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>> alan: city of san francisco, on the hoteat in its effort to host the next america's cup. th city is under a lot of pressure to close the deal by friday. lillian kim is in san francisco with more on the politics behind the biggest prize in sailing. >> reporter: what seemed like a sure thing now has a big question mark surrounding it. organizes of the next america's cup say they are not happy with the city's latest ofr. so much so they're ready to walk
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away frosan francisco. om the beginning, negotiatis were based on the city giving organirs development rights for waterfront property in exchange that the run-down piers will be repaired. the focus was on the waterfront near at&t park, but the city shted to the northern piers. pier 50 no longer part of the plan, which apparently was a key piece to race organizers despite threats to become out, city leaders are still optimistic that the america's cup will come to san francisco. >> we have the only reall viab bid. they can reject and it delay the america's cup and that's what they'll have to do, and that would be a big black eye to the america's cup brand and unnecessary because the city has done an extraordinary amount. >> i've negotiated a number of deals and sometimes there's
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posturing at takes place, and we need to keep our eyes on the prize and to submit a bid as strong as possible and balance it with progressing -- protecting the inrests of the city and we need to tone it down and plead the bid -- complete the bid and move it forward. >> the board of supervisors will vote and likely move forward on the bid. if the bid is acceed, the america ciches -- america's cup is expected to generate over a billion doars for the city. >> alan: in the metime can the city of richmond is fering its waterfro as place for the america's cup teams to practice and train before the event begins in n francisco. the ci would receive as much 15s hundred thousand -- 100,000 daz month for leasing space at the port. two sepate child abduction
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case ended safely in sa francisco. a 12-year-old girl from virginia and a 15-year-old girl from redding are safe. the 12-year-old was found on fridayand today we learned more about her ordeal. >> bridget any smith's aunt told us she met jeffrey easley for the fir time on thanksging and was immediely suspicious about the way the 32-year-old man ted with her 12-year-old niece. >> he was touching her hair and touching her hands and just anythi that -- it was like he was -- wanted to consume her with his eyes. it was just gross. >> reporter:he says she called child otective confidences and a child abuse hotline four times the following day and never heard back. she called the girl's mother to express concern. >> what's when i said, he lives there? and he she said, yes, but he is moving out. >> reporter: detectives me outside the hall of justice
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after a day of interviewing brittany and the man now accused kidnapping her in virginia and driving her across the country. >> she will be headed back to roanoke soon. the roanoke county police department's focus has shifted to the murder investigation. >> reporter: easley is the suspecin the murder of tina smait, brittany's mothe easley and teen -- tina smith were romantically invoed and moved in with brittany and her mother in october. the police would not shed light on the cross-country journey. >> we don't want anything to jeopardize the case and the investigation in roanoke. >> reporter: surveillance deo from a virgin wal-mart shows the las time brit? easley were seen, on december 3rd, buying camping gear. police believe in san francisco they lived in an encampment near ocean beach, and panhandled
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outsid this safeway, and a woman recognized the and called police. >> reporter: the police aren't saying when brittany will be reunited with her father, a virginia police officer. >> alan: the missing girl from redding was reunited with her family. police had been searchin for last month for 15-year-old jean berlinghoff and her uncle, chles berlinghoff. the girl's cous, who lives in san francisco, spotted the pair by chance yesterday. she noticed tm in a parked car at division and bryant street. sh and her boyfriend watched them from a distance until police arrived. thmily thinks charles berlinghoff convinced his niece to leave home with him. the girl is doing fine. in vacaville, a 14-year-old boy is under arrest after police say he sexually assaulted a
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13-year-old girl then stabbed her more than 30 times and also stand her 18-month-old brother ten times. both victs were taken to the hospital in critical condition but they're expected to survive. police say the suspect broke into their home around 2:30 this rning. the girl escaped with her brother, and the s.w.a.t. found the suspect sleeping inside the house. police say the suspect is a friend of the victim's older brother, but they're still trying to figure out the motive for the attack. in oakland, at least one person was killed and six others wounded over the weekend. a 20-year-o was shot this morning at 82nd avenue a birch street. he is expected to survive. last night, a 19-year-old man was killed and three other people shot on international boulevard. police believe one victim was a 32-year-old won who was simply waiting for a bus. and four hours later, police say there was a shootout between rival gangs on broadway and 12th. the 19-year-old ma and a 14-year-old bystander were wounded there.
