highs just like we had only in the mid 50s and another thing you notice, we still have showers right there along the coast around highway 1 and highway 17. look out for rain on the westside of the summit. >> we will watch both. dimly lit in many spots. well lit in the upper deck getting into san francisco without any issues. overnight the chp issued a high wind advisory. keep in mind there will be gusts of wind and the golden gate bridgeville another factor. the sheen on the roadways with the small puddles. there is the crew moving the cones for the morning commute. we will take you back to the desk. >> today in the bay wants to thank you for your help in feeding the bay area's hungry and homeless. thousands pitched in to make sure even those hardest hit in these economic times can enjoy the holidays. brent and i were in the safeway

in morgan hill where a lot of people were willing to give back. they met in local food banks about 9,000 bags of groceries and 1400 turkeys. safeway is collecting food. you can drop by your local safeway and buy a bag. it will go to local families in need. >> as charitable organizations around the bay are prepared to feed and clothe the homeless, 1 o san francisco institution has launched curbside donations and it needs a special item. st. anthony's is collecting scarves to be handed out to people who arrive for a christmas meal. they collected more than 1,000, but thousands more are needed. st. anthonys has been helping to feed and clothe the needy. >> it's difficult for to you help the homeless. there is another way you can help. give blood. today through wednesday, blood centers and in vision aring up.

in vision will make a monetary donation to provide a homeless person with a bed for the night. they are loerked at 7333 hill view and welch road, both in palo alto. it's also located at 515 south drive in mountain view. a walnut creek father has not seen his children in 13 years and he is taking the search to the internet hoping to find them and send a message. >> i love you and miss you. i want to see you. >> michael smith last saw his children chelsea and zachary in december of 1997. he said his ex-wife abductioned them in a custody battle. she accused him of sexual, verbal and physical abuse, but he was cleared of all allegation. he claims as he was seeking full custody, his ex-wife left with

the kids. chelsea would be 19 and zachary 23. the video had 2100 hits. >> giving final approval to licensing all tobacco retailers. a distributor will stage a rally to protect smokers's rights. outside the mission pipe shop and the alameda happens before superviseors vote on a proposed licensing ordinance tomorrow. the licensing program was spurred by a two-year grant for smoking reduction. san jose leaders could approve a similar law december 14th. >> two taxpayers hope to attain a temporary restraining order to block the sale of 11 state-owned buildings. there will be a hearing at 11:00 this morning in superior court. last week the state public works board decided to retire the bonds on several buildings that paves the way for california to sell them quickly. it would raise an estimated $2.3

billion by selling all buildings. >> the sports complex that will be named is expected to be decided tonight. residents and leaders plan to rally before the 7:00 p.m. meeting at a city hall. they said planners are playing politics and need to approve the project. the sports complex replace a field behind a church. the planning has been in the works since 2006 to honor officer may killed in the line of duty. >> a new memorial to the worker killed in a plane crash in february. ingram was honored in the 19th annual fall rowing competition yesterday. ingram was a master rower at the aquatic center that sponsors that regatta every year. he and two coworkers died in february when the plane crashed into an east palo alto neighborhood. a boat that he used for rowing

was dedicated in his honor yesterday. >> he was a sharp guy with a witty, edgy sense of humor. if you didn't know andrew, perhaps his picture will jog your memory. the acid wash jeans in spandex. what a fashion statement. he the personality and good humor to wear them to all races. >> he would have been 31 years old. >> four more reasons to be bay area proud. stanford plays claim to three of the newest road scholars. 32 american men and women are chosen this as year's scholars. the scholarship in oxford in england. scholars include harris who studied political science for workers in the salinas valley and a physics student studying solar technology who is from the bay area. we should tell you that a

student from uc irvine is a scholar. that university's first scholar. >> with cold temperatures upon us, homeless shelters are getting biz e. even without the winder weather, shelters are busier than ever. chris sanchez is live in san jose with how many bay area people are now homeless. chris? >> good morning to you. this already this morning you have been talking about the need for food assistance and we know from the food banks the request for food assistance is up about 30% in san francisco. donations are down. a lot of the folk who is depend on assistance have noplace to live. we talked with one homeless advocate in san jose. they tell us that all of their 88 bes are spoken for and the need is exponentially greater. they service about 27,000 people in transitional and temporary housing and there plenty of

