and while you're having a harder time turning your gold to cash in the east bay. while oakland is putting a freeze on pawnshops. 5:00 already monday morning. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out what are we going to do with all this fog. wherever you're headed you have to drive through thick fog. give yourself extra time. make sure you're alert. as we head throughout the day we'll deal with low cloud cover at least throughout noon. then we'll see nice temperature. very comfortable in the 60s later on. we do have changes on the way in the middle of the week. i can tell you with confidence,

no rain this week. good news, right. >> that's the same thing i'm talking about. specifically calling out the ve venecia bridge as well as interstate 80. all the way up to solano county, as your maps showed, very thick fog. tough to see at times. below 100 feet. lower the speeds. >> caltran already has it posted, heavy fog. a flight had to land after smoke filled the cockpit. american airlines flight 177 landed safely into buffalo. they were headed from jfk when the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. all passengers were escorted off

the plane. so far no injuries have been reported. crews are working through the night to pinpoint the problem. so far no word on the cause. it will arrive at 12:20. protesters will be out in force at several uc campuses. they'll demonstrate as the uc regents gather for a scheduled meeting. damien trujillo is live with more on what we can all expect. good morning, damien. >> reporter: good morning, jon. this meeting here at ucsf gets under way at 9:00 this morning. it will be heated. you can see some police are still arriving. police have been all around this campus making sure things don't get out of hands. they had to cancel their last meeting for fears of violence by student protesters. this morning they'll hold their meeting on a television screen at ucla, at ucsf and at uc

davis. davis is where students say they'll shut down the campus just days after that now famous pepper spraying incident by campus police. the students this time will have one hour of open forum to voice their concerns or anger at the regents. the allotted time during normal meetings is 20 minutes. the system cannot continue to function without one big change. what people need to realize is you have to find revenues. from where, from whom? how much? >> and again security will be fight at today's meeting. some might say it's presidential with the security sweep and one hour and a half academic-in prior for all the media. just to give you an idea,

tuition will not be on today's agenda. but i did a quick survey. a quick google search to see if we have a first grader what it would cost you for them to attend uc berkeley for four years when they are ready to do so. according to the hartford group, the 529 plan, that will cost you $225,000 once they turn of age. this morning the suspected bank robber accused of killing a police officer in vallejo is expected to be in court today. smith is charged in the death of veteran officer james capoot who was shot almost two weeks ago while chasing smith after a bank robbery. smith is being held in the salono county jail without bail.

it is 5:04 now. an unsolved murder left a grieving mother searching for some kind of answers. christina evans came up asking investigators to help figure out who killed her son. brandon was at a party near the horseshoes pit when he left to get a cell phone from his car. that is when police say he was shot. he was on his way to this the hospital when he died. police say the case is still open and they are looking for brandon's killer. >> all i could do is beg the community. come forward with this information. please give us closure. my son didn't deserve what he got. and that's why i come out here. because i can't go on in life without knowing that the person that took my son's life is

paying for it. >> heart wrenching. the 20-year-old is only in the city three weeks when he was killed. a $100,000 reward is available for information leading to his killer. rodrigo ruiz did not return from a paddle boat trip. the u.s. coast guard has been searching for him since then. now ruiz is in his 30s, about 5'5" and weighs 130 pounds. he has short brown hair with brown eyes and was last seen wearing a gray wet suit. we do have a crew on the scene right now. and we'll bring you any breaking developments throughout the morning. anyone with information is asked to contact the coast guard or police. it was a tragic end for a man trying to run across a

freeway, possiblily y lto avoid traffic stop near berkeley. several cars hit him as he attempted to run across saturday night. before the incident officers spotted him in his car weaving around traffic when they tried to pull him over. the man drove off and got out of his car and ran across the freeway. this man has not been identified and they say it's not clear if he was drunk or high on drugs. a dangerous intersection on the peninsula could have drivers slowing down. this is continuing coverage of a story we've been following for months. the east city council will decide what decisions should be done at gloria way. some say more crosswalk signs and pavement markings. last year an engineering firm hired by the city says a stop sign is not needed. there have been several accidents at the intersection,

including a fatal one that killed a 6-year-old girl. parishioners on patrol. this morning members of an antioch church are standing guard to keep thieves from targeting their place of worship. thieves hit the church four time this is year, usually stealing copper wire, which leaves the church without power hours before worship services. the church says several members of the congregation started taking turns keeping an eye out for thieves overnight and during the early morning hours. oakland is putting a freeze on new pawnshops to curb crime. many secondhand dealers are prime destinations for criminals who want to get cash for stolen gold. city leaders say the most affected area is the fruitvale district. the ban on new pawnshops lasts until december 30th to give lawmakers enough time to tighten rules and regulations.