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and the brentwood, police officer had to be hospitalized after a fight with a driver. the incident happened when the officer stopped the vehicle in a parking lot near oak street. e driver and a pasnger fled. the officer ched the driver into an allway and that's where the two fought. the suspect got away but was arrested later. the officer suffered a head inry but was released from t hospital today. >> a car flped over on the san mat day row bridge -- san mat day row bridge and caught fire. the car was traveling even when it overtned and caught fire. for a short time the chp closed the westbound lanes and traffic d to turn around to get off the bridge. joe montana and former 49ers owner eddie depart dough
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-- depart to debartolo are asking for an agreement to build a luxury hoe expel entertainment venue next to the stadium. it would also include a sports expw upscale restaurant. they say they already have investors. as for the stadium deal itself, 49er president says the project ha been delayed at least a year because they're having problems gettg finances. if it goes forward, the projected opening day would be in 2015. coming u next, the showdown on extendingax cuts. wi democrats go along with the prident's plan? and at happens if they don't? then this. >> just came to you and said, mr. mayor, we taken a hard look at this you could actually win this thing. >> reporter: michael bloomberg, will he or won't he run for
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president. snow spills into the metrode in minneapolis after a rip in the roof. >> leigh: highhere i'm leigh glaser. i i know we just had partial clearing today. get ready for a wet weather pattern setting up this week. we look at the foror
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>> alan: se democrats in congress are upset with president obama over the deal he reached with republicans on the extension of bush era tax rates and jobless benefits. the white house says the timin is right for a deal inch washington, report that the debate moves to congress tomorrow. >> reporter: the tax deal faces its first important test monday in the senate, where it's
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expected to pass. >> we have good cross-stion of th senate democratic caucus from left to right who are prepared to accept this. >> rorter: a tougher sell in the house, but the white house is predicting success. >> i tnk every single person in that building does not want taxes to go up on janry 1st. does not wan to see 2 million people lose their unemployment insurance. >> repter: men democrats have denounced th deal, saying it's a giveaway to the rich. one top democrat wants republicans to agree to a higher estate tax. >> there's one thing that just was the choki point, and that deals with the estate tax break. >> reporter: republicans disagree. >> what is the estate tax? it's a double tax on death. economists will tell you it's really not a tax that soaks the rich but a tax on capital. >> reporter: probe province trying hard to keep his party in line. he sent vice-president joe biden as an emmiss sear emmissarry to
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capitol hill. mr. obama says raising taxes on the wealthy is a fight for anher day. >> if we're sear use about balancing the budget, we can't continue to afford these tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpers. >> the republicans say they'll ss the hill anyway when they take over the hoe in january. >> it's the first thing we will do, and we'll do it retroactively afr the first of the year. >> reporter: something the white house don't nt to see. abc ns, washington. >> alan: new york city mayor michael bloomberg deed he is exploring the possibility of ruing for president in 20 # st. . >> i'm not lookg at the possibility of running. i have a great job, and i'm -- >> i am going to speak out on those things that affect new rk system that's my job. >> alan: black berg says he wants to go after the -- go out at the greatest mayor ever of new york. the metrodome in minneapolis
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collapsetoday, and the meras're rolling. >> alan: more on the deep freeze hitting the midwest. and we could see rain later this week. leigh glaser coming up to tell you more about that. >> mike: the raiders lose a heartbaker in jacksonville, but their still in the hunt. and the 49ers play probay and the 49ers play probay their best game in the hello! - ha! why don't yotry a home cooked meal... with yummy hamburger helper? oh! tada! fantastically tasty, huh um, it's good. whatould you guys like? hamburger helper. what?! one pound... one pan... one tasty meal! with not having enough food. that's why i've teamed up with feeding america and hamburgehelper®. when you buy hamburger helper® you can help feeding america deliver meal to a local food bank. visit thisebsite to see how you can help.
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acknowledge randall. >> alan: a huge blizzard is headineast as winter advise riz're issued i nearly0 three -- three states. near whiteout conditis made travel a gamble, closi roads in five states. this is minnesota's biggest snowfa in 20 years. you're seeing the inflatable roof of the metrodome in minneapolis collapsing under t weight of 17 inches of snow. this happens third morning. the weather forced the nfl to shift the vikings game to detroit's ford field tomorrow night. th roof has collapsed four other times since the stadium opened 30 years ago. pretty amazing video. leigh glaser is here. today and tonight is another "spare the air".
