>> you will run into thick fog and wait 10 minutes and it will be clear. chilly temperatures and 30s and 40s towards lunchtime having a tough time getting out of the 50s. patches of fog in eastern contra costa county. a sea breeze picks up and the clouds fill in to the north. raindroping down and the think it will slow things down in the north and east valleys. >> as you drive along, you come up with thick fog. be very aware this morning. right now be aware of this also. southbound 680 and the accident is reported at bollinger canyon road. no injuries reported and off to the shoulder, but shortly after we had another accident reported.

a short distance away and so close i think it's the same. i will follow that to let you know if san ramon has an issue for the southbound direction. out of livermore, traffic is nice with 580 approaching the interchange and a light volume and we'll look for 6:00 for the start. >> thanks a lot. a lawyer for one of the people accused of kidnapping and raping jaycee dugard is fighting to keep documents sealed. phillip garrido's defender filed papers arguing that the convicted rapists would not get a fair trial if the documents are released. garrido and his wife nancy are indicted on 18 counts from rape to false imprisonment. the garridos abducted dugard in 19 none and held her captive until this past year. >> protesters are expected to make a push against increasing student fees at uc colleges. police would be armed with pepper spray and canned cuffs.

monty francis will thereby as the board makes its final decision. good morning. >> reporter: the uc regents are scheduled to meet here at 8:30 and expected to vote on the increase. the more student protests are expected. yesterday hundreds of students gathered to protest the $822 per year. 13 people were arrested and most were uc students. tuition has gone up times and this helps deal with the big budget shortfall. it comes on the feels of a tuition increase last year. it would raise to more than $1100. officials say police fired pepper spray on the students yesterday when they tried to breakthrough a barricade. one ripped a baton out of his hand and the officer drew a gun. >> here went down and he was hit over the head. he got up and drew his weapon.

he held it in a defensive posture towards the ground. >> the university said four officers suffered minor injury and it is student accused of sauling that police officer faces felony assault charges. if passed, it would take effect in the next academic year and this will be the final day of the three-day meeting and a decision is expected sometime today. live in san francisco, today in the bay. the great american smoke out today. smokers asked to snuff out cigarettes for one day in the hopes it may help them stop permanently. 443,000 people die from smoking and secondhand smoking a year. they are offering lung screenings to help people quit

frchlt 10:00 this morning to 3:00 this afternoon, people 12 years old and older can get tested at regional medical centers at 2500 alhambra avenue in martinez. the respiratory care department and students from independent university will do the screenings. >> they will also be on hand in union square testing holiday toys for lead. members of the get the lead out coalition will test for lead using portable x-ray machines. they will be showing off the toy safety ap and handing out pamphlets on safe shopping tips. >> south bay is gearing up for an all day meeting to get the ball rolling on the budget. after facing a guj et gap last year, san jose faces a shortfall of $70 million next year. the mayor said the city will face a $22 million increase in retirement benefit costs.

>> we will have to make cuts to avoid layoffs. it's kind of a repeat only not quite as bad. still quite bad. >> today's meet suggest at 9:00 this morning at city hall and expected to last all day wrapping up at about 5:00 tonight. >> the ride to school is about to get safer. they are partnering with the state to give 5,000 bike helmets to students at no cost. the safety program will cover elementary and middle school kids in the franklin mckinley district. they plan to go through the street smart program. >> a bay area university will look for a new president and the public will have a say. they will form a search committee and hold the meeting this afternoon. this will be the only meeting open to the public. it begins at 1:00 at the martin

luther king,jr. library. they hope to have finalists selected by early next year. >> we have a reason to be bay area proud. in petaluma, an elementary will be a 2010 blue ribbon school. the blue ribbon designates a school where students achieve at very high levels or made significant progress to close gaps in achievement, especially with disadvantage and minority schools. >> the plan for a target store in san francisco scores a bull's-eye. a box store has been approved on the first and second floors and according to the examiner, the sign is going to be replaced with the target signature bull's-eye logo. the 100,000 square foot store is expected to create about 250 local jobs and bring in nearly $2 million in sales tax revenue every year.