agencies in the same position. in this area, it's over 7,000 people out there per night. they have noplace to go. >> at first christian church, the shelter that was a last safety net for families had to close their doors because of a lack of funding. now all they can offer it is a warm meal on a cold day. the requests for the meals are up by about 20%. if you necessary a position to offer assistance and like to do something for the holidays, you can reach out to any bay area aid and assistance programs and they would be happy to take your help. >> thanks a lot. it's beginning to feel more like christmas. at the san francisco zoo, this morning marks the start of the annual reindeer romp. you can meet santa's reindeer in training today. holly, velvet and peppermint.

they arrive in san francisco as part of the program called operation santa claus and they will be in town until the first of january, but really cool reindeer to be checking out. >> come to downtown san jose with ice skates. the opening ceremony of hawaiian airlines downtown ice gets under way. raj mathai and jeff ranieri will help get things started. jeff will skate with kristi yamaguc yamaguchi. they are located at market and san fernando streets. a lot of fun there. >> you don't have to worry about the ice melting. >> the only hawaii in it is sponsored by hawaiian airlines. >> we want to check the commute. >> water on the road and that presents slick roadways. look at the times. 101 and 280 with the

interchange. 680 looking nicely. 64 towards sunnyvale. highway 87 rounding out the 64s, but the slow down starts an hour from now. 880 through oakland shows the heaviest traffic. we are looking past the coliseum, an easy flow against the wet roadways. we will look for antioch right around 5:30 for highway 4. we will have a look at that in a half hour. >> thanks a lot. >> check in with rob and see what's in store for the forecast. lightning and thunder. >> good stuff. reminds me of the homeland. >> everything is like the range with storms rolling off the rockies on saturday. right now it is a calm morning. chilly outside. 45 degrees in san jose as we take you to san francisco. a little breezy and 49 degrees in san francisco. 51 degrees in oakland and southwest wind at 12.

we have lingering showers and you may run into some of those around highway 1 off towards highway 17. a few showers for now and sunshine mixed with showers today. the next round of rain comes in tonight to tomorrow morning. after that, the very chilly air moves into the bay area. not only the afternoon temperatures cooling off, but the mornings will be icy in a few spots. highs in the 50s with sunny breaks and widely scattered showers. more raindrops for tomorrow. look at the bottom. those are the lows starting wednesday and thursday. we will see freeze warnings for the middle of the week for the next chance holding off until late in the upcoming weekend. back to you. >> thanks so much. >> 5:10 and the pope is changing his stance so slightly on the use of condoms. >> a california city in a panic after they learn their drinking water is contaminated. getting ready for the

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>> good monday morning. bundle up this morning. cold temperatures across the bay area will continue through the week. we will check in with rob for a full forecast. along the stagecoach of cal florida. a delta air force rocket carrying a spy satellite over cape canaveral as it launched after sunset. they are not releasing many details, but saying it is a classified mission. it was plagued with troubles until last night awe launch. >> travelers between southern california and las vegas were frustrated by closed restrooms and restaurants. people in bar stow have not been able to use tap waters after

high levels of a chemical was found that was found in rocket fuel. it impacted homes and hotels and public restrooms. people are being asked to run their tap several minutes before they turn on the drinking water. >> this morning officials at the vatican say pope benedict xvi's comments with condom use is nothing revolutionary. for some people like male prostitutes, using them could be a first step in assuming moral responsibility in the intention of reducing the risk of infection. the vatican's ban on contraception remains. pope benedict xvi chose to make an statement in an interview with a german journalist. a new study finds a link between hormone therapy and dementia. researchers found women who began therapy late in life at 65 or older had a 48% increased risk of dementia compared to women never on hormone therapy. taking the therapy early seems

to lessen the risk. when women took hormone therapy in mid-life only, they had a 26% decreased risk of dementia. >> people in unincorporated areas of alameda county have a place to drop off unused medications. there will be a new drop off box at the county sheriff's department eden township substation. it will not cause harm to the environment and no questions asked. nonhazardous medications like vitamin and supplements and creams and ointments will be accepted. it's at 15001 in san leandro. >> the latest harry potter movie made a ton of money over the weekend: the best potter yet. >> in domestic sales, 330 million when you add all of them nationwide. i-max did well on the top

