hit the road this holiday week, you're not going to hit the road. why more people are planning to travel despite sky high gas prices coming up. this is tuesday, november 22nd, this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. it's 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. tyke to check in with christina loren to find out what's happening outside. >> it's cold out there. but we'll see a nice afternoon. another day where dressing in layers is ideal. temperatures are running cool from fairfield to livermore. 44 in santa rosa. we are expecting fog as well. today looks good. tomorrow the rain arrives.

5:00 a.m. first. let's check your drive with mike. we have clearing in a few minutes. still not cleared with the construction northbound 680 to rutger, there's construction crew there. more road work in both directions. so expect that, but the light volume keeps 680 moving, guys. >> thanks, mike. >> more than a year after being convicted of killing oscar grant, former bart officer johannes mehserle finds himself back in court on different charges. the former bart officer is accused of using excessive force and falsely arresting a bart rider. good morning, christie. >> good morning to you. that former police officer was in court yesterday. he's expected back again today. during this trial he is expected to take the stand and defend his action in the new case.

jurors have already been asked if they can spate what's going on in this new case with the oscar grant case, and they've already been told that they won't hear much about oscar grant at all. now this civil rights lawsuit is brought by kenneth carrethers, who says in 2008 he and four other officers attacked him after he criticized police. apparently his car had been broken into and he didn't like the response he got. he says mehserle used the leg to sweep him to the ground and the four other officers piled on and kicked and hit and even hog tied him. but the defense has said that carrethers started it by making threatening actions to this police officers. you may recall mehserle served two years for the shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant. that was new year's of 2009. he will be back here today. we're told that the trial is

expected to last about five days. reporting live in san francisco, i'm christie smith. jon and laura, back to you. >> christi, thank you for the update. walnut creek police have released new images of the man they say vandalized two banks in their city. someone scrawled the world foreclosure over the bank of america and chase banks over the weekend. police say the person has been seen multiple times since november 11th. officers are looking for this man tagging a bank building just after 3:00. he's described as white, between 19 and 24 years old with brown hair. if you know who this is, call walnut creek police. a very emotional prayer vigil is planned today for the veteran vallejo police officer killed in the line of duty. police are gathering at 6:00 to remember officer james capoot. he was shot and killed after he

was chasing bank robbery suspect. over the weekend hundreds gathered for a separate vigil to remember the father of five. he is active in the community and was the coach of the women's basketball team at vallejo high school. police think they know what caused a fiery crash in san francisco. we showed you video yesterday. police say the driver of the car on fire was drunk when it crashed around 1:30 yesterday morning. he was booked on suspicious of dui. witnessed rushed to the car, smash the windows and pull the driver out before it became too big, engulfing the car. without their heroics the driver may have died. just days after they were evicted from the park and frank ogawa plaza, protesters have set up a new camp. dozens of tents pitched on the lawn of a foreclosed home. one protester says the new camp is in response to the current economic climate and is meant to

send a message to big banks. the protesters received permission to camp from the woman who owned the home before it was foreclosed on. >> it is 5:04 now. if you're planning on traveling this thanksgiving, you're not alone. more californians will be out and about, especially on the road. marla tellez joins us live this morning with a look at what is driving people to hit the road. >> good morning, it is not gas prices. gas prices are 50 cents higher than last year at this time a new study says it's pretty simple. it's a desire to go see your family members. whether by car or plane despite the down economy and the high gas prices. the latest survey shows almost 5.5 million californians plan to travel 50 miles or more wednesday through sunday.

that's about the same increase nationally. here's what it looks like broken down carver sus plane. more people will hop in the car. about a 4% increase for californian who is plan to travel this year over last. compare that to a 2% increase of those who say they planned to fly this turkey day weekend. we spoke to a young gentleman who worked at this shell station. he says his customers aren't afraid to drive. >> a lot of people are excited. they want to hit the roads. everyone is traveling. no one is staying home. >> well, here's a quick peek at gas prices in the bay area right now. it's 54 cents higher than this time last year.