a woman was already on radar before she was arrested for shoplifting. a nooe man marcus salesclerk suspect an assemblywoman of shoplifting a dress just one week before she was arrested. a week earlier she noticed she was back in the store. social security started to track her with surveillance cameras. she was arrested outside the store for shoplifting more than $2,400 worth of merchandise, including a pair of leather pants. it's all about the fog lights this morning. extremely low visibility out there. christina loren knows all about this. >> it means to give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. not a great morning to blast that stereo. as you can see the dense fog advisory is not just for the buy

area. the entire valley with thick fog this morning. so you want to take it easy. let me show you the numbers we're reporting for visibility. areas within san jose less than a water mile of visibility. four miles in san francisco. a quarter mile in napa and fairfield checking in with half a mile. so take it easy out there. travel cautiously. 49 degrees at 7:00 a.m. as you make your way out the front door with a fair amount of fog. by noon a mix of sun and clouds over the bay area. by 5:00 p.m. as you make your way home from work, 59 degrees. not too shabby inland. i'll have that seven day forecast coming up in the next report. we'll talk about how much snow the sierra nevada picked up over the weekend. first let's get you out the front door with mike inouye. >> we'll show you the east shore

freeway, maybe the clearest view we've seen all morning. a fog advisory for the entire area. the bay bridge has a fog advisory specifically issued for that span. be careful heading over the water. lower the speeds. tls already down to 45 crossing through the s-curve. a little slower this morning. tougher to see. we'll look at a live look at the golden gate bridge as well. we typically see fog in the area. we're looking at 280. in edge wood, chp called for traffic the right there. down to 15 feet. i remember this morning and imagine it's still just about as thick there as well as 92 and highway 1 through half-moon bay. use caution and lower the speeds. it's just a tough morning. let's start the week off safely. >> slow. take it slow. thank you, mike. >> 5:11. call it an early christmas present for basketball fans.

>> that's right. the nba season is on. the deal is still tentative, but it looks like both sides will agree to it. the players will take a hit, going from 57% of the basketball related income down to about 50%. but the players did win big points including concessions on annual raises and mid level exception which lets clubs surpass the salary cap and luxury tax to sign free agents. >> i think that'll be okay. coming up, 5:12, stretch those hands out and get your fingers ready. >> what you need to know before you start clicking the mouse in a live report from cnbc headquarters. plus local kids get an extra year to learn to count and finger paint. why california schools are adding a new grade level curriculum. and we'll tell you why the grinch could steal a north bay holiday tradition.

welcome back. here's a live look happening now at l.a., los angeles. wall street protesters are holding firm. police are not taken any action against hundreds of protesters that are camp eed at a park by city hall. >> time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. coming in this morning a lot of people going very slow. hard to see out the windshield. >> it's going to take a while. it's going to be one of the days where for the first half of the day we have a solid deck of

clouds overhead. what a gorgeous, gorgeous sunday we had on the bay area. as we head throughout the day, i'm thinking we'll lose a little bit of cloud cover in the south bay. east bay will probably see the clouds all day long. i'm talking about the tri valley where the fog st really thick this morning. at least until 9:00 a.m. possiblily until 11:00 a.m. we'll be watching that for you. and your visibility dropping off across the board. but five miles in san jose. a quarter mile in livermore. less than a quarter nile in oakland. really need to take it easy out there. that's a slow commute as it normally goes on a slow business day. so give yourself ample time to reach your destination safely a mile and a quarter in santa rosa. and fairfield, really thick fog throughout the central valley this morning.