opening for i-max. more potter left this summer, july 15th. mega mind came in second. perspective. recently we got data from the first five days of sales for the video game. call of duty. $650 million. making the game the best selling object of all time. when measured in the first five days of salinglies. 2.5 million people are playing online. lots of folks say the economy is not working, but harry potter paled in compare to the guys over at act vision. that's amazing when you write it out with the zeros. that's more than a half billion dollars in five days. and everybody has that game. >> everybody but brent is playing that game. >> christmas is coming. be good.

santa's watching. 5:17 right now. don't mess with the main elf. it happens earlier and earlier every year, stores launching christmas and tauning with decorations and big sales enough to draw you in. consumer advocates are beginning to complain it's the greedy rush to cash in on christmas and thanksgiving hasn't even started yet. some say it means thanksgiving gets overlooked. >> you should not be slave any longer to the retailers shopping schedule. i think you should own yore own thanksgiving. >> own your own thanksgiving. at nordstrom no sign of holiday cheer just yet. they wait until the day after thanksgiving to debut christmas decorations. >> good for them. gadgets are always a favorite gift in the holiday season, especially cameras. digital photography changed things a lot. when you go shopping for a

camera, here are things should you watch for. do not focus on pixel size. instead make zoom cape ability your top priority. >> you want something with optical zoom rather than digital zoom. look for that on the lens. that means it will get in close to the photo. >> another consideration is start up time. point and shoot loaded up with features are sometimes slow to fire up. >> you don't want to delay when trying to get that shot. with triplets they are. let's check in with mike for a look at the morning commute. how are we starting off. >> despite wet roadways, the wind farm and it is windmills might be generating more this morning. the roadway is generating about the normal amount of traffic. 15 minute drive in the westbound commute out of the pass in livermore. that's the first sign of the commute time starting to build and no major slowing here. walnut creek and highway 24, the

interchange is nice as well. a little further south and danville and highway 24 westbound, you are close to the limit there as well including the caldecott tunnel and the bay bridge. a live look shows you no major issues. a little puddling showing up. keep that in mind. no major problems here. that's the good news and we will have a live look out there as well as the east shore freeway as it approaches through the area. the cameras are way up on the maps. we have this shot of westbound 80 and the camera means there is a bit of wind. rob has a look at the forecast in a moment. >> just ahead, the fad that gives new meaning to smuggling up in a snuggie. what they are calling snuggie sutra. save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%!

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welcome back. this is around truckee and interstate 80. you need the snow chains this morning. snow continues to fly there. as you saw this weekend, it's unusual to get snow level this is low this early in the season. close to 3,000 feet. as skies clear, look for the

white capped peaks around the bay area. it's chilly outside. 40s and 50s right now and a few widely scattered showers, but today cool sunshine for the most part tomorrow morning. another chance of seeing rain dropping in. a bit breezy and weather headlines for you this morning with a chilly start. we will see a few showers. today's forecast will look a lot like yesterday. mostly sunny and showers rowing on through. tomorrow morning with more rain with the system dropping out of canada. that will bring a case of air conditioning our way. temperatures dropping off around the bay area. you are heading to the high country and snow this morning. the showers have started to back off and a few here along the coast. that will be the trend. most of the showers will be along the shoreline. the next batch of rain will drop in from the north as we head into tomorrow. mainly tonight into the first half of tuesday. another chance of rain and this

will probably do it for the rest of this short workweek. a rainy start followed up by clearing for tuesday afternoon. this will set the stage for very chilly temperatures. clear dry air right out of canada and up into the bay area for wednesday morning. if the winds back off enough wednesday, we could see 20s. thursday morning there is upper 20s and 30s around the valleys. another cool afternoon. sunshine and a few widely scattered showers. highs in the 50s just like we saw yesterday. late today increasing clouds and another chance of rain into tuesday. the real headline as the numbers right there, you will see on the bottom of the screen, patchy frost and icy conditions on wednesday morning and the next chance of rain will arrive midway through the weekend. >> the popular snuggy is offering a new spark in bedrooms. it's a trend called snuggie