let's get you an update on the san ramon accident. indeed confirmed to be the same incident reported twice. an influence has been call and two cars and a motorcycle. the motorcycle actually stopped to help folks out and i think it may have been the who called the incident. two cars involved in a minor injury accident. a speed through san ramon close to the limit. rob has been talking about fog and that might affect some of the folk. antioch getting a break. back to you. we will check in with rob with a look at the forecast. good morning. >> i just checked san jose airport with visibility down to about a mile and a half. some of that in the santa clara valley where it's chilly. 44 degrees in san jose. 39 in concord and 50 in oakland.

that's the warm spot. you can see winds turning onshore with the sea breeze that keep the temperatures down. no rain with the exception of lake county northward may see a few showers and partly cloudy for the bay area, but the rain comes back tomorrow. today cool day around the bay and highs mostly upper 50s to low 60s and locally dense fog towards the delta. for the afternoon tomorrow, we will see a cooler day and look at the temperatures. mid 50s and not nonstop rain, but off and on rain. breezy and showers and highs only in the 50s. all the way to the first half of next week. laura? >> rain or shine, just a reminder today in the bay would like to you help us end hunger. you can maybe catch one of the favorite nbc bay area personalities. we will head out to the safeway on saturday morning around 11:00. the rest of today in the bay

team will be scattered all over the bay area. buy a turkey or a ham and help make thanksgiving brighter for a bay area family. you will feel great yourself. >> another major retailer decides free shipping is the way to go. >> getting ready for retirement. what you need to know and how to be prepared. >> speculation after my space and facebook announce a joint news conference. and a live look outside. change in the forecast. we will keep checking in with rob.

>> welcome back. time now is 5:12 and a live looking shot across the bay bridge. look at the temperatures. yesterday we saw 70s and we are into the 60s. we will check the forecast in a bit. >> a retailer on the shipping bandwagon. they will offer free shipping on some items through december

21st. the store will ship all cds, blu-rays, video games and accessories. you will have to pay to have i pads, laptops and major appliances shipped. the move follows an announcement by wal-mart earlier this month. the bay area will get a taste of the all electric focus. ford said it will roll out the cars late next year in select markets. san francisco is one of the markets along with san diego and los angeles among others. they chose the cities because of the sales of hybrid vehicles. the focus is supposed to get up to 100 miles per charge. >> from ford to one of the biggest competitors, everybody is watching the american icon today. >> a chance to get in on general motors. your grandfather did it and you can get it. a revised gm will offer stock for the first time. the initial public offering or ipo today. this is expected to be the

second largest in american history. the government is currently the largest shareholder of gm. that will change with the sale of the stock to the public. we don't think they will get all their money back, but it will be a significant repayment. my space and facebook probably going to announce that my space users can log into my space -- i will start over. my space users can log into my spaceuing facebook. you see the ceo and he told us as much on press here. we will let the bloggers be surprised. it seems weird. the two of them. it's like the giants and the dodgers playing catch. my space realized it can't be facebook. it doesn't want to be a social

network. it wants to be more of a hub of a favorite video. using that facebook connect to log in. >> what's the advantage for facebook? >> facebook has been encouraging people to log in as a facebook user in "new york times." they get to continue to have their tentacles. >> and provide the links should you be interested. >> material be the way to log into facebook. >> or nbcbayarea.com. >> some do it that way too. >> figuring out how much money you will need to retire is simple to do, but getting there may be more difficult. as today in the bay tells us, if you have not sarted saving yet or are behind, it's easy to see what you will need to get back on track. the sunset years and a time to enjoy what it is you want without worried about clocking

