will stand try for another alleged bart incident. good morning. i'm marla tellez. what mehserle is accused of doing this time coming up. and new this morning, a handful of banks vandalized. i'm christie smith. coming up, i'll show you the messages they left behind. that story in a live report. and uc davis leaders talking about these images of campus police pepper spraying students. it is monday, november 21st, thanksgiving week already ready for the holidays, i suppose in san francisco. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. it is 6:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. time to get to your weather forecast with christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. we had a lot of rain over the

weekend. thanks for waking up with us. the good news is today we'll see the sun return. how long will it last? we have more showers on the way. they're going to coincide right in time with your holiday plans. so we tell you when they arrive. this morning give yourself time. otherwise we're looking good in terms of weather. >> it's a little crowded across the bay bridge because a lane or two is blocked by an accident that has yet to clear at the treasure island interchange. it's not showing up at the sensors. i'll show you that in the next live report. >> thank you, mike. the former bart officer who faces scrutiny is in court again this morning. he's being accused of using excessive force on a bart rider.

marla tellez is live with more on the civil trial. >> reporter: good morning. this time around mehserle is not the only defendant in the case. they are to stand trial for an alleged beating that happened here at the oakland coliseum bart station. here's the kicker. this happened six weeks before the controversial shooting death of officer grant. it was november of 2008 that kenneth carrethers of oakland says mehserle drop kicked after hearing him say bart officers are lazy. at that point four other officers piled on top of him and began punching and kicking him. lawyers say mehserle detained him after he refused to comply and after he raised a fist at mehserle raised a fist at him and threatened him. he filed the civil suit two

months after mehserle shot and killed oscar grant. today jury selection begins. he was just release from jail after one year into his two-year sentence. this morning i put in calls to both attorneys on both sides of the case. carrethers' attorney is not available for comment until 8:30. i'm marla tellez. jon? >> thank you very much. it is 6:03 now. this morning investigators are working to track down the vandals who left their mark over the weekend. no damage on who left their mark. christie smith joins us now with the latest.

good morning to you, laura. the word foreclosed was written across the door at the bank of america building in washable point. it's also smeared across two atms this morning. walnut creek police tell us they got the report late yesterday afternoon a a boa on oak grove road here in walnut creek was hit. there were also fliers glued to the door that have since been peeled off. the chase in the same strip mall where we're at this morning was also hit. no obvious signs of that this morning. but also the u.s. bank in concord on creighton road in a similar way. but who is responsible is still clear. obviously many groups have been expressing their concern with what they're seeing as financial inequality. i do have calls into the walnut

creek police department to see what the status of their investigation is. as soon as i hear from them, i'll bring that information to you. reporting live in walnut creek. i'm christie smith. back to you in san jose. it is 6:04 now. there are no occupy camps in oakland this morning. police clearing the oakland snow park earlier today, leaving the city without any encampments. dozenses of officers swept in after midnight to remove the few tents still pitched. reporters say it was quick and peaceful. they were allowed to temporarily stay following a raid at the encampment of frank ogawa plaza last week. the protesters are working on another plan this morning. they're now calling for a strike at all west coast ports. this is video from a recent strike at the port of oakland. occupy oakland says the west coast port shutdown is set to happen the 12th. the plan is to disrupt

operations on a large scale. they say the strike is in response to coordinated attacks on the occupations and workers across the nation. today uc davis chancellor will meet with student protesters to talk about the use of pepper spray by campus police. this is video from friday. two officers are on paid administrative leave. you see video showing them spraying students as they are sitting down. the university is not identifying the officers. we'll have more on the live report coming up from davis this morning in ten minutes. new this morning, there is word from a cairo morgue that 35 people are now dead from protests in egypt. most of the deaths are from the area's tahrir square. today is the third straight day of violence. young activists demanding they