sutra. there is a website and therapists say it's not a bad idea. >> it's interesting, it's fun and silly, but in a good way. >> snuggie sutra allows them to do something new that brings a spark. maybe it starts by laughing or a joke, but it can end up in something nice at the end. >> snuggie sutra is sold at bookstores and the website. >> maybe sure the spark is not static electricity. the bay area is home to the state's top cougar. we are not talking big cats. the california cougar convention was held in fresno. it brought together women of a certain age and younger men who loved them. they mix and mingle and the men voted to crown their newest queen cougar. you see her on the left. the winner was amy luna of berkeley for the second year in

a row. touchdown. >> they have the came on. the guys are watching the game. >> her prize is a free trip to jamaica. now back to the game. >> 5:26 and families in need, shelters look are for help in tough economic times. a new report shows the need is greater than ever. >> see how you can help the man accused of sexually assaulting a girl in her bedroom. a live look at the bay bridge. it looks like a break in traffic. wecommill have aac lk utate tre mossrng aymmute across the bay area. om. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today.

the need for food assistance is up by 30% and could be worse nationwide. >> are your hour by hour forecast and time saver traffic on today in the bi. good monday morning and thanks for joining us. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. let's get started with a look at the forecast. should we bundle up? >> keep the umbrella on stand by for a few times. may see a few showers and the main headline with the cool temperatures and mixed in with sunshine. highs in the mid 50s around the bay and few scattered showers possible for this morning along the coast. the real headline mid-week is 20s and 30s for lows.

it's possible around the bay area. we will show you why in a few minutes. >> 5:30 and police are searching for the person who opened fire on a group of people in an oakland neighborhood. it happened just after 8:30 on east 28th street. the victims drove themselves to the hospital, but one person died on the way. as of last report, two others were in critical condition. a manhunt for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a girl in a home invasion at berkeley. omar sosa drives through an unlocked window in north berkeley after 6:00. they say he raped a girl who was sleeping in her room. detectives believe that sosa has left the bay area and could be headed for mexico. he is said to have a heavy spanish accent and a prominent

nose. >> investigators have not said how old the girl is, but was take tone highland hospital where she was treat and released. police believe that sosa is driving a gray 1997 ford ranger pick up with a double cab and a white camper shell. if you have information, call crimestoppers at 1-800-222-tips. police say sosa may have injuries to his hands and fingers. >> this weekend nbc bay area and safeway partner up for a food drive to help families put a holiday meal on the table. chris sanchez is live with how much we collected and how much more bay area food banks need. >> i was at the willow glen safeway and you were at the morgan hill safeway and it was nice to connect with folk who is were feeling the pressure. just the desire to help folks who are less fortunate. we selected about 1400 turkeys at 9,000 bags of groceries for

the holiday. while we are certainly proud of that, it's a drop in the bucket in terms of the need. a 30% increase in the request for assistance. not surprising certaining the assistance that one in six americans is at risk of hunger. the new report shows that 50 million americans don't know where their next meal will come from. they call it being food insecure. 17 million of those are children. always more difficult when school is out because many children get free or reduced meals at school. though economists say the recession is over, i talked with the folks at the food bank and won't consider this over until the lines dwindle and they don't think it will be happening any time soon. "for assistance up 30% over last year at the san francisco food bank. here at the food bank that services santa clara and san

mateo counties. they are reporting an increase over two years and an 8% drop in donations. perhaps folks think the recession is over and they feel more positively, but the most vulnerable needing assistance. you have time to donate. many of the local aid facilities offer that option online. you can do it with a couple of clicks of a mouse. it is tax deductible. today in the bay. >> good to remember. >> thank you very much. >> bay area charities are seeing a drop in contribution this is holiday, but the need is becoming greater. charities say the demand for food before thanksgiving is usually a good indicator of what the rest of the season will look like. second harvest food bank is the largest food bank and they only collected $1.4 million and have been shooting for 11 million in fund-raising this year. charities say after the economy went bust, people are a little too scared for their own welfare to give the way they used to.