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>> leigh: we have d high pressure bringing us the sinking air so any particulate matters in the atmosphere is being pushed close to the surface. that'shy they decided no woodurning fireplaces tonight. we can actually -- the past cole of nights it has been socked in with the fog. the fog slowlytarting to lift a little bit. it did so in some neighborhoods today. others, in the north bay, still socked in with the fog. temperaturewise, 56 in san francisco. fairfield, 57. and san jose climbed into the low 60s today. saw little sunshine there they're at 58 degrees. we continue with areas of dense fog overnight, not as wideread as the past several evening. look for increasing clouds for monday and then showers return to the bay area heading into tuesday. here's a look at the central valley fog. high preure is with us,
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sinking air pushing that fog close to the surface. also have those northeast winds, so tse winds are just grabbing the fog and pushing it toward the bay. the north bay locatio, socked in all day long. south bay, a little sunshine. we look for some of the fog to reform tonight and bring in a few high clouds in advance of the cold front that will bring us rain on tuesday. san francisco overnig, 51. mid-up tok 40s in the north bay, and for livermore. here's look at the cold front. high presre starts to weaken tomorrow, and that allowed the clouds to fete closer to the bay area, by tuesday, actually overnight, monday night into tuesday morning, that's when the leading edge of this frontill move in and when the showers will return to the pay area. we get a little break on wednesday and thursday and friday, get ready for more rain to move in across the region. 7:00 tonight, look for the overst conditions.
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tomorrow morning, overcast pockets of fog. and then by tomorrow night, 10:00, start to see the advance of the cold front. that's when the showers start to move in tuesday morning' commute could be wet as the showers continue to move from north to south bay, even into the evening hours as well. here's a look the highs for monday. a litt hazy sunshine. 63 san jose. 61, sunnyvale. san francisco, tomorrow, a hint of sunshine before the clouds thicken up. 62 for santa rose a, and 61 for vallej east bay, 62 for oakland. 62 for union city inla locations, brentwood, 63. 6 # for con considere and -- concord and danvil. and warmer conditions headin south. waonville, 67. and 66 for gilroy. theing aing aing a -- the
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accuweher seven-day forecast. slight chan of showers wednesday and thursday, and tropical moisture, friday, saturday, sunday, periods of rain could be heavy. >> alan:he fog did lift over the 49ers today. >> mike: al smith is mae auditioning for the 49ers and other teams. the 49ers with a must win to keep their playoff hopes alive. keep the faith, fans. it ain't over yet. alex smith gets off to a good start. davis over the middle. do the rest. in the second. 13-'. something i to morgan, make twoz men miss. dances his way in. 20-7, san francisco. the roits on, in the second, the blitzs on. smith to westbrook.
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three scores no pick. 37 -- 30-7 niners at the half. in the third, golden picks off hasselbeck. takes it 39 yards the other way. the 49ers roll, 40-21. >> we did well on offense in the sense that for the first time, at least since i've been in there, really let the game come to us. everne just did their jobs, and let the plays come to us. >> wasn't any doubt in our min thematical -- i just know that i'm not out until i'm officially out. >> mike: thanks to the saints, the niners just a game back in in the west. the rams fall to 6-7 with a -13 losss in new orlea. here's the raiders' store. beat the chargers ice this year and san diego beat the
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chiefs today. now the raiders are in jacksonville. a win, they're a game bac darren mcfadden, best day as a prom campbell dumps one off to mcfadden. makes one mass -- one man miss he is gone. longest reception of his career. 7-0 raiders. under 1:00 to play in t second. campbell to murphy. cam pel threw for 324-yards, two sces, 17-7 raiders at the half. the jags came out firing in the third. rrard going deeple the former niner, jason hill, hauls in a toucown. 17-14 ball game. no worries. raiders would answer. mcfadden again. two great moves. turns on the jets. 51 of his 123-yard on the ground. 24-14 oakland. in the third after a ford,led the kickoff return.
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jags with their first lead. now the fourth, raters down between. 2:00 to play. mcfat -- mcfadden is a beast. get thiseak stuff out of here. 36 yards. thd td of the game. that wouldn't last. after giving up a 65-yard kickoff return. mothers -- maurice jonedrew. >> kicks you in the teeth. we had a nice plan, prepared, came out here and played our ils off but could not get it done. >> mike: the chargs helped out the raids with a win over the chiefs. rivers to floyd. thr second td hookup. san diego wins 31-0. the raiders, still in the hunt. final round of the shark shootout. rickie fowle and bubba watson, playing the part of santa claus, two-man teamcramble today. ian poulter from the beach.
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he and johnn drop to 28-under. darren clark and guardrail -- graham mcdowell. they finish at 28-under. but on 17. dust johnson, the birdie to go 30-under. he a poulter scramble to a 59 and win greg norman's shark shootout. what a day in the nfl. niners and raiders still in the ayoffs. it's amazing. keep the faith. >> alan: at the movies, disney's movie loses the top spot. we tell you who the new leader [ female announcer ] why sett for plain bread when you can have pisbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your xt meal. ♪
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>> alan: the third smallment in the chnicles of narnia debuted in first place at the weekend's box offic with more than $24 million in ticket sales.
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"the tourist" debut in second place with 17 million, and rounding out the top three is tangled, that took in more than $14 llion, bringing its total to 115 million since it opened over thanksgiving. that's it
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