in or out. >> you top the do things when i'm at home full time rather than a work. >> i'm 20 and my parents have instilled in me to get ready for the future. i'm getting ready for retirement to retire young. >> i don't think there will be social security by the time i get to retirement age. >> to save something you have to knuckle down and be disciplined. >> the manager said you need to ask yourself -- >> here's how old i am and where is that going to get me? >> free online tools make it easier to answer the questions. it's so easy, anyone can do it. mary is 35 and plans to resire at 65. her investment sil, moderate risk. she has 10,000 already saved up and from now on she plans to save at least 15% a year. will she receive social security

benefits? we keep our fingers crossed. those are supposed to kick in at 67. say she has 0 n investment income. mary is only 35 years old. she doesn't know how much she is going to need for every year and we will estimate. $50,000. time to find out if mary is on target for retirement. not so much. mary is about $651,000 short. the calculator gives her three options. delay retirement until 72 or cut spending to about $35,000 a year in retirement. run the numbers for yourself and if you are in the red -- >> it's unpopular to say, but you have to save more and spend less now. >> there is a new reality. >> the thought is i'm going to retire and i'm done and i will go cruising and golfing and now i think it's a lot more of the going back to the community.

>> consider working part-time at your former job or working at the library or school. focus on the future. while retirement is not what it used to be, it doesn't have to be a mystery either. today in the bay. >> for links to a retirement savings calculator and videos from real people who solved their dilemmas, you can go through nbcbayarea.com and search retirement and get there. >> real people. >> we didn't put any robots. real people. >> let's go to mike for the morning commute. >> we will look at animated roadways where we talk about the accident. ambulances being call and two accidents that are close. that's why they are in the same incidents. an ambulance call to the scene and a bumper reported as well. you might find a slow break heading south towards the scene, but traffic moving smoothly. higher than the limit because of the light volume.

to the dublin interchange and westbound through livermore. a break and slowing coming in. the slow down doesn't start for 45 minutes or so. close to the limit towards that dublin interchange. it hasn't hit yet as you get closer to 680. a live shot shows a sparsely populated toll plaza. the flag is whipping around and wins are breezing around. we will let you know how that affects your forecast in a moment. >> and getting ready for christmas. we are going to look at one tech guru and what w he said and the must have gadgets of the holiday season. hey, you got groceries! yeah! i thought we'd eat at home. save some money. $200 bucks? that's not saving! [jacks voice] at my place i'm bringing back the bonus jack. two patties, melting cheese and my secret sauce plus fries and a drink for only $3.99. i get it. you can eat a lot cheaper at your place than you can at home. but do have this?

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>> a live look at san jose and patchy fog earlier, but breezy conditions around the bay and probably limiting some of that fog from forming. look at what's happening just into the newsroom to the north. western washington at snoqualmie pass. it's like the i-80 of western washington. trucks sliding down the grade and a number of accidents from snow levels dropping close to 2,000 feet. that say preview heading into the weekend. not just for the sierra.

a good chance with elevations above 3,000 feet. you can see a little bit of that. all the action mainly from the california-oregon border, but the trailing edge of this system will across into lake county. northern sonoma county may see a stray shower or two. not much wind for now in san jose. patchy fog this morning. 44 degrees to san francisco. 47. southwest wind at 7 miles per hour. a few patches of fog and over to oakland, northwest winds at 12. we have breezy conditions around the san mateo bridge. berkeley and oakland and winds from about 10 to 15 miles per hour. fetchy fog and breezy in spots where we are not seeing the wind, we can drop into the upper 30s. the combination of an onshore breeze and clouds and highs mostly in the 50s to low 60s. highs mainly upper 50s to 60s. the radar looks dry. as you saw, the pacific

northwest getting slammed and the weather pattern, you see the low. that's going to be dropping towards the bay area by the weekend. today will be dry and cooler and breezy. the first chance of rain the evening commute is a different story. we head to the weekend and the cold low just to the north. we seal breezy conditions and off and on rain at times mixed with sunshine. if you get sunshine to warm up the ground levels and higher up in the atmosphere. cold dry air can be a recipe for thundershowers and small hail. snow levels bombing out close to 2500 feet this weekend. it will be cold and obviously a tough drive heading to the high country. friday is a good travel day. by saturday and sunday, lowering snow levels and more miles of driving by sunday as the snow levels drop as low as 2,000 feet. around the bay area, temperatures in the low 60s for most of our inland spots and