>> the work of one of the bay area's most well-known humanitarians continues. the mother wright foundation is holding their foundation on market street near 31st. they're giving chickens instead of turkeys because they are too expensive. mother wright died in may of 2009 and we have file video of her. she spent decades feeding the homeless and hungry. her daughter picked up her mother to continue her vision. >> the highway patrol will team up with students to package food donations for the food bank of ront ra costa and solana county. they are teaming up to prep the goods at 9:00 this morning at the high school in vallejo. >> thanksgiving three days away, the homeless are trying to figure out where they will sleep and eat. the faces of the homeless are changing.

many have college degrees and are out of work after being laid off. when unemployment benefits run out, there is nowhere to turn and they have to find a helping hand for a warm meal and a chance to sleep with a roof over their heads. one church was forced to close due to lack of money. >> the evolution in the area is over 7,000 people out there per night. they have noplace to go. >> the organizations like this keep us growing in body and spirit. it's a matter of maintaining a positive attitude and plugging along. >> typically as winter approaches, the armories open their doors and shelters and that hasn't happened yet. for those that live on the streets, that makes life worse. >> jack london square will look more like christmas after this morning. the christmas treer is moany is set for 7:00. it's a 55-foot 8,000 pound red fir and it is from mount shasta

this year. . >> good morning. 5:36. we will see if we can get take out for our house. we will take you out and see slowing. speeds about half of what they were 20 minutes ago. this is typical and lighter though as far as the stretch of slowing from about g street down past horizon lane. there is the early slowing and pitsburg and bay point are not showing problems. a smooth drive for 680 as well as interstate 80 westbound across the bridge through hercules and heading down through richmond. an easy drive with an 18-minute travel time to the berkeley curve. we showed you what looked like a traffic break. there wasn't a traffic break, but there was a break in traffic want. a smooth drive and overnight we had chp issue a high wind advisory for the bay bridge. that's not from the weather

system and they caught a gust or two. >> the mid-span in the bay bridge and breezy outside. use caution across the bridge as you can see, a chilly start. 45 degrees and isolated showers along the coast. 49 in san francisco and into oakland. and southwest wind at 9 miles per hour. if you are heading to the sierra, the snow is flying there and not so much happening. a few scattered showers heading towards santa cruz in the next half hour. a few showers dropping in along highway 101 around healdsberg. just like we had sunday. widely scattered mixed with cool sunshine and a canadian cold front that will drop down tonight into tuesday. that will bring chilly rain and really bottom out. morning temperatures towards the middle of the week. we should see highs in the mid 50s and sunshine mixed with a few widely scattered showers and

increasing clouds towards this evening. that will set us up for rain. low snow levels again. close to 2500 feet. the morning temperatures cold enough for patchy frost or ice wednesday and thursday morning as well. back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:39 and a list of america's most dangerous and safest cities is released and the bay area has two cities in the top five. >> the tsa backing off controversial screening processes. we will have the latest in a live report. >> a trial date is set for two hikers being held captive in iran. a live look across the bridge. you can tell there is a little bit of moisture there, but you will be checking your commute and the hour by hour forecast conditions with rob in a little bit. an

>> good monday morning. it will be cold across the bay area and scattered showers. keep the umbrella handy. we will find out when and where, coming up. >> a pat down at airport security is so invasive, secretary of state hillary clinton said she wouldn't do if she could get out of it. they said the procedures could be changed soon. live in washington, planned protests could mean big back ups at the airport this holiday season. something nobody wants to see. >> there is this idea of an opt out protest and people who go to the airport on wednesday. the busiest travel day of the year the day before thanksgiving opt out of the scanners and be

forced to undergo this new pat down. it would possibly cause a lot of people to miss their flights. the government is saying don't do it. it's not a good idea. clearly people are upset about the new aggressive pat down procedures. the new head of tsa said this is for your security. they are trying to balance privacy and security, but bottom line in order to make sure that people don't hide bombs in their underwear which is what we saw last christmas less than a year ago, they have to be a lot more aggressive about how they search people who refuse to go through the full body scanners that are at many airports around the country. at first he said the procedures would not be changing and hours later and again this morning on the "today" show, he said as situations evolve, s evolve and we get intelligence, we will take a look at that. we want to be sensitive to

