a homework assignment for five school districts. fix your budget or face state takeovers. i will have that story coming up. >> a mom's quest to prove her son's innocence. it could reveal more about crucial evidence in the case. you shouldn't me in to scrape the windshield, but you do need to bundle up. today in the east bay.

>>. >> good morning. i'm laura garcia cannon. we start with rob who has a warmer start to the commute. >> good morning. it's warmer outside thanks to the fact we have high clouds. you notice while still in the 30s and cold enough, but not as cold as 24 hours ago. an offshore breeze and i can show you the reason why. clouds are moving in and this will filter out the sun at times. a cool afternoon and temperatures near 55 and 56 in dublin. numbers mainly in the mid 50s except for the hilltops. the highs mainly in the 50s and rain dropping back into the forecast. we will have a look at that coming up. >> a quick look at the morning commute with mike. >> easygoing right now. out to oakland where we look at

the live shot first. the northbound side, sparsely populated with the tail lights and southbound equally light. on the map, continuing south we have construction on one of the few spots overnight. this is just one lane or two at most. you see a little slowing and that may be the result of the crews still being there. they should move that before 5:00 a.m. this slow down won't be for at least an hour or hour and 15 minutes. a 14-minute drive and 680 oust interchange as well. notice 4 through aspect ok. that will take things off when we see things dip as well. >> thank you very much. >> districts are being told to

conserve cash. live in el cerrito, deep cuts are looming. >> most likely have to be more cuts for the schools here in contra costa countiy or ems the state could come in and take over the school districts. there 19 districts. according to the bay area news group, the office of education they identified five districts that are considered to be struggling that are at risk. they are aspect ok, byron, mount diablo and west cocoa which is where i'm at. the state requires that those districts have a certain amount of cash in reserves that is difficult given the fact that the budgets have been cut and enrollment is down and voters have failed to pass tax measures. what's next? the office of education has asked each of those to come up with a fiscal recovery plan

along with new projections on where they see themselves in three years. that's all due in over two weeks. live here, today in the east bay. >> thank you, bob. >> also new this morning, protesters demanded justice for an oakland barber shot and killed by police. they will gather at 4:00 and march to oakland city hall. they statemented a similar protest earlier this month. officers shot and killed derek jones november 8th as he ran from police. they thought he had a gun and when he reached into his waist band, they call for justice for oscar grant who was shot and killed by a bart police officer. >> parents are offered the chance to learn how to prevent their kids from joining gangs. the workshops are held every tuesday through december 14th at saint anthony's school on 16th

avenue in oakland. they focus on communication, violence, conflict resolution, stress, drug abuse and abuse. new investors could jump-start development in jack london square. they report that ellis partners already spent $130 million to renovate. they left many buildings empty and others incomplete. they would let market street take over the majority of the products from ellis partners. the opening of the new market building was delayed several times. it would hold fresh food market stalls and offices. supporters of an east bay man who said he is in jail for a crime he did not commit. a judge will go over the results in the kidnap and rape case. he has been in jail for 3 1/2

years, waiting to go to trial for a crime he said he did not commit. he was arrest and changed with the 1994 attack that happened in the oakland hills. the evidence they are using is a condom found at the crime scene. his mother said her husband could have been at the crime scene years although and left the condom there. >> they want to close the case and whoever they want to pin it on, they can send to prison. >> small's nephew is charged with being an accomplice at that crime. the hearing is set at the alameda superior courthouse in oakland. they can't mount a legal defense because they can't speak to their injuries. josh fattal and shane bauer were granted rare phone calls to their families that left lasted

just five minutes. the first since march. the trial is in february, but neither has spoken to their attorneys for months. sarah shourd was freed in september, but ordered to attend the february trial. california's chronic prison overcrowding problem is going before the supreme court. it stems from medical koor judged so poor, it was once blamed contributing to the death of an inmate a week on average. california released 40,000 inmat inmates. california is challenging that order. the issue puts state rights against the judiciary. 18 other states urged the justices to reject that order. we are getting a first look at judges on california same-sex marriage ban. dubbed the lion of the left is a

national committee member and the most senior of the panel at 79. judge michael daley hawkins is a moderate and may provide the swing vote. the third is judge n randy smith, a republican of former president george w. bush. for weeks after election day, kamala harris will declare victory. the district attorney is expected to follow up with a long awaited victory party tonight. republican opponent steve cooley conceded last week, but harris said she would not declare victory in the official vote count was complete. no word on who will replace her. kaiser is making an investment in east bay children to help schools and community programs in oakland. kaiser will give $7.5 million to the oakland unified school district and one million for

violence prevention and t$2 million teaches kids about humanitarian who is make a difference in people's lives with hard work, education and courage. time to get a look at the morning commute. still early out there. >> still sparsely populated. the connector between the east bay on the san francisco side and the upper deck and the lower deck as well. it does have construction going on through 680 between the center and the oakland toll plaza. only a lane or two and light traffic throughout the maze. speeds close to 50 and 60. 50 off of the highway 13 and the split. that's where we see slowing as well as eastbound 80 past highway 4 through hercules. that's a long-term construction zone through 2012.