here you'll pay $3.69 for a gallon of regular. i'm marla tellez, laura, jon? >> let's car pool. >> san francisco leaders are talking about taking the plastic bag ban to another level vm. they're hoping to push consumers to go with reusable bags. they talk about expanding the ban to retail stores and restaurants. they would also charge for paper bags that are provided. a plastic bag group plans to take legal action if the proposal passes. we could know before spring training for the a's will be allowed to move to san jose. bud selig is expected to talk about the territorial rights. according to a mercury news

column, the blue ribbon panel apparently met with ace executives two weeks ago to talk about the ballpark plan. he speculates that they could come up at the owner's meeting in january. >> kind of like thanksgiving menus everywhere. this weather forecast is like a mixed bag buffet, right? >> yes, a mixed bag buffet that you pay a lot of money to enjoy. one of the reasons we all live in the bay area is we get boufl weather, even this time of year. bay area potent storm moving through the east. right now for us we don't have a potent storm. we could see up wards of a quarter inch. maybe half an inch before all is said and done. here is the front. today we're sandwiched between systems here. you can see the clouds up and around the ridge of high pressure. it will keep us dry today.

but this front is trying to get in. so this ridge will break down through the next 24 hours, allowing showers to move in. enjoy what we have for you today. 61 as you make your way home from work. remember, it's an abbreviated workweek. you see this front arrive. at 1:00 a.m. on thursday, the front will move over the bay area. a lot of rain will come down while you're sleeping thanksgiving morning. so we'll talk about how much we're expecting coming up. first, let's check the drive with mike inouye. >> we're checking on the accident for oakland. closed after an accident happened over lake shore avenue. bob redell told us things just cleared up as he arrived on scene. there are still four cars and debris reported right as you're

passing lake shore. but a smooth drive to the bay bridge toll plaza. southbound 101 at san pedro road. it involves a big rig. it's near the offamp. we'll watch for any updates that affect your traffic flow. and easy breezy drive to the city. clear view and no problems san rafael all the way to this the city. >> all right, big mike. appreciate it. earlier we told you about a $2 million christmas tree. now one of mother nature's most colorful annual displays if central mexico. millions of monarch butterflies floating on their annual migration. they traveled 2,000 miles to get there. scientist is say this year's nigh grags will be smaller than

last years. actually because of the drought in texas. >> simply beautiful. 5:10 now. when it comes to favorite u.s. cities to eat in, one travel channel host says it's san francisco, hands down. he takes you on quick visits to cities around the world. and san francisco is one of his stops. what his favorite u.s. city to eat in was. his spon, anyone who doesn't have a great time in san francisco is pretty much dead to me. you go there a snarky new yorker thinking it's politically collect. it's crunchy granola, it's vegetarian. it surprises you every time. it's dirty and nasty and wonderful. >> and that's why we love it. >> well done. you sold me on it. >> i was only delivering it. >> big compliment from an east coast guy.

5:11 now. the stories not just giving ourt great deals, but doing it with free stuff as well. plus, looking for more help. the new police from a local charity tries to make everyone's holidays happy. and for the latest news, traffic and weather and of course, coerfind us sa find us on facebook at nbc bay area.

this is a live look at tahrir square. power being handed over to a civilian government. three american students outside the american university campus there were arrested. the families in touch with the university and american officials trying to find out

what is happening with their students. we'll keep you posted on this uprising in egypt throughout the show. penguins rescued from an oil spill off the coast of new zealand are back in the wild. more than 50 penguins were released yesterday. about 300 were rescued after oil leaked. about 50 tons of oil spilled from the ship. etch penguin was tagged and will be monitored. >> after "march of the penguins" and "happy feet", they're like little heros. >> are we going to be free of the rain thanksgiving? >> i think most of the rain will come down while we sleep. we don't have to get up early on thanksgiving. we have the day off. unless you're like laura garcia-cannon. plan on getting in the kitchen and slaving over the hot stove.

i, of course, am not that breed of woman. 40 degrees in livermore. i do admire you, laura. 46 in novato. kind of cold this morning. we may see a few isolated showers trying to get into the bay area. high pressure trying to block. that it's headed east. so it's going to get active around here. we set your future cast in motion. by 12:00 p.m. on thanksgiving, most of the rain will have sub sized. we could get up to three-quarters of an inch. but most areas in the bay will pick up half an inch, a quarter inch. that's a lot of rain. temperatures today on the mild side. enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.

evergreen will it 63 degrees. temperatures will be mild at the coast with not a lot of fog in the forecast. 56 degrees at half-moon bay. as we head throughout the next couple of days with more rain cooled air and another front on the way. the coldest of the air trails behind the front. the day after thanksgiving, black friday, you'll be needing to take the jacket with you as you wait outside for the stores to open, because it will be cold. temperatures today, on the mild side. enjoy the sunshine for one more day. tomorrow clouds increase. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> we'll start in the south bay where we have spots for construction. one less now. that's 17 at lark. that construction crew is clearing from the area. further south, though, over the summit, there are a few spots down to santa cruz. we're looking over here at 880 and again at 280. overall look at the travel speeds.