san francisco we'll be getting sunshine. the clouds will roll back in later tonight. 6:00 p.m. getting a clear skies. seven day outlook shows you no rain in the forecast. we have a good looking stretch of fair weather on the way. we have wind on the way. a high pressure gradient stepping up. we'll talk about that. stay tuned. mike is here to help you get through the foggy commute. >> first thing is lower your speed. you're going to get through. but be careful. extra alert this morning. speed sensors showing you close to the limit throughout the south bay. no incidents to report aside from this one callout. specific he ellis street was in the incident saying visibility is below 50 feet from mountain view and continuing up the peninsula. use caution there. in the last few minutes another

issue from chp the advisory over the dun barton bridge. east bay times. we'll look at the travel times. speeds closer to 60 this morning. advisable to lower the speeds this morning. we can now see the east shore freeway that's showed up. just watch it. it's tough to see throughout much of the central valley. back to you. >> some of us are still dealing with a hangover from all the thanksgiving gluttony, the same is true for retailers across the country. this morning we'll get our first look at the numbers for the post thanksgiving frenzy known as black friday. and we're getting a sense of what it means for today's cyber monday sales. for more on that we turn to jackie deangeles live at cnbc

headquarters. after the u.s. markets saw their worst week in two months, we're watching the futures on the rise. this, of course, on the latest proposals out of europe to contain the debt crisis. germany and france are explores radical ways to impose tighter budget control. in addition, some reports are saying the imf is prepping a rescue plan for italy, and is of course spurring a worldwide rally. last week in the u.s. the s&p 500 fell 4.7%. the dow was off 4.8%. and the nasdaq lost 5.1%. all the markets were getting back a lot of october's gains. retail sales this black friday rose 6.6% from a year ago. this according to shopper track, which measures it. in 2010 there was a mere 0.3%

gain on black friday. overall sales over the thanksgiving weekend grew 16.4% according on the national retail federation. this year's shopping extravaganza is setting a new record. sales are estimated to reach over $52 billion for the four day weekend. and consumers are bracing themselves for cyber monday. just this past friday cyber sales jumped 26% according to comescore. in 2010 cyber monday sales were over a billion dollars making it the biggest online spending day in history. we have a lot to live up to today. >> jon is online right now buying his christmas presents. with all of us going bananas on cyber monday, not much business happening at oakland city hall. city offices will be closed because of budget cut backs. most workers are required to take unpaid leave to close a $58

million short fall. also the oakland public library. parks will be open, but the gaits and restrooms will be closed. and no street sweeping. police, fire and emergency services will not be affected. california schools are getting ready for a new grade level. transitional kindergarten. it will move the birthday cut-off date from december to september. it will require them to offer a new grade level for children with fall birthdays who are just too young to start kindergarten sochlt this coming fall districts must offer the new program for kids who turned 5 between november 2nd and december 2nd. the cut-off birthday date will move to september. say it suspect so. the annual two day sledding event on the streets of san

rafael could be cut for the governor's decision to limit redevelopment agencies. he says this is the last year they will be able to contribute any money to the annual parade of lights and winter wonder land. organizers say they'll ask for donations to try to keep the tradition alive. 5:22. coming up, it's not -- is that right? the star wars universe could add a new world to this the orbitz. >> we'll show you the home for the george lucas empire right here in the bay. and mark zuckerberg is not the only social media guru in his family. why he's getting upstaged by hi dad. up, omg up, we'll talk about the dallas cowboy cheerleaders.

welcome back. 5:24 now. you can say it runs in the family. the father of mark zuckerberg will be in the area to give a presentation on what else, social networking. he will give a talk in san jose on social media for dentists. he has written several articles showing dentists how to capitalize on facebook. it starts at 9:00 at the community gift center. >> new plans for a new film making fortress. he wants to transform it into a three-story studio complete with film stages, screening rooms, a

cafe, general store and a decare. why? because that's how he rolls. and it calls for a keg of aged wine from the film. it's as big as two football fields and would be home to 340 employees. it is cyber monday. scott mcgrew's favorite made-up holiday. >> saturday is national fritter day. cyber monday was created by one woman at the national retail federation in 2005. she notice the number of people shopping online jumped the monday after thanksgiving weeke weekend. why? >> back in 2005 few of us had computers at home. so we used work computers to shop. now, of course, we can get stuff from our high speed smart phones. you remember this big hit from the cowboys dolphin game?

cowboys jason whitten read headlong into a cowboy cheerleader. she's okay. she tweeted our tight end isn't as tough as he looks. that or i'm way tougher than i look. but that got her account knocked off of twitter. the assumption is the dallas cowboys association told her to pull it. she's no longer on twitter this morning. >> i don't agree with that. >> good news is fritter saturday. still to come on "today in the bay", occupy oakland the sequel. >> we'll tell you about the plans to take back the plaza in downtown oakland. plus -- the crowd thought it was a joke, but it was no langer.tttter. why an event featuring a 73-year-old cal football legend came to blows.