we are seeing slow downszf!q 780. heading towards the bridge, but i expect it to clear in a few minutes. back to you. >> typical to have a slow start and want to stay in bed. it's cold out there. >> temperatures near freezing. oakland at 37 and not much wind. we have high clouds over the east bay. down to 33 and livermore with patches of frost around your 580 commute heading over to the pass and patchy frost there as well. 32 degrees and the winds are light. high clouds coming in and this filters out the sun, especially for the north bay. that will cool us off for the afternoon and the east bay highs should be close to what we saw yesterday. more mid 50s around livermore and richmond and oakland and highs in the mid 50s. partly cloudy mixed with

sunshine for the afternoon. the chances of any showers for the next tw days will be aimed in on the far north bay. friday we should see rain and showers and early saturday and we clear out and stay cool. >> coming up, google's latest deal. the company the tech giant is close to purchasing. buyer beware. what you don't know about the food you eat could cost you. see what our investigation reveals. a live look at 880 and traffic is pretty light as we start the day this tuesday morning. it's 4:41. 3q

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good tuesday morning. taking a live look outside and not too warm. oakland is 56 and vallejo 54. the same to be said for fairfield. certainly cold and we know about protecting your plants, but what about your car? it may need tlc. during the icy conditions, keep the battery fresh and clean. make sure you are tired and properly rotated in line. check the tread. don't try clearing the frost with hot water and make sure you

have antifreeze to prevent your engine from freezing. good advice. got to keep it moving. >> definitely. the hot water note, i have a friend who went to the university of michigan. don't use the hot water as well. we are looking at traffic issues. more temp rate, but cold. we are talking debris. a debris was reported by someone who hit whatever was in the road wie. sounds like something small, but you don't top the hit anything at freeway speeds. moving nicely and you are at the limit past actualy and the 680 interchange. the first slowing through the south bay and closer to 6:00 than gave:00. a nice easy drive and close to the limits. minor slowing on 24 and construction on the lower deck. a lane or two blocked out of the city side. back to you. >> right over to rob because everybody is talking about the

cold temperatures. bundle up. >> i don't know if we are getting it or it's warmer. a little bit of both. high clouds drifting in and san francisco with 45 degrees and 38 in oakland. 20s towards gilroy and livermore and close to freezing. some patchy frost is possible and extra clouds into the afternoon. wednesday and thursday for the north bay north of can rafael may see showers. it may be shower with a chance of rain. cool afternoon. we seal high clouds pilling over the bay area so they can keep the mornings warmer and the afternoonings cooler by reflecting away the sun light. areas to the north may see scattered showers and friday plan on needing the umbrella. no worries about that. clouds mixed to sunshine and mainly mid 50s and temperatures running cooler. you head up into solano county.

your seven-day forecast, north bay showers and wednesday and thursday. look for rain friday and showers lingering into the start of the weekend. laura? >> thank you so much. we are just getting word that the european union is launching an antitrust investigation into google. it follows complaints from other search providers that goolle put them at a disadvantage with paid and unpaid results. google's list of their own services above those of the rifles. google said they haven't broken any aspect trust rules. let's go to courtney reagan who is live at the world headquarters. good morning, courtney. >> good morning. futures are lower and continuing monday's downward trend. stocks dropped as worries about the debt crisis shifted from ireland to portugal and spain and whether they need a bailout

overshadowed the shopping results we got. the asian marks fell on the fears in europe. europe is mixed. data on home prices, manufacturing and consumer confidence. the dow lost 49 points at 11,052. the nasdaq was at 2525. the congressional budget said the t.a.r.p. bloud will cost taxpayers a mere $25 billion. it sounds like a lot, but it's lower than the estimated $50 billion. the cbo said the bailout company is returning to health and will spend less than previously thought on automakers because of the results that they turned around and actually made money. back to you. >> thanks so much, courtney. google may be entering the coupon business. they are reporting the bay area