privacy. it's going to the airport this week for the holidays. don't expect changes. go through the scanner or be subjected to the pat down. back to you. >> thank you very much. it seems to happen every time this year when prices at the pump go up. just as you think about leaving town to visit family and friends for thanksgiving. live from fremont to tell us if there is a price spike from last year. good morning. >> there is. it's up about 20 to 25 cents compared to last thanksgiving. well over the $3 mark here at this gas station in fremont. regular gallon of gas will run you around $3.20. last year under $3 and over the past month, an increase of about a nickel. we will give you the specific averages in the three major cities here in the bay area. what analysts are predicting as

far as weather they keep going up, flatten out or drop. we will va have that in a little bit. bob redell today in the bay. >> thanks so much, bob. 5:44. good morning. >> we will get your traffic and weather in a minute, but first -- new this morning, jury deliberations continue in the trial of the man accused of killing washington intern chandra levy. he faces four counts including kidnapping and homicide. levy was 24 when she disappear and her body was found a year later in washington, d.c.'s rock creek park. she made headlines in the bay area after an apparent affair with then california congressman gary kondit was revealed. closing arguments in the house majority leader tom delay. they say he used his committee to channel corporate donations into the legislative races, he

denies wrong-doing and the money swap was legal. the jury is expected to get the case later this week. sad news out of new zealand. 29 miners trapped underground since friday may not have survived. unstable conditions are preventing crews from trying to find them. there has been no contact and experts are preparing a military robot to get in the mine and take pictures. . >> it's 5:46 and a little bit of slowing. just a tad bit north of the 680 interchange. the speed sensor happens to be at the speed limit right at the interchange. keep this in mind. this shows the early slow down which we see at 87. that starts to show a slow down and this southbound 17 should start to clear.

the lower bayshore no problem as far as 280 goes. 101 with a nice speed as well. it's about 7:00 or 7:30 when the volume increases. you can beat the back up as you go along the peninsula and the dumbarton and san mateo bridge. a nice easy drive. either direction from the peninsula to hayward and vice-versa, in the commute direction for a nice easy drive. at hayward at the mountain, no major wind. >> the roadway looks dry. to the south along the coast, scattered showers offshore and a few more through helds berg and santa rosa. a few of these pop up showers in the afternoon as we see temperatures today only in the 50s. a next chance of rain will come in later and this is what we call a cold front from north to south. the rain is moving through your tuesday morning commute. after we get through the system, chilly temperatures ahead for the mornings.

by lunchtime low 50s and cool sunshine with a chance of an isolated shower. what will get your attention once they get past the rain are morning temperatures at the bottom of the screen. 30s and maybe upper 20s in spots. a little more rain due in saturday night into next sunday. >> thank you very much, rob. we now know when the hikers being held in iran will face their trial. the lawyer for shane bahher and josh fattal said they will face espionage charges on february sixth, but the judge refused to let him meet with the clients to prepare a defense. they were jailed after allegedly crossing into iran from iraq on a hike. shourd was freed on humanitarian grounds in september. the trial was originally set to begin earlier this month. a new study finds the bay area is home to one of the most dangerous cities in america as well as one of the safest. cq press tallied the crime rates

of every city with a population of over 500,000. oakland is the fifth most dangerous. st. louis is the most dangerous followed by camden, new jersey and detroit and flint, michigan. san jose is the fourth safest behind honolulu, el paso and new york city. cq combined six categories to come up with the rankings and they include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and car theft. >> crime may be down in san jose, but the rat population has skyrocketed. literally overnight. that's because 1500 domestic pet rats are being housed at andy's pet shop. the rats were rescued from the home in southern california where a man was hourtding them. according to the humane society the breeding began after he brought home a few rats a couple

of years ago. the rat problem was so bad the man was eventually forced to live out of a shed on his property. >> with this type of thing, if you give them food and opportunity to mate, they will explode their population to reach any capacity that the resources can provide very quickly. >> hundreds were too sick to be considered for adoption. those who need it are getting medical attention and that should be available for adoption in less than a month. the man's story will be featured in an episode of the reality show hoarders. >> wow. laura will say how can i get one of those. >> i'm not good with the rats. >> developing news, the king of one of the middle east allies is in the hospital and scott has details. >> good morning.