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i'm damien trujillo live at ucsf where security is tight ahead of a uc board of regents meeting. the latest coming up. . plus, he survived a tour of duty but now he's fighting for his life at a bay area hospital. the thanksgiving weekend attack that could claim it have life of a local veteran. and let's get it on! a cal football legend starts scrapping at a luncheon. we'll tell you why his cane and his fists were flying. >> this is a live look at traffic on the the bay bridge over brooklyn island. this is "today in the bay." scrap ping, is that another word for fighting? >> yeah. knuckle sandwiches, scrapping.

>> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. is it me or is the fog romantic? >> i love how you go from fisty cups to romance just like that. good morning to you. he certainly does. we've got a lot of fog. widespread fog this morning. this is something i've only witnessed in the bay area a couple of times where visibilities are below a mile everywhere. santa rosa, you have three quarters of a mile in oakland. pockets of fog you can only see for hundreds of feet. really give yourself plenty of time this morning. make sure you stay alert. we have fog also throughout the central valley this morning. mike inouye is here. he can tell you what's happening as we speak. the low visibility everywhere.

we'll get over to the bay bridge. we showed you this shot. yes, it is a little romantic. they're haired up. it's nice to treasure island. we're going to extend it to all the bridges on the bay. lower the speeds. >> thank you vsh much, mike. it's safe to say it's going to be noisy at several uc campuses as protesters gather for a day of action damien trujillo is live at ucsf with a look at the demonstrations that will be taking place. good morning, damien. >> good morning, jon. they might be scrapping here this morning. barricades are out here. a couple dozen police officers inside already. this meeting doesn't take place for another three hours but tensions will be high at this board of regents meeting. tuition hikes is not on this

morning's agenda. but that won't keep sfunts for making a raucous. the time allotted is usually 20 minutes at these meetings. this is far from a regular meeting. so the time students will have is one hour. this is a rescheduled meeting. they had to post tone the last one for security reasons. fears of violence by angry students. since then the student anger has only been fueled by the piper spraying incident. today the regents will hear it all. nbc bay area political analyst says taxes might be the only answer to save higher education. >> more than a general strike. people need to realize you have to find revenues.

and that means taxes. from where? from whom? how much? >> the four campuses are ucla, uc davis, where the pepper spraying incident took place and here at ucsf mission bay conference center. log onto nbcbayarea.com because there's interesting insight into tuition hikes. but a couple of dozen police officers already here at mission bay conference center. the barricades are up. we haven't seen one protester yet. but i'm sure they will be here. live in san francisco, i'm damien trujillo, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. a firefighter who recently served in iraq is fighting for his life. as police continue searching for the suspect who attacked him on

thanksgiving day. he is listed in critical condition after suffering traumatic brain injuries. on early hgz morning he got into a fight with a suspect shown wearing a white t-shirt here at the restaurant on 11th avenue and gary boulevard. after being separated he walked to a nearby gas station. police say the suspect got into his car and rammed him before fleeing. the firefighters are keeping a vigil at the hospital. >> this is tough, as you can imagine. it would be tough for anybody. i really can't explain what the family is going through. >> police describe the suspect as a mixed race or latino man between 18 to 24 years old. he was seen driving a black suv, possiblily a mazda cx with front end damage.

this morning we're getting word that several san francisco police officers will go before a grand jury to answer allegations of theft and misconduct. a federal grand jury is looking into criminal misconduct charges levelled at officers. he's accusing them of stealing thousands of dollars in cash from suspects arrested in drug buys and other cases. the u.s. attorney's office is not yet commenting on the case. the president of the police officer's association says he is confident that cops did not do anything wrong. well, this morning new plans are in the works for protesters to reoccupy frank ogawa plaza in downtown oakland. protesters say they plan to retake the plaza tomorrow with a 24-hour a day, seven-day a week vigil. activists say it's not part of their bargain with mayor jean quan. protesters were forced out when

police raided the tent city and tore down the encampment. wall street protesters are holding firm despite a deadline to leave their encampment. police have not taken any action against hundreds of protesters. yerler police said arrests were likely. a commander says police want to clear out the park as quickly as possible. officers say the crowd is cooperative so far. yes, it's been a fog by morning, but the silver lining on the clouds is there is no rain in them. ri right, christina? >> yeah, throw that umbrella in the corner. more so tomorrow than today. in some cities it will take the first part of the day to clear.