giant is close to buying e commerce's groupon. it's worth between $5-6 billion. groupon is a privately held company that launched about two years ago. economic migration is taking place. one report estimates a half million americans are living in their campers or recreational vehicles. they are loading up the rvs and heading to where the jobs are. the warehouses in kentucky, kansas and nevy in are employing part-time workers. they get a parking spot. 45% of retired americans said they accumulated debt in the later years and are not worried about paying it off in

their lifetime. they saved less than $50,000 and retired anyway. they will have to use their inheritance before paying off their debt before benefiting themselves. president obama and republicans meet at the white house for what both sides say will be less of a showdown and more of a show of cooperation. as tracie potts reports is number one on their agenda, your taxes. the meeting with top democrats and republicans is sandwiched in between the debt commission report and how to cut spending and monday's announcement of a pay freeze that president obama said will save $28 billion over five years. >> everybody realizes there is a huge deficit and got to do something to fix it. >> it's a drop in the bucket. the deficit hit 1.3 trillion this year. republicans want more. a hiring freeze. they will focus your taxes.

extending the tax cuts for everyone or just the middle class. the white house said keeping tax breaks for the wealthy will cost $700 billion. >> we will have to compromise for the good of the country. >> republicans want an up or down vote on a permanent extension. >> this is more of the push me, pull you, dr. doolittle approach to washington. the people are tired of it. >> the people will sdwlusz to approve the start treaty to reduce nuclear weapons. tracie potts, today in the bay. >> we want to take a look at what's coming up later. we say hello to brent who is working on more of the stories that matter to you. >> i have a bunch of them. coming up, we wait for a report on how active military members feel about the possibility of letting gays and lesbians serve openly. a few pieces of that have been

trickling out. we will take a look and show you how a group plans to respond. you can help get a christmas tree from a farm for the holidays for the troops and their family. a special story on today in the bay in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, brent. remember the recall of million was eggs? it dropped by a third and they say producers face demand. so many options at the grocery store, but how do consumers know if the food is to eat? we have answers. >> half a billion recalled eggs, thousands sicken and now another black eye for the egg industry. >> quite frankly it's a shocking condition. if you are unfamiliar with where the majority of eggs come from. >> you are looking at under

cover video taken by the humane society that shows deplorable conditions in an egg farm owned by cal main, the largest egg supplier. they recalled 300,000 eggs due to salmonella. >> rotting carcasses in cages with live animals. >> conditions in the farms are to blame. >> there is a direct correlation between elevated risk of salmonella coming from caged environments. >> they said that's not true. >> there is no difference in risk to organic cage-free or conventional. >> his family has been in the egg farming business for more than 100 year and pumps out more than a million eggs a day. he has organic and cage-free and conventional eggs. >> for the consumer wants it, i

produce t. >> with so many choices, do you really know the difference? organic chickens are fed an organic diet. cage-free are housed in a barn and conventional chickens will be phased out because of the passage of prop 2. which are best? >> an egg is an egg, but the consumer thinks it's something different, so be it. >> with animal welfare, it's a clear choice. >> at a minimum, elevating your purchase of cage-free eggs. >> when it comes to which brand is next, we found which are best. it doesn't matter if you buy them at target, safeway or the farmer's market. they all come off the same line. >> you name it and we pack for them. >> there is one thing they agree on. california egg standards are the highest in the nation, even higher than fda standards.

>> there is not one single trace back because of illness due to salmonel salmonella. >> where they come from might be the most important consideration of all. how can you tell if they are from california? ask your grocer or check the plant identifier number next to the expiration date. go to the usd a's website and look under sheg eggplant. with the exception of organic, egg producers put whatever they want on the carton. cage-free or free-range, none of that is regulated. today in the bay. city leaders picked the site for the a's new ballpark. the victory court site is a waterfront site near lake merit channel. they have been appointed by major league baseball over whether the a's should remain in

oakland or move south to san jose. the a's are taking a meeting with free agent lance berkman. they could use the switch hitter. he was split between houston and the yankees. he hit 248 and they need a reliable hitter to score more run for the pitching staff. change is on the way for the santa cruz sheriff's department. did they need back up? 6'7" and the deputy is 5'3". paper or plastic? the ban goes national and to extreme levels. brent will join me on the other side of the break. (announcer) while there are some home disasters you can't avoid,

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>> new this morning, schools struggling to stay afloat. dealing with massive shortfalls in some of the school districts. >> troubling news for the 49ers. how long the star running back may be out after he is injured in last night's game. a live look outside coming to you from the south bay. traffic and weather in a few moments. today, november 30th on today in the bay. >> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia on