: inside, the issue was the law. the state proposition voters passed two years ago, banning same-sex marriage unconstitutional. four months ago, a federal judge ruled it is, that it violates the u.s. constitution's guarantees of due process and equal treatment. >> this is taking away a constitutional right under the 14th amendment. >> yes. >> reporter: but the opponents of same-sex marriage argued that the state has a special interest in heterosexual marriage because -- >> sexual relationships between

men and women naturally produce children. >> there's something like 37,000 children in same-sex households in california today. >> reporter: the judges on the panel questioned whether sponsored of proposition 8 had legal standing to bring the issue to this court. the most conservative judge and its most liberal seemed equally troubled. the governor and attorney general refused to appeal the ruling that overturned the ban. >> the state doesn't defend it. it's just tossing in the towel. >> reporter: the hearing ended two and a half hours after it began. >> the court will stand adjourned. >> reporter: the judges did not decide the issue today. that ruling will come later in writing. then the losing side is expected to appeal to an 11- judge panel of the same court and then to the u.s. supreme

court. in san francisco, rita williams, "ktvu channel 2 news." judge michael hawkins is seen as the moderate on a 3- judge panel. he's the key to which way the ruling goes. after today's hearing, experts found him to be a hard read. >> hawkins was tough on cooper. i thought he was tougher than the case warranted. what's the rational basis? why isn't this like a ban on inter-racial marriage? >> cooper is charles cooper. david levine says it's likely the panel will deem the plaintiffs unqualified to appeal and uphold the judge's decision. federal states where the state to go to the u.s. supreme court. >> the likelihood is the u.s. supreme court is taking the case not because they really want to endorse what judge walker did but because they want to stop what judge walker

did. >> professor levine says no matter what the decision is, the supreme court will want to review the case. we have posted extended clips from today's post hearing at www.ktvu.com. look for the top story. california correction officials saying it came from a british company. california paid the company about $36,000 for sodium biopenthal. the american civil liberties union filed suit and argued it's illegal to use foreign- made drugs for execution. sheriff's department wrapped up its investigation into an inmate's escape. he broke free from a department trying to shackle him last monday, he ran with the deputy in pursuit. outside, he took her gun and taser, then tased the deputy

before fleeing the scene. deputies corners him five hours later. today they officially rearrested him. he faces charges that include attempted murder. the district attorney's office is reviewing the fatal shooting of a 2 year old. the 4 year old brother pulled the trigger of the gun they found in a drawer at their home. the children's parents were taken into custody but released on bail over the weekend. . plans for a new target store are running into vocal opposition tonight. an overflow packed a city council meeting. the store would be built alone shoreline parkway. ktvu's heather holmes attended the meeting and joins us with the latest, heather. >> reporter: the back and forth continues more than 4 hours after this meeting began. let me show you what's going on right now. i'm going to lower my voice, as

you can see, people still waiting to address the city council as those for and against the target store continue to sound off. among those opposed, the owners of t and b sports on 4th street. employees were busy ringing up sales at the long-time downtown business, but fears his bottom line will suffer if target moves in. >> certainly, they have much greater buying power than we do. they would have a distinct advantage. >> reporter: a number of small businesses lined up against the proposed 137,000 square foot store built near home depot. >> it will be pulling sales from the local community and when you lose sales from your local community members, you're going to lose the benefits they provide to the community. >> reporter: aside from the potential harm to mom and pop stores, there are also concerns about increased traffic. city officials show only minor

traffic impacts. >> we don't think this particular project is going to add considerably to what's already there. >> reporter: some argue it beats driving to the closest target. >> it would save gas. wouldn't have to go up north. >> reporter: this mom likes the deals target offers on children's clothing. >> this target project was initiated in 2006, a couple of years before anyone heard of the great recession. >> reporter: city officials like the 250 new jobes and sales tax revenue the store would raffinate. >> $600,000 a year, which is a significant increase to our budget. >> reporter: so plenty of debate tonight, but no decision. that is not expected until the next city council meeting on december 20. reporting live, heather holmes, "ktvu channel 2 news." picture perfect evening, chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking changes in the