880 is fine down here. further north through oakland the 880 freeway itself is moving nicely. high street. the offramp with construction crews. the offramp is open. watch the lights off the freeway. a little distracted there. we'll take you back to the maps and show you the north bay still has an accident. this is southbound 101 involving a big rig. but the offramp is open. no slowing. the speed sensors still showing you close to the limit throughout the north bay all the way down to the golden gate bridge. we'll end with the toll plaza. this is a vacation week overall. so the patterns are different. back to you. well, worries over the u.s. debt and lack of action by the super committee continue to plague the stock market. for that and the rest of your news before the bell, we turn to jackie deangeles, live at cnbc headquarters. >> good morning, jon. we're watching futures closely. they just slipped into negative

territory, indicating a lower open on wall street this morning. this is after markets fell sharply on the ongoing debt worried in the united states and europe. investors reacted to the failure of the super committee to strike a deal to cut the deficit. there's some concern that they could cut the nation's credit rating. but this doesn't affect their current outlook. also how much the economy grew this summer 66789 swoels this month's fed meeting as well. this is back in negative territory for the year. the nasdaq losing 49 points to 2523. and if door busters aren't enough to get you in the door on black friday. retailers are ready to use what seems to work every time. and that's free stuff. old navy is giving away kodak cameras. sears is offering free collectible christmas ornaments

to the first 200 shoppers why buy clothes and accessories. you don't have to be bored waiting for best buy to open. the chain will screen the final harry potter movie in the parking lot of many stores. whatever it takes to get them in the doors. >> free and harry potter. thank you very much. >> they will continue to happened out food to needy families this morning. a number of families stood in line. they say they need more help to feed all the families in need. it lost more than half a million dollars in government funding and the demand for help is growing. about 57,000 people in the south bay are looking for help this year, up from the average of 35,000 in recent years. >> we'll get a little green

space today. seven acres will be filled with water this morning. it's all part of the project to restore wetlands along the city shorelines. the new wetlands are located on the north end of candle stick point recreation area near yosemite avenue. it was previously a landfill with several businesses. the area was transformed into wetlands to create a cleaner environment for the neighborhood and for the wildlife. the wildlife expected at 9:00 a.m. this morning. >> coming up, what san francisco is asking residents to do to keep the city services running. plus, why there may not be crab on the table at this year's thanksgiving dinner. >> and what if the pepper spraying policeman had an advice column?

welcome back, everyone. crab will not be on the menu for thanksgiving for many folks. crab fishermen say that will not go out before thursday. part is due to an incoming storm. another huge part is there's no price set with seafood who wholesalers. they are offering $2. until there's a deal, fishermen will not ship out. they say prices have not kept up with the cost of living and doing all that business. san francisco has a new website aimed at helping save city services at risk due to budget cuts. the website will allow donors to give money to certain city programs in need. the programs listed include the arts, neighborhood beautify kags

homeless services and recreation and parks. they will also accept donations in the event of a serious emergency or disaster in the city of san francisco. turns out it's more like four in change. it's a small world. if you want a message to president obama, you can find a friend of a friend of a friend who knew him. he said there were six people in the chain. recent research by social scientists in italy using facebook show these days the numbers are closer to four. between four and five. though his classic definition of a friend and the people we friend on facebook are different. lots of people have buddies on facebook that they barely know. social networking sites have been huge for social scientists.

it's like marine biologist. hewlett-packard said they spent billions experimenting with tablets. they took a loss on every sale. now you read in some newspapers the tablet disaster cost them a total of $3 billion. that's a little high. but it was a heck of a lot of money. last night's financial report with meg whitman at the helm. finally an approach to facebook. they claim to be written by lieutenant pike of uc davis police force. questions like how do i keep squirrels out of the feeder? spray them with pepper spray until their eyes bleed. how do i keep my teen from text messaging. >> somebody went to all that

effort? >> it's the own effort. >> making a point. >> quickly, too. >> it is 5:26. my eyes are burning from laughing. # still to come, new details on the alleged botched safety testing of the bay bridge. what cal tran is now saying. and i'm bob redell. we'll show you what zany trick shots they have set up for the annual turkey bowl fund-raiser in daly city. we'll take you there live. and enjoy the sunshine today. we have a system that will bring rain on thanksgiving. i have your forecast in homes. hi> i have a new accident for we'll see how that's throwing a rempbl into the works for antioch. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney this thanksgiving...