hand over power to the people. injuries include gunshot wounds and beatings to the head. it is 6:06 now. family and friends are remembering danville ma joshua corel this morning. the 2010 high school grad was just a year into his service when he died. his family is in delaware to claim his body. that service is planned after thanksgiving. he is the second member of the military from the bay area killed in the past week. on wednesday 21-year-old sean walsh of san jose was killed in eastern afghanistan. walsh was a member of the army national guard. >> the grandmother accused of kidnapping her granddaughter is expected to face charges this morning. erika is expected to be arraigned at 8:30 in martinez. police say she broke into her son's home back in may and took

her granddaughter from her bassinet. she returned and tried to act as if the little girl was her own. 6:07 now. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren with a look at the forecast. good monday morning to you. the ski resorts, many of them were able to open up with fresh powder in sierra nevada. and throughout the end of the week, we'll get more fresh powder over lake tahoe. this morning it's rather chilly. but we're not looking toward the hard freeze. just patchy frost. temperatures are above freezing. 37 in novato. still cold enough for some surfaces to freeze. we have a lot of moisture through the bay area. watch out for that. take it easy this morning. this won't be able to hang around long. late wednesday into thursday.

your weather headlines show you cool sun and clouds for today. a little bit more sunshine as well. wednesday into thursday just in time for your holiday plans, widespread rain moves in. you want to dress in layers. it's going to be comfortable. we hit 60s in most cities. we get to the forecast coming up. if you're leaving, mike is here to help you out. >> the bridge crew helping out a lot of folks after the accident we've been watching has cleared from the span. we'll show you backup at the toll plaza in the cash lanes starting to stack up a bit. while the bridge clears t approach on the toll plaza is jamming up a bit. highway 4 is definitely what you call jammed through antioch. that's gad news through concord. smooth drive there. north bay with no slowing. a check of the south bay when we

come back. >> we look toward to that. it's 6:09 now. uc leaders are promising action after this. campus police caught on camera. pepper spraying students, protesting peacefully. a live report from davis is coming up. those newly minted internet millionaires and the bump they're expected to give to .thettoinhhend e at sry is coming up. at

welcome back, everyone. the tech world is booming. we've seen several bay area companies going public over the past few months. soon we'll see stocks start to sell. bob redell is live in santa clara to explain how luxury retailers are hoping to cash in on their success. >> because of the mandatory lockout periods ready to expire

on those who had options converting them. good morning to you, laura. what you have here is people in the luxury high end business saying they're expecting to see a bump in business, which wouldn't be a big sur prize. porsche expects to sell more cars. another luxury car dealer says the reason they opened a new location is because they see growth in the high end market. other experts say there is good reason to be optimistic. linked in, the career networking website that went public in may is coming out of the mandatory lockout period, which means employees can cash in the stock options. company announced many employees have already done so. that recently there was shares worth over half billion. that were sold. that was 7.5 million shares at roughly $71 a share. a chunk of the change is expected to flow into the

market. one realtor who deals in mansions on the peninsula says they're more confident they can now sell homes in the $3 million to $10 million range because of the influx of cash. and we're expecting more internet millionaires to be minted, pandora's lockout period is about to begin. and others are going public. yelp, zynga and facebook. we'll have more about this and the effects it has with employees as he was let inside the company. reporting live in santa clara, i'm bob redell. >> all shined up one with your name on it, bob. >> he would look good in that white porsche. i like that we'll have a couple of nice days coming up. >> don't wash your car. fancy pants next to me. we're looking good this morning.

we have cold conditions out there, but it's not so cold that we're talking widespread frost: tomorrow morning temperatures can cool off more so with a clear sky in the forecast. and that's when we'll talk about the frost. this morning fog is more of a factor. give yourself ample time in the north bay. visibilities are reduced to three-quarters of a mile. or pockets of less than a quarter mile. drizzle is also a factor because of the thick fog. you know the deal, whenever it rains high pressure compresses the moisture through the inland valleys. so we are expecting the fog through the first part of the day. for the greater bay area between 9:00 and 10:00 we'll get a nice amount of clearing. high pressure is keeping things nice and mild. temperatures mostly ending up in the 60s in the south bay. you'll hit 60 in san jose. the upper 60s still not too bad. a lot of sunshine coming in. if you park in the sun when you get in your car it will be nice and toasty.