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some describe an exodus of officers leaving, widening the gap between what the department needs and what it has. live tonight in oakland with the report. allie? >> reporter: one of the business owners told me he used to be on a first-name basis with the officers that patrol and walk these streets, but now he says he doesn't see those officers much anymore. at the scene of this shooting on foothill and 55th avenue tonight, oakland police had five officers respond. an officer at the scene said ideally they should have twice as many to help victims collect evidence and search for a suspect. police chief said the department needs 925 police officers to be adequately staffed. right now, they have far less than that. >> our current staffing level is at 669 sworn officers. >> reporter: since the layoff of 80 oakland police officers back in july, another 20 officers have retired. 12 more left to work at other bay area police departments.

>> we're talking about needing 925, we're down to a level in the 600s, that's a dramatic reduction. >> terrible. it's terrible. >> reporter: the president of the oakland police officer's association says the department is on the verge of a staffing crisis with more officers expected to leave next year. >> right now probably 40 officers over the age of 50. they could technically retire. >> i hope they can replace them. we need a lot of police to keep the safety of the ziemba. >> reporter: business -- the city. >> reporter: he's noticed the owner of the decline. >> we've called in and sometimes it's a couple of hours before they can show up. >> reporter: oakland police say despite their staffing levels, the city's crime staff has improved. the department says there's been a 14% decline of violent crime in the past year and they are doing the best they can with the resources they have. live in oakland, "ktvu channel

2 news." prosecutors today charged a juvenile hall counselor with numerous counts of child molestation and pornography. he faces a total of 49 counts. he did not enter a plea. prosecutors say he molested a boy between the ages of 12 and 15 and took pictures of him. not clear if the boy was connected to juvenile hall. three adults admitted they brutally abused a teenager received long sentences today. the boy's former guardian each received sentences that ranged from 30-34 years, all pleaded guilty to more than a dozen felonies. prosecutors dropped a torture charge. the motive is still a mystery. >> i know there are four people that should have never met and shouldn't have gotten together. somehow or another they were

all on some odd level -- mental level they were able to do this. >> last week authorities released a video of the 16 year old after escaping from the house. he was thin, dirty, and shackled around one of his legs. a little girl died and her mother suffered injuries when a car struck them as they crossed the street. the child was a couple of weeks from her 3rd birthday, an accident having an impact on the family of the victims and the college athlete who police say is responsible. john sazaki reports. >> reporter: kelley and her mother were leaving around dusk last sunday evening. a driver heading southbound ran into them. another driver watched the whole thing. >> she watched the mom and daughter step off the curb and saw the impact and saw the two

get thrown based on the impact. >> reporter: a picture sits among the flowers and one flyer says her birthday was christmas day 2007. the driver was a woman with an equally-bright future. >> absolutely devastated based on what has taken place. you know, she was in complete pieces at the scene and has re happened, she was using her cell phone at the time, possibly texting and didn't see kelley and her mother. she could face criminal charges. these three young people told me they are dunaway's friends and now is a difficult time. terrible time for friends and family of the murrays as well. >> my family is part of her family. i wanted to show my respects. i came last night for the vigil. it's really sad and senseless. >> reporter: people stopped by all day and some complained this intersection is dangerous. >> i think it's a very bad

intersection, yeah, i do. kids all the time crossing here because of the park and people live there and apartments there, so it's a really bad intersection. >> reporter: across from the park is a day care center where managers have been calling for changes for some time now. the mother has been in a medically-induced coma. she wishes she had gone with her daughter. "ktvu channel 2 news." at this hour, well-known authors enemy decisions are sharing writings jailed in iran since july of last year. the author of the stories is one of those participating in the event. shane bower along with sharon she'd were picked up in iraq. shourd says she was able to talk when visiting his family