only 50s around san francisco and the coast. it will be cool and breezy and nothing like the 70s and 80s and the trend obviously after today is going to run cooler. areas to the north may see an isolated shower. a first chance of rain is late tomorrow. saturday and sunday and sunshine mixed with rain. highs only in the 50s and low snow levels probably lingering into monday. we stay quite cool. frost and freeze advisories and the cold weather will stick around for a while. >> thank a lot. silicon valley is the hub of all things new and electronic. cnet has the top five holiday gifts out this year and they include the kinnect, the add on to the 360 game console. amazon's wi-fi version of kindle and apple's i pad.

the $1,000 mac book air laptop and the $99 set top box, a that brings elements of the internet to your tv. pafr for plugs in over wi-fi with no monthly fee and you add the video. >> if you plan to give any of these gifts, you better hurry. they won't be on store shelves for long. the kinnect unit sold more than 10 million on the first day it was on the market. >> for will be easier to make sure the hot new toy under the tree is not just fun, but safe. it's set to release the toy-related death injury and recall statistics. the cpsc will give tips for buying safe holiday toys as the season approaches. >> coming up on 5:27 and the a's are trying to to be the next big world series winner.

>> a bay area couple thought they were safe, leaving their dog with a vet. it turns out they were wrong. we will look at the serious disappearance of bear. >> parents speak out about a lesson plan to promote tolerance. how the district is reacting and what they have to say. >> taking a live look outside. folks making their way across the span. will cheche bridges and the morning commute. mike has a look at all of it. b

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>> are good morning. i'm christie smith. a concord father has been missing for more than a week. his family is worried sick. there may be clues to where he could have went. that story straight ahead. >> those stories and we will help you save time on the commute and get you ready for a cool down. this thursday, november 18th, today in the bay. >> good morning and thanks for joining us. time now is 5:30. >> aim laura garr laura garcia. >> you have patchy dense fog and it is breezy. mike has been pinpoints that this morning. hour by hour, if the temperatures dress in layers and drop them for the afternoon. keep them on today. highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. breezy at times with rain on the

approach. you can see it there on the coastline. we will let you know when it arrives in a few minutes. >> a state-wide alert for missing bay area father. he left his home in concord on wednesday and hasn't been heart from since. christie smith is live in concord. we understand the missing man's father said his son was in a fight with his wife, but it's out of character for him to be gone so long. >> his father is worried sick and said this is totally out of character, even if he was upset and wanted to blow off steam. they say he just wouldn't be gone this long and not contact anyone. it's been eight days now and apparently there has been no activity on his credit cards or bank account. brian herb is 33 years old. concord police say he did take money, clothes and camping equipment when he left. there is a missing persons

investigation going on now and herb has been entered into the state missing persons system. foul play is not suspected. it is believed he left voluntarily. based on the camping equipment and clothes, investigators think he could be at a state campground or remote area or maybe even big sur. rank rangers have been notified. he is an avid outdoorsman and worked tuesday night at his dad's restaurant in pleasant hill. he was last seen in his car that has been listed in the missing persons system, a dark blue ford f350 with a california license plate 73 p 4909. it was a long bed truck with tinted windows. live in concord, christie smith today in the bay. >> thanks a lot. despite protests from students, the vote for the tuition

increases will go on for the uc board of regents. they plan to vote on an 8% fee increase that follows a 32% increase earlier this year. things got unruly when four officers were injury and 13 people were arrested as protesters tried to storm the meading in san francisco. the uc board said they need to offset cuts and scheduled to vote on a plan to expand the uc financial aid program. dozens of activists will stage a sleep out at the campus to raise awareness. they will bring sleeping bags and blankets and sleep out for 15 minutes starting at noon. they are holding a canned food and clothing drive next week. >> did someone steal a malty poo