it's always 10 to 15 degrees warmer in your car than the surrounding air. we have a lot more rain on the way. kind of a dicey time when it comes to holiday plans. we're talking about the busiest travel day of the year on wednesday. 3:00 p.m., looks like that's when the main event arrives in the north bay. showers continue to spread south by 6:00 p.m. that's when the greater bay area will get moisture. so leave early. not to sound cliche. it's going to help you out in beating that rain shower. it looks like we got heavy rain on the way as ll. by wednesday, a little bit of evening rain on thursday. friday, saturday, and sunday looking pretty good. noa lot of people because of black friday are going to be out there early. a little bit of rain is going to keep them in mind. you want to keep in mind it's going to be cold. most showers have subsided by that time. >> pretty well. we're looking at the south bay with northbound sensors right behind 65. if i squeeze past it you can see

slowing northbound. we kicked off the slowing at 101 just at the 680 interchange. better news heading south. highway 152. the alert is canceled. the roadway is reopened as you come past the gardens. there are wires down on the side of the road. the maintenance crew will arrive later in the day. highway 129 will clear you of the area f you can get through on 152 now. we're looking at 580. this is registering 50 miles per hour. we have a 20 minute drive out of the altamont pass. a new accident causing slowing. it's moving to the shoulder. it's a distraction for all the folks in the area. we begin with oakland. our final shot for this hit. we see a nice smooth drive at the limit from here to the toll plaza. back to you guys. uc president is very blunt in his assessment saying he's appalled by the images of police officers pepper spraying

students at close range. and the school's chancellor will meet with students today. mike is live to tell us more. >> the fallout is continuing to grow. almost to the point where you have to ask who is next, if anybody? all of it is stemming from this. take a look again. this is friday when campus police used pepper spray to spray students peacefully protesting. this weekend two campus police officers were put onned a majorityive leave. now the police chief is put on administrative leave. the president of the entire system said he was appalled by what he's seeing and has concerns about the free speech rights being infringed upon here.

he is calling for the assessment of the system. there's an online petition drive pushing for her resignation. that's already topped more than 50,000 clicks online. the chancellor expected to meet with students on the quad at noon today. it will be interesting to see how she is reacting to the students calling for her resignation. now back to you. thank you very much, mike. we could learn more about an alleged terror plot foiled in new york city. this is what police say the suspect was trying to pull off before his arrest on saturday. new york city pli release the video to show the effects of the bombs built by the 27-year-old. he planned to blow up government buildings for u.s. troops returning home. investigators say he is a u.s. citizen who learned to make bombs on the internet. he considered changing his name

to osama out of spoupport for osama bin laden. >> the official deadline is wednesday for the super committee to agree on a plan to cut the national budget by more than $1.2 trillion. at this point it does not look like it will happen. committee members making the rounds on sunday talk shows. both republicans and democrats accusing the other side of not compromising. the failure to reach a deal will trigger across the board cuts and various domestic programs starting in 2014. the last public meeting was three weeks ago, november 1st. 6:20 now. coming up a group of california billion irs say they have a plan to get billions of dollars back to school. details are next. shed i at shwhnked in aresil wl be under a lot of pressure coming up. [ mom ] hey guys.