last month. >> it was a blessing out of really unexpected blessing we got a phone call two days after thanksgiving. he and josh were allowed 20 call their mothers. this is the second phone call they've received in 17 months. >> the money raised will be used to pay for legal fees, translators, and travel overseas for those who need to go. dry night in store tonight, clouds out there. that's why it's not that cold. overnight lows in the upper 30s, most in the mid-40s and low 40s. wake up tomorrow morning, chilly, but not freezing. shouldn't see frost, a dry pattern for tomorrow, clouds moving in because there's another weather system headed our way. i'm going to get to that. here's the overnight lows, 44

in freemont, might find frost on the windows, not as cold as a couple of weeks ago. satellite loop, this hangs north. these clouds slide in overnight and tomorrow. behind this is a weather system that brings rain. i have the computer model set up. when i come back, we'll show you when the rain is expected in your neighborhood. the family of elizabeth edwards, the estranged wife of john edwards released a statement today saying centers have told them saying further treatment would be unproductive. her family says she's currently resting at her home in north carolina surrounded by friends and family including her husband. in a facebook post, edwards said her family, friends, and faith carried her through difficult times and brought more joy to the good times than she ever could have imagined. billions of dollars in new cuts. what's on the chopping block as the lame duck governor calls for cooperation. it's not exactly a lump of

spending cuts top the agenda in sacramento where a special session of the legislature convened today to deal with a daunting budget short fall that remains despite the budget they approved in october. jim vargas reports. >> reporter: the governor is reporting cuts now and the next fiscal year. opt chopping blocks are food stamps, child care and welfare programs. the welfare to work program and eliminating the majority of money for county mental health service. >> no more low-hanging fruits, the longer we wait, the harder it will get. >> reporter: there were pledges to work together. >> the time has picked us,

members, to help california through one of the most daunting chapters in its history. >> you cannot sustain the type of benefits and programs and the help we would like to give to all california if we cannot get the private sector back into shape. >> reporter: waiting for jerry brown to take office next month. >> i voted against the budget because of children and the education and poor people. more of the same, then i'm not interested. >> reporter: everyday lawmakers putting the state deeper in the hole and future cuts harsher. >> it's extremely important, it's the responsible thing to do. >> reporter: with governor- elect jerry brown spending a lot more time in sacramento these days, he was at the big republican breakfast this morning, arnold schwarzenegger is looking a lot like a lame

duck that people aren't paying attention to. "ktvu channel 2 news." there are reports tonight that the founder of wikileaks could appear in a british courtroom tomorrow. he is wanted in sweden for questioning in a sex crimes investigation. lawyers for him say he is in britain and they are negotiating with police about the conditions of his surrender. he has denied the allegations and his lawyer calls him a political stunt. meanwhile, operation pay back, a group of internet hackers and activists say it has launched a campaign of internet attacks on papal. the group took credit today, hours after it froze his account. paid more in the last couple of weeks, about 25-cents more. >> rising prices at the pump,

why one insider tells us, the demand is not part of the

you may have noticed, gas prices are inching up and while gas is not as expensive as it was a couple of years ago, the price of oil is now the highest it has been since october of 2008. ktvu's lloyd live in campbell with the story, lloyd? >> reporter: mike, in there's one thing most of us do once a week, it's put gasoline in our vehicles. with the holidays arriving, the price at the pump is now the highest in several months, more than 10 cents 5-gallon than last month. >> it is going up. i paid more in the last couple

of weeks, about 25 cents more. >> it sucks, but we don't live -- we live in a city where we need cars, nothing is centralized, we're forced to drive around. >> reporter: driving around will definitely cost you more. the national average for a gallon of unled regular is $2.95. 12 cents more than last month, 32 cents more than one year ago. motorists in the bay area would love to be paying less than $3 a gallon. it's $3.29 in san francisco, $3.24 in san jose. a price jump 3-7 cents from november. >> not much we can do about it, right? oil companies got us over a barrel. >> reporter: the price of crude oil came close to $90 a barrel today, the highest in two years. every time a barrel of oil increases $1, it's about a 2 and a half cent rise at the pump. >> i can't tell you what i expect to happen in the next