puppy? a cleaning lady at the veterinary hospital said she saw bear, the dog in his cage monday night and that was the last time anyone saw the dog. by the time the employees arrived, bear was gone. the owners believe someone stole their puppy. the vet told them the dog got out even though all the doors were locked. >> it is possible if they let the person who stole the dog if that is an inside job if they are working when they see a dog they like, what's to stop them? >> it will continue to search for bear. if you know anything, call dublin police. >> richmond voters are saying no to slots, but how about pot? they shot down plans to build an indian casino and they're collecting on what to do. during a community meeting, people made it clear that any new development has to deliver jobs. a study from a consulting firm

said building a marijuana farm, kitchen and lab would bring in about $1 million surplus for the general funds, but the new and potentially risky idea may not work in richmond. >> it's against federal law. nothing could stop the feds from coming down next year and shutting out of business. >> the richmond city council will take up the issue at a meeting in december. >> angry parents in one school district not waking up any happier this morning. the vallejo school district said parents do not have the right to opt out of a lesson plan designed to promote tolerance. about 100 parents packed the school district to protest. most of them don't think it's appropriate for them to learn about same-sex relationships through documentaries that will be shown to students. parents say they have the right to control what their kids learn. >> this is sex education. you have to be involved in sex to be a lesbian or to be a gay

man. what you do in your home, that's your home. as far as me and mine, my children are not ready for this. >> the videos are required as part of a legal settlement between the school district and the aclu. the case stems from complaints by a lesbian student who said she was bullied by teachers and school staff. >> the cost of commuting could be going up. the board is set fare prices for the new station. round trip fares to downtown san francisco are expected to cost about $10.80. a two-way trip to the san francisco airport is going to be about $20.80. the new station is set to open in 2011. the golden gate bridge district is expected to get approval on a plan to deal with a five-year, $89 million budget shortfall. they want to reduce the discount to 30% for both crossings.

commuters will end up paying more. the district might also scale back ferry crossings. a final vote on all that was is expected tomorrow and if approved, the changes would go into effect on january 1st. >> the a's are making moves possibly trying to bring out a battle of the bay world series. after dropping eric chavez, the team has money to spend. i would say. they reportedly offered free agent third baseman adrian beltre $64 million. he hit 28 home runs and 102 rbis. >> today in the bay would like you to help us end hunger. go to your local safeway and the news personalities will be at various locations across the bay area. laura and i will be at a safeway at morgan hill.

laura is saying no. >> he will number san jose. willow glen. >> willow glen in san jose. >> just in. >> that breaking news. you can buy a turkey and a ham and whatever you can give. anything will help. you make a thanksgiving donation and help make the holidays brighter for bay area families in need. >> don't let the rain deter you. >> it will be nice. >> we will check in with mike. >> i can't beat out that particular day. you can donate now. >> you need take care that was cold. >> honey, honey. >> you have to clear this as well. southbound 880 at highway 92, reports a disabled big rig connecting you to westbound 92. we are watching that carefully. chp is arriving on scene and more details as they send them into us, but the speeds held up over 5 to seven minutes. that's good news. a note about the san mateo

bridge with the camera shaking a bit. there winds that are hitting perpendicular to your travel. that might be affecting you with the higher profile vehicles. a bigger truck or a van. the bay bridge will also have the similar winds. we don't see any major issues because of the traffic, but we will watch as things slow. we can barely make out the hills and we might have fog. >> you saw the flag blowing around. areas are not seeing the wind and are finding patchy fog and chilly temperatures. 39 in concord and not much wind there. 50 in oakland and you can see the winds mike is talking about across the central bay towards fairfield. we are not expecting rain today. the scan is dry and clouds off to the north. in terms of the timing for the rain, later tomorrow we will see that spilling across the bay area and with the holiday plans again as we go towards the weekend with the local safeway in action for the morning, it

looks like things will be dry. for the afternoon scattered showers and cooler temperatures coming in in addition to the showers women are talking highs in the 50s this weekend and today is going to feel cool as well. 50s to low 60s. locally dense fog towards the east bay valleys and breezy and partly cloudy and much cooler today. the trend will continue through the weekend. highs in the 50s getting started for the weekend and they stay there into the middle of next week. back to you. >> 5:40. is marriage close to becoming obsolete? we will look at a study that shows what people think. >> most of the country may be suffering. one group is not. we will explain why politicians seem to be profiting in tough times. >> a look at the royal wedding. what fortune tellers are saying about their future include wlg they will end up with kids. 3q