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welcome back, everybody, on this monday morning. bright and early. that is san jose. hp pavilion. traffic smooth. that's what we like early. mo mike will tell us about the official prort coming up. a group of california billionaires pitching a plan to overhaul the state tax system. the think long committee includes billion irs like google chairman eric schmidt and political insiders like arnold schwarzenegger. the committee says the proposal

would provide $5 billion more for public schools every year and billions for public universities and local governments. the plan includes eliminating income tax for teams making less than $45,000 a year. it would create a new tax on services not taxed now, like legal work or accounting. the group will try to get the proposal on the 2012 ballot. stanford broke its own record for number of new road scholars. 5 of 32 road scholars are stanford students. each student will receive scholarships for up to teleyears. the rose scholar was created in 1902 with hopes of bringing together the brightest minds to study at one place. another notable new road scholar is the son of woody allen and mia farough.

shares in linked in under pressure because all kinds of employees will be selling the stock. business and technology reporter scott mcgrew joins us. why the big sell, scott? >> because they can. it's been 180 days since the ipo. the lockout. employees restrictions were lifted. you have people who were rich on paper are now plain rich. the boss says everyone will show up to work. business as usual. >> the employees of the company really continue to focus on the work at hand. and while there's certainly, you know, stuff that's going on on the market, it's a heads down culture here. >> there's additional pressure on linked in stock. following for shares. off lot of shares coming into the market from different directions. monkey and shadow among the most commonly used passwords

according to an annual study. password is a common password. it's the most common. also 12345. also all 1s. also qazwsx. you'll see that lines us on the keyboard. and a drug maker in foster city will spend $11 billion to buy a company that does hepatitis "c" treatment. $11 billion is a huge deal in the pharmaceutical world. it's a big deal anywhere. in the pharmaceutical world in particular. >> monumental. thank you for the update. >> it's 6:26. still to come on the "today in the bay" vandals hit three east bay banks. see more damage left behind coming up. a new trial is getting started for mehserle. it prebaits oscar grant's death. coming up. and we're looking to a mild and mostly sunny monday. but we have more rain on the

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new this morning, five months after he's released from jam, mehserle is set to stand trial for another bart incident. i'm going to have the story live from oakland coming up. and vandals hit a handful of banks with a clear message. we'll show you what it is coming up in a live report. and the man accused of stealing a picasso sketch from a san francisco gallery gets his sentence today. and a live look outside. a sunrise over san jose. i don't know about you guys. i started preprepping my thanksgiving stuffing. it is monday, november 21st, "today in the bay."

very early. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> water chestnuts. i'm jon kelley. let's check in with christina loren to find out about your weather. >> good morning to you. we're looking good right now. it's cold out there. we dropped out in novato and napa. the good news is we're not going to see a hard freeze. your temperatures will remain above the freezing mark. watch out for the fog. we just saw that we're getting a nice sunrise this morning. we have your full forecast coming up. more rain in the works. let's check your drive with mike. >> we'll take you for a live look at the toll plaza. the metering lights are on. the backup is also on.

now you're smooth through berkeley. but the east shore freeway has an issue on the maps. we have a stall in one of your lanes. that's causing a backup from hercules as well. >> thank you very much. it is 6:30 right now. a trial will take place for the former bart police officer who was convicted of fatally shooting bart rider oscar grant. this time he's being sued for using excessive force on another rider. marla tellez is live at the bart station with more. good morning, marla. >> laura, good morning. mehserle shot and killed oscar grant almost three years ago. he's now accused in a beating that allegedly happened here at the oakland coliseum bart station just weeks before the controversial shooting. kenneth carrethers is the plaintiff in the case. he says mehserle punched, kicked

and hog tied him after overhearing him comment that bart officers are lazy. lawyers for bart say the officer's behavior was not out of lean, saying carrethers threatened to hurt him. he filed the civil suit two months after mehserle shot and kited officer grant. negotiations have been unsuccessful. mehserle is expected to be at the trial every day. he's also expected to testify in the trial. in june he was released from jail after being sentenced for manslaughter. i'm marla tellez. lau laura. >> police are investigating. a rash after vandalism at east buy banks over the weekend.