probably until 11:00 a.m. we'll keep it posted until 9:00 a.m. this morning. take a look at your visibilities reduced to less than a quarter of a mile. it is really thick out there this morning. you can only see hundreds of feet in certain locations. give yourself plenty of time. we are going to get a little bit of a break. thaes mostly the case for the south bay and the peninsula. that will make for a warmer afternoon today than in the locations. not going to be quite as warm in the city that holds out the fog all day long. as you head out to work, temperatures will climb. noon 48 degrees. by 5:00 p.m. 59 degrees inland. i have the seven-day forecast coming up. no rain but a lot of wind on the way. we'll talk about that in moments. first let's see how the fog is

with commuters this morning. what are they doing, mike? >> everybody is facing the fog that you're talking about all around the bay and coming into the area. we'll look at highway 4 where we have our slowing off the bridge to love ridge. however that 62 in the middle of your screen is holding up all right. now coming from the north bay we have an issue. both bridges have been issued a fog advisory as well. interstate 80, tough drive through that portion of the bay. highway 12 all the way to san francisco, you're close to 60 miles per hour, little slower there. we'll send it back to you right now. >> thank you, mike. it's a video that is sure to go viral. 73-year-old cal football legend

coming to blows with a former rival. [ laughter ] wow. i mean, you can hear the crowd first thought this was just a joke. but clearly it is not. joe capp and his rival are being honored at a luncheon in vancouver when punches and canes were thrown. both of the men are 73 years old. the fist offered when he offered him a flower. he told him something we can't say on morning tv. and then that fight broke out. >> 5:40 right now. coming up, a landmark election in egypt. >> long lines atot vgin stations and egyptians shake off decades of dictatorship. g

welcome back. 5:42. some surprising news on the gop campaign trail. presidential candidate newt gingrich is on a roll this morning after getting a key newspaper endorsement. brian mooar is in washington, d.c. this morning with the latest twist on the race for president. >> well, gingrich, the former house speaker picked up an incredible endorsement from the newspaper in new hampshire. he says gingrich is not a perfect candidate, but he's a heck of a lot better than mitt romney who they call the play it safe candidate. gingrich is the front-runner now. but it's been a merry go round. everybody has had a turn. john huntsman says he's getting whiplashed from watching the other candidates go up and down. he's hoping he'll be able to

ride a wave. what we're seeing now is really a continuation of the story line that has been playing out all along. mitt romney is very strong. still unable to fire up that conservative base to get the conservatives excited. but he's in a heck of a lot better position than rick perry. and he doesn't have the endorsement that will get people to vote for you in iowa and new hampshir hampshire. >> doesn't have that widespread appeal. this morning long lines at voting stations throughout egypt as a landmark election is under way. today is the first parliamentary election since former president hosni mubarak was ousted from office.

the election has been overshadowed by deadly crashed between protesters and police. for decades few egyptianses cast ballots because every election was rigged in honor of his ruling party. the three american students arrested during protests are back home in the u.s. now one of the students is speaking out about his ek pee s experience on the "today show." >> they put our shirts over our heads so we kon see where we were. they hit nus the face and the back of the neck a lot. we spent about seven hours in the fetal position with our hands behind our back handcuffed in the dark. they were behind us with guns saying if we moved at all they would shoot us. they were detained last weekend,

but all of the charges were dropped on thursday. 5:45. it is so foggy outside right now. christina loren joins us with a look. >> if you can see out there. good morning to you. you'll notice out the front door. doesn't matter where you're waking up with us. very different weather in the morning. that fog is out there. . we have areas where it's not as thick. take it easy out there. give yourself ample time to reach the destination safely. these commuters traveling nice and slowly. don't be tapping the breaks just yet. as you can see the fog advisory is not just for us. the entire sacramento valley. that will be the case throughout the day today. you want to keep that in mind. we'll lose the fog by 9:00 a.m. especially in the sacramento valley. the fog that we're so used to is

going to hang out all day long. visibilities are really dropping off across the board. we have a quarter mile now from san jose to livermore. oakland has the densest of the fog right now. pockets where you can only see for hundreds of feet. yeah. quarter mile visibility in napa and fairfield. give yourself plenty of time. mike inouye is watching the roads for you. high pressure will clear that fog out, bringing temperatures up in the 60s. then our shift. we start focusing. we've got major wind on the way as we head through wednesday, especially for the east bay hills and north bay hills and high wind has been put into place from wednesday a.m. through thursday night. so starting at sunrise on wednesday. howling winds. a little bit dry and gusty through thursday and friday. but the good news is you can

keep the raincoat and umbrella in the closet. >> the fog might be so thick you might str to use windshield wipers, but no raincoat. made a little worse for these folks out of tracey. there's a stall in a middle lane. so speeds are down below 20 into livermore. the south bay showing a nice thr flow. we have an advisory from chp. northbound 101. ellis was called out. 100 feet of visibility through mountain view. be careful there. the peninsula had one spot called out. 280 at edge wood. report there is said 15 to 20 feet for visibility. cliff notes version. a tough drive. low visibility along the coast.