week. >> tom robinson is president of the independent gasoline station, he says they have changed prices 25 cents a gallon over the last month. prices are no longer ruled by supply and it demand. >> if the dollar is week, prices can go up. sometimes for awhile the correlation between the stock market -- when the stock market went up, oil prices went up. >> reporter: do you understand why it's going up? >> no, i just know i have to keep paying. >> reporter: it's anybody's guess what the new year will bring, but some are predicting the price could rise to $100 a barrel. live in campbell, "ktvu channel 2 news." firefighters say it appears a fire at a richmond duplex started in a garage and it appears there were marijuana plants growing inside. the police haven't decided if it was a growing operation and whether it was legal or not. firefighters were called to the

duplex at 39th street and mcdonald around 12:45 this afternoon. it seems there were around 20 plants growing in the garage. the person living there did have credentials to grow medical marijuana. the fire department is still trying 20 determine when caused the fire. a baby lived with his parents in a house on the 1600 block of 6th avenue in oakland. the parents took the infant to the hospital after finding him unconscious. the next day doctors determined the child had been abused. police began an investigation. 26 year old father was arrested after the boy died yesterday morning. the father's name has not been released. a southern california man accused of possessing a house full of exives maidens -- explosives appeared in court today. last month authorities found

crates of grenades and bomb- making chemicals inside his home. authorities say they'll have to burn the house down this week. a lot of people like to head south to mexico to soak up the warm weather. tourism in mexico is a crucial industry, but escalating violence appears to make some vacationers think twice about their travel plans. robert honda has this story. >> reporter: this flight to mexico took off this afternoon and travelers say there were plenty of seats. that's not what mexico or travel agents want to see with the traditional holiday pill grammage get underway when mexico sees a million immigrants and visitors through december. some people told us the violence along border towns, which claimed 28,000 lives since 2006 spread fear among travelers. >> even myself, i was kind of concerned because all the

violence that we heard over there, all the shootings and, you know, people dying. >> people fear going to mexico now lately because they feel a lot of racial tension. >> reporter: mexico cann officials say it's too early to tell how tourism is being affected by realize people driving into mexico has dropped 28% this year. police now escort drivers, especially where road bandits have been seen. >> one patrol escorting 20 10, 20, 50 car. of course, you have to take your proper measures and follow common sense. >> reporter: officials echo precautions many travelers already know. >> don't take a lot of jewelries, don't go too fancy. go, you know, the less things you take over there to attract the bad people, the better. >> reporter: visitor advice as well as travel information and recommended travel routes have been put together by the

mexican government and are being handed out and can be downloaded in english from the web. "ktvu channel 2 news." a new population of the united states ranges from 306 million to 313 million. the figures come from the census bureau of the the last complete census in the year 2000 put the population at 281 million. the government says it is not quite sure of the current number because of shifts in immigration. one headline is the growth of one group, young hispanics that represent between 22% of people under the age of 20. major production problems delaying the new $100 bill. the bureau of engraving and printing announced many of the bills have small, blank spaces on them. they will have to develop a system to check more than a billion of the new bills before

releasing any into circulation. there is no word on when that will be. it was one of the largest bank bailouts in u.s. history. tonight, we are learning how much the government will profit from citigroup. >> a dry one today. see some rain offshore. i'll pin point whether it will get here and which city will see the most.

the federal government is coming out in the plus side of its bailout of citigroup to

the tune of $12 billion. citigroup was one of the largest bank rescues. today the treasury department made its deal to sell its remaining holdings in citigroup and will turn a $12 billion profit. indicating the economic recovery is still struggling didn't help investor confidents. that led to a mixed day on wall street. the dow lost almost 20 points, the nasdaq inched up an inch and a half. the u.s. supreme court agreed to review the sex discrimination lawsuit against walmart. it includes about 1 and a half million plaintiffs. female employees alleged walmart passed them over for a promotion instead of men and paid them less than men. a consumer report survey rates at&t as the worst cell phone carrier. the magazine says at&t was the only carrier to see a decline