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experian. the average debt payment per month in this country is $903 a month. where you are in the bay area, it's much higher. for san francisco, $1098 a month people are paying for debt only. minimum payments. that's 22% over the national average. that includes credit cars, car loans and even your mortgage. it's weighted because some people rent, but the bottom line is the numbers are starting to come down. consumers are shedding the debt. in the month of october, there were more late payments than the entire lest of the year. b of a saw fewer late payments. that's good. people are starting to make more late payments as they spend more and it could be the beginning of

a personal economic recovery for a lot of people. the funds of wiki league and wanted in sweden for questioning in a rape and sexual molestation case. a prosecutor said they have not been able to bring him in for interrogation. they denied the allegation that stem from encounters with two women during a visit in august. the nobel peace price committee said they may not handout the award this is year because the family of the winner are unlikely to attend the december 10th ceremony. the award can only be collected by the close family members. he is in prison and his wife is under house arrest.

>> the time now is 5:45 and thanks for joining us. >> first this morning, uc students and workers are gearing up for another day of protests as the board of regents prepares to approve a new round of fee hikes. monty francis is live in san francisco this morning with a look at today's crucial decision. good morning. >> good morning, laura. the regents are scheduled to meet here at 8:30 and could approve that increase. that plan has many students furious. that anger was on display yesterday as hundreds of students protested here at mission bay where the regents are meeting. 13 were arrested. officials say police fired pepper spray when they tried to breakthrough a barricade. student ripped an officer's baton out of his hand and the officer drew his gun. four officers suffered minor

injuries and the student accused of assaulting the police officer faces felony assault charges. the tuition has gone up four times in six years and this proposal helps deal with the budget shortfall, but it comes on the heels of a 32% increase last year. they would raise tuition for under graduates to more than $11,000. >> i feel like this affects everyone. the people who are lower income and minorities are first to leave the uc system. they are creating a hiearchy in students like how it has been. >> it's making it difficult for myself and other people to enroll and graduate on time. >> if passed, the increase takes effect in the next academic year and this will be the final day. a decision is expected sometime today. live in san francisco, today in the bay. >> thank you very much.

we still have the accident. one of the vehicles involved in an earlier accident, the speeds through the area are still close to the speed limit. a visual distraction for most folks if you are staying out of the slow lane. at the dublin interchange, about a 15-minute drive e. 580 looking good in the westbound direction. right here southbound 880 at 92, a disabled big rig and it was on the ramp. got that confirmation that it cleared as well. slowing, but that might be left over from earlier distractions as well as traffic building up and heading to the san mateo bridge. gusts of wind shaking the camera from time to time. >> one of the spots in san jose where we had patchy fog.

47 degrees and napa seeing fog there. we are fully saturated. 47 degrees and patches of fog. oakland and moving into fairfield. the sea brees will keep the temperatures cooling and rain today mainly lake county and tomorrow into the weekend is when the chances will be on the increase. expect a cool day and you can keep the jacket on. highs in the 50s to low 60s. cooling temperatures and a chance of rain and expect rain off and on and windy at times through the upcoming weekend. >> thanks a lot. a little history is made in american politics. ark e alaska appears to have two senators. the villain the apparent winner of the senate seat. she lost the republican primary so that meant she had to run as a write in.