a live look out there to show you what things are a like across the golden gate bridge. a few cars through the area. lower the speeds for visibility. keep the headlights on standard or fog light. not the high beams that reflect off the fog. it's tougher to see. >> good advice. 5:49. some hope for the homeless. they'll need a little bit of luck. there are 7,000 homeless people in santa clara county. and starting today they have a chance to get one of 365 beds inside a cold weather shelter. it hopes today as well as national guard armories in sunnyvale and gilroy. they'll have 365 beds for the homeless during the winter months. rising cost for peanut butter is making it harder for banks to

get one of the most requested items. the snack is popular because it's very kid friendly. it's a source of protein and has a long shelf life. a crop shortage is being blamed for the rising cost. food banks say it's considering alternatives like canned tuna or chicken. 5:50 now. coming up, one of the most liberal cities in the bay area. is it also one of the most divisive? >> and the center of the occupy movement has the widest gap between the rich and the poor. movement has the widest gap between the rich and the poor. good moodfray sales. yourur homome anand auauto p pos and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com.

welcome back, everyone, we can tell you one of the most progressive cities in the bay roadway is also the center of the widest gap between the rich

and the poor. new data by the census bureau says berkeley topped the list. the annual median income for excites was $77,000 compared to 26,000 for african-americans. that also shows berkeley has one of the highest areas of poverty. >> the gap between the haves and have notes have growing elsewhere. scott mcgrew, 14 million people out of work. sales and profits aren't the same thing. especially if you're selling waffle items for $3. scenes like this paint a picture of two very different americas. two very different christmas. another good one at mom or dad and employees. another tough one if not.

when you factor for education, you get a very different picture. if you do not have a high school degree the unemployment rate is much closer to 15%. the strong black friday sales have wall street in a very good mood. dow could jump 200 points on the open. consumer accounts for 70% of the economy. we did see strong sales for black friday last year, but they faded away as christmas grew closer. so we'll continue to watch, and of course it is cyber monday. >> thank you very much, scott. >> time is running out if you want to avoid paying taxes on your online purchases. starting next fall, online retailers like amazon.com will now be collecting sales tax made by the customers.

they are trying to fight the move, but struck a deal to delay collecting taxes until 2012. it can create 10,000 by 2015. we have news for holiday shoppers looking for unique gifts. the costs of partridges, pear trees and turtle doves, as expected, spiking this year. but gold rings are holding steady. if you want to buy all 364 items mentioned in the 12 days of christmas, that's if you keep repeating the kor rchorus, it will cost you more than $100,000. really not shocked by that. pipers piping and drummers drumming rose 3%. the cheapest item on the list, the partridge at a mere $15. the most expensive one here, seven swans a swimming.

>> well said. when it comes to making money, classic holiday productions like christmas carol and the nutcracker are definitely crowd pleasers. this time of year stage companies are hoping to make big bucks on holiday favorites. the nutcracker will be on stage from san francisco to oakland to san jose. they will break out the dickens. the 40th year they perform messiah. and more than 825,000 people have seen "a christmas carol" at the conservatory over the years. >> great time of year to see some theater. 5:56 now. this year a restaurant owner is joining the ranks of jay-z and justin timberlake. >> he's featured as chef of the year in gq's men of the year feature. he is used to the limelight.

he beat out a celebrity chef bobby flay on iron chef last year. the only head scratcher of the artic article. the author refers to him as a culinary backwater. not sure if we agree with that assessment. i want to make reservations. >> absolutely. will you take me? still to come, rescued by a prince. no, it's not the fairy tale, this is the real deal. how prince william saved the day just ahead. >> if you're buying. plus 60 people now homeless in the south bay because of a batch of french fries. we'll explain just ahead. if you're just joining us we have really thick fog out there this morning. you're taking a live look at oakland where areas you can't see for 100 feet. we'll show you when it's expected to clear and what's expected to come for the rest of the week. >> and the very thick fog will affect your monday morning ve ga i've gothat as well as a new issue for the bay bridge toll

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