saudi arabia's power structure affects everything from gas prices to the military bases in the mideast. that's why everybody is looking carefully at what sounds routine. king abdullah seen here with president obama, a blood clot and a slipped disk. all those who criticize the health care system, the king will fly here for treatment. he handed over power to his younger brother, the prince. the prince is 85 years old. video of irish officials arriving in brussels. if they had hats, they would be in their hands. the former power house is asking for a bailout from the european union. back on the island, political unrest. if leaders there cannot get cooperation from ireland's green party, they may not be able to push through the draconian cuts they need to make the recovery and get their loan. the country to watch in all of this is germany.

it continues to be an economic power house. they will have to raise the corporate taxes, that's one of the conditions. germany could stand to benefit as some head in that direction. >> thank you, scott. stick to your own state is the message from barbara bush to sarah palin. mrs. bush said she seems very happy in alaska and hopes she will stay there. the comments were made in an interview with larry king set to air tonight. george h.w. bush, former president was also involved in the interview. he said while the tea party movement has ideas that make a lot of sense, he is not sure how it fits into the larger political landscape. >> not all high end suburbs are created equal a bay area city tops the list of most expensive suburbs in america. the mostens pence civ in saratoga.

$1,405,000 is the median price. new york is second and $1.2 million and rounding out the top three, winnetka in illinois. that home will koflt you about $1 million. >> the raiders have to wait to see if the nfl will suspend the defensive lineman. they ejected him. watch this. he turns and smacks the quarterback in the face after a touchdown in the 2nd quarter. it looks like roethlisberger had said something to him before the incident. expect a fine for him, but the suspension is what we are wait fog to find out. he apologized to teammates and said i never want to do anything to hurt the team. you want to protect yourself, but there is no excuse. i'm not sure why he ran up on me. i turned around and it was a natural reaction. his ejection was one of many

problems the leaders face and they couldn't get anything going. the steelers are scoring. they are replacing jason campbell in the second for the raiders, but did not seem to help anything. still trouble for the raiders getting anything going. the steelers went on to win it 35-3. the head coach said campbell is still going to be the starter next sunday against the dolphins. he made a switch. the 49ers's playoff hopes are still alive. they are two games behind the seahawks and one at candlestick and short one here made it 14-0, bucks. tampa would win 21-0. it's the first time they have been shutout since 1977 and the first time the bucks have won since 1980. >> one bright spot for the lakers. jeremy lind got game time. the grad had the best game of

his career scoring 13 points and 18 minutes in the game. now a couple of steals. it wasn't enough. the lakers won it. >> stanford is trying to make the top of the bcs rankings. they kept the number six rachging with no change after they beat cal and the big game, 48-14. stanford has one more game until they find out which bowl game they will be invited to. meantime cal wraps up the season home against washington. >> 5:55 and eating the right foods and exercising are successful ways to lose weight, but what if you can lose weight by challenging yourself online. there is a website called stick.com. stikk. you put money on the line to reach your goals. if you fail, your money goes to someone you don't necessarily like. a nutritionist said there

emotional aspects that are better dealt with on one. >> so much happen when is people over eat. there is a stress component and emotional. i don't think that can also be addressed online. >> there many types of websites on line. if you go that route, be sure to choose that is right for you. >> while travelers across the country are angry, "saturday night live" is making fun of the process. >> feeling lonely this holiday season? looking for human interaction? >> why not go through security at an airport? >> tsa agents are ahead and standing by to give you a little something extra to feel thankful about this holiday season. >> a very funny skit, but the tag line is tsa, it's our business to touch yours. >> they had fun with that one.

>> the newest member of japan's police force weighs in at just under 7 pounds. he was just hired as a police dog. he had to pass a screening test to make the cut. she sniffed out a hiding police officer in less than five minutes. police will use mo mo to hep help in rescue in confined spaces. mo mo means peach in japanese. i don't know if they have to carry mo mo around in a little bag. >> he was wearing an excessive amount of old spice so it was easy. underwear that will block the tsa scanners. we will show you that coming up. >> speaking of the tsa, will they change the way they pat down people at the airports?

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