it is highly unusual for a write in candidate to win, but she did. she beat the challenger to keep her senate seat. >> this was in sarah palin's back yard. they asked the tea party express to get involved. >> and they did. the final vote not quite fully in. murcowski is ahead by 10,000 votes. it is unclear if her challenger will ask for a recount. the last write in to win a senate seat was strom thurman in 1954. >> no walking out of this meeting today. charles rangle will see his fate on 11 violations of house ethics rules. experts say it's likely they will vote to censure him rather than expel him. despite the changes, the

80-year-old was reelected to another term in office. >> a new report shows members of congress are getting richer despite the economic downturn. the center for responsive politics said the overall personal health of house representatives increased by more than 16% between 2008 and 2009. that may be because significant numbers of congress own shares in health care and financial service sectors. of course those got boosts from major reforms. the wealthiest member is california's darrell isa. much of that is his own money. he used to be the ceo of directed electronics. it's not that extremebut the

state of california reduced the number of bonds it's selling due to a lousy bond market. is this the end of the world? no. is it the door opening? maybe. history on wau street as general motors sells stock for the first time sinces the bankruptcy and bailout. the initial price is up to more shares created to meet demand. that's like printing money for gm. the federal government owns 65% and will reduce the investment and make money in the process. it's not enough to get all of the money back, but it's an awfully good pay out for the feds. the gm worker who is kept working and kept contributing to the tax base so generally

speaking a win. >> also 32 years ago today, 900 adults and 305 children lost their lives in jonestown, guiana. families and friends will gather at evergreen cemetery to pay respects. james warren jones established his headquarters in san francisco in 1965. most died in a mass murder suicide. >> the senate will vote on a ban on gays in the military. senate majority leader harry reid will call for a vote after thanksgiving on a bill to allow gays to serve openly. that move would make good on his preelection promise to resurrect the bill in the lame duck session. it's not clear if there is enough votes to get it passed. several republicans say they a pose repealing the 1993 don't

ask don't tell law. >> the american family is not what it used to be. a new report accepts more people are accepting the view that marriage is not necessary to have a family. one in three american children under 18 is living with a parent or parents who are not married or no longer married. that's a five-fold increase from 1960. about 39% of americans surveyed say marriage is beinging obsolete. the u.s. census data showed marriages hit an all time low of 52%. >> fears of an explosion like the one in san bruno could prompt an elementary school to be shut down. parents will meet today and tomorrow to talk about that. the school is 100 feet from a natural gas line like the that blew up in san bruno in september. the principal said staff members smelled gas in the past. after the two-day meeting, the district will decide if that school should move.

>> they have looked at everything from possibly having to -- if they wanted to evacuate immediately, they would have to break the campus up or decide to do something in between, getting another neighboring site. >> pg&e spoke at the meeting last night and say they have inspected the gas line. the transmission facilities are safe. >> getting back to the airlines are a lot of persons's dreams, but they took the plane hostage. >> more than 100 persons were so angry about being delayed they refused to get off the plane. the flight was supposed to land at an airport, but left three hours late. by the time it got there, the airport was closed. the plane then diverted to belgium and that's where performs were supposed to take a bus. they refused. they stayed on the plane and said they wanted to be flown to

their destination. the pilots locked the plane and the restroom and the toilets and left. the passengers were coaxed to get off several hours later. >> fortune tellers weighing in on prince william and kate middleton. the astrologier's society said they will get along well because they are compatible, but they will have a hard time having kids. others are not as positive. a well-known fortune teller said they will end their marriage like charles and diana. the trouble will start when william reaches the age of 39 and the marriage is only going to last if kate turns a blind eye to infidelity. >> everyone has something to say. >> kate is moving quickly forward with wedding plans. >> british press association said she was spotted at the westminster abby last night and that led to speculation that the

abby is the front-runner for the royal wedding. they are no stranger to royalty. queen elizabeth and the queen mother were married there. that's where the funeral for william's mother, princess diana took place. >> a woman is suing after she is convicted of assaulting an off duty police officer. we will show you the video. >> the immigration fray. what he is signing up for coming up. >> the university of california regents will vote on tuition increases today. a live report is coming up. [ male announcer ] how do you say...

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