in overall satisfaction this year. iphone users were especially dissatisfied compared to the owners of smart phones using other networks. those iphone users also ranked their data service lower. u.s. cellar was the top-rated provider. google is now digital book selling business. they opened the e-book store with over 3 million titles available. it puts them in competition with amazon.com and apple. in news of the world tonight, in france, a court convicted continental airlines and one of its mechanics in connection with the deadly crash of a concord jet nine years ago. 113 people died and the crash was a beginning of the end of supersonic travel. the court concluded a piece of metal fell off the jet and punctured a tire which led to a

fire in the concord's fuel tank. in columbia, 20 people's bodies were found in a land slide. one survivor said the slide sounded like a bomb going off and it shook the neighborhood. heaviest rains in more than four years triggered the landslide yesterday and caused flooding and crop damage else where. in italy, a fisherman found the bodies of two missing american balloonists earlier today. the americans were last seen at the end of september as they were taking part in a race. they crashed into the adriatic sea. richard and carroll davis of denver. experts say anyone can be a victim. a new warning about something called phishing. and chief meteorologist bill

the fbi issued a new warning about a new type of scam that involves the sending of text messages or phone calls to your mobile device. janet reports. >> reporter: among mobile phone users, even in text savvy san francisco, it's a new word. >> no. >> no. >> reporter: that's still unfamiliar to many. >> i want to know what you think about smishing. >> i have no idea what that is. >> technology experts say smishing is a crime by sending text messages to your mobile phone. it's becoming more common as more people use mobile devices for shopping and online banking. >> there are more ways to get to your phone and data off your phone as phones become more

sophisticated. essentially you're carrying a small computer. >> reporter: a company that assists with security issues says that consumers should never reply to a smishing message. it could be from a premium number that charges a fee or could provide a web link to an unsecured website. >> you don't know if it's a hacked website. >> reporter: experts say they've seen smishing messages that encourage people to download applications or games with malicious software. >> no one would know any different, three times a day, apply a premium rate, cost $7 for every text. >> one of my sons signed up for something and suddenly we were being charged. >> yeah, weird numbers. >> i don't want my phone to get corrupted with a virus.

>> reporter: it's best to delete any smishing messages and the fbi says smishing is here to stay, so they hope this warning will help keep people alert. in san francisco, "ktvu channel 2 news." as for the origin of the word smishing, it's a combination of phishing and sms or texting. services get them out of school as fast as possible, those are among the recommendations offered by a panel searching for ways to help the ten campus systems survive in the current economic conditions. they recommend increasing the percentage of non-california undergraduates from 6% to 10%. those students pay substantially higher fees, also making it easier to graduate in three years and more online classes. the ban on alcoholic beverages that date back to the days of prohibition may come to

an end. a state senator introduced a bill that would clarify state code and allow bars and restaurants to add flavored cocktails using fruits, herbs, and spices. regulators interpreted it to mean house-infused drinks are illegal. the code was drafted to protect from bad bootleg alcohol. the autobonn is pleased with requiring a wind farm developer to replace turbines in an effort to reduce the number of birds killed eachier. 5400 turbines were installed in the early 1980s, it was one of the first wind farms in the u.s. in 2005 the society challenged the permitting of the project saying the farm was causing the deaths of 4700 birds each year. the new turbines are said to be less deadly to birds. the developer must replace the turbines by 2015 or shut down

the wind farm. rescue workers tale ktvu a sea lion found far from the ocean will have to be euthanized. on saturday, the 5 year old california sea lion was found on the campus of nison elementary school, a few hours south of the sea. they ran tests on the sea lion and discovered she has brain damage likely from eating a natural toxin. welcome back, we've got some clouds to talk about. keeping us farmer, live storm tracker 2 shows clouds off the pacific. here's our flare of clouds, this isn't producing rain, it's cloud cover keeping us on the mild side tonight. put it in motion, see some rain trying to fall out north of eureka, green areas represents shower activities earlier this evening. here's how it goes issue this