christie smith joins us live with the messages they left behind. >> reporter: good morning. it's not permanent or serious damage like a broken window. more of a message here across the front door of the bank of america building in walnut creek. foreclosed. it's written in washable paint. it's also on the atms out here. both of them. this is at the bank of america. walnut creek police with notified about this late afternoon and at least four fliers were also pasted on the door. they were peeled off this morning. the same bank was targeted two weeks ago. the chase bank was also hit in a similar fashion. we're not seeing signs of that this morning. and the u.s. bank in concord also hit. again in a similar fashion over the weekend. exactly who is behind this is

unclear. as you know it's been in the news. banks have been a top target with those upset at what they see as financial inequality. i have calls into walnut creek police to see if they have leads on a suspect. so far haven't heard back from them. if i do i'll bring that information to you. i'll send it back to you guys in san jose. >> thank you very much, christie. in san jose the occupy movement is mobile. occupy san jose protesters parked in front of the city manager's home in the rose garden late last night. they've waved signs and were chanting as well. they tried to protest at the city attorney's house but weren't sure if the address was correct. they blame him for refusing to give him a permit to camp at the

city hall. the protesters are calling on students to come to school in pajamas to hold a mass sleepout and pajama party. it was an incident-free removal by police. the man who snatched a picasso sketch from an art gallery will learn his fate this morning. he pleaded guilty on the 27th. he's expected to spend 16 months in jail. then he'll be extradited to new york. meanwhile, they will hold a ceremony because they have the sketch back to rehang the sketch. lugo stole the painting in july. it is 6:35. time to check the forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you. taking a live beautiful look downtown san jose this morning. looking really good. it's cold out there, though.

make sure you grab a jacket. something you can peel off today. your temperatures will hit the 60s. south bay will be the warmest region. 36 in novato. look at your temperature in santa rosa. 44 degrees. that is downright mild concerning the fact at this time almost every day last week we were in the low 30s. your weather headlines show you a cool mix of sun and clouds. slightly warmer tomorrow. a little bit more pm sunshine. then late wednesday into thursday widespread rain is backseat in the m-- back in the. in southern california especially, you want to leave early. high pressure for today is looking good, keeping the storm track well to the north. as we head throughout the afternoon, your temperatures will be comfortable. 5:00 p.m. as you make your way home from work. 59 inland. 56 by the water. the seven day outlook is in my next report. we're timing out our next system. first let's check your drive with mike. >> all right, christina. we'll look at 580 through the tri-valley. we had an earlier accident at

vasco. that's moved to the shoulder. in the last few minutes we have another accident. as that clears this one happens at the springtown exit. that's further delays out of the altamont pass. now we talked about the approach to the bay bridge. all moving nicely. the east shore freeway showed slowing at the berkley curb because of the volume there. as well as a disabled vehicle causing slowing from highway 4 all the way around the bend through richmond. then it's clear by the time you get to the racetrack, golden gate field. 680 is a smooth drive. southbound slowing just a little bit. we're also seeing an accident clearing at mission over the hill. watch for activity through fremont. back to you. it is 6:37 now. still to come on "today in the bay", three men jump into action to save a man from this burning car overnight. we have details coming up. the tsa trying to make things easier for you at the the

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>> little something for everyone when it comes to this forecast. >> it's beginning to feel like the holidays around here. and yes, unfortunately, i have to tell you now, we are going the see some rain on thanksgiving. but we'll put it into perspective for you. the good news is you don't have to rush outdoors and turn off

the calories. because it's going to be rainy. there's your excuse. three quarters mile visibility in novato. seven miles in napa. so fog is not much of an issue. completely see the skyline here in san jose. gorgeous mountains in the back. we take a live look at san francisco. you can see overcast conditions. we have a layer overhead. it won't last long. the/be out in full force over the city probably by 10:00 a.m. today. the storm track is well to the north. we are going to see the showers come back in the mix. we'll debtget a couple of dry d. warmer than yesterday and more so for tomorrow. 60 in san jose. 56 in redwood city. all right. we have a lot more rain on the way. this thing is going to come in fast. packing punch. you can see here orange and yellow embedded in the front. we stop the clock for the future