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former bart police officer johannes mehserle is headed back to court today.

i'm christie smith. we'll tell you what he's doing in court today coming up in a live report. and neighbors gather to remember the danville teen killed in afghanistan. details on how you can honor this fallen hero. and police say they've caught the guy who shot a petsmart clerk and robbed a store last month. now they're linking him to dozens more robberies. we'll have details next. first a live look outside golden gate bridge. it is tuesday, november 22nd. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. it's 5:30 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning to one and all. i'm jon kelley. ty time to check in with christina loren. what kind of weather will we have today? >> we look good. tomorrow is a huge travel day.

and what i can tell you now is most of the shower activity we are expecting isn't going to arrive until tomorrow night. if you leave early, you are doing the right thing. there's a strong front on the way. we'll tell you when the showers move into your city. we could get up wards of half an inch, maybe three quarters of an inch. we'll tell you where, first let's check your drive with mike. >> still a lot of folks working even though some get the week off. we're looking to highway 4 where we see the slowing in antioch. we also have an accident on "l" street. it's already down to 35. even slowing at bay point. we'll track it carefully. >> it is 5:31 now. the former bart police officer who was the central fis figure in the oscar grant shooting will again be in the courtroom today. johannes mehserle is being sued

for excessive use of force on another bart rider. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right. the former bart police officer johannes mehserle is back to a bay area courtroom once again to defend his actions when he was a bart police officer. but this is an entirely different case from the one involving oscar grant. jurors were told yesterday they will hear little to nothing about the original case. this involved kenneth carrethers who is seeking the damage against mehserle and four other police officers in an accident at the coliseum station. this is a week before he shot and killed oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station. mehserle served two years for involuntary manslaughter. carrethers is arguing that mehserle grabbed him and swept him to the ground and four others piled on and hit and kicked him and hog tied him.

the defense will present a different account of that, though. that he shouted threats before advancing with a clinched fist at them. i want to mention the four other officers still work for bart. we are told the trial is expected to take five days. jon and laura, back to you. >> thank you, christi. san mateo police officer has caught a man responsible for dozen of violent holdups in the bay area. he was arrested earlier this month and being held without bail. sanders accused of more than three dozen robberies from san francisco to san jose, including one in october at a petsmart store. a clerk was shot and wounded. the candle light vigil will be held tonight for the bay area

marine killed in afghanistan. 19-year-old joshua karel was killed on friday. dozens lined the street to show sfort for the grieving family. his father made a brief statement thanking them for support. tonight's vigil will start at 6:00 p.m. cal-tran released new information on testing of the bay bridge towers. they previously declined to release the information. but it supports previous claims that strtures are safe. a former data technician is accused of falsifying safety documents. they say the structures were tested more extensively than cal-tran previously disclosed. this has to be one of our

favorite stories of the year. bowlers striking out hunger in daly city. bob redell is live for the 11th annual thanksgiving fund-raiser. what's going on this morning? you picking up a ball? >> reporter: i will a little bit later. good morning, laura and jon. come out from 10:00 to 3:00. you can bowl for free. and it's all for a good cause. while you're here, you'll be amazed by zany tricks. good morning. how are you? >> good. >> how old are you? >> 12. >> what are you going to do? >> a two-hand shot. >> we have ten pins set up. he's been doing two hands since he started bowling when he was 6 years old. he's got a nice spin on it. hey, nice try, though. that was very impressive. very impressive.