high pressure center sets up with a dry pattern tomorrow. sunday of wet, today was dry. tomorrow is dry with plenty of clouds and winds stay wet again. here's the system on tracking. wednesday and thursday showers, right now wednesday looks to be the main event, similar to what we saw saturday, not as much wind or rain, and some gusty winds roll in. so i got the computer t-ed up, i gave you the wide shot, close tomorrow we'll dial in. basically, here we are at 11:00 p.m. rain offshore, tomorrow night we'll be talking about showers up in eureka and up near shelter cove, then wednesday morning, that's your morning commute. a little wet, not a big deal, but a little wet. here comes wednesday around lunchtime. not a huge deal, a quarter inch, tenth of an inch, not much going on in san jose, bang, light showers in the

afternoon, so wednesday, you're driving around, you got morning and afternoon business, you're going to be slow on the bay area freeways. pretty sure deal. not a lot of rain, just enough. doesn't take much to slow you down. thursday morning, some resing yule moisture, lingering in the mountains, thursday afternoon, dies out. friday, everything blows into the north. weekend, things looking nice. wednesday looks like your wet day, looks like it's morning and afternoon, that will slow you down. forecast highs tomorrow, up in the low 60s. in san francisco, nice day tomorrow along the coast, low 60s there, mid-60s in morgan hill. tomorrow is a good day, dry day. next day is going to be wet. that's your wednesday. that's a morning and afternoon thing, then i loaded it up for thursday morning because it looks like there will be some stuff hanging around, that might slow you as well. wednesday is a drag.

>> not a big event, enough it will get wet on the roads. >> nice to get breaks here and there. >> breaks are good. >> thank you, bill. >> thanks, bill. a bay area high school student scored big at a science competition in washington, d.c. today. andrew lou won a scholarship in the national finalist in the simmons math and science competition. he spent 600 hours on his project which used data to analyze organ transplant. he is also a winner of the

happy san francisco elementary school students got an early christmas gift today, business executives attending a conference took time out to build bicycles for children who don't have one. the students couldn't wait to try out their two-wheeled presents. the bike deal was coordinated by headquartered in oakland. >> from oakland to detroit. let's talk sharks.

>> tough place, good result. nice statement by the sharks tonight who have struggled for consistency in the early going this season. san jose at detroit against the team with the best record in the conference. wings on a power play, sharks get a nice two-man game going, thornton with a short-handed goal making it 1-1. wings led 2- 1 after a period, but sharks scored two in an 8 second span, couture had a pair of goals tonight, they would lead the rest of the way. still in the second period, this time heatley takes the shot himself, result just as good, sharks win 5-2 and win the tightly-packed pacific division behind dallas. the season of giving has a different meaning for nfl coaches on the hot seat, denver's josh mcdaniels has been told his service is no longer needed. mcdaniels was fired today.

his tenure noticed for the spygate videotape scandal. big topic after the 49ers loss in green bay. a loss on sunday against seattle could eliminate san francisco from the playoffs for an 8th straight year. singletary, philosophical. >> i think one of the saddest things about our society is today is anybody can say anything and write anything and have no responsibility. for me, everything i say, i'm responsible for, but if it's true, it's true. but until i know it's true, my eyes are on seattle. >> tonight's monday night matchup between the jets and patriots was for first place in the afc east, was supposed to be a good one. somebody forgot to tell rex ryan and the jets. they were scorched, brady to wes welker, one of four

touchdown passes brady threw on the night. new england rolls 45-3 and is tied for best record in the league. one of the guys who put monday night football on the map died last night. for 9 seasons in the 60s, he was quarterback of the dallas cowboys. it was as a broadcaster on monday night football along with howard and frank. he passed. he was 7 #. stanford quarterback, one of four finalists invited to new york on saturday for the heisman trophy ceremony, cam newton of auburn and running back la michael james of oregon. second straight year stanford had somebody back in the final four. >> so nice to see andrew luck win. that would be great. joe, thanks very much. be sure to join the ktvu morning news beginning at 5:00

a.m. tomorrow. they'll have the latest on tonight's natural gas explosion in oakland. >> coverage continues online at www.ktvu.com. for all of us here at ktvu, thanks for watching the newscast, good night. >> good night.

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