cast at 3:00 p.m. on wednesday, the busiest travel day of the year. this is a good indication. we set this in motion between 3:00 and 6:00. the showers descend south. we could pick up half an inch of rain. so the ski will come through quickly. but it's packing a punch. the fran is forecasted to come. a few showers to the north on friday. let's check your drive with mike. >> look at the slowdown. this is westbound 80. reports still of the taxi that's stalled in your second lane. that's why all the backup. that will take you a half hour now off the bay bridge toll plaza. north bay, let's look at travel times. we're looking all right. but slow into novato from

highway 12. speeds down to the 40s now. then clear through san rafael. watch through drizzle in the north bay that christina has been talking about. south bay we have slowing here northbound 101. a little slow towards the 680 interchange and just north of there. an accident is clearing to the shoulder. it's right now in the median. they're likely going to have a traffic break before today get it over. 87 with minor slowing as well. we end with a live look at 880. the volume begins to build. still have close to the speed limit from 287 up to the toll plaza. let's get it closer to 16 or 17. back to you. jury selection begins this morning for the former bart police officer who is the central figure in the oscar grant shooting trial. marla tellez is live with more and an update. good morning, laura. >> jon, good morning. he was released from jail less than six months ago.

you remember he served time for the shooting death of oscar grant. that happened at the bart station. now mehserle and four others will stand trial for a beating that happened at the oakland coliseum bart station. this is six weeks before grant was shot and killed. it was november of 2008 that kenneth carrethers said mehserle drop kicked him. then four others piled on top of him and began punching and kicking him. lawyers for bart says mehserle contained carrethers after he refused to comply and threatened to hurt him. he filed the lawsuit two months after he shot and killed grant. that was almost three years ago. negotiations to reach a settlement between bart and carrethers has been

unsuccessful. hoping statements could happen as early as tomorrow. mehserle is expected to testify in the trial. i put in calls to lawyers on both sides. carrethers attorney is not available to comment until 8:30 this morning. >> 6:49 now. new this morning, three men are being called heros in san francisco after rescuing a man from the burning cab seconds before it exploded. three men saw the skracrash. they ran to help to get him out. they used a street sign to break open the car window. the driver is being treat at san francisco general hospital. >> 6:now. this morning east bay customers will see the clear messages left

behind by a vandal. this was late yesterday afternoon. it's not permanent damage, but they wrote foreclosure in washable paint on the doors. they also glued fliers onto the building. those were since peeled off. several atms were also damaged. and a near concord a u.s. bank on clayton road had reports of similar damage. there are now occupy camps in oakland this morning. police clearing snow park. dozens of officers swept in after midnight. reports say it was quick and peaceful. protesters were allowed to temporarily stay at snow park following a raid at their encampment just last week.

37-year-old henry albert smith jr. of fairfield will face charges in the burglary and bank robbery. he is accused of killing him thursday during a purr supt following a bank robbery. friends and family as well as many high school students attended the vigil because he went above and beyond the call of duty for them. >> he becomes a father to hundreds of children. to get killed the way he got killed, it's unbelievable. >> he was a true role model. without him i wouldn't be who i am today. >> tragic. the former marine and chp officer was vallejo's police officer of the year in 2000. he found time to coach the women's basketball team at va will recollect lejo high school.