joel with goldstein jr. you're going to use a wrag. >> i'm going to put the ball in the towel and hopefully get a strike. >> i've seen him do it before. i'm confident he'll be able to do it again. when you come out from 10:00 to 3:00, it's free admission. all they're asking is you donate money. if you hit a strike, the bowling alley will donate a turkey to -- hold on -- one, two, three, hit it. in the center. still impressive. that was awesome. so you have an arc of pins on lain four. you're going to go around the arc and do what? >> i'm going to try to hit the seven pin. so when you come out here, you strike, they'll donate a turkey to st. anthony's dining

room. there goes chen, he's going to nail the seven pin. that was awesome. very cool. last year they did a thousand turkeys. they're trying to surpass that. you come out today, it's free. just asking for donations. >> that was awesome! >> that was very cool. we have five or six more throughout the morning. set your dvrs. you don't want to miss it. >> that is magic. no kidding. we have a former team. >> with the bowling shirt. >> i'm not going to join any bowling team. >> yes, you are. >> no, i'm not. we're sandwiched between systems. you can see the clouds arching up and around a ridge of high pressure that will keep things nice for today. but the area of low pressure slowly but surely getting closer to the bay area.

this morning we have fog in fairfield. we are measuring visibility in hundreds of feet. 7:00 a.m., 49 degrees. inland, 50 degrees by the water. by 5:00 p.m. if you have to make your way to work. 61, not too bad. >> well, things are smoother for folks on 680. that's clear in both directions. that shows you you have to watch the limit. 65 is the limit. we'll look out towards livermore. the volume is building out of the altamont pass. all the way over to the right. 15-minute drive. but no incidents. and a live look at the golden gate bridge. but i am watching the accident.

i'll give you that update coming up in the next report. back to you. it is 5:38. the super committee super failure is causing trouble for the nation's economy. we'll have details in a live report. plus 40 years later an accused cop killer back to court. and a bay area community taking action to fight back whainst childhoy.e atob iity.es what it plans to do coming up. it

>> welcome back. you're looking live at tens of thousands of egyptians live in tahrir square. they are demanding power be handed down to it will civilian government. very active out there. clashes everywhere. three american students reported arrested just outside of american university. the families of the students in

touch with the u.s. embassy hoping to get some information. the deficit super committee is now a super failure. how will washington deal with $15 trillion debt? tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: hi, laura. they're done. they're disbanding with no deal on the $1.2 trillion they were supposed to cut from the debt. president obama said if republicans would have just agreed to tax the wealthiest 2% of americans we could have had a deal here. his opponents are saying if he was more involved, then they could have gotten something done. they didn't. now we're looking at $1.2

trillion in automatic budget cuts. the defense secretary saying this could put a team in our nation's defense. we got in here before the automat tests kick in. if democrats and republicans can agree on another $1.2 trillion to cut, then president obama says he'll okay rolling back the automatic cuts. >> we'll closely be following this one. >> all eight candidates are expected to be in the nation's capitol to face off on foreign policy and national security. this will air on cnn. presidential candidate michele bachmann made a late night appearance on the late show with jimmy fallon. she was asked to describe her candidates in one word. >> obama.

>> finished. >> whoa! >> perry. >> not one word. i've got to do three. governor, texas, i can't remember the other one. >> bachmann showing her funny side. b . one california student taking a tough stance on clothing. city leaders of west hollywood approved a measure to ban the sale of fur apparel. it's believed to be the first of the kind. it bans the sell of clothing made from skin or pelts of animals with hair, wool or fur.

going to need to break out the heavy jacket only if you're up in the middle of the night to thanksgivin thanksgiving. >> yeah, it's all timely for us. showers late wednesday into thursday. you bypass all the activity for your holiday plans. wednesday get out of town early and miss the rain. as you sleep overnight, most of the rain is coming down. you wake up at 8:00 a.m. 44 # in san jose. you can see the showers trying to get into the bay area. not happening. high pressure will break down through the east as we head through the next couple of days. that will allow this front to arrive. you'll get a little bit of shower activity. we continue the future cast for you.

3:00 p.m. on thursday, starting at 8:00 p.m. we have thick fog developing in the central valley. you are getting a leg up on halloween travel today. take it easy in southern california along the 5. really thick fog. we have a fog advisory in place. 62 degrees today in gilroy. temperatures staying on the mild side, and we will see more sunshine. 58 in redwood city. we'll have the seven day outlook in a moment. now let's check your drive with mike. now we'll take you to the south bay. the last of the construction is cleared through the roadway. that continues up the lower bay shore for 101 and 280 both looking good up the peninsula.

southbound 101, holding up on the shoulder. so there's going to be a crew there. that will be an issue for the commute. i'll track it and let you know if it will cause any delays. but so far an easy thrive through the north bay. antioch, we have volume increasing. 22 is registering. we still have a smooth drive. we have slowing out at the bay point. that will be more slowing for 242. we'll get a live look to see how things are shaping up for oakland. a good volume of traffic, but you're at the limit. thank you, mike. the quiet college city of the davis becoming the latest point for the occupy movement. protests at uc davis are not showing signs of slowing down.