the family released this statement to the community saying in part we would like to thank you for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time. words cannot describe how much jim will be missed. a funeral will be held for capoot on november 30th. today we hear from a special committee investigating the child sex abuse scandal at penn state university for the first time. the group is investigating a committee formed by the university's trustees. it's one of three groups looking into the university's action surrounding the scandal involving former penn state coordinator jerry sandusky. he's accused of sexually abusing eight young boys he met through a charity he founded in 1957. the "today show" is just minutes away. here's matt lauer to tell us what they're working on this morning. jon and laura, good morning. a frightening terror plot foiled in new york. the lone wolf is now under

arrest. we have details on that developing story. also natalie woods' sister speaks out in an exclusive live interview. she'll share her thoughts on the reopening of the investigation into her sister's death and what she thinks happened. plus, meredith will be back with an exclusive interview of the victim of the chimpanzee attack shows off her new face following ground breaking transplant surgery. and the thanksgiving week of concert with rascal flats live on the plaza. we have that and more ahead. thanks so much, matt. video surfaced showing two police officers using pepper spray at very close range on passing student protesters.

they have tents and people. president of the uc system says he is appalled and announced there will be a review of proceed yours at all ten campuses. this on the heels of uc berk lee police using batons at a recent demonstration at cal. i would like to take a equipment moment to thank everybody who came out and donated to the nbc bay area food drive. scott, christina, marla and i were all out on saturday. laura and brent were in morgan hill doing the same, collecting food for the holidays. they made it temple to hep out with the bags. we have clektded more than 18,000 bags. it's still going up until

christmas. go to your local safeway and buy a bag or two or three. >> if you want to have some fun, it's officially opening today. you can join john and myself at the opening event. we'll be there for the opening ceremony with kristi yamaguchi. hit the ice with the olympic gold medalists tonight. wear your fancy outfit, jon. it will be open through january 29th of next year in honor of the championships that will take place at the end of january. >> you know i have out my bed bedazzler. a holiday window is trying to get you thinking about taking home a furry friend. they are partnering with macy's with adoptable puppies and kittens in the holiday window

display. it's open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. most days. the puppies and kitties will be available for adoption until new year's day. by the way. the window display was voted one of the top ten places to press your nose against the glass during the holiday season by usa today. so you might want to go down and press your nose and bring out your clean wipes afterwards. the 49ers don't have much time to enjoy the latest win. they have to get back to work. they play thursday in baltimore. that will be a great one. san francisco is coming off a following yesterday. the nineers, get a load of this. 9-1 right now. they've won eight straight ball games. second best in the entire nfl. fabulous. we've heard plenty of tech ipos. groupon and linked in. some big names we've seen

recently. now employees are starting to cash in on big investments. bob redell with pr on how this is affecting business in and out it have the tech world. high end businesses are expecting to reap the rewards of this. porsche telling me they expect to be selling more cars over the the next few months because of this. another luxury car dealer says the reason it opened the location is because today see growth in the high end market. there is good reason to be optimistic. this is career networking website which went public in may. it's coming out of the mandatory lockup poord, which means employees can cash out. a chunk of the change is expected to flow in the high end market. there's another realtor who deals in mansions on a peninsula. they say they're more confident

they can now sell the homes in the 3 to $10 million range because of the flood of the new internet millionaires. pandora's lockup period is about to be up. others are going public. they are all expressing the desire. we now send it to scott mcgrew. we see them come off a number of different companies through the years. linkedin is down to 6%. because there are so many shares coming on to the market. another news item, a company called pharmacist for a staggering $11 billion. they are working on drugs to fight hepatitis "c." i wasn't familiar with the company. if you own shares, they will pay

you $137. so you are buying lunch. wall street is down better than 200% over the super committee was unable to reach any budget deal that means automatic cuts in the federal budget. it's been so some degree government spending that's been supporting us. so we'll continue to watch that. but that's terrible news from washington. back to you. >> thank you very much, scott. >> time now is a final check of the weather from christina loren. >> good morning to you. not too bad. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. and more rain on the way. we meet back here tomorrow morning. we'll have a better handle on when the showers arrive at your doorstep. see you then. let's check your drive with mike. a quick look at the east shore freeway westbound from the bridge to the san pablo is really tough. it's slow, guys, but the accident has cleared. back to you. >> thanks so much for