nearly 2,000 people gathered on monday to show their frustration. this after recent tuition hikes and a pepper spray incident where a dozen people were pepper sprayed after refusing to leave. it was all caught on video. protesters say they're more determined to stand their groun ground. >> i stood for my country once. i'll do it again and again and again. >> uc davis chancellor apologized for the pepper spray incident. but protesters continue to call for her resignation. the man accused of killing a san francisco police officer 40 years ago returns to court to face charges. he's expected to plead guilty to shooting at south san francisco officer who is tried to arrest him for credit card fraud way back in 1968.

he originally pleaded no contest. he turned himself in after spending 40 years on the run. he's also accused in the shooting death of a san francisco officer in 1971. in that case he denied any involvement. it is 5:49 now. a new study is out this morning in contra costa county, not good. more than half the kids in one city are overweight or obese. health officials are blaming sugar sweetened drinks like soda. they say most teenagers drink at least one soda a day. >> childhood obesity is important not just because of the children. this becomes a chronic disease. they grow up. they develop diabetes. they develop cardiovascular disease and they die before they should. >> pablo is talking about

getting rid of sugary drinks, getting them off school grounds and imposing a soda tax. americas skating sweetheart is a bay area sweetheart. we were there with kristi yamaguchi for the opening. we had the ladies on. it is sponsored by hawaiian airlines. sounds perfect. skating and heading off to hawaii. expected to draw 40 thou,000 sk this year alone. 5:50 now. coming up, black friday deals. plus, a new plan to fill that vacant downtown. one san jose city counselor wants to do to bring business back. more bad news on the

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a san jose city councilman has a new idea to fill empty store fronts, by changing the current city ordnance that only allows retail in ground floor spaces. he would like to see banks, law firms and other offices have a chance to fill the spots. members of the community like what they hear. >> if you can get retail, yeah, better some neighbors than no neighbors. >> the vacancies have hurt.

he's lost 30% of business in recent years. people in the south bay dealing with a serious problem that's eating away at their homes. it was also known for miles and miles of orchards. the trees are all gone, but the roots remain, and now the former groves are filled with ter mamt. they were swarming in the neighborhood where crews are treating it with chemicals. untreats, the termites literally eat your house away. experts recommending inspections every three years to make sure this doesn't happen to you. you never know what you might find on black friday. maybe your best bargain yet. maybe love. that's what happened. >> she texted me the next day to say hey, target boy. that's what she used to call me. target boy. >> wow.

target boy and target girl fell in love. three years ago her mom dropped her off outside the target store on a cold, rainy black friday night. she was apprehensive about sitting in the rain with a stranger, who was also in line. >> he had his hoodie tight. i was like, you are not leaving me here with this guy. she's like, oh, you're fine. >> nice, mom. after realizing the bum was in fact a hard working college student, jessica decided to give trevor a chance. when the doors finally opened at 6:00 a.m., they exchanged numbers. fast forward two years later, trevor proposed. you could say they got the ultimate black friday deal. >> wow, love is priceless. target boy. stores are urging you to shop. but many people still can't afford to do it. >> she's not giving him enough

credit. technically super target. love is great. shopping, i'm not sure. i'm struck with how off message the stores are with black friday. 14 million americans are still out of work. the federal government is so desperate to cut costs as well we know the blue ribbon super committee won't. we just got gdp numbers saying america gree more slowly than expected. bun of the biggest companies said it noticed big purchases of computers and servers have slowed. just one of the points in the quarterly financial statement. capitol spending is superimportant to the measure of how we think about the future of the american economy. the "wall street journal" says facebook is working with phone maker htc on a facebook phone. this is not it. this actually does have a

facebook button. if facebook phone will do far more. we don't know what. but this will be a facebook phone and rumors of an an amazon phone as well. they think apple is vulnerable. >> interesting. >> still to come on "today in the bay" occupy oakland trying to find a new place to camp. why they have permission to be there. caught on camera. the vandal who didn't realize he was giving police a good look at his mug. whether you're hitting the road or staying here weather will impact you and your family's plans. we have the forecast in moments. mend moreks fol are hitting the roads. i'll show you what it's like, coming up